OCR Text |
Show Tootle Transcript, TMDIP KHh Bluck Stove Bruce Crantsville Tennis Dugway Tennis Becky Burgeu Crantsville Tennis BUI Paul Cluff Cheudoln Tooele Crantsville Tennis Golf All-Stat- 1 MW nursday, May la Roberts Sports Editor A. T. David Coates Tooele Swimming and e M.V.P. Basketball Jim Hartley Nate Mlllward Tooele Crantsville Swimming Tennis All State Lori Roberts Tracy Mullendore Scott Nelson Tim Norton Brent Outzen Dugway Javelin Tooele Tooele Tooele Tooele Diving High Jump Swimming Diving Charlie Royle Football Dawn Sandberg Crantsville Javelin Tooele Swimming M.V.P. in 3A Swimming Tooele Coumty High School State- Champions, and All-State- rs - School Year Moana Sandberg John Wltkowskl Jim Slmonlch Crantsville Tennis Dugway Tooele e Wrestling Basketball Winner of Phil Didericksen Memorial Award No less than 21 athletes from Dugway, Tooele and Crantsville achieved the highest individual honors possible during this past school year, when they became state champions or achieved recognition. Two of these state champions established state high school records: Scott Nelson in diving, and Tracy Mullendore in throwing the javelin. Additional individual honors came to Tooeles diver Scott Nelson by being nominated for honors; and Most Valuable Swimmer in 3A; to Dug-waSteve Bruce for being selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1A basketball tournament (Salt Lake Tribune); to Dugways John Witkowski, Most Valuable Player in the 1A basketball tournament (Tooele Transcript-Bulletin- ) and to John Witkowski, first winner of all-Sta- te 1981-8- 2 the Phil Didericksen Memorial Award. Three teams earned coveted state championships: Crantsville in girls tennis; Tooele in boys swimmidng and Dugway in boys basketball. Three other teams battled to team championship round before finishing second: Tooele in girls swimming; Crantsville in boys tennis and Dugway in boys tennis. There were no less than nine Region al team championships: Tooele won the golf, wrestling, and loys and girls swimming; Crantsville captured the girls and boys tennis and baseball, Dugway w'on the basket ball, and Wendover won a baseball title. Twas a very good year for the Tooele County High Schools and the athletes that carried their colors. 4- - Bruce to Coach, Witkowski to Play in M,S. Benefit Games Additional honors came to Dugways George Bruce and John Witkowski when they were notified that they had been selected to participate in the third annual basketball and Multiple Sclerosis football games. Bruce who coached Dugway to the 1A state championship will coach the all-St- North All-St- basketball team, com- players from Regions 9 prised of and 11. Witkowski who scored the winning basket in the championship game is a member of the basketball team, and will also play in the football game. These benefit games are the brain child of Morgan football coach, Jan all-st- all-st- Smith, who not only wanted to raise funds for the MS Society, but also wanted to provide the athletes from the 1A and 2A high schools in the state. I just felt that the fine athletes from Utahs smaller schools needed an opportunity to show how good they really were, Smith said. games, featuring All-St- ar all-sta- te selections, pitting the best from the southem-Uta- 12 h and 13) small schools (Regions 10, against the best from the small schools (Regions 9 and 11), seemed to be the answer, with all the profits going to the MS society. Smiths brain child was an instant success and has grown each year. This years contests will be played at Bountiful High School. The basketball 11 and the game is scheduled for June football game will be played June 12. Both contests begin at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $3 per person and tickets are available from any of the participating players, the high school they attend or at the door the date of the contest. northem-Uta- h It gives the players a great opportunity to compete with the finest competition available, and also' provides the kids the chance to meet other athletes from throughout the state, Smith summarized. The previous contests have been t, entertaining and decided by extremely close scores, and this years contests promise to continue that trend. hard-fough- In order not to jeopardize a students eligibility only seniors are invited to play. Witkowski is the only Tooele County athlete selected and is one of the very few in the state receiving an invitation to play in both the football and basketball games. Applegate Gets Shot At AA Team ms Brett Applegate, Tooeles gift to the collegiate basketball world has received another honor that comes to very few collegiate, and even fewer junior college basketball players. Applegate has been picked by the coaches of the NCAA, and the Amateur Basketball Assn, to try out for the American National Team. If Applegate sur(20-2vives the May) and gains a place on one of three squads selected, 3 try-ou- ts he will be assigned to the Jones Cup Team, coached by George Raveling of Washington State. This team will then travel to Seoul, South Korea to play a series of exhibition games, during the 19. period of June Only two junior college players were invited to attend the Applegate from Snow, and Roland Brooks, from the College of Sequoias Fresno, State. Johnny Boswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boswell, has accepted an assistant football coaching position at the Univer- sity of Southern Colorado in Pueblo. Boswell, a Tooele 1975 graduate, played football at Snow College and two years at Westminster. His coaching experience includes one year as assistant at Judge Memorial high school, and two years as a graduate assistant at Utah State Tracy Mullendore. champions were crowned but Tracy Mulendores feat of winning the javelin throw for the second year in a row and posting a new state record in the process stands out as one of the best and earns Mullendore this weeks award as Prep of the Week. For this accomplishment, Tracy Mullendore will receive a baseball cap and a certificate. ly try-out- s, Missed One In listing Robby Slingerlands tennis accomplishments, we failed to mention that he captured four not three region championships. As a freshman, Robby won the number two doubles championship, before going on to win three successive single championships. t Wayne Gretzky, 21, may prove to be the best hockey player ever. Coach Glen Sather saysthat Wayne sees everything at a slower speed than anyone else. With his skill the Edmonton Oiler has shattered scoring records held for a decade by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr, and has been named Most Valuable Player in each of his two NHL seasons. His reward is a $21 million contract, making him the highest paid player in the history of the sport. Says Gretzky, My biggest strength is in my ability to look for a mistake in another player. Bret Anderson, son of Carl and Gerry Anderson has been notified by the United States Achievement Academy that he has been named a 1982 United States National Award winner in football. Mr. Andersons name will be published in the US Achievement Academy Official Yearbook. Larry Harrison, coach of the Crantsville football team, nominated Anderson based on his academic performance, interest and aptitude, leadership qualities, responsibility, enthusiasm, motivation to learn and improve, citizenship, attitude and cooperative spirit and dependability. Charley O. came home from work feeling very poorly. Youve got the flu, casually diagnosed the MD later. But, moaned Charley, Ive been feeling like this for 36 hours. Just another example of inflation, chuckled the doc. - Red ODonnell 24-ho- Phil and Steve Mahre are two of the finest athletes and certainly the two finest skiers America has produced. In Eur- opean countries, where awareness of World Cup skiing competition is high, their names are household words. -- Texas Jackie Sherrill, A&M football coach, at $267,000 a year is far and away the highest paid college coach in the land. Sports Illustrated Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for they are sticking to their diets. I t |