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SUN NOV 2, 2014  -  DRUMS  -  Annual Club banquet and Awards presentation.
GREATER HAZLETON FESTIVAL OF RACES
SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET AT VESUVUOS RESTAURANT

Mike Palermo, Valley Running Club

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Annual Club banquet and Awards presentation.
By Mike Palermo

The Valley Running Club hosted the Greater Hazleton Festival of Races Sixth Annual banquet at Vesuvios Restaurant in Drums on November 2, 2014. The annual banquet honored the top Hazleton Area male and female runners that participated in the race series. The 2014 Three Best Series was determined by a runner's the three best race scores with minimum participation based on three races in the eight race series.

More than fifty runners earned awards by placing in nine different age group categories. This year's Overall Champions were Nicole Capparell and Chris Perhonitch. Capparell, at age 13 captured her first series championship this year as did Perhonitch who compiled top individual wins in three races which included Penn state university 5K beach mountain lakes 5K and town and trail 5K. .

The following participants placed in their respective age groups, first place trophies were awarded followed by medals in each group.

Female Runners.

15U- Julia Kreisl .
16-18- Rebecca Akins .
19-29- Trisha Kapes, Kelly Ward, Ashley Gregory.
30-39- Rebekah Koval, Gretchen Mijajlovic, Janet Hunsinger, Ayssa Geiger, Lindsay Walsh.
40-49- Connie Segedy, Traci Strungis, Rachel Buff, Allison Leonard, Sharon Leitzel.
50-59- Mary Lynn McBride, Sherry Akins, Liz Tolan.
60+- Kathy Eckrote.

Male Runners.

15U- Willy Striesel, Jonathan Morgan, Cole Striesel, Robert Early, Liam Leonard.
16-18- Adam Bahrey, Derek Hill.
19-29- James Deom, Matthew Nonnemacher, Justin Murphy.
30-39- Jim Geiger, Kevin Brace, Wayne Jurus Lou Mattioli Justin Koval Josh Hayden Paul Eckrote.
40-49- Kurt Grohowski Johnathan Kiddish Jim Prokopovich Mike Kmieciak.
50-59- Kent Jackson, Mike Brandtmeier, Steve Boucher, David Holmes, Bob Sosar, Patrick Shields, Mike Murphy.
60-69- Michael Lisnock, James Akens.
70+- Michael Fay, Eric Snyder ,William Coolbaugh.

The Greater Hazleton Festival of Races will again be a "Three Best Series" in 2015 with events beginning April and finishing in October culminating with the annual November Banquet. More information on the race series can be found at www.valleyrunnungclub.weebly.com.

Race results
SAT APR 26 HAZLETON TWP. 1st ANNUAL LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK RUN/WALK
SAT AUG 2 CONYNGHAM 4TH ANNUAL VALLEY DAY GREAT 8 & 5k
SUN AUG 17 HAZLETON 11th ANNUAL RUN FOR THE CANNOLI
SAT AUG 23 DRUMS NESCOPECK STATE PARK TRAIL RUNS
SAT SEPT 13 WHITE HAVEN WYOMING VALLEY STRIDERS 20k
SUN SEPT 28  HAZLE TOWNSHIP PENN STATE HAZLETON COMMUNITY 5K RUN/WALK 1-MILE "LION PRIDE" & Kids’ Run & 100-yard Cubs’ Run
SAT OCT 4 DRUMS 2nd ANNUAL BEECH MOUNTAIN 5K RUN/WALK & 10K no results available
SAT OCT 18 HAZLETON HAZLETON 5K / 10K TOWN & TRAIL RUN & WALK
  HAZLETON Greater Hazleton Festival of Races FINAL SERIES Standings

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