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Show 1 ITHE Thursday, February 14, 1S80 Page 15 Th ree Place In State Tourney 'We're Moving Up' Park City's John Newland took a fourth place in the heavyweight class and two other Miner wrestlers finished finish-ed fifth at the State 1A Tournament held last weekend week-end in Salina. Newland's nemesis was a wrestler from Gunnison who defeated him in the first Snowbird Faces P.C. Saturday The Park City and Snowbird Snow-bird hockey clubs will face off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Salt Palace in a special exhibition game arranged by the two teams. Since joining the men's Senior A amateur league two weeks ago, Snowbird is undefeated, having beaten the Silver Kings and the Flyers. The Park City Silver Kings, on the other hand, have had their troubles of late. Their Miner Profiles jf y- Marty If one name has become synonymous with the Miners' success this year, it is that of Marty Cowin. A 6'5" senior, Cowin has been the leading scorer and rebounder in virtually every game. An excellent shooter, he averages about 25 points per game, and consistently pulls down 15 to 20 rebounds. According to Miner Coach Bruce Reid, Cowin has the talent to play college basketball but has not yet made the choice. Although he is the tallest player on the squad, Cowin is an excellent ex-cellent ball-handler and can often be seen f . - "V K t ,v J- v' '"' v .V Trent Leavitt The honors for the tiniest player on the Park City squad go to sophomore Trent Leavitt. rteid said he is listed at 5'6" "and you might be stretching it there." Although Leavitt hasn't seen much' action this year, he already is a local favorite. "His size makes him a crowd pleaser," his coach said. "Fans love small guys." But Leavitt has more going for him than just the fans. He is a good round and again in the consolation finals after New-land New-land had won in the second and third rounds. Miner Coach Wayne Carlson pointed point-ed out the Park City heavyweight heavy-weight had wrestled very little in competition during the previous three weeks, ;md he had p" last game, played Sunday at Hygeia, was a 4-1 loss to the Buzzards. Kurt Martinson scored the Silver Kings' only goal in the third period after the Buzzards had taken a 2-0 lead. Over the objections of the Park City squad, a $1 admission fee will be charged for Saturday's exhibition ex-hibition game. The gate will go toward the cost of ice time and other expenses. Cowin bringing the ball down the court. "In a one-on-one situation he usually matches mat-ches up with the tallest guy," Reid said, "and he can usually dribble circles cir-cles around him." On defense, Cowin gets his share of blocked shots and more than his share of steals. Reid said Cowin anticipates well, but sometimes goes for the steal when he shouldn't, leaving his teammates to cover. Cowin is known as a good game player, one who is just so-so in practice prac-tice but tends to put it all together in crucial situations. Dallhanuier and shooler, with an excellent set shot from outside. "He's going to be a factor fac-tor in our program for the next two years," Reid said. Leavitt is a good jumper jum-per for his size, and hrs shown a noticeable improvement im-provement in what Reid called "court savvy." He also shows promise on defense. "When he's in the flow of the game, he's very tough defensively," Reid said match which lasted the full six minutes before the state tourney. At 98 lbs. Jess Sieverts finished in fifth place, winning win-ning one match and losing two. Kenny Eley also finished finish-ed fifth at 167 lbs. with one win and two losses. Eley had the misfortune of meeting the eventual champion of his class in the second round. The other two Park City representatives, John Wright at 112 lbs. and James Meekins at 138 lbs., lost their first two matches and were eliminated from further competition. In the team standings, Park City finished 13th out of 20 schools competing. As Carlson Carl-son had predicted, South Summit took the championship champion-ship trophy, followed closely by Wayne and North Summit. Sum-mit. Last year, the Miners sent only two wrestlers to state and neither placed in the point standings. Carlson pointed out that four of the five wrestlers who qualified this year are underclassmen. underclass-men. "We're moving up," he said. "I would say it was a successful season. We had a winning record in dual meets this year, and we ought to be stronger next year." Olympic Alpine Team Named Selections for the 1980 Olympic Alpine Team were announced Feb. 4 by Alpine Director Bill Marolt. Selected to compete in the XIII Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid are: Women: Christin Cooper, 20, Sun Valley, Idaho; Abbi Fisher, 22, South Conway, N.H.; ' Holly Flanders, 21. Manchester, N.H.; . Viki Fleckenstein, 24, Syracuse, N.Y.; Tamara Mckinney, 17, Olympic Valley, Calif.; Cindy Nelson, 23, Lutsen, Minn.; Heidi Preuss, 18. Lakeport, N.H. Men: Cary Adgate, 26, Boyne City, Mich.; Karl Anderson, 26, Greene, Me.; Phil Mahre, 22, White Pass, Wash.; Steve Mahre, 22, White Pass, Wash.; Andy Mill, 26, Copper Mountain, Colo.; Pete Patterson, 22. Sun Valley, Idaho; Billy Taylor, 23, Orchard Park, N.Y. The U.S. Ski Team coaches also finalized the 1980 Nordic Olympic Team with the final six additions to the Cross Country squad. Those six athletes are: Dan Simoneau, 20, Livermore Falls, Me.; Todd Kempai-nen, Kempai-nen, 22, Minnetonka. Minn.; Dave Michael 23. Anchor age, Alaska; Craig Ward, 25, Lake Placid, N.Y.; Lynn Spencer, 25, Anchorage. Alaska and Judy Rabino-witz, Rabino-witz, 21, Fairbanks, Alaska. Final selections were based upon the five best races posted by each competitor this season, excluding relay race performances. The 1980 Nordic Olympic Team: Jumping Team: John Bro-man, Bro-man, 20, Duluth, Minn. ; Jeff Davis, 21, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Jim Denney, 22, Duluth, Minn.; James Grahek, 22, Ely, Minn.; Jim Maki, 29, Coleraine, Minn.; Chris McNeill, 25, Polaris, ML; Reed Zuehlke, 29, Eau Claire, Wise. Cross-Country Women: Alison Ali-son Owen-Spencer, 26, Mc Call, Idaho; Leslie Bancroft, 20, Paris, Me. ; Betsy Haines, 19, Anchorage. Alaska; Beth Paxson, 19, Morehead, Ky.; Lynn Spencer, 25, Anchorage, Anchor-age, Alaska; Judy Rabino-witz, Rabino-witz, 21, Fairbanks, Alaska. Cross-Country Men: Bill Koch, 24, Guildord, Vt.; Tim Caldwell, 25, Putney, Vt.; Stan Dunklee, 25, Putney, Vt.; Jim Galanes, 23, Brat-tleboro, Brat-tleboro, Vt.; Douglas Peterson, Peter-son, 26, Minneapolis, Minn.; Dan Simoneau, 20, Liver-more Liver-more Falls, Me.; Todd Kempainen, 22. Minnetonka, Minn.; Dave Michael. 23, Anchorage. Alaska; Craig Ward. 25, Lake Placid, N.Y. Nordic Combined: Gary Crawford. 22, Steamboat Springs, Colo. ; Mike Devec-ka, Devec-ka, 32. Bend, Ore.; Kerry Lynch. 22, Grand Lake, Colo.; Walter Malmquist, 23, Post Mills, Vt. . .. y y kmyy jm . f mm v Mmm jP'' prv i- t. ,m& THE MOTHER KAREN'S CUP at PARK CITY Don't miss the excitement of professional ski racing, as your favorite local pros fly over the jumps and speed through the gates, for the $1 0,650 purse. 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