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Show i V Ben Lomond Beacon, May Sr' 1 8, 1 978, Page 9 'Q; TfSf IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU, that Weber gals always stick together. Weber gals valerie Shaw, Carla Kirby and Carmen Van Wagoner, await the starting gun GUN raised high, plays an important part in a track meet. The gun gets thing started the way they should be. You d run to if you were under gun point. THE STARTING Weber finishes fourth lO qualify for State t f-- it ft' i 4 Ten girls will represent Weber High in this weekends state track and field finals at BYU. Webers gals finished in a tie with Clearfield for fourth place in last weeks region finals at Weber State. Viewmont High literaly ran away with the team title with 121 points compared KAREN GARNER PEGGY CREAMER 26 with their closest competition Roy, who took second with 83. Other team totals were: Bonneville - 52, Clearfield 50 , Weber - 50 , Layton 48, Sky View 35; and Bountiful -- JANICE GARNER Melanie Moore, stays hot on the heals of Layton opponent in last Friday s region finals track meet at Weber State Webers girl s placed fifth in the team competition and will send 10 girl s to the state finals at BYU this weekend. WEBER RUNNER t -- LAURA ROBINSON t Viewmonts strength came in the discus, relay and distance events to win going away. Weber was led by high jumper, Kristen Frazier, sprinter Karen Garner and a solid relay team. Both Kristen and Karen qualified for the state finals at BYU. Other girls going to the state meet will be: Lori Swenson, Melanie Moore, Robin Russel, Rhonda Calder, Becky Jackson, Peggy Creamer, Janice Garner and Laura Robinson. BECKY JACKSON A- - a ic t 4 v V TODDMOYES Phil Wagner, Division of Wildlife Resources wildlife biologist, and Dr. Carl Marti of Weber State are northern Utah Banding of owlets (above) is one means of gathering conducting a barn owl study in information (DWR photo by Dave Hall) Data being collected The Division of Wildlife and Weber State Resources College are m cooperating on a barn owl study counties Elder Box and Weber Davis, The study will provide interesting natural history data on the owls, as well as information on the effect current land use practices have on the birds Dr Carl Marti, associate professor of zoology at Weber State, and Phil Wagner, wildlife hmlefist with the DWR, have born stMmg him owls in northern Utah since late 1976 Although several studies have been made in the past, there have been few in Utah Marti and W'agner are attempting to learn what kind of population the area can support, as well as more about the owls movements, reproduction, longevity and mortality They are also attempting to learn where young owls go when they leave the nest Although barn owls are cavity pesters, sometimes found in old cottonwoods or in stream banks, they barns or silos Nest boxes have been built in silos in the study area Many have been successful, and the young have been banded often nest in Because of their nocturnal habits, barn owls, like other owls, are seldom seen However, their impact on rodent populations is considerable. According to Wagner, a barn owl eats as many as 1,000 rodents annually, principally meadow Voles and mice, JON RICHARDS 4 STEVE JENSEN Tennis team ends good season Weber Highs track teams arent the only team that did well in region and competition and will continue to compete in state Four tennis players playoffs. from Weber High School will State Tennis participate in the Meet May 19 and 20 at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. 4-- A Todd Moyes finished second in Region one tennis and is Webers number three singles player. He in was 1 for the season and 5-- 2-- 1 region tournament play. Steve Jensen and Jon Richards are Webers number two doubles players and finished second in Region One. Both of them were 2 for the season and 1 in regional play. The number two singles player at Weber High is DeMar Cox and he finished fourth in Region One tennis. He ended the season with a in tourrecord and was nament play. 5-- 2-- 5-- 2 2 . |