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CHEFS TO SKI CAMELBACK: Ski Camelback in Tannersville will host skiing
chefs and bartenders from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware on
Monday when they compete in the 1998 Stoli Vodka Ski Classic Mid-Atlantic
Regional &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ChampionshipThe alpine ski event is a competition in which food service
professionals race to help the needy. The five men's age classifications for
skiers are 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 and 61 and older. The three women's
classifications are 21-30, 31-40 and 41 and older. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An open category for snowboarders rounds out the competition. Racers must
be 21 or older and currently employed as a chef, cook, bartender, bar manager,
food and beverage manager or restaurateur, or enrolled as a culinary student.
For registration information, call 1-888-396-SNOW (7669) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 MURPHY FINISHES SECOND: Scott Murphy, a junior at Bishop Hoban, finished
second in a JI competition in a recent Super G race at Windam Ski Area. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Skiers from the northeastern U.S. competed in the event, which scores
points leading to selection to the USSA finals and junior Olympics. Murphy
recently completed a downhill training session and competition on Whiteface
Mountain at Lake Placid, N.Y. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 MOONEY LEADS ST. NICK'S/ST. MARY'S: John Mooney scored 23 points for St.
Nick's/St. Mary's in a 49-33 victory over Solomon Navy (2-5) in the
Wilkes-Barre 7th-8th Grade Boys Basketball League. Jeff Craig led Solomon Navy
with 12. St. Nick's/St. Mary's and the Spartans lead the league at 6-0 and
Meyers (3-3) drew a bye this week. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Scott Mudzik led the Royals (5-2) with 17 in a 37-24 victory over Northwest
(1-6). Chris Piatt led Northwest with 12. Brandon Salvatore scored 13 for the
Solomon Cardinals (5-2) in a 55-15 victory over GAR Gray (0-6). Justin
Popovich led GAR Gray with 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ryan Gwynn of GAR Blue (5-1) scored 17 in a 42-40 overtime victory over
West Side AC (5-2). Ryan Hogan led West Side with 14. Ben Crossin led Hanover
(3-4) with 11 in a 31-21 victory over the Warriors (0-6). Brian Coleman scored
five for the Warriors. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Adam Kauffer led the Spartans with six in a 52-33 victory over the Gators
(1-5). Dan Engler of the Gators led all scorers with eight. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 NORTHEAST GYMNASTICS RESULTS: The Northeast Gymnastics Academy recently
competed in the Keystone Winter Classic in Dunmore. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Alyssa Elmy finished first on vault, beam and all-around with 34.95 in
Level 7 (age 7-11). Northeast's Nicole Lyons finished first on floor and
Ashlee Leonard took first on bars. In the 12-14 age group, Laura Plaviak
placed first on vault, bars and all-around with 34.4. In 15 and over, Angela
Messerschmidt placed first on vault, bars, beam, floor and all-around with
35.05. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In Level 5 (age 7-8), Sarah Plaviak took first on vault and all-around with
31.2, and Gina Elmy placed first on bars. In the 9-11 age group, Amy Bieski
took first on bars, beam and all-around with 32.95, and Laura Milligan took
first on floor. Northeast's Level 5 team placed first overall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BLOOMSBURG MEN WIN IN OT: Jeff Benson scored 19 points to lead the
Bloomsburg University men's basketball team to an 85-77 overtime victory
Wednesday at Kutztown University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Also for Bloomsburg, Marc Wessell and Travis Wealand each scored 14, while
Seth Buckwalter added 12 and Tom Hauer 11. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bloomsburg moves its record to 11-6 and is off until 8 p.m. Wednesday, when
it will travel to face Cheyney University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BLOOMSBURG (85) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wealand 4 2-2 14, Melleby 2 0-0 5, Benson 8 3-4 19, Hauer 2 7-10 11,
Buckwalter 4 3-5 12, Ream 1 0-0 2, Ramsey 0 2-2 2, Munford 2 1-2 6, Wessell 6
2-4 14. Totals 29 20-29 85. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KUTZTOWN (77) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Manfra 0 0-0 0, Howard 4 0-0 10, Knight 4 6-6 16, Olufsen 2 2-4 6, Brazil 7
6-11 21, Lee 4 1-2 10, Legath 3 0-0 9, Beachom 2 1-4 5. Totals 26 16-27 77. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Halftime: Tied: 33-33. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3-pt FGs: Wealand 4, Melleby, Buckwalter, Munford, Knight 2, Howard 2,
Brazil, Lee, Legath 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BLOOMSBURG WOMEN TRIUMPH: Michelle Ruzicka scored the go-ahead basket with
6.3 seconds left in the game and Karen Bucher blocked the potential game-tying
shot at the buzzer as the Bloomsburg University women's basketball team
slipped past host Kutztown 66-64 Wednesday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ruzicka scored 22 points, while Christie Berry and Holly Curnow each added
14 for Bloomsburg. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 BLOOMSBURG (66) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bainbridge 0 0-0 0, Curnow 6 2-2 14, Rossi 1 0-0 2, Moore 0 0-0 0, Beggs 0
4-4 4, Ruzicka 9 4-4 22, Pilenza 0 4-4 4, Berry 6 0-0 14, Keiber 0 0-0 0,
Bucher 2 2-2 6, Straub 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 16-16 66. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KUTZTOWN (64) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Edwards 0 0-0 0, Webby 4 1-2 9, Longo 0 0-0 0, Wahl 10 2-3 22, Lau 0 0-0 0,
Holland 3 6-9 12, Homyak 2 2-2 6, Cross 0 2-2 2, Lojewski 0 0-0 0, Miscavage 5
3-4 13. Totals 24 16-22 64. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Halftime: Bloomsburg, 31-27. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3-pt. FGs: Berry 2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KEYSTONE TOPS NORTHAMPTON: Drew Shoenen and Reynolds Mason tossed in 16
points each to lead the Keystone College men's basketball team to an 83-61
victory Wednesday at Northampton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Trevor Lewis had a game-high 19 points for Northampton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 KEYSTONE COLLEGE (83) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Walker 1 0-0 2, Purdie 3 4-4 10, Saunders 1 2-2 4, Poole 3 0-0 6, Lanham 0
0-0 0, Briggs 1 0-0 3, Bell 5 1-4 11, Schoenen 5 4-4 16, Smith 2 1-2 6, Parker
1 0-2 2, James 3 1-3 7, Mason 7 0-0 16. Totals 32 13-21 83. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 NORTHAMPTON (61) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dashuta 4 0-0 9 Greiger 3 2-2 8, Hamilton 4 0-0 9, Kirkpatrick 0 0-2 0,
Kline 2 1-2 5, Lewis 9 1-2 19, Walz 4 0-0 9, George 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 2-8 61. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Halftime: Keystone, 41-27. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3-pt. FGs: Briggs, Schoenen 2, Smith, Mason 2, Dashuta, Hamilton, Walz. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ROYALS FALL TO ALLENTOWN: Jason Fisher scored a game-high 30 points for
Scranton, but Allentown scored a 96-85 victory over the visiting Scranton
men's basketball team on Wednesday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SCRANTON (85) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Fisher 11 6-6 30, Rohl 1 0-0 3, Rend 4 0-0 8, Courtney 1 2-2 4, Lood 0 2-2
2, McDonough 0 0-0 0, McNulty 4 2-2 10, Dunphy 3 2-2 11, Condron 7 1-2 17,
larkin 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 15-16 85. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ALLENTOWN (96) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Moyer 7 4-6 21, Grubb 2 5-6 10, Bednarik 4 2-2 11, Watermasysk 4 0-2 9,
Plachko 6 8-8 22, Dash 0 2-2 2, Swenson 0 0-0 0, Krimmell 1 0-0 2, Shelly 0
0-0 0, Beyah 5 6-6 17, Jarker 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 27-32 96. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Halftime: Allentown, 35-33. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3-pt FGs- Fisher 2, Rohl, Beyah, Dunphy 3, Condron 2, Moyer 3, Grubb,
Bednarik, Watermasysk, Plachko 2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 LCCC WOMEN TOP PSU DELAWARE: Kelly Cheshinski and Dulci Kintner scored 19
points each as the Luzerne County Community College women's basketball team
won 69-54 at Penn State Delaware on Wednesday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jamie Spencer added 17 for LCCC (8-3), which will play at 1 p.m. Sunday at
Keystone College. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 LCCC (69) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Chefs To Ski Camelback: Ski Camelback In Tannersville Will Host Skiing Chefs 
And Bartenders From Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey And Delaware On Monday 
When They Compete In The 1998 Stoli Vodka Ski Classic Mid-atlantic Regional 
Championship.

Chefs To Ski Camelback: Ski Camelback In Tannersville Will Host Skiing Chefs And Bartenders From Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey And Delaware On Monday When They Compete In The 1998 Stoli Vodka Ski Classic Mid-atlantic Regional Championship.