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THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1995 THE NEWS JOURNAL CROSSROADS 17 SPORTS Dream Fulfilled Again 6ALEMBAR the Sports page? information to us: Do you have news for Here's how to get your Maih Box 10887 Wilmington 19850 Phonei 324-2808 TDD number for the hearing Impaired! 324-2580 Items of interest must be to us 10 days prior to publication date. Games of the week With the spring high school season winding down, base-. ball games between conference opponents take on added significance. Such is the case today. In Flight Concord visits Newark and Brandywine travels to Mount Pleasant in games that will help determine the conference champ.

Both start at 3:30. The same goes for the Flight encounter between Mid-dletown and host Dickinson at 3:30 and a Catholic Conference showdown between St. Elizabeth's and host Archmere at 3:45. It's a big weekend for track and field participants and their fans, too, as the New Castle County championships take place at Baynard Stadium. Preliminaries are at 3:30 p.m.

Friday at Baynard. Saturday's finals begin at 12:30 p.m. i a a r. I ham told me, Chris has an outstanding chance of being a starter this coming season," said Lou DiMascio, father of Chris DiMascio. "I think Chris has matured quite a bit and will do just fine at Fordham," added the senior DiMascio, head boys basketball coach at Delcastle Technical High School.

"Chris learned a lot about being a college player toward the end of his freshman season at St. Joseph's. "He was too frail for college ball while at St. Joseph's. He was 6-6'a but weighed only 165.

He now weighs 210 and is still putting it on." Chris DiMascio said he was recruited to be Bernard Blunt's replacement after Blunt graduated. Blunt was starting his senior season when DiMascio came in as a freshman. Blunt sustained an injury in the second game of the season, and DiMascio figured that he would replace temporarily Blunt in the starting lineup. That didn't happen. And Blunt, because of the injury, was red-shirted, which meant he would be returning for another season.

Anticipating another season of warming the bench, DiMascio switched to Fordham. A rarity as a high school player shooting guard who loved to fire rainbows from the perimeter, DiMascio played two years for his father at Caravel Academy, then completed high school at Alexis I. du Pont. In his senior year, he was used at center, averaging 27 points and 12 rebounds a game. He closed his two-school career with 1,886 points.

He was a third-team All-Stater in his sophomore and junior years and made the first-team as a senior. The News JournalFRED COMEQVS 1993 ALL-STATER: Former A.I. player Chris DiMascio first played in the Atlantic 10 with St. Joseph's University of Pennsylvania. He's now with Fordham University.

DiMascio will be getting a lot of exposure at Fordham. The Rams play some of their home games at Madison Square Garden. "According to what they Ford Lumpkin, a 1995 first-team All-Stater, and Lenny Brown, a 1994 first-team All-Stater, who prepped at Maine Central Institute the past season. player makes a racket his last year at UD, Paul was the tennis captain for two seasons. UD this season finished 15-3 (fourth in the North Atlantic Conference, 1-2).

The Blue Hens completed the season April 25 with a 7-0 sweep of Rider University. "When I went to Millersville, it was with the thought of playing both soccer and tennis. But the tennis coach didn't want me to play soccer," Paul said. "I also wanted to go to a larger school." Majoring in physical education second straight state crown and extending his scholastic career winning streak to 29. After graduating from Concord, Paul enrolled at Millersville (Pa.) University, where he played fall tennis his only semester there before transferring to UD.

All-Stater DiMascio will play in the Atlantic 10 for the second time. By MATT ZABITKA Staff reporter Chris DiMascio of Edenridge, a 1993 first-team All-State basketball player as a senior at Alexis I. du Pont High School, had his heart set on playing college hoops with a school in the Atlantic 10 conference. He realized his dream. St.

Joseph's University of Philadelphia, an Atlantic 10 member, offered him a scholarship after he had made a commitment to the Main" Line school while still a junior in high school. He played on the Hawks' varsity as a freshman in 1993-94. But the love affair wasn't long-lasting. Not satisfied with his playing time, DiMascio transferred to Fordham University, a member of the Patriot League. Because of the transfer, he sat out the 1994-95 season.

Meanwhile, Fordham has left the Patriot League and joined the Atlantic 10. Next season, when the 6-foot-6Vi DiMascio makes his debut with Fordham, he'll be playing against St. Joseph's. In addition to Fordham, the Atlantic .10 for the coming season has picked up Virginia Tech, La Salle, Xavier and the University of Dayton. They'll be joining, among others, holdovers Temple, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Xavier has recruited William Penn High School products Gary UD tennis By MATT ZABITKA Staff reporter Last spring, in his junior season of varsity tennis at the University of Delaware, former Concord High School athlete Dave Paul described his play as "just fair." Playing first singles and first doubles, he finished 8-9 in singles and 7-8 in doubles. This spring, the 22-year-old from Shipley Farms exploded. He completed his final collegiate season 14-1 at second singles and 15-1 at first doubles, playing with partner Kyle Binnington of Special to CrossroadsTIM SHAFFER THIS SPRING: Dave Paul finished 14-1 at second singles. Bellport, N.Y. His only losses were at the hands of Brown University in singles and doubles.

Career-wise, he finished 41-15 in singles. He played sixth singles as a freshman and third singles as a sophomore. Two years ago, he and partner Jeff Harrison were North Atlantic Conference doubles champions. Originally from Long Island, N.Y., and playing tennis since he was 10, he moved to Delaware with his family in 1984. He played four years of soccer, basketball and tennis at Concord.

"My last three years I played first singles in tennis," he said. As a junior, he reached the state tournament finals in first singles. He lost to Brint Morrow of Friends, 6-1. 6-2. Morrow was then a 16-year-old sophomore at Wilmington Friends, winning his i 1 I Street address) 950 W.

Basin Road New Castle 19720 Faxi 324-2865 By Matt Zabitka cate to teach history. I plan to do my student teaching in Delaware." Dickie Howell recently completed his fourth year as wrestling coach at Caesar Rodney High School, where he teaches health and physical education. Brad Howell works as an aide at Caesar Rodney Junior High, where he coaches the junior' high wrestling team. Nothing slows down Becky Yencharis Becky Yencharis of Clay-mont, running competitively since 1982, was inducted into the Pike Creek Valley Running Club's hall of fame at the organization's awards banquet. The beginning of 1994 started a year crammed with excitement for Yencharis, beginning with her Feb.

1 retirement from Teledyne-Packaging after 37 years of employment. Later that month, she competed in a Williamsburg, half-marathon, finishing first in the over-65 age class with a time of 2:38. In March '94, she completed the Caesar Rodney Half-Marathon in Wilmington and the Amish Country Half-Marathon in Lancaster, Pa. In August, she participated in the Philadelphia Masters Outdoor Games at Swarthmore College, finishing first in her age class in the 100-, 200-, 400-and 800-meter dashes. She capped her 1994 year with a courageous effort in the Delaware Marathon in December, walking the last five miles to complete the race in adverse weather conditions.

Game, set and match to ex-Sallie George Bob George is having an outstanding senior year in men's tennis at Allentown (Pa.) College this spring. A 1991 graduate of Salesia-num, he is finishing his third season of varsity play at Allen-town. He won a championship in singles and doubles at the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament April 29 on the campuses of Cabrini and Eastern colleges in suburban Philadelphia. George, a fifth seed in singles, won two matches for the title. He teamed with Phil Bar-reca to win the doubles final 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 as a third seed.

Ex-Archmere athlete is field hockey MVP Michelle Cotter, Archmere Academy product from Folsom, was named Most Valuable Player in field hockey at Goucher College's recent seventh annual awards ceremony. She's a junior. SHOE RACK MOTHER'S DAY FAVORITES aJ ft Sports Talk Freak injury sidelines Panda softball player Padua Academy's softball team lost one of its brightest freshman prospects before the season started. a March 18 preseason scrimmage against Indian River, Cathy Mullaney sustained a freak injury that has sidelined her the entire season, 'Cathy had hit a fly ball to center field, and as she was leaving the batter's box to run to first base, she turned her hips," John Capuano said, "A foot locked in place and a knee popped out of place. She had to be helped off the field and talcen to a hospital." sees Mullaney coming back strong next year.

Mullaney had been playing first base. jr Dragon alumnus may enroll at Lincoln has been reported Stephen Curtis of Wilmington, an All-State basketball honorable mention his senior year at Glasgow High School in 1993, the Dragons won the championship, intends to enroll at Lincoln University in Chester County, in September. younger brother, Corey, was a teammate on Glasgow's '93 state title team. A junior at the time, Corey made first-team All-State. Howell Brothers plan wrestling camp Howell brothers will conduct a wrestling camp June 25-29 at the University of Delaware's Pearson Hall (formerly known as Newark Hall), at Academy Street and Lovett Avenue, Newark.

T'The cost is $160 for commuters, $245 for resident campers. The camp is for all ages through high school. For more information, contact Dickie Howell at (302) 335-0543. Kurt and Dickie Howell will head the camp, at which their younger brother, Brad, will serve as a clinician. Another clinician scheduled to work the camp, said Kurt Howell, is Nate Carr, a three-time NCAA champ at Iowa State and now an assistant coach at West Virginia University.

Carr won a bronze medal in the 1988 Olympics. Kurt Howell, who had a 108-0 record during four years at Newark High, went to Clem- Cson University on a mat arship. He is now an assistant coach at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University, pursuing a master's in physical education. -'I'm returning to Delaware the latter part of May," he said.

"I'll be applying for a teaching-coaching job at schools in Delaware. I'll soon be getting a teaching certifi WW EVERY DAY i KB Li T.TT IBS Entire Selection of Leather and Straw Spring and Summer Bags L-y'fi-'f IUTT -TV 1 MIDWAY PLAZA Klrkwood Wilmington, DE 998-0281 vn f3 i jf ii Thru May I Open 7 Days A Week Evening Hours M-F 'til 9 i i "ii in 21st ml iV (TV BRANMAR PLAZA Marsk I Slrftrtldi Rtfi, Wttrntngtot, DE 475-7207 errs ii i -m i i Equipment i fit I IfCJ I Chemicals Pool Cleaners Vacuum Toys Games Filters Acrylic Glasses Pumps Motors Heaters Solar Covers Recognition hits home for Matt Zabitka Erg miNY Pm SERVICE i 9 A i' TALLEYVILLE A group of ji former Delaware high school ath- letes honored Matt Zabitka Fri-! day night at the Talleyville Fire Hall. Zabitka whh given a plaque and a photograph at the sixth annual gathering of athletic alumni from the V.S. du Pont High School. The News Journal portor was cited for 60 years of J' sportswriting and 32 years of cov-' ering Delaware athletes.

Among ihe highlights was a proclamation J. presented by New Castle County xecutive Dennis E. Greenhouse. "Zee has done so much for Delaware athletes," Frank Shahan, Organizer of the event, said. "We T.

Jhought it was time to give to him. THE SHOPPES OF NAAMANS at NAAMANS AND SHIPLEY ROADS WILMINGTON, DE 30-479-5594" Outside of Del. 1-800-571-3346 ii Since 1970 AFgTVPOOl.cOVtP MComenmia- No Licmrd Call for Store Hours The News JournalOINOEB WALL THE 'ZEFfeWhen Matt Zabitka rose to speak at hisroast, the crowd, on cue, left the room, mfazed, he sang "God Bless to the retreating athletes..