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Show O Hlllliip April J uK--i c J 03 Sports :" ST) Sports Trivia C. . .1... - Every week the sports section of the Hilltop Times will run sports trivia question. The first person who responds with the correct answer will win a $40 coupon book from the 75th Services Division. Everyone who responds with the right answer will be entered for a gift bag. Submit answers by Friday at 4 p.m. on the week of publication. This week's question: What did John Gorski launch in Ohio in 1993, then catch 17 minutes later when it came down 130 yards away? :i Email your answer to: hill.sportstriviahill.af.mil. Include your name and phone number. Answer to last week's question: In bowling, what was : :: 7 spe- cial about Barney Koralewski's perfect game in 1934? Don't It t'l bad. No one got it right. Lightning struck after Barney Koralewski's eighth strike, causing the power to go out. The same was finished later in the week, becoming the longest sanc-tione- d 300 game of bowling. fishing, like life, is challenging, rewarding Fly byAirman 1st Class Micah Garbarino Hilltop Times staff "Fly fishing is part art, part skill and part luck. It is as easy or as hard as you want it to be," said Mark Nixon. With that, he launched into class on the sport, provided on a four-par- t, eight-hou- r base through Outdoor ion. Recre-a- t The class, which started April 16, is the first of two c lasses. The second class will begin May 14. Nixon's class provides a "shotgun approach" to the sport, he said. "There are many different ways to fly fish, here we are going to tell you all about them and it is up to you how you want to go from there," Nixon told his class. After providing a local fishreport, Nixon started the lessons by outlining equipment. From fly rods to waders ing and boots, he showed the class several ways to stay dry, comfortable and catching fish. class Half of the eight-hou- r is spent with fly rod in hand. Learning to cast is one of the hardest parts of Nixon said. Ten of those years have been spent with his wife Lori by his side, waist deep in a fly stream. While most men go fishing to escape their wife, Nixon wouldn't enjoy it as much without his wife, who has embraced the sport, he said. "She is my best friend and I don't want to be there if she basics, the overhead cast, the roll cast and the reach cast. Different casts are used when fishing different habitat. These casting techniques will cover about 80 percent of what the average fisherman will run into, Nixon said. "I think that it is easier for a beginner to learn how to someone who has never held a fishing pole. If you have fished before, you have to unlearn all of the techniques you used up to this point," said Nixon. "Kids learn great, they seem to pick it up faster. I love teachfly-fis- h, ing kids." As a young boy, a neighbor shared that same passion, and taught Nixon the basics of "I was 10. I learned the basics then, but didn't pick it up until I was 15. Now I've g. been for almost 35 years," Nixon said. fly-fishi- "3 - C -- - movie-and-dinn- er .Hi fly-fishi- sport. "It requires a lot of dedication, because it is such a challenge. It's not real easy and requires you to stick with it in order to become proficient. Some people get really frustrated and quit. Those who stick with it love it," said Nixon. "Fly fishermen love challenge." He has gotten all of his three children involved with flyfishing, and now there is more than one couple in the Nixon family. "I told my son when he was young, about 15, not to marry a woman he didn't meet in a duck blind or a fly stream. I didn't know he would listen, because he met his wife wading around in the river, fly fishing," said Nixon. Whether it is to pick up a skill, find a couples activity, meet a partner or be challenged, Nixon's class is open to everyone eligible to use Services. Outdoor Recreation has two fly rods available to rent fly-fishi- fly-fishi- for $2 a day, on a first-come-fir- st While they don't plan fishing trips, they can look up local fishing reports, said Becky Anthony, assistant manager at Outdoor Recreation. To sign up for the May class call Outdoor Recreation at serve-basi- s. Ext. I i ' - . I i, .. aire Mil 1 by 2nd Lt. Caroline Wellman Hilltop Times staff The Scottish Highland Games are I'jr P com- ing to Hill AFB. The Braveheart meets Bull of the Woods athletic competition is scheduled for May 17 on the base athletic fields. mm cumbersome objects for distance, height and accuracy. "People are intimidated by the sport because they think it's based on brute strength. But there's a lot more technique involved than people think. You don't have to be big to compete; you just have to develop the right technique," said Master Sgt. John Springer, Air Force recruiter with the 368th Recruiting Squadron and Highland Games competitor. Stone events require competitors to put large stones for distance, similar to the modern day shotput. The Open Stone involves a smaller stone and permits the athlete to gain momentum through movement prior to putting. In the Braemar Stone, the competitor puts a larger stone from a standing, position. Other distance events include the Weight for Distance, in which men toss 28-- or weights and women toss 14- - or weights. In the Hammer athletes hant weight on a sling a dle from a standing position, as opposed to the Olympic hammer, which involves the athlete's turning before release. ... jrJW i "'J distance or height. Turning the Caber An offientails flipping a log for the follows the athlete behind who cial, best view, judges the straightness of the turn. The goal is to have the caber land straight ahead of the competitor, in the 12 o'clock position. Twelve o'clock landings earn more points than landings that fall at other angles. To get more local publicity and to build local interest in the games, the Western States Scottish Athletic Association hosted 28-pou- four-foo- The Weights for Height competition requires athletes to toss a weight over a LI Archery club The Hill Archers will host an open house membership drive on May 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the archery range. The open house will be an opportunity for interested individuals to get answers to any questions they may have concerning the club. The archery range is located along Deer Run Drive on the northeast side of the base overlooking Weber Canyon, and is open to all military and civilian personnel working on Hill and to retired military and their family members. For more details call Master Sgt. Kevin or Tech. Sgt. Patrick Leath at Ext. Short at Ext. Hill meetings 3 Falcons n 544-866- 2. i B Softball league Layton City Recreation is accepting applications for adult softball. The fee is $300 per league. There is Men's lit Class Micah Garbarino class a wading boot with felt bottoms. Mark Nixon shows his The felt helps prevent slipping on the slick, mossy rocks found In many Photo by Airman fly streams. COPY .i r Photo by 2nd Lt. Caroline Wellman Carl Durfey slings an iron ball during the Weight for Distance event. the competition and a clinic on base. "We want to offer interested athletes a chance to learn about the events, learn how to compete safely, and learn how to get involved in the sport. A local clinic and a follow-ocompetition seemed like a great do to that," said Springer. He started way competing two years ago after seeing the games on television and working a recruiting event at the Ogden Highland Games. day-lon- g n "It's a great sport. If anyone's inter- ested in being a competitor, we encourage them to come to the Games. They can see what it's all about and we'll tell them how to get involved," Springer said. For more information, contact Springer at Kxt. SPORTS BRIEFS The Hill Falcons ice hockey team is looking for skaters of all skill levels to join the team. They play tournaments, a local league and hold drop-iscrimmages almost every weekend. For more information on playing ice hockey contact Russ Hanson at Ext. or 'V-- w f, horizontal bar, which is raised incrementally. The Sheaf Toss, another height competition, involves tossing a burlap bag of pitchfork. hay over a bar with a three-tine- d These two events progress like the high jump or pole vault: athletes have three attempts to clear each height and athletes who fail are eliminated. The final event is more for accuracy than feet-plant- ft l i v. a The sport features between seven and nine events designed to test an athlete's strength and precision by displacing large, 800-467-182- t r GOT Tit Air Force marathon r ' TwrTi"'" Registration is open for the 26.2 mile Air Force Marathon at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio Sept. 20. For more or visit http:af mara information call thon.wpafb.af.mil. 4 .... Wild West. RC club . ' : t. The Hill Falcons RC club meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Bldg. 1219. For more information call James LaRocque at Ext. 1? n .? . Photo by 2nd Lt. Caroline Wellman g "Fly-fishin- a i Highland games bring Scottish traditions to the the class. beats the date, said Nixon. allows couples to plan dates with a purpose. You can plan vacations around it, or a weekend getaway," he said. Evident in Nixon's family, people who get into fall in love with it. Nixon attributes this to the amount of energy required by the ,' oDtts encourages couples to attend Fly-fishi- ..., ' ' JoshWiggins practices the Braemer Stone event at the Highland Games clinic held at the base athletic fields Saturday while other athletes watch, wait, critique and razz. is not," said Nixon, who g, The class is taught the "v-- Recreation on Fridays, Men's Competitive on Thursdays, Women's recreation on Thursdays and Coed Competitive and Recreation on Tuesdays. The fee includes eight league games and a double elimination tournament. Games begin Tuesday at the Ellison Sports Complex on 700 North, 2200 West There is a mandatory managers meeting tonight. Registration ends Friday or when all of the league slots are filled. Diving lessons Registration is open for Scuba Diving Lessons at the Hess Fitness Center offered by Dive Utah Ogden. Classes will be held evenings or weekends at the fitness center pool. The cost of the class is $225 plus $55 for the purchase of an Open Water Manual. All required equipment, including mask, snorkel and fins will be furnished at no additional cost. Individuals in the same family only nerd one Open Water Manual. Classes will begin after six individuals sign up. For more information call Ext. HEP runwalk The Hispanic Employment Program is sponsoring their annual Cinco de Mayo 5 kilometer RunWalk on May 5 at 11 a.m., starting at the Westside Fitness Center. The event is open to. all base personnel. There is a $10 registration fee that includes a HEP sun visor or $7 fee for registration only. There is an $8 registration fee on day of event. Prizes will be awarded for first place in the men's and women's categories for runners and walkers. All proceeds support the HEP Scholarship Fund. Registration is open at the Hess Fitness Center or call Kathy Martinez at Ext. or Barbara GarTech. Sgt. Patti Austill at Ext. cia at Ext. Fishing information Fishing information provided by DWR personnel, and anglers who supply information about their latest fishing adventures, is recorded onto the DWR's information hotline by Friday afternoon each week, says Suzette Fowlks, information specialist for the DWR. The DWR's informaThe information line tion hotline number is (877) is even though it's an 877 number, Fowlks says. Anglers in the Salt Lake Valley and most of Davis County may also access the hotline by calling 592-516- toll-fre- 9. e, 596-866- |