PENNSYLVANIA INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DISTRICT
II
Frank Majikes,
Chairman Bill King, Vice Chairman Mike
Ognosky Frank Victor, Treasurer
Wilkes Barre C
& TC Scranton SD District II
Secretary 1113 Johns Street
P. O. Box 1699 425
N. Washington Ave 544 School Road Hazle
Twp, Pa. 18202
Wilkes Barre, Pa.
18705 Scranton, Pa. 18503 New
MIlford, Pa. 18834 570-427-8681 x 1010
570-822-4131 570-348-3402
607-237-9263
MINUTES OF MAY 20, 2014 MEETING
@ WILKES-BARRE AREA CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Meeting was convened at 4:15
p.m. by Chairman Majikes
ITEM 1 Chairman
Majikes called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m.
ITEM 2 Absent but accounted for: Eric Emmerich, Frank
Galicki, Jim Higgins, Chris Jones, Bill King, Pat Sheehan, Jay Starnes, Chad
Vinansky, and Maureen Williams
ITEM 3 Frank
Victor presented the treasurer’s report. As of May 20, 2014, the District
total fund balance stands at $216,360.57. Included in the balance was a total
Certificates of Deposit of $12,577.75; and a total Savings and Checking
Accounts total of $203,782.82. A motion was made by Bill Schoen, seconded by
Fred Barletta, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. All Ayes
ITEM 4 Chairman
Majikes presented a full written report offered by Hazleton Area regarding the
utilization of an ineligible softball player versus Wyoming Valley West on
April 3, 2014 (Hazleton won) and Lake-Lehman on April 14, 2014 (Lake-Lehman
won). Fred Barletta, Athletic Director at Hazleton Area, reviewed the timeline
of events with the committee members that has resulted in the suspension of the
Coach by the Hazleton Area School District. The written material carefully recapped
the incident that resulted in the utilization of the ineligible player and the
details of the participation of that player in the two contests. Hazleton Area
also submitted copies of the letters sent to both WVW and Lake-Lehman
officially acknowledging forfeiture of the contests. Following discussion, the
District II Committee will schedule a hearing with Hazleton Area in regard to
this incident.
ITEM 5 Chairman
Majikes provided committee members present with written reports regarding the
ejection of an Assistant Baseball Coach during the May 12, 2014 game versus
Holy Redeemer. Written reports were received and reviewed from Jeff Shook,
Lake-Lehman Athletic Director; William Holena, Lake-Lehman Scorekeeper; Chris
Bean and Kathy Smith, fans in attendance at the game; Benjamin Coslett, PIAA
Umpire assigned to the contest; and Brian Gorski, Lake-Lehman Head Baseball
Coach. After a review of the materials, the District II Committee will
schedule a hearing with Lake-Lehman and game officials in regard to this
incident.
ITEM 6 Chairman
Majikes distributed information received from Abington Heights regarding a
boys’ volleyball event held at the Clarks Summit Elementary School on Friday,
March 14, 2014 in which the varsity team participated in a practice against
Marywood University students. After considering the information received, The
Committee asked the Secretary to send a letter to the Abington Heights
administration commending them for self-reporting the incident and taking the
appropriate administrative action.
ITEM 7 Spring Sports Reports:
·
Baseball (Frank Majikes): Chairman Majikes reminded the
committee that the upcoming Baseball Championships will be held on Memorial Day
at PNC Field. Also, the committee had a lengthy discussion regarding the
numerous requests for a change in game dates and times for the purpose of class
trips and other school events. Following that discussion, the Committee asked
that the Secretary communicate the projected dates of next year’s baseball and
softball championships to all Athletic Directors ASAP. Furthermore, it was
asked that all schools refrain from the scheduling of multi-day class trips
during that time period as considerations will not be honored to move dates for
trips. The Committee will continue to readjust schedules for graduations,
class nights, proms, etc. from one day to the next when both schools are in
agreement.
·
Softball (Pat Patte): After discussion, the Committee
agreed to readjust the softball championship dates as follows: The A and AAAA
finals will be on Tuesday, May 27th and the AA and AAA finals will
be on Wednesday, May 28th. Chairman Majikes asked the Secretary to
get that information to member schools ASAP.
·
Field Hockey (Chris Gegaris): Chis Gegaris announced that
the next Field Hockey meeting will be held on September 4th. At
that time any questions regarding the District II playoffs will be addressed.
·
Boys’ Tennis (Bill Schoen): Bill thanked all involved for
their assistance in the running of this year’s championships. All three
tournaments – Team, Singles, and Doubles- went off without any major concerns.
The weather was perfect for all three tournaments and did not require the
utilization of any indoor facilities.
·
Football (Mike Ognosky): There will be a meeting of
District II, IV, and XI football committees in the next month in order to
establish the procedures for the AAAA subregional for the next two year cycle.
·
Lacrosse (Al Holtzer): The District II Boys and Girls
Lacrosse Finals will be held on Wednesday, May 20th.
·
Track and Field (Danielle Adams): Danielle thanked all
for their help in the recently completed AA and AAA Championships held at
Scranton High School.
·
Officials (Bill Schoen): Bill announced that Paul Sheehan,
District II Football Interpreter, has been named the PIAA State Interpreter.
Congratulations, Paul!
ITEM 8 Chairman Majikes shared with the committee
a letter he had received from Jack O’Malley. Following discussion, the
Secretary was asked to contact the Positive Coaching Alliance in order to
discontinue the current initiative with them. In March, the Committee had
decided to continue the coaching education program on its own. The Secretary
will contact PCA regarding the current membership.
ITEM 9 Chairman Majikes distributed a
communication received from Fox 56 informing the Committee that FOX would be
unable to televise this year’s Track and Field Championships due to a
scheduling commitment conflict.
ITEM 10 Chairman Majikes distributed to committee
members present an article written by Michael Levin, PSBA General Counsel, providing
an overview of the current Charter School Funding Provisions. Charter School
funding is rife with issues for school districts. Apart from the expenses that
charter school funding imposes on districts, the funding formulas create a
system in which districts face rising costs, uncertainties as to how to
calculate funding and litigation risks from funding disputes.
ITEM 11 With many of the spring district championship
contests in full swing, Chairman Majikes reminded committee members serving as
game managers to be sure to provide immediate reports of any incidents at those
competitions that result in injury to participants or spectators. He
distributed a copy of the form to be utilized.
ITEM 12 Chairman Majikes distributed a memo from
Greg Bialis, Rawlings Sporting Goods Vice President of Team Sales North,
regarding Rawlings new partnership with the PIAA and its member institutions.
Rawlings has been selected to provide the official balls to be utilized in
district and state playoffs for the next two years in all sports. It is not
required to utilize the “official” ball for regular season contests – only in
district and state playoffs.
ITEM 13 Chairman Majikes distributed a number of
spring disqualifications reports for the committees review. Among those
reviewed were baseball disqualifications regarding GAR. GAR has just completed
a one year probationary period as a result of other disqualifications. Following
discussion, the District II Committee will schedule a hearing at their next
regular with GAR to discuss this incident.
ITEM 14 The PIAA Spring Workshops are scheduled for
June 19th at the PIAA Offices. District Sports’ Chairpersons are
asked to communicate with Chairman Majikes regarding attendance at the meeting.
ITEM 15 The Committee once again discussed a
request to sponsor Junior High District Championships. At this time, the
Committee reaffirmed the position that the District will not sponsor District
Championships in any Junior High Sports for the 2014-2015 school year.
ITEM 16 The District II Committee acted upon the
following athletic transfer waiver requests –
·
A motion was made by Danielle Adams,
seconded by Pat Patte, to approve the transfer of Donte Chollette, Stroudsburg
to West Scranton, in accordance with Article VI, Transfers, Residence, and
Recruiting, Section 4, principal to principal sign off, of the PIAA By-Laws. All
Ayes
·
A motion was made by Fred Barletta,
seconded by Chris Gegaris, to approve the transfer of Andre Chollette,
Stroudsburg to West Scranton, in accordance with Article VI, Transfers,
Residence, and Recruiting, Section 4, principal to principal sign off, of the
PIAA By-Laws. All Ayes
·
A motion was made by Joseph Farrell,
seconded by Al Holtzer, to approve the transfer of Austin Yanora, Holy Redeemer
to Meyers, in accordance with Article VI, Transfers, Residence, and Recruiting,
Section 4, principal to principal sign off, of the PIAA By-Laws. All Ayes
·
A motion was made by Bill Schoen,
seconded by Chris Thomas, to approve the transfer of Victoria Steinetz,
Pittston Area to Holy Redeemer, in accordance with Article VI, Transfers,
Residence, and Recruiting, Section 4, principal to principal sign off, of the
PIAA By-Laws. All Ayes
ITEM 17 A
motion was made by Pat Patte, seconded by Bill Schoen, to adjourn the meeting.
All Ayes
Meeting was adjourned at 6:29 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike
Ognosky
Mike Ognosky
District II Secretary
NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE 17, 2014 @ WILKES-BARRE CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER