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Show Vt . pIHt Mustangs upset by Parowan iwaw Thursday, March 24, 1983 laBaiffioss soflfilh at- - score at 57. Those 2 points upped Whites total to 17. With 34 seconds remaining, White stopped Piutes Bryuce Dalton from getting close to the basket by committing a foul. Dalton made from the charity stripe, a 33 percent completion ratio. But before this game against Altamont, Coach Bruce must have had ;.his Dugway players practic--' ing the fundamentals of conAs necting on :the team made an outstandating 34 of 42 81 tempts, percent completed against' the Longhorns. A 27 free-thro- . , White kept him from pumping one in from the field by point difference from the pre-- . viousgame. After the first quarter, 15-1- 3. De-Wi- tt. 3, - v1 Despite losing to Wen-dove- r, March 12t the Dugway Mustangs came into the 1-- A state basketball tournament, being played at the Marriott Center in Provo, ranked number one with a 18-- 1 record. In their first game, March 12, Dugway got shocked by Parowan and went down to . defeat, 63-5- 3. Having been knocked down into the consolation Piute, .61-6- 0; Byrce Valley, sixth place finish. i ti 1 i 3; and finally 69-4- 6 , 72-5- to get a The final placing of the teams at the state tournament, from first to eight, were: Beaver, East Carbon, Kanab, Parowan, South Summit, Dugway, Panquitch and Carbon and South Summit, that placed ahead of Dugway were teams that the Mustangs had beaten earlier in the season, twice apiece. In the- - tournament, John-DeWit- Heres a breakdown on how Dugway did in the state tournament. Mustangs lose again What are the chances of a team who had won their first games to lose two straight? A thousand to one? Maybe greater? After having been upset way Wen-dove- r, the Mustangs of were once Dug- again shocked, March 16, this time in the opening round of the basketball tournaClass 1-- A ment at the Marriott Center. The team that knocked off, the defending chamfrom Dugway had a pions 4 overall record coming into the contest. They were the Rams of Parowan. 63-5- game, the Mustangs went down to defeat, A deciding factor in the outcome of the contest was how many free throws were made. Dugway completed a slim 7 of 21 from the charity stripe compared to an excellent 25 of 33, 76 percent completion ratio for Parowan. ' 3, 4-1- Just like the Wendover game, the Mustangs found at the themselves up, end of the first quarter. As the game progressed, especially in the second half, the 13-1- 1, Rams took over and gradual- - the time the third quarter was over with, 7 in Dugways favor, the Mustangs were in complete control of the game. Even though Bruce (2 points) and DeWitt (8 points), getting some rest, were down in the point production that last half, Jeff Brothers took up. the slack with a superb performance. Brothers tallied 10 points worth on the scoreboard, all from the line. What made that performance so special was the fact that he didnt miss one from the charity stripe. over The victory, team ahead Down by a point, Bruce went the length of the court and put the lay-u- p in, good for 2 points and the lead, In the process of making the shot, Bruce was called for charging and once . two losses, a drastic improvement over his seasonal average of 10.4 points a game. Others contributing were John DeWitt with 11 points, Kary Gardner with 3 points, and Steve Lundy with a point. High man for the contest . was Parowans Mike Robinson who drilled in 6 baskets from the Held while making 10 of 13 from the free-throline, good enough for 22 points. w victory. . make difference Free-thro- ws The Dugway Mustangs did a complete turnabout from their last game and crushed the Altamont Longhorns, March 17, by a smashing 0 their running shoes and put on their sweat suits in the late seventies, a new medical specialty was growing right alongside America's newfound passion for fitness: sports medicine. clinics e Sports-medicin- were opening up as fast as. running-sho- e stores, as Americans needed experts knowledgeable to treat a new assortment of injuries related to physical activity. While many injuries require the care of a physician skilled in sports medicine, such as an orthopedic surgeon, many common sports injuries can be The first key to the selfmanagement of sports injuries begins with prevention and recognition of the significance of pain as a signal from the body that something is wrong. Start any fitness program, slowly, and begin with stretching exercises before doing any aerobic work. If you dont limber up the joints before you pound the earth youre setting yourself up for injuries. self-manage- d. . 10, while Bruce made most assists with 11. Wear the proper equipment: that means women should wear a bra that pro-- , vides firm support, limits la- - motion up and down and i performance tied the schools record, which was established three years ago. The team did establish a new record for scoring the most points per game, 72.3, and also for giving up the least amount of points per ; . . game, 46.8. - r- r r - ;.'V rrf Ml "O A ir t j the , -- way Mustangs exploded to thrash the Bryce Valley March 19, Mustangs a for sixth place finish at this years state tournament. The game seemed to be evenly matched in the early going, as the Mustangs came away with a slim one point after the first lead, quarter. But then Dugway started playing heads up basketball and made an offensive push that accounted for 20 second quarter points Spearheading that drive was Steve 69-4- 6, 12-1- 1, . : -- JOHN DE WITT of the Mustangs jumps past an Altamont. DeWitt contributed 20 points to pace player for a lay-uover March 17 for the Mustangs Altamont, 72-5DUgway state. first victory at (Photo by Mary Parks) . p. 3, ; related injuries & terally relative to the body, and is made of a nonabrasive and foot problems. Proper hydration before exercising; (salt tablets are ic material; handballsquash players should wear protective devices for the eyes; and runners should wear a . achilles tendon, a flexible midsole, and a soft, raised heel wedge to absorb impact : not needed). A sensible training sche- dule. For instance, most running injuries occur with a sudden increase in mileage. Advance your fitness pro; N gram slowly. Finally; remember that not all sports injuries are secondary to trauma. Heat and 'cold play a big factor in sports-relate-d injuries. ' many One should be able to recognize the signs of heat exhaustion or hypothermia. ; If injuries .do strike, at- tempt to prevent minor in-- .. . ; . . . ; , ! ,. - juries from becoming worse. Change your training sche-- ; dule or activity. Swim or bike if you have a running injury. Take a few days off. Heres a sensible treatment regimen for minor running injuries: Apply ice to the affected part until the : skin turns red, and then do gentle stretching exercises. Later that day, apply moist heat for 15 minutes and follow that with stretching ex- v , high-rounde- ft . ercises. If the symptoms dont disappear in a few days see your doctor. 'Joint injuries are a little trickier and usually should be seen by your doctor, and. any loss of function in a limb should also be seen immediately by your physician. Avoid pace over-exertio- n, yourself, injuries usually happen later in the day when youre fatigued. The, key to dealing with all sports injuries - winter , and summer is prevention. But if you do hurt yourself, take care of yourself fast.. Dont run on a stress fracture. Be responsible.' Talk to someone knowledgeable. Check out some good books on the subject. This story is adapted from an article in the Fort Ord (Calif) "Panorama. I 1 - Tin. fW- i ' .5 Looking like the team that won the 1982 state basket- ball championship, the Dug- - 41 the-hee- l i Diigway places sixth Dugway then lost the lead and trailed up until the last when strikes. Spe- rial orthotic devices can be made by podiatry for special i . and properly fitted shoe.. (A good shoe should feel comfortable and feel "right," it. should, d have a toe a box, studded, sole. for shock absorption, a well- padded, molded achilles pad to prevent irritation of the j Getting the most rebounds was Gardner with third quarter before finally evening up the score at 36 going into the last quarter. non-allergen- .i John DeWitt lead the way, as he scored 18 points, followed by Larry White; 17; Steve Bruce, 11; Jeff Brothers, 9; Kary Gardner,4 and Steve Lundy, 2. Recognize, prevent, and by Dr. D. J. Fletcher While Americans laced up ' i. rd ment. Dugway found themselves down 34 to 27 in the seconds when' Larry throw attempts, tying the Jeff-Lid-dia- - -- went our way, or we wouldnt have been able to advance on in the tourna- 24-2- 2, White connected on two free iv lose. But we lucked out, as six or seven must situations After being up for the 18-1- i won-los- s ..J thought we were going to - first two quarters, I most gave up on the game, I 61-6- 0, . i 3 1- After the game Coach George Bruce stated, "In the last minute and a half, I al- The Dugway Mustangs pulled out a real squeaker in the fourth quarter and edged March 18. 1 over Bryce Valley enabled Dugway to finish the season 21-- 2 and "according to Coach George Bruce, "That . seconds left on the score-boar- d His shot hit the rim and bounced back, giving. ' the Mustangs a hard earned g ds, free-throw- s, l, When Torgeson let the Piute edged T-Bir- stripe; Bobby Jackson, basketball fly from the charity stripe there were only 3 first step towards making a comeback, trying to place at state. DeWitt finished the game with the most points of the contest with 20, notching 10 of 12 from the line. Bruce and Larry White the Piute 1 fol- again the Piute team had free-thro- w Dug-way- l points, 3 of 4 from the line; Mike Kroff, 2 points, 2 of 2 in and had a point in his 3 attempts from the line. As for the team, the win new life. were next with 12 points the charity stripe. White s I . and completed the Mustangs apiece. Bruce made 6 of 9 from the charity stripe and is , averaging 16.6 points a game, while White pegged in 2 of 3 from the line. The other players that helped contribute to the victory, made all their points on line and were the in scored the process, perfect on every one of their attempts. They were Brothers with 10; Steve Lundy and Mike Kroff with 2 each. Other scorers were as club with 158. Of John DeWitts : 18 points, 6 of them came from 60-5- 9. !!' 5 lows: Levi Morton, 4 points, 2 for 2 from the charity free-thro- w 60-5- 9. Altamont broke Dugways brief twa streak A . free-thro- w 72-5- 3, game-losin- ds having already scored 7 points for his Piute team, and completed both his attempts to put his : free-throw- s, averaged 16.5 points in T-Bir- free-thro- w the Mustangs nailed 23 baskets from the field compared to 19 for the Rams. High scorer for the Mus-- . tangs was Steve Bruce, last Most Valuable years Player, who pegged in 20 points. Bruce came into the game averaging 16.8 points a contest. Next in scoring was Larry White who tallied up 18 points, including 4 of 9 from 1-- broke up the pass. Bruce : 169 rebounds. 69-4- 6 ity stripe, a 66 percent completion ratio. Bryce Valley as they didnt fare 8 of their 16 atcompleted tempts from the line, a 50 percent completion ratio. Steve Bruce tied DeWitt for .file most points scored against Bryce Valley with 18. Bruce connected oh 4 of 5 from the line. For the season,' he tallied 368 points on the scoreboard (16 point average), grabbed a total of 100 rebounds, and had the most assists on the so-wel- i Yil points) with 119 rebounds, while Kary averaged 9 points per game (206 total points) with a team leading victory. As a team, Dugway made 23 of 36 shots from the char- was called for fouling and were given anthe, other chance to tie or win the game. Dalton went to the line, 49-3- . giving them a lopsided 59-5- 8. Bruce. DeWitt nailed a perfect 7 of 7 from the line to go along with his two baskets from the field, which gave him 12 of the Mustang 31 points. Bruce put hi 10 points that half, as he also had a brilliant 100 percent from the charity stripe, completing 4 of 4 By remaining. Not having enough time or all their starters left in the 46-3- 8, t passed off to John DeWitt. a two pointer, DeTrying Witt connected with 23 seconds to move Dugway back on top The Piute squad, knowing they had to score quickly, moved into Dugway territory but were unable to unload one as Steve Bruce i Gardner each nailed 6 points worth. For the 1982-8- 3 campaign, White averaged 10.5 points per outing (242 total Intermixing the starters with the reserves, the Mustangs from Dugway were still able to outmaneuver Bryce Valley, 20 points to their 14, that last quarter; . M Larry White and Kary game as possible. Lundy got the rebound, gave it to Steve Bruce who then attempts. then the Mustangs, playing without John DeWitt and Jeff Brothers (both fouled out), the Dugway actually as outscored Parowan . the week before to rowed the point margin to 3 with 2:41 left in the game. It seemed Dugway was going to pull this one out, but Eliminating put in 65 points and Steve Bruce came away with 61, placing them sixth and eight, respectively, in individual scoring. 18 . 63-5- 3. Bryce Valley. Two of the teams; East j. with the help of Steve Bruces and Larry White's scoring, the Mustangs nar- floundered and Parowan blossomed their lead to 8 points with 41 seconds bracket, the Mustangs rebounded with consecutive wins' over Altamont, ly increased their lead. Trailing 42-3- 5 early in the fourth quarter, Dugway tried making a comeback. Slowing cutting Parowans lead down, seeing that the victory was easily within grasp, decided to let as many of his players play in the seasons final Mustang player Steve. 31-2- 5. , Valley. Coach George Bruce, file line. were ahead by 6 points, Helping get the team in the lead were Dugways two top guns this season, John DeWitt and Steve Jeff Brothers was the third best scorer that game, with 11. Brothers pegged in 3 of 4 from the line. His 172 points for the season (7.5 average) was fifth on the team. He hauled in 64 re-- : bounds while managing to make 100 assists, second ony to Bruces leading total. 49-3- making another foul, his fifth of the contest which forced him out of the game. Torgeson then missed from Dugway had a lead of This time, not like their prior two losses, the Mustangs held on to the lead and gradually increased their point margin as the game progressed. At halftime, the Mustangs him a total of 402 points. He also came away with a team high of 120 caroms. . 32-2- 4. 58-5- w the charity, stripe. DeWitt had the best average per game (17.5) this' season of any other Mustang, giving Bruce who pumped in 8 of his 12 first half points. Going into the second half, Dugway was up by They kept apeight, until Bryce pressure plying folded. John Valley nearly 6 DeWitt, having only points the first half, got hot and sank in 6 of 8 baskets from the line and another 3 from the field. At the end of the third quarter, Dugway was up by 2 12 points, over Bryce the first shot, thus giving them a 7 lead. On Daltons second attempt from the charity stripe, he missed and his teammate Ron Torgeson came up with the rebound. free-throw- s. LARRY WHITE, scrambling around on the. court floor with a Parowan player, passes off to teammate John in the opening Dugway was upset by Parowan, 63-5round of the state tournament, March 16. i 2 tournament i-- ift score. In their last game against Parowan, Dugway hit on only 7 of 21 :i t 63-5- 3 by Sp4 Tim Karas ' In first round 63-5- 3 I. i t .MW Hk.,, .y.. - r - |