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Show 4B Page Lakeside Review Wednesday, April 1, 1981 By PHIL KIRKWOOD Sports Editor LAYTON If you happened to be driving by Layton High School last Saturday, you probably are still in doubt as to what all the commotion was. That is, the various assortment of campers, Winnebagos most of which and vans jamming the parking lot displaying out of state plates. And if you stopped to take a closer look, you no doubt noticed that most of the people milling around outside the gym were wearing white robes, colored belts and sandles. Strange, you ask? Rest assured, it was not Shogun on location, but rather the seventh annual Salt Lake Classic Judo Championship hosted by the Hill Judo Club. Since 1975, Judo enthusiasts from eight western states and beyond, have flocked to Utah to participate in the Classic. The Classic is one of the largest tournaments of its kind and is regarded by most as a major fielding for Olympic talent. Says Bill Wicks, tournament director and coach for Hill Judo Club, We have every level entered in this tournament from beginners to black belts and masters. We have both junior and senior champions and 29 clubs represented. For those who arent too familiar with Judo and its scoring methods, its quite simple once you master the translation. The object is to throw your opponent on his back with considerable force. If this is done, it is called an Ippon and the match is over at that point. Matches can also be won with accumulation of lesser throws or by Koka, Yuko or Waza-Ar- i holding your opponent on his side or back for 30 seconds. Although the sport is somewhat like wrestling, there are no spinal holds or grabbing of the face (mask). Each match is three minutes in length. Judo was first introduced to America by the Air Force, which brought it back from Japan, in the early 1959s. It has grown steadily each year and was made an Olympic event in the 1964 Tokyo Games. The word Judo means gentle way, but to the novice observer, that term could be challenged. After all, when part of the sport includes being flipped over your oponents shoulders and landing flat on your back, or having your neck held in a vise-loc- k grip for 30 seconds, gentle seems a bit low key. However, Wicks says Judo is a safe sport and has less serious injuries than basketball. Wick says part of the reason is that most all competitors are so well coached in technique that what appears to be violent and dangerous is really common place and rehearsed. Another reason is that virtually everyone on the mat is in top physical condition and prepared to take a little body pounding. In order to compete in a tournament like this you have to be in top shape, said Wicks. Running three miles a day along with a weight program is the least anyone can do to get ready for competition. But the best preparation is always practice and more practice. Judo also has a very strict tradition in competition and American tournaments have gone to great lengths to keep that tradition going. The rules are original and are exercised in the Japanese language. Opponents are not allowed to talk to one another while on the mat and cannot leave the mat without Staff Photos By Dan Miller . Brian Gilbert from Idaho, (above) used throws like this to claim second place in the lightweight division . Chris ld Quintinilla from Colorado, (top left), used some skillful mat work to win the heavyweight title. ld permission from the referee. This is a beautiful and honorable sport and we like to keep it that way, said Wicks. As far as I know, its still an amateur sport and wed like to keep it that way too. Wicks says Judo has something for everyone and makes a good hobbie. Virtually anyone can learn the basics in a short time and depending on that persons ability and desire, he can become a black belt in as little as three years. Sure, if someone were to practice three to four nights per week and kept his interest up, hed be pretty darn good in a relatively short time, said Wicks. Wicks also says that children who get involved with Judo at an early age are better prepared to take care of themselves at an earlier age because of the t discipline the sport teaches. Team Trims f&rAnmmi All-Sta- te $ Final Judo Results Boys 6 Years LW 1. Young (NEVADA), 2. Stoney, (KAYSVILLE), 3. Snider, (NEVADA). 1. Tate, 6 Years HW 2. (CA), Stevens, (NEVADA), 3. Thomas, (KAYSVILLE). 7 Years LW Ferguson, (COLO), By BLISS FULLMER Staff Writer Its a rare sight, indeed, to go to a basketball game where the opposing to discuss the coaches sit game, and the players from both teams share the same bench, but thats what happened Friday night at Roy. The Utah Cerebral Palsy Association is; sponsoring its eighth annual basketball classic, this weekend, and last Fridays game was played to trim a field of nineteen players to a team of only ten. Nineteen of the best high school senior basketball players were invited to participate in this years classic, which will be held April 3 and 4 at- - ;the University of Utah Special Events Center. Teams from California (Orange County), Nevada and Idaho in the two will join the Utah day tournament. All proceeds will go to the Utah Cerebral Palsy Association for its battle against the dreaded crippler. For Fridays game the Metro team (Metropolitan Salt Lake City) sparred against State (The Best of Utah), ahd Statewon the game 118 to 109. The game was played in four, ten minute periods, and there were no time outs. The coaches used a platoon system to give players equal time to strut their stuff, and everybody scored points. 6'5 Dave Heaton of Provo was top gunner on the floor with 26 counters. He got his points on 8 for 9 from the field and 8 for 9 from the foul line. Weber High School, Kelly Johnson was next high with 21 points. Other State scorers in double figures were Cory Sylvester of Bonneville (14), Shane Millett of Piute (13), Mark Tuckett of Lehi (12) and side-by-si- All-Sta- Mark Hill of Box Elder (10) Roys' Robert Kirkwood came up with 8 points, as did Robert Ayers of Ogden. On the Metro team, George Fergus was high with 17, followed by Wes Hymas of Bingham (16), Brent Wade of Brighton (16) Norm Parrish of Viewmont (14) and John Roswell of Hillcrest, Mike Brown of Olympus, Josh Burgon of Brighton, and Ken Vierra of Judge Memorial scored ten points each. The game was won at the foul line. Each team scored 48 field goals, but the State team converted 22 of 26 from the stripe, while Metro came away with only 13 of 24. Metro shot 51.6 percent from the field, against 51.1 percent for State. The State team had a fraction of an inch heighth advantage, and Metro 46 to 36. Metro was whistled for 25 fouls, while State drew 26 calls. The Metro bunch came up with 8 steals to 7 for State. Heaton and Johnson for State pulled down ten and eight boards respectively. Coaches for this years team are Jim Jimas of Hillcrest and Sonny Tangaro of Judge Memorial, last years champions of the 4A and 3A state n tournament. They selected a squad over the weekend to compete in this weeks tournament in Salt Lake City. Jimas will coordinate the offense, while Tangaro will handle the defensive chores for the team. ten-ma- The nineteen players were selected by a board of ten men throughout Utah; seven coaches and three men from the news media. Each coach was allowed to nominate players from his own team, as well as from other schools. King, (KAYSVILLE), 3. Thomas, (KAYSVILLE). The game was a great contest, and much closer than the nine-poinreflected on the - scoreboard. Metro showed signs of blowing State off the floor in the first quarter, and led 32 to the City 20, but State Dudes, in every quarter thereafter. At half time the score was 6 for Metro, and they were still ahead 78 to 75 at the end of three, but then State amassed 43 points to 31 for Metro and won the game going away. Fridays game proved to be a great assortment of young men from Utah. Half of them are still seventeen years old. Eight of them played football, four of them will be playing baseball and another four will be running track. Several of them lettered in three sports at their respective schools. Three were declared M.V.P. in basketball tournaments, recently completed. George Fergus of East was most valuable in the 4A tourney, Dave Heaton in the 3A and Mark Tuckett in the 2A. Several of the players are presently being wooed by major colleges for college basketball, including George Fergus of East, Cory Sylvester of 7 ts 52-4- Bonneville, Norm Parrish Continued on Page (COLO). 8 Years HW 1. HW 1. Armstrong, (NEVADA), 2. Plush, (COLO), 3. Hughes, (SALT LAKE). 9 Years LW 1. DonaHoo, (NEVADA), 2. Kienman, (NEVADA), 3. Clark, (SALT LAKE). 10 Years HW 1. Busby, (HILL), 2. Secar, 3. (KAYSVILLE), Beacham, (CAL). 19 Years LW 1. . Flores, - (OGDEN), 2. Busby, (HILL), 3. Dye, 4. (COLO), Larson, (NEVADA). 10 Years HW 1. Martell, (NEVADA), 2. Steckelberg, (HILL), 3. Quintanilla, (COLO). 11 Years LW l. Tate 2. (CAL), Larson, (NEVADA), 3. Quintanilla, (COLO), 4. Johnson, (NEVADA). 12 Years HW 1. Fujii, of 7B Years Grigsby, (NEVADA), 2. Shiotoni, (SALT LAKE), 3. Szumski, (HILL), 4. Kiel, (SALT LAKE). 1. Clark, 8 Years LW (CALIF), 2. Music, 3. (COLO), Dye, (IDAHO), 4. Quintanilla, out-scor- Viewmont, Dave Heaton of Provo, and Paul Drecksel of Skyline. Only Drecksel has committed himself to any school. He will sign a letter of intent on his 18th birthday to play for B.Y.U. Bonneville's Cory Sylvester is being recruited in three sports football, basketball and baseball, and is presently on very friendly terms with scouts from the Cincinatti Reds and Houston Astros of baseball fame. 1. 2. GEORGE FERGUS (14) of the Metro team, will be one of ten players to represent Utah in the annual basketball game this weekend. The game All-St- ar is sponsored by the Utah Cerebral Palsy Association and proceeds of the game will go to benefit that cause. j(COLO), (IDAHO), (CAL). 2. 3. Helman, Shiotani Continued on Page 6B ) |