Born to be wild

By JILL PADUA

BELDEN HILL — In the February 27 Mud and Snow Scrambles at the Square Deal Raceway in Belden Hill, Jim Spencer of Honesdale finished first in the Senior A division.

The track was difficult with mud and water from the melting snow in the open areas, and ice and solid ground in the woods. Coming off the start in first place, Spencer fell back to fifth as the first muddy turn took him down. He regained his lead over the next five laps, one racer at a time. He was clearly out in front when he passed the gate going into the last lap.

Spencer has won approximately 300 firsts and 10 track records over his 30 years racing motorcycles. Spencer won his first American Motorcycle race in 1970 and, now retiring from racing full-time, he has taken first place in his final race. Spencer plans to run only selected events in coming years.

HIGHLAND — On Saturday, February 26, the Town of Highland Lions Club hosted the final round of a foul-shooting contest held at the George Ross McKenzie Elementary School gym. Students in the third through eighth grades completed preliminary rounds during regular gym classes.

Trophies were awarded to the following students, listed in order from first place on:

Boys: Corey France, Kevin Prunka, Robert Wolf, Justin Starr

Girls: Adriane LiGreci, Erin Zizer, Sara Bisland, Joanna Ferrari

Boys: Ben McKean, Wayne Hill, Mike Prunka, Jeremy DeForge

Girls: Jamie Lee Schombs, Rebecca Hallock, Sabrina Allesandra, Amanda Watts

Boys: Taylor Duiguid, J.P. Smith, Peter Dyer, Josh DeLea

Girls: Jessica Cherry, Lauren Timan, Roberta Wolf, Jenna Fredericks

Congratulations!

Wayne presents spring training for men only

HAWLEY — April Fool’s Day 2000 ushers in what is planned to be an annual event focusing on men’s health and fitness. The timing of the event was chosen to coincide with the natural increase in awareness of health issues that is prompted by spring/summer activities.

"Don’t be Foolish About Your Health" will be held at Woodloch Springs Golf and Country Club on Rt. 590 outside of Hawley between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The day will include a series of concurrent workshops on such topics as strength training, aerobic exercises, nutrition, medications, men’s health issues, alternative medicines, relationships, and leisure activities such as golf and hiking.

Keynote speaker will be former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies pitching star Tug McGraw.

Workshop presenters will include health, fitness, nutrition and counseling professionals, and golf and hiking experts. A full morning of information, resources, door prizes, health screening vouchers and other handouts will end with a luncheon buffet prepared by Woodloch Springs’ famous chefs.

Cost is $25 and registration is required.

For more information and a registration form, call Ed Langendoerfer at 570/251-6530.

MONTICELLO — Jonathan Ross (pictured right) won the New York State Championship in high bar in Class 5, ages 10 to 11at the State Meet in Syracuse. In addition to his first in high bar, he took 7th place in Pommel Horse and 10th place in Parallel Bars. Ross finished in 11th place All-Around. Ross will be moving on to Regional Competition on April 15 against the best gymnasts from Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and New York.

By HOWARA ALSTON

ROSCOE — Coming off of their perfect WSL season, Roscoe ended Livingston Manor’s run by grabbing the Section 9 title. Roscoe has had an excellent season.

Their journey began with a win against The Family School. They won 44-11 and more big wins soon followed. Some high scoring games were the January 22 game against Tri-Valley where they almost tripled TV’s score with a score of 81-30. The biggest win came in a game against SW/Narrowsburg, where Roscoe scored a whopping 105 to SW/Narrowsburg’s 33.

This amazing season was lead by head coach Becky Ahart and assistant coach Chris Russo. Becky Evans contributed to Roscoe’s perfect season. Also contributing to the effort were Mary Kate Johnston, Jill Spaulding, Kelly Ahart, Danielle Austin, Amanda Huck, Alexis Eggleton, Crystal Evans, Stacie Fersch, and Jessica Lake. These girls are a small, but close team and surely have let the WSL season go out with a bang.

Roscoe’s run came to an end in Poughkeepsie where they lost the Class D state quarterfinals. They played against Haldane who beat them 58-32. Danielle Austin had 15 points and Becky Evans scored nine for Roscoe, but the Lady Haldane’s were just hitting everything.

Kelly Ahart, Alexis Eggleton, Mary Kate Johnston, and Jill Spaulding each scored two points for the Lady Blue Devils. This was the final game for seniors Eggleton, Evans, Johnston, and Spaulding and what a great season to graduate on.

Congratulations Roscoe!

By HOWARA ALSTON

Darryl Strawberry, who was recently tested positive for cocaine has now been suspended for a year. Strawberry is no stranger to this type of situation and is aware of the consequences.

Cheering fans turned out to retire the late Wilt Chamberlain’s No. 13. Chamberlain was a Harlem Globetrotter for years and died on Oct 12th of last year.

The crowd was brought to its feet at the ceremony. Two brightly colored red, white, and blue jerseys were revealed at the ceremony.

At the age of 38, football player Dan Marino announced his retirement. He was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. At a news conference, Marino had an eight-minute-long speech where he fought back tears. Many of the Miami Dolphins players attended the conference.

Marino owns many great NFL records. He will be missed and his No. 13 will most likely be retired.