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Show FEBRUARY 3, 1987 Lancers, Falcons center meet By KEITH DUNCAN CLEARFIELD Thursday night here, it wont be any kind of mystery who will win the 1987 Region One wrestling tournament as Box Elder is definitely the team to beat. But the second place battle could be interesting as Clearfield and Weber will fight hard, along with the Layton Lancers. Perhaps Layton could have had a better chance of contending for the second place trophy had Responsible for getting and keeping the bubble up at Laytons Surf N Swim, in more ways than one, are Dan Vincent, Monte Green and Richard Hunt, the Parks and Recreation Director. Smrf m5 Swim to celebrate grand opening By KEITH DUNCAN This citys hottest new haven of fun is gaining LAYTON popularity fast, with no end in sight to the bubbling enthusiasm. The new wave pool and adjoining recreational facilties, more commonly called Surf N Swim, increase each new month in attendance. This Saturday morning at 10 a.m., the Surf N Swim facility officially recognizes its grand opening ceremonies with the general public invited. Wave pools are sweeping the United States and Canada in popularity, but Laytons pool became the first to shelter itself during the colder months with a bubble. Laytons bubble went up on October 25th and ever since that time folks have discovered one of Davis Countys most fun wintertime spots. Richard Hunt, Laytons Parks and Recreation Director, said his office receives more positive comments about the new pool, perhaps 100 to 1 against any negative. Said Hunt, The things people say range from things like, this is really neat... we can now compare with anything popular that any bigger city has, and ...I never had any idea this pool was as fun as it is. We see the attendance each month get higher and higher, so maybe the word is getting out that weve got something here that is worth coming to. The Surf N Swim facility attracted nearly 350 people per day during the month of January. Perhaps the January figure could have been even higher had the complex not closed four or five days due to a wind storm and regular maintenance procedures. Other indoor pools within the state probably come nowhere even close to the numbers produced in Layton. Layton officials are very excited and are anticipating heavy traffic during the summer months when the bubble will be shed. People around the country have been quite interested in our complex, said Hunt. Weve had phone calls from Kentucky, Tennessee, Nevada and as far away as Montreal, Canada. I believe its an idea that makes sense and the bubble concept makes it even more attractive. The 2.2 million dollar complex includes not only the wave pool, dressing facilities, a sauna and offices for the recreation department, but also includes two racquetball courts. One factor that helps contribute to the success of the pool is the watchful eye that Hunt and his assistants give to the facility. Monte Green, Dan Vincent and Jim Woodward have daily duties to keep up with that provide for the maximum safety and usage of the pool. Green, the aquatics director, has worked hard to keep a wide range of citizens interested in coming back for more swimming. There is time set aside for senior citizens, boy scouts, mothers and their infants, gym classes from high schools, organizations from schools and general time for the public to participate in lap swimming, water aerobics and open wave time. Each Monday night has been distinguished as family night, Tuesday night as elementary night, Wednesday evening as ladies night, Thursday at group night and on Fridays the pool is designated itself as date night with two admitted for the price of one. Ultimately before a project of this magnitude could be approved, city leaders had to see it as a viable facility that hopefully could someday support itself without the use of future tax dollars. status. Hunt is optimistic about the pool's With the way people are supporting the pool right now, and with the popularity increasing among residents here and outside the county, we can pay our day to day operating expenses. Its positive to note that we are making enough money to pay for the utilities, the staffing, and everything it takes to run a place like weve got. And if the support continues, well be able to pay on the $70,000 a year bond payment. Im very optimistic. Hunt expected the attendance to double during the summer months, perhaps 800 to 900 per day. The health department does want to see the limit held at 800 a day due to the current status of restroom facilities. There have been times on past Saturdays that the pool has been close to reaching maximum capacity. Revenue from the pool exceeded $19,000 during the month of December and with a few days remaining in January, Layton officials said the revenue figure was exceeding the $25,000 mark. Thats interesting considering the pool was closed for close to a week in January to retilc the dressing rooms and was closed one night because of a windstorm. The safety factor of the pool was enforced during the windstorm when back-u- p motors run by natural gas kicked in to keep the bubble full of hot air. It appears so far, that the Surf N Swim Complex is primed to be ultra successful for a city that needed a complex of this nature. The credit for the success goes to the folks who support it day by day and to those who had the foresight to see the Layton swimming complex become a reality. heavyweight Tim LaFitte not gone down with an injury last week. Clearfields Scott Tennis appears to ha ve his club ready to go and they will give the rest of the region all they can handle and more. The Bees are just a class team this year, having gone through the 1987 region dual meet schedule undefeated. Throughout the season so far, the Bees have beaten several of the top teams in state and appear to be a top contender for the state title as well. The following is a quick run of the various weight classes to watch this Thursday at Clearfield High. The region meet starts at 11:30 a.m. with the championship round These Layton Lancers will be battling for region championships this Thursday in Clearfield. They include, top row, Tyler Sessions, Tom Moore and David Jolley. Bottom row, Mike Brown, Mike Barnes, Darel Webb and Brody Banister. n real strong local contenders as Hodgson of Box Elder gets the nod. Clearfields Boone Kirkman could surprise. At 19 Layton will send Don Benedict and Clearfield has Eric Larsen. At 126, Clearfield has Kopecky and the Lancers will go with Keith Dar-ry- beginning at 7:30 p.m. that 1 evening. At 98, Webers Lonnie Kendall appears to be the favorite but Laytons Mike Brown, a sophomore, would like to upset the Warrior wrestler. At 105, Clearfields Gordon Nishimota is a heavy favorite. The 112 weight class finds no Marston. Box Elders Dave Lillywhite is the top gun at 132. The 138 pound class will pit Darts try to defend Laytons Tom Moore and Box Elders Matt Claybaugh, the two toughest in that weight class. At 145, Laytons Greg Loveless and Box Elders Hector Olivia are the top of the class. Clearfields Todd Bingham will challenge there also. Laytons Darel Webb went 0 at 155 through the season and hell be the man to beat at that weight. At 167 Layton will send out Mike Barnes. The entire region appears 5-- tough at this weight which could make things interesting. No one has really dominated at 185, but Laytons Tyler Sessions and Clearfields Dave McNaught-o- n hope to bring home a championship. The heavyweight class title will also be up for grabs as Clearfields Bill Garritson, Bonnevilles Gerald Harris, Laytons David Jolley and Box Elders Kyle Larsen wiU battle it out. Ox championship By KEITH DUNCAN BOUNTIFUL Four high schools All six Region converge on Bountiful High School this Thurs- day for the annual Region Four Wrestling Tournament. As usual, Davis High School will be one of the teams considered to win the tournament. The Darts have won four of the past five region championships and were the only school to go undefeated during the dual meet season. Both Viewmont and Highland will , ; will probably give Davis the strongest run for the gold. The Vikings are under the direction of second year coach Bart Thompson whose time and patience has paid off for that program. The Rams have consistently been one of the better programs in this region and they could sneak in and win it all if the right things were to happen. The Darts leader is Jeff Isom, also in his second year as head coach of the Darts. Isom helped lead the Davis team to the region crown a year ago. Well be heading to Bountiful with every intention of winning another championship, said Isom, But we respect Viewmont and Highland both. The Vikings are really the team to watch with the way Bart has got them peaking lately. Theyll be tough, especially with the way they got the breaks in the seeding meeting. The following is a breakdown of each week and what to expect. At 98, Davis Dan Stephenson Davis Maurice Harker battles against Highland in recent meet, won by the Darts, 37-1- 6. and Viewmonts Dax George will probably be battling on Thursday night for the region crown. Stephenson did beat George 1 earlier in the season. At 105 pounds, Viewmont's Shawn Owen appears like the guy to beat, with Bountifuls Black a contender also. Woods Cross World is also tough there. 1 12 finds Mackey Lucio of Bountiful as the favorite to win the title. Both Chad Bulton of Highland and Todd Harris of Davis will give Lucio a challenge, as well as Viewmonts Van Christensen. Highlands Hans Noerring will probably win at 119, but both Don Krannendonk of Davis and Kevin 2-- Randall of Viewmont will not roll over and play dead. Bountifuls Shane Olson is a strong region championship contender at 126. Russ Porter of Davis and Allen Freestone of Viewmont will also be contenders in that weight class. At 132, Davis has a good one in Maurice Harker and he will perhaps win it all. But Bountifuls Ali Solan and East's Whishand will have something to say about that. Davis Matt Creer is seeded No. at 138 but hell be getting plenty of challenge from Darrin Zessinger of Viewmont and Chris Tabbish of Highland. Ned Warner of Highland is the 1 at 145, but there will be plenty of challenge from both Richard Eggett of Bountiful and Clint Lewis of Woods Cross. Shandell Smoot, Viewmonts highly talented and aggressive will win easily in his weight. Matt Parkin of Highland-an- d Davis Tyler Hoskins, two of the better wrestlers in this weight, will battle. Davis Clint Allen, Viewmonts Jim Bender and Derrick Becker of Highland will go at it in the 167 pound class. Allen has beat Becker but has not faced Bender yet. Another hands down winner will be Davis Rob Warden at 185. Warden, like Smoot, should breeze through his weight and go on to the state tournament and do very well. The heavyweight class will match Davis Sean Smith, Viewmonts Jeff Fisher and Highland's Aaron Falls. Smith beat all of his in region dual opponents, going region matches, and has to be considered the favorite in this weight. favorite 5-- 0 Games slated tonight for local teams Both the t and boys basketball games in Salt Lake City on Tuesday will be played this evening, not this afternoon as originally scheBountiful-Eas- Davis-Highla- duled. The Salt Lake City School Dis- trict has encouraged schools to k basketball games in play the afternoon, but that seldom happens. All games today in Region Four will be played at 7:30 p.m., preceded by junior varsity games at 5:30 p.m. Viewmont visits Woods Cross in other league action tonight. All three contests are important in the region race. mid-wee- t |