Show STANDARD-EXAMINE- R SATURDAY MAY 19 1990 0 SPORTS EDITOR: TELEVISION 625-426- Davis Dixie pace Iboys track championships By RANDY HOLLIS r Standard-Examine- PROVO — After the opening day of the State Boys Track and Field Championships Davis High School is right where it wants to be 4-- A Leading the pack The Darts defending state champions used their customary firepower in the shot put to grab the early lead in this year’s championship meet at Brigham Young University’s Clarence Robison Track Stadium 4-- A Through Friday’s first four events Davis piled up 29 points — 22 of those coming on the finish in the strength of a shot put — to forge in front of Region 1 rival Viewmont in the chase for this year’s team title Entering today’s final competition Viewmont — which dropped the Region 1 title to Daduel vis in a dramatic last week — was second with 23 points with Timpview another point back with 22 With strongman Justin Beard four-poi- nt leading the way with his second straight shot put title the Darts were off and running in their crown in quest to keep the 4-- A Kaysville “I’m very disappointed that I didn’t throw better" Beard said of his winning toss of 56 feet 4 inches which fell far short of his normal standards “I felt all right in warmups but I guess I was too psyched up “I tried to slow down to keep from scratching but I guess I slowed down too much" p Beard’s teammates Keith and Tom Bartley finished second and fourth respectively behind Beard while Rob Larkin placed third in the javelin to help fuel the Darts title bid efforts Viewmont got from Paul Mann in the javelin (192-8- ) and Steve Ballard in the to keep pace with high jump (6-Davis while Brandon Rhoads finish by Timpview paced a in the 3200-metrun Meanwhile in Friday’s boys competition local Region 5 Rig-tru- first-pla- ce 8) er 3-- A athletes had a heyday With Box Elder’s Jay Karlinsey breaking his own state record in the pole vault Ogden High’s Eric Plyer sweeping his third straight discus title and Ben Lomond’s in the 3200 Jones boys going meters area performers dominated the opening day “I felt like I could’ve gone higher but I was pleased to be able to go that high today" Karlinsey said of his vault which edged his previous mark of 15-- 0 set earlier this 1- -2 15-fo- ot 3-- A Jays jarnmin’ in tide quest off to start St Joseph strong in first day of state track staff r Standard-Examine- PROVO — The Jays are jammin’ again St Joseph High School seeking its third State Boys Track and Field Championship in the last four years got off to a strong start in its title quest here Friday Led by double-winnJeromy Williams the Jays racked up 30 first-da- y points in their bid to match the title they took home in 1987 and again last year Duchesne was second with 21 points followed by Monticello A er A with 14 and Intermountain 10 entering tofinal day's competition at Brigham Young University’s Christian with Clarence Robison Track Stadium Williams winner of the decathlon in the BYU Invitational two weeks ago went 15 feet to easily win Friday’s pole vault event by a whopping four-fomargin then sailed 22 feet in the long jump for his secfinish of the day ond But his brilliant performance was spoiled somewhat when he d in the trials of the hurdles disqualifying nt ot first-pla- ce false-starte300-met- er field him from the event in which he placed second to teammate Andy Bailey in last week’s Region 11 Championships “I don’t feel real good about my performance today” the modest Wil- liams said “I was having problems with my poles and I A first-plac- sixth-plac- 2-- A Ma-thes- on fifth-plac- Sheri PORTLAND Ore (AP) — San Antonio and Portland didn’t need a pressure cooker of a seventh game to work up a sweat Everyone’s already a little steamed 5 “If this were the you might as well get some boxing gloves and put ropes around the court” the Trail Blazers’ Clyde Drexler said of the West- 3-- all and forced today’s deciding game It was apparent in Game 6 that these teams have had just about enough of each other First there was Drexler who suffered through one of the worst games of his career hitting one of 10 shots and scoring just four points before being ejected in the third quarter when official Mike Mathis called him for a punching foul against Willie Anderson Drexler said the call was undeserved He said he hit Anderson with his forearm because the San Antonio guard had been usAng ing excessive derson called Drexler a dirty player “Clyde is always giving out those cheap shots" Anderson said “He was getting frustrated because he was having a bad night He was doing a lot of crying and whining out there I’ll get him back someday" “That’s his opinion" Drexler said Friday “It surprised me but coming from a guy like that you've got to consider the source He’s got to come and play Satur-- ’ hand-checkin- day" During the grousing that followed Drexler’s ejection coaches Larry Brown of Sail Antonio and Rick Adelman of Portland ex-- ‘ changed heated words And there were three fouls called because of shoving matches involving Frank Brickowski and Mark Bryant Sean Elliott and Jerome Kersey and Buck Williams and David Robinson 4-- A double-technic- al mat- n in Playoff action on Friday afternoon The losses end the Tigers’ and Scots’ seasons while the Beetdiggers and Wildcats advance to the Tournament which State starts next Wednesday at Woods Cross High School n In other 6-- 0 Friday was a sad day in the soccer Like nals of Ogden-are- a General George Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn no one sunived Region 5 champion Ben Lo1 to Jordan and mond fell Woods Cross clobbered Ogden an- 2-- 38-2- '2 Box Elder’s Mandy Pixton won the teams lose the battle itaff r 3-- A Inter-Regio- 3-- A 3-- A Inter-Regio- games Lehi blanked Logan Bountiful dropped Uintah 0 Sky View dumped Granite 2 ousted Murray Springville Mountain Crest nipped Spanish Fork 1 and Judge Memorial hammered Carbon 1 1- -0 1- -0 5-- 4-- 2-- 8-- Jordan 2 Ben Lomond in 600-met- er race peared to outplay the ’Diggers for scored the decisive goal most of the game “We out plated them and towith eight minutes to go in the tally dominated the game" said game as they edged the Scots The loss was particularly h rd BL Coach Mke Whitney “We to swallow for Ben Lomond! ie had the ball in their end 25 minutes and ddn't score a goal Region 5 champions The SctVs The Scots’ Jason Christensen for the season jumped c ut to a lightning quick lead and 4 p- - grabbed the ball otf the opening Beet-digge- rs -1 i f state meet could tell you what I did differently on my last throw but I’m too excited I need a week to assess this “I felt like I had a good shot I (of repeating) coming in just needed to do it when it counts" said Weaver “Ail of my success is due to my coach Her patience with me has been great because I’m kind of a temperament?! female I’m sad because she (Han- cock) won’t be my coach any longer" she said While the thrill of victory was for a second consecutive year Box Elder freshman Mandy Pixton hadn't experienced thf rush of winning a state track title Pixton a lefcn ninth grader turned the 1600 meters into her own personal showcase with a 7 victory margin over Judge Memorial’s Weaver’s 3-- A 1 Chelsea Deakijns Pixton clocked a personal-recor- d time of 5 minutes 1590 seconds while Deakins finished in 5:2308 “The older girls don’t bother me at all I knew I could do it all along because I worked hard for it" Pixton said “Deakins got me by surprise marie and the at the four of us — myself Deakins and the two Springville girls (Heather Witney and Kristin Shaw) — weren’t more than 6 feet apart until the third lap That’s when I made my move The pace was slowing down so See GIRLS on 2B 300-met- er Playoff soccer 3-- A At Ninth Street Park the 1 1 1 i i staff 4--A needed chup has been especially rough Because of injuries to centers Kevin Duckworth and Wayne Cooper Adelman has been Wilforced to put the liams who was named Tuesday team to the NBA’s Robinson against the Williams believes that physical play is the only way to counter Robinson’s huge size advantage “I think it has been a very physical series with two competitive teams" Adelman said “And now the seventh game is what it comes down to and I am sure both teams will be ready to go" Then there are the fans who have played a major role in elevating the emotional level of the See NBA on 23 r PROVO — Roy High’s Laura Weaver was tested mentally more than she has ever been this season but the end result was her second straight state girls shot put title Weaver was in an unaccustomed position — third — going into Friday’s finals with a throw of 36 feet 11 inches and she trailed Mountain View’s Kim Henry who led the competition at But Weaver who hasn’t been rival this seabeaten by a son unloaded the winning toss of 39-- 3 — a new personal best — on her final attempt of the day during Friday’s first day of action in the Girls State Track and Field Championships being held at Brigham Young University’s Clarence Robison Track Stadium “I don’t know what it was It just wasn’t working for me early It was just a matter of telling myself to go out there and do it That’s all you can” said Weaver “I wasn't prepared mentally for Laura to lose only to win" said Roy Coach Lisa Hancock “Laura's win today came from inside She responds to outer pressure as well as inner pressure" "Right now I'm just excited with what I've accomplished" said Weaver “The ultimate would have been (throwing) 40 feet but I’m not complaining If I thought about it maybe I boxing gloves would be Williams-Robinso- n gear By DENNIS LARSEN Standard-Examine- says if the series went longer than seven games Ogden-are- a Standard-Examine- Girls in high Ha The r Weaver passes pressurein test Clyde Drexler best-of-1- JacobsStandard-Examine- Kristie Smith of Ben Lomond prepares to throw the discus in girls state track and field Teams get testy as Game 7 looms ern Conference playoff that up Thursday night at San Antonio when the Spurs series at evened the best-of-- 7 season in the Red Devil Invitational meet “The second-plac- e guy went out at 14 feet and sometimes it’s kinda hard to be the only one going that high I felt like I could make 15-- 4 today but I knocked it (the crossbar) over with my chest on my third attempt “High school track is done and I’m really glad — it’s been a lot of work" Karlinsey said Plyer battling a groin pull uncorked a throw of 159-- 8 on his See BOYS on 2B ? haven’t had a real good meet during the outdoor season as far as the pole vault is concerned “I’ve hit 16-- 6 before in practice and I know I can go a lot higher than 1 have in some of these meets “But if we win it (the team title) it’s not just me — it’s everybody It’s the whole team not just one guy" Williams said Williams’ St Joseph teammate Eric May was second in the long jump at 20-- 5 to provide eight more vital points to the Jays’ e total while Thomas Martin and Mike Yount each e picked up a point with finishes in the discus and 3200 meters respectively Meanwhile in Friday’s boys competition Sterling picked up Morgan High’s e only two points with a finish in the shot put i i draw slipped a pass past a Jordan defender to Chad Adcox who outmuscled the defender for the ball and sent it into the net “Only 20 seconds had transpired" said Whitney “I think the defender thought he had the ball and Chad just made a great Sea SOCCER on 2B |