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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, MAY 30, 1984 TIME TO RELAX A year of grueling preparation and hard work has come to an end for some local athletes. 1 Carlson, 4 McNabb And Folk Will Play By KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports They say the end has come but I propose to say that its just the be- By KEITH DUNCAN ginning. Journal Sports PERHAPS there wont be A dream come true for three preps living in northern Davis another day well find guys like Jeff Sampson and Greg McNabb tabulating tackles like a Wall Street clerk tabulates volumes of shares on the big board and we probably wont find a Hal Schofield and Cur- All-St- tis Cook bombing away from the outside like a pair of right on target. And Ill have to agree that Rodney Rientjes and Mike Hansen wont team up again to win a state championship. But... even though those kind of vivid athletic memories are gone, g regood, fun and lationships have only begun. ! i M i I ' '! t ITS KINDA like the experience that Davis Mike Gardner and Jeff Sampson had the day of Jeff s graduation. The veteran basketball coach walked up to Samps and said, I just dont know what Im going to do without a guy like you around. And Samps reply was, Well coach, Im going to be lost without you coaches around too. Maybe the thrills of winning and losing on the court or field are gone for a fine class of 1984 seniors at Clearfield, Davis and Layton, but the kids wont forget the coaches and the coaches will always keep a tab on their former athletes. . IN ALL honesty, the athletic year just completed for these three schools was in this writers opinion one of the highlights of my life. I think a lot of people will believe I feel that way because of all of the successful times, but the truth of the matter is, I loved it because the athletes were a super bunch of kids that are headed somewhere spe- cial. Guys like Jeff Parry, Steve Sargent and countless others were superior leaders and theyve got to have something prepared especially for them because of the skills theyve groomed their senior years. AND HOPEFULLY, the 1984 batch of seniors have planted a seed of success in the coming bunches of juniors and sophomores. Clearfields Craig Hansen believes they have and stated, Success usually breeds success and theres no question that this group of seniors loved success and paid the price to achieve it. I think our juniors and sophomores caught a glimpse of what its all about. Im going to miss the seniors at Clearfield, Davis and Layton. But perhaps thats for the better so I wont lose anymore bets to Sampson or forget to take McNabb to lunch. All of the guys were super and all 1 can say is Good luck in the years ahead. THERE IS hardly a way I could try and relive the memories of the past year in just the few more inches I have, but maybe the folks who read this might appreciate some of the highlights that were special to me. Ill start with Davis and end with Layton. Football Teams Quest For Gold Was Highlight KAYSVILLE - Losing just doesnt go well with brown and gold and even if you dont believe -- b u o n N l; u A that, the 1983-8- 4 athletic year for the Davis Darts was another banner year. DAVIS BEGAN the fall by having its cross country team finish second to Viewmont again but the football squad ended the fall with one of the most thrilling success stories in Davis athletic history. Perhaps the football teams heroics were the highlight of the year at Davis as Ward Sawley led his troops to a fourth straight region championship (5-- and to the state championship game against the Alta Hawks. ar all-st- ar long-lastin- ,, County became a reality last week as they were selected to play in Utah's 40th Annual High School game at John Affleck Park on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. THE THREE, Clearfields Greg Folk and Davis Greg McNabb and Wylee Carlson, will make up part team comprisof the north ed of 16 players while the south team also has 16. Clearfields Folk was elated with It was a the selection, saying, dream come true for me to play with my teammates at Derks Field in the baseball playoffs, but its even more special I guess to be selected to play in this game. ANY HIGH school kid would probably give just about anything to be there. Im just thankful they selected me. Folk, who for sure has an opportunity to play some college baseball at Snow College for Steve Gardner, helped the Falcons win the Region One title this spring and also earn a place in the 1984 prep baseball playoffs at Ken Price and Derks Field. FOLK BATTED .450 through the year which was down from his average as a junior, but his overall play as an infielder and a pitcher made him that much more valuable to Coach Ken Hicks and Ray Meibos. He made few errors from such positions as third base, shortstop and first base. During the shutout playoffs he pitched an over the Highland Rams. all-st- Rodney Rientjes made title at the 119-poun- d Laytons year respectable by taking the 4-- A wrestling meet. versity of Utah. Despite the fact Roy beat them out for the region title, the Falcons won three of four games at the tournament and finished a very respectable third place. It was the highest finish of any mens basketball team at Clearfield since the title year of 1967. IT WAS guys like Schofield, who eventually was named to the all-sta- te team, Parry, Cook, Greg One of Clearfields major highlights was the basketball teams amazing finish, winning seven of their final eight games and finishing third in state. : Even though the Hawks beat and blemished the Davis Darts impressive unbeaten record, it was a tribute to the players, the coaches and community to 19-- 7 d have the smaller and Davis team upset Hillcrest in the semi-finaand come as close to winning a state championship as they did. ls tournament spring made the for the first time since the school school. The darts became a were much more competitive as 4-- A 4-- A guys like Wylee Carlson and McNabb had superior senior seaI; sons. When all the dust finally settled, the coaches at Davis picked Jeff Sampson as the recipient of the 1984 DURING THE winter, Jim Dicksons wrestling team picked up where they left off the year before and dominated Region Four in duals and at the region meet. No one felt worse than Shawn Robinson himself, that he didnt win k state championships, but the Weber State bound wrestler did post two of the finest years of wrestling in the schools history. Nathan Hickley was the pride of the school as he mastered the category and did not allow one other wrestler to beat him dur-- , ing his senior season. His championship at 155 will not be forback-to-bac- 155-pou- gotten. AND WHEN you talk about pride, dont forget the basketball team. Gardners crew rebounded from not making the coveted 4-- A tournament the year before, to in 1984. The making the line-uthis year can started got things they carry on for a few more years to come. Bruce Bitners soccer club, with experience lacking in the beginning weeks, failed to make the soccer playoffs for one of the first times since Bitner has coached there. p But give-i- n and die is something the team failed to do, losing their playoff bid on the final week. j ; HATS ARE off to Mike Shaw and Kent Draayer, however as these two guided their respective track and baseball programs to very successful times- Shaw led the track program to a second place in Region Four, second only behind the eventual state champions, Viewmont High. Jeff Ohlwiler, a junior, won the states javelin event and was also the BYU decathalon winner. Another junior, Erik Thompson, was second in the discus but perhaps the most consistent in that event all year. As a team, the Darts were sixth in the state title hunt at BYU. DAVIS baseball fortunes were certainly a lot more prominent this spring as Draayers boys of award. Three Doc Barnes other outstanding athletes were recognized too, they being Steve Sargent, Ryan Smith and Greg McNabb. IT WAS a foursome of athletes that contributed above and beyond the ordinary contribution of many athletes. For two years they performed so well that we felt we wanted to give them a special boat of recognition. Sargent was the winner of the Doc Barnes award his junior year. GARDNER COMMENTED, Those four were superior athletes, excellent human beings and good students. As much as any group weve had here in my 15 years, these kids really showed the work epic. Never have we had as many athletes in one year as the caliber of those four. They were extra special, all of the seniors were. Basketball And Spring Sports Were Memorable - CLEARFIELD Athletically, it was one of the finest years in our schools history," said Craig Hansen about the just completed year. And Hansen should know after having coached here for over 10 years and also having once played here as an athlete himself. 83-8- Boykin and others that propelled the Falcons to stardom. Clearfield lost a hard-fouggame to Brighton in the semi-final- s but it was the who Bengals eventually went on to win the state title. Scott Tennis wrestling crew had a clearly remarkable year as several wrestlers combined for outstanding individual years as well as making the team a success. Clearfield became the first team in some 1 1 years to beat Box Elder at their place in a dual meet. The Falcons eventually went on to take second in the region meet and ninth at state. ht IF ANY school in our area was able to end the year with a bang, it was the Falcons who won region titles in both track and baseball. John Flints crew won their fifth straight region title and the baseball team under Ken Hicks hand won all the marbles. Flint had one of his better teams in years and in the end they lost out for the coveted state championship by just a mere three points to Viewmont. But James Moore and Hal Schofield concluded brilliant years by winning state titles in both the pole vault and high jump respectively. Ricky Smith also had a ban- ner year, despite losing some ground in the end. THE BASEBALL team probably scored more runs than any team Hicks has coached at Clearfield and with some sharp pitching at times, the Falcons won seven Region One games in a row. In the tournament they claimed an impressive 0 victory over Highland . When the season came to a close, the coaching staff at Clearfield decided it was time to reward some outstanding athletes. Hal Schofield won one of the athlete awards and was presented a watch from Hansen Lumber. Jeff Parry 8-- won the Athlete Award and he also won a watch All-Arou- from RC Willeys. Curtis Cook was awarded the 1984 Scholar-Athlet- e award. 4 THE CROSS country team got things started off with a headlinemaking year. The football team rebounded from the disappointing year of 82 as they actually went 3 in league, losing in a playoff bid to Roy 21-- 6 in the final game of the Laytons Success Game From Seniors, Juniors 2-- season. One of the highlights of Clearfields athletic season was the basketball teams rise to glory in the state tournament at the Uni- 4-- A LAYTON - With three wins in it appeared as if the football team here was ready to land one of those familiar spots in the state playoffs. But Region One became the demise of the Lancer football team and they once again n, -- failed to make the playoffs. BUT ASIDE from not making the playoffs, the Lancer football program began to turn the corner in 83 and things look bright for next year. Later in the year, it was made public that veteran coach, Gary Hansen, would step out of coaching. He concluded a highly successful tenure there and was replaced by Brad Hawkins who is presently the baseball coach. Wrestling was the bright spot during the winter months as Mike Hansens crew battled hard against Box Elder and Clearfield. The Lancers overcame some dry times to rebound and finish seventh in state. BUT INDIVIDUALLY the highlight for the wrestlers was that 1 Rodney Rientjes, won the state championship and concluded a solid three years of Lancer wrestling in the process. The basketball team suffered through injuries and lower times than the year before to finish just shy of a state tournament berth. But it was apparent all through the year, that the Lancers never gave up just because they wer smaller or less talented. No team was able to blow them out. SPRINGTIME was enlightening for the track and field team under the direction of Russ Jones. Jones spring bunch finished just a few points behind Clearfield in the race for the gold in Region One and at state the team finished a very respectable fifth. One of the individual highlights was that of Terry Kealamakia in winning the state title in the 300 intermediate hurdles as just a junior. The baseball squad under Hawkins failed to defend their Region One championship but the team was loaded with juniors who look forward to action next season. THERE WERE awards at Layton too. In the end, the coaches decided to select Dave Brimhall as the Outstanding Athlete for the year. Brimhall was an outstanding defensive and offensive lineman in football, was a starter in basketball for Coach Doug Moon and ended the year as one of Utahs premiere shot putters. Winning the Ken Call Award which depicts excellence in both athletics and academics was Chris Shoop. Shoop was an excellent defensive end in football and finished the year as one of the top discus throwers in Utah. Kaysville Needs Summer Sponsors - KAYSVILLE Kaysville City Athletic Director Craig Hansen, reports that the city is in need of two more sponsors for two of its summer youth baseball teams. WE REALLY need a couple more sponsors and whoever becomes the sponsor would be able to have their name or their business name printed on the teams uniforms," said Hansen. If anyone is interested they can call Hansen at 544-599- ar 4-- A 8-- The Falcons themselves were quite happy with Folk being selected, but Hicks said he was disappointed that the selection committee overlooked another one of his players, Jeff Parry. Jeff probably had the best overall year of any player we had and I personally was confused that he didnt make the DAVIS all-st- ar team, McNABB said Hicks. concluded a brilliant high school career by team as being named to the a catcher. He will probably start in the 40th annual game. McNabb belted four home runs and averaged .467 through his senior year. He is another local player that wont have too much trouble finding a place to play some college baseball or football next year. Davis Carlson had the finest all-st- ar batting average of any player selected to the 40th annual classic, either north or south. Wylee was selected to the north team as an infielder and will play either shortstop or second base. His very impressive .737 batting average included 13 extra base hits. Carlson too will play some college baseball next spring. OTHER MEMBERS of the North squad include, catchers, Kevin Venstra, Bonneville; pitchers, Nate Nelson, Highland; Jim Gifford, Ogden; Chad Oborn, Weber; Infielders, Jeff Jorgenson, Roy; Greg Smith, Bountiful; Wade Bevans, Viewmont; Paul Bar-bier- o, Outfiel- Judge Memorial; ders, Rick Thorne, Logan; Todd Richards, Box Elder; Todd Platts, East; Brandon Burt, Highland and Jeff Austin, West. The north team will be coached by Box Elder's Harold Anderson and will be assisted by Steve Margetts of East High School. THE SOUTH players are: catcher, Marc Dicino, Cottonwood; Rob Beck, Murray ; Pitchers, Brian Orr, Bingham; Brock Knight, American Fork; Adam Peterson, Timp-vieInfielders, Jeff Willardson, Granger; Matt Norman, Pleasant Grove; Mike Littlewood, Taylorsville; Gavin Jangard, Bingham; Johny Walker, Taylorsville; Outfielders, Kurt Robb, Uintah; Phil Smith, Spanish Fork; Richard Lamereux, Orem; Mike Bailey, Cottonwood; Mark Douglas, West Jordan; Designated hitter, Pat OMalley, Granger. Proceeds from the game go towards Ogden youth baseball and softball programs. Admission is $2.50 for box seat and $2 for an adult and $1 for children. |