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Show WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, FEBRUARY 18, 1982 REFLEX-DA- VIS Kopecky Champion; By KEITH was second with 110':. Clearfield mustered 69': points in their performance. Kopecky had a tough time getting by Nate Hinckley of Davis in the opening round of the 148 race, but he eventually victory. pulled out a DUNCAN - CLEARFIELD A state wrestling tournament can be a three-da- event that most y coaches and wrestlers could do w ithout come the third day. Its a long and drawn out thing that will test the patience and endurance of any wrestler. 13-- 4 GRADUALLY Kopecky got tougher though and he had to. His bracket was filled with some quality grapplers. "Everybody is tough when you get to state." he said. "If your not mentally and phy sically ready . then you are primed for de- FOR COACH Scott Tennis of Clearfield, and Mike Hansen of Layton, they and the teams they lead wrapped up the 1981-8season in last weeks three day state tournament. Though they are probably happy its over now, there are plenty of lasting memories that they will keep forever. 2 4-- ENTERING THIS event Layton had feat." After beating Jeff Romine of Brighton in the championship round, Kopecky capped off a brilliant two year stint w ith the Falcons being named the meet's Outstanding Wrestler. years a good "IN THAT first match. I just wasn't mentally ready," said Kopecky. "1 tried to keep the tournament out of my mind, but it's a tough thing to do. chance to land a couple of state champions while Clearfield did too. But only Doug Kopecky of the Falcons was able to win four matches and become Clearfields first back to back state champion. In two years of Clearfield wrestling, Kopecky never lost a wrestling match. Steve Ulibarri lost a heartbreaking decision in his semifinal match and had to settle for a chance at third place, which he obtained in Saturday's consolation round. Steve lost only one match all year and certainly has earned a firm place in Clearfield's wrestling hall of fame. NEITHER MIKE Cabrey or Robbie Zamora of Layton won state titles. It appeared for certain that these two Lancer hopefuls might have the chance, but they found the competion in 4A wrestling to be tough and grueling, just like many had predicted before they entered the event. Zamora had to settle for Rve North Women Honored Clearfield Head coach Scott Tennis gives some directions to his star 148 pounder, Doug Kopecky. The two-ye148 in the pound class. In letterman claimed another state championship last Saturday night by taking the top spot two years Kopecky has never lost a match. THE AWARDS three day affair with 3 points while the Vikings had lO'A. 1 1 INDIVIDUALLY the county did all right for themselves as well. Three wrestlers from the ls 1 1 Local Finishers: county won state titles, four others were second, four were third, four were fourth, one fifth and three sixth. That means a total of 19 local wrestlers were among the best in the state this past year. Miland Kofford of Woods Cross closed out a great career for the Cats with the state titles in the 138 lbs. class. Miland defeated Victor Quezada of Hillcrest in the opening around He then beat Ted Marin the tinez of Granger quarterfinals. In the semifinal he took a 1 decision over a very good Mike Cabrey of Layton High. Champion Doug Kopecky-Clearfiel- d Robbie Zamora-Layto- n Robert Steed-Davi- s IN HIS two years of varsity wrestling, Doug called his decision over Chad Gallager of Skyline in last years state wrestling tournament, his Miland Kofford of Woods Cross who won the event. toughest match. Ulibarri could hardly get some sleep the night before his opening round. But he said it wasn't because he was nervous, but rather that he was so I think I had eaten hungry. two oranges and drank some apple juice in the two days before the tournament," said Clearfields star 101 pounder. Burke Stone took second place and it was he who edged out Cabrey for the Region One title. The ony other top finisher for this area was that of Mike Funk in the 158 lbs. class where he lost to Gordon Peck of Woods Cross in the consolation and ended up taking fourth . place, STEVE WOULD have like to have bowed out of 1982 with a state championship but wont let the fact he didn't diminish all the great feats he piled up this year. He is a favorite among his . AS A TEAM, Clearfield finished in ninth place while Layton was in thirteenth place. Brighton won the event with 131 points and Viewmont (6-4- ), 10-- 4 THE OTHER county w inner was Doug Kopecky of Clearfield who repeated as state champion in the 145 lbs. division. Doug was also voted the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. were: Sue . . . Factory Rebuilt Engines I often sat wrestling and saw him make a mistake. I'd give him some advice if the time was right. "He did the same thing for me. If there was something could do better, then he'd let me know We had a good thing going all year long. Before we went into the state tournament, he was leading me by six or sev en points in 1 1 eom-petiti- . point system coach put together." a HOPEFULLY freestyle wrestling will be a little more fun for Steve this year. In last year's competiton. matches were concluded when someMore times than one led once. Steve found himself in that position. A disappointment for Coach Tennis occurred in the 135 lbs. bracket where Lance Parker was forced to withdraw from the tournament because of a pulled muscle he obtained while battling Chris Cardinet of Davis in the first round. 12-- PARKER WASNT exceptionally happy about the year and said his biggest downfall came when he lost one or two. 1 started the season pretty good and when lost my first one I gutted it up a bit. But I counldn't put another victory on the board for a while and that helped me lose my concentration and consequently I went down hill." said Parker. 1 So was I, but that was before I heard about Diet Center! H tried everything, salons, shots, fad diets. Weight pills, Watchers. Tops, you name it After all t hot still weighed over 270 pounds At the right is a picture ot me the day started the Diet Center Program Later, both my husband and daughter joined me and as a family we lost a total of 211 pounds' had reducing I LOST 132 POUNDS husband lost 60 pounds And my daughter lost 19 pounds My g.1 YOU CAN DO IT TOO! OOOOOOOO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. DOUG AND together viewing matches. We'd tell each other things wed do if we were out there wrestling. When Doug was wawengM'? THE MOTTO for the season was "one team." This helped them to accomplish good things. Whether a girl was playing on the court or sitting on the bench, everyone was working for the team. The girls have really improved in their skill and teamwork. A special thanks to the managers, scorers and timers, the administration, students and teachers at North Davis and the parents of the team members who supported them at every game. B and L ENGINE NOW THAT wrestling is over. Steve plans to gain a few more pounds, maybe even 20 or so. He'll continue to go to Tremonton every weekend to hunt rabbits and perhaps even enter a few freesty le tournaments. One of the biggest credits that goes Steve's way was his ability to master ov er mind and matter. Another was his ability to work with Kopecky and learn from him. At over 1,000 Diet Center locations 'across the U.S and Canada people are losing nearly 1,000,000 pounds every month. Through sound nutrition and private daily counseling, they are learning how to lose weight and keep it off, naturally. You can lose 17 to 25 pounds in just 6 weeks and that rate of reduction can be sustained until you reach your ideal weight. . 2 round he took on favored Burke Stone of Weber, a wrestler who had beaten Miland in the season. Miland picked a great time for revenge 7 decias he took a thrilling sion to claim the title. Viewmonts Todd Larkin finally got the top spot in the 167 lbs. class after finishing third in the state a year ago. Todd began the tournament with a pin over Rob Stoffer of 12-- 2nd Place CABREY, WHO finished second in last year's 132 lbs. class, had to settle for fourth place this year. The 141 lbs bracket was packed full of outstanding wrestlers including Lauri Wilcox, offensive player; Shelley Heaps, most free throws scored; Stephanie Clements, most improved player. These girls were selected by their teammates, but it takes an entire team to make a successful season. I'm very proud of each of the girls on the team. They put in a lot of time and hard work to accomplish a very successful season. Everything seemed to click just right and we were able to put things together to give us a third place in the district standings. 11-- THEN IN the championship 148 Lbs. of Granite in convincing CHRIS HAD gained his way into the finals with great wins over Chad Jenkins of Taylorsville Scott Bocek of Granger, and Lee Fairborn of Alta The finals was the usual Badger and Larkin classic with Todd holding on to take a victory and the state title. than many thought they would. Brighton ended the last Steve Ulibarri lost a tough decision in the semi-finaHe was 0 class. in the third take to back but came Friday the defending state champion. Bingham. In the quarterfinals he knocked off Kevin Herbert TRUTH OF the matter is all six Davis County clubs placed in the top 13 at the state meet. As expected Brighton High won the team honors but the Vikings did finish a lot closer bout. Zamora was the defending state champion at that weight. Mower, defensive player; fashion. His opponent in the semifinals was Tim Porter of Weber who had to default to Todd. That sent him into the finals against long time rival Chris Badger of Bountiful. was tenth. Woods Cross eleventh, Davis twelth and Layton thirteenth. the coveted championship and high point scorer; Janna Viewmont High led the county schools at the state wrestling tournament as the Vikings came away with second place honors as a team at the recently concluded meet. Clearfield was ninth, Bountiful Kopecky said winning the title this year was the highlight of his w restling career. In his tw o years with Clearfield Doug never lost a match and ended up winning two region and state titles. Before coming to Clearfield, Kopecky performed on wrestling mats in Nebraska w here he w ent to the state tournament there, but didn't place. 9-- 4 Burton, outstanding player Compete With Best SALT LAKE CITY Without any question second place after losing to Trevor March of Granger in the championship of the 115 lbs. class. Robbie had looked sharp in his previous three victories but lost to March in Five members of the North Davis Jr. High Girls basketball team were given awards for outstanding performance. Davis Schools By DAVE WIGHAM DOUG KOPECKY schoolmates and his accomplishments w ill surely leave his name a household word in Clearfield's wrestling. Call Diet Center today It could change your life! 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