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Show JULY 13. 1983 Colt League Dominated By Clearfield. '.iTtV T , r' kids Looking out on the action is Jess Perez who has mentored the Colt League champion baseball. and basketball in 10 for the past years football, h f- ' i Perez Responsible For Brilliant Show v - , t " ii. ; 01 ivvc Vf7r? "1 , t It's a major league stop put on by Clearfields Mike Archuletta during one of Clearfields Colt League contests. Archuletta has been the squads consistent long ball hitter and is one good reason why the team stands 3 as of action this Monday. Hicks (Clearfield's head coach) has taken a real good look at Hazen and I'm quite sure hell make the high school team next year, Perez said. By KEITH DUNCAN 21-- 'Journal Sports - it CLEARFIELD After two highly success- ful summers, Clearfield could be considered as - - i Conquering Foursome Wins IN 1982 it was John Gardiner who led his Colt Leaguers to a superb season and Jess Perez in 1983 has done it again. The Clearfield team, who are players 17 and under who didnt play American Legion ball, will someday be the roster for Clearfield Highs varsity baseball program. ,f '? Its now on to challenging Jeremy Ranch AMERICAN CANCEK SOCIETY HAGEN GOtfTOURNAMENTS THE TEAM'S starting Icftfielder, Bruce Browning, is the number three hitter and has been hitting .340. Others getting over the .300 mark in batting include Jim Young who is still eligible to play in the senior leagues. He hasnt been a steady player, but once he gets in, Perez rays hes been hitting in the .400 area. Matt Taylor, the first baseman, is always counted on to reach base. Mike Call has been hitting around .330 and Louis Martinez went 3 for 3 in a postseason tourney game with three triples. prime Colt League Country. . i PEREZ, WHO has coached this particular group of kids forthe past 10 years in everything from baseball, to football, to basketball, guided the squad to a 17-- 2 record during the regular season. They thus claimed the regular season championship over Tooele who took second, Viewmont who was third, Bountiful and Grantsville who were fourth and fifth respectively. Clearfields Colt Leaguers then entered a n tournament in Bountiful with the top five teams of the year. Aftqr four victories they were to play Tooele for the tourney championship sometime this week at Viewmont High School. Overall, the teaimnow stands with an impressive 21-- 3 record. AS A team, weve been over the .300 mark in batting all year, said Perez. The rest of the pitching staff includes Mark Adams, Jim Young, and Andy Archuletta. OTHERS on the roster that have all made significant contributions include Jeff Folk, Ken Letesma and Brad Sherwood. Folk is one of the youngest on the team, being only 14 years of age. What a bunch of kids, said Perez with a sigh. Ive been with em so long, its almost like theyre my own. The bearded mentor claimed hed been coaching the same group of kids since they were six years old in basketball, baseball and football. post-seaso- KAYSVILLE - After finishing fourth in last years American Cancer Societys Walter Hagen Invitational Team Golf Tournament, Brian Wood, Mark Brown, Harv Larsen and Gary Kroll decided it was time to get up on top. just what they did. The four, who make up a pretty impressive four man best ball team, teamed together to capture the Davis County championship. They .won the event recently with a 24 under par score and even had to go into a second hole of sudden death to win it. AND THATS WVi. (h ' ?$ ssg&witv' - ' , V K A 'i ',, f ,A 'V - ' ' ' , ksf'f'l f'l ' '&. -- sv x FROM HERE they will proceed to the state tournament which is being held this summer on Monday, Aug. 1 at the Jeremy Ranch Course. If the team can finish as one of the top two teams at Jeremy, they will advance to the National Walter Hagen Tournament being held this year at the Doral Country Club in Miami, Fla. in November. All entry fees to enter this particular tournament are donated to the American Cancer Society. WOOD IS from Kaysville as is another partner, Brown. Larsen lives in Syracuse and Kroll lives in Salt Lake City. All four have been golfing together for years they say. The championship team was sponsored by both Barnes Bank of Kaysville and the North American Exploration Co. of Kaysville. Davis County title Brian Wood (Kaysville), Mark Brown (Kaysville), Harv Larsen (Syracuse), and Gary Kroll (Salt Lake City) made up the winning Davis County foursome in the American Cancer Societys Walter Hagen Invitational Team Golf Tournament. The state tournament is next on tap at Jeremy Ranch. captured after two foursomes battled it out in sudden death PEREZS roster includesjustl3 players with three players having jumped to the American Legion team through the course of the year. But within those 13 athletes, the chemistry that took place was just too much to contain for the rest of the league. Perez liked to start with his catcher and pitcher, Mike Archuletta, whose loud bat produced more home runs and triples than anyone on the team. In the first game of the post season tournament, Archuletta clouted a three run homer against Bountiful that paved the way to a 3 victory. THE KIDS know what I expect of them and I know what I can get out of them. Id like to continue to lead them, even through American Legion, if John (Gardiner) decides to step down. Id be interested to see what we could accomplish, said Perez. PEREZ ENTERED the coaching ranks when he moved to Clearfield 10 years ago. His own boy, Ryan, decided to play baseball and Jess made a trip to the recreation department to sign him up. It just happened that the city was looking for volunteer coaches at the time and Perez made himself available, and has been ever since. And consequently he has been with the same group of boys ever since. The main idea is to provide a program whereby the kids can have some fun, but ultimately were trying to build better ballplayers for the high school program. " 9-- PEREZ IS quite confident that he has the finest pitcher in the league in Greg Bozeman, i Bozeman didnt lose a game during the regular season and combined with Archuletta to toss a against Tooele in the regular season. Bozeman had quite an outing that day when you consider that Tooele is one of the better teams in the league, said Perez. Second baseman, Lane Hazen, is leading the team with a .390 average. The ironic story about Hazen is that he was cut off last years high school baseball program in the first round of cuts. In Colt League he has gone every game with a hit, except one. It wasnt unusual to find him 3 for 3 or 4 with regularity. I think Ken no-hitt- I BELIEVE with the blue chippers off the American Legion team and with the kids who will emerge out of the Colt League, Clearfield High is going to have a pretty respectable baseball team next season, said Perez. Travis Zahradka Honored For Hockey Camp Efforts Individual award winners Hockey Coach John Gaspar-in- i, for the third week session of who is directing the school. the 11th annual University of North Dakota Summer Hock-e- y 4 IN THE year old School have been group, most valuable award announced by UND Head went to Travis Zahradka, son 13-1- of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zahradka of 2821 E. 2450 N., Layton. The school is open to boys entering 9 years of age through those entering grade 12 this all. |