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Show 8ft Lomond Beacon. April 6, 1978, Page 6 Region one baseball action Is u!--' by GLEN ADAMS BEACON SPORTS As coach Lee Dickemore put it, Were still not hitting the ball were capable of hitting it. statement looks to be very as the Warrior baseball team Jlike . - I ' dropped their second league game to Bountiful by a score of 6-- 0. Weber, which is plauged by injuries, is going to have to keep the other team from scoring if they are going to make any kind of a run at the championship or at least place to go to the state playoffs. We still have Trawick at short stop half ready, because of his injury, our second best hitter isnt even in a uniform, Dickemore stated. t b' . "i t ' ) y x- Sometimes a person has to wonder whether or not coaches have problems;you better believe they do, and one of the biggest problems they have is keeping their players healthy enough to play. If the problem of health is to be big factor in how a team finishes, one has to think that the coach has someone to replace the hurt individual. But so many are hurting, it is difficult to rebuild a team that can contend in any league. I was watching a basketball game between the Philedelphia 76ers and the world champion Portland last week on television. Three of Portlands starters were out with injuries, including Bill Walton, the big man for the Blazers, it wasnt the same team, they got beat. The thing Im trying to point out here is that you need your key people to win ball games. If you have your second best hitter out, your best pitcher out, youre in a V, Trail-Blaze- (14), third baseman for the Weber Warrior's, prepares to throw runner out at first base. Weber lost their second league game in as many tries to Bountiful, GENE MO YES & ii v.i 6-- t rs Banquet caps off successful year by GLEN ADAMS BEACON SPORTS The 1978 basketball season officially came to a close for members of the Weber High School basketball team last Thursday evening at their annual Awards Banquet held at Weber High. Team members along with parents, coaches and guests were at the banquet to pay tribute to the most successful players and individuals who made this years Warrior team extra special. Welcoming those attending, was the school principal, Ted Campbell. Mr. Campbell, being a past successful coach himself pointed out that players and parents, pay a high price in basketball, in terms of time and effort. He stated There are alot of great things that come from it, one is winning and we certainly did our share this year. But one of the most important things I think we have to learn is to lose. This team knows how to lose and they knew how to win. Losing is important because in this life we dont win everything. I dont know of anyone who always wins, you have to learn to lose. This team lost with dignity when they lost and that wasnt very often." Mr. Campbell went on to praise the efforts of Coach Conolly for his demands of performance and excellence from his teams, along with the efforts of this years team members. The first special awards for the evening were the Senior Awards who were awarded to those Senior's who will be departing Weber High after this year. Those seniors leaving will be, Steve Fraunf-dltewho did an exceptional job as one of the two team managers, Kevin Fielding, 510 guard; Dale Stone, 6 forward, Steve Jensen, who was a starter on the team at guard. Other seniors leaving and receiving special recognition were: Steve Trawick, 61 forward who did start for this years team, until he was sidelined with an injury late in the season and Ray Coleman, 57 guard, who started throughout the year and offered plenty of excitement. Special trophies were awarded to the Cheerleaders and Pep Club for their efforts in keeping the spirit high at all times r, throughout the season. The highlight of the evening came when the skill awards were passed out to these outstanding players on the team. Steve Trawick, received the award for leading in scoring for league play. Mark Montgomery was recognized for his remarkable shooting percentage of 57 percent from the field, not to mention receiving honors of being named All Area and both first team. Mark received two school awards for his efforts, Leading Scorer for the Year Award, and the leading rebounder award. Mark is just a junior and should make the Warriors an exciting team to watch'next year. Bruce Thorpe was awarded, Best Defensive Player of the Year and he will return next year for Weber. Ray Coleman received the Playmaker of the Year Award and if you saw Ray play this year, youll know why. Ray was a tremendous asset to the team this year averaging 12 points a game. Steve Jensen was awarded Most Inspirational Player for his tremendous attitude about the game, and help to other players. Rounding off the award presentation, there were two players who finished in tie for Most Improved Player for the year, those being Kevin Fielding and Brad Hall, who will return next year. Final awards given, were to the Outstanding Sophomores of 1978. Drew Skeen and Van Fuller picked up the trophies in this category. Mr. Ray Coleman, who prented the Senior Awards had this very important thing to say about this team. Along with being great basketball players, I dont know of one young man on the entire Weber High team that isnt an outstanding young man as an individual, not just as a basketball player. Coach Conolly was referred to by one of the speakers as a man who not only taught his son the game of basketball, but he taught him the game of life. I'm sure well all look forward to seeing him back in action again next year. All in all it was a very sucessful year for the basketball organization at Weber High. They should be contenders for again next year. All-Stat- e, Womens tennistourney underway If matters proceed according to schedule, Evonne Goolagong will have much going for her in the $100,000 Bridgestone Women's Doubles Championship at the Salt Palace which started April 5. Not only is Goolagong playing sufficiently well to win most any event entered hut also she is paired for the Brtidgestone tournament with someone who in doubles nearly quarantees instant success. Evonne's partner is Betty Stove who doesn't quite have a lock on the Bridgestone competition but isn't far from it. Stove won last year with Martina Navratilova and the year before that with Billie Jean King. Goolagong would be a will ng accomplice to Stoves victory. Goolagong. possibly t'nlative at the start of this winters tour after missing la' season to give birth to her first child, rebounded magnificently from the layoff. She overcame the expected rough edges and survived unexpected physical problems to regain her lofty position on the tour. Her victory over Chris Evert in Boston cemented the comeback. I didn't figure on blisters, sore ankles, bone bruises and the like," she said You don't realize how demanding professional tennis is until you have been away from it for some time and then try to goal! out immediately. It's third-in-a-ro- not against Bountiful, but some questionable calls against the Warriors left them on the no score end. Weber really made Bountiful look like they were an over powering team, which they are not. Knowing the Warriors and their desire to win, I dont expect it to be very long before they are back on track. Dale Stone who started pitching for the Warriors gave up all six runs, before he was replaced by the Warriors main starting pitcher, Bruce Hobbs. Hobbs came in and completely shot off any more scoring attempts by Bountiful. Stone should prove to be a good back up itcher as the experience of pitching in more games will soon tell. Coach Dickemore has the great task of getting this team back together again as players v'ith each passing week begin to get just a little more healthier. Wildlife report Fishing for Walleye The walleye, a member of the perch family, has become a very popular game fish in Utah since its introduction in 1951. The most popular fishing waters for this species are Willard Bay Reservoir and Utah Lake. Lake Powell and Yuba, D MAD and Gunnison Bend reservoirs also offer walleye angling. Last year fry, very small walleye, were stocked in Starvation Reservoir for the first time. This water should develop into a walleye fishery in a few more years. Walleye are easiest caught during an immediately after the spawning run in March and April. Anglers have had good fishing success this year at Willard Bay and Utah Lake. Willard Bay, a walleye fishery, has offered good fishing this year in the reservoir proper where the limit is six fish. A good spot has been along the dike on the west edge of the reservoir. One angler caught a 10.5 pounder. Fishermen are reminded that only two fish may be harvested from the inlet channel. This bouyed area is also only open to fishing from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. until May 1. Only one single-pron- g hook may be used during this time in this area. Anglers at Utah Lake have also harvested their share of walleye. The best fishing areas on the lake have been near Geneva, Lincoln Beach, Benjamin Slough and the Provo boat harbor. The limit is six fish on the lake.Only tow fish may be harvested from the tribuaries to Utah Lake and angling is permitted only during the hours of 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. until May 1. Flashy lures ranging from spinners to rapellas are attracting the elusive tish: the secret is to keep the bait moving. Early morning and late afternoon , seem to be the best times of day to fish at both of these popular areas. at Hardware Recordyear What the circus ' pulled equivalent weight of 1,981 elephants (over 5.9 million pounds) this year? The two teams of horses at Hardware Ranch, that's what. Hardware Ranch is a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources owned and operated elk management area in Blacksmith Fork Canyon near Hyrum, Utah. During the winter months when snow depths are adequate, the horses are hitched to sleds whicn carry hay and transport people out to the wintering elk. A record-bri--kin49.000 visitors rode the sleds from January 7 to March 3, 1978. The two teams of horses can transport up to 35 people per trip into the field. The heaviest days are weekends when up to 5,000 people visit the installation; during the week Division personnel host about 500 people per day including school groups, boy scout troops and senior citizen groups. Over 1.000 man hours are needed just to run the sleighs for visitors, additional hours are required to feed the elk twice daily. Each week Division personnel from throughout the state spent four days to help Ivan Turnbow, superintendent, and Hal Wood, assistant superintendent, run the ranch. Wood says the extra help was invaluable this year as Superintendent Turn-bowas incapacitated for most of the winter. The visitor center at the ranch offers a look at game management in Utah and the history of the ranch. School groups and others are putting a bigger demand on the educational offerings of many Division facilities in the state. Hardware Ranch offers a look at one facet of big game management in Utah. g year-roun- d DWRtogetfish The Division of Wildlife Resources Fisheries Section recently received notification from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that Utah will receive a quantity of large mouth bass and channel catfish for the states warmwater fisheries program. The Division was surprised at this turn of events as the Fish and Wildlife Service had informed them last year that there would be no such shipments in 1978 This notice does request Division personnel and equipment be used to pick up these fish from the midwest and transport them back to Utah. The Division will receive 45,000 largemouth bass fingerling and it is anticipated these fish will be stocked into Huntington North Reservoir as an experimental, management program for a warmwater fishery in that water. This water has been declining as a trout fishery over the last few years because of the increase in rough fish populations coupled with marginal temperatures and oxygen conditions of the water for trout. The Division's 1978 request for channel catfish was approved. fish will be received in the fall. The Fisheries Section Fingerling-sizeanticipates establishing channel cat populations in Gunnison Reservoir, sections of the Sevier River, Gunnison Bend Reservoir, and DMAD. Success of these proposed warmwater fisheries will not be witnessed for several years. However, if they are successful, the fisheries will provide the anglers in Utah five expanded warmwater fisheries. Information exchange This ear Utah hosted the Mule Deer Workshop at Utah State University on February 22. 23,24. The workshop sponsored by the Western Association of Game and Fish Commissioners attracts wildlife from the eleven experts eay Goolagong. of course, has won nearly every major championship offered, the most notcable exception being the U S. Open where she has four second place finishes During a brilliant 197G campaign, she won 16 straight matches without the loss of a set 1 gave all the credit for my l'JTD season to my marriage," she says. "Being married gave me a new outlook on life and it helped my game. For one thing. I was able to concentrate much better and started to win the crucial points that in my single days I ussed to lose." The Bridgestone Doubles Championship brings together the top eight doubles teams competing for lloo.ooo with $40,000 going to the winning pair. The event will be the first professional world championship tennis tournament ever held in Utah. The single elimination Bridgestone Doubles championship begins at 6 p m April 5 with opening ceremonies and first round action. Matches also starting at 6 o'clock are scheduled Thursday and Friday with Saturday's finals beginning at noon. Reserved seat tickets are $2 $3 Wednesday and Thursday and $3 $9 Friday and Saturday. Season tickets are available for as low as $12 and children are half pr.ce on all seats Tickets are now on sale at the Salt Palace, Canyon Racquet Club, all ZCMI stores and the Youth Tennis Foundation of Ltah. Another important thing needs to be touched upon just a bit, what is it with baseball, that everyone seems to shy away from? Is it because its been around America so long that people no longe r take an interest in it? I noticed that during the basketball season the team had plenty of support from fans, students, parents, you name it, basketball got support. True, maybe baseball isnt as fast and exciting as basketball, but that depends on what sport is your fancy. Teams need support to win, your support, as proven in the past basketball season. The Weber High teams are getting a reputation this year as winners, not only in men's athletics, but the women are winning too. The baseball team may have some problems as far as injuries are concerned, but dont think for one minute that the spirit of winning is not present in everyone of those players who are on the Weber High team. trouble. The Warriors had some good opportunities to score some runs is one of the tennis stars playing in the Doubles Bridgestone Championships being played at the Salt Palace, in Salt Lake. The top eight women s double's teams are competing, with the finals being scheduled for Saturday. EVONNE GOOLAGONG. western states and Canadian provinces. These experts meet biennially to define common problems experienced in mule deer management and discuss solutions which may be of mutual benefit. These meetings reduce duplication in research and increase benefits received from the experience of other management agencies. The technical papers given at the conference covered a variety of topics including causes of death in mule deer, censusing techniques of game populations, development of weather index to forecast deer survival and an evaluation of deer highway crossing structures. A new aerial remote sensing device is being developed through the efforts of the DW R and Utah State University which has the potential to not only distinguish between objects on the ground but also define that object to the passengers in the plane. With state agencies tending more toward population number management of wildlife species this device could prove invaluable. The Mule Deer Workshop is not unique. Game managers meet several times annually to exchange research information and develop solutions to common problems involving various species of wildlife. Three such conferences are scheduled for April. Desert bighorn sheep will be the topic of discussion at a symposium in Arizona. Canada will host a workshop on antelope and a conference on Northern wild sheep with a day devoted to mountain goats. The Division of Wildlife Resources tries to send representatives to most of these meetings so our game managers can share our knowledge and learn from the experience and research of others. |