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Show I Clearfield Courier, April i,! i 1 I ' 6, 980, Page Sun 1 1 fi. . ; 1 , . I , i O ronicle, April 1 7, 1 980, Page Ben Lomond Beacon, April 17, 1980, Page 1 1 1 j .jjl H H : 1 ! s j $ fe?4"-- ' .itv,' I . S Ik! if i 16, 1980, Page 1 1 Sporfstacular 'I , Sun Times, April ! ,.$ M&Y ' ,, ; if r A ,Vi , v tjf Y r4 frr&vZzt r:-Strutters were second in the overall picture at the Miss Junior Drill Competition. Here they spread themselves across some nearby rocks for a group picture. The Soul Strutters DIXIE COGGIN'S Soul Soul Sfriiiffieirs By Keith Duncan and older division. Coggins, extremely proud of her We talented dancer, commented, couldnt have a better team representative. Missy is the president of the Star group and a leader and devoted student as well as a beautiful young dancer." No Girl Turned i The Dance Shoppe, based in Pleasant View, also produced another and highly brightly-decorate- Down Perhaps one of the main fibers in Coggins philosophy which has brought her and the group state-wid- e acclaim, is that no girl who h$s the drive and determination to dance is turned away from the studio. Commenting on that, Dixie SAID, Every girl has every chance to be a soul v ! !"v strtittei'. 's d cheerful group, the mini soul strutters. These kindergarten and first grade i.. aged dancers, placed first in division of the the state drill competition. Coggins, who has built something spectacular from almost nothing threeyears ago, said the real test br joy of being a dance teacher is the everyday rewards of watching a child come- - out of her shell, overcome problems and reach her own level. Dixie continued to say, Then our girls must try to exceed that and reach another, then exceed that. One such young lady who didnt take any short cuts .to the top is star Often time when we give up on the slow learner, we miss the opportunity to really feeling part of the development of both the child and the art of dancing. Even though we hold a semitryout, the door is open to any child who has the desire and love for the art of dance, Dixie commented. ' i - w have now been in existence for the past three years with Dixie Coggins as their spirited leader. tfoir striving strutter, Miss Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Miller. At the recent drill team competition, Missy was crowned the queen in the 13 year old Dixie Coggins, owner and creator Utahs famous junior drill team, the Soul Strutters, said, Its the soul in Soul Strutters that makes the difference is our group. The 85 young girls that make up the small, soul, super and star strutter groups must have had something unique after combining to finish second in the performing-divisio- n at the recently completed Utah State Junior Miss Drill Competition. perfection In progression, Coggins feels the greatest rewards a dancer can receive, come through maturity. Although we expedience rewards for the younger students, the majority of our students receive the rewards of their dance training on a professional level. Perhaps it is an investment in the future of a child, said Coggins. The Soul Strutters have received invitations to perform with Dance Caravan in a number of cities, with Marine World in San Dibgo, as well as at halftimes of several basketball games. But I have chosen to let the older girls attend these trips for two reasons, said Coggins. First... they appreciate it more and it gives them something to work for while they are receiving plenty of glory as a youngster. Second..: 1 hm more interested in exposing the'older girls out of state because it may open other doors for them in their dance career. For example,, said Dixie, We try to cover all phases of their dance training and still keep in mind there are many things a child must do while they are a child. However, it gets more difficult each year to turn down old and older queen was crowned the Drill Miss Team Junior completed Competiton. MISSY MILLER enough to burn them out. In perspective, even parents have felt Dixie allows for other experiences m life. At times this philosophy has been hard for the abide.. perhaps because of the difficult task in perfecting such a large group Basketball Awards Night The Clearfield Recreation Department announces that all participants in the 1980 Youth Basketball program and their families are invited to a special basketball awards night Thursday Apil 17 at 6 p m in the Clearfield High School New Gym. Please be prompt For further information contact Roger Thomas, Clearfield Recreation Director at of girls. But down the stretch the philosophy has been Successful, which is evident of the success the group has had in three years theyve been in business. Dixie claims that one of the biggest thrills with her group, was their performance last Christmas at the To see Utah School for the Deaf. those sparkling little performers light up their eyes for the handicapped children was great. So after we were through performing, we put on some music and each Soul Strutter went into the audience and chose a handicapped child to join them on the floor. Of course we kept we started dancing vibrations 825-047- Clearfield Little League tryouts The Clearfield Recreation Department announces that all new eligible Little League Baseball players interested in playing in the Major Leagues are invited to attend two out of the three tryouts to be held Sat April 19 4 30 p m and Sat April 26, p m at Fisher p.m. Weds. April 23 and Park Diamond B (behind Clearfield swim Pooli For further information call Roger Thomas, Clearfield Recreation Director of 2-- 4-- 5 Clearfield Baseball today these that General Manager Frank Layden has been signed to a new three-yea- r contract by the National Basketball Association club. Terrms of the contract were not released. Layden was hired as general manager of the Jazz in May of 1979, as the team was in the process of putting together its move from New Orleans to Salt Lake City. He came to the Jazz from the Atlanta Hawks, where he served for three years as Director of Interested in Wrestling? The Clearfield Recreation Department is now accepting final registrations for the upcoming Spring wrestling program. Plenty of inat a cost of struction and competition will be available for boys grades $5 for those in grades and $6 for grade 9 Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. at the Clearfield High School Wrestling Room in the new gym starting April 22 and ending with a tournament May 17. Registrations will be taken through April 22 at the Clearfield Recreation Office located at 934 So. Falcon Dr. 1000 East). For further information contact Roger Thorn aa, Clearfield Recreation Director at 9 7-- 5-- ! Partner Larry Hatfield said, We are very pleased with the job that Frank has done thus far. Same and I are very comfortable with the current direction the franJazz Managing Strutters, part of the Soul Strutter group in Pleasant View took first division. pleted Miss Junior Drill Competition. They were first in the in the recently 825-047- Gymnastics class to start The Clearfield Recreation Department is now offering Spring gymnastics classes for girls ages 3 to 15 at a cost of $5 The program will be taught by Syd Conley, Shauna May, and members of the Clearfield High School Gymnastics team. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 30 to 5:30 p m in the Clearfield High School old gym starting April 22 and ending May 15. Registration forms are available at the Clearfield Recreation office 934 So. Falcon Dr. (1000 East) and will be accepted through April 22 For further information contact Roger Thomas, Clearfield Recreation Director at chise is heading. We think we hired the right man for the job last year, and we want to reward our management staff in the same manner in which we reward our players for a job well done. We didnt expect Frank to make us an instant winner in our first season in Utah, but we fell the groundwork has been set for the future of the Jazz, Hatfield said. com- 13-1- 825-047- Player Personnel and Assistant Coach. s 6-- Utah Jazz Sam Battistone and Larry announced Sign-up- The Clearfield Recreation Department is now finalizing its Little League Baseball registrations for the 1980 season. The program will include leagues for boys and girls ages 8 ($4 50), 2 ($6 50) and 5 years ($7.50) South Weber residents will be assessed $2 extra. Registrations will be accepted through April 26 at the Clearfield Recreation office 934 So. Falcon Dr. (1000 East) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. All players listed on last years team rosters must still submit a current registration form. Tryouts will be held April 19, 23 and 26 at Fisher Park for all eligible Major League players Each eligible player must attend two out of the three tryout dates. Practices will begin May 3 with games scheduled for May 19 to July 11. Senior League tryouts will be held May 23 at Fisher Park with the season running from June 1 to July 31. Other planned activities for the program include a Home Run Derby, Pitch, Hit and Run Contest, Ogden As game and player clinics, a banquet and team pictures. Adults are also being sought to assist as coaches umpires, scorekeepers etc. If interested, call Roger Thomas, Clearfield Recreation Director at youngsters, we for the moment were on one level. .dancing, she reported. Hatfield 4 825-847- 6. it simple, but and through and watching the just Clearfield Recreation gears toward summer to group in Clearfield Recreation self-estee- SALT LAKE CITY MINI-SOU- L 1 the many requests to expose these gals. Its just enough to give the girls but not the glory and Layden gets extention THE 1 I i ! Hi XrH ! I 1 825-047- Utah Jazz hope to start a winning streak with MBA draft SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Jazz is concentrating its efforts on the 1980 NBA College Draft, following the completion of its first season in Salt ake City. The Jazz finished the 1979-Bseason with a record of Utah will be selecting second and 19th during the first round of the draft, which will be held June 10 at 10 a.m. MDT. The Jazz second pick is its own selection, and the 19th pick comes from a trade made with Phoenix for Truck Robinson in January of 1979. The Jazz won the right to draft number two In the first round by winning a draw held in the NBA office with the Golden State Warriors. Both teams finished with identical records. Boston, who has Detroits first round draft choice via a previous trade, will pick first in the draft. The Celtics won a coin flip from the Jazz on April 1. I O 24-5- General Manager Frank Layden will conduct the draft proceedings locally from the Salt Palace arena floor on draft day, and the proceedings will be open to the public. The Jazz will also send a representative to New York, where all 23 teams will be represented. The Jazz first season in Utah began on June 8 in Chicago when the Board of Governors NBA unanimously voted in favor of the club moving from New Orleans to Salt Lake City. The past season saw the Jazz use 20 players at different times during the season. Only James Hardy remains from the team that left New Orleans. The team had a slow start, including a team record 14 game losing streak. The Jazz broke that streak with a victory at Golden State on November 30. Prior to the win over the Warriors, Utahs record was The Jazz bounced back from its slow start and won 17 of its next 35 games. Utah posted a 8 record in December for the first winning December in Jazz history. Overall, the Jazz was following its sUw start of Adrian Dantley became the first Utah Jazz player to perform in an NBA game. Dantley started and led the Western Conference in scoring in the mid season classic, which was played n his hometown of Washington, D.C. Dantley, who came to the Jazz in a trade with Los Angleses for Spencer Haywood prior to the beginning of trading camp, enjoyed his. finest pro season. A.D, finished third in the NBA In scoring and third in the league in 9. 9-- 22-3- 9 9. All-St- field goal percentage. Ron Boone returned to Utah in late October. The former Utah Stars standout kept his consecutive game streak intact by playing another season without missing a game. Boone has now played 989 pro games without a miss. Other Jazz players such as Ben Poquette and Allen Bristow enjoyed fine seasons with the Jazz. Bristow led the team in assists and Poquette led Utah in blocked shots and total rebounds. The Jazz drew a total of 32,649 fans in its first season in Salt Lake City for an average of 7,821 fans per game. The clubs gate receipts were up better than 40 percent over last season when the team played in New Orleans. Layden and coach Tom Nissalke plan to improve the team through the draft, trades and the signing of Layden, Nissalke, assistant coaches Bill Bertka and Gene Littles will be working throughout the off season on improving the Utah Jazz. free-agent- s. The following list details the order of selections in the first round of the 1980 NBA College Draft. 1. Detroit to Boston 2. 3. Utah Golden State Chicago Denver New Jersey San Diego to Portland 4. 5. 6. 7. Jersey 8. Indiana to Philadelphia 9. Cleveland to 10. Portland San Diego 11. Dallas 12. New York 13 14 15. 16. 17. 18 19. 20. 21. 22 23. to New Washington to Detroit to Boston Houston to Washington San Antonio Kansas City Milwaukee to Detroit Atlanta Phoenix to Utah Seattle Philadelphia L.A to Cleveland Boston to Indiana to Denver |