W-b Considers Takeover Of State Roads 
Control Would Allow The City To Ban Tractor-trailers Where It Wants To And
Could Bring Other Advantages, Mayor Mcgroarty Says.

Alfred Dobbs

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3E 





Bishop O'Reilly 55, Northwest 41 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SHICKSHINNY - Molly Guntli and Brittany Davis each scored a game-high 13
points to lead Bishop O'Reilly. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lindsey Williams added nine points for the Queenswomen, while Tara
Ulitchney netted 10 points for Northwest. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dallas 54, Lake-Lehman 40 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 DALLAS - Dallas' Shannon Thomas was the game's high scorer with 20 points
and teammates Jackie Hardwick and Rosalyn Wentko added 12 apiece. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lisa Wasser paced Lake-Lehman with 14 points and Megan DeCesaris pitched in
with 13. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bishop Hoban 43, Bishop Hafey 30 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES-BARRE - Megan Torbik hit for 19 points to lead Bishop Hoban, which
broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Bishop Hafey 13-3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Traci Kazmerski added 11 for the Argents. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Krysten Gasper was Hafey's high scorer with 12 points. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Berwick 51, Wyoming Valley West 47 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PLYMOUTH - Tamara Spaide led all scorers with 18 points to lift Berwick,
which outscored Wyoming Valley West 28-21 in the second half. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jessica Huntley posted 16 points for the Bulldogs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Annie Ritsick paced Wyoming Valley West with 15 points. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Wyoming Area 55, Hanover Area 49 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 HANOVER TWP. - Nikki Conway led Wyoming Area with 14 points and Andrea
Kleback and Jen Skursky added 12 and 10 points, respectively. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sarah Kopko scored a game-high 18 points for the Hawkeyes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Pittston Area 58, Coughlin 50 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES-BARRE - Kristen Watlock led Coughlin with 16 points, including eight
in the third quarter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Maria Luchetti chipped in with 12 points for the Crusaders. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Pittston Area's Alicia Preznuk poured in a game-high 21 points and teammate
Kim Roman added 17 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Nanticoke 56, Crestwood 43 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 NANTICOKE - Nanticoke's Danielle Warren had a game-high 16 points and
teammate Candice Gesecki netted 10. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Michelle Oros led Crestwood with 10 points. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wyoming Seminary 57, GAR 35 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KINGSTON - Kristen Krisulevicz scored 16 points and Katie Delaney added 12
for Wyoming Seminary. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kim Davis paced GAR with 13. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BOYS SWIMMING &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wyoming Seminary 65.5, Bishop Hoban 36.5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KINGSTON - Phil Mercatili won the 200 individual medley (1:08.44) and 100
fly (56.47) and was part of Wyoming Seminary's winning 200 medley and 400 free
relay teams. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dave Nicholson added wins in the 50 free (23.58) and 100 free (52.15) and
along with Mercatili, Chris Sykes and Rob Isaacs took the 400 free relay. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tunkhannock 127, West Scranton 48 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TUNKHANNOCK - Tunkhannock's Nathan Croop placed first in the 200 free
(2:02.05) and 100 back (1:03.98) and Steve VanDuzer won the 100 fly (1:09.09)
and was a member of the Tigers' winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 West Scranton's Jason Ricci took first in the 200 IM (2:34.61) and 500 free
(6:09.79). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Scranton Prep 105, Berwick 36 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SCRANTON - Brett Bausinger won Berwick's lone event with a time of 5:25.61
in the 500 free. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 GIRLS SWIMMING &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tunkhannock 119, West Scranton 58 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TUNKHANNOCK - Justine Gilligan won the 200 I.M. (2:32.61) and 500 free
(5:59.34) and Alicia Antoine placed first in the 50 free (27.15) and 100 free
(1:01.35) to pace Tunkhannock. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 West Scranton's lone wins came in the 200 medley and 400 free relays. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bishop Hoban 80, Wyoming Seminary 21 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KINGSTON - Liz Byron placed first in the 50 free (24.57) and 100 free
(53.20) for Bishop Hoban, which won every event. She also swam on the Argents'
winning 200 and 400 free relay teams. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Deb Zoccola led Wyoming Seminary with a pair of second-place finishes in
the 200 I.M. and 100 fly. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Scranton Prep 102, Berwick 68 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SCRANTON - Julie Gunderson won the 500 free (5:17.22) and Rachel Bloos
placed first in the 100 fly (1:01.61) for Berwick. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 COLLEGES &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 MEN'S BASKETBALL &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes 91, Lincoln 89 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tom Stambaugh drove the lane and dumped off to John Boylan, who hit a
12-foot jumper with three seconds left to give Wilkes the victory. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes (10-8) trailed 87-82 with 2:48 to go after Jake Royal hit three free
throws for Lincoln. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Colonels' Mike Morgan answered with a three-pointer and Wes Kovach
scored on a tip-in to tie the game. After a Lincoln layup, Kovach tied things
back up with a layup of his own. The Colonels then forced a turnover with 16
seconds left to get their last possession. Lincoln could not get off a final
shot after Boylan's field goal. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Morgan led Wilkes with 21 points on seven three-pointers. Kovach added 16
points, Stambaugh 15, Dave Plisko 13 and Ron McIntyre 10. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 PSU Schuylkill 69, PSU Wilkes-Barre 49 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Damon Young scored 12 points for Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-6), while
teammates Mark Collyacne and Dan Tucker added 11 and 10 points, respectively. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SWIMMING &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Paterson sweeps Cougars &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 William Paterson College swept the College Misericordia men's and women's
swim teams Saturday in the Anderson Center. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Paterson took the women's meet, 118-80, while the Pioneer men won, 106-70. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hanover Area product Amanda Politz won the 200 individual medley (2:29.82)
and 200 breaststroke (2:51.64) and finished second in the 200 butterfly
(2:35.53) for the Misericordia women. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For the Misericordia men, Matt Brenner had three second-place finishes. He
was second in the 50 freestyle (24.24), 100 freestyle (54.28) and 200 medley
relay (1:54.78). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Both Misericordia teams are 2-6 and travel to FDU-Madison today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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