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TODAY’S FORECAST

Mostly cloudy and milder today. Winds west‑southwest 4‑8 mph. Periods of rain tonight.

44 35 WILKES-BARRE EXTENDED FORECAST

Average normal highs/lows for the week: 37/21: Areas of fog tomorrow with periods of rain. Winds northeast 4‑8 mph. Mostly cloudy and colder Monday with a snow shower. Winds northwest 12‑25 mph. Milder Tuesday.

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INsIDE toDay’s VoIcE W-B, former police chief sued A Wilkes-Barre couple has sued the city and former police chief Robert Hughes, claiming police violated their civil rights during a warrantless search of their home. page 10

WVIA sale WVIA expects $26 million from sale of broadcast spectrum. page 8

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Anti-U.S. rhetoric Protesters in Iran denounce America, Trump in observing anniversary of revolution. page a1

W-B Triathlon hiatus The Wilkes-Barre Triathlon is taking a year off. page 31

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Standing order allows greater access to overdose reversal drug

By Denise Allabaugh Staff Writer WILKES-BARRE — Anyone can acquire naloxone without a prescription thanks to a standing order signed by Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine.

Naloxone reverses the effects of a prescription opioid or heroin overdose.

Levine came to Walgreens in Wilkes-Barre on Friday to demonstrate how someone can acquire the “rescue medicine” as nasal spray at the pharmacy. It is covered by Medicaid and most private insurances, she said. It also is available as an auto-injector.

Naloxone works by blocking the receptors in the brain of someone who has overdosed, Levine said.

She signed two standing orders in 2015.

The first one allows first responders such as police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone.

“Since we signed that standing order, police have saved approximately 2,300 lives in Pennsylvania,” she said.

The second standing order covers the public.

“That means anyone can come to a pharmacy, such as Walgreens pharmacy, and obtain naloxone based upon my prescription,” Levine said.

“They don’t need to contact their doctor to do that. They just go up to the pharmacy window and ask for naloxone and they can obtain it.”

Gov. Tom Wolf proposed in his 2017-18 budget that $10 million be allocated to provide naloxone to all first responders and law enforcement across the state. The money would be available through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

“We really are advocating that we want all municipal police departments to carry naloxone,” Levine said.

Levine said the prescription opioid crisis is the biggest public health crisis in Pennsylvania and it has reached “epidemic proportions.”

About 80 percent of people who use heroin started with

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pennsylvania physician general dr. rachel levine, center, reaches for an identification card for walgreen’s pharmacist larry learn, during a demonstration on how to obtain naloxone at walgreens pharmacy in wilkesBarre on Friday.

What Is NaloXoNE?

naloxone is a ‘rescue medicine’ that reverses the effect of a prescription opioid or heroin overdose. It comes in a nasal spray and an auto-injector and works by blocking the receptors in the brain of someone who has overdosed.

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pennsylvania physician general dr. rachel levine holds a two pack sample of narcan nasal spray following a demonstration on how to obtain naloxone. prescription pain pills, she said.

In 2015, there were about 3,500 deaths due to overdoses in Pennsylvania, including 96 in Luzerne County. She expects the numbers to be higher in 2016.

“It’s really important that we get past the stigma associated with substance use,” she said. “Addiction is not a moral failing. Addiction is a disease.

This is a medical condition.

And, everyone deserves a chance at life and recovery and what naloxone does is it

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“Every one of us, I would suspect, knows someone either from our family, friends or relatives who have been unfortunately afflicted with this issue,” state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-WilkesBarre, said at the press conference. “People get addicted, not knowingly, not in a position of wanting to, but simply dealing with pain of an injury or an operation.”

Walgreens rolled out a national plan to combat drug abuse and has made naloxone available without a prescription in all of its 120 Pennsylvania pharmacies thanks to the standing order, said Jim Reed, district manager.

“By making naloxone available without a prescription, we’re making it easier for Pennsylvania families and caregivers to have the medication on hand to help their loved ones in the event of an emergency,” Reed said.

After naloxone is administered to people and they are revived, Levine said someone should call 911 and they should be taken to an emergency room.

Anyone who knows someone suffering from addiction can call 1-800-662-HELP or go to www.pa.gov/opioids for treatment options.

gives them that chance.”

Levine was joined by state Secretary of Aging Teresa Osborne, who said the opioid crisis also impacts senior citizens.

Osborne shared a story about a 63-year-old nurse aide who lifted patients and suffered from a back injury. Her doctor prescribed her Oxycontin to relieve her pain and she got to the point where she took 15 pills a day. She overdosed twice and was brought back to life both times by nal- dallabaugh@citizensvoice.com 570-821-2115 oxone.

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Police: Hole in county jail visiting booth allowed visitors to pass drugs to inmates

By Bill Wellock Staff Writer

Hadvance Madera

Miller

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AUTHORITIES CHARGE nInE

Police charged nine people this week with various crimes, including possession of contraband, criminal conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance and other charges for allegedly using a hole in a Luzerne County Correctional Facility visitor’s room to pass drugs to inmates.

The nine people police charged after their investigation are: n Joshua Shane Miller, 28, Wilkes-Barre n Nicolette Hadvance, 24, Plymouth n Mark Madera, 30, Hanover Township n Frances Padilla, 26, Nanticoke n David A. Popish, 38, Pittston n Michelle Popish, 36, Pittston n Derek L. Spaide, 25, Kingston n Robert D. Deleo, 23, Scranton n Melissa A. Rooney, 24, Nanticoke The Luzerne County Correctional Facility only provided photos for the defendants who are still incarcerated in the jail.

after signing the prisoner visitor log around 3:15 p.m., she went to visitor booth six.

Miller asked her, “How many?”

Just one, Hadvance said.

Then, police said, she pushed a straw through the barrier that contained tobacco and an orange substance later identified as containing buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid addiction.

Twenty minutes after Hadvance arrived, police saw Padilla enter the facility, sign the visitors log, and head to booth six to see Madera.

Three more visitors — Melissa Rooney, Robert Deleo and Maurice Chapman — soon arrived to see inmate Derek Spaide. All six bwellock@citizensvoice.com interacted during the visit, 570-821-2051, @CVBillW

Pittston man sent to federal prison for distributing bath salts

SCRANTON — A Pittston man has been sentenced to serve 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute bath salts, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

David Folweiler, 29, was sentenced on Friday in federal Middle District Court in Scranton, the Justice Department said in a news release.

Folweiler previously pleaded guilty to his role in

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the drug trafficking conspiracy from 2011 to 2014 in Luzerne County, the Justice Department said.

The investigation that led to the arrest of Folweiler a n d o t h er s reve a l e d a nationwide operation to

distribute bath salts based in Texas, according to the Justice Department.

The two Texas-based suppliers also pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to prison.

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— Staff report

Feld Entertainment has recalled a toy wand sold at Disney on Ice and Disney Live shows, including a show in October at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in WilkesBarre Township, due to an injury hazard.

The top component of the light-spinner toy wands can detach and expose an eight-inch metal rod, posing an injury hazard to young children, according CourteSy of the u.S. ConSumer to a press release from ProduCt Safety CommiSSion the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

According to the commission, about 30,100 light-spinner wands were sold with the numbers 954544 and 954603 imprinted on the bottom The wands have either Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse at the top and measure about 18 inches tall. The Mickey Mouse wands are yellow, red and black. The Minnie Mouse wands are pink, white and blue.

They were sold for about $22 at Disney on Ice and Disney Live shows from October 2016 through November 2016, including the Disney Live show Oct. 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Consumers should stop using the recalled wands immediately and contact Feld Entertainment to receive a refund.

Consumers can call Feld Entertainment at 1-800-7551530 or 1-703-448-3683 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, email Recall@feldentertainment.com or go to www.feldentertainment.com and click recall for more information.

— Denise Allabaugh

Luzerne woman faces child endangerment charges

LUZERNE — A woman faces child endangerment charges after police said she failed to appear for treatment appointments for a young boy who had been sexually touching a young girl in her care.

Police said the 11-year-old boy was in a treatment program for repeatedly touching the 6-year-old girl inappropriately.

Dawn Roper sought outpatient care for the boy after he was released from the program due to his age in August of last year, but police said Roper never brought the boy to interviews or appointments.

Around the beginning of the year, the girl told a behavioral health worker that the boy “did it again” while pointing at her genital area. The girl’s teacher also told authorities the girl had stated she was “not allowed” to talk about the boy “because children and youth will take me away,” according to an affidavit.

Roper was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of children. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Feb. 23 at 10:30 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge David Barilla.

— Sarah Scinto

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CorreCtions & ClarifiCations

Joe Cosgrove, currently a Commonwealth Court judge, was appointed to fill a vacant seat as a Luzerne County judge in 2009 and did not run as a candidate in 2011 to win a fullterm on the county court as reported in Friday’s edition.

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coke, to talk about her upcoming visit to see him at the jail.

On one call, Madera also spoke to two men. Authorities think some of that conversation was about drugs.

One man told Madera he was going to ‘give him something nice,’ and Madera responded that he needed it that day.

Inmate Joshua Miller also made phone calls that day.

On one phone call, he and inmate Derek Spaide spoke to a woman. Miller told her to “pack the straws and to be ready if Nikki does not get in.” Then he called Nicolette Hadvance, 24, of Plymouth, and told her he was worried officials wouldn’t let her in the prison.

Hadvance did get in, and

Toy wands sold at Disney on Ice shows recalled

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WILKES-BARRE — A hole in a visitors booth at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was a gateway for heroin, marijuana and other drugs to enter the prison, state police said Friday.

On floor 3A of the county facility, the hole in visitor booth six was an open secret among inmates, one inmate told his visitor.

In the space where inmates and the public meet on opposite sides of glass and speak through telephones, the hole was small enough to go unnoticed and large enough to fit a straw through. Those plastic straws were the makeshift packaging that visitors used to deliver contraband, according to a criminal complaint.

Police think the hole was caused when caulking wore away or when someone intentionally removed it to install new phone lines.

“How long the hole was there or being used? That we don’t know exactly,” said Luzerne County Correctional Services Division Head Mark Rockovich, who was not division head when police conducted their investigation.

According to a criminal complaint: On April 18, 2016, state police, a county District Attorney’s Office employee and prison officials met to discuss the problem. A source inside the prison told officials about the hole, and staff members confirmed the information. They set up a surveillance detail to investigate.

The next day, inmate Mark Madera placed two calls to Frances Padilla, 26, of Nanti-

police said. Spaide told Deleo to bring a screwdriver the next time he visited, so they could open another hole after the one they were using was sealed.

When the visit ended, police moved in. They found a straw and capsule on Madera and 14 straws on Spaide, holding drugs.

Police also charged another couple that picked a bad day to allegedly move contraband. Michelle Popish brought David Popish three straws, each containing tobacco and a pill she told authorities was Xanax.

Prison officials plugged the hole in the visitor booth after the surveillance detail.

Rockovich would not detail any new security measures LCCF officials put in place to prevent similar incidents, but said officials are being vigilant to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Prison staff find contraband frequently, Rockovich said. It’s not just drugs. Anything an inmate isn’t allowed to have fits the category.

Some incidents are considered inmate misconduct and others are turned over to prosecutors.

“A regular pen, a Bic pen, that is contraband. Anything altered or modified is contraband,” he said.

State police and the county detective’s office said the charged people passed contraband on April 19, 2016, but their preliminary arraignments were this month.

Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said that is simply how long it takes to do an investigation like the one police conducted.

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Retail legend Al Boscov dies at 87

Businessman recently wrote letter to workers about his pancreatic cancer diagnosis

By Denise Allabaugh Staff Writer

READING — Al Boscov, the effervescent department store chain owner whose namesake store has anchored the downtown Wilkes-Barre shopping scene for decades, died Friday in Reading after a battle with cancer.

He was 87.

Boscov’s family confirmed the legendary businessman’s passing in a press release issued Friday night.

“Albert Boscov was truly one of the giants in the retail industry,” said Jim Boscov, Boscov’s CEO cover and vice chairstory man of Boscov’s Department Store, LLC. “He was a man of vision and passion and he had a profound influence on the retail business community and the community at large. We are committed to continue on the strong foundation he has created and to car on in the spirit and philosophy he’s instilled.”

Al Boscov recently wrote a letter and shared his diagnosis with buyers and managers of Boscov’s stores who relayed its contents to employees.

In the letter, he concentrated on thanking employees for “outstanding results for 2016,” encouraged them “to find the best possible bargains” for an upcoming promotion and lamented that he would not be present for it, Jim Boscov said.

He mentioned the cancer diagnosis only toward the end of the letter in an almost “by-the-way” fashion, Jim Boscov said.

Reading-based Boscov’s has 50 stores, half in Pennsylvania and the rest in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Ohio, according to its website.

Boscov purchased Fowler,

Al Boscov smiles during a reopening ceremony at Boscov’s Department Store in downtown Wilkes-Barre last June.

Dick and Walker, the Boston store on South Main Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre in 1980.

At that time, it was one of the last department stores remaining in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

The Isaac Long store had just closed and Lazarus Department Store was preparing to shut down. Pomeroy’s hung on until 1986.

Boscov’s currently stands as the last surviving department store downtown amid a difficult and competitive industry that now includes online shopping. The Boston Store par t of the sign remains today.

Many can still remember the store’s once popular slog a n , “ D i d yo u B o s c ov today?”

Larry Newman, executive director of the Diamond City Partnership who has known Boscov for a long time, said “his enthusiasm was always what he has used to take on

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any obstacle.”

“He met every obstacle and every challenge with humor,” Newman said.

“Whether it was taking a dying downtown department store and turning it into a center of our downtown or whether it was seeing the potential in a vacant movie theater on Public Square and getting the community to rally behind the effort to turn that into the F.M. Kirby Center.”

Boscov led the effort to restore the former Paramount Theater on Public Square in 1985. The theater had closed in 1977.

At that time, Boscov wanted to say thank you to the people of Wilkes-Barre and he thought saving the theater was the right way.

Boscov and August L. Simms, with assistance of Fred M. Kirby II and the Kirby Foundation, assembled a team including local business and civic leaders to put

together a drive to raise the necessary $3.3 million for the acquisition and restoration of the theater.

It was renamed the F.M. Kirby Center in honor of Fred M. Kirby I, the cofounder of the Woolworth’s, a store formerly located on South Main Street that is now home to Barnes & Noble joint college bookstore and the Innovation Center.

April 4, 1985 was named “Al Boscov Day” in WilkesBarre and he was honored for his numerous contributions in the revitalization of the downtown.

“Mr. Boscov is in so many ways our founder, our savior,” said Will Beekman, executive director of the F.M. Kirby Center. “He will be the first to deflect the credit and call it a community effort, which is very true, but he was the leader of that effort, and that effort, some 30 years ago, saved our building and turned a vacant,

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rundown movie theater into a beautiful, vibrant performing arts center.”

Since opening its doors in 1986, the F.M. Kirby Center on Public Square continues to draw people downtown with about 150 annual events.

“We’re definitely busier than ever,” Beekman said.

“During 2016, we sold more than 63,000 tickets to our public events, which was about 7,500 more than we sold in 2015.”

In June last year, Boscov attended the grand reopening of his Wilkes-Barre store after a more than $1 million renovation project was completed.

New carpeting, floors, fixtures, lighting, paint and expanded selections can now be seen throughout each of the five floors of Boscov’s after the restoration project, the largest since he purchased and improved the building in 1980.

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During the grand reopeni n g c e re m o ny, B o s c ov recalled buying the aging property after hearing it was available for a “bargain price” and being able to turn it around into a venture that still fares better than its mall competitors.

At the ceremony, Boscov received an award from the board of the F.M. Kirby Center for his continued support.

Community leaders praised Boscov and his company for their investment and commitment to the city’s downtown.

The renovation came eight years after Boscov came out of retirement in 2008 to rescue the retailer from bankruptcy.

“He has been someone who has always demonstrated how you deal with a challeng e,” Newman said. dallabaugh@citizensvoice.com, 570-821-2115

HONORING AL BOSCOV

The Citizens’ Voice marked ‘Al Boscov Day’ in Wilkes-Barre with this story in the April 4, 1985, edition of the newspaper.

Al Boscov’s ‘incredible dream’ of a revitalized Wilkes-Barre comes true!

Just who is this Al Boscov?

Albert R. Boscov, president of Boscov’s Department Stores, is a unique blend of successful merchant, razzle-dazzle showman, benefactor of dozens of community organizations and friend of both youth and senior citizens.

A graduate of Reading High School and Drexel Institute of Technology, Boscov also holds an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Albright College.

He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and after his discharge joined his father, the late Solomon Boscov, in the operation of their small neighborhood department store at Ninth and Pike Streets in Reading.

He soon demonstrated his flair for merchandising by adding in 1962 a second store in surburban Reading known as Boscov’s West. Since then, Boscov’s North, East, Lebanon, Pottsville, Sunbury, Hazleton, WilkesBarre, Binghampton, N.Y., and Dover have been added to the rapidly growing chain. Five of these are anchor stores for shopping malls, while the stores in WilkesBarre and Binghampton are their only downtown locations.

In addition to featuring aggressive merchandising programs, the stores also provide showcases for promoting Boscov’s many civic interests, sponsoring programs and exhibits ranging from Boy Scout and Camp

Fire Days to Black Heritage Festivals and Puerto Rican Festivals.

One such project, the annual Federation Day, operated in conjunction with the Berks County Federation of Junior Women’s Clubs, has raised nearly half a million dollars in its 15-year history, to provide a day care center for handicapped children, a shelter for abused wives and children and an activities center for abandoned children at Ruff Edge Farms, along with other Berks County charitable projects.

For these efforts, he has been presented with numerous awards, including B’nai B’rith’s Americanism Award, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Bronze Hope Chest, the Outstanding Citizenship Award from the Reading-Berks Chamber of Commerce, the Outstanding Community Concern Award from the Pa. ARC, the Man of the Year Award from the Sales and Marketing Executives Club, and the nationally prestigious Business in the Arts Award cosponsored by Esquire Magazine and the Business Committee for the Arts.

He is a member of the board of directors of American Bank and Trust Company, the Hawk Mountain Council of Boy Scouts of America and of the Police Athletic League.

He is married and the father of three daughters.

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Al Boscov ... community honors him today

College of Knowledge, its Grooming and Behavior Clinics, plus cooking classes. Many popular entertainers, including the “Ink Spots,” have performed in the auditorium.

Boscov’s has been the hub of many community activities over the years. Among them have been the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Beautiful Baby Contests, lectures and seminars. In addition, the store has sponsored the 5-K Run, the Run for Heart and many well-known bands.

The recent appearance of Sophia Loren, sponsored by Boscov’s attracted thousands of Valley residents. Al Boscov called the actress’ visit a “dream called true.” The slender, soft-spoken beauty was touched by the reception she received in Wilkes-Barre.

By January 1982, Boscov’s opened its Community Pharmacy for the convenience of its customers. Later that year, a Liquor Gallery was introduced in the lower level of the store, and an income tax service was established at the facility. Boscov’s Department Store rapidly became an all-service shopping center.

Al Boscov’s efforts were recognized not only by area residents, but by his peers. Albert R. Boscov, president of Boscov’s Readingbased chain of 11 department stores, was honored with the 1981 “Retailer of the Year” Award. He received the George W. Crane Memorial Award from Edwin W. Davis, chairman of the board of the Pennsylvania Retailers Association, during its annual Tri-State Retail Conference.

Today, people of the Valley will be honoring the department store owner on Al Boscov Day during a noon luncheon at the SheratonCrossgates. More than 300 are expected to attend the event, based on the theme, “Wilkes-Barre thanks Al Boscov for his contribution in revitalization.”

For the highlight of the luncheon, Boscov will be presented a life-size portrait, painted by artist Nanci C. Katchmer of Hazleton, who was commissioned to do the oil painting. It will be presented in behalf of the citizens of the Greater Wilkes-Barre community.

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Al Boscov had the incredible dream of altering Wilkes-Barre’s image long before he arrived in town five years ago. And local skeptics had their doubts about Boscov and his proposed revival of the Downtown section of the City.

However, not long after Boscov purchased Fowler, Dick and Walker, the Boston Store, in 1980, the new retailer in town made major changes in his new department store and the little-known gentleman began to put the wheels of the entire city in motion.

Wilkes-Barre City hasn’t been the same since.

From the very beginning, Boscov found Wyoming Valley residents to be warm, friendly people.

And he, in turn, responded with an informal, open friendliness that appears to have no bounds.

The Wilkes-Barre store was Boscov’s first central city venture.

The Boscov chain has outlets in Reading, Pottsville, Lebanon, Sunbury, Hazleton and Delaware, all situated in shopping malls. A center city store was later established in Binghampton, N.Y. As a newcomer on South Main Street, Boscov came armed with a number of innovative concepts. He conducted promotion after promotion, acquainting the residents with his philosophy and policies. His ideas took a stronghold early on.

One of the earliest ideas conceived by Boscov to attract holiday shoppers was to make WilkesBarre a “Christmas City.” With the cooperation of City officials, downtown merchants, business and financial institutions, the downtown buildings in 1981 were outlined with millions of tiny glowing lights. Shoppers throughout the Northeast continue to visit the area during the holidays to view “The Great White Way,” which also includes lighted figures that encircle the Christmas Tree on Public Square.

The same year, a spacious auditorium on the fourth floor of Boscov’s, capable of seating 200, was made available for community functions. The Community Room served as a meeting place for various organizations and was converted into a classroom for Boscov’s

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Hilda Mora-Polanco pointed to a shotgun and told a witness, ‘That’s for anyone who testifies against my brother,’ according to police.

Convicted killer’s sister admits to witness intimidation

By Sarah Scinto Staff Writer

shot and a scream, than saw Raphael Mora-Polanco chasing Marrero before hearing another three or four shots in rapid succession, according to police.

Prosecutors alleged Raphael Mora-Polanco wanted to take out Marrero because, after getting high during a cocaine deal a few days earlier, he perceived Marrero, a fellow dealer, had been trying to rip him off.

Hilda Mora-Polanco was released from custody following her guilty plea.

She was barred from having any contact with the witnesses who testified against Raphael Mora-Polanco or any contact with Denny Mora.

Paul Wiedlich Jr., GAR High School head football coach and a Wilkes-Barre Area School District teacher, was fined $200 Wednesday for violating a protection from abuse court order, according to Luzerne County Court records.

The PFA order from April 2016 expires in June 2019 and says Wiedlich can’t abuse, stalk or threaten his estr ang ed wife, Ka ri n Wiedlich, records say.

She alleged he verbally threatened her Feb. 1 after she informed him their son was not going to wrestling practice.

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Michael Butera, Paul’s Wiedlich’s attorney, said his client “vociferously denied the allegations” made against

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“He truly believes she is making it all up in an attempt to embarrass him,” Butera said Friday.

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Butera said judges rule in favor of victims nine out of 10 times when the case boils down to “he said, she said” because they “err on the side of caution.”

Paul Wiedlich filed for divorce in February 2016, records show.

Paul and Karin Wiedlich live at separate addresses in Hanover Township.

Paul Wiedlich, 44, finished his seventh year as GAR head football coach last year. He is in his 14th year as a district employee and is a teacher at Dan F lood Elementary School, records show. His salary in 2013-14 was $56,927, according to the latest available information regarding his salary.

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PITTSTON TWP. — WVIATV expects to receive nearly $26 million from the Federal Communications Commission-driven sale of its airwaves in a move the station said will have little impact on viewers but will help secure the future of public broadcasting in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

WVIA disclosed the completed broadcast spectrum sale and announced it has entered a channel-sharing agreement with the parent company of the WNEP-TV on Friday after the FCC lifted a “quiet period” that prohibited the public broadcaster from even discussing its participation in the secretive auction process.

“It’s all a good thing,” said Thomas Curra, president and CEO of WVIA Public Media.

“Our board looked at it really closely, and we saw it as an opportunity to sustain public broadcasting, public media, in the region for a very, very long time.”

Under its agreement with WVIA, Dreamcatcher Broadcasting LLC, owner of WNEP, will broadcast both WVIA and WNEP over a shared channel spectrum.

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WVIA expects to net around $20 million from the sale after expenses, Curra said. When the money is released, probably later this year, the balance will be invested in the WVIA Endowment Fund and the station will use the annual interest to help fund itself into the future.

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WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre couple has sued the city and former city police Chief Robert Hughes, claiming police violated their civil rights during a warrantless and unjustified search of their home two years ago.

Delilah A. Graham-Smith and Rodney D. Smith, in a suit filed Thursday in federal court, allege that city police officers forced their way into the Smiths’ Mallery Place residence on Feb. 10, 2015 on the unfounded suspicion that a missing 14-year-old girl might be there.

Hughes and city police held a grudge against the Smiths because of a prior suit they filed against the police department and former police Chief Gerard Dessoye in 2014 that alleged false arrest and use of excessive force, the plaintiffs allege.

The information that led officers to suspect the missing girl might be at the Smith residence was “so unreliable and so unsubstantiated ... that no reasonable magistrate would issue a search warrant based upon that information,” the suit states.

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During the search, officers forcibly broke down a door, causing $1,000 in damage, the suit alleges.

The search violated the Smiths’ 4th Amendment and 14th Amendment rights, according to the suit.

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Philadelphia attorney Stephen O’Hanlon filed the suit on the Smiths’ behalf in U.S. Middle District Court.

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Wi l k e s - B a r r e p o l i c e reported the following incidents: n Jeremy Moyer, 32, of Stroudsburg, was charged with theft and possession of a controlled substance on Friday. A city woman reported that Moyer took her prescription medication without her permission, and officers later found Moyer in possession of the medication, police said. n Stephany Soto, 22, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged with theft on Thursday.

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Hanover Township police reported the following incident: n A gold 2000 Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from a residence on Lee Park Avenue on Wednesday. The vehicle displays Pennsylvania license plate KBA-3484.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Hanover Township police at 570-8251254.

— Compiled from staff reports

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PHILADELPHIA — Seth Williams, the city’s first black district attorney, won’t run for a third term amid an FBI investig ation into $160,000 in gifts that he failed to report, mistakes that he said Friday caused his office “much embarrassment and shame.”

The Democrat later reported taking a new roof, a $2,700 couch and luxury vacations, including the use of a defense lawyer’s home in the Florida Keys. Williams has agreed to pay $62,000 in related ethics fines.

He did not take questions at a morning appearance in which he apologized for “mistakes in my personal life and in my personal financial life that cast an unnecessary shadow over my office.”

Williams, 50, intends to stay in the $175,000-a-year job through January. He previously served as the city’s inspector general, overseeing investigations into corruption within the city government. In college, he was the student body president at Penn State University.

At least four challengers had already jumped into the Democratic primary race, including a judge and a civil rights lawyer. The party has a stranglehold on citywide offices, so the primaries typically decide elections.

Williams has said he encountered financial problems amid a divorce and pri-

vate school tuition costs for his children. He failed to disclose five sources of income and 89 gifts on 2010-2015 financial statements and omitted 10 items on an amended statement. The gifts also included sideline passes for Philadelphia Eagles games for several years, nearly $21,000 in free airfare and a $6,500 Rolex watch from a girlfriend.

At the same time, he led a high-profile prosecution of Philadelphia lawmakers who had taken cash or jewelry, valued at perhaps a few thousand dollars, from an informant.

“My poor judgment caused distractions, and made the already difficult job of my ... staff even more difficult,” Williams said.

During his seven-year tenure, his office filed the first charges against several Roman Catholic priests and earned a trial conviction against the first U.S. church official ever charged over the handling of priest sex-abuse complaints. The conviction has since been overturned,

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Expand state police probe

The disclosure of details related to a cheating scandal at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy warrants a wider investigation.

State Inspector General Bruce Beemer released a recent review that documented how cadets at the academy cheated on tests, how instructors provided answers to trainees and how the academy failed to change exams, sometimes for years.

The scandal came to light initially in December 2015 with the discovery of a “cheat sheet” and it resulted in the resignation or dismissal of more than 40 members of a class that graduated in the spring of 2016.

Beemer’s report discloses that an internal review in 2014 called for improvements at the academy, but it was unclear if any were implemented before the cheating came to light.

Regardless, the review proves that dysfunction at the academy went far beyond a single cheating incident. The report hints at a pattern of corruption and reflects negatively on the entire state police corps.

Internal state police investigations found no other evidence to dismiss other instructors, cadets or troopers. That review, therefore, leaves questions as to whether there has been a tacit acceptance of cheating, if not covert approval, within the state police. Law enforcement authorities are well-known for closing ranks during scandals and periods of adversity.

The inspector general’s revelations do immeasurable harm to the image of the state police. Worse, the report undermines the core credibility of the force, which relies on public trust to function.

State Police Commissioner Tyree Blocker’s reaction to the report indicated he believes the scandal reflects a recent phenomenon, a bad exception to the rule. But it seems clear that he does not know how far back the cheating pattern may extend.

The state police are taking steps to create unique tests for cadets, institute term limits for instructors and introduce other reforms. However, the inspector general’s report leaves many issues unresolved, especially regarding the depth of cheating and how long it existed.

Gov. Tom Wolf should call on Attorney General Josh Shapiro to appoint a special prosecutor to press the investigation further. The public deserves answers and the integrity of the state police must be assured.

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All politicians lie, but Trump takes it to new level

By Robert Prentice The Dallas Morning News TNS

Hillary Clinton lied. It’s one of the reasons she’s not president today. Of course, I lie too. And so do you. Probably yesterday, in fact. And probably again tomorrow.

Psychologists know that as humans, we often tell lies, mostly little ones. As humans, it’s what we do.

Politicians speak a lot, so they lie more than the rest of us, and they speak publicly, so they get caught more. Because politicians lie and routinely get caught doing it, Americans have become accustomed to a certain level of dishonesty in politics. This is regrettable but an unavoidable artifact of the human condition.

Here’s the problem: As fact checker Glenn Kessler noted in August, whereas Clinton lies as much as the average politician, President Donald Trump’s lying is “off the charts.”

No prominent politician in memory bests Trump for spouting spectacular, egregious, easily disproved lies. The birther claim. The vote fraud claim. The attendance at the inauguration claim. And on and on and on. Every fact checker — Kessler, Factcheck.org, Snopes.com, PolitiFact — finds a level of mendacity unequaled by any politician ever scrutinized. For instance, 70 percent of his campaign statements checked by PolitiFact were mostly false, totally false, or “pants on fire” false.

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway had to invent the term “alternative facts” to describe his blatantly false assertions.

Press secretary Sean Spicer was reduced to saying: “You have your facts. This is what the president believes,” as if objective facts and subjective beliefs were equivalent. Tom Price, the new secretary of health and human services, when asked whether it was true, as President Trump had said, that the two were working together on a replacement plan for Obamacare could only say, “It is true that he said it.”

Studies show that most of us are uncomfortable when we lie.

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response. But the more we lie, the less the brain responds, and lying doesn’t seem so bad to us anymore. There is substantial evidence that Trump has been a serial liar for decades, even under oath, so it is unrealistic to expect his truthfulness to improve unless handlers can force him to stay on script more often.

Worse yet, just as Trump’s brain is apparently used to lying, over time our brains will become accustomed to it as well. People who work on Wall Street and see insider trading or similar financial wrongdoing every day become inured to it and judge it much less harshly than the rest of us do.

Studies show that as we are exposed to lying, it becomes the norm to us as well.

Trump may have already irreparably degraded political campaign norms. His tactics reduced Republican rivals who wished to debate serious issues to discussing hand size. It is unclear whether our electoral norms will ever recover. If the American public becomes accustomed to a president who tells lies on a daily basis, if that becomes the norm, then heaven help us.

Finding out what the facts are in a contentious world is difficult enough. It takes good faith and substantial effort that every citizen of a democracy should be willing to muster. But if the free world’s leader continues to demonstrate a casual disregard for reality, fantasy rather than facts will become the norm and seeking the actual truth will seem pointless to us all.

Democrats should not take too much comfort here.

Studies show that liars disproportionately choose careers in politics, and there is no evidence that Republicans are less truthful on average than Democrats.

Trump, however, is an utter outlier. Every president has lied, even the most successful ones. Being a liar doesn’t mean you can’t be a great president. But Trump’s ability to believe things unrelated to reality just because he wants to believe them, and then to make policy based on those beliefs, sets him apart from any previous president and is a recipe for disaster.

It could be as though the Enlightenment never happened.

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Selective immigration ban is already a law

Thwart animal abuse by supporting House Bill 13

By State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro Guest Writer

Trump voters should rethink morals, values

Editor: President Donald Trump and his alt-right henchman, Steve Bannon, rolled out an ill-conceived travel ban that targeted Muslims. It stopped people with green cards, children with medical emergencies who could have died, Iraqi interpreters who served the United States, and people already cleared to enter this country. This ban was established with little thought or mercy.

Mr. Trump singled out the Muslim religion.

He said Christian people from the banned country list could enter the United States. As we know, so-called Christians have a long history of domestic terrorism and crime as well.

In addition, it is factual that Mr. Trump did not ban other predominately Muslim countries where he has financial business ties. Terrorists who were responsible for the 9/11 attacks hailed from these countries. What a hypocrite.

It has been shown that President Barack Obama had set up a two-year vetting program.

People should be worried about Mr. Trump’s erratic, senseless, and childish behavior; his ties to the extreme alternative right, and his business ties with foreign governments.

Given his activity during the first two weeks in office, it seems within the realm of possibility that he could send the United States to war over oil, risking the lives of Americans. His connection to known murderer Putin is astonishing. He seems to be unable to disassociate himself from his business, using the office of the President to make money.

Those that voted for Trump should rethink their morals, values and actions.

John Chernesky Kingston

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In Pennsylvania, the penalty for stealing 50 cents from someone’s car is tougher than for stabbing a dog.

Stealing the change out of a car is a third-degree misdemeanor and carries a jail sentence of up to a year and a $2,000 fine. Stabbing a dog is only a summary offense with a maximum penalty of a $750 fine and 90 days in jail, and even if convicted, the abuser can have the dog back.

What is wrong with this picture?

It’s appalling that the maximum punishment for abusing animals is the same as stealing those coins or a traffic ticket.

Or for beating a horse to death in broad daylight and capturing it on video.

Or for putting a firecracker under a turtle’s shell.

Or for leaving an abandoned dog to die of mange and skin infections while locked in a cage.

That is why I have reintroduced House Bill 13, which would set stricter penalties for animal abuse.

Last session I championed this legislation (formerly HB 869) to change the landscape for animal protection in Pennsylvania. The legislation unanimously passed the state Senate and made it out of the House Rules Committee twice, but failed to secure a final vote before the legislative session ended.

Anyone convicted of animal cruelty should never be given the animal back, and my legislation ensures that after months of care and love in a shelter, an abused pet is not condemned to the same fate from which he was rescued.

House Bill 13 also would punish egregious acts of animal cruelty as a misdemeanor, taking the pain and suffering of our most vulnerable animals seriously. It also would improve protection for horses and set commonsense limitations on the continuous outdoor tethering of dogs.

A Chicago police department study revealed that offenders charged with crimes against animals usually commit other violent offenses toward people. The report revealed that of those arrested for crimes against animals, 65 percent has been arrested for assaulting another person.

Of the 36 convicted murders questioned in the study, 46 percent admitted committing acts of animal torture as adolescents and of seven school shootings that took place across the country between 1997 and 2001, all involved boys had previously committed acts of animal cruelty.

Pennsylvania, Idaho and Iowa are the only states to fail to provide meaningful penalties for first-time animal-abuse offenders and safeguards for animals.

Last year in Lancaster County, a Boston terrier puppy named Libre captured national medial headlines after being found near death, skin ravaged by mange and locked in a cage. No one faced charges for Libre’s neglect, and even if they had, the result would likely have been a mere $50 fine.

Enough.

Please contact your state representative and state senator and ask them to support my legislation, HB 13.

Do it for every pet that ever loved you.

Together, we can protect them.

State Rep. Ryan BizzaRRo, D-Erie, is a third-term legislator serving the 3rd Legislative District.

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Editor: Wouldn’t it have been interesting if, at some point during the presidential campaign, if one of the candidates asked, “Oh, by the way, has anyone in Washington, D.C., ever heard of the McCarranWalter Act of 1952?”

I did not know of this act until recently, but it has been a law for almost 65 years.

Here are the historical facts that would seem to indicate that many, if not most, of the people we elect to work for us in Washington do not have the slightest idea of what laws already exist in our country.

After several terrorist incidents were carried out in the United States, Donald Trump was severely criticized for suggesting that the U.S. should limit or temporarily suspend the immigration of certain ethnic groups, nationalities and even people of certain religions (Muslims).

The criticisms condemned such a suggestion as, among other things, being un-American, dumb, stupid, reckless, dangerous and racist. Congressmen and senators swore that they would never allow such legislation, and our president called such a prohibition on immigration unconstitutional.

As Gomer Pyle would say, “Well, surprise, surprise!”

It seems that the selective immigration ban is already law and has been applied on several occasions.

Known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows for the “suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by the president, whenever the president finds that the entry of aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.

“The president may, by proclamation, and for such a period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens, immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose any restrictions on the entry of aliens he may deem to be appropriate.”

Who was president when this was passed?

Harry Truman. Who do you suppose last used this process?

Jimmy Carter, no less than 37 years ago, in 1979 to keep Iranians out of the United States.

But he actually did more. He made all Iranian students, already in the United States, check in with the government. And then he deported a bunch of them.

Seven thousand were found in violation of their visas, and a total of 15,000 Iranians were forced to leave the United States in 1979.

So, what do you say about all of the criticism that Donald Trump received from the Democratic senators, representatives and the Obama Administration?

Additionally, it is important to note that the McCarran-Walter Act also requires that an “applicant for immigration must be of good moral character and in agreement with the principles of our Constitution.”

Therefore, one could surmise that since the Quran forbids Muslims to swear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, technically, all Muslims should or could be refused immigration to our country.

Richard Krokos Wilkes-Barre

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Teen in a rut hunts for ways to spice up a boring life DEAR ABBY: My life is boring, repetitive and I am often depressed. I have trouble talking to others, which makes things harder. Every day is the same: Get up, go to a long day of school, come home, do homework, play video games, draw, go to bed.

The weekends aren’t much better. My family never does anything, we never go anywhere. I don’t have friends (the one I’d consider hanging out with is always busy), and at 15, I can’t drive anywhere, get a job or do anything on my own for another year. I have never kissed, dated or even had a crush on anyone (I’m not sure why, it’s not like I’m gay or too embarrassed), so I haven’t got much to talk about with my peers anyway.

I’m alone. I’m not popular, I’m a complete nerd and I’m afraid to tell others what I enjoy. If I tell anyone I like video games and Dungeons and Dragons, I know I’ll be mocked for the next few years of my life.

I’m pretty smart and I do well in school, but I’m not good at much else. My social skills are borderline nonexistent. My entire life is school.

I just want some attention, some friends, something to do with my life. I need help, some advice, something, ANYthing! — BORING LIFE IN WISCONSIN DEAR BORING LIFE: Having never met you, I can’t surmise why you have difficulty interacting with others.

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Poached cod with papaya gives tropical twist to weeknights

By Melissa D’Arabian Associated Press Balancing healthy eating with a crazy weeknight schedule is tricky for everyone. We all have competing priorities that chip away at our days: kids, careers, school, home, family obligations all take time and energy. And next thing we know, it’s 6 p.m. and we haven’t given any thought to dinner.

What we do next is key.

If we swing by the drivethru or order a pizza on our handy phone app every time we have a busy weeknight, our health will suffer. A better strategy: Save the pizza for true cravings, and lean on a few recipes in our hip-pocket that can get us through the mealtime crunch. And then stock up on the pantry ingredients that make those recipes a breeze to pull together on a busy night.

One of those pantry items is frozen fish fillets. Yes, I love fresh fish tossed right on the grill with a tiny bit of lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper. But I don’t always have time to head to the fish counter. So, frozen fish is my plan B. I stock up on some classics like Alaskan cod and wild salmon that you can usually cook straight from frozen — just add a few minutes to your cooking time.

Poaching is a perfect cooking method those frozen fillets because it takes merely minutes, and leaves your fish an open canvas to showcase whatever other ingredients you might have on hand. Flavor the water with some acid and

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Jaden Bryce Hodosi, son of Victoria Hodosi of Plains Township, is celebrating his seventh birthday today, Feb. 11. Jaden is the grandson of Helen Lavinia, Plains Township.

Three Wyoming Seminary seniors have been named finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship competition, said Jay Harvey, dean of the Upper School. Paige Allen of Mountain Top, Connor McGowan of Pittston and Anderson Roy Phillips of Scranton, received finalist honors.

They now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for about 7,500 Merit Scholarship Awards, worth about $33 million, that will be offered this spring. National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the academic competition, is a privately financed, not-for-profit corporation.

About 1.6 million students in more than 22,000 U.S. high schools entered

King’s Theatre to present Shakespeare’s magical tale ‘The Tempest’

the 2017 Merit Program when they were juniors by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program

entrants. Three types of Merit Scholarship awards will be offered in 2017.

Every finalist will be considered for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships that will

be awarded on a state representational basis.

From left, are Paige Allen, Mountain Top; Connor McGowan, Pittston and Anderson Roy Phillips, Scranton.

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Ethan Scott Malia, son of Heather Mooney and Eric Malia of Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his eighth birthday today, Feb. 11. He is the grandson of Martin and Rhonda Mooney Wilkes-Barre and Doris Pahler, Wilkes-Barre.

Ethan has a brother, Noah, 1, and a sister, Gabby, 15.

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Luzerne County Community College will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the college’s Scranton Center at The Marketplace at Steamtown.

Information on course offerings, programs of study, and financial aid will be available and tours of the center will be given.

A seven-week session for the spring semester will begin Monday, March 13, and end Thursday, May 4. Both day and evening classes will be offered.

For information, call the LCCC Scranton Center at 570-740-0210 or email mide@luzerne.edu.

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Students of the Wyoming Valley Montessori School recently collected pet food items, blankets and cleaning supplies to donate to the Blue Chip Animal Refuge. Students then helped organize the donations for pick up.

The project was one of the many community outreach programs students participate in during the school year.

First row, from left, are Grace Klein, Pittston; Isabella Naescu, Dallas and Henry Halvorsen, Hanover Township.

Second row: Spencer Obmann, Mountain Top; Emma Murphy,

The King’s College Theatre Department will present William Shakespeare’s supernatural tale of shipwreck and salvation “The Tempest” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22-25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 26 in the George P. Maffei II Theatre. High school matinee performances are available upon request.

King’s Theatre Department will add a twist to the classic tale. Director M. Sheileen Godwin changed the gender of the members of the Royal Court from male to female.

The George P. Maffei II Theatre is in the administration building on North River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $7 for senior citizens, and $5 for King’s alumni and non-King’s students. For information on upcoming performances or to reserve tickets, call the box office at 570-208-5825 or email boxoff@kings.edu.

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Solution is by trial and error.

Yesterday’s Cryptoquip: Two stubborn lumberjacks just couldn’t reach any agreement. I think they were at loggerheads.

Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: N equals O

daily Bridge Robert Orben, a comedy writer, penned: “Every speaker has a mouth; / An arrangement rather neat. / Sometimes it’s filled with wisdom. / Sometimes it’s filled with feet.” There are times at the bridge table when you feel as though you must get out from under your own feet. In this deal, for example, South is in four spades. West leads the heart ace and continues with the heart king. Everything looks so easy, but what must declarer do?

North made a support double over West’s twoheart intervention, which showed exactly three-card spade support, but did not define his point-count.

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By Eugenia Last trends. Indulge in social activities that put you in Celebrities born touch with forward-thinkon this day ing individuals. Get into Taylor Lautner, 25; Kelly the fast lane and do your Rowland, 36; Jennifer Anisthing. ton, 48; Sheryl Crow, 55.

TAURUS (April 20-May 2 0 ) : Lear n as yo u go.

Attend a conference or tradeshow that will help

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t be fooled by someone who tries to persuade you to do something that isn’t in your best interest. Use your intelligence t o n av i g a t e yo u r w ay through any confusion or doubt. Personal physical improvements should be a CANCER (June 21-July priority.

22): Don’t let exaggeration and excess be your downSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. fall. Share your feelings 21): Size up your current and discuss what’s going professional position or on openly. The only way to how favorable your reputafind out the truth is to ask tion is with your peers. Do the right questions and whatever it takes to collabhave an honest discussion. orate and contribute with Listen and respond calmly. those you need on your side. Mix business with LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): p l e a s u re a n d yo u w i l l Good fortune is within advance. your reach. Update your image and make personal SAGITTARIUS (Nov. and professional changes. 22-Dec. 21): You can stabiShoot for the stars and lize your life by making a don’t stop until you are sat- commitment that will proisfied with the results you tect your home and family get. Take control and make for years to come. Joining a things happen. club or an organization that promotes fun for you VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. and those you care about is 22): Emotional matters favored.

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20-Feb. 18): Share your thoughts and plans for the future with someone you want to spend more time with and you will feed off of one another’s input.

Good things will open up once you get your plans up and running.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can check out wh at eve r yo n e e l s e i s doing, but don’t waste too m u c h t i m e w h e n yo u should be taking care of your own responsibilities.

Step up your game and aim to please as well as finish first.

Birthday baby You are quick-witted, curious and controversial.

You are trendy and popular.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t sweat the little things. Get into a routine that promises to help you reach your goals.

Look for ways to implement what you are trying to achieve. High expectations will leave you feeling accomplished and satisfied.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Deception will cause an emotional ruckus.

You’ll face confusion at home and at work and will need to be careful what and whom you believe. Don’t make changes based on assumptions. Get the facts and stay on course.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Money matters will surface. Refuse to get involved in a joint venture that could leave you in debt. Look at your options but invest in something that relies on your integrity and talent.

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Happy birthday Don’t fear doing things differently. It’s your unique approach to finding solutions and coming up with ideas that will gather interest and support. Use your skills and experience to navigate your way to a better professional or financial position. Don’t be afraid to show your emotions or express what you desire. Physical fitness will lead to better health and personal satisfaction. Your numbers are 6, 13, 25, 28, 37, 40, 48.

will surface when dealing with important partnerships. Do your best to maintain equality as you move forward with any joint ventures. It’s important that whoever you are dealing with is in total agreement with you and your objectives.

contract looked easy, with South apparently having 10 winners via five spades and five clubs. But after ruffing the heart king, cashing his spade ace and playing a spade to dummy’s king, East’s diamond discard was a blow. South paused, then saw the solution. He cashed two top clubs, then finished removing West’s trumps, and declarer, on the fourth round of spades, ditched dummy’s last club. South took three more tricks with his remaining high clubs to make his contract. Finally, note that if East had bravely raised hearts, despite zero points and being vulnerable, West might have taken the push to five hearts, knowing that East was very short in spades.

Five hearts doubled goes down two, or perhaps only one if North does not lead a trump very early in the defense to cut down those spade ruffs.

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The Easter Bunny has some surprises in store when he visits Swoyersville

On St. Valentine’s Day, my husband and I will be celebrating 41 years of marriage.

My parents thought we were crazy for getting married in February, but that day was similar to the one we experienced this week. The temperature was an amazing 50 degrees with beautiful sunlight, to our amazement.

Three years later, I was in labor with our son and we were on the way to the hospital, while February brought us 11 degrees below zero.

This is the month that can make you wear a heavy winter coat or a spring jacket.

Speaking of spring ...

Swoyersville Mayor Christopher Concert announced the Easter Bunny will visit his town at the Broderick Fire Company, Slocum Street, Swoyersville, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 9.

The Easter bonnet\hat competition will be held again this year, and all ages are welcome to participate.

Prizes will be given.

New this year will be “Bumper Bunnies.” Concert said Bumper Bunnies will be just like Halloween’s trunk or treat. Each child will get eggs/treats from the Easter Bunny. Any business, organi-

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zation, or even a family who would like to join in the fun is asked to contact Concert at 570-239-4124.

Concert said doing it this way “no child gets trampled and each child and every child receives a prize.”

Arts and crafts for the children will also be on the agenda.

Concert urges the community to keep collecting those aluminum cans to offset any costs for these type of events.

Contact Concert at the above number for information.

drawing and raffles between races. This is a great way to beat the winter blues while supporting the organization.

Proceeds benefit youth scholarships, St. Joseph’s Center; Little League team sponsorship, Girl’s Softball team sponsorship, Feed a Friend, Valley Santa and many other youth group and community projects.

To purchase a horse or for information, contact Gene or Kathy at 570-283-1677, any Kiwanis member, or email the organization at swoyk1951@comcast.net.

hold its annual Mardi Gras Tickets are $6 each and Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Satur- can be purchased at the door. day, Feb. 25, in the church BYOB and munchies. hall. Music is by D.J. Jack For information, contact Bravyak.

Anna Mae at 570-287-7655 or

Lenten pierogie sale The parish family of St. John the Baptist Church, 126 Nesbitt St., Larksville, are making pierogi on Monday, Feb. 27, and each Monday of Lent through Monday, April 3. Pierogi are $8 per dozen and can be picked up Mondays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Advance orders are required. To order, call Night at the races The Swoyersville Kiwanis Mary Mack at 570-779-3626 Club is sponsoring a Night at between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. the Races on Saturday, March 4, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mardi Gras dance The Holy Name Society of School Cafeteria, Hughes Street, Swoyersville. Doors St. Elizabeth Ann Seton open at 6 p.m. Post time is 7. Church, Swoyersville, will Horses are $10, which includes free admission.

Admission without the purchase of a horse is $5.

There will be food, refreshments, instant bingo, a 50-50

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Anti-drug AlliAnce: The

Berwick Anti-Drug Alliance will conduct a presentation at the McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick, at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13. Topic is “Harm Reduction Strategies for Our Community.” Sharon Whitebread, certified recovery specialist, will provide a discussion on educational programs, testing and harm reduction strategies offered by communities which are important to individuals and families dealing with issues of addiction. The Berwick Anti-Drug Alliance is a community-based, citizen-driven group providing resources dealing with the ongoing problem of substance abuse. The program is free to the public.

Informational materials will be distributed. For information, contact Maxim Furek at 570542-7946 or McBride Memorial Library at 570-752-2241.

lenten fish fry: St. Mary’s

Lenten Fish Fry will be held at Immaculate Conception Church, St. Mary’s, 1730 Fowler Ave., Berwick, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, and April 7. Featured entrees are fried fish, baked fish, chicken tenders and breaded shrimp.

Cost is $8 per dinner. Additional sides are available for $2 each. Pie is $2 per slice and rice pudding is $1.50 per serving. Beverages will be available for purchase. Call 570-759-9227 or fax to 570759-6637.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

Carl H. Pudim February 9, 2017

Carl H. Pudim, 77, of Exeter, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Celtic Healthcare and Hospice, Geisinger South WilkesBarre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Emil and Edith Albrecht Pudim.

He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1958.

Prior to his retirement, he was employed by PG&W for more than 26 years.

He was a life member of the NRA, the United Workers Union of America Local 406 and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre.

Carl was an avid gardener who could be found in his backyard as soon as spring arrived.

Also preceding him in death was his brother, Leonard P. Pudim.

Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Frances Hoover Pudim; daughter, Sherry B. Pudim, Exeter; brother, Robert, Colorado; and his two dogs, Buster and Snowball, who will miss him dearly.

The family would like to thank the staff at Celtic Hospice for their care and compassion during Carl’s stay.

Funeral services will be held at noon Monday from Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with the Rev. Mary Laufer, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Shrine Park, Carverton section of Kingston Township.

Friends and family may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time Richard P. Barnett Jr. of service.

February 9, 2017 In lieu of flowers, memoRichard P. Barnett Jr. of Funeral arrangements are rial donations may be made Wilkes-Barre passed away pending from Bernard J. to Verve Vertu Art Center Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at his Piontek Funeral Home Inc., for Special Needs, 24 Main home.

204 Main St., Duryea.

St., Dallas, PA 18612.

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Stanley J. Hilstolsky of Dallas died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born June 9, 1946, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Stanley and Helen Siberski Hilstolsky.

Stanley was a graduate of Dallas High School and was a proud member of the U.S. Army, where he served during the Vietnam era.

As a professional, Butch was an in-ground swimming pool specialist.

Surviving are his companion of 26 years, Ruth Ann Attardo Dominick, Pittston Township; daughter, Kim and husband, Michael Kusma, Dallas; son, Brian and wife, Sherry Hilstolsky, Harding; granddaughter, Angela and Michael Kusma; sister, Sandra Diaz, Ohio; brother, Frank Hilstolsky, and two additional brothers; uncle, Edward and wife, Betty Hilstolsky; aunt, Virginia Siber-

Lisa E. Barziloski, 56, of Dallas, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at home.

Funeral arrangements are pending from Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township.

Shaun Thomas Mehal February 5, 2017 Shaun Thomas Mehal, 34, of James Street, Lancaster, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.

Funeral arrangements are pending from Yeosock Funerski; and cousin, Joseph al Home, 40 S. Main St., Plains Township.

Siberski.

She was preceded in death, ObITUARy EmAIL in addition to his parents, by The email address for The his sister, Victoria Lemke.

Citizens’ Voice obituaries Funeral services are in the care of Graziano Funeral and photos is obits@citizensHome Inc., Pittston Town- voice.com. Please include the ship. All services will be pri- word “obituary” in the subvate and held at the family’s ject line of emails. convenience. For information, or to express condolencIn Loving es to Stanley’s family, visit Memory Of www.grazianofuneralhome. com.

Daniel Lukasavage February 9, 2017 Daniel Lukasavage, 75, of Courtdale, formerly of Swoyersville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at his home.

Bor n in Kingston, son of the late Anna Yar mel L u k a s av age and J o h n Lukasavage, an immigrant of Lithuania, Dan was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1959.

Prior to retirement, Daniel was employed by Wilkes-Barre Inter national Truck Center, Duke Isaacs and Nicholas Truck Center.

Dan enjoyed hunting and spending time at his cabin.

Dan also enjoyed visiting the casino. More than anything Dan loved spending time with his grandchildren and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Catherine Urban, and his brother, John Lukasavage, along with his stepson, Ben Foulkrod.

Dan is survived by his longtime companion, Lind a Fo u l k r o d a n d h e r daughter, Shea; children, Linda Bevan and husband, Ken, Hunlock Creek; Anna Rindgen and husband, Bob Derby, Connecticut; and Daniel Lukasavage and w i f e, Re n e e, L u z e r n e ; g r a n d c h i l d r e n , J a c o b, Joshua, Amanda, Jessica and Samantha; and sister, Irene June, Bridgeport, Conn.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Lehman-Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville. A private burial will be held at the convience of the family.

Eleanor L. Mandycz February 10, 2017 Eleanor L. Selensky Mandycz, 90, of Luzerne, died Friday morning, Feb. 10, 2017, at Kingston Health Care Center.

Funeral arrangements are

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pending for a Tuesday viewing and Wednesday funeral from Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort.

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Donna Marie Kline

10/11/1954 - 2/11/2016 I Know There Will Never Ever Be Another You I cannot forget the moments that we shared And all the happiness We Knew And as I sit alone with these memories I know there will never ever be another You I know there will never be lips as a sweet as yours No there will never ever be another You I know it is hopeless to go on this way But what is there for me to do I have lost the only girl that I have ever Loved I know there will never be another, Never ever be another Never ever be another You Donna, you are my love always, now & forever. It is so hard going on without you my love. I hope to see you in Heaven one day...

From your husband of 43 years, Thomas Kline, Daughter-Brenda Kilver, Son-In-Law-Joseph Kilver, Grandson-Matthew Kilver, Granddaughter-Madison Kilver & Sister-Kimberly Hunlock.

Thank you to everyone for your contributions during this difficult time

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St. John the Baptist Church, Nesbitt Street, Larksville. Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Pringle. Friends, Saturday, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

MERCADANTE, Helen Rosalie Krugel — WilkesBarre. Funeral Mass, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Church of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre.

NEWELL, Beatrice A. — Dallas. Memorial service, Saturday, 11 a.m., Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Orcutt’s Grove Cemetery, Noxen. Friends, Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m., at the funeral home.

RYAN, Sister Margaret Ann — Caldwell, N.J. Funeral Mass, Saturday, 10:30 a.m., St. Catherine of Siena Convent Chapel, 7 Ryerson Ave. (Mount St. Dominic), Caldwell, N.J. SHIBILSKI, Rosemarie — Monday, 9:30 a.m., Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., Holy Spirit Parish, St. Mary’s Church, Mocanaqua. Visitation, Sunday, 4 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home.

SIGLIN, Edward C., Sr. — Memorial service, Sunday, 3 p.m., H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends, Sunday, 2 to 3 p.m.

SKIBICKI, Leonard J. — Hanover Township. Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., WilkesBarre. Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, St. Aloysius Church, Division and Barney streets, WilkesBarre. St. Mary’s Maternity Cemetery, West Wyoming.

WALL, Carl M. — Dallas. Saturday, 11 a.m., Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.

Memorial Shrine Park, Franklin Township.

WASKIE, Eleanore R. — Mass of Christian Burial, Saturday, 1 p.m., chapel of Little Flower Manor, 200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends, Saturday, 12:30 to 1 p.m.

WEISS, Tom — West Pittston.

Sunday, 3 p.m., MetcalfeShaver-Kopcza Funeral Home, 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

Friends, Sunday, 2 to 3 p.m.

WILLIS, Sophie — Plains Township. Memorial service, Saturday, 11 a.m., H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.

YALE, Calvin — Sunday, 2:30 p.m., E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Friends, Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.

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AUGUSTYNIAK, Mary S. Jadus — Mass of Christian Burial, Saturday, 10 a.m., Queen of the Apostles Parish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca.

BALOGA, Aloys J. — Jenkins Township. Mass of Christian Burial, Saturday, 11 a.m., St. Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin. The Parish Rosary Group will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and rosary at 10:30 a.m. Interment with military honors, Sacred Heart Slovak Cemetery, Dorchester Drive, Dallas.

Friends, Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m., at the church.

BOSTON, Florence E. — Ashley. Monday, 10 a.m., Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre. Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends, Sunday, 3 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home.

BUCZYNSKI, Joseph L. — Wilkes-Barre. Saturday, 10 a.m., John V. Morris Family Funeral Homes Inc., 625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral Mass, 10:30 a.m., St. Andre Bessette Parish, 668 N. Main St., WilkesBarre. Interment with the Rite of Committal, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, 1594 S. Main St., Hanover Township. Military honors will be accorded by the U.S. Navy and the WilkesBarre Fire Department.

COOLBAUGH, Rosemary — Franklin Township. Blessing service, Saturday, 2 p.m., Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Friends, Saturday, noon to 2 p.m., at the funeral home.

DEYO, Leatha A. — Shickshinny. Saturday, 11 a.m., Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek.

Marvin Cemetery, Union Township, Shickshinny.

DOHERTY, Chieko — Memorial service, Saturday, 10:30 a.m., St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Mountain Top. FONDO, Mary Ann — Larksville. Mass of Christian Burial, Monday, 10:30 a.m., Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 339 N. Maple Ave., Kingston. Memorial Shrine Park, Carverton. Friends, Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m., at Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown.

GALLETTI, Robert A. — Mass, Saturday, 9 a.m., St. Mary’s Church, Old Forge.

Those attending are asked to go directly to the church Saturday.

GEORGE, Walter — Avoca.

Memorial service, Saturday, 4 p.m., Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea.

Friends, Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.

MARGAVAGE, Mary A. — Pringle. Mass of Christian Burial, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.,

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Martin D. Hall February 7, 2017 Martin D. Hall, 60, of Scranton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

He was born in Avoca on Jan. 20, 1957, the son of the late Martin I. Hall and Mary Josep h i n e McDermott Hall.

Marty was a graduate of Pittston Area High School.

In 1977 Martin joined the U.S. Army National Guard and served for more than 34 years.

He was placed into active duty in 2002 and served during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Throughout his life he worked for Allied Services and was most recently employed by Mohegan Sun Pocono in security.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by

his brother, William Hall, and sisters, Ann Marie Hall and Jean Hall Stoss.

Martin is survived by his daughter, Jill Monko and her husband, Christopher, West Wyoming; and sisters, P e g g y M o r g a n , We s t Pittston; and Mary Hall, Pittston; nieces, nephews and step-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday from Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea, with the Rev. Phillip Sladicka of Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca, officiating. Friends may call for visitation from 5 p.m. until the time of service.

Interment will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Cathedral Cemetery, Oram Street, Scranton. The AMVETS Honor Guard will provide military honors.

Condolences may be made at www.kiesingerfuneralservices.com.

Shirley M. Scholl February 8, 2017 Shirley M. Scholl, 73, of the Buttonwood section of Hanover Township, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Birchwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke, where she had been a patient for the past year and a half.

Born March 17, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Esther Yefko Scholl and lived in Buttonwood her entire life. She was educated in Hanover Township schools, and graduated from Hanover Memorial High School, Class of 1960.

Shirley was employed for many years in the local garment industry with Woodbury Manufacturing Company, South Wilkes-Barre, and Lyndwood Fashion until retiring. In her spare time she enjoyed being at home, gardening, working on crafts and especially loved caring for her pets.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Rose Marie Rushton;

and a brother, Walter Scholl Jr. She will be deeply missed by her sister, Elizabeth, with whom she resided; nephews, Robert Rushton, Calabash, NC; and Jeffrey Rushton, Terryville, CT; a niece, Susan Rushton, Bristol, CT; as well as a great-nephew and two great-great-nephews.

A funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad Street, Nanticoke, with Pastor Timothy G. H a l l , o f N e b o B ap t i s t Church, Nanticoke, officiating. Interment will follow in E l a n M e m o r i a l P a rk , Bloomsburg.

Viewing and visitation will be Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.

The family extends their sincere thanks to the staff at Birchwood Nursing Center for the wonderful care they provided her. Contributions in her memory may be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705.

Katherine Sipko February 9, 2017 Katherine Sipko, 84, of Dupont, died Thursday morning, Feb. 9, 2017, at her home. She was the wife of Stanley Sipko, whom she married May 25, 1963.

She was born in Bear Creek, daughter of the late George and Esther Brown Spittel, and was a member of the Moosic Assembly of God. She is also survived by a daughter, Lisa Soudas and her husband, Mike, a son, Stanley M. Sipko, and a grandson, Michael Soudas, all of Dupont; brothers, Matt and wife, Sharon, Allentown; and Tom and wife, Mary, Delaware; and a sister, Rose Wells, Wilkes-Barre.

She was preceded in death by five brothers and sisters.

The family would like to thank the nurses from Kindred Home Health for their kind and compassionate care.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday from Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, 200 Wyoming Ave., Dupont, with the Rev. David O’Brien, pastor, officiating.

Inter ment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Dupont. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Frank Kozak III February 4, 2017

Frank Kozak III, 52, of Nanticoke, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in WilkesBarre General Hospital.

Born July 1, 1964, in Newport Township, he was the son of the late Frank Kozak Jr. and Charlotte Dremalski Kozak.

He was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and for many years worked for CertainTeed.

He is survived by his sister, Angela Richer; brother, Daniel; sons, David, Daniel and Michael; daughter, Caitlin; a n d g r a n d d a u g h t e r, Emmalee.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday from Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Mariah A. Noon Home Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., February 4, 2017 Nanticoke, with Deacon Mariah A. Noon, 36, of Funeral arrangements are Thaddeus Wadas of St. FausMain Street, Plymouth, pending from Yeosock Funer- tina’s Parish officiating. passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, al Home, 40 S. Main St., Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

2017, at home.

Plains Township.

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Angry voters flood town halls of GOP lawmakers

By Erica Werner and Mike Householder Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: “I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future.”

The comment ear ned 61-year-old retiree Paul Bonis a standing ovation from the crowd packed into a school auditorium in Amash’s Michigan district Thursday night.

And the congressman was booed for his response: That the Affordable Care Act has “hurt a lot of people,” and he supports his party’s plans to repeal and replace it, even though the GOP still hasn’t united around an alternative.

It’s a scene that’s played out around the country over the past several weeks as Republicans and President Donald Trump have assumed control of Washington and begun moving forward on their long-held promise to undo former President Barack Obama’s health care law. In an echo of the raucous complaints that confronted Democrats back in 2009 as they worked to pass “Obamacare” in the first place, Republicans who want to repeal it now are facing angry pushback of their own at constituent gatherings from Utah to Michigan to Tennessee and elsewhere, even in solidly Republican districts.

And just as the protests in 2009 focused on health care but reflected broader concerns over an increasingly divisive new president and Democrats’ monopoly control over Washington, now, too, constituent complaints at town hall meetings appear to reflect more general fears about the Trump administration and the implications of one-party GOP rule of the nation’s capital.

In a Salt Lake City suburb on Thursday night, GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz faced irate constituents chanting “Do your job!” as they pressed the House Oversight Committee chairman to investigate Trump. Chaffetz struggled to

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People gather outside Brighton High School before Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s town hall meeting Thursday in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. be heard as he faced a litany of sharp questions and screams from a crowd of people who grilled him on everything from Obamacare to Chaffetz’s desire to overturn a new national monument in southern Utah.

“Come on, we’re better than this,” Chaffetz protested over the hubbub at one point, practically pleading with the deafening crowd to let him speak.

In Tennessee, GOP Rep. Diane Black faced questions from impassioned and wellinfor med constituents defending the Affordable Care Act, including one man who told her that he and others with health conditions might die without insurance.

“And you want to take away this coverage, and have nothing to replace it with,” the man said.

And in southern Wisconsin, GOP Rep. James Sensenbrenner faced a voter who asked him: “Who’s going to be the check and balance on Donald Trump?” Like others interviewed at town halls around the country, the woman asking the question, Barbara Kresse, said she has not been politically active, another similarity to 2009 when the advent of the Obama administration seemed to cause enough anxiety to awaken groups of voters who had never previously gotten involved.

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Democrats. Calling itself “Indivisible,” a non-profit group that grew out of a howto guide written by former Democratic congressional staffers has advertised town hall gatherings nationally, suggesting at least some level of coordination, which was the case with the anti-Obamacare protests as well. Some Republicans, including White House press secretary Sean Spicer, have dismissed the protesters as orchestrated and even paid, though there’s been no evidence of that.

House GOP leaders have taken note of the protests, and took time during a regular meeting of their conference this past week to give lawmakers “best practices” advice for dealing with them, including to treat protesters with courtesy and respect, consider hiring security or a moderator for town hall gatherings, or even “kill them with kindness” by offering cookies or coffee.

Lawmakers insisted that they are not changing their public schedules out of concern over being met by protesters, but town hall meetings have grown rarer in recent years anyway, with some lawmakers citing the shooting of Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords at a constituent gathering in Tucson, Arizona in 2011 as one reason. In some districts and states, constituents have been trying to shame lawmakers into holding town halls to discuss Obamacare or other issues, showing up at district offices with signs demanding a meeting.

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Trump promises ‘brand new’ travel order

White House looks to regroup after stinging defeat

By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Seeking to regroup after a stinging legal defeat, President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering signing a “brand new order” after his refugee and immigration travel ban was halted in court.

Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, said he expected his administration to win the legal battle over his original directive. But he said the White House was also weighing other alternatives, including making unspecified changes to the order, which could address some of the legal issues that have arisen.

As Trump flew to Florida for the weekend, his advisers debated their next steps after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a restraining order on the original travel ban.

The White House directive suspended the nation’s refugee program and barred all entries from seven Muslimmajority countries.

A White House official initially suggested the administration would not ask the Supreme Court to overturn that order. But chief of staff Reince Priebus scrambled to clarify to reporters that “every single court option is on the table,” including a high court appeal or “fighting out this case on the merits” in a lower court.

Trump’s executive order was hastily unveiled at the end of his first week in office. While the White House boasted that Trump was fulfilling a campaign promise to toughen vetting procedures for people coming from countries with terror ties, the order caused chaos at airports in the U.S. and sparked protests across the country.

The president has cast the order as crucial for national security. Earlier Friday, he promised to take action “very rapidly” to protect the U.S. and its citizens in the wake of the appeals court decision, but he did not specify what steps he planned to take.

“We’ll be doing things to continue to make our country safe,” Trump pledged at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “It will happen rapidly. We will not allow people into our country who are looking to do harm to our people.”

The president’s comments were far more restrained than his angry reaction to last week’s initial court ruling

blocking the travel ban. Trump took aim at both the “so-called judge” in that case and the ruling, which he called “ridiculous.”

Trump continued to conjure images of unspecified danger Friday, saying he had “learned tremendous things that you could only learn, frankly, if you were in a certain position, namely president. And there are tremendous threats to our country.

We will not allow that to happen, I can tell you that. We will not allow that to happen.”

The 9th Circuit ruling represented a significant setback for Trump in just his third week in office. The appellate decision brushed aside arguments by the Justice Department that the president has the constitutional power to restrict entry to the United States and that the courts cannot second-guess his determination that such a step was needed to prevent terrorism.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted that Trump “ought to see the writing on the wall” and abandon the proposal. The New York Democrat called on the president to “roll up his sleeves” and come up with “a real, bipartisan plan to keep us safe.”

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California promised, “Democrats will continue to press for President Trump’s dangerous and uncon-

stitutional ban to be withdrawn.”

And Trump’s former presidential rival Hillary Clinton offered a terse response on Twitter, noting the unanimous vote: “3-0.”

Congress’ Republican leaders, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, declined to comment.

U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle issued the temporary restraining order halting the ban after Washington state and Minnesota sued, leading to the federal government’s appeal.

The Trump administration has said the seven nations — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — have raised terrorism concerns. The states have argued that the executive order unconstitutionally blocked entry based on religion and the travel ban harmed individuals, businesses and universities.

Trump and his aides frequently refer to a ruling by a federal judge in Boston who declined last week to extend a temporary injunction against Trump’s travel ban. In a separate federal ruling in Seattle, a different federal judge put the ban on hold nationwide; it is that judge’s decision that the White House has challenged.

“It’s a decision that we’ll win, in my opinion, very easily and, by the way, we won that decision in Boston,” Trump said.

After a win, travel ban opponents seek another court victory

By Jessica Gresko Associated Press

end,thepresidentsaidheexpectedhis administration to win the legal battle over his original directive. But he said the White House was also weighing other alternatives, including making changes to the order, which suspend-

ed the nation’s refugee program and barred all entries from seven Muslimmajority countries.

In Virginia, a lawyer for the state asked a judge to impose a preliminary injunction barring the government

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Rehearing at the appeals court The Trump administration could decide to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the three-judge panel’s ruling.

But the odds of success seem low, said Margo Schlanger, a law professor at the University of Michigan. She noted that the three-judge panel was unanimous and included a judge chosen by a Republican president.

Supreme Court appeal The government could file an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court and ask the justices to restore the ban. But it would take at least five justices to overturn the ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and that may be a long shot. The high court still has only eight members since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The last immigration case to reach the justices ended in a 4-4 deadlock last year.

Waiting for Gorsuch If the Supreme Court declines to intervene right away, the case would remain in the 9th Circuit.

Allowing the case to play out longer at the appeals court has one advantage: By the time a ruling on the merits comes down, the Senate may have confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. That may improve Trump’s chances on appeal.

Revising the executive order The White House could amend the executive order to expressly carve out existing green card holders and other people that already have some ties to the United States. Up to 60,000 visas were initially canceled in the wake of the ban, affecting the lives of students, professors and workers.

White House counsel Donald McGahn had issued guidance days after the executive order saying it didn’t apply to legal permanent residents of the U.S., but the appeals court said that was not enough.

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Refugee supporters look on after Abdisellam Hassen Ahmed, a Somali refugee who had been stuck in limbo after President Donald Trump temporarily banned refugee entries, arrived at Salt Lake International Airport on Friday.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has promised more legal action after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

Trump tweeted “SEE YOU IN COURT” after the decision Thursday, but what he has in mind remains to be seen. Here’s what could happen:

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WASHINGTON — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s travel ban soughtFridaytorackupanotherlegal victoryagainstthemeasure,believing they have the administration on the defensive after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the order.

As government attorneys debated their next move, they faced unsympathetic judges on both coasts.

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided Thursdaywiththestatesof Washingtonand Minnesota in refusing to reinstate the ban, opening the possibility that the case could advance to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Friday, a federal judgeinVirginiaalsoseemedinclined to rule against the administration in a different challenge.

For his part, Trump said Friday that he is considering signing a “brand new order” while the ban is held up in court.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he flew to Florida for the week-

from enforcing a portion of Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order that bars anyone from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the U.S. for 90 days.

A preliminary injunction would be long-lasting, continuing through the trial in a case. Still, because of the 9th Circuit’s decision refusing to reinstate the order, the practical effect of any decision in Virginia may be muted for now.

Judge Leonie Brinkema, who was appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1993, did not seem satisfied with answers about the executive order from an administration lawyer.

Brinkema said that the order “clearly has all kinds of weaknesses,” and she asked the government to explain the justification for the ban, saying courts have been “begging” for that explanation. The president can legally suspend the entry of non-citizens into the country when he “finds” that their entry “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.”

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Aufiero, Trojanettes stop royals

By Steve Bennett Staff Writer

WILKES-BARRE — At times, Nanticoke Area may have been a little too quick for its own good early on against Holy Redeemer.

On the other hand, Holy Redeemer wasn’t able to take advantage of the opportunities it was presented.

Once Nanticoke Area was able to settle in and find its rhythm, its up-tempo style proved to be too much for the Royals.

Kayla Aufiero played a perfect game, shooting 9 of 9 from the floor and 3 of 3 from the foul line as the Trojanettes posted a convincing 66-51 victory at Holy Redeemer.

The win improved Nanticoke Area to 13-1 in conference play and 19-1 overall.

The Royals dropped to 12-1 in the conference and 15-4 overall. The loss also snapped Redeemer’s 14-game winning streak.

“I think both teams play a similar style. We both play a lot of guards and both teams shoot the ball well,” Nanticoke Area coach Alan Yendrzeiwski said. “We did get some easy ones early to break the ice for us. They struggled and missed some shots they normally make.

The transition baskets really helped.”

That was the plan for the Trojanettes early — get out and run and force the Royals into making mistakes. In the first half, it was Nanticoke Area that was making the uncharacteristic mistakes.

But the Royals could not capitalize.

Despite leading 16-7 at the end of the first quarter, Nanticoke Area turned the ball over seven times.

In the second quarter, the Trojanettes gave it away five more times, but Redeemer converted only one basket off of a turnover. Add in the fact the Royals were 8 of 27 from the floor in the first half, including 2 of 9 from

FAST BreAK

A quick recap of Friday’s basketball action in the WVC:

BOYS ScOreS

Dallas Pittston Area

69 56

Meyers Tunkhannock

58 43

Hazleton Area Crestwood

43 41

Valley West Coughlin

78 43

GAR Nanticoke Area

64 61

Berwick Wyoming Area

65 46

Wyoming Seminary MMI Prep

56 39

Holy Redeemer Hanover Area

68 38

Northwest Lake-Lehman

58 38

GIrLS ScOreS

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Holy Redeemer’s Sam Rajza passes off in front of a pair of Nanticoke Area defenders during Friday night’s game at Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre. beyond the 3-point line, they were lucky to be only down by 10 at the half.

“I think there were a little bit of nerves, we were sloppy with the ball early,” Yendrzeiwski said. “We were able to weather them missing shots early until we were able to find our groove.”

Aufiero was in a groove right from the opening tip.

The senior guard finished with a game-high 25 points, 10 of them coming in the first quarter with another eight in the third.

After Samantha Rajza opened the second half with a pair of free throws and Maya Kornfeld added another foul shot, the Royals were as close as seven points. They got as close as eight points following an Irelyn Jannuzzi jumper from the foul line

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with 6:16 left in the third. But the Trojanettes found another gear and opened up a 13-point advantage heading into the fourth.

Holy Redeemer even tried to throw a little 1-2-2 zone defense at Nanticoke Area, but the Trojanettes had an answer whether it was finding an open spot in the zone for a shot in the lane or simply taking the ball to the basket.

“That is how we play, we have played a lot of high scoring games this year,” Yendrzeiwski said. “We are confident no matter what anybody throws at us, we talked about championship teams in these kind of games, you have to make the easy ones around the basket.

We made those and we made free throws. We weren’t

doing that in our last few games.”

Since losing to Valley West on Jan. 30, Nanticoke Area has now won four straight games to put itself back in position to win the Division 2 regular season championship.

The loss was Redeemer’s first since Dec. 19 against Dunmore.

Should both the Trojanettes and Royals win their remaining regular season games, the two would have to meet to decide the division champion.

“We said ever since we lost that one game it was time to move on,” Yendrzeiwski said. “We knew we control our own destiny. We had to win tonight. We had to come and win this one. Now we have to go to the next step.”

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As far as Aufiero’s performance, Yendrzeiwski said he has never seen a player have a perfect night shooting the ball.

“That’s uncanny,” Yendrzeiwski said. “What can you say? The kid goes perfect from the floor in a game like that. She is a great leader for us. To not miss a shot all game long is incredible.”

Nanticoke Area (66) K. Aufiero 9 3-3 25, R. Klepadlo 3 5-6 11, K. Butczynski 2 4-4 8, A. Lewis 1 6-8 8, A. Pyzia 3 0-0 6, M. Grilz 2 0-0 4, L. Radziak 1 2-2 4, A. Lukowski 0 0-0 0, Totals 21 20-23 66.

Holy Redeemer (51) S. Rajza 6 8-10 21, M. Kornfeld 4 1-2 9, S. Yencha 4 1-3 9, I. Januzzi 3 0-0 6, T. Kosierowski 1 0-4 3, C. Marcinkowski 1 0-0 2, J. Andrejko 0 1-2 1, L. Wasiakowski 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 11-21 51.

Nanticoke Area 16 14 19 17—66 Holy Redeemer 7 13 16 15—51 3-point goals: K. Aufiero (NA) 4, T. Kosierowski (HR) 1, S. Rajza (HR) 1.

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Dallas Pittston Area

43 33

Valley West Coughlin

65 19

Nanticoke Area Holy Redeemer

66 51

Berwick Wyoming Area

51 50

Northwest GAR

68 42

BOYS TOP PerFOrMerS

Jaxson Yaple, Northwest 23 points Will Johnson, GAR 23 points Jude Goddard, Berwick 23 points

Melvin Robinson, Coughlin 22 points Nate Kreitzer, Nanticoke Area 22 points Naseem Guillaume, Pittston Area 22 points Tyler Faux, Tunkhannock 21 points

GIrLS TOP PerFOrMerS

Brenna Babcok, Northwest 30 points Reese Mensinger, Berwick 26 points

Kayla Aufiero, Nanticoke Area 25 points Sam Rajza, Holy Redeemer 21 points Olivia Adolphus, GAR 20 points

Grenadiers pull ahead late for 9th straight win

By Matt Bufano staff Writer

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Nanticoke Area’s Luke Butczynski shoots a 3.

coke Area (14-6, 10-5) head coach John Beggs. “Senior night; we had older guys step up and play well, we had younger guys that had their back and played well.”

Beggs said part of his team’s strategy was stopping Johnson (the WVC’s leading scorer) and Andrew Campbell (the league’s top 3-point shooter).

But Johnson and Campbell hurt Nanticoke Area when it mattered most, leading the late comeback with back-to-back 3s to take a 56-55 lead.

As GAR extended its lead with free throws, a pair of 3s

by Kreitzer inside 0:14 gave Nanticoke Area a shot.

“He’s a competitor and he’s clutch,” Beggs said of Kreitzer, a sophomore who scored 22 points. “It’s going to be fun to see him play for two more years, because there’s not a moment that’s too big for him and he wants the ball in those situations.”

After two Johnson free throws made it 64-61, Nanticoke Area inbound-passed to Trahjan Krupinski, who put up a shot of about 35 feet, only to see it bounce off the rim and end the game for GAR’s ninth straight win.

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GAR (64) W. Johnson 6 10-13 23, K. Palmer 6 2-5 14, A. Campbell 4 4-4 13, K. White 2 1-2 7, H. Suazo 2 2-2 7, Totals 20 19-26 64.

Nanticoke (61) N. Kreitzer 6 4-6 22, C. Piestrak 5 0-0 14, L. Butczynski 5 0-0 13, J. Casey 4 0-2 8, R. Wiaterowski 1 0-0 2, T. Krupinski 1 0-0 2, M. Piontkowski 0 0-0 0, A. Divers 0 0-0 0, Z. Cardone 0 0-0 0, Totals 22 4-8 61.

GAR 10 12 18 24—64 Nanticoke 16 11 15 19—61 3-point goals: K. White (GAR) 2, H. Suazo (GAR) 1, W. Johnson (GAR) 1, A. Campbell (GAR) 1, N. Kreitzer (NA) 6, C. Piestrak (NA) 4, L. Butczynski (NA) 3.

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Nanticoke Area’s Cody Piestrak goes up for a shot past GAR’s Keyshawn Palmer during Friday’s game.

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NANTICOKE — Delivering potential knockout blows at each end of the court Friday night, no situation seemed too daunting for Nanticoke Area or GAR to not overcome.

With only 5:56 to play, Nanticoke Area put itself in the driver’s seat, breaking a tie and opening a nine-point lead with three straight 3-pointers.

Inside 1:20, the lead changed hands for the eighth time, when GAR returned the favor with 3s on consecutive possessions to take a onepoint lead.

That GAR lead ballooned to five points moments later, though Nanticoke Area kept fighting and took a potential game-tying 3 at the buzzer.

The attempt went long, however, bouncing off the back of the rim and delivering GAR a wild 64-61 win in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys basketball.

“We’ve been down before in the second half,” said guard Will Johnson, who scored a game-high 23 points for the Grenadiers (16-4, 14-1 WVC). “So we all kept our head and kept playing, kept playing, kept trying to fight back and fight back.”

Plenty of fight was required for GAR’s comeback, in which the Grenadiers used only their starting five players. Keyshawn Palmer had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Nanticoke Area had a pair of nine-point leads in the game, one at 16-7 in the first quarter; the other, 51-42.

“We’ve been in that position quite a few times this year,” said GAR head coach Jerry Altavilla. “We just keep preaching, ‘Hey, as long as we keep plugging away, good things are going to happen.

We get stops, get good looks at the basket, and we’ll be fine.’”

Nanticoke Area’s 51-42 lead was built off 3-pointers

by Luke Butczynski, Cody Piestrak and Nate Kreitzer.

Justin Casey also stepped up with eight points and eight boards.

“I’m very proud of the way our team played,” said Nanti-

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Mountaineers top Patriots; Dawgs beat Warriors

MATT SEAMON / FOR TIMES-ShAMROck

Hazleton Area’s Joey Grula (22) tries to get in front of Crestwood’s Kyle Gegaris during their game on Friday night at Hazleton Area.

Hazleton Area hits milestone

By Dave Seamon Staff Writer

let them off the hook in the second quarter, but they hit some threes and battled back and had us chasing them around.’’

Trailing in the fourth quarter for just the fifth time in 19 games forced the Cougars to go deep into their bench. They overcame a fourpoint deficit, tied the game on Jeff Planutis’ highlight reel-worthy dunk and went ahead to stay on Cusatis’ floater in the lane with just under a minute left.

Crestwood then held the ball, playing for the tie or win at the buzzer. But Josh Samec blocked Noah Jackson’s 3-point attempt and the ball bounced into Cusatis’ hands, keeping the Cougars unbeaten in WVC play and extending their winning streak to 16 games overall.

“You can’t create an oil painting every game,’’ said Joseph, paraphrasing a quote from Joe Maddon, the Chicago Cubs’ manager and Hazleton native. “Sometimes you win ugly.’’

HAZLETON — Included in the Hazleton Area boys’ basketball program’s previous 499 wins over the past 25 seasons were several thrillers over Crestwood.

No. 500 also came at the Comets’ expense in just the latest exciting chapter between the Wyoming Valley Conference’s rivals on Friday night at Hughie McGeehan Gymnasium.

Michael Cusatis put in the game-winning basket with 52 seconds left and the Hazleton Area’s defense stepped up late to preserve the Cougars’ 43-41 come-from-behind win, giving them no worse than a tie for their second straight Division 1 championship.

“We battled, but we stuck together,’’ Cusatis said. “As long as we keep our heads, we can get through a lot of stuff, even if things are looking bad for us.’’

Indeed, for huge stretches of their showdown, it looked Crestwood (41) L. Blass 5 1-2 12, K. Gegaris 4 1-2 11, K. like the Comets would Richards 3 0-1 7, K. Klusewitz 2 1-2 7, N. avenge a 32-point home loss Jackson 2 0-0 4, C. Boris 0 0-0 0, E. Knapp 0 to Hazleton Area last month 0-0 0, Totals 16 3-7 41.

Hazleton Area (43) and the Cougars would have J. Planutis 5 5-9 16, J. Samec 3 2-2 10, to keep scarlet their pre- M. Cusatis 4 0-0 8, J. Grula 2 2-2 7, D. Faison 1 0-2 2, S. Shamany 0 0-0 0, I. Perez 0 0-0 0, ordered T-shirts emblazoned A. Kellmer 0 0-0 0, N. Genasevich 0 0-0 0, with the silver numbers 5-0-0 Totals 15 9-15 43.

Crestwood 10 16 9 6—41 across their chests inside a Hazleton Area 14 10 9 10—43 3-point goals: K. Gegaris (Crest) 2, K. box for another day.

Klusewitz (Crest) 2, L. Blass (Crest) 1, K. “Hats off to them,’’ Hazle- Richards (Crest) 1, J. Samec (Haz) 2, J. ton Area head coach Mike Grula (Haz) 1, J. Planutis (Haz) 1.

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At Pittston Area, Joey Parsons and Ben Donahue each scored 19 points, as Dallas overcame the hot shooting of Naseem Guillaume and Pittston Area in a 69-56 win on Friday night in WVC boys basketball.

Guillaume made seve 3-pointers for the Patriots and led all scorers with 22 points.

Dallas (69) B. Donahue 5 7-8 19, J. Parsons 9 0-0 19, B. O’Connell 3 3-4 9, B. Strickland 3 2-2 8, A. Charlton 2 2-2 6, N. Kocher 2 0-0 4, A. Kovalick 0 2-2 2, M. Farrell 1 0-0 2, J. Serafin 0 0-0 0, M. Mathers 0 0-0 0, S. Finarelli 0 0-0 0, Z. Charlton 0 0-0 0, C. Pertl 0 0-0 0, E. Szczencinski 0 0-2 0, Totals 25 16-20 69.

Pittston Area (56) N. Guillauame 7 1-5 22, P. Mitchell 2 5-5 9, C. Klein 2 4-6 9, K. Woodruff 0 6-8 6, J. Coyne 1 2-3 5, M. Mazurkivich 1 1-2 3, T. Tigue 1 0-0 2, K. Zaffuto 0 0-0 0, M. McGlynn 0 0-0 0, R. Brody 0 0-0 0, J. Cencetti 0 0-0 0, A. Krawczyk 0 0-0 0, S. Leak 0 0-0 0, B. Higgins 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 19-29 56.

Dallas 18 16 21 14—69 Pittston Area 11 11 15 19—56 3-point goals: B. Donahue (Dal) 2, J. Parsons (Dal) 1, N. Guillauame (PA) 7, C. Klein (PA) 1, J. Coyne (PA) 1.

Holy Redeemer Hanover Area

63 38

At Hanover Area, Jason Stachokus put up 17 points and teammate Colin Cook added 13 to lead the Royals to a victory over Hanover Area.

Tyler Diggs scored eight points for Hanover Area.

Holy Redeemer (63) J. Stachokus 8 0-0 17, C. Cook 5 1-2 13, N. Prociak 4 0-0 8, J. Judge 0 4-6 4, M. Lyons 2 0-0 4, J. Layaou 1 0-0 3, J. Kosik 1 1-1 3, T. Ell 1 0-0 3, J. Adonizio 1 0-0 2, J. Turosky 1 0-1 2, L. Nealon 1 0-0 2, A. Khoudary 1 0-0 2, B. Yencha 0 0-0 0, Totals 26 6-10 63.

Hanover Area (38) T. Diggs 2 2-2 8, D. McCance 3 0-0 7, L. Rivera 2 2-2 7, M. Piscotty 1 3-3 5, E. Materna 2 0-0 4, A. Hamlet 1 1-1 3, M. Adams 1 0-0 2, D. Senk 1 0-0 2, A. Whitehead 0 0-0 0, Totals 13 8-8 34.

WVC BOYS BASKETBALL DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area Crestwood Valley West Dallas Pittston Area Coughlin DIVISION 2 GAR Meyers Nanticoke Area Wyoming Area Berwick Tunkhannock DIVISION 3 Holy Redeemer Wyoming Seminary Northwest Hanover Area MMI Prep Lake-Lehman

WVC 13-0 11-3 7-7 6-7 3-11 1-13 WVC 14-1 12-2 10-5 10-5 8-6 6-9 WVC 9-5 7-7 4-10 4-10 1-13 1-13

ALL 16-2 14-6 10-10 10-9 6-14 2-17 ALL 16-4 14-5 14-6 15-5 13-6 9-10 ALL 12-8 11-9 7-12 5-15 3-17 1-19

Holy Redeemer 18 14 11 20—63 Hanover Area 13 8 7 10—38 3-point goals: C. Cook (HR) 2, J. Stachokus (HR) 1, T. Ell (HR) 1, J. Layaou (HR) 1, T. Diggs (HA) 2, D. McCance (HA) 1, L. Rivera (HA) 1.

Berwick Wyoming Area

scored 19, Amistad Hackett had 18 and Draig Ruff added 15 as Valley West cruised to a win.

Melvin Robinson paced the Crusaders with 22 points.

Valley West (78) A. Austin 8 0-0 19, A. Hackett 8 1-2 18, D. Ruff 7 1-3 15, S. Judge 4 0-0 9, N. Frace 3 0-0 8, T. Moore 1 2-6 5, S. Saunders 1 0-0 2, M. Jordan 1 0-0 2, T. Widbee 0 0-0 0, S. Solomon 0 0-0 0, C. Adams 0 0-0 0, A. Sokoloski 0 0-0 0, D. Weaver 0 0-0 0, Totals 33 4-11 78.

Coughlin (43) M. Robinson 9 4-8 22, C. Cobbs 3 1-2 8, D. Flippen 2 2-6 6, M. DeLuca 2 0-0 5, A. Bennett 0 2-2 2, T. Egidio 0 0-0 0, J. Kinlaw 0 0-0 0, J. Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, S. Valenzuela 0 0-0 0, A. Hinkle 0 0-0 0, N. Johnson 0 0-0 0, I. Hollis 0 0-0 0, J. Perdomo 0 0-0 0, M. Davis 0 0-0 0, T. Davis 0 0-0 0, Totals 16 9-18 43.

Valley West 17 25 20 16—78 Coughlin 14 11 9 9—43 3-point goals: A. Austin (WVW) 3, N. Frace (WVW) 2, A. Hackett (WVW) 1, T. Moore (WVW) 1, S. Judge (WVW) 1, C. Cobbs (Cou) 1, M. DeLuca (Cou) 1.

65 46 Meyers 58 43 At Berwick, Jude Goddard Tunkhannock led the Bulldogs with 23 At Meyers, Juwane Buckpoints, and Alec Markle add- ner was seven of eight from ed 20 points with four 3-point- the free-throw line and ers in their win. scored 17 points, leading the Sam Greenfield led Wyo- Mohawks to the victory. ming Area with 17 points.

Matt Dessoye added 12 Wyoming Area (46) points, and Levaugn Soules S. Greenfield 6 4-5 17, K. Zielinski 4 3-4 11, A. Saitta 2 4-6 9, P. Angeli 1 3-3 5, M. chipped in 11.

Bonita 1 0-0 2, K. Musto 1 0-0 2, R. Shuleski Tyler Faux led Tunkhan0 0-0 0, A. Nardell 0 0-0 0, C. Keating 0 0-0 0, M. Wright 0 0-0 0, A. Zezza 0 0-0 0, Totals 15 nock, and all scorers, with 21 14-18 46. points.

Berwick (65) J. Goddard 10 1-1 23, A. Markle 6 4-4 20, M. Champ 2 2-2 7, D. Beckhorn 1 4-6 6, K. Marshman 2 1-2 5, J. Norce 1 0-0 2, K. Pierce 1 0-0 2, A. Markle 0 0-0 0, J. Groshek 0 0-0 0, Z. Evans 0 0-0 0, Totals 23 12-15 65.

Wyoming Area 9 13 11 13—46 Berwick 10 24 11 20—65 3-point goals: A. Saitta (WA) 1, S. Greenfield (WA) 1, A. Markle (Ber) 4, J. Goddard (Ber) 2, M. Champ (Ber) 1.

Valley West 78 Coughlin 43 At Coughlin, Aaron Austin

Tunkhannock (43) T. Faux 8 2-2 21, E. Hoefert 4 0-1 8, E. Turner 3 0-0 6, S. Harder 2 1-2 5, M. Goodwin 1 0-0 3, A. Newhart 0 0-0 0, C. Brennan 0 0-0 0, Totals 18 3-5 43.

Meyers (58) J. Buckner 4 7-8 17, M. Dessoye 3 6-8 12, L. Soules 5 1-3 11, R. Gilgallon 4 0-0 10, W. Wallace 2 0-0 4, R. Formola 1 0-0 3, J. Shaffer 0 1-3 1, Y. Covington 0 0-0 0, S. Morel 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 15-22 58.

Tunkhannock 12 11 10 10—43 Meyers 18 8 19 13—58 3-point goals: T. Faux (Tunk) 3, M. Goodwin (Tunk) 1, R. Gilgallon (Mey) 2, J. Buckner (Mey) 2, R. Formola (Mey) 1.

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At MMI Prep, Jeremy Callahan scored 20 points, Dimitri Gnall added 18, and the Blue Knights rolled.

Philip Byriel scored nine points for MMI. Wyoming Seminary (56) J. Callahan 4 10-14 20, D. Gnall 8 2-3 18, T. Phillips 2 0-1 6, N. Ganter 1 2-2 4, T. Maddock 1 0-0 3, J. Kehl 1 0-0 2, N. Munley 0 1-2 1, N. Bufalino 0 0-0 0, Totals 17 15-22 54.

MMI Prep (39) P. Byriel 3 3-3 9, M. Kassick 4 0-2 8, M. Marchetti 3 0-0 8, K. Williams 3 0-0 7, N. Young 1 1-4 3, G. Palermo 0 3-7 3, Z. Young 0 1-2 1, K. Hoover 0 0-0 0, K. Patel 0 0-0 0, L. Smith 0 0-0 0, M. Badamo 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 8-18 39.

Wyoming Seminary 14 19 11 12—56 MMI Prep 8 10 14 7—39 3-point goals: J. Callahan (Sem) 3, T. Phillips (Sem) 2, T. Maddock (Sem) 1, M. Marchetti (MMI) 2, K. Williams (MMI) 1.

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At Lake-Lehman, Jaxson Yaple hit nine shots, including three 3-pointers, on his way to 23 points in Northwest’s victory.

Mitchell Mazonkey added 16 points.

Cole Spencer led the Black Knights with 18 points, while Garrett Weston chipped in with 12.

Northwest (58) J. Yaple 9 2-4 23, M. Mazonkey 7 0-0 16, S. Saxe 2 2-2 6, B. Koser 2 0-0 5, T. Stevens 1 2-2 4, N. Levandowski 2 0-2 4, J. Tarnowski 0 0-0 0, Totals 23 6-10 58.

Lake-Lehman (39) C. Spencer 6 6-8 18, G. Weston 4 2-2 12, A. Motovidlak 2 2-3 6, M. Sikora 1 0-0 3, J. Pelton 0 0-0 0, N. Labar 0 0-0 0, C. Cercone 0 0-0 0, W. Shaw 0 0-0 0, T. Scharff 0 0-0 0, C. Da Luz 0 0-0 0, M. Dabsheh 0 0-0 0, Totals 13 10-13 39.

Northwest 9 12 18 19—58 Lake-Lehman 14 9 11 5—39 3-point goals: J. Yaple (NW) 3, M. Mazonkey (NW) 2, B. Koser (NW) 1, G. Weston (LL) 2, M. Sikora (LL) 1.

Babcock’s 30 lead Rangers over GAR At Northwest, Brenna Babcock scored a game-high 30 points and Trista Babcock added 12 to lead Northwest to a 68-42 win over GAR on Friday in WVC girls basketball.

Olivia Adolphus scored 20 points and Khira Cook had 10 for GAR. GAR (42) O. Adolphus 8 2-4 20, K. Cook 3 2-4 10, A. Germano 1 3-4 5, P. Lyons 1 2-4 4, L. Pena 1 0-0 2, S. Peralta 0 1-2 1, S. Parsons 0 0-0 0, D. Curry 0 0-0 0, E. Genao 0 0-0 0, Totals 14 10-18 42.

Northwest (68) B. Babcock 13 3-4 30, T. Babcock 6 0-0 12, R. Harrison 4 0-0 9, D. Bowman 2 2-2 6, M. Harry 2 1-3 5, M. McLendon 2 0-0 4, L. Thomas 1 0-0 2, H. Taylor 0 0-0 0, J. Jones 0 0-0 0, K. Saxton 0 0-0 0, J. Harrison 0 0-0 0, B. Harvey 0 0-0 0, L. Hufford 0 0-0 0, Totals 30 6-9 68.

GAR 7 10 9 16—42 Northwest 21 17 20 10—68 3-point goals: K. Cook (GAR) 2, O. Adolphus (GAR) 2, B. Babcock (NW) 1, R. Harrison (NW) 1.

Dallas 43 Pittston Area 33 At Dallas, Maddie Kelley led all scorers with 15 points, as the Mountaineers cruised to a victory. Sara Lojewski chipped in with nine points for the victors.

Alexa Noone led the Patriots with 11 points.

Pittston Area (33) A. Noone 4 1-2 11, L. Hodick 3 3-4 9, T. Ashby 2 1-2 5, M. Silinskie 1 0-0 2, C. Musto 1 0-0 2, N. Zambetti 1 0-0 2, A. Ruby 0 1-2 1, P. Weidlich 0 1-2 1, L. Savoy 0 0-0 0, Totals 12 7-12 33.

Dallas (43) M. Kelley 6 2-2 15, S. Lojewski 4 0-0 9, H. Johnson 1 3-3 5, K. Saba 2 0-0 4, L. Charlton 2 0-0 4, M. Bednar 1 1-2 3, O. Johnson 1 0-0 3, Totals 17 6-7 43.

Pittston Area 6 3 14 10—33 Dallas 12 10 11 10—43 3-point goals: A. Noone (PA) 2, O. Johnson (Dal) 1, M. Kelley (Dal) 1, S. Lojewski (Dal) 1.

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Valley West 65 Coughlin 19 At Valley West, Erin Gibbons scored a game-high 12 points and Toni Amato added nine to lead the Spartans.

Emily Cicon scored seven points to lead Coughlin.

Coughlin (19) E. Cicon 3 0-0 7, M. Poray 2 0-0 5, A. Butts 2 0-0 4, A. Brittingham 1 0-0 3, L. Berry 0 0-0 0, K. Meager 0 0-0 0, Totals 8 0-0 19.

Valley West (65) E. Gibbons 4 3-4 12, T. Amato 3 0-0 9, G. Smicherko 2 0-0 8, J. Shaver 2 1-3 6, K. Johnson 3 0-0 6, N. Gruver 2 2-2 6, K. Mackiewicz 2 0-0 5, S. Scarcella 1 3-4 5, A. Blaski 2 0-0 4, N. Boutanous 1 0-0 2, L. Gruver 0 2-2 2, Totals 22 11-15 65.

Coughlin 9 4 0 6—19 Valley West 26 24 9 6—65 3-point goals: E. Cicon (Cou) 1, M. Poray (Cou) 1, A. Brittingham (Cou) 1, T. Amato (WVW) 3, J. Shaver (WVW) 1, K. Mackiewicz (WVW) 1, E. Gibbons (WVW) 1, G. Smicherko (WVW) 1.

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Berwick 51 Wyoming Area 50 At Wyoming Area, Reese Mensinger scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Berwick rallied for a win over Wyoming Area.

Sarah Holweg’s 14 points led the way for Wyoming Area.

Berwick (51) R. Mensinger 9 3-3 26, T. Talanca 4 1-2 9, R. Isenberg 3 2-2 8, M. Pinterich 1 0-0 3, A. Burt 1 0-0 3, M. Davis 1 0-0 2, M. Dalo 0 0-0 0, Totals 19 6-7 51.

Wyoming Area (50) S. Holweg 5 1-2 14, K. Wolfgang 2 7-9 11, A. Kranson 2 3-4 8, C. Orzel 4 0-0 8, A. Orzel 2 1-2 5, L. Edwards 1 2-2 4, N. Silinskie 0 0-0 0, Totals 16 14-19 50.

Berwick 15 7 12 17—51 Wyoming Area 19 14 10 7—50 3-point goals: R. Mensinger (Ber) 5, M. Pinterich (Ber) 1, A. Burt (Ber) 1, S. Holweg (WA) 3, A. Kranson (WA) 1.

No Wilkes-Barre Triathlon planned for 2017

By Seth Lakso Staff Writer For longtime racers, Thursday’s news that the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon will be going on hiatus after 35 years didn’t exactly come as a shock.

Race Director Joanna Gensel confirmed Friday that the 36th Wilkes-Barre Triathlon will not be run in 2017.

“We had a board of directors meeting (this past) Saturday and decided to take a hiatus this year and try to sit back and reorganize and to think of new things,” she said.

There’s currently a message on the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon’s official website informing competitors that the organization has suspended operations this year.

As race committee members — including President Chris Mochin — have moved on or retired, the triathlon has become increasingly difficult to organize with each passing year.

“It’s been really hard to get volunteers the last couple years,” Gensel said. “The athletes have been supportive

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Competitors make their way through the course during the cycling portion of the 2014 Wilkes-Barre Triathlon. and want to help, but they also want to race, so getting people out there on race day has become a challenge.”

Once a race that drew around 600 competitors, including many professionals, last year’s total was closer to 350, which was in line with the turnout from the previous few years and not a factor in the hiatus.

“I think it’s a very good idea to do this and to rethink it right now,” Gensel said. “I know the locals will miss it. It’s bittersweet for sure.”

Tipped off before the 2016 race — which begins at Harveys Lake and concludes 26.2 miles later at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus — that it might be the last one, long

time friends and competitors Con McCole and Rich Owens made sure to make it a memorable one, sneaking a tandem bicycle into the race course.

“I knew right away when I heard there was a tandem bike out on the course who it was,” Gensel laughed. “I went down to the bike transition and sure enough there

they were. Those two are nuts.”

McCole, who is the only competitor to successfully compete in — and finish — the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon in each of its 35 runnings took the news pretty well.

“I have to say that I wasn’t surprised, because being around as long as we have you get to know people and they let things out of the bag,’ McCole said. “Last year, before the triathlon, we’d heard rumblings that this might be it and that’s why Rich and I goofed around and got the tandem bike and had fun.”

That the race committee is referring to this as a hiatus and not a conclusion, has actually given McCole and company some hope.

“I’m thrilled that it’s not finished, but you know how that goes,” he said. “It’s like closing a restaurant and then you try to reopen it a year later. I hope it can continue. It doesn’t sound good, but there’s a little bit of sunshine there.

“Things change, and maybe they’ll bring new blood on board and get it rolling. I’m hoping it doesn’t stop. I know

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I could find another triathlon, but I’m never going to find one that I have as much fun at as I do in Wilkes-Barre.

That’s what stinks for us.”

McCole added that Owens, who has competed in the race almost as long as himself, has already suggested some kind of informal get together this year.

“Rich mentioned that we should get together just to have some fun around the same date as the race would have been.” He said. “We’d keep it simple, go for a swim, bike and run and do our little thing. That might happen, we’ll see.”

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PENGUINS GAME REPORT Penguins 4, Hershey 3 (OT)

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Penguins’ Garrett Wilson, front, makes a diving shot attempt against Hershey goalie Vitek Vanecek during Friday’s game at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Pens’ special teams key in OT win

By Seth Lakso staff Writer WILKES-BARRE TWP. — On a night when each team scored three power-play goals, the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins’ penalty kill came through when it really counted.

The Penguins killed off two minutes of 4-on-3 play in over time before Teddy Blueger set up Kevin Porter for a breakaway goal to give Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears before a crowd of 5,669 at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday.

Porter paced the Penguins’ attack with his second career four-point (G-3A) game, and Tom Kostopoulos picked the perfect time for his 200th AHL goal to help the Penguins rally from a goal down in the third period.

“That’s not how we’d draw it up,” Kostopoulos said. “I think both teams would rather play five-on-five, but the opportunities were there and both teams took advantage. I thought we stuck with it. The turning point was when our guys killed the 4-on-3 in overtime. That was huge.”

The win improved the Penguins, who played after forward Josh Archibald was recalled to Pittsburgh hours before puck drop, to 8-2 (and 4-0 in overtime) against the rival Bears this season and evened their record on their current home stand at 2-2.

All in all, it was a backand-forth game that saw the Bears net the game’s first power-play goal in the first period before the Penguins countered with two of their own in the second. Hershey then scored the first two in the third, but Kostopoulos helped the Penguins convert on a 5-on-3 with four minutes left in regulation to force OT. A trip by Pat McGrath led to the lone goal of the first when Paul Carey walked out from the goal line and roofed a tight-angle shot over the shoulder of Tristan Jarry (27 saves) at 7:20.

The Penguins, who entered Friday on a 1-for-23 slide on the power play, had two-man advantages of their own in the frame, but came up empty thanks to some solid work between the pipes by Hershey goaltender Vitek Vanecek (32 saves).

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ond period, and the Penguins skated into the locker room with a 2-1 lead thanks to two power-play goals. With Hershey defenseman Darren Dietz in the box for a slash, Danny Kristo stepped into a shot from the top of the right circle to tie the game at 8:55.

The goal was the third in the last five games for Kristo, who has started to find his stride as of late.

When Chandler Stephenson earned the Bears’ third trip to the box of the period at 17:19, Wilkes-Barre converted on its second power play in a row thanks to a blast from the blue line by David Warsofsky that beat Vanecek high to his glove side.

Stephenson atoned at 6:30 of the third with the game’s fourth power-play goal to tie things at 2. Not long after that, Christian Thomas netted the Bears’ third powerplay tally to make it a 3-2 game with 10 minutes to play.

With the Penguins on a two-man advantage and time winding down, Kostopoulos fluttered a one-timer over Vanecek.

The captain admitted with a smirk after the game that

he hadn’t caught the puck cleanly.

“That was the only way I c o u l d b e a t ( Va n e c e k ) tonight,” Kostopoulos said. “I thought I had four really good shots that couldn’t beat him, and then I whiffed on that one and it just kind of found a way in.”

When the Penguins were hit for too many men on the ice in the extra frame, they turned in their biggest kill of the night, throwing their bodies all over the ice.

“We were talking on the bench, and we said if we get this kill, we’re going to have a lot of momentum and we’re going to get a goal at the end of it,” Porter said.

Sure enough, once the teams were back to even strength, Blueger corralled a puck in the neutral zone and sent Porter in all alone.

“I thought he might curl back and try to control it and let everyone make a change,” Porter said. “It was kind of clustered out there, but he picked his head up and made a great pass and, luckily, it went in.” slakso@citizensvoice.com 570-821-2083, @CVsethlakso

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Hershey 1020-3 W-B/Scranton 0211-4 First Period - 1, Hershey, Carey 15 (Boyd, Thomas), 7:20 (PP). Penalties McGrath Wbs (tripping), 6:00; Sill Her (tripping), 11:05; Dietz Her (tripping), 13:32.

Second Period - 2, W-B/Scranton, Kristo 6 (Porter, Wilson), 8:55 (PP). 3, W-B/Scranton, Warsofsky 10 (Kristo, Porter), 17:52 (PP). Penalties - Labrie Her (tripping), 2:55; Blueger Wbs (tripping), 3:24; Dea Wbs (tripping), 4:27; Dietz Her (slashing), 7:51; Kristo Wbs (hooking), 11:13; Stephenson Her (crosschecking), 17:19.

Third Period - 4, Hershey, Stephenson 9 (O’Brien, Galiev), 6:30 (PP). 5, Hershey, Thomas 17 (Djoos, C. Bourque), 9:54 (PP). 6, W-B/Scranton, Kostopoulos 18 (Warsofsky, Porter), 16:05 (PP). Penalties - Sestito Wbs (cross-checking), 4:52; Kristo Wbs (hooking), 8:37; Carey Her (slashing), 14:44; Labrie Her (roughing), 15:31.

OT - 7, W-B/Scranton, Porter 8 (Blueger), 2:55. Penalties - served by Gill Wbs (bench minor - too many men), 0:34.

Shots on Goal - Hershey 11-6-13-030. W-B/Scranton 11-12-12-1-36.

Power Play Opportunities - Hershey 3 / 7; W-B/Scranton 3 / 7.

Goalies - Hershey, Vanecek 12-8-4-2 (36 shots-32 saves). W-B/Scranton, Jarry 20-8-1-0 (30 shots-27 saves).

A - 5,669 Referees - David Banfield (77), Chris Pontes (21).

Linesmen - Tom DellaFranco (71), Jason Mandroc (17).

Three stars 1. Penguins C Kevin Porter — game-winning goal, three assists 2. Penguins LW Danny Kristo — goal, assist 3. Penguins RW Tom Kostopoulos — goal By the numbers 200 – AHL goals for Penguins captain Tom Kostopoulos, who netted his 18th of the season in the third period to help force overtime.

Penguins lineup F – Tom Sestito-Kevin PorterTom Kostopoulos Garrett Wilson-Oskar Sundqvist-Danny Kristo Dominik Simon-Teddy BluegerJean-Sebastien Dea

Ryan Haggerty-Sahir Gill-Pat McGrath D – Derrick Pouliot-Steve Oleksy Stuart Percy-David Warsofsky Cameron Gaunce-Ethan Prow G – Tristan Jarry Casey DeSmith Healthy scratches – Barry Goers, Tim Erixon (vet) Injury report Thomas Di Pauli (upper-body, out until late Feb.) and Lukas Bengtsson (illness; week-toweek) did not play.

Scouting Binghamton When: 7:05 p.m. tonight Where: Mohegan Sun Arena On the air: Nick Hart and Mike O’Brien will have the broadcast on 103.1 FM and 910, 930, 980 AM and on AHL Live at www. theAHL.com About the Penguins: This will be the sixth and final scheduled meeting between the Penguins and Senators this season.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads the season series 4-1 and has gone 2-0 against the Senators at Mohegan Sun Arena. ... Rookie Teddy Blueger has nine points (2G-7A) in his last nine games. … Penguins forward Garrett Wilson played in his 400th professional game on Friday night. ... Tom Kostopoulos (4G-1A), Wilson (2G-3A), Danny Kristo (3G-2A) and David Warsofsky (5A) each have five points against Binghamton this season.

About the Senators: Binghamton (19-24-2-1) has gone 4-6 over its last 10 games and currently sits in seventh place in the North Division (41 points). ... Jack Rodewald led the Senators with 20 points (13G-7A) entering Friday. … Binghamton’s power play has clicked at just 13.7 percent this season, but has faired better against the Penguins, netting three goals on 14 opportunities (21.4 percent).

— Seth Lakso, Staff Writer

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Penguins’ Tom Sestito (25) hits Hershey’s Hubert Labrie during Friday’s game.

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Wyoming seminary’s garrett Pall swims the 100 fly during Friday’s meet at Valley West.

Seminary sweeps Spartans Staff Report At Valley West, Ava Baur (200 free, 100 free) and Haley Thier (100 fly, 100 back) posted two wins apiece to help Wyoming Seminary win the girls meet over Valley West on Friday in WVC swimming.

The Blue Knights’ boys team also won, thanks in part to two-win performances from Stanley Zaneski (50 free, 100 free) and Marcus Rico (200 IM, 100 breast).

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Boys: Wyoming Seminary 96, Valley West

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Wyoming seminary swimmers cheer for their teammates during Friday’s meet at Valley West.

Bobby De Luna (WS). 400 free relay: 1. Wyoming Seminary (Zaneski, Bean, Wasik, Rico), 3:19.07; 2. Valley West; 3. Wyoming Seminary.

Berwick sweeps lehman At Berwick, Becca Decker (200 free, 100 free), Mia Doll (200 IM, 100 breast), Kylie Levan (50 free, 100 back) and Sydney Lloyd (100 fly, 500 free) all won two events — and teamed up for two relay victories — in the Bulldogs’ winning effort.

Berwick won the boys meet, too, as Jake Demler (200 IM, 100 back) and Chris Michael (50 free, 100 breast) earned a pair of individual and relay victories.

Girls: Berwick 97, Lake-Lehman 69 200 medley relay: 1. Berwick (Levan, Doll, Lloyd, Decker), 2:19.05; 2. Lake-Lehman; 3.

Berwick. 200 free: 1. Becca Decker (Ber), 2:27.60; 2. Courtney Turowski (Ber); 3. Emily Burgit (L-L). 200 IM: 1. Mia Doll (Ber), 2:46.26; 2.

Beth Bartuska (L-L); 3. Makayla Force (Ber). 50 free: 1. Kylie Levan (Ber), 30.25; 2. Grace Ciac-

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cia (L-L); 3. Maadeline Newman (L-L). 100 fly: 1. Sydney Lloyd (Ber), 1:11.22; 2. Jessica Ravert (L-L); 3. Makayla Force (Ber). 100 free: 1. Becca Decker (Ber), 1:07.24; 2. Grace Ciaccia (L-L); 3. Emily Burgit (L-L). 500 free: 1. Sydney Lloyd (Ber), 4:58.47; 2. Beth Bartuska (L-L); 3. Courtney Turowski (Ber). 200 free relay: 1.

Lake-Lehman (O’Brien, A. Bartuska, Ciaccia, B. Bartuska), 2:13.18; 2. Berwick; 3. LakeLehman. 100 back: 1. Kylie Levan (Ber), 1:19.03; 2. Jill O’Brien (L-L); 3. Olivia Mowery (Ber). 100 breast: 1. Mia Doll (Ber), 1:30.96; 2. Jessica Ravert (L-L); 3. Olivia Vasey (L-L). 400 free relay: 1. Berwick (Levan, Doll, Lloyd, Decker), 4:41.19; 2. Lake-Lehman; 3. Berwick.

Boys: Berwick 93, Lake-Lehman 52 200 medley relay: 1. Berwick (Demler, Michael, Weaver, Hess), 2:09.55; 2. Lake-Lehman; 3. Berwick. 200 free: 1. Tyler Manzoni (L-L), 2:28.32; 2. Colin Hill (Ber); 3. Ezio Valeria (Ber).

200 IM: 1. Jake Demler (Ber), 2:41.82; 2. Thomas Manzoni (L-L); 3. Alex Hess (Ber). 50 free: 1.

Chris Michael (Ber), 25.50; 2. Jake Selingo (L-L); 3. Gabe Makar (Ber). 100 fly: 1. Dyllan Weaver (Ber), 1:12.91; 2. Thomas Manzoni (L-L); 3. Brandon O’Kane (Ber). 100 free: 1. Jake Selingo (L-L), 1:03.51; 2. Gabe Makar (Ber); 3. Matt Gilbert (Ber). 500 free: 1. Andrew Herrick (L-L), 5:41.04; 2. Ezio Valeri (Ber). 200 free relay: 1.

Lake-Lehman (Selingo, Herrick, Th. Manzoni, Ty. Manzoni), 2:02.37; 2. Berwick. 100 back: 1.

Jake Demler (Ber), 1:15.98; 2. Dyllan Weaver (Ber); 3. Matt Gilbert (Ber). 100 breast: 1. Chris Michael (Ber), 1:13.00; 2. Tyler Manzoni (L-L); 3.

Alex Hess (Ber). 400 free relay: 1. Berwick (Weaver, Demler, Hess, Michael), 4:29.90.

was sixth in the 50 free (21.94).

The 400 medley relay team of Groshardt, Rhyce Hammaker, Chris Dionne a n d We e ke s w a s f i f t h (3:33.93).

Swimming resumes at 10 a.m. today.

Men’s sWIMMIng Misericordia’s Tom Scott finished third in the 200 IM in 1:56.92, while Ricky Averill was eighth in the event on the second day of the MAC Swimming Championships at York.

Joe Grzech, Scott, Scott Lucca and Aidan Bergan were fourth in the 400 medley in 3:31.59.

For Wilkes, Tyler Weathery by was 24th in the 200 IM (2:07.96) and freshman N i ck Wa l ke r w a s 3 1 s t (2:16.23).

Dominic Parfianowicz was 17th in the 50 free (22.28) and Jacob Parfianowicz was 25th (22.75).

Christopher Bright was 38th (23.99), while Phillip Bennett was 43rd (24.69) and Matthew Nevers was 44th (24.88).

Sean Connelly, Thurman Fogleman, Bennett and Thomas Burner were 11th in the 400 medley relay (4:11.91).

For King’s Bryce Groshardt was fifth in the 200 IM (1:58.53), while Dan Weekes

WOMen’s sWIMMIng Misericordia’s Grace Nikolski was fifth in the 200 IM (2:12.33), while Morgan Hanadel was fifth (24.99) and Sierra Schertler was ninth (25.3) in the 50 free on the second day of the MAC Swimming Championships at York.

Clare Winton was 11th in the 500 free (5:21.15) and Kaitlyn Weatherby was 16th in 200 IM (2:18.77).

For King’s, Kirsten Siwy was fourth in the 200 IM in a s ch o o l - re c o rd t i m e o f 2:11.67.

Megan Whitt, Siwy, Lauren Pham and Mikayla Miller were sixth in the 400 medley relay (4:07.87).

For Wilkes, Morgan Williams set a school record in the 500 free (5:39.68) and Shannon Hogan set a record in the 50 free (25.99).

T he team of Ho g an, Kyleigh Smeltzer, Allie Aspey and Wynter Gowarty was 10th in the 400 medley relay (4:43.58).

Swimming resumes at 10 a.m. today.

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For more information visit www.gowilkesu.com , email coach Phil Wingert at philip. wingert@wilkes.edu or coach Michael Teiman at michael.teiman@wilkes.edu.

CAMPS Softball: King’s College will

host its Champion Skills Softball Clinic Feb. 19 at Scandlon Gymnasium. The clinic is open to girls 9 to 18. A pitching clinic is set for 9:30 to 11:30 and a skills clinic is set for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $45 for each clinic or $80 for both. Team discounts available. For more information call the King’s Softball Office at 570-208-5900, ext. 5397 or email softball@ kings.edu or go to the softball team page at www.kingscollegeathletics.com.

field hockey / lacroSSe:

King’s is hosting a clinic 9 to noon Feb. 20 in Scandlon Gymnasium. Open to beginners and players up to 13.

Cost is $25 and conducted

by King’s coaches and players. As a bonus, players are invited to attend a girls

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athletic teams will host a free clinic for girls in grades K-6 on Feb. 25. The clinic is designed to promote positive influence athletic participation has on young women.

For more information, contact field hockey coach and senior woman administrator Sara Myers at sara.myers@wilkes. edu.

baSeball: Scranton/Wilkes-

Barre RailRiders hosting a free coaches clinic for all baseball and softball coaches

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Soccer: Wilkes men’s soc-

Soccer: King’s men’s soccer

ID camp 10 to 5 May 7 at McCarthy Stadium. Cost is $120. For additional information contact Coach Bassett a 570-208-5900, extension 5334, or by email at MarkBassett@kings.edu.

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200 medley relay: 1. Wyoming Seminary (Bean, Rico, Pall, Zaneski), 1:38.69; 2. Valley West; 3. Wyoming Seminary. 200 free: 1. Garrett Pall (WS), 1:57.93; 2. Zac Rosencrans (VW); 3. Charlie Chen (WS). 200 IM: 1. Marcus Rico (WS), 2:03.09; 2. Maxim Kowalski (VW); 3.

Rodrik Salas-Warner (WS). 50 free: 1. Stanley Zaneski (WS), 21.70; 2. Josh Zawatski (VW); 3.

Ivan Volynets (VW). 100 fly: 1. Logan Fluegel (VW), 55.01; 2. Garrett Pall (WS); 3. Matt Bean (WS). 100 free: 1. Stanley Zaneski (WS), 47.56; 2. Josh Zawatski (VW); 3. Connor Di Leo (WS).

500 free: 1. Maxim Kowalski (VW), 5:09.42; 2.

Rodrik Salas-Warner (WS); 3. Nathan Tindell (WS). 200 free relay: 1. Valley West (Fluegel, Volynets, Rosencrans, Zawatski), 1:31.20; 2.

Wyoming Seminary; 3. Valley West. 100 back: 1. Matt Bean (WS), 54.23; 2. Yonah Waski (WS); 3. Logan Fluegel (VW). 100 breast: 1. Marcus Rico (WS), 1:00.06; 2. Zac Rosencrans (VW); 3.

COllege WrestlIng King’s 48 Keystone 6 At King’s, the Monarchs (9-14) won five of six matches wrestled and picked up four wins by forfeit in a win over Keystone.

Dakota Quick (125), James Wright (133) and Eddie Merrill (197) won by fall, while Tony Immediato (149) and Zach Smith (174) won by decision.

no. 4 Ithaca 34 no. 24 Wilkes 12 At Ithaca, Pankil Chander (133) won by decision, Jesse Lopez (141) won by fall Nicholas Racanelli (157) won by sudden victory decision in the Colonels’ loss to No. 4 Ithaca.

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Girls: Wyoming Seminary 117, Valley West 57 200 medley relay: 1. Wyoming Seminary (Snow, Federici, Lukesh, T. Kupsky), 2:00.65; 2.

Valley West. 200 free: Ava Baur (WS), 2:03.53; 2.

Paige Williams (VW); 3. Jessica Kishbaugh (WS). 200 IM: 1. Tara Kupsky (WS), 2:11.55; 2.

April Kupsky (WS); 3. Alexis Ivanitch (VW). 50 free: 1. Kylee Kolbicka (WS), 25.78; 2. Chelsea Mackiewicz (VW); 3. Jessica Kishbaugh (WS).

Diving: 1. Sophia Ginocchetti (VW), 223.00; 2.

Aria DeSilva (VW), 149.65. 100 fly: 1. Haley Thier (WS), 1:00.31; 2. Paige Williams (VW); 3. Mei Snow (WS). 100 free: 1. Ava Baur (WS), 57.09; 2.

Chelsea Mackiewicz (VW); 3. Kaylee Sminkey (WS). 500 free: 1. April Kupsky (WS), 5:26.96; 2.

Stephanie Sepko (VW); 3. Kylee Kolbicka (WS).

200 free relay: 1. Wyoming Seminary (Thier, Kolbicka, Baur, A. Kupsky), 1:45.34; 2. Valley West; 3.

Wyoming Seminary. 100 back: 1. Haley Thier (WS), 1:05.49; 2. Nicole Lukesh (WS); 3. Mei Snow (WS). 100 breast: 1. Alexis Ivanitch (VW), 1:07.17; 2. Tara Kupsky (WS); 3. Madison Federici (WS). 400 free relay: 1. Wyoming Seminary (A. Kupsky, Baur, Thier, T. Kupsky), 3:53.23; 2. Wyoming Seminary; 3. Valley West.

PIAA WrestlIng Owen J. Roberts picked up four pins and won nine matches in all Friday morning, ushering Hazleton Area out of the PIAA Class 3A Team Championships with a 45-27 victory in the consolation round at the Giant Center.

Jimmy Hoffman had a 15-second pin of Zachary Englehardt at 138 pounds.

Shane Noonan (170) also posted a first-period pin over Jacob McLeod in 57 seconds, while Anthony Martoccio (126) beat Tyler McCutchen in 4:03.

Jacob Maurer registered a 17-4 major decision at 106, giving the Cougars senior his 99th career victory.

Charles Everdale (113) recorded a 16-1 technical fall for the Cougars.

In Class 2A, Honesdale lost 53-12 to Wyalusing in the consolation round.

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Yankees enter spring training sorting starting pitchers

By Ronald Blum Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees enter spring training in an unusual state: transition.

New York’s major offseason moves were to sign closer Aroldis Chapman as a free agent after trading him last July and to add right-handed hitters Matt Holliday and Chris Carter.

A Baby Bombers youth movement began last summer when catcher Gary Sanchez, outfielder Aaron Judge and first baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin were brought up. More young ’uns will be given chances this year: Greg Bird, sidelined with a shoulder injury for all of last season, is Mark Teixeira’s likely replacement at first base.

“We could be extremely good, or obviously with some injuries in key areas it could be a difficult situation at the same time,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “We have a lot of quality, young, hungry, talented players, and we still have some veterans mixed in here, and I think if we stay healthy and perform up to

includes CC Sabathia (9-12, 3.91 and coming off knee surgery) and Michael Pineda (6-12 and 4.82 — the 68thhighest ERA among 74 qualifying pitchers in the major leagues).

Luis Severino, Adam Warren, Bryan Mitchell, Luis Cessa and Chad Green enter spring training competing for the final two rotation slots.

“Hopefully there’s a few nice surprises for us because there’s some kids that are capable of doing that,” pitching coach Larry Rothschild said.

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Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a home run in a game against Tampa Bay in August. our capabilities, I think we can start writing a new chapter in Yankeeland.”

After failing to recover from a 9-17 start, the Yankees’ makeover began when Chapman, Andrew Miller and Carlos Beltran were dealt primarily for prospects, and when Alex Rodriguez was released. New York remained on the periphery of the playoff contention

before fading to a fourthplace finish at 84-78, four games back of the second wild card.

Boston, Toronto and Baltimore are projected by most to top the AL East again this year.

“It’s understandable that people are going to predict others to be ahead of us,” Cashman said.

That’s fine with shortstop

New look Holliday projects as the only newcomer assured a spot in the batting order. Bird gets a chance to win the first base job over Austin, but Carter could turn the position into a platoon. Carter tied for the NL lead with 41 home runs with Milwaukee last season, but wasn’t offered a contract for this year.

Didi Gregorius, who at 27 will be among the veterans.

“It’s good to play under the radar,” he said. “If we’re close, they’re going to talk more about us because they didn’t expect us to be there.”

Starting pitching could be the Yankees’ downfall. Masahiro Tanaka, 14-4 with a 3.07 Rookies to watch ERA despite a partially torn Judge is built like Giancarelbow ligament diagnosed in lo Stanton, but must put balls 2014, heads a rotation that in play more after striking

out 42 times in 84 at-bats.

Austin also struggled at the plate, hitting .241 with seven walks and 36 strikeouts in 83 at-bats.

And behind them Attention will be focused on the minor league system and the progress of outfielder Clint Frazier (with the Tiple-A RailRiders) and shortstop Gleyber Torres (Double-A Trenton). After pitching just 18 innings last season at Class A because a strained elbow flexor, righthander James Kaprielian will start in the minors but could progress quickly. New York also hopes for advancement by left-hander Justus Sheffield, who split last season between Class A and Double-A. They’re set Left fielder Brett Gardner, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Sanchez, Holliday, second baseman Starlin Castro, Gregorius, third baseman Chase Headley. Manager Joe Girardi must decide whether to keep the Gardner-Ellsbury combination atop the batting order.

Source: ‘preliminary agreement’ reached for sale of Marlins

By Steven Wine Associated Press MIAMI — The Kushner family, which already has close ties to the White House, may soon move into Major League Baseball.

Joshua Kushner, whose older brother is an adviser to President Trump, has a preliminary agreement to buy the Miami Marlins for about $1.6 billion, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Friday.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Marlins and owner Jeffrey Loria have not commented publicly on negotiations.

The preliminary agreement preceded due diligence

by Kushner, the person said, adding the final offer could be much lower than $1.6 bil-

lion. Other parties are also interested in buying the Marlins, and Loria might reopen negotiations with them.

Kushner, 31, is a New York City businessman and investor and part of the real estate family that also includes Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and an adviser to the president. Joshua is Jared’s younger brother.

Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, is not believed to part of the effort to the buy team. Neither is the Kushners’ father, Charles, who ran the family real estate firm until he went to prison for tax evasion, making illegal campaign contributions and witness intimidation.

“Under Major League Baseball rules, the Commissioner’s Office must be informed of any conversations about a potential sale,”

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Major League Baseball said in a statement Thursday.

“The Commissioner’s Office has not heard directly or indirectly of any conversation involving Charles Kushner.”

Any sale must be approved by at least three-quarters of Major League Baseball teams.

Kushner’s interest in the Marlins became public Friday as players gathered for a series of community events before spring training starts next week.

“Happy first day back,” $325 million slugger Giancarlo Stanton told a throng of media. Talk about a possible sale of the franchise was a distraction, he said.

“The cameras and questions don’t help you win,” Stanton said. “We’ve got to stay focused. You’ve got to worry about what matters.”

Closer A.J. Ramos chuckled when asked if a sale would result in tweets from the Oval Office about Marlins games.

“I’ve got some jokes, but I don’t want to comment,” he said. “But this is going to be a different organization.”

T he Marlins haven’ t reached the playoffs since 2003, the longest streak in the National League, and finished last in the NL in attendance in 11 of the past 12 years despite moving into a new ballpark in 2012. Small crowds have been blamed in part on Loria’s unpopularity stemming from the team’s perennially low payrolls and a financing agreement for the new ballpark widely viewed as unfair to taxpayers.

The 76-year-old Loria, a N e w Yo rk a r t d e a l e r, approved increasing payroll

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Miami Marlins owner and CEO Jeffrey Loria, left, has a preliminary agreement to sell the team. by one-third this season to about $100 million, which raised speculation he wanted a competitive team to make it more appealing to potential buyers.

While Loria has a reputation for frugality, he’s also known for gestures of generosity. Last year he gave Dee Gordon a 4-inch-wide jeweled

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medallion for winning the NL batting title.

“He was good to me and my family,” Gordon said. “If the sale happens, I’ll definitely be sad.”

Loria bought the Marlins for $158.5 million in 2002 from John Henry, now part of the Boston Red Sox ownership group.

Spieth makes putts, beats fog Associated Press

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Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) blocks a shot by Pacers guard Jeff Teague (44) during the first half of Friday night’s game.

Wall lifts Wizards past Pacers Associated Press

Heat 108 Nets 99 NEW YORK — James Johnson scored a seasonhigh 26 points and the Miami Heat won their 13th straight game, beating the beleaguered Brooklyn Nets.

122 Nuggets 131 Lakers 114 Knicks 123 Bucks NEW YORK — Nikola MILWAUKEE — Nick

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College Basketball Penn 70 Columbia 62 PHILADELPHIA — Sam Jones scored a season-high 17 points and AJ Brodeur added 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to lift Penn over Columbia for the Quakers’ first Ivy League win this season.

NHL Blackhawks 5 Jets 2 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Chicago linemates Patrick Kane, Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin each scored and combined for seven points to help the Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets, Duncan Keith’s late goal was the winner, and Marian Hossa also scored.

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The sun, rarely seen this week, is supposed to be make an appearance this weekend. Spieth and Day will play Pebble the final two rounds, and it typically is the easiest when the weather is benign.

What helped Spieth was going off in the third group at Spyglass and having what he considers the best greens on the rotation.

He picked up birdies on both par 3s on the back nine, had a two-putt birdie on a par 5 and made the turn in 4 under to take the lead. Then, he started to get hot with the putter. Spieth rolled in a 12-footer on No. 2, a 25-footer on No. 4 and he saved par with a 15-footer after finding a bunker on the par-3 fifth.

The most flush shot he hit all day might have been with the putter.

Spieth barely reached the front of the green on No. 6, leaving him a 60-foot putt up the hill on a soft, spongy green, Dustin Johnson was right next to him after his approach pitched 3 feet from the hole and rolled all the way back.

Johnson hit his putt so hard that he said, “I thought it was going into the crowd.”

“Second row,” Spieth said in agreement.

It was still 5 feet short.

Spieth followed with what he thinks might be the hardest he ever swung a putter, and it stopped a few inches from going in. He wasn’t so

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fortunate from the front of the eighth green, a similar putt up a ridge that he left 15 feet short. It led to his only bogey.

That birdie on the ninth was a good way to finish. Spieth had to wait to see how Day finished at Spyglass Hill.

That was the mostly likely the only chance of anyone catching him going into the weekend.

Day’s fortunes turned on the par-5 seventh, which began a streak of four straight birdies. Only the fog delay stopped him.

Seung-Yul Noh was at 7 under with five holes, including a par 5, still to play at Pebble Beach. Pat Perez, who had to withdraw last week when he felt his surgically repaired shoulder acting up, was at 6 under at Monterey Peninsula with the par-3 ninth and its devilish green still to play.

A pair of two-time Pebble winners were still in the mix.

Brandt Snedeker was at 5 under with four holes remaining at Spyglass, while Johnson shot 69 and was at 4-under 139 heading to Pebble Beach with Spieth.

Spieth will not tee off until noon, with plenty of players and footprints ahead of him.

Spieth and country singer Jake Owen were atop the leaderboard in the pro-am.

Owen holed a 40-foot putt on the third hole, raising the putter in a pose made famous

by Jack Nicklaus.

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Morris scored a seasonhigh 26 points and had 10 rebounds, one game after sitting out a win at Brooklyn with an injured right calf.

Bradley Beal added 20 points for the Wizards, who have won 18 of their past 19 home games.

Young scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a career-high 41 points by Giannis Antetokounmpo and withstood a furious late rally to defeat the Bucks.

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Jordan Spieth follows his drive from the 11th tee during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

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Jokic scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Denver WASHINGTON — In a Nuggets to a victory over the matchup between two of the New York Knicks.

NBA’s top teams since New Year’s Day, John Wall heard Spurs 103 “MVP!” chants while produc- Pistons 92 ing 26 points and 14 assists to AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — lead the Washington Wizards Kawhi Leonard scored 32 past the Indiana Pacers 112- points and the San Antonio 107 Friday night.

Spurs never trailed in an easy After Monta Ellis made it a win over the Detroit Pistons. one-point game at 103-102 on a floater in the lane with Pelicans 122 about 1½ minutes remainTimberwolves 106 ing, Wall took over. The AllMINNEAPOLIS — AnthoStar point guard accounted ny Davis had 42 points and 13 for eight of Washington’s last rebounds to win a duel with nine points on a 17-foot pullup jumper, a pass to Mar- Karl-Anthony Towns and lift kieff Morris for a 3, and then the New Orleans Pelicans over the Minnesota Timberwolves. three free throws.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth knew the pin position on the ninth hole at Spyglass Hill as much by memory as by sight, which was a good thing considering the fog creeping across the Monterey Peninsula on Friday.

The crowd behind the green couldn’t see Spieth, only a golf ball that landed behind the flag and spun back 3 feet below the cup.

Spieth tapped that in for his eighth birdie of the round and a 7-under 65 that put him atop the leaderboard in the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm. Spieth was at 10-under 133.

Derek Fathauer was 8 under for his round at Pebble Beach and tied with Spieth at 10 under. Fathauer had to return this morning to finish his round on the ninth hole.

The bigger threat might be Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 player, who was 7 under through 12 holes at Spyglass when play was stopped. Day was at 9 under.

Patrick Reed, who withdrew two weeks ago from the European Tour event in Australia next week because of a respiratory infection, was at 7 under and had one hole to play at Monterey Peninsula.

Spieth mainly was thrilled that he finished just before the horn sounded to suspend play again, this time for fog.

It’s hard to know where anyone stands until three rounds are completed, let alone when only 33 out of 154 players were done with the second round. Spieth only knew that his swing was dialed in and his putter — the most dangerous club in his bag — was coming around.

“I didn’t feel any nerves out there, even though I knew I was toward the lead, just because so much could happen with three courses,” he said. “The first two rounds, it’s been easy. Tomorrow might feel a little different. But in my opinion, I’m at 10 under now. If I can try and just make two (birdies) a side at Pebble Beach each time, and make up for the bogeys with maybe another birdie, it may be good enough.”

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THE LINE

AHL

NBA Favorite Points Underdog HORNETS 2.5 (216.5) Clippers PACERS 6 (211.5) Bucks Heat 3.5 ( NL ) 76ERS CAVALIERS 12.5 (228.5) Nuggets Warriors 6.5 (226.5) THUNDER ROCKETS 13.5 (231.5) Suns MAVERICKS 6 (204.5) Magic JAZZ 5 ( NL ) Celtics College Basketball Favorite Points Underdog WAKE FOREST 9 NC State Seton Hall 2 ST. JOHN’S Minnesota 6 RUTGERS FLORIDA 14 Texas A&M W VIRGINIA 10 Kansas St Buffalo 4 BOWLING GREEN GEORGETOWN 2 Marquette Kentucky 7 ALABAMA Syracuse 2 PITTSBURGH DUKE 11 Clemson NOTRE DAME 1 Florida St LASALLE 3.5 Richmond Kansas 4.5 TEXAS TECH WILLIAM & MARY 2 Charleston INDIANA ST 6 Drake Creighton 10 DEPAUL BAYLOR 9 Tcu ILLINOIS 4.5 Penn St Villanova 4 XAVIER ST. JOSEPH’S 2.5 Massachusetts Georgia St 5 APPALACHIAN ST C Michigan 2.5 MIAMI-OHIO Vanderbilt 7.5 MISSOURI TENNESSEE 4.5 Georgia SO ILLINOIS 5 Evansville ILLINOIS-CHI 3.5 Cleveland St MARYLAND 7.5 Ohio St JAMES MADISON 8 Delaware NC-Wilmington 4.5 ELON Butler 4 PROVIDENCE Towson 3 DREXEL OKLAHOMA ST 11.5 Texas Louisiana Tech 8 UTSA COLORADO ST 3.5 Fresno St LOYOLA-M’MOUNT 9 Portland GEORGE WASH PK St. Bona UTAH 11 Washington COASTAL CARO 2 Ga Southern UL-MONROE 1 S Alabama UT-ARLINGTON 6 Arkansas St TEXAS ST 3.5 Ark-L Rock GEORGIA TECH 7.5 Boston College IOWA ST 9 Oklahoma C FLORIDA 4 Connecticut MICHIGAN ST 6.5 Iowa GEORGE MASON 7.5 Fordham MISSISSIPPI 4.5 Auburn BOISE ST 10 Air Force MIDDLE TENN ST 15 Charlotte Houston 3 TULSA PRINCETON NL Columbia BROWN NL Dartmouth W KENTUCKY PK Marshall UNLV 3 San Jose St Rice 4.5 FLA ATLANTIC TOLEDO 3.5 Kent St WRIGHT ST 3 Wisc-Green Bay YALE NL Harvard NO KENTUCKY 9 Wisconsin-Milw NORTHEASTERN 4.5 Hofstra W MICHIGAN 4 No Illinois FLORIDA INT’L 4.5 N Texas LOUISVILLE 10.5 Miami-Florida SAINT LOUIS PK Duquesne S Carolina 4.5 MISSISSIPPI ST VIRGINIA COMM 7.5 Davidson ARIZONA ST 2.5 Stanford ARIZONA 8 California UAB 3.5 Old Dominion E Carolina 2.5 S FLORIDA CAL-DAVIS 8 Cal-Riverside VALPARAISO 17 Youngstown St UL-LAFAYETTE 5.5 Troy Arkansas 5 LSU SAN DIEGO 2.5 Pepperdine UTAH ST 3 Wyoming UTEP 10 Southern Miss ILLINOIS ST 18 Bradley Santa Clara 3.5 PACIFIC Gonzaga 3 ST. MARY’S-CA Long Beach St 2 CS-FULLERTON CS-NORTHRIDGE 11.5 Cal-Santa Barb Oregon 3.5 USC SAN FRANCISCO 3 Byu Cal-Irvine 3.5 HAWAII VMI 4 Citadel NC-Greensboro 7.5 W CAROLINA RIDER 4 Quinnipiac E ILLINOIS 3.5 SE Missouri St S DAKOTA 6.5 S Dakota St N DAKOTA ST 4 Denver E TENNESSEE ST 10.5 Mercer E Washington 2.5 NO COLORADO N DAKOTA 4.5 Idaho Siena 6.5 MARIST IUPUI 5 Oral Roberts Tenn-Chatt 2.5 WOFFORD MURRAY ST 10 Austin Peay Belmont 11 TENNESSEE TECH Montana 6.5 NO ARIZONA SACRAMENTO ST 6 Idaho St Weber St 3 PORTLAND ST Home team in CAPS

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Penguins 49 35 11 3 0 73 170 118 Lehigh Valley 47 32 13 2 0 66 172 129 Providence 48 27 13 5 3 62 143 120 Bridgeport 46 28 16 1 1 58 137 131 Hershey 48 24 13 8 3 59 163 148 Springfield 47 17 21 7 2 43 117 137 Hartford 48 18 25 3 2 41 128 167 North Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Syracuse 47 23 15 4 5 55 141 138 Albany 49 27 20 1 1 56 133 133 Toronto 47 23 21 2 1 49 142 129 St. John’s 49 22 21 5 1 50 135 149 Utica 46 18 20 6 2 44 116 136 Binghamton 47 20 24 2 1 43 118 151 Rochester 48 20 26 0 2 42 131 154 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA Grand Rapids 46 30 13 1 2 63 154 108 Chicago 49 27 16 3 3 60 161 133 Milwaukee 46 26 16 2 2 56 126 128 Cleveland 46 23 18 2 3 51 115 122 Iowa 49 24 19 5 1 54 123 128 Charlotte 47 21 23 3 0 45 116 129 Manitoba 47 18 23 3 3 42 115 146 Rockford 48 14 23 8 3 39 111 163 Pacific Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA San Jose 40 25 11 1 3 54 138 100 Ontario 42 24 10 8 0 56 132 121 San Diego 41 24 13 2 2 52 127 110 Tucson 40 21 14 5 0 47 116 129 Stockton 42 19 18 4 1 43 122 121 Bakersfield 42 19 18 4 1 43 120 121 Texas 44 21 20 1 2 45 139 148 San Antonio 47 21 22 4 0 46 121 135 Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday Cleveland 3, Manitoba 2, SO Binghamton 3, Syracuse 2 Toronto 6, Utica 4 Lehigh Valley 4, St. John’s 2 Bridgeport 1, Providence 0 Albany 3, Rochester 2 Hartford 3, Springfield 2 Penguins 4, Hershey 3, OT Charlotte 3, Stockton 1 San Antonio at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Iowa, 8 p.m.

Rockford at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Tucson at Texas, 8:30 p.m.

San Diego at Ontario, 10 p.m.

Saturday Albany at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Stockton at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Providence at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.

Hartford at Hershey, 7 p.m.

Rochester at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

St. John’s at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Utica at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.

Binghamton at Penguins, 7:05 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Iowa, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Rockford, 8 p.m.

Tucson at Texas, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Bakersfield, 9 p.m.

GOLF SCORES PGA-Pebble Beach Scores Friday p-Pebble Beach Golf Links: 6,816 yards, par 72 m-Monterey Peninsula Country Club: 6,958 yards, par 71 s-Spyglass Hill Golf Course: 6,953 yards, par 72 Partial Second Round Jordan Spieth 68m-65s—133 Martin Flores 70m-68s—138 Jon Rahm 73s-67p—140 Dustin Johnson 70m-69s—139 James Hahn 73m-67s—140 Mackenzie Hughes 70m-70s—140 Scott Stallings 72s-70p—142 Tyrone Van Aswegen 71p-70m—141 Jimmy Walker 72p-69m—141 Chad Collins 72p-70m—142 Phil Mickelson 70m-72s—142 Webb Simpson 71m-72s—143 Jim Furyk 70s-74p—144 Matt Kuchar 74p-69m—143 Steven Alker 77s-67p—144 Ryan Palmer 75s-70p—145 Martin Laird 71m-73s—144 Steve Marino 74s-71p—145 Ryan Brehm 74s-71p—145 Chris Stroud 76p-69m—145 Billy Hurley III 72p-73m—145 Mike Weir 74s-73p—147 Henrik Norlander 76s-71p—147 Steven Bowditch 76s-72p—148 Zack Sucher 74s-76p—150 Brendon Todd 77p-72m—149 Brendon de Jonge 78m-72s—150 Matt Every 72s-79p—151 Smylie Kaufman 79m-72s—151 Steve Wheatcroft 75p-76m—151 Andrew Loupe 80s-73p—153 Jonathan Randolph 79s-74p—153

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RADIO / TV TODAY’S RADIO SCHEDULE AHL 7 p.m.

Binghamton at Penguins, 980 AM, 103.1 FM TODAY’S TV SCHEDULE AHL 7 p.m.

Binghamton at Penguins, WBRE Auto Racing 1 p.m.

NHRA, Circle K Winternationals, FS1 College Basketball Noon Seton Hall at St. John’s, CBSSN Noon Kansas St. at West Virginia, ESPN Noon Texas A&M at Florida, ESPN2 Noon Minnesota at Rutgers, ESPNU Noon Marquette at Georgetown, FOX56 Noon NC State at Wake Forest, ROOT 1 p.m.

Kentucky at Alabama, WYOU 2 p.m.

Penn State at Illinois, BTN 2 p.m.

Kent St. at Toledo, CBSSN 2 p.m.

Kansas at Texas Tech, ESPN 2 p.m.

Miami at Louisville, ESPN2 2 p.m.

Creighton at DePaul, FS1 2 p.m.

TCU at Baylor, ESPNU 2:30 p.m.

Villanova at Xavier, FOX56 2:30 p.m.

UMass at Saint Joseph’s, NBCSN 3:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Missouri, SEC 4 p.m.

Butler at Providence, CBSSN 4 p.m.

Ohio State at Maryland, ESPN 4 p.m.

Texas at Oklahoma St., ESPN2 4 p.m.

Georgia at Tennessee, ESPNU 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Utah, FS1 4:30 p.m.

St. Bonaventure at George Washington, NBCSN 5:30 p.m.

Boston College at Virginia Tech, ROOT 6 p.m.

Fordham at George Mason, TCN 6 p.m.

Iowa at Michigan St., BTN 6 p.m.

UConn at UCF, CBSSN 6 p.m.

Florida St. at Notre Dame, ESPN 6 p.m.

Oklahoma at Iowa St., ESPN2 6 p.m.

Houston at Tulsa, ESPNU 6 p.m.

Auburn at Mississippi, SEC 8 p.m.

Davidson at VCU, CBSSN 8 p.m.

South Carolina at Mississippi St., ESPN2 8 p.m.

East Carolina at South Florida, ESPNU 8:15 p.m.

California at Arizona, ESPN 8:30 p.m.

Arkansas at LSU, SEC 10 p.m.

Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Cal), ESPN2 10 p.m.

Bradley at Illinois St., ESPNU College Hockey 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Ohio State, BTN Golf 1 p.m.

PGA, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, GOLF 3 p.m.

PGA, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, WYOU 3 p.m.

Champions, Allianz Championship, GOLF 10 p.m.

European PGA, Maybank Championship, GOLF MMA 8 p.m.

UFC 208, prelims, FS1 NBA 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, CSN 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, WNEP NHL 1 p.m.

San Jose at Philadelphia, CSN, NHL 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal, NHL 7 p.m.

Colorado at NY Rangers, MSG 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, ROOT 10 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, WGN Skiing 2:30 p.m.

FIS Alpine World Championships, WBRE 8 p.m.

FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup, NBCSN Soccer 7:30 a.m.

Hull City at Arsenal, NBCSN 9:30 a.m.

Ingolstadt vs. Bayern Munich, FS1 9:30 a.m.

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, FS2 10 a.m.

Everton at Middlesbrough, CNBC 10 a.m.

Watford at Manchester United, NBCSN 12:20 p.m. Schalke vs. Hertha BSC, FS2 12:30 p.m. Tottenham at Liverpool, WBRE Track & Field 4 p.m.

NYRR Milrose Games, WBRE Women’s College Basketball Noon Northwestern at Indiana, BTN 2 p.m.

Iowa St. at Kansas St. ROOT

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NBA

NHL

EASTERN Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 34 19 .642 — Toronto 32 22 .593 2.5 New York 22 33 .400 13 Philadelphia 19 34 .358 15 Brooklyn 9 45 .167 25.5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 32 21 .604 — Atlanta 31 22 .585 1.0 Charlotte 24 29 .453 8.0 Miami 24 30 .444 8.5 Orlando 20 35 .364 13 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 36 16 .692 — Indiana 29 24 .547 7.5 Chicago 26 27 .491 10.5 Detroit 25 29 .463 12 Milwaukee 22 30 .423 14 WESTERN Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 41 12 .774 — Houston 39 17 .696 3.5 Memphis 33 23 .589 9.5 Dallas 21 32 .396 20 New Orleans 21 33 .389 20.5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 34 20 .630 — Oklahoma City 31 23 .574 3.0 Denver 24 29 .453 9.5 Portland 23 31 .426 11 Minnesota 20 34 .370 14 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 45 8 .849 — L.A. Clippers 32 21 .604 13 Sacramento 21 32 .396 24 L.A. Lakers 19 37 .339 27.5 Phoenix 16 37 .302 29 Thursday Houston 107, Charlotte 95 Philadelphia 112, Orlando 111 Oklahoma City 118, Cleveland 109 Dallas 112, Utah 105, OT Boston 120, Portland 111 Friday Denver 131, New York 123 Miami 108, Brooklyn 99 San Antonio 103, Detroit 92 Golden State 122, Memphis 107 L.A. Lakers 122, Milwaukee 114 New Orleans 122, Minnesota 106 Washington 112, Indiana 107 Atlanta at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Denver at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Dallas, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 9 p.m.

Boston at Utah, 10 p.m.

EASTERN Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Montreal 56 31 17 8 70 163 142 Ottawa 52 28 18 6 62 140 143 Toronto 53 25 17 11 61 164 158 Boston 56 27 23 6 60 149 152 Florida 53 23 20 10 56 127 149 Tampa Bay 54 24 24 6 54 149 157 Detroit 54 22 22 10 54 137 161 Buffalo 54 22 22 10 54 133 154 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Washington 55 38 11 6 82 186 117 Pittsburgh 53 34 13 6 74 190 151 Columbus 53 34 14 5 73 173 132 N.Y. Rangers 54 35 18 1 71 185 143 Philadelphia 55 26 22 7 59 145 167 N.Y. Islanders 52 24 18 10 58 156 154 New Jersey 54 23 21 10 56 127 153 Carolina 52 24 21 7 55 138 151 WESTERN Central Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA Minnesota 53 35 12 6 76 179 125 Chicago 56 34 17 5 73 161 146 St. Louis 55 28 22 5 61 157 163 Nashville 54 26 20 8 60 149 141 Winnipeg 57 25 28 4 54 165 181 Dallas 55 21 24 10 52 150 175 Colorado 51 15 34 2 32 104 172 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts. PF PA San Jose 55 33 18 4 70 151 132 Anaheim 56 29 17 10 68 147 141 Edmonton 55 29 18 8 66 156 141 Los Angeles 55 28 23 4 60 138 136 Calgary 56 28 25 3 59 149 159 Vancouver 54 24 24 6 54 128 154 Arizona 52 17 28 7 41 120 166 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday Washington 6, Detroit 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Nashville 3 Anaheim 5, Buffalo 2 Boston 6, San Jose 3 N.Y. Islanders 3, Philadelphia 1 Vancouver 3, Columbus 0 St. Louis 2, Toronto 1, OT Ottawa 3, Dallas 2 Los Angeles 6, Florida 3 Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 1 Montreal 5, Arizona 4, OT Friday Chicago 5, Winnipeg 2 Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Saturday N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 1 p.m.

San Jose at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Boston, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Florida at Nashville, 2 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Colorado at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

WVC GIRLS BASKETBALL

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DIVISION 1 Valley West Crestwood Hazleton Area Pittston Area Dallas Coughlin DIVISION 2 Nanticoke Area Holy Redeemer Wyoming Area Berwick Lake-Lehman Tunkhannock DIVISION 3 Northwest Meyers Hanover Area Wyoming Seminary GAR

WVC 13-2 10-4 9-6 8-6 5-10 0-14 WVC 13-1 12-1 9-4 8-6 5-8 3-10 WVC 9-4 6-5 4-8 1-11 0-12

ALL 16-4 13-6 13-8 13-8 10-11 0-20 ALL 19-1 15-4 13-5 11-8 6-13 5-14 ALL 14-6 11-7 6-14 5-13 1-19

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES Friday’s Men’s Scores EAST

Castleton 74, Maine Maritime 69, OT Dayton 75, Rhode Island 74 Harvard 87, Brown 74 Niagara 94, Canisius 81 Penn 70, Columbia 62 Princeton 69, Cornell 60 Yale 73, Dartmouth 64

MEN CONF x-Eastern 9-2 x-DeSales 8-3 x-Delaware Valley 8-3 Misericordia 6-5 Wilkes 5-6 Manhattanville 4-7 FDU-Florham 3-8 King’s 1-10 x-clinched playoff berth SATURDAY DeSales at King’s, 3 Manhattanville at Eastern, 3 FDU-Florham at Delaware Valley, 3 Wilkes at Misericordia, 3

ALL 14-8 16-6 13-9 15-7 11-11 8-14 6-16 5-17

WOMEN CONF x-FDU-Florham 10-1 x-DeSales 9-2 x-Misericordia 9-2 Eastern 5-6 Delaware Valley 5-6 Manhattanville 4-7 King’s 2-9 Wilkes 0-11 x-clinched playoff berth SATURDAY DeSales at King’s, 1 Manhattanville at Eastern, 1 FDU-Florham at Delaware Valley, 1 Wilkes at Misericordia, 1

ALL 19-3 17-5 16-6 14-8 9-13 9-13 4-7 5-17

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Akron 87, E. Michigan 76 Ohio 79, Ball St. 77 Hawaii 74, Cal Poly 65

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PLAYBOOK Meetings

Kingston/Forty Fort: LL board of directors 7 Monday at Kingston fire headquarters training room.

Meyers: Baseball booster

club 7 Monday at CrisNics.

oUtDoors: Stanley Cooper

Trout Unlimited meets 7:30 Tuesday at the VFW Anthracite Post in Kingston.

Tryouts

BaseBall: Riverdawgs 13U

travel baseball team 5 tonight at Maximum Impact Sports Training facility in WilkesBarre. For more information, call 570-822-1134.

Little League

nanticoKe: LL noon to 4

for family, $90 for junior and senior leagues.

hanover area: Final registration 11 to 1 today at the Hanover Area High School cafeteria.

north WilKes-Barre: LL

6 to 8 Wednesday at the Parson Primitive Methodist Church. Cost is $50 per child and $30 each additional for T-Ball through Majors and $70 for Teeners.

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2 today and 1 to 3 Sunday.

Cost is $30 for T-ball, $60 for coach-pitch, $65 for minors, $65 for majors and $100 for juniors. All levels required to pay $25 fundraising fee. For more information, email pittstoncityll@gmail.com.

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WyoMing/West WyoMing: 10 to noon today at MVP soUth WilKes-Barre: LL Sports Academy. For more noon to 3 Feb. 18 at St. Nich- information, visit www.wyoolas-St. Mary school. Another mingwestwyomingll.com. sign-up will be held during parent-teacher conferences at Kistler Elementary. Cost is $65 for single player, $90

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TODAY’S LOCAL SCHEDULE High School Girls Basketball Tunkhannock at Lake-Lehman, 12:30 Hanover Area at Meyers, 7:15 Coughlin at Holy Redeemer, 7:15 Danville at Crestwood, 7:30 Boys Basketball Berwick at Dallas, 3 Swimming Holy Redeemer at Coughlin Wrestling WVC Junior High Championships at Pittston Area, 9 a.m.

Coughlin at West Scranton, 12 Hanover Area at Valley West, 1 Wyoming Seminary at Hoedown at Hildene at Malvern Prep Colleges Men’s Basketball Wilkes at Misericordia, 3 DeSales at King’s, 3 LCCC at Delaware CC, 7 Women’s Basketball Wilkes at Misericordia, 1 DeSales at King’s, 1 LCCC at Montgomery CC, 5 Swimming MAC Championships at York, 10 a.m.

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Holm tries to avoid one-hit wonder status

By Dan Gelston Associated Press

NEW YORK — Holly Holm is already the answer to a trivia question as the first fighter to dominate and defeat Ronda Rousey.

Her leap from obscurity to instant celebrity landed her on daytime talk shows and chatting with late-night hosts and made her — oh so briefly — the most talked about fighter in UFC. She’s trying these days to avoid another rather dubious fight conversation.

Holm’s championship reign lasted only four months, and another loss soon followed that left Holm not as the heir apparent to Rousey in the women’s division, but rather on the cusp of being labeled an MMA version of a one-hit wonder like Buster Douglas. Douglas rode a stunning knockout of Mike Tyson in 1990 in Japan all the way to fight immortality — sports fans can’t forget his name, yet he never had another major victory in his career.

Holm’s not quite there yet, though she was composed enough this week at Barclays Center to answer questions that lumped her in with Douglas.

“After the fight with Ronda, I knew that if I didn’t win after that, those would be things that

AssociAted Press File

Holly Holm, left, punches Ronda Rousey during their UFC 193 bantamweight title fight in November 2015. would be tossed around,” Holm said. “But I’m not in this sport to please everybody else and what they think and what they feel. I’m in it because I love it.”

Douglas was a 42-1 longshot when he KO’d the undefeated and seemingly indestructible Tyson and won the heavyweight championship. Douglas gained about 35 pounds and had grown lazy on his 15 minutes of fame when he lost the belt in quick fashion eight months later to Evander Holyfield.

Holm lost the bantamweight belt when Miesha Tate choked her out in March 2016 and she lost a decision to Valentina Shevchenko in the main event

of a Fox card in July. Both fights went five rounds and are the only losses in her career.

“It’s not like I’ve been fighting nobodys. They’re very tough opponents,” Holm said. “I do feel in my heart that I have the capability to win those fights. I just know that I didn’t perform my best.”

Holm (10-2) can erase the Douglas comparisons and become the first two-division champion in UFC women’s history when she fights Germaine de Randamie (6-3) in the main event of UFC 208. Holm, fighting in the new 145-pound featherweight division created as a showcase for Cristiane

“Cyborg” Justino, can join Conor McGregor, Randy Couture and B.J. Penn as the only two-division champs in UFC history.

“I can guarantee you, they can build this division in no time,” Holm said. “They just have to make some phone calls.

Because there’s a lot of girls out there that are very tough.”

Justino’s UFC fate is in limbo because of a doping violation that knocked her off the New York card. After winning titles in the Invicta and Strikeforce promotions, Justino won her first two fights in the UFC. But she said she tested positive for a diuretic she is taking as part of a therapeutic treatment due to medical issues related to her difficult weight cuts before bouts.

Rousey may not fight again following her 48-second loss to Amanda Nunes in her comeback fight at UFC 207.

Holm is forever linked to Rousey in the history book. The 35-year-old Holm, who went 33-23 as a professional boxer and won several championship belts, wants to prove she’s more than the fighter who handed Rousey her first L. “I don’t want my whole career to be defined around getting the belt from Ronda,” Holm said.

SPORTS IN BRIEF Woods pulls out of next 2 tournaments Fitzpatrick’s Jets PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods pulled contract voided

out of his next two tournaments because of ongoing back problems, a somber outlook for a 14-time major champion whose comeback barely lasted three tournaments before another setback.

Woods said Friday on his website that he was still coping with back spasms that he attributed to his withdrawal from the Dubai Desert Classic last week.

“My doctors have advised me not to play the next two weeks to continue my treatment and to let my back calm down,” Woods said. “This is not what I was hoping for or expecting.”

The Tiger Woods Foundation now runs the Genesis Open in Los Angeles, and Woods was expected to play Riviera next week for the first time since 2006. He also withdrew from the Honda Classic near his home in Florida.

Woods said he would still go to Riviera to support the tournament.

Woods was out of golf for 15 months while recovering from three back surgeries and returned with high hopes at an unofficial event in the Bahamas the first week in December.

— Associated Press

Tigers, Red Wings owner Ilitch dies at 87

NEW YORK — Ryan Fitzpatrick’s contract with the New York Jets has been voided, as expected, making the veteran quarterback a free agent.

Fitzpatrick re-signed with the Jets last July on a oneyear, $12 million deal. Technically, the contract was for two years, but contained language in which the second year would be automatically voided five days after the Super Bowl — meaning, Friday — if Fitzpatrick remained on the roster.

Because his $10 million bonus was prorated over two years to help with the salary cap last year, Fitzpatrick will cost the Jets $5 million in “dead money” this year.

— Associated Press

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DETROIT — Mike Ilitch, founder of the Little Caesars Pizza empire and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, died on Friday, according to his family. He was 87.

Ilitch was praised for keeping his professional hockey and baseball teams in Detroit as other urban sports franchises relocated to new suburban stadiums. His family released a statement saying Ilitch was a visionary who set the tone for his company and his family.

“He made such a positive impact in the world of sports, in business and in the community,” his son Christopher Ilitch said in the statement Friday night.

Family spokesman Doug Kuiper said Ilitch died at a hospital, but no other details were provided.

— Associated Press

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Savinova stripped of Olympic gold medal LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian runner Maria Savinova was stripped of her 2012 Olympic gold medal for doping on Friday, putting Caster Semenya in line to become a two-time champion.

Savinova, who won the 800-meter title at the London Games, was also banned for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

CAS said the 31-year-old Savinova was “found to have been engaged in using doping” from July 2010 until August 2013.

In 2014, Savinova was caught in undercover footage appearing to admit to injecting testosterone and taking the banned steroid oxandrolone.

— Associated Press

Less waiting where it matters most – our emergency room.

The 30-Minutes-Or-Less E.R. Service Pledge –

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Fronts Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.

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Feb. 11

OUTLOOK

Wilkes-Barre through 4 p.m. yesterday

Precipitation 24-hour total ending 4 p.m. ...... trace Total month-to-date ..................... 0.76” Normal month-to-date ................. 0.77” Total year-to-date ......................... 4.01” Normal year-to-date ..................... 3.14” Last year-to-date .......................... 2.57” Record for Feb ............ 8.06” in 1981

Wind speed and direction High ...................................... W 15 mph Low ...................................... SW 8 mph

River/Flood stage Fri.

Wilkes-Barre Towanda Lehigh at Bethlehem Delaware at Port Jervis

22’ 16’ 16’ 18’

8.73’ 5.35’ 1.98’ 3.65’

Sat.

7.50’ 4.50’ 2.00’ 3.30’

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JERSEY SHORE

Mostly cloudy and warmer today. High 51 to 56. Considerable cloudiness tonight.

Low 40 to 44. Water temperature: 40.

SKI FORECAST

Fair skiing conditions across the area with mainly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Winds will be light but high temperatures will be in the middle 40s. Areas of fog will develop tonight along with periods of rain. Rain and fog will continue on Sunday.

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today in history Today is Saturday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2017. There are 323 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight On Feb. 11, 1929, the Lateran Treaty was signed, with Italy recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.

On this date In 1858, a French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported the first of 18 visions of a lady dressed in white in a grotto near Lourdes.

(The Catholic Church later accepted that the visions were of the Virgin Mary.)

Today’s birthdays Actor Burt Reynolds is 81. Actress Tina Louise is 79. Actress Catherine Hickland is 61. Singer Sheryl Crow is 55. Actress Jennifer Aniston is 48. Singer-actress Brandy is 38. Actor Matthew Lawrence is 37. Rhythm-andblues singer Kelly Rowland is 36.

Actress Natalie Dormer is 35. Actor Taylor Lautner is 25.

Thought for today “Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.” — Sylvia Plath (1932-1963).

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As the temperature drops overnight Sunday, everyone will try to see this system end with a little snow. Monday will be mostly cloudy with highs back in the 30s along with a snow shower in the afternoon. Tuesday is looking quiet with some sunshine and highs back near 40.

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At least 17 hurt in subway fire A rush-hour commute in Hong Kong turned to panic Friday when a man ignited an incendiary device in a crowded subway train, filling the car with flames and smoke and injuring at least 17 people.

Photos taken soon after passengers fled the burning subway car show a man, believed to have started the fire, standing on a platform as flames jumped from the tatters of his burning clothes.

Police said the man, identified only as a 60-year-old with the surname Cheung, admitted to starting the blaze and was charged on suspicion of arson.

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Dakota judge on hot seat Colleagues back man who may decide pipeline dispute

By BLAKE NICHOLSON AND DAVE KOLPACK AssociAted Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — The federal judge who will decide whether oil flows through the disputed Dakota Access pipeline has shown sympathy for the historical plight of American Indians, but has also made clear that he doesn’t think that should play a role in judicial decisions.

U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg is overseeing a lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux that could be their

JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG sets hearing for monday

last hope of stopping the $3.8 billion pipeline to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois.

The tribes argue the pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites. A hearing is scheduled for Monday.

While the Washington, D.C.-based Judge Boasberg cited in a previous ruling the historic exploitation of Indi-

ans in early America, he also told an attorney for the tribe last year he won’t be influenced by phone calls from pipeline opponents to sway his opinion.

That doesn’t surprise Virginia attorney Tim Heaphy, who once worked with Judge Boasberg in the D.C. federal prosecutor’s office.

“He is not motivated by ideology or politics,” Mr. Heaphy said.

Judge Boasberg has been appointed to judgeships by both Republican and Democratic presidents, showing he

is respected by both conservatives and liberals, said a third colleague of Judge Boasberg, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Dorothy Nelson, for whom Judge Boasberg once clerked.

Texas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners this week received approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to lay pipe under Lake Oahe, a Missouri river reservoir that’s the tribes’ water source. It’s the final chunk of construction for the 1,200-mile pipeline. The Cheyenne River tribe has asked Judge Boas-

Illegal vote earns jail, deportation

— the new york times

WASHINGTON

Action delayed in Pizzagate case A North Carolina man charged with firing an assault rifle inside a Washington restaurant that conspiracy theorists falsely claimed harbored a childsex ring remained jailed Friday as his attorney got more time to negotiate a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors.

Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, briefly appeared in U.S. District Court in Washington for an update hearing on the Pizzagate case, which focused national attention on the potentially dangerous impact of internet conspiracy theories and fake news.

U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson scheduled the next hearing for March 6.

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Iranians carry a banner showing a caricature of President Donald Trump during an annual rally Friday in Tehran commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. Below, a poster on the street portrays Mr. Trump, with the words, “Thanks Mr. Trump ... For Revealing True Face Of The US.”

Anti-U.S. rhetoric in Iran rally Protesters denounce America, Trump in observing anniversary of revolution.

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Bidens sign with Hollywood agents Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, have hired Hollywood agents.

The Bidens and Creative Artists Agency announced Friday that CAA would represent them.

Since leaving office last month, Mr. Biden has launched a foundation and announced partnerships with the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Biden, a Scranton native, will continue to work on his initiative to end cancer, which took the life of his son, Beau.

The announcement did not specify what projects CAA would work on with the Bidens.

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Car bombings deadly in Iraq Two suicide bombings in the eastern half of the Iraqi city of Mosul, including one that hit a popular restaurant, killed at least five people Friday and wounded more than a dozen others, Iraqi military and medical officials said.

The Islamic State group, which still firmly controls western Mosul, a more densely populated urban area, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Late Friday, a parked car packed with explosives detonated on a commercial street in the Alam district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing six civilians and wounding 18, police and hospital officials said.

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berg to stop the work until the legal battle is resolved.

Judge Boasberg earned his law degree from Yale in 1990.

He was appointed to his current post by President Barack Obama in 2011.

In a September ruling Judge Boasberg wrote, “the tragic history of the Great Sioux Nation’s repeated dispossessions at the hands of a hungry and expanding early America is well known.”

But he denied an attempt by the Standing Rock tribe to halt pipeline work, rejecting arguments that tribal officials hadn’t been properly consulted and that cultural sites were in immediate peril.

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians on Friday marked the anniversary of the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution with nationwide celebrations and mass rallies that saw people step on large U.S. flags laid out on the streets while President Hassan Rouhani called the new American administration “a problem.”

This year, the anniversary came against the backdrop of remarks by President Donald Trump, who has already engaged in a war of words with Iran’s leadership and put Tehran “on notice” over its recent ballistic missile test.

At the Tehran rallies Friday, demonstrators chanted traditional slogans against the United States and Israel, and later, hundreds of thousands marched toward the city’s central Azadi Square, where Mr. Rouhani addressed the crowds, telling them that Iran will strongly answer any threat from its enemies.

“All of them should know that they must talk to the Iranian nation with respect and dignity,” Mr. Rouhani said. “Our nation will strongly answer to any threat. (Iranians) will resist before enemies until the end.”

Mr. Rouhani called Iran the home of “lions” but said the coun-

t r y does not seek hostility.

“We are not after tensions in the region and the world. We are united in the face of bullying and any threat.”

Many of the marchers carried the Iranian flag; others had banners and posters with revolutionary slogans.

Printed U.S. flags and pictures of current and former U.S. presidents lay scattered on the streets — so they could be trampled by the marchers.

Marking a milestone Iran and the U.S. have not had diplomatic relations since 1979, when Iranian students stormed the American Embassy and took 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.

Friday’s rallies commemorated Feb. 11 of that year, when followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ousted the

U.S.-backed Shah Reza Pahlavi. The United States helped orchestrate the 1953 coup that overthrew Iran’s popular prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, which brought Mr. Pahlavi to power and set the stage for decades of mistrust between the countries.

Some of the posters distributed in English on Friday read: “Thanks to American people for supporting Muslims.”

Another one with a picture of Mr. Trump said: “Thanks Mr. Trump ...

For Revealing True Face Of The US” — a reference to remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, earlier this week.

Mr. Khamenei said Tuesday that the “newcomer” Mr. Trump has shown the “real face” of the United States. He spoke after Mr. Trump tweeted — following a ballistic missile test by Iran — that Iranians were “playing with fire,” saying they “don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President (Barack) Obama was to them.

Not me!”

Mr. Trump has repeatedly criticized the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers, in which Tehran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions, but he has not said what he plans to do about it.

Despite repeated statements by Republican political leaders that U.S. elections are rife with illegal voting, credible reports of fraud have been hard to find and convictions rarer still.

That may help explain the unusually heavy penalty imposed on Rosa Maria Ortega, 37, a permanent resident and a mother of four who lives outside Dallas. On Thursday, a Fort Worth judge sentenced her to eight years in prison — and almost certainly, deportation later — after she voted illegally in elections in 2012 and 2014.

The sentence for Ms. Ortega, who was brought to the United States by her mother as an infant, “shows how serious Texas is about keeping its elections secure,” Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, said in a statement. Her lawyer called it an egregious overreaction, made to score political points, against someone who wrongly believed she was eligible to vote.

“She has a sixth-grade education. She didn’t know she wasn’t legal,” said Ms. Ortega’s lawyer, Clark Birdsall, who once oversaw voter fraud prosecutions in neighboring Dallas County.“Shecanownproperty; she can serve in the military; she can get a job; she can pay taxes. But she can’t vote, and she didn’t know that.”

The punishment was strikingly harsh for an offense that usually merits far less jail time, if any.

Ms. Ortega insisted in court that she had been unaware that she was ineligible to vote and was confused by registration forms and explanations by election officials. A jury convicted her Wednesday of two felony charges.

Mr. Birdsall said Mr. Paxton’s office had been prepared to dismiss all charges against Ms. Ortega if she agreed to testify on voting procedures before the Texas Legislature.

But the Tarrant County criminal district attorney vetoed that deal, he said, insisting on a trial that would showcase her office’s efforts to crack down on election fraud.

Army lifts dreadlocks ban; black servicewomen rejoice

By CHRISTOPHER MELE the New York times

Black women serving in the Ar my are cheering revised regulations that permit hair locks, ending what critics said were years of scrutiny and confusing enforcement of rules about their appearance.

The change surfaced in January in an Army directive that focused largely on grooming policy changes related to religious accommodations. Buried

in the directive was text allowing female soldiers to wear “dreadlocks/locks,” which were previously banned.

The change was made in the Army’s regulations about grooming, which are detailed in a larger collection of rules about appearance and uniforms, known as Army Regulation 670-1.

Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Moore of the Army’s office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel said the new rules

The Marine Corps approved these lock and twist hairstyles in 2015. mAriNe corPs viA New York times

offered female soldiers another hairstyle option.

“We understood there was no need to differentiate between locks, cornrows or

twists as long as they all met the same dimension,” he said, according to The Northwest Guardian, a publication of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in

Washington state. “Females have been asking for a while, especially females of AfricanAmerican descent, to be able to wear dreadlocks and locks because it’s easier to maintain that hairstyle.”

The Army directive says that each lock, or dreadlock, “will be of uniform dimension; have a diameter no greater than a half-inch; and present a neat, professional and well-groomed appearance.”

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TRENTON, N.J. — No one likes to pay tolls, some more so than others. And toll-collection agencies across the country are fed up.

Some drivers blatantly zip through toll gates without paying. Others get more creative, like the truck driver accused of using fishing line to flip his license plate to avoid capture, or the motorcyclist who used a toggle switch to retract his plate.

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lect what’s owed with a stronger police presence, partnerships between states and other stricter enforcement measures.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s police force has arrested several drivers in recent weeks who had each racked up hundreds of toll violations and owed thousands of dollars — or much more — in unpaid tolls and fees. The toll evad-

ers were charged with theft and other criminal charges.

Evaders cost the Port Authority about $31 million in unpaid tolls in 2015, the last year for which data are available. A recent audit showed the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission lost about $37 million to toll violators.

“Toll evasion is costly for everyone, especially law-abiding drivers,” said Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police department. “Getting toll cheats is Mel evAns / AssociAted Press file just one of the many things our officers do, but it’s an Cars pass through the toll booths at the Garden State important task. It’s something Parkway’s Asbury toll plaza near Tinton Falls, N.J., in April 2011. we take very seriously.”

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devices. But even with premium models, expanding beyond NEW YORK — The Google U.S. schools won’t be easy.

Chromebook, a type of Getting schooled stripped-down laptop, isn’t a For personal computers and practical mobile device for many people — mostly because tablets, Chromebook’s share of it basically turns into an expen- the U.S. education market was 49 sive paperweight whenever it percent last year, up from 40 percent in 2015 and 9 percent in can’t find a Wi-Fi connection.

Yet Chromebooks have 2013, according to IDC figures defied expectations and made released this week.

But education accounts for major inroads in an unexpected just 14 percent of the 110 million environment — U.S. schools.

In retrospect, that shouldn’t devices shipped in the U.S. last be too surprising. Chrome- year — and Chromebooks make books are cheap and easy to up just 9 percent of that broader manage, making them popular total. Their numbers are also with budget-constrained low abroad, even in schools.

The Chromebook’s popularischools with limited tech-support staff. And Wi-Fi is now ty in U.S. education is also largecommon enough in U.S. schools ly limited to grades K-12, anaand homes to make an internet- lysts say. Macs and Windows lapdependent device practical for tops are still dominant on college campuses. students.

Online storage for photos Google doesn’t want to stop there. It’s releasing new models and documents online was in partnership with Samsung much less common in 2011 that are designed to appeal to a when Chromebooks launched, broader range of consumers. so their limited local storage They have several tablet-like was initially unappealing. And features, including a stylus, the few apps available for touch controls and a 360-degree Chromebooks didn’t work hinge that allows you to turn offline, at least at the time.

But what constrains conthe screen faceup. One starts selling Sunday for $449; a more sumers can actually be liberatpowerful version comes out in ing in education. Most kids don’t miss business software April for $100 more.

Google and its manufactur- like Microsoft Office; Google’s ing partners are trying to shed online apps for documents and the Chromebook’s perception spreadsheets do just fine for as underperforming budget homework.

ford bets $1B on startup Ford Motor is spending $1 billion to take over a budding robotics startup to acquire more expertise needed to reach its ambitious goal of having a fully driverless vehicle on the road by 2021.

The big bet announced Friday comes just a few months after the Pittsburgh startup, Argo AI, was created by two alumni of Carnegie Mellon University’s robotics program, Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander.

TOKYO

Takata expecting red ink from recall Takata Corp., the Japanese manufacturer at the center of massive air bag recalls, reported Friday that fines in the U.S. will push it into the red for the fiscal year through March.

Tokyo-based Takata said Friday that instead of posting a $176 million annual profit, as it had earlier projected, it will sink into a $562 million loss.

Last month, Takata agreed to plead guilty to a single U.S. criminal charge and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution related to air bag recalls.

A Google Chromebook displays Adobe Lightroom in New York.

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New Chromebooks a cross between laptops, tablets samsung is releasing two new “premium” Google chromebooks that offer hardware and software improvements not available on most standard models. the hope is that the new versions will attract a broader range of consumers than the K-12 students who mostly use chromebooks now.

PRICING: samsung’s chromebook Plus starts selling sunday for $449. the chromebook Pro, with a faster processor, will come out in late April for $549. Budget models sell for less than $200.

BECOMING A TABLET: Both new chromebooks have 360-degree hinges so that the screens can flip over into a

tablet mode. this makes them similar to “2 in 1” Windows offerings, which use hinges or have detachable keyboards.

A WRITING INSTRUMENT: the chromebooks borrow a design element from samsung’s note phones: A stylus that fits into a spring-loaded slot on the side when not in use. Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft surface tablets don’t have a slot.

ANDROID’S ARRIVAL: Google is bringing Android apps to chromebooks, broadening their possible uses and allowing people to use the devices even when an internet connection isn’t available.

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LOS ANGELES — Michael Patterson holds out his right arm, crooks it, flexes it like he’s shooting up dope.

“They’re all going on the lithium!” he says, pretending to thumb-pump a syringe, drawing a big laugh from his executive staff.

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The company, which also owns Kmart, said Friday that it is cutting costs by at least $1 billion a year.

It also said that it was adding $140 million in liquidity by reworking its debt, giving the company more breathing room.

The Hoffman Estates, Illinois, retailer, which has been losing money for years, also said comparable-store sales during the holiday shopping season weren’t as bad as industry analysts had believed them to be.

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A New York doll maker says it will be selling what it believes is the first transgender doll on the market.

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high-tech batteries to power electric vehicles and store electricity for utilities, businesses and homes.

The fast-growing market for the new-style batteries, which run on a chemical mix based on lithium ion technology, could be worth $140 billion by 2026, according to research firm IDTechEx. Mr. Patterson’s battery startup,

Romeo Power, needs only a piece of it to score big in a fast-growing new industry, which was kickstarted by Tesla.

Hundreds of young companies around the world want in. And Romeo Power, based in Vernon, an industrial zone skirting the southeast border of Los Angeles, is taking off on a chancy adventure.

Plenty of risks lie ahead: technical,

financial and execution risks. But the rewardscouldbesubstantial,notonlyfor Romeo Power but for the LA area, which is trying to establish itself as a major playerinnew-techtransportation.

The aim is to sell the company’s battery packs to motor vehicle makers as they scale up their electricpowered ambitions.

The idea, said Mr. Patterson, is to “level the playing field for everyone else who is not Tesla.”

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 A3

Grammys add 1st man, transgender woman as trophy presenters

By Lynn Elber AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES — At Sunday’s Grammys, a man and a transgender woman will join the so-called trophy girls who bring music’s top honors onstage.

It’s a change that puts the Grammys in the front ranks of awards diversity.

“To be honest, the idea of a ‘trophy girl’ has felt antiquated for some time now,” Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, said in a statement Friday.

“Who wrote that rule anyway? The ability to present a trophy has nothing to do with one’s gender.”

The change wasn’t made to be provocative or buck convention, he added, but to acknowledge that “music’s universal power lies in its spirit of inclusion” for all people and their voices.

In recent years, the Academy Awards has replaced its female trophy presenters with male and female film

Johnny Vy / CBS ViA AP

Trophy presenters, from left, transgender model Martina Robledo, actor and model Derek Marrocco and model and actress Hollin Haley, pose for a photo in Los Angeles on Thursday. The trio will present awards during the 59th Annual Grammy Awards airing live Sunday on CBS. students, both American and from countries including China and Zimbabwe.

That mix stood in contrast to the largely white slate of nominees, finally relieved

this year by several nods for African-American artists including Denzel Washington (“Fences”).

Changing up the Grammy trophy presenters isn’t

w i n d ow - d r e s s i n g . T h e awards increasingly have honored a variety of artists in different genres, from rap to country to jazz to classical, with Beyonce and

Adele among the top contenders this time around.

The three trophy handlers at Sunday’s ceremony are transgender model Martina Robledo; model and actor Derek Marrocco, and model and actress Hollin Haley. The ceremony airs live on CBS from 8-11 p.m. EST with James Corden as host.

Robledo, who’s from San Diego, said she was honored to join Caitlyn Jenner, Laver ne Cox and other transsexuals in the moreinclusive media spotlight.

But she expects viewer reaction to her presence will be mixed.

“I know it’s going to make some people uncomfortable and make others weep for joy,” she said. “I’m just going to step out there and strut and make sure I deliver my best, because there’s people out there looking up to me.”

That may include transgender boys and girls or other minorities, she said, calling them “the people I

want to speak for ... to let them know that there is a better world out there for us.”

Marrocco, who’s modeled for top designers including Valentino and Ralph Lauren, called his selection an honor that makes a point.

“No matter what your gender is, if you’re qualified, you’re qualified,” he said.

He may be scoring another first among presenters: Marrocco played football and basketball in college, for Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, before transferring to Fairleigh Dickinson University in his native New Jersey to earn his bachelor’s degree.

Haley, a Texas native who moved to New York and then Los Angeles to pursue her career, said in a statement that being a presenter is a “dream come true.” She arrived in LA just weeks before she was selected for the Grammy job.

Rosie O’Donnell mirrors Trump adviser Steve Bannon in new Twitter pic N E W YO R K ( A P ) — After saying she’d like to p lay P re s i d en t D o n a ld T r u m p’s c o n t rove r s i al adviser Steve Bannon on “Saturday Night Live,”

comedienne Rosie O’Donnell has apparently changed her Twitter profile picture to make herself look like him.

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WILKES-BARRE

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WILKES-BARRE

HOLY CROSS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC

Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M.

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ST. MATTHEW

EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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Saturday 5 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM (English) 12 Noon (spanish)

FIRWOOD UNITED METHODIST

Old River Rd. & Dagobert Sts. • 570-823-7721 Rev. Anthony Brima Safe Sanctuary Policy

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH

Saint Mary’s Church of the Immaculate Conception 134 South Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre

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ST. MARK’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 56 S. Hancock St.

Pastor Mary Laufer Morning Worship 9:15 A.M. Sunday School 10:15 A.M.

Communion 2nd Sunday of Every Month

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN BAPTIST TABERNACLE AN AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH Rev. Richard McIntyre, Interm Pastor 97 S. Franklin & Northampton Sts. W-B

226 S. Washington St., W.-B.

Sunday Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday School 10:45 A.M. 63 Division Street Phone: 570-823-3083

EDWARDSVILLE

BETHESDA

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 37 Zerby Ave., Edwardsville

Morning Worship 10:30AM Sunday School During Church Service Guest Speakers Weekly

570-665-1286

Independent...Fundamental...Friendly

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126 Nesbitt St. Larksville, Pa 18651

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667 NORTH MAIN STREET, W-B

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REV. PETER HAENFTLING

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Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church

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66 Willow Street Plymouth http://www.allsaintsplymouth.com

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am Confessions Saturday at 3:00 pm Rev. Jacek J. Bialkowski, Pastor

last weekend.

O’Donnell’s new Twitter picture appears to be a digitally altered picture of Bannon with her face replacing his.

O’Donnell and Trump have publicly feuded in the past, with Trump making derogatory comments about O’Donnell’s looks and weight.

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DALLAS

SHAVERTOWN

NEW LIFE

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Saint Therese’s Church

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474 Yalick Road, Dallas (Rt. 118) SATURDAY WORSHIP 5:30 PM SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45AM www.stpaulsdallaspa.org stpaul@epix.net Rev. Charles Grube, Pastor

(570) 675-3859

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Pioneer Ave. at Davis St., Shavertown

Rev. James J. Paisley MASS SCHEDULE

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

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116 Hughes St. Swoyersville

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Masses: Saturday 4:00 & 5:30 pm Sunday 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 am Contemporary Eucharist 5:30 pm Daily: 8:00 am Confessions: Saturday 3:15 pm

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570-696-1128 Visit www.bmha.org

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Visitors Welcome

Information y call 570-735-2726

(570)825-6663 Daily Mass at 7am

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday - 4pm.

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BENNETT PRESBYTERIAN

501 BENNETT ST., LUZERNE PASTOR JAMES QUINN

SUNDAY SCHOOL WORSHIP

9:45 AM 11 AM

2 NURSERIES AVAILABLE

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SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 a.m.

YOUTH GROUPS - J.O.Y. GROUPS

Rev. Tim Hall, Senior Pastor & Jacob Claypoole, Youth Pastor

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