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Christmas Is In The Air
The baby in a manger.....the chorus of angels......the group of
stunned shepherds.......the bright star.....the wise men......a
stable.....a Savior......these are God moments and Christmas is full of
them.
It's that time of year again. Time to say "Merry Christmas".
We live in a greatly diverse country, so checkered with individuality
that anyone can celebrate what they want, when they want and how they
want to.
So it is perfectly
understandable why saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays"
is the preferred choice of holiday greetings by Christians.
Then of course comes the standard acceptance of saying,..... look
it's a Christmas Tree.....it is not a Holiday tree.......it is a
Christmas Tree and Christians throughout the world this month are not
celebrating the birth of a Holiday.....they are celebrating the birth of
Jesus Christ.
Many
community tree lighting events during the month of December have been
just that .....tree lighting events.......they are trying to be
"politically correct" instead of displaying the real meaning of
Christmas for Christians.......which of course is the Nativity Scene.
In the commercial market some retailers avoid any mention of
Christmas and even some merchants banned employees from using the
greeting "Merry Christmas." A strong backlash against some large
retailers brought them to their knees when sales dropped and
their policies changed to adding Christmas to their advertising and
their employees greeting customers with Merry Christmas.
We are in the full-swing of the Christmas season .....and I think the
last time I looked on the Calendar it does say that December 25 is
Christmas.
Also the last
time I looked I believe that Christmas is a national holiday but who
knows the way things are going that someone or some organization will
petition our government to remove this date as a national holiday.
We certainly do not have anything against the Christmas tree and
lighting ceremonies that include this tree and the lighting of the
Menorah which is a major part of the Jewish Chanukah holidays.
One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah and this
religious symbol is a symbol of the nation of Israel and their mission
to be "a light unto the nations," (Isaiah 42.6).
But, again, why do we not see The Nativity Scene included in our many
ceremonies. The Nativity Scene displaying the birth of Jesus Christ
is the true symbol for Christians during the Christmas season.
Community tree lighting ceremonies censor this Christian symbol as a part of what is called "insensitive to the many people of different faiths."
Recent surveys shows that a majority of Americans want us to say
"Merry Christmas" and that 69 percent of us prefer the traditional
greeting over a generic "happy holidays." which garnered a mere 23
percent of the vote.
We are
proud to say "Merry Christmas" and believe its time to repair the
damage that has been done by groups and organizations to take "Christ"
out of Christmas.
So I say to each and everyone of you......have a Merry CHRISTmas and may God Bless you.
Record Entry In World Series Of Bowling
A record-tying 21 countries is having bowlers compete in the GEICO
Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Series of Bowling (WSOB)
now underway at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev.
The
late entry of Puerto Rico's Jean Perez, a long-time member of Puerto
Rico's national team, combined with last-minute withdrawals of players
from South Korea and Ireland will set a 2015 WSOB participation record
if the current roster of 244 holds up.
The 2015 field will be
minus two defending champions, reigning PBA World Champion Mike Fagan
who has suspended his PBA Tour activity to return to school in pursuit
of his Master's Degree, and 2014 Viper Champion Mika Koivuiniemi has
semi-retired to deal with a chronic back ailment and also has accepted a
position to coach the national team in the United Arab Emirates.
Defending champions who will be in the field in Reno are Anthony Pepe (Cheetah), DJ
Archer (Chameleon) and Michael Haugen Jr. (Scorpion).
Also due to a lingering foot ailment, Mike Scroggins, has been forced
to withdraw from the eight-player PBA50 qualifying event to determine
two finalists for the PBA Challenge Finals December 19.
PBA's Xtra
Frame coverage of the World Series continues through the qualifying and
match play rounds of the four animal pattern championships.
Xtra Frame subscription information can be obtained at pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame link.
Ed's Outlook
The economy during the past five years has had a big effect on the growth of the sport of bowling.
We see bowling centers closing and leagues not being filled in other centers.
The dollar can just go so far and new innovations must be conjured up
by bowling proprietors to get bowlers back to their center.
One
interesting league concept that is becoming more and more popular is the
split season whereby bowlers can join a 16-week league and at the end
of the league can then determine if they want to join the second 16-week
league.
Bowlers for years have complained that the 32-week league
is too long and some don't like starting in early September and
finishing in late April or early May.
Another interesting league
feature is the low cost no fringe benefits league which eliminates prize
money and league banquets at the end of the season.
A league we
were familiar with several years ago was a straight $8 per person with
no prize money (just a fun league with competition) and everyone brought
food at the end of the league eliminating the costs of having the
banquet catered.
We always hear mentioned that the competitive
landscape in the bowling business is very important and we have seen in
the past bowing proprietors just thinking about themselves and not the
personal income of bowlers and the many other opportunities bowlers have
with their leisure time.
Superior customer service is so important today and bowling centers that thrive give a lot of attention to bowlers needs.
Bowling is both a competitive sport and recreational entertainment, as
such, bowling has had to learn to compete with other leisure time
activities, like sports, hobbies and electronic media.
Ed
Townsend, a PR consultant to the sport of bowling, writes and compiles
the information for this column. If you have league scores, tournament
information, score a 300 game or 800 series or even score your age, call
Ed at 845-439-8177, 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com
or fax at 845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We ar also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week we will talk about 10 of the most important bowling tips you should remember.
Tip # 1 is always buy your own bowling equipment as proper equipment is important to a successful bowling game.
Tip # 2 is make sure the ball fits your fingers. The holes in bowling
balls must fit your fingers and be tight enough to hold the ball while
throwing the ball.
Tip # 3 is always buy a ball that's the correct weight...this is critical to good play.
Tip # 4 is always wear comfortable clothing that is loose. The shirt sleeves and pant legs should always allow movement,
Tip# 5 is always care for your equipment, keep is will aired and dry...remove all dirt.
Tip # 6 is always warm up before bowling. Stretch your entire body before bowling.
Tip # 7 is always wear bowling shoes that fit...not too loose or tight.
Tip # 8 is always pick up the ball with two hands....otherwise you are asking for injuries.
Tip # 9 is dry your bowling hand....sticky fingers interfere with good bowling style.
Tip # 10 is always make sure the bottoms of your shoes are clean and can easily slide moving up the alley to the foul line.
Mike Luongo is a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor,
USBC Silver Level Coach and an Advisor-Special Events assistant with
the Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. Have a question, call him
at 435-720-7939 or email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
(Compiled by Ed Townsend)
Beechwood Lanes
Monday Ladies
Diane Conroy 169, Lois Erdman 151, 218, Barbara Cady 181, Beth
Schumacher 169, 167, Tracy Puerschner 170, Pam Wayne 152, Janet Bertholf
150, Lindsey Bauer 172.
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Tim Minton 247, 645, Eddie Lake 229, 660, Kyle Giordino 232, 647, Jason
Jones Jr. 279, 683, Jaryl Scott 226, Paul Durland 235, Vinny Collura
225, 672, Donny Durland 269, 707, James VanAken 226, 602, Jon Wilhelm
263, 668, Todd Houghtaling 231, 618, Rich Feeney 615, Robert Feeney Sr.
269, 672, Bobby Cooper 237, 653, John Hoffmann 245, 641, Josh Strang
602, Justin Holland 231, 238, 228, 697, Pedro Agapito III a 248, 256,
256, 760, Tim Totten 245, 225, 242, 712, Kevin Stackhouse 280, 248, 737,
Ronald Totten 239, 243, 693, Vinny Scuderi 236, 615, Michael Scuderi
265, 236, 675, Keith Smith 610, Dave Graham 258, 657, Kenny Atkins 229,
612.
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Kat Cronk 200, 524, Edward Walsh 236, 247, 681, Charlie Tuttle 248,
602, Mary Lee Williams 192, 189, 559, Andrea Grossman 190, 528, Joan
Lake 180, 508, Wendy Swan 233, 516, Pedro Agapito III a 233, 234, 279,
746, Corey Williams 233, 659, Laresko Niifa 242, 642, Kevin Stackhouse
248, 663, Karen Martin 182, Shane Cunningham 236, 234, 679, Bob Yakin
Jr. 234, Debbie Polin 190, 180, 205, 575, Trasey Barres 221, 207, 600,
Pete Nastasi 256, 674, Dustin Graham 237, Cara Nicholson 232, 523.
Thursday Ladies
Debbie Polin 182, 183, Trasey Barres 213, 224, Kelly Shattuck 198, Lisa
Cartwright 191, Cindy Short 188, Cara Nicholson 235, Shirley Bowens
192, Dottie Cox 218, 206.
Friday Mixed
Pedro Agapito III a 610, Chris Castro 235, Eddie Lake 227, 255, 661,
Ryan Lepke 246, 608, Kevin Stackhouse 614, Charlie Tuttle 234, 234, 669,
James VanAken 236, 279, 700, Larry Whipple 238, Lauren Blume 187, 202,
563, Cathy Carpenter 226, 530, Nicole Dertinger 232, 246, 606, MaryAnn
Drobysh-Berens 221, 195, 587, Katie Hacker 201, 194, 555, Loretta
VanAken 204, 533.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl
Mon. Hortonville Ladies
Sill Boldis 150, 160, 154, Opal Hocker 176, 167, Joanne Wright 194,
151, Charlene Meola 158, 151, Sue Naughton 161, 169, Lillian Zieres 172,
181, 170, 523, Kelly Gombita 175, Debbie Loughrey 167, Robin Lucky 165,
Rebecca Rhodes 153, 158, Barbara Pingel 154, Jody Mohn 181, 189, 547,
Heidi Bauer 157, 150, 151, Dawn Roemer 153, 154, Kim Doty 161, Mardette
Wilcox 206, 180, 564, Florence Good 170, 164.
Tues. Del. Valley Men's
Bob Cady 247, Dean Shattuck 203, 188, 185, Sami Markao 200, Mark
Schriber 181, 210, Kory Keesler 198, 204, Buddy Romney 199, Corey
Hornicek 187, Chris Marston 216, 211, Joey Meyer 190, Troy Paruki 184,
193, Mike Sorge 180, Jim Kautz 180, 201, Mike Geiger 224, 192, Brian
Starr 224, Wally Warren 184, Albert Tyles 181, Tom Bisig 199, Jackie
Brockner 192.
Wednesday Men's
Randy Fischer 266, 214, 659, Steve Mutdter 202, Bobby Fix Jr. 201, 190,
Brian Brustman 180, 208, 191, Brian Kitson 184, John Kline 188 190,
Gregg Burton 185, Tom Gain 190, Rich Franke 198, 184, Bobby Glassel 194,
189, John Diehl 188, Matt Hubert 191, Jack Diehl 213, 200, 191, 604,
Alby Thony 187, Joel Turner 218, Roger Widmann 180, 192.
1916 Main St. Roscoe Fire (Part 2)
Picking up where we left off last week we finished our Part 1 of this
column describing the historical account of the November 19, 1916 fire
on Main Street as presented to the Rockland town board recently by Town
Historian Dr. Joyce Conroy.
The fire that started in the lunch
room in the Roscoe Bowling Alley in the Mauer Building was gaining
momentum as there were few hydrants and the water pressure in the hoses
dropped because the fire hose caught on fire and firemen could not get
to the hydrant because the hose was too hot.
Dr. Conroy points out
that next door to the Meat Market Bowling Alley building there is the
Roscoe Hardware Corporation owned by another man in Middletown the
Berner Building and that building goes immediately.
The building
next to the Hardware Corporation is the department store owned by Mr.
Voorhees and this building is also destroyed by the fire. This building
had a tin roof and steel sides and when these heated up the building
just blew.
Fortunately the bank building (made of stone) and the
Albee building also made of stone stopped the fire on that side of the
street.
Roscoe's fire captain at that time sent telegraphs to
Liberty and Livingston Manor asking for help. Livingston Manor had a
train ready to go with a conductor, engineer and some 50 volunteer
firemen on the train there but the Middletown office of the O & W
Railroad would not release the train nor was the Liberty train allowed
to leave the station.
So Liberty firemen hitched up a wagon with a
pumper on it and firemen started up Route 17 which was a dirt road.
Livingston Manor firemen got anyone with a car and firemen traveled up
to Roscoe on Route 17.
In the mean time the fire has jumped across
the street to the Beaverkill House and next to that is a drug store but
both go up in flames and several houses are destroyed but with
Livingston Manor firemen on the scene they were able to save a house by
hanging rugs out the windows and on the roof and used a bucket brigade
to wet them down and it saved the house.
Dynamite was used near the
Bank to slow down the spread of the fire so that it could not get to
the freight and train station and the wind calmed down.
Liberty
photographer Otto Hillig who had been on a cross country tour returned
to Liberty that night, heard about the fire, and came to Roscoe and took
pictures and these were made part of Dr. Conroy's outstanding
presentation about this 1916 Roscoe fire.
History is a big part of
society and thanks to historians like Dr. Conroy who preserve it and
deliver interesting presentations.
This
historic photo taken by the late Otto Hillig of Liberty shows the
former Beaverkill House on Roscoe's Main Street engulfed in flames in
the November 19, 1916 fire that destroyed much of that hamlet's business
district.
1916 Main St. Roscoe Fire (Part 1)
An interesting presentation by Town of Rockland Historian Dr. Joyce Conroy's was made at the Nov. 19 Town board meeting.
Her topic for that evening was the big fire that engulfed much of the
Roscoe Main Street business district on November 19, 1916.
Dr.
Conroy, who is also the director of the Roscoe Library, started her
presentation by describing what was formerly known on Roscoe's Main
Street as the Mauer Building and that Mr. Mauer lived in Middletown, NY
and that he had tenants in the building including a Bowling Alley-Pool
Parlor-Lunch Room and another tenant known as Sipple Bros. Meat Market.
Upstairs was an apartment occupied by Ms. Sipple and her son and Thanksgiving visitors.
Sometime during the night a fire started in the lunch room because
somehow the stove vents were left open and the fire was not banked for
the night.
Historian Conroy noted that Ms. Sipple was awakened
because the windows exploded out as the fire really got hot and Ms.
Sipple, her son and guests could only escape by jumping out the second
floor windows because when they first opened the doors to the stairway
they saw nothing but flames.
Ms. Sipple accomplished sounding the
alarm and down at the Railroad depot the actual fire alarm was sounded
from a whistle on the scoop (a small two-engine train) and this was used
as that time to call out the fire department and their horse and wagon
(fire truck apparatus).
There were a few hydrants but not too many
and firemen started pumping water but the hose catches on fire and the
water pressure drops and firemen can's get to the hydrant because the
hose is too hot.
Now that we have really spiked your interest as to
what happens next....we'll close this Part 1 section of our column and
will continue this drama and the remainder of this great historical
presentation in Part 2 of our column next week.
Town
of Rockland Historian Dr. Joyce Conroy gives an interesting account of
the famous November 19, 1916 Main Street fire in Roscoe.
Bowling Needs Knowledgeable Coaches
The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) needs bowling coaches who can
produce knowledge to those wanting to improve their bowling skills.
The USBC offers a USBC Coaching Level 1 program which covers fundamentals that apply to youth and adults with topics such as:
* Rules and Responsibilities of a coach.
* Progression of skills from two-handed delivery to the basic four-step approach.
* Sport safety.
* Maintaining a positive teaching approach and environment.
* Adding fun to your youth program.
* An overview of programs and opportunities .
There are some prerequisites for getting into this first level of
coaching which include an age requirement and one must be approved
through the Registered Volunteer Program (RVP).
RVP is a background screening program to help ensure a safe environment for all USBC members.
There is a $49 fee to take this online course and test and you are
given two attempts to pass the test before having to pay any additional
fees.
Bowlers interested in becoming involved in this teaching
process may do so by going to the USBC web page and clicking on Coaching
Certification Level 1.
Ed's Outlook
Roscoe Bowling Alley History
My ears always perk up when I hear folks talk about bowling history in Sullivan County.
While at a Rockland Town board meeting recently Town Historian Dr.
Joyce Conroy, who also serves as the director of the Roscoe Library,
gave an interesting presentation about the November 19, 1916 fire on
Main Street in Roscoe that practically destroyed much of the Main Street
business district.
One of the pictures which was part of her talk
was of the Mauer Building which housed the Roscoe Bowling Alley and Pool
Parlor and Lunch Room and was owned and operated by L.J. Skinner.
There was no detailed information available as to how large the bowling
alley was but from looking at the picture of the building is can be
projected that there were two maybe four lanes which of course had the
pins set by a pin boy down in the pin dex area.
I talked to Dr. Conroy last week and she said that she would research this bowling alley and bowling in Roscoe.
She got back to me noting that "this was much harder than I though but here's what I've found out."
The interesting facts about bowling in Roscoe, which might have been
one of the very few bowling establishments in the county at that time,
was that "prior to 1904, H. Beringer built a bowling alley next to the
Beaverskill House, a hotel that he owned. At some point in time, he
closed that and the one across the street opened, run by Balsey Furher.
It looks like Beringer's building was built to house the bowling alley."
Dr. Conroy noted that she had a copy of the Sanborn map, dated 1904,
and it showed both the Faubel House and the bowling alley. Dr. Conroy
noted "the bank had not been built yet."
An interesting background
about the early days of bowling in the hamlet of Roscoe....if there is
anyone else who might be able to produce any additional information
please feel free to call or email me.
SEE PHOTO BELOW
Ed Townsend, a PR
Consultant to the sport of bowling , writes and compiles the information
for this column. If you have league scores, tournament information,
score a 300 game or 800 series or even bowl your age, call Ed at
845-439-8177 or 845-866-0333, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or
fax at 845-205-4475. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We are also on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowling Tip
By Mike Luongo
This week I will share with you three tips that should help you bowl better.
It's important to take these tips seriously.
The first thing is that when bowling you need to use your lower body leverage during delivery.
On the first step, bend your knee to get closer to the land and slide
your foot making sure that it stays straight. Then, with the leg that
is not sliding, move it over across from the arm you are throwing with.
This will counter balance your body but make sure that you keep you upper body straight when doing this.
Next make sure you are not squeezing the ball with your grip..... relax
your thumb and come through cleanly during the release.
Third tip
is that you need to develop your oven bowling style...there is no set
way to do thing when it comes to bowling. The important thing is to be
able to develop a style that you can do over and over and get good
results.
If you can do that you will be a successful bowler.
Mike Luongo is a certified IBPSIA Pro Shop Operator, Master Instructor,
USBC Silver Level Coach and an Adviser-Special Events Assistant with the
Storm and Roto Grip Bowling Ball Company. Have a question, call him at
435-720-7939 or email at mikel@stormbowling.com
Local Scores
(Compiled by Ed Townsend)
Beechwood Lanes
Monday Ladies
Beth Schumacher 169, Tracy Puerschner 156, 159, Julie Yewchuck 164,
Jodi Gulley 153, 155, Nicole Hubert 153, Diane Staves 157, 185, Lois
Erdman 165, 152, 178, Danielle Meyer 179.
Kiamesha Lanes
Monday Men's
Tim Minton 256, 236, 693, Eddie Lake 249, 254, 695, Rick Lake 227, 237,
659, Rob Sze 278, 681, George Baggatta 247, Matt Fallon 265, 255, 703,
Jaryl Scott 234, 266, 701, Vinny Collura 278, 698, Donnie Durland 279,
267, 762, Tom Belgiovene 231, Rudy Belanchia 257, 630, James VanAken
237, 233, 663, Jon Wilhelm 258, 235, 690, Arthur Stevens 601, Lloyd
Bridges 233, 632, Todd Houghtaling 246, 244, 682, Robert E. Feeney 633,
Jody Farquhar 620, John Hoffmann 247, 649, Josh Strang 228, 600, Justin
Holland 258, 232, 692, Pedro Agapito III a 277, 258, 236, 771, Laresko
Niifa 256, 632, Kevin Stackhouse 257, 651, Ronald Totten 276, 687, Keith
Smith 226, 652, Charlie Tuttle 225, 232, 655, Dave Graham 279, 691,
Kenny Atkins 248, 654, Larry Whipple 607.
Tues. Mixed Firefighters
Kat Cronk 191, 181, 539, Kris Gwiozdowski 278, 679, Charlie Tuttle 617,
Andrea Grossman 531, Joan Lake 205, 187, 545, Rodney Degrote Jr. 226,
243, 267, 736, Wendy Swan 198, 523, Pedro Agapito III a 236, 268, 279,
783, Laresko Niifa 244, 606, John Hoffmann 234, 227, 655, Kevin
Stackhouse 235, 642, Niel Bell 230, 641, Harry Dennis 225, Keith Smith
235, 268, 722, Todd Telesky 258, 618, Trasey Barres 187, Larry Whipple
661, Heather Dobell 198, 210, 540.
Thursday Ladies
Dottie Cox 184, 190, Cara Nicholson 202, Mary Chicko 193, Kelly
Shattuck 190, Sarah Durland 200, 199, Sherry Laird 219, Lisa Cartwright
267, 193, 611, Liz Burgio 189, 198, Barbara Merton 191, Trasey Barres
182, 200.
Friday Mixed
Trasey Barres 190, 512, Julie Chen 188, MaryAnn Drobysh-Berens 182,
523, Katie Hacker 187, Loretta VanAken 182, 512, Pedro Agapito III a
239, 658, Larry Berens 267, 622, Chris Castro 235, Billy Dertinger 227,
630, Dave Graham 243, Don Kuchar 234, Eddie Lake 226, 627, Ryan Lepke
233, Kevin Stackhouse 236, 225, 652, Charlie Tuttle 232, 645, James
VanAken 235, 632.
Callicoon Kristal Bowl
Tues. Del. Valley Men's
Kory Keesler 215, Randy Fischer 187, 187, 203, Jim Kautz 196, 200, 190,
Mike Geiger 187, Eugene Fulton 220, Brian Starr 240, 180, 210, 630,
Albert Tyles 188, Dale Steffens 204.
Wednesday Men's
Randy Fischer 199, 181, Bobby Fix Jr. 203, 180, Brian Brustman 187,
John Kline 189, 200, 188, Rich Thony 193, Tim Sykes 193, Joe Meyer 237,
Tom Gain 201, Johnny Glassel 217, 212, Bobby Glassel 193, John Diehl
192, Matt Hubert 187, Jack Diehl 197, Joel Turner 191, 188, Ben
Highhouse 208, Craig Stewart 182.
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The Mauer Building on Roscoe's Main Street in 1904-05 housed the Roscoe Bowling Alley and Pool Parlor.
Tri-Valley & SW Lose At Walton
WALTON--Sullivan County teams competing in the annual Walton Tip-Off
tournament last Thursday both tasted defeat with Tri-Valley losing to
Walton in the championship game 52-48 while Sullivan West struggled
against Stamford Central 71-38 in the consolation game.
The
championship game against Walton proved to be a complete reversal for
the Bears who in their first tournament game earlier in the week
defeated Stamford 64-56 behind the high scoring duo of Robert Worden
with 24 points and Shane Rennison with 17.
Tri-Valley's bid for
the championship took a big hit Thursday as both Worden and Rennison
became unavailable Wednesday with Worden receiving a two-day in-school
suspension and Rennison coming down with pneumonia.
Resilient
Tri-Valley coach Kevin Delaney used player knowledge and coaching
experience to floor a starting lineup that came back from a 16 point
47-31 deficit in the third quarter to lose by four points as the final
buzzer sounded.
Delaney in commenting about the loss of Worden and Rennison in the lineup noted, "we didn't give up today and showed heart."
"A couple of young guys stepped up and did a lot of hard work but it's
pretty difficult playing with eight guys as Worden and Rennison are two
seniors who posses a lot of experience that was missing from the floor
in an away game at a home teams home tournament," Delaney said.
Walton coach David Gardepe's starting five took advantage of the younger
Bears starters and raced off to a 17-point 24-7 first quarter lead and
went into the locker room at half-time leading 37-21.
Tri-Valley
started to chip away at Walton's lead late in the third quarter as the
Bears outscored Walton 14-10 behind six points by Thomas Decker, four
points by Thomas Mungeer and two points each by Chase Botsford Chris
Mosher and Brennan Healy.
The Bears entered the final eight minutes of play down by 12 points, 47-35.
Tri-Valley's defense came alive in the fourth quarter limiting Walton
to five points while outscoring the tournament champions 13-5 off the
scoring efforts of Mungeer with four, Botsford with 3 and two pointers
by Mosher, Healy and Mungeer.
Decker led Tri-Valley's scoring with
14 points off five 2's, one three pointer and one foul shot. Mungeer
added 12 points for the Bears who are now 1-1 in non-league play.
Alex Tweedie and Blake Hitt led Walton with 14 points each. Walton is not 2-0 in non-league play.
Walton, like Ti-Valley is a class C school and plays in the MAC league.
Walton Coach Gardepe praised both teams in this championship tilt.
Named to the Tournament All-Star team from Tri-Valley were Chris Mosher and Thomas Mungeer.
Tri-Valley entered league play at home last night against S.S. Seward.
In the Sullivan West-Stamford consolation game the young inexperienced
Bulldogs were challenged on almost every possession by an aggressive
Stamford Central team that jumped out to a 19-7 first quarter lead,
outscored Sullivan West 19-6 in the second quarter for a 38-13 half time
lead.
The third quarter didn't get much better for the Bulldogs as
Stamford outscored Sullivan West 21-15 as Stamford coasted 12-9 in the
fourth quarter for the win.
Bulldogs first year coach John Meyer
in post-game comments said, "it's only our second game, we've got a long
way to go and we got a lot to work on."
"We'll watch the tapes and we 'll see how we can improve," Meyer said.
Ryszard Mujanovic and Austin Melchick led Sullivan West in scoring
with 11 points each. Myjanovic hit for four 2's and one three pointer
while Melchick scored 3 trays and one two pointer.
The loss puts Sullivan West at 0-2 in non-league play.
Tri-Valley's
Thomas Decker (32) shoots for a two-pointer past Walton's Alex
Sorochinsky (20) in the Bears 52-48 championship game loss to Walton
last Thursday night in Walton's Tip-Off Tournament.
Sullivan
West's Ryszard Mujanovic (11) attempts a two-pointer past Stamford's
Connor Ogborn Sr. (10) in the consolation game last Thursday at the
Walton Tip-Off Tournament. Stamford won 71-38.
Tri-Valley
coach Kevin Delaney (center) holds the second place trophy in the
Walton Tip-Off Tournament held last Thursday. Two of his players, Chris
Mosher (23) left, and Thomas Mungeer (22) right, were named to the
Tournament All-Star team.
Tri-Valley Boys Win Opener
WALTON--The Tri-Valley Bears boys varsity basketball team opened their
2015-16 season Tuesday night with a new coach, a new starting lineup and
a 64-56 win that propelled them into last night's Walton Tournament
championship game.
The annual tournament trek up the mountains to
the Delaware County village of Walton gave the Bears a 64-56 win over
Stamford Central, a class D school who plays in the Delaware League.
New Tri-Valley coach Kevin Delaney prior to the start of the game noted
that the Bears have had only a one-game scrimmage last week against
class B school Rondout Valley noting " we pretty much held our own in
that game."
The Bears starting lineup for this game included Robert
Worden, Shane Rennison, Thomas Mungeer, Chris Mosher and Thomas Decker.
Tuesday night's win pretty much showed that the Bears this year
look to be aggressive both on defense and offense and will steal the
ball at any given opportunity which opens up easy break-away layups.
Tri-Valley took a quick 7-1 lead in the first quarter off two pointers
by Shane Rennison and Robert Worden with Stamford finally putting up a
two-point shot at the 3:43 mark.
Worden went on to pour in another
two-pointer and three trays for 13 of his teams 18 first quarter points
while Stamford posted 11.
Stamford outscored Tri-Valley 16-15 in
the second quarter with the Bears taking a first half 33-27 lead.
Geoffrey Mattice led Stamford in that quarter with 7 points.
Rennison led Tri-Valley's second quarter scoring with 7 points off three two-pointers and a foul shot.
Scoring in the second half saw Tri-Valley outscore Stamford 13-12 in the third quarter and 18-17 in the fourth quarter.
The loss for Stamford proved to be their inability to make up the first quarter deficit.
Worden led the Bears offensive attack with 24 points off of three
trays, 6 two-pointers and 3 foul shots. Rennison had 17 points off 6
two's and five foul shots.
Mattice scored well for Stamford under
the boards with 19 points off 7 two-pointers, one tray and 2 foul shots.
Colby Fancher had 15 points for Stamford off four 2's and 7 free
throws.
Turnovers played a major role in the game with Stamford committing 23 to Tri-Valley's 8.
Tri-Valley going into last night's Tournament championship game against
Walton is 1-0. Stamford takes an 0-1 record into last night's
tournament consolation against Sullivan West 0-1.
Coach Delaney
in post-game remarks said, "we had a little rough start but we held
together at the end and this was our first real test which shows us our
weaknesses and what we have to work on."
"Overall I'm very happy
with tonight's performance and now we have a day off to prepare us for
the championship game," Delaney said.
Stamford coach Greg O'Connell was not available for comment.
Walton raced out to a 10-0 first quarter lead against Sullivan West in
the second game Tuesday night before Devin Talmadge scored Sullivan
West's first two points with 2:55 left on the clock.
Walton took a 26-14 half time lead, extended the lead to 39-24 at the the end of the third quarter and coasted to a 57-32 win.
Alex Tweedie had 15 points for Walton while Sullivan West was led by Ryszard Mujanovic's 9 points.
Tri-Valley's
new varsity boy basketball coach Kevin Delaney, left, has his first
pre-game conversation with Stamford coach Greg O'Connell.
Tri-Valley
point-guard Robert Worden (10) scores 2 of his game high 24 points
against Stamford's Stephen Anderson (30) and Connor Ogborn (10) in the
Bears Tuesday night 64-56 win.
Sullivan
West's Ryszard Mujanovic (11) scores 2 of his game high 9 points
against Walton's Gavin Griffin (33) in Tuesday nights 57-32 loss to
Walton.
