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Show 2 WEST Thursday, Jan. valley view 1, 1981 . . . k Of Green Sheet Area Athletes tltlists. And some of those were double winners. Cottonwood led all schools with four state crowns, while Cyprus added a pair. Judge and Murray each brought home one award to fill its trophy case. complishments. Among the Green Sheet's eight schools, eight trophies were brought home for team championships. Individually, 33 area different athletes put their names into the record books this year as state Coverage of boys and girls high school athletic events this past year produced its share of hard-lucstories, but those were more than offset by accounts of team and individual ac THAT'S QUITE A YEAR - Eight Team Titles, 33 Individual Crowns Pace Sports Record MURRAY. To begin a review of theYear in Sports youd have to be all wet. But, this year, being wet was the way to be. Just ask swimmers from Cyprus and Cottonwood. Theyd tell you right away that the logical place to begin an assessment of this years athleticin ac- . the complishments Green Sheet area is in the water. For in a year in which athletes from eight Green Sheet area schools captured eight state championship team titles and 33 different individuals put names their in the record books as state champs, theof complishments swimmers stood above all the rest. Their feats ac- the out overs- hadowed, but by no means belittled, a fourth straight gymnastics championship at the first Cottonwood; state basketball title for Judge; a championship for Murray; and yet another cross-countr- y American Legion Cotbaseball crown for tonwood. Simply put, Green Sheet area swimmers dominated the competition in the 3A and 4A ranks. Tears and apprehension turned to smiles and unrestrained joy as Cyprus became the first swim team ever to win outswam the field in the 500 free to earn two more golds for Cyprus. They also teamed with Killpack and Sue Ann Nicolo on the championship medley relay team. Cottonwoods boys and girls both relied on depth, piling up the points with seconds, third and fourths. They also had their individual champs. Roger Ormsby won the boys individual medley crown. For the girls, Lynn Warnecke captured the 10 boys titles, the announcement of victory coming shortly after the Pirate girls had captured their third swim title. That same weekend, Cottonwood swimmers pulled off a similar sweep in the 4 A competition at BYU, winning handily in both the boys and girls meets. Added up, thats all four swim titles in the possession of Green Sheet area schools. The unprecedented accomplishment by the Cyprus boys was in doubt until the end because the Pirate freestyle relay team was disqualified in the final event of the night, almost allowing Tooele to slip through and take the title. But that was not to be. Leading a pack of talented Pirate swimmers was Mike Holland, who state captured titles in the freestyle and the butterfly. Kristen Killpack led the charge for the Cyprus girls, setting an time in the individual medley and taking the gold in the breaststroke. Becci Triptow raced to first in the 100 freestyle Poesch claimed gold in the 500 free and Tanya Isom set a 4A record in the breaststroke. and Chris Davis Wrestlers To Battle Tuesday Seven of eight Green Sheet area wrestling teams return to action this week after a holiday rest. Only Cyprus will be idle as Coach Dennis Preeces Pirates prepare to host the annual Rocky Mountain Tournament on Jan. The prestigious field 0. includes Kearns, Brighton, Tooele, Davis, Viewmont, Roy and Timpview. Several squads take to the mat on Tuesday. hosts Cottonwood Brighton, Jordan will invade the Granger gym and Olympus will hold its annual alumni all-st- tournament. All three start at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Kearns jumps back into Region On Two competition against Hillcrest on the Cougar mat. Murray will have its hands full the same night when Coach Wade Meiers Spartans host Uintah. Both matches start at 7:30. 6500 South 400 West ? UTAH STATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS WON CLASS 1 III UlPloce (Beginning) 1980 1981 1st McCarthy Grangers Wayne Collard took first in the butterfly and 50 free in the 4A meet, Cec Baker high-scorin- g - Judge showed consistent improvement during the season, peaking at the - 64-6- 1 development, part- icularly that of center Terry Murnin, was a testament to the coaching ability of Yerkovich, with his stress on the We concept of basketball and defense. For his efforts, he received Coach of the Year honors from the Green Sheet for the second year in a row. Bob Gonzales of Cyprus became the first girls coach ever to receive similar honors from the Green Sheet, which initiated a girls honor squad, led by Ex-GH- LOGAN. Death Friday claimed the most successful basketball coach in Granite high school history. H. Cecil (Cec) Baker, in a 85, succumbed Logan hospital. Burial services took place Monday at the Providence stake center. Mr. Baker, whose son Maurice is a Taylorsville physician and surgeon, coached high school basketball in Nevada and Utah and had an stint at his alma mater, Utah State University. He Granite the state tour- piloted teams to nament 21 times in the 22 years he was the Farmer headman, figured in the championship game nine times and guided six teams to the state title. Seven other teams finished fifth or higher and only one of his Granite squads failed to win at least one game after reaching the tournament. His record in league and tournament play was 228 wins, 72 losses, a .760 percentage. In state tourney competition alone, his teams captured 54 victories while losing only 22 games. In his second year at the Granite, 1928-29- , Farmers nabbed the state title and went on to compete in the Stagg National High School Tournament in Chicago. After beating Brockton, in the openMass. ing round, they dropped a affair to the eventual national runnerup, Classen high of Oklahoma City, Bakers final team at 29-2- 5 Gonzales talented guard, MVP Joyce Hickman. There were no state titles this fall, but a couple of underdogs gave it a good shot, working their way to the semifinals. Putting together its best season in a decade, Granite used a stingy, in 1949-5- everything this summer. A deep pitching staff, good hitting, even better speed, and a reasonably sound defense. And it also had a coach who, after several years with a hapless Judge team, wanted to win badly. Cottonwood did, taking the American Legion championship with a victory over Hillcrest. In high school play, Kearns was the team. The Cougars used solid hitting to earn a berth in 3-- 2 exercise, uneven parallel bars and vault competitions to take the championBy winning its fourth ship with 36.56 points. The only event Tonstraight championship, nesen didnt win was the Cottonwood established a dynasty of sorts under balance beam, which Coach Marlene Rabiger went to teammate Kim Dali. T iz Robbins and Robbins. Kathy enger added key points. Girl Cagers To While their team didnt Resume Action fare as well, Murrays MURRAY. Green Deena Russell and Katie Baird were in the Sheet area girls basketball teams return to ac- spotlight in the 3A gymtion this week after a nastics meet. Russell won the layoff for the Christmas title with 35.01 holidays. Region Three play begins next Thursday Spartans Felled when Granger hosts Box Elder Cottonwood, Granite By travels to Olympus and MURRAY. Hard times Skyline battles East. continued to beset the The Farmers also are Murray basketball on the road Tuesday team, which wrapped against Highland. up play last Cyprus travels to Ben Tuesday with a Lomond Friday for a 3 loss to Box Elder. Coach Kerry Rupps p.m. game, then meets Springville at 7 p.m. Spartans will enter Tuesday. The Bucs will Region Seven play start Region Seven play against Tooele on Jan. 9 on their home court next with a record, their sole victory being a 7 Thursday against decision over South. Cross-countr- Gymnastics Murray Coach Dennis Dawson finally came up with the trophy he had g desired and deserved. so-lo- The glancing back in sports with the . $5.00 oil Regular class price TINY TOTS Classes For year olds Basic Movement Kinesthetic Awareness thru Gymnastic Activities 3-- 4 Capturing their fifth victory in eight starts, Coach Dee Jensens Murray high basketball team topped Skyline 3 e in a finale. Ted Madsen paced the Spartans with 30 points and Craig Poulson contributed 17. Coach Dick Smuins Cyprus cagers, meanwhile, received 20 81-7- pre-leag- from Doug points Perkins and 17 from Kerry Rupp in an 5 waltz past Pleasant 81-4- Grove. (That January, 64-5- Prices Good This Fri Promotional & Sat. Only FLOTATION WATERBED Starting 3" Hardwood Post Spindle Bunkbed 2S0 Comploto Sturdy 4" Hardwood Post Spindle Bunkbed to outlast any child. $250 00 Complete Full. 220 includes Mattresses & Boards, Wood Headboard, Guard & ladder, rails coach, Mr. Baker Queen .. 25995 King 325 JENNY LIND piloted teams which were nationally-ranke- d in 1959, 1960 and 1961 and had an record of 157 wins, 142 losses. The 1960 Aggie quintet, third in the iflllS CRIB Beautiful Spindle Crib nontoxic stain 11995 Reg. 169.95 All cribs in stores on solo Use our layaway Sold in sets Panaca, Nev. high Panaca Among his basketball teams were two which finished second and fourth in Nevada prep competition. was 1971). at all-stat- Granite. . MY I AIL all-sta- school before coming to . GxlLfiLLf National Invitation Tournament, set a Pre-Scho- Spartans Col. 1) (SeePage 3, Of The Year! 55-5- school record for tories. A 1924 Utah State grad, he was a track and basketball letterman and went on to coach at y Lowest Prices 0 narrowly missed giving him a seventh state crown, bowing 4 to South in the title match. Theyd beaten South during regular-seaso- n play. At Granite, Baker tutored a succession of players, many of whom went on to greater fame in collegiate competition. The list included, from the 20s and 30s squads, Royal Jensen, Frank Christensen, Sid Kramer, Harold (Hack) Miller, Robert Bunker, Wally Morse, Ralph Crowton, Roy Heesch, Frank Mackay, Harvey Rynearson, Dick Kramer, Joe Gabardi, Mel Atkinson, Vaughn Ben-nioMilo Rupp and Homer Wade. From his 1940s squads, these e players earned status: Rex Olson, Leonard Swanson, Don Thomas, Glynn Peterson, Dick Ence, Doug Smith, Marvin Eyre, Glen Smith, Lynn Mitchell, Herschel Pedersen, Fred Golding and Neal Haney. As a college-leve- l Hillcrest. Automotive team also made it to a championship game before falling short. Cottonwood had 26-2- Granite fell to Granites points, her top performance coming on the balance beam. Baird, just a sophomore, won the parallel bars competition. The Colts were deep in quality gymnasts, but by far the most talented was Lynn Tonnesen, who used firsts in floor the finals, where they Baseball Football Death Claims S Coach NEW STUDENTS (odvonced) Place 1977 78 79 Gymnastics class ei as wall as a Competitive Training Program three times before under Coach Jim aggressive defense to forge nine wins and capture sole possession of the Region Three title. Under Coach of the Year Wayne Startin, the Farmers advanced to the 4A semis where they lost to Bonneville. Defense also was the key for a Murray team which was dwarfed by many of its opponents, but hit hard enough to let those foes know they were for real. Winning six of their last eight games, the Spartans battled into the semis where they fell to Viewmont. vic- and receive We otter Recreational Judge had advanced to the state championship tankers. ac- were NEW SESSION BEGINS IAN. 5 REGISTER NOW! Place 1979 80 81 1980 Basketball hardly confined to the efforts of Colt and Buc Individual complishments -0071 Bring this ad III )B CLASS 1st -261- yn CLASS under) Elsewhere: Yerkovich, only to come That up shorthanded. was not the case this year. Led by an outstanding guard tandem - Green Sheet MVP Joel Rotta and Aaron UTAH ACADEMY OF GYMNASTICS f son. state tournament, where the Bulldogs beat for American Fork the title. The Bulldogs used only five players for most of the title drive and their 200-yar- d MURRAY. Rounding the curve title, Patty diving while Murrays Dan Thomson was a double winner in the IM and 500 free (3A). Jackie Martin of Kearns set a 4A record in the girls backstroke, the same event which produced a 3A record for Spartan Lynn Robin- HAAG AS MATTRESS FACTORY 307 E. 2100 So., Sugar House 8901 So. 1300 W. |