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Show f f CLEARFIELD COURIER, Feb. 2 1 , 1 979, Page 1 3 Falcons drop two heartbreaking overtime losses to Roy and Layton( at home on Friday by Keith Duncan still believe were a better team." said Coach Craig Hansen after his Clearfield Falcons lost to Layton for the second timp last Friday in the Clearfield gym. I just hope th. we can meet them in the state tournament to help redeem ourselves a bit. They have a great team, no question, but I still cant believe they are any better than us, continued Coach Hansen. and An aire of disappointment frustration settled in the Clearfield locker room after the Lancers had just taken a 9 overtime win over You dont win chamClearfield. pionships by outscoring people, defense is where it counts. Tonight we just didnt play the defense that we were capable of playing. We take a lot of pride in the way we play defense and our pride was hurt a bit tonight, said Coach Hansen. With Gordon Anderson and Brandon Flint bombing away the inside, the I 71-6- Falcons were never quite able to hold much of a lead. Anderson, who scored 30 points the last time these two teams met, notched 26 this time around. I felt we started our game plan in the beginning very well. But wed hit a bad streak and things would fall off, said Coach Hansen. Mark Wayments jumper with seven seconds left enabled Clearfield to deadlock the visiting Layton team after regulation time. The shot came directly after an offensive rebound. At halftime the Falcons had only 1 offensive rebound but amassed 8 of them in the second half. ot The cool foul shooting of the Clearfield team in the waning moments of the game, was clearly the mark of a top rated team, but more importantly kept the Falcons in contention for a win. Russell Florence led the Clearfield team with 21 points and still he leads the Region One scorers in scoring Laura Bffoxham nets 12points in Dixie College victory ROGER VINCENT is ready to receive pass in Layton game. Vincent was impressive in both the Layton and the Roy Despite his efforts, the Falcons dropped both in overtime. games. ffiM ft Dixie College ST. GEORGE--Th- e Rebel gals defeated two nonconference foes last week and dropped their only conference game to College of Colorado on Saturday night. Employing a new offense, the Rebles overpowered the Mavericks, Snow College. 71-6- Last Tuesday night was a tension filled game as the basketball Dixie Rebels Womens team inched past SUSC in the last 30 seconds to capture the win, Laurie Jensen pulled it together for the Rebles as she had an excellent game with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jensen shot 15 for 16 from the fast-actio- 64-6- 7. free-thro- line. Thunderbirds were lead by Susie Rederson, an outside shooter, who scored 32 points. The win against SUSC must of set the Rebels up for their fall against Snow College. In that game, played at dominated Ephriam. with three of their players scoring in the double figure category while the Rebels high scorer was Shelley Greene with 10 points. The final score in that game was Snow 73, Dixie 39. However, it was then a determined Rebel team that traveled back to their home court to take on Mesa The Clearfields Department : Recreation is in the planning and development stages of enlarging and expanding their department into and many other areas rts recreation. Early in March the department will launch its ideas for a suitable . wrestling program for youngsters in the Clearfield area. This program will include children from the ages of 6 to 15. All of the action will most likely take place in the wrestling room at Clearfield High School. Officials in the department report will be available and a that possible tournament at the end of the program is also likely. Dan McMillian, a former Clearfield High wrestling great, will head the special wrestling program with the Clearfield youth. He can be contacted at 773-643- Tumbling and gymnastics will also be a part of the Clearfield recreation program. This will involve youth from the ages of 3 to 15. This program is scheduled to begin in late May and run through the summer. Baton and drill marching programs are expected to get underway in June. This includes youth from the ages of 4 Weber looks at talent Eleven junior college football players have enrolled at Weber State College this week, with four more due to arrive at the beginning of Spring Quarter. The group represents what head football coach Pete Riehlman called a "very successful junior college recruiting top-flig- ht campaign. In terms of what we had to replace because of graduation, we are very pleased, he said. Our entire junior college effort was to replace our graduating seniors. We had 17 players graduate and we are bringing in 15 very good, experienced young men and filling every position where there is a hole. We are optimistic about several quality freshmen, but we are in a position now where they will be a very nice bonus for us." The new junior college transfers, all from California, are without exception outstanding athletes who have earned many honors prior to coming to the Wildcats. They will give the Wildcats a larger squad that appears to be more physical, and the overall team depth will be much greater in the coming season. The newcomers are comprised of five offensive players and six members of the defensive squad. Heres a brief introduction to the newest Wildcats: Two linebackers are on campus to allreplace Bob McEachern and conference. performer Tim Evans. 215 pounds; They are Bill Grilz, 210. Grllz and Arthur Hargrove, in West Golden at College played Huntington Beach, the winner of the Avocado Bowl game the past two 6-- 1, 1, years. . to 15. Officials in the recreation program report that many good advisors have already been contacted so the best possible instruction can be given. The eight horse shoe pits in Clearfield will probably be the sites of some heavy action this summer as horse shoe tossing will also become a part of the recreation departments program. All age groups can be involved in the competition. The competition in horse shoe throwing is statewide. -- A in the recreation derway department's future plans. This will include anyone from 8 years of age and older. interested in any of these';- -! chess club is expected to get - programs, the recreation department encourages you to call them at or contact Joe Neville at It has also been approved that the Clearfield High track will be available for joggers to use during the summer. 1 . 376-553- Tennis, softball, baseball, and hunters safety will also be active parts of the recreation departments programs this summer. un- - d and lightening-quick- , Herman Martinez of Clearfield High became the first wrestler in Clearfield Highs history to take the state weight championship in the week after Herman had claimed the Outstanding Wrestler in the Region One tournament at Viewmont High Multi-talente- Late season goose hunting in Washington County was more successful than in recent years, ac- 155 weight; voted MVP Dixie is now in second place following Snow by one game. The girls will meet CNCC and CEU this Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. in St. George. These two games will be the last home games for the Dixie team. They will then meet Utah Technical College at Provo and Ricks College the following week on the road to end their season play. Goose hunting more Merman Martinez takes state crown in The win against Mesa was perhaps a bit misleading, as Mesa lead the majority of the game, and it was Dixies last minute fast breaks that put the Rebels ahead and kept them there unitl the final buzzer. High scorers in that contest were: Laurie Jensen, from Moab, Utah, 18; Ilene Spilsbury of Las Vegas, Nevada, 15; Shelley Grene, of Bountiful, Utah, 14; and Laura Bloxham of Clearfield, Utah, 12. pin mm danny McMillan cording to Dennis Kay, a conservation officer with the Division of Wildlife Resources. Kay indicated that geese arrived in Washington County earlier than usual and that the numbers of birds also increased, providing hunters with better hunting opportunities. Early winter weather, were also provided by the late closing date. Goose season in Washington County was extended this year through January 21, 1979, with an opening day of November 11, 1978. Although the closing date of the hunt was later than most waterfowl hunting in the state. School. 155-pou- bracket. Herman put together one of his most impressive performances of the year by defeating Ted Martinez of Cottonwood in the championship round of the 155pourid bracket last Saturday evening at the Special Events Center on the University of Utah campus. What did Herman have to say, "Man, it feels so good. Martinez, who claimed he gave the match all his body would offer, was gasping for air after the big win over Martinez of Cottonwood. Besides winning the title at the weight, Herman was voted by the coaches in the 4A as the Ouof the Wrestler tstanding That was one award Tournament. that has never before been claimed by a Clearfield grappler. That state-wid- e award came just a ' 155-pou- Bill goes before lawmakers A bill introduced to the Utah Legislature which would provide reimbursements to landowners whose property has been damaged by any species of protected wildlife not Just has been opbig game species officials. wildlife state by posed. Ed Rawley of the Division of bill Wildlife Resources says the , (SB207) goes far beyond the present damage law, which provides for reimbursements to landowners up to , $2,000. HERMAN MARTINEZ of Clearfield's wrestling team, claimed the weekend in Salt Lake City. Herman was also the outstanding wrestler in said Kay, was the reason for the increases. Additional hunting opportunities championship in the state meet held last the tournament. |