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Show Chronicle - Page Fourteen Wednesday, February 22, 1989 PORT u Olympics ffeatoe V U1Q Cadets medal in swimming events By Greg McGavlv d medley relay. "While most of these events involve 200-yar- Chronicle sports writer They surround our borders to preserve our way of life. We can all sleep easy with a sense of security. Our video and pizza parties, apple pie and social rituals thrive under their protective eye. Last Thursday, while most people were in bed entertaining visions of sugar plum " '3: "vl A fairies, multiplying stocks and world peace, Moscow was invaded by U.S. --fill troops. Naval forces from Utah, : ICI, ft v. - i , i: s - ... J 1 X Chronicle photo by Aaron Ashcraft Don't be confused: This isn't Air Force's Mark Slimko, but rather Clearfield High's Russell Larson (32). The Falcons fell to American Fork Tuesday in the Huntsman Center. Prep hoops invade the No, Athletic Western Conference postseason basketball tournament nasn't started yet, so relax. However, the Huntsman Center is currently hosting a basketball tournament that boasts some of the finest basketball talent the state has to offer-th- at of the high school variety. The 4 A high school basketball tournament kicked off Monday and will be running through Saturday. two-tim- ; ? ; 3-- ov on 3-- 0. ce ' . 200-met- er cpmpetition," Bridges . trade. After all, he was an important factor in getting the Pistons to the NBA finals a year ago. But the Mavs aren't exactly chopped liver. They made it to the Western Conference finals last year, and with the addition of A.D. and the return of Roy Tarpley, Dallas could be the team to beat in the West. Dantley has said he feels offended by being traded n for Aguirre, who is for his childlike actions. Well, Adrian, your not reporting to Dallas was the most childish thing I've seen in the sports world for a long time. He said what? Ute guard Mark Lenoir was quoted in the Salt Lake Tribune Sunday as saying, "Coach (Archibald) wants me to shoot, but there are no set plays for me. If I shoot, it looks like I'm going off on my own. I am so confused that I don't know what's , going on." Sunday afternoon on his television show, a caller asked Archibald about the quote. Apparently the coach hadn't read the article. Archibald answered the question by simply saying Lenoir must have been misquoted. I sure hope so for Archibald's sake. It wouldn't look too good for a coach if the most talented guard on the team was "confused'-especia- lly when there are only four games left in the regular season. I mean, one would think 27 games would be plenty of time to get the kinks worked out. The tale oftwb Utes. Danny Vranes and Tom Chambers led the U. to four outstanding years of basketball as teammates from 1977-8After their fine both were drafted careers, collegiate among the top 10 players in the 1981 NBA draft, but since then their fortunes have turned. Chambers started his pro career playing for the hapless San Diego Clippers. He later joined Vranes in Seattle and is now a member of the Phoenix Suns. He is having the best year of his career, averaging 25.5 points per game. He has twice been a member of the the team, and is also the owner of a five-ye' ; million contract. $9 ; Vranes, a Salt Lake.native, was a local media darling who seemed to get considerably more press than Chambers. After college, he was drafted by the Supersonics and soon became a defensive specialist, but never much of an NBA scorer. He later played two seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers. This season, the seven-yea- r NBA veteran opted to take his talents to Greece for a reported $225,000. But according to a recent Deseret News report, things in Greece haven't gone exactly as planned. It seems the team Vranes played for got into financial trouble, and Vranes hasn't been paid since December. Vranes decided no pay, no play, which didn't sit well : in Greece. He was advised to leave the country and he is now reported to be hiding somewhere in Europe. So there you have it, folks. The sports world can generate some excitement in February. 1. . . all-st- , ar v continued. "Oregon State, for instance, had a PFT team of 30 compared to Utah's six. But we're certainly not crying. "Since the games began," Bridges concluded, "they've constantly added more and more events to meet the needs of expanding sports and military technology. "Our boys did better this year than last," Staff Sgt. John Quinland maintained. "There's a very high level of competition with the teams and individuals involved but the games build a sense of camaraderie, which is our main objective. Winning is secondary." So while some members of civilian life sit nestled in front of their Risk game board conjuring up imaginary armies, holding cardboard continents in bondage and spreading slavery like an uncured virus, the people who own these destructive tools are having their own Olympics. Next year's battle will move on to Seattle, Wash. , and Utah will play host in ' 1992. When that time comes and external forces invade Utah, don't worry about arming yourself, storing food or fleeing to Canadait's just a game. Bored? Try these sports events : , pelled Utah to an overall. team score ranked sixth in the nation. Although Utah lost every basketball contest, Tom McNitt emerged as MVP of the tournament. Dave Cotts received high marksmanship honors for physical skills, and Larry Crafts placed first in the individual medley in swimming. These titles would certainly be impressive for any size university. , "Utah was the smallest school in the : well-know- fl Bridges, Utah's NROTC yearbook editor. Tom Sparks' mastery of his pistol pro- - Grow up, A.D. I can't blame him for being surprised about the 2-- 1, 5, Pal-Rdrlrol- Loren Jorgensen- ar Invitational. Without Warhurst last weekend the Utes beat New Mexico State Bowling Green 3 and Cal Utah lost to Kansas 10-- Oregon Long anrl aaain tn 1 nno Rparh tflt Beach State "I felt pretty good about how we played," Ute Coach Norma Carr said. "We came out hitting well and estab" lished our same offensivel v." ' , While Carr admitted the loss of Warhurst was damaging, she didn't use that as an excuse. "Losing our shortstop hurt us because we had to put people there who aren't used to playing there," she said. "It was a factor in how we played, but it's not an excuse." Paula Potter, Utah s pitcher, played well, pitching up all three of the Ute victories. Carr was also pleased with the pitching of Lisa Glassford. -- Loren Jorgensen , ,. sit-up- s) To be honest, February is not the greatest sports month. The football season is finished, baseball hasn't started, the NBA is just at midseason and college hoops are still a month away from tournament time. With the exception of the NBA All-StGame and Illustrated' swimsuit s no issue, Sports major sports events take place in February. Still, the world of sports can be interesting-ev- en in February. For example: AWOL Adrian. All-tim- e Utah Jazz leading scorer Adrian Dantley apparently didn't like being traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre last Wednesday. As a result Dantley didn't report to the Mavs and has missed three games ; and counting-- at a cost of $15,000 per game. 3-- State-Fullert- I :1 WW opened the 1989 season last weekend. In the first game of the year during the Arizona e Softball Classic in Tucson last Thursday, shortstop Wendi Warhurst suffered a broken Warhurst was out for the rest of the tourney, and finger. the prognosis of her returning in the near future seemed : bleak. ; ; led who Utes a .333 batting average the with Warhurst, last year, was not only Utah's starting shortstop-s- he was the only shortstop. , As a result, the Utes were forced to field players who were inexperienced at short for the rest of the tournament. Utah went on to win three games, while dropping five in the tourney, which lasted through Sunday. But the good news for the Utes is that Warhurst will not require surgery, and, with the aid of of splints on ' her little finger, will be able to play in Utah's next outing March 5 in, Las Vegas, Nev., at the UNLV 6-- fr:: r" The Lady Ute softball team had a huge scare as it 3-- 1. U. possible-rem- finger as sluggers win 3 and drop 5 4-- 0, r) Sixteen teams from various schools will by vying for state supremacy. Going into the tournament Bingham, owner of an 18-- 1 record and a No. 1 ranking, appeared to be the team to beat. In high school basketball, however, anything is ember the movie HoosiersJ So if you've got a few hours to kill, head over to the Huntsman Center and take in some high school hoops just for fun. 1 4-- ft Washington and Oregon arrived late that night. No prisoners were taken, no shots were fired, and no casualties were reported. It was just a game. The invasion of : Moscow, Idaho, was a peaceful one. Since the early 1900s the universities, of Utah, Idaho, Washington and Oregon State have met in February for the North West Navy Competition. Utah's NROTC, Navy Midshipmen and Marines com- bined forces to stifle the enemy. The games are a combination of Olympic activities and drill team techniques. The drill team consists of four categories: inspection, regulation (everyone must obey the same commands), exhibition (displays the imagination of thecom-mandeand the award for the best drill team commander himself, which was seized by Utah's Miguel Salazar. Other activities consist of basketball, swimming, color guard, pistol and rifle competition, PFT (physical fitness test, and featuring running, pull-up- s and physical skills (PFT with rifle, pistol and swimming events) were on the menu for this year's combat. While taking gold in the inspection and regulation phase, the Utah NROTC squad dominated two team swimming events. Larry Crafts, Tony Martinez,' Rob Price and Scott Mcjoynt captured the team cooperation, individual highs receive the most attention," said Andy ar . . |
