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Show i i Sun Times, December 26, 1979, Page 14 CONTINUED FROM PAGE Clearfield Courier. December 26, Ben Lomond Beacon, December 27, 1 979, Page 14 1 a 1 979, Page 4 1 0 was a memorable 1' indeed! experience :lu winner's lockerroom immediately after the game, a visitor In CONTINUED FROM PAGE pointed out that the difference was in Coach Hansen's strategy at the end of the game Hansen prefered not to take the 13 - I More winners noted in annual celebration unknown) 701 W. 600 North. Honorable mentions went to Rulon Cummings 300 S. 749 E.; Bennie Siemons 350 S. 757 E.; Steven Kearl 1025 W. 525 N.; Verl Jensen 163 W. 600 N ; George Stokes 102 W. 600 N.; Robert Dodge 130 W. too No. , Marvel Rilev 99 W. 600 N.; and Charles Davis 1 270 W. 2(H) N. Gifts For Convelsenl Center Anotlier activity sponsored bv the Clearfield Recreational Department -- was a project to rasie gifts for the Clearfield Convelesant Center. Many families within the Clearfield area donated food, gifts and money for the elderly stationed at the center. Most noticeable however were the dozens of gifts donated by elementary students in the Clearfield area. Over 5(H) articles were made and decorated then presented to the patients. The majority of these gifts came from Doxey, Wasatch and Hill Field elementarjes. Friday afternoon these gifts were delivered. m n When the speculators lo were trying figure who would stand out in Relgion One they pinned most of their votes with Sky View and Bon pre-seaso- the school. Scott Wallace hasn't disappointed anyone this season, only surprised. After nearly being cut from the team last year, he leads thee team in scoring and rebounding. Clearfield gears a good portion of their offense to find Scott inside for the good percentage shot. Wallace usually hits the shot too. Another pleasant surprise has been the development of Troy Nye at a forward spot. Nye has started the past week's games and has been instrumental in several of Clearfields wins. Jeff Gorringe has hit the winning shot in two games making him a dangerous threat in tight clutch situations. Gorringe has been soaring high for rebounds and is sticky on defense although he gives up four to five inches in defensive assignments each game. The three guards, Danny Perkins, Greg Boarden and Brook Hicks are three of the quickest guards in the league and all are capable under heavy pressure as has been shown in the previous week's games. Cory Schofield is the loudest player on the court when hes playing. Cory adds a lot of strength to the defense when he's playing. , kids showed is something they and a lot of people can be proud of," said Hansen. Hansen was quick to note that his team had to be considered an underdog in each of the three games (hey played. In the opening game, Clearfield needed a last second shot by Jeff Gorringe (o win. The win over Olympus also required an overtime period after Brook Hicks tied it on an outside jumper. Greg Boarden then in iced the victory with a overtime. r Everyone was a hero in the battle with Bountiful. If someone says it was the coach that was the difference, theyre all wrong, said Hansen, It was the kids that won the game. Definite Underdog Clearfield has to be considered an underdog in most games mainly because of the lack of height. The Falcons might average 6 foot on the front line if Troy Nye starts, of which lie has the past few games. But quickness, desire and a haunting defense is one thing Clearfield does have, a lot more than most. Thats why theyve won four in a row and their last six at home. two-point- er two-hou- their second consecutive prep basketball tournament. Last week it was a third in the Davis County event and two weeks ago they finished second in the Box Elder Tournament. Scots drab Royals Spirit pH Sports Is a frame of mind' By John Peterson art l .helunandexcitemeniofthistimeof theyearis in the Spirits. There's a lesttve. holiday spirit that is felt everywhere. Theres a spirit of goodwill and a spirit of sharing that isnt as strong any other time. Theres he Spirit ol Christmas subdivided by Dickens into past, present, and lu ure. There's eve- n- for a lot of people bottled spirits, usually about 80 I sl prool to-d- scll a prosperous, happy new year. The Spirit of Sports shouldnt be confused with sports itself. A lot of very line a hle'es never do get the Spirit of Sports. On the other hand, there are d lots ol axi drivers, Italian Barbers, Jewish Mothers, and of The have that workers extra construction Sports is Spirit helpings. ' ' of mind. a sta'e , leally The Spirit of Sports is determination. Its a scrawny Kansas farmboy who suiters burns over nr) entire body and is supposed to die, but stub-- I tor nly hangs on to life. He not only lives, but further confounds the doctors by forcing himself to walk. Then hfe begins running, and suddenly hes .ton Cunningham, The World's Greatest Miler. Determination is Rocky Bleier running faster than he ever did before and jumping higher than he ever has in order to catch the winning pass in last year's superbowl. Thats the same guy who was shot up and left for dead m Vietnam. Determination is an important part of the Spirit of Sports But there's more to it than that. The Spirit of Sports is compassion. The Spirit of Sports is Brian's s mg with Gale Sayers. It's Roberto Clemente plunging into a dark ocean with a plane lull of relief supplies for earthquake victims he didnt even know I s Arnold Palmer lending not only his name but also his full efforts and ime as chairman of a national charitable organization. e best shooting Compassion is Jack Twyman, one of the NBAs cornermen, a man w ho averaged nearly 20 points per game for his career with the old Royals. His 16,000 points and 5400 rebounds are impressive. bu' w ha: he did when the games were over was even more so. W lien Twyman had been in the NBA for only three seasons a feammate, Maurice S okes, suffered traumatic encephalopathy-brai- n damage that lei: him completely paralyzed. Twyman did an amazing thing. Not only did lie organize several fund raisers to help take care of the mammoth ii edical and rehabilitative expenses, but he went even further. There was nobody else o take the responsibility of caring for Stokes, so Twyman o court and had himself declared as Stoke's legal guardian. For wen wolvo years, until Stokes died of a heart attack in 1970, Twyman was in a legal and moral sense Maurice Stoke's father and mother. He devoted his hie olnslriend- - a Iriend who not only couldn't do a thing for himself , but who couldn't even say thanks. Bu compassion doesn't need to be Fans who leave the e He ( 'enter early in order to get a little jump on the traffic snarl don' have the Spirit of Sports and they miss a nice little manifestation of it Irom others. There are dozens of kids sometimes it seems like hundreds- that line up and wait for the Wildcats to come out of the locker room o sign autographs. No matter how much studying a player has to do ha night, what kind of party is scheduled, or howpretty the lady standing ui iently by liis side is, no player ever leaves the arena until all the kids n are satisfied with a signature and a few words from their heroes. is an everyday commodity too, not just a dramatic scene The Spirit of Sports is Honesty. Its calling the ace the other guy serves on the line. It's being honest about handicaps. Its not using a hand wedge out of the rough when nobody is looking. Honest is Roberto Clemente again this time the day before he became a professional baseball player. Raised in a dirt-poPuerto Rican home, lie had been taught to be honest, and he was. A scout for the Dodgers had offered him a $6.0K) bonus to sign a contract. Clemente agteed and shook hands on the deal, but wanted to tell his mother about it. He said hes sign he papers the next day. that this one from Milwaukee offered the scout after another Shortly youngster $4o,tHH) to sign a contract. Despite the fact that the $34,000 difference was more than his family could expect to see in ten years, ( lemcnte had given his word. He signed with the Dodgers. The Spirit of Sports is joyous, infectious happiness. People who have the Spirit o enjoy what they its athletics, or selling, or shuffling papers, or sweeping out the warehouse. Not all winners have this rare gift. I lni McEnroe doesnt. Jimmy Connors doesn't. Nasty Nistase doesnt. I xx Travmo does. Who would you rather have lunch with? The Spirit of Sports is trying hard, doing your best, and taking the consequences. People who have the Spirit are hard workers; They train heir in mds and bodies to be tough, to respond, to achieve. If they win they leel goodbecause the prize was legitimately earned. If they lose, they can still leel good because they havent any regrets. Their accomplishments aren't measured the next day in the newspaper or in he words of some (lannel-moutheannouncer. Success lo them is the answer to the simple question: "How do I feo?" While I ersnnnlly reject the type of hinkuig, here is no doubt that some of the character traits that make for success m sportscarry over intoother pursuits. Bill Bradley, for instance, was a good high school athlete who earned his way to Princeton, where he lieeaiue a good enough student to win a Rhodes Scholarship. When he came back Irom Oxlord, lie xit in several good seasons with the Knicks, and now lye's a senator Irom New Jersey. Our country would be in n lot if there wire more lawmakers like him. be. ter sIwijm The Spin: can he iart of your life. Whether youre a star or a sub, a e inotlier, active yourself, or a coach, an administrator, a wa elier ically makes no difference. The Spirit of Sports is a way of being a person and no mat let' what oilier roles we have in life, we're all people Ins' it all tic lie Spirit, and you won't need my wish of "Happy New nii beer-bellie- m (46-42- ). Weve had some key injuries," explained Coach Johnson, and thats why we got off to such a slow start in n action." Roy lost its second best rebounder and scorer in Beckie Widdison to the injury list. Beckie suffered pulled ligaments in one ankle, and before shehad recovered from that, she incured a bad ankle sprain on the other foot. Shell be ready for league play in pre-seaso- missed one-on-o- Beckies rebounding at both ends of the court in recent games and they missed her help in scoring. Miss Widdison appears to be quiet and passive, but when she trots onto the basketball court, she becomes a determined, competitive Royal, who loves to win. Beckie, according to her coach, is most effective on driving layins and she has a deadly shot from on top of the key. Caroline Smith is the only starting senior on the Roy team, and the only g. post-gam- letterman (person) with much playing lime from last years. squad. Caroline is the top rebounder and top scorer for the Royals this year. At 5 11, she often competes with girls over six feet tall, and beats them on shear desire. She is tough inside," says her coach. Caroline plays with a lot of authority, and really takes it to the competition. Miss Smith, works better from the low post, where she is often double and triple-teame- d by Com-lssio- opposing players, because they respect her agility and jumping or PART of the Christmas agenda for the recreation department included giving gifts to members of the Clearfield Convalescent Center. Here Jannie Kirk and Roger Thomas present gifts to Ernie James and G. Leonard Boren. (49-41- January. They sorely . a rebounder. Mary scored eight Kearns in the game for her best points effort of the season. Pressure defense is Diane Owens most valuable asset,, according to Radene. She is effective from the key and the baseline in her shooting, and averages four to six points per game. Mykel Gagon was a pleasant move-i- n surprise for the Royal basketball team. She is only a sophomore and never had playing experience, beyond intramurals at an Orem Junior High School. Mykel is only a sophomore, but earned a starting berth on the Roy varsity team. As a ninth grader, she used to compete against eighth graders, and won her share of the matches. Mykel lacks basketball maturity in some phases of her game; she has a tendency to get discouraged on a missed shot, but Roy High School , expects big things from their Super Soph. Mykels best game was at Bear River where she scored 17 points. The sixth gal off the bench, and the one filling in for the injured Beckie is Widdison, junior, Becky was a super track Becky Sodenkamp. star, as a sophomore, last Spring, and played varsity volleyball. Now she is making her mark in basketball. Becky is a great rebounder, and a tiger on defense. She had a high game of 14 points against Hillcrest. The Royal girls are struggling as a team. They have been' plagued by injuries, and have had to make a lot of adjustments in their efforts to jell as a team, but they are coming. Coach Radene Johnson was encouraged, ''viii hi losing, ilien they played Hillcrest. According to the Roy Coach, "Our quickness, and defensive prowess are out strong points, while we are weak in experience and we lack heigh! h. Next on docket for Roy, is the Davis County Invitational, scheduled for December 27th, 28th, and 29th' at Clearfield. All high schools of Davis County will be competing, and Roy joins Skyline, and Box Elder as a guest teams for the tourney. (50-31- ), , earth-shakin- good outside shot, continued Radene Johnson, and is coming on strong as 34-3- ar I 42-1- (40-27- ), all-tim- WINNERS of Clearfields Candy Making Contest insist that recreation director, Roger Thomas taste their candy. athletic curriculum. Weber County does not have junior high school wrestling for the likes of Roy High School to draw from. Coach Ryley Summers decided to give his men a week off for Christmas. He left them at their own cognizance for daily exercise, etc. Summers has worked his athletes hard, through numerous dual matches and tournaments, and believes a rest may do the team a lot of good. They will have four or five days of workouts before entertaining Layton for their first Region One match of the season By Bliss Fullmer Coach Radene Johnson has been concerned about her Roy High School Basketball team. The Royal Ladies, after six games have won only one contest (Timp View 2 while losing ), to Skyline Bear River Kearns (49-3Ben Lomond and Hillcrest ' n Royal wrestlers took a drubbing at the hands of Ben Lomond last week, and on the Roy mats. The Scots won eight of twelve matches to breeze to a 8 win over the Royals. . . Greg Hipwell and Jay Winward pinned their Ben Lomond opponents, and Mark Housely and Sid Parker each won decisions in thei matches, but that ended the Royal scoring. Ben Lomond is no slouch, when it comes to wrestling. The Scots are and come into the program from two junior high schools which includes wrestling in their Johnson concerned about Lady Royals o list of resolutions for 1980, it might be And as you make up your good o keep : he Spirit of Sports in mind. Building your game plan for the eommg calendar around the Spirit of Sports is a dandy way to assure y n COACH RON JOHANSENS Viewmont Vikings finished third in k: WINNERS of Candy M aking .Contest are seated, (I. to r.) Margaret Christensen and Jettie Anderson. Middle row (I. to r.) Barbara Hunter, Crystal Hunter and Janice Cheney. In back is Roger Thomas who directed the contest. neville. They irohably still do. but with the emergence of Clearfield and Roy in speculators .ifrcc Im Region One may lie a lot closer race than earlier predicted Tough Threat Youve made believers out of myself and my staff," said Mr. Lawrence Cook, 1o the team last Friday night, he being the principal of credit, but passed it along to his players, of which only six saw action in the longest game and only fourovertime game in the school's history. Their poise aand confidence the Caroline scored 20 points in a losing cause. Hillcrest against Mary Courney isoming on strong on the defensive boards, is how her coach described her basketball knowhow at Roy High School. She has a ability. m do-wh- ether , s By Bliss Fullmer Our loss to East High School admitted Roy Coach Ted Smith, but we should never have lost to Brighton." was-valid,- little-leagu- Siai . ( alter 15-1- 0 " East bes! sd the Royals behind the torrid shooting of Furgis, their 6 5" guard who got 29 points. The leopards led by as many as 20 points, Ixil had to play control basketball in the final two minutes of the game, when Roy rallied back lo within three' points. Rylan Weidmeier was high for Roy with 14 points. Bert Rich got only two field goals, but hit 9 of 10 from the line fir 13 counters. Dennis Adams got an even ikrzen, as the Roy kids collected 21 field goals and converted 22 of 30 Inul shots for 64 points.' I lie leupuids nor rolled the games scoring all the way. They were ahead 77-6- 4 d RECREATION director, Roger I nomas, plays the Santa Claus role for a moment as he fishes through the muny letters to Santa that were sent to the department during the Christmas holidays. 'Loss was valid' halftime: and won by 60-4- one 7 at quarter; third quarter 43-2- 7 in the 13. the taller East hut the Royals also had team more turnovers (22 to 8) Rob Thomas Roy 29-2- 6 got 11 hoards fir Roy and Dennis Adams pulled down nine. "We had our usual 20 turnovers." lament ini Coach Smith, "and they killed us " 66. Brighton The Royals persisted in Heir inability to protect a lead, and die llengals surged Irom a seven point delicit, in the final four itiinticx to down Roy by two pom's The Royals had their chances lor w inning, Brighton employed its stall game in theliiialiiiu'iiiteanda lull ol play, hut a nus'sed shot and a turnover spelled ilcleal. as the clock ran out |