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Budner helps Horlacher win The Times Leader staff
Nicholas Budner went 2-for-3 at the plate and pitched five innings to earn the victory on the mound as Bob Horlacher defeated Hanover 8-4 on Tuesday in the Tommy’s Pizza Corner 9-10 Tournament. Hughey Murphy had two hits including a three-run triple in the top of the sixth to secure the win. Zach Strazdus closed out three batters in the bottom of the sixth to earn the save. Jordan Stefanski recorded two hits for Hanover while Aaron and Connor Hummer each had hits Hanover. Connor Hummer was credited with the loss on the mound. West Side 11, Mountain Top 10 DON CAREY/THE TIMES LEADER
The umpire watches as Jakeb Tomolonis (11) of South Wilkes-Barre is congratulated by teammates as he steps on home plate after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead during Tuesday’s game with Green Ridge.
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what they needed to do,” said Green Ridge manager E.J. Nalevanko. “It’s tremendous to be advancing.” With the win, Green Ridge advances to take on Back Mountain American, today at 5:30 p.m. at the Back Mountain Little League field. Gilmartin and Casey’s timely drives came just after Vince Cimini scored on a throwing error and chased South Wilkes-Barre’s starting pitcher Jakeb Tomolonis from the game, wiping out South Wilkes-Barre’s original attempt to come back from an early deficit. Green Ridge held the original lead in the game after the top of
the second inning, again thanks to a strong display of hitting from Gilmartin. Gilmartin – who finished 2-for-2 with two RBI, two walks and two runs scored – clouted a double to the fence in right field on one hop, scoring Matt Vaughn. Anthony Morrow’s RBI infield single scored Gilmartin and a theft of home by Joe Walsh one batter later had Green Ridge in front 3-0. South Wilkes-Barre put a run on the scoreboard in the bottom of the same inning when Ryan Gilgallon scored from first on a dropped fly ball to right field and had the lead two innings later when Tomolonis hit a deep round-tripper to left of his own, scoring Paul Fox and Gilgallon along the way for a 4-3 advantage. The home run was easily the only blemish in an otherwise fine performance on the mound from
Green Ridge’s Joe Doherty, who went all six innings allowing a paltry six hits that accounted for four earned runs. Doherty also struck out five and didn’t issue a walk, which certainly helped to keep South Wilkes-Barre at bay and give Green Ridge a better chance to come back. “Once they got down, you know, we lost the first game of the tournament 18-2 but then we beat Old Forge and we just beat a very tough South Wilkes-Barre team and I’m real proud of them,” said Nalevanko of his squad’s late-inning scoring. “They just didn’t give up.” After watching Green Ridge’s Cimini and Noah Nalevanko add an RBI groundout and an RBI single, respectively, Gilgallon had a hand in South WilkesBarre’s final run of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning when his fly ball to right field
was lost in the sun by Green Ridge’s Jonothon Knight, allowing Josh Montalvo to score. Gilgallon was thrown out trying to stretch for third on the play, however, and South WilkesBarre couldn’t find a chance to score in the bottom of the sixth inning. Green Ridge 8, South Wilkes-Barre 5 Green Ridge South Wilkes-Barre ab r h bi ab r h bi Granted ss 4 1 1 0 Pasone ss 3 0 0 0 Cimini 2b 4 1 1 1 Montalvo cf 3 1 0 0 Nalevanko 4 0 1 1 Sattoff lf 1 0 0 0 Vaugh lf 3 1 2 0 Je.Tomlns lf 1 0 0 0 Gilmartin c 2 2 2 2 Gilgallon 3b 3 2 2 0 Casey 1b 4 1 2 1 Ja.Tomlns p 3 1 1 3 Olecki 1b 1 0 0 0 Galey 2b 1 0 0 0 Walsh rf 2 1 1 0 Peters 2b 2 0 0 0 Knight rf 1 0 0 0 Wallace 1b 1 0 1 0 Maro 3b 1 0 1 1 Edwards 1b 2 0 1 0 Reap 3b 2 0 0 0 Macko rf 1 0 0 0 Doherty p 2 1 0 0 Fox rf 2 1 1 0 Ostrowski c 1 0 0 0 Clark c 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 811 6 Totals 26 5 6 3 Green Ridge ................................ 030 032 — 8 South Wilkes-Barre..................... 010 310 — 5 2B – GR: Gilmartin SWB: Fox, Gilgallon, Edwards HR – GR: Gilmartin, Casey SWB: Ja. Tomolonis IP H R ER BB SO Green Ridge Doherty (W) ............. 6 6 5 4 0 5 South WilkesBarre Tomoloni (L).............4 2/3 9 6 5 1 3 Edwards ...................1 1/3 3 2 1 2 1
RUNNING
Yohan Blake wins 100 meters in 9.85 at Lucerne in warmup for Olympics By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer
LUCERNE, Switzerland — Yohan Blake warmed up for the London Olympics by finishing in 9.85 seconds to win the 100 meters Tuesday in his first competitive race since beating Usain Bolt twice at the Jamaican Olympic trials. Blake was far from the fastest out of the blocks but powered through the field with legal wind assistance of 1.6 meters per sec-
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make his presence felt in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lineup. The Yankee outfielder crushed his first home run of the season over the centerfield fence knotting the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Brandon Laird then put the Yankees ahead 3-2 with an RBI
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nymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the plans. G4S will pay for its mistake, saying it expects to lose between 35 million pounds and 50 million pounds ($54 million to $78 million) on the contract, which is about12 percent of its annual profit. Olympics minister Hugh Robertson said the deployment of soldiers at Olympic Park would give people “enormous reassurance.” Robertson, an army veteran, said athletes are “incredibly reassured to see the armed forces on the gate.” About 2,500 of the additional
ond. Jamaica teammate Michael Frater was second in 10.00. “Definitely I am on the right path for the Olympics,” the 21year-old world champion said. “This is where I am supposed to be. I want to remain unbeaten and that’s what I am doing.” Blake chose the low-key Spitzen Leichtathletik meet to make what is expected to be his only appearance between the trials and the London Games. He is scheduled to open his
Olympic program when the 100 heats start Aug. 4. Blake lowered the Lucerne record of 9.86 set by fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter two years ago. “I got the meet record, which is wonderful,” Blake said. “I didn’t come here to run a quick time but it’s still a fast time. Not many guys run 9.85.” Only three-time Olympic champion Bolt (9.76) and 2004 Olympic winner Justin Gatlin (9.80) have run faster this sea-
son. There was still obvious room for improvement out of the blocks. “My first part was poor but, as you can see, the last part is always ‘The Beast’ part,” said Blake, referring to the nickname given him by his training partner, Bolt. Blake posted a personal best and the top time in the world this year (9.75) to beat Bolt in Kingston last month.
double to left, which brought in Kevin Russo. Scranton/WilkesBarre got a much-needed insurance run in the bottom of the seventh as Russo roped an RBI single to left scoring Cole Garner and giving the Yankees a 4-2 lead. Charlotte clawed its way back into the game getting two runs in the top of the eighth on a Connor Jackson two-run double to right field, knotting the score at 4-4. The Knights took a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth on an infield
single to second by Tyler Kuhns. Jim Gallagher scored from third and Kuhns just beat out the throw allowing the winning run to score. Adam Warren got the no decision for the Yankees despite throwing 5 2/3 innings allowing just two runs on nine hits, striking out five and walking three. Charlie Shirek got the no decision for the Knights, allowing four runs on seven hits, striking out nine and walking none in 6
2/3 innings. Ryota Igarashi got the loss for the Yankees, while Donnie Veal earned the win for the Knights. Daniel Moskos picked up the save for Charlotte. The Yankees and Knights take the field again tonight at 7:05 for game three of the series at Frontier Field. Nelson Figueroa (7-2, 3.92) gets the ball for the Yankees, while Pedro Henandez (0-0, 3.75) gets the nod for the Knights.
personnel will be housed in East London at Tobacco Dock, a 19th century tobacco warehouse now used as an exhibition center, the military said. Outside Parliament, hundreds of London cabbies ignited new traffic jams as they protested their exclusion from special Olympic lanes set up across the city’s roads for buses and cars carrying athletes and other VIPs. As the world’s athletes flew into London on Monday — the first big day of Olympic arrivals — a few buses carrying them from Heathrow Airport took a wrong turn and got lost. “OOPS!” headlined The Sun tabloid, using two of the interlocked Olympic rings in the word. “First day. First arrivals. It’s going to happen,” said Jayne Pearce, head of press operations. Still, the lost buses — one car-
rying Americans, the other Australians — touched a nerve. From the very start, London organizers have feared repeating the transportation woes of the1996 Atlanta Olympics, where one of the biggest problems was hiring bus drivers from outside the city who didn’t know their way around. Coe urged optimism, despite a Twitter storm that erupted when U.S. hurdler Kerron Clement took to the social networking site to express frustration with what he said was a four-hour bus ride from Heathrow to the athletes village. Coe said Clement’s bus journey actually took 2 1/2 hours and most athletes experienced no problems in reaching the village. “Apart from a misturning and a couple of tweets, we’re in pretty good shape,” Coe quipped. “The majority of athletes got in in good shape and on time. When they
David White scored three runs and stole three bases, including the game-winning stolen base, to give West Side the one-run edge over Mountain Top. Tyler O’Kane also scored three runs and stole three bases for West Side. Steven Zeske and Jacob Schusta each added a double, RBI and run for West Side. Carson Canavan chipped in a single and scored a run. Schusta earned the victory on the mound. Connor Olenginski recorded two doubles and two RBI for Mountain Top. Mike Geroski also added two hits and two RBI. Brad Patura and Stew Caladfe chipped in two hits and an RBI apiece. Garrett Swank also recorded a double while Keefer Hoover added a single.
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Nanticoke 5, Swoyersville 0
Trevor Kruczek recorded the win for Nanticoke as it shut out Swoyersville.
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Justin Montalvo in the bottom of the fifth to keep the game alive and trim the lead to 11-2. And it gave life to the Swoyersville team that appeared to be finished. “We showed a lot of heart,” Swoyersville manager Bob Aten said. “Problem was we dug too big of a hole for ourselves right off the bat. Down 8-0, down 11-1, you’re not going to win many games when you put yourself in that hole.” Four more runs came home from Swoyersville in the bottom of the sixth as Swoyersville trimmed the lead to11-6. Joey Gavenonis (2-for-4) laced a double to score a run and Keaton Dolan added an RBI-single to highlight the scoring. Once again, the game looked to be over in the bottom of the seventh with two outs, no runners on base and Nanticoke holding a five-run lead. But Swoyersville showed more fight bringing up the possible game-winning run to the plate in the frame. Tyler Se-
Kruczek also had an RBI single. Colin Mackiewicz and Brandon Bukofski had one hit apiece for Nanticoke. John Farris, Ian Bayo, Quinn Masewicz, Joey Sholtis, Jake Weincoski and Mike Brown each recorded hits for Swoyersville.
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Pennsylvania Stripes and Strikes won two more games and lost one Tuesday. In game one, Stripes and Strikes defeated Albuquerque, New Mexico, 17-15. Sarah Ross went 3-for-3 at the plate including a three-run home run and two RBI. Ross recorded five RBI in the game and earned the victory. Lexi Wolk and Hailey Kendall each singled twice and drove in a run. Maria Trivelpiece ripped an RBI-triple, while Kylene Welsh, Kaya Swanek, Becky Demko, Sara Berlin, Moriah Lynn, Megan Trivelpiece and Abby Sachse all added a single. In game two, Stripes and Strikes defeated Denver, Colorado, 8-0. Kendall, Sachse, Megan Trivelpiece and Mackenzie Klinger each recorded two singles and drove in a run. Five pitchers combined on the shutout. In game three, Seattle, Washington defeated the locals 8-5. Sara Ross drilled two singles and knocked in a run. Wolk lined a two-run single, and Sachse had two singles and drove in two runs. Stripes and Strikes allowed six unearned runs. The team is now 4-1 and will play Rookies Gold of Los Angeles, California at noon. They will then play the California Fury from San Francisco, Calif. at 9 p.m. eastern time. manek (2-for-2) brought in two runs with a single to cut the lead to 11-8. And Swoyersville had the bases loaded with two outs before Nanticoke pitcher Tyler Myers finally ended the game. “Swoyersville is a tremendous hitting team and they hit throughout the lineup, one through 10 and their bench is very strong,” Pack added. “They have a lot of experience and I never count them out.” Mike Blazaskie added a 2-for-4 effort for Nanticoke, while Jeremy Worlinsky and Logan Zavada had who hits apiece for Swoyersville. Nanticoke 11, Swoyersville 8 Nanticoke Swoyersville ab r h bi ab R h bi Myers 3b 4 2 4 1 Montlvo cf 3 1 1 1 Wickisr 2b 4 1 2 1 Wrlnsky ss 3 0 2 1 Pack ss 3 0 0 1 Hogan lf 4 0 0 0 Windt p 3 0 0 1 Zavada p 3 2 2 0 Kuhl rf 4 0 0 0 Gvnonis c 4 2 2 1 Blazskie lf 4 2 2 0 Dolan eh 3 1 1 1 Bgnwicz 1b 3 1 0 0 Wall 1b 0 0 0 0 Mrcnkwsk c 1 2 0 0 Powell p 1 0 0 0 Kreitzer cf 1 2 0 0 Semanek ss 2 1 2 2 Kwiatkwsk eh 3 1 1 4 Lupole rf 2 0 0 0 Gregory 2b 2 1 0 1 Mahalick 3b 3 0 0 1 Totals 3211 9 8 Totals 30 810 8 Nanticoke............................... 170 030 0 — 11 Swoyersville .......................... 001 014 2 — 8 2B – Kwiatkowski, Gavenonis IP H R ER BB SO Nanticoke Windt (W).................. 6+ 5 4 4 5 1 Myers......................... 2 5 4 3 3 1 Swoyersville Zavada (L) ................ 2 4 8 7 3 0 Powell ........................ 2.2 3 3 2 4 4 Dolan.......................... 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
ger day ever with short immigration lines and plenty of help for Olympic travelers. Coe also played down complaints about a miles-long traffic jam caused by the opening of the Olympic lane on the M4 highway from the airport into the city. “I understand there was an accident at Reading, which slowed some stuff down, but the vast majority of people got through and it seems to be working quite well,” he said. The Olympic “Games Lanes” remain a contentious issue. Hundreds of London cab drivers AP PHOTO blockaded the square outside Parliament on Tuesday, blaring horns Members of National Youth Theatre perform during the Olympic Team Welcome Ceremony at the Olympic Village Tuesday in London. and snarling traffic to protest their exclusion from the lanes. The cabwere met by our village mayor Ninety-eight percent of these bies claim it will be all but impossible to ferry passengers around and chief executive, they were journeys went without a hitch.” busily tweeting, saying how much At Heathrow itself, the airport once most of the special lanes take they were enjoying village life. sailed through its heaviest passen- effect July 25.