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Leonard Valenti, Local Business Leader, Dies 
Leonard S. (leo) Valenti, Formerly Of 205 Schooley Street, Exeter, Died Sunday 
Afternoon, Oct. 18, 1992 At The Highland Manor Nursing Home, Exeter.

By JOHN ERZAR; Times Leader Sports Writer
 Tuesday, October 20, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 5C QUICK WORDS: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 





WILKES-BARRE -- Prior to the start of the Wyoming Valley Conference season,
nearly everyone agreed the Tunkhannock girls' volleyball team was going to
make the post-season playoffs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On Monday, the unbeaten Lady Tigers made it official with a 2-0 win over
Coughlin. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tunkhannock (12-0) clinched a District 2 Class AAA playoff berth with the
15-3 and 15-2 win. Even if the Lady Tigers lose their remaining three matches,
unlikely since they must play winless Wyoming Area yet, they would finish no
worse than fourth in the WVC. The top four Class AAA teams make the district
tournament. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Meanwhile, Coughlin (8-3) threw the race for that final Class AAA playoff
berth into a six-team race with the loss. Idle Wyoming Valley West (7-4) is
just a game behind the Lady Crusaders. Abington Heights, Nanticoke, North
Pocono, and Pittston Area -- all 6-5 -- also remain in the hunt. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tunkhannock took the match with three elements -- serving, net play, and
depth. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This is the deepest team I've ever had," Tunkhannock co-coach Don Davis
said. "We can just bring people off the bench, and match up. I don't think we
have an outstanding kid like a (Pam) Yanora or (Nikki) Dibble that we've had
in the past, but we're very deep." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The good serving and net play came early in game one. Nicole Wall served
for seven straight points, including three aces, to give Tunkhannock an 8-0
lead. Randi Purdy tapped over a Coughlin dink for one point while Jody Brown
hit a middle spike for another. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Brown and Missy Grohs continued to hit well as Tunkhannock took the lead to
11-1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We have a few girls who can hit," Coughlin coach Bob Thomas said. "None of
them hit the ball as good as any of them." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wall contributed to the solid net play, siding out Coughlin with a spike
then serving for two points, moving the Lady Tigers within game-point. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Coughlin scored its three game-one points on two aces by Tina Evans and
another by Deanna Occhiato. But some miscues, including three net violations,
led to easy Tunkhannock points. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "(Tunkhannock) warmed up really strong, and that effected our passing,"
Thomas said. "You can't overpass a good team." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Game two didn't go any better for Coughlin, as Kandi Zebrowski served for
nine straight points, including four aces, to give Tunkhannock a 12-1 lead.
Brown was dominant at the net again while Stephanie Bortnyk added a spike for
the 12th point. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After both teams sided out, Brown came back with two aces, moving
Tunkhannock within match-point 14-1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lehman 2, GAR 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lake-Lehman won the decisive third game 15-6 to down visting GAR. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lehman won the opener 15-2, but GAR forced game three with a 15-13 win in
the second game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Stacey Paculavich had seven kills to lead Lehman. Julie Demidovich and
Jessica Hynick had four kills each. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Tanyalee Jones played an outstanding all-around match for GAR.

Tunkhannock Tops Coughlin, Gains District Playoff Berth