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Show 16 T(wleTniittcripl,Tliundiy,Odtler 1, 19S1 Ur bSsfcafc'? ' S5i I 0 Grantsville Qualifies Entire Team For State Tournament Ttfu" 9 V Couth Don Wayne Nelson will take hia entire squad of seven player to the state tournament, Saturday at B1U, and they will make a strong bid to repeal as state champions. Target Is Lehi After racing through the entire season without the loss of a siugle match, Crantoville captured the Region championship List week and then qualified the entire squad for state by taking four first's and one third in the qualifying matches played Wednesday among the class 1 V2 schools. Lrhi b currently tied with Wasatch for the league lead, each with records. Crantsville b just one game back with a mark. Friday the Crantsville Cowboy get a shot at Lehi, last yean defending state champions, and taking dead aim on the Pioneers b Curt Bracken who has been playing great ball for Crantsville, both on offense and defense. 2-- 1 In the state championships, Chris Cole is the nunilier one seed in numlier one singles, Jill Severe is the numlier three seed in the numlier two singles, and Mary Lynn Thornton is the numlier one seed in the numlier three singles. In doubles competition, Crantsville num-lione team, DeAnn Palmer- - Cindy An- Hall 6-- 6-Jill Severe won her first match over a 6-and then St. Joseph opponent 6-ran into Newell of Rowland Hall. After Miss blitzing through the first set 6-Severe's game fell apart and she lost the scores. In next two sets by identical her third match which was a pro set, Jill plastered Smedley of Wasatch with an 8--3 win and will go into the state championships as the number three seed. Miss Severe is the defending state champion in numlier three singles and will play in the numlier two singles this year. Thornton Is Number One Seed 1 2 6-- 2 Mary Lynn Thornton gets the number one seed in number three singles with three straight wins. She defeated St. Joseph 6--2 and Park City and then raced past Knight of WaMiss Thornton has been a satch memlier of a state championship doubles team and will be seeking her first singles championship, playing in the number three spot. The team of DeAnn Palmer- - Cindy Anderson sounded warning that they are ready to defend their numlier one doubles title, by defeating their three opponents. Only in the battle for the 6-- 6-- 0, 6-- 6-- Tooele will play the states topped ranked football team, Jordan, Friday. Looking for an upset and Tooeles first win year are Matt Palmer and Doyle Holt, kneeling; along with Russ Smith, Mike Jensen, Brad Castle, Willie Jaramillo, Ron Weyiand and Dennb Ewing. thb Football er derson and the number two duo of Moana Sandberg- - Becky Burgess will also lie the numlier one seeds. Cole In Form The top ranked numlier one singles player, and the defending state champion, Chris Cole waltzed through three opponents in the qualifying meet. Miss Cole defeated her St. Joseph opponent 6--3 6-in the first round, the player 6--1 in the sefrom South Summit, 6-cond round, and then earned the number one seed bv defeating Hall of Rowland Bring On Number One Ready to Defend Title Chris Cole will lead the Crantsville chamgirls tennis team into the pionships which will be played Saturday at BIX'. 1A-2- numlier one seed against Wasatch was the Crantsville duo tested. Palmer- - An- derson defeated the team from South Summit 6-- 6-- then St. Joe 6-- 6-- before running into Wasatchs number one doubles team. Crantsville won this one 6--7 6-and 6--1 and the number one 2 seed for state. Number One Seed Moana Sandberg- - Becky Burgess, Crantsvilles number two doubles team had a breeze in the qualifying rounds and will enter the state as the number one seed. Sandberg- - Burgess defeated the 6-the RowSouth Summit team and the Wasatch land Hall team 6-6-- 0, 6-- team 6-- 6-Crantsville is the only team from the 3, northern portion of the state to qualify its entire squad of 7 players, and expect their toughest challenge to come from Manti. Dugway Gets A Break, Grantsville And Tooele Head For Rough Waters If you are going to play a game of football you might as well play the best. And that b just what Tooele and Crantsville are going to do Friday they are playing the best. Tooele travels to Sandy to play Jordan, the number one ranked team in the ' state, and Crantsville will play the defending state champion Lehi. Dugway will be playing for fun when they travel to Woods Cross for a non- - league encounter. Tooele vs Jordan On paper this is the biggest mismatch of the week. Tooele has lost five and games in a row, two have been able to score just 22 points. In with 7 league play the Buffs are points scored and 101 points having been scored against them. 0 Jordan, on the other hand is 5-in league play, having scored 29 points in league play while allowing its opponents 15. Tooele and Jordan have not played any common foes, so there is no way of comparison in this area. Tooeles league losses have been at the hands of powerhouses West (53-7- ) and Judge Memorial 2-- 0-- 2, 2-- 6-- the There are four kinds of thief love thief, the embezzler, the base runner safe at second, and the thief who steals your time. The latter is the worst thief because, while love can be replaced, stolen gains can be repaid, and the base runner put out at third, time can never be renewed. - Isnt It The Truth! by Carl Riblet Jr. (48-0- ), while Jordans wins have been (22-1and winless against winless South Murray (7-0- ). Regardless of the'outcome of previous games it is undefeated Jordan against winless Tooele at 4 p.m. Friday on the Jordan field. Crantsville vs Lehi Lehi, the defending champion, has been having its problems thb year, but still has a perfect 0 mark in league play, while Crantsville after defeating Emery lost last week to Wasatch, the team tied with Lehi for the league lead2-- ership. Overall Lehis season record b while Crantsvilles b However the Crantsville team has been improving, and the Pokes figure to give Lehi a busy 3-- 4. afternoon. Came time at Crantsville b 5 p.m. Dugway Wins Coach Steve Larson took his Musto Woods Cross Tuesday and the tang Mustangs had a ball as they rolled over the Woods Cross JV team 39-- 8 in a nonleague encounter. Wednesday Carnes All games next week will be played Wednesday, Oct. 7, with Dugway in a Grantsville On The Move encounter against North non-leag- Rich, Tooele goes to Ben Lomond in another game, and Grantsville goes to Beaver. League action will resume Thursday, Oct. 15. non-leag- After dropping its first five volleyball games, the Crantsville Cowgirls have now won three games in a row, and a big factor in those wins has been the Michelle Yates. Yates and her teammates ripped play of its Wendover 15-- 1 and 15-- 7 in their latest outing and are at Wasatch today, league record. Wasatch defeated Crantsville hoping to improve its 1512 and 15-- 8 in the first meeting, but the Pokes arent convinced that the Wasps are the best team. 3 27-yar- d 'Mojo9 Scores Again Jaunt for Emery Danny Emery gets another score for the Tooele Bantams as they topple Highland 40-1- Outzen on Rampage Mike Mojo Merino scoots around end for another score in Tooeles Bantam win over Highland Saturday. 40-1- 9 Brian Outzen grinds out a good chunk of real estate, with team mates Gary Durfee and Todd Johnsen ( 10) helping out. (42) Little League Action Continues At Brisk' Pace One win streak ended and one ex tended last Saturday as Tooeles Little League football teams won two games while losing three. The Bantams made it four straight thb year and fourteen in a row with a 40-1- 9 victory and the Pee Wee squad handled its Highland opponent 19-- The Gremlins, Mity Mites and Midgets all 7. lost. GREMLINS: Tooele 6 Highland 7 After a defensive battle in the first half, Tooele used a pass from QB Jeff Lewb to Devon Lawson to set up their score. With the ball resting on the one-foline, Lewis plunged over for the touchdown. A broken play for the extra point failed and proved to be the difference. With three minutes left and Tooele leading Highland capitalized on a 40 yard running play and a penalty to cross the goal line. The conversion attempt ot 6-- was successful and Highland squeaked out the 6 win. Despite the late score, Tooeles defense had held the Rams to little yardage. Robb Hanks and Lawson stood out for the Buffs. power. 7-- PEE WEE: Tooele 6 Highland 33 An excellent Highland team handed its first loss of the season, Tooele (3-33-- 6. Highland has a good football team, stated Coach Ed Proctor, but we didnt play as good as we are capable of play- mg. the Buffaloes used a reTrailing verse with Ricky Smith handing off to Kelly Brown, who rambled 50 yards for Tooeles lone score. 6-- Besides Brown and Smith, Travis Ruybal aided the offense with Chase Nash, Angel Merino, Darren Coates and Mike Hamilton providing defensive MITY MITES: Tooele 19 Highland 7 With starting running back Mike Wilson standing on the sidelines with an injury, replacement Brian Hillman took charge, scampering 25 yards to the one yard line and then diving in for the games first score. The half ended Quick running Jason Edler rambled 44 yards for Tooeles second score in the third quarter, giving the Buffs a 12-- 0 6-- 0. lead. QB Dave Leonelli set up the final score on an 18 yard run, where Edler sprinted 11 yards for a TD. Mike Olsen scored the conversion attempt. With the Buffs substituting regularly. Highland finally got on the scoreboard with less than one minute to play. Edler, with 77 yards rushing, the entire Ram squad, who had out-gain- 53 yards total offense. Tooeles Crunch Bunch stuffed Highland runners all day long. MIDGETS: Tooele 6 Highland 8 A second quarter safety proved to be the difference in the Midgets 6 loss to 8-- Highland. Travb Lohnes, forced to punt from his own end zone, took one too many steps back and went out of the end zone, resulting in the safety. A previous TD put Highland ahead 0 at the half. The Buffs closed the gap in the third quarter when Brian Outzen ran 37 yards for a score, but the Rams held off Tooele for the win. 8-- BANTAM: Tooele 40 Highland 19 An overconfident Tooele team became an overpowering Tooele team in the highlight game of the day. Highland (3-- caught Tooele (3-0- ) flat in the first half, jumping out to a 13-- 7 halftime lead while totally dominat- ing the action. Chris Casanafas caught and threw a TD for the Rams in the first half. Danny Emery ran 27 yards for Tooele following a blocked punt and Scott Benton made the extra point. Coaches Lloyd Jackson, Scott Davies and Neil Smart must have said some strong words during halftime, because an entirely different team came out for the second half. Trailing 13-Emery scored on an eight yard run to tie the score at A fired-u- p defense pushed Highland back on three straight plays and then blocked a punt. Mojo Merino hit Danny Silcox all alone in the end zone for another touchdown. Emery made a diving catch for the extra point and Tooele led for the first time in the game, 20-17, 13-1- 3. 3. On the next series, the charging Buffs blocked their third punt of the game and Merino cashed in on a five yard run. Tooele led Casanafas hauled in a TD pass for Highland, closing the gap to 26-1but it was all Tooele from then on. 26-1- 3. Merino threw a short pass to Silcox, who did some fancy running, going 44 yards for a Buff score. Jeff Roses extra point pushed the score to Emery grabbed a Ram pass, returning it 18 yards for the Buffs final score Bobby Bracken plunged in for the extra point. ese five teams play again on the Buff fields this Saturday against Judge 33-1- 9. The Gremlins and Pee Wees meet at 8:30 and the Mity Mites and Midgets at 9:45. The Bantams go after win play number 15 at 11:00. |