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Show WEST VAlltY Thursday, Jan. VIEW a Three Communities 15, 1981 Youth Center Action Starts Li hx A KEARNS. Action got under way during the week in three leagues v- f sponsored by the Kearns Recreation Center. At Granger high in games involving fifth r' "$ and sixth graders, Terry Bleaks 14 points led the Stars to a 47-- 3 Granger Is Paced By Six Pins GRANGER. Six pins lifted Granger to an easy victory over East in a Region Three dual meet Thursday. 44-1- 6 Following last weekend's Utah Classic, Coach Roger Ketchums Lancers return to region competition Kearns high's Frank Lucero (15) leaps high in effort to prevent pass by FAKED OUT . . . Kearns high's Kevin Crookston (33) makes a strong inside move to score against Hillcrest's John Boswell. STRONG MOVE . . . Hillcrest's Mark Koehler (33) in opening Region Two contest captured by Cougars. Kearns Outhustles Hillcrest For Key Win A solid KEARNS. team effort here Friday night produced the win that could turn Kearns fortunes high cage around. Written off at the seasons onset as too young and too small, the Cougars opened league 6 play with a thrilling victory over defending state champion Hillcrest. 58-5- PREP SCORES Region Two Kearns 58, Hillcrest 56 Bingham 64, Alta 45 Region Three behind the play of Gifford Nielsen clone John Boswell (hes Nielsens nephew), took a lead in a defensively strong first period, the back steals by Kenny Meldrum finally gave the home squad a 3 24-2- lead and although 13-- 8 Hillcrest owned a lead on a Boswell found Cougars themselves down 21-1- con- - 2 REGION TWO midway through the second and struggling offensively. Clark opted for a fullscale substitution so he could diagram what he wanted done offensively. Into the lineup came seniors Marc Ingram and Jeff Cook, along with sophomore Derek Lauritzen. When Clark finished his work he looked up and discovered that his bench had trimmed the Back-to- lead to Standings W I Pctg. PF PA 1 0 1.000 58 56 1 0 1.000 64 45 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 56 58 0 1 .000 45 64 Team Kearns Bingham Brighton Hillcrest Alta version at the buzzer, it was a game again. At one point in the third period the Cougars found themselves down by five, but they rallied and at the end of the 21-1- 8. Granite 44, Olympus 40 Granger 66, Cott'wood 54 East 68, Skyline 62 26-2- 4 1 canto owned a lead. Kearns never trailed in the fourth period, but let Hillcrest knot the score after the Cougars had opened a seven-poilead. Brett Chidester came to life in the final period and it was his three-poi- Crookston, gaining with 26 seconds left that put the game out of reach, giv- Player, Tam Boswell, H Hymas, Bi Crookston, K Long, A Judd, K Chidester, K E. Varoz, H 43-4- play ing Kearns a 3 edge. Eric Varoz cut that by one and purposely missed a second charity shot, but the ensuing bucket came with only four seconds left and the Cougars held the ball out of bounds to seal the 58-5- win. Senior center Kevin strength in every outing after sitting out a December with broken hand, played an intimidating game in- REGION TWO Top Scorers G TP FT Avg 1 20 2x6 20.0 1 18 2x3 18.0 1 14 0x1 14.0 1 14 4x4. 14.0 1 12 0x0 12.0 1 12 2x3 12.0 1 12 2x3 12.0 side and led Cougar scoring with 14 (7, 0x1). Junior guard Ronnie Judd joined Chidester at 12 (6, 0x0 and 5, 2x3). Meldrum added 10 (4, Region Seven Cyprus 80, Uintah 37 Murray 79, Tooele 75 70, Jordan 2x5) and Frank Lucero scored eight and led Cougar rebounding with seven. Boswell, who is one of the states better big seniors, scored 20 to pace all scorers, while Varoz added 12, seven in the final period. (See Page 4, Col. 1) Soccer Signups Are Set KEARNS. Utah Youth Soccer Assn, signups for girls and boys age 5 to 18 years will be held from 9 a m. to noon on Jan. 24 and 31 at the Kearns Library. Fees will be $20, including uniforms, insur-- , ance and team play for spring and fall. Proof of age is required. coaches, referees and team mothers are needed. Training clinics will be (See Page 4, Col. 9) For Coach Kenyon Clark it was the most satisfying win of his brief career at the Cougar helm. It was a team win, requiring the efforts of eight players who turned the ball over only five times the entire contest. Clark and his charges will have extra time to savor the victory, having drawn the league bye tomorrow (Friday). On Tuesday Kearns faces Alta on the Hawk court at 7:30. The game ranks as another of those the Cougars need (Thursday) with a 7:30 match at Granite. Granger will compete Saturday in what promises to be one of the e tourtoughest naments of the year. Hosted by Olympus, the field includes powerful Layton, as well as Sky View, Alta, Timpview, Lehi and Highland. Rounds begin at 10 a.m., noon, 4 and 7 p.m. Granger didnt take long to pull away from East Thursday as pins ended the first three matches. Lane Thomas (98) pinned Todd Lindsey in 4:53, Trevor Marsh (105) put Mike Stanley on his back in just 26 seconds and Denny Thomas (112) won by a fall in 3:03 to boost the Lancers to a quick 18-- 0 edge. Jay Hill (119) toyed with Brent Henderson before settling for a 24-- 2 superior decision. The Lancer streak was snapped when Leopard Randy Cooper registered a 0 decision over Kurt Bangerter at 126. 9-- Volunteer 50 tonight pre-stat- Defending Champs Fall By Two Judge scored 16. The Seabees had 10 points from Jeff Leatherwood win over the in a Nuggets and the Warriors downed the Hawks son - Grangers Tal Mecham pinned his foe in 1:42, but East bounced back with decisions at 138 and 145. Except for a loss at 167, where Easts David Tauteloi pinned Keith Hill in 1:14, the rest belonged to Granger. Maamaloa Vake claimed a decision at 155 and the Lancers wrapped it up with pins Dave Tew by (1:20) and heavyweight Ken Smith (3:33). 32-1- 8 39-1- In seventh and eighth grade play the Hunter Lions defeated the Nets Allen Tygesen paced the winners with 14. The Chargers edged the Roadrunners Nafa Alusa led the winners with 10, but game honors went to Gary Bronson with 14. The All Stars defeated the with Richard Pros Anderson and Ken Lawson scoring 10 each, while Marty Jaramillo scored 16 in a losing cause. win over the Blazers; defeated the 3 and the Colts edged the Jazz Baldys Rams 37-2- 52-1- 18-1- In the seventh and eighth grade division the Valley Ligers nipped with the Rockets Shane Roger Tyler, 33-3- 46-4- 5, Gleave and Tony Tavanli all scoring 10 points. Ryan Stephens had 16 in a losing cause. The Sonics blasted the with KelRaiders ly Goodfellow scoring 15, Tim Cook 13 and Paul Breinholt 10. Bob Ball scored 10 for the Raiders. Derrick Bolton scored 15 to lead the Aggies to a victory over the Panthers. Mike Wilding had 18 as the Hustlers edged the Salt Lakers Patrick Hoines scored 19 for the losers. The Flyers raced past with the Bucks Guy Folks scoring 16, R. J. Henry 14 and Kelly Peterson 10. In ninth grade games Gerry Holmes and Greg Jones scored a dozen 39-2- 60-1- Tourney Honors Captured Lake 38-2- 4 MAGNA. Ridge 2nd ward nipped Magna ward in a double-playoff, 37-3- match to win the Oquirrh Region Young Womens vothree-gam- e 48-3- as the Spurs each defeated Granger The Knicks had 22 points from Johnny 9 win Walker in a over the Braves. Todd Christiansen scored 11 for the Braves. In games played at Cyprus among third and 42-2- 42-2- fourth graders the Ponies beat the Cougars David Slaugh scored 24 for the winners, while Mark 36-1- 5. Pendleton led the Cougars with 13. The Firebirds beat the Bulls the Lion Cubs topped the Little Bucks 7 and the Pioneers defeated the 76ers 26-1- 26-1- 14-1- In fifth and sixth grade contests the Buccaneers topped the Lakers the Swish beat the 7 and the Celtics Cavaliers halted the Suns At Kearns high Monte Perea led the Jets to a 36-- 4 win over the Scorpions in fifth and sixth 32-2- 37-1- tournament lleyball - which concluded here last week. While Lake Ridge 2nd and Magna ward claimed first and second place honors respectively, Spencer 4th placed third and also won the sportsmanship trophy. Eight teams competed for honors in the tourna- ment. Participating wards and the stakes they represent included Magna ward, Pleasant Green second and Pleasant Green fourth, representing Magna stake; Spencer 3rd, Spencer 4th and Lake Ridge 1st of Magna Central stake; Lake Ridge 2nd and Lake Ridge 3rd of Magna East stake. The tournament was under the direction of Jill Wadsworth, Magna Stake YW sports director. Playing on the first place team were Brenda McGuire, coach; Karen Gillett, Sherry Bellis-ton- , Tawn Thompson, (See Page 4, Col. 9) 35-2- grade play. SKATELAND WEST The LESSONS Steelers belted the Vikings 7 as Mike Peter 45-1- BEGINNING: SCHOOL 6-- 3 AM INTERMEDIATE: RINGS SAT. WEDDING BANDS DIAMONDS 969-849- GOLD JEWELRY d 11:00 SAT. $WAMTED$ 12:00 NOON 1 4147 W. 5415 SO. 966-675- 6 with no minimum fccrnce if you're 3 . . to win. Four Cougars scored in figures Friday night, but it was the play off the bench of three substitutes that may have saved the day. double After the Open Huskies, for Public ALL-STEE- Sale L IT'S LOOSE . . . Kearns high's Kenny Meldrum (24) goes after ball knocked away from Uintah Crushed Varoz (11) of Hillcrest as Husky John Boswell (35) also joins chase. Eric - Pirates Await Murray Visit Odd-Size- d BUILDINGS MAGNA. It will be brother versus brother time for the here tomorrow (Friday) when Murray invades Cyprus for a Region Seven contest. Dennis Rupp will lead Cyprus on the court while brother Kerry coaches a surprising Last Murray squad. year the elder Rupp had the last laugh as his team upset the Pirates in the game at Magna, killing Cyprus tourney next-to-la- 30'x45'xl 2'. . $4500 30'70'xl2'. . $6200 40'x45'xl5'. . $6100 Buildings Deluxe Straight Walls. Building Package includes Doors. All Call Bob Page) Mon.-Fr- i. 8 to 5 or hopes. Both teams opened league play with impressive wins on the road Friday night. The Pirates blasted an Uintah squad while Murray cashed in from the charity stripe to nip Tooele Coach Paul Dilley was able to use every man on his roster at Uintah Friday and no starter played more than two periods. st 80-3- 79-7- UTAH ACADEMY OF GYMNASTICS 6500 South 400 West - 261-007- 1 ( WON I 1 " III (Beginning) 1st Place 1980. 1981 CLASS III )8yrs.-- I under) 1st Place 1979, 80 81 CLASS I (advanced) 1st Place 1977, 78, 79 JAN. 5 REGISTER NOW! I960 Wa otfar Recreational Gymnastics classes as srsll as a CompaUtiu Training Procrram and receive $5.00 off Regular class price 43-1- Pirates entered NEW STUDENTS Bring this ad rt Spackman scored eight and Sterling Cloward scored seven. In all, 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASS ted a half-coupress, the visitors extended that to 4 and the outcome was never in doubt. Both teams scored 10 points in the third period, but in the finale, the Pirate reserves took advantage of their opportunity and accounted for 27 points. Junior Jeff Sorensen and senior reserve Ron Bryce led Pirate scoring with 12 each. Gil Romero added 10. Ron Huber and Troy NEW SESSION BEGINS UTAH STATE TEAM The Bucs jumped out to a 19-- 6 lead in the first period and in the second when the Utes attemp- the scoring column. The Bucs converted 20x26 from the line, an encouraging sign for Dilley. On the boards the Pirates had a 6 The games edge. leading scorer was Uintahs Johnson with 19. Huber led Pirate rebounders with nine, while Pete Sefakis dishsix ed out a team-hig- h assists and Sorensen added five to help boost the 42-1- TINY TOTS Classes For year olds Basic Movement Kinesthetic Awareness thru Gymnastic Activities Pre-Scho- 3-- 4 Buc total to 21. Although Rupp was limited to four points, the senior forwards play was a factor in the early edge as he keyed the effort to break the press, Dilley said. Dilley noted that his team is excited about meeting Murray and can see that the league title is up for grabs, with Judge having handed Jordan a setback on a night when upsets in 3A basketball were rampant. The Pirates will be seeking to stop the cur- rent league-leadin- Prime time? That's our term for folks who were born before 1926 . . people who are really in the prime of life . . . and enjoying every minute of it! Senior . . . Citizens? No way! 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