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Show Falcon Gymnasts Are Still Unbeaten By DAVE WIGHAM CLEARFIELD - If meet records are any indication of ; power in gymnastics then the Clearfield girls' team is an odds-on favorite to win the Region One title. ALREADY THIS season the Falcons, under the direction of Coach Sid Conley, have beaten the likes of Viewmont, Bountiful, Layton and Roy in meets. According to Coach Conley, "We should do great at region and have a good shot at the top five in the state competition." competi-tion." IN GYMNASTICS the meets are held in competition in the bars, beam, floor and vault. Then in each of these four categories ca-tegories competition is held on three levels, Class III, Class II and the Optional. The Falcon gymnasts all compete in the all-around competition which means the gals enter all four of the events rather then concentrating concen-trating on one or two like many other teams do. CLEARFIELD is led by senior captain, Bev Wood, who has been a mainstay on the club for several years now. Another senior captain, Sheri Stevens, is also one of the top performers on a regular basis. These two set the example of hard work and dedication for the otherwise . youthful team to follow. Linda Owens and Jan Dahle are the only other two seniors on the squad. Juniors Lisa Christiansen, Lori Johnston and Dawn Beers round out the top squad for the Falcons. ALL THESE are top athletes for the school and are carrying the banners of the school in the gymnastic world. All of them compete in the all-around events. Other members of the gymnastic team for Clearfield include seniors Sandv Hampton Hamp-ton and Teresa Poulsen, juniors Meichelle Hartline and Tanna Taylor along with sophomores Sarah Leonard, Joyce Davies, Robyn Clements, Sally Yamada and Arlene Tovar. THIS TEAM works out three hours each day, starting at 6 a.m. each morning and finishing at 9 a.m. Coach Conley pointed out that this year's team is the most dedicated that she has worked with. Also assisting with the coaching chores is Paul Quigley. Clearfield indeed looks like the team to watch in Region One this year, from the time they go through their musical warmup routine to the finish of the meet, they are very intense. |