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Show Bowl game cities, and region b-ball guesses Welcome to 1989, and what a start-we had sportswise Monday with all those bowl games;! had the, opponiinhy of visiting two of the bowl game cities last week, and what a tbntrast I found. In Phoenix, residents and visitors alike were buzzing about the Fiesta Bowl, which proved the launching ground for Notre Dame's eighth national championship.-Jt was difficult not to get caught iip in the excitement excite-ment Phoenix was hosting the national championship game for the second time in three years, and tickets, which spld for $36, were being scalped for literally hundreds last week, Contrasting that picture was Anaheim, home of the Freedom Bowl. Even on Thursday, the day of the game, most of the talk was about the Rose Bowl between USC and Michigan. At Disneyland last Wednesday, members mem-bers of the Michigan football team were touring the park. Many members of honor bands selected for Monday's Tournament of Roses Parade were at -Disneyland, along with a large contingent of both Michigan and USC boosters. boos-ters. There was alsaa splattering of BYU and Colorado fans present, but not that many. The Airzona Republic reported that Phoenix's acquisition of the' Car-dinalfwas Car-dinalfwas a boom for both owner Bill Bidwell and Arizona State Universi-ty, Universi-ty, which owns Sun Devil Stadium where the' Cardinals play. This year's gross receipts in BidwelPs pocket will total nearly $22 million. On top Of mat, the university will receive some much-needed improvements to its stadium, and the Fiesta Bowl proved another bonanza at the, box office as ' . well. The Freedom Bowl attracted just 35,000 fans to Anaheim Stadium (there were that many people in line for Star Tours at Disneyland, I think). The Fiesta Bowl sold all 74,000 tickets and had others looking for them. And even in Anaheim, gift shops were'selling T-shirts for the Rose Bowl. Freedom Free-dom Bowl shirts were difficult to find outside the two hotels where BYU and Colorado stayed, and of course, at the stadium. It was quite a contrast, and it really put into perspective the glut of postseason post-season college football bowl games we have. When number 19 plays num-' num-' ber 26, few really care. Changing the subject dramatically, it's time to look at Region Four basketball. bas-ketball. Predicting final outcomes can be tricky, because so many variables enter into those picks, injuries being the hardest factor to figure in. This is how I see the local season ending, using my best guess and a somewhat foggy fo-ggy crystal ball. . . BOYS: 1 .BOUNTIFUL .2.EAST 3.WOODS CROSS 4.DAVIS 5.HIGHLAND 6. VIEWMONT. I don't like picking local feams to finish at the bottom, and I hope I'm wrong. The surprise team in league this year will be Woods Cross, which needs a fast start but should still earn that y coveted state playoff berth its been seeking. Also, I really do think Bountiful Boun-tiful will prove the cream of the crop among the boys. GIRLS: 1. VIEWMONT 2.BOUNTIFUL 3.WOODS CROSS 4 .EAST 5.DAVIS 6.HIGHLAND. The Lady Vikes are a legitimate state title contender, con-tender, while experienced Bountiful will also be strong. After that, the final . four Spots are up for grabs.'but watch out for Woods Cross, which could be the darkhbrse of the league. ' V |