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Show Thursday, March - Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 24, 1983 9 Birdies No Problem For Cats, Confidence Will Help Braves Fewer Bogies Needed to Win WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. The Atlanta Braves learned how to win last season. Now things get tougher. After 12 years as also-ran- s, the Braves won the National League West title last season and they must prove it was not an accident. They will need more consistency, but manager Joe Torre believes his club is equal to the task of repeating as division champions. "We got over a big hump last year," says Torre. "We gained the confidence that comes from winning tl:3 first time. I think we're the team to beat going in." Certainly the Braves should not have trouble scoring runs. Dale (UPI) where there is a great possibility for us to win," Tucker said. "Winning is contagious. We hope we Birdies are not the problem for the men's golf team as it heads into the Northern California Collegiate Invitational at Stockton this weekend. BYU coach Karl Tucker says his team is scoring enough birdies to win in recent outings, but needs to lessen the frequency of bogies which negate those birdies. Tucker said the tournament Friday and Saturday is one BYU could be favored to win, thus enabling the Cougars to get back into the groove of finishing first. "We need to get into a tourney can find a consistent pattern which will ready us for the onslaught of better and tougher tournaments down the stretch." The tournament won't attract many teams, so the main competition should come from the University of Pacific and San Jose State, both of whom are ranked in the top 20. Masters-boun- d Rick Fehr will tune up for golf's most prestigious event with this week's invita- - tional, followed by the Western Intercollegiate. Fehr qualified for the Masters by being a semifinal-is- t in last year's U.S. Amateur and again being named to the Walker Cup team. Joining Fehr for this weekend's event will be Robert Meyer, Rick Gibson, Keith Goyen, Kent Kluba and John Bodenhamer. "We now have six quality players who have emerged as our nucleus," Tucker said. "I was really pleased when our other four golfers rallied to pick up the slack in Mexico when Fehr had one of his rare The boys' state semifinal games found Provo defeating Timpview and Mountain View defeating Orem. Provo went on to defeat Mountain View for the state title after having lost the title to Mountain View the year before. And of course Timpview defeated Orem to take third. The girls followed the boys' antics but the winner of region play, Provo, was torpedoed by Mountain View in one semi-- , final while Timpview bumped Orem. This set up a battle of the View schools, third and fourth in the region, for the state title. Mountain View fell on Timp to capture the coveted crown for the second year in a row. Provo defeated Orem to take third and fourth places (Editor's note: George Kaddo-ti- s is a pen name, but the real author's name is well known in this community and is close to the athletic scene on all levels. The Daily Herald will carry his comments on the athletic scene from time to time.) By GEORGE KADDOTIS Right here in the shadow of Timpanogos an athletic marvel has unfolded. It has largely been unheralded and lightly chronicled. But before the laryngitis occasioned by the incessant screaming of high school basketball fans has been healed by the passage of time, it's time to record the exploits of the basketball teams of Region Seven. The weeping and wailing heard on some university campuses this past week or so were pitifully like the sounds heard at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Unlike the real distress enacted at the Wailing Wall, those laments emanating from campuses resulted from their universities' beloved basketball teams not being invited to the NCAA select m respectively. Any police officer knows tourna- basketball, Timpview and Orem. Normally, anytime you take four teams from a region you have obviously skimmed the cream off the top and also skimmed more milk than is good for e cream. This year's boys' and girls' basketball teams from Region Seven went on to the state tournament to finish one, two, three, and four just like in region play but not necessarily in the same order. (The boys' teams also got fifth after A.F. earned a tourney berth in a playoff.) If the rest of the region had been invited they I'rV 'it ak&bit? 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If Fought does make it to Thursday's match, he may have to face Weber's Barry Nissenbaum who is currently ranked fourth in Region Seven play. However, Coach Hall said he would not know if Fought would be able to play until the day of the match. Although the team has missed the services of Fought in the past several matches, Hall said he felt the team has been strengthened because of Fought's absence. "The team doesn't have to rely on Rob so much, and, this helped bring our other players along," Hall said. -- List Wl '" 3 Style 2304 Defending Big Sky tennis champion Weber State will visit BYU's netters Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in a dual match that may prove to be one of BYU's toughest competitors of the year. According to BYU Coach Larry Hall, the Wildcats have an excellent team this year and should be a good match for the Cougars. 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The Japanese took this high-grad- VU iWSiE&v ''SsWSJM Spectators from the high schools around the State of Utah would be invited to witness the local brawl but leave their tepid ballclubs at home. Perhaps club members should be encouraged to view the happenings as an educational experience. This would encourage the spread or export of basketball technology in much the same g way that American Mountain View, Provo, VmtTT"""! yZm Kfe support it. Grove not being invited. The plight of these high school teams is that they are associated with the real bullies of - .fiflSg - excellent recreational jogging 0r walltina " With lightweight nylon and suede up- waffle soles. pen and Slight cosmetic blems. 8?Slcyv5u. Wi- RONG An tif5iJ K 'M&JSiL. in feuds. for the state championship must stop. The economy can't wasn't invited to the state tournament. Even less was said about Uintah and Pleasant counted on to bolster pitching staff. OUTLOOK There is no dominant force in the NL West, so the Braves should be in th hunt al! the way. However, thay can't count on winning 13 in a row at the start of the season as they did a year ago so they will need to smooth out their rough edges. "I think we have room for improvement," says Murphy. "I think we can play more consistently." To win again, they'll probably have to do just that. - NEW FACES Terry Forster and Pete Falcone, signed as free agents, being their pitching staff. Atlanta fc VLNw unchecked. So, for a the great emotional shoot-ou- t, logical thing to do is to stop the charades perpetuated by the Utah High School Activities Association and hold a true state 3A basketball championship involving the basketball playing schools of Region a real family affair. Seven Give the region winner a bye and start the great shootout in the sold out Marriott Center., This nonsense of driving to SLC or Ogden, to play each other, test that American Fork 3A that largely mournful bridesmaids teams were invited to the NIT, so some semblance of joy prevailed among a few of the joyless. These travesties of justice perpetuated on certain universities are well documented but no one uttered a spirited pro- Utah State J Emotion is rampant and ment. Still some of these ranked only 10th in the league last year in earned run average and the Braves have only two reliable starters, Phil Niekro and Rick Camp. Both of them have already experienced arm trouble in the exhibition season. However, the club is raising the fences at Fulton County Stadium, STRENGTHS Strong middle of the order with Horner, Murphy and Chambliss; quality short relief pitcher in Steve Bedro-sialeague-leadin- g double play combination in shortstop Rafael Ramirez and second baseman Glenn Hubbard. WEAKNESSES Not much pitching depth; very little in the way of infield Jsk family fights are the most intense and dangerous which should aid the staff some what. US' $3 Tough Region 7 Basketball Leaves Teams "Uninvited' Murphy, the National League's Most Valuable Player last season, and Bob Horner form the best one-tw- o punch in the league and there is additional offense provided by Chris Chambliss, Claudell Washington and Jerry Royster. If the Braves have problems this year, it will most likely be with ft TOO Reg. $21.95 White nylon and leather shoes feature rubber sole and cleats with star profile. Improved cut with new to box. |
