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The Pennsylvania Diamonds, members of the United States Women's Baseball &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 League, will play a three-inning intrasquad game at 6 p.m. Wednesday at &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lackawanna County StadiumTwenty-six women, 19 of whom have been invited to
the Diamonds spring training camp, will split up to play the first part of a
charity event that will benefit the Special Olympics. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After the intrasquad game, the Diamonds will play the Pennsylvania State
Police as the second part of the charity event. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Spring training for the Diamonds' inaugural season will begin in mid-April
of 1997. Their season will begin at the end of May. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On Sunday, the Diamonds will sign autographs at the Steamtown Mall in
Scranton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For the third consecutive year, radio stations WEJL (AM 630) and WBAX (AM
1240) will broadcast all 10 Wilkes University football games this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kent Westling and former Wilkes head coach Joe DeMelfi will be the
broadcast team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes' radio station, WCLH (90.7 FM), also will broadcast the games. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For fans who cannot receive the broadcast, Wilkes will join with TEAMLINE
to make the games available on a pay-to-listen audio service. Before each
game, fans can call 1-800-846-4700 and enter the Wilkes code, 1876. A fee will
be charged to each caller's credit card with the cost per minute decreasing
the longer the call. For more information about TEAMLINE, fans can call
TEAMLINE at 1-800-225-5321. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 As an incoming freshman, Watkins Glen, N.Y. native Vlad Handl is expected
to make an immediate impact on the King's College tennis team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Handl recently chose King's as the school at which he will continue his
academic and athletic pursuits. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A 6-foot-1-inch 170-pounder, Handl compiled a 111-16 record in his
four-year varsity career at Watkins Glen High School. As a senior, he was 28-1
and was the first player in school history to win the New York Section 4
title. Also, he led Watkins Glen to a conference championship. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kelli Oplinger, who helped lead Pottstown High School to a Pioneer Athletic
Conference field hockey championship in 1995, will continue her academic and
athletic pursuits at King's College. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A goalie, Oplinger allowed one goal per game as Pottstown compiled a 15-4-2
record. She was a PAC-10 and All-Area selection. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Frank J. Wills, president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Fall Baseball
League, has announced that because of the league's past success, it will
expand from six to 10 teams for this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The 10 teams are Hazleton Area, Drifton Area, Wilkes-Barre, Parsons,
Moosic, Back Mountain, Pittston, Williamsport, Montoursville and Lock Haven. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Thomas Moore, who most recently has served as assistant coach and pitching
instructor at Scranton Prep, is the new women's softball head coach at the
University of Scranton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Beginning in 1976, Moore's East Scranton teams won league and district
titles on the girls junior level during a three-year period. That was followed
by three city fast pitch championships in the senior girls division. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Moore also coached for five years in the girls ASA Senior Fast Pitch League
(16-19 years old), including a season as a Class B coach in the women's ASA
20-plus Fast Pitch League. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He has been conducting pitching classes for aspiring ASA league and high
school pitchers during the winter months. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Josh George, a former first-team all-state lineman from Berwick, is a
projected backup to center Brian Cook as the University of Delaware opens its
preseason camp this week. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A redshirt freshman, George also is projected to compete for the starting
spot as the team's long snapper. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Pennsylvania Diamonds, Members Of The United States Women's Baseball 
League, Will Play A Three-inning Intrasquad Game At 6 P.m. Wednesday At 
Lackawanna County Stadium.

The Pennsylvania Diamonds, Members Of The United States Women's Baseball League, Will Play A Three-inning Intrasquad Game At 6 P.m. Wednesday At Lackawanna County Stadium.