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Show GyzDstics Alnays Stpcng At UiGivnont By DAVE WIGHAM BOUNTIFUL When you become accustomed to finishing on top, the other teams seem to have a habit of gunning especially for you. Such is the case with the Viewmont girls gymnastics team. The Vikings have won the region title Tor the past two years, the old Region Two title. Last year the Region One crown went to Bonneville, a team whom the Vikes destroyed in a dual meet. That makes the Vikings the team to beat again this year, although they're the first to admit that Clearfield also has a strong club this year. THESE two clubs will square off at Clearfield on March 15 at 3 p.m. to determine deter-mine who'll be the favorite to win the region crown. Although the majority of their points come from a couple of talented seniors the Vikings are a junior dominated team. Those two stars are Karen Eckman and Heather Sprake, both are also sterling scholars for the school. KAREN finished sixth in the state last year in the all-around all-around competition while this is actually Heather's first year of high school competition. competi-tion. "Heather competed for a private club last year and this year for some unknown reason she just decided to participate on the school team," noted their coach, Marsha Limburg. Karen and Heather both compete in the all-around, along with four other Vikes, but all of them have their strengths. Karen is strong in the uneven bars, as luck would have it, so is Heather. These two really push each other in this event which makes for better competition. JUNIOR Kris Kimbal is also al-so in her first year of competition compe-tition as is, according to Miss Limburg, the most improved gymnast on the team. Her strength is on the balance beam. Juniors Arlene Randall and Cheryl Whipple round out the Class II competitors for the Vikes. Arlene is strong in the floor competition while Cheryl is tough on the beam, although she surprised her coach a while back with a first in vaulting. ANOTHER junior, Margaret Mar-garet MacKay, usually competes com-petes on this level but she was injured at a meet up at Weber and has been out of action. The following girls compete for the Vikes in the Class III level with their strongest events, those they usually place high and score points in, Deb Burton, Sue Nish and Annette Wilde in vaulting. WENDI Bell, Linda Ellis, Shawna Hemsley and Karen Jensen in the uneven bars. Kris Ditleveson and Tracy Holt, who are both super in the floor exercise event. Vickie Henrie and Michelle McDaniels in the balance beam category. Karen Draper is strong in both the vaulting and uneven bars while Tana Randall is scoring well in both floor exercise and vaulting. THE Viewmont team has a little pride going in the vaulting vault-ing event. They have been the state champion in that event for the past two years. Coach Limburg, a Viewmont View-mont grad herself, has Installed In-stalled a lot of pride into her gymnasts and they show it in competition. Knowing you're the best gives a team that feeling of confidence, and until un-til someone knocks them off, the Vikes will remain in the favorite role. |