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Show I t I the On dll & .,,' ; f, takes a throw MIKE ARRANT from Brad Muir on a Bliss With ,V at- pick-of- f tempt at first base against Ben $ Aj -- had the honor last weak of wat"ill fly with lour United States keep.ng our young star active, may ching a young artist in, action, of teammates from Texas, Ohio and send checks or cash to the Amateur witnessing beauty and grace in the Illinois to Greece and then Athletic Union, ear marked for Becki Bulgaria, moves of a teenage superstar. I saw where they will compete on the inHamblin. It is illegal to donate money Hamblin , Roy's Becky performing her ternational level. directly to Becki Hamblin. They daily practice routines and I came As an Becki and her coach amateur, really need our support, so give if vou away highly impressed. must pay their own way, and it can. gels to Most everybody in and around this be very expensive. The Becki Hamblin, at age 15, has done past three community has heard of the great months, Carl and Joyce Hamblin have more in competitive sports, than most of accomplishemnts Roys birghtest spent in excess of $800 to further athletes will do in a life time and she star, as she has performed on the Beckis athletic has a long and promising career career. Anyone and mats bars of tumbling and wishing to help bear the expense of ahead. but most of us dont gymnastics, realize just how talented this young lady is. She has won the Utah'state Tumbling Title for the past five years, G but mark that just for openers. Becki! national tumbling champ! a has twice been named world champion in her age group. Her proudest moment was in Russia in 1976, when she was accorded second place for her i, exploits against the worlds best She has competed in f places like Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, California, Ohio, Louisiana, Hawaii, Toronto, Canada, and Riga, Russia. She will travel to Hawaii next week as part of the U S Tumbling Team, to Greece and finally Bulgaria in October for international competition. What is the real Becki Hamblin like? Where did she come from, and what is she like in everyday life? Becki is the second of five daughters of Carl and Joyce Hamblin of 2368 W. 4900 S. in Roy. She was born in 1963 on April Fools day, but for Becki, life was no joke; she knew what she wanted early in life and went after it. Eldest of the pretty Hamblin sisters is Carla, who is 16 and a junior next year at Roy High School. Becki is next in line, and is followed by BECKI HAMBLIN soars throuah her old Jyl, who will enter the eighth practice routine under the watchful v of hi Mike Coach world famous in tumbling and Dennison. is eye grade at Roy Junior High School. old Heather is a fifth grader and old Angi, a third grader at Lakeview Elementary School. All five of the Hamblin girls have been exposed to tumbling and gymnastics, but Becki is the first to excell in the sport. old Heather would rather play softball and plays for the Roy Pink Panthers. Sister, Angi, CLEARFIELD COURIER, July 12, 1978, Page 9 seems to be the only one with aspirations to follow Becki, Becki is a beautiful girl with rare taJ(nf in timing agilitv anH nrur. dination. She is blessed with bunjibty dtd cation m $,4 common Jroi set sepsr to ' togrther in competitive gymnastics and tumbling. Becki is a petite 5 1 brunette with solt brown eyes that twinkle when she speaks. Half a dozen a of freckles touch add mischeviousness to the lovely young star. Like most young ladies, she declined to tell me how much she I weighs. Tumbling and gymnastics have been Beckis main interest for most of her young life, but she has other interests that contribute to this beautiful person. She has high stanWASHINGTON BLVD. dards and aspirations and never goes into competition without prayer. She & kneels with her family in prayer before leaving on her many trips and she has personal prayer before and after each event. In Russia I stayed close to Heavenly Father because NjA1 there was no one else to talk to, said Lomond. The Sunset team is on f in top , the NUPL. - 1 ' im r1?. - & art NOW OPEN B Glass Service 1181 So. State, Clearfield tSpi OWNED - By Bobby Webb four-tim- k Ihlal p. far-of- MIL0PIL Dedl TnifeffrmT7Z With only five games remaining in the Northern Utah Prep League (NUPL) Sunset holds a commanding lead in the Southern Division, and is tied with Sky View No. 1 of the Northern Di vision for first place in the twelve-tealeague, The top eight teams will qualify for an- eight-teadouble elimination tournament to be held at North Davis Junior High School, beginning July 31 and running to August 4. A family pass is being offered for $3, which will admit a family: to all games. Individual games are ticket at $1 per person, and 50 cents for the under sixteen set. Door prizes will be given to lucky ticket holders through the eight-teatournament. Prizes are being donated by area merchants for the occassion. , p.i . p.i p.i p.i itj irdi p.i j u ri n x8'x" PARTICLE V u r,iCj P.ICi u i i - 'y . Ea A CLOSIOUY SHUTTERS PHONE 621-807- 0 - hurry Tome sizes limited TOO! MODELS 8"x28" 8"x32" Pkg. of 4 Pkg. of 4 9,,x28, Pkg of 4 9"x32,,Pkgof4p t , Becki is coached by Mike Dennison, a veteran of coaching in the n Salt area. The student and the coach discovered each other in one of Mikes clinics, when Becki was just 10 years old, Shortly thereafter the Hamblins enlisted Mike to codch their lllustrous daughter. I get great satisfaction in watching Becki' s progress, said Mike. She is doing thing that have never been done before in the gymnastics and tumbling. I have only to tell her once and she learns it, he beamed. Working with her is a great learning experience for me, he concluded. Becki Hamblin displays confidence and pride in tumbling and gymnastics, and has the maturity of an adult. She is humble in victory, and accepts defeat with grace and dignity. She is not haughty, nor cocky on or off the floor, She rarely reads her press dippings," said her mother, smiling. "She is always afraid that she will start believing all those nice things they write about her. Becki hcii maintained a straight "A average d Hoy Junior High was last years School, student body v or piesidonl. Her goal is to maintain good grades and to qualify for a scholarship at an university. With Bccki s already iubulous career, she is being carefully watched by talent scouts from all over the United States Before graduation day at Roy High, Becki will be on a lirst-nam- c basis with all the college coaches. 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