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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, JANUARY 4, 1979 Tennis: Deciding i On The Equipment IT WOULD appear a simple decision since gut string jobs cost two and sometimes three times as much as nylon. ' the more However, By ED COLLINS Copley News Service Braves Get Top In this column I would like to offer my opinions on what some players feel are the real issues of tennis. finishes In Certain Sports Braves By DAVE WIGHAM L WOODEN rackets have a COACH KIM Petersen fielded a great wrestling team this past year earning honors year proved ever in recent years for certain sports at Bountiful High with the boys basketball and wrestling along with the gals volleyball heading the list. in both state and region, placing fourth at state. Dean Layton, Ron Hammer, Mike Warner and Wade George helped the Braves to a 14-- 1 dual meet record and several tournament championships. Back are John Luddington, Ron Merrill, and Neivelle Allan to cariy on the winning ways perfected last year. The swimming teams of Jack Senninger, both the male and female, had good years with LaVerne Heath and Irene Calder guiding the gals to a fifth place state finish and Mike Eiting, Dave Balling, Bryson Smith, Bill Huber, Tim Quinn and Eric Pope leading the boys to a' third place finish. the Braves have turned into a FOOTBALL-WIS- E traditionally strong team and this past year was no exception as once again the Braves earned the right to play in the state tournament. Bountiful placed third in the extremely tough Region One football campaign and then drew West in the quarterfinals with the Panthers coming out on top 94. Seniors Tazz Murray, Ron Graham and Scott Stewart earned the most raves following the season while juniors Kevin Kott, Cory Hilton and Kevin Waters gave indications that the Braves wont give up that tradition of winning next year either. SOCCER HAS become a power at the school and this past year the Braves peaked at the right time and claimed second place in the state tournament. Jay Parking, Steve Benedict, Rick Hagen and Kurt Menlove are gone but the Braves have seven or eight players like Randy Linnet! and the Parkhurst brothers back to get another shot at the title. Coach Mitchell and the Braves will be favored to win the crown this season. In basketball the Braves underwent a change with Mike Hall taking over the reins from John Robison. Bountiful has the goal of making the state tournament' WHILE THE boys were beating heads on the football field the gals were inside with the spikes and dinks winning in the region crown volleyball. They recently finished the state tournament with an eighth place finish. This marked the first region crown by the gals in a while and seniors like Kathy Thornley, Shelly Smith and Debbra Lee have waited three, long years for it to happen. 4 This past year was also a great year for both the baseball and wrestling this year, something they havent accomplished in past years. With Muir, Stewart, Baline Bernard and Mike Nelson leading the way the Braves just might get to the programs at the Brave school. Coach Phil Olsen guided his club to a 17-- 2 season, which included a region title, and a strong effort in the state tournament. Pitchers Steve tourney. Hilton and Lynn Muir provided the firing power and with THIS PAST year was a good one for the Braves, this new year could be great especially with the new alignment going on. Muir, Wayne Nelson, Jim Hill, Les Lemmon and John Luddington returning the banged against the net post, fence or ground. 2. Wooden rackets help make it easier for the beginning player to get a feel of the ground strokes. Hes more conscious of the racket head ' as he swings it through the air. (Inexperienced players can increase this consciousness by placing two or three strips of adhesive tape on the head of their present racket. 1 COMPARED to wooden rackets, metal rackets, with their For Appointments I Call 376-421- 3 HOURS: Mon.-Fr- j J. Scott Dr. T. i. 9-- a.m.-2-- 6 p.m. 2 a.m. Saturday Closed Thursday FULLY EQUIPPED OFFICE 230 North Main St.-Layt- on Chiropractic - Physician FREDS THREADS & LAYTON at average serve by 24. 7 percent. Oklahoma and 6 6 17-1- THE SIMPLE suggestion is to solicit the advice of a pro, who will then send you to a professional tennis shop, to design, increase the speed of the open-thro- . 13-1- 0 make your selections and then string your new racket with care. - After all this time, research and money spent, youre bound to play better than The ball goes faster, but not always in. THIS YEARS Husker team is typical of Tom Osborn-coache- d squads, with plenty of wide open offense and a good defense. ' ever. You hope. Oklahoma broke away from that defense several times-Bil- ly Sims usually-a- nd only barely did Nebraska stop the 8 Sooners to win the Big-- nod. But the Huskers deserved taken from Olsen Chevrolet, that win. They were refused a 646 N. Main. A cocktail ring fumbled ball in the 4th owned by Lonna Rinhart of by an officials misquarter 1451 Scott Circle and valued at call. They had thrown away $399 was taken. several scoring opportunities TOOLS AND a tool box, toin the first half. tal value of $120, were reported taken, Michael McDowell of 758 Diamond said. Vandals did damage to a fence totalling $150, Laura Harmer of second perplexing question facing all tennis players is whether to have their racket strung with gut The or nylon. (Police Report LAYTON An eight-trac- k and CB, total value of $500, were taken from a vehicle owned by Charles Brandt of 142 Green. A CB valued at $200 was taken from a vehicle owned by Boyd B. Monsen of 149 S. Fort Lane. ABOUT $500 in firearms-anchina were taken from a d Layton garage, David Rounqles of 1650 S. 427 W., No. 14, Woods Cross, told Clearfield Police Report CLEARFIELD . Three leather coats valued at $585 were taken from Blocks 391 S. State. SOME $800 in lumber was taken from a construction site, Clearfield police were told by Classic Construction officials of 4185 S. 300 W-- . in Riverdale. A purse valued at $50 was reported missing by Toby LaNae Gruber of 2360 W. 300 N. in West Point. A PURSE valued at $65 was taken from a truck, Susan Gay Green of Caldwell, Ida. told police, tb DEPT. STORE Burglary Is Solved 577 Kirk. police. A window valued at $75 was damaged in an office at 192 N. Fort Lane, police said. A lug-- gage rack valued at $250 was- Clothier, Alpine Chiropractic Center make contact with the ball, the choice is obvious: nylon. They would have a difficult time distinguishing between the performance of the two strings. Besides, in addition to being cheaper, nylon has a much longer life span. Its not sensitive to climate and court conditions, like gut is. In addition to deciding between rackets and what kind of string to put in them, the player also must decide on stringing tension, grip size, racket weight and balance. much greater chance of breaking when angrily are contenders again between late-seas- FOR BEGINNING players, who at first struggle just to - Two electric thermometers valued at $430 were taken from Davis North Medical Center. Damage to a window at Toms Super Save, 300 E. Gentile, totalled $300. A snowblower valued at $260 was reported missing from a garage, Herb Groskreutz of 772 N. Diamond, reported. Youth Bureau Police Officer, Mike Lee and Lt. Elmer Morrison have solved a burglary that occurred at the Faye Johnson residence, 57 West 250 South, Kaysville on Foil! cassette recorder were taken in the theft. The officers arrested a youth in connection with the theft, np Dec. 16. TWO WRIST watches and Film nn IM a WOODS CROSS 1978 at will long be first year that the school participated in varsity sports but to top off their accomplish- ments might take another decade. ALL THE Wildcats did in their first year was. win two state titles, place third in another and win a consolation championship in a fourth. While it might be said public. THIS FILM will be ideal If .entertainment for the family. Librarian Maurine Brady invites everyone toplan to attend this excellent film. It will be shown by Halliday, member of the library board, np Completes Air Force Training : THE AIRMAN This past month the Woods Cross girls capped off a great volleyball season by claiming the 3A state title at the University of Utah. It wasnt Eamshaw, Reed Call, Terryn Hallows and Kevin Nitzel gained valuable varsity experience and should be strong tiiis coming year. easy as the Wildcats had to face Box Elder, a team that had beaten the Cats three times already this year, in the finals. Coach Peel and the girls werent about to let this title slip away however and they came on strong to win Major LAYTON DEPT. STORE r.the J : ALURUM GUTTERS' L017EST PRICE EVER EARLIER IN the year the gals claimed the state title in gymnastics with Vemell Petersen, Lisa Thomas and Paige Goodin leading the way. One thing to remember about this title is the fact that most of the gals were underclassmen and will return -this year to defend the title. For Residential or Commercial Buildings Various Colors Baked on Enamel Custom Made with Precision on Job E1E1TLY The temales almost pulled off a triple as they got all the way to the semifinals of the m. 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Priced $16.98 Irregulars 7.49 peryd. j peryd. is a 1977 School. Graduates fGlacier Senior Airman Daniel D. Rogers, son erf Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Rogers of 1 Riley bold pattern of flowing masses spiked with beautiful highlights, a cut pine plush in Kaleidoscopic colors. Now Just in Irregulars Reg. $17.95 A Court, North Attleboro, Mass., has graduated with honors at Sheppard AFB, Tex., from the U.S. Air Force technical training course for general 7.95 peryd. We also still have a good selection of roll-enand short-roll- s h for additional savings . ds accounting specialists. AIRMAN ROGERS, now trained in the principles of Air Force accounting and iVAA appropriation and control GALS MR! Completion of the course earned the individual credits towards an associate int applied science degree through the Community 45 E This past year was a great: i one. This coming year has all. the makings of another great year for the Cats. In the winter sports the the crown. systems, will go to Hanscom AFB, Mass, for duty with a unit of the Air Force Systems Command. 'FOR, GUYS BASEBALL-WIS- Cats qualified for the stater-evewith Dave Draper, Ostler, Mark LeCheminanti: and others having sttofig" seasons. The fcoccer dub-- r placed fourth in region and state; played in their first-eve- r tournament. r underclassmen like Mark CCCTINUOU3 s high finish. graduate of Layton High Credit Cards Accepted ll a tremendous start, winner four straight, they ran into some injury problems and never really got unwound in league action. John Montgomery, Gregg Tuttle, Dave Powell and others had good years for the Cats. A lot of youre not thrifty do not read this ad or buy this carpet!) Reduced AIRMAN Roberson, now trained to install and repair special airborne and ground electronic equipment, is being assigned to Malmstrom AFB, Mont., for duty with a unit of the Aerospace Defense and the Cats E Lymans Carpet warehouse in Layton has just purchased some near perfect factory irregular carpet in the latest designs and colors, from one of the nations leading mills. The rolls are on display for your immediate inspection. We bought these rolls so they can be installed immediately. These rolls will be Completion of the course earned the individual credits towards an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. At FOOTBALL-WIS- learned the hard way after A film will be shown at the Kaysville City Library at 7 p.m. on January 8. Free to the Command. Happening also. from the girls, even the third place finish was a female accomplishment but the boys probably pulled off the surprise of the year by winning the consolation championship, and fifth place, in the state basketball tournament. equipment repairmen. All that TRUE THE two titles came look-for-hi- This year the team will be no surprise to anyone, with everyone back, the Cats look strong contenders for both the league and the state titles. the year for the gals, what the beys did was a great accomplishment THE BOYS swimming team placed seventh at state with Scott Sappenfield, Troy Banford and Don and Herald Donalson heading the list. The gal swimmers, with Janet Williams, Lorena Mitchell and Linda Jones also performed well and finishes this year. The gals track placed ninth' at state with Janea Howard,7 Janet Williams, Becky Peter-- ; sen and Leslie Gibb leading the pack while Gregg Tuttle placed the top five in three J events to help the boys to a' one poll. Tt was training course for electronic It's it comes siting the history of the school. Not only was it the to Andy Boehme and Jason Whitney carrying the banner in wrestling. These three have great opportunities to win individual state championships this year. ltlilTCF; Airman Carl N. Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Roberson of 170 South 1000 East, Layton, has graduated at Keesler AFB, Miss., from the U.S. Air Force technical 8M - The year remembered Woods Cross when Cats were strong with ON THE male side of the board this past year was a. goodone headed up by the basketball team. Jeff Ostler and Mark McCleary both earned post season honors as the Cats turned into the Cinderella team of the tournament last year to claim the consolation title. The Cats' only loss came in the opening round, they then won three straight to win the trophy. Wayne Baker was also named the Coach of the Year by By DAVE WIGHAM The best contest in the bowl games could be the rematch THE IRISH have come on strong since a slow start and if last year is any indication of their momentum, theyll give any team in the nation a good go. The last really horrible bowl rout suffered by the Irish was a 40-- defeat the Huskers put on them at the Orange in 1972. (Nebraska had mauled Alabama the year before 38-- and beaten LSU the year before that, also in the Orange Bowl.) SMALL WONDER, then, that when Nebraska beat Oklahoma 4 (with the heip of six or seven Sooner fumbles) the Orange Bowl committee was happy to settle on Nebraska. In 1974 the Huskers nosed out Florida in the Sugar Bowl but since that 1971-7- 4 era, their teams have been slightly less awesome. giving the player control. metal? The considerations in this great decision are as follows: By PETE FRITCHIE Bowl. linger for an extra second, a feeling of Should it be made of wood or attclfti? Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. How good Notre Dame is will be determined in the Cotton upon gut because it provides more response, resiliency and feel. The ball seems to implement in this game. this baseball season. - The past to be the best BOUNTIFUL experienced players insist THE FIRST concerns the I lorjl EAST GENTILE, LAYTON College of the Air Force. 0M)3 Uto, THE AIRMAN is a 1975 graduate of Bishop Freehan High School. His wife, Cindy, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lundgreen of 178 West 600 North, Clearfield. fi -- li'fem w. Qfflgftsm, liMii 1 4 |