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Show CHRONICLE PORT & RECREATION Sije Papon dUjnmitU Wednesday, April 16, 1980, page 4 Baseballers beat Cedar City the Payson baseball enthusiasm growing Sonju spoke of the Utah State Little League Tournament which will be hosted here in Payson beginning August 3, with teams coming from all over the state. I picture that Little League Tournament as being like the opening of the Olympics for us in Payson because baseball has really become a major community here, especially this activity year. Sonju listed some of the improvements in the overall program this year. There is a new concession stand with a new popcorn machine, a new grill, and a machine donated new by the city, all to go along with e machine used in the sno-con- Currently, a fifth diamond is being finished at Hillman field and plans are to make the area more of an park, with benches, tables and swings to go along with baseball. Also, bike racks will be added, and asphalt on areas between the I can visualize five diamonds. the best basePayson having ball park in the County in the Our laynear future, he said. out is the best, that is, in the way the fields are situated in relation to one another. Sonju said there had been an extraordinary amount of interest shown by parents and townspeople who want to help in the program this year. Itll be a big year. Weve got good support from the city in men like Blair Norm Finlinson, Andreason, Dennis Dixon, Hansen, Gary and Phil Anderson. We also had a large response from parents who offered to help coach. Mert Harward serves as an adviser to the Association, having many years experience working in baseball himself. His daughter Gayleen serves as Association Secretary. Working under Sonju as Presidents of various divisions in the program are Brent McClellan, little league; Karen King, girls teams; Grant Wilson, peanut and and Greg Loader, pony the past. Bob Sonja, Payson Baseball Association President, feels this Is the start of something big in Payson baseball. Saturday morning youngsters turned out for tryouts at Hillman Field, thus beginning the baseball season that will culminate with the Utah State Little League Tournament hosted here in Payson in August. Soqju is shown with his son, Bobby, at left and Thad Loader, right as they assisted in the tryouts. Im a firm believer Mr. Sonju is very excited about the baseball program in Payson. People are beginning to be aware that baseball is the number one sport here in Payson, he said. It involves more kids than anything else, with the possible exception of the swimming pool. in sports, said Payson Baseball Association President Bob Sonju in an interview with the CHRONICLE. Kids need something to do, and if they dont have good things to do sometimes they find not so good things to do. league and American Legion. Tentatively, there urill be 45 teams involved in the Payson 12 10 Little Association: League, 6 Peanut League,- - 2 Pony 1 Junior American League, Legion, and 1 American Legion, comprise the boys program: and there are 13 teams in the girls program. Tryouts were held Saturday morning to help coaches decide how to set up the teams. No one ll, was top of the eleventh. Alan Page had a homerun in the game to help the cause. Payson plays two games this week: Springville on Tuesday in Payson and Provo on Friday at Provo. Although the Lions are a young team, they are holding their own and have a overall record so far. Payson High Baseball Team evened its Region Six record at 1 by beating Cedar City in extra innings last Wednesday down south. Greg Hiatt went the distance for the Lions in gaining the victory in the eleventh inning. Brian Allred had the gamewinning hit, driving in two runs in 3-- PHS loses to Springville The Payson High Tennis Team lost to Springville Tuesday, Coach Lee Ruan said Springville has possibly the best team in Region Six this year, so the de-- I feat was not disheartening to the young Payson team. In singles competition, Benson Tommy was defeated by Paul Randall Wolf Whiting, lost to Garth Felix, and Blake Beck bowed to Bob Sumsion, In doubles, Darrell Thompson and Mike Mangelson lost to John Allan and Scott Wiscombe, and Gordon Bean and Nolan 5-- 0. cut out in these tryouts and each youngster was assigned to a team consisting of about fifteen players. Sonju noted that one of the biggest problems in organizing a baseball program is in getting good umpires and other officials. This year, Dave Gements has been named head official. It will be his responsibility to recruit and train officials, hopefully relieving the coaches of a burden 4-- 6, 1-- 6; 1-- 6, 6, theyve sometimes had to contend with in the past. Sonju sees this year as the beginning of a tremendous interest in baseball in Payson, but he also points out that the emphasis will be on educating young players in sportsmanship and We techniques of the game. want it to be a positive experience for the kids. We dont want to eliminate winning, but we want other things to be just as important, he added. Mr. Sonju moved to Payson seven years ago. He said in California, where he had been living, the competition was so keen that he vowed he would do what he could to keep it from interfering with the fun of the game for He continued, young players. Were fortunate to live in a small town where we all know each other and we can compete without all the anxiety. He noted that the season would get underway about May 27th. The CHRONICLE will make an extra effort this year to list the standings and other important statistics this year with the help of the Baseball 6; 1-- 6. 0-- 6, 4-- 6; I Jensen lost to Mike Mendenhall and Wayne Larsen, Paysons next home match is scheduled against Carbon on April 22. By the way, Coach Ryan has just been named to be head coach over girls basketball at Hell be Payson next year. bringing a lot of experience to the job, having coached 22 years at Tintic, leading the boys varsity team there to a 76 winning record, to an undefeated record in 1971, and to three consecutive first places in their region at one point in his career. 3-- 6, Thinclads win Mark Burton was named trackman of the week after last Tuesdays triangular meet with Lehi and Springville. Coach Jim Durrant said, This is the fourth super meet Marks had. As a sophomore last year he was part of a mile relay team that was undefeated; and he ran the This year hes toughest leg. graduated to anchorman. Hes only a junior now, so hes got a great future. He has also run for us when he was injured, showing a lot of courage. His 50.99 mark in the 400 meters is one of the top in the state this year, too. In last weeks meet Mark helped the mile relay team to a first place and racked up two other firsts for himself as well: in the 400 (51.44) and in the 200 (23.38). Payson won the meet with 79 points against 63 for Lehi and 36 for Springville. Other first place winners for Payson included Jim Alvey with two, the mile (4:48.23) and the 800 (2:06.77); Phil Shepherd in the intermediate hurdles hybrid corn seeds high yield champion for nine years. Northrup-Kin- g tri-me- (41.45); Frank Brimhall in the long jump (19 2.5); and Kevin Gark in the discus (135 1). mile relay Paysons team included David Hiatt, Phil Shepherd, Mark Burton, and Eric Mosher. Second Place Winners: Phil Shepherd in the high hurdles; Mark Burton in the 100 meters; the 400 relay team of Gordon Christensen, David Hiatt, Frank Brimhall, and Pete Peters; the Medley relay team of Gordon Christensen, Pete Peters, David Hiatt, and John Rowley; Jim Alvey in the 3200 meters; Phil Shepherd in the high jump; and David Hiatt and Jim Alvey in the pole vault. Third Place Winners: Wilson in high hurdles; Gonzales in the 1600 meters; Mosher in the 400; Shepherd in the long jump; and Saunders and Shepherd in the high jump. The trackmen have a busy week this week, meeting American Fork Tuesday and Carbon Thursday; and some of the team will go to the Weber Invitational on Saturday. first-plac- e excellent short season grain corn. It has won irrigated yield competition in 5 western states. 0 An PX-2- 2 Has' a slightly shorter season than PX-2- 0 and grows taller Is excellent as combined grain and silage corn. 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Apply it at your convenience. One pass over the field does it. corn root worm and parasitic nematodes, soil insects on certain crops, ornamentals and commercial turf grasses. INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS STORES j mm 3-- 6. et Corn Seed Plant Northrup-Kin- g Then expect high yields. PX-2- 1 Here Mark Burton is shown at the wire as he won the 200 meters. Later he helped the mile relay team to a first place. Coach Durrant named him trackman of the week for his efforts. |