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Show Clipper previews exciting South Dovis teams as region play begins Prep girls' soccer starts second season "If we can play our game, I'm happy with whatever happens," said Rigby. Needless to say, Rigby had a lot to be happy about. Woods Cross beat Jordan 6-2. Franklin scored four goals to lead the Wildcats. Rigby said that one sophomore to watch this year is forward Pam Franklin. Franklin scored five goals in Woods Cross win over Granite. "She only played half the game' explained Rigby. "Wc didn't want to run up the score." The Wildcats scored 1 1 goals on 42 shots. Granite had no shots on goal. On Aug. 30, the Wildcats faced a tough Jordan team which beat them twice last year. "They're not the same team they were last year," said Rigby. "And neither are we." effort." recalled Cook. "If we can get the girls to play that well in the state playoffs, we'll beat anybody. ' " Cook explained that he tries to coach from a family approach. "We spend a lot of time working on team unity. This helps us play well together and helps build momcmtum." When it comes to his own talents as a coach. Cook hesitates to take a lot of credit for the Vikings success. He began coaching a number of years ago after watching his son play. "I enjoyed watching him play, but as I watched the coaches, I realized real-ized that there was a lot they could expand on. I knew there were more innovative things that could be done. "With the quality of kids coming in, and the work done by parents and coaches in the South Davis league, anybody could coach," said Cook. "I see coaching as a vehicle you can use to teach kids sound values that relate to life. You can teach them to deal with adversity. Viewmont faced Davis on Aug. 31. The Vikings won 2-0. WOODS CROSS Kevin Rigby is head coach of the Woods Cross girls soccer team which potentially could be one of the toughest 3 A girls' teams in the state. The Wildcats began the season beating Granite 12-0. Rigby is reserved when it comes to touting this victory. "They showed a lot of weaknesses, and we showed a lot of strengths," said Rigby. "But, it wasn't a real test of our abilities." With a year of experience behind them. Rigby's returning starters have provided the Wildcats with solid leadership. "Last year, we didn't have the personnel to fill some of the positions posi-tions we needed to fill. With the incoming in-coming sophomores, we've been able to fill all our position well." By G.BRETT HART Now in its second year as a sanctioned sanc-tioned sport, girls soccer competition competi-tion in South Davis County is not only becoming more popular, it's becoming more intense as teams race toward the state tournament Oct 17, 19 and 20. BOUNTIFUL Though the girls have already seen some preseason and region competition, here is a preview of what soccer fans can expect from the Bountiful, Davis, Viewmont and Woods Cross programs. Bountiful's coach Dave Wigam was pleasantly surprised Aug. 28 when his team defeated Jordan 3-2 in overtime. Now in his second year as head coach, Wigam has an honest approach ap-proach to the game. He knew the Braves had a chance to beat Jordan, but wasn't overly optimistic. "We have a young team this year. Jordan was supposed to be really good, but we beat them,' said Wigam. "Last year, we had two players that were probably better than any we have this year, but overall, this year's team is better.' "Last year, I think the girls relied on our two best players to win the game. This year, we have to count on everyone, and the girls are really pull ing together well. ' Wigam enjoys working with his team because they know how to keep the game in perspective, seasoning their dedication with a good sense of humor. "Before the Jordan game, explained ex-plained Wigam, "the girls braided each other's hair and put beads in it. Their theme for the game was "bead 'em up." The girls' fun loving attitude falls right in line with Wigam's philosophy to coaching. "Before every game, I tell each of my players to go have some fun. We had a good game against Jordan, Jor-dan, We scored; we had fun, and we didn't give up. Wigam was bom and raised in England where he played semiprofessional soccer. In spite of the fact girls' soccer only has one season under its belt, Wigum cn already see signs that it is about to explode in the south Davis area, especially at Bountiful. "Last year, we played four or five girls who had never played before, said Wigam. "This year's sophomores have had some good competition in the youth leagues. I can't say enough about the South Davis youth soccer league." The Braves beat Murray Aug. 30 12-0 behind Tracie Bingham's eight points. DAVIS The Davis Darts feature first year coach Jolin Miller. Miller, who was an assistant coach last year, began coaching soccer six years ago when she took over the AYSO program in the Fruit HeightsKaysville area. At that time she had no formal soccer experience but was determined deter-mined to learn the game. "I read manuals and took classes to learn how to coach,' said Miller. The effort paid off. Miller now coaches three different teams including in-cluding the Darts. The key to this year's success, however, is staying healthy. "Last year we took three or four girls on crutches and two with broken arms to the state playoffs,' explained Miller. Injuries really hurt us. "Davis took third in region. "We only graduated five seniors and last year's returning juniors make up the majority of our team. "We're more skilled this year; we'll improve on last year's record if we can stay healthy. ' To help Davis continue its winning winn-ing ways, the Darts will be lead by two key players, stopper Sandra Thorson and right wing JaQuoy Castelli. Miller admits that the Davis soccer team features a lot of talented tal-ented girls, but Thorson and JaQuoy stand out because of their mental toughness. "Sandra and JaQuoy never quit," said Miller. "They are always looking on the positive side of things, too. Miller said that in spite of instigating in-stigating a 4-4-2 offense, she has made relatively few changes in the Davis soccer program. She hopes that her soccer program pro-gram will teach girls more than just soccer. "I want my girls to leam sportsmanship," sport-smanship," said Miller. "I want them to leam how to make friends and keep them. I also want them to learn what it means to be part of a team and contribute to VIEWMONT Viewmont's Richard Cook sees coaching as an opportunity to help his athletes learn integrity and honesty. hon-esty. After taking the boys soccer team to a state title in 1988 and taking third in state with his girls team last year, integrity and honesty are probably not the only things he's teaching his athletes. The Vikings lost 2-0 in their first game against Ben Lomond. Next, they faced East, a game which finally final-ly ended in a 0-0 tie. On Aug. 28, Viewmont faced a determined Roy team. The Vikes slipped past the Royals in the second se-cond of two, 10 minute overtimes on a shot from senior forward Tonya Black. Roy jumped to an early 1-0 lead which they held until the beginning of the second half when forward Amber Muna tied the score on a penalty kick. With about 10 minutes left in the half, sophomore forward Lisa Ashby put the Vikings ahead 2-1. Roy came back and scored sending sen-ding the game into overtime. "This was the best game we've played all season, I was especially pleased with the girls defensive |
