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Sporfts cgi ScDdoohs NC6 THE NEWS JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEB. 20. 1997 Calendar Point total rising for St. Mark's star Statistics, however, aren't a high priority with Baker. She's said she's more concerned with playing hard in every game.

"She has been honing her game He discovered Stephanie scored 571 points her freshman and sophomore years at Padua Academy before transferring to St. Mark's. She added 377 last winter as a junior and had 277 Do you have news for the Sports page? Here's how to get your information to us: Mall: Box 1 0887 Fax: 324-2865 Wilmington DE 1 9850 E-mail: Xroads wilmingt.gannett.com Phone: 324-2808 In person: 950 W. Basin Road TTD: 324-2580 New Castle DE 1 9720 Items of interest must be submitted 10 days prior to publication date. Games of the week (laying AAU Amateur Ath-etic Union basketball every summer for years," Fiorelli said.

"She plays with the Philadelphia Belles. Over the last Easter holiday, she accom "She has been facing stiff competition playing summer ball. It has sharpened her game." Coach John Fiorelli points through the Spartans' first 19 games (17-2 record) this season, giving her a career total of 1,225. Baker has scored in every game this season. Her lowest total, team All-Stater last winter at Padua Academy, is now a freshman on the varsity at American University.

The sisters were starters at Padua as freshmen and sophomores. Stephanie broke up the sister act by transferring to St. Mark's. "I transferred because of school differences," Stephanie said. "I don't think every school is the right one for every person.

It was the best decision for me, to go to St. Mark's. I have no regrets." Comparing the sisters, Fiorelli said, "Renee is more mobile, but Stephanie is a stronger player. She is a defensive force, especially playing inside with blocked shots and intimidating style." Baker said she's playing more relaxed this season because she isn't saddled with recruiting visits to schools. She has signed a letter of intent to attend Villanova University on a basketball scholarship.

But statistics aren't a high priority for Stephanie Baker. By MATT ZABITKA Stall reporter Stephanie Baker of New Castle was a major cog on last year's St. Mark's High School's girls basketball team that won the state title. And she's a major cog on this year's team that is on the road to a possible repeat. But the 6-foot center, a first-team All-Stater last year, has no inkling of what her statistics are.

What's more, she's not interested. It took some figuring on the part of her father, Steve Baker, to come up with a statistic that surprised even his daughter. The Delaware High School Indoor Track and Field Championships take place Saturday, with schools filling the University of Delaware Field House for a day of competition. The field events begin at 11 a.m. The first event on the track is at 12:30 p.m.

Also this weekend are the Blue Hen Conference and Independent Schools qualifying tournaments for next week's state individual wrestling championships. The Blue Hen meet is at Delcas-tle on Friday (4 p.m.) and Saturday (10:30 a.m.), and the Independent schools gather at William Perm on Saturday (9 a.m.). Another Saturday highlight is a girls basketball game between No. 1-ranked St. Mark's and No.

2 Cape Henlopen. Snowed out two weeks ago, the makeup tips off at 4:30 p.m. at St. Mark's. The schedule tonight features Caravel at St.

Elizabeth's in girls basketball at 7:30. Kevin Tresolinl she said, "was 6 or 8," her highest "23, something like that." In addition to averaging 14 points per game, she's hauling down about 10 rebounds and making four steals per outing, according to St. Mark's coach John Fiorelli. panied the Belles to France for a series of games. And last summer, she played with the Belles in Russia.

She has been facing stiff competition playing summer ball. It has sharpened her game." Stephanie's sister, Renee, a first- St. E's alumna closing college career as leader Sports Talk Matt Zabltka play). The Claymont resident leads the team in assists (60), steals (49) the season, at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore. As a sophomore, Gallagher was conference player of the week twice, in the top 10 in weekly scoring totals eight times and in assists twice, made honorable mention in all-conference selections and was voted Immaculata 's player of the year.

As a junior, Gallagher was in the top 10 in the PAC for scoring seven times and assists four times. She also made all-conference honorable mention and won the Immaculata Coaches' Player Award. ented and versatile," Coach Mary Scharff said. "She can play any position on the floor. She has a great attitude, loves the game." In the four-team Coca-Cola Classic Jan.

11-12 at Catholic University in Washington, Gallagher scored 19 points (including her career in a win over the host team in the tourney opener and 13 points the next day in the win over City College of New York in the championship game. She was named to the all-tournament team and voted the tourney's MVE She was also named to an all-tournament team earlier in ry and three-pointers (33); is second in scoring with 257 points (13.5 per game), and has been av-eraging 4.5 rebounds a game. She has blocked two shots. Her season high was 27 points, against Rose-mont By MATT ZABITKA Staff reporter Mary Gallagher stormed onto the Immaculata (Pa.) College basketball scene like a hurricane four years ago, and she's exiting this season like a tornado. As the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs approach, the former St.

Elizabeth's High School athlete is already a member of the school's career scoring club and is the school's all-time leader in three-point field goals with 160. Gallagher, a 5-foot-4, 21-year-old senior majoring in consumer economics and elementary education, has started every game in her four-year career, including 19 this season (10-9 overall, 7-6 in conference Mary Gallagher After 19 games, her career total was 1,172 points. "She's valuable to the team because of her overall leadership on the floor and the fact she's so tal- threatening illness. The advance registration fee is $10 for students, $12 for others. The race-day fee is $14.

There will be 10 age groups, from 18 and under to 65 and over. For a race entry form, contact Karen Kayatta at 658-9474. St. E's grad plays Softball for Radford St. Elizabeth's High School graduate Carolyn Szczerba is a freshman pitcher-outfielder on the varsity Softball team at Radford (Va.) University.

Radford opens Saturday at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn. William Penn grad a master on the mat Damien Craighton of New Castle, former four-year state wrestling champ and two-time All-Stater in football at William Penn High School, is on a roll in his freshman year on the varsity wrestling team at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He helped the Dragons edge Brown University (Providence, R.I.), 17-16, on Feb. 7. Craighton wrestles at 190 pounds.

At that point in the season he was 12-5 in dual meets, 4-2 in the Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association, 7-2 in tournaments, 19-7 overall. Western takinej soccer registrations The Western Branch YMCA on the Kirkwood Highway east of Newark is registering players for its spring youth soccer league, for boys and girls ages 4-17. The program also includes micro soccer (three-on-three), an adaptation which gives players more chances to touch the ball, for youngsters 5-8. The registration deadline is March 8. For more information, call David Dill at 453-1482.

Annual charity 5K to be held March 22 The 14th annual Phi Kappa Tau "5K for Bruce" is set for March 22, starting at 10:30 a.m. The race through the streets of Newark, held in honor of Bruce Peisino, a Christiana High School quarterback who suffered a broken neck in a 1981 game that left his legs paralyzed, is organized by the University of Delaware's Alpha Gamma chapter of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. This year's beneficiary will be the Delaware office of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc. Make-a-Wish, a nonprofit volunteer organization, fulfills wishes of children 2V4-18 years old who are suffering from a life- New Offering Associated Memberships Individual: $350.00 Family: $450.00 Plus FREE 1 Hour video golf Lessonl High School Schedules Just pay our 9 hole rate every time you play! GIRLS BASKETBALL Seaford at St Elizabeth's, noon Cape Henlopen at St Mark's, 4:30 Monday BOYS BASKETBALL Dekastle at A.I. du Pont, 7:30 includes Full Membership Benefits No playing restrictions Today GIRLS BASKETBALL Padua at Tower Hill, 3:45 Caravel at St Elizabeth's.

6 SWIMMING St Mark's at Padua, 3:30 Friday BOYS BASKETBALL Polytech at Hodgson, 5 Arcnmere at St. Elizabeth's, 6 McKean at St Mark's, 7:30 Call 410'287-0200I Tuesday Chesapeake Bay Golf Club Chock ubuImDw internet tttp.im.clMsapeak0gotl.coa Note: Offer limited to first 100 1500 Chesapeake Club Drive, North East, MD 21901 BOYS BASKETBALL St. Elizabeth's at Hodgson, 6 St. Mark's at Dickinson, 7:30 GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Elizabeth's at Ursuline, 6 William Penn at St Mark's, 7:30 Saturday BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Forest at Salesianum, 7 William Perm at Seaford, 7 High School Report Wilmington Christian Students in the problems of democracy and current events classes will travel to Washington, D.C., on March 12.

The senior and junior English classes will attend a showing of Kenneth Branagh's four-hour film version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Philadelphia on March 4. The school will host the ninth annual Hockessin Art Festival Saturday and Sunday. More than 1,000 original works will be on display. A student art competition between area high schools also will be held at the festival. Former Wilmington Christian student Emily Cisneros won third place at last year's competition.

Today, 40 students and faculty will give blood in the annual blood drive. The drive is sponsored by the National Honor Society and was organized by the society's president, senior Rebecca Sanderson, and secretary, senior Glenna Pusey. Denise Ann Dunckle Lula Washington Dance Company will help prepare Arlene Bowman's Drama II class and Lynne Lewis' English blocked class for a performance scheduled for March 10. Contact Bowman for information. Keara Fairwell Wilmington Jane Hoffman has been appointed concertmaster and senior soloist for the Delaware All-State Orchestra, which will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday at Concord High School. Senior portraits will be taken during the week of April 14. The prom promise committee, led by chairman senior Vasco Palmer, is preparing for prom promise day on April 17. Its goal is to prevent students from drinking and driving on prom night. Senior Paul Yang is now tied for first place in the region in Math League competition.

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The students and the grandparents do various activities together throughout the year. Crawford was an adopted grandparent of some of the eighth-grade students in the past. The Academic Bowl Team won the state finals last Wednesday. This is the second year the team has won. Now it will go on to the nationals.

The team is coached by Loretta Powell. Ninth-grader Lauren Hill won second place in novice ladies figures at the national ice skating championships last week in Nushville, Tenn. Ashley Lambert Towle The Towle Science Fair was held Feb. 7. The following students won awards: Physics: first, Asher Feldmann, sophomore; second, Brian White, junior; third, Lorl Huber, junior.

Chemistry: first, Drew Cope, senior; second, Mlkaela Larraga, sophomore; third, Collin Palkovltz, freshman; honorable mention, Kelly Clark, junior, and Kevin Sutherland, freshman. Biology: first, Jennifer Kacmarclk, sophomore; second, Pat Mulrooney, sophomore; third, Mandy Blevins, sophomore; honorable mention, Mike Johnston, sophomore. Towle will open a south campus at Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church in the fall for grades 6-9. For information, call 234-4442. Mlkaela Larraga William Penn About 100 William Penn students participated with students across the nation in taking the American High School Math Exam on Feb.

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