2019 - 2020  Final Results as of 03/23/2020

 

Final Results

     Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak the Dart season has ended 5 weeks early. Congratulations to Dryland on winning their 8th championship. It has been a long drought for Dryland as they last won the championship in the 1991-92 season.

Week 24

     With a ‘sweep’ of Farmersville, 8-2, 5-4 in 10 innings, & 7-2, Dryland increases it’s lead in the Dart League. Leading the way for Dryland were Shawn Sigley 8 for 13, Lou Dervarics 6 for 12, & Earl Sigley 6 for 14. For Farmersville, Dave Campbell was 5 for 11 (HR), Gene Grim 5 for 13, Tom George 4 for 12, Jason Steigerwalt 4 for 12 (HR), & Ben Kerbaugh with a HR.

     2^nd place Star of Bethlehem ‘sandwiched’ 4-3 & 3-2 wins (Austin Hoffert with game winning HR in the 10^th inning), losing 6-2 to Bath Lutheran. Bill Hoke Jr. was 7 for 13, Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 14, Scott Hoffert 6 for 15, & Tyler Frankenfield with a HR for Star of Bethlehem, while Matt Zeigler was 5 for 12 (HR), Bob Meixsell 5 for 13, & Doug Moser 4 for 8 for Bath Lutheran.

     After an 8-1 loss in the ‘opener’ to St. Stephen’s, Salem UCC came back to win 2-1 & 2-0. Top hitters for Salem UCC included Ed Taylor 6 for 12, Larry Fehnel 4 for 11 & Sherry Bush with a HR. Jim Blaukovitch was 6 for 12 & Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 12 for St. Stephen’s.

     In other action, Emmanuel ‘sandwiched’ 7-4 & 3-0 wins around a 9-5 loss to Ebenezer. For Emmanuel, Troy Haydt was 6 for 14 (HR), John Villanova 4 for 9 (HR), Aaron Masters 3 for 12 & Jon Rice with a HR. Jim Voortman was 6 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 5 for 11, Paul Yoder 4 for 12, with HR’s from Frank Trovato, Steve Gountis, & Joey Blevins for Ebenezer.

     Last week Christ UCC had a total of ’18 hits’ for the whole night. Last night they had ‘21 hits’ in Game 1 beating Light of Christ 11-10. They also won Game 3,  8-6 (on a HR from Eric Yocum), losing Game 2, 1-0. Leading hitters for Christ UCC were Dave Shaver 9 for 15, Garry Hunsicker 8 for 14, Eric Yocum 6 for 15, Keith Laudenslager 5 for 13, Joe Hunsicker 4 for 14, & Susie Gasper with a HR. For Light of Christ, Terry Knauss was 6 for 10, Rich Hasonich 5 for 11, Andy Mickelson 5 for 12,with Charlie Mann, Norm Schoenberger, ‘Buzz’ Heidecker, Dan Halteman, & Chris Knauss all with ‘4 hits’ each.

St. Paul’s had the BYE.



Week 23

     With a ‘sweep’ of Emmanuel by scores of 4-0, 6-2 & 3-0, Dryland remains in 1^st place in the Dart League. Hitters included Earl Sigley 5 for 14, Lou Dervarics 4 for 10 (HR), Bernie Yurko 4 for 12, & Jim Goldman 4 for 12 (HR) for Dryland while Troy Haydt was 4 for 12 for Emmanuel.

     In another ‘sweep’, St. Stephen’s ‘swept’ St. Paul’s 5-0, 5-1, & 2-1 in 12 innings. Top hitters for St. Stephen’s were Ed Wychock 6 for 14, Alan Beahm also 6 for 14, Bryant Conner 4 for 12, Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 13, with HR’s from Jim Blaukovitch & Nathan Naprava. For St. Paul’s Rich Kern was 4 for 12.

     In the “’Battle of Bath’, it was Bath Lutheran winning the ‘Battle’ over Christ UCC, winning 6-3, 4-0, & 5-0. Leading the Bath Lutheran hitters were Wendy Yacone 5 for 12, Dave Fisher 5 for 15, Jordan Meixsell 4 for 10, Matt Zeigler 4 for 12 (2 run HR), ‘DJ’ Stillwell 4 for 13, & Kevin Beichy with a 2 run HR. Garry Hunsicker was 4 for 12 & George Gasper added a HR for Christ UCC.

     It was Ebenezer ‘sandwiching’ 7-6 & 4-0 wins around a 3-2 loss in 10 innings to Farmersville. For Ebenezer, Steve Gountis was 5 for 12, Charlie Constanzo 5 for 12 (2 HR’s), with Paul Yoder & Carol Voortman each going 4 for 14. For Farmersville, Kyle Gerber was 7 for 13, Keith Campbell 4 for 13 & Wade Chilmonik with a HR.

     With Kim Bush going 6 for 11 (including a game winning 2 run HR in Game 3 & hitting the cycle for the night), Kris Wentzell 5 for 11, Kaden Szoke 4 for 9, & Ed Taylor 4 for 12, Salem UCC took 2 games from Light of Christ 3-0 & 3-1, losing the opener 6-5. Rich Hasonich was 4 for 12 & Norm Schoenberger with a 2 run HR for Light of Christ.

Star of Bethlehem had the BYE.



Week 22

     With Bernie Yurko & Butch Silfies each going 5 for 12, Larry Golick 5 for 13 (HR), Lou Dervarics 4 for 8, & Harold Roth with a HR, Dryland remains in 1^st place winning 3-1 & 10-3 over Bath Lutheran, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-1. For Bath Lutheran, Matt Zeigler & Bob Meixsell went 6 for 13 apiece, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 11, Scott Henninger 5 for 12, Wendy Yacone 5 for 14, & Kevin Biechy with a HR.

     Star of Bethlehem holds onto 2^nd place by ‘sandwiching’ 2-1 & 3-2 wins around an 8-5 loss to St. Paul’s. Leading the Star of Bethlehem hitters were Scott Hoffert 8 for 13, Tyler Frankenfield 6 for 12 (HR), & Bill Hoke Jr. 6 for 13. Rich Kern was 7 for 13, Jason Gross 5 for 12, with Bret Remel & Dave Clark each going 5 for 13 for St. Paul’s.

     In other action, Christ UCC ‘sandwiched’ 6-0 & 8-6 wins over Emmanuel, losing 7-3. Top hitters included Joe Hunsicker 7 for 12, Garry Hunsicker 6 for 13, Susie Gasper 5 for 12 (hitting the cycle for the night), & George Gasper 5 for 12 for Christ UCC. For Emmanuel, Aaron Masters was 7 for 10, Troy Haydt 6 for 14 (2 HR’s), & John Villanova 5 for 9.

     Salem UCC lost 5-3 to Farmersville after taking the 1^st 2 games by scores of 5-4 & 5-1. For Salem UCC, Kris Wentzell was 8 for 13, Kim Bush 5 for 11, & Sherry Bush 4 for 11, while Gene Grim & Sue Grim went 4 for 12 each & Wade Chilmonik with a HR for Farmersville.

     The final match of the night finds Light of Christ beating Ebenezer 4-2 & 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ in 15 innings 5-3 (on Tony Saldutti’s 2 run HR). Leading hitters for Light of Christ were Norm Schoenberger 6 for 14, Ryan Jones 5 for 10, Dan Halteman 5 for 15, “Buzz” Heidecker 5 for 15, & Andy Mickelson 4 for 15. For Ebenezer, Jim Voortman was 4 for 14(hitting the cycle for the night), with HR’s from Brendan Blevins & Tony Saldutti.

St.Stephen’s had the BYE.



Week 21

     Dryland moves back into 1^st place this week beating Star of Bethlehem 3-0 & 4-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ 8-3, dropping Star of Bethlehem to 2^nd place. Leading Dryland hitters were Bernie Yurko 6 for 12, Lou Dervarics 5 for 12, Rich Durn 4 for 11, with HR’s from Dave Crouthamel & Harold Roth. Bryan Frankenfield was 7 for 13, while Scott Hoffert & Bill Hoke Sr. were 5 for 13 each for Star of Bethlehem.

     After a 6-3 in 10 innings loss to Emmanuel, Light of Christ came back to win 2-1 & 4-0. Hitters for Light of Christ were Andy Mickelson 4 for 10, “Buzz” Heidecker  4 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12 & Aaron Yetter 4 for 13. For Emmanuel, Judy Hoffert was  5 for 12 & Jim Hill 4 for 13.

     With Vic Pacchioni going 6 for 12, Steve Gountis 6 for 12, & Jim Voortman 4 for 12, Ebenezer won 6-0 & 4-2 over St. Stephen’s, losing the ‘opener’ 4-1. Dave Blaukovitch was 6 for 11, Ed Wychock 5 for 13, & Maceo Conner 4 for 11 (HR) for St. Stephen’s.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 5-4 in 11 innings to St. Paul’s, Bath Lutheran came back to win 6-0 & 4-2. Top hitters included ‘DJ’ Stillwell 6 for 12, Jordan Meixsell 6 for 13 & Erika Meixsell with a HR for Bath Lutheran,  while Paul Slimmon was 4 for 10 & Dave Clark 4 for 12 for St. Paul’s.    

     The final match of the night finds Farmersville beating Christ UCC by scores of 4-2 & 3-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 9-3. Leading hitters for Farmersville were Sue Grim 5 for 12, Tom George 4 for 12, Gene Grim 4 for 13 (2 run HR in Game 1), Keith Campbell a 2 run HR in Game 3, Wade Chilmonik with a HR in Game 2, with back-to-back HR’s from Dave & Kyle Campball in Game 1.For Christ UCC, Joe Hunsicker was 7 for 12, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 12, Dave Shaver 5 for 12 with Eric Yocum hitting a 2 run HR in Game 3 & George Gasper with a HR in Game 1.

Salem UCC had the BYE.

Week 20

     Star of Bethlehem swept Emmanuel by the scores of 6-5, 6-0 and 2-1 to move back into first place by a single percentage point. Leading hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Scott Hoffert 8 for 13, Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 12, Walt Hoffert 6 for 12 and the father/son team of Bill Hoke Sr. and Bill Hoke Jr. hitting home runs. Bob Bast went 5 for 13 for Emmanuel.

     Dryland won the first and third games 6-4 and 5-3 from Light of Christ while losing the middle game 9-4 as they fell into second place. Top hitters for Dryland were Shawn Sigley 6 for 12, Earl Sigley 6 for 14 (2 HRs), Nathan Phares 4 for 12 (HR) and Rich Durn 3 for 7. Light of Christ was led by Charlie Mann 9 for 12 (HR), Buzz Heidecker 5 for 11 (HR) and Andy Mickelson 3 for 10.

     In another sweep Ebenezer defeated Salem UCC 3-0, 3-2 (10 innings) and 2-0. Salem UCC had the dubious distinction of tying a league record for least hits in a night as they had a total of 10. For Ebenezer Paul Yoder was 5 for 13, Steve Gountis 4 for 10 and newcomer Tony Saldutti 3 for 10 (His first at bat was a HR). Ed Taylor and Bill Rinker were both 3 for 11 for Salem UCC.

     Christ UCC won the opener 3-1 before losing 6-2 and 5-4 to St. Paul’s. Hitting for Christ UCC were Garry Hunsicker 6 for 12, Dave Shaver 6 for 12, George Gasper 5 for 12 and Keith Laudenslager 4 for 12. St. Paul’s was lead by Rich Kern 5 for 11 (HR), Jason Gross 5 for 11, Tom Unger 4 for 12 (HR) and Jen Erkinger 4 for 12.

     The final match of the night saw Bath Lutheran winning 17-1 and 5-2 while losing the nightcap  to St. Stephen’s. Hitting for Bath Lutheran were Jordan Meixsell 8 for 13, D J Stillwell 6 for 13, Mike Barbarics 5 for 12, Dave Fisher 5 for 13, Kevin Beichy 4 for 6, Matt Zeigler 4 for 10 and Damian Rader 4 for 12. St Stephen’s was led by Alan Beahm 6 for 13, Ed Wychock 5 for 13, Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 11 and Maceo Conner 4 for 12 (HR).

Farmersville had the BYE.

Week 19

     By beating Salem UCC 6-5 & 4-1, losing the ‘opener' 2-1, Dryland moves back into sole possession of 1^st place. Leading the way for Dryland were Larry Golick 5 for 12, Jim Goldman 4 for 10 & Lou Dervarics 4 for 11, while Ed Taylor was 4 for 12, Larry Fehnel 3 for 7, with HR’s from Sherry Bush & Fred Toncik for Salem UCC.

     St. Stephen’s drops Star of Bethlehem into 2^nd place by ‘sweeping’ them by scores of 5-3, 4-1, & 3-0. ForSt. Stephen’s, Alan Beahm was       8 for 14 (HR), Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 12, & Nathan Naprava with 2 HR’s. Bryan Frankenfield was 4 for 12 & Bill Hoke had a HR for Star of Bethlehem.

     With Jordan Meixsell going 9 for 13, Bob Meixsell 6 for 14, Scott Henninger 5 for 13 & Kevin Beichy with a HR, Bath Lutheran won 4-2 & 8-7 in 10 innings over Farmersville, losing the ‘opener’ 8-0. For Farmersville, Jason Steigerwalt was 6 for 14, Kyle Gerber 5 for 12 & Ben Kerbaugh 5 for 14 (HR).

     It was Christ UCC ‘sandwiching’ 3-2 & 10-7 wins around an 8-5 loss to Ebenezer. Top hitters for Christ UCC included Susie Gasper 6 for 8 (2 HR’s), Garry Hunsicker 5 for 12, Ron Wagner 5 for 14 (3 run HR), & Eric Yocum with a 2 run HR. Vic Pacchioni, Jim Voortman (HR), & Charlie Constanzo all went 5 for 12 each with Carl Fraley, Carol Voortman, & Frank Trovato each hitting a 2 run HR & Bob Mc Donald with a sole HR.

     The final match of the night finds Emmanuel taking a pair of games from St. Paul’s 3-2 & 3-0, losing 4-3. Leading hitters for Emmanuel were Chuck Achenzie 5 for 12, Jim Hill 5 for 12, & Jeff Hoffert 4 for 12. Bret Remel was 5 for 12 with Jason Gross & Tom Unger each going 4 for 12 for St. Paul’s.

Light of Christ had the BYE.



Week 18

     Star of Bethlehem remains in 1^st place despite losing a pair of games to Farmersville 5-2 & 2-1, winning the ‘opener’ 6-1. Leading  Farmersville hitters were Jason Steigerwalt 5 for 10, Keith Campbell 5 for 12, & Tom George 4 for 11. For Star of Bethlehem, Bryan Frankenfield & Tyler Frankenfield (HR) each went 5 for 13 with Bill Hoke Sr. going 4 for 10.

     2^nd place Dryland moved closer to 1^st place with 13-3 & 3-2 wins over St. Paul’s, losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-3. Top hitters included Dave Crouthamel 8 for 13, Lou Dervarics 6 for 12, Rich Durn 3 for 6 & Bernie Yurko 4 for 13 for Dryland while Jennifer Erkinger was 6 for 12, Brian Gross 5 for 12, & Dave Clark 4 for 11 for St. Paul’s.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 3-1 (including 2 HR’s from Alan Beahm) to St. Stephen’s, Light of Christ came back to win 7-4 & 6-4 in 11 innings. Leading Light of Christ were ‘Buzz’ Heidecker 7 for 15, Dan Halteman 6 for 14, Rich Hasonich 5 for 14, Andy Mickelson 4 for 12 (HR),  and Aaron Yetter 4 for 13. Ed Wychock was 4 for 8, Alan Beahm 4 for 13 with 2 HR’s, & John Hoysan getting his name in the Record Book with a “Base on Balls” for St. Stephen’s.

     It was Salem UCC beating Christ UCC 6-5 & 5-2 after losing the ‘opener’ 4-2. For Salem UCC, Bob Krause was 5 for 13, Bill Rinker 5 for 13 (including a 2 run HR in the 9^th inning to win Game 2), Kris Wentzell 4 for 12 with HR’s from Jane Carrigan & Kadon Szoke. Dave Shaver, Garry Hunsicker & Donnie Laudenslager (3 HR’s) all went 5 for 13 with George Gasper going 4 for 10 (HR) for Christ UCC.

     The final match of the night finds Emmanuel beating Bath Lutheran 5-2 in 10 innings on a Troy Haydt 3 run HR (4 for 13), & 7-3 (scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 8^th), losing the ‘opener’ 2-0. Hitters included Judy Hoffert 6 for 11, Jim Hill 4 for 12 for Emmanuel, while Damian Rader was 5 for 12 for Bath Lutheran.

Ebenezer had the BYE.



Week 17

     With Scott Hoffert going 8 for 14, Bill Hoke Jr. & Kyle Taylor 5 for 12 each, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 13, Bill Hoke Sr. 4 for 11 (HR), Walt Hoffert 4 for 13, & a HR from Tyler Frankenfield, Star   of Bethlehem remains in 1^st place by ‘sweeping’ Light of Christ 6-3, 3-0, & 3-1. Chris Knauss was 5 for 13, Aaron Yetter 4 for 12, & Dan Halteman 4 for 13 for Light of Christ.

     Dryland maintains 2^nd place by beating Christ UCC 7-2 & 9-1 losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-0. Leading Dryland were Larry Golick 4 for 5, Nathan Phares 6 for 13 (3 run HR), Earl Sigley 5 for 13 (2 run HR), Shawn Sigley 4 for 13, with HR’s from Lou Dervarics (2 run) & Dave Crouthamel. For Christ UCC, George Gasper was 4 for 10 (HR), with Eric Yocum, Joe Hunsicker, & Keith Laudenslager all going 4 for 12 apiece.

     In another ‘sweep’ we find Ebenezer beating St. Paul’s by scores of 3-0, 4-2, & 4-3. Hitters for Ebenezer included Paul Yoder 7 for 14, Charlie Costanzo 6 for 12 & Steve Gountis 6 for 13, while Jennifer Erkinger, Rich Kern, & Tom Unger (HR) all went 6 for 13 for St. Paul’s.

     Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 4-3 & 10-1 wins around a 3-0 loss to Salem UCC. Top hitters for Bath Lutheran were Wendy Yacone 5 for 13 (HR), ‘DJ’ Stillwell 5 for 13, & Scott Henninger 5 for 14. Ed Taylor was 6 for 12, Larry Fehnel 5 for 12, & Kris Wentzell 4 for 12 for Salem UCC.

     The final match of the night saw St. Stephen’s winning 8-1 & 4-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-4 to Farmersville. Leading hitters for St. Stephen’s were Jim Blaukovitch 7 for 11, Dave Blaukovitch 6 for 12, John Hoysan 4 for 11, & Moseo Conner 4 for 12 (HR). For Farmersville, Tom George was 5 for 13, Wade Chilmonik 4 for 10, Kyle Campbell 4 for 11, & Luke George 4 for 13.

Emmanuel had the BYE.



Week 16

     Last week we had a pair of “makeup matches”. The 1^st one finds Star of Bethlehem beating Salem UCC 6-3 & 8-6, losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-1. Hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Scott Hoffert 6 for 13, Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 14, Austin Hoffert 5 for 14, & Joey Hoffert with a HR. Sherry Bush was 6 for 12, Bill Rinker 5 for 10 (HR), Kim Bush with a HR, & Kierstin Saeger with 2 HR’s for Salem UCC.

     The other ‘makeup match’ saw St. Paul’s ‘sweeping’ St. Stephen’s by scores of 7-5, 9-2, & 8-5. Leading the St. Paul’s hitters were Jennifer Erkinger, Jason Gross, & Rich Kern all going 7 for 14 each, with a HR from Jonathan Erkinger. Hitters for St. Stephen’s included Ed Wychock 8 for 15, Jim Blaukovitch 7 for 14, Alan Antry 5 for 12 with HR’s from Alan Beahm & Nathan Naprava.

     This week’s action finds Star of Bethlehem moving back into 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer by scores 5-4 in 10 innings, 7-0, & 7-3. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Bryan Frankenfield & Bill Hoke Jr. each going 7 for 12, Scott Hoffert 6 for 15, with HR’s from Kyle Taylor & Tyler Frankenfield. Carol Voortman was 4 for 12 for Ebenezer.

     Dryland drops to 2^nd place after getting ‘swept’ by St. Stephen’s 3-1, 6-5, & 5-4. Top hitters for St. Stephen’s included Nathan Naprava 6 for 12 (2 HR’s), Alan Beahm 6 for 13, Jim Blaukovitch 6 for 13, & John Hoysan 4 for 12. Larry Golick was 5 for 13, Lou Dervarics 4 for 8, Bernie Yurko 4 for 12 & Butch Silfies with a HR for Dryland.

     With Bob Meixsell going 6 for 11, Scott Henninger 6 for 12, & Dave Fisher 4 for 12, Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 4-2 & 2-0 wins around a 8-4 loss to Light of Christ. For Light of Christ, Dan Halteman was 5 for 13 with Todd Jones, Rich Hasonich, & Norm Schoenberger all going 4 for 13 each.

     Emmanuel won 7-2 & 6-3 before losing the ‘nightcap’ to Salem UCC 7-2. For Emmanuel, Chuck Achenzie was 5 for 13, Bob Bast 4 for 13, Troy Haydt 4 for 13 (2 HR’s), & HR’s from Jim Hill, Judy Hoffert, & Jon Rice. Bob Krause went 6 for 11 (HR), Ed Taylor 5 for 12, Fred Toncik 5 for 13, & Rachel Krause with a HR for Salem UCC.

     The final match of the night saw Farmersville ‘sweeping’St. Paul’s 4-2, 3-2 in 12 innings, & 7-3. Leading hitters for Farmersville were Kyle Campbell 6 for 12, Kyle Gerber 5 for 13, Tom George 5 for 13, & Jason Steigerwalt with a HR. For St. Paul’s, Paul Slimmon was 6 for 12, Dave Clark 6 for 13, & Jennifer Erkinger 6 for 14.

Christ UCC had the BYE.



Week 15

     With Dryland having a BYE this week, Star of Bethlehem maintains 2^nd place ‘sandwiching’ 3-2 in 11 innings & 14-4 wins around a 5-4 loss in 10 innings to Christ UCC. Leading hitters included Scott Hoffert 11 for 16 & Jason Biggs 7 for 16 for Star of Bethlehem, while Dave Shaver was  6 for 13 (HR) with HR’s from Susie Gasper & Eric Yocum for Christ UCC.

     We find Light of Christ “sweeping” Farmersville by scores of 8-7 in 11 innings (scoring 4 runs in the 9^th to go extra innings), 9-2 & 7-1. Top hitters for Light of Christ were ‘Buzz’ Heidecker 6 for 12, Andy Mickelson 6 for 16 (3 run HR), Norm Schoenberger 6 for 16 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 6 for 16, Dan Halteman 5 for 14, & Ryan Jones 4 for 10.

     In another ‘sweep’, it was Salem UCC beating St. Paul’s 2-0, 4-3, & 5-1. For Salem UCC, Bill Rinker was 5 for 12 (HR), Ed Taylor 5 for 12, & Larry Fehnel 3 for 9. Rich Kern was 4 for 11 for St. Paul’s.

     After a 9-1 loss to St. Stephen’s, Emmanuel came back to win 3-1 & 5-2. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Jeremiah Amiani 4 for 11, Bruce Danyluk 4 for 13, Chuck Achenzie 4 for 13, with HR’s from Jeff Hoffert & Judy Hoffert. For St.Stephen’s, Ed Wychock 8 for 14, Alan Antry 4 for 11, Jim Blaukovitch 4 for 12, & Maceo Conner 4 for 13.

     The final match of the night saw Ebenezer winning 1-0 on a “Balk” & 2-1, losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-3 in 11 innings to Bath Lutheran. Hitters for Ebenezer were Frank Trovato 3 for 11, Carol Voortman 3 for 12 & Paul Yoder with a HR. Dave Fisher was 9 for 14, ‘DJ’ Stillwell 6 for 13, Wendy Yacone 4 for 12 & Erika Meixsell with a HR for Bath Lutheran.



Week 14

     Dryland, with a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer by scores of 3-0, 5-3, & 10-1, moves into sole possession of 1^st place in the Dart League. Leading the way for Dryland were Rich Durn 7 for 11, Larry Golick 6 for 12, Butch Silfies 6 for 13, Al Gilbert 3 for 6, & Jim Goldman with a HR. Paul Yoder was 5 for 11 & Frank Trovato had a HR for Ebenezer.

     By winning 2-0 & 7-6 in 17 innings, losing the ‘nightcap’ 8-2, Salem UCC drops Star of Bethlehem into 2^nd place. Hitters for Salem UCC included Bob Krause 7 for 16, Fred Toncik 5 for 16, with HR’s from Kim Bush & Jane Carrigan. For Star of Bethlehem, Walt Hoffert was 7 for 15, Scott Hoffert 7 for 17, Bill Hoke Sr. 6 for 11, Jason Biggs 6 for 16, & Tyler Frankenfield with a HR.

     With Dan Halteman going 6 for 11, Terry Knauss 5 for 13, Rich Hasonich 4 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 13, with “Buzz” Heidecker hitting a HR & Todd Jones with 2 HR’s, Light of Christ ‘swept’ St. Paul’s 7-1, 6-2, & 1-0. Bret Remel went 6 for 11 forSt. Paul’s.

     In another ‘sweep’ Christ UCC beat St. Stephen’s 3-2, 5-0, & 4-3. Top hitters for Christ UCC were Dave Shaver 5 for 13, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 13, Eric Yocum 5 for 14 (HR), Keith Laudenslager4 for 11, & Joe Hunsicker 4 for 12. Alan Antry was 5 for 10, with Alan Beahm & Gary Buczynski each going 4 for 11 for St. Stephen’s.

     The final match of the night finds Emmanuel won 3-0 & 5-2, losing the ‘opener’ 4-3 to Farmersville. Hitters for Emmanuel were Andy Velasquez 5 for 10, Bob Bats 5 for 12 & Bruce Daniela 4 for 12. For Farmersville, Kyle Gerber was 4 for 11, Keith Campbell 4 for 12, & Tom George 4 for 12 (HR).

Bath Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 13

     After we resume playing Darts after a week off due to a ‘snowstorm’ which never happened ( We would rather be safe than sorry.), we find 1^st place Star of Bethlehem losing a pair of games to Bath Lutheran 3-2 & 7-4, winning 4-3 to keep a share of 1^st place with Dryland. Leading hitters included Mike Barbarics 6 for 10 for Bath Lutheran, while Bryan Frankenfield was 5 for 12 & Scott Hoffert  5 for 13.

     Dryland takes a share of 1^st place despite losing to Farmersville 6-5 & 1-0, winning 5-3. Top hitters for Farmersville were Gene Grim 4 for 11, Kyle Gerber 4 for 11 (HR), & Keith Campbell 4 for 12. For Dryland, Earl Sigley was 6 for 14, Jim Goldman 5 for 10, & Butch Silfies 5 for 13.

     In other action, Light of Christ beat Christ UCC 4-2 & 3-2 losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-1. Leading the way for Light of Christ was Dan Halteman 4 for 12 & Terry Knauss 4 for 13 (HR). George Gasper was 5 for 10, Eric Yocum 5 for 12, Dave Shaver 5 for 12, & Garry Hunsicker 4 for 12 for Christ UCC.

     Salem UCC lost the ‘nightcap’ 7-1 to St. Stephen’s after winning 6-0 & 2-1. For Salem UCC, Bob Krause, Bill Rinker & Kris Wentzell all went 4 for 11 each with Kadon Szoke adding a HR. For St. Stephen’s, Alan Beahm was 5 for 13 (HR), John Hoysan 5 for 13, Jim Blaukovitch 4 for 13 & Maceo Conner with a HR.

The match between Ebenezer & Emmanuel was postponed due to the illness of Laura Hoffert (daughter of Jeff & Judy Hoffert), who is battling “Leukemia”.

St. Paul’s had the BYE.

     Also, there was a ‘makeup match’ between Salem UCC & St. Stephen’s last week with St. Stephen’s ‘sweeping’ Salem UCC by scores of 5-1, 5-1 & 2-1. Hitters included Ed Wychock 5 for 12, Alan Antry 4 for 11, with Alan Beahm, John Hoysan, & Dave Blaukovitch all going           4 for 12, with HR’s from Maceo Conner & Bryant Conner. For Salem UCC, Kierstin Saeger was 4 for 9 (HR) & Jane Carrigan 4 for 12.

Week 12

     Despite losing 3-2 & 2-1 to St. Paul’s, winning the ‘opener’ 9-2, Star of Bethlehem maintains 1^st place in the Dart League. Paul Slimmon was 5 for 11, Amber Gross 4 for 11, 7 Rich Kern 4 for 12 for St. Paul’s, while Scott Hoffert was 8 for 14 & Jason Biggs 6 for 13 for Star of Bethlehem.

     2^nd place Dryland moved even closer to 1^st place with 8-3 & 9-1 wins over Bath Lutheran, losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-2. Top hitters for Dryland were Butch Silfies 7 for 14, Larry Golick 5 for 13, Jim Goldman 4 for 11, & Lou Dervarics with a HR. Dave Fisher & Scott Henninger were each 6 for 12 for Bath Lutheran.

     In other action, after losing the ‘opener’ 3-2 to Farmersville, Salem UCC came back to win 3-1 & 13-2. Leading the way for Salem UCC were Ed Taylor 7 for 12, Sherry Bush 6 for 13, with HR’s from Bob Krause & Jane Carrigan. For Farmersville, Kyle Campball was 5 for 11 & Kyle Gerber 5 for 12.

     Light of Christ beat Ebenezer with a pair of 2-1 wins losing the ‘opener’ 3-1. For Light of Christ, Terry Knauss was 6 for 13 & Norm Schoenberger 4 for 13, while Vic Pacchioni went 5 for 12 & Steve Gountis 4 for 10 for Ebenezer.

     The final match of the night saw Christ UCC beating Emmanuel 10-5 & 6-0 before losing the ‘nightcap’ 8-2. Leading hitters for Christ UCC included Joe Hunsicker 5 for 12, Eric Yocum 4 for 12 (HR), with Ron Wagner & George Gasper each adding a HR. For Emmanuel, Chuck Achenzie was 4 for 12, with HR’s from Troy Haydt & Jim Hill.

     St.Stephen’s had the BYE.



Week 11

     After a loss in the ‘opener’ 4-2 to Star of Bethlehem, Dryland won 7-0 & 4-1 to move closer to 1^st place in the Dart League. Leading hitters for Dryland included Jim Goldman 5 for 11, Butch Siflies & Bernie Yurko each going 5 for 13 & Larry Golick 5 for 14. For Star of Bethlehem Tyler Frankenfield went 5 for 12.

     It was Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiching’ 7-3 & 4-2 wins around a 11-6 loss to St. Paul’s. Doug Moser was 6 for 13 (HR), Dave Fisher 5 for 15, & Damien Rader 4 for 13 (including a HR & a ‘Walk”!!) for Bath Lutheran, while Jennifer Erkinger went 8 for 14, Dave Clark 7 for 13, Kevin Gross 5 for 13, & Amber Gross with a HR for St. Paul’s.

     With Joe Hunsicker going 10 for 17, Garry Hunsicker 6 for 17, Dave Shaver 5 for 17, with HR’s from Susie Gasper & Keith Laudenslager, Christ UCC beat Farmersville 8-4 & 7-6 in 17 innings, losing the ‘opener 2-0. For Farmersville, Keith Campbell was 7 for 17 (HR), Kyle Gerber 6 for 15 (HR), & Gene Grim 6 for 16 (HR).

     St. Stephen’s lost 5-1 to Ebenezer after winning 4-2 & 7-1. Top hitters for St. Stephen’s were Ed Wychock 6 for 13, John Hoysan 5 for 12 (2 HR’s), & Alan Beahm with a HR. Steve Gountis was 5 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 5 for 13, & Robert Mc Donald adding a HR for Ebenezer.

     The final match of the finds Light of Christ ‘sandwiching’ 3-2 & 2-0 wins around an 11-3 loss to Emmanuel. Leading the way for Light of Christ were Dan Hartman 6 for 12 & Todd Jones 5 for 12, while Judy Hoffert was 5 for 11, Troy Haydn 5 for 12, Kim Williams 4 for 10 (HR) & Chuck Alchemize 4 for 11 for Emmanuel.

Salem UCC had the BYE.

Week10

     This week finds Bath Lutheran & Salem UCC setting a ”Record” for the longest game in Dart League history, winning Game 2, 5-4 in “30 innings”, breaking the record between Nazareth Lutheran & Messiah(Light of Christ), 25 innings in 1983 won by Messiah.  Bath Lutheran also won 4-3 while Salem UCC won the ‘nightcap’ 5-4. Hitters included ‘DJ’ Dan Stillwell 6 for 20, Damian Rader 5 for 13, & Erica Meixsell with 2 HR’s for Bath Lutheran, while Jane Carrigan was 8 for 18, Larry Fehnel 7 for 20, & Fred Toncik with a HR for Salem UCC.

     Star of Bethlehem maintains 1^st place by ‘sweeping’ Light of Christ by scores of 7-2, 3-2, & 4-0. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 9 (2 HR’s), Bill Hoke Jr. 5 for 11, Walt Hoffert 4 for 11, with Scott Hoffert & Bryan Frankenfield each going 4 for 12. For Light of Christ, Dave Casey was 4 for 10 with Todd Jones & ‘Buzz’ Heidecker with ‘3 hits’ each.

     In another ‘sweep’, 2^nd place Dryland kept pace by beating Christ UCC 4-1, 4-2 in 12 innings & 4-2. Top hitters for Dryland were Bernie Yurko 7 for 13 & Rich Durn 6 for 14 (HR), with Dave Shaver going 5 for 13, Ed Yost 4 for 12, Ron Wagner 4 for 14, & Donnie Laudenslager with   2 HR’s for Christ UCC.

     The final ‘sweep’ of the night saw St. Paul’s winning 6-5, 3-2, & 4-2 over Ebenezer. Hitters for St. Paul’s were Rich Kern 8 for 13, Kevin Gross 6 for 13, Dave Clark 6 for 13, & Bret Remel 5 for 12. Vic Pacchioni was 5 for 12, Roman Lugo 4 for 12, with HR’s from Robert McDonald & Carol Voortman for Ebenezer.

     The final match of the night finds Farmersville ‘sandwiching’ 5-4 & 5-2 wins around a 2-0 loss to St. Stephen’s. Leading hitters for Farmersville were Dave Campbell 6 for 12, Sue Grim 5 for 11, & Gene Grim 5 for 12. For St.Stephen’s, Alan Beahm, Gary Buczynski & Alan Antry all went 4 for 12 apiece.

Emmanuel had the BYE.

Week 9

     With a 5-3, 5-4 & 4-2 ‘sweep’ of St. Stephen’s, Star of Bethlehem remains in 1^st place in the Dart League. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Jason Biggs 8 for 13, Walt Hoffert 5 for 13 (HR), Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 13 (HR), & Tyler Frankenfield with a HR. Alan Antry was 5 for 12 & Ed Wychock 5 for 14 for St. Stephen’s.

     After a 4-2 loss to Salem UCC in the ‘opener’, 2^nd place Dryland came back to win 5-3 & 8-7. Top hitters for Dryland included Butch Silfies 6 for 14, Earl Sigley 5 for 14, Nathan Phares 4 for 12 (HR), & Jim Goldman adding a HR. For Salem UCC, Jane Carrigan went 6 for 11 (HR), Bob Krause & Kierstin Saeger 4 for 10 apiece, with HR’s from Kris Wentzell, Bill Rinker, & Fred Toncik.

     With Garry Hunsicker going 9 for 17, Joe Hunsicker 7 for 15, Keith Laudenslager 6 for 16, Ron Wagner 6 for 17, & Dave Shaver 5 for 17, Christ UCC beat Ebenezer 12-9 in 10 innings & 4-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-4 in 13 innings. Roman Lugo was 7 for 13, Jim Voortman 5 for 15 (HR), Charlie Costanzo 4 for 12, & Steve Gountis 4 for 13 for Ebenezer.

     It was Farmersville ‘sandwiching’ 3-0 & 3-2 wins around a 4-0 loss to Bath Lutheran. Leading hitters included Kyle Gerber 6 for 10, Tom George 3 for 12 & Wade Chilmonik with a HR for Farmersville, while Damian Rader going 5 for 11, ‘DJ’ Stillwell 4 for 12, & Mike Barics 3 for 12 for Bath Lutheran.

The final match of the night finds St Paul’s beating Emmanuel 6-2 & 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 9-5. For St. Paul’s, Paul Slimmon went 6 for 10, Brian Gross 5 for 10, & Kevin Gross 5 for 13. Jon Rice was 5 for 12, Jim Hill 5 for 13, & Bob Bast 4 for 12 for Emmanuel. 

Light of Christ had the Bye. 

Week 8

     Star of Bethlehem maintains 1^st place by ‘sandwiching’ 2-0 & 7-1 wins around a 1-0 loss to Farmersville. Leading hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 11, Jason Biggs 5 for 12 & Bill Hoke Jr. 5 for 12. Wade Chilmonik was 5 for 9 & Keith Campbell 5 for 13 for Farmersville.

     With a ‘sweep’ of St. Paul’s 5-1, 10-2, & 3-2, Dryland moves into 2^nd place in the Dart League. Top hitters for Dryland were Bernie Yurko 8 for 12 with 8 RBIs, Shawn Sigley 8 for 13, Butch Silfies 4 for 9, Jim Goldman 4 for 12, Nathan Phares also 4 for 12, & Earl Sigley with a HR. For St. Paul’s, Bret Remel was 6 for 14, Kevin Gross 5 for 12, Amber Gross 4 for 11 (HR) & Jennifer Erkinger with a HR.

     With Gary Buczynski going 7 for 14 (HR), Jim Blaukovitch 6 for 14, Ed Wychock 5 for 14, & John Hoysan 4 for 14, St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiched’ 4-3 & 4-2 in 11 innings wins around a 3-2 loss to Light of Christ. Charlie Mann (HR) & Rich Hasonich went 5 for 13 each & Dave Casey 3 for 10 with a HR for Light of Christ.

     After a 4-2 loss to Christ UCC, Salem UCC came back to win 4-0 & 8-1. Leading the way for Salem UCC were Kim Bush 5 for 13, Bob Krause 4 for 11, Kris Wentzell 4 for 12, Ed Taylor 4 for 12 (3 run HR), Jane Carrigan  with a 2 run HR, & Bill Rinker with a HR. For Christ UCC, Eric Yocum 5 for 13, Joe Hunsicker 3 for 11, Ron Wagner 3 for 12 & George Gasper with a HR.

     The final match of the night saw Bath Lutheran ‘sandwich’ 6-5 & 8-7 in 11 innings wins over Emmanuel losing 11-2. Leading the Bath Lutheran hitters were Wendy Yacone 6 for 14 (2 HR’s, the 2^nd won the game in the 11 inning), Dave Fisher 5 for 15 & Matt Zeigler adding a HR. Bruce Danyluk was 7 for 16 (2 HR’s), Troy Haydt 6 for 16 (HR), & Kim Williams 5 for 12 (HR) & Judy Hoffert didn’t hit into a ‘Triple Play‘ this week for Emmanuel.

Ebenezer had the BYE.

The Dart League & myself want to pay tribute to William (Bill) Halbfoerster Jr. for his service the last 60 years as a player and the Editor of the ‘Home News’ who past away last week. I myself enjoyed calling in the scores on Monday night for the past 30+ years & I’m going to miss you. God Bless you!!



Week 7

     Scoring 33 runs on 62 hits, Star of Bethlehem moves into sole possession of 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Emmanuel 8-2, 15-5, & 10-1. Leading the Star of Bethlehem hitters were Bill Hoke Jr. 10 for 16, Scott Hoffert 8 for 12, Jason Biggs 8 for 16 (HR), & Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 17 (2 HR’s). Bruce Danyluk was 6 for 13 (HR), Jon Rice 5 for 12, with HR’s from Kim Williams & Andy Velaquez for Emmanuel. Also ‘Judy Hoffert’ from Emmanuel gets her name in the ‘Record Books’ by hitting into a “Triple Play”!!!!!!

     Light of Christ moves into 2^nd place with 6-3 & 4-3 in 11 innings (on a go ahead ‘Balk’ by Rich Hasonich), losing the nightcap’ to Dryland 6-2. Rich also went 6 for 14, Todd Jones 5 for 11, Andy Mickelson 4 for 13, & Charlie Mann with a HR for Light of Christ. For Dryland, Larry Golick was 7 for 14, Al Gilbert 4 for 11, Rich Durn 3 for 8 & Shawn Sigley 4 for 13.

     In other action, after losing the ‘opener’ 7-6 to Salem UCC, Ebenezer came back to win 2-1 & 6-4. Top hitters included Paul Yoder 6 for 12, Carol Voortman 4 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13, with Carl Fraley adding 2 HR’s & (1) from Charlie Costanzo for Ebenezer, while Bob Krause was  8 for 10 (HR), Sherry Bush 4 for 13 & Kris Wentzell with 2 HR’s for Salem UCC.

     It was St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiching’ 6-2 & 3-2 wins around a 4-1 loss to Bath Lutheran. For St.Stephen’s, Alan Antry was 6 for 11, Ed Wychock 4 for 13, Gary Buczynski 4 for 13 & Maseo Conner with a HR. Wendy Yacone & ‘DJ’ Stillwell were each 5 for 12, & Scott Henninger 4 for 12 for Bath Lutheran.

     The final match of the night saw St. Paul’s beat Christ UCC 6-5 & 5-4, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-3. Leading the way for St. Paul’s was Bret Remel 7 for 14 (hitting the cycle in Game 3), Jennifer Erkinger 7 for 14, Dave Clark 5 for 12, Kevin Gross 5 for 13, Rich Kern 5 for 14 (HR), & Tom Unger with a HR. For Christ UCC, Donnie Laudenslager was 6 for 11, Joe Hunsicker 6 for 14, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 13, Keith Laudenslager 5 for 13 & a HR from George Gasper.

Farmersville had a BYE.

Week 6

     Again this week we find 3 teams Dryland, Salem UCC, & Star of Bethlehem tied for 1^st place. It was Dryland with 56 hits ‘sandwiching’ 11-6 & 10-3 wins around a 9-6 loss to St. Stephen’s. Leading hitters for Dryland included Larry Golick 9 for 15 (HR), Nate Phares 8 for 15 (HR) and 8 RBIs, Shawn Sigley 7 for 14, Dave Crouthamel 6 for 15, Rich Durn 5 for 11, Butch Silfies 5 for 15 and Al Gilbert 4 for 7. For St. Stephen’s, Gary Buczynski 6 for 13, John Hoysan 5 for 12, Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 12, Alan Beahm 5 for 13, & Ed Wychock 5 for 14.

     After a 7-5 loss to Emmanuel in the ‘opener’, Salem UCC came back to win 8-5 & 5-0. Top hitters were Larry Fehnel 5 for 12, Bob Krause 5 for 13 (HR), & Fred Toncik 3 for 12 (HR) for Salem UCC while Judy Hoffert was 4 for 7, Jeff Hoffert 4 for 11, Bruce Danyluk 4 for 12, Bob Bast 4 for 12, and Kim Williams with a HR for Emmanuel.

     Star of Bethlehem moved into a share of 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer 3-1, 11-6, & 5-2. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Bill Hoke Jr. 9 for 14, Kyle Taylor 5 for 11, Austin Hoffert 5 for 14 (2 HR’s), Walt Hoffert 4 for 11, & Jason Biggs 4 for 14. Paul Yoder was 5 for 13, Frank Travato 4 for 11, Charlie Costanzo 4 for 12, & Roman Lugo 4 for 12 for Ebenezer.

     We find St. Paul’s beating Farmersville4-0 & 4-2 after losing the ‘opener’ 1-0 in 16 innings. For St. Paul’s, Paul Slimmon went 6 for 14, Bret Remel 5 for 14, & Rich Kern 5 for 14. Gene Grim was 5 for 14 & Keith Campbell 4 for 14 for Farmersville.

     The final match saw Light of Christ losing 2-0 in the ‘opener’ on 2 HR’s by Bath Lutheran, but came back to win 10-0 (scoring runs on a Double Steal, 2 Stole Home’s & an Sacrifice Bunt) & scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9^th inning in Game 3 to win 3-2. Leading Light of Christ were Dan Halteman 7 for 13, Andy Mickelson 5 for 12, Charlie Mann 4 for 10, & Rich Hasonich 4 for 13 (HR). Bath Lutheran had HR’s from Matt Ziegler, Jason Matula & ‘DJ’ Dan Stillwell.

Christ UCC had a BYE.



Week 5

    This week finds 3 teams tied for 1^st place in the Dart League. Despite losing to St. Stephen’s 6-2 & 2-1 while winning 3-1, Emmanuel maintains a share of 1^st place. Hitters included John Hoysan 5 for 12 (HR) & Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 13 (HR) for St. Stephen’s while Joel Dalrymple went 4 for 11 (HR) for Emmanuel.

     Salem UCC moves into a share of 1^st place with 7-1 & 3-2 in 10 innings wins over St. Paul’s, losing the ‘nightcap’ 7-3. Leading the way for Salem UCC were Fred Toncik 4 for 12 (HR), Bill Rinker 4 for 12 (HR), Kris Wentzell 4 for 12 with HR’s from Ed Taylor & Bob Krause. For St. Paul’s, Rich Kern was 6 for 13, Bret Remel 5 for 12, & Kevin Gross 4 for 13.

     Finally, Dryland moves into a tie for 1^st place by having the night off for their BYE.

     The only ‘sweep’ of the night finds Light of Christ beating Farmersville by scores of 4-1, 3-2, & 10-2. Top hitters for Light of Christ were Rich Hasonich 6 for 12, Andy Mickelson 5 for 12, Terry Knauss 4 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12, Chris Knauss 4 for 13 (including 2 2run HR’s), & Todd Jones with a 2 run HR. Keith Campbell was 6 for 13 (HR) & Gene Grim 5 for 13 for Farmersville. 

     It was Ebenezer ‘sandwiching’ 8-0 & 6-1 wins around a 1-0 loss to Bath Lutheran. For Ebenezer, Jim Voortman was 5 for 12, with HR’s from Paul Yoder, Charlie Costanzo, Frank Travato & Carl Fraley. For Bath Lutheran Bob Meixsell went 5 for 12, Dave Fisher 4 for 12 & poor Kevin Biechy getting his name in the ‘Record Book’ by hitting the 113^th “Triple Play” in league history.

     The final match of the night saw Christ UCC winning 8-6 & 9-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-3 to Star of Bethlehem. Leading hitters for Christ UCC were George Gasper 7 for 11, Keith Laudenslager  6 for 15 & Donnie Laudenslager adding a HR. Scott Hoffert was 8 for 14, Kyle Taylor 6 for 11, & Tyler Frankenfield with a HR for Star of Bethlehem



Week 4

     With Chuck Achenzie going 7 for 13, Jim Hill 6 for 13, Bob Bast 6 for 14 with HR’s from Troy Haydt (2) & Andy Valasquez, Emmanuel moves into sole possession of 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Farmersville 5-2, 7-2, & 3-2. For Farmersville, Kyle Gerber was 4 for 8, Keith Campbell 4 for 12 & Wade Chilmonik 3 for 9.

     With 48 hits including 10 triples Dryland  ‘swept past’ Ebenezer by scores of 7-3, 11-2, & 9-3. Top hitters for Dryland were Larry Golick 9 for 14, Shawn Sigley 9 for 15 (4 triples), Bernie Yurko 8 for 15, Earl Sigley 7 for 13 (4 triples), & Nate Phares 5 for 14. Vic Pacchioni was 6 for 11, Jim Voortman 4 for 12 with HR’s from Charlie Costanzo & Steve Gountis for Ebenezer.

     The final ‘sweep’ of the night saw Christ UCC winning 6-0, 8-7, & 3-1 over St. Stephen’s. Leading the way for Christ UCC were Dave Shaver 6 for 12 (HR), Garry Hunsicker 5 for 12, with Joe Hunsicker & Susie Gasper each hitting a 2 run HR. For St.Stephen’s, Jim Blaukovitch was    6 for 11 & Gary Bucyznski added a 2 run HR. 

     It was Light of Christ losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-0 to. St. Paul’s after winning the 1^st 2 games 5-1 & 6-3. Hitters for Light of Christ included Todd Jones 7 for 12, Dan Halteman 7 for 13, & a HR from Rich Hasonich. Bret Remel was 6 for 12, Rich Kern 5 for 12, & Kevin Gross 4 for 12 for St. Paul’s.

     The match between Star of Bethlehem & Salem UCC was postponed due to a ‘Viewing’ at Salem UCC & will be made up at a later date.

Bath Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 3

     This week finds Star of Bethlehem ‘sandwiching’ 4-2 & 4-1 wins around a 6-4 loss to Bath Lutheran. Leading hitters included Bill Hoke Sr. 6 for 12, Kyle Taylor 6 for 13, & Scott Hoffert 6 for 14 for Star of Bethlehem while ‘DJ’ Dan Stillwell 6 for 12, Mike Barbarics 5 for 9 (HR), & Scott Henninger with a HR for Bath Lutheran.

     After a 7-3 loss in the ‘opener’ to Farmersville, Dryland came back to win 12-2 & 4-2. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko was 7 for 13, Nate Phares 6 for 13, Dave Crouthhamel 5 for 11, Jim Goldman 5 for 12, & Shawn Sigley 4 for 13 (HR). Tom George went 5 for 13, Sue Grim also 5 for 13, Dave Campbell 4 for 10, Luke George 4 for 13, & Kyle Gerber   4 for 13 (HR) for Farmersville.

     The only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Emmanuel beating Ebenezer by scores of 3-1, 4-3, & 9-6. Top hitters for Emmanuel were Chuck Achenzie 6 for 13, Jeremiah Amiani & Bruce Danyluk (HR) 5 for 13 each, Judy Hoffert 4 for 9 & Kim Williams with a HR. For Ebenezer, Carol Voortman was 6 for 13, Frank Trovato 4 for 10, Jim Voortman 4 for 12 & Paul Yoder adding (HR).

     With Andy Mickelson going 5 for 12 (including 2 HR’s, one 2 run), Dan Halteman 5 for 13 (HR), with Dave Casey & Rich Hasonich each hitting a HR, Light of Christ ‘sandwiched’ 3-1 & 5-2 wins around a 6-5 in 10 innings loss to Christ UCC. For Christ UCC, Eric Yocum was 5 for 13.

The match between Salem UCC & St. Stephen’s was postponed due to the lack of players & will be made up at a later date.St. Paul’s had the BYE.



Week 2

     With Bath Lutheran winning the “Battle of Bath” by ‘sweeping’ Christ UCC by scores of 4-1, 2-0, & 11-4, they moved into sole possession of 1^st place. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Dave Fisher 6 for 14, Dan ‘DJ’ Stillwell 5 for 13, Scott Henninger 4 for 11 (2-2 run HR’s), with HR’s from Mike Babarics (2 run) & Jason Matula. Garry Hunsicker was 6 for 12, Ron Wagner 4 for 12 & Donny Laudenslager with a HR for Christ UCC.

     Salem UCC won 3-2 in 12 innings & 7-6 in 11 innings before losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-3 to Light of Christ. For Salem UCC, Larry Fehnel went    6 for 12, Rachel Krause 4 for 12 (HR), Bob Krause 4 for 15 with Sherry winning Game 2 with a ‘Double Steal’. ‘Buzz (Lightyear)” Heidecker was 4 for 9, Terry Knauss 4 for 15 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 4 for 15, with Norm Schoenberger & Todd  Jones adding HR’s for Light of Christ.

     In other action, we see Farmersville ‘sandwiching’ 5-3 & 7-6 wins around a 5-4 loss to Ebenezer. Top hitters included Keith Campbell 7 for 13 (HR), Kyle Campbell 6 for 12 (HR), Gene Grim 4 for 11 (HR), with HR’s from Wade Chilmonik & Jason Steigerwalt for Farmersville. For Ebenezer, Paul Yoder was 5 for 14, Roman Logo 4 for 11, Charlie Costzano 4 for 12, & Bob McDonald with a HR.

     After losing the ‘opener' 5-4 to St. Paul’s, St. Stephen’s came back to win 2-0 & 1-0. Dave Blaukovitch was 6 for 12, John Hoysan 4 for 12 (HR), Gary Buczynski 4 for 12, and a HR from Natham Naprava for St. Stephen’s, while Jennifer Erkinger was 5 for 12 while Bret Remel & Rich Kern were 5 for 13 each for St. Paul’s.

     The final match of the night finds Dryland ‘sandwiching 8-2 & 10-2 wins around a 5-2 loss to Emmanuel. Leading hitters for Dryland included Larry Golick 8 for 14 (HR), Jim Goldman 7 for 12 (2 HR’s) Rich Durn 5 for 13 , & Dave Crouthamel with a HR. For Emmanuel, Bruce Danyluk was 6 for 12 (HR), Bob Bast 5 for 12 & Jeremiah Amiani 5 for 13.

Star ofBethlehem had the BYE.    



Week 1

     The start of the new season finds the “Champs” Star of Bethlehem picking up where they left off beating St. Paul’s by scores of 2-0 & 5-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ in 18 innings 1-0. Leading hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Kyle Taylor 8 for 15 (HR), Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 16, & Walt Hoffert 5 for 15. Bret Remel was 6 for 16, Kevin Gross 5 for 14 & Rich Kern 5 for 16 for St. Paul’s. 

     Emmanuel ‘sandwiched’ 6-2 & 5-0 wins around a 5-3 loss to Christ UCC. Jim Hill went 5 for 12 (2 run HR), Bob Bast 5 for 13 (HR), Troy Haydt 4 for 12 (HR), Bruce Danyluk 4 for 13, & Dave Williams with a HR for Emmanuel. For Christ UCC, Keith Laudenslager was 5 for 12 (HR), Eric Yocum 4 for 12, Ron Wagner 4 for 13, & Donny Laudenslager with HR.

     In other action, Ebenezer won 3-0 & 5-4 before losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-2 to Light of Christ. Top hitters included Paul Yoder 6 for 13, Steve Gountis 4 for 13, & Carol Voortman with a HR for Ebenezer, while Andy Mickelson was 6 for 12, Dan Halteman 4 for 11 (HR) & Charlie Mann with a 2 run HR for Light of Christ. 

     After a 3-0 loss in the ‘opener’ to Farmersville, Salem UCC came back to win 4-2 & 4-1. For Salem UCC, Ed Taylor was 5 for 12, Bill Rinker 3 for 11, & Kris Wentzell 3 for 11. Kyle Campbell went 3 for 9 & Tom George 3 for 12 for Farmersville.

     The final match of the night finds Bath Lutheran beating Dryland 5-2 in 11 innings & 1-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-1. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Dave Fisher 5 for 13, Jeff Krause 4 for 8, & Wendy Yacone 4 for 13. Dave Crouthamel was 4 for 10, Earl Sigley 4 for 13, Bernie Yurko 4 for 13, and Larry Golick with a HR for Dryland.

St.Stephen’s had the BYE.