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Show v- -v inoii H?acon. t. t r' m April 24. 1980 Sun Chronicle. Sun Times, Clearfield Courier Paqps SporfsrbculQr Liiii Gymnastics Champions! CLEARFIELDS REGION ONE champions. Top row, (I. to r.), Syd Conley, coach; Jill Hammon, Joyce Davies, Heidd Gottschalk, Meichelle Hartline, Jacci Jackson, Korre Thorpe, and Paul Quigley, coach. Bottom row (I. to r.), Shuree Yaunt, Vonnette Haal, Sherry Owens, Arlene Tovar, Lori Johnston, Jill Francis, Lisa Christensen and Robin Clements. Missing from the picture are Mary Hamilton, Dawn Beers, Joyce Davenport and Jan Francis. Council ends games Former Roy eager headed for Alaska Special to Sportstacular A stringent criteria must be kept before Cary Bliss will recruit and sign any player for the University of Alaska, Anchorage basketball team. The first thing we look for is Bliss explained Saturcitizenship, day afternoon in his office at the UAA Second, they must Sports Center. come from a winning team a strong basketball program. And everybody we've signed ( this year) has been on a team that has won 20 games. Third, they must all be good students and want to get a degree. Saturday Bliss and the UAA staff found another player which fit their mold for a successful player 6 foot-- 8 forward Jeff Scholtec. And Scholtec, in turn found that UAA met his expectations of what he wanted in a college and a community. Thus, the Sea Wolves and Scholetec decided to mesh their talents as the power forward signed a letter of intent to play for UAA next season. Scholtec's signing., marks the fourth player to sign with the university in the past two months. His " signing also adds another big man to the UAA lineup a feature which was definitely missing from last seasons season. Scholtec is also the second player to sign with UAA from Snow Junior College in Utah. Last week the Sea Wolves inked center Theo Vos, Scholtecs college roommate, Jo play for UAA. Earlier they had announced forwards Mark Fitt and (Johnny Gilbert would play for the university next season. And Scholtec noted that the apparent abundance of forwards for next years team would give him something to work on. 13-1- 9 7-- 0 6-- 8 l1 Itll make me work a . summer, he said. will be best friends. 3 i this Me and my ball bit,, Last season at Snow College he led the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13 points and nine rebounds per game. They were 264 last year, Bliss said, and they were a good ball club. None of the stats of their players are impressive because they play 12 players. They blew a lot of people out. If he had to play a full game Id say he J ' Then turning to a more serious UAA coach note, the second-yea- r added, This is really our first year of recruiting. Last year we didnt have an assistant coach (to send recrutng during the season). UAA. Snow will miss Scholtec j he really like the area,; responded when asked how he decided on UAA as opposed to the other And they have a tough colleges. schedule the best Ive seen. While attending Roy High School in 20 Roy, Utah, Scholtec averaged points and 12 rebounds per game,.. while shooting 53 percent from the floor. For his pfep performances he e was elected to the team in 1978 and was selected as one of the top five high school players in the state. At Snow College, Scholtec was his freshsecond team man year and first team last season. He was also a junior college honorable mention pick last year. The success of UAAs recruiting this spring prompted Bliss to joke, Were almost like a real basketball There probably isnt a whole lot of exciting things to talk about when it comes to Roy High tennis, except in the case of Jed Jones, the Royals talented young sophomore. Grant Hansens task of building a competitive prep tennis team at Roy High has been like dreaming for a miracle, at least this year anyhow. But with ' a bright young star like Jones, those miracles could become realities in a few years. Perhaps its not how lowly the Royals are, but how much more advanced the rest of the league is. A few teams in Region One are stocked with a lister who play tennis for Weber hitters for the Roy High tennis squad still remember 1st team (1980) and Honorable Mention (1980), youth who have slept on a tennis racquet since uncomparable young ages, and spent half of their growing up days in racquet clubs. For, Jones, tennis has been taken seriously for at least the past three years. A few more people began to take him serious last summer when he claimed the singles championship in the Roy Days Tennis Tournament. He also teamed with Doug Roskelly to take the top slot in the doubles championship. Jones hasnt been without some qualified tennis tippers. One just happens to be his own sister, Marge, who presently is a member of the Weber State womens team. She always brings me some good tips, said Jed of his sister. Marge who is coached by Webers successful tennis coach, Keith Cox. Long Time Ago Nick and Carolyn Jones are the parents of Roys future star. Jed credits them for first giving him his start in the sport. He claims it was just for fun in the beginning. Alaska-Anchorag- University 6-- 8. program. I SOPHOMORE JED JONES, with ' tote College is one of the main e of basketball coaching staff signed another big man for the 1980-8- 1 campaign, bringing to four, the number of new recruits standing at' least The latest to sign is 68 Jeff Scholtec from Snow College, a junior college in Ephraim, Utah. Weighing in at 205, Scholtec averaged 13 points and 9 rebounds a game while leading Snow to a 26-- 4 record and a conference championship. In addition his personal list of honors received while on the court 2nd are impressive; 1st team team (1979), The all-stat- Joimes: Royals commit on him By Keith Duncan By Rocky Olson would average about 18 points. Scholtec, who is working toward a degree in business administration, said he had narrowed his decision down to Gonzaga University in Washington, Brigham Young, Hawaii before choosing and Hawaii-Pacifi- c I . (1980). His high school honors are just as impressive; (1977-78- . (1978) All-Sta- te ), All-Regi- (1977-7- 8) All-Ar- and rated among the top five high school players in the state (Beehive Best). Scholtec played at Roy High School located in Roy, Utah, where he averaged 20 points a game and 12 rebounds. He shot just under 54 percent from the field and connected on 75 percent of his free throw tries. Jeff will give us that added strength under the boards we lacked last season, points out Coach Gary Bliss. Along with the other big men weve signed so far, Jeffs play will give us the opportunity to go with an inside game and keep the opponents honest. ! The Lake Bonneville Council Varsity Scout games concluded last Saturday after several weeks of mental and athletic competition. Varsity Scout team 228 (sponsored by the Roy 9th Ward) from Roy, Utah was the overall winner and took the first place trophy. Fifty two teams were entered in the competition and well over 400 fourteen and fifteen year old boys signed to compete in the games. Gold, silver and bronze medals were given to those winners of each event. Competition included arm wrestling, free throw basketball, bowling, checkers, chess, cross country, cycling, frisbee throw, horse shoes, ping-po- ng, .jifle shooting, tennisViarqheryuonepn-90.ebaskftl- - ball, LOO and 220 yard dasheg, fqqtbU throw, obstacle course, shot put, softball throw swimming (50 yard backstroke and 100 yard freestyle). Trap shooting and volleyball. Winners for the Roy 9th team were Mark Egginton gold medals in arm wrestling, football throw, shot put and softball throw. Robert Dance Gold Medal in free throw basketball, Kent Skidmore Gold medal in the frisbee throw. Brian Durbano Gold medle in the obstacle course and silver medal in the frisbee throw. Gary Taylor-Bro- nze medal, 50 yard backstroke. A silver medal was also earned by the team in volleyball. Other members of the team include Brad Peterson, Ken Barlow, Ron Taylor, Doug Colvell, Don Cheney, Alan Gamble, and John Sorenson. The team coach is Rocky Olson. In the preliminary district competition held three weeks ago, the team won 14 of the possible 32 ribbons. They have now earned the right to compete in the Mountain West Varsity Scout games that will be held at Weber State College June 9, 10 and 11. Scout teams representing Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah will be present seeking to be No. 1. The public is invited to attend these games. Falcons will host 1980 region meet As far as Coach John Flint of Clearfield High is concerned, there couldnt be a better track and field facility anywhere, that could equal what the Falcons have to offer, with the major exception of Weber State College. So with the Wildcats declining to hold the meet on their campus this year, officials have moved the 1980 Region One Meet ' tq, Clearfield High School" 1 There areijTJoorw ayTgo'EjT that Flint can t be found out tending the long jump pits or solving some kind of problem that may have arisen. Its a good thing for our school to have the meet here. If we do a good job, they might consider us for another year too, said Flint. Flint claims district officials have in the cooperated wholeheartedly preparation" of the meet, especially with problems that have come up recently. Without question, the Falcons do have the finest facility among local high schools for a track and field meet. Clearfield is the only school in the district with a full set of hurdles. An interesting note comes to light in the fact Clearfield is being considered one of the favorites to win the 1980 track title. Flint has prepared a team which is loaded with depth and has yet to be beaten in region duel meet competition. But Flint doesnt think his team will run away with the title. Earlier in the year I thought seriously it would be either us or Bonneville dominating the year. But the other coaches in the region have done a great job in preparing their athletes. Con- sequently it looks to be a very close .region race, said Flint. HIAWA OftESV the cheap racquet they bought me. The more I played, the better I liked it, said Jones. As he grew more serious about his game, he purchased a more expensive racquet. Ill probably buy a lot more before Im done, too, he said. Jones reports that his Roy High team is young, saying there are at least five sophomores who hold key positions on the team. And that includes Jones, who has played the No.l singles position more than once this season. His long time ambition appears to be recognized as a major college player someday. John Perron, who last year claimed the Big Sky Conference individual championship, is something like an idol for Jed. I get a lot of good tips from him when he and my sister are dating, said Jed. Jones' heart knows his heart belongs on the tennis court, but he also enjoys being a member of the Roy track team. He presently pole vaults for Dan Sheffer's crew. Jed realizes all the hard work and! hours of endless play that it will take to be a champion, but smiled, 1 like the thought of the challenge. FLINT takes a breather after preparing long jump pit for meet competition. His school will host the Region One track and field championships on May 8th and 9th. 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