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Show I I V 4 Confident Holly Cook Eyes Skate Meet ' t By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer Bountiful's Holly Cook turned 15 years old on December 2. Thursday through Saturday in Union-dal- e Arena on Long Island, N.Y., she turns U S. Rational Figure Skating Championship I competitor. Shes gonna grow up quickly. Im scared, but Im confident, admitted the bountiful High School freshman who becomes the Beehive States top skating hope since Salt Lake Citys Suzie Brasher in the late 70s in senior ladies cbm petition. Holly, who won the Central Pacific crown at Fresno in November and became one of 27 skaters from all over the world to compete at the Junior World Championships at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in Naearly January (she took 8th), begins the 1986 tionals with compulsory figures Thursday, and follows with the short program Friday and long program on Saturday. It all may seem scary to Cook, but she was brimming with confidence when she left for New York Sunday with her mother, Marge. ,, Its my first national meet and most people usaally go one of two ways. They either bomb out pud quit the sport or keep going for the gold. I'll keep going whatever happens," said the petite blonde who started skating when she was 44 years 11 old. The similarities have done much better. Ive set a goal of doing much better than that this week at Nationals. The long program is Cook's forte. She skates to music from the Olympic Theme, "Madame Butterfly and Rocky." Ive got two triple axles in the long program and the rest are double axles. I'm confident its a program the judges will like, Cook said. Her mother likes it. And she likes the spunk that Holly has displayed since their first trip to the Bountiful Ice Arena 10 years ago when she took Holly along to a Moms and Pops skating class so she wouldn't have to leave her daughter with a babysitter. Holly fell and bumped her head real bad on her first trip when she was about 44. It scared her really bad. But she went back the next week and she didn't fall. Then she thought it was fun, Mrs. Cook reminisced. It was the Big Sky competition in Great Falls, Mont., in 1977 when Mrs. Cook knew she had a competitor on her hands. The year before, in a Sun Valley meet, she took 8th in a meet, but she was the only one who didn't do an axle. But by the next April at the Big Sky meet, she landed two axle move and took second place. That told me she capable of doing what it took to succeed. And she liked doing it," Mrs. Cook explained. This week, Holly gets to flaunt that polish in front of a panel of national judges. the U.S. Nationals and Brashers path are remarkable. Brasher was 15 when she went to her first U.S. National meet in 1976. A 10th place finish there earned her an invitation to the Junior Worlds in Megeve, France where she stunned the skating world by claiming the championship. Suzie's coach was Kris Sherrard. Sherrard will once again be the tutor when Cook skates onto the U.S. Nationals ice in Uniondale. "My goal this week is to finish in the top 10, s of Cook explained Sunday. Probably this group has been at the senior level for quite some time and five of us havent. We the newcomers just want to sort of set our own pace this three-fourth- week. Cook sees her role this week as, A student in watching Tiffany Chin, Debbie Thomas and Karen Kaydavy. Theyve been in the top three for a long time and they'll probably finish in about that order this week. "Actually, Im skating pretty good right now," Holly said. When I got to Yugoslavia, I was skating poorly in practice. I did OK in compulsories, but my short program wasn't very good. I just sat back and put 2 and 2 together and figured I had to go for it. I went all out in the long program and it turned out pretty good. between Cooks ascendency to The key to this young skating enthusiast is that, I left Yugoslavia with the thought that I could Bountiful High freshman, is confident of her abilities going into figure skating championship. Holly Cook, t Sb Jsalt akf tribune ; Call Focal 2d 0 Section B Wednesday, February I 5, 1986 Page Sports Information For Recorded Scores Call 6 Wales Hex Holds in NHL Duel Californian Now a Top Point Guard By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer r i He is plays basketball with exemplary guile and style, and frequently exhibits the marksmanship of William Tell. But something is wrong with Bob Capener. Something is amiss. Somehow, for several special reason, Bob Capener doesnt fit the stereotype of a Brigham Young basketball p'ayer. But, then, Capener is not yovf typical BYU operative. He is dean cut, polite, and articulate. But Capener simply doesnt fit the image of a former LDS missionary. And he dtesiot fit the mold of your average would you believe it? point I Bob Capener is different, delight- fully different. Abe Capener did not grow up in a sweaty gymnasium shooting free throws from dawn until dusk. He was reared in Del Mar, Calif., just up the Pacific Ocean from Skn Diego like your typical California Kid, playing two-ma- n volleyball on the beach and riding waves on a surfboard. Even today, he looks the part of a character straight out of Beach Blanket Bingo with his wavy blond hair blowing in the breeze as he cruises Provo in his blue 1968 Volkswagen convertible, usually decked out in sunglasses and often with a deep California tan. Maybe thats it. Bob Capener looks more like a beach boy than a basketball bum. He looks like a kid youd find at USC, UCLA, Santa Barbara or Pepperdine. He looks, well. West Coast cool. I really enjoy water skiing, body beach volleysurfing, and two-ma- n ball. Water sports thats my area, assures the effervescent Capener. Hey, playing volleyball in the sand really builds flexibility. You have to react to the ball like you do in basketball, and it helps your running and jumping ability. So whats a big beach aficionado like Bob Capener doing at BYU, hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean? Whats a kid who was recruited to such warm climes as Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Santa Barbara doing weathering the snow in Provo, Utah? Actually, Capener is doing exceptionally well. The bubbly junior has 1 23 Capener Keeps His Cool at Y. . 237-200- By Ken Rappoport Associated Press Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Bryan Mike Bossy failed to ap- emerged as BYUs iron man, playing more minutes than any other operative on the team (35.1 per game). He has become the Cougars' second-leadin- g averscorer with a age, leads the team in assists (54), steals (24), and has reached double figures in 18 of BYU's 20 games this season. But it took some magnetism to attract Capener, the California Kid, to Trottier and e National Hockey pear for a news conference, but League All-Stthey were much in evidence on the ice Tuesday night in the Wales Conferences 3 overtime victory over the Campbell. The New York Islander duo connected on the winning goal at 3:05 of overtime as the Wales beat the Campbell for the ninth time in the 11 meetings since the current format was established in 1975. Theyre just electrifying, said pre-gam- 13.5-poi- 4-- BYU. The thing that impressed me was the success BYU had in the NCAA tournament that year Coach Frank Arnold recruited me. They went to the final eight that year 1981, and that was impressive, recounted Capener. I grew up watching Pac-1- 0 basketball, but I knew the importance and prominence of getting that far in the NCAA tournament. Since Im LDS, I knew I was going to get everything I wanted at BYU. The WACs a pretty good basketball conference itself. Wales Conference Coach Mike Keenan of the Philadelphia Flyers, who said he had seen Trottier and Bossy too many times for his own comfort during the season. They are a beautiful sight, like Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri of Edmon- ton. Actually, Gretzky had scored earliin a furious third period before the Trottier-Boss- y combo won it for the Wales in overtime. It was Gretzkys goal. eighth All-StIronically, both Islanders had missed Mondays news conference which was attended by most of the at the University of Connecticut. Keenan had shrugged his shoulders at the absence of the AWOL Islanders, saying only that it was obvious he would use them on the same line for the Game. The winning score came on a classic feed at the goal mouth, someting they had done dozens of times before. Trottier said the puck hopped over his stick and he knocked it in with his skates. er Capener, who played 23 games dur1981-8- 2 season as a freshman, makes it sound as though selecting BYU was easy. But, remember, his image belies the typical Brigham Young athlete. And there was more to Capener's selection of BYU than meets the eye. ar ing the All-Sta- Capener, who played some quarterback himself at Torrey Pines High d School, struck a pact with Sean Salisbury, the highly-covete- d quarterback at neighboring Orange Glenn High. After a senior season that saw Capener collect 40 points against Salisbury's high school basketball team, the two decided to attend the same college as roommates. "Sean and I were real good friends at the time, and we were both being recruited by BYU and USC, disclosed Capener, a central figure in BYUs current eight-gam- e winning streak. He would try to persuade me to go to USC and Id try to persuade him into going to BYU. I thought he wanted to come to BYU because of the excellence of BYUs quarterbacks. But Salisbury selected Southern Cal and thought Capener would perhaps follow. "It was kind of a shock to me because I thought hed change his mind because of BYUs great quarterbacks, remembered Capener. But I All-St- best-frien- I Bossy-to-Trotti- er Normally I try to put it in with my stick, but I whiffed and it went in off my skate, Trottier said. The puck beat Edmonton goaltend-e- r Andy Moog. Tribune Staff Photo bv Dan Miller' BYUs Bobby Capener has emerged into one of the Cougars top performers after still favored BYU and I wasn't going to let his decision determine where I would go. So, as it turned out, our paths went in opposite directions. Indeed, Salisbury is currently the starting quarterback at USC. And Capener is the starting quarterback at BYU. Say what? Capener at QB? shifting to point guard. He leads BYU in minutes played and is second in scoring. Well, the versatile Californian has surfaced as the Cougars starting point guard, the basketball equivalent to a quarterback. But, again, Capener didn't always fit the image of a point guard. After all, he played forward in high school and excelled as a shooting guard at BYU prior to serving a mission in Chile So how did he inherit the point? It was by acclimation. First, Mike Maxwell was declared ineligible by the NCAA, then freshman Mark Hes-lo- p was sidelined with an eye infec- tion, then Averian Parrish left the See Column 1 B-- I challenged Bossy and couldnt get back to stop Trottier, Moog said. "You have to challenge a shooter like Bossy. He featered a pass through two or three skates. No one could do anything about that. Moogs teammate, Grant Fuhr, had better luck before relinquishing his spot in goal with about nine minutes left in the second period. He didnt allow goal, stopping 15 shots, and See Column 4 Tahiti is a Great Place to Escape From the Super Bowl Hype Its good to be back from a vacation in sometimes sunny Tahiti, even if welcome home consisted of a snowstorm and letters of inquiry from federal and state income tax auditors. The latter were toughest to take, since Tahiti is so primitive they have no income taxes and education is free, with free dental service for school kids. In fairness, most of the natives have small incomes and large families, so trying to tax them would be futile. In a way, it's like Utah, except here the politicians still keep trying to squeeze more blood from the turnips. If you want to get away from it all, try Tahiti. We only learned of the space shuttle tragedy a day late, and then we had no particulars until we reached Los Angeles on the way home. wife-to-b- Steve Luhms complaint about Super Bowl overkill makes Tahiti a perfect place to go. Bud Coan carried his short wave radio on the tour so he could get the broadcast, and he spent hours over the dials, trying to find an Armed Forces network signal so hed know where to look for the game Those who had numbers in the Super Bowl "pots" had to wait until they reached Los An - geles for the score because almost everyone who cared about the game had heard a different score. They broadcast the scores on the ship public address system but when the game became lopsided the ship's operator lost interest and turned on the recorded music. Tahiti is governed loosely by France, and thats the official language, although it comes out a mishmash of French, Tahitian and a little English. So there is a great deal of smiling and gesticulating by the natives, and little communication. Here was a golden opportunity to get some value from ny French classes at the university, but the knowledge gleaned from my classes in dumbell French held little carry-ove- r value, I found I remembered the only reason 1 didn't flunk French was because my was a next-doo- r neighbor to the woman who headed the Romance Language department The natives are so unspoiled many will refuse tips as insulting However, there are enough Americans, French and Orientals on the ships to pick up any slack in the tipping budget The natives are amaring They really try hard to make a visitor happy When the shut i e vide the sweet liquid for thirsty travelers, the Clevelanders had no French francs, which is the national currency with one American dollar worth 128 francs. tle cruiser pulls up to a dock, there are the usual curious youngsters, but unlike most ports, these kids are not begging or offering shells or curios for sale. The youngsters and adults are flattered to be asked to pose for pictures, and they don't expect a reward for posing In fact, the youngsters will help you find shells on the beaches and when they hand you one, they dont keep the palm of their hand extended for a gratuity. But don't get the idea the natives are stupid A group from Cleveland found the hard way when trying to dicker for a ceremonial outfit listed at 5,000 francs. At a roadside stand where trinkets were offered and fresh coconuts were cut to pro 1 i The aged merchant finally agreed on $45 US. dollars as the fair price, but when the Ohioans started to haggle, he refigured the price, which suddenly came out $48 U.S. The ship bulletin discourages giving money to the youngsters ashore, suggesting instead of money the giving of pens, pencils or chewing gum. The idea is to keep the islands unspoiled, and the islands are some of the last spots where you can see natives living off the land, and happy. The people who work for the government or the tourist industries are paid fair salaries, but the average native has his neat home or sometimes just a shack, with a plot of land where the family raises a few coconut trees and the plants which are a staple in their diets. Most have boats, for fish play a major part of the diet. Most of the meat and milk comes from Aus- tralia. The heat and humidity limit sports to the water variety of boating, surfing, sailing, scuba diving, wind surfing and, of course, fishing and swimming. We saw a couple of golf courses and tennis courts near the hotels on Tahiti and Bora Bora. The one sight which brought back memories of home was the basketball hoops and bankboards in several of the church lots. But the natives are not sports oriented as we are. They are not the most ambitious, what with nature providing the necessities of life just for the picking. The impression I received was the natives were interested in getting their daily food and shelter and after those necessities were taken care of the idea of physical activity for the fun of it was beyond their comprehension. That anyone would brave the tropical heat to run after a tennis ball or even walk after a golf ball is unthinkable to the native mind. Why pursue something you cant eat, drink or wear, seems to be the thinking of the natives. ()lervation Ward There were so many widows and divorcees on the tour an unattached widower could indulge in fantasy and see himself as a duck or pheasant on the opening of the hunting |