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Show PARK RECORD II SECTION Thursday, November 2, 1989 Page B1 rrn Briefs Give gear to Cole Sport Cole Sport ski shop is accepting accep-ting donations of used ski gear and clothing for the Park City Handicapped Ski Association. The shop is taking part in "Subaru Deduct-A-Ski 1989," a nationwide program that distributes ski equipment and clothing to local charities for use in skiing programs. Cole Sport will provide tax deduction deduc-tion receipts for all equipment." equip-ment." Ski swap Saturday The Park City Ski Swap takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Treasure Mountain Moun-tain Middle School. Equipment Equip-ment check-in takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday. Swap hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Saturday, and from 10-2 Sunday. Unsold equipment pick-up is from 3-5 Sunday. A 25 percent commission will be charged on all sales, as well as a two-dollar entry fee. Call 649-8749 for more information. Buffalo roundup The Third Annual Antelope Island Buffalo Roundup will be conducted by the Utah Division Divi-sion of Parks and Recreation Nov. 4. The purpose of the roundup is is to check each animal for composition and disease, and to give vaccinations. vaccina-tions. Approximately 30 volunteers and horsemen will assist with the roundup, herding her-ding the buffalo toward the holding area located on the north end of the island. Once in the holding areas, each buffalo buf-falo will enter a hydraulic squeeze chute. The animals will be held there while tests and vaccinations are administered. ad-ministered. Only those involved in the roundup will be allowed on the island Nov. 4. Striper derby starts Anglers can earn cash prizes at Lake Powell's annual striper derby beginning Nov. 1. Bullfrog Marina presents its free annual fishing forum and striper clinic Nov. 3-5, with nightly lectures and prizes and daily fishing with a pro. The Lake Powell striper record is 39 pounds, 6 ounces. A 48-pound giant, pulled from shallow water in Padre Bay by a black lab on Sept. 10, was ruled ineligible because it was not caught on tackle. Anglers can register at Wahweap, Bullfrog, Hall's Crossing or Hite marinas for the striper derby and must weigh fish where they registered. There is no entry fee for the contest, which pays $100 cash for the largest striper weighed at each marina Nov. 1 Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 Feb. 28. The angler with the largest fish overall will win $200, and a new lake record is good for an additional addi-tional $100. Call 1-800-528-6154 for more information. Ski archery back Ski archery is back again this winter. The National Ski Archery Association will be giving a demonstration at the World Cup Races in December and then holding several races throughout the season. The national na-tional championships will be held in Utah in early March. For more information on ski archery, write to: Larry V.Smith 1130 E. Wilmington Ave. S.L.C. UT 84106 or call. 486-8242. M iner runners' boys capture state championship The 1989 Utah 1A2A cross country state champions, from left: Greg Hanscom, Alex Hoppus, Robert Simmons, Sim-mons, Mike Sowards, Mike James, Tav Streit, Thorn Felt. . t . . . . photos by ALEX WELLS ' "-rvi-f r-'i J " 7 yah Mike Sowards Thorn Felt -17 Outlook fair to good for pheasant hunters This year's pheasant hunt begins at 8 a.m. Nov. 4 and continues through Nov. 17. Wildlife officials are predicting only a fair hunt this year, due to poor habitat conditions and low breeding populations. "We think that breeding success was good but breeding populations are still down," said Jay Roberson, Upland Game Program Coordinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). Roberson says that total statewide harvest should be up slightly from last year to about 100,000 birds taken by 55,000 hunters. An area-by-area breakdown of hunt prospects are as follows : Northern Region Game managers say prospects are bleak. Breeding populations remain low in Weber, Davis, Cache and eastern Box Elder counties. There may be some good hunting in small areas of good habitat. 4 1 V 1 : - vT 1 1 XT "Next year we have the possibility of winning both (the boys and girls) state championships... I guess I might have to get thrown in the pond twice." Bill Kahn Central Region Wildlife officials from this region predict fair to good hunting in some areas of southern Utah County. Hunter success in Sanpete and Juab counties is expected ex-pected to be down from last year. Southeastern Region Pheasant hunting in this region should be fair to good. Production has been reported to be fair. The best hunting will be in the agricultural areas of western Carbon and Emery counties near the towns of Green River and Bluff. Northeastern Region Hunting will again be fair this year. Populations Popula-tions have not increased appreciably since 1984. Pheasants in eastern Uintah Uin-tah County are still low in numbers. The pheasant numbers in the western portion of this county appear ap-pear similar to the previous two years but are well below long term levels. dream come true, J" i '1. i 4 - Vr;P, C?rv v- It' Southern Region In Sevier, Millard and Piute counties, hunting success will be the same as last year and only fair overall. Hunting should be good in some pockets of good habitat such as standing grain and corn. Average success rates are predicted to be no more than one bird for every two hours of effort. Each year prior to the pheasant hunt, questions arise concerning the posted pheasant hunting units throughout the state. To help answer these questions the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has created a brochure that explains these units and discusses the benifits that come to both sportsmen and landowners. For over 50 years the DWR has supported sup-ported this program which promotes good relations between landowners and sportsmen. A list of these units, how to obtain permits to hunt there, and the brochure are available at all DWR offices. J F7w-. 5..-'., . . : 1 ' 1 . .,.. i Mike James 3 TSx Robert Simmons if Miner girls finish fourth by ALEX WELLS Record staff writer The Park City High School girls cross country team finished fourth at the 1A2A State Championship last Wednesday at Sugarhouse Park. The Miners finished with 90 points, only 14 more than second place Richfield. Whitehorse finished in first place with 53 points. Jamie Jackman, a freshman, was Park City's fastest runner. Jackman finished in eleventh place with a time of 21:29. She was dissatisfied with her performance. "I wanted to do a lot better," she said. "I wanted to finish in the top ten." Cheryl Hannay (21:54) finished in 13th place. Heather Hall ran a 22:26, good for 18th. Trisha Johansen (22:38), Nicki Bradford (23:21) and Amber Pitt (23:23) finished 21st, 27th and 30th, respectively. Becky West finished the three-mile course by ALEX WELLS Record staff writer It was like a dream. ...hundreds of runners in different colors sprinting through grassy hills... coming into a stadium. ..Park City runners.. .winning. ..And Bill Kahn. ..the coach... jumping into a pond... Whew! Good thing it was real. The Park City High School boys cross country team won the State 1A2A Championship last Wednesday Wednes-day at Sugarhouse Park in Salt Lake City. They finished the meet with 64 points 14 less than second-place Richfield. Monticello, San Juan and Hurricane finished in third, fourth and fifth places, respectively. Park City's top runner, Mike James, finished in second place overall. James completed the three-mile three-mile course in 16:08, seven seconds behind Micah Ewart of Monticello. James had hoped to run faster, but he conceded that "the guy who beat me is very, very good." Thorn Felt's time of 16:42 was good for fifth place. Mike Sowards (17:42) finished 17th, and Tav Streit (17:45) came in 18th. Robert Simmons Sim-mons (17:49) finished in 22nd place. Greg Hanscom (18:40) and Alex Hoppus (18:41) finished 46th and 48th, respectively. Tav Streit and Robert Simmons had been sick for the two weeks prior to the meet, and they went into the race in sub-par condition. The Miners, however, ran well enough to win. "I feel pretty lucky," Park City Coach Bill Kahn said. "Tav and Robert were not feeling great, and they ran races that were nowhere near their best times. Mike Sowards and Thorn Felt placed a lot higher than I thought they would. With the combination we ended up winning." Thorn Felt pushed himself hard to come in fifth. "It hurt bad," he said. "When I came in I couldn't even walk... I can still hardly stand up." Mike Sowards' strong finish had a special reward. "I keep my hair long," he said. Sowards had bet Robert Simmons, who has short hair, that he would finish ahead of him. Had Simmons beaten him, Sowards would have had to cut his hair. Since Sowards won, Simmons will have to grow his. After the race there was a long delay before the winning teams were announced. After the fifth- through second-place teams had been named, nam-ed, the Miners began celebrating. The Miners were announced as champions, and awarded a large trophy. Suddenly none of the Park City runners were tired. "We have much energy now," Mike James said. Then it was time to throw Coach Kahn in the lake. "Last year it was a deal if we won region we got to throw him in the lake," Mike Sowards explained. ex-plained. "We didn't win; this year because we were better we had to win state." The Miners won, and Kahn, true to his word, jumped in a small duck pond at Sugarhouse Park. With six of their seven fastest runners run-ners returning, the Miners have a good chance of repeating as champions cham-pions next year. They plan to run all winter, sometimes with coach Kahn. "He likes to stay back with the girls so it doesn't hurt," Thorn Felt said. Coach Kahn says his team will be better next year. "They'll improve after another track season and a summer of running." Sounds like a coach's dream. in an even 24 minutes. Before he saw the final results, Park City coach Bill Kahn was disappointed with the running of his girls. "I wasn't excited about it," he said. "When I watched them I wasn't happy; when I saw the score sheet I was pretty happy." The girls cross country team should be outstanding next year. Three of the four top Park City finishers Wednesday were freshmen. (Cheryl Hannay is a senior.) And several good runners are expected to join the team next year. "We're picking up three strong runnners from the middle school," Kahn said. "The girls could be ery strong next year." f- "Next year we have the possibility of winning both (the boys and girls) state championships," Kahn said. What will he do if they win both? "I guess I might have to get thrown in the pond twice." 1. |