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Show t 02 nit- iiiniiiiiimmmiTiTrrnirmri Hilltop Times fn ft"m May 20, 1988 Mfonu0On) softs ddqxtj ggdi?o by Ralph C. Jensen Ogden ALC Public Affairs Office The name Paul Pilkington is quickly becoming a household word when it comes to competitive racing on the base. Pilkington, fresh off a run from the U.S. Olympic Trials, once again paced a field of 103 runners at the annual Around-the-Bas- e run, but more importantly set a new course record with a time of 54 minutes, 53 seconds. He successfully defended his title from last year, 14 seconds. His closest competition by was Hill runner Chuck Sargent, who finished second with a 1.02:49. "It was a nice day for a run. There wasn't any competition, but I like this run to warm down from a race or to prepare for an upcoming run," said Pilkington. "There weren't any canyon winds. I ran this race to see how I have recovered from the marathon trials I feel pretty good about the overall. mile. That's not bad coming off a marathon." Former University of Utah and High Country Athletic Conference runner Kelly Watkins led the field of women with a 1.06:18 time. "This is a good run for me. I'm in training for the Seattle Marathon in June," said Watkins. "I love the course, except it gets hot out there. There is one long hill, but I like to run on hills." A new division record was set in the men's age group by Pilkington and Terry Cook drew a new record for the ladies age group with a 1.13.59 clocking. In his first bid for racing honors, Ogdenite and Brandon Harris, 12 years old, almost a teen-age- r won the wheelchair division with a 1.22:31 time. Winners in each men's age group are: Brek Grover, men 14 and under, 1.09:29; Gregory Field, Richard men 1.20:26; Pilkington, men 1.06:41; Gary Berkner, men Gibson, men 35-31.03:32; Alex Verbroekken, men 1.07:50 and 1.09:17; Terry Alexander, men 1.08:45. 50 men Jim Way, plus, On the distaff side of the race are: Kelly Watkins, women Terry Cook, women 1.20:08 and Edie women Yamashita, Betty 40-41.40:08. women Wood, is1 Ogden jk - Brandon Harris Top wheeler . 25-2- 19-2- 4, ALC 30-3- 40-4- 45-4- 30-3- 35-3- : The fastpitch softball game of the year will be headlined next week as triumphant 2849th Civil Engineering Squadron puts their mark on the line. Three teams will be trying to derail the engineers. Hospital, who dropped their first game of the season to an upstart 2849th Air Base Group Headquarters Squadron, will be trying to issue a loss to CES to even the score. Both 2849th Security Police Squadron and Air Base Group will get a shot. In their only outing of the week, the defending intramural champs blasted 729th Tactical Control Squadron The engineers took an early 0 lead, then held a 1 lead by the end of the third inning. "We have a good, strong team. I think we're better than last year," said Dave Abbott. "We have an excellent infield, good pitching and with Frank Mattocks catching and calling the pitches, we seem to get the job 9-- 1. 2-- 3-- Top strider 4, 9, 4; Paul Pilkington takes a short breather after run. ning his second Around-the-Bas- 4, Runner tops mark, breaks crown Terry Alexander 9, kid wins in wheelchair the battery together. . Around-the-Bas- e 6-- the hands of 2849th Air Base Group Headquarters Squadron. ABG used a strong rally in the fifth inning when they scored four points to upset the Hospital team, who managed to get their only runs in the same inning. Hospital roundballers bounced back later in the week, taking the softball after 2849th Maintenance Headquarters Squadron Section 14-- Hospital held a tough defense for three innings, 3. 1.07:56. singles championship of the intramural badminton classic. Eckert, an experienced varsity badminton player, knew she had her work cut out for her in the championship round because she had used several practice sessions previous to the tournament with her championship opponent on the other side of the net to warm up against. However, Eckert has had varsity level experience, which apparently paid off, making the varsity badminton team at Fountain Valley High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. The championship, her first in the Air Force, is not by any means to be beat one-hal- 7-- 5 5. 1 5-- 4 n The CS club was unstoppable as they racked up a five-ru- n rally in the first inning. CS continued their assault on the bases with a one-rutalin the ly second, three in the fourth and eight in the fifth inning. AGS mustered a run in the third, three in the fourth and a solo in the fifth. n taken lightly because she considers herself to be a athlete, badminton another sport she carries in her repetoire. "I knew it wasn't going to be easy beating Veronica (Jankowski). She plays an excellent game of badminton," said Eckert. "She is excellent competition I knew that because we had practiced together before." Eckert defeated Jankowski in the well-rounde- d championship round of the tourna- 15-115-She Jankowski in the semifinalsslapped of the championship round , 15-- sending her to the losers' bracket where the challenger had to weave her way back to the tourney finals. Jankowski was pitted against Ador-n- o in the finals of the losers' bracket winning the match with little contest! Adorno used three sets to defeat 3, 9. 15-4- 5, challenger Parker 15-in the quarterfinals of the losers' bracket, earning a right to play in the losers' bracket finals. 4, Distance runner added. f pushes Hospital to within game of the league leaders. In the two remaining games, 1881st Communications Squadron picked up their first two wins of the season to even their record. They slipped by 729th Tactical Control Squadron then blasted 388th Aircraft Generation Squadron 17-In the first outing, CS jumped to a lead by the end of the second inning, but TCS caught up to take a lead in the fourth. CS countered in the fifth inning with a three-rurally to win. the game. ment Terrv Alavanriar Eight stitches were later Eckert wins women's singles badminton crown Lynda Eckert posted six straight victories enroute to the Hill women's (Si run, he was hit by a bicycle, but popped to his feet to finish seventh, while forging ahead with 10 runs of their own. They added four more in the fourth inning, allowing only a pair of runs to CCQMA their fifth inning. The win 4-- ! Saturday, while running in the be-eig- ht TCS scored their only run in the third inning after a pair of walks were issued by the CES pitcher. CES, however, wasn't as lenient. Taking advantage of a couple of walks by the pitcher and miscues by the 729th infield, the engineers tacked on a half dozen more runs to finish the game. Hospital fell from the ranks of the undefeated, taking a 2 thumping at ' loves to run; in fact, he recently passed the 30,000 mile mark. competitor. "It's exhausting," said Harris. "But it's a great feeling to win." The winner has been in the training mode only two weeks and plans to continue wheelchair athletics. He has been confined to a wheel- chair since the age of ZV2, after ing hit by a car. One of the keys to CES success comes from the battery. Abbott, a heralded pitcher, and Mattocks spent the winter months working on improving their skills. This is the third year the tandem have been working win- e 4, done." Jensen U.S. Air Force Photos by Ralph C. Jensen 4, 9, For a sixth grader to drag a wheelchair more than 10 miles is almost inconceivable, but not for Lomond View Grade School, Ogden, Utah, student Brandon Harris. In his first wheelchair competition, the youngster captured first place, posting a time of 1.22:31, nearly minutes ahead of his closest Public Affairs Office 1 9; CES fastooicto fleam is club to by Ralph C. - 30-3- 4 19-2- "I'm satisfied where I'm at with this time," said Pilkington. "I believe the pace was about 5:05 per ' - 25-2- 9 one-minut- e, time." Pilkington finished his Olympic bid in 17th place i Ouixarfx Roy runner leads field of harriers in annual trek Ogden "" " . 14-1- 6, 15-1- 2 Holiday triathlon The 4th Annual Hill Memorial Day Triathlon will be May 28 at 7 a.mM at the Hess Fitness Center. For more facts call Ext. 74617. Swim registration Tueswill Swim be registration Hess at the day, pool. For more information call Ext. 74617. 5 p.m. Junior golf Junior June 7, 10 a.m. golf begins Cost will be $30. Classes will be held on Tuesday. For registration data call Ext. 73272 or 71108. Womon's slowpitch Hill AFB is sponsoring a women's slowpitch softball tournament July Entry fees are $150. Checks are payable to Central Base Fund, 2849 ABGSSRS, Hill AFB, Utah 84056. For more information call Jim Powell at Ext. 77779 or at 2-- home 4. 479-674- 4. Softball camp Applications are being accepted for the AFLC women's slowpitch softball camp. Forms must include Air Force Form 303 and letter of intent, due before June 10. For more information call Ext. 77779. Nov hocro Summer hours at the Hess Fitness Center will be Monday through Friday 6 a.m.- - 9 p.m. Hours for Saturday, Sunday and holidays will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Coll foctlvcl . The Directorate of Communications, Computer Systems and the 1881st Communications Squadron will hold their annual golf festival June 3. For more news call Oz Johnson at Ext. 70742; Kathy Johnson, 72764; Ralph McCleary, 72434; Norm Harrington, 72120; or Jody Kunzler, 70083. |