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Show Page 7 May 21, 1980 Sun Chronicle, Sun Times, Ben Lomond Beacon, Clearfield Courier Spoitstacular Kearns oasts By Bliss Fullmer Two walks, an error at second base, and a misjudged fly ball, all in the first inning, cost Clearfield a crack at playing for the Utah State 4A baseball crown. The Cougars capitalized on Falcon miscues to score two runs in the first and got the winning run in the fourth inning to beat the Falcons It was the same team that beat Clearfield in the opening game of the 1980 baseball finals, and the score was identical. The Falcons might have won either or both games with the right bounce of the ball. Clearfield scored on a single by Shane Openshaw in the first inning, followed by three consecutive walks, before Mike Labato grounded into a double play to end the Falcon threat. Clearfields second run came in the sixth inning, after Dan Perkins 3-- walked, James Prothero was hit by the pitch, and Sane Openshaw hit a sacrafice fly. Openshaw collected two hits for the Falcons. The only other hitters were Brook Hicks (a double) and Dan Perkins, who legged it out on a deep drive to short stop. Nine Falcons were strike-ou- t victims to two Cougar pitchers, and Brook Hicks in going all the way struck out four Kearns batters. The Cougars scored three runs on four hits and no errors, and left seven men stranded on base. The Falcons got two runs on four hits, committed two errors, anft ten men on base. Clearfield lost its first and last game in the Utah State baseball finals, to the same team and by identical 2 scores, but in taking fourth place, Coach Ken Hicks was proud of his 1980 Falcons. Well be back next year, he promised. 3-- The changing sports Changing sports over the course of a year is much more prevalent with European athletes than in the United States. Many of them run, ski, and cycle over the whole competitive year and do well in all three. Often one sport contributes something useful to another sport that cant be obtained inherently within the sport. Cross country skiing used as an adjunct to winter running renews the spirit and restores emotional balance, in addition to physiological contributions. It is a respite away from the pressures of competition and the everyday sameness of training on the run. Looking at it another way mountain hiking, rowing, chopping wood, cycling, and swimming are examples of viable foundational activities for running. Even within the framework of the running program there is a more stepwise progression in workload when endurance and interval training are mixed. Too often we do the same kind of activity, and not only stand still in our performances, but we miss the enjoyment and revitalization that comes with doing something new with a different challenge. Memorable season comes to close for Hicks and teammates Redskins edge Scorpions in thriller, By Bliss Fullmer game played at Roy High School, last week, the Redskins of Roy Junior edged Sand Ridge 3 to throw the Weber County baseball tie for first season into a four-wa- y place. The Red Skins and Scorpions were tied at 2 with Wahlquist and T.H. Bell and by Wo Weather In a see-sa- w 5-- 4-- ' The four teams were scheduled for games Tuesday between Sand Ridge and Wahlquist and between Roy Junior and T.H. Bell, with perhaps a double-heade- r between the winners to decide the county champion. Roy scored a run in the first inning, and then got three in the fifth frame and one in the sixth to beat the Scorpions,' 'Who scored twice in the pnee in tjip Sixth to, iccoun t fothjid The game was a pitchers duel between Roys Kirk Jensen and Sand Ridges Nate Gallegos, as most of the scoring resulted from team errors. Each team was credited with seven hits. Hitting for Roy Junior were Doug Dickenson, Jeff Jorgensen, Jeff Mark Yoshimura, Ryan Bluemel, Beeraft and, Kent Phillips, .For the Vf .pfpion.vrK Frank Loftus, . Brett Battistone, Lewis Meyer, Joe baseball season came to a close this week as the Falcons bowed to Kearns in the quarterfinals of the state baseball playoffs. Brook Hicks, pictured above, was one big reason for most of their success. ANOTHER CLEARFIELD HIGH 5--3 Facer and '.v ' I'- Jeff Charlesworth were hitters. Sand Ridge went into the game, one game ahead of the field, and could have won it all by beating Roy Junior. The Red Skins were tied with Wahlquist and T.H. Bell for second place, and gave them both new life by beating Sand Ridge. Tami Freret shows despair after her close a lost baseball team game to Roy Junior. SCORPION CHEERLEADER, S fe.. 1 Junior in four extra innings and Wahlquist as the junior high baseball playoffs condefeated Sand Ridge tinue. The Roy Junior team consists of, top row, (I. to r.), David T.H. BELL BEAT Roy 6-- 3 Mathews, Reid Newey, Mark Beeraft, Doug Dickenson, Jeff Jorgensen, Dee Simons, Mike Peterman and Coach Ron Nicolas. Bottom Row, (I. to r.) Ryan Bleumel,' Steve Cragun, Jeff Yoshimura, Ray Workman, Kent Phillips, Mike Kempinger and Kirk Jensen. , J"' Y'" r. SAND RIDGE'S Joe Facer slides into third base with a triple against Roy Junior. Kent Phillips takes the late throw as Doug Dickenson backs him up. Tennis grows The worlds largest amateur tennis tournament is getting larger. More than 200,000 participants competed in the sixth annual Equitable Family Tennis Challenge program last year. In 1980, for the first time, the tournament will include not only parents with children, and husbands with wives, but also brothers with sisters. Six family teams are mothers and sons, daughters, fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters between the ages of 13 and 18. Sectional winners in each category will receive allexpense paid trips to the National Finals in New York. Local tournaments will be eligible: mothers and May 24 Jensen is surrounded by teammates who registered hits against Sand Ridge. r.) Mark Beeraft, Jeff Yoshimura, Douq Dickenson, Jeff Jorqenson, Ryan Bleumel and Kent Phillips. REDSKIN PITCHER, Kirk (I. to - July Players mailing in available 1 . may in an enter by entry form tennis clubs, tennis shops, publications and sporting goods stores. |