Top 15 scorers

(Point totals are unofficial and based on results provided to The News-Item).

BOYS

Athlete, school Points

1. Matt Moore, Southern Columbia 184.5

2. Rob Varano, Mount Carmel 181

3. Mikael Hause, Mount Carmel 175

4. Tom Schetroma, Southern Columbia 172

5. David Williams, Shamokin 156.75

6. Elijah Duran, Mount Carmel 147.5

7. Meyrick Lamb, Mount Carmel 142

8. Joe Kleman, Southern Columbia 138.5

9. Eric Joraskie, Mount Carmel 136

10. Jacob Kleman, Mount Carmel 129

11. Brendan Shearn, North Schuylkill 128.5

12. Daniel McSurdy, North Schuykill 127.75

13. Matt Gass, Shamokin 118.25

14. Brandon Nash, Shamokin 111.25

15. Luke Rarig, Southern Columbia 106.75

GIRLS

Athlete, school Points

1. Gabrielle Engelke, Mount Carmel 132.5

2. Teanna Shutt, Southern Columbia 121.75

3. Ali Varano, Mount Carmel 121

4. Carter Green, North Schuylkill 115

5. Heather Bolick, Mount Carmel 110

6. Samantha Bressi, Southern Columbia 105.5

7. Megan Van Doren, Mount Carmel 101.25

8. Bailey Bzdak, Southern Columbia 94.5

9. Renea Broscious, Shamokin 91

10. Brittany Martin, North Schuylkill 77.75

11. Marissa Noll, Southern Columbia 74.25

12. Brooke Adamski, Southern Columbia 72

13. Sarah Breech, Southern Columbia 59.5

14. Lauren Hause, Mount Carmel 59

15. Carly Gregas, North Schuylkill 55.08

At times, it seems as if North Schuylkill junior distance runner Brendan Shearn is not made of the same genetic makeup as the people he runs against. Shearn can be so dominant, even against good competition, that it's almost scary.

He was that way this year in the PIAA Class 3200-meter run championship, when he threw in a 66-second quarter-mile on the second lap after being bunched in a little at the start, "to see what the other guys were made of."

They weren't made of the same stuff he was. Shearn led the rest of the way to win the state championship, his second this school year after winning the PIAA AA cross country title in the fall, finishing the race in 9 minutes, 22.09 seconds, 1.75 seconds ahead of Holy Cross' Rico Galassi.

But then, on a blistering hot, humid day at Shippensburg University, Shearn showed that he is, after all, only human. He wilted in the heat and the faster pace of the 1600-meter final and struggled home dead last among 12 runners in an average time of 4:48.61.

But that little lapse, in a way, proved Shearn's greatness even more. He is, after all, like all the other guys; perhaps he just works a little harder. Ultimately, maybe that explains why Shearn, the 2012 News-Item Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year, is so good.

Why, in addition to his titles this year, he was state runnerup in the 3200 as a sophomore. Why he has dominated District 11 AA distance running with four gold medals in the past two seasons.

Shearn, who shared the award last season with Southern Columbia's Matt Moore, is one of nine repeat selections on the team, as well as Moore, who won two medals at the state meet. The other repeat selections are Southern Columbia's Tom Schetroma, Mount Carmel's Meyrick Lamb, Mikael Hause and Elijah Duran, Shamokin's Matt Gass, and North Schuylkill's Daniel McSurdy and Ethan Motsney.

Those nine are joined on the team by first-time picks Jacob Kleman, Rob Varano, Justin Skavery and Eric Joraskie of Mount Carmel; David Williams and Brandon Nash of Shamokin; and Joe Kleman, Luke Rarig and Bryan Gedman of Southern Columbia.

Shearn, in addition to his state title and his repeat wins in both the 3200 and 1600 at the District 11 and Schuylkill League meets, ran a blistering 9:15 3200 in an elite invitational meet in April at Arcadia, Calif., a race in which he finished 15th among 26 of the best high school runners from around the country. Shearn nipped his teammate, McSurdy, in scoring for the season by .75 of a point, 128.5-127.75.

Short sketches of the other all-area performers are as follows:

Matt Moore

Southern Columbia, sr.

Although Moore did not finish as highly at the state meet as he did in 2011, he placed in both hurdles events, fourth in the 300 intermediates and sixth in the 110 highs. He won both events at the District 4-AA meet, giving him four district titles in the past two seasons, and lowered his school records in each event (39.10 and 14.59, respectively). He also led the area in scoring for the second straight year, with 184.5 points.

Tom Schetroma

Southern Columbia, sr.

Schetroma qualified for the state meet for the second straight season and this time medaled, finishing sixth in the shot put. Was district champ in the shot put, third in discus, and had a season best of 55 feet in the shot. Heartland Conference champ in the shot. Scored 172 points.

Meyrick Lamb

Mount Carmel, sr.

A state qualifier for a third straight season, Lamb was district runnerup in the 400 and 200, and was member of the 1600-meter relay team which was eighth in the state and second in the district. Had a season best of 50.35 in the 400. Seventh at Heartland meet in 100. Scored 142 points.

Jacob Kleman

Mount Carmel, sr.

Became an invaluable contributor to the Red Tornadoes as a senior. Qualified for state meet as district runnerup in 300 hurdles, and finished season as anchorman of state finalist 1600-meter relay team. Sixth at Heartland meet in 300 hurdles. Scored 129 points.

Mikael Hause

Mount Carmel, sr.

Hause qualified for the state meet for the third straight year, in the 1600 and as part of the 1600-meter relay team. One of seven district state qualifiers in the 1600, he was fourth at district meet with a career-best time of 4:24.73. Heartland Conference champ in the 1600. Scored 175 points.

Rob Varano

Mount Carmel, jr.

The area's best all-around field performer. Qualified for the state meet in pole vault as district runnerup, and also scored serious points all season in javelin, high jump and long jump. Heartland runnerup in pole vault. Second to Moore among area scorers with 181 points.

David Williams

Shamokin, sr.

Indians' leading scorer with 156.75 points, was integral member of sprints and relays. State qualifier on 1600-meter relay team. AAA district runnerup in 100 and 200. Third in 100 at Heartland meet.

Matt Gass

Shamokin, jr.

AAA district champ, 400 and 800 meters. Broke 42-year-old school record at state meet with 1:58.50 time in 800. Heartland champ in 400. Also broke school record in that event, with a best of 49.98. Is also member of both school record teams in 1600 and 3200-meter relays. Scored 118.25 points despite missing time with asthma.

Brandon Nash

Shamokin, sr.

District runnerup to Nash in 400, went to state meet in that event when Nash scratched and was also part of Indians' district champion 1600 relay. Best of 50.83 in 400. Also member of school record 3200-meter relay. Scored 111.25 points.

Daniel McSurdy

North Schuylkill, jr.

State qualifier second year in row in 300 intermediate hurdles as District 11 runnerup. Also Schuylkill League runnerup in both 300 hurdles and 100. Member of Spartans' league championship and state qualifying 400-meter relay. Scored 127.75 points.

Joe Kleman

Southern Columbia, jr.

Kleman quietly was a major force on Tigers' unbeaten and district championship team. Third in 100, eighth in 200 at district meet and also member of Tigers' state qualifying and school record-setting 400 relay. Heartland Conference runnerup in 100. Scored 138.5 points.

Ethan Motsney

North Schuylkill, jr.

Schuylkill League champion in 100 and 200, was District 11-AA runnerup in the 200 and sixth in the 100 and member of state qualifiers in 400-meter relay. Scored 95.5 points.

Luke Rarig

Southern Columbia, fr.

Scored key points all season in jumps and hurdles for Tigers, then beat a field of 14 20-foot-plus jumpers to win District 4-AA long jump with career best 21-2½. Fourth in district, Heartland Conference runnerup in 110 highs. Heartland eighth in 300 intermediates and long jump. Scored 106.75 points.

Justin Skavery

Mount Carmel, jr.

Ably backed up Hause in distance events for Red Tornadoes, qualifying for state meet with 4:29.78 1600-meter run at district meet, then just missed reaching state final. Steady runner from 800 through 3200. Scored 91 points.

Eric Joraskie

Mount Carmel, jr.

Consistent winner in throws for Mount Carmel during dual meet season, was fifth in shot put, sixth in discus at district meet. Fifth in shot, third in discus at Heartland Conference meet. Had discus throw of 151-5 and scored 136 points.

Bryan Gedman

Southern Columbia, sr.

Added 14 feet to his personal best at district meet to score upset win in discus with throw of 147-3, qualifying for state meet.

Elijah Duran

Mount Carmel, jr.

Another consistent scorer all season for Heartland Division II champs and district runnerups. Fifth in long jump and sixth in triple jump at district meet, and third in both events at Heartland Conference meet. Had bests of 20-9 in long jump and school record 44-9 in triple jump. Scored 147.5 points.

Honorable mention

Mount Carmel - Nick Troutman, Ray Heromin, Josh Tomedi, Alec Zsido, Cody Haupt; North Schuylkill - Tyler Matunis, Jon Long; Shamokin - Ken Anderson, Josh Scheuren, Shane Williams, Josh Dunn, Zach Santey; Southern Columbia - Keith Day, Andrew Steely, Bryce Parry, Jansen Ring; Upper Dauphin (Line Mountain) - Kyle Troutman.

FRACKVILLE - Things started out nicely for Ashland's 11-12 all-stars on Saturday's opening day of the District 24 Little League Tournament when they took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Frackville.

Not much went right after that, however.

Frackville came back with three runs in its half of the first, then exploded for 10 runs, sending 14 batters to the plate, in the second inning, on the way to a 15-3 win in a Pool 2 game.

Every Frackville batter either had a hit, scored or drove in a run. Cleanup hitter Max Nolter was 3-for-3, scored three runs and drove in one, and number five and six hitters Reggie Crawford and Max Schally were 2-for-3 and 2-for-2, respectively. Schally drove in three runs, Crawford two, and both scored two runs.

But leadoff hitter Scott Grigas had what was likely the biggest hit. With one out and one on base in the second inning and the score still 3-2, he sent a home run over the left-centerfield fence to give Frackville a 5-2 lead and ignite the 10-run inning.

"We hit well, " said Frackville Manager Kevin Perneta. "I thought we could be a pretty good hitting team and luckily, everyone showed up ready to play today."

Ashland starting pitcher Lucas Rushannon had a bit of bad luck, too. He had two-strike counts on several batters in the second inning but couldn't finish many of them off. In addition, Ashland made six errors.

"He's not real experienced, and he threw changeups when he had those counts," said Ashland Manager Pete Kenenitz. "He should have just kept firing the ball. But we threw the ball around a lot, too. I've been managing 10 years and that's the first time we've been 10-runned in a game."

Crawford was the starting pitcher for Frackville and got the win with relief help from Nick Kowalishen, who also had a triple, scored two runs and drove in one. Dominic Kadziela had a pinch-hit, two-run single for the winners.

Cory Long was 2-for-2 with a double and drove in two runs for Ashland.

Frackville plays Tri-Valley in the next round, and Ashland goes against Schuylkill Haven.

Game Summary

ASHLAND (AB-R-H-BI) - Locke 2-0-0-0, B. Pruden 1-0-0-0, Rothermel 1-2-0-0, Rushannon 0-1-0-0, Long 2-0-2-2, Sokoloski 2-0-0-0, S. Pruden 2-0-0-0, Maurer 1-0-0-0, Morgan 1-0-0-0, Thierwechter 1-0-0-0, Bennyhoff 1-0-1-0, Stoneroad 2-0-0-0. Totals 16-3-3-2.

FRACKVILLE (AB-R-H-BI) - Grigas 2-2-1-2, McCole 4-1-0-0, D. Weist 3-2-1-0, Nolter 3-3-3-1, Crawford 3-2-2-2, Schally 2-2-2-3, Weitz 1-0-0-1, Kadziela 1-0-1-2, Stavinski 3-1-1-1, Kowalishen 1-2-1-1. Totals 23-15-12-13.

Ashland 201 0 - 3 3 6

Frackville 3(10)2 X - 15 12 2

Extra-base hits: 2B - Long; Schally. 3B - Kowalishen. HR - Grigas.

IP H R ER BB K

Ashland

Rushannon (L) 1.2 10 13 10 3 3

Long 1.1 2 2 1 4 2

Frackville

Crawford (W) 2 2 3 3 2 4

Kowalishen 2 2 0 0 0 3

Carter Green's 2012 track and field season didn't end the way the North Schuylkill sophomore hoped it would but it shouldn't take away from all that she achieved earlier in the season.

Green, who placed fifth in the AA discus at the 2011 state championships, qualified in that event and the shot put this season, but failed to place in either. That disappointment can't take away from the fact that she has been one of the dominant throwers in the Schuylkill League and District 11 for two years.

She won her second straight district and Schuylkill League discus titles, with a best of 138 feet, 1 inch. She was also second in the league in the shot put and sixth in the district in the shot put, among a host of state qualifiers in the latter event.

She was the only area athlete to qualify for the state meet in two events and finished third among area athletes in scoring with 115 points.

For those achievements, Green is the 2012 News-Item Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

She is one of eight repeat selections on the News-Item All-Area team from last season. Other repeat picks are Southern Columbia's Teanna Shutt and Brooke Adamski; Mount Carmel's Ali Varano, Heather Bolick and Megan Van Doren; Shamokin's Reneas Broscious and North Schuylkill's Brittany Martin.

Those eight are joined on the team by newcomers Gabrielle Engelke, Ali Singh and Lauren Hause of Mount Carmel; Carly Gregas of North Schuylkill; Samantha Bressi, Bailey Bzdak and Olivia Potter of Southern Columbia; Molly McDevitt and Anna Summers of Shamokin; and Line Mountain sophomore Colleen Troutman, who competes for Upper Dauphin in those schools' co-op program.

Sketches of the other all-area picks are as follows:

Gabrielle Engelke

Mount Carmel, sr.

Senior led all area point scorers with 132.5 points and advanced to the state meet by finishing second at the District 4-AA meet in the javelin. Was also fifth in the district in the pole vault. Heartland Invitational runnerup in the javelin, fifth in the pole vault. Set school record in the pole vault (10-1).

Carly Gregas

North Schuylkill, fr.

Tied for fifth in the state in the AA high jump with a leap of 5-2 after winning the District 11 title and Schuylkill Leagut titles.

Teanna Shutt

Southern Columbia, soph.

Rare combination of distance runner and pole vaulter was the area's second leading scorer with 121.5 points. Just missed qualifying for state meet in 1600 with time of 5:18.56, .16 of a second off the qualifying standard, in placing third at disrict meet. Fourth in 1600 at Heartland Invitational.

Ali Varano

Mount Carmel, soph.

Although Varano did not return to the state meet which she qualified for as a freshman, she nonetheless had a fine all-around season. She scored 121 points. Was sixth in the 200 and fifth in the 400 at the district meet and added an eighth in the long jump. At Heartland Invitational, was seventh in 200 and 400, ran on Red Tornadoes' sixth-place 1600 relay team and was sixth in long jump.

Heather Bolick

Mount Carmel, sr.

After qualifying for state meet in javelin as a junior, qualified in discus as a senior, placing second in the district. Sixth in javelin, seventh in discus at Heartland Invitational. Scored 110 points for Red Tornadoes and will compete in track and field at Shippensburg University.

Megan Van Doren

Mount Carmel, sr.

Won second straight District 4-AA high jump title. Also a capable hurdler for Red Tornadoes. Scored 101.25 points on season.

Samantha Bressi

Southern Columbia, sr.

Consistent scorer in sprints for Tigers. Third in 100, seventh in 200 at district meet, and member of seventh-place 400 relay team. At Heartland Invitational, was third in 100. Scored 105.5 points.

Bailey Bzdak

Southern Columbia, soph.

Had solid season in sprints and jumps. Sixth in long and triple jumps at district meet and part of seventh-place 400 relay. Fourth in long jump, eighth in triple at Heartland Invitational. Scored 94.5 points.

Renea Broscious

Shamokin, sr.

Consistent in both shot put and discus for Indians, and team's scoring leader (91 points). District AAA runnerup in discus, fourth in shot put. Third in shot, sixth in discus at Heartland Invitational.

Brittany Martin

North Schuylkill, jr.

Schuylkill League champion and District 11-AA runnerup at 800 meters. Had season best time of 2:19.98 to qualify for state final but injury restricted her to 12th place. Scored 77.75 points.

Brooke Adamski

Southern Columbia, sr.

Pole vault specialist was district and Heartland Invitational fourth-place finisher. Teamed with Teanna Shutt to give Tigers a tough one-two vaulting team. Scored 72 points.

Molly McDevitt

Shamokin, jr.

Placed third in 800 at District 4-AAA meet, and member of fifth-place 1600-meter relay team.

Anna Summers

Shamokin, sr.

Fourth in 1600, seventh in 800 at District 4-AAA meet, and also member of fifth-place 1600-meter relay team.

Olivia Potter

Southern Columbia, jr.

Placed fourth in district in the high jump and delivered key points for Tigers' Heartland Division III champs.

Ali Singh

Mount Carmel, sr.

Was solid middle distance runner for Red Tornadoes, leader of 3200-meter relay team which placed fifth at district meet and fourth at Heartland Coaches meet, and also member of 1600-meter relay which was sixth at Heartland meet and eighth at district meet.

Colleen Troutman

Upper Dauphin, soph.

One of Line Mountain contingent competing for Trojans, placed seventh in 100 at District 3 AA meet. Also anchored school record-setting 400-meter relay team, composed entirely of Line Mountain runners.

Lauren Hause

Mount Carmel, soph.

Key scorer in distance events for Red Tornadoes. Member of both 3200 and 1600-meter relays were which were fifth and eighth, respectively, at district meet.

Honorable mention

Mount Carmel - Cathy Fletcher, Rachel Schultz; Shamokin - Sam Zielinskie; Southern Columbia - Marissa Noll, Sarah Breech; North Schuylkill - Kylie Fetterolf, Abby Warner, Ryan Evanousky.

A slimmed-down Mick Foley spent Father's Day at Knoebels Amusement Resort last Sunday, but by Monday evening was back to Long Island and decked out in a suit to open Raw as the guest general manager of the week in the wake of the firing of John Laurinaitis after John Cena defeated Big Show at Sunday night's No Way Out pay-per-view.

The ppv was rather average overall, with no title changes. C.M. Punk retained the WWE belt in a three-way over Daniel Bryan and Kane, who was pinned by Punk after A.J. feigned injury to distract Kane. Punk administered the GTS to the Big Red Monster, as the announcers are fond of calling him, and it was all over.

Sheamus was still world heavyweight champion after defeating the talented Dolph Ziggler at No Way Out with his signature Brogue Kick. Their rematch on Smackdown Friday ended with the same result. Christian kept the Intercontinental title as a result of his win over Cody Rhodes and Layla pinned Beth Phoenix to hold onto the divas' crown.

Sin Cara bested Hunico and a four way to determine the top contenders for the tag team championship was captured by the Prime Time Players-Titus O'Neil and Darren Young- as they outlasted the Usos, Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd and Primo and Epico.

Santino Marella defeated Ricardo Rodriguez in a tuxedo match that was kept mercifully short at just over four minutes, but fans didn't seem too happy with it.

Triple H was out to do a promo challenging Brock Lesnar to a bout at SummerSlam. While there is another WWE pay-per-view in July before SS, Money in the Bank, it seems as if the company expects that will be a tough sell and has decided to start working on the more important one that traditionally closes the summer in late August.

Hunter's promo was not especially strong at the ppv, but the next night on Raw saw him punch out Lesnar representative Paul Heyman, who declined to accept Helmsley's challenge of Lesnar on Lesnar's behalf since the big guy's contract has a limited number of dates to it and he is not expected back until a Raw close to SS to promote the match.

At Raw, Laurinaitis was already back to finish his booked handicap match with partners Big Show and David Otunga against Cena. With the storyline being that Laurinaitis is already fired and unable to do anything for their careers, first Show and then Otunga walked out on Johnny Ace and left him to be destroyed by Cena.

Fresh off its momentum from a recent successful Slammiversary pay-per-view. TNA is now running a Bound For Glory tournament on Impact. Bobby Roode retained the company championship over Sting, who was announced as the first inductee to the TNA Hall of Fame at Slammiversary. It would seem they are building to a James Storm challenge of his former partner Roode as the main event.

Unfortunately, poor Chris Sabin, who was coming off reconstructive surgery of his right knee, blew out the ACL of his left knee during a recent match on Impact. Partner Alex Shelley has apparently left the promotion after his contract came due and he declined to re-sign. Matt Morgan is also thought to be considering leaving TNA. The crew has an upcoming show in Buffalo that has become an annual affair at a minor league ballpark.

Pat Cannon of York extended his point lead with a dominating win in the 358 sprint feature at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night. His third win of the season was worth $1,500 in a car owned by Zane and Vicki Highlands of Carlisle. It was the 35th win of his career at Selinsgrove, which is the most all-time.

Cannon passed leader Nyle Berkes following a lap 10 restart and earned the win over Berkes by 3.7 seconds. Mark Smith, TJ Stutts and Jason Shultz completed the top five.

Selinsgrove's Dylan Yoder held off point leader Jeff Rine of Danville to win the late model feature and tie Rine for most wins this season with three.

Jason Smith of Williamsport won the 15-lap pro stock feature and Dustin Snook of McClure was awarded the win in the roadrunner feature when Ricky Bender's car failed post-race inspection.

Selinsgrove will host a rare Friday night race on the big track this week featuring the fourth event in the inaugural Mach 1 Chassis Mid-Atlantic Championship series for the 358/360 sprint cars.

The Firecracker 30 for the 358 sprints will be held on Saturday, paying $2,000 to win. The late models, pro stocks and roadrunners join the sprints on Saturday.

Kevin Beach Jr. won the 40th anniversary race for the sportsman modifieds at Big Diamond Speedway on Friday over Mike Lisowski and Brad Brightbill. Christian Donati won the 20-lap roadrunner feature.

The sprint cars will be at Big Diamond as part of the 22nd annual Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speed Week series on Sunday, July 1.

Seven Speed Week races have been held at Big Diamond with York's Greg Hodnett winning five of them.

Hodnett won his sixth sprint car race of the season at Port Royal over Daryn Pittman and Tyler Walker. Mike Lupfer won the late model feature and Herndon's Brett Schadel finished second. Danny Dietrich was the sprint car winner at Lincoln and Ryan Wilson won the 358 sprints.

Brian Montieth won the sprint car feature at Williams Grove over rookie Ryan Smith and Lance Dewease.

Former World of Outlaws driver and Knoxville Nationals champion Danny Lasoski is the new driver of the John Zemaitis, Zemco Speed Equipment sprinter.

Racing Recap

Friday

Big Diamond Speedway

Sportsman Modifieds, 33 laps: 1. Kevin Beach Jr. 2. Mike Lisowski. 3. Brad Brightbill. 4. Tim Fitzpatrick. 5. Doug Hendricks. 6. Steve Searock IV. 7. Shawn Fitzpatrick. 8. Corey Renninger. 9. Ray Woodhall Jr. 10. Andy Fayash.

Roadrunners, 20 laps: 1. Christian Donati. 2. Terry Kramer Jr. 3. Jeremy Becker. 4. Jim Kost. 5. Joey Brennan.

Williams Grove Speedway

410 Sprints, 25 laps: 1. Brian Montieth. 2. Ryan Smith. 3. Lance Dewease. 4. Cory Haas. 5. Fred Rahmer. 6. Daryn Pittman. 7. Greg Hodnett. 8. Logan Schuchart. 9. Alan Krimes. 10. Shane Stewart.

358 Sprints, 20 laps: 1. Matt Mountz. 2. Dale Hammaker. 3. Kevin Nouse. 4. Ryan Wilson. 5. Nate Hammaker. 6. Pat Cannon. 7. Mark Smith. 8. Eric Tomecek. 9. Jacob Allen. 10. Brie Hershey.

Saturday

Lincoln Speedway

Sprints, 25 laps: 1. Danny Dietrich. 2. Jim Siegel. 3. Fred Rahmer. 4. Brian Montieth. 5. Billy Dietrich. 6. Gerard McIntyre Jr. 7. Cory Haas. 8. Brent Marks. 9. Glenndon Forsythe. 10. Brad McClelland.

358 Sprints, 20 laps: 1. Ryan Wilson. 2. Austin Hogue. 3. Dale Hammaker. 4. Todd Rittenhouse Jr. 5. Tim Wagaman. 6. Niki Young. 7. Mike Bittinger. 8. Matt Findley. 9. Jeff Rohrbaugh. 10. Tim Berkheimer.

Thundercars, 20 laps: 1. Wayne Dutterer. 2. Kyle Martin. 3. Justin Mong. 4. Brian Walls. 5. Mike Slaybaugh.

Port Royal Speedway

410 Sprints, 25 laps: Greg Hodnett. 2. Daryn Pittman. 3. Tyler Walker. 4. Sheldon Haudenschild. 5. Ryan Taylor. 6. Jessica Zemken. 7. Blane Heimbach. 8. Dave Ely. 9. Mike Wagner. 10. Keith Kauffman.

Late Models, 20 laps: 1. Mike Lupfer. 2. Brett Schadel. 3. Scott Haus. 4. Andy Haus. 5. Chad Hollenbeck. 6. Terry Naugle. 7. Tim Wilson. 8. Eric Zembower. 9. Scott Flickinger. 10. Bob Dunn.

305 Sprints, 20 laps: 1. Kody Lehman. 2. Ryan Lynn. 3. Nathan Gramley. 4. Mark Watkins. 5. Tyler Bear.

Selinsgrove Speedway

358 Sprints, 25 laps: 1. Pat Cannon. 2. Nyle Berkes. 3. Mark Smith. 4. TJ Stutts. 5. Jason Shultz. 6. Derek Locke. 7. Colby Womer. 8. Josh Beard. 9. Cody Keller. 10. Bob Beidleman.

Late Models, 25 laps: 1. Dylan Yoder. 2. Jeff Rine. 3. Steve Campbell. 4. Donnie Schick. 5. Meade Hahn. 6. Ken Trevitz. 7. Jim Yoder. 8. Chad Davis. 9. Jim Bernheisel. 10. Bryan Bernheisel.

Pro Stocks, 15 laps: 1. Jason Smith. 2. Nate Kerstetter. 3. AJ Hoffman. 4. Peanut Heintzelman. 5. Derick Garman.

Roadrunners, 12 laps: 1. Dustin Snook. 2. Brian Johnson. 3. Matt Lawrence. 4. Bob Bussey. 5. Curtis Lawton.

BERWICK - Aaron Christiana belted a two-run home run and single, leading Shamokin-Mount Carmel to an 8-6 victory over Bloomsburg in an opening round game of the District 13 Little League 9-10 tournament at Ber-Vaughn Park.

S/MC will now play Berwick on Tuesday at 5:30 at Ber-Vaughn.

Christiana also picked up the victory, working 3.1 innings while allowing one hit and striking out nine. Casen Sandri and Jacob Thompson both worked in relief.

Offensively, Thompsona and Kolton Scholl had a triple and single each, while Damian Baumerts stroked two singles. Sandri had a triple, with Haydon Foor, Davis Marshall and Garrett Timco each adding a single.

ESPY - Ryan Burns worked a 3-hitter, striking out nine, to lead Shamokin/Mount Carmel to a 9-3 Susquehanna Valley Legion Baseball victory over Bloomsburg on Monday.

Burns worked a complete game, issuing only three walks and limiting the losers to only single runs in the first, fifth and sixth innings.

Shamokin/Mount Carmel's 9-hit offensive attack was led by Brody Young, who knocked in four runs with two singles. Michael Pupo drove home two runs with a pair of singles. Theo Deptula also singled twice.

Shamokin/Mount Carmel (6-8) returns to action Wednesday at Bunker Hill in a 5:45 p.m. start against league-leading Danville.

S/MC 302 001 3 - 9 9 4

Bloomsburg 100 011 0 - 3 3 3

WP - Ryan Burns (9K). LP - T. Vincent.

SELINSGROVE - Selinsgrove Speedway will present two sprint car racing specials this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 29-30, offering nearly $30,000 in prize money for 358-360 sprint cars.

Friday night's race, which has an 8 p.m. start, will be the fourth event in the inaugural six-race, $120,000 Mach 1 Chassis Mid-Atlantic Championship Series for 358-360 sprint cars. The 25-lap main event will pay $2,500 to win and $250 to start out of a purse totaling $15,000. Track gates on Friday will open at 5:30 p.m., with warmups scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Three races in the series have produced three different winners. The opener at Selinsgrove on March 31 was won by Pat Cannon of Etters. Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove won the URC-sanctioned Jack Gunn Memorial Challenge Race at Selinsgrove on May 12. Daryn Pittman of Owasso, Okla., scored the single event of the series at the Lincoln Speedway last Wednesday.

In the series standings entering this Friday's race, Cannon leads the chase for the championship with 890 points over Mark Smith of Sunbury with 840 points. The top five includes Davie Franek of Wantage, N.J. (780), TJ Stutts of Liverpool (760), and Pittman (650). The top 10 finishers in the point standings will share an $8,000 point fund sponsored by Mach 1 Chassis of Mechanicsburg.

The speedway will swing back into action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with the annual running of the Middleswarth Potato Chips Firecracker 30 for 358 sprint cars. The 30-lap main event will pay $2,000 to win and $250 to start out of a purse totaling $12,975. Time trials, heats, and a B-main will be the format for qualifying for the Firecracker 30.

Past winners of the Firecracker race as a 40-lap contest include the late Jim Nace of Thompsontown (2002), Bob Beidleman of Walnutport (2003), Dave Calaman of Carlisle (2004), Nate Snyder of Halifax (2005), and Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove (2006). In 2007, the race was abbreviated to 30 laps and was won by Calaman. Scott Flammer of West Milford, N.J., (2008), Cannon (2009), Snyder (2010), and Logan Schuchart of Hanover (2011) are also past winners of the 30-lap event.

BLOOMSBURG - The big difference between South Columbia and the Shamokin-Mount Carmel Major Division all-stars in Tuesday's District 13 tournament opener was pretty plain - South Columbia's 4-5-6 hitters.

Matt Grozier, Julian Fleming and Cole Taylor are all big kids, and all three played like it. They were a combined 7-for-9 at the plate with four runs scored and seven runs batted in to lead South Columbia to a 7-3 win over Shamokin-Mount Carmel. Shamokin-Mount Carmel plays the loser of Thursday's Berwick-Danville game on Saturday in an elimination game at Bloomsburg's Town Park. Danville defeated Bloomsburg 15-1 in the first game last night.

"We played pretty well but we could have used a little more enthusiasm," said Shamokin-Mount Carmel manager Greg Rachau. "This is the first time for a lot of our kids and I thought maybe some of them were nervous."

If they were, they didn't play like it. Shamokin-Mount Carmel started the game by retiring South Columbia's first three batters in order, then taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. Maura Fiamoncini walked, Nathan Miller hit a liner right between the legs of South Columbia third baseman Elijah Hoffman. Thomas Shultz doubled home Fiamoncini and Matthew Ziv singled to score Miller before South Columbia's starting pitcher, Grozier, retired the next two batters.

The middle of South Columbia's lineup began its damage in the second. Grozier walked and Fleming singled, and Taylor hit a single to score both.

Hoffman singled to start the third, Garrett Barlor walked and Grozier doubled to score Hoffman. Fleming then delivered an RBI single, and Taylor followed with his second two-run single.

Fleming had another run-scoring single in the fourth.

Grozier was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, Fleming was 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI, and taylor was 2-for-3 with four RBI.

Shamokin-Mount Carmel got another run in the third when Nathan Miller scored on a bang-bang play at home on an infield single by Matthew Ziv.

Shamokin-Mount Carmel had two runners on base in the sixth with a chance to cut the lead when Fiamonicini ended the game with a sharp line drive out to right field.

Ziv was 2-for-3 for Shamokin-Mount Carmel.

Grozier picked up the win and Shultz took the loss.

11-year-olds win

Shamokin-Mount Carmel's Junior Division (10-11) opened its tournament with a 15-2 win over Snyder County. Tommy Reisinger had two triples and a single, Avery Demko a double and single, Logan Wills a triple, and Max Tillett and Matt Dimmick singles for Shamokin-Mount Carmel.

Dimmick was the winning pitcher.

Game Summary

SOUTH COLUMBIA (AB-R-H-BI) - Szuler 4-0-0-0, Fulton 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 4-1-1-0, Barlor 3-2-0-0, Grozier 3-2-2-1, Fleming 3-2-3-2, Taylor 3-0-2-4, Seesholtz 2-0-0-0, Stout 3-0-0-0, Derk 2-0-1-0, Haupt 1-0-0-0. Totals 28-7-9-7.

SHAMOKIN-MOUNT CARMEL (AB-R-H-BI) - Fiamoncini 1-1-0-0, Miller 3-1-0-0, Shultz 3-1-1-1, Ziv 3-0-2-1, Moser 3-0-1-0, Britt 3-0-0-0, Wolfe 1-0-0-0, Kalinoski 1-0-0-0, Salamone 2-0-0-0, Freed 1-0-0-0, Strausser 2-0-1-0. Totals 23-3-5-2.

South Columbia 024 100 - 7 9 2

Shamokin-Mt. Carmel 201 000 - 3 5 2

Extra-base hits: 2B - Shultz; Grozier.

IP H R ER BB K

South Columbia

Grozier (W) 3.2 5 3 1 2 4

Barlor 2 0 0 2 4

Derk .1 0 0 0 1 0

Sham-MC

Shultz (L) 4 8 7 7 3 3

Wolfe 1 1 0 0 0 2

Fiamoncini 1 0 0 0 0 2

Soccer tourney winners listed

HERNDON - Shamokin Area placed second in the girls high school division, and Line Mountain was third in the girls middle school division of the fourth annual Eagles 7v7 Soccer Tournament, Saturday, at the Lower Mahanoy Recreation Fields.

More than 40 teams from across the Susquehanna Valley were in competition in several divisions

Divisional results were as follows:

High School Boys - First, Ebola (Greenwood); Second, Rams FC (Williams Valley); Third, Jim Thorpe.

High School Girls - First, Berwick; Second, Shamokin; Third, Lady Cardinals (Pine Grove).

Middle School Boys - First, Upper Dauphin; Second, Mifflinburg; Third, Halifax.

Middle School Girls - First, Lady Seals (Selinsgrove); Second, Lady Indians (Millersburg); Third, Lady Eagles (Line Mountain).

Adult Coed - First, STARS; Second, Balls Mills; Third, Hot Shots.

Mount Carmel Junior League

Kulpmont Cougars 6, Locust Gap 5

WP - Michael Hood. LP - E. Salamone.

Cougars - Matthew Ziv, triple, 2 singles; Colin Herb, single; Austin Reed, double, single; Anthony Stutzcavage, double; Jake Adzema, single. Gap - A. Moser, 2 singles; L. Wills, 3 singles; S. Reiner, double; Z. Artman, home run; B. Shurock, single; S. Sheptock, single; L. Artman, single.

VFW 13, Kulpmont Wildcats 3

WP - Jack Chapman. LP - Shane Casper.

VFW - Thomas Schultz, home run, single; Shane Wiedner, 2 triples; Tyler Seltner, double, 2 singles; Chapman, 2 singles; Brandon Shustack, single; Brock Evert, single; Jeff Weidner, single; Brayden Harvey, single; Damon Milewski, single. Wildcats - Tiani Mowrer, triple.

COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin-Mount Carmel Legion baseball coach Joe Varano isn't much for moral victories, but the way his team played against Danville on Wednesday, he still had to be a little pleased.

Danville, the leading team in the Susquehanna Valley American Legion League, scratched across the winning run in the eighth inning for a 2-1 win in a game that was probably the crispest game played at Bunker Hill in some time.

Both starting pitchers, Danville's Scott Heeter and Shamokin-Mount Carmel's Zach Tocyloski, pitched great and every run in the game had to be manufactured in some way. Each team made one error, neither of which was costly.

"That was a very well-played baseball game by two good teams," said Varano.

One reason, both Varano and Danville's veteran coach, Harold Alb-

ertson, agreed, is that the league is using wooden bats, and the game just isn't the same one that is played with aluminum bats. Pitchers have a fairer chance and batters have to do things the way they're supposed to be done and can't expect their strength to overcome bad habits.

"It's a different type of baseball than what they're used to," Varano said. "We're trying to get them to understand the game a little better and I think they're picking it up. We've been playing good baseball and that was the best team in the league (that beat us) just now."

Shamokin, which had won four of its last five games, dropped to 6-9 overall, 4-9 in the league, and Danville improved to 8-2 but it was obvious there wasn't that much difference between the teams, at least on this night.

Varano said he told Albertson before the game that wooden bats had evened things up a little, especially for younger teams like his which had trouble offensively.

Albertson agreed, and said it was a good thing.

"We had a 1-0 game earlier this week," said Albertson, who has always been known for teams that executed the little things, even when they had big hammers in the lineup. "Bunting is a big part of the game now, moving runners over. I love it. I've always been playing this kind of ball."

Tocyloski didn't give up a hit until the fourth inning, when Danville took a 1-0 lead. Consecutive singles by Jeff Ross and Bret Berg set up a sacrifice fly by Heeter to score Ross. Berg was gunned down at the plate by shortstop Austin Fry trying to score on a passed ball.

Shamokin-Mount Carmel tied the game in the sixth inning. Ryan Burns and Dan Lesko singled, and moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Jones. Burns then scored on a groundout by Brody Young.

The home team had a chance to win in the seventh, getting two runners on base with one out on a walk to Michael Pupo, a sacrifice bunt by Mike Rodarmel and an intentional walk to Theo Deptula.

But the latter set up a double play opportunity and it paid off for Danville when Fry hit into a 6-3 twin killing to end the threat.

Adam Creasy walked to start the eighth for Danville, and was sacrificed up a base by Andrew Andreychik. Trevor Leitzel then delivered a single, only Danville's fourth hit, to drive in Creasy. Leitzel eventually reached third on a stolen base and Tyler Grubb walked, but Mason Fausnaught struck out and Leitzel was thrown out at third base by catcher Lesko trying to advance on a wild pitch.

Burns reached base on an error to start Shamokin-Mount Carmel's eighth inning and stole second, but reliever Kurt Mordan retired the next three batters.

"That's the first time he's pitched this year," Albertson said of Mordan. "We've been working with him and he may have pitched some JV ball."

Shamokin-Mount Carmel is off until Monday when it hosts Berwick.

DANVILLE (AB-R-H-BI) - Andreychik 3-0-1-0, Leitzel 4-0-1-1, Grubb 2-0-0-0, Fausnaught 4-0-0-0, Jenkins 0-0-0-0, Ross 3-1-1-0, Berg 3-0-1-0, Heeter 1-0-0-1, Mordan 1-0-0-0, Russell 1-0-0-0, Creasy 2-1-0-0. Totals 24-2-4-2.

SHAMOKIN-MOUNT CARMEL (AB-R-H-BI) - Deptula 2-0-1-0, Fry 3-0-0-0, Burns 4-1-1-0, Lesko 4-0-1-0, Tocyloski 0-0-0-0, Jones 2-0-0-0, Young 4-0-0-1, Gurba 3-0-2-0, Pupo 1-0-0-0, Rodarmel 2-0-0-0. Totals 25-1-5-1.

Danville 000 100 01 - 2 4 1

Sham-MC 000 001 00 - 1 5 1

Extra-base hits: 2B - Andreychik.

IP H R ER BB K

Danville

Heeter 5 4 0 0 2 4

Mordan (W) 3 1 1 1 1 1

Sham-MC

Tocyloski 5 3 1 1 2 4

Fry (L) 3 1 1 1 2 4

Nicholas Girolami Golf Benefit set

PAXINOS - The 14th annual Nicholas Girolami Memorial Golf Benefit will be held at Indian Hills Golf and Tennis Club July 15, starting at 9 a.m.

The tournament, in honor of the late Nicholas Girolami, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1998 at the age of 17, raises money for the Nicholas Girolami Memorial Scholarship Fund at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School. This year, the tournament will also raise money for Logan Williams, the Shamokin Area student who needs special care after being struck by lightning in 2011, and for The Shepherd's Table, an independent provider of meals to the needy in the Shamokin-Coal Township area.

Last year's tournament raised $10,177, bringing the total for 13 years to $128,557.

This year's tournament is dedicated to the late Eleanor Girolami, Nicholas' grandmother, who died in April. She worked tirelessly to raise money each year in memory of her grandson.

For more information on playing or sponsorships, contact the Indian Hills Pro Shop or call Don Spieller at 570-644-1972.

Donations may be sent to Joseph and Sabrina Girolami, 4129 State Route 61, Paxinos, Pa., 17860-7542.

Couple's grandson Arizona coach

TUCSON, Az. - Matt Siegel, a grandson of Joe and Marie Kobi of Den-Mar Gardens, Kulpmont, is an assistant coach for the University of Arizona baseball team which won the College World Series this past weekend in Omaha, Neb.

Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina in the championship game.

Siegel, son of Ken and JoAnn Siegel of Tampa, Fla., began his coaching career in 2003 at UNLV after playing at the University of Florida, where he was an Academic All-SEC pick and had a career batting average of .303 as an infielder-outfielder.

Siegel later coached at Texas Christian University for three seasons and joined the Arizona staff in 2011.

He graduated from the University of Florida in 2000 and earned a postbaccalaureate degree in 2001. He resides in Tucson with his wife, Erin, and daughter Molly.

Beginning tonight and continuing through July 8, racing fans in the central Pennsylvania area will have a smörgåsbord of racing action to choose from.

Plenty of doubleheader action of small block modifieds and sprint cars, late models and 358 sprinters, roadrunners, legends cars, street stocks and more will be in action over the next nine days.

Selinsgrove Speedway hosts a rare program tonight, hosting the $2,500-to-win, 25-lap Mach 1 Chassis Mid-Atlantic Sprint Car Series event, beginning at 8 p.m.; while returning to their staple Saturday night slot for the Middleswarth Potato Chips Firecracker 30 for the 358 sprint cars, which will also include the late models, pro stocks and roadrunners, with a 7:30 starting time.

Big Diamond hosts a doubleheader weekend of sprint cars. The Schuylkill County track will present an open competition sprint car program along with the 358 modifieds, sportsman and roadrunners tonight and swing back into action on Sunday evening for the second leg of the 22nd annual Pennsylvania 410 Sprint Car Speedweek Series. The Pa. Legends cars and roadrunners will also be a part of the Sunday evening special.

The Speedweek Series kicks off tomorrow at Lincoln Speedway with the Kevin Gobrecht Memorial, paying $7,000 to the winner. Sunday the tour heads to Big Diamond ($5,000-to-win), followed by Tuesday's show at Grandview ($5,000) along with the 358 modifieds. Wednesday the tour heads across the border for a stop at Hagerstown Speedway ($5,000) before hitting Williams Grove Speedway for a two-day show on Thursday ($5,000) and Friday ($10,000) nights.

Port Royal ($5,000) hosts the series Saturday, July 7, along with the late models, while Selinsgrove Speedway ($5,000) wraps up the 2012 tour with the Jan Opperman Memorial 30-lap feature along with the winged super sportsman Sunday, July 8.

Getting back to action around the area, Williams Grove hosts another two show weekend. The 358 and 410 sprint cars are in action tonight, while the Saturday Night Series will showcase the winged super sportsman in the Firecracker 30, along with the limited late models and street stocks.

Hagerstown Speedway hosts the 17th annual Johnny Roberts Memorial 50-lap show for the late models, along with the late model sportsman, pure stocks and hobby stocks; Duane Howard will look for his eighth win of the season at Grandview Speedway Saturday night in the 358 modified division, as the sportsman and limited late models are also part of the slate at the Bechtelsville oval. Port Royal Speedway is off this weekend, returning to action for next Saturday's Speedweek show.

The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series returns to action this weekend in Joliet, Ill. (30 miles southwest of Chicago), the site of Route 66 Raceway for the 15th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 Nationals.

The 11th of 23 events on the 2012 schedule finds Tony Schumacher leading the Top Fuel point standings following his first win of the season at the Bristol event two weeks ago in his US Army dragster. The seven-time T/F World Champion was mired in a 32-race winless streak, before garnering the win on Father's Day for his team owner and father, Don.

Robert Hight (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (P/S Bike) are the points leaders in their respective professional classes. ESPN2 will broadcast 90 minutes of qualifying Saturday at 6 p.m. and three hours of eliminations Sunday, also at 6 p.m.

(Kaminski covers auto racing for The News-Item)

YORK - Tanner Yanick, son of former area residents Jim and Marsha (Wisloski) Yanick, an eighth grader at York Catholic Jr./Sr. High School, has been named a 2012 Brine National All-Star and selected to represent Pennsylvania/Mid-Atlantic in the 2012 Brine National All-Star Lacrosse Academy and National Lacrosse Academy to be held in Boyds, Md. This is the second time he has received the honor.

Yanick is a grandson of Steve Wisloski and John and Donna Yanick.

The Brine National All-Star Lacrosse Academy brings the top 160 middle school lacrosse players in the country to one venue, where eight regional teams compete for the championship.

Five swimmers from the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania (SOPA) Northumberland-Snyder aquatics team competed at the 2012 SOPA Summer Games at Penn State June 7, 8 and 9.

A season of hard work paid off for the swimmers. Cheryl Mack brought home gold medals for her 25 back and 50 free events, and a silver for the 25 free event.

"I was nervous about doing a dive start this year but it paid off," Mack said.

First-time Summer Games competitor Abby Menko swam a close race in the 100 IM and earned a silver. She brought home bronze medals for her showing in the 25 butterfly and 100 free events. Ian Kovalick Brought home a bronze medal in the 25 back. He earned 5th place in the 25 free and 6th in the 50 free event.

Randy Deklinski brought home silver in the 100 back and bronze medals for the 100 and 200 freestyle events. Jennifer Angeli's personal best in the 25 back event earned her a silver medal. She brought home a bronze medal in her 50 backstroke.

The relay team of Menko, Mack, Deklinski and Angeli took fourth. The team was supported by coach Greg Kovalick and assistant coach Arden Miller.

The SOPA Northumberland-Snyder aquatics team practices at the Shamokin High School pool. The team included the swimmers named above along with Rachel Kerstetter, Luke Bashus, Ahmed Abdou, Jacob Carey, Michael Clark, Sonya Herrick, Rachel Martin, Jasmine Weaver, Amanda Swazey, Paul Bettendorf, Rachel Clark, Josh Hess, Bret Dunkelberger, Lindsay Hager, Jesse Kissinger, Amy Kistler, Ashley Wetzel and Joanie Ziegler.

Fall sports offerings for the Northumberland-Snyder athletes include long distance walking and running and bocce. Training for coaching for these sports and working with Special Olympics athletes are offered to volunteers at no charge. If you are interested in volunteering to coach bocce or long distance walking and running, please call 570-884-1023 for more information.

The programs help make sports training and competition possible for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Information about Special Olympics can be found on our website: http://sopanorthumberlandsnyder.shutterfly.com/

Mount Carmel Junior Baseball

Major Division

Atlas Fire Co. 16, Marion Heights 2

W: Tommy Reisinger. L: Joey Bendas.

Atlas - Noah Berkoski, triple, double, single; Bear Wagner, 2 doubles, single; Reisinger, double, single; Joey Dudeck, double, single; Trevor McDonald, 2 singles; Dakota Albertson, home run; Mickey Fiamoncini, double; Cody Chmieliewski, single; Damon Dowkus, single. Marion Heights - Lane Tanney, double; Dylan Pupo, single.

Atlas Fire Co. 10, K of C 0

W: Mickey Fiamoncini (11 strikeouts). L: Tucker Fegley.

Atlas - Damon Dowkus, 2 doubles; Noah Berkoski, double, single; Joey Dudeck, 2 singles; Dakota Albertson, double; Fiamoncini, single; Tommy Reisinger, single; Nick Diminick, single. K of C - Cameron Britt, 2 singles; J.D. Kerris, 2 singles.

Atlas Fire Company won regular season championship with an 18-2 record.

Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association

Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Coal Runnings

Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at coalrunnings.

MCA Youth Track and Field Camp

Hosted by the Mount Carmel Area track and field team July 16-19 at the Silver Bowl. Camp will be in operation 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., July 16-17-18, and on July 19, a mini meet will be held for all participants starting at 9 a.m. Camp cost is $40 and includes a t-shirt. Applications are available at the MCA elementary school office or on the track team website. For information, call Ana Ditchey at 570-817-0524. Application deadline is July 1. Applications received after that will not guarantee a t-shirt.

Shamokin Area Football Reserved Seats

Cost for five home games is $27.50. Senior citizen discount for five home games is $10. Those interested should call 648-5731, ext. 3533.

SCA Basketball Camp

Southern Columbia boys and girls basketball camp will be held July 9-12 from 8 a.m.to noon each day. Camp is for students entering second through ninth grades. Cost is $85. For more information contact Dave Yost (854-2908) or Kevin Collins (933-0305).

ASA Class B Tournament

The Susquehanna Fast Pitch Umpires Association will host an ASA Class B tournament for U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups in the Milton area July 14-15. Please call Bill Ditchey at 570-847-8863 or e-mail to svumpires@gmail.com for more information.

MCA Track and Field Banquet

To honor senior team members and state qualifiers, July 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Carmel Elks. Team members receive complimentary tickets. Parents and other family members can purchase tickets at a cost of $11. Contact Coach Ditchey or Coach Farronato to RSVP by July 10.

Soccer Team Seeks Players

Shamokin based (BDSC) U-13 girls travel soccer team will hold tryouts for the fall season. Practices are held at the Elysburg fields next to McDonald's. Players interested should contact Connie at 570-648-1465.

Shamokin Cardinals Football

Annual swim party, July 6, 5-8 p.m. at the Edgewood pool. New registrations are welcome at this time. For more information, call George at 648-1947.

Shamokin Area Summer Basketball Camp

For any boys and girls, July 23-26 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shamokin Area High School. Camp t-shirts, awards and lunch available and camp is run by boys coach Chris Zimmerman. Cost is $65 and checks can be made payable to the Bucket Club. For more information, call Zimmerman at 570 850-9687.

North Schuylkill Sports Physicals

Saturday, July 28 at the high school, beginning at 8 a.m. The schedule is: junior high girls basketball, 8 a.m.; girls volleyball, 8:30; junior high football cheerleading, 8:45; varsity football cheerleading, 9 a.m.; junior high cross country, 9:15; varsity cross country, 9:45; girls soccer, 10 a.m.; boys soccer, 10:30; golf, 10:45; junior high football, 11 a.m.; junior varsity and varsity football, 11:45. There will be a $10 cost per physical and the fee must be paid before an athlete can receive the physical.

Shamokin Area Sports Physicals

Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the high school. The schedule is: junior high, junior varsity and varstiy football, 2:30 p.m.; girls soccer, 2:45; boys soccer and volleyball, 3 p.m.; junior high and varsity cross country, 3:15; golf and junior high softball, 3:30; cheerleaders and any additional sports, 3:45. Physicals will be administered by Dr. Miller and cost $20. Only cash will be accepted. All forms, which can be picked up at the high school or downloaded from the school website, need to be completed by a parent or guardian prior to physical.

Red Tornado Touchdown Club Meeting

Mandatory meeting for all parents of the varsity, junior varsity and freshman football player, Tuesday, July 10, 7 p.m. in the high school LGL. Fundraisers for the upcoming football season will be handed out at this time. Fundraisers are mandatory to benefit the whole team. Please be there to represent your student-athlete.

MCA Elementary Wrestling Picnic

Sunday, Aug. 5, noon, at Locust Lake State Park, Site 262. Call Coach Besser at 274-3281 to RSVP.

Mount Carmel Jets

Football registration, Sunday, July 15, 6 p.m. in the old Mount Carmel Area gym, Fourth and Vine streets, for boys entering grades 1 through 8 for the 2012 school year. Registration fee is $40. Insurance information must be provided. All players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. Equipment distribution will be Sunday, July 22 at the same location. A and B teams will receive equipment at 4 p.m., the C team will receive equipment at 6 p.m. Any player who has not provided a copy of their birth certificate must do so at this time.

SYGBL Swim Party

Monday, July 2, 1 p.m. to closing.

Nicholas Girolami Golf Benefit set

The 14th annual Nicholas Girolami Memorial Golf Benefit will be held at Indian Hills Golf and Tennis Club July 15, starting at 9 a.m. For more information on playing or sponsorships, contact the Indian Hills Pro Shop or call Don Spieller at 570-644-1972. Donations may be sent to Joseph and Sabrina Girolami, 4129 State Route 61, Paxinos, Pa., 17860-7542.

MCA Youth Cheerleading Clinic

The 15th annual Mount Carmel Area "Just Gotta Cheer" youth cheerleading clinic will be held July 9-11 fro 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each day. Cost is $40 (family discounts available). The clinic is open to any student entering first through eighth grades. Applications are available at the high school and elementary school principal's offices. For more information, contact Eve Lyash at 339-1094. Deadline for registration is July 7.

Shamokin AYSO Soccer Swim Party

Thursday, July 12, 5 p.m.-close at Knoebel's Crystal Pool. Rain date is Thursday, July 19. Free admission for any children who played fall 2011-spring 2012. Pizza will be provided. U-6 players are asked to donate drinks, U-8 players snacks, U-10 and U-12 players paper products (plates, cups, or napkins), and U-14 desserts.Marlins 6, Phillies 2

Philadelphia Miami

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 Reyes ss 5 1 1 0

Pierre lf 4 0 1 0 HRmrz 3b 4 1 1 0

Utley 2b 3 1 1 0 Stanton rf 3 2 2 1

Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 Morrsn lf 4 1 2 1

Pence rf 4 1 2 2 MDunn p 0 0 0 0

Victorn cf 4 0 1 0 Webb p 0 0 0 0

Polanc 3b 4 0 2 0 Ruggin cf-lf 4 1 3 2

Mayrry 1b 3 0 0 0 Infante 2b 3 0 1 1

Cl.Lee p 2 0 0 0 GSnchz 1b 3 0 0 0

Valdes p 0 0 0 0 J.Buck c 4 0 1 1

Luna ph 1 0 0 0 JJhnsn p 3 0 0 0

Horst p 0 0 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0

Cousins cf 1 0 0 0

Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 34 6 11 6

Philadelphia 000 100 001 - 2

Miami 102 030 00x - 6

DP:Miami 2. LOB:Philadelphia 5, Miami 7. 2B:Reyes (16), H.Ramirez (17), Morrison (12), Ruggiano (8). HR:Pence (15). SB-Rollins (14), Pierre (19), Ruggiano (2). SF:Infante.

IP H R ER BB SO

Philadelphia

Cl.Lee L,0-5 4.2 10 6 6 2 3

Valdes 2.1 1 0 0 0 2

Horst 1 0 0 0 0 2

Miami

Jo.Johnson W,5-5 6 4 1 1 2 6

Mujica 1 1 0 0 0 0

M.Dunn 1 0 0 0 0 0

Webb 1 2 1 1 0 0

Umpires:Home, Paul Nauert. First, Doug Eddings. Second, Dana DeMuth. Third, Angel Campos.

T:2:50. A:28,246 (37,442).