Show r Millard County Chronicle Progress Sport s September 2Q logo pa 7 C Angelina Schema Best in Sanpete competition Angelina Schena 9 daughter of John and Janice Schena Richfield took the first place award for her season long achievements with the Sanpete Barrel Racing Association Competition was held every Sunday night over the summer with 10 jackpots consisting of pole bending and barrel racing Schena finished second in second in pole bending and first in barrel racing as well as first overall For her overall achievements she was awarded a saddle She also received a belt buckle for her first place barrel racing finish Competition finished on August 26 Angelina is the granddaughter of Beatrice Schena of Abraham Racquetball courts dedication set Tamera Finlinson spikes the ball fora Lady Eagles Della victory over the photo by Jenny Nielson Rabbits send Rivals home singing the “blues” by Heidi Finlinson DHSDclia's rivals Millard went home singing (he volleyball blues as the Rabbits beat them in two games September 13 "I thought that was one of the most boring games I’ve seen Delta play I’m just glad I didn’t have to pay to get in” said Coach Jody Keyes "We played OK but I think that we could have played a lot better” said Jenny Hcnric "Nothing great or unusual even hap pened It was pretty boring to watch" said Amber Crapo The JV team also had a smashing victory "I think that we played a real good game We had a lot of fun too" said Stefanee Christensen JV middle block It took the freshmen three games to conquer the Lady Eagles but they defended the Delta tradition and came out and on top South Sevier “Rams” into a Delta brick wall by Travis Blackwtlder DHS— It was ugly Throwing the Christians to the Lions in days of old wasn’t this bad Delta in a word manhandled South Sevier Both Delta and South Sevier came into the game winless However Delta had a chance of winning some of their games while South Scvicrdid not This was the game where the Rabbits Finally played up to their potential for the whole game Delta won Early in the first quarter Delta established dominance With a running game Delta marched quickly unsurpassed down field and scored as Van touchplunged in for a down Ray Jackson then scored for a conversion giving successful Delta an lead After a staunch defensive stand Delta returned to the end zone when Joe Myers scored on a conversion jaunt The was again good giving the Rabbits after the first quarter The second quarter saw much of the same play Delta scored early but this time via the air Quarterback Ray Jackson threw a scoring strike to Pat Wolfe who made a twisting catch for the touchdown The Rabbits folconversion lowed with a Later Joe widening their lead to Myers scored his second touchdown with a run making the score Then in the final quarter Brett Greathouse caught a pass for a touchdown reception to make the final score for the Rabbits “They were terrible” said senior Garcit Moon “I don’t think they'll win a game all year" Coach Clint Peterson added “I thought we played very well Our ofThe young fense is really improving kids are stepping up and filling the holes" Delta has a stiff challenge next week when the Richfield Wildcats visit Delta The Wildcats’ record is just like Delta’s Richfield will have a definite size advantage against the Rabbits especially on the lines Coach Fowles said "They’ve got a very good runner He’s 190 pounds and very fast Richfield will spread the field out At times they’ll have 4 wide outs Sometimes and one running back they’ll even go with 5 receivers and no one in the back field Our key to winning is to have our line play good and have discipline on the defense We’ve got to be on our toes and cover everything” Against South Sevier the offense was on fire Joe Myers was again the leading rusher as he had 180yardson 17 Neil carries and two touchdowns Palmer chipped in with 40 yards and Van Bcckstrom added 39 yards and a touchdown As a team Delta rushed for 328 yards on 50 carries The passing game also contributed 39 yards and two touchdowns giving the Rabbits 367 yards of total offense The offensive player of the game was a lineman for the first time this year That honor goes to Brad Moody The defense was also up to the challenge shutting out the Rams and not letting them get close to the goal for much of the game The defense got a total of five fumble recoveries and a blocked punt Defensive player of the game Dan Corey led the Rabbits with eight tackles Clint Winters had a fine game with six tackles Delta's next game will be here Friday against the Richfield Wildcats Kickoff is at 4:30 pm An open house is scheduled for Monday Sept 24 to open the new racquetball courts complex in Delta The courts were added to the indoor swimming pool building which is operated by the West Millard Recreation District Construction on the addition began in September 1989 Contractor bid for the job was $580000 The court complex has a separate outside entrance but is also connected inside to the pool area where showers and lockers are located There are three finished and one unfinished courts The complex also features an office records storage room conference room exercise machine room and a large foyer area “A foyer sounds little" Pool Manager Carol Manning said "This one's huge There’s a pool table here and a jukebox It's kind of a gathering place It's really not a game room though It's a large foyer how's that?” M Inning said (he open house will be from pm to 9 pm Monday Area dignitaries including mayors county commissioners and members of the rec district board have been invited to tend a ceremony at noon Courts will be in use Monday "We are going to have some demonstrations going on when they’re not in use” Manning said The courts will be open from 5:30 am to 10 pm daily the same hours the pool is open Use of the courts cost $150 per person per hour Facility passes are available for use of both the pool and courts for details Call Interest in the new facility “has been really great" Manning said “I’ve had passes sold all summer” Passes will be sold Monday The courts can be used for more than handball or squash just racquetball "We have a wallyball net" Manning said “It’s like volleyball except you play it with one team against the wall It's supposed to be the rage up north Everybody is turning their racquetball courts into wallyball courts” Racquetball lessons for beginners arc planned "We have a racquetball league” Manning said “and we’re for all those during going to do the open house loo" Door prizes will be given out hourly Grand prize of a new racquetball racquet and a family facility pass will be presented at 9 pm Light refreshments will be served throughout the day WM Rec standings softball Promising season for Cross Country Team by Jill Finlinson Greener took third place at the first 5 km run at South Sevier September 11 “South Sevier was our first meet We’ve only been training for one week I’m very pleased with Lance and Chet's said Mr Thomas the performance” cross country coach Lance a senior ran his fastest time 14 seconds yet 17 minutes Chet Butterfield came in 23rd and his time was only two minutes later than Lance's time "It was a fast race but I feel I did Greener pretty good” said Lance The next meet is Sept 18 at Hurricane Hurricane’s course is 29 miles one of the shorter ones in the region Delta's home meet is in two weeks on Sept 24 There are 3 people on the team three girls and ten boys "Park City ii awesome” said Lance “They are last year’s state champions Their team often runs in Region 10 and with the 3A competition so they are really tough” The 1892 escalator was patented In West Millard Rodeo Club members top row left to Front row left to right: Cody Butler Kiel! Ekms Rck rght: Grant Hildebrand Joe Myers Stacey Nielsen Roper Curtis Turner Not shown: Jennifer Bird Kristm Tracee Johnson Heath Butler Jason Stefanoff Burns Tyler Tolbert Jamie Peterson West Millard Club hosts rodeo in Delta by Ken Rand For the first lime in it’s history the West Millard Rodeo Club will host a high school rodeo in Millard County “We’d just like to encourage the people in the community to come out and watch a good rodeo” club advisor Dick Turner said The rodeo is scheduled for Friday and Saturday Sept 21 and 22 at the Millard County Fairgrounds indoor arena east of Della Before the arena was built the club had to go to St George to host a rodeo each year Turner said the club has been active for “probably the last 20 years or so” The event is sanctioned by the Utah Stale High School Rodeo Association The club is a member of the U tah and the National Association Turner said events begin at 7 pm Friday evening “I imagine we’ll go to o'clock before we finish” he said Cow cutting starts at 8 am Saturday at feed lot in Sutherland Slack starts Saturday at 10 am at the fairgrounds arena Show events start at 7 Saturday at the arena A small gate fee will be used to help pay rodeo costs including awards and stock Buckles and jackets will be presented to winners in each event The Mascaro brothers are providing the stock Except for five cr six rodeos in St George in November Turner said the Delta event is the last this year Action picks up again in about April About 4 30 high school students from around the state are expected to participate Since they will be accompanied by family members friends and advisors the event is expected to bring a financial windfall to local businesses About qualifying high school rodeos arc held in Utah each year in which the West Millard Club participates The slate championship finals are held in June each year in Hcber City The top four in each event in the state go to nationals Earlier this year club members Stacey Nielsen and Joe Myers did well enough at Hcber City in their pm specialties that they went on to compete at the nationals in Oklahoma Other club members in years past have done as well The club has 14 members Ail but one are Delta High School students Kristin Bums Meadow attends school at Millard High School Club members must maintain a 2 0 gradepoint average or better to participate GPA for club members is 35 The school district provides no nancial support for the sport “Other than what they contributed last year for these kids (Nielsen and Myers) to go back to nationals last year"club advisor Duane Ekins said “which we really appreciated there is no funding for it It's all right out of the parents pockets" But club parents are as committed as their kids he said “It takes a lot of and a lot of practice It commitment takes about all of their time It's very High school rodeos arc competitive tough really tough" Eagle beat Wildcats Swim pool news The pool is closed until Monday September 24 when the West Millard Recreation D strict will host the Grand Opening of the new addition to the pool A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at noon and with an open house afterward from pm Come join in the celebration with refreshments tours free balloons racquetball wallyball water polo and exercise demonstraand prize givetions lesson aways every hour The swim pool will be opened 5:30 am for lap swimming and open swim will be from pm All activities at the pool will be free! Come and see the pool’s new face lift! The agenda for the Grand Opening of the new racquetball courts on Sept 24 will be as follows: 12:00 pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies Newspaper coverage radio coverage short speech by board member of county commissioner tours pm hourly prize giveaway (lessons daily refreshments racquelballs) passes (cookies & punch) register for swim lessons racquetball lessons racquetball leagues swim team etc free throw decorabasketball contest balloons tions banners wallyball demonstrations water polo and swim team demo free swimming pm) 9:00 pm Drawing for racquetball racquet and facility pass a family for The Millard Eagle Football team traveled to Richfield on September 14 to play the Richfield Wildcats The game started slowly with neither team scoring in the st quarter Richfield scored first early in the 2nd quarter and made the point after Millard countered with a to lead tremendous passing play from Robins to Travis Reid for a touchdown Robins kicked the point after and the No one scored until just score was before the half when Richfield made a touchdown The Wildcats missed the at the half extra point and led The Eagles came out strong in the 2nd half They scored a touchdown on a Reid The point after pass play to was unsuccessful so the score was tied Richfield was unable to score and the Eagles regained possession In just 3 plays Millard scored as Reid ran 58 yards to the end zone The Eagles went for two but failed and the score was Eagles Richfield tried toscore but Brian Stott intercepted the ball and ran it back for a touchdown Millard made the point after and led Richfield then drove down the field and scored The wildcats made the conversion and the Millard then drove the Eagles led length of the field and scored as JW Davies ran the ball in from 4 yards out Millard made the conversion and at the end of the 3rd they led quarter Richfield scored quickly in the 4th conversion quarter and made the But the The Eagles lead was cut to Eagles worked down the field and Robins line The ran the ball in from the was unsuccessful and the Eagles won the game Offensively Reid led the Eagles with 83 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards in passing compleRobins was tions on the day and the Eagles averaged 505 yards per catch Millard had 277 rushing yards and 202 passing yards The Eagle offense had 571 total yards on the day Defensively the Eagles were led by Troy Baker who had 11 tackles Ben Dickinson had a blocked punt and Brian Stott and Merlin Moyes both had interceptions TheEaglcsoffcnsegaveup407 yards total offense to the Wildcats The next game is at Beaver High School at 7:30 on September 21 Most school children can teil you two negatives make a positive but tew have been John Lowth can name the man who first said so It’s said who first laid down that rule of grammar in 762 j BuyA New Fblaris Before October And We’ll GiftAXfap It 1 year Delta Golf news The new Ladies Club champion at Sunset View Golf Course is Sharen Bennett She edged Louise Allen by a stroke this weekend while Beulah Bassett won the net side Next years officers were elected and Debbie Costanza was elected President while Becky Sawaya will be Vice President The monthly Scotch Best Ball and Pot Luck will be held Thursday Sept 27 at 5:00 at which time the Ladies Club will decide on their 1991 format of play on Wednesday nights All ladies are encouraged to tend and become involved in a very fun evening The Men’s Club played Tuesday night and Bart Simmons and Don Christensen tied for first in gross Vernon Hays placed first in net At press time the leaders in the Men's Club Match Play Championship are Dean Fowles in gross and Blair Max field in net Ron Nielson reported having a wonderful week in Cancun Mexico which he won for closest to the hole in the IPP Tournament This Saturday Sept 22 at 8 pm we will have another Night Golf Tourney The cool calm evenings make this time of the year a perfect time to try this fun side of the game We would like to invite golfers to see llie new sand traps and landscaping to improve our course Remind the kids that this SaL Sept 22 at 8 am we will have the Junior Club There will be 3 diviChampionship sions: Pee Wee (under 8 yrs) Juniors yrs) and Super Juniors yrs) All players of all ability levels are welcome to play Now is the time lo buy the Iblaris you want If you take delivery (from dealer stock) of a new Iblaris snowmobile before October 1st 1990 we’ll give you $300 worth of Fblaris and accessones-- Absolutely free However after October 1st the offer is cut by $100 each month until all well offer is some Christmas cheer Plus w hen you Kiy a new Iblaris through 30th jua Notate DEARDEN EQUIPMENT $149 extends warranty coverage one full year beyond the standard one season factory warranty Use Iblans SauCard financing— with zero money down— to pay for the whole caboodle Ask your dealer for details So stop by your Iblans dealer today He has a new Fblaris waiting for you and he’ll even gift wrap tt 125 S Main Fillmore |