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Show Registration Sat. for County Ski School By GARY R. BLODGETT the Johnson residence, 5539 S. News Editor Alter 25 years, Davis County Ski School stronger than ever before. DAVIS loi a pass at Alta to $12 lor a 10 ndc pass at Albion, Sunny side and ('cue! Beckei and LittleC.it day passes will cost $9 at Snow Basin An pass is $3 SO 5(1 CLASSES WILL be held on five successive Saturdays, beginning Saturday, Jan. 4. The third session of classes will begin Feb. 8, and young skiers may enroll m this (third) session this Saturday if they want to be certain ol being accepted, according to Russell Whitaker, ski school dnettoi. Classes will be conducted at Snow Busin east of Ogden and at Alta, east of Salt Fake City. Five lessons and bus transput tution is $56 per session at each resort. Cei tified instructors will teach all classes. is going strong THREE SESSIONS are conducted each winter season, the first one just completing and the second session about to begin. Registration for the second session will be Saturday, Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Mall (VilRegistration sites will be the Bountiful lage Sports Den); Clearfield Swim Pool, 934 S. 1000 Last, Clearfield; Farmington City Hall, 130 North Main. Farmington; and Live-Poin- 22t(l West. Roy. ts IIOWENER, lift lees will vary y all-da- y hose legistcnng toi Snow Basin should considei pm chasing their lilt passes at the time ol icgistration on S.ituiday said Mi Whitaker. I . . ALSO, THOSE pinchasing lilt passes at Snow Basin will m ads .nice. Buses will tianspoit those students wanting tianspoitation to each lesort. depaiting at 7 30 a m and letui nine appiosimatels 4 3() p m. leceise a discount if they aie puichased eneh resoit. ranging fiom it hull-da- DECEMBER 18 1985 REFLEX-JOURNA- U0 Darts dump Alumni By KEITH DUNCAN - The old hardKAYSVILLE woods in the Sam Morgan Field-hous- e on the campus at Davis High School felt some familiar sneakers pace its floor last Friday night as 25 former players of Mike Gardner converged there for an Alumni vs. the Darts of today game. THE GAME was designed to honor the departed Gardner who for 16 years coached scores of young men that usually brought honor and glory to a school that is used to such things. The game itself proved exciting and not to mention captured a few glimpses of the past when Gardner used to coach here. But the Alumni ran into an extremely cohesive basketball team that eventually posted a 76-6- 6 victory just which happened to be their fifth straight victory of the new' basketball season. put the Alumni out in front. Perhaps this unit of old didn't have the speed, the touch or even the magic of the past, but they came to give it their best. non-the-le- ss A POSITIVE note for the current Darts was the exhibition that senior forward Greg Willard put on. He finished with 15 points for the night, by far his season high. Willard canned five first quarter points and six more in the second to give Coach Robison some hope that the future could be even brighter if this guy continues on. Another bright performance was that of Brent Meier who had 12 first half points himself. He may have been the smallest player on the court at times, but his leaping ability combined with his shooting touch too much to handle at times. For the night, Meier led all scorers with 22. 2 AFTER leading after one quarter, the Darts lost their lead just seconds into the next period when Ryan Hill hit two freethrows to put the Alumni ahead From there it was a see-sabattle 15-1- I PERSONALLY wanted to see the game come off, said John Robison, the man who assisted Gardner for seven years and who took his place after last year's state tournament. "By the number of former players who showed up, it was a tribute to Mike (Gardner) and the Davis High athletic program as a whole." The night before the game, the players met with Gardner along with some other distinguished guests to honor him in a roast. THE ONLY thing that can be said about that evening is that it's purpose was fulfilled. Gardner be- came very emotional over the event, enough that tears had to be wiped away. "I guess I'm not very emotion- al. said the former basketball coach, But that night was too much for me to handle. love those kids and all of those who couldn't attend too. It was an experience that I'll never forget as long as I live. I don't get emotional much, but that night I had no other choice. 1 IN THE first half of the contest on Friday, the more recent alumni went against Robinson's crew. The Darts took the opening tip and seconds later Jon Rees had the game's first two points. But the Darts knew they were in for a battle as both Jeff Emery and Steve Crid-dl- e canned consecutive buckets to 85-8- 16-1- 5. w until the final moments of the period when the Alumni got hot and built up a 3 lead and finally going into halftime with a 37-3- 4 37-3- advantage. The Alumni kept the game close with the antics of folks like Bob Paine, Chris Cottrell, Glen Arnell, David Kinard, Lance Hill, Emery, Ryan Hill and Criddle. THERE WAS a short stint at the end of the second quarter when both Jeff Emery of the past and Brian Emery (sophomore) of the present were playing against each other. The two brothers are quite close and both have and will end up contributing a bunch to this program. The second half of the game saw the first players to play for Gardner dominate the action. It was amazing how still very competitive they still are, but the younger and more quick Darts took advantage 60-5- 2 after the end of the three quarters and finally won the game by a margin. ten-poi- nt 6 THE SECOND half featured the play of former greats like Dean Hunger, Scott Mounteer, Ron Adams, Royal Kennard, Craig Taylor, Danny Horton and others. A Horton lay-i- n with 4:01 still left in the third quarter made it 50-4- 8 for the Darts but that's when Meier and Jeff Pearson got hot and started to help the Darts pull away. In the end it was a show to watch the once talented Dean Hunger. He scored the Alumni's final seven points for a total of nine to lead the Alumni in scoring. HUNGER W AS happy he could move to 76-6- 6, come back to honor his former coaJi hut admitted that he doesn't plav that much today and that his game has lost a lot of the polish it used to have. ' iist don't get the chance to plav that much anymore. said the I foimer PCAA Player of the 5 eai . I'm iist like most though, theie just isn't enough time to play like I used to. HUNG! R woiks in Salt I ake City todav as an assistant lor .ions National Bank He holds a regional position that has him connected with blanches in and out ol lhe I tah aiea eis who played on Fridav night included. Jelf Bob Paine. Steve Cuddle. A list ol all plav Lm-ei- By KEITH DUNCAN They shoot well, they pass well, k well and they run the they play defense together. "I've been proposed the question by a number of people of w hat special thing I've done to bring a 0 record to Davis. I've repeated d times that it's myself do with me. It's just a to nothing special blend of basketball players who are using quickness and some g as their ultimate weapon in bringing the opposition down. fast-brea- KAYSVILLE T he right kind of chemistry is when you put everything in the pot. the test tube or even on the court and the taste of success is tantalizing. AT DAVIS High these days, the chemistry on the basketball court hasn't been this good and this early for quite some time. In five tries, the Darts have failed to lose and they'll try to make it a clean seven for seven as they traveled to Layton on Tuesday of this week and then host Box Elder on Friday. IT REALLY does boil down to having the right chemistry, said first year head Davis High coach John Robison, The kids compliment each other extremely well in nearly every facet of the game. 5-- sharp-shootin- IT IS no exaggeration that this year's squad brings an exciting brand of basketball to each arena. The tallest player is 2 Jon Rees 6-- who literally can collect a rebound on one end of the court and dribble the length with any guard around and drive in for a lay-uIt's a nonp. stop action piece when these guys show up. Having state tournament team. Brent Meier and Mike Taylor. Meier is a bolt of lightning on the court and he's got an eye for the basket. Taylor comes (join a thoroughbred basketball family and he's no letdown in the family line-uCHRIS CARD and Greg Willard jumped right from football into basketball and they give this unit that extra bit of umph Card may not score a lot of points but he knows his role. Willard, who canned a .nicer high 15 points against the Alumni on Fnday. could have staited a blitz of better things to come. And you have to like the sixth senior, none other than Brad Andeison. He's quick and can shoot, so he fits BYU baseball clinic The annual Christmas Baseball Clinic for your baseball players will take place at Brigham Young Uni7 8 for ages versity Dec. and Dec. 30-3- 1 for ages 27-2- 13-1- GARY Pl'LLINS, head coach at BYU. will direct the clinic in the Smith Fieldhouse. Pullins was named the 1985 Coach of the Yearfor Division One by Diamond Baseball of California. This past season he led the Cougars to a 44-2- 9 record, winning its 19th straight WAC Northern Division title and its sixth WAC crown. THE CLINNIC will run from 9 a m. to 1:30 p.m. daily with an optional pitching session from :30 to 3 p.m. Participants will be instructed in hitting, defense, strength training, base running, and outfield catches, and speed and arm strength They will and participate in "mini-game- s hit off the ''Casey" pitching machine. More information is available horn BYU Conferences and Woik-shop- s at 378-490- 1 under-estimat- BETWEEN THEM. Watts and Twitty have years of experience, not only in covering high school and collegiate athletics, but in putting those stories and facts into an yet comprehensive format. "We'll be covering basketball on all levels, from high school to professional," Watts stated. "Beehive Basketball News will feature weekly recaps, statistical leaders, featuies on players, coaches and officials; stories on officiating. all the news and features a basketball diehard could possibly want." THETABLOID-sizepublication w ill be distributed weekly beginning December 31. and continuing right through the high school and collegiate playoff seasons. It will fealuie a wrap-uof each high school region in Utah, all liinior college and college basketball piogiamx. and of course the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Watts knows of the importance of such a publication. "We will be the only teal vehicle through which most high school and junior college athletes receive the coverage they deserve. Recruiters from major colleges and the pros will be able to look in one place to Imd out who the stars ..re in Utah. al d TO ACCOMPLISH that goal. Watts and Twitty have assembled a nctwoik of correspondents throughout the state, experienced sports writers who know their respective assignment areas. "We'll be able to give the basketball fan a comprehensive look at how his favorite team or well. and sophomore Brian Fmery. "The majority of the kids have the impoitant ingiedient of maturity which is extremelv important to us right now." continued Robison who took over the reigns of the Davis program Irom Mike Gardner who stepped down as the leadei after 16 consecutive seasons with the Darts. "M Tl RI IT is critical because ol our lack of size Of course can't e our quickness and There have been several attempts in the past to publish and circulate a newspaper or magazine that covers only sports in Utah. All previous attempts have failed, and only one select publication focusing on BYU athletics has Herald-Journ- Ryan Hill. Mike Mounteer. Glen Ainell. I.anee Hill. Knk Stoiey. Jim Hess, thus Cottrell. David Kinaid. Dean Hunger. Ron Adams. Scott Mounteer. Scott Staikev. Danny Horton. Keith Russell. Alan Painsh. Craig I'ayloi. lony Iiaizei. Royal Kennard. Dwight Monxon. Lvnn Bullish. Paul Wood and C hi is ability to shoot, but a few of these kids have been around for awhile and they know vv hat it's like to w in and lose. They've got a grown-uspirit about them which is one ot the things that makes them so coachable guess. Of course Robison will need mature kids to understand that glossy n lecordx are soon forgotten if you can t produce in league play. It just so happens that the Darts are nestled within a region that will certainly carry its own weight this winter. Bountiful has only one loss to this point and has played perhaps a tougher schedule than that of Davis'. East and Josh Gi ant vv ill giv e anyone fits and p 1 don't under-estimat- tradition-ric- e m the state." he said. d p "MY PHILOSOPHY on preseason is just the same as Gardners." said the new Davis coach. "We'd much rather go 0 in preseason and make progress with each game than go 10-- 0 and make no progress. Our goal is to improve each time out and hopefully be ready as much as possible when January 10th rolls around and we meet Highland. I think the kids here understand that." While on the subject of league play w hich emerges into full bloom next month, Davis may not have all the tools to win it all. Maybe they will. But one thing is for sure. Bountiful, East and the rest of em will have their hands full if Davis keeps up their shooting from the field and percent shooting from the charity stripe. nt 70-pl- Cont. on next page subscriptions are a necessity to help generate advei Using revenues. High school officials in the state seem genuinely interested in seeing such a publication woi k. as are several junior college officials we talked to. On the high school level, the most iccent atteijipt of last year, "High School Spoits Outlook, failed to take hold because subscriptions could not be solidified. "WE I EEL WE have a worthwhile product that basketball fans, coaches, players and parents will want to have in their homes. Our response from advertisers we've approached so far has been positive. There seems to be a need and desire for this type of publication in Utah, Watts added. Lot moic information about the magazine, vou can contact Beehive Basketball News 52L1IOOP. or by writing them at 175 W. 300 "uite 1006, Salt Lake City. 84101. le'A hope it woiks for them. The public needs to suppoit them and help our local athletes get the publicity they descive. , the to the magazine's success, as kf;y well as other publications Watts and fuittv have planned for golf and football next fill, will be subscriptions. While the publication will be available at newstands in certain aieas. nub h Highland. news coming soon B-b- all casy-to-rea- in ALSO Ol F the bench aie a list of 'basketball jonex' who love the game and play it haid they include Brad Richinx. Jeff Pearson. Curtis Stoddard. Brandon Dyer player is stacking up against otheis w-a- little expenence of the first guy x oft the bench a y ear ago and he's impioved immensely over his junior season. Then there aie the two stai ters from last year's tative with Mountain Bell and the Bell system in Arizona. it refreshing to learn earof two former newsefforts the of week lier this combined forces have who editors paper sports to create a new publication that has an excellent chance of not only surviving, but prospering. Beehive Basketball News' will hit the magazine stands and mailboxes on New Years Eve. It is the brainchild of Joe Watts, former sports editor of both the L.ogan and the Provo Herald; and Mike Twitty, sports editor under Watts in Provo and most recently a public relations represen a doesn't hint either. Rees was one By TOM HARALDSEN THATS WHY 0 Good chemistry helping Davis squad Beehive Sports Editor 5-- : |