Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 77

Local Osgood-Schlatter disease common knee problem for athletes Athletic trainer, coaches and physicians who work with athletes between the ages of nine and 15 Wyoming Vmikt Hi aith Carj- Systfm "A' K- Cl 3 Q. 5 Valley West's Marc Zlotek (second from left) edges (from left) and Ian Williams and Spartan Dave Gialanella to win 100 dash Zlotek, Wilmot run away -r Nanticoke won the 3200 meter relay, Wyoming Area the 1600 meter relay and Wyoming Valley West the 400 meter relay. 3200 RELAY 1. Nanticoke 8:47.8, 2. WVW; 3.

Hanover. 3200m 1. Colin McHugh (Hanover), 2. Jared Spaide (Berwick); 3. Tony Lawson (Berwick); 4.

Steve Fice IWVW); 5. Eric Walker (Meyers). POLE VAULT 1. Pete Kolankoski (Coughlin), 10-6; 2. Brian Hilburt (Meyers); 3.

Ryan Bennett (Berwick). HIGH JUMP 1. Brad DieflenDacher (Lake-Lehman), 6-4; 2, Corry Hanson (Meyers); 3. Ernie Jendredejewski (Bishop Hoban). JAVELIN 1.

Marc Zlotek (WVW), 190-10; 2. Jason Anthony (Coughlin); 3. Barney Bowman (Berwick). 110 HURDLES 1. Nate Wilmot (North Pocono), 14-9; 2.

Brock Vieney (GAR); 3. Mike Wilk (Hanover); 4. Brian Williams (Berwick); S. Craig Dadurka (WVW); Chris Hagan (WVW). 100m 1.

Marc Zlotek (WVW), 11.0; 2. Ian Williams (Meyers); 3. Dave Gialanella (WVW); 4. Josh Goodwin (Meyers); 5. Matt Kawczenski (rianover); 6.

Randy Buccal (Berwick). 400m 1. Matt Kawczenski (Hanover), 51.8; 2. Dustin Hettrick (WVW); 3. McAfee (Berwick), 4.

Seth Flook (Berwick); 5. Eric George (Dallas); 6. Ishmael Garrett (Meyers). Valley West junior claims three golds; NP senior rolls to hurdle win Nate Wilmot followed ud an im- Bowman the discus. triple jump i.

Brock view i Nate Wilmot followed up an im TRIPLE JUMP 1. Brock Vieney dons to pull away from the bone. The pulling away and overstretching causes pain and swelling which usually last from one to two months, but may reoccur many times until a younger person's growth is completed. The condition is seen more often in more boys than girls, but as more girls become active in sports, the number of them suffering from Osgood-Schlatter increases. The treatment for this condition is fairly simple if detected early.

If left unchecked, it can cause significant problems for the athlete's career. Once recognized, the athlete should have rest from activity, ice treatment and possibly immobilization of the leg for a short time. It is advisable that the athlete visit an orthopedic surgeon, family physician, or a certified athletic trainer for an expert opinion. Often a physician may recommend simply resting the injury as the only treatment necessary to correct the problem. Once the soreness is gone, the young athlete can resume his or her activity.

As the athlete becomes older, the chance of symptons reappearing is slight. As with many other conditions, early detection and treatment significantly improves recovery time. For this reason, young athletes and their adult coaches and trainers should be aware of the importance of injury recognition and treatment. STAR Sports Medicine, a program of Wyoming Valley Health Care System, provides certified athletic trainers to local high schools, colleges and industries and is available to athletes or workers who become injured. If you have a sports medicine question you would like discussed, or would like more information about the STAR Sports Medicine program, write to STAR Sports Medicine director, 562 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA, 18704, or call 552-7850.

often hear those young athletes complain of pain in the area just below the knee cap. As time goes on, this pain usually in- tensifies and As time relief only comes Robert Stelma from bed rest. STAR Sports Regardless of the sport or activity in which the child is particpating, the diagnosis is often Osgood-Schlatter disease, an exotic-sounding yet easily treatable condition affecting the knee. Should you be involved with young athletes and have a common concern, a few simple tests can help identify the condition. A range of motion test on the youngster's knee will reveal pain at the extremes of flexion and extension.

The athlete will also feel a degree of pain when gradual pressure is applied to a bony notch just below the knee cap. The notch, called the tibial tuberosity, is where the patella tendon inserts into the bone (tibia). Sensitive to touch, this notch may present some degree of swelling. The causes of Osgood-Schlatter disease relate to the loosening of the immature patella tendon where it inserts into the bone. Adults generally do not experience this since the mature tendons in their knees fit more snuggly into the tibia.

This condition may also be associated with an avulsion fracture, a condition in which the patella tendon is torn away from the tibia, a serious injury which should be attended to immediately. Between the ages of nine and 15, young people experience a period of rapid growth. Their bones actually grow faster than the tendons attached to them, the tendons overstretch which may cause ten- Meyers' Josh Goodwin with show (GAR), 45-6; 2. Dave Wvchock Couoh in 3. Wavn 45-6; 2.

DaveWychock (Coughlin); 3. Wayne Whit- taker (GAR). 400 RELAY 1. WVW, 43 8 2. Meyers; 3.

Berwick; 4. Bishop Hoban; 5. Coughlin; 6. Hanover. 300 HURDLES 1.

Brock Vieney (GAR), 41.4; 2. Dave Borofski (Nanticoke); 3. Mike Wilk (Hanover); 4. Chris Hagan (WVW); 5. Herbert (Wyoming Area).

SHOTPUT 1. Harold Jackson (GAR), 52-2; 2. Mike Spagnuolo (Coughlin); 3. Barney Bowman (Berwick); 4. Marc Baynock (WVW); 5.

Scott Townsend (Dallas); 6. Matt Wincek (Coughlin); 7. JoeMishkula (Hanover). 1400m 1. Mike Klemovitch (Crestwood), 4 41; 2.

Colin McHugh (Hanover); 3. Dave Rug-gles (Wyoming Area); 4. Ken Staub (Hanover); 5. Mark Dawson (GAR); 6. Eric Walker (Meyers); 7.

Steve Fice (WVW). 800m 1. Damon Moore (Meyers), 2 03 2. Jason Park (Hanover); 3. Mike Fox (Bishop Hoban); 4.

Mike Walker (Meyers); 5. Stassan (GAR); 6. RonPawlowski (Nanticoke). 200m Marc Zlotek (WVW), 22.8; 2. Ian Williams (Meyers); 3.

Gregg Harchar (WVW); 4. Matt Kawczenski (Hanover); 5. Dave Gialanella (WVW); 6. MikeCoburn (Bishop Hoban). DISCUS 1.

Barney Bowman (Berwick), 148-8; 2. Mike Spagnuolo (Coughlin); 3. Joe Mishkula (Hanover); 4. Marl Mayers (Meyers); 5. Matt Kishbaugh (Berwick); 6.

Scott Townsend (Dallas). 1600 RELAY 1. Wyoming Area, 2. Meyers; 3. WVW: 4.

Coughlin; 5. Hanover. Miller 3b Doyle If Klocec Burr c( Sollenbrgr dh Totals 4 112 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 3 5 3 Roming3b Weigle rt Karli If Kreiderc Adams dh Totals 5 2 2 1 5 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 41 9 17 i MESSIAH 300 000 000 3 E-TOWN 211 203 OOx 9 2B Miller, Raimondi, Cappuci, Cassell; WP Lindsay 9 IP, 5 3 2 ER, 3 SO, 2 BB; LP Sollenberger 4 IP, 11 6 4 2 SO, 1 BB; Scardino Wi IP, 3 2 2 ER, 0 SO, 0 BB; Crusaders win MAC track crown Wyoming Valley West graduate Ian Smith and Bishop Hoban alum Nick Quaglia earned medals to help Susquehanna win the MAC track and field championship Saturday afternoon in Selinsgrove. Smith repeated as 100-meter champ by running an 11.06 and was third in the 200 at 22.74. He also ran the lead leg on the winning 400-meter relay team, which ran a 49.96.

pressive 14.1-second run in the trials with a 14.9 in the finals to win a competitive 110-meter hurdle race and accent the first Wilkes-Barre Invitational Track Meet on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium. The initial event, featuring 10 District 2 teams, awarded medals to the top three finishers in each event. All proceeds went to the Luzerne County Special Olympics and the facilities were donated by Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The Wilkes-Barre Recreation Department, WBASD teachers, Wysocki's Athletic Center and Paul McGrane all assisted the charity effort. Wilmot, of North Pocono, beat out GAR's Brock Vieney and Hanover Area's Mike Wilk to win the 110 hurdles.

Wyoming Valley West's Marc Zlotek won three events the javelin, the 100- and the 200-meter dashes to take home three gold medals. Vieney was a double winner, capturing the triple jump and 300 hurdles. Hanover Area's Colin McHugh ran a 10:16.6 to win the 3200 meter run, while Coughlin's Pete Kolankoski won the pole vault and Lake-Lehman's Brad Dieffen-bacher the high jump. Kolankoski vaulted a 10-6, short of the 13-7 Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium record that Wyoming Valley West's Mark Hirchard set in 1992. Hanover Area's Matt Kawczenski was a winner in the 400 meter; GAR's Harold Jackson won the shotput; Crestwood's Mike Klemovitch the 1600 meter run; Meyers' Damon Moore the 800 meter run; and Berwick's Barney E-Town claims MAC title Elizabethtown pounded out 17 hits against three Messiah pitchers to win the Middle Atlantic Conference baseball tournament, hosted by King's College, Saturday afternoon at Monarch Field.

Gerard Raumondi and Scott Weigle led the offense with four hits apiece while six different players knocked in runs. Bob Lindsay was the winning pitcher, throwing a complete-game five-hitter. He allowed two earned runs, struck out three and walked two. Jerry Doyle had two hits and a run batted in for Messiah while Nate Miller knocked in two. MESSIAH ELIZABETHTOWN ab bi abrhbi Enders rf Garber2b Quant ss Kimball lb 4 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 110 4 10 0 Wolanianss Raimondicf Cappuciolb Cassell2b 4 110 5 3 4 1 5 12 1 5 0 2 1 Exeter Panthers holding signups Exeter Panthers mini football organization will hold registration for new and returning football players, cheerleaders and pep squad members Sunday, May 4 from 2 to 4 p.m.

in the Panthers clubhouse. Children must turn six by August 1, and willieed a copy of their birth certificate and a recent photo. Fee is $30 for the first child, $5 each additional family member. A league meeting will be held following registration. All coaches, advisors and interested parents are urged to attend.

Mohawk Basketball Camp dates set The fourth annual Mohawk Basketball Camp will be held the week of July 14 in the Meyers High School gym. The camp is under the direction of Meyers boys coach Joseph Caf-frey. The morning session is for boys and girls entering grades three through five with the afternoon session for boys and girls entering grades six through nine. The camp will offer instruction in offensive and defensive fundamentals, 3-on-3, 5-on-5, 1-one-l, foul shooting and three-point shooting. For more information, or for an application, call coach Caffrey, 823-1082 after 4 p.m..