Ail Wednesday September 29 2004 i :1 j&j aj o cpop eeogo jxTi V By I Bob Bahlmann Olympic Gold As Ephraim resident Jack Anderson once said “It only takes one time to make a memory” That being the case the 2004 Olympic games spoke volumes and should provide enough inspiration to last a lifetime I will never forget as a high school swimmer the 1972 games in which Mark Spitz won seven individual gold medals That was and continues to be an inspiration to me My family stayed up late nearly every night during the 2004 watch I was pleased to discover that to the games competition the United States athletes with the possible exception of the men’s basketball team set shining examples for our future Olympians both imagined and real Even the and men’s basketball team taught a valuable lesson With the to steal a phrase from Will Smith the team went on to lose more games in one year than the US has lost in the entire hisof the Olympics tory The lesson was taught by Lisa Leslie of the women’s team She said the men could leam something from watching the women play namely that there are other and better ways to move the ball than dribbling It might be a good idea to use all five players on the floor occasionally I was impressed by US sprinter Justin Gatlin who was so honored by being able to compete that he said “I just want to breathe the Athens air” He went on to win a gold medal I’ll never forget Paul Hamm who taught us to “never give up” He almost literally landed in the judge’s lap in the early going of the men's gymnastic competition Everybody thought he was out of the running but he came back to give the performance of a lifetime in the remaining events to win the gold to the US Olympic committee for interCongratulations cepting the request to have him surrender the gold because of a mistake on the judge's pail Also congratulations to swimmers Markus Rogan of Austria and Razvan Elorea of Romania After being fairly and soundly beaten by Aaron Piersol in the backstroke they fused to allow the 01 mpic judges to strip Piersol of his gold for an “illegal turn” The swimmers knew better and behaved better than the judges Michael Phelps got a lot of hype He was touted as the man that was going to better Mark Spitz by winning eight gold medals Although Phelps would have loved to win eight golds his expectations were not the same as those of the press The only disappointment I felt w hen he didn’t win eight golds This was when some of the press said it was a disappointment young man showed what being a champion is all about when he gave up his spot on a relay team so a teammate could win a medal of his own Watching the Olympics with my family is one of the highthat knows lights of the sports year for me I have a what to look for in a gymnastic performance and I have enough great memories to last another four years T a' SEAN Gunnison guard Jack Pay (62) leads quarters on their way to a Joey Crane (20) HALES around a corner Gunnison held Juan Diego S MESSENGER PHOTO scoreless for two' loss Under ‘Dog performance impressive by Juan Diego despite being shut-ou- t By Sean Hales Staff writer DRAPER — If you're going to topple the Juan Diego Soaring Eagle you have to find a way to bring down wide receiver Marquis Wilson “Everybody keeps looking for a chink in his armor” says Gunnison I lead Coach Rhett “I’ve watched film on him and coached against him for three years and I haven’t found any” quarters It wasn’t until the minute maik of the second quarter when Wilson showed up “It was a bioken assignment” that loss to However in their Juan Diego in Draper last Friday the Bulldogs managed to keep Wilson from flying for nearly two- - and sprint fora Jackson But when allowed Wilson to pull in the catch score says it rains it pours On a Gunnison punt two minutes later Wilson made the Bulldogs pay for a bad snap and low kick by returning the kick for another six And then with 50 seconds remaining in the half the receiver rocketed again touchdown reception “Our mistakes finally caught (See “Bulldogs” on A 12) Templar win no real surprise Manti remains undefeated with victory over Richfield By Bob Bahlmann Sports Editor - If a football team gains nearly 400 yards in total offense and forces two turnovers you’d expect them to come away with a win That was not the case last Friday as the Richfield Wildcats played their best game of the year and still lost to the RICHFIELD South Sanpete Company of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers! 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Daughters of the Utah Pioneers have several camps in the Sanpete area: Ephraim: 2nd Monday 10:30 am Senior Citizens Center Dorothy Stoddard captain Manti: 2nd Monday am Senior Citizens Center Jan Crane captain Sterling: 1st Tuesday pm Theora Bolten’s home Pamela Finn captain Gunnison: 1st Monday 2 pm Gunnison Church Relief Society Room Marian Christensen captain Centerfield: st Tuesday 2 pm Centerfield Church Relief Society Room Elva Cox captain 929 Templars Both teams had a case of fumble-iti- s early on On the third play of their first possession Richfield coughed up the ball and Manti ’s Jace Moore recovered Two plays later Manti returned the favor but then got the ball back when Tyler pounced on another near Gunderson loose ball Manti had enough and Templars Chans Lund (No 53) Richard Newton (No 35) and down a Richfield ball carrier conthe score The Templars verted for two to make the score Templar quarterback Taylor Salanoa on picked up ground before connecting with Devin Frischknecht and capping the drive off with a strike to Aaron Hansen for the The seesaw started swinging then as the Wildcats w'ent for 79 yards on three plays and pro Jace Moore (at right) bring duced six points Richfield forced another Templar turnover on Manti’s next possession and another long (See “Templars” on Have you dreamed of a college education but knew that you couldn’t afford to attend? 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