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Show Sporfstacular September 13. 1979 Page 23 Royals blast Ben Lomond By Bliss Fullmer Coach Radene Johnson and her Rqy Volleyball team journeyed to Ben Lomond High School, last week and soundly defeated the Lady Scots in straight games, 15 4 and 15 5. The coach labeled the victory a team effort, but gave special recognition to spiers Jennefer James and Julie Murray. She also singled out Becky Wlddison for her great defensive play. The Junior Varsity Team also won its match, but had to do it the hard way. The J.V. kids bowed to Ben Lomond 14 -- 18 in the first game, but came back to win 15 13 in the second game and 15 10 in the third. Both the Varsity and the J.V. teams of Roy were 2 - 0 for the young season going into their Tuesday game at Woods Cross. Coach of the J.V. team is Nancy Olsen. -- Safety course offered to public Clearfields have filled football uniforms this season at Roy. They include Wade Jacklin, Mike Funk, Greg Martin, Dick Martin, Ran Jones, and John Nigon. SIX NEW FACES Sin newcomers strengthen Royals By Bliss Fullmer Six new faces appeared at the Roy Royal football this past summer and all are now suited up for Coach Ernie Jacklin. Theiollowing might give our readers some indication to the future of these promising athletes. WADE JACKLIN Ernie Jacklin once told his son Wade that he (Wade) would never play football at Roy High School. That was before Ernie had established his roots in Roy, and before he realized that he had a potential super star at his own dinner table. Now as a sophomore, Wade is the starting quarterback on Roys tenth grade team, and should play J.V. ball. He has been touted as the most promising sophomore quarterback to ever play at Roy. Wade was born on the football trails of Coalville, when his father was coaching at North Summit. He played football, last year at Bountiful Junior Ugh, where he quarterback his team to a 1 season, and finished second in Davis County. He also played baseball, and batted .boo for his Davis County Championship team. r, Do you find Ernie Jacklin to be a tough I asked him. You bet!, but I like it that way, he replied. Some guys look down on me, if I goof off, because I am the coaches kid, so I have to work harder. Football is Wades favorite game, but he is looking forward to pushing someone for the catchers spot on the baseball team. MIKE FUNK From Santa Barbara, California to Roy, to Ogden, to Chardson, Texas, to Shawnee, Oklahoma, back to Roy, Utah. Thats the route taken by a promising 510, 150 pound sophomore, named Mike Funk, who is playing linebacker for the Royals junior team. Mike played football at Shawnee Central Junior High School, and wrestled at 145 pounds, and took third in the state. Mike thinks that Roy is Pretty Neat, and is excited about the athletic program. 6-- task-maste- - ' Coach Ernie Jacklin, of Roy High School, was all smiles when he looked over bis 1979 football roster and found six new bodies among his gridders. Six players from five states moved to Roy this year and all look promising. Only one of the lot is a sailor, but the three junior and two sophomores are being counted on for coming years. GREG MARTIN Greg Martin, out of Beaverton, Oregon, is a 511 205 pound senior, who played J.V. football as a sophomore at HillBboro High School. Greg is rounding into shape and will be utilized as a linebacker and defensive tackle on the Roy team. The fee will be $2.00 which includes everything. The instructor will be Darcey Nye. This course will be held at Clearfield High School in the choral classroom and will run from September 10th to the 14th. The class will meet from 7 till 9 p.m. On September 15th, a Saturday, the class will go to the firing range for instruction. Greg was born in Ogden, but moved with his parents to Oregon, and now lives with his grandmother in Hooper. He has plans to play college football, and wants to become a vetenarian. Greg speaks highly of Coach Jacklin and the Roy football program. DIRK MARTIN Coming in with Greg, is his brother, Dirk Martin, who is a junior. Dirk was also born in Ogden. He played at Hillsboro in the ninth grade, but laid out last year. Dirk is 59 tall and weighs 155 pounds. at Roy High School, he said. It I like the change-of-pais a new experience, and the people are great. Dirk is also a wrestler, and that should make Coach Riley Summers happy. RAN JONES Ran Jones moved from Bloomfield Hills Michigan to live and work on the family farm in Hooper. The Senior, Mr. Jones, is a Banker in Michigan, and owns a dairy farm in Hooper. Bans brother, Rick runs the farm, and welcomes his to help out with the chores. Ran, who is 58 tall and weighs 160 pounds, played football, basketball and ran track at Bloomfield High School. He is looking good as a running back and defensive back on the Royal squad, and has 10.5 speed in the 100 yard dash. He was a J.V. starter last year as a sophomore, and was on the varsity speciality team, Roy hu great spirit and crowd support, said Ran, and I love it. If response is good for this course, officials will consider holding another at a later date. Fees should be paid at the beginning of the course. ce Birds of prey on the move Birds of prey are on the move again. TheyD be passing through Utah, but will be noticed by only a handful of While most Utahns are familiar with tiie yearly migrations of waterfowl and songbirds, few are aware of the long distance flight of thousands of eagles, hawks and falcons. Like other migrants in this part of the country, raptors spend kid-broth-er JOHNNIGON Biggest of the lot of incoming football players is John Nigon, a 65 210 pounder, who is destined to play tight end and defensive end for the Royals. John played for a high school in Alameda County, outside Denver, Colorado. John was not available to be interviewed, but we understand that his father moved to Utah this year, as an executive of a Company, located on the north end of Great Salt Lake. He has an older brother, who played football for the Naval Academy and a ninth grader at Roy Junior High, who may be better that his big brothers. John, even at 65 has not played basketball, but at the coaches invitation, will try out this year. John is a junior, and shows a lot of promise for the Royals. Roy High School Football is fortunate in having these six ball players move into town. Greg Martin and John Nigon saw action last week against Bountiful, and are bing counted on to help the varsity program. One or two of the others could see varsity action, but all of them are welcome to the Roy athletic program. Wrestling, basketball, baseball and track should also benefit from their decision to move to Roy. Recreation department is offering a hunters safety course for 11 year olds and up. bird-watcher- s. their summers in the northern United States and Canada and their winters in the southern part of the country and Mexico. According to Phil Wagner, a wildlife biologist with the ; Division of Willdlife Resources, some raptors migrate through Utah follow the crest of tiie Wasatch Range and other north-sout- h cliff lines. Others form large flocks and follow the plains and lowlands. While raptor migrations have been studied extensively in the eastern United States, Wagner says Information on western species is limited. For Instance, biologists are not certain why raptors follow particular routes year after year. |