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Show Ben Lomond Beacon, May 11,1 978, Page 9 SEi0r!DuBASEMAN '"f J356 'n ar ou e p ay, ut t r'9ht p,c,ure) Jeff Speth, prepares to throw attempt for a double play. They didn t get the e runner flashing by was out on a force. mk ( f 1 , Warriors to miss Region playoffs mn Beacon Sports by Glen Adams Victories dont always come at once, but when they do come, how sweet it is. Weber Highs baseball team capped off a disappointing season with a victory over far away rival Sky View in their final Region one game of the season played Tuesday on the Bobcats home field. Its nice for anybody to go out on a winning note. However, the warriors did not have a winning season. Finishing with only six victories. After losing narrowly to Viewmont last Thursday in the Weber High was hoping cold to pick up a victory against Clearfield. But the way its been 2-- 1, going for the Warriors most of the season, Weber was denied that victory because of costly errors. The Falcons scored eight four times, of those runs unearned, as Clearfield went on to win with help of two home 8-- 2 runs. Clearfield scored four unanswered runs after being down to the Warriors who jumped out into the lead in the first inning, scoring two runs, off a triple that scored two men on base. Clearfields pitcher after giving up three hits the first inning only allowed two Warrior hits for the remainder of the contest. The Falcons playing catch up ball in the second inning loaded the bases with two outs and it appeared that everything was in control until a pop fly was misjudged by the Weber short stop. Proving that you never know what can happen, the pop fly, which should have been the easy third out, turned out to be a nightmare as the ball was dropped, allowing three runs to score for Clearfield. Not giving up, Clearfield scored another run in the inning on two more singles giving the Falcons a comfortable margin. Clearfield remembering their first meeting with the Warriors earlier in the season, saw Weber coming from way behind to tie the score. So the Falcons did not underestimate the strength of the Weber team. When the season started, Weber coach Lee Dickemore had a big task of trying to put together a team that was riddled by injuries and they were having to rely on one pitcher. The Warriors have won games this season, dont get me wrong, and they have lost some close ones that have hurt them. If the Warriors would have won the close ones things may have been different. Id have to say there are a couple of good baseball teams that wont be going to the playoffs, Weber and Roy. Both these teams have talent and its a shame they both came up on the short end. But as the old saying goes. You cant win em all. Webers problem of error literally got the best of them. It was the errors that beat them, not the coaching, not the officiating, the errors. In the Clearfield game, the errors proved to be the difference as in other games the Warriors have lost. Alot of people think that when a team has a losing season, its the 6-- 2 Mi. Steve Trawick, rubs down the ball and has a friendly chat with the field Umpire. We never could figure out why the Umpire had his hands up. WEBER PITCHER, A S, For bill Feck of Boulder, Lake Powell crappie fishing provides unexpected surprises On April 23, just before heading in for lunch, Peck landed a a half pound striped bass. The previous record was state record mne-anseven and a half pounds The fish was caught on a crappie j.g r Lake Canvon on four pound test line Despite Pecks impressive catch. Dale Hepworth, Southern Region fisheries manager with the Division of Wildlife Resources, predicts the record probably wont last long Hepworth said that fingerling stripers have been stocked each July since 1974 Fish stocked that year average seven and a half to eight pounds Next year, they may reach 12 pounds "In fact." continued Hepworth. it is safe to say that well be catching , at least, in the future " But Peck wont forget the catch, even if the record is broken next week. The bass stripped l.ooo feet of line off his reel and took twenty minutes to land some crappie WINTER IMP UTON DF.FR In spite of harsh conditions this past winter in several areas, the Utah deer herd did not suffer considerably, according to reports from Division of Wildlife Resources personnel Although official figures from range rides are not all in, the DWRs five regions made the following reports: Northern Region Deer made it through the winter fairly well, with the Creek areas John Kimball, exception of losses in the Fast Canyon and in indicated losses that these herd units we-- e exregional game manager, to due populations. increasing pected road kills were a problem in the Central Region. Central Region-Win- ter Other winter losses occurred in the Midway area, where snow was heavy. Although highway mortality was a problem Northeastern Region between Starvation Reservoir and Current Creek, other winter losses were not significant Southern Region -- No particular problems were reported from this region w ere w inter deer losses on the east side of Southeastern Ite gion-Th- ere the Manti. due to effects of last years drought and a harsh winter. Other areas of the region did well d $ re-a- IV twenty-pounders- RPT Mt.TFI EMKTIl Y STl l)Y PRtK.RFSMvS Although sharpdailed grouse were once common in the state, numbers have declined over the years, according to Jeff Grandison, wildlife biologist with the Division of Wildlife Resources Sharptails prefer a grassland and mixed shrub habitat Much of this has been lost due to grazing and conversion of native rangeland to agriculture Grandison is now conducting a study in the northern part of the state to determine the seasonal movements and habitat requirements of the birds Nharptails are found in Box Elder. Cache, Morgan and Weber counties "Prior to 1975. we knew very little about sharptails Even today, many people do not realize we have them in the state," said Grandison "The sharptail is a good flier, a lot warier than the sage hen. but the relatively small population will prohibit significant harvest by sportsmen Grandison s study will continue for the next few years until the habits and requirements of sharptails are well understood He is using battery-powere- d and solar powered transmitters to track the birds The use of such valuable information on daily and seasonal telemetry equipment provides V ""H, r Vt fT" LW-- " I' Hi r rJ I f i Ml requirements IlWR BIAS NEW HMITWEHt a four tank The Division of Wildlife Resources has recently purchased of carrying lBO.tmo fmgrrlings. will be vehicle, The capable truck hatchery the tanker w ill be very UAccongto In such cases, mordistances be must long transported useful when fish will be very low. due to temperature regulation and the bubbling of the fish culture branch of the DW R, tality oxygen through the water The Division hopes to use more trucks of this kind in the future, utilizing traditional a fine mist of oxygen introduced into the water rather than the f L of jwimpa , wa": urculatinn WEBER SHORT STOP, Rck Scodden. snogs a ground ball and throws the ball to third boseman Scott Coll. base, wos forced oul of third, but the Falcon s went on to win by o score The Clearfield runner on second of 8 2 To Coaches fault and their unof the game. derstanding Believe me, Weber has excellent leadership in Dickemore and Conolly. Theyll be back next year, youll see. I give the team alot of credit for hanging in there when the going got rough, they could have easily lost their last game to Sky View if they would have given up. One thing I have noticed that coaches at Weber instill in their players and thats, never give up. Good job Weber, maybe we should all follow that lesson. be displayed at museum Wildlife division to collect fish specimen During the next few years. Division of Wildlife Resources fisheries biologists i ill be collecting specimens of all Utah fish species The fish will be cataloged and displayed at tbe Utah Museum of Natural History in Nall Lake City Accnrdtng to Jim Lawlon. curator of exhibits at the museum, this will be tbe firt complete collection of Utah fish in the country Lawton said the collection will consist of specimens for use by the community and fiberglass general viewing Rod Stone, assistant Fisheries preserved scientific casts for chief of Management with the Division of Wildlife Resources, feels the collection will be useful to a wide range of people He said it will be valuable to the general public and to fisheries biologists who are interested in topics such as the subtle distinctions between subspecies Besides game species known well to Utah sportsmen, tbe museum w ill also display the unfamiliar, often rare, species hidden in many of the states drainages The Virgin Riv er chub, for exa mple, has been listed by the DWR in their 1978 fishing proclamation as a protect fish Its range is lim.ted and numbers are declining It cannot be taken without written permission from the Div ision Lawlon hopes that the museum collection will encourage more interest in species such as the chub. "This is an exciting project for museum personnel." said Lawton. We feel the collection will make significant contributions to the state. |