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Show Davis County Dipper Friday, Defending champs Davis Darts feature team loaded with juniors Doug Lang experience, and to make it to the Sports Writer championship is invaluable. The 1996 team is loaded with What can you do when you win it all? Repeat. Such is the task of the Lady Darts as they move into the 96 season. We had a good team last year, ent and experience. Iverson, and Julie Offret have impressed Caldwell with their play and their intensity. The way these three player have really played in some tough teams to contend with. Last year the Darts had probably the best soccer player ever to put on a Dart uniform. Lost to graduation is the 5A MVP in Megan Jensen Brigham Leading the attack are players that have stepped up their game beyond Caldwells expectations. Kara Alexander, Carrie said Davis Coach Curt Caldwell. We had some great players that stepped up and this year we have attending tal- stepping up their game is a big surprise to me. Along with these players will be returning goalie Jessica Hewlett, who as a sophomore was one of the mainstays of the championship team. Each of these players are in sync with Caldwell in the goals department. 1. Win the region championship and go from there. Alexander explains that this team needs to work hard to win. "1 want to teach the younger players that we need to slick together as a team to get the win. Alexander wants to be satisfied with every game and personally she wants to score two goals a game. Iverson says that this team wants to have the same mentality and atti Young University, and Melanie Miller playing in the inaugural Lady Wildcats team at Weber State University. Needless to say we dont have superstars like Megan and Melanie, little did anybody realize is that we started seven sophomores in last years championship team." Caldwell stated that the Lady Darts are junior strong this year. "We played a lot of players last year. We started two seniors, nine juniors along with the sophs. So a lot of players got some very valuable petitive and given the great fans of Sports Writer Salt Lake City and surrounding areas some interesting and exciting baseball. The Salt Lake Buzz baseball season came to an end last Saturday night in Edmonton Alberta. Canada as the Trappers beat the Buzz by a Team Manager Phil score of Roof was pleased with the Buzz and the way they played baseball the last couple of weeks of the season The first year an attendance record of over 7 2,000 showed up at Franklin Quest Field, last year over 637.000 and this year the Buzz attracted over 620.000 and if you add these three years that's a total of 1.970.000 and the Salt Lake Buzz do well in most games, but suffered in the pitching department. are v ery happy about the fan turnout and are appreciative of the support. When the season came to an end in Edmonton the parent club the 4-- before they got into the playoffs. Roof felt the. team had the hitting to The B u 7 z may have lost the series with Edmonton because they lost Todd Walker who was called up Minnesota Twins immediately called up Danny Hocking, Brian Brent Scott Raabe, Brede, Klingenbeck and Mike Durrant. Todd Walker was called just before by the Minnesota Twins to play third base. The Twins sent Pat Mohomes to Boston in a trade. Then there were injuries to several players. Ip the three years the Buzz have been in Salt Lake, they have always made the playoffs, but this was the first time they were knocked out in four games. Last yea the Buzz went to the tude as they did last year. This team looks strong and creates our own style of play. Last year the motivation was Callie Vance. When Vance died last year this team dedicated the season to Callie. We still have Callie in out thoughts, explains Iverson, many of the players knew Callie and still feel the same way as they did last year. They just want to win. Offret states that as a lead she has an obligation to this team. We want to keep the same level of play that we had last year. Im not a Ra Ra type of leader, I want to lead more by example. Do what I do, not what I say. That is the way I want to teach the younger players to have the same type of desire and determination. Offrets goals for every game is to score and to have 30 goals for the season. Plain and simple, leading by example. According to Caldwell the region will be up for grabs. Bountiful is a great team this year, along with Viewmont and Skyline. We want to win the region this year, because we didnt win it last year. We want that trophy very badly" championship game with the Colorado Sky Sox and lost very last game with two outs bottom of the ninth inning Klingenbeck finished the year at 3 ERA and could stay w ith with a 3. 9-- 1 1 Minnesota next season. LaTroy Hawkins was with 3.92 ERA for the Buzz season and he could catch on with the Twins. Hawkins lost games because the Buzz were dead at the plate. 9-- 8 The Buzz will be back next spring at Franklin Quest Field. There will be some new names to come to tow n hoping to be a success on the field and with fans and eventually move up to the majors. Manager Phil Roof will be back again to lead the Buzz to the playoffs and maybe a championship for the Salt Lake Buzz and team owner Joe Buzas. the last road trip and Walker led the league in homers with 28 and RBIs with 1, he led the league in slugging percentage, 187 hits. 41 doubles, 78 extra base hits. For the 1996 season the Buzz led the PCL in hitting at 293 this was the third season they led the league in that category. The Buzz hit more homers. 151, than any other team and they scored 855 runs which also led the league. The team stole 141 bases. In the pitching department Scott in the in the So since the Buzz came Irom Portland. Oregon they have been very com 8-- August was a busy month for Utah Self Defense and Fitness in Bountiful. Diane L. of DeMuesy Centerville, achieved the rank of Cho Dan 1st degree Black Belt: from her Sensei, Carlos M. Ferrer Diane has the special honor of being one of only four women to earn a Blackbelt from Ferrer. Diane, who has studied with Ferrer for the past eight years, underwent a rigorous, several hour long exam of her physical, mental and spiritual abilities. The exam ended with an intense sparring session, where Diane found the spirit from within to continue, even when her physical body was more than ready to quit. e Diane, who is a teacher at Achiever Preschool & day-car- Kindergarten in Bountiful, says karate has helped her in virtually every aspect of her life. One ot the greatest benefits of this individualized sport is the ability to progress at your own pace which instills a higher sense of self-estee- and increases each student's confidence level. The ability to focus, to set a goal, and then work toward the achievement of her goal, and to never give up. no matter how difficult a situation gets, are all skills that Diane has gained through her study of karate. Diane, who is especially good with kids, has also done her share of instructing some of the beginners at the dogo. She says that teaching helps you learn so much, and that it makes you understand what it is really all about. respect, concentration skills and are so much a part of the martial arts, and they are things you can carry over into your daily life. SaBum Nim Ferrer always says that the Black Belt is not the end of your achievement, hut the true beginning." says DeMuesy. els Aa V Standard Scripture Search SJA BLACK BELT WINNER: Diane DeMuesy of Centerville, left, recently earned her Cho Dan 1st Degree Black Belt She was taught by Carlos Ferrer plan to continue to study and learn from him. as well us to help "1 teach the young ones. 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