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WILKES-BARRE With the
end of their tenure looming, Lu-
zerne County commissioners ap-
proved a two-year lease renewal
for the Thomas C. Thomas re-
cords storage facility and gave a
hearty sendoff to retiring Trea-
surer Mike Morreale.
Commissioner Chairwoman
Maryanne Petrilla thanked Mor-
reale for his more than 30 years
of service to county taxpayers,
noting that a plaque in apprecia-
tion of his service would be sent
to him. The plaque, which had
an error when it was delivered,
was sent back for correction and
wasnt yet finished.
After a standing ovation from
the audience, Morreale said he
was proud of the fact that for
him, during his tenure, it was
people first, then politics. I al-
ways told my staff to offer the
best service to our taxpayers,
dog owners and hunters.
Commissioners renew Thomas lease for records storage
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Luzerne County Treasurer Mike Morreale is honored at the com-
missioners meeting Thursday afternoon for his years of service.
Morreale is retiring after more than 30 years.
They also recognize retiring
officials, veterans, and begin
planning Sterling demolition.
By STEVE MOCARSKY
smocarsky@timesleader.com
See STORAGE, Page 6A
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flew in under tight security still
necessary because of the ongo-
ing violence in Iraq, the U.S.
drew the curtain on a war that
left 4,500 Americans and more
than 100,000 Iraqis dead.
The conflict also left another
32,000 Americans and far more
Iraqis wounded, drained more
than $800 billion fromAmericas
treasuryandsoureda majorityof
Americans ona war many initial-
BAGHDAD There was no
Mission Accomplished ban-
ner. No victory parade down the
center of this capital scarred and
rearranged by nearly nine years
of war. No crowds of cheering
Iraqis grateful for liberationfrom
Saddam Hussein.
Instead, the U.S. military offi-
cially declared an end to its
missioninIraqonThursday
with a businesslike clos-
ing ceremony behind
blast walls in a fortified
compound at Baghdad
airport. The flag used by
U.S. forces in Iraq was low-
eredandboxedupina 45-minute
ceremony. No senior Iraqi politi-
cal figures attended.
With that, and brief words
from top American officials who
ly supported as a just extension
of the fight against terrorism af-
ter the 9/11 attacks.
As the last troops withdraw
fromIraq, they leave behinda na-
tionfree of Saddams tyranny but
fractured by violence and fearful
of the future. Bombings and gun
battles are still common. Andex-
perts are concerned about the
Iraqi security forces ability to
defendthenationagainst foreign
threats.
You will leave with great
pride lasting pride, Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta told the
troops seated in front of a small
domed building in the airport
complex. Secure in knowing
that your sacrifice has helped
the Iraqi people to begin a new
chapter in history.
Many Iraqis, however, are
uncertain of how
U. S. WAR I N I RAQ ENDS
Shock and awe to somber
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An American soldier begins his journey home Thursday during ceremonies in Baghdad marking the end of the U.S. military mission
in Iraq. Below, U.S. soldiers salute at the subdued ceremony.
Contentious campaign started in 2003
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and REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
PLAINS TWP. The Susque-
hanna River Basin Commission
on Thursday protested cuts to its
federal funding and got an earful
from protesters opposed to its
own rules and regulations.
The commission called on
Congress to again fund the sys-
tem that monitors the river and
its tributaries and provides early
warning of impending floods.
The Susquehanna Flood Fore-
cast Warning System lost $2.4
million of federal funding in 2011
as part of a freeze on appropri-
ations.
Funding fromthe commission,
member state agencies and the
National Weather Service has
kept the system up and running,
and the state Department of En-
River
warning
cuts are
protested
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission says loss of
funding will imperil system.
By MATT HUGHES
mhughes@timesleader.com
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Lackawanna County paid
$975,000 to settle a federal law-
suit filed by Nicholas Pinto, a for-
mer county prison inmate who
was severely beaten by fellow in-
mate Michael Simonson, accord-
ing to court
documents fil-
ed Thursday.
Pinto filed
suit in Febru-
ary against
Lackawanna
County in con-
nection with
the Aug. 8,
2010 assault committed against
himby Simonson, who was being
held in the prison while he await-
edtrial inLuzerne County for the
2009 beating death of Donald
Skiff of Plymouth.
Simonson, formerly of Plains
Township, pleaded guilty to sec-
ond-degree murder in Skiffs
deathandwas sentencedtolife in
prison. He was found guilty last
week in Lackawanna County
Court of attempted voluntary
manslaughter for the assault on
Prisoner
settles suit
for $975K
Former Lackawanna County
prison inmate was severely
beaten by fellow prisoner.
By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER
tmorgan@timesleader.com
See PINTO, Page 6A
Pinto
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LUZERNE -- Borough Council
unanimously agreed to raise the
prices for garbage stickers at
Wednesday nights regular meet-
ing.
In 2012 the price for stickers to
authorize the collection of one
bag of trash every two weeks will
be raised from $65 to $75. The
collection of two bags will be
raised from $90 to $105 and the
collection of three bags will be
raised from $115 to $135.
Council members Bill Turcan
and Anthony Perzia had initially
proposed an across-the-board
$10 increase, but the council as a
whole determined that such a
raise would put an undue burden
on those who tended to buy only
one bag.
Labels to have additional bags
picked up will remain $3. Resi-
dents will also still have the op-
tion to have leaves, yard debris
and one bulk item picked up ev-
ery two weeks. The council
members reminded residents
that they would have to call Unit-
ed Sanitation at (570) 883-0725
to schedule the pickup of any
bulk items, no matter the size.
Also on Wednesday, the coun-
cil approved a 2012 local share
account gaming grant applica-
tion for $200,000.
Although labeled as a police
grant at the meeting, Luzerne
Police Chief Patty ODonnell ex-
plained she worked closely with
council member Jason Radle to
include plans that would im-
prove the boroughs emergency
response capabilities.
If approved, the $200,000
would fund the purchase of a
new four-wheel-drive vehicle,
newcommunications equipment
and an upgrade to a municipal
garage that would serve as an
emergency headquarters.
In other business, the public
was reminded of a slate of up-
coming holiday events in the bor-
ough.
Between now and Sunday, a
three judge panel will tour
through Luzerne to determine
which home has the nicest
Christmas decorations. The win-
ning home will be given a $100
savings bond while the second
best gets a $50 bond and the
third best gets a $25 bond.
On Saturday, from noon
through 6 p.m. there will be a
Christmas on Main festival, with
horse-drawn wagons, other rides
and refreshments throughout
the afternoon and into the eve-
ning.
Finally, on Sunday, the award
for the nicest Christmas decora-
tions will be given out and a
group of carolers will go through-
out the town starting at 5 p.m.
LUZERNE BOROUGH
Price for garbage stickers to rise in 12
Stickers for the collection of
one bag every two weeks will
go from $65 to $75.
By B. GARRET ROGAN
The Times Leader
A special budget meeting will be
held Thursday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m.
WHAT S NEXT
KINGSTON TWP. Town-
ship Manager Kathleen Se-
bastian announced at
Wednesdays night supervi-
sors meeting the township
is advertising for bids for the
Center Street Bridge project.
Sebastian said the antici-
pated start date of the pro-
ject is April 16, 2012 and it
must be finished by Sept. 16,
2012.
Christmas has indeed
come early, said Sebastian
in regard to the project.
Supervisors also agreed
that this was a good start in
regard to township roads.
In the spirit of the season,
the township also announced
the recreation commission
will sponsor a Holiday
House Contest for Kingston
Township residents.
Anyone interested in en-
tering their house or nomi-
nating a fellow resident was
directed to contact the town-
ship at 693-3809, by email
Info@kingstontown-
ship.com, or via Facebook.
Robert Hivish, assistant
township manager, said the
contest was an opportunity
for the township to celebrate
community and family dur-
ing the season and encour-
aged residents to participate.
Also, Supervisor John So-
linsky was honored with a
plaque for his service to the
township.
Solinsky did not run for re-
election this year.
KI NGSTON TOWNSHI P
Officials seek bids
for bridge project
Construction work will be
done between April and
September of next year.
By GERI GIBBONS
Times Leader Correspondent
The next meeting of the Kingston
Township Board of Supervisors
will be on Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
W H AT S N E X T
JENKINS TWP. Town-
ship supervisors promoted
police officer Tracy Schultz
to full-time status at their
monthly meeting Wednesday
night.
Shultzs promotion was
due in part to her strong rec-
ommendation from board
members Dr. Coreen Milaz-
zo and Stanley Rovinski, as
well as the recent acquisi-
tion of the Yatesville police
contract that was awarded to
Jenkins Township earlier
this month.
As our community is
growing, I think it is in the
best interest of the residents
that we should have three
full-time officers on duty, as
well as for boosting the mo-
rale of our current officers
by promoting from within,
Milazzo said.
I think its the right time
to do it, and its the right
person, Rovinski added.
Until earlier this month,
police coverage in Yatesville
was provided by neighboring
Laflin Borough for $32,000.
Jenkins Township will now
have three full-time officers
in addition to seven part-
time officers who will patrol
both Jenkins and Yatesville.
In other new business, su-
pervisors passed a motion to
advertise a proposal request
for a $75,000 tax anticipa-
tion note for delivery in Ja-
nuary 2012. A tax anticipa-
tion note allows municipal-
ities to borrow money in the
short-term for current ex-
penses until tax revenues
come in.
The supervisors reorgani-
zation meeting will be held
on Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. and
the township planning com-
mission will meet on Jan. 19
at 7:30 p.m. Municipal offic-
es will be closed Dec. 26 and
Jan. 2 in observance of the
Christmas and New Years
holidays.
JENKI NS TOWNSHI P
Officer full-time to help
with Yatesville coverage
Township awarded contract
earlier this month to provide
police coverage to borough.
By JOSEPH DOLINSKY
Times Leader Correspondent
CELEBRATING YMCA DONORS
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im Thomas, right, executive director of the Wilkes-Barre YMCA, taps a glass to gets the
attention of guests as Jay Amory, board president of the YMCA, gets ready to speak
Thursday during the Annual Donor Appreciation Party at the Westmoreland Club in
Wilkes-Barre.
SCRANTON A Hanover
Township man pleaded guilty
in federal court on a charge he
downloaded child pornography.
Daniel Pruveadenti, 26,
pleaded guilty to the charge
Wednesday before Senior U.S.
District Court Judge James M.
Munley.
U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith
said Pruveadenti admitted to
using a computer to download-
ed images of child pornog-
raphy from 2003 to March,
when he was indicted by a
federal grand jury.
Pruveadentis brother, Derek
Pruveadenti, 22, of Hanover
Township, was also indicted by
a federal grand jury in March
for downloading child pornog-
raphy. Derek pleaded guilty to
the charge last month.
According to an arrest affida-
vit, an agent with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation utilized
a file sharing network to con-
nect to a computer that was
located in the Pruveadenti
residence on First Street and
began to download images of
child pornography.
The house was searched on
March 8 and agents confiscat-
ed three computers and a
thumb drive.
Numerous images of child
pornography were found on
the devices, according to the
U.S. Attorneys Office.
The brothers are scheduled
to be sentenced at a later
date.
WILKES-BARRE A for-
mer Luzerne County Sheriff
Deputy waived her right to a
formal arraignment on charges
she assaulted a woman.
Jennifer Roberts, 34, of
Wilkes-Barre Township, was
scheduled for a formal arraign-
ment on charges of aggravated
assault, simple assault, bur-
glary and harassment on Fri-
day. She waived that arraign-
ment through court papers
filed Wednesday by her at-
torney, Allyson Kacmarski.
City police allege the assault
on July 22 was a lovers quar-
rel involving Sheila Sult, of
Wilkes-Barre, Roberts and
Roberts former partner, Mary
Jean Farrell, also a county
deputy sheriff. Farrell testified
she began dating Sult in June
after a relationship with Ro-
berts ended in February.
State Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral George Zaiser is prose-
cuting due to a potential con-
flict of interest with the coun-
ty District Attorneys Office.
The alleged assault occurred
after Farrell and Roberts "ex-
changed words" outside the
Wyoming Valley Mall on July
21. Kacmarski has previously
said the real story has not
been told. County commission-
ers voted unanimously to fire
Roberts on Aug. 23.
Roberts will now either be
scheduled to stand trial or
enter a guilty plea in the case.
COURT BRIEFS
DUPONTResidents areasked
topaytheyearlyfeefor the2012
refusebags andpickuptheir bags,
calendars andwindowstickers in
themunicipal officefrom8a.m. to
4p.m. MondaythroughFriday,
andfrom4to6p.m. Thursday.
HANOVERTWP. TheBoard
of Commissioners announcedthat
withtheexceptionof thepolice
andfiredepartments, all munici-
pal offices will beclosedat11:30
a.m. Dec. 23and30, andall dayon
Dec. 26andJan. 2, inobservance
of Christmas andNewYears.
All garbageandrecyclingsched-
ules remainthesame.
LAKETWP. -- Reminder no-
tices havebeenmailedtoall resi-
dents for thecounty/municipal
andschool taxes includingall per
capita.
Theofficewill beopen4:30to6
p.m. today; 4:30to6p.m. Wednes-
day, Dec. 28; and10a.m. tonoon
Saturday, Dec. 31. Thelast dayto
payall taxes inpersonis Dec. 31.
All mail must bepostmarkedno
later thanDec. 31.
MUNICIPAL BRIEFS
Police probe stabbing
Police talk Thursday evening near the scene of a stabbing on Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Police reported Frederick Leonard of Hazle Street was stabbed shortly before 6 p.m. after
he was approached by a group of six white males in the area of 424 Hazle St. Leonard told
police the males were dressed in black and began talking trash to him. One member of
the group stabbed him in the rib area, police said. Leonard was taken by ambulance to
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, where he was treated and
released. The investigation into the assault is ongoing, police said.
Wilkes-Barre Area. Holden and Barletta
said the quality of representation wont
be affected.
It really doesnt affect anything,
said Trish Reilly, Holdens communica-
tions director. We split school districts
now, for instance Conrad Weiser and
Muhlenberg in Berks are split with Dis-
As far as the educational component,
we would expect all elected officials to
get as much information as possible re-
garding the facts of what is going on in
education.
U.S. Reps. Lou Barletta, R-Hazleton,
and Tim Holden, D-St. Clair, will have
representation in towns that are part of
As far as the educational component, we
would expect all elected officials to get as
much information as possible regarding the
facts of what is going on in education.
Jeff Namey
Superintendent of Wilkes-Barre Area School District
HARRISBURG The legislative re-
districting has fractured some area
school districts, leaving them with rep-
resentation by more than one elected
state legislator or congressman.
Three local school superintendents
dont see any significant problems with
the new alignments they say having
more thanone electedofficial represent-
ingparts of their districts couldbe bene-
ficial.
As long as a person who represents a
particular area stays in touch with the
people of those areas, I dont see a prob-
lem, said Jeff Namey, superintendent
of Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
trict 6. We work with Congressman
(Jim) Gerlachonmany issues andantic-
ipate doing the same with Mr. Barletta.
Barletta agreed.
Splittingschool districts will haveno
impact on the federal funding a school
district receives, saidShawnKelly, Bar-
lettas communications director.
Namey said he is certain both Holden
and Barletta will do what is best for
school districts and students.
We would ask that they continue to
do whats best for the communities and
what is best for the students of our dis-
trict, Namey said. It doesnt matter
who the person is its what they stand
REDI STRI CTI NG Change that would leave districts with more than one rep not bad thing, officials say
Area school leaders grade plan
By BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
See DISTRICTS, Page 4A
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WILKES-BARRE
12 attorneys to join bar
In a ceremony Thursday at the Lu-
zerne County Courthouse, 12 attorneys
became members of
the Wilkes-Barre Law
& Library Associ-
ation, the bar associ-
ation of Luzerne
County.
The association
dates back to 1850
and is one of the ol-
dest in the United
States.
President Judge Thomas Burke and
county judges Lewis Wetzel, Joseph
Cosgrove and Hugh Mundy were in
attendance, as well as judges-elect Fred
Pierantoni and Joseph Sklarosky Jr.,
who will take the bench in January.
The new attorneys admitted to the
bar are: Ashley Adams, Wilkes-Barre;
Sarah Borland, Wilkes-Barre; William
Cech, Kingston; Mary Deedy, Bear
Creek; Richard Frank, Wilkes-Barre;
Colleen Horn, Wilkes-Barre; Lawrence
Kansky, Mountain Top; Stephen Lentz,
Kingston; Amy Riley, Pittston; Joseph
Shields, Forty Fort; Michael Sklarosky,
Plains Township; and Michael Sowin-
ski, Hughestown.
SPRINGBROOK TWP.
Ambulance on patriotic tour
An antique 1967 military ambulance
has been on an extensive road tour that
began in Clearwater, Fla. It will reach
its final destination on Saturday at 2
p.m. at the Brian Arthur Strauch Funer-
al Home in Springbrook Township as
part of an effort to honor veterans, the
military and their families.
Veterans C. Leigh Ross of Spring-
brook Township and Richard Mott of
Gouldsboro, and active duty Spc. Gen-
nady Vovchuk of Long Pond have been
behind the wheel of the ambulance,
owned by Brian Strauch, owner and
director of the funeral home, whose
father was also a combat medic in the
WWII Battle of the Bulge. Scheduled
stops included Clearwater; Port-
smouth, Va.; Charlotte Hall, Md.; Rich-
mond, Va., and Scranton.
The funeral home is located at 3
First St., in front of the veterans memo-
rial under construction.
EXETER
Storefront contest set
Business owners are invited to com-
pete in the first Exeter Borough Holi-
day Storefront Contest.
All you have to do is register, deco-
rate and be the best. Help light up the
borough and have a fun time while
doing so, said Angela M. Coco, bor-
ough council junior member.
Registration packets can be picked
up at the borough building, 1101
Wyoming Ave. Registration is due by
Tuesday and may be brought to the
council work session. Judging will be
on Jan. 2. First- through third-place
prizes are $25, $150 and $100. There
may also be random winner prizes/
participant raffle prizes.
Monetary donations are being ac-
cepted to help with the cost of prizes
and may be sent to: 2011 Holiday Store-
front Contest, 1101 Wyoming Ave.,
Exeter, PA18643.
HARRISBURG
State pipeline bill OKd
Legislation co-sponsored by state
Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston, that
would permit the state Public Utility
Commission to regulate natural gas
pipelines and hire more safety inspec-
tors was approved in the state House
on Thursday.
The bill would allow the commission
to:
Investigate if a pipeline operator is
in compliance with federal pipeline
safety laws.
Investigate if a pipeline or related
facility is hazardous.
Investigate reports of safety-related
conditions of pipelines and related
facilities.
Enter into contracts with the U.S.
Department of Transportation to in-
spect pipelines.
Enforce federal
pipeline safety laws,
and impose fines and
penalties if necessary.
Allow the PUC to
accept financial assist-
ance from the federal
government to en-
force federal pipeline
safety law.
The cost of carrying out these duties
would be paid through assessments on
pipeline operators.
I N B R I E F
Burke
Mundy
WILKES-BARRE Two brothers
chargedinthe shootingdeathof a Hazle-
tonmaninDecember 2010were convict-
edThursday of second-degree murder.
Izel and Isiah Garrett, of Mechanics-
burg, were found guilty of the charge as
well as charges of robbery, two counts of
criminal conspiracy and a firearms
chargeintheDec. 6shootingdeathof 30-
year-old Abdul Sha-
bazz.
The jury made the
right decision, said
Assistant District At-
torney Frank McCabe,
who prosecuted the
casewithADAJill Mat-
thews Lada. Its the
right verdict based on
the evidence.
That evidence,
McCabesaid, pointsto
Izel Garrett as the man
who pulled the trigger
after the two brothers
handed over counter-
feit money to Shabazz,
who was delivering
marijuanatotheduoandtheircousin, Ty-
rek Smith, at the West Hazleton apart-
ment of the Garrett brothers father.
Even though (Shabazz) was involved
inillegal (activity), noonedeserves tobe
shot andleft for dead, McCabe said.
The conviction brings a mandatory
life-in-prison sentence. A sentencing
hearingwas scheduledbyJudgeTinaPo-
lachek Gartley for Feb. 22. The sentenc-
ing hearing is a formality so that the
brothers may be sentenced on the other
charges. The additional sentencing is
necessary for appeals.
The jury deliberated for about three
hours Thursday before delivering their
verdict. The trial began Monday with ju-
ry selection. Testimony concluded
Thursday morning, with defense attor-
neys Brian Corcoran and Allyson Kac-
marski, who represent Izel Garrett, and
Robert Mozenter, who represents Isiah
Garrett, calling no witnesses.
McCabe said in his closing argument
that all the evidence in the case points to
the Garrett brothers they had the mur-
der weapon and two shell casings that
matchedbullets foundinShabazzs body
andinthe wall of the apartment.
(They) kept them as a sick trophy,
McCabe saidof the shell casings.
Corcoran said in his closing argument
the prosecutors star witness Smithis
a liar, telling several different versions of
what happenedinthe Garrett apartment
andpointing the finger at Izel.
Smith, Corcoran said, is the shooter
because he was sitting directly across
fromShabazz when the shots were fired,
and the bullet that traveled through Sha-
Jury convicts
2 brothers in
mans death
in Dec. 2010
Izel and Isiah Garrett of
Mechanicsburg were found guilty in
shooting death of Abdul Shabazz.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
Isiah Garrett
Izel Garrett
INSIDE: Trooper blames halfway house, 7A
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HANOVER TWP. Police canine
Rikkis last drug sweep in July 2009 re-
sulted in the discovery of 4 pounds of
marijuana froman apartment near two
schools and a state prison sentence for
the dealer.
Rikki, a narcotic and patrol canine
for a decade, died Wednesday at the
age of 15 years, Police Chief Al Walker
said.
Canine Rikki served Hanover
Township Police Department from
1999 to 2009 and was utilized by nu-
merous federal, state, (Luzerne) coun-
ty and municipal agencies, Walker
said.
Rikki, a German shepherd trained to
listened to his handler in German com-
mands, retired July 31, 2009 due to ar-
thritis inthe hips. The dogparticipated
innearly 400 narcotic searches andhad
more than 325 confirmed hits before
retirement.
In 2001, students at Wilkes-Barre Ar-
eas Kistler Elementary School donat-
ed a vest for Rikki, which was present-
ed during a canine demonstration at
the school.
Rikki received a second place award
at the 2008 Lackawanna County Chiefs
of Police canine competition that in-
volved 19 other dogs.
In Rikkis last job performance, nar-
cotic officers raided a Boland Avenue
apartment on July 30, 2009. Narcotic
Police canine Rikki aided numerous area busts
Specially trained police dog based
in Hanover Township died
Wednesday. He retired in 2009.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
CLARK VAN ORDEN FILE PHOTO/THE TIMES LEADER
Rikki, a police dog from Hanover Township seen in 2001, sports a new protec-
tive vest given to him by the students from Kistler Elementary School.
See RIKKI, Page 4A
WILKES-BARRE City Council
Chairwoman Kathy Kane gaveled
Thursday nights meeting to order, but
10minutes later sheleft Council Cham-
bers with chest pains and feeling weak,
said Butch Frati, the citys director of
operations.
City paramedics were called to City
Hall to administer aid to Kane who lat-
er walked to the waiting ambulance
and was taken to a local hospital. A
friend answered Kanes cell phone
last night andwouldonlysaythe newly
elected city controller was doing
fine.
Of course everyone here is con-
cerned about her, said Council Vice
ChairmanMike Merritt, whotookover
for Kane and ran the meeting that fea-
tured Santa Claus and several mem-
bers of the public critical of the city.
We had to conduct business, but our
thoughts were with Mrs. Kane.
Brenda Meehan of McLean Street
again raised her concern about the po-
lice department, specifically leveling
charges at Police Chief Gerard Des-
soye, whowas not at the meeting. Mee-
han retold her story that she first
BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER
Santa Claus leaves Wilkes-Barre City Council Thursday night after presenting gifts, reminding them that hell be
watching to see if they are naughty during the coming year.
Kane stricken at W-B meeting
See COUNCIL, Page 7A
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for and their commitment to do
whats best for our students.
Meeting suggested
Namey said he will suggest
the two congressmen meet with
the superintendents commit-
tee to exchange ideas and de-
bate critical issues in education.
We have to establish a close
working relationship with
them, Namey said. And they
must be accessible to us. We
have to listen to each other so
we can help each other do busi-
ness a better way. There has to
be an open line of communica-
tion.
Pittston Area will now be
solely represented by state Rep.
Mike Carroll, D-Avoca, and by
Holden.
Superintendent George Cos-
grove sees that as a plus for the
district.
All of our communities share
the same representation at the
state and federal levels, Cos-
grove said. That makes it eas-
ier for us if we have a concern
about legislation and it gives us
consistency in our representa-
tion.
Dr. Francis Antonelli, Hazle-
ton Area superintendent, said
familiarity with the district is
key to good representation.
Barletta represents Hazleton
Area in Congress, but at the
state level, both Rep. Tarah Too-
hil, R-Butler Township, and
Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-New-
port Township, represent towns
in the district.
If the representatives -- ei-
ther of them or both arent
people that are local to this part
of their district, then we might
not be represented fully and in
the best interests of residents
and students, Antonelli said.
Splits hard to avoid
Mullery says common sense
dictates that its better not to
split school districts if possible,
but he also recognizes that its
hard to avoid when there are
500 school districts in the state.
Redistricting will not
change the way I represent my
school districts, Mullery said.
I want to hear from students,
parents, teachers and adminis-
trators at the Crestwood, Grea-
ter Nanticoke Area, Hanover
Area, Hazleton Area and Wyom-
ing Valley West school dis-
tricts.
Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-King-
ston, said three school districts
she represents in part -- Wyom-
ing Valley West, Lake-Lehman
and Dallas -- have always been
split, and that does not change.
She has always represented all
of the Wyoming Area School
district and still does.
But I have always believed
that I should represent the four
school districts that send stu-
dents fromthe municipalities in
my district, Mundy said.
Carroll represents all towns
in Pittston area and parts of the
North Pocono School District,
Wilkes-Barre Area and a small
part of Crestwood.
While it is impossible to
keep every school district in-
cluded in a single legislative
district, I believe communities
that comprise a school district
are obvious communities of in-
terest and are best served being
included in a single legislative
district, he said.
Sen. John Gordner, R-Ber-
wick, whose 27th District has
included just three townships
and one borough, keeps those
four, plus gains four more town-
ships and two more boroughs in
the greater Berwick area that
had been part of the 20th Dis-
trict now represented by Lisa
Baker, R-Lehman Township.
He now represents part of the
Northwest Area School Dis-
trict.
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DALLAS TWP. Members of
the Back Mountain Communi-
ty Partnership discussed the in-
clusion of Lake Township into
the group and honored an out-
going member at a meeting
Thursday.
Vice Chairman John Wilkes
Jr., of Jackson Township, said
supervisors from Lake Town-
ship have expressed interest in
joining the partnership.
The partnership currently in-
cludes Dallas Borough and Dal-
las, Franklin, Jackson, King-
ston and Lehman townships.
Partnership municipalities
must be located within the Dal-
las and Lake-Lehman school
districts.
According to the groups
charter, an interested munici-
pality must pass a resolution to
join and the partnership then
must have a unanimous vote of
acceptance.
A representative from Har-
veys Lake attended a meeting
last year to gather information
about joining the group, but
Wilkes said the partnership
hasnt heard from the borough
since then.
He said Lake Township was
in talks to join the group in late
summer, but the township be-
came focused on recovering
from tropical storms Irene and
Lee, which pushed plans to the
back burner.
The board also honored Dal-
las Township Supervisor Glenn
Howell, who will be stepping
down from his post in January.
The longtime supervisor was
defeated by Liz Martin in the
November general election.
Chairman James Reino Jr.
said Howell is one of the found-
ing members of the group.
The board also adopted a
budget for 2012 that includes a
$275 payment from each mem-
ber municipality and expendi-
tures for legal services, use of
Misericordia University facili-
ties for meetings and general
government administration.
Lake Twp. considered for group
Back Mountain Community
Partnership official says
township was in talks to join.
By SARAH HITE
shite@timesleader.com
officers raided the second-floor
apartment as Rikki indicated
drugs hidden from the naked eye
in a closet. That led officers to re-
cover marijuana, digital scales
and packaging materials, includ-
ing hidden money that had an
odor of marijuana, according to
arrest records.
Rikki was trained by Paul
Price, Northeast Police K-9 in
Wilkes-Barre Township, and the
late Randy Kromer of Kromer-
haus Kennels in Bethlehem.
Rikkis retirement left the Ha-
nover Township Police Depart-
ment scrambling to find $10,000
to purchase and train a new dog.
Luzerne County District Attor-
ney Jacqueline Musto Carroll
learned of Rikkis retirement and
offered the necessary funds to
pay for another canine, Ado,
which was acquired by the police
department in November 2009.
Money used to pay for Ado
came from drug forfeiture funds.
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he U.S. military is set to make its
case for court-martialing Bradley
Manning, the soldier accused of en-
dangering national security by engi-
neering the largest-ever leak of classi-
fied documents.
The government wants to deter
future leaks of potentially damaging
secrets. Manning faces the possibility
of life in prison if his case goes to trial
and hes convicted.
He is set to make his first public
appearance today at the opening of his
pretrial hearing at Fort Meade, the
homebase to U.S. Cyber Command.
Manning is suspected of giving them
to WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website
that then published them.
BEIRUT
Syrian rebels kill 27 troops
Army defectors killed 27 government
forces Thursday in apparently coor-
dinated attacks that were among the
deadliest by rebel troops since the
uprising began nine months ago. The
escalating unrest prompted Canada to
advise thousands of its citizens in Syria
to leave.
The fighting began around daybreak
in the southern province of Daraa,
where the uprising against President
Bashar Assads authoritarian regime
began in March.
Syria has seen a sharp escalation in
armed clashes recently, raising con-
cerns the country of 22 million is head-
ed toward civil war. The U.N. raised its
death toll for the Syrian uprising sub-
stantially this week, saying more 5,000
people have been killed since the revolt
began.
PITTSBURGH
Mom, 3 kids die in fire
An apartment blaze that killed a
mother and three of her children early
Thursday might have started when a
child playing with a cigarette lighter
accidentally lit a mattress on fire, au-
thorities said.
Police and firefighters were turned
back by intense flames at the housing
complex just after midnight and were
unable to save the 23-year-old woman,
her 6- and 7-year-old sons and a 3-year-
old daughter, Pittsburgh Fire Chief
Darryl Jones said. The girls twin sister
and a 31-year-old man who lived in the
apartment escaped.
Fire officials at the scene told TV
reporters that one of the children
might have been playing with a ciga-
rette lighter when a mattress caught
fire in a second-floor bedroom of the
unit in Nolan Court.
NEW DELHI, INDIA
Moonshine deadly in India
Indian officials ordered a criminal
investigation Thursday after more than
120 people died within 48 hours of
drinking tainted bootleg alcohol in the
state of West Bengal. The death toll
was expected to rise given that dozens
of patients remain in area hospitals in
critical condition.
The government of the eastern state
promised to give $4,000 to each vic-
tims family and arrested seven people
for allegedly selling the liquor, al-
though those who manufactured it
were reportedly on the run.
Most of those who died were rick-
shaw pullers, manual laborers and
others living on the margin who drank
the liquor at a series of thekas, ma-
keshift roadside bars, supplied by the
same illegal distillery.
I N B R I E F
AP PHOTO
Cool day for a dip in Wisconsin
Matt Schulman, a member of the
Epsilon Chi Chapter of Phi Gamma
Delta at the University of Wisconsin-
Eau Claire splashes in the cold water
of a dunk tank set up outdoors on the
campus mall Wednesday, in Eau Claire,
Wis. The mens social fraternity, also
known as FIJI, held a six-hour Dunk-a-
Thon to raise money for the American
Red Cross. Air temperatures were in
the 30s, a bit warm for a mid-Decem-
ber day in Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON The endgame at
hand, Democratic and Republican con-
gressional leaders expressed optimism
Thursday at prospects for swift compro-
mise to extend Social Security tax cuts,
keep long-term jobless benefits flowing
and avoid a partial government shut-
down at midnight Friday.
A third year-end bill, setting new rules
for the handling of terror suspects in U.S.
custody, was cleared for final passage.
Right now, Congress needs to make
sure that 160 million working Americans
dont see their taxes go up on Jan. 1, said
President BarackObama, referringtothe
tax cut extension at the core of the jobs
program he outlined in a nationally tele-
vised speech three months ago.
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio,
the most powerful Republicaninanera of
divided government, agreed. We can ex-
tend payroll tax relief for American work-
ers, help create new jobs and keep the
government running. And frankly, we
can do it in a bipartisan way, he said.
The long-moribund job market, too,
appeared to be on the mend. Govern-
ment figures showed 366,000 applica-
tions for unemployment benefits were fil-
edlast week, the lowest number since the
near-collapse of the financial system in
2008 and the brutal recession that fol-
lowed.
In the Capitol, the previous days bris-
tling rhetoric and partisan jabs all but
vanished.
Republicans agreed to consider chang-
es to a $1 trillion spending bill compro-
mise that they and at least one Democrat
said had been wrapped up days ago. The
White House saidit wantedadjustments.
There were separate negotiations on
legislation to extend the Social Security
payroll tax cut and unemployment bene-
fits. Democrats abandoned their demand
for a surtax on million-dollar incomes
that they wanted to include in the mea-
sure, removing a provision that Republi-
cans strongly opposed.
We hope that we can come up with
something that would get us out of here
at a reasonable time in the next few
days, saidSenate Majority Leader Harry
Reid of Nevada.
U. S. CONGRESS Lawmakers seek accord on tax cut, benefits, govt funding
Optimism grows for deal
The Associated Press
AP PHOTO
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio
pauses during a news conference on
Capitol Hill on Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA The case
against two Penn State officials
accused of perjury in a child sex
abuse case will come down to
what an assistant football coach
sawand what he said.
The coach, Mike McQueary,
toldagrandjuryhewitnessedfor-
mer defensive coordinator Jerry
Sandusky raping a boy in a cam-
pus locker roomshower.
Former Vice President Gary
Schultz and athletic director Tim
Curley, who face a preliminary
hearing today in Harrisburg, are
charged with lying to the grand
jury about whether McQueary
told them that. They also are
charged with failing to report the
2002 complaint to law enforce-
ment.
Sandusky, 67, waived his pre-
liminary hearing Tuesday on
charges that he sexually abused
10 boys. Lawyers for Curley and
Schultz They plan to challenge
the evidence and try to have the
charges dismissed.
Prosecutors must show proba-
ble cause the two men lied and
that the lies were intentional and
material to the case. If a judge
deems the prosecution has suc-
ceeded, the case would head to
trial.
McQuearys testimony is cen-
tral to the case, and Sanduskys
lawyer and others think he will
have to testify Friday. His appear-
ance wouldmark the first time he
has testified in public about what
hesawandheardinsidetheLasch
Football Building nearly 10 years
ago.
McQueary told the grand jury
he saw Sandusky raping the boy
one Friday night before spring
break. He saidhe calledhis father
from his Lasch office, then left
distraught. He and his father met
with coach Joe Paterno the next
day.
Paterno, in turn, told his boss,
Curley.
Paterno, according to the
grand jury report, told Curley
that his graduate assistant had
seenSanduskyfondlingor doing
something of a sexual nature.
Schultz, who oversaw campus
security, and Curley met with
McQueary 10 days later. McQue-
ary told them that he thought
Sandusky had sodomized a
youngboy, accordingtohis grand
jury testimony, which the panel
found extremely credible.
Curley, though, denied that
McQuearyreportedarapeor any-
thing of a sexual nature whatso-
ever, the report said. The athlet-
ic director described the conduct
as horsing around, the panel
said.
Schultz was unsure of what he
had been told, but denied the re-
ported conduct included sodo-
my.
Two PSU
officials to
confront
charges
Hearing for ex-V.P. Gary
Schultz and athletic director
Tim Curley is set for today.
WASHINGTON When someone is
talking to you, your brain is listening,
processing and thinking about whats be-
ing said even if youre in the drivers
seat trying to concentrate ontraffic.
Thats why drivers get distracted dur-
ing cellphone conversations, even when
using hands-free phones, researchers say.
Its alsopart of thereasonwhytheNation-
al Transportation Safety Board made a
recommendation this week it knows a lot
of drivers wont like that states ban
hands-free, as well as hand-held, cell-
phone use while driving.
Itsnot whereyourhandsare, but where
your mindis that counts, NTSBchairman
DeborahHersmantoldreporters.
The board doesnt have the power to
forcestatestoimposeaban, but itsrecom-
mendations carry significant weight.
And, judging from the public reaction,
theyve already started a national conver-
sation on the subject. NTSB has been
swamped with calls, emails and tweets
fromdrivers both praising and condemn-
ing the action.
Its the proposed hands-free ban that
has generatedthe most controversy.
Whats next? No passengers? No kids?
No tuning the radio? Maybe NTSB will
ban driving altogether, was the tenor of
the response onTwitter.
The scientific evidence, however, is
generally withNTSB, researchers said.
Thereisalargebodyof evidenceshow-
ingthattalkingonaphone, whetherhand-
heldor hands-free, impairs drivingandin-
creases your risk of having a crash, Anne
McCartt, senior vice president for re-
searchat theInsuranceInstitutefor High-
way Safety, said.
Hands-free cells called risky, too
AP FILE PHOTO
Dan Johnson uses a
hands-free device to
talk on cellphone
Wednesday while
driving in San Diego.
The NTSB said Tues-
day texting, emailing
or talking while driv-
ing too dangerous.
Researchers say drivers get
distracted talking on cellphone,
even when not holding phone.
By JOAN LOWY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The Obama ad-
ministration is seeking to extend mini-
mum wage and overtime protections
to cover home health care workers, a
move that would boost living stan-
dards for nearly 2 million domestic
employees but could mean higher
costs for the elderly and disabled.
President Barack Obama and his la-
bor secretary, Hilda Solis, planned to
announce the proposal Thursday at a
White House ceremony.
The nearly 2 million in-home care
workers across the country should not
have to wait a moment longer for a fair
wage, Obama said in a prepared state-
ment. They work hard and play by
the rules and they should see that
work and responsibility rewarded.
Home care aides have been exempt
from federal wage laws since 1974,
when they were considered compan-
ions to the elderly. But the number of
full-time home care workers has
surged along with the growing num-
ber of retirees who need help with a
range of daily tasks, from taking the
right medication to getting cleaned
and dressed.
These are real jobs as part of a
huge and growing industry, said
Steve Edelstein, National Policy Direc-
tor for the Paraprofessional Healthcare
Institute in New York. They deserve
same basic labor protections that oth-
er workers enjoy.
Unions and advocacy groups say
nearly half of all home care workers
live at or below the poverty level and
receive public benefits such as food
stamps and Medicaid.
Health services companies that em-
ploy home care workers have opposed
efforts to expand hour and wage laws,
arguing that it would drive up costs
for elderly clients who can ill afford it.
Plan would hike wages for home health-care workers
AP PHOTO
President Obama kisses Pauline Beck
in Washington after speaking about
aiding home health workers.
By SAMHANANEL
Associated Press
HEY, DONT LOOK AWAY WHEN IM TALKING TO YOU
AP PHOTO
D
ogs look out from behind a shop window, on which a sticker in French reads protected by Monaco private
security, in Monaco on Thursday
C M Y K
N E W S
Pinto.
Pintowas inthe prisonawait-
ing trial on charges he pos-
sessed child pornography. Si-
monson testified that he at-
tacked Pinto because he had a
rage inside him for persons
who possess child pornogra-
phy.
Pinto suffered severe head
trauma that left him in a coma
for a period of time. He has
since made a significant recov-
ery, according the settlement
agreement filed in federal
court.
Attorneys for Lackawanna
County andPintoreacheda set-
tlement of
the suit in
November.
The dollar
amount paid
to Pinto was
not made
public until
Thursday,
however,
whentheset-
tlement was
officially ap-
proved by
U.S. District Judge A. Richard
Caputo.
Pinto pleaded guilty to the
child pornography charges and
was sentenced in August to 15
years in federal prison. He is
currently housed at a medium-
security prison in Petersburg,
Va.
The settlement agreement
earmarks $230,000 to be placed
inanescrowaccount topayPin-
tos medial and rehabilitative
expenses. Pintos attorney, Do-
minicGuerrini, saidtheremain-
ing money will be placed in an
account under the control of
Pintos mother, Pamela, who is
the administrator of his estate.
Guerrini said the settlement
includes attorney fees, but the
amount of fees has not been de-
termined. Caputo will issue a
ruling on that matter at a later
date.
Theagreement notesthat the
settlement is covered by a $1
millionliability policy the coun-
ty held.
PINTO
The agree-
ment notes
that the set-
tlement is
covered by a
$1 million
liability policy
the county
held.
Morreales office handles a
number of services, including
accepting hotel tax payments
and payments of delinquent tax-
es as well as issuing licenses for
dogs, boats, hunting, fishing,
bingo and small games of
chance.
Commissioners also recog-
nized the service of Joe DeVizia
before approving his retirement
as executive director of the Of-
fice of Human Services.
We accept it with regret and
with my personal thanks to you
for the tremen-
dous job youve
done for Lu-
zerne County.
Youre just a 24-
hour guy who
will help any-
one on a mo-
ments notice,
Petrilla told
DeVizia.
In more
pressing busi-
ness, the com-
missioners
unanimously
voted to ap-
prove a two-
year lease with
Thomas C.
Thomas Co. for
$2.52 per
square foot for
up to 35,800
square feet of
storage space
in the Pennsylvania Avenue
building that has been housing
county records.
Before the vote, Commission-
er Stephen A. Urban, who chairs
the county records improvement
committee, noted the commit-
tee earlier this week tabled a
recommendation to buy the for-
mer Two Jacks Cycle & Power-
sports building on North Wash-
ington Street for record storage.
Urban said state archive ex-
perts deemed the Thomas build-
ing inappropriate for records
storage. However, its our only
alternative at this point in time,
he said.
Purchasing and renovating
the Two Jacks building would
cost $2.75 million, but the coun-
ty has only $2 million from past
bond funding set aside for such
a project.
Urban also said he thinks row
officers on the committee voted
down recommending creation of
a record archivist position be-
cause of their disagreement with
us over the budget. Theyre an-
gry at us, in my opinion, so they
werent thinking clearly.
He said the county council
will have to put together a new
committee after taking office on
Jan. 2 to deal with the issue.
Engineer Joe Gibbons said the
council can opt out of the lease
with 60 days notice.
Hotel Sterling update
The commissioners also voted
to approve having Gibbons or-
der Quad3 to begin a design
plan for demolition of the for-
mer Hotel Sterling. Demolition
bids can go out after commis-
sioners and officials of the city of
Wilkes-Barre and CityVest, the
building owner, sign off on a
cooperation/reimbursement
agreement and a site assessment
is completed, which Gibbons es-
timated would take about two
months.
Quad3 will receive a commis-
sion of 7.5 percent of the final
demolition cost as payment.
In other business, the com-
missioners recognized Capt.
Cliff Morales, of the Pennsylva-
nia Army National Guard, for
his work as 2011 Wyoming Val-
ley Veterans Day Parade chair-
man; radio disc jockey/show
host Shadoe Steele, for his work
in promoting the parade on a ra-
dio show, and Joseph Scrobola,
CEO of Valley Aviation, for his
vintage aircraft fly-overs.
The commissioners also hon-
ored all county veterans, several
of whom attended the meeting.
Vet Sam Greenberg showed
them a photo of a packed South
Main Street for the countys first
Veterans Day Parade, which was
actually a Welcome Home Pa-
rade for returning World War II
veterans on Sept. 11, 1946.
During public comment, dep-
uty sheriffs escorted activist
Tom Concert to his seat after he
was gaveled down by Petrilla for
speaking on matters not covered
on the agenda. Concert made al-
legations that commissioners
and the district attorney were
aware of abuses in the juvenile
court system prior to a federal
investigation and ignored com-
plaints.
STORAGE
Sam Greenberg, a member of the Veterans Day Planning Committee, holds a photo of a Welcome Home Parade held on Sept. 11, 1946.
Veterans were honored by the Luzerne County Commissioners on Thursday.
Tom Concert is asked to step down by security during the public
comment period of the commissioners meeting.
We ac-
cept it
with regret
and with
my person-
al thanks
to you for
the tre-
mendous
job youve
done for
Luzerne
County.
Maryanne
Petrilla
Commissioner
chairwoman
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bazzs body couldhave only come
from the direction Smith was sit-
ting in.
CorcoransaidSmithalsoplead-
ed guilty to a robbery charge last
week related to the shooting to
savehis ownhide andtherewas
no robbery the men exchanged
the money for the marijuana.
The transaction was com-
plete, he said.
Mozenter saidinhis closing ar-
gument that every time Smith
opens his mouth he lies, and
Calvin Garrett was the one with
the counterfeit money.
Youhavetotakeintoconsider-
ation a liars testimony, Mozen-
tersaid, addingthat Smithsaidhe
was shocked the shooting hap-
pened, but didnt do anything
about it.
Do you believe anything this
man says? Mozenter asked ju-
rors.
GUILTY
WILKES-BARRE Had it not
been for a halfway house in Ha-
zleton, a state police trooper said
Thursday, the December 2010
shooting that left Abdul Shabazz
dead likely would not have hap-
pened.
State police Trooper James
Surmick said Thursday had it
not been for the MinSec facility
in Hazleton a community cor-
rections center under contract
with the state Department of
Corrections to house inmates in
pre-release status or on parole
and help themtransition into the
community Izel and Isiah Gar-
rett would never have been in
the area.
(The Garretts) have no con-
nection to the area, Surmick
said. (MinSec) is nothing but
problems.
The brothers were convicted
Thursday of second-degree mur-
der in Shabazzs death in addi-
tion to related charges.
Their father, Calvin Garrett,
had been released to the facility
which can accommodate 175
people after being paroled
from the state Department of
Corrections on robbery-related
charges from another county.
Izel and Isiah Garrett, of Me-
chanicsburg, had been in the ar-
ea to visit their father in an at-
tempt to get away from the Har-
risburg area because of a loom-
ing homicide charge Isiah faces.
Surmick said that a month be-
fore the December 2010 homi-
cide, Isiah had been charged
with homicide in an incident
where police say he and two oth-
er men shot and killed a Harris-
burg Area Community College
student during a robbery. He
was arrested for the Harrisburg
area shooting while in custody
for the West Hazleton murder.
Assistant District Attorney
Frank McCabe said the brothers
were seeking refuge at their fa-
thers apartment.
Surmick said the Hazleton ar-
ea should not have to pay for the
criminal element the halfway
house brings, and that Shabazzs
death may have never happened.
MinSec received approval to
operate a facilityon Oct. 18,
2007.
As of February 2011, more
than 30 incidents involving
crimes allegedly committed by
current or former MinSec in-
mates have been documented in
the area since the facility opened
in 2008.
Trooper points finger at MinSec
Two convicted Thursday were
visiting father who was
released from halfway house.
By SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
revealed publicly at town hall
meeting on Oct. 4 and again at
last months council meeting
regarding a relative who lived
next door. Meehan said the rel-
ative had dated Dessoye and
she alleged the chief had pro-
vided a halo of protection for
the activities at what she
claimed to be a drug house.
The house is now vacant, Mee-
han said.
Over three years, Meehan
stated, she contacted police 100
times about activities at the
house, thefts from her property
and other complaints, and city
police responded about one-
third of the time, but no arrests
were made. Meehan presented
graphic pictures of the property
to council.
Meehan said drug parapher-
nalia was often strewn around
the property and she feared her
child and other children in the
neighborhood would step on
syringes and other items.
Dessoye didnt do his job,
Meehan said. Im totally broke
and my child needs counsel-
ing.
Meehans claims were sup-
ported by Mark Robbins of For-
ty Fort who asked council to
look into the situation and de-
termine if the police acted ap-
propriately when called to the
property.
Drew McLaughlin, adminis-
trative coordinator for the city,
said the matter has been re-
ferred to the Community Ac-
tion Team for review. Meehan
asked council members what
they would do if the property
was in their neighborhood, but
there were no responses.
Im not going away, Mee-
han said. These are horrific
conditions and something
needs to be done.
Linda Urban, who lost her
bid for council in District D,
focused on councils benefits
and she challenged assistant
city attorney William Vinskos
claim that the benefits are man-
dated by state law.
At the November council
meeting, Urban questioned the
benefits and Vinsko waved a
document that he said showed
the state law. Urban rebutted
that claim last night, stating
she contacted Harrisburg and
was told benefits are not man-
dated by state law.
For how many years have
you duped the taxpayers into
paying these benefits for you
and your families? Urban
asked. I think you owe us
money. I dont need an answer,
but you all will answer for
this.
Several other people ad-
dressed council: a couple who
drive for Williams Bus Line
told council why they park the
buses on Chiliwick Street;
three representatives of the
District A Fund requested im-
proving the landscape at entry
points to the city; and a mail
carrier was given citations from
the mayor and council for hero-
ic efforts in thwarting a house
robbery.
And Santa Claus brought
gifts for council and Mayor
Tom Leighton, who did not at-
tend the meeting. The gifts
ranged from a set of rubber
balls for Merritt, advising him
to not to play along with other
council members, to a bottle
of aspirin for incoming council
members and a go directly to
jail card for Leighton.
Merritt ranked the meeting
in the top three for volatility
since he has been in office.
We owe it to them to listen
and right the wrongs if there
are any, he said. But personal
attacks arent something that
we can respond to without
facts.
The council meeting was the
final one for Kane, Tony Tho-
mas Jr., Bernie Mengeringhau-
sen and Rick Cronauer as coun-
cil members.
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FRANK R. DEANGELIS, 95, of
Old Forge, died Thursday, Decem-
ber 15, 2011 at home. Born in Old
Forge, he was a son of the late
Frank and Thomasina Astolfi
DeAngelis. His wife of 68 years
was the former Adele Biscontini,
who died Dec. 17, 2010.
The funeral will be 9:30 a.m.
Saturday in the Louis V. Ciuccio
Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road,
Old Forge, followed by a 10 a.m.
Mass at the Prince Of Peace Par-
ish-St. Marys Church, West Grace
andLawrenceSt., OldForge. Inter-
ment will be inthe OldForge Cem-
etery. Friends may call from 5 to 8
p.m. today.
MARIANMCGAVIN, a resident
of St. Lukes Villa, Wilkes-Barre,
formerly of Gateway Court, Ed-
wardsville, and W. Liberty St.,
Newtown section of Hanover
Township, died Thursday morn-
ing, December 15, 2011, in St.
Lukes.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Lehman Family
Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. A full obituary
will appear in Saturdays edition of
The Times Leader.
JOHN NASATKA, 81, of Moun-
tain Top, passed away Thursday,
December 15, 2011, in ManorCare,
Kingston.
Arrangements are pending
from Kniffen OMalley Funeral
Home Inc., 728 Main St., Avoca.
LEONARD LENNY OKRAS-
ZEWSKI, 77, of Roosevelt Street,
Edwardsville, died Wednesday,
December 14, 2011, in Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Funeral arrangements are
pending from the Andrew Strish
Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St.,
Larksville.
SOPHIE SNIADALA, 88, and a
resident of the Riverside Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center in Tay-
lor, died early Thursday morning,
December 15, 2011.
Privatefuneral arrangements
are under the care of the Thomas
P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517
N. Main St., Old Forge. Memorials
may be made in Sophies name to
the American Cancer Society, 712
S. Keyser Ave., Taylor, PA 18517.
Please visit www.KearneyFuneral-
Home.com to leave an online con-
dolence.
A
nna Kadlecik (nee Simek), 87,
of Clarksboro, N.J., died
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, in
the Shores at Wesley Manor,
Ocean City.
Mrs. Kadlecik was born in Cast-
kov, Czechoslovakia, and came to
America when she was three years
old.
She lived in Gloucester County
most of her life and worked for
manyyears inthecafeteria at King-
sway HighSchool. She was a mem-
ber of St. Stephens Lutheran
Church, Woodbury, N.J., where
she belonged to the Altar Guild
and the WELCA Womens Group.
In her free time, Mrs. Kadlecik
enjoyed cross stitch, baking and
cooking for her family.
She is survived by her children,
Andrew and Joan Kadlecik of
Somers Point, N.J., Ruth and Da-
vid Ferretti of Elkton, Md., Mary
Jan and Donald Williams, Wilkes-
Barre, Anne Kadlecik, Clarksboro,
N.J.; four grandsons; one great-
grandson; and her brothers, Ed-
ward Simek, Gibbstown, N.J., and
Joseph Simek, Florida.
Mrs. Kadlecik was predeceased
by her husband, Michael Kadlecik.
The funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Ste-
phens Lutheran Church, 230 N.
Evergreen Ave., Woodbury, N.J.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until
service time Saturday morning in
church. Interment will be in
Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro,
N.J. Arrangements are by
McBride-Foley Funeral Home,
Paulsboro.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
can be made in her memory to the
Memorial Fund of St. Stephens
Church, Woodbury, NJ 08096. Me-
mories can be shared at
www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.
Anna Kadlecik
December 14, 2011
B
etty M. Gale, 86, of The Mead-
ows Apartments, Dallas, passed
away Wednesday, December 14,
2011, in the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Mrs. Gale was born March 21,
1925, in Lake Township, and was a
daughter of the late Earl and Letha
Lee.
She attended Laketon High
School and also the Emmanuel As-
sembly of God Church at Harveys
Lake.
Prior to retiring, Betty was em-
ployed by the Leslie Fay Company
Inc. inKingstonfor 30years as aspe-
cial machine operator.
Her husband, George G. Gale,
died in1985. She was also preceded
in death by her great-grandson, Da-
vid Smith; her brother, Herbert Lee;
and sister, Myrtle Price.
She is survived by twin sons, Ge-
orge E. Gale and his wife, Peggy,
Noxen; Rick Gale and his wife, Bar-
bara, Cartersville, Ga.; daughters,
Nancy Smith and her companion,
Joseph Custalow, Dallas; Letha Ti-
tus and her husband, Larry, Loyal-
ville; sister, Lois Pisack, Meshop-
pen; 15 grandchildren, 31 great-
grandchildren and 12 great-great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Monday in the Curtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner
of Routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek,
with the Rev. L.D. Reed officiating.
Interment will be in the Chapel
Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
The family requests, in lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions be
sent to the Ronald McDonald
House, PO Box 300, Danville, PA
17821 or at www.rmhdanville.org/
fundraising.html. Online condo-
lences may be posted at
www.clswansonfuneralhome.com.
Betty M. Gale
December 14, 2011
K
athryn M. Kay (Deitrich) Wil-
liams, 89, of Kingston, passed
away Monday evening, December
12, 2011inthe Geisinger Medical Fa-
cility from injuries suffered in a car
accident.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre,
daughter of the late William and
Kathryn Deitrich. Kathryn gradu-
ated fromE.L. Meyers High School,
Wilkes-Barre.
She married Thomas Leigh Wil-
liams upon his return from World
War II and raised eight children in
Forty Fort.
Prior to retiring, she had worked
at Giant Market in Kingston, and
the Waynes Department Store in
Edwardsville.
Kathryn enjoyed visiting with
friends and family, reading, playing
cards and playing Sunday night 5-
cent bingo. Shewas a member of the
Forty Fort United Methodist
Church.
Preceding her in death are hus-
band, Leigh Williams, 1986; broth-
ers, Earl, Harold and James; and sis-
ter, Arlene.
She is survived by daughters, Su-
san and life partner Charlee, Arizo-
na; Nancy and husband Andre,
Greenback, Tenn.; Sandi and hus-
band Mark, Woodbury, Conn.; sons,
Leigh and wife Carol, Hanover
Township; Bill, Muhlenberg; Dave
and wife Alice, Forty Fort; Scott and
life partner Matt, Philadelphia; Mi-
chael and wife Beth, Ashley; eight
grandchildrenandnine great-grand-
children.
A funeral will be held at 10 a.m.
today in the Hugh B. Hughes &Son
Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming
Avenue, Forty Fort, with the Rev.
Donald A. Roberts Sr. officiating.
The interment will be in the Deni-
son Cemetery, Swoyersville.
Kathryn M. Williams
December 12, 2011
BOYLE Barbara, funeral 1 p.m.
today in Hugh B. Hughes & Son
Inc. Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming
Ave., Forty Fort.
CAPORALETTI Angeline, Mass of
Christian Burial 11 a.m. today in
Holy Spirit Parish/St. Marys
Church, Mocanaqua. Visitation 10
to 11a.m. today in the church
CHARNEY Leonard, funeral 9
a.m. today in the Bednarski
Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave.,
Wyoming. Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Immaculate
Conception Church, West Pitt-
ston.
EVANS David Jr., funeral 10 a.m.
Saturday in the Sweet Valley
Church of Christ, 5439 Main
Road, Sweet Valley. Friends may
call 4 to 8 p.m. today in the
Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home
Inc., corner of Routes 29 and 118,
Pikes Creek.
GALLAGHER Sister Sharon,
transferal and wake service 2 to 4
p.m. today to Mercy Center. Mass
of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m.
today in Mercy Center.
GENTILE Michael, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in the Howell-Lussi
Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming
Ave., West Pittston. Funeral
services at 10 a.m. in the Second
Presbyterian Church, Parsonage
Street, Pittston.
GOLIDA John, funeral 10 a.m.
today in the Yeosock Funeral
Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains
Township. Relatives and friends
may call 9 to 10 a.m. on today in
the funeral home.
JOHNSON Warren, memorial
service 1 p.m. Dec. 31, in the Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, 813
Wyoming Ave., Kingston.
JONES Jerome, funeral 9:15 a.m.
today in the Desiderio Funeral
Home, 436 S. Mountain Blvd.,
Mountain Top. Mass of Christian
Burial 9:30 a.m. in St. Jude
Roman Catholic Church, Moun-
tain Top.
KUTZ Stephen, funeral 9:45 a.m.
Saturday in the Desiderio Funeral
Home Inc., 436 S. Mountain Blvd.,
Mountain Top. Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Jude
Church, Mountain Top. Friends
may call 4 to 7 p.m. today in the
funeral home.
NANORTA Vincent, celebration of
life 9:30 a.m. today with a funeral
Mass, in the Church of St. Mary of
the Immaculate Conception, 130
S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre.
OWENS Carol Lee, memorial
service 2 p.m. Saturday in the
Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123
W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
PAGLIANETE Vincent, Mass of
Christian Burial 11 a.m. Saturday in
St. Thereses Church, S. Pioneer
Ave., Shavertown. Friends may
visit starting at 10 a.m. in St.
Thereses Church prior to Mass
ROSE Laura, funeral 10 a.m. today
in Bennett Presbyterian Church,
Luzerne.
WALL Stanley, funeral 10:30 a.m.
Friday in the Grontkowski Funeral
Home P.C., 51 W. Green St., Nanti-
coke. Mass of Christian Burial
11a.m. in St. Faustina Parish ( Holy
Trinity Church).
WILLIAMS Kathryn, funeral 10
a.m. today in the Hugh B. Hughes
& Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort.
FUNERALS
M
adeline (Peggy) Ripa, 93, of
Exeter, passed away Wednes-
day, December14, 2011, inHighland
Manor NursingCare Center, Exeter.
Born in Edwardsville, September
5, 1918, she was a daughter of the
Late Vincent and Alexandra Sala-
savage.
She was a member of St. Barba-
ras Parish/St. Anthonys Church,
Exeter.
She was preceded in death by her
husbandof 52years, Daniel, in1993;
brothers, Vincent, William, Joseph
and Matthew; sister, Jennie Kris-
nosky.
Madeline is survived by her son,
Daniel Ripa, and his wife, Theresa,
Exeter; daughter, Sandra Gomola,
and her husband, Carl, of West Pitt-
ston; grandson, Daniel L. Ripa, and
his wife, Sheryl, Dallas; grand-
daughter, Melissa Para, andher hus-
band, Joseph, Jenkins Township;
great-grandchildren, Kyle and Nick-
olas Ripa, and Gabriella and Victo-
ria Para.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Sat-
urday in the Anthony Recupero Fu-
neral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave.,
West Pittston, with a Mass of Chris-
tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Antho-
ny Church. Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. this evening. Interment
will be in St. Marys Cemetery, Prin-
gle.
In lieu of flowers, memorial con-
tributions may be made to the char-
ity of the donors choice.
Madelines family would like to
thank Dr. Ernest Gelb and the staff
of Highland Manor and Hospice
Community Care for their kind and
compassionate care shown during
her stay.
Madeline Ripa
December 14, 2011
Louise Scott, 87, formerly of Ea-
gle Ridge Apartments, Edwards-
ville, died Wednesday, December
14, 2011 in River Street Manor,
Wilkes-Barre.
Born April 28, 1924, in Wilkes-
Barre, she is a daughter of the late
George and Rose Joseph Serhan.
Louise attended Wilkes-Barre Ar-
ea Schools.
She is preceded in death by hus-
band, Delbert; son, Ronald; broth-
ers, FredandEdwardSerhan; sisters
Emily Albright, Marian Grant and
Margaret Carey.
Louise is survived by daughter,
Bonnie, and her husband, Joseph
Mahaffey, Puyallup, Washington;
daughter-in-law, Mary Beth Scott,
Plains Township; granddaughters,
Jennifer and Kristi Scott, Plains
Township; great-granddaughter,
Sophia Louise Emanuel; sister El-
sye Jones, Edwardsville; andseveral
nieces and nephews.
There will be no calling hours.
The interment will be held in Me-
morial Shrine Cemetery Carverton.
Arrangements are through Mam-
ary-DurkinFuneral Services, 59Par-
rish St., Wilkes-Barre.
Louise Scott
December 14, 2011
MARTHAPEARL BINDER, 90,
Old Forge, died Thursday, Decem-
ber 15, 2011, in Hospice Communi-
ty Care in Dunmore. Born in the
Austin Heights section of Old
Forge, on February 17, 1921,
daughter of the late Samuel and
Anna Koperek Pawlikowski.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in
St. Lawrence OToole Church, Di-
vine Mercy Parish, 620 S. MainSt.,
Old Forge, celebrated by the Rev.
JosephCipriano, former pastor. In-
terment will follow in Abington
Hills Cemetery. Relatives and
friends may pay their respects
from9 a.m. until Mass Saturday in
the church. Arrangements are by
Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home
Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge.
Please visit www.KearneyFuneral-
Home.com for directions or to
leave an online condolence.
SCRANTON Two owners of
a Kingston accounting firm raid-
ed by the IRS in April 2010 have
agreed to plead guilty to tax eva-
sion charges.
Jerome Pinkowski and Chris-
topher Wartella each signed sep-
arate plea agreements with the
federal government relating to
false tax filings they made
through their business, Broody
Associates on Warren Avenue.
According to court papers,
Pinkowski admitted he underre-
ported the wages of the some of
the firms employees from 2004
to 2008 in order to evade paying
employment taxes on those wag-
es.
Court papers do not say exact-
ly how much income was under-
reported, but note that the tax
loss was less than $400,000.
Wartella admitted to underre-
porting income on his personal
taxes from 2004 to 2008, result-
ing in a loss of $441,352 in taxes
owed the government.
Pinkowski has agreed to plead
guilty to one count each of con-
spiracy to defraud the United
States and making fraudulent
and false statements. He faces a
maximum sentence of eight
years in prison and a $500,000
fine.
Wartella has agreed to plead
guilty to one count of tax eva-
sion. He faces a maximum sen-
tence of three years in prison
and a $250,000 fine.
Prosecutors have agreed to
seek a lesser sentence for both
men based on their decision to
plead guilty to the charges.
Pinkowski and Wartella
signed the plea agreements in
August and September, respec-
tively. They were not publicly fil-
ed until Tuesday, however.
Owners
of firm
admit tax
evasion
Men were owners of Kingston
accounting firm raided by the
IRS in April 2010.
HANOVER TWP. Town-
ship police reported the follow-
ing:
Police are investigating a
report that a man was attempt-
ing to use a counterfeit $20
bill on Dec. 8 at the Burger
King on Carey Avenue.
A cashier reported a man
entered the restaurant around
9:55 p.m. and placed an order,
police said. The cashier used a
marking pen to verify the
money and the man ran out of
the restaurant, police said.
A 16-year-old boy from
Boland Avenue was cited with
disorderly conduct after he
allegedly banged on a window
at a house on Luzerne Street
at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The boy was captured in the
area of West Division and
Dexter streets and released to
his mother.
HAZLETON -- Police are
investigating a two-vehicle
crash Wednesday afternoon
near the intersection of
Church and 19th streets.
A 2012 Honda driven by
James Barilla of Tresckow that
was northbound on Church
Street around 3 p.m. struck
the rear of 1999 Ford Explorer
driven by Daicy Camacho of
Hazleton.
Camacho complained of
neck and back pain, police
said.
The Honda was towed from
the scene.
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-
Barre police reported the fol-
lowing:
Three family members
Thursday were charged in
connection with retail thefts
from Boscovs Department
Store on South Main Street.
Store security conducted
surveillance on employee Alli-
cia Balasavage, 23, of Scott
Street. The investigation re-
vealed she falsely recorded as
returns merchandise brought
to her by Joanne Balasavage,
45, and Charles Balasavage, 21,
also of Scott Street and issued
gift cards to them.
Allicia Balasavage also pro-
vided them merchandise with-
out charging them, police said.
They were charged with
criminal conspiracy, theft by
unlawful taking, retail theft
and receiving stolen property.
Bridgette Campbell, 25, of
Parkview Circle was arrested
and charged with public drunk-
enness Thursday for allegedly
being intoxicated in the area of
324 Parkview Circle.
Gina Major-Ackerman of
Huntsville Road, Dallas report-
ed Thursday her purse was
taken from her vehicle while it
was parked at 91 S. Main St.
Angela Baloga said some-
one stole jewelry from 295 N.
Main St. Tuesday.
Candida Christopher of
North Washington Street said
someone stole her black 1994
Lincoln -- Pennsylvania regis-
tration number HNL6691 --
from 745 N. Washington St. on
Tuesday.
Police said Jeffrey Dor-
man, 45, of South Franklin
Street, was cited with retail
theft and public drunkenness
after he allegedly stole items
from the Rite Aid Pharmacy,
Public Square, on Wednesday.
BUTLER TWP. Police
arrested a 16-year-old boy from
Drums after investigating a
report he was carrying a gun
that turned out to be a pellet
gun near the Drums Elemen-
tary and Middle School on
Butler Drive on Wednesday.
Police said the boy earlier
stood on the roof of a house
on Lions Drive and aimed the
gun at a passing motorist at
about 2 p.m.
Police located the boy walk-
ing near the school a short
time later.
The boy was petitioned to
Luzerne County Juvenile
Court on charges of aggravated
assault, reckless endanger-
ment, resisting arrest institu-
tional vandalism, disorderly
conduct, illegal use of an air
firearm, and simple assault.
HAZLETON State police
at Hazleton said they charged
Taheed Ali Berry, 26, with
escape when he failed to re-
turn to the MinSec Hazleton
Community Corrections Cen-
ter, 145 W. Broad St., on
Wednesday.
Anyone with information
about Berry is asked to contact
state police at Hazleton at
459-3890.
HAZLETON Two men and
four juveniles were arrested
after police investigated what
they said was a gang fight
involving weapons in the 600
block of James Street on
Wednesday.
A group of 10 to 20 people
scattered when police arrived
in the area at about 3:10 p.m.
Justin Ortiz, of South Vine
Street, and Juan Tinoco, of
North James Street, were
captured after a chase. They
were charged with riot, dis-
orderly conduct and illegal
possession of weapons. Ortiz
was allegedly carrying a hatch-
et and Tinoco was carrying a
pipe, police said.
Police said a machete was
found in the area.
Four juveniles are also fac-
ing similar charges, police
said.
HAZLETON State police
Bureau of Liquor Control En-
forcement charged Javier Mo-
reno Santos, 29, and Maria
Perez, 37, both of Hazleton,
with selling alcohol without a
license.
State police allege Santos
and Perez were selling alcohol
at 120 W. Broad St., Hazleton,
which was operating as an
after-hours club on the week-
ends. Alcohol and money were
seized.
POLICE BLOTTER
WRIGHT TWP. A man
accused of stabbing another
man will face charges in Lu-
zerne County Court.
Terrill Shakur Mattox, 27,
of Wilkes-Barre, appeared be-
fore District Judge Ronald
Swank on Wednesday for a
preliminary hearing.
Two counts each of aggra-
vated assault and criminal
conspiracy and a single count
of burglary were forwarded to
county court.
Township police allege Mat-
tox and Armoni Johnson, 24,
of Wilkes-Barre, stabbed Justin
Barna several times during a
burglary at an apartment on
Charter Drive on Aug. 7,
according to the criminal
complaint.
Johnson is facing similar
charges in county court.
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WILKES-BARRE Some-
times, making a difference can
mean a pair of warm socks.
Stephen and Gail Perillo of
Making A Difference Minis-
tries are spearheading a drive
to help keep children warmthis
winter.
Gail calls it the Sock Drive
for needy children in their area.
So many children in our ar-
ea do not have new socks to
wear to school to keep them
warm, or a new cozy pair of
socks to wear to bed at night,
Perillo said. It seems so sim-
ple, yet it can make all the dif-
ference to a
child.
Perillo
said socks
for girls and
boys from
infants
through
high school
will be ac-
cepted. Ste-
phen Peril-
lo will de-
liver boxes
to any busi-
ness that
wishes to
contribute.
Once socks
are collect-
ed, Stephen
will pick up
the socks
and then
the socks
are bagged
and distributed.
Gail said a second delivery of
socks has been given to Tanya
Olaviany, program supervisor
of Big Brothers Big Sisters of
the Bridge.
Socks were also given to the
Mother Theresa Haven Pro-
gram of Catholic Social Servic-
es. The socks will be given to
area homeless men.
Socks will also be given to
Wilkes University for the Kirby
House in time for Christmas.
So many people take for
granted that socks are an item
that cost very little, yet many
cannot afford them, Perillo
said.
Making A Difference Minis-
tries will continue the project
until March 9.
The Perillos were involved
with the Sleeping Bag Project
that provided about 200 home-
made sleeping bags for home-
less people. That project was
coordinated by Carla Garrigan.
Ministry
wants you to
sock it to
those in need
Socks can be
dropped off at
these locations:
Phoenix Rehabil-
itation, 311 Market
St., Koral Building
Jewelcor Building,
Kingston; 718-
0933
Fidelity Bank,
247 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston;
338-0120
Pennoni Associ-
ates, Inc., 100 N.
Wilkes-Barre Blvd.,
Wilkes-Barre;
824-2200
Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton Penguins
(Ice Rink) 40 Coal
St., Wilkes-Barre;
970-3607 or 208-
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By BILL OBOYLE
DALLAS TWP. Seventeen-
year-old Rachael Alles has put in
some long days during the
weeks of preparation for the Dal-
las High School Dra-
ma Clubs produc-
tion of Little Wom-
en, slated to open
today.
Alles, of Dallas,
said she works so
hard for the thrill of
the first few minutes
on stage.
That very first
show, its all about
the feeling of adrena-
line, she said. That
first step onstage is what I live
for its worth all the weeks of
work.
And with a brand-newstage at
the Dallas High School, Alles is
more excited than ever for the
curtain call.
In this big auditorium, with
all the lights, I feel like Im on
Broadway, she said.
The auditorium in the recent-
ly built school, which opened in
mid-September, also features
male and female dressing
rooms, more prop storage, state-
of-the-art technical equipment
and higher expectations.
Its our first show right at the
starting block, so I think there
are high expectations, said the-
ater director Harry McKeown.
Weve always done a nice job in
the past. The kids are so excit-
ed.
Caitlin Cameron, of Dallas,
will make her stage debut in the
period piece as Aunt
Carol. Its a small part
(I only have seven
lines, she said) but
Cameron said the
venue in which she
will perform makes
her feel like a star.
Its going to be so
fun on this stage,
said the 17-year-old.
We get to act more
important and we get
more perks its more
professional.
Cameron said the old schools
stage was much smaller about
half the size. The space didnt
have much storage, and a lack of
dressing rooms meant everyone
had to change together behind
the stage curtain in between
scenes.
Limited space affected sets,
props and the kinds of shows
the club was able to present.
This gives us more of an op-
portunity to do maybe bigger
productions, said Audrey Ide,
assistant director.
Student actors will use wire-
less microphones for the first
time in this production, and the-
ater intern Jeff Kelly from Mi-
sericordia University said there
are some glitches to work out
before opening night.
At the old school, we used to
do everything just to get
through the show, including us-
ing duct tape, he said, laugh-
ing. Its nice to have brand-new,
state-of-the-art equipment, but
its taking some getting used to.
Kelly said learning the ropes
of the new technical equipment
has warranted some long nights
on the set, but he feels the show
will be worth it.
Theres a lot of potential
here, he said.
Ide said students chose Little
Women because the club is pri-
marily composed of female ac-
tors, but also because of the fa-
miliarity of the piece.
We decided to do a classic in
the new building, she said.
Little Women originated as
a novel written by Louisa May
Alcott in 1868 and is loosely
based upon the many adventur-
es of Alcott and her three sis-
ters.
Dallas production takes to the big stage
CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK/ FOR THE DALLAS POST
Alyssa Horvath and Rebecca Darling rehearse for the Dallas High School production of Little
Women.
New facility at all-new high
school will host student
production of Little Women.
By SARAH HITE
shite@timesleader.com
This gives us
more of an
opportunity to
do maybe big-
ger produc-
tions.
Audrey Ide
Assistant director
SCRANTON It sounds a little like the
school principal reporting to the district
superintendent. Diocese of Scranton
Bishop Joseph Bambera -- accompanied
by two of his predecessors and other dio-
cesan officials recently returned from a
12-day visit to Rome to discuss the status
of the diocese and its people.
Its called an ad limina visit, Latin for
to the threshold.
In this case, Bambera, former bishops
James TimlinandJosephMartinoandfor-
mer Auxiliary Bishop John M. Dougherty
traveledtothethresholdof PopeBenedict
XVI and other Vatican offices.
Generally speaking, approximately ev-
ery five years every diocesan bishop trav-
els to Rome and provides a summary of
the status of his local church, Bambera
explained of his first ad limina visit, from
Nov. 30 to Dec. 10. The diocese prepared
by compilingdetailedreports andsubmit-
ting themto the Vatican.
Its a very, very detailed report and
analysis of the diocese, Bambera said. It
includes a financial analysis, life in minis-
try, whatstakingplacerelativetoCatholic
schools, family life, liturgy and so forth.
Howdid the diocese fare after the pope
and others reviewed all that information
and met with the local delegation?
Wegot afavorableresponse, Bambera
said.
Despite some rocky years of school and
church closings that sparked angry reac-
tions from parishioners, Bambera said,
Imvery proud of this diocese.
We have great social services that re-
spondtopeoplewhoareinneedWehad
to adjust our schools system, were not
home free but we turned a corner. We
have four great Catholic universities in
our diocese. We have the ability to re-
spond to our senior citizens in very posi-
tive ways, including assisted-living and
nursing homes in Wilkes-Barre.
While the diocese sailed through the
review, Bambera said the pope and offi-
cials they met would not gloss over prob-
lems.
If there was something problematic
with the diocese, it would be brought to
thebishops attention, hesaid. Wedidnt
have any such issues.
The local diocese, covering 11 counties
in Northeastern Pennsylvania, was one of
13 fromPennsylvania and NewJersey vis-
iting during this trip. Bambera said meet-
ing with other bishops in that setting
helped show that, despite different loca-
tions and situations, We are not all that
different than people in Allentown or Al-
toona. I derived a real sense of unity.
The trip was mostly business, with oc-
casional chances to find a little trattoria
for dinner in the evening, Bambera said.
And the highlight was by far meeting the
pope.
Bamberahadmet Benedict oncebefore,
and noted: The office does seem to be
wearing on him; he did look a little tired.
Once you move beyond the nature of
the meeting, you realize that this man is
incredibly astute and insightful, Bambe-
ra said. He was incredibly focused, very
much aware of the circumstances and sit-
uations in our region of the United
States.
Bishop Bambera presents local update to Rome
Leader of diocese was joined
by two former bishops and a
former auxiliary bishop.
By MARK GUYDISH
mguydish@timesleader.com
COURTESY OF THE DIOCESE OF SCRANTON
Diocese of Scranton Bishop Joseph Bambera is greeted by Pope Benedict XVI
during a recent ad limina visit to Rome.
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne
County Solicitor Vito DeLuca
said the attorney for the countys
prison board was incorrect when
he said the board would continue
to exist after the implementation
of home rule.
DeLuca said Thursday he has
researched the law and does not
believe there is any provision
within state law or the county
code that would require the in-
coming Luzerne County Council
to retain the prison board.
Stephen Menn, as assistant
county solicitor who represents
the prisonboard, onMonday said
he believed the board would con-
tinue to exist in some form,
thoughit might not beknownas a
prison board, after home rule is
implemented. He based his opin-
iononthecountycodeandastate
statute, whichhe didnot identify.
Attorneys James Bobeck and
Jim Haggerty, members of the
home rule transition committee,
disputed Menns interpretation,
however. They noted a section of
the charter specifically calls for
the elimination of the prison
board, as well as several other
boards. The charter supersedes
the county code, Haggerty said.
DeLucasaidhereviewedtheis-
sueanddeterminedMennwas in-
correct.
I dont knowif there was some
misunderstanding. If he advised
the board it would survive the
process of changeof government,
he was incorrect, DeLuca said.
Under home rule, oversight of
the prison would fall to the coun-
ty manager, whowill alsooversee
multiple other departments.
Members of the seven-member
prison board expressed concern
that the manager would not be
able to provide the same level of
oversight at the prison as the
board has done.
Councilman-elect Rick Morelli
said Thursday he would like to
see subcommittees set up within
the council that would act as an
advisory panel to the various de-
partments, including the prison.
I definitely think its needed.
Youhavetohaveinformation, not
just fromtheprisonbut all depart-
ments, funneled to the council,
Morelli said. Whether its a sub-
committee or advisory board, its
a way to have officials meet with
the council and manager on a
monthly basis to discuss ongoing
issues and problems.
LehighCounty, whichoperates
under home rule, does not have a
prison board, while another
home rule county, Northampton,
does.
John Stoffa, county executive
for Northampton County, said
the prison board there has no au-
thority, but acts inanadvisory ca-
pacity to oversee expenditures to
ensure there is no frivolous
spending. Its primary focus, how-
ever, is toreviewprisonprograms
and conditions and address com-
plaints filedbyinmates regarding
those matters.
Lehigh County has not seen a
needfor aboard, saidFrankKane,
chief of staff for Lehigh County
Manager Don Cunningham.
Its a department just like any
other that requires oversight. You
give it the appropriate level of at-
tention, Kane said.
Prison board wont exist under home rule, county solicitor says
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Christine Leandri - Music Studio
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Hazamoon Stuart Creations
Joan Harris Centre Harris Conservatory of the Arts
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CLOSEDMON.
HANOVER TWP. State po-
lice vice troopers uncovered a
large amount of illegal drugs in-
side an apartment while chasing
a fugitive on the roof of the build-
ing at Solomon Street and Hazle
Avenue.
Eric M. Ward, 28, of Brooklyn,
N.Y., climbed out a window and
onto the roof after troopers
knocked on the door just before
11 p.m. Wednesday, according to
charges filed.
Troopers capturedWardonthe
roof. State police allege they
found numerous heroin packets
and pills near the window Ward
exited from and heroin packets
and crack cocaine on the roof.
An arrest warrant was issued
for Ward on Oct. 22, 2010, when
he failed to appear in Luzerne
County Court to be sentenced on
unrelated drug offenses, accord-
ing to court records.
State police arrested Jordan
Mack Moss, 22, last known ad-
dress as Carroll Street, Pittston,
and Jean M. Almonor, 36, of At-
lanta, Ga., who were inside the
apartment.
Moss and Almonor were ar-
raigned Thursday in Wilkes-
Barre Central Court on two
counts each of possession with
intent to deliver a controlled sub-
stance, possessionof a controlled
substance and criminal conspir-
acy with intent to deliver a con-
trolled substance.
According to the criminal com-
plaints:
Troopers received information
that Ward was staying at the
apartment. When troopers
knocked on the door just before
11 p.m., they noticed a strong
odor of marijuana and heard a
man say he had to put clothes on.
Troopers entered the apart-
ment and noticed a haze of mari-
juana smoke and marijuana ci-
gars throughout the apartment,
and heroin packets and pills near
the window where Ward had
climbed out, the complaint says.
A marijuana grinder, rubber
bands and a gun were also alleg-
edly found in the apartment.
Court records say state police
arrested Ward on April 27, 2010,
after he sold heroin in the area of
Hazle Avenue and Nicholson
Street, about a block away from
his capture Wednesday night. He
pleaded guilty to a charge of pos-
session with intent to deliver a
controlled substance and failed
to appear for sentencing on Oct.
22, 2010, court records say.
Ward was jailed at the county
prison.
Preliminary hearings for Moss
andAlmonor arescheduledTues-
day before District Judge Joseph
Halesey in Hanover Township.
Jerry Lynott, a Times Leader
staff writer, contributed to this
report.
3 taken into custody in Hanover Twp. drug bust
Three men were taken into custody late Wednesday evening by state police and Hanover Township
police who were serving a warrant at an apartment at Solomon Street and Hazle Avenue.
Brooklyn man was captured
on a buildings roof. Large
amount of drugs discovered.
By EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
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PHILADELPHIA More
than 150,000 people have been
scratched off Pennsylvanias
medical assistance rolls in the
last five months amid a crack-
down aimed at Medicaid waste
that health care advocates be-
lieve has also wrongly removed
needy and disabled residents
fromthe list, a newspaper report-
ed Thursday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer re-
ported 90,000 cases were cut in
November alone while the De-
partment of Public Welfare ag-
gressively stepped up eligibility
reviews.
A total of 43,000 children have
been taken off state medical as-
sistance since August, the news-
paper reported.
Most of those cut frommedical
assistance are dead, movedout of
state or are otherwise ineligible,
state officials said.
But the Department of Public
Welfare was unable to provide
The Inquirer witha breakdownof
how many of the purged cases
were in each category.
The huge cuts are notable be-
cause they come as most states
are seeing Medicaid enrollment
rise or at least stay flat.
Thats raising red flags for
health policy advocates worried
that Pennsylvania is purging de-
serving cases as it tries to save
$200 million by eliminating
waste, fraud and abuse under the
budget approved in June.
Advocacy groups told The In-
quirer theyve received hundreds
of reports of people wrongfully
taken off the rolls. But state offi-
cials insist theyre sticking to
proper reviewprocedures, giving
clients 15 days to respond to the
states inquiry and another 15
days notice before their benefits
are canceled.
We conduct re-determina-
tions with sensitivity ... and ac-
commodate as much as we can to
the clients needs, Lourdes Pa-
dilla, the departments acting
deputy secretary, said. Nothing
has changed.
The union representing case
workers said reviewers were or-
dered to aggressively close cases
for technical reasons when the
state ordered them to examine
hundreds of thousands of back-
logged cases.
Padilla denied case workers
were pressured to close cases.
One Philadelphia woman re-
ported she got a letter Sept. 15
saying her coverage would be cut
off in four days unless she sent re-
newal paperwork.
They were cut off anyway.
150K axed from Medicaid
Health care advocates believe
many Pennsylvania needy and
disabled wrongly removed.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Amelia Rose Anderson, daughter
of Eric and Renee Anderson,
Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating her
ninth birthday, today, Dec. 16.
Amelia is a granddaughter of
Mary Ellen Murphy and Dolores
Anderson, both of Wilkes-Barre;
Joseph Sakosky, Exeter; and the
late Walter Anderson. Amelia
has a half-brother, Alex, 15, and
two half-sisters, twins, Katie and
Emily, 13.
Amelia R. Anderson
Brooke Lillianna Bebo, daughter
of Todd and Jennifer Bebo, is
celebrating her fifth birthday
today, Dec. 16. Brooke is a grand-
daughter of Judy Williams,
Wilkes-Barre; John and Mary
Yashkus, Arizona; and Cheryl
and Rick Post, Shickshinny. She
is a great-granddaughter of
Mildred Rakowski, Hunlock
Creek. Brooke has a sister, Ariel.
Brooke L. Bebo
Payton Armani Foster, son of Jill
Kotlowski and Corey Foster,
Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his
third birthday today, Dec. 16.
Payton is a grandson of John
and JoAnn Kotlowski, Plains
Township, and Rosalyn Foster,
Wilkes-Barre. He is a great-
grandson of Emily Timko, Plains
Township; Peggy George, Ed-
wardsville; and Anthony Kotlow-
ski, Pittston. Payton has a broth-
er, Jordan, 8.
Payton A. Foster
Samantha Jo Jimenez, daughter
of Rafael and Heidi Jimenez, is
celebrating her seventh birthday
today, Dec. 16. Samantha is a
granddaughter of Susan Koepke,
Ashley; Robert Koepke, Wilkes-
Barre; and Milagros Jimenez,
Philadelphia. She is a great-
granddaughter of Leona Koepke,
Wilkes-Barre. Samantha has two
brothers, Rich, 21, and Jesse, 15.
Samantha J. Jimenez
Colby Elizabeth Michaels, daugh-
ter of Edward and Tina Michaels,
Swoyersville, is celebrating her
1 1th birthday today, Dec. 16.
Colby is a granddaughter of
Louis and Judy Michaels,
Swoyersville. She is a great-
granddaughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Glowaniak; the
late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mis; and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Michaels.
Colby has two sisters, Caitlin and
Christina.
Colby E. Michaels
Chase Penn, son of Mark Penn
and Erika Kadtke, is celebrating
his second birthday today, Dec.
16. Chase is a grandson of Diane
Penn and Randy and Kim
Kadtke. He is a great-grandson
of George and Janice Kadtke
and Fred and Rebecca Kalweit,
all of Shickshinny.
Chase Penn
Ryan John Bonin, son of John
and Tara Bonin, Harding, is
celebrating his seventh birthday
today, Dec. 16. Ryan is a grand-
son of Norina and John Conden,
Wyoming, and Florence and
Larry Bonin, Swoyersville. He
has a brother, Jake, 5.
Ryan J. Bonin
Brady Edward McDermott, son of
Mollie and Del McDermott,
Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his
second birthday today, Dec. 16.
Brady is a grandson of Mary
Alice and Ned Endler, Wilkes-
Barre, and Debbie and Del
McDermott, West Pittston. He is
a great-grandson of Del McDer-
mott and the late Emily McDer-
mott, West Wyoming, and the
late Edward F. Endler and
Mildred Endler, Wilkes-Barre.
Brady has a brother, D.J., 6.
Brady E. McDermott
Ricardo M. Ross III, son of Julie
Bull and Rick Ross Jr., Mountain
Top, is celebrating his first birth-
day today, Dec. 16. Ricky is a
grandson of C.J. and Rick Ross
Sr., Mountain Top, and Elizabeth
Bull and the late Mark Bull,
Dorrance. He has a sister, Nicole,
6.
Ricardo M. Ross III
HUNLOCK CREEK: The
UGI Electric Retirees Associ-
ation will hold its annual
Christmas luncheon 1 p.m.
Wednesday at The Red Roost-
er Restaurant, state Route
118. A business meeting will
take place after the luncheon.
All UGI Electric retirees are
welcome.
WILKES-BARRE: The
Wilkes-Barre City Junior
Council is sponsoring a coat
drive through Monday. Dona-
tions can be dropped off at
Wilkes-Barre City Hall and
Schiels Family Markets on
Hanover Street or George
Avenue. Monetary donations
are also being accepted.
WILKES-BARRE TWP.:
The Wilkes-Barre Township
annual childrens Christmas
party will be held 1-2:30 p.m. on
Sunday at the township fire hall
on Watson Street.
Sponsoring clubs are Wilkes-
Barre Township American
Legion Post 815, American
Legion Post 815 Ladies Auxilia-
ry, Friars Club, Georgetown
Conservation Club, Lions Club,
Warsaw Sportsmen Club,
Wilkes-Barre Township Rod
and Gun Club and Wilkes-Barre
Township Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
The party, coordinated by
Bob Delescavage, is for town-
ship children and children of
the sponsoring clubs up to the
age of 9. Santa will arrive via
fire truck and will visit home-
bound children in the township
after the party.
IN BRIEF
Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 seniors nationwide and
joined by local advocates for seniors, recently honored Representative
Lou Barletta for his efforts to protect the health benefits and security of
Pennsylvanias seniors and disabled citizens. Dick Weiss, board member
of RetireSafe, presented the RetireSafe Standing Up for Americas
Seniors commemorative plaque to Representative Barletta at his dis-
trict office. RetireSafe is a nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots organiza-
tion that advocates education on behalf of Americas seniors on issues
regarding Social Security, Medicare, health and financial well-being. At
the award presentation, fromleft: Patrick Ward, president and chief
executive officer, United Way of Greater Hazleton; Paul Bartoletti, presi-
dent-elect, Pennsylvania Homecare Association; Congressman Barletta;
and Weiss.
Seniors, advocate group honor Barletta
St. Roccos Cub Scout Pack 303, Pittston, recently participated in the Wilkes-Barre Santa Parade. The
scouts earned their Parade badges by building their own float and marching in the parade. Participants,
from left, first row, are Zack Maira, John Ozark Jr., Anthony Cerreta, Josh Gustinucci and Lucas Williams.
Second row: Jeffery Mazonis, Mark McFarland, Andy Mendez, Zach Chilson, Alexsander Chilson, Austin
Dolechek, Kevin Lockett and Scout Master Jake Kolanich.
St. Roccos Cub Scout Pack 303 marches in parade
Members of the Wilkes-Barre Verizon Telecom Pioneers No. 7 recently were guests at a volunteer ap-
preciation luncheon sponsored by RSVP for their continued participation in the Pen Pal program. At the
luncheon, from left: Mary Ellen Arasin, Dolores McGill and Beckie Adams, Pioneer volunteers; Nancy
Karpovich, president and volunteer, Pioneers; Jackie Boyle, field coordinator, RSVP; and Rosemary Gawat
and Judy Betti, Pioneer volunteers.
Pioneers recognized for participation in Pen Pal program
The war in Iraq will soon belong
to history, and your service
belongs to the ages.
President Barack Obama
The nations commander in chief saluted troops
returning from Iraq, asserting that the nearly
nine-year conflict was ending honorably, not with a final battle, but with
a final march toward home.
Writer believes drilling
can remedy revenue woes
A
s our county and many of our local
governments consider another round
of tax increases, I have to wonder if the
natural gas industry in Pennsylvania can
solve many of our tax problems.
I attended the Keystone Energy Forum
in Hershey and learned that this industry
is expected to create $1.8 billion in new tax
revenue for Pennsylvanias state and local
governments by 2020. And, as a bonus, the
natural gas industry doesnt require gov-
ernment subsidies like other energy sourc-
es to be successful. It is self-sufficient.
The natural gas industry is a great op-
portunity for us in Pennsylvania, and I
could tell the representatives from the
industry want to do business here. I am
thankful that I had the opportunity to
meet them and listen to what they had to
say. It was a great experience that reaf-
firmed my belief that we will truly benefit
by having natural gas exploration in Penn-
sylvania.
Christa Collins
Peckville
Do right by Pa. residents
in regard to gas drilling
R
ecently, the state Senate passed a bill,
SB1100, that addressed some con-
cerns regarding natural gas drilling. It
increased setbacks for gas wells, set an
impact fee and, most important, took away
the right for municipalities to pass laws
concerning gas wells.
First, drilling setbacks should be mea-
sured in thousands of feet, not hundreds.
Second, why in heavens name, with 70
percent of Pennsylvanians in favor of it,
dont we have a tax on this gas, not a mea-
ningless impact fee? And, lastly, the fact
that this bill takes away the ability of mu-
nicipalities to govern themselves should
have had every lawmaker voting against it.
My senator, Lisa Baker, got up on the
Senate floor and spoke about how this was
not good legislation but voted for it any-
way. Once again when it comes to tough
legislation, Sen. Baker has shown her
inability and unwillingness to fight for
everyone in her district, not just the spe-
cial interests and the rich, elite 1 percent.
Id like to see Sen. Baker start an ethics
investigation into legislators who have gas
leases or who have taken campaign contri-
butions from these gas companies. This
would be, at the very least, a conflict of
interest.
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a no-tax
pledge and promised to veto any tax on
gas drilling, but this should not deter any
elected official from bringing the issue of a
tax to a vote and letting the people see
where their representatives stand.
These are not pro and con drilling is-
sues, but rather right and wrong issues;
and we need our elected officials to be
right.
Brad Noble
Dallas
Voters can help GOOOH
make a go of it in 2012
H
ave you had enough yet of The Wash-
ington Follies? You dont have to
accept the Washington foolishness that
poses as government any longer. GOOOH
is a reliable solution.
GOOOH stands for Get Out Of Our
House and is pronounced like the word
go. It is a non-partisan plan to place
citizen representatives on the ballot in
2012, ideally in the primary against the
incumbent, competing for a seat in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
The GOOOH plan will work in every
state. Theres a good chance there are
GOOOH leaders already at work in your
state, but they need your help. Please see
www.goooh.com, then join GOOOH and
be a part of the effort to take back control
of our government.
All 435 representatives are up for re-
election. We could replace them all this
election cycle.
An incumbent is most vulnerable in the
primary elections; voter turnout is rela-
tively low then, and a vigorous group of
determined citizens has a good chance to
defeat them.
Please, help us do it! Otherwise, nothing
will change.
Glen Terrell
Arlington, Texas
Writer urges well-wishes
for ill ex-Teeners coach
I
am writing this letter regarding my
friend Marty Devaney.
Marty spent more than 25 years as a
coach and officer of South Wilkes-Barre
Teeners League Baseball. In all those
years I never witnessed Marty losing his
temper or saying anything derogatory
about anyone. His main objective was
ensuring the welfare of the young people
of South Wilkes-Barre.
Marty is now seriously ill, and I am
asking all those people who were affiliated
with South Wilkes-Barre Teeners or Teen-
ers League Baseball to give Marty a call,
send a card or visit him. Most of all he
needs our prayers.
Jack Morgan
Past president
Teeners League Baseball
Hanover Township
Keep toy safety in mind
when purchasing presents
M
any parents will scan the hot holiday
toy lists and stand in line for hours to
purchase gifts that will bring laughter
and joy to their children this Christmas.
Before you fill the stockings and wrap the
gifts, the Association for the Blind wants
to make sure you consider the safety of
each toy.
According to the Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Christmas toy-related
injuries resulted during 2009 in nearly
186,000 visits to the emergency room for
treatment to children ages 15 and younger.
The majority of the injuries were to the
head and face, including the eyes.
The following tips will help to keep your
children safe this holiday season.
No. 1: Consider the size of the toy.
For toddlers and all children who still
mouth objects, avoid toys with small or
sharp parts. These parts could be swal-
lowed and pose a fatal choking hazard. As
a test, if any part of the toy can fit inside a
toilet paper roll, it is considered a hazard
and not appropriate for children under 3.
No. 2: Consider the toys shape.
Make sure a toy doesnt have any edges
that have points. These toys could punc-
ture the skin or eyes. Avoid toys that shoot
or include parts that fly off. BB guns and
air guns should not even be considered
toys!
No. 3: Check the label.
Look for labels that give age recom-
mendations and warnings. Look for any
toxic substances that might be painted on
the toy and check instructions for clarity.
No. 4: Discard plastic wrapping and
strings.
Immediately discard plastic wrapping on
toys and avoid all toys with strings. Plastic
wrapping might have sharp edges and
could cause suffocation, while strings can
be very dangerous if the string gets wrap-
ped around your childs neck.
No. 5: Protect your child with gear.
Gifts of sports equipment always should
be accompanied by protective gear. About
90 percent of all sports-related eye injuries
could have been prevented simply by using
appropriate eye protection.
For additional information on eye health
and safety, contact the Association for the
Blind at 1825 Wyoming Ave., Exeter, PA
18643, or call toll free 1-877-693-3555.
Ron Petrilla
Executive director
Greater Wilkes-Barre
Association for the Blind
Exeter
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N
EXT YEAR, THE Su-
premeCourt will con-
sider a challenge to
the noxious immigra-
tion law passed in Arizona in
2010.
The justices are expected to
consider whether states may
adopt laws that taketheleadon
immigration enforcement. We
hope the court will rule that
they may not, and that it
strikes down this ill-conceived
lawas anintrusioninto the fed-
eral governments lone man-
date to establish such policy.
We understand that Arizona
and other states are frustrated
by Congress years of inaction.
But this law does more harm
thangood. Byturningpoliceof-
ficers into immigration agents,
it distracts them from needed
local law enforcement and in-
vites abuse.
In the end, even a court rul-
ing in favor of the federal gov-
ernment wont fix the larger
problem. Only Congress can
restore sanity to our irrational
system by enacting compre-
hensive immigration reform.
Los Angeles Times
OTHER OPINION: IMMIGRATION
Court should void
harmful new law
I
F YOUDUGa deep hole in
the lawn of the governors
residence in Harrisburg
andbegantopour fluids in-
to the void, we suspect it
wouldnt be long before some-
one probably someone wear-
ingaholster andabadgeasked
exactly what you had dumped
into the ground.
Suppose you answered: Its a
secret.
Essentially, the natural gas
companiesdrillingintoterritory
from the Tunkhannock vicinity
to east Texas have tried to be
equally tight-lipped about the
chemical mixes they force be-
low ground to shatter rock for-
mations and free the coveted
fuel. The companies lawyers of-
ten cite proprietary concerns,
saying competing firms should
not have access to one anothers
secret recipes.
You shouldnt stand for this
kind of concealment, not con-
sidering what is at stake.
The U.S. Environmental Pro-
tection Agency earlier this
month indicated fracking
fluids might be to blame for
polluting groundwater in one
central Wyoming community.
Closer toNortheasternPennsyl-
vania, residents also remain jus-
tifiably concerned about possi-
ble surface spills and the illegal
dumping of drilling solutions.
Until pressed, the natural gas
industry had hesitated to pro-
vide specifics here even as drill-
ers bored into the Marcellus
Shale reserves on your property
(state forests) and on private
land near Pennsylvanias public
waterways.
Today, the state Department
of Environmental Protection
collects details on 70-some
chemicals and additives used at
well sites (such as hydrochloric
acid, boric oxide, ethylene gly-
col and methanol), posting cer-
tain data on its website. Howev-
er, as thePittsburghTribune-Re-
viewreported this week, people
seekingspecific informationon
the chemicals used in a well
must get such a report at the
(DEPs) regional offices.
Elsewhere in the nation, Tex-
as and Colorado each adopted
rules this week requiring disclo-
sure of most fracking fluids.
They joined states such as Ar-
kansas and Wyoming that al-
ready had approved similar reg-
ulations.
Colorados new rule, billed as
the most comprehensive in the
country, calls for a company to
reveal the chemicals and their
concentrations within60days of
a fracking job and to supply that
list toFracFocus.org, anInternet
database accessible to the pub-
lic. Even so, certain proprietary
chemicals can remain trade se-
crets.
Federal legislation that might
supply citizens with a clearer
and more comprehensive pic-
ture of what companies are in-
jecting into the earth remains
stalled in Congress. The Frac-
turing Responsibility and
Awareness of Chemicals Act, or
FRAC Act, supported by U.S.
Sen. Robert Casey of Scranton,
was introduced in June 2009
and reintroduced in 2011.
Considering the potential
risks to public health and safety,
and the planets well-being,
shouldnt drilling companies
stop using fracking chemicals
altogether? They could adopt
currently available plant-based
substitutes andexpandresearch
into other harmless substances.
Until then, natural gas drillers
should be compelled to reveal
everything about the stuff they
shoot into, extract from or slop
over the ground. Thats the least
you would be expected to do,
right?
OUR OPINION: NATURAL GAS
End the secrecy
regarding drilling
Learn more about chemicals
used in hydraulic fracturing, or
fracking, at FracFocus.org.
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that chapter will unfold. Their relief at the
end of Saddam, who was hanged on the
last day of 2006, was tempered by a long
and vicious war that was launched to find
non-existent weapons of mass destruction
and nearly plunged the nation into full-
scale sectarian civil war.
With this withdrawal, the Americans
are leaving behind a destroyed country,
said Mariam Khazim, a Shiite whose fa-
ther was killed when a mortar shell struck
his home in Sadr City. The Americans
did not leave modern schools or big facto-
ries behind them. Instead, they left thou-
sands of widows and orphans. The Amer-
icans did not leave a free people and coun-
try behind them, in fact they left a ruined
country and a divided nation.
Some Iraqis celebrated the exit of what
they called American occupiers, neither
invited not welcome in a proud country.
The American ceremony represents
the failure of the U.S. occupation of Iraq
due to the great resistance of the Iraqi peo-
ple, said lawmaker Amir al-Kinani, a
member of the political coalition loyal to
anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Others said that while grateful for U.S.
help ousting Saddam, the war went on too
long. A majority of Americans would
agree, according to opinion polls.
The low-key nature of the ceremony
stood in sharp contrast to the high octane
start of the war, which began before dawn
on March 20, 2003, with an airstrike in
southern Baghdad where Saddam was be-
lieved to be hiding as part of a war doc-
trine of using massive force known as
shock and awe. U.S. and allied ground
forces then stormed across the featureless
Kuwaiti desert, accompanied by report-
ers, photographers and television crews
embedded with the troops.
The final few thousand U.S. troops will
leave Iraq in orderly caravans and tightly
scheduled flights.
The ceremony at Baghdad Internation-
al Airport also featured remarks from Ar-
my Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Lloyd
Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Austin led the massive logistical chal-
lenge of shuttering hundreds of bases and
combat outposts, and methodically mov-
ing more than 50,000 U.S. troops and their
equipment out of Iraq over the last year
while still conducting training, security
assistance and counterterrorism battles.
The war tested our militarys strength
and our ability to adapt and evolve, he
said, noting the development of the new
counterinsurgency doctrine.
As of Thursday, there were two U.S.
bases and about 4,000 U.S. troops in Iraq
a dramatic drop from the roughly 500
military installations and as many as
170,000 troops during the surge ordered
by President George W. Bush in 2007,
when violence and raging sectarianism
gripped the country. All U.S. troops are
slated to be out of Iraq by the end of the
year, but officials are likely to meet that
goal a bit before then.
The total U.S. departure is a bit earlier
than initially planned, and military lead-
ers worry that it is a bit premature for the
still maturing Iraqi security forces, who
face continuing struggles to develop the
logistics, air operations, surveillance and
intelligence-sharing capabilities they will
need in what has long been a difficult re-
gion.
Despite President Barack Obamas ear-
lier contention that all American troops
would be home for Christmas, at least
4,000 forces will remain in Kuwait for
some months. The troops will be able to
help finalize the move out of Iraq, but
could also be used as a quick reaction
force if needed.
Despite the wars toll and unpopularity,
Panetta said earlier this week, it has not
been in vain.
During a stop in Afghanistan, Panetta
described the Iraq mission as making
that country sovereign and independent
and able to govern and secure itself.
That, he said, is a tribute to everybody
everybody who fought in that war, ev-
erybody who spilled blood in that war, ev-
erybody who was dedicated to making
sure we could achieve that mission.
Iraqi citizens offered a more pessimistic
assessment. The Americans are leaving
behind them a destroyed country, said
Mariam Khazim of Sadr City. The Amer-
icans did not leave modern schools or big
factories behind them. Instead, they left
thousands of widows and orphans.
The Iraq Body Count website says more
than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed since
the U.S. invasion. The vast majority were
civilians.
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billion (fiscal year estimate)
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Rico
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Samoa
D.C.
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more than five deaths
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Cities with 20 or more
deaths are labeled
Los
Angeles:
30
Houston:
38
San
Antonio:
33
Fort Worth: 21
Phoenix: 22
New York:
61
San Diego: 21
SOURCES: Associated Press; AP News Research Center; U.S. Defense Department; U.S. State Department; U.S. Census Bureau;
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; The Brookings Institution; Iraq Body Count; U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq;
U.N. High Commission for Refugees; National Priorities Project; Congressional Research Service
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Monthly troop levels
Legacy of the nearly nine-year war in Iraq
The Iraq War has cost the United States more than $805 billion since March 2003.
OIL PRODUCTION (in millions)
Prewar
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ELECTRICITY NATIONWIDE
Prewar
July 29, 2011
CELL PHONES
Prewar
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ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER
Prewar
Sept. 22, 2011
ACCESS TO SEWERAGE
Prewar
Sept. 22, 2011
INTERNAL REFUGEES
Prewar
August 2011
EMIGRANTS
Prewar
July 2011
2.58 barrels/day
2.37 barrels/day
*Estimate
NOTE: Data most recent available; as of Nov. 30, 2011 unless otherwise indicated
Casualties
of war
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
At least 103,775
Iraqi civilians killed
31,985
U.S. military
wounded
in action
4,485
U.S. military
deaths
At least
2,097 civilian
employee deaths of
U.S. government contractors
AP
Annual U.S. cost
3,958 MW
80,000
12.9
6.2
24 million people*
20 million people*
1.3 million*
1 million*
6,990 MW
23 million*
1.02 million
500,000
Does not include
30 deaths from
other places
IRAQ
BAGHDAD The Stars and
Stripes were lowered, the Iraqi
flag raised, and Defense Secreta-
ry Leon Panetta declared the U.S.
roleintheIraqWar officiallyover.
Muhsin Mohammed was glad for
that, but not satisfied. He wanted
something that never came an
apology.
Wewerewaitingfor Panettato
apologize to the Iraqi people for
the mistakes and crimes commit-
tedbytheU.S. soldiers duringthe
occupationtime, theretiredgov-
ernment employee from Bagh-
dad said. Instead, he praised the
sacrifices of the U.S. soldiers and
forgot about the Iraqis killed be-
cause of his governments mis-
takes in Iraq.
Mohammed was among many
Iraqis who watched on television
as Thursdays ceremony played
out ina walledcourtyardat Bagh-
dad airport, which only a few
years ago was buzzing with U.S.
helicopters and transport planes.
Some felt Panetta gave short
shrift to the plight of the Iraqis,
whosejoyover theendof Saddam
Husseins rule was quickly swept
away by the abuse of prisoners at
Abu Ghraib, countless shootings
of civilians at checkpoints andthe
affront to Iraqi pride by being
bossed around in their own coun-
try by young soldiers from a far-
off land.
Their remarks also conveyed a
deep ambivalence about the U.S.
role and the future of the country
the Americans are leaving be-
hind. Manyworrythat their coun-
try is tooweaktofendoff conspir-
acies by their neighbors, notably
the Iranians.
After the U.S. troop withdraw-
al, we must now prepare our-
selves for the threats of the neigh-
boring countries who are sharp-
ening their knives. Iraq is nowon
thebrinkof disaster withpolitical
infighting still going on between
political factions for power, said
IhssanJassimof Basra, a member
of the Shiite Muslimsect that has
dominated politics since the end
of Saddams Sunni-led regime.
Jassim, an electricity engineer,
said Iraqis had suffered for nearly
nine years but there is still no re-
al progress in their lives.
We see no good things from
the Americans, except for one
thing: toppling SaddamHussein.
The rest of their work in Iraq was
a total disaster, said Hassan
Kashif, a Shiite from southeast-
ern Baghdad. During all their
presence in Iraq, the U.S. soldiers
showed no respect to the Iraqi
people.
Iraqis were relieved to see
American occupiers gone but
remain fearful for the future of
their shatteredcountryonlybare-
ly beginning to recover from the
savagery and destruction of the
war. Most Iraqis viewed the
American presence as a military
occupation, not a support and re-
constructionmissionasWashing-
ton insisted.
The Americans helped in top-
pling Saddam, yet the Iraqi peo-
ple refused to be ruled by the
Americans, saidAhmedal-Alwa-
ni, a Sunni parliament member.
We are facing a new challenge,
which is the Iranian and (Shiite)
militias. ... Some Iraqis may re-
gret the U.S. withdrawal if Iran
takes over.
Many of those who watched
the ceremony resented Panettas
praisefor thesacrificeenduredby
American service members with-
out giving what they considered
justice to the misery that the war
heaped on Iraqis soldiers, po-
lice, insurgents and civilians
alike. Nearly 4,500 U.S. troops
perished in the war, compared
with at least 100,000 Iraqis in a
country less than one-tenth the
population of the United States.
We were happy to see the
hoistingof the Iraqi flagwhile the
occupation flag is being low-
ered, said Thamir Fuad, a 37-
year-old Sunni engineer in Mo-
sul. We were angered by the
words uttered by Panetta where
he thanked the American troops
in addition to their families and
expressed appreciation for their
sacrifices. Heforgot thesacrifices
of the Iraqi people who fell be-
tween the hammer of American
military operations and the anvil
of terrorist attacks. Iraqis have
made much greater sacrifices
that what was made by the U.S.
occupiers.
Mariam Khazim, a Shiite
housewife from Baghdad, also
bristled at what she considered a
lack of acknowledgment for the
suffering of her own people. She
said her brother was killed in
fighting between U.S. troops and
Shiite militias in 2008. Her father
diedthesameyear whenamortar
shell came crashing into his
house.
Iraqis relieved, apprehensive as U.S. exits
AP PHOTO
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Leon Panetta, center,
speaks during ceremonies
marking the end of U.S.
military mission in Bagh-
dad, Iraq, Thursday. After
nearly nine years, 4,500
American dead, 32,000
wounded and more than
$800 billion, U.S. officials
formally shut down the
war in Iraq, a conflict that
Panetta said was worth
the price in blood and
money, as it set Iraq on a
path to democracy.
Many resented praise for U.S.
sacrifice without giving
justice to Iraqis misery.
By SAMEER N. YACOUB
and SINAN SALAHEDDIN
Associated Press
vironmental Protection will pay
the federal contribution in 2012.
But commission members said
the systems future is uncertain
without federal support.
Concern for funding for
stream gauges has not gone
away, SRBC Executive Director
Paul O. Swartz said. While we
were successful in getting fund-
inginfiscal year 2011, its goingto
be a recurring issue for the com-
mission and others to find ways
to keep the gauges operational.
During its quarterly meeting,
held Thursday morning at the
East Mountain Inn & Suites, the
commissioners of the interstate
agency responsible for managing
the Susquehanna River wa-
tershed unanimously passed a
resolution urging Congress to in-
clude in its 2013 budget $2.4 mil-
lion for the system, as well as
funding for other federal pro-
grams through which the system
could receive additional support.
The commissioncontends that
the system has saved lives and
property in a flood-prone region,
and that the September flooding
underscores its importance.
The Susquehanna Flood Fore-
cast Warning System has helped
to prevent injury and loss of life,
reduced flood damages of tens of
millions of dollars anddelivereda
benefit-to-cost ratio of about 20
to 1, said SRBC Planning and
Operations Manager John Balay.
Also at the meeting, Tom
Clark, SRBCs Mine Drainage
Program Coordinator, outlined a
strategy to significantly reduce
acid mine drainage in the river
basin by building several drain-
age treatment plants.
As part of the planning process
implemented in 2009 to reduce
mine drainage in the Anthracite
Region, Clarks office identified
the 20 boreholes, mine tunnels
and slopes draining the most pol-
lution into the river and found
that many of the worst polluters
lie in close proximity to one an-
other.
Building centralizedtreatment
plants near Duryea, the Button-
wood section of Hanover Town-
shipandnear Nanticoke couldre-
move 50 percent of the iron and
33 percent of the manganese
seeping annually into the river
basin and reduce acidity by 18
percent, Clark said.
He said this could lead to the
removal fromthe states impaired
water quality list of 37.3 miles of
the Susquehanna River, 4 miles
of Solomon Creek, 2.8 miles of
Nanticoke Creek and 2.6 miles of
the Lackawanna River.
This is a top-end problem,
Clark said. You can focus on a
small amount of discharges toget
you to a point for massive water
quality improvement.
Hydraulic fracturing
But a different source of poten-
tial water pollution troubled
most of the nearly 100 packing
the East Mountain Inns largest
banquet hall for the meeting.
Opponents of hydraulic frac-
turing, the controversial process
used to extract natural gas from
the Marcellus Shale, urged SRBC
not toapprove 26applications for
water withdrawal permits within
the Susquehanna River Basin on
its agenda, most of which were
submitted by gas drillers.
SRBC regulates water with-
drawals within the basin through
permitting.
The commissioners approved
24 of those applications, denying
one drillers application and de-
ferring another froman individu-
al, and in doing so prompted an-
gryshouts of this proceedingis a
joke, and youre not taking our
water.
The meetingclosedwithabout
a dozen protesters chanting an
apparently prepared statement
read from cards and nearly chas-
ing commission members from
the room.
Members of the Susquehanna
River community, this is a crisis,
they chanted. The Susquehanna
River is being sacrificed. Natural
gas drilling is poisoning our wa-
ter. We know this. We will stop
this. We have no choice. We will
protect our water. We are here to
help, and everyone must help.
Our future depends on it. We
honor the river; we honor our
lives.
RIVER
CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER
Order prevails early on at the Susquehanna River Basin Commis-
sions quarterly meeting in Wilkes-Barre Township on Thursday.
The meeting closed with about
a dozen protesters chanting an
apparently prepared statement
read from cards and nearly
chasing commission members
from the room.
C M Y K
SPORTS S E C T I O N B
THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
timesleader.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio Two
prized Penn State recruits have
already backed away from their
verbal commitments and will go
elsewhere, due tothe Jerry Sand-
usky sex scandal hanging over
the football program and the un-
certainty over the Nittany Lions
next headcoach.
More decommits may be on
the way.
As of Saturday, though, former
Wyoming Valley West standout
EugeneLewis remainedcommit-
tedtotheNittanyLions. But until
the focus shifts to the future in-
stead of the ugly recent past, na-
tional recruiting analysts believe
it will be difficult for the Nittany
Lions to turnthings around.
Theyre going to need some-
one to come in and re-invigorate
the fans, said Scott Kennedy, di-
rector of scoutingfor Scout.com.
In todays society, I dont think
this is as program-killing as peo-
plehavetalkedabout. Not tomin-
imizewhats beengoingonthere,
but I just dont thinkthisisakinto
a deathpenalty.
However, I do think in the
short termits going to get worse
before it gets better.
What was at one time consid-
ered a solid class of prospects
possibly amongthe10 best inthe
nationhas nochoicebut topin
its future on the reassurance of
what is expected to be a lame-
duck coaching staff. Meanwhile
other programs aretakingadvan-
tage of the lingering questions
surrounding Penn State to spirit
away players.
Five-star defensivetacklepros-
pect TommySchutt fromGlenEl-
lyn, Ill., announced on Monday
he was taking back his commit-
ment to Penn State and nowsays
hes headed to Ohio State. Offen-
P E N N S TAT E F O O T B A L L
Scandal has damaged recruiting
Analysts say Nittany Lions
are losing ground without
permanent coach in place.
By RUSTY MILLER
AP Sports Writer
See PSU, Page 5B
HI GH SCHOOL SWI MMI NG
Spartan effort ends in victory over Tigers
Kandis Venn of Tunkhannock takes second in the 200-yard freestyle Thursday afternoon in a swim meet at Wyom-
ing Valley West. The Spartans upended the Tigers 130-41.
LOS ANGELES Chris Paul
endured two weeks of sleepless
nights, stressful days and at least
one imploded trade before he fi-
nally found a new home with the
Los Angeles Clippers.
Thats just one reason the West
Coast looks so good to the super-
star point guard, whos eager to
start turninghis newfranchise in-
to the greatest show in L.A.
The Clippers formally intro-
duced their new acquisition on
Thursday night after he spent the
day at their Playa Vista training
complex. The longtime New Or-
leans guardtriedonhis newNo. 3
jersey and met with Blake Griffin
and the rest of his revitalized
teammates, who cant wait to
catch the four-time All-Stars pas-
ses.
This is not my day, by
the way. This is the
Clippers day, Paul
told an overflowing
media crowd. This is a
humbling experience,
and Im so grateful
and thankful to be
here.
A day earlier, the
Clippers acquired Paul
ina four-player trade withthe
Hornets, outmaneuvering the
Lakers and several other suitors
for the players widely considered
the NBAs best point guard. Paul
realizes his move is a bold endor-
sement of the long-struggling
Clippers, who have been over-
shadowed by the 16-time cham-
pions for three decades in South-
ern California.
The last time Scott Munroe
was in net to face the Syracuse
Crunch, he allowed three goals
on three
shots and
was pulled
after the first
10 minutes.
When he
faces the
Crunch again
tonight in Sy-
racuse, Munroe will be looking
for redemption.
So will the rest of the Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton Penguins, who
have lost their last two meetings
against Syracuse while being
outscored 12-7.
This has been a team thats
been a bit of a thorn in our side
this year, Munroe said. Hope-
fully well go in with a chip on
our shoulder, get off to a real
good start and set the tone for
the game.
The Penguins won the first
meeting against Syracuse 5-3 on
Oct. 28, but after that they en-
dured a 7-5 shellacking Nov. 23
followed by a 5-2 defeat Dec. 3.
This time, however, the Pen-
guins are riding a three-game
winning streak and have a pair of
netminders in Munroe and Brad
Thiessen who have recently got-
ten their games back on track.
Will it be enough to overcome
a high-powered Syracuse team
that has the second-best power
play in the AHL?
Well see tonight, head
coach John Hynes said. We
struggled against them the last
two games and we need a com-
plete team effort. Its not just on
the goalie.
Still, Hynes said Munroe will
get the start tonight a move
that shows confidence in the
goaltender after his last outing
against the Crunch.
Munroe is ready to put the
three-goals-on-three shots deba-
cle behind him.
His recent play during which
he posted a shutout and stopped
60 of the last 62 shots he faced
W B S P E N G U I N S
Penguins
are eager
to solve
Syracuse
After an early-season victory,
WBS has struggled in its last
two chances against Crunch.
By TOMVENESKY
tvenesky@timesleader.com
UP NEXT
WBS Pens
at
Syracuse
Crunch
7:30 p.m. today
See PENS, Page 5B
AP
WILKES-BARRE Battling
whats sure to be its top competi-
tion at the district level, Holy Re-
deemer girls swimming and div-
ing coach Mara Pawlenok
couldnt help but highlight the
youngest members of the team.
The Royals depth panned out
for the reigning District 2 Class
2A champions Thursday at the
Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth
Center. Redeemer utilized its
depth and its youth for a 102-81
victory over Scran-
ton Prep in
years district champion Julie
Ann Mahle of Redeemer for her
second individual win of the
night.
Facing arguably the fastest in-
dividual swimmers in the dis-
trict, the Royals girls team man-
aged a victory by consistently
taking the second- and third-
place points. Scranton Prep
claimedthetopspot innineof the
12 races, forcingPawlenoktorely
on her teams depth to pull out
the victory.
Your depth counts in meets
like this, said Pawlenok. They
managed to win quite a few
events, but we tell our kids all the
time everybody on the team
counts here. Its a teamsport and
everybody counts.
Pawlenok underlined the ef-
forts of freshmen Melissa Cruz,
Mallory Kusakavitch and Stepha-
nie McCole, all of whom
scratched out seconds off their
times. Cruz was part of a first-
place 400 free relay team that
sealed the meet. Kusakavitch
fought for third in the100 breast.
On the other hand, our new
kids made leaps and bounds to-
departed Takeo Spikes has meant so much
for the playoff-bound 49ers (10-3). Theyve
also gone 35 straight games without allow-
ing a 100-yard rusher. Bowmans team-lead-
ing 113 tackles are a significant jump from
his 46 in 2010.
He loves working alongside Willis as part
of one of footballs best duos.
It is a huge accomplishment, a huge title
that we can run with, but we dont feed into
those things, Bowman said. We just play
our game out there, play within the scheme
SANTA CLARA, Calif. NaVorro Bow-
man is no longer just San Franciscos other
inside linebacker, or the inexperienced
young guy. When teamed with Patrick Wil-
lis, he gives the 49ers one of the most feared
tandems at the position in the NFL.
Opposing offenses can try to take Willis
out of his game only to find they must also
reckon with Bowman. The second-year pro
out of Penn State has made huge strides
for an attacking defense that is tops in
the league at stopping the run and hasnt
given up a rushing touchdown this sea-
son.
Bowmans rise as a replacement for the
and make plays that are our plays to make.
Me and Pat, we think of ourselves as one of
the best andwe have to keep going out there
and proving it every single Sunday.
Even with Willis nursing a right hamstr-
ing injury that kept himout of last Sundays
21-19 loss at Arizona, Bowman alone causes
concern for other teams. The Steelers
(10-3) know Bowman will bring it every
snap Monday night at Candlestick Park re-
gardless of whether Willis has returned.
Obviously, hes a special player, Pitts-
burgh running back Rashard Mendenhall
said of Willis, but they have a guy in Bow-
man whos playing well.
N F L
Bowman making an impact with 49ers
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
NaVorro
Bowman
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AP PHOTO
Chris Paul holds up his jersey
during a news conference to
introduce him.
Clippers
welcome
Chris Paul
After two weeks of turmoil,
guard lands with less
glamorous of two LA teams.
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
Wyoming Valley Conference in-
terdivisional showdown.
Redeemers boys team shared
a similar outcome. After Prep
crawled to within 10 points, the
Royals managed to put away the
Cavaliers in the final three races
for a 95-71 victory, thanks to the
efforts of some of their under-
classmen.
In the girls meet, Preps Mia
Nonnenberg broke her District 2
record in the 200 IM with the
time of 2:07.52. Her previous re-
cord time was 2:08.40. She also
clocked in at 1:00.99 in the 100-
yard backstroke, defeating last
Redeemer girls use their depth to sink Prep
By JAY MONAHAN
For The Times Leader
See SWIMMING, Page 5B
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S C O R E B O A R D
CAMPS
The Paul McGloin Pitching Camp
will be held at Riverfront Sports on
Dec. 26, 27, and 28 from 9:15 a.m.
to 11:45 a.m. Cost is $145. For more
information call 570-878-8483 or
visit www.electriccitybaeball.com.
The Misericordia University Base-
ball Academys Winter Camp will
be held in the Anderson Center on
Misericordia campus, beginning
Jan. 15 and running for five con-
secutive Sundays. Cost is $95.
Registration online at athletic-
s.misericrdia.edu.
The Third Annual Electric City
Baseball and Softball Academy
Winter Hitting League will be held
at Connell Park with session one
beginning Jan. 8 and session two
on Feb. 5. Each session meets four
consecutive Sundays. Cost is $125
per player. For more information
call 878-8483 or visit www.e-
lectriccitybaseball.com
LEAGUES
Back Mountain Youth Soccer will
host an indoor soccer league
beginning Jan. 13 through March
for ages U6 to high school age at
the Penn State Lehman Campus
gym. Games will be played on
weekends. All area intramural and
travel teams are welcome. Individ-
ual players seeking a team can
sign up online as well. Divisions will
be set to ensure fair competition.
More information and sign up
sheets are available online at
www.bmysa.org. Registration
closes Dec. 31st.
The Electric City Baseball & Soft-
ball Academy Winter Hitting
League will be held at Connell
Park with session one beginning
January 8 and session two on
February 5. Each session meets for
four consecutive Sundays. Cost is
$125 per player. For more informa-
tion, call 5878-8483 or www.e-
lectriccitybaseball.com.
MEETINGS
Pittston Area Football Booster Club
hosts its next booster club meeting
Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. in the
Cefalo Center. Among the items on
the agenda for this meeting are
election of officers for 2012 boost-
er club and final preparations for
football banquet. All parents of
players and prospective players
are welcome to attend and vote.
The date of the booster banquet
has been rescheduled to Jan. 15.
REGISTRATIONS/TRYOUTS
Moosic Mets Baseball 17U Showcase
Team is now accepting online
registrations for their upcoming
winter tryout for the 2012 summer/
fall season. Varsity level players
graduating in years 2015 to 2013
are eligible. For more information
and to register, visit www.moosic-
mets.net.
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BUL L E T I N BOARD
NFL
Favorite Open Curr O/U Underdog
Saturday.
Cowboys 7 7 47.0 BUCS
Sunday
GIANTS 7 7 46.5 Redskins
Packers 14 14 45.5 CHIEFS
Saints 7 7 51.0 VIKINGS
BEARS 3.5 3.5 35.5 Seahawks
BILLS PK PK NL Dolphins
TEXANS 6.5 6.5 45.5 Panthers
Titans 6.5 6.5 41.5 COLTS
Bengals 6 6 40.0 RAMS
Lions 1 1 48.0 RAIDERS
Patriots 5.5 6.5 46.0 BRONCOS
EAGLES 1.5 3 44.5 Jets
CARDS 7 6.5 37.5 Browns
Ravens 2 2.5 44.5 CHARGERS
Monday
49ERS 3 3 NL Steelers
College Football
Favorite Points Underdog
Saturday
Temple 7 Wyoming
Utah St 3 Ohio U
San Diego St 5.5 UL-Lafayette
December 20
Fla Intl 4.5 Marshall
December 21
Tcu 11.5 La Tech
December 22
Boise St 13 Arizona St
December 24
So Miss 6.5 Nevada
December 26
Missouri 3.5 N Carolina
December 27
Purdue 2 W Michigan
NC State 1 Louisville
December 28
Toledo 3 Air Force
Texas 4 California
December 29
Florida St 3 Notre Dame
Baylor 9 Washington
December 30
Byu 2.5 Tulsa
Rutgers 2 Iowa St
Miss St 6.5 Wake Forest
Oklahoma 15.5 Iowa
December 31
Texas A&M 9.5 Northwestern
Ga Tech 3 Utah
Illinois 3 Ucla
Vanderbilt 2.5 Cincinnati
Auburn 1 Virginia
January 2
Houston 6 Penn St
Georgia 2.5 Michigan St
S Carolina 1 Nebraska
Florida 2 Ohio St
Oregon 6 Wisconsin
Oklahoma St 3.5 Stanford
January 3
Michigan 1.5 Va Tech
January 4
Clemson 3.5 W Virginia
January 6
Arkansas 7 Kansas St
January 7
Pittsburgh 5.5 Smu
January 8
Arkansas St 1 No Illinois
January 9
Lsu PK Alabama
NBA
Favorite Points O/U Underdog
December 25
KNICKS PK NL Celtics
Heat 2.5 NL MAVERICKS
LAKERS 3 NL Bulls
THUNDER 7.5 NL Magic
WARRIORS 2 NL Clippers
College Basketball
Favorite Points Underdog
C MICHIGAN 8.5 Illinois-Chi
WASHINGTON 8 Cal-Santa Barb
E Carolina 4 NC-GREENS-
BORO
UTAH 1 Idaho St.
CALIFORNIA 16.5 Weber St
NHL
Favorite Odds Underdog
DEVILS -130/
+110
Stars
PANTHERS -165/
+145
Flames
Penguins -130/
+110
SENATORS
SABRES -135/
+115
Maple Leafs
BLACKHAWKS -210/
+175
Ducks
Home teams in capital letters.
AME RI C A S L I NE
By ROXY ROXBOROUGH
INJURY REPORT: On the NFL board, Minnesota RB Adrian Peterson is probable
and QB Christian Ponder is probable, Miami QB Matt Moore is questionable, Pitts-
burgh QB Ben Roethlisberger is questionable.
Stoners win Luzerne County Cup U11 division
Greater Pittston Stoners U11 girls soccer team finished in first place in the Luzerne
County Cup soccer tournament. The Stoners defeated Back Mountain 3-1 to win the cham-
pionship. Team members, first row, from left: Grace Mimnaugh, Luchia Carabetta, Aleah
Kranson. Second row: Ana Marotti, Jenna Chackan, Kaitlynne Patla, Mollee Feeney, Ste-
phanie Palovchak. Third row: Jamie Shields, Delaney Kutchkus, Alysha Smigiel, Lauren
Kelly, Nicole Mayers, Emily Miller, Emily Bellanco. Fourth row: Coaches Chad Kranson, Ja-
son Carabetta, Jim Kelly. Absent: Skylar Norton.
T H I S
W E E K E N D S
L O C A L
C A L E N D A R
Today's Events
BOYS BASKETBALL
(7:15 p.m. unless noted)
Benton at Northwest
Hughesville at Tunkhannock
Nanticoke at Riverside
Wyoming Area at Wyoming Seminary
Lackawanna Trail Invitational
Lake-Lehman vs. Laekland, 6:30 p.m.
Lackawanna Trail vs. Mid Valley, 8 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lake Lehman at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Wyoming Area, 7:15 p.m.
Crestwood at Danville, 7:30 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Crestwood at Blue Mountain Tournament
Hazleton Area, Pittston Area at King of the Moun-
tain Tournament
Dallas at Jarvis Wildcat Memorial Tournament
HS SWIMMING
East Stroudsburg at Delaware Valley, 4 p.m.
Lake Lehman at West Scranton, 4:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
Coughlin at Wyoming Seminary, 2:15 p.m.
Dallas at Carbondale, 2:30 p.m.
GAR at Crestwood
Hanover Area at Panther Valley
Hazleton Area at Quakertown
Holy Redeemer at Abington Heights
Nanticoke at Berwick
Pittston Area at Holy Cross
Tunkhannock at Elk Lake, 3:30 p.m.
Lackawanna Trail Invitational
6:30 p.m. consolation; 8 p.m. championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Berwick at Lake-Lehman, 2 p.m.
Holy Redeemer at Dunmore, 2:15 p.m.
MMI Prep at Col-Mont Vo-Tech, 2:15 p.m.
Wyoming Seminary at Coughlin, 2:15 p.m.
Wyoming Valley West at Nanticoke, 7:15 p.m.
HS WRESTLING
Berwick at Exeter Duals, 9 a.m.
Coughlin at Phoenixville Tournament
Wyoming Seminary at Beast of the East
Hanover Area at Towanda Duals
Hazleton Area, Pittston Area at King of the Moun-
tain Tournament
Wyoming Area at Valley View, 7 p.m.
Tunkhannock at Wyoming Valley West, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Jarvis Wildcat Memorial Tournament
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
HS WRESTLING
Wyoming Seminary at Beast of the East
COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lebanon Valley at Misericordia, 2 p.m.
T R A N S A C T I O N S
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANSNamed Derek Falvey di-
rector of baseball operations (player personnel and
acquisitions) and David Stearns director of baseball
operations (contracts, strategy and analysis).
MINNESOTA TWINSAgreed to terms with OF
Josh Willingham on a three-year contract.
TEXAS RANGERSAgreed to terms with RHP
Fabio Castillo and C Chris Robinson on minor
league contracts.
National League
HOUSTON ASTROSReleased OF-1B Nick Sta-
vinoa from his minor league contract.
NEW YORK METSAgreed to terms with LHP
Chuck James on a minor league contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIESAgreed to terms with
LHP Dontrelle Willis on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSAgreed to terms with
LHP J.C. Romero on a one-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATSSigned G Reggie Wil-
liams to a two-year contract.
DALLAS MAVERICKSWaived G Andy Rautins.
DENVER NUGGETSSigned F Michael Ruffin.
GOLDENSTATEWARRIORSSigned FDominic
McGuire.
MIAMI HEATSigned F Billy White.
MILWAUKEE BUCKSSigned F Jon Leuer.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVESSigned G Mal-
colm Lee to a three-year contract and G Bonzi
Wells.
NEW JERSEY NETSSigned F Ime Udoka.
FOOTBALL
WASHINGTON REDSKINSPlaced S LaRon
Landry on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHLFined Boston D Adam McQuaid $2,500 for
kneeing Ottawa F Nick Foligno in a Dec. 4 game.
BUFFALOSABRESSignedFKevinSundher toa
three-year contract.
DETROIT RED WINGSRecalled LW Tomas Ta-
tar from Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEWJERSEYDEVILSSent RWNick Palmieri to
Albany (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERSRecalled D Calvin de
Haan and G Kevin Poulin from Bridgeport (AHL).
Placed G Rick DiPietro on injured reserve.
PHOENIX COYOTESRecalled D Chris Sum-
mers from Portland (AHL).
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERSSigned G Nick
Niedert and D Wes Cunningham.
CONNECTICUT WHALERecalled F Jeff Prough
from Greenville (ECHL).
PROVIDENCE BRUINSSigned F Everett
Sheen.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGERecalled F Angelo
Esposito from Cincinnati (ECHL). Reassigned F
David Marshall to Rio Grande Valley (CHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUSCREWSigned GMatt Lampson to a
multiyear contract.
PORTLANDTIMBERSSigned F Jose Adolfo Va-
lencia.
W H A T S O N T V
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 NCAA, Division III, playoffs, champion-
ship game, Mount Union (Ohio) vs. Wisconsin-
Whitewater, at Salem, Va.
8 p.m.
ESPNNCAA, FCS, playoffs, semifinal, Montana
at Sam Houston St.
GOLF
3 p.m.
TGC Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Mas-
ters, third round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(same-day tape)
8:30 p.m.
TGC PGA Tour Australasia, JBWere Masters,
third round, at Cheltenham, Australia
1:30 a.m.
TGC Asian Tour, Thailand Championship, third
round, at Bangkok
PREP FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
FSN FHSAA Class 5A, playoffs, championship
game, teams TBD, at Orlando, Fla.
9 p.m.
FSN UIL 4A Division I, playoffs, championship
game, teams TBD, at Arlington, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
PCN PIAA Class A final, Clairton vs. Southern
Columbia
7 p.m.
PCN PIAA Class 3A final, Archbishop Wood vs.
Bishop McDevitt
NHL
7 p.m.
PLUS Dallas at New Jersey
7:30 p.m.
ROOT Pittsburgh at Ottawa
C O L L E G E
W R E S T L I N G
Division I
NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll
(updated Dec. 13)
Record Pts Pvs
1. Iowa..................................... 6-0 248 1
2. Okla. State .......................... 3-0 242 2
3. Minnesota........................... 4-2 224 3
4. Cornell ................................. 1-0 219 4
5. Penn State......................... 3-1 212 5
6. Ohio State........................... 6-0 202 6
7. Illinois .................................. 6-1 188 7
8. Michigan.............................. 2-1 173 8
9. Pittsburgh ........................... 3-1 158 9
10. Oklahoma......................... 3-1 153 11
11. Lehigh ............................... 5-3 148 10
12. Missouri ............................ 4-1 142 12
13. Maryland........................... 8-0 131 13
T14. Virginia Tech.................. 3-1 106 15
T14. Oregon State.................. 4-1 106 16
16. Nebraska.......................... 5-0 92 21
17. Rutgers ............................. 5-1 89 17
18. Northwestern ................... 3-0 83 19
19. Central Mich..................... 7-2 77 18
20. Wyoming........................... 0-1 74 14
21. Kent State......................... 2-4 49 20
22. Virginia.............................. 2-1 47 T22
23. Binghamton...................... 7-0 32 T22
24. Edinboro ........................... 0-1 16 25
25. Hofstra .............................. 2-0 14 NR
Dropped out: No. 24 Penn
Others receiving votes: American, Arizona State,
Boston, Cal Poly, Penn Purdue, Old Dominion
Division III
Brute-Adidas NWCA Poll
(updated Dec. 14)
Record Pvs
1. Wartburg....................................... 4-1 1
2. Wisconsin-La Crosse.................. 11-0 2
3. Coe ................................................ 2-1 3
4. Ithaca............................................. 6-0 4
5. Cornell (Iowa)............................... 5-2 5
6. St. Johns (Minn.)......................... 3-2 6
7. Augustburg ................................... 1-0 7
8. Cortland St.................................... 6-0 8
9. Olivet ............................................. 4-1 13
10. Elmhurst ..................................... 5-0 12
11. Luther .......................................... 1-1 20
12. York............................................. 8-2 22
13. Concordia-Moorehead ............. 2-0 9
14. Wilkes......................................... 5-3 11
15. SUNY Brockport ........................ 1-0 16
16. Dubuque..................................... 0-0 14
17. Wisconsin-Oshkosh.................. 1-0 29
18. Wisconsin-Whitewater .............. 6-5 15
19. Messiah ...................................... 3-2 21
20. Stevens Institute........................ 6-0 18
21. TCNJ........................................... 2-1 24
22. Johnson & Wales ...................... 5-0 NR
23. Springfield (Mass.) .................... 1-0 30
24. Mount Union............................... 1-0 10
25. Centenary................................... 2-2 19
26. Ohio Northern ............................ 3-3 23
27. Thiel............................................. 1-1 26
28. Wisconsin-Stevens Point ......... 1-4 25
29. North Central.............................. 4-3 17
30. Wabash....................................... 0-0 28
H O C K E Y
NHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia................. 30 20 7 3 43 110 85
N.Y. Rangers ............... 28 17 7 4 38 83 61
Pittsburgh..................... 31 17 10 4 38 95 79
New Jersey .................. 30 16 13 1 33 79 86
N.Y. Islanders .............. 29 9 14 6 24 67 96
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston.......................... 30 20 9 1 41 102 61
Toronto ........................ 30 16 11 3 35 93 95
Buffalo.......................... 30 15 12 3 33 81 82
Montreal....................... 32 13 12 7 33 82 84
Ottawa.......................... 32 14 14 4 32 96 112
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida ........................... 31 16 9 6 38 84 80
Winnipeg....................... 30 14 12 4 32 84 93
Washington .................. 29 15 13 1 31 89 94
Tampa Bay.................... 31 13 16 2 28 84 105
Carolina......................... 33 10 18 5 25 84 113
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago........................ 31 19 8 4 42 103 95
Detroit .......................... 30 19 10 1 39 96 67
St. Louis....................... 29 17 9 3 37 71 62
Nashville...................... 31 16 11 4 36 83 83
Columbus .................... 31 9 18 4 22 74 102
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota .................... 32 20 8 4 44 83 70
Vancouver .................... 31 18 11 2 38 101 77
Edmonton..................... 30 14 13 3 31 83 80
Calgary ......................... 31 14 14 3 31 78 87
Colorado....................... 31 14 16 1 29 82 94
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dallas............................. 30 18 11 1 37 77 80
San Jose........................ 28 15 10 3 33 78 68
Phoenix.......................... 30 15 12 3 33 78 80
Los Angeles .................. 31 14 13 4 32 67 71
Anaheim........................ 30 9 16 5 23 71 96
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss.
Thursday's Games
Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Carolina 4, Vancouver 3
Los Angeles 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, Montreal 3
Tampa Bay 5, Calgary 4, OT
Nashville 4, Detroit 3
N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, late
Washington at Winnipeg, late
Edmonton at Phoenix, late
Colorado at San Jose, late
Today's Games
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
AHL
At A Glance
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Manchester ............. 29 17 10 0 2 36 78 74
St. Johns ................ 26 15 7 4 0 34 94 81
Worcester ............... 23 11 6 3 3 28 62 58
Portland................... 26 12 11 1 2 27 68 79
Providence.............. 28 10 15 1 2 23 60 90
East Division
Penguins................ 27 15 7 1 4 35 84 71
Hershey................... 26 14 7 3 2 33 94 77
Norfolk..................... 27 16 10 0 1 33 98 78
Syracuse................. 25 12 10 2 1 27 83 83
Binghamton ............ 28 9 17 1 1 20 63 86
Northeast Division
Connecticut............. 26 15 8 1 2 33 83 76
Adirondack.............. 25 14 9 1 1 30 76 65
Albany...................... 26 12 10 3 1 28 63 79
Bridgeport ............... 26 11 11 3 1 26 77 87
Springfield............... 26 12 13 1 0 25 76 75
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
Charlotte ................. 28 15 11 1 1 32 75 73
Milwaukee............... 23 15 7 0 1 31 73 62
Chicago................... 25 12 9 1 3 28 68 68
Peoria...................... 28 12 14 1 1 26 87 88
Rockford.................. 26 10 13 1 2 23 83 95
North Division
Toronto.................... 26 15 7 3 1 34 82 71
Rochester ............... 26 11 11 3 1 26 70 74
Lake Erie................. 27 12 13 1 1 26 64 70
Grand Rapids ......... 26 11 12 1 2 25 81 82
Hamilton.................. 26 10 13 1 2 23 54 79
West Division
Oklahoma City........ 27 19 7 0 1 39 82 60
Houston................... 27 15 4 2 6 38 79 65
Abbotsford .............. 27 18 8 1 0 37 69 61
San Antonio ............ 26 12 14 0 0 24 59 76
Texas....................... 24 11 12 0 1 23 71 73
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point
for an overtime or shootout loss.
Thursday's Games
Chicago 2, Charlotte 1
Today's Games
Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Bridgeport at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Worcester at Albany, 7 p.m.
St. Johns at Manchester, 7 p.m.
Adirondack at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Springfield at Providence, 7:05 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 7:30 p.m.
Penguins at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Hershey at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Rochester at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Peoria at Rockford, 8:05 p.m.
Texas at Houston, 8:35 p.m.
Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.
F O O T B A L L
NFL
At A Glance
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England ......................... 10 3 0 .769 396 274
N.Y. Jets................................. 8 5 0 .615 327 270
Buffalo .................................... 5 8 0 .385 288 341
Miami ...................................... 4 9 0 .308 256 246
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston............................. 10 3 0 .769 330 208
Tennessee........................... 7 6 0 .538 266 251
Jacksonville ......................... 4 10 0 .286 207 293
Indianapolis.......................... 0 13 0 .000 184 382
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore ................................ 10 3 0 .769 320 202
Pittsburgh............................... 10 3 0 .769 282 198
Cincinnati ................................ 7 6 0 .538 285 270
Cleveland ............................... 4 9 0 .308 178 254
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver..................................... 8 5 0 .615 269 302
Oakland................................... 7 6 0 .538 290 354
San Diego ............................... 6 7 0 .462 324 299
Kansas City............................. 5 8 0 .385 173 305
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants.............................. 7 6 0 .538 324 349
Dallas ...................................... 7 6 0 .538 317 281
Philadelphia............................ 5 8 0 .385 297 292
Washington ............................ 4 9 0 .308 229 290
South
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans....................... 10 3 0 .769 415 286
Atlanta..................................... 9 5 0 .643 341 281
Carolina.................................. 4 9 0 .308 313 355
Tampa Bay ............................. 4 9 0 .308 232 370
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Green Bay....................... 13 0 0 1.000 466 278
Detroit ................................. 8 5 0 .615 367 305
Chicago.............................. 7 6 0 .538 301 255
Minnesota .......................... 2 11 0 .154 274 364
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco................... 10 3 0 .769 307 182
Seattle................................... 6 7 0 .462 246 259
Arizona ................................. 6 7 0 .462 253 288
St. Louis ............................... 2 11 0 .154 153 326
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
Thursday's Game
Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14
Saturday's Game
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday's Games
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Houston, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
Baltimore at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.
Monday's Game
Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Houston at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Miami at New England, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Falcons 41, Jaguars 14
Jacksonville...................... 0 0 7 7 14
Atlanta............................... 10 17 14 0 41
First Quarter
AtlJones 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 10:51.
AtlFG Bryant 33, 3:18.
Second Quarter
AtlTurner 5 run (Bryant kick), 13:03.
AtlWhite 6 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 1:49.
AtlFG Bryant 31, :00.
Third Quarter
AtlPeters 13 fumble return (Bryant kick), 13:33.
AtlWhite 29 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 6:38.
JacPotter 46 blocked punt return (Scobee kick),
2:12.
Fourth Quarter
JacWest 16 pass from Gabbert (Scobee kick),
:59.
Jac Atl
First downs ........................... 12 20
Total Net Yards .................... 207 373
Rushes-yards ....................... 19-116 35-97
Passing.................................. 91 276
Punt Returns......................... 1-0 4-28
Kickoff Returns..................... 6-143 2-53
Interceptions Ret.................. 0-0 1-21
Comp-Att-Int ......................... 12-22-1 24-32-0
Sacked-Yards Lost .............. 5-50 1-4
Punts...................................... 7-43.4 5-40.8
Fumbles-Lost........................ 3-3 0-0
Penalties-Yards.................... 5-40 4-31
Time of Possession............. 21:29 38:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHINGJacksonville, Jones-Drew 17-112,
Gabbert 1-5, D.Harris 1-(minus 1). Atlanta, Turner
19-61, Snelling5-22, Rodgers 8-10, Jones1-6, Red-
man 2-(minus 2).
PASSINGJacksonville, Gabbert 12-22-1-141. At-
lanta, Ryan 19-26-0-224, Redman 5-6-0-56.
RECEIVINGJacksonville, West 3-38, Lewis
3-30, Price 2-39, Dillard 2-12, Cloherty1-21, Jones-
Drew1-1. Atlanta, White 10-135, Jones 5-85, Snell-
ing 4-26, Turner 2-4, Gonzalez 1-14, Douglas 1-12,
Rodgers 1-4.
NCAA
Division II Football Playoff Glance
Second Round
Saturday, Nov. 26
New Haven 44, Kutztown 37
North Greenville 58, at Mars Hill 32
Northwest Missouri State 38, Midwestern State 31
Wayne State (Mich.) 38, Nebraska-Kearney 20
Winston-Salem 35, California (Pa.) 28
Delta State 42, North Alabama 14
Pittsburg State 31, Washburn 22
Minnesota-Duluth 24, Colorado State-Pueblo 21
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Dec. 3
Winston-Salem 27, New Haven 7
Wayne State (Mich.) 31, Minnesota-Duluth 25
Delta State 28, North Greenville 23
Pittsburg State 41, Northwest Missouri State 16
Semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 10
Wayne State 21, Winston-Salem14
Pittsburg State 49, Delta State 23
Championship
Saturday, Dec. 17
At Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, Ala.
Wayne State (12-3) vs. Pittsburg State (12-1), 11
a.m.
Division III Football Playoff Glance
All Times EST
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 19
Franklin 24, Thomas More 21
Kean 34, Christopher Newport 10
Salisbury 62, Western New England 24
St. John Fisher 23, Johns Hopkins 12
Delaware Valley 62, Norwich 10
Wesley 35, Hobart 28
Wabash 38, Illinois College 20
Centre 51, Hampden-Sydney 41
Mount Union 47, Benedictine (Ill.) 7
Wisconsin-Whitewater 59, Albion 0
St. Thomas (Minn.) 48, St. Scholastica 2
Monmouth (Ill.) 33, Illinois-Wesleyan 27
Mary Hardin-Baylor 34, Redlands 13
McMurry 25, Trinity (Texas) 16
North Central (Ill.) 59, Dubuque 13
Linfield 30, Cal Lutheran 27
Second Round
Saturday, Nov. 26
Salisbury 49, Kean 47
St. John Fisher 27, Delaware Valley 14
Mount Union 30, Centre 10
Wabash 29, North Central (Ill.) 28
Wesley 49, Linfield 34
Wisconsin-Whitewater 41, Franklin 14
St. Thomas (Minn.) 38, Monmouth (Ill.) 10
Mary Hardin-Baylor 49, McMurry 20
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Dec. 3
Mount Union 20, Wabash 8
Wisconsin-Whitewater 34, Salisbury 14
St. Thomas (Minn.) 45, St. John Fisher 10
Wesley 27, Mary Hardin-Baylor 24
B O X I N G
Fight Schedule
Dec. 17
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. (SHO), Andre
Ward vs. Carl Froch, 12, for Frochs WBC Super
World and WBC super middleweight titles; Bowie
Tupou vs. Donnell Holmes, 10, heavyweights.
Dec. 23
At Bangkok, Thailand, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
vs. Hirotumi Mukai, 12, for Wonjongkams WBCfly-
weight title; Adrian Hernandez vs. Kompayak Por-
pramook, 12, for Hernandezs WBCjunior flyweight
title.
Dec. 30
At Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif.
(SHO), AndreDirrell vs. Darryl Cunningham, 10, su-
per middleweights; Jermain Taylor vs. Jessie Nick-
low, 10, middleweights.
Dec. 31
At Yokohama, Japan, Takashi Uchiyama vs. Jorge
Solis, 12, for Uchiyamas WBA World junior light-
weight title; Celestino Caballero vs. Satoshi Hoso-
no, 12, for Caballeros WBA World featherweight ti-
tle.
At Osaka, Japan, Kazuto Ioka vs. Yedgoen Tor-
Chalermchai, 12, for Iokas WBC strawweight title.
At Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center (SHO), Ta-
voris Cloud vs. Zsolt Erdei, 12, for Clouds IBF light
heavyweight title; RicoRamos vs. GuillermoRigon-
deaux, 12, for Ramos WBA World junior feather-
weight title.
Jan. 6
At Key West, Fla. (ESPN2), Dyah Davis vs. Alfonso
Lopez, 10, super middleweights.
At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif.
(SHO), Luis Ramos Jr. vs. Raymundo Beltran, 10,
lightweights.
Jan. 7
At Heredia, Costa Rica, Bryan Vazquez vs. Euge-
nio Lopez, 12, for Vazquezs interimWBAWorld su-
per featherweight title.
B A S K E T B A L L
NCAA MEN
Thursday's Scores
MIDWEST
Akron 87, Ark.-Pine Bluff 64
Bethany (WV) 68, Olivet 46
Findlay 84, Tiffin 65
Missouri 104, Kennesaw St. 67
Nebraska-Omaha 87, Haskell Indian Nations 65
North Dakota 89, S. Dakota St. 70
Northwestern 81, Texas Southern 51
Rose-Hulman 92, Eureka 70
Wayne (Mich.) 73, Ohio Dominican 51
Wisconsin 66, Savannah St. 33
SOUTH
Belmont 78, Troy 55
Bethel (Tenn.) 80, Wilberforce 72
LSU 66, UC Irvine 59
Murray St. 89, Lipscomb 65
Northwestern St. 76, Louisiana-Monroe 63
Pikeville 95, Indiana-Southeast 66
St. Andrews 114, Mars Hill 98
UNC Asheville 109, Montreat 61
William & Mary 70, Wesley 47
Winthrop 59, Jacksonville 45
SOUTHWEST
Jackson St. 59, SMU 58
South Alabama 66, Texas A&M-CC 64
Texas-Pan American 65, Wentworth Tech 48
Top 25 Schedule
All Times EST
Today's Games
No games scheduled
Saturday's Games
No. 1 Syracuse at NC State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State at South Carolina, Noon
No. 3 Kentucky vs. Chattanooga, 8 p.m.
No. 4 Louisville vs. Memphis, 4 p.m.
No. 5 North Carolina vs. Appalachian State, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Baylor at BYU, 2 p.m.
No. 11 Marquette vs. Northern Colorado, 4 p.m.
No. 13Floridavs. No. 22Texas A&Mat BankAtlantic
Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2:30 p.m.
No. 15 Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina State, 6 p.m.
No. 16 Georgetown vs. American, Noon
No. 17 Mississippi State at Detroit, Noon
No. 18 Indiana vs. Notre Dame at Conseco Field-
house, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 Illinois vs. UNLVat the United Center, 5 p.m.
No. 20 Michigan vs. Alabama A&M, Noon
No. 21 Michigan State vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Alabama vs. Kansas State at the Sprint Cen-
ter, Kansas City, Mo., 10 p.m.
No. 24 Murray State vs. Arkansas State, 8 p.m.
No. 25 Creighton vs. Houston Baptist, 8:05 p.m.
No. 25 Vanderbilt vs. Indiana State, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday's Games
No. 8 Xavier vs. Oral Roberts, 1 p.m.
No. 9 UConn vs. Holy Cross at the XL Center, Hart-
ford, Conn., 1 p.m.
No. 10 Missouri vs. William & Mary, 3 p.m.
NCAA WOMEN
Thursday's Scores
SOUTH
Chattanooga 75, Belmont 42
Jacksonville 87, Jacksonville St. 74
Kentucky Wesleyan 77, McKendree 59
Lenoir-Rhyne 88, St. Andrews 33
Liberty 82, Virginia Union 37
Marshall 62, Longwood 48
Richmond 72, NC State 58
Troy 60, Alabama St. 53
UAB 57, Alabama A&M 46
William & Mary 74, NC A&T 68
Young Harris 58, Converse 32
MIDWEST
Adrian 47, Albion 37
Chicago 80, Olivet 36
Ill.-Chicago 49, N. Illinois 47
Louisville 64, Cincinnati 59
Northwestern 87, Morgan St. 74
Northwestern Ohio 98, Goshen 66
Wis.-Eau Claire 76, Wis.-Superior 38
Wis.-LaCrosse 61, St. Marys (Minn.) 49
Wis.-River Falls 69, Wis.-Stout 38
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 71, Wis.-Whitewater 50
Top 25 Schedule
Today's Games
No. 7 Miami vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.
No. 23 DePaul vs. Arizona State, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
No. 4 Stanford vs. Princeton, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Tennessee at UCLA, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio State at California, 5 p.m.
No. 14 Louisville at Portland, 5 p.m.
No. 15Texas Techvs. Illinois at theUnitedCenter, 2
p.m.
No. 24 Texas vs. North Texas, 8 p.m.
Sunday's Games
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 2 UConn, 8:30 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 Kentucky, 1 p.m.
No. 10 Texas A&M vs. Southern Cal, 3 p.m.
No. 11 Rutgers vs. Iona, 2 p.m.
No. 16 Penn State vs. Wagner, 1 p.m.
No. 18 North Carolina vs. South Carolina at the Myr-
tle Beach (S.C.) Convention Center, 3 p.m.
No. 20 Vanderbilt at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
No. 22 Purdue at Auburn, 3 p.m.
No. 25 Nebraska vs. Vermont, 3:05 p.m.
G O L F
Thailand Golf Championship
Thursday's Scores
At Amata Spring Country Club
Bangkok
Purse: $1 million
Yardage: 7,322; Par: 72
First Round
Lee Westwood, England..........................29-3160
John Daly, United States .........................34-3165
Gregory Bourdy, France ..........................34-3468
Thaworn Wiratchant, Thailand.................34-3468
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa...............36-3369
Michael Thompson, United States .........34-3569
Jbe Kruger, South Africa .........................36-3369
Chris Rodgers, England...........................33-3669
Antonio Lascuna, Philippines..................35-3469
Kwanchai Tannin, Thailand .....................36-3369
Adam Groom, Australia............................34-3569
Scott Hend, Australia................................36-3369
Kodai Ichihara, Japan ..............................34-3569
Simon Dyson, England ............................35-3469
Lu Chien-soon, Taiwan............................36-3369
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand....................33-3770
Tommy Fleetwood, England ...................35-3570
Panuwat Muenlek, Thailand.....................36-3470
Ryo Ishikawa, Japan.................................34-3670
Gaganjeet Bhullar, India ..........................32-3870
Tim Stewart, Australia..............................35-3570
Lam Zhiqun, Singapore............................37-3370
Lee Sung, South Korea ...........................36-3470
Baek Seuk-hyun, South Korea................36-3470
Miles Tunnicliff, England..........................36-3470
Wang Ter-chang, Taiwan.........................36-3470
Atthaphon Prathummanee, Thailand......36-3571
Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland .............40-3171
Ross Bain, Scotland..................................35-3671
Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Japan...........................36-3571
Keith Horne, South Africa........................35-3671
Alex Cejka, Germany ...............................35-3671
Charley Hoffman, United States .............35-3671
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WRIGHT TWP. Eugene
Lewis scored nine points in his
Meyers debut as the Mohawks
defeated Crestwood 41-32
Thursday night in high school
boys basketball.
Lewis was officially cleared
to play for Meyers a day earlier
by the District 2 Athletic Com-
mittee after a hearing involv-
ing his transfer from Wyoming
Valley West.
However, it was two return-
ing starters who led a fourth
quarter where Meyers out-
scored the Comets 19-9. Rash-
eed Moore had six of his 14
points, while Ryan Krawc-
zeniuk added five of his 10.
Chris Fazzini paced Crest-
wood with nine points.
MEYERS (41): Smth 2 0-0 6, Pape 1 0-0 2,
Krawczeniuk 3 2-3 10, Moore 6 2-2 14, Lewis 3
3-6 9, Walters 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-11 41.
CRESTWOOD (32): Gallagher 3 0-0 7,
Jones 0 0-0 0, Judge 2 0-0 5, Roberts 1 0-0 3,
J.Fazzini 4 0-0 8, C.Fazzini 3 3-4 9, Cole 0 0-0
0, Prohaska 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 3-4 32.
Meyers .......................................... 6 7 9 19 41
Crestwood .................................... 4 15 4 9 32
3-Point Field Goals MEY 4 (Smith 2,
Krawczeniuk 2); CRE 3 (Gallagher, Judge,
Roberts).
GAR 53, Williamsport 47
Matt Sharpe scored five of
his game-high 12 points in the
fourth quarter to help GAR to
a victory.
Shaliek Powell and Christian
Skrepenak added 10 each for
the Grenadiers, who outscored
Williamsport 29-19 in the sec-
ond half.
WILLIAMSPORT (47): Dinkins 3 0-0 6,
Knough 2 1-2 5, Thomas 4 0-0 8, Stelly 0 0-0 0,
Gardner 0 0-0 0, Dowling 1 0-0 2, Washington 4
1-2 10, Watson 4 0-2 9, Coleman 0 0-0 0, Kinley
2 3-4 7. Totals 20 5-10 47.
GAR (53): Francis 3 0-1 6, Crawford 3 0-0 9,
Sharpe 3 6-9 12, Ellis 2 1-2 6, Powell 4 2-4 10,
Skrepenak 5 0-1 10, Dempsey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15
9-17 53.
Williamsport ............................. 10 18 10 9 47
home......................................... 13 11 15 14 53
3-Point Field Goals WIL 2 (Washington
Watson); GAR 4 (Crawford 3, Ellis).
Abington Heights 51,
Tunkhannock 20
Patrick Calvey and John
Vassil each scored 10 points to
help the visiting Comets to the
victory.
James Hawks seven points
paced the Tigers.
ABINGTON HEIGHTS (51): Salmon 0 0-0 0,
Show 3 0-1 6, Calvey 4 1-2 10, Elwell 3 2-2 8,
Henzes 1 0-0 2, McCoy 0 0-0 0, Vassil 5 0-2 10,
Coldwater 0 0-0 0, Eugan 0 0-0 0, Bamford 2 0-0
4, Murray 1 1-2 5, Maxwell 4 0-0 8. Totals 23 4-9
51.
TUNKHANNOCK (20): Christy 0 0-0 0,
Alguire 1 0-0 2, Laner 0 0-0 0, Faux 0 0-0 0,
DeWitt 1 1-2 3, Yanora 0 0-0 0, Franklin 1 0-0 2,
Stephenson 0 2-2 2, Hawk 3 1-4 7, Bevan 2 0-0
4, Kristunas 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 4-8 20.
Abington Heights......................... 7 21 5 18 51
Tunkhannock................................ 5 6 6 3 20
3-Point Field Goals AH 1 (Calvey); TUN
none
Pittston Area 65,
Carbondale 35
The Patriots charged out to
a big lead after the first quar-
ter that Carbondale could not
recover from en route to a win
on the road.
Steve Stravinski scored a
game-high 19 points, including
14 in a big second quarter for
Pittston Area. Jordan House-
man netted 13 points of his
own while Steve Sklanka (11)
and Chris Kovaleski (10)
chipped in.
Isaiah McCord scored 10
points to lead Carbondale.
PITTSTON AREA (65): Houseman 6 0-0 13,
Schaub 0 0-0 0, Delaney 0 0-0 0, Crawford 0 0-0
0, Sklanka 5 0-0 11, Emmett 1 0-0 3, K. Kova-
leski 0 0-0 0, McDermott 2 0-0 5, C. Kovaleski 4
2-2 10, Bykowski 1 0-0 2, Stravinski 8 0-0 19,
Tobisch 0 0-0 0, Gross 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 2-2 65.
CARBONDALE (35): Gigliotti 0 0-0 0,
McGovern 1 1-2 3, Mauro 3 0-0 7, Quinn 0 0-0 0,
Gardus 4 0-0 9, McCord 3 3-4 10, Edwards 0
0-0 0, Owens 0 0-0 0, Farrell 0 0-0 0, Sopko 1
0-0 2, Hughes 0 2-2 2, Rivers 0 0-0 0, Rossetti 0
2-2 2. Totals 12 8-10 35.
Pittston Area .............................. 24 22 12 7 65
Carbondale ................................ 11 10 7 7 35
3-Point Field Goals PA 7 (Stravinski 3,
McDermott, Skalanka, Emmett, Houseman);
CAR 3 (Mauro, Gardus, McCord)
Berwick 73, Midd-West 36
Berwick turned a tight first
quarter into a blowout after
holding Midd-West to less than
10 points for the next three
quarters to score a win at
home.
Kyle Miller led the Bulldogs
with 14 points, connecting on
four three-pointers along the
way, while Eric May notched
12 of his own.
Shari Connahan tallied a
game-high 17 points for Midd-
West.
MIDD-WEST (36): Brummet 2 0-0 4, Folk 0
6-8 6, Connahan 5 3-4 17, Marks 1 0-0 2,
Karchnis 1 1-2 4, Brown 1 1-2 3. Totals 10 11-16
36.
BERWICK (73): Gaizick 4 0-0 9, Clausen 1
1-2 3, May 5 0-0 12, Curry 1 0-0 3, Ladonis 2 0-0
4, Morales 2 0-0 4, Pierce 2 2-2 6, Fenstemcher
1 1-2 4, Gehsel 3 0-0 6, Miller 5 0-0 14, Bridge 1
0-0 2, Morrison 1 2-2 4, Dalo 1 0-0 2. Totals 29
6-8 73.
Midd-West................................ 15 9 5 9 36
Berwick..................................... 13 17 21 20 73
3-Point Field Goals MW 5 (Connahan 4,
Karchnis); BER 9 (Miller 4, May 2, Gaizick,
Curry, Fenstemcher)
Holy Cross 53,
Holy Redeemer 44
Josh Kosin scored 14 of his
game-high 23 points in the
second half to lead the Crusad-
ers to a 30-21 second-half run
to break a 23-23 halftime tie.
Ryan DeRemer led the Roy-
als with 18 points, including
four shots from behind the arc.
HOLY CROSS (53):Kosin 7 9-14 23, Reed 0
0-0 0, McGoff 0 0-0 0, Callejas 1 6-6 7, Heyen 1
0-0 2, Joyce 0 0-0 0, Jones 2 2-2 6, Barmes 0
0-0 0, Gaughan 5 0-0 14. Totals 16 7-22 53.
HOLY REDEEMER (44): DeRemer 6 2-4 18,
Boutanos 0 0-0 0, Wallace 2 2-3 7, Kane 0 0-0 0,
Cavanaugh 2 0-0 5, Ell 1 2-2 5, Morrison 1 0-0 3,
Prociak 1 4-6 4. Totals 13-10-15 44
Holy Cross ............................... 12 11 14 16 53
Holy Redeemer ....................... 10 13 12 9 44
3-Point Field Goals HC 4 (Gaughan 4); HR 7
(DeRemer 4, Wallace, Cavanaugh, Ell)
Coughlin 57,
Hanover Area 43
Nate Oliver scored a game-
high 22 points as Coughlin
posted its first win of the sea-
son.
Donovan Davis added 11 for
the Crusaders.
Jeorge Colon had 16 points
and Jacob Barber added 12 to
pace Hanover Area.
HANOVER AREA (43): Colon 6 3-6 16,
Bogart 2 1-2 5, Hoolick 1 2-4 4, Rolle 2 0-0 4,
Barber 5 0-0 12, Steve 1 0-2 2. Totals 17 6-14
43.
COUGHLIN (57): Cobb 4 1-2 9, Jeremiah 4
1-5 9, Davis 5 1-2 11, Trout 0 1-2 1, Flaherty 1
0-0 2, Oliver 7 5-6 22, Heffers 1 0-0 3. Totals 22
9-17 57.
Hanover Area............................. 8 11 7 17 43
Coughlin...................................... 7 17 18 15 57
3-Point Field Goals HA 3 (Colon, Barber 2);
COU 4 (Oliver 3, Heffers).
H I G H S C H O O L B OY S B A S K E T B A L L
DON CAREY/TIMES LEADER
Eugene Lewis of Meyers brings in a rebound during a game with Crestwood Thursday.
Meyers tops Crestwood
The Times Leader staff
ARCHBALD Valley View
took advantage of seven
Hanover Area forfeits to
pick up a 52-30 victory over
the Hawkeyes on Thursday
in a non-conference wres-
tling meet.
Hanover Areas Shane El-
ick (126 pounds), Chris
Jones (138), Brian Belcher
(145) and Dominic Vitale
(152) all picked up falls as
the team won four of the
six contested bouts.
106 Michael Canevari (VV) won by
forfeit; 113 Nick Chesko (VV) won by
forfeit; 120 John Joyce (VV) pinned Ian
Murphy :33; 126 Shane Elick (Han) pinned
Matt Judge 1:36; 132 Dylan Catapne (VV)
won by forfeit; 138 Chris Jones (Han)
pinned Joe Seymour 1:46; 145 Brian
Belcher (Han) pinned Frank Swaha 2:20; 152
Dominic Vitale (Han) pinned Aishan Artar
1:26; 160 Michael Cipilewski (VV) maj dec
Anthony Eck 12-2; 170 Nicholas Krehel
(VV) won by forfeit; 182 Troy Uhrin (VV)
won by forfeit; 195 Kevin Kozlowski (VV)
won by forfeit; 220 Dillon Ropietski (Han)
won by forfeit; 285 Michael Galantini (VV)
won by forfeit
Muncy 43,
Benton 27
The Tigers were hit with
their first loss of the season,
but still got falls from Matt
Welliver (126) and Colt Cot-
ten (132) and wins via deci-
sion from Jeric Kasunic
(152), Marcus Welliver (182)
and Jake Mankey (195).
106 - Jacob Dgien (M) pinned Ricky
Kryzwicki 1:23; 113 - Alex Krah (M) won by
forfeit; 120 - Mike Pega (M) pinned Lenny
Hazlak :50; 126 - Matt Welliver (B) pinned
Alex Shull :14; 132 - Colt Cotten (B) pinned
Andy Aguilar 1:17; 138 - Brandon Lontz (B)
won by forfeit; 145 - Health Strickland (M)
pinned Brad Miccio :44; 152 - Jeric Kasunic
(B) dec Isaih Bobotis 4-2; 160 - Troy Hem-
burg (M) major dec Logan Womelsdorf 10-1;
170 - Moyle (M) pinned Matt Zawatski 1:21;
182 - Marcus Welliver (B) dec Jake Colburn
4-2; 195 - Jake Mankey (B) dec Sylar Ebner
14-7; 220 - Chris Secules (M) pinned Blake
Bogart 1:12; 285 - Nick Roberts (M) dec
Anthony Davis 7-5 (sudden victory)
Berwick 30, Scranton 28
The Bulldogs pulled out
the slim victory on Wednes-
day night led by falls from
Peter Talanca (120), Will
Masteller (160) and deci-
sions by Kevin Laubach
(138), Tyler Ohl (220) and
Jake Jola (285).
106 Kadir Qudus (Scr) dec Dakota
Conner 9-7; 113 Shane Jennings (Scr)
pinned Aaron Preston 1:38; 120 Peter
Talanca (Ber) pinned Michael Gervasi 2:25;
126 Tyler Farrell (Scr) dec Andrew Woz-
nock 7-1; 132 Austin Soboleski (Ber) won
by forfeit; 138 Kevin Laubach (Ber) dec
Niyaz Bakradze 10-4; 145 James McNally
(Scr) dec Dalton Arner 15-9; 152 Shane
McTiernan (Scr) dec Anthony Talanca 4-2;
160 Will Masteller (Ber) pinned Jerald
Harper 2:12; 170 Dylan Crusen (Scr) maj
dec Ismael Vaquiz 14-6; 182 Mark Grana-
han (Scr) won by forfeit; 195 Isaac Moyer
(Ber) won by forfeit; 220 Tyler Ohl (Ber)
dec Myles Robbins 3-1; 285 Jake Jola
(Ber) dec Brandon Kulick 6-3
West Scranton 46,
Crestwood 27
West Scranton won the
500th dual in its history on
Wednesday by knocking off
the Comets in Wright Town-
ship.
Kyle Hankinson (160),
Matt Hammerstone (170),
Roger Legg (220) and Will
Womer (285) picked up pins
for Crestwood, while Jake
Geroski added a decision at
152.
106 Stefhen Caple (WS) won by forfeit;
113 Jayvon Jones (WS) pinned Seth Korch
2:34; 120 Kyle Kroptavich (WS) dec Bob
Gray 6-2; 126 Dan Mitchell (WS) pinned
John Jasionowicz 1:29; 132 Tom Hendry
(WS) maj dec Danny Ritz 10-0; 138 Angel
Ortiz (WS) won by forfeit; 145 Zack Smith
(WS) pinned Mike Legg 3:38; 152 Jake
Geroski (Cre) dec Declan Haggerty 2-1; 160
Kyle Hankinson (Cre) pinned Patrick
Cooper :48; 170 Matt Hammerstone (Cre)
pinned Cody Walsh 5:03; 182 Kyle Krop-
tavich (WS) dec Andrew Brodginski 9-4; 195
Connor Duffy (WS) pinned Matt Dexter
1:45; 220 Roger Legg (Cre) pinned
Kamron VanWert :37; 285 Will Womer
(Cre) pinned DeVaughn Chollette 2:27
Western Wayne 44,
Tunkhannock 29
Tunkhannock won six
bouts, but didnt get enough
bonus points to knock off
the Wildcats on Wednesday.
Justin Stonier (106, major
decision), Morgan McClos-
key (113, forfeit), Mike Pav-
lichko (120, fall), Zack Ap-
pleby (132, decision), Ben
Siegel (145, major decision)
and Charlie Generotti (170,
fall) all helped the Tigers.
106 Justin Stonier (Tun) maj dec Ron
Mirsich 14-5; 113 Morgan McCloskey (Tun)
won by forfeit; 120 Mike Pavlichko (Tun)
pinned Josh Brown :45; 126 Julian Santos
(WW) won by forfeit; 132 Zack Appleby
(Tun) dec Nick Fischetti 12-5; 138 Morgan
Fuller (WW) maj dec Chris Packer 14-2; 145
Ben Siegel (Tun) maj dec Manuel Miraih
10-0; 152 Beau Fuller (WW) pinned Colton
Coolbaugh 1:17; 160 Lucas Kamrick (WW)
maj dec Cole Wright 11-3; 170 Charlie
Generotti (Tun) pinned Garrett Enslin 2:25;
182 Brandon Hadden (WW) won by forfeit;
195 Conner Rosensweet (WW) pinned
Nate Carrasco 1:32; 220 Joe Ingaglio
(WW) won by forfeit; 285 Matt Rosensweet
(WW) pinned Casey Drake 3:33
H I G H S C H O O L W R E S T L I N G
Valley View defeats
shorthanded Hawks
PLYMOUTH Tara Zdancew-
icz scored 15 points, Kate Smi-
cherko had 12 and Cheyenne
Reese added 10 as Wyoming
Valley West defeated William-
sport 57-47 in high school girls
basketball Thursday.
The score was tied 25-25 at
halftime, but the Spartans out-
scored Williamsport 32-22 over
the final two quarters.
WILLIAMSPORT (47): Evans 2 2-2 6, Thomas
2 0-2 5, Littles 0 0-0 0, Whaley 0 3-4 3, Belle 8 0-0
20, Erb 1 0-0 2, Fatherly 3 4-4 11. Totals 16 9-12
47.
WYOMING VALLEY WEST (57): Judge 2 1-2
5, C. Smicherko 2 4-5 8, Reese 3 4-4 10, Reilly 0
1-3 1, K. Smicherko 3 5-6 12, Zdancewicz 6 3-6
15, Quieterria 1 2-3 4, Hoffman 1 0-0 2. Totals 18
20-29 57.
Williamsport ................................. 10 15 10 12 47
Wyoming Valley West ................ 15 10 13 19 57
3-Point Field Goals WILL 6 (Thomas, Belle 4,
Fatherly); WVW 1 (K. Smicherko)
Scranton Prep 56,
Hazleton Area 41
The Classics outscored the
Cougars 37-15 in the second half
to break open a close game and
pull away for the victory
Becca Zamonas tallied 11
points for Hazleton Area, while
Keana Schoennagle added 10.
Tricia Byrne poured in a
game-high 21 points for Prep.
SCRANTON PREP (56): J. Genco 2 0-0 5,
Ashbey 0 0-0 0, Burke 3 7-9 13, M. Byrne 3 4-8 10,
Evans 0 0-0 0, Lavelle 0 0-0 0, T. Byrne 8 2-2 21,
Duffy 0 0-0 0, S. Genco 1 0-0 3, Pritchyk 1 0-2 2,
Icker 0 2-2 2, Walsh 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 15-23 56.
HAZLETON AREA (41): Bono 1 0-0 2,
Schoenagle 3 2-4 10, A. Marchetti 0 0-0 0, B.
Marchetti 0 0-0 0, Sitch 1 0-0 2, Kozel 0 0-0 0, Pfeil
0 4-4 4, Woznicki 0 0-0 0, Matz 0 0-0 0, Bachman 3
0-0 6, Ciccozzi 2 0-0 4, Carter 0 2-2 2, Zamonas 4
0-0 11. Totals 14 8-10 41.
Scranton Prep.............................. 8 11 22 15 56
Hazleton Area.............................. 19 7 8 7 0
3-Point Field Goals SP 5 (J. Genco, T. Byrne 3,
S. Genco); HAZ 5 (Schoennagle 2, Zamonas 3)
Hanover Area 45,
Coughlin 32
Danielle Tuzinski scored a
game-high 18 points to lead the
Hawkeyes to a home win.
Dannah Hayward and Marissa
Ross topped the Crusaders with
12 and 10 points, respectively.
COUGHLIN (32): Hayward 4 2-2 12, Eaton 1
1-2 4, Flaherty 0 0-0 0, Sebastian 1 0-0 3, Georget-
ti 0 1-6 1, Bouedeau 0 0-0 0, Zigler 0 0-0 0,
Williams 1 0-0 2, Ross 4 2-7 10. Totals 11 6-17 32.
HANOVER AREA (45): Smith 3 0-0 6, Masher
2 1-1 5, Zuranski 2 0-0 6, Miller 2 0-2 4, Tuzinski 6
5-7 18, Mizenko 0 0-0 0, Grohowski 0 0-0 0,
Kaminski 1 0-0 3, Cefalo 0 0-0 0, McCary 1 1-2 3.
Totals 17 7-12 45.
Coughlin.......................................... 8 9 8 7 32
Hanover Area................................. 10 13 13 9 45
3-Point Field Goals COU 4 (Hayward 2, Eaton,
Sebastian); HAN 4 (Zuranski 2, Tuzinski, Kaminski)
Northwest 58, Millville 42
Alivia Womelsdorf had a huge
night for the Rangers, scoring
more than half of her teams
points with 30 on the evening.
She also got help from DeAnna
Gill, who added 19 points.
MILLVILLE (42): Fuoss 1 1-2 4, Wilcox 1 0-0 2,
Cook 2 0-0 4, Bower 10 6-14 26, M. Johnson 0 0-0
0, Bower 3 0-2 6. Totals 17 7-18 42.
NORTHWEST (58): Yustat 1 0-0 3, Shaffer 1
0-0 3, Womelsdorf 13 4-7 30, Koehn 1 1-4 3,
Bosak 0 0-0 0, Gill 8 3-3 19. Totals 24 8-14 58
Millville .......................................... 14 11 5 12 42
Northwest ..................................... 5 13 12 28 58
3-Point Field Goals MILL 1 (Fuoss); NW 2
(Shaffer, Yustat)
H I G H S C H O O L G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L
Trio paces Valley West
to win over Williamsport
COLUMBIA, Mo. Ricardo
Ratliffe and Michael Dixon had
18 points each and No. 10 Mis-
souri shot 60 percent fromthe
field in a 104-67 rout of Kenne-
sawState on Thursday night.
Marcus Denmon added17
points and Phil Pressey had nine
points and10 assists for the
Tigers (10-0), unbeaten after the
first 10 games for the first time
since an11-0 start in1991-92.
They extended their homecourt
non-conference winning streak
to 65 games.
Freshman Delbert Love had a
career-best 27 points with five
3-pointers for KennesawState
(2-6), which has lost four
straight. Markeith Cummings
had17 points and six rebounds
before fouling out with 3:49 to
go.
Frank Haith became the first
Missouri coach to win his first 10
games since 1920-21.
Wisconsin 66, Savannah St. 33
MADISON, Wis. Jared
Berggren scored13 points to
lead four Wisconsin players in
double figures.
Playing for the last time before
final exams begin, the Badgers
(10-2) used runs of 11-0 and11-2
in the first half to push their lead
to 30-10 with 4 minutes left.
The Tigers (4-8) looked like
they might give Wisconsin a
challenge early in the second
half. They cut the lead to15
points twice, the last time at
41-26 with just under 14 minutes
to go. But Wisconsin went on a
23-4 run over the next 12 min-
utes.
Cedric Smith and Arnold
Lewis led the Tigers with eight
points each.
Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor
both scored12 points for the
Badgers, while Josh Gasser had
10.
Murray St. 89, Lipscomb 65
MURRAY, Ky. Ed Daniel
and Ivan Aska both scored16
points and Murray State won its
first game as a ranked teamin13
years.
The Racers (10-0) have Steve
Prohmoff to the best start for a
rookie coach in Murray State
history.
Isaiah Canaan added13 points
for the Racers, who won their
14th straight non-conference
game, a streak dating to Febru-
ary 2009.
The Racers, who forced Lip-
scomb into 23 turnovers, had15
steals and 25 assists.
MalcomSmith led the Bisons
(6-6) with13 points, while Rob-
ert Boyd added nine.
Belmont 78, Troy 55
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Drew
Hanlen scored15 points, all
coming on 3-pointers, to lead
Belmont over Troy 78-55 Thurs-
day night for the Bruins seventh
win in eight games.
Ian Clark and J.J. Mann added
14 points apiece for Belmont
(7-3), which shot 14 of 30 (46.7
percent) on 3-pointers in the
win. Clark hit four 3s, while
Mann knocked down two of his
own.
The Trojans were just 3 of 16
(18.8 percent) fromlong range.
Troy led14-12 midway
through the opening half. It
would be the Trojans last lead,
as Blake Jenkins dropped in a
layup that sparked a 7-0 run for
the Bruins. They led the rest of
the way, taking a seven-point
advantage at the break and out-
scoring Troy 44-28 to seal it in
the second.
Will Weathers had18 points to
lead Troy (4-5) and Alan Jones
had15.
C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L
Missouri
rolls to an
easy win
SANANTONIOUCLAis fi-
nally back in the finals.
Junior outside hitter Rachael
Kidder had21kills andtheBruins
advanced to their first national
championship match since 1994,
sweeping newcomer Florida
State in the NCAA semifinals
Thursday night.
Tabi Love added12 kills for the
Bruins in the 25-16, 25-17, 25-21
victory. Theyll play either rival
USC or Illinois in Saturdays
championship. Seventeenyears is
alongdrought for aprogramwith
UCLAs reputation. The Bruins
(29-6) have three championships,
tied for third all-time, and four
runner-up finishes. But UCLA
was making just its first semis ap-
pearance since 2006.
It feels great. I think most of
us, when we decided to come to
UCLA, knew that the programs
beenreally goodinthe past, Kid-
der said. And I know when I
came in, I was really looking for-
wardtoturningit aroundhopeful-
ly. That was the goal.
C O L L E G E V O L L E Y B A L L
UCLA advances to first final since 1994
C M Y K
JETS
Burress: Vicks success
helped return
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. Plaxico
Burress credits Michael Vick for paving
the way for his NFL comeback.
The New York Jets wide receiver
says Thursday that if not for Vick being
able to return to the league and be
successful after serving prison time,
hes not sure he would have been able
to do the same. Burress says seeing
Vick play at a high level after missing
two seasons while in jail for his role in
a dogfighting operation gave him the
confidence he could again be a produc-
tive wide receiver. Burress served 20
months in prison after accidentally
shooting himself.
Burress and the Philadelphia Eagles
quarterback became friends as young-
sters in Virginia, and still speak about
once a week. The Jets (8-5) take on the
Eagles (5-8) in Philadelphia on Sunday.
DOLPHINS
Losman itching to start
against Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. J.P. Los-
man is familiar enough with Buffalo
Bills fans to not make any predictions
regarding what reception he might get
should the Miami Dolphins backup
quarterback start against his former
team this weekend.
Whether he gets booed or cheered,
Losman says hell laugh it off.
Losman heard both and often in
the same game during a mercurial
five-year career in Buffalo.
It began with great promise in 2004,
when the Bills drafted the strong-
armed Tulane product 22nd overall.
And it ended five years later, after
Losman lost the starting job for a sec-
ond time to Trent Edwards.
On Sunday, hell make his first return
to Buffalo, though its uncertain wheth-
er hell start in place of Matt Moore,
who sustained a concussion and a neck
injury last weekend.
PANTHERS
Smith: No comparing
Newton to Tebow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Panthers
wide receiver Steve Smith says when it
comes to comparing Cam Newton to
Tim Tebow there is no comparison.
Smith says time will prove Newton is
by far the better NFL quarterback.
Smith says if Tebow is standing next
to me I would tell it to his face come
check me out in five years, Jack, and
youll know whos the best quarter-
back.
He says Newtons versatility makes
him a better quarterback.
Smith says everybody wants to
crown Tebow as a versatile quarter-
back. Versatile to me means you can
throw the ball very accurately, run the
ball and create things. The only he can
create is running. He isnt very accu-
rate.
Tebow has won more games than
Newton this year, but Smith says thats
because of Denvers defense.
VIKINGS
Adrian Peterson plans
to play vs. Saints
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Adrian
Peterson says he plans to play on Sun-
day against the New Orleans Saints.
The Minnesota Vikings star running
back practiced on a limited basis
Thursday. But he says his sprained left
ankle is feeling much better and he
expects to play for the first time in a
month. Peterson has missed the last
three games with the high ankle sprain.
Peterson says he feels about 85 per-
cent healthy right now, but he is deter-
mined to rejoin his teammates and
help them to an elusive victory. The
Vikings are 2-11 and need two wins in
their last three games to avoid the
worst record in franchise history.
BEARS
Hurd will face drug charge
CHICAGO A federal judge says
Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd
will need to return to Texas to face a
drug charge accusing him of trying to
set up a drug-dealing network in the
Chicago area.
Judge Young Kim ordered Hurd held
pending bond during a Thursday hear-
ing in Chicago federal court. Hurds
hearing was continued until Friday
while prosecutors and defense attor-
neys discuss possible bond. Hurd was
handcuffed and wore a gray T-shirt and
jeans as marshals led to him the hear-
ing.
Authorities arrested Hurd with a
kilogram of cocaine during a sting at a
Chicago restaurant on Wednesday
evening. Federal prosecutors say Hurd
wanted to buy five to 10 kilograms of
cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana
a week to distribute in the Chicago
area.
I N B R I E F
PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberg-
ers sprained left ankle looks, well, more
like an ankle than it did after last weeks
14-3 win over the Browns.
The swelling is down. The rainbowof
colors that surrounded the mangled
joint earlier in the week have been re-
duced to a little black here, a little blue
there.
That doesnt mean the Pittsburgh
Steelers quarterback is any closer to
playing on Monday night against San
Francisco.
Roethlisberger sat out his third prac-
tice ina rowonThursday, hopinganoth-
er 24 hours of rest will help him avoid
missing his first start due to injury in
more than two years.
The goal is as soon
as possible to get in
there and get in as
much work as I can,
Roethlisberger said.
That might not be
until Saturday at the
earliest, and offensive
coordinator Bruce Ar-
ians said the teamcould wait until after
warm-ups against the 49ers to make a
decision.
VeteranCharlie Batchwill get the call
if Roethlisberger cant go, though
Roethlisberger is doing everything he
can to get ready.
Hot tubs. Cold tubs. Range of motion
exercises. Massages. Roethlisberger
was evenfittedfor a custom-made ankle
brace on Thursday which he plans to
wear whenever he returns.
While hes no stranger to playing hurt
hes already dealt with a sprained left
foot and a fractured right thumb this
year the problem this time is the in-
ability to execute even the most routine
tasks.
If this was just a matter of pain, Id be
out there, but its being physically un-
able to do certain things, he said.
Arians acknowledged if Roethlisberg-
er tried to practice on Thursday, he
would have to work exclusively out of
the shotgun.
Getting under center and taking a
snap is something Roethlisberger was
abletododuringthesecondhalf against
the Browns, though he chalked it up to
the heat of the moment.
The second half of that game youre
playing off adrenaline, youre playing off
emotion, he said. The next couple
days after that, I just kind of shook my
head because I couldnt have done it. I
dont know how I did.
Roethlisberger was at least able to
briefly shed the walking boot hes gin-
gerly hobbledaroundinfor the previous
six days.
The doctors told him to walk around
but dont get cute.
The more Im out of it, the more I
want to move it, Roethlisberger said.
Movement is good because it gets the
fluid out but I also catch myself every
once inawhile turningit sideways or do-
ing something and it almost puts me to
the ground.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
Roethlisberger last misseda start due to
injury against Baltimore two years ago,
when a concussion forced him to watch
Dennis Dixon play in a 20-17 overtime
loss.
It will be the 37-year-old Batch, how-
ever, who will get the nod if Roethlis-
berger cant play. The Steelers went 1-1
with Batch under center last year while
Roethlisberger served a four-game sus-
pension for violating the NFLs personal
conduct policy.
Arians stressed the gameplan will not
change if Batch starts, though Batch
hasnt topped 200 yards passing in a
game since making an emergency start
at the end of the 2007 season. Roethlis-
berger has gone over 200 yards inall but
two of his starts this year.
Big Ben relying on rest for ankle
Steelers quarterback hoping some
time off from practice will help him
recover in time to play Monday.
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
Roethlisberger
BEREA, Ohio Seneca Wallace
doesnt walksomuchas glide. Andas the
Browns backupquarterbacksaunters in-
to the locker roomfollowing practice he
looks and acts every bit like Clevelands
starter.
He probably will be Sunday.
With Colt McCoy still experiencing
headaches andnot practicingfromacon-
cussion suffered in Pittsburgh last week,
Wallace, who has spent most of his NFL
career as an understudy, will likely start
when the Browns (4-9) visit the Arizona
Cardinals.
BrownscoachPat Shurmur hasnot yet
ruledMcCoyout, but all logical signs are
pointingtoWallace makinghis first start
this season and his 19th in nearly 10
pro seasons.
Senecas taken all the reps, Shurmur
said before Thursdays practice. And as
the days go by and Colt hasnt practiced,
its two plus two.
McCoy was sent home for the third
time this week with lingering symptoms
fromthe wallop he took fromSteelers li-
nebacker James Harrison, suspended
one game for the vicious helmet-to-chin
blow. Shurmur said all players needing
treatment begin their day in the training
room, and if they are unable to take part
in meetings or are still feeling poorly,
they are sent home to rest.
McCoys future with the Browns re-
mains uncertain, and with only three
games left, hes running out of time to
show the club he can be their long-time
starter.
Brownsgeneral managerTomHeckert
said no decisions have been made on
McCoy or any other players.
Well have toreally, really lookat it af-
ter the season, Heckert said. Hes done
some good things. But the whole evalua-
tion will be done afterward. We just
havent sat downandbrokendownevery
play. Theres no decisions being made.
Heckert feels the Browns have seen
enough of McCoy to make a judgment
andassess himfairly.
This week, theyll get another look at
Wallace, whom they re-signed as a free
agent before the lockout.
Wallace has playedinthree games this
season as a reserve, twice coming off the
bench to fill in for an injured McCoy and
once lining up at wide receiver.
If McCoycant playthis week, andthat
seems to be a near certainty, the Browns
are expecting Wallace to step in and run
their West Coast offense.
We wont miss a beat, wide receiver
JoshCribbs said. Seneca is verycapable
of stepping in and keeping the ball roll-
ing. He has a lot of talent.
Wallace came off the bench cold last
weekafterMcCoywasflattenedbyHarri-
sonandcompletedhisonlypass, a13-yar-
dertotight endEvanMoorethat gavethe
Browns a first down at the Steelers 5.
Thats when McCoy made his shocking
returnafter missing two plays andthrew
a costly interceptioninthe endzone.
Wallace refused to discuss last weeks
events, whichhavehungovertheBrowns
for days as the NFL launched an investi-
gation into the teams treatment of
McCoy.
Wallace is
likely starter
for Browns
Colt McCoy still experiencing
headaches and not practicing from a
concussion suffered in Pittsburgh.
By TOMWITHERS
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA Matt Ryan threw
three touchdown passes, John Abra-
ham had 3
1
2 sacks and the Atlanta
Falcons clinched a fourth straight
winning season with a 41-14 rout of
the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday
night.
This one was over by halftime. The
Falcons (9-5) were up 27-0 when the
teams trotted to the locker room, the
shell-shocked Jaguars (4-10) saddled
with a net passing total of minus-1
yard.
Jacksonville rookie Blaine Gabbert
coughed up the ball twice on hits by
Abraham, both turnovers leading to
Atlanta scores. Defensive tackle Co-
rey Peters scooped up the second
fumble and ran it in for a touchdown
early in the third quarter, ending any
thought of a Jacksonville comeback.
Ryan was 19 of 26 for 224 yards,
hooking up with Roddy White on
two scoring passes.
Atlanta routs Jacksonville
AP PHOTO
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) runs after a catch as Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Ashton
Youboty defends during the first half of an NFL game Thursday in Atlanta.
Ryan, Abraham lead Falcons
41
FALCONS
14
JAGUARS
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. After
watching Eli Manning carry the of-
fense with his arm for the first three
quarters of the season, the New York
Giants are finally showing signs of life
in the run game.
For only the secondtime this season,
the Giants (7-6) head into Sundays
game against Washington (4-9) com-
ing off consecutive100-yard rushing ef-
forts as a team.
I thought we started to run a little
bit better against Green Bay and I
thought it was continued improve-
ment inthis game, offensive coordina-
tor Kevin Gilbride said of Sundays 110
yards on the ground in the Giants re-
markable 37-34 win over the Cowboys.
We dont have huge stats, but Imlook-
ing for consistency. I thought for the
most part we got that.
Brandon Jacobs was outstanding in
the game, rushing 19 times for 101
yards and two touchdowns in the
comeback win that vaulted the Giants
into first-place in the NFC East.
New York still ranked last in the
league in rushing offense, averaging
85.8 yards had gained 100 yards
rushing against GreenBay, after failing
tohit the century markinthe three pre-
vious games.
The big difference seems to be new
line, the fifth starting combination
used this season.
David Diehl was moved from left
guard to left tackle three games ago af-
ter Will Beatty suffereda detachedreti-
na. And then, the left guard and center
positions were switched the following
week when David Baas suffered from
severe headaches and continuing neck
problems.
That forced offensive line coach Pat
Flaherty to move Kevin Boothe from
left guard to center, with second-year
pro Mitch Petrus taking over the guard
spot. Chris Snee and Kareem McKen-
zie remainat the right guardandtackle
spots, respectively.
The line opened a couple of excel-
lent holes that allowed Jacobs to get
through the first level with some speed
and forced the Cowboys defensive
backs to come up and stop the 260-
pound back.
I think we have guys in the right
place, Jacobs said. I think guys are
working hard and doing everything
they can to make the run game work. I
think the offensive line is doing a fab-
ulous job of moving people out of the
way and I think E (Eli) is doing a great
job of getting us in things that we need
to be in. Our coaches are confident in
what we are doing and I am confident
in what we are doing.
We just have to keep going.
Jacobs also ran as hard as he has all
season in getting most of the carries
with Ahmad Bradshaw sitting in the
first half because of disciplinary rea-
sons. There were no signs of the
hamstring injury that bothered himfor
a couple of weeks.
Redskins defensive tackle Barry Co-
field, a former Giant, said watching
New Yorks run game is a shocking,
considering Tom Coughlins team al-
ways was among the league leaders.
Its just not like them, Cofield said.
Theyre not the teamthat they usedto
be. They used to pound the ball, and
Imsure they would love to get back to
that. ... I wouldnt be surprised to see
them come out and see them pound
the ball.
Gilbride and Jacobs feel the running
game has only taken baby steps. It still
has to improve, especially with the Gi-
ants next three games being at MetLife
Stadium where the wind can make it
tough to throw.
It can be a factor here, weather
wise, Gilbride said. Thats where you
wouldlike tobe able torunthe ball, but
regardless of that, you always would
like to have the ability to force people
toplayhonestly. Todothat, youhaveto
be able torunthe ball a little bit. I think
the fact that we did it a little bit better
(against) Green Bay, did it even a little
bit better last game is a good sign.
Were headed in the right direction.
With 3 games left, Giants finally have a run game
By TOMCANAVAN
AP Sports Writer
N F L
C M Y K
S P O R T S
sive lineman Joey OConnor, of
Windsor, Colo., also has reversed
his thinking and nowsays he will
notgotoPennState. Hesstill con-
sidering his options.
One major reasonfor the defec-
tions is the stigma of the charges
that Sandusky, a former Penn
State assistant coach who retired
in1999but still hadanofficeat the
school long after, allegedly
abused young boys.
The Sandusky allegations led
to the firing of coach Joe Paterno
on Nov. 9, along with the depar-
ture of other top athletic depart-
ment officials. Longtime defen-
sive assistant Tom Bradley took
overonaninterimbasisastheNit-
tany Lions went 9-3 and earned a
spot in the TicketCity Bowl on
Jan. 2 in Dallas against Houston.
Those who watch recruiting
closely say not hiring someone
sooner has cost Penn State.
I thought they would hire a
head coach by now, said Mike
Farrell, national recruiting ana-
lyst for Rivals.com. The fact that
theyre dragging their feet here is
really giving all of these recruits
the time to say, Well, geez, sign-
ing day is coming up pretty soon.
Id better start checking out my
second options. Thats why
theyre starting to lose kids. I
know this is an important deci-
sion but the longer they go in de-
ciding who the next person to
take over at Penn State is, the
worse this is going to get and
its gotten pretty bad.
With no newhead coach yet
its unlikely that Bradley or other
current staffers associated with
the Paterno regime will be re-
tained there has been very lit-
tlehopeoroptimismsurrounding
the program. Penn States once
glittering brand name has been
mentioned prominently in a per-
sistent drumbeat of court dates,
appearances, interviews and fur-
ther allegations.
The greatest enemy to Penn
State right now is the lack of cer-
tainty, the unknown that is loom-
ing over this program, ESPNna-
tional recruiting analyst TomLu-
ginbill said. Thats hurting
recruiting for themfar more than
the sex scandal is. At the end of
the day, prospects want to know
whos going to be in charge and
whos going to be coaching them,
and the parents want to know
whos going to be caring for their
child. Theresalot moreabout the
uncertaintyof thesituationthat is
creating problems than anything
else.
On the recruiting trail, Penn
State coaches are sticking with
the themes they offered to
recruits before Paterno was fired
tolookat the entire school and
totakeintoaccount theprograms
historyof academicsuccessalong
withits tradition-richhistory. But
the act is growing tired.
Earlier this year, Ohio State
was wracked by a tattoo scandal
that led to the forced resignation
of longtimecoachJimTressel and
multiple suspensions and NCAA
investigations. Now Ohio State
has helped to shift the focus from
a year of NCAA problems by hir-
ing newcoach Urban Meyer, who
won two national championships
at Florida.
That gaudy hiring has helped
the Buckeyes put a fresh coat of
paint on their battered image and
theyarenowconsideredarecruit-
ingdestinationinsteadof onethat
was down and out.
Before Penn State, Ohio State
and Miami were the ones taking
thebrunt of all thethingsandnow
no one talks about them because
this scandal is freshandits differ-
ent, recruiting expert TomLem-
ming of CBS Sports Network
said. I think a newstaff comes in
next year (at Penn State), with a
fresh slate, and they could over-
come it.
But not this year. Theyredead
in the water this year.
PSU
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PSU formally
requests more time
from NCAA
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. With
a Friday deadline looming, the
NCAA signaled it would give
Penn State more time to
respond to its inquiry over the
universitys handling of child
sex abuse accusations against
former assistant football coach
Jerry Sandusky.
Penn State general counsel
Cynthia Baldwin said in a letter
to NCAA president Mark
Emmert released Thursday
that answers to the NCAAs
questions about the Sandusky
case might come from other,
separate probes already in
progress. Among them is a
university trustees
investigation spearheaded by
former FBI director Louis
Freeh.
Baldwin spoke to Emmert
and other NCAA staff by phone
Nov. 23 about the concurrent
inquiries, according to the
letter dated Dec. 12.
The university understands
that the NCAA will continue to
monitor these investigations
and will have access to the
report from Freeh and the
trustees, Baldwin said.
At that time, the NCAA will
determine if further response
from the university is
necessary, she wrote before
requesting more time.
Both the NCAA and Penn
State indicated in recent weeks
that the school may not make
the Friday deadline to provide
complete answers to several
questions posed last month by
Emmert.
suggests Munroes outing
against Syracuse will last a lot
longer than 10 minutes.
Im feeling good and I really
think our team has been playing
better, he said. You dont want
to get embarrassed and have a
poor showing. We have a little
bit more confidence and were
back on track.
To stay on the winning track,
the Penguins will need to limit
Syracuse scoring chances, some-
thing they didnt do in the last
two meetings.
Even with Crunch leading
scorer Kyle Palmieri now up
with Anaheim, Syracuse still has
plenty of offensive threats, in-
cluding Patrick Maroon (26
points), Nick Bonino (22) and
Dan Sexton (21).
Weve given a great offensive
team great opportunities to
score goals, Hynes said. We
have to get a good goaltending
performance, but we also have to
play a more complete teamgame
against a team like Syracuse.
PENS
Penguin notes
Forwards Bryan Lerg and
Ben Street had the last couple
days off to rest, coach John
Hynes said.
The Penguins still hope to
get D Boris Valabik into the
lineup either this weekend or
Monday.
Hynes said D Joey Mormina,
who has been out with an
upper body injury, could return
before the Christmas break.
Hes listed as day-to-day.
The 49ers are the first team
since the 1920 Decatur Staleys
not to allow a rushing touch-
down in the first 13 games of the
season and if San Francisco
does it once more, the team
would become the first in NFL
history to go the first 14 games
without giving up a TD on the
ground.
Bowman, the 49ers third-
round draft pick last year, and
his unit take pride in that even if
its never discussed. He showed
signs of the impact player he
has become while starring on
special teams as a rookie. His 20
special-teams tackles ranked
third in the NFL last year.
They kind of knew what
they had in him last year and
then this year he came in, start-
ing with Takeo being gone, and
he kind of exceeded everybo-
dys expectations, star defen-
sive end Justin Smith said
Thursday. He stepped it up.
Not only is he playing well, he
knows his stuff, inside and out,
on the defense. Hes a leader out
there, too. Hes the total pack-
age in year two. Having himand
Pat in there is unbelievable. I
dont know whod be better.
Football has long been Bow-
mans outlet after growing up in
a crime-stricken area of Wash-
ington D.C. While he doesnt
make goals based on numbers,
Bowman realizes his improved
play has been a big part of the
49ers getting back to the play-
offs after an eight-year absence.
Theres not really a limit I
have with the expectations,
Bowman said. Imon track. Im
doing the things that I expected
I could do. There are a lot more
things I can do better at, and ev-
ery single week I try to do that.
Bowman looks back fondly at
the guidance he received from
Hall of Fame linebacker Mike
Singletary, who was fired as San
Franciscos head coach after a
loss at St. Louis in the second-
to-last week of 2010.
Bowman credits his develop-
ment to that short time with
Singletary.
He meant a lot, Bowman
said. He was a hard-nosed
coach and he stayed on my
back. Thats one of the things I
carried to this year just keep
working. Youre never good
enough. The little things are re-
ally what matter. Thats what he
harped on every single day in
practice in my first year as a roo-
kie. He really benefitted me.
The main thing Bowman
learned from Singletary was to
lead by example.
Dont talk about it, he said.
Dont walk around like you are
(big time). Just set the example
by your play and by your work
ethic and by how you carry
yourself.
Bowman quietly goes about
his business and lets others
speak out on the teams resur-
gence this year under first-year
coach Jim Harbaugh. He would
rather save his energy for mak-
ing key plays on the field.
And this defense works every
down not to miss tackles or
chances to change the game by
forcing turnovers.
BOWMAN
day, saidPawlenok. They drop-
ped their times like crazy. Those
were a few swimmers that really
picked it up with their perform-
ance today.
The Royals also received first-
place finishes fromElizabethFin-
negan in the 50 free. Olivia Vitali
posted the top score in diving
with a 198.65. Alexa Kalafut, Lu-
cy Reilly and Kellen Katra joined
Cruz on the winning 400 free re-
lay.
Similar to last years district
meet, Prep combated its low
numbers with exemplary times.
Nonnenberg, Katie Voitek and
Rebekah Campo each won two
individual events.
Royal boys escape Cavaliers
TheHolyRedeemer boys team
received a huge first-place finish
from freshman Terry Vrabek in a
tightly contested100 breast race.
Vrabek pushed ahead with a time
of 1:09.17.
Hes a freshman; hes been
performing well, said Royals
boys coachMatt Mill. Weexpect
a lot out of him as a freshman.
This was his big meet.
The Cavaliers brought the
score to 66-56 before the Royals
benefited froma lack of numbers
on the Prep squad. After taking
just two meets through the first
nine, Redeemer captured the fi-
nal three races.
Despite times that he was not
happy about, Mill highlighted
the swims of Cody SmithandGe-
orge Evans. Smith was part of
three of Redeemers four swim-
mingwins (200medleyrelay, 100
back, 400 free relay). Evans
swamin the 200 medley and 400
free relays.
Mill said next week will pre-
sent a proving ground for his
young Redeemer squad.
We have two tough meets
next week in Tunkhannock and
Scranton, said Mill. Alittle hic-
cup here will help us down the
road. Hopefully we can turn it
around next week, otherwise
well be in some trouble.
GIRLS
Holy Redeemer 102, Scranton
Prep 81
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. SP (Maria Telincho,
Rebekah Campo, Katie Voitek, Mia Nonnenberg)
1:54.35; 2. HR; 3. HR; 200 FREE 1. SP, Voitek
2:04.26; 2. HR, Rachel Finnegan; 3. HR, LucyReilly;
200 IM 1. SP, Nonnenberg 2:07.52; 2. HR, Julie
Mahle; 3. HR, Bethany Chmil; 50 FREE 1. HR, El-
izabethFinnegan26.20; 2. SP, Telincho; 3. HR, Me-
lissa Cruz; DIVING 1. HR, Olivia Vitali 198.65; 2.
HR, Kelsey Williams; 3. HR, Jessica Kreidler; 100
FLY 1. SP, Campo 1:01.59; 2. HR, R. Finnegan; 3.
HR, Alexa Kalafut; 100 FREE 1. SP, Telincho
58:.40; 2. HR, Cruz; 3. SP, Halli Whyte; 500 FREE
1. SP, Voitek 5:31.46; 2. HR, Kalafut; 3. HR, Kellen
Katra; 200FREERELAY1. SP(Nonnenberg, Voi-
tek, Telincho, Campo) 1:42.99; 2. HR; 3. HR; 100
BACK 1. SP, Nonnenberg 1:00.99; 2. HR, Mahle;
3. HR, Reilly; 100BREAST1. SP, Campo1:09.92;
2. HR, Chmil; 3. HR, Mallory Kusakavitch; 400
FREE RELAY 1. HR (Kalafut, Cruz, Reilly, Katra)
4:09.64
BOYS
Holy Redeemer 95, Scranton
Prep 71
200MEDLEYRELAY1. HR(Cody Smith, Ter-
ry Vrabek, George Evans, Mike Dubinski) 1:50.85;
2. SP; 3. HR; 200 FREE 1. SP, Eddie Pfaeffle
2:01.84; 2. HR, Evans; 3. HR, Jason Hauze; 200 IM
1. SP, Cooper Legg; 2:14.06; 2. HR, Smith; 3. HR,
Scott Roper; 50 FREE 1. SP, Ryan Sebastianelli
23.63; 2. HR, Dubinski; 3. HR, EricShorts; DIVING
1. HR, MikePahler 206.90; 100FLY1. SP, Pfaeffle
59.64; 2. HR, Vrabek; 3. SP, KrisMuzzi; 100FREE
1. SP, Sebastianelli 52.61; 2. HR, Dubinski; 3. SP,
MikeRobinson; 500FREE1. SP, Legg5:29.14; 2.
HR, Evans; 3. HR, Hauze; 200 FREE RELAY 1.
SP(Muzzi, Sebastianelli, Legg, Pfaeffle) 1:39.07; 2.
HR; 3. HR; 100BACK1. HR, Smith1:00.50; 2. SP,
Muzzi; 3. HR, Pat Lehman; 100 BREAST 1. HR,
Vrabek1:09.17; 2. SP, BenEvans; 3. SP, Robinson;
400FREERELAY1. HR(Dubinski, Shorts, Smith,
Evans) 3:43.70; 2. SP; 3. HR
GIRLS
Wyoming Seminary 50,
West Scranton 48
LilyWilliams andBaileyDisler
each won two individual events
to help the host Blue Knights
hold on to beat the Invaders.
Williams took first in the 200
IM and 100 back while Disler
toppedthe100 fly and100 breast.
Both also competed on the win-
ning 200 medley relay team.
Malin Walsh contributed to
four event wins (two individual,
two relay) for West Scranton.
200MEDLEYRELAY1. SEM(MackenzieGa-
gliardi, Bailey Disler, Lily Williams, Megan Bresna-
han) 2:14.99; 2. WSCR; 3. SEM; 200 FREE 1.
WSCR, Malin Walsh 2:22.74; 2. WSCR, Alexis Wil-
liams; 3. SEM, Amy Shick; 200 IM 1. SEM, L. Wil-
liams 2:45.24; 2. WSCR, Casey Gaul; 3. WSCR,
Isabella DiBileo; 50 FREE 1. WSCR, Natalie Se-
dorovitz 29.30; 2. SEM, Siobhan Brier; 3. SEM,
Bresnahan; DIVING1. SEM, AmandaChan(score
not reported); 100 FLY 1. SEM, Disler 1:19.99; 2.
SEM, Sarah Cole; 3. WSCR, Gaul; 100 FREE 1.
SEM, Brier 1:05.98; 2. WSCR, Morgan Williams; 3.
SEM, Gagliardi; 500 FREE 1. WSCR, Walsh
6:35.84; 2. WSCR, A. Williams; 3. SEM, Shick; 200
FREE RELAY 1. WSCR (Walsh, Sedorovitz, A.
Williams, M. Williams) 1:59.85; 2. SEM; 3. SEM; 100
BACK 1. SEM, L. Williams 1:16.52; 2. WSCR, M.
Williams; 3. WSCR, DiBileo; 100 BREAST 1.
SEM, Disler 1:25.51; 2. WSCR, Sedorovitz; 3. SEM,
Gagliardi; 400 FREE RELAY 1. WSCR (Walsh,
Sedorovitz, A. Williams, M. Williams) 4:29.02; 2.
SEM; 3. SEM
Scranton 92, Berwick 91
Scranton won the next-to-last
event and finished second and
third in the final event of the
meet to pull out a victory at
home over Berwick.
Erin Kazmierczak (200 IM,
500 free, 200 free relay) won
three events for Scranton, while
Elizabeth Babinski (100 fly, 200
free relay) chipped in with two
wins.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. BER (Volkel, White-
mire, Andress, Woytko) 2:11, 2. BER, 3, SHS; 200
FREE 1. BER Woytko 2:18, 2. SHS Pocius, 3.
Cavister; 200 IM 1. SHS Kazmierczak 2:31, 2.
BER Volkel, 3. SHS Russo; 50 FREE 1. BER
Woytko 27:49, 2. SHS Babinski, 3. BER Whitmore;
DIVING 1. BEROKane 148.25, 2. SHSSlestoski,
3. Galvon; 100 FLY 1. SHS Babinski 1:08, 2. BER
Volkel, 3. BER Shoemaker; 100 FREE 1. BER
Whitmore 1:05, 2. SHS Pocius, 3. SHS Russo; 500
FREE1. SHSKazmierczak 6:03, 2. BERAndress,
3. BERSkeath; 200FREERELAY1. SHS(Pocius,
Babinsky, Kazmierczak, Molitoris) 1:54, 2. SHS, 3.
BER; 100 BACK 1. BER Andress 1:12, 2. SHS
Cavister, 3. SHS Galvon; 100 BREAST 1. SHS
Molitoris 1:20, 2. BER Shoemaker, 3. SHS Huns-
inger; 400FREERELAY1. BER(Andress, Volkel,
Whitemore, Woytko) 4:18, 2. SHS, 3. SHS.
Delaware Valley 115, Dallas 71
Delaware Valley won 10 out of
12 events ina victory over Dallas.
Janel Llewellyn (200 free, 500
free, 200freerelay, 400freerelay)
and Stephanie Marcucci (200
IM, 200 free relay, 100 breast, 400
free relay) were multiple winners
for the Warriors.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. DV (Pandish, Velle-
kamp, Zazula, Mirabito) 2:08, 2. DAL, 3. DV; 200
FREE 1. DV Llewellyn 2:07, 2. DAL Augustine, 3.
Berger; 200IM1. DVMaccucci, 2:27, 2. DALKelly,
3. DVPandish; 50FREE1. DVGlaster 25.5, 2. DV
Zazula, 3. DV Vellekamp; DIVING 1. DAL Zerfoss
216.05, 2. DVBrush, 3. DAL Yanesko; 100 FLY 1.
DAL Barry 1:06, 2. DAL Kelly, 3. DVVellekamp; 100
FREE1. DVGlaster 56.7, 2. DALAugustine, 3. DV
Biebel; 500 FREE 1. DV Llewellyn 5:38, 2. DAL
Barry, 3. DV Pandish; 200 FREE RELAY 1. DV
(Glaster, Marcuci, Llewellyn, Zazula) 1:48, 2. DAL,
3. DV; 100 BACK 1. DV Zazula 1:11, 2. DV DAu-
ria, 3. DVForichon; 100 BREAST 1. DVMarcucci
1:14, 2. DV Mirabito, 3. DV DeVilliers; 400 FREE
RELAY 1. DV (Llewellyn, Marcucci, Forichon,
Glaster) 4:00, 2. DAL, 3. DV.
Lake-Lehman 85,
Coughlin 79
Sami Sabol set a school record
in the 100-yard backstroke in
helping Lake-Lehman rally for a
victory.
Sabol, who also won the 200
IM, clocked in at 1:04.94 in set-
ting the record. Amelia Jenkins
and Cassie Stevens followed by
finishing one-two in the 100
breaststroke to put the Black
Knights ahead for good.
Coughlins Stephanie Mile-
wski won the 200 and 500 frees-
tyle events for Coughlin.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. LL (Sabol, Jenkins,
Lopez, Copeman), 2:11.98; 2. COU; 3. LL. 200
FREE1. COU, Milewski, 2:34.13; 2. LL, Jenkins; 3.
LL, L.Williams. 200 IM 1. LL, Sabol, 2:32.98; 2.
COU, Gabriele; 3. LL, Rismondo. 50 FREE 1.
COU, A.Ray, 27.91; 2. LL, Copeman; 3. COU, Gur-
lock. DIVING 1. LL, Williams, 188.35; 2. COU,
Smith; 3. LL, Mathers. 100 FLY 1. COU, C.Ray,
1:12.08; 2. COU, Gulius; 3. none. 100 FREE 1.
COU, Gurlock, 1:06.84; 2. LL, Sharon; 3. LL, Cope-
man. 500 FREE 1. COU, Milewski, 7:01.96; 2. LL,
Williams. 200 FREERELAY 1. COU(C.Ray, Gur-
lock, Milewski, A.Ray), 1:58.86; 2. LL; 3. COU. 100
BACK 1. LL, Sabol, 1:04.94; 2. COU, C.Ray; 3.
COU, Gulius. 100 BREAST 1. LL, Jenkins,
1:25.46; 2. LL, Stevens; 3. COU, Gabriele. 400
FREERELAY1. LL(Lopez, Williams, Sharon, Sa-
bol), 4:30.50; 2. COU.
Wyoming Valley West 130,
Tunkhannock 41
WyomingValley West received
first-place finishes fromsix differ-
ent swimmers en route to a win
over Tunkhannock.
Desiree Holena, Brianna Gay-
lets, Erica Swenson, Andrea Pav-
lick, Lindsay Chapman and Sa-
rah Stanitis each picked up wins
over the Tigers.
For Tunkhannock, Lia De
Lyonwonthe100freewithatime
of 58.55 seconds.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. WVW, (Hanadel,
Gaylets, Pavlick, Fiche), 2:04.96; 2. TUN; 3. WVW;
200 FREE 1. WVW, Desiree Holena, 2:09.77; 2.
TUN, Kandiss Venn; 3. WVW, Nicole Chipego; 200
IM 1. WVW, Brianna Gaylets, 2:37.65; 2. TUN,
Meghan Healey; 3. WVW, Alexandria Plant; 50
FREE 1. WVW, Erica Swenson, 25.98; 2. WVW,
NicoleHolena; 3. TUN, Ashley Kasmierski; 100FLY
2. WVW, Andrea Pavlck, 1:17.77; 100 FREE 1.
TUN, Lia De Lyon, 58.55; 2. WVW, D. Holena; 3.
TUN, Elissa Stretch; 500 FREE 1. TUN, Kandis
Venn, 5:53.52; 2. WVW, Plant; 3. WVW, Chipego;
200 FREE RELAY 1. TUN, (Swenson, De Lyon,
Kolodzieski, Healey), 1:53.81; 2. WVW; 3. TUN; 100
BACK 1. WVW, Lindsay Chapman, 1:16.95; 2.
TUN, Kasmierski; 3. WVW, Hanadel; 100 BREAST
1. WVW, Sarah Stanitis, 1:28.71; 2. TUN, Healey;
3. WVW, Gaylets; 400 FREE RELAY 1. WVW,
(Chapman, Ellsworth, Holena, Clark), 4:34.92; 2.
TUN; 3. WVW
Hazleton Area 101,
Abington Heights 83
Hazleton Areas Shaine Grego
placedfirst inthe200freeandthe
500 free to lead the Cougars to a
winover AbingtonHeights. Shel-
by Sanko claimed first in the 200
IM, and Kayla Jadush notched
the top time in diving.
Abington Heights Morgna
Muller was the top spot in the
100 free.
200 MEDLEYRELAY 1. HAZ, (Shaina Grego,
Felicia Grego, Rebecca Yannes, Hailey Kendall),
1:59.83; 2. AH; 3. AH; 200FREE1. HAZ, S. Grego,
1:08.3; 2. AH, Brickel; 3. AH, Furios; 200 IM 1.
HAZ, ShelbySanko, 2:29.09; 2. HAZ, AlexPodlesny;
3. AH, Smurtz; 50FREE1. HAZ, Kendall, 26.87; 2.
AH, Gromelski; 3. AH, Muller; DIVING1. HAZ, Kay-
la Jadush, 145.6; 2. AH, Gromelski; 3. AH, Gretz;
100 FLY 1. HAZ, F. Grego, 1:04.14; 2. HAZ,
Yannes; 3. AH, Gromelski; 100 FREE 1. AH, Mor-
ganMuller, 59.45; 2. HAZ, Kendall; 3. AH, Lempicky;
500 FREE 1. HAZ, S. Grego, 5:45.69; 2. AH, San-
ko; 3. AH, Machler; 200FREERELAY1. HAZ, (Da-
ni Matrone, F. Grego, Sanko, Kendall), 1:45.56; 2.
AH; 3. HAZ; 100 BACK 1. HAZ, Yannes, 1:06.76;
2. AH, Smertz; 3. HAZ, Podlesny; 100 BREAST 1.
HAZ, F. Grego, 1:14.01; 2. AH, Gualtieri; 3. AH, Bur-
lick-Risser; 400 FREE RELAY 1. HAZ, (Sanko,
Yannes, S. Grego, Podlesny), 4:04.92; 2. AH; 3. AH
BOYS SWIMMING
Scranton 119, Berwick 54
Scranton captured first place
inall 12 events to pick up a winat
home over Berwick.
John Domenick (200 IM, 100
fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay)
and Sean Yuchovitz (200 medley
relay, 200 free, 100 back, 400 free
relay) were four-time winners for
Scranton.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. SHS (Grier, Yucho-
vitz, Meyers, Santorsa) 1:56, 2. BER, 3. SHS; 200
FREE1. SHSYuschovitz2:01, 2. SHSJimosky, 3.
BER Kelley; 200 IM 1. SHS Domenick 2:21, 2.
SHS Grier, 3. SHS Santorsa; 50 FREE 1. SHS
Mondile25.11, 2. BERShoemaker, 3. SHSMeyers;
DIVING 1. SHSRataini 129.50; 100 FLY 1. SHS
Domenick 1:04, 2. SHS Grier, 3. BER Stair; 100
FREE 1. SHS An. Hoban 54.5, 2. BERShoemak-
er, 3. SHS Mondile; 500 FREE 1. SHS Jimosky
5:47, 2. BER Kelley, 3. SHS Horn; 200 FREE RE-
LAY 1. SHS (Grier, Mondile, Domenick, An. Ho-
ban) 1:39, 2. SHS, 3. BER; 100 BACK 1. SHSYu-
chovitz 1:02, 2. BER Rehrig, 3. BER Eskin; 100
BREAST1. SHSMeyers 1:10, 2. SHSAn. Hoban,
3. BER Skeetl; 400 FREE RELAY 1. SHS (Do-
menick, An. Hoban, Yuchovitz, Mondile), 2. BER, 3.
BER.
Wyoming Seminary 75,
West Scranton 15
The Blue Knights finished first
in each event to defeat the Invad-
ers.
Gavin Gagliardi, Andrew Le-
vandoski and Philipp Metzger
each won two individual events.
West Scranton entered swim-
mers in six of the 12 events.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. SEM(Philipp Metzg-
er, Isaac Sours, Gavin Gagliardi, Alex Kolessar)
1:57.24; 2. SEM; 200 FREE 1. SEM, Andrew Le-
vandoski 2:13.05; 2. SEM, NoahBrewer; 200IM1.
SEM, Michael Yang 2:25.24; 2. SEM, Sours; 50
FREE 1. SEM, Metzger 24.19; 2. WSCR, Jerry
Paulaskas; 3. WSCR, Dave Chatterpaul; DIVING
1. SEM, MatthewBlom(noscorereported); 100FLY
1. SEM, Gagliardi 1:05.73; 2. SEM, Yang; 100
FREE 1. SEM, Kolessar 57.50; 2. SEM, Sours; 3.
WSCR, Chatterpaul; 500 FREE 1. SEM, Levan-
doski 6:18.51; 2. SEM, Eric Cholish; 200 FREERE-
LAY 1. SEM (Sours, Yang, Cholish, Brewer)
1:52.10; 2. WSCR; 100 BACK 1. SEM, Metzger
59.47; 2. WSCR, Paul Emiliani; 3. SEM, Locchanan
Sreeharikesan; 100 BREAST 1. SEM, Gagliardi
1:12.35; SEM, Kolessar; 3. Paulaskas; 400 FREE
RELAY 1. SEM (Levandoski, Gagliardi, Metzger,
Kolessar) 3:53.68; 2. WSCR; 3. SEM
Dallas 105,
Delaware Valley 84
Jake Chieli (200 medley relay,
50 free, 100 fly, 400 free relay)
posted four wins for Dallas in a
defeat of Delaware Valley. Mar-
cus Wagner (200 free, 500 free,
400 free relay) finished first in
three events for the Mountain-
eers.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. DAL (Chieli, Matu-
siak, Luksic, Stepniak) 1:46, 2. DV, 3. DV; 200FREE
1. DALWagner 1:56, 2. DALFasulka, 3. DVRami-
rez; 200 IM 1. DV Deans 2:13, 2. DAL Luksic, 3.
DAL Gelso; 50 FREE 1. DAL Chielli 22:66, 2. DV
Fowler, 3. DVRiexinger; DIVING 1. DAL Madaya,
DV Welkers, 3. DV Burns; 100 FLY 1. DAL Chielli
59.0, 2. DV Prudhoe, 3. DAL Gelso; 100 FREE 1.
DAL Stepniak 51.9, 2. DAL Fasulka, 3. DVGutman;
500 FREE 1. DAL Wagner 5:17, 2. DAL Fasulka,
3. DVGutman; 200FREERELAY1. DV(Prudhoe,
Fowler, Kremsner, Deans) 1:36, 2. DAL, 3. DV; 100
BACK1. DALStepniak 59.9, 2. DVDeMasi, 3. DV
Prudhoe; 100 BREAST 1. DVDeans 1:07, 2. DAL
Matusiak, 3. DAL Luksic; 400 FREE RELAY 1.
DAL (Chielli, Luksic, Stepniak, Wagner) 3:36, 2.
DAL, 3. DV
Wyoming Valley West 141,
Tunkhannock 44
Cory Himlin led Wyoming Val-
ley West with a first-place finish
in the 50 free. Collin Vest posted
a 316.55 score in diving.
Tunkhannock was carried by
Trevor Running, whotookfirst in
the 500 free and the 100 back.
200MEDLEYRELAY1. WVW, (Himlin, Pluce-
nik, Yeninas, Taren), 1:50.15; 2. TUN; 3. WVW; 200
FREE 1. TUN, Jason Linden, 2:12.01; 2. WVW,
Robert Jacobs; 3. TUN, Ryan Fowler; 200 IM 2.
WVW, EdZawatski; 3. TUN, BenSpencer; 50FREE
1. WVW, CoryHimlin, 23.57; 2. WVW, Michael Ye-
ninas; 3. TUN, Adam Sehne; DIVING 1. WVW,
Collin Vest, 316.35; 2. Ibrahim Ismail; 100 FLY 1.
WVW, Thomas Missal, 56.71; 2. WVW, Justin
Klemish; 3. TUN, James Phoulx; 100 FREE 1.
TUN, Matt Miller, 52.92; 2. WVW, Jacobs; 3. TUN,
Fowler; 500 FREE 1. TUN, Trevor Dunning,
5:19.83; 2. WVW, AndrewGreenwald; 3. TUN, Jus-
tin Hill; 200 FREE RELAY 1. WVW, (Jacobs, Ta-
ren, Yeninas, Walters), 1:36.69; 2. TUN; 3. WVW;
100 BACK 1. TUN, Trevor Dunning, 5:19.83; 2.
WVW, Himlin; 3. TUN, Proulx; 100 BREAST 2.
WVW, Paine Fleisher; 400 FREE RELAY 1.
WVW, (Missal, Greenwald, Himlin, Zawatski),
3:35.18; 2. WVW; 3. TUN
Hazleton Area 103,
Abington Heights 84
Jeff Hicks earned first in the 50
free and100 fly, leading Hazleton
Area to a victory. The Cougars
Troy Valkusky also posted two
wins for the Cougars.
Leading the Comets was Seth
Pinches with a win in the 100
free.
200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. HAZ, (Ryan Paisley,
Tyler Farley, Troy Valkusky, Chris Jespersen),
1:40.17; 2. AH; 3. HAZ; 200 FREE 1. HAZ, Daniel
Cunningham, 2:01.33; 2. AH, Kohm; 3. Epsom; 200
IM 1. HAZ, Troy Valkusky, 2:13.55; 2. AH, Cona-
han; 3. HAZ, Jespersen; 50 FREE 1. HAZ, Jeff
Hicks, 24.02; 2. AH, Pinches; 3. AH, Bruzzano; DIV-
ING 1. HAZ, Eddie Kovac, 193.05; 100 FLY 1.
HAZ, Hicks, 1:00.56; 2. AH, Fuziol; 3. HAZ, Farley;
100 FREE 1. AH, Seth Pinches, 55.1; 2. AH, Ep-
som; 3. HAZ, Kyle Steiner; 500 FREE 1. HAZ, Da-
niel Cunningham, 5:35.4; 2. AH, Kohm; 3. AH, Vale;
200 FREE RELAY 1. HAZ, (Paisley, Valkusky,
DonCunningham, Hicks); 2. AH; 3. HAZ; 100BACK
1. HAZ, Paisley, 57.5; 2. AH, Kay; 3. HAZ, Will Lin-
genfelter; 100 BREAST 1. HAZ, Valkusky,
1:08.11; 2. AH, Conahan; 3. HAZ, SteveGenetti 400
FREE RELAY 1. HAZ, (Paisley, Farley, Hicks,
Cunningham), 3:36.95; 2. AH; 3. HAZ
Wyoming Valley Wests Brianna Gaylets swims the breaststroke on Thursday afternoon.
SWIMMING
Paul already realizes what side
hes taking in the one-sided Sta-
ples Center rivalry, repeatedly re-
fusing to talk about the Lakers
squashed trade for him even
refusing to say the Lakers name.
The other team has won
championships, and its about
winning, but I think Blake has
done an unbelievable job chang-
ing that (perception), Paul said.
You cant take anything away
from him about how he has
changed the culture here in L.A.
Im coming here to join and be a
part of it, and hopefully we can
grow together as basketball play-
ers andcontinue to change every-
thing. Thats what we play for.
Griffin is sad to lose team-
mates Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman
and Al-Farouq Aminu in the deal,
but the Rookie of the Year is look-
ingforwardtoliningupwithPaul
and fellow newcomers Caron
Butler and Chauncey Billups,
called my big brother by Paul.
Weve got a lot or work to do,
Griffinsaid. The target has shift-
ed a little bit, but the only thing
Im going to promise is that
youre going to get our best every
night. And when you hear The
Clippers, its not going to be a
joke anymore. I can guarantee
you that.
Paul is eager to play with Grif-
fin after they teamed up last year
at the All-Star game in Los An-
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MONTREAL Philadelphia
Flyers captain Chris Pronger will
miss the rest of the regular sea-
son and playoffs because of se-
vere post-concussion syndrome.
Philadelphia general manager
Paul Holmgren made the an-
nouncement through a team
spokesman early in the first peri-
od of the Flyers game against
Montreal on Thursday night.
Pronger has been sidelined
since Nov. 19.
After consultation with re-
spected concussion specialists
Dr. Joseph Maroon and Dr.
Micky Collins, it is the opinion
of both doctors that Chris is suf-
fering from severe post-concus-
sion syndrome, Holmgren said.
It is the recommendation of
doctors Maroon and Collins that
Chris not return for the remain-
der of the 2011-12 season or play-
offs. Chris will continue to re-
ceive treatment and therapy
with the hope that he can get
better.
Pronger visited Maroon and
Collins on Wednesday in Pitts-
burgh after complaining about a
fairly persistent headache and
sluggish feeling. The 37-year-old
defenseman also missed six
games this season because of an
eye injury, and had surgery on
his left knee last month.
In 13 games this season, he
had a goal and 11 assists. He has
157 goals and 541 assists in 1,167
career regular-season games in
18 seasons with Hartford, St.
Louis, Edmonton, Anaheim and
Philadelphia.
The 6-foot-6 player led Ana-
heim to the 2007 Stanley Cup ti-
tle and won Olympic gold med-
als with Canada in 2002 and
2010. He signed a seven-year
contract with Philadelphia in
2009.
Flyers star forward Claude Gi-
roux, the NHL scoring leader
with 39 points, also is out indefi-
nitely with a concussion. He
took an inadvertent knee to the
head from teammate Wayne
Simmonds in a game Saturday.
Claudes status remains the
same, Holmgren said He is out
indefinitely.
Pronger sidelined
for rest of season
MONTREAL Andrei Mes-
zaros scored 8:08 into the third,
Mathieu Carle had three assists
and the Philadelphia Flyers
extended their winning streak
to seven with a 4-3 victory over
the Montreal Canadiens on
Thursday night.
Maxime Talbot, Harry Zol-
nierczyk and Wayne Simmonds
also scored for the Flyers in the
victory tempered by news that
captain Chris Pronger will miss
the rest of the regular season
and playoffs because of severe
post-concussion syndrome.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28
shots for Philadelphia, which
blew1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 leads in the
second period.
The Flyers have won nine of
10 and are first overall in the
Eastern Conference with 43
points, two ahead of Boston and
a point behind Minnsota for the
overall NHL lead.
Erik Cole scored the Cana-
diens third tying goal of the
second with15.5 seconds left in
the period.
Louis Leblanc got his first
NHL goal and David Desharnais
also scored earlier in the middle
period for Montreal, which lost
in regulation for the first time in
seven games (3-1-3).
Carey Price made 21 saves.
Kings 2, Blue Jackets 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio Dustin
Brown scored on a redirect
midway through the third peri-
od and Jonathan Quick had 24
saves to lead Los Angeles to a
victory over the Columbus Blue
Jackets, ending the Kings five-
game skid and giving interim
coach John Stevens his first
victory.
Brown added an assist on
Davis Drewiskes goal for the
Kings, who fired Terry Murray
on Monday. There is wide-
spread speculation that general
manager Dean Lombardi is
close to hiring former San Jose
coach and Calgary GM Darryl
Sutter as the permanent coach.
After a 5-1-1 start, the Kings
have gone 9-12-3.
Jeff Carter scored for Colum-
bus.
Hurricanes 4, Canucks 3
RALEIGH, N.C. Drayson
Bowman scored two goals and
Carolina rallied to beat Van-
couver to give Kirk Muller his
first coaching win on home ice
and snap a slide in which they
had lost 16 of 20.
Tuomo Ruutu added a de-
flected goal and an assist, and
Jaroslav Spacek scored his first
goal since being acquired by the
last-place Hurricanes. They
scored four straight goals to
rally from a 2-0 deficit.
Alex Burrows and Mason
Raymond each had a goal and
an assist, Kevin Bieksa also
scored and Henrik Sedin had
two assists to reach 700 career
points for the Canucks, who
entered 9-1-1 in their previous
11.
Cam Ward made 33 saves for
the Hurricanes.
Stars 3, Islanders 2
UNIONDALE, N.Y. Jamie
Benn scored the go-ahead goal
4:33 into the third period and
also had an assist in Dallas
victory over New York.
Loui Eriksson and Brendan
Morrow also scored and Ri-
chard Bachman made 25 saves
to improve to 3-0 in the NHL
and help the Stars run their
winning streak to three games.
Michael Grabner and Kyle
Okposo scored for New York.
The Islanders have lost four in a
row.
New Yorks Brian Rolston left
the game because of a concus-
sion in the first period.
Lightning 5, Flames 4
TAMPA, Fla. Steven Stam-
kos scored his 19th goal of the
season 30 seconds into over-
time and the Tampa Bay Light-
ning beat the Calgary Flames.
Stamkos got the winner from
in close off a nifty pass from
Eric Brewer.
Teddy Purcell, Tom Pyatt,
Ryan Malone and Nate Thomp-
son also scored for the Light-
ning, who had lost seven of
eight.
Calgary got goals from Matt
Stajan, Jarome Iginla, Rene
Bourque and Olli Jokinen. The
Flames are 6-3-1 over their last
10 games.
Calgary rebounded from a
two-goal, third-period deficit
when Bourque scored on a
breakaway in the opening min-
ute and Jokinen redirected Alex
Tanguays shot past Mathieu
Garon during a power play with
3:12 to go in regulation.
Predators 4, Red Wings 3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Shea
Weber scored two goals late in
the third period to give the
Nashville Predators a win over
the Detroit Red Wings.
Detroit native David Leg-
wand and Jordin Tootoo also
scored for Nashville in its fourth
straight victory.
Tomas Holmstrom, Henrik
Zetterberg, and Nicklas Lid-
strom scored for the Red Wings,
who snapped a three-game win
streak.
Blues 4, Rangers 1
ST. LOUIS Brian Elliott
made 25 saves, and Alex Steen
had a goal and an assist in the
St. Louis Blues victory over the
New York Rangers.
Elliott, who has won nine of
his last 10, lowered his NHL-
leading goals-against average to
1.43 and increased his league-
best save percentage to .950.
The Blues (7-0-1) have 15 of a
possible 16 points against East-
ern Conference foes this season.
St. Louis also has beaten up the
Rangers over the past 10 years,
going 9-1-3 since 2000-01.
Steens goal put him in double
digits with10. Patrik Berglund,
David Perron and Jami Langen-
brunner also scored for the
Blues, who have points in14 of
their last 16 games.
Michael Del Zotto scored for
New York, and Henrik Lundq-
vist made 32 saves.
AP PHOTO
The St. Louis Blues Kris Russell, left, and New York Rangers
Derek Stepan collide while chasing a loose puck during the first
period of an NHL game Thursday in St. Louis.
Flyers beat Habs
for 7th straight win
C M Y K
Walter Payton Award finalists
BoLevi Mitchell of EasternWash-
ington and Shakir Bell of Indiana
State have been selected to The
Associated Press FCS All-Ameri-
ca team.
Mitchell leads FCS in yards
passingpergameat 364.5, andhis
33 touchdown passes are tops in
the nation. Bell is the leading
rusherinFCSwith151.8yardsper
game, 20 more than the next best
average.
Thethirdfinalist for thePayton
Award as FCS player of the year,
Lehigh quarterback Chris Lum,
was picked as the second-team
quarterback. The award will be
presented Jan. 6.
Bells teammate, defensive end
BenObaseki, was alsoselectedto
the team, making Indiana State
one of five schools with two All-
Americans.
Montana, which plays at Sam
Houston State on Friday night in
the FCS semifinals, is represent-
ed by linebacker Caleb McSurdy
and defensive back Trumaine
Johnson. McSurdy was the Big
Sky defensive player of the year.
North Dakota State, which
hosts Georgia SouthernonSatur-
day in the other semifinal, placed
offensive lineman Paul Cornick
and defensive back Marcus Wil-
liams on the first team.
Furman linebacker Kadarron
Anderson and defensive back
Ryan Steed also made the first
team, and Idaho State was repre-
sented by receiver Rodrick Rum-
bleandpunter DavidHarrington,
who led the nation with a 48.7-
yard average.
JoiningMitchell andBell inthe
backfield was Wofford fullback
Eric Breitenstein, who has 1,474
yards rushing and 19 touch-
downs.
The other two receivers on the
first teamwere Elons Aaron Mel-
lette, who led the nation in catch-
es(113)andyards(1,639), andLe-
highsRyanSpadola, whowassec-
ond in yards (1,614).
Theother offensivelinemenon
the first teamwere: Weber States
J.C. Oram, StephenF. AustinsGe-
orge Bias, Georgia Southerns
Brett Moore and South Dakotas
TomCompton.
Theall-purposeplayer was Wil-
liam & Marys Jonathan Grimes,
who led the nation in all-purpose
yards with 228 per game.
Portland States Zach Brown
was the kicker.
On defense, Prairie View
A&Ms Adrian Hamilton made
thefirst teamafter leadingthena-
tion and setting a Southwestern
Athletic Conference record with
20
1
2 sacks.
Northern Iowas Ben Boothby
and Sacramento States Zack
Nash were the other linemen.
Joining McSurdy and Ander-
son at linebacker was Tyler
Holmes of Massachusetts.
JoshNormanof Coastal Caroli-
na rounded out the secondary.
Payton finalists top FCS list
Eastern Washington QB,
Indiana State RB head
All-America team.
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
AP FILE PHOTO
Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell (9), a Walter
Payton Award finalists, was selected to The Associated Press
FCS All-America team on Thursday.
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PHILADELPHIA The two
college bands in Tulane Stadi-
ums grandstands that New
Years Day in New Orleans were
battling as hard as the combat-
ants in historys first Sugar Bowl.
Temples musicians spent
much of the sunny afternoon of
Jan. 1, 1935, playing Yankee
Doodle Dandy, an act of section-
al bravado that Tulanes band
countered with constant rendi-
tions of Dixie.
The unusual North-South pair-
ing of Temple-Tulane had lent
considerable appeal to the inau-
gural Sugar Bowl, the brainchild
of a New Orleans sportswriter
and local businessmen.
College football teams didnt
travel as far or as frequently then.
And, for a variety of reasons, not
the least of which was segrega-
tion, deep South teams rarely
hosted opponents from the East
and Midwest.
Recognizing an easy angle,
sportswriters in New Orleans
and Philadelphia who knewlittle
about the opposing teams bally-
hooed the Civil War angle.
It was good marketing and, as
it turned out, good football.
Tulanes 20-14 victory over
Temple attracted a better-than-
anticipated 22,026 to the nine-
year-old stadium, built on a for-
mer sugar plantation. That same
day in Miami, meanwhile, the
first Orange Bowl, which fea-
tured an un-hyped North-South
pairing of Bucknell and Miami,
drew only 3,000 fans.
This Saturday, nearly 77 years
later, another Temple football
team finds itself in another geo-
graphically interesting bowl
matchup. Steve Addazios Owls
will take on Wyoming in the Gil-
dan New Mexico Bowl.
But inthis era whentravel diffi-
culties and regional differences
have been virtually eliminated,
Temple-Wyoming wont be near-
ly as exotic as Temple-Tulane in
that first Sugar Bowl.
Back then, Owls star Dave
Smukler showed up at the post-
game party with a cigar in his
mouth and wearing both a derby
and the gaudy seersucker suit
bowl organizers had presented
Temples players.
He looked like either an alien
or a befuddled tourist.
Its a helluva thing, the Ne-
wark, N.J.-born fullback said of
his strange Southern attire, to
come all the way down here and
wind up with a pair of pajamas.
After decades in which the
Rose Bowl had a virtual monopo-
ly on postseason college football,
the Sugar, Orange, and Sun
Bowls all debuted on Jan. 1, 1935.
All three are still around.
Boosterish New Orleans Item
sports editor FredRigby hadlong
been urging the Delta city to host
a bowl game.
What the little city of Pasade-
na has done with the Tourna-
ment of Roses, New Orleans can
do a hundred times better, Dig-
by wrote.
Finally, in 1934, with home-
town Tulanes success providing
impetus, the Mid-Winter Sports
Association of New Orleans was
created to do just that. On Dec. 2,
its board selected the 8-1 Green
Wave and Temple.
The Owls, led by Smuklers
bruising running, had gone 7-0-2,
outscoring opponents that rang-
ed fromTexas A&Mto Carnegie-
Mellon by a margin of 206-37.
Curiously, their final regular-
season game, a 0-0 tie with Buck-
nell at Temple StadiumonDec. 1,
would provide teams for two of
those first-year NewYears bowls,
the Sugar and Orange.
Organizers called Temple the
best team in the East even
though the Dickinson Poll
APs rankings debuted that year
but were not widely recognized
had several others rated high-
er, including Pitt, Navy, Colgate,
and Columbia. Colgate, by the
way, had handed Tulane its only
defeat, 20-6, on Nov. 10.
But Temple had some national
sex appeal. Its coach was Glenn
Pop Warner, already a legend
and, at 63, nearing his careers
end.
Naturally, we feel honored to
play in the Sugar Bowl and to
meet a worthy successor to Pop
Warners long run of successful
football teams, Tulane coach
Ted Cox said.
In the versatile, 6-foot-1, 212-
pound Smukler, the imaginative
and innovative Warner had the
right man for his double-wing at-
tack.
He was as great a fullback as
Jim Thorpe or Ernie Nevers,
said Warner, who had coached
both of those future Hall of Fam-
ers at Carlisle and Stanford, re-
spectively.
As if oncue, Smukler produced
the first points in Sugar Bowl his-
tory, completing a first-quarter
TD pass to running back Dan
Testa, then kicking the extra
point. In the second quarter he
ran for a score, and Temple led,
14-0.
This trip down south different for Owls
Temples bowl game Saturday
conjures memories of 1935
trip to New Orleans.
By FRANK FITZPATRICK
The Philadelphia Inquirer
UP NEXT
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
Temple vs. Wyoming
2 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell,
senior, 6-2, 210, Eastern Washing-
ton.
Running backs Shakir Bell,
sophomore, 5-8, 185, Indiana State;
Eric Breitenstein, junior, 5-11, 225,
Wofford.
Linemen J.C. Oram, senior, 6-4,
300, Weber State; George Bias,
senior, 6-3, 305, Stephen F. Austin;
Paul Cornick, senior, 6-6, 309,
North Dakota State; Brett Moore,
senior, 6-3, 255, Georgia Southern;
Tom Compton, senior, 6-6, 314,
South Dakota.
Receivers Rodrick Rumble,
junior, 6-2, 201, Idaho State; Aaron
Mellette, junior, 6-4, 212, Elon; Ryan
Spadola, junior, 6-3, 205, Lehigh.
All-purpose Jonathan Grimes,
senior, 5-10, 201, Williams & Mary.
Kicker Zach Brown, junior, 6-1,
200, Portland State.
DEFENSE
Linemen Ben Boothby, senior,
6-0, 280, Northern Iowa; Zack
Nash, senior, 6-4, 260, Sacramento
State; Ben Obaseki, junior, 6-3, 260,
Indiana State; Adrian Hamilton,
senior, 6-3, 255, Prairie View A&M.
Linebackers Tyler Holmes,
senior, 6-0, 224, Massachusetts;
Kadarron Anderson, senior, 6-1,
234, Furman; Caleb McSurdy,
senior, 6-1, 242, Montana.
Defensive backs Marcus Wil-
liams, sophomore, 5-11, 190, North
Dakota State; Trumaine Johnson,
senior, 6-3, 210, Montana; Ryan
Steed, senior, 5-11, 188, Furman;
Josh Norman, senior, 6-2, 190,
Coastal Carolina.
Punter David Harrington, senior,
6-2, 1985, Idaho State.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Chris Lum, senior,
Lehigh.
Running backs Terrance West,
freshman, Towson; Tim Flanders,
sophomore, Sam Houston State.
Linemen Bryan Boerner, senior,
Southern Illinois; Gino Gradowski,
senior, Delaware; Nate Page, senior,
Wofford; Blake Matthews, senior,
Norfolk State; Joe Faiella, senior,
Stony Brook.
Receivers Brian Quick, senior,
Appalachian State; Mario Louis,
senior, Grambling; Nicholas Ed-
wards, junior, Eastern Washington.
All-purpose Brock Jackloski,
senior, Stony Brook.
Kicker Ryan Estep, senior, Nor-
folk State.
DEFENSE
Linemen Brent Russell, junior,
Georgia Southern; Blake Olijaro,
sophomore, San Diego; Andrew
Schaetzke, senior, Georgetown;
Ronnie Cameron, senior, Old Do-
minion.
Linebackers Matt Evans, junior,
New Hampshire; Blake Peiffer,
junior, Southeast Missouri State;
A.J. Storms, senior, Idaho State.
Defensive backs Kejuan Riley,
junior, Alabama State; Justin
Bethel, senior, Presbyterian; Dar-
nell Taylor, junior, Sam Houston
State; Bryce Robertson, senior,
Bucknell.
Punter Jonathan Plisco, junior,
Old Dominion.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback Casey Brockman,
junior, Murray State.
Running backs Nick Schweiger,
senior, Dartmouth; Matt Denham,
junior, Eastern Kentucky.
Linemen Scott Schweitzer, se-
nior, Tennessee Tech; Jon Apperud,
senior, Montana; Malcolm Boyd,
junior, Liberty; Jeff Adams, senior,
Columbia; Troy McKenna, junior,
Lehigh.
Receivers Shane Savage, senior,
Cornell; Tre Gray, senior, Richmond;
Elvis Akpla, senior, Montana State.
All-purpose Gralyn Crawford,
junior, Stephen F. Austin.
Kicker Tyler Sievertsen, sopho-
more, Northern Iowa.
DEFENSE
Linemen Ryan Davis, senior,
Bethune-Cookman; Tyler Osborne,
senior Southern Utah; Josue Ortiz,
senior, Harvard; Joseph Lebeau,
junior, Jackson State.
Linebackers L.J. Fort, senior,
Northern Iowa; Derek Rose, junior,
Northwestern State; Keith Pough,
junior, Howard.
Defensive backs Serge Kona,
junior, Duquesne; Asa Jackson,
junior, Cal Poly; Jeremy Caldwell,
senior, Eastern Kentucky; Daxton
Swanson, junior, Sam Houston
State.
Punter Patrick Murray, junior,
Fordham.
FCS All-America Team
C M Y K
State jobless rate falls
Pennsylvanias seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in
November, down from 8.1 percent in
October, the Department of Labor &
Industry announced Thursday.
The states unemployment rate was
8.5 percent in November 2010.
Pennsylvanias seasonally adjusted
civilian labor force the number of
people working or looking for work
was down 2,000 in November to
6,353,000. Resident employment was
up 12,000 to 5,854,000, and the number
of unemployed residents fell by 14,000
to 499,000.
Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm
jobs in Pennsylvania were up 0.9 per-
cent in a year.
5 Car of Year candidates
The Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra
and Volkswagen Passat are the finalists
for the 2012 North American Car of the
Year an annual award by a group of
50 automotive journalists that is cov-
eted by automotive manufacturers.
Its a sign of the times: The car
finalists are all about value and fuel
efficiency, said Detroit Free Press auto
critic Mark Phelan, who is one of the
judges. For the 2012 North American
Truck of the Year, the finalists are the
BMW X3, the Honda CR-V and the
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque.
Citi card defaults rise
Citibank on Thursday reported a
significant jump in the rate its custom-
ers defaulted on credit cards in Novem-
ber and said late payments also rose.
The rates for both measures for the
credit card division of New York-based
Citigroup Inc. remain well below where
they were a year ago.
Citibank wrote off 6.36 percent of
balances on an annualized basis in
November. That was up from 5.66
percent of balances in October, but
much lower than the 9. 4 percent
charge-off rate of November 2010.
Holiday sales forecast hiked
The National Retail Federation said
Thursday it now expects holiday sales
for the November and December peri-
od to rise 3.8 percent to a record $469.1
billion. Thats up from its more modest
2.8 percent forecast made in early
October when the economys health
looked more uncertain.
The projected gain is still below the
5.2 percent pace seen during the holi-
day 2010 season from the prior year,
but its well above the 2.6 percent aver-
age increase over the past 10 years.
I N B R I E F
$3.32 $3.09 $3.44
$4.06
07/17/08
JPMorgCh 31.76 +.25 -25.1
JacobsEng 39.81 +.06 -13.2
JohnJn 64.00 +.82 +3.5
JohnsnCtl 28.85 -.02 -24.5
Kellogg 48.76 +.07 -4.5
Keycorp 7.12 +.01 -19.5
KimbClk 71.25 +1.04 +13.0
KindME 79.31 +.69 +12.9
Kroger 23.81 +.26 +6.5
Kulicke 8.76 +.20 +21.7
LSI Corp 5.42 +.02 -9.5
LeeEnt h .69 +.03 -72.0
LillyEli 41.22 +1.18 +17.6
Limited 38.49 -.82 +25.3
LincNat 18.70 +.24 -32.8
LizClaib 7.73 -.08 +8.0
LockhdM 76.92 +.63 +10.0
Loews 37.19 -.10 -4.4
LaPac 7.53 +.41 -20.4
MarathnO s 27.08 +.09 +20.5
MarIntA 28.30 +.01 -31.9
Masco 8.70 +.06 -31.3
McDrmInt 10.10 -.13 -51.2
McGrwH 42.47 +.19 +16.6
McKesson 76.91 +.24 +9.3
Merck 36.36 +.80 +.9
MetLife 30.36 -.17 -31.7
Microsoft 25.56 -.03 -8.4
NCR Corp 16.30 +.08 +6.1
NatFuGas 55.53 +.62 -15.4
NatGrid 47.55 +.74 +7.1
NY Times 7.53 +.13 -23.2
NewellRub 15.05 +.23 -17.2
NewmtM 61.76 +.14 +.5
NextEraEn 57.91 +.74 +11.4
NiSource 22.28 +.41 +26.4
NikeB 94.08 -.31 +10.1
NorflkSo 69.66 -.36 +10.9
NoestUt 34.68 +.39 +8.8
NorthropG 55.34 +.19 -5.8
NustarEn 54.20 +.16 -22.0
NvMAd 14.31 -.11 +9.4
OcciPet 87.52 -.90 -10.8
OfficeMax 4.47 -.02 -74.7
Olin 19.26 +.36 -6.1
PG&E Cp 39.56 +.95 -17.3
PPG 80.12 -.08 -4.7
PPL Corp 29.01 +.38 +10.2
PennVaRs 24.85 -.14 -12.3
Pfizer 21.14 +.28 +20.7
PinWst 46.31 +1.01 +11.7
PitnyBw 18.23 -.01 -24.6
Praxair 103.28 +1.40 +8.2
ProgrssEn 53.75 -.68 +23.6
ProvEn g 9.21 +.12 +15.8
PSEG 31.84 +.79 +.1
PulteGrp 5.74 +.14 -23.7
Questar 19.06 +.18 +9.5
RadioShk 10.15 +.06 -45.1
RLauren 140.11 +1.23 +26.3
Raytheon 45.38 +.46 -1.3
ReynAmer 41.07 +.72 +25.9
RockwlAut 72.04 -.06 +.5
Rowan 29.78 -.42 -14.7
RoyDShllB 72.44 +.51 +8.7
RoyDShllA 70.13 +.54 +5.0
Safeway 20.98 +.34 -6.7
SaraLee 18.40 +.07 +5.1
Schlmbrg 66.33 -.67 -20.6
Sherwin 83.85 +.31 +.1
SiriusXM 1.78 +.02 +9.2
SonyCp 17.19 +.09 -51.9
SouthnCo 44.72 +.58 +17.0
SwstAirl 8.42 +.25 -35.1
SpectraEn 29.09 +.11 +16.4
SprintNex 2.28 +.01 -46.1
Sunoco 38.83 +.73 -3.7
Sysco 28.99 +.09 -1.4
TECO 18.34 +.35 +3.0
Target 52.07 -.41 -13.4
TenetHlth 4.47 +.07 -33.2
Tenneco 26.64 +.22 -35.3
Tesoro 21.75 -.08 +17.3
TexInst 28.51 +.47 -12.3
Textron 17.22 +.22 -27.2
3M Co 78.86 +.35 -8.6
TimeWarn 33.88 +.07 +5.3
Timken 36.88 +.20 -22.7
UnilevNV 32.86 +.03 +4.6
UnionPac 98.79 +.17 +6.6
Unisys 20.74 -.42 -19.9
UPS B 71.55 +.91 -1.4
USSteel 25.31 -.09 -56.7
UtdTech 73.53 +.36 -6.6
VectorGp 17.77 +.16 +7.7
ViacomB 42.98 +.60 +8.5
Weyerh 16.62 +.20 -12.2
Whrlpl 46.63 -.13 -47.5
WmsCos 30.40 -.19 +23.0
Windstrm 11.38 +.08 -18.4
Winnbgo 6.81 ... -55.2
Wynn 104.58 +2.29 +.7
XcelEngy 26.42 +.55 +12.2
Xerox 7.92 +.13 -31.3
YumBrnds 57.50 +.13 +17.2
Mutual Funds
Alliance Bernstein
BalShrB m 14.12 +.04 +2.5
CoreOppA m 11.68 +.03 +1.5
American Cent
IncGroA m 23.60 +.12 -0.7
ValueInv 5.47 +.02 -3.2
American Funds
AMCAPA m 18.28 +.01 -2.6
BalA m 17.87 +.03 +1.3
BondA m 12.54 -.01 +6.1
CapIncBuA m48.62 +.27 +0.2
CpWldGrIA m31.40 +.19 -10.3
EurPacGrA m34.76 +.15 -16.0
FnInvA x 34.08 -.13 -5.5
GrthAmA m 28.09 +.01 -7.7
HiIncA m 10.62 +.01 +1.1
IncAmerA m 16.48 +.08 +2.6
InvCoAmA m 26.35 +.08 -5.1
MutualA m 25.25 +.11 +1.5
NewPerspA m25.70 +.09 -10.2
NwWrldA m 45.67 +.08 -16.3
SmCpWldA m32.33 +.16 -16.8
WAMutInvA m27.57 +.12 +3.1
Baron
Asset b 44.23 +.18 -6.1
BlackRock
GlobAlcA m 18.22 +.02 -5.5
GlobAlcC m 16.95 +.02 -6.1
GlobAlcI 18.32 +.02 -5.2
CGM
Focus 25.19 +.15 -27.6
Mutual 24.17 +.09 -18.0
Realty 25.68 +.40 -3.6
Columbia
AcornZ 26.56 +.11 -8.1
DFA
EmMktValI 25.55 +.01 -26.8
DWS-Scudder
EnhEMFIS d 9.96 ... -3.8
HlthCareS d 23.22 +.27 +4.2
LAEqS d 40.47 +.19 -23.8
Davis
NYVentA m 31.55 +.08 -8.1
NYVentC m 30.29 +.08 -8.8
Dodge & Cox
Bal 66.07 +.26 -4.3
Income 13.38 ... +4.3
IntlStk 29.19 +.20 -18.3
Stock 98.63 +.51 -7.3
Dreyfus
TechGrA f 29.76 -.07 -8.4
Eaton Vance
HiIncOppA m 4.19 -.01 +2.8
HiIncOppB m 4.20 ... +2.1
NatlMuniA m 9.32 +.02 +10.4
NatlMuniB m 9.32 +.03 +9.6
PAMuniA m 8.79 +.02 +7.5
Fidelity
AstMgr20 12.82 +.01 +1.7
Bal 17.87 +.01 -0.6
BlChGrow 41.18 +.02 -5.7
CapInc d 8.59 -.07 -3.9
Contra 65.58 +.02 -3.1
DivrIntl d 24.74 +.07 -16.4
ExpMulNat d 20.00 +.07 -6.8
Free2020 13.28 +.02 -3.3
Free2025 10.91 +.02 -4.9
Free2030 12.95 +.02 -5.6
GNMA 11.85 -.01 +7.9
GrowCo 81.42 +.03 -2.1
LatinAm d 47.79 +.16 -17.7
LowPriStk d 34.77 +.17 -2.7
Magellan 60.90 +.12 -14.5
Overseas d 25.62 +.11 -18.7
Puritan 17.42 +.04 -1.4
StratInc 10.95 -.07 +3.2
TotalBd 10.93 -.03 +6.7
Value 60.84 +.43 -10.6
Fidelity Advisor
ValStratT m 22.48 +.13 -13.2
Fidelity Select
Gold d 42.03 -.55 -16.7
Pharm d 13.19 +.23 +10.4
Fidelity Spartan
500IdxAdvtg 43.23 +.14 -1.4
500IdxInstl 43.24 +.15 NA
500IdxInv 43.23 +.14 -1.4
First Eagle
GlbA m 44.02 +.04 -2.6
FrankTemp-Frank
Fed TF A m 12.11 +.01 +11.4
FrankTemp-Franklin
CA TF A m 7.08 ... +10.4
GrowB m 41.46 +.15 -2.9
Income A m 2.05 +.01 +0.4
Income C m 2.07 +.01 -0.1
FrankTemp-Mutual
Beacon Z 11.56 +.03 -4.8
Discov Z 27.21 +.14 -5.5
Euro Z 18.71 +.16 -10.9
Shares Z 19.69 +.11 -4.4
FrankTemp-Templeton
GlBond A x 12.30 -.29 -3.2
GlBond C x 12.32 -.29 -3.7
GlBondAdv x 12.26 -.30 -3.1
Growth A m 15.81 +.10 -9.1
GMO
QuVI 21.55 +.09 +9.4
Harbor
CapApInst 36.13 ... -1.6
IntlInstl d 52.03 +.20 -14.1
Hartford
CpApHLSIA 36.42 +.15 -14.0
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
YTD
Name NAV Chg %Rtn
52-WEEK YTD
HIGH LOW NAME TKR DIV LAST CHG %CHG
52-WEEK YTD
HIGH LOW NAME TKR DIV LAST CHG %CHG
Combined Stocks
AFLAC 41.20 -.42 -27.0
vjAMR .63 -.06 -92.0
AT&T Inc 28.79 -.02 -2.0
AbtLab 54.89 +.66 +14.6
AMD 5.04 -.03 -38.4
Alcoa 8.78 -.16 -42.9
Allstate 26.34 +.09 -17.4
Altria 29.11 +.38 +18.2
AEP 39.74 +1.02 +10.5
AmExp 46.42 -.66 +8.2
AmIntlGrp 23.22 +.44 -51.9
Amgen 58.62 +1.00 +6.8
Anadarko 72.67 -1.05 -4.6
Apple Inc 378.94 -1.25 +17.5
AutoData 51.17 +.06 +10.6
AveryD 27.28 +.16 -35.6
Avista 25.46 +.54 +13.1
Avnet 28.79 +.47 -12.8
Avon 16.73 -.23 -42.4
BP PLC 41.39 +.29 -6.3
BakrHu 44.82 -1.14 -21.6
BallardPw 1.15 -.05 -23.3
BarnesNob 15.43 -.04 +9.0
Baxter 48.36 -.05 -4.5
BerkH B 74.90 -.62 -6.5
BigLots 36.60 -.02 +20.2
BlockHR 15.36 -.01 +29.0
Boeing 70.61 +.67 +8.2
BrMySq 34.27 +.53 +29.4
Brunswick 16.56 +.29 -11.6
Buckeye 63.87 +.72 -4.4
CBS B 24.72 -.32 +29.8
CMS Eng 20.82 +.30 +11.9
CSX s 19.98 -.06 -7.2
CampSp 32.68 +.40 -6.0
Carnival 33.07 +.15 -28.3
Caterpillar 87.70 +.70 -6.4
CenterPnt 19.10 +.34 +21.5
CntryLink 35.30 -.05 -23.5
Chevron 99.67 -.86 +9.2
Cisco 18.04 +.06 -10.8
Citigrp rs 25.92 -.14 -45.2
Clorox 65.27 +.30 +3.1
ColgPal 90.58 +1.28 +12.7
ConAgra 25.55 +.29 +13.2
ConocPhil 68.29 -.23 +.3
ConEd 59.77 +.97 +20.6
ConstellEn 39.73 +.77 +29.7
Cooper Ind 51.98 +.13 -10.8
Corning 13.17 +.03 -31.8
CrownHold 33.19 +.96 -.6
Cummins 86.83 -.68 -21.1
DTE 51.51 +.38 +13.7
Deere 73.72 -.09 -11.2
Diebold 28.28 -.26 -11.8
Disney 35.19 +.03 -6.2
DomRescs 50.78 +.60 +18.9
Dover 55.96 +.86 -4.3
DowChm 25.80 +.42 -24.4
DuPont 43.70 +.48 -12.4
DukeEngy 21.04 +.19 +18.1
EMC Cp 22.29 +.11 -2.7
EKodak .83 +.01 -84.6
Eaton s 41.98 +.14 -17.3
EdisonInt 39.20 +.39 +1.6
EmersonEl 48.87 -.09 -14.5
EnbrEPt s 30.70 +.30 -1.6
Energen 46.93 +.57 -2.8
EngyTEq 38.34 +1.16 -1.9
Entergy 71.58 +.98 +1.1
EntPrPt 44.90 +.05 +7.9
Exelon 43.25 +.31 +3.9
ExxonMbl 80.03 +.59 +9.5
Fastenal s 40.76 +.47 +36.1
FedExCp 83.47 +6.18 -10.3
FirstEngy 44.31 +.39 +19.7
FootLockr 23.85 +.23 +21.6
FordM 10.25 +.10 -39.0
Gannett 12.71 -.19 -15.8
Gap 18.36 +.05 -16.7
GenDynam 63.30 +.09 -10.8
GenElec 16.79 +.18 -8.2
GenMills 39.96 +.23 +12.3
GileadSci 38.49 -.27 +6.2
GlaxoSKln 45.19 +.71 +15.2
Goodyear 13.53 +.27 +14.2
Hallibrtn 31.26 +.26 -23.4
HarleyD 37.25 +.72 +7.4
HartfdFn 15.97 -.25 -39.7
HawaiiEl 25.93 +.19 +13.8
HeclaM 5.41 -.32 -52.0
Heico s 58.52 +.57 +43.3
Hess 54.69 +.87 -28.5
HewlettP 26.16 -.22 -37.9
HomeDp 39.42 +.28 +12.4
HonwllIntl 52.41 +.86 -1.4
Hormel s 28.85 +.25 +12.6
Humana 84.59 +.05 +54.5
INTL FCSt 24.65 +.13 +4.4
ITT Cp s 19.23 +.40 +11.3
ITW 45.75 -.07 -14.3
IngerRd 30.97 +.60 -34.2
IBM 187.48 -1.24 +27.7
IntFlav 52.17 +.08 -6.2
IntPap 27.53 +.25 +1.1
Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD Name Last Chg %YTD
Stocks of Local Interest
98.01 72.26 AirProd APD 2.32 82.18 +1.70 -9.6
31.80 24.72 AmWtrWks AWK .92 30.92 +.55 +22.3
51.50 36.76 Amerigas APU 2.96 44.00 +.39 -9.9
23.79 19.28 AquaAm WTR .66 21.51 +.38 -4.3
38.02 23.69 ArchDan ADM .70 27.96 +.53 -7.0
343.90 246.26 AutoZone AZO ... 327.32 +3.00 +20.1
15.31 5.03 BkofAm BAC .04 5.26 +.03 -60.6
32.50 17.10 BkNYMel BK .52 18.82 +.24 -37.7
17.49 2.23 BonTon BONT .20 3.15 -.11 -75.1
39.50 31.30 CVS Care CVS .50 37.30 +.26 +7.3
52.95 35.95 Cigna CI .04 42.74 +.17 +16.6
71.77 61.29 CocaCola KO 1.88 66.89 +.63 +1.7
27.16 19.19 Comcast CMCSA .45 23.29 +.11 +6.5
28.95 21.67 CmtyBkSy CBU 1.04 26.32 +.34 -5.2
42.50 14.61 CmtyHlt CYH ... 16.63 -.03 -55.5
40.52 29.57 CoreMark CORE .68 39.39 -.23 +10.7
64.56 39.50 EmersonEl EMR 1.60 48.87 -.09 -14.5
13.63 4.61 Entercom ETM ... 5.91 -.06 -49.0
21.02 10.25 FairchldS FCS ... 11.59 ... -25.8
9.84 4.84 FrontierCm FTR .75 4.86 -.01 -50.1
18.16 13.09 Genpact G .18 14.38 +.13 -5.4
13.74 7.00 HarteHnk HHS .32 9.49 -.02 -25.7
55.00 46.99 Heinz HNZ 1.92 52.96 +.37 +7.1
60.96 46.24 Hershey HSY 1.38 59.31 +.47 +25.8
36.90 30.21 Kraft KFT 1.16 36.46 +.30 +15.7
27.45 18.07 Lowes LOW .56 24.66 +.18 -1.7
91.05 66.40 M&T Bk MTB 2.80 71.74 +.52 -17.6
98.95 72.14 McDnlds MCD 2.80 98.14 +.53 +27.9
24.98 17.05 NBT Bcp NBTB .80 21.47 +.68 -11.1
10.28 4.59 NexstarB NXST ... 7.57 -.08 +26.4
65.19 42.70 PNC PNC 1.40 53.90 -.15 -11.2
30.27 24.10 PPL Corp PPL 1.40 29.01 +.38 +10.2
17.34 6.50 PenRE PEI .60 9.96 +.38 -31.5
71.89 58.50 PepsiCo PEP 2.06 64.85 +.87 -.7
77.03 55.85 PhilipMor PM 3.08 75.92 +1.06 +29.7
67.72 57.56 ProctGam PG 2.10 64.99 +.54 +1.0
67.52 42.45 Prudentl PRU 1.45 47.91 +.25 -18.4
1.47 .85 RiteAid RAD ... 1.18 +.04 +33.6
17.11 10.91 SLM Cp SLM .40 13.28 +.30 +5.5
60.00 39.30 SLM pfB SLMBP 4.63 39.30 ... -10.3
44.65 23.85 SoUnCo SUG .60 41.87 +.39 +74.0
63.89 42.55 TJX TJX .76 62.29 +.12 +40.3
33.53 24.07 UGI Corp UGI 1.04 27.91 +.52 -11.6
38.95 32.28 VerizonCm VZ 2.00 38.42 +.16 +7.4
59.40 48.31 WalMart WMT 1.46 57.95 +.30 +7.5
42.20 36.52 WeisMk WMK 1.20 40.42 +.77 +.2
34.25 22.58 WellsFargo WFC .48 25.61 -.25 -17.4
USD per British Pound 1.5501 +.0035 +.23% 1.6175 1.5539
Canadian Dollar 1.0358 -.0044 -.42% .9815 1.0039
USD per Euro 1.3011 +.0034 +.26% 1.4169 1.3213
Japanese Yen 77.91 -.16 -.21% 80.97 84.43
Mexican Peso 13.8964 -.0204 -.15% 11.9366 12.3970
CURRENCY CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Copper 3.26 3.27 -0.35 -20.91 -20.70
Gold 1574.60 1584.30 -0.61 +3.21 +14.90
Platinum 1407.00 1426.30 -1.35 -20.70 -17.17
Silver 29.23 28.88 +1.19 -17.46 +1.63
Palladium 618.90 617.70 +0.19 -20.04 -16.48
METALS CLOSE PVS. %CH. 6MO. 1YR.
Foreign Exchange & Metals
INVESCO
ConstellB m 18.48 -.01 -11.7
GlobEqA m 9.91 +.06 -6.5
PacGrowB m 17.50 -.12 -20.8
Ivy
AssetStrA m 21.55 -.06 -10.6
JPMorgan
CoreBondSelect x11.85-.03 +7.2
John Hancock
LifBa1 b 12.22 +.03 -4.1
LifGr1 b 11.90 +.03 -7.3
RegBankA x 11.56 -.69 -15.3
SovInvA x 14.98 -.17 -2.5
TaxFBdA m 10.02 +.01 +9.6
Lazard
EmgMkEqtI d 17.55 +.08 -19.1
Loomis Sayles
BondI 13.74 +.02 +2.3
MFS
MAInvA x 18.10 -.06 -4.9
MAInvC x 17.53 +.04 -5.5
Merger
Merger m 15.98 +.01 +1.3
Metropolitan West
TotRetBdI 10.35 -.01 +5.1
TotRtBd b 10.35 -.01 +4.8
Neuberger Berman
SmCpGrInv 17.14 +.19 -4.1
Oakmark
EqIncI x 26.36 -.71 -2.1
Oppenheimer
CapApB m 36.53 -.05 -5.1
DevMktA m 28.66 +.08 -19.9
DevMktY 28.31 +.08 -19.7
PIMCO
AllAssetI 11.81 ... +0.9
ComRlRStI 7.13 -.03 -10.7
HiYldIs 8.90 ... +2.7
LowDrIs 10.33 ... +1.5
RealRet 11.84 -.03 +11.5
TotRetA m 10.88 ... +3.1
TotRetAdm b 10.88 ... +3.2
TotRetC m 10.88 ... +2.3
TotRetIs 10.88 ... +3.5
TotRetrnD b 10.88 ... +3.2
TotlRetnP 10.88 ... +3.4
Permanent
Portfolio 45.59 +.07 +1.0
Principal
SAMConGrB m12.53+.04 -4.5
Prudential
JenMCGrA m 26.98 +.09 -0.9
Prudential Investmen
2020FocA m 14.51 +.02 -6.2
BlendA m 15.98 +.03 -7.0
EqOppA m 12.96 +.05 -6.6
HiYieldA m 5.31 ... +3.5
IntlEqtyA m 5.21 +.04 -14.1
IntlValA m 17.09 +.14 -15.6
JennGrA m 17.69 +.01 -2.0
NaturResA m 44.29 -.33 -22.4
SmallCoA m 19.28 +.07 -5.0
UtilityA m 10.42 +.11 +3.5
ValueA m 13.37 +.07 -8.9
Putnam
GrowIncB m 11.98 ... -9.3
IncomeA m 6.74 -.04 +4.4
Royce
LowStkSer m 13.81 +.07 -17.6
OpportInv d 9.88 +.11 -16.7
ValPlSvc m 11.54 +.07 -13.4
Schwab
S&P500Sel d 18.91 +.07 -1.4
Scout
Interntl d 27.34 +.08 -15.1
T Rowe Price
BlChpGr 37.42 +.05 -1.8
CapApprec 20.17 +.06 +0.9
DivGrow 22.62 +.07 +0.3
DivrSmCap d 14.93 +.09 -1.9
EmMktStk d 28.06 -.04 -20.5
EqIndex d 32.73 +.11 -1.6
EqtyInc 22.24 +.09 -4.3
FinSer x 11.40 -.09 -18.6
GrowStk 30.86 +.04 -4.0
HealthSci x 30.91 -.77 +5.3
HiYield d 6.43 ... +1.9
IntlDisc d 36.72 +.03 -16.3
IntlStk d 12.14 +.03 -14.7
IntlStkAd m 12.09 +.03 -14.7
LatinAm d 41.74 +.06 -26.4
MediaTele x 45.52 -4.57 -3.0
MidCpGr 50.92 +.29 -4.6
NewAmGro 30.86 +.08 -3.4
NewAsia d 16.32 -.12 -14.9
NewEra x 40.13 -2.17 -19.0
NewIncome 9.65 -.01 +5.7
Rtmt2020 15.85 +.05 -3.6
Rtmt2030 16.35 +.06 -5.4
ShTmBond 4.81 ... +1.4
SmCpVal d 33.32 +.32 -3.9
TaxFHiYld d 10.90 +.01 +10.1
Value 21.76 +.11 -5.4
ValueAd b 21.55 +.10 -5.6
Thornburg
IntlValI d 24.03 +.04 -15.0
Tweedy, Browne
GlobVal d 22.06 +.11 -7.4
Vanguard
500Adml 112.52 +.37 -1.4
500Inv 112.49 +.37 -1.5
CapOp d 30.24 +.22 -9.0
CapVal 9.04 +.03 -18.0
Convrt d 11.93 +.02 -8.9
DevMktIdx d 8.55 +.04 -15.0
DivGr 15.09 +.04 +6.0
EnergyInv d 60.34 -.05 -6.3
EurIdxAdm d 52.06 +.46 -14.7
Explr 68.97 +.56 -5.4
GNMA 11.20 ... +7.6
GNMAAdml 11.20 ... +7.7
GlbEq 15.79 +.06 -11.6
GrowthEq 10.61 +.02 -1.7
HYCor d 5.64 ... +5.9
HYCorAdml d 5.64 ... +6.0
HltCrAdml d 55.38 +.59 +8.0
HlthCare d 131.19+1.41 +8.0
ITGradeAd 10.07 -.01 +6.9
InfPrtAdm 28.16 -.09 +13.3
InfPrtI 11.47 -.04 +13.3
InflaPro 14.33 -.05 +13.2
InstIdxI 111.78 +.38 -1.4
InstPlus 111.79 +.38 -1.4
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THE TIMES LEADER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011
timesleader.com
L
AFLIN Smoking was
most definitely allowed
Thursday night at the
soft openingof Ash, NEPAs first
cigar bar. The new lounge is on
the ground floor of Good Fellos
Restaurant on Route 315, the
former site of the Mayfair Sup-
per Club.
The unique concept is the
brain child of brothers Jonathan
and Jason Walsh, two Harvard
grads witha taste for fine wine,
good cigars and atmosphere.
Ash is the culmination of some-
thing my brother and I dreamed of
for a long time, said Jonathan
Walsh, a partner at local cigar bou-
tique, El Humidor. Weve both
been lucky enough to have trav-
eled around the world and a lot of
our cultural and ethnic experienc-
es are evidenced in this lounge.
The brothers grew up in Wyom-
ingandattendedThe Universityof
Scranton before going on to Har-
vard.
Walshexplainedthat inaddition
toawideselectionof quality, hand-
rolled cigars the new lounge will
offer aneclectic menufeaturing an
international selection of attrac-
tively priced tapas dishes such as
tandoori chicken chunks, an im-
ported charcuterie plate, Philly
surf & turf sliders and a rich lob-
ster mac & cheese. Nothing on
Ashs menu is more than $15.
Were so much more than just a
cigar bar, Walsh added. We also
have an amazing selection of fine
spirits and imported beers. We
want to knock people out with pa-
nache, but at a reasonable price.
The place has atmosphere.
Ash will be open Tuesday
through Sunday from 5 p.m. to 2
a.m. with Chef Joseph Ginthner in
the kitchen and Tom Sobieski at
the bar. For further information,
call 570-654-7771.
New cigar bar Ash is brothers dream
DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
Jonathan Walsh holds up a box of cigars at Ash, a new cigar bar open in Laflin.
Smokin in style
By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent
LOS ANGELES Shush,
already. Thats the message
the Federal Communications
Commission is sending with
new rules that force broad-
cast, cable and satellite com-
panies to turn down the vol-
ume on blaring TV commer-
cials.
On Tuesday, the FCC
passed a set of regulations that
will prevent commercials
from being louder than the
shows around them.
Its all part of the Commer-
cial Advertisement Loudness
Mitigation (or CALM) Act,
which President Obama
signed into law last Decem-
ber. The rules go into effect a
year from now.
Companies that dont com-
ply will face unspecified FCC
action.
Thunderous television ads
have annoyed viewers for
years. The FCC says people
have grumbled about the issue
for at least a half century.
But since 2002 thanks in
part to all those clangorous
car commercials, earsplitting
electronics ads and booming
beer pitches loud advertise-
ments have been one of the
top complaints the FCC re-
ceives.
Complaints grew in recent
years, as ads became even
louder.
In the days of analog TV,
louder ads took up more space
on the airwaves. So broadcast-
ers toned them down to avoid
interfering with other chan-
nels. Since the conversion to
digital TV broadcasts two
years ago, loud ads no longer
take up more airwave space
than quiet ones. The change
transformed the commercial
break into a noisy arms race.
Nobody wanted to be the
quiet guy in the set of commer-
cials, said David Unsworth,
senior vice president of satel-
lite and technical operations
at DG, a company that distrib-
utes ads to broadcasters.
In a recent analysis, DG
found that some ads were 10
times as loud as the programs
they interrupted.
Companies have a year to tone down too-loud TV ads
By RYAN NAKASHIMA
AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON The number of
Americans who filed requests for job-
less benefits fell sharplylast weektothe
lowest level since May 2008, indicating
that a fragile U.S. labor market contin-
ues to heal.
First-time applications for unemploy-
ment compensation declined by 19,000
to a seasonally adjusted 366,000, put-
ting claims at the lowest level since the
middle of the 2007-2009 recession.
Economists surveyed by Market-
Watch had projected that claims would
rise to a seasonally adjusted 390,000 in
the week ended Dec. 10. Claims from
two weeks ago were revised up to
385,000 from 381,000.
You have to be careful about reading
toomuchintoany one weekof data, but
its very encouraging, said economist
AndrewGranthamat CIBCWorld Mar-
kets. Companies are pushing off con-
cerns about therest of theworldandare
more confident about their own pro-
spects.
Jobless claims have declinedgradual-
ly from a 2011 peak of 478,000 in late
April. And claims have fallen below
400,000 a level historically associat-
ed with an improving labor market
in five of the past six weeks.
The average of newclaims inthe past
month, meanwhile, fell by 6,500 to
387,750, the lowest level since July
2008. The monthly average is seen as a
more accurate gauge of labor trends be-
cause it reduces volatility in the week-
to-week data.
Yet claims reflects only the number
of people who lose jobs, not those who
finds one, so its an imprecise gauge of
hiring trends.
Jobless
claims
fall again
Seasonally adjusted 366,000
lowest since mid-recession.
By JEFFRY BARTASH
MarketWatch
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Average 39/24
Record High 60 in 1971
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Yesterday 18
Month to date 413
Year to date 1461
Last year to date 1724
Normal year to date 1779
*Index of fuel consumption, how far the days
mean temperature was below 65 degrees.
Precipitation
Yesterday trace
Month to date 1.69
Normal month to date 1.27
Year to date 58.57
Normal year to date 36.28
Susquehanna Stage Chg. Fld. Stg
Wilkes-Barre 5.15 -0.25 22.0
Towanda 2.93 -0.05 21.0
Lehigh
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Delaware
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Highs: 41-47. Lows: 25-29. Expect partly
sunny skies today. Tonight will be mostly
cloudy.
The Poconos
Highs: 50-53. Lows: 32-36. Skies will
become partly to mostly sunny today,
but clouds will increase overnight.
The Jersey Shore
Highs: 34-41. Lows: 16-29. Expect mostly
cloudy skies today and a slight chance of
snow tonight.
The Finger Lakes
Highs: 48-51. Lows: 31-36. Expect partly
cloudy skies tonight. tonight will be
mostly cloudy.
Brandywine Valley
Highs: 51-54. Lows: 35-41. Skies will be
partly to mostly cloudy today. Light rain
will overspread the area tonight.
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Oklahoma City 50/40/.00 49/28/pc 55/35/s
Omaha 36/30/.00 38/23/pc 44/25/s
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Berlin 45/37/.00 41/35/r 39/31/c
Buenos Aires 79/64/.00 78/57/sh 78/59/sh
Dublin 41/30/.00 40/33/sh 40/32/pc
Frankfurt 45/41/.00 42/34/r 38/31/rs
Hong Kong 72/63/.00 64/55/pc 65/56/s
Jerusalem 61/43/.00 59/36/s 59/39/pc
London 46/37/.00 41/36/sh 42/32/pc
Mexico City 75/43/.00 77/42/pc 75/43/pc
Montreal 45/37/.00 34/15/pc 21/14/s
Moscow 37/34/.00 37/32/sh 35/29/rs
Paris 48/43/.00 45/37/sh 41/34/sh
Rio de Janeiro 81/75/.00 86/72/t 88/73/t
Riyadh 72/39/.00 74/46/s 70/45/s
Rome 63/54/.00 61/50/sh 54/43/sh
San Juan 83/73/1.04 82/70/pc 80/70/pc
Tokyo 57/41/.00 47/36/sh 44/33/s
Warsaw 45/30/.00 40/33/pc 38/31/rs
City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow
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River Levels, from 12 p.m. yesterday.
Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowurries, i-ice.
Philadelphia
50/36
Reading
48/31
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
43/25
44/27
Harrisburg
47/30
Atlantic City
53/35
New York City
51/35
Syracuse
39/24
Pottsville
43/29
Albany
43/24
Binghamton
Towanda
41/26
42/26
State College
42/26
Poughkeepsie
47/26
53/39
35/29
42/20
54/35
27/17
68/48
61/47
39/26
39/24
48/41
51/35
36/27
64/45
80/70 66/49
81/69
39/31
29/21
51/35
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Last New First Full
Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Jan. 1 Jan. 9
Colder air is
once again
invading our
region today
with northwest-
erly winds gust-
ing to 20 mph.
The downward
trend in temper-
ature will contin-
ue into the
weekend with
snow showers
that will leave a
dusting in spots
on both
Saturday and
Sunday. Warmer
air returning
Monday could
lead to more rain
Tuesday and
Wednesday. Long
range computer
guidance shows
odds favoring
above average
temperatures
heading into the
Christmas Day
weekend with
more rain. Of
course, that
could change,
but keep in mind
that in any
given year, our
chances of hav-
ing a white
Christmas are
only 40 percent.
- Tom Clark
NATIONAL FORECAST: Light rain will be likely from parts of the western Gulf Coast, through the
Tennessee Valley into the Mid-Atlantic states today. Expect rain and snow to diminish over eastern
Maine early. Light snow will be possible over parts of the northern Rockies, Upper Midwest and west-
ern Great Lakes. Very strong winds look to affect southern California, as well.
Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl Airport
Temperatures
Heating Degree Days*
Precipitation
TODAY
Partly sunny, windy
SATURDAY
Mostly
cloudy,
flurries
38
28
MONDAY
Partly
sunny,
warmer
45
28
TUESDAY
Rain
possible
42
31
WEDNESDAY
Morning
rain
45
35
THURSDAY
Mostly
sunny
40
30
SUNDAY
Flurries
37
25
42
37
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SALLY FORTH
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STONE SOUP
BLONDIE
BEETLE BAILEY
THATABABY
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
GET FUZZY
CLOSE TO HOME
ARGYLE SWEATER
B.C.
PICKLES
PARDON MY PLANET
MARMADUKE HERMAN
DRABBLE
GARFIELD
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
TUNDRA
F U N N I E S FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com
SALLY FORTH
CLASSIC PEANUTS
STONE SOUP
BLONDIE
BEETLE BAILEY
THATABABY
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
GET FUZZY
CLOSE TO HOME
ARGYLE SWEATER
B.C.
PICKLES
PARDON MY PLANET
MARMADUKE HERMAN
DRABBLE
GARFIELD
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
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