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Show 14 Tooele Athletes In Action Transcript, Thurs., January 31, 19S0 MARK HERRERA DRAKE BROWN Tooele Wrestler Front Line Reserve for Tooele Buffs, Tooeles long distance freestyle event - the 500 - is in the capable hands of young and talented swimmers, Stuart Smith (freshman), and Russell Tychsen (sopho- more) counting laps for Scott Holt (sophomore) and Bob Baird (junior). BRAD EVA Dugway Court Ace f Gentle Ben Turned Loose; Jazz Squeeze Out 102-10- 0 Win Although he towers over most of his Utah Jazz teammates in height, "Gentle Ben" Poquette generally lingers in their shadows when it comes to media ink and fan admiration. That is until he is turned loose from captivity to envelop the crowd by splitting the nets with delicate jumpers from the side and sailing over the hoop to arrest defensive rebounds whenever he gets the urge. IT WAS this type of "Gentle performance that spearheaded the Jazz to a 0 conquest over the New Jersey Nets Wednesday night in the Salt 15-fo- 102-10- GENTLE BEN ?D GD95J mi nrRRANT) Po,n This next week will see the end of dual meets in wrestling and swimming, Weider and Hoffman Naturade VITAMINS NuLife Richlife in five outings. THE Nets - cellar dwellers of the Atlantic Division - raced out to an early first quarter lead as 7,171 Salt Palace fans wit- nessed sluggish Utah action. The Jazz seemed to be in a "If we whipped the Sixers, well whip these guys, coasting mood and could only chalk up nine field goals as they trailed 8 New Jersey after the first stanza. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5: Swimming: Kearns at TOOELE 3:45 p.m. Girls basketball: 15-fo- ot PARTS fol-B- February 4th Registration Dates I I I SETS 11 piece 7 Piece SCREW Reg. 16.98 ut THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7: Wrestling: REGION VII TOURNAMENT AT TOOELE Sessions at 11, 1 and 6 p.m. Swimming: Judge Memorial at TOOELE Tooele ar TOOL WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6: ' Boys basketball: WENDOVER at St. Joseph DUGWAY at USD (sophs only) 79-6- Bobby Sox I I I TOOELE at Judge Memorial GRANTSVILLE at North Summit , 0 retum-Nissalk- Wilmer Wrench Is'7 DRIVER T er-- 1 8. CRANTSVILLE at Lehi 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY FEBRUARY It Boys basketball: Altamont at DUGWAY Duchesne at WENDOVER TOOELE at Cyprus top of the key, a 8 Terry Furlow leaps up and over former Utah Ute Mike Newlin during the turn around, fall away from first quarter of Utahs victory over the New Jersey Nets Wednesday in the baseline and a the Salt Palace. in the lane to knot the conwith nine minutes left to under control with only That is why they are a test at 37 each. 1:06 left and a comfortable pretty good road team. The Jazz never trailed play on the clock. AND Utah seemed to 100-9- 1 edge. Nissalke also commend- after that surge, and even- However, former Utah ed Poquette. "We were tually built up a 9 lead have things pretty much Ute Mike Newlin canned a looking to him on offense three-poiJiome run from and he got some good the left, Calvin Natt hit a shots. He is a great medium free throw, before Ron range shooter. AUTO The Nets were lead by Boone hit two from the Natt with 30 points, charity stripe for Utah. with only 11 seconds lowed by Newlin with 25 882-228- 2 left Natt slammed in a points, Main, ADRIAN Dantley was stuffer, and a stiff press another Jazz turn- - mited to only 18 points, Good Thru over, followed by Robert Alan Bristow came up with Smiths homerun to end the 18 counters, while Terry Furlow chipped in 16 for contest. I DONT care what a the Jazz, The Jazz now will take a game looks like as long as e we win, Jazz Coach Tom five day rest before said following the ing to the Palace Tuesday win. New Jersey is a slow night at 7:30 p.m. to face down breaking team and Central Division leaders they play under control. Atlanta. Jazz forward A. D. Dantley will start at forward for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Stgame Sunday in Washington, D.C. Game time is 11 a.m. STARTING? and it will be broadcast THIS WILL HELP! live on Channel 5. Prices Reg. 6.95 13.95 $4.95 I I I Arthur Fulmer Brand! The Tooele Bobby Sox softball league announces four registration dates for players desiring to play this coming summer. Dates are: Monday, Feb. 4, Monday, Feb. 11, Monday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, March 1. The Monday hours of registration are from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., and the final registration date, Saturday, March 1, hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Site of all registrations is I Boys basketball: GRANTSVILLE School. Those registering are reminded that there is a $10.00 registration fee, and I at Union Girls basketball: IT LOOKS like an easy week for the Mustangs. Wendovers five game winning streak is in jeo- pardy Friday when the Eagles of Duchesne fly into Wendover. pability of beating any team in the league. Feb. 6, coach Dean Stringham goes to St. Joseph in another tough engagement, and things dont get any smoother Friday, Feb. 8 when Altamont comes to Wendover. TOOELE, which struggled for three quarters before zipping past Uintah, and up to second place in the league standings, travels to Cyprus to battle one of the teams challenging the Buffs for second place. clash The Cyprus-Tooel- e marks the end of the first half of play in Region VII, with the second round beginning February 8, with Murray coming to Tooele. Tooeles girls basketball team, with a single victory under its belt, will be out to gain its second win, and second win over Judge MeTHE Buffettes have FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8: Boys basketball: Murray at TOOELE Altamont at WENDOVER He puffed up when his wife called him a model But the puff went out of him when he read in the dictionary the definition of a model is a small imitation of the real thing. J. Gustav White, Antique Wit Exchange husband. - half performance of Tooele in their loss to Murray last week, and believes that the ladies are now ready to play the caliber of basketball that they are capable of. 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Dugway, still preseason and league play enHigh-flyin- g unbeaten in both THURSDAY JANUARY 3L Swimming: Woods Cross at TOOELE 3:45 p.m. 6 10 Poquette hit the next six Jazz points, including a soft jumper from the ISIAI)SinlAf Crantsville travels to Lehi today for the Cow-- , boys and Pioneers first meeting this year, and next Thursday the Pokes will meet Union in a rematch on the Cougars floor. Union holds one victory over Crantsville. Jan. 31 thru Feb. 8 n er I against the wall having been We to win ius, on.e game in four tries. With only three teams qualifying for the state tournament the Cowboys have got to put together a winning streak or forget about any post season play. Sports Schedule In the course of the upcoming three minutes, the GtudUbGooD itWJtejnto ed to use the Judge meet to determine the events his charges will compete in at the Region meets Feb. 13 and 14. IN boys basketball, Crantsville has its back tertains Altamont Friday, White still laid back and waited until five minutes left in the second period before Poquette directed a charge that gave Utah the lead which they never lost. TRAILING by five with 6:20 to go in the second, Gentle Ben threw in two points and connected on the free throw after being Rich fouled by seven-foot- 882-448- E rus and Jordan are expect ed to put up quite an argu- ment. Tooele is expected to qualify several wrestlers for the state tournament, but' isnt figured strong enough to challenge for the Region title. Kelley. Schif Thompson Shaklee Vitasun Wendover Cager and there are some crucial basketball games for both boys and girls, but the biggest and most important sporting event on the Tooele County calendar is Tooeles swimming the Region VII wrestling coach Mel Roberts will put tournament which will be his girls and boys teams to held in the Tooele gym their final dual tests, meetFeb. 7. ing Woods Cross this afterfrom wrestlers noon, Kearns Tuesday and Sixty Tooele, Cyprus, Jordan, finish the, regular season Murray and Uintah will February 7, against Judge converge on the mats to Memorial. Tooele boys determine the Region team has lost two meets champion and to select while winning eight, and those wrestlers who wiTl the girls are enjoying a advance to the state chamwinning season with a 6--4 pionships Feb. 14, 15 and record. 16 at the University of Woods Cross and Kearns Utah. will present strong chalALWAYS powerful Uinlenges to the swimmers and tah will be heavily favored divers, but Judge Memorial to repeat as the Region shouldnt pose much of a titleholder, but both Cyp problem. Rolrerts is expect- - 21-1- PROTEIN Swi.mnMfr Cowboy Basketball Ace. Winter Sports Activities Head For Home Stretch The win was the second straight for the Jazz, which moves them into a fourth place tie in the Midwest Division with Denver and only one game out of third place. Poquette played with the consistency of the April 15 income tax deadline, shooting 73 percent from the field, bucketing 27 points and hauling in 13 rebounds while the Jazz struggled to the buzzer before they iced their fourth home victory The Purple, Cold, " ,nnl" STEVE BOSTOCK DON K1MBER 8 - |