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Show t ) Sun Times, February 27, 1980, Page 10 Ben Lomond Beacon, February 28, 1980, Sun Chronicle, FebruG.y 27, 1980, Page 10 Clearfield Courier, February 27, 1 980, Page 1 0 Page 10 Sportslacular 5sc. W V established a new indoor record in the shot put last week with a record throw of 51 feet 7 inches. He's the first plus thrower for Coach John Flint. JUNIOR MARK CARTER of Clearfield High busted the old with a time of 8.1 seconds. KEVIN TRACY 60-yar- d hurdle mark for indoor records runner, Rawn Swallow, recorded a 10:20 in the indoor His time established a new indoor record for Clearfield. STAR DISTANCE at the Alta Indoor Meet. two-mil- e 50-fo- Old marks shattered as fast as indoor track gains popularity The rising popularity of indoor track has swept through the Clearfield area leaving several records broken, a keen in erest on meets and much upcoming speculation about the upcoming season of outdoor track in Region One. For six years, John Flint has By John Peterson If we miss Moscow, Russia won't be in L.A. According to my calendar, the deadline has come. And passed. The February 20 date for Russia to be out of Afghanistan is gone, and the troops are still there. In the great world chess game, Ivan has told Uncle s that its our move. Now, according to our leaders, we will bring all the pressure we can to make the Olympics this summer in Candy-Pant- Moscow a flop. The publicized missions like Muhammed Ali to Africa have already taken place. You can bet that there is more going on. When a arms supplier and den mother to half the world, country is a meal-ticke- t, darn few nations are going to ignore a simple request to keep athletes at home this year. If just the United States and West Germany stay away, over a third of the total medals that were won in Montreal will be missing. Besides making the games an artistic and athletic wipeout, the millions of dollars from TV revenue, airline tickets, etc. will hit the Soviets in a tender spot. One thing for sure, it wont be the same. So lets assume for a moment that we are out, and take a lot of other people with us. What then? Well, the games will go on. The USSR and the Olympic Committee has already committed to that. With half the world missing, it will take on a flavor of a dual meet between Russia and East Germany, but theyll still go down in history with a Roman Numeral in front of their names. It will be Some alternative will also be devised for the imnice, we wont have any Roman Numerals, and thats about all. The will between be a East and complete split portant consequence, though, West. And that will have impact down the line. For one thing, Sam and Ivan are old hands at the great game of You know how that works: We catch a spy in Washington and give him the boot, and next week three clerks get exiled from Moscow back to Washington. Theres no reason to think the same wouldnt happen in 1984 when the Games are scheduled for Los Angeles. If we miss their party, you can bet your last drop of vodka that theyll be AWOL when we host. Given two Olympiads without real games being held, its unlikely that theyll ever be cranked up again. Its simply too big a job to be done without complete international cooperation, and by then the political facesaving will have completely polarized the concept. So lets just assume that the Olympics, at least as we know them, are dead. Sure, its sad but the more I think about it the more good sides I see Lets take a look at what happens when there arent any more Games. Some sports will suffer a great deal. Track and Field would likely be hurt the most. The Olympics is that sports great showcase, and there is psently no other truly international competition on the scale of the Games. There simply arent any events that would fill the hole the Olympics would leave. The same holds true, generally, for other sports notably basketball and boxing, at least on the amateur level. Gymnastics, on the other hand, has a solid international following and organization, and the effects of losing the Olympics wouldnt be as severe. Volleyball is in the same situation. sports-thing- s Other minor-typ- e like kayaking, bicycle racing, and equestrian would continue along at the same level losing only their world-wid- e quadrennial exposure. Winter sports would hardly be affected. The various World Cups, Gold Cups, etc. are already established and serve as international championships. The Olympics merely replaces them every four years. The slack could be taken up easily and smoothly. So what else will be lost if the Olympics fold? Nothing of lasting value, for the most part. What will pass from the scene is a political football disguised as amateur competition. When the politicians who have nurtured the Games for the last 40 years or so for their own ends find they can no longer make capital of them, they will find something else. I dont really see that as a great loss. Since it will no longer be in the national interest to subsidize athletes, fix judges, rig the International Committee, etc. the politicians wont bother. Thats a big gain right there. stay-at-hom- - Losers, to a lesser extent perhaps than the politicians, will also include a large number of commercial enterprizes. Again, that may not be all bad If there are no Olympics, there can be no "official Olympic beer, car, rat poison, deodorant pads, and the like. True, handsome young men and women wont be able to appear on cereal boxes, soap commercials and such a.-- Olympic champs, but the losses there are personal and dont really affect sports. What will be gained from the death of the Olympics, it is hoped, will b renewed outlook on what is and isnt important in sports a cleaned-up- , Hopefully the sportsmen of the world will be in charge of the inevitable replacements that will arise from the ashes of the Olympic torch. Perhaps they will have learned some lessons the most important of which is to not to never give up control of sports again. Not to the money-grabberthe politicians, not to the television networks. The Olympics may be dead even as you read this. If so, RIP. Like a' eaterpiller that must die to become a butterfly, the opportunities for sports on the international scene emerging as something better than they are now far outweighs the loss. Its a crazy world where a bunch of men who do the wrong thing for the wrong reason can actually make things better1 coached track and field at Clearfield High School and never yet has he seen so much enthusiasm this early in the season. And enthusiasm isnt the only noticeable trait, broken records fit in there too. Take for instance Rawn Swallow, Indoor who at Alta in the meet shattered the old Clearfield e with a indoor mark in the new record of 10 minutes 20 seconds. That was good enough to give him a third place medal. Speedster Tim Gooch placed second in the dash at Alta with a 6.5 timing. He pulled in groin in the trials of the Simploc Games in Idaho and couldnt compete. The Simplot Games, held in the . a 6.5 timing. He pulled his groin in the ' rs two-mil- 60-ya- ' trials of the Simplot Games in Idaho and couldnt compete. These games attracted over 1,000 participants from nine states and Canada. Coach Flint called it the largest track and field event he had ever been associated with. Mark Carter, a Clearfield junior, heaved the shot put some 51 feet 7 inches to place third in the event while breaking a school record in the process. Only an Idaho prep and an Olympus athlete were able to shot put farther. He beat the last years Idaho State champion with his plus throw. Flint remarked, Carter is the first Ive ever plus shot-putthad. , Kevin Tracy is another Falcon who 50-fo- ot 50-fo-ot enjoyed a record breaking success. He busted the old mark in the hurdles for a Clearfield athlete and made the finals of the Simplot Games which Coach Flint feels was highly 60-ya- respectable. Indoor Keep 'em Busy When asked to comment about the growing popularity of the winter sport, that of indoor track, Flint remarked, One of the main purposes for indoor competition is to keep the kids busy who have nothing else to do during the winter months. Flint feels without little question that Orem High will glide to their second straight track and field state championship. The Golden Tigers won it last year and have most everyone returning again. Skyline and Olympus will also be strong in state competition. Locally, Flint feels Bonneville will be the team to beat in Region One with Layton also being very strong. For the first time ever, the Region One track and field championships will be held at Clearfield High School rather than at Weber State where they have usually been staged in the past. Both boys and girls championships will be held at Clearfield. In Flints six years at Clearfield, every track and field record has been busted by one of his athletes with the exception of the shot put event. With the likes of Mark Carter now, Flint feels that outdoor mark could possibly be knocked off too. And what does Carter have to say about it, Im working real hard this year, maybe I can do it. Saturday1 cage fever grips Clearfield Schedules Boys Grades Clearfield Recreation youth basketball schedule for Saturday March 1. The following games to be held in the Clearfield High School old gym. Girls Grades 7 All games start at 12:30 p.m. Striders vs. Layton. Suns vs. Syracuse Nets vs. West Point Lakers. Fireballs vs. West Point Tigers. Boys Grades 4 All Games Start at 9:30 a.m. Street Rats Street Rats 36, Stars 32. 39, Suns 26. Boys Grades Eric Barlow David VanWagenen T'im Gardner Monte Geertgens Jeffrey Call Mark Tureson Bracken Larsen Mike Gary Greg Jorgensen Andy Anderson David Stephens Standings 4-- Team Standings Girls Grades 6 4-- s. 3-- Boys Grades Boys Grades 6 All Games Start 5-- at 11 a.m. The 8 South Weber vs. Falcons, 8 a.m. Nuggets vs. 76ers 9:30 a.m. Mean Machine vs. All Stars 9:30 F i i a.m. Boys Grades Stars vs. Suns, 8 a.m. Stars vs. Street Rats, 9-- 11 a.m. Basketball skills clinic for Boys will be held in the and girls grades 3 F Clearfield High School new gym from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. 1 Results Clearfield Recreation youth basketball game results Saturday, February 23. Girls Grades 7 22, Suns 9. West Point Tigers 10, Striders 10. West Point Lakers 26, Clearfield 4-- 32. Syracuse All-Sta- rs 22, Layton Grades South Weber 10, Jazz 32. Clearfield Stars 26, Supersonics Boys s, Grades Boys 5-- 6 Hot Shots 57, Eagles 32. Lakers 8, South Weber 28. Stuffers 62, Blue Jays 24. Cougars 34, Celtics 31. Boys Grades 8 South Weber 18, 76ers 18. 25. Falcons 27, Mean Machine 27, Nuggets 22. All-Sta- rs a j.l , M.V.P.'s 3-- 4 Globetrotters 11, Warriors 18. Red Barons, 26, Rockets 15. , 20. kskiMmmvJhJ ; 27. Boys Grades Andy Archuleta Louis Martinez Scott Stauffer Brock Jensen Daniel Richardson Bob Sanders James Nickerson Glen Coy Curtis Heise Manuel Gallegos 5-- 6 Boys Grades 8 9-- David Syekawa Lewis King James Prothero Brian Mattson Kelly Ryan 1980 Riverdale Regional Basketball playoffs will commence this week. T'he Juniors will start their play off schedule Tuesday February 26th. Four games will be played on the beginning date and will begin at 6 p.m. T'he first game will be between the T'errace View 49th Ward and the Riverdale 2nd Ward. T'he second game at 7 p.m. will be between the Washington Terrace 11th Ward and the Riverdale 5th Ward. T'he third game at 8 p.m. will feature a play off between the Riverdale 1st Ward and the Washington T'errace 2nd Ward. T'he final game at 9 p.m. on the beginning night will be a contest between the Terrace View 2nd Ward and the Terrace 1st Ward. Play off schedule for the Seniors will commence on March 4 with additional games on the 5th and 7th. Four games will be played on the first night. T'he first at 6 p.m. will be bet Fireballs Falcons 4 Riverdale L.D.S. teams await 1980 regional cage playoffs South Weber vs. Blue Jays. Celtics vs. Stuffers. Eagles vs. Cougars. Lakers vs. Hotshots. T'he following games to be held in the Clearfield High School new gym. Grades 3-- Craig Carter Kurt Anderson Nathan Chandler Tracy Stapley Kent Godfrey Chris Poll Dwight Johnson Greg Bowen Supersonics vs. Warriors Rockets vs. Globetrotters. Jazz vs. Red Barons. Clearfield stars vs. South Weber. Boys Mark Anderson Terry Walker Darrell Birt Mike Prothero Bradley Larsen Lisa Pace Melanie Blackburn 9-- i Recreation Clearfield youth basketball league February Most Valuable Players. Girls Grades Shelly Heaps Angie Erwin Michelle Edwards Eden Cook Michelle Goble Denise Mumoz Linda Browning Michelle Manning 4-- 7 ween the T'errace 6th Ward and the T'errace View 49th Ward. T'he second game at 7 p.m. will be the Riverdale 3rd Ward against the T'errace View 5th Ward. The third game at 8 p.m. will have a play off between the Terrace View 9th Ward and the Riverdale 5th Ward. T'he final game of the first night will be between the Riverdale 4th Ward and the T'errace 2nd Ward. Veterans of the Region will have their playoff on Thursday February 29th and Friday March the 5th. The first night will have two games scheduled one at 8 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. The first will be between the Riverdale 2nd Ward and the T'errace View 10th Ward. The second game will be a contest between the T'errace View 9th Ward and the Riverdale 5th Ward. All games will be played at the Riverdale Stake House on the Frontage Road. Jazz extend contract The Utah Jazz announced last Thursday morning in a press conforward Adrian Dantley ference at the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel that All-Sthas signed a five year extension to his present contract. Terms of the multi-yepact were not disclosed. Dantley, who is currently the third leading scorer in the NBA, came to the Jazz prior to the season in a trade from Los Angeles in exchange for Spencer Haywood. Dantley currently leads the Jazz in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. Jazz General Manager Frank Layden in announcing the contract extension said, "We are very proud to extend Adrian's contract for five more years. He has been a great addition to our club on and off the court. He has great character and he is the kind of player that we want to build our franchise with. ar |