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Show Badgers wipe out CEU by Steve Peterson PRICE College of Eastern Utah jumped to a quick first quarter lead 13-scoring on two Snow College fumbles, but watched their hopes for an upset of the Badgers disappear as Snow tailback Trey Nicholsen ran for three T.D.s and raced 64 yards for his fourth score on a short screen pass in fourth quarter. The Badgers ripped CEU 6 Saturday night as Nicholsen totaled 145 yards on the ground, and 79 in receiving. CEU scored two minutes into the sixth-ranke- d 51-1- game when Snow fumbled on a punt return, and the Eagles recovered a midfield. Brian Walker then raced 49 yards on a reverse. CEUs Eric McKinney recovered another Snow fumble on the S45, and Scott n hit Walker, and tight end Alfred Kamadoi with two passes setting up Mike Connaughtons two yard T.D. catch from Widdison. Mark Adams PAT failed, and at the end of the first quarter CEU was in a surprise 13-- lead. The momentum shifted when CEU went for a 1st and one foot on the Snow 35, and the Snow held. Wid-diso- 0 Nicholsen carried twice, caught a pass, and then ran it in from the C34. CEU recovered another Snow fumble, but a F.G attempt was no good. The Eagle defense held Snow from scoring twice inside their own 20, but CEU couldnt convert the F.G. again. October 51-1- 6 and a screen from White fullback Tim Shedrick. CEU fumbled to Snow five times in the second half, and threw two interceptions, giving the Badgers excellent field position time and against. Snows final score came as reserve tailback Steve Budge was surprised to see an open field on a short dive play, and ran 37 yards for the score. 50, to Snows Kevin White then threw four passes, the last a T.D. to Mike Bond with : 28 in the half tieing it at The second half was Snows, Nicholsen scoring from the eight after Budges kickoff return to the Snow is now 0 in the WSFL. Scottsdale will travel to Ephraim for Snows homecoming this Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. 13-1- 7-- 6-- 23, The 1985 by Steve Peterson For everyone who believes that baseball, football, certain cars and apple pie are soley American pastimes, the Toronto Blue Jays and over a ton (2,486 pounds exactly) of Canadian football payers at Snow College in Ephraim, would like to prove otherwise. The Blue Jays nearly took Kansas City in the American League playoffs, and to date Snow College is 0 in J.C, football, ranked sixth by the NJCAA and fourth nationally by the J.C. Gridwire. The Canadian connection has helped the Badgers of Snow win four conference titles in the past nine years, since the southward migration started with Coach Dave Arslanian back in 1976. Kevin Powell, a high school star offensive lineman from Kamloops British Columbia, wasnt satisfield with the playing time he was getting at Idaho State, and I.S.U. and Arslanian worked out a chance for Kevin to get more experience by playing at Snow before returning to Pocatello. Powell ended his sophomore season with honors, and due to a staff change at I.S.U., transferred to Utah State University where he again was selected He was the number one draft choice the next year in the Canadian Football League and started with Toronto and has since switched to the Ottawa Rough Riders. Powells success did not go unnoticed in the B.C. high schools, and the year he left Snow four more from players ., w. jmmt Av Hawk quarterback Darren Walker, no. 10, attempts to pull away from Richfield defender while offensive lineman Jimmy Bean, no. 76, moves in to help. Richfield breezed by the Hawks in the last league game of the season 34-- The Wildcats will move into the playoffs this week. Richfield rips Hawks 34-- 6 RICHFIELD The North Sanpete Hawks wrapped up football for the year when they fell to the defending champion Wildcats 34-- 6 here Thursday afternoon. Richfield will move to the State playoffs while the loss marked the last game under the red and white banner for 18 Hawk seniors. Playing in their final game for the Hawks were, Bryant Jorgensen, with 2:32 left. The Wildcats scored on the next play to widen the margin to 34-- 2-- Steve Howlett, Darren Walker, Steve Slack, Larry Daley, Dave Ramsey, Tracy Scott. Nick Wilcox, Dan Ison, Mike Colebrook, Blake Peterson, Brian Thome, Dave Nuttall, Jimmy Bean, Daniel Clyde, Troy Jorgensen, Fernando and Nielson Brian Schultz. Raymond Thomson Thomson In Thursdays action, the Hawks missed an opportunity to score in the first quarter when a field goal kicked by Darren walker came up short. The Hawk defense then held the Wildcats on the 20 ending the quarter with no score. Early in the second quarter, Richfields Chris Allen ran it in from the kick was good four. The extra-poito give the Wildcats a 0 lead. With 1:46 left the Richfield quarterback Scott Hyatt ran around the left comer for the TD. The extra-poin- t was good. Then, with 34 seconds left, Hyatt hit pay dirt again. The Hawks blocked the kick to end the half at 20-7-- ends training .- FORT SILL, OKLARaymond M. Thomson, son of Charlotte Wayne of Manti, has completed the basic field jrtillery cannoneer course under the one station unit training (OSUT) program at Fort Sill. During the course, students were taught the duties of a howitzer or gun section crewman. They also received instruction in communications, maintenance and the handling of ammunition and explosives. OSUT is a program that combines basic training with advanced individual training. With 3:55 left in the third quarter, Chris Allen ran in from the five and t Dallas Lowry carried for the conversion to up th e Wildcat lead to 28-e Richfield recovered their own kick at the 50 but North Sanpetes Dave Ramsey intercepted the next pass on the Hawk 27. In a tum- arround battle, Richfields Wade Christensen intercepted a Hawk pass and carried down to the five two-poin- on-sid- 6-- 1. 4-- 2-- 2-- 0-- 2-- The Hawk defense held the Wildcats scoreless in the first and fourth quarters. With 5:14 left Darren Walker found Ramsey who dashed 40 yards to the ten. Walker ran the ball in from the ten to get the Hawks on the board with six. The extra-poin- t try failed. In other Region Ten action last week, Manti almost upset the Delta Rabbits in Delta. Nathan Jackson plunged over from the one to put the Templars within a point with four minutes left. But Manti elected to go for the win instead of the tie and the ensuing try fell short. A field goal try with 50 seconds left was then blocked by the Delta defense who wrapped up the win two-poi- Manti will play at Emery at 4 p.m. in the state playoffs. The Templars finished fifth in Region Ten with a 4 record while the Spartans who defeated Juab last week finished in third place Delta, with their only loss to Rich- - Friday Hawk highlights Winners listed in FFA contest Kaye Christensen At the annual MT. PLEASANT FFA Deer Hunters Assembly Friday, Oct. 18 Peter Hafen, Mt. Pleasant, won the Winchester 30.06 rifle. Kyle Wilson, Fairview, won a hunting knife, and Paul Green, Moroni, won a hunting vest. Paul also won a hunting knife for selling the most tickets for the FFA. (160 tickets) 2-- 3-- 3 Badger boosters propose brunch In football action Wednesday, both the Junior Varsity and the Freshman teams lost to the Richfield Wildcats. Thursday, Oct. 17 in Richfield, the Varsity football team also lost. October 16, NS Volleyball teams also played the Richfield Wildcats Wednesday, EPHRAIM Brunch for Badger Boosters, and parents of players will be held Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the Snow College Cafeteria according to Booster President Gordon Sorenson. The event is part of Snows Homecoming activities. There will be a charge and those wishing to attend should call Sorensen at or Steve Gardner at 8 Oct. 16. Junior Varsity was victorious, but Varsity was defeated by the Wildcats. Tuesday, Oct. 15, fifteen members of the FFA attended a judging contest at Snow College. Those attending were Paul Green, Justin Burgess, Mike Hafen, Preston Black, Jason Heath, Aaron Cousey, Shane Johnson, Brian Ivory, Wade Eliason, David Hill, Jack Blackham, Hal Oldroyd, Frank Allred, Justin Lee, and Chad Thompson. Coach Criner guides Snow Badgers to by Evelyn McNeill Athletic leadership EPHRAIM is a process in which Coach Walt Criner, Snow College head football coach, has been eminently successful. With only three remaining games in this season, Coach Criners coaching style has brought the team to a 0 record in this first year of competition in the Western States Football League composed of four former ICAC schools and six Arizona Schools. 7-- Early memories of family fun pits the Criner boys in spirited ball, and all brothers are currently coaches: Walt in his third year at Snow, Jim at Boise State, Herb at Coeur D Alene and Bob at Coachella. On the high school level, Walt showed himself to be an athlete. He lettered in basketball, track, baseball and football. He was named League quarterback, team captain, MVP and CIF his senior year at Coachella Valley High School in Thermal, Calif. At Pepperdine University Coach Walt continued to sharpen his skills and was both basketball and football team captain and graduated with a Masters in Education. He received a heros welcome when he returned to coach 21 years at Coachella. Later he moved to the College of Desert and then to California Poly at Pomona. In his leadership role with his he emphasizes the athletes responsibility to keep student-athlete- s, eligible REAM SHEET METAL Dave Ream Owner Over 16 years Experience 462-333- 4 SHEET METAL WORK COAL -- OIL -- GAS FURNACE REPAIR SERVICE & INSTALLATION and develop good The first dinosaurs its believed were no larger than a modern turkey. In 18th century America, protraitists travelled from town to town with an assortment of paintings complete in every detail except the faces. A person wishing to sit his portrait selected the body liked best, and let the artist fill in face and hair. for h his background Coach Rick Nykoraks team in Kamloops, B.C. were on the Snow roster, including two linebackers who moved. on to four year schools and then on to the CFL: Ken Shankoni who graduated from U.S.U., and Cam Hackney who went to the University of B.C. Arslanian moved to Weber State as Mike Prices assistant and kept link alive the through the Wildcat recruiting system. Arslanian said, We know that two years at a quality J.C. like Snow can make great players out of good ones; our Canadian transfers are an example of that. Several players have successfully followed route in the the past few years: Alfie Durrante and West Cooper from B.C.; Rick Rayan who is now with the B.C. Lions; and the late Kevin Lapa, a great defensive lineman, who was playing with the Lions when he passed away last winter of cancer. Snow Coach Walt Criner has nurtured the program and added several Eastern Canadian players he has recruited through his nephew Scott Criner, recruiting coordinator for the University of Cincinnati, and through the Canadian high school football grape vine that speaks Snow-Canadia- the second half with a spiral fracture of his left thumb; he is now in a cast to his elbow. Or how about Hugh Alexander, 275 pound offensive tackle from Ottawa who returned to Snow this year with 53 stitches in his arms and face. Back in Ontario, before fall football camp started, he was awakened early one morning at his home and confronted a burglar in his living room. The robber sized up the odds and leaped out the nearest window, but Huge Hugh reached through the broken glass, grabbed the thief, and broke his arm before Hughs father could rescue the poor criminal. A reward is pending from the Ottawa Police Department. Hugh might be the toughest, but hes not the biggest player on the team this year. Ray Georke from Delta B.C. weighs in at 320 and towers over other lineman at 69. Its not difficult for him to fill his role as pass blocker from the offensive tackle position; at least part of him is always in someones way. Other Candians on this years team include: Mark Waterman, tight end who has sixteen receptions so far this year for a 72.5 yard per game average; Dave Vankoughnett, starting center; Shawn Daniels at fullback from Quebec; R.D. Holt from Alberta at linebacker; Shawn Allan, a freshman defensive end from British Columbia; and David Mossman, strong safety from B.C. who has three interceptions to date. The Canadians are very welcome on the Snow campus and feel comfortable here. Even the title of the college eases the cultural ad- justments, suggesting a typical blizzardy winter day in the Great White North. "We appreciate the mature and positive attitude these students bring with them. They are excellent students academically and socially, and their behavior tends to set an example for the entire studentbody, claims Alvin Green, Snows Dean of Students. Since they were introduced to Snow back in the late seventies, approximately 27 aspiring Canucks have helped Snow College, while Snow College has, in turn, helped them in their plans for higher be they academic or leagues, athletic. So dont be surprised to see an occasional Maple Leaf flag adorning a dorm or apartment wall in Ephraim; its a welcome sign to the people of Snow College. d n Canada-Ephraim-Ogd- field finished second South Sevier claimed fourth, Juab Millard seventh, 5 and sixth, All teams North Sanpete eighth, except the Hawks qualified for the playoffs. Five Page Canadian connection aids Badgers 6-- A'- Pyramid Ryan Staker appointed new manager highly of Snow College. Do the Canadians help Snow? Recently, Snow and number three ranked Phoenix College were tied 0 OREM 20-2- with seven minutes remaining. Snow defensive end, 256 pound Brian Wise from Ottawa chased the Phoenix QB into his own endzone, forcing a bad throw that was picked off by linebacker Cleve Maartman from Kamloops, B.C. (his second of the day and fourth of the year) and returned eighteen yards for the g score. after the game showed Maartman played Former Mt. Pleasant resident, Ryan C. Staker, has been appointed manager of the Orem office of Norwest Financial Corp. Staker, son of Rex and Faun Staker, now of Provo, started with Norwest as manager of the Provo branch in the spring of 1981 and was later transferred to the Casper, Wyo. office. lie and his wife will move to Utah from Wyoming. game-winnin- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NS vs RICHFIELD BACK OF THE WEEK 0M ' 7-- 0 DAREN WALKER Quarterback Defensive Linebacker Daren Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Walker was chosen this week for his passing and ground yardage. He also had his best defensive game of the year by getting five tackles and two assists. He is a senior at NS. study-wis- He urges e. Daren Walker in practice, games, and classes. If they do, they can successfully schools. compete at four-yea- r This'' is a tough, competitive conference week-i- n and week-ou- t, Coach emphasizes. Our goal is to keep everyone in battle caliber readiness. As to the future: There may be bowl bids on the horizon in either Kansas or Texas. performance WASATCH Thrift Shop LINEMAN OF THE WEEK DAN ISON Guard Defensive End Dan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ison of Wales. Against Richfield he had four prime tackles, two assists, three sacks and one fumble recovery. Dan is a senior at NS. Dan Ison Most solo tackles 200 South 100 West Mt. Pleasant OPEN p.m. Wdnsday Friday p.m. Steve Slack; Most tackles Larry Daley; Outstanding line play Matt Mickel; Most reception yards Dave Ramsay. Special of the Week Milburn 1- -6 1- -5 Watch for BROUGHT TO YOU BY Peterson Land & Livestock |