OCR Text |
Show MARCH 17, 1987 L. Layton has solid team 0 By virtue of the numbers themselves, track and field at Davis County high schools may be one of the most popular and steadily growing sports on each campus. Its not unusual to see more than 150 boys and girls trying their hand at the sport in March, and thats per school. The trend has been d and is no different at the start of the 1987 season. At Viewmont, there were 107 boys alone that stuck around the first week and in Layton, 130 boys were giving it a shot. fast-pace- One vivid reason for the continued popularity and is perhaps the backbone reason, is dedicated coaches who love the sport with an unequal zeal and who aren't shy to hard work. Davis Countys masters include Viewmonts Lynn Dubois, Davis John Flint and Laytons Russ Jones. Clearfields Kevin Jamison, Woods Cross Morgan Brown and Bountifuls Dan e lovers of the sport. Quinn are also true-blu- Dubois has been around the longest, this year being his 19th season as a track coach and eighth year as the head man. Davis' Flint has been a head coach since 1975, 10 of those seasons with the Clearfield Falcons. As a prediction, the new season probably won't let down any kind of tradition set forth in the past. Team wise, Layton High might be one of the strongest teams in the state right now. Individually, the stars are a dime a dozen. Viewmont, Bounti MURRAY Things werent quite as sweet for the Davis Darts during this years girls basketball tournament, but at least the Darts were there, and should be there again in a year. Davis won the right to appear in n Murray with a over play-of- f Granger on victory March 5. Tuesday night, the Darts opened with Region Two champ Orem, and lost a 4 heartbreak-e- r in double overtime. Neither team played well until the final period. Orem led just 7 after three quarters, but both teams warmed up the final eight 4-- A 60-3- 9 18-1- Lady Falcons win it all Softball leagues on schedule Leagues available for women this summer in the Layton City Recreation ladies and d softball leagues include a Tuesday evening slow pitch league. The fee is $260 a team which includes two ASA umpires, game balls provided for each game, which each team keeps after the game, scorekeepers, awards and membership to ASA. Ladies B League Fast Pitch league will be held Monday and Wednesday. Fee for this league is $340 which includes two ASA umpires, game ball for each game, which each team keeps after the game, scorekeepers, and awards. ASA membership will be $15 per team unless a team is already registered with the association. Two co-e- d leagues will be offered this summer, both on Thursday evenings. At Chapel Street park a recreation league will be held. This league is for those that would like to play in a fun, less competitive league. Teams in this league may be composed of businesses who would like to provide a recreational activity for their employees. Also church groups, family teams may enjoy this league. Several rule modifications will be played. The fee for this league is $180 a team. The competitive league played at Layton Elementary is for teams that want to play softball. competitive ASA Co-e-d Fee for this league will be $250. Game balls for both leagues will be provided. For all leagues Layton teams and last years teams will be given first priority. Registration for all leagues will begin Wednesday, April 1 and run through Friday, April 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fees must be paid at the time of registration to be guaranteed a place in the league. For more information call co-e- FROM PREVIOUS PAGE early going, ala the Falcon victory over Taylorsville Saturday night, and trailed the Falcons just 27-2- 0 at the half. But in the final 16 minutes, the combination really clicked, and the Falcons raced to a 9 decision. Joy Trussel went to work inside as she tallied 27 points. Hill added 16 and Promise McIntosh 10 as the Falcons moved on to the second round. Hill-Po- ll 71-4- CLEARFIELD 64 BOUNTIFUL 32 Back in January, the Falcons suffered their only season loss in an exciting game at Bountiful. Both teams were looking forward to the rematch, and after the Braves 56-4- 8 on Monday, win this looked like it might be a good one. And it was, for two minutes. . Trailing the Falcons scored 12 of the next 16 points to take a 14-- 7 lead after one quarter. It got worse from there. With Kim Hill and Cathy Kelsey leading the way, the Falcons built halftime lead. The 3 up a huge over-Hillcr- 3-- 2, 35-1- Falcon pftss bothered Bountiful, who was held to one of its lowest scores of the year. Bountiful shot an unbelievable 21 percent (11 of 54), while the Falcons stung the nets for 58 percent bn 3 shooting. Hill dominated the game, racking up 19 points, while Poll chipped in 15. The 1 final seemed to lift both teams, however, as Clearfield 25-4- 62-3- continued its championship march, and Bountiful won its final two games. CLEARFIELD 58 AMERICAN FORK 36 What should have been a better game was another rout, as the Falhalftime lead, cons built a held steady in the third period, then iced the win in the final period. Hill was again the floor general, calmly directing the offense against a very nt good Cavewoman team. Trussel asserted herself inside for 18 points, Hill and McIntosh both meshed 1 and senior Drew Frong-necomer, another added 10. That set the table for what would be a championship feast with Taylorsville. This is by far the best team Ive coached, Jones offered later. They are coachable, hard working and smart. We had something to prove coming down here, and I r, 1 25-1- 7, inter-regio- 39-3- CONTINUED minutes to make for an exciting game. With the Tigers up Davis crawled back as Whitney Nelson and Becky Rees scored, and Jaylynn Jorgensen meshed a three- - late-seas- think we have. Clearfield won the title in 1985, loss and except for a second-da- y last year, are an incredible 11-- 1 in state tournament games the last three seasons. With a lot of players coming back next year, that record could become even better. 546-858- 0. ful, Woods Cross and Davis all have their share of top performers. The sport has a way of keeping the veteran coaches jumping around like kids, so says Viewmonts Dubois. Frankly, one of the reasons I stick around teaching is because of track, said Dubois, Its a great thrill to see kids develop. The championships are nice, but to witness a young sophomore come out and develop into something he never thought possible, is what its all about. Some of the kids who have developed their potential in Davis County and are quite proven, are as follows: At Bountiful High School, the Braves have some of the finest sprinters around. Mike Cutler is one of the premier speedsters in the state. Joey Covey cbuld be the premier intermediate hurdler in the state and is highly regarded as a sprinter himself. A couple-o- f other talented sprinters include Tyler Gee and Mike Thompson. Count on the Bountiful team being extra strong in the javelin event as well. Woods Cross returns one of the better shot putters in the state, in Shawn Frazier. Matt Roat may be one of the most talked about athletes in Davis County right now because of his talents in the longdistance events. The Woods Cross runner has the potential to e and the 800 meters. win three state titles, the mile, the In the indoor sessions so far, Roat has been simply dominant over the rest of the field. two-mil- point shot. Kristin Packer followed with a three-poiplay to give Davis a 6 lead. But Orem regained a 9 advantage .as time wound down, and Becky Rees forced the extra periods when she hit a turnaround jumper in the final minute. Davis controlled the tip in the first overtime, and worked the ball around for nearly three minutes before missing two final shots. The second overtime belonged to the Tigers, however, as Denise Herman scored quickly, Mindy Blake followed, and Davis had to foul. The loss moved the Darts into a Thursday matchup with Kearns. Heather Peel, who scored eight of the Darts 10 first-hapoints, led the way with 14 for Davis. nt 27-2- 31-2- lf KEARNS 70 DAVIS 58 The surprising Cougars, who en Viewmont appears to have strength in the distance events where Steve Barnes will be leading the way. Bill Crowther, who last season, will probably move to the ran the quarter-mil- e e this season where Dubois says he has a chance to compete real seriously at state. in the Jeff Facer might emerge as one of the best state. Davis York Major may be one of the best 400 meter men around and the Darts Sean Smith will carry his weight real well in discus event. The Lancers are loaded. William Reid can burn it up with the best of em in the sprints and Robert Porter has the potential to win both the discus and shot put crowns. Laytons Boyd Mattison is a strong threat in the high jump also. half-mil- pole-vaulte- Clearfield returns the defending state champion in the 800 meters and a host of other strong competitors. Right now people are talking about Hillcrest, Alta and Layton being the top three teams in state, said Dubois, And its nice to have a Davis County team represented in that showcase. So our hats here go off to the county trach coaches who have built the kind of reputation they have. Between them, 13 region championships have safely been stored away in just the past 10 years. Davis Flint has captured seven of them, Dubois has four and Jones has two in a row. Dubois has also put a state championship away as well. 37-2- Packer finished her career with a fine effort, meshing 12 points, infrom the cluding a perfect free throw line in the final quarter. Peel was again the scoring leader, with 14 points, including two home runs. Becky Rees added 11 for the Davis cause. With only Packer graduating, the Darts should be strong next year as well. Davis has a bevy of talented juniors and some sophomores who have played vital roles at times this season. All-Coun- ty JOY TRUSELI. Reflex, J & J Trophies honor top area athletes den has won the Athlete of the Month Award. Trussell helped the Clearfield selected as the. boy and female athlete of the month for the month girls to a strong finish in Region of February. One, as the Lady Falcons won the Region One championship with a Warden easily staked claim to perfect 0 record. his award by winning the Both Warden and Trusell will rechampionship in wrestling ceive handsome plaques from J and at Clearfield High School. It was L Trophies and Engravings in the third time this year, that War Layton. Davis Rob Warden and Clea- rfields Joy Trusell have been 10-- Boys Basketball Team MEEK'S et ms Dress Shoes Load Up REGAL Liquidating 50, Rolls On Savings tESH2DNIi ErHQN3 11 0DNi 39H Days March 19-3- 1 !L MW 38 39H or Casual Shoes Enaik' J starting up Registration for all girls softball leagues offered by Layton City Recreation will be held Wednesday, April 1 to Friday, April 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Leagues available are: Tee Ball, 2nd and 3rd grades, fee is $15. Fourth and fifth grade elementary league, fee is $15. Sixth grade league, fee is $15. Junior high league for girls in seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Fee is $20 with $5 refunded when uniform is returned. Teams will be formed by schools in the elementary leagues. Tryouts for girls interested in playing junior high softball and not already on a team will be held Wednesday, April 22 at 4:30 at Chapel Street Park. Every girl is placed on a team. For more information call Families serving families for 30 years. Call for mn We viH showroom appointment bring our to you. 39" 37" 31" 30" Gave 20 on entire stock of MEN'G REGAL on LEV1G GHOEG ONE WEES ONLY! Ends Sat. March 28th c CARPETS and DRAPERY 3100 South U.S. Hiway 89 Bountiful 295-552- 1 SES Barton's Family Shoes (We 43 No. Main - Bountiful on sale items) have 30 day layaway i t rs 188-pou- Only Girls softball Mfimi ded up taking home eighth place in the tournament, pulled steadily away from the young Darts in this one. Kearns led 20-1- 6 after one 7 at the half. But period and Davis hung tough, finally going through a dry spell in the third quarter that proved its undoing. Week Look for 0 1 O |