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HEADLINES: DiPhillips, Yale Win Shooting Contests At Basketball Senior All-Star Games FOREST CITY - Montrose’s Amelia DiPhillips showed off her shooting touch before and during the Lackawanna League Girls’ Basketball All-Star Game. DiPhillips won the pregame Free Throw Shooting Contest and hit four shots in a row during the game to finish with eight points for the Blue team in a 74-69 loss to the Red Thursday night. Five Susquehanna County players participated in the seniors-only game at Forest City High School. They were all part of the Blue, which was made up of players from Division 2 and 3 teams. DiPhillips had six points in the final 4:30 of the first half, twice hitting 15-footers to help cut a 36-24 Red lead to 46-37 at halftime. She added her final basket midway through the third quarter and also had three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Forest City’s Katie Yale, who did not hit a single 3-pointer during the season, won the 3-Point Shooting Contest. She took the fewest shots of any player in the game, however, scoring two points on one strong move to the basket. Yale also had three rebounds and an assist. Mountain View’s Kayla Kazmierski, Forst City’s Cassie Erdmann and Montrose’s Sam Abbott were the other county players in the game. Kazmierski was 3-for-6 from the floor while scoring eight points and grabbing eight rebounds, including a team-high four on the offensive end. Erdmann had seven points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Abbott had five points and a rebound. Erdmann and Abbott each hit 3-pointers in the third quarter. Valley View’s Elena Stambone was selected Most Valuable Player of the Blue team with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists. Riverside’s Morgann Haduck added 10 points and Mid Valley’s Alli Walsh had 10 rebounds. Maggie Fruehan of Abington Heights was MVP of the Red team, which was made up of Division 1 players. Fruehan had game-high totals of 12 points and four blocked shots. Scranton Prep’s Liz Schultz added 11 points while North Pocono’s Christie Bonacci had 10. WEEK IN REVIEW Forest City’s Joey Caruso contributed to the Red’s 83-66 victory over the Blue March 29 at Valley View High School. Caruso hit his only two 3-point attempts while scoring six points and grabbing three rebounds. Montrose’s Bill Stranburg, who played on the Blue team, was the only other participant from the county. Stranburg had five points, four rebounds and an assist. He was 2-for-5, including 1-for-3 on 3-pointers. Hasiin Dixon of Scranton was named Red MVP with game-highs of 14 points and 16 rebounds. Wallenpaupack’s Isaiah Slutter added 12 points and six assists. North Pocono’s Frankie DiPietro led the Blue with 13 points and nine rebounds. Valley View’s Jordan Siddons added 10 points, six rebounds and three steals and was named team MVP. Brandon Cholish, another Valley View player, also had 10 points. In spring high school sports, the Elk Lake boys’ and girls’ track teams, the Montrose boys’ tennis team and the Forest City boys’ volleyball team all opened Lackawanna League play with victories. In professional hockey, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clinched the American Hockey League East Division title and set a team record with their 52nd win. COLLEGE CORNER Dustin Barton, a freshman from Susquehanna, got his college golf career off to an impressive start by earning medalist honors in Lackawanna College’s 320-328 victory over Southern Maryland. Barton shot a 76 at the Fox Fire Resort West Course. “It was great to take part in a match before we start our Region 19 schedule,” Lackawanna coach Patrick Lloyd said. “Once again, we have two or three golfers with the ability to compete for conference player of the year, and everyone on the team is making positive strides with their games.” THE WEEK AHEAD In professional hockey, the AHL regular season comes to a close. The Binghamton Senators, who were clinging to a playoff spot going into the final week, are home with Norfolk Wednesday, at Rochester Friday and home with Adirondack Saturday. TOM ROBINSON writes a weekly local sports column for the Susquehanna County Transcript. He can be reached online at RobbyTR@aol.com.
NASCAR Racing Harvick Outruns Junior At Martinsville By Gerald Hodges; The Racing Reporter MARTINSVILLE, Vir. - Kevin Harvick caught and passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead with 5 laps remaining in Sunday’s 500-lap Goody’s 500, then held him and Kyle Busch off for his second consecutive win of the season. “What an awesome day it was for us,” Harvick said. “I didn’t think we had the car. Those last two tires we put on really helped us get up front. “I hate that I was the one that kept Junior from winning a race, but that’s the way it has to be sometime.”
Kevin Harvick, winner of Sunday's Martinsville Cup race. The win was the first at Martinsville for a Richard Childress driver since Dale Earnhardt Sr. won in 1995. Junior was able to hold on to second and finished two-one-hundredths of a second ahead of Kyle Busch. “I don’t think I could have done any better,” said Junior. “When he got under me, I had gotten a little loose. I caught back up, and I gave Kevin a bump, but I didn’t want to wreck him. “We had a fast car. I didn’t think it was a winning car, but we came close. It seems like when I lose track position the team pitches in and helps me get it back. They did a great job today. “I’m glad we’re in the mix of things, but I’m frustrated that I got so close to winning.” Kyle Busch led the most laps (151), but lost the lead during lap 480 to Earnhardt. “We had our car set up for long runs,” said Busch. “We needed a longer run near the end. We just weren’t set up for short runs.” Juan Montoya, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, David Ragan, Clint Bowyer, and Mark Martin were the remaining top-10 drivers. Top-12 Chase contenders after 6 of 36: 1. Kyle Busch-219, 2. Edwards-214, 3. Johnson-207, 4. Kurt Busch-205, 5. Harvick-204, 6. Newman-203, 7. Montoya-201, 8. Earnhardt-199, 9. Kenseth-195, 10. Martin-181, 11. Stewart-180, 12. J. Gordon-170. SAUTER BEATS KYLE BUSCH Johnny Sauter did what very few drivers have done this season. He beat out Kyle Busch near the end of the race. Sauter passed Busch on the next-to-last lap of Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway and held on to post his first Truck Series victory of the season and the third of his career. Sauter said his truck was just about perfect. “About the only thing that was missing today was leather interior,” he said in victory lane. “I think Kyle got in the corner and got loose. He got loose and swung the back around and tried to come back down, and I was there and I made contact with him. “It’s pretty cool when you can beat Kyle Busch.” Busch, who has never won a race at Martinsville, ran second, .453 seconds behind Sauter. Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third, followed by his team owner, Kevin Harvick, who recovered from early trouble to finish fourth. “We had a shot, and we gave it away,” Busch said. “I just hate it. We had a really good truck, (but) on that last restart, I couldn’t turn. The front tires were just beat off it. If we didn’t have that last caution come out (on Lap 241 of 250), we probably would have been all right.” Timothy Peters, Cole Whitt, Austin Dillon, Ricky Carmichael, Brendan Gaughan, and Max Papis were the remaining top-10 finishers. Top-10 leaders after 4 of 24: 1. Sauter-150, 2. Crafton-145, 3. Peters-143, 4. Whitt-143, 5. Hornaday-141, 6. Rogers-131, 7. Dillon-130, 8. Bodine-122, 9. Papis-121, 10. Paludo-109. WOOD BROTHERS MAY RUN ALL-STAR RACE Trevor Bayne the young Wood Brothers driver and Daytona 500 winner might make it into this year’s All-Star race at Charlotte. “We’re working on something for the race, which is more than what we’ve talked about before,” Len Wood said. “I think we’ve got somebody as a sponsor. I think we’ve got something that popped up in the last 36 hours.” The team still plans to run 18 events in 2011. It has run in the first five events and will run the next three races - Martinsville, Texas and Talladega. It does not plan to run Richmond and now that it is adding the all-star race, the Wood Brothers might take Darlington off after having that event on the original schedule. Mark Martin joined an exclusive club this past Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the eighth driver to start 800 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. During a career that has spanned parts of four decades, Martin has tallied 40 victories, 264 top fives and 429 top-10s. His 40 wins rank 16th all-time. “I hate to say this isn't a big deal, because it is. But, to me, the bigger deal is what you accomplished in those starts, not just the starts themselves,” Martin said. The others who have eclipsed the 800-start barrier: Richard Petty (1,185), Ricky Rudd (906), Dave Marcis (883), Terry Labonte (870), Kyle Petty (829), Bill Elliott (825), and Darrell Waltrip (809). Martin finished second in the final championship point standings five times, most recently in 2009 - his first season with current team Hendrick Motorsports. Weekend Racing: It’s on to Texas Motor Speedway for the Cup and Nationwide teams. The Trucks do not race again until April 22. Apr. 8, Nationwide Series O’Reilly 300, race 6 of 34, Starting time: 8:30 p.m.; TV: ESPN2. Apr. 9, Sprint Cup Samsung 500, race 7 of 36, Starting time: 7:30 p.m.; TV: Fox. Racing Trivia Question: How many NASCAR Cup championships has Darrell Waltrip won? Last Week’s Question: Where is Kevin Harvick’s hometown? Answer. It is Bakersfield, California. Correction: A couple weeks ago we stated that Joe Gibbs had once coached the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL. That was wrong. Coach Gibbs owned stock in the Falcons, and had to sell it before coaching the Washington Redskins for a second time. You may contact the Racing Reporter at hodges@race500.com.
April Is Sports Eye Safety Month Harrisburg, PA - From major league baseball stadiums to small-town softball fields, athletes are competing against each other, building physical fitness, entertaining millions and teaching the value of hard work and teamwork. But for more than 40,000 athletes each year, the game can be ruined by an errant finger or a misjudged catch. That’s the number of sports-related eye injuries that occur annually in the United States. Approximately one-third of eye-injury victims are children. April is Sports Eye Safety Month, and through American Academy of Ophthalmology’s EyeSmart™ campaign, the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology (PAO) reminds the public that the only way to prevent a sports-related eye injury is for athletes to wear appropriate, sport-specific protective eyewear properly fitted by an eye care professional. Lenses made from polycarbonate materials provide the highest level of impact protection; they can withstand the impact of a ball or other projectile traveling at 90 miles per hour. “Athletes need to use protective eyewear because eye injuries can be devastating,” said Kenneth P. Cheng, MD, PAO President and pediatric ophthalmologist. “Eye injuries are one of the leading causes of visual impairment in children. The injuries range from abrasions of the cornea and bruises of the lids to internal eye injuries, such as retinal detachments and bleeding inside the eye. Unfortunately, some of these young athletes end up with permanent vision loss and blindness.” Many sports create risk for eye injuries, however, protection is available for many activities, including basketball, baseball, hockey, football, lacrosse, fencing, paintball and water polo, as well as racquetball, soccer and downhill skiing. “The solution is simple: wear eye protection anytime you are playing sports, especially those that involve small balls at high velocity,” said Dr. Cheng. Most sporting leagues don’t require children to wear eye protection, so parents must insist that their children wear eye protection when they play. “Parents also can set a good example by wearing eye protection when playing sports.” Even a seemingly light blow can cause a serious eye injury. If a black eye, pain or visual problem occurs after a blow, contact your Eye M.D. or seek emergency medical help immediately. Find an Eye M.D. in your area by visiting www.paeyemds.org.
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