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Show v i DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, JUNE WEEKLY REFLEX 1 9, 1 980 island antelope :x Great Salt Lake Darrell Griffith, Best For Utah WIG HAM By DAVE Last week 1 attended the annual college draft at the Salt Palace and came away feeling pretty good about the selections the local lads had come up with. AFTER WATCHING the games on television I had convinced myself that Darrell Griffith was the best player for Utah. Sure there was that big guy from Purdue but he isnt as fancy or flamboyant as the guard from the National Championship club. To me w hat the Utah club needed was a showboat, someone like Dr. J or Lloyd Free. Someone w ho the fans would come see just to watch his show if nothing else. Anyone w ho has seen the dunk shots of this guy will want to see them for himself in the Palace this jear. i'll AS DARRELL noted, bring my entire bag to Salt Lake City, nothing w ill change and I might even come up with some new dunks. This fan doesnt want to miss those. Face it, the Jazz needed help every where not just in the middle. With Griffith and Duren they have two extremely good guards. Mix them with Ron Boone and Jeff Judkins, oh yea theyll sign him, and you have a great backcourt. Duren will surprise you, he is big and tough and plays a great point guard. THEN THE Jazz didnt have a pick until the fourth round and they took Allan Taylor of BYU. No one was more dissapointed than me. Sure Taylor was but is that an accomplishment in the WAC. Jazz officials noted what great progress he made since going to college. He had no where to go but up. To me hes a big, slow guy who hasn't played man for man for years. Not exactly what youd call prime NBA material. On a radio question and answer show a local fan, go get em Garrett, asked Frank Layden why the Jazz took Taylor. His reply was who should 1 have taken." Sounds dumb but not when you consider few players in the fourth round ever make it into the league. Taylor could even surprise us but there are others if he doesnt. State Park Darts Carry On round. Again Frank was honest. We have about eight players with no cut contracts and it would be fair to take a player like Hunger who because of those contracts would have very little chance of making it. We let him go to a club that needed him. . Houston was pleased to get Dean, who incidently is the first Davis County resident to ever be drafted in the pros. SO BASICALLY then the Jazz wanted a flashy guy to sell tickets and a good point guard to run the club. They got both. Frotp then on they were just naming names hoping to find another Paul Dawkins in the later rounds. As far as the center spot goes there will be a lot of talented centers cut from other clubs that the Jazz will swoop on in a hurry. Layden has already state publicly that Jeff Judkin's is being considered in the future plans on the club so you know theyre serious about signing the guy. WITH GRIFFITH and his flying circus, Duren running the club with Boone and Judkins off the bench. Gentle Ben Pouqette in the middle with someone to be named later backing him up. All-stAdrian Dantley and a much improved James Hardy at forward with Allan Bristow pushing things look brighter for this season. Phone (SOI) Rich Tradition KAYSVILLE Its very doubtful that any other school can boast the rich tradition of athletics that the boys at Davis High have established. Ever since the school was built the males have been involved with the majority of state tournaments. IN FACT it would be hard to imagine any state tournament, that didnt feature the brown and gold from Kaysville. This past year was no exception to that rule as they were involved in all tournaments possible. First in the fall months when the school year is just beginning the Darts came up with a couple of w inners. First senior Reid Nuemann, who had been in the shadow of another great cross country runner at the school, came through and won the individual state 3A cross county title. THE SPRING was very good to the Davis Clan as the track and soccer clubs had excellent years. Soccer wise the Darts were ranked number one most of the year, won their region and then placed second at state with a very young team. Barry Phellps, Brian Bacan. Benny Hammerle and Chris Johnson all played well for coach Bruce Bitner. The track team was strong finishing a close second at region and then performing well AT THE same time the football team was going great guns with their famous Kaysville wishbone attack and swarming defense. The head coaches name was different this past season but the results were the same as the Davis crew fought their way to a second place finish in region action. Then in playoff situation with Highland the Darts ended their season as they dropped a game to the much bigger Ram squad. Names like Jeff Emery, Jon Warden, Brent Hatch, Keith at the state meet. Reid Neumann, Chad Jones, Robert Johnson, Drew Olsen. Brent Padilla and Jon Warden were just some of the top names in this sport. DAVIS HAD another strong year in sports for the men and with the talented juniors they have back this coming year things look bright for years to come. 27-1- 5 layttm Bojs fought all along despite being smaller than everyone they faced. There are many faces returning next season plus some of the best sophomores the school has had will blend right in to give the Darts a great nucleus for football. Fall Football COME WINTER the sports change but the results seem to always stay the same. Frank Thompson, who has since retired, came up with his first ever region wrestling title and the basketball team made their annual treak to the state event. Coach Thompson had come close on many occasions but this past year was his first region title. The Darts were strong from top to bottom and won several tournaments along with almost every dual meet they were in. Roger Parsell came up a state champion while Gregg Schuller, Robert Steed and Jon Warden all finished third in their weight divisions. MIKE GARDNER then spun his annual work of magic and turned the' basketball club into a highly competitive unit At the CLEARFIELD start of each school year the experts mail letters to coaches, talk to player and to find out just what type of year that school is in for during the next year. ' . IT SEEMS to be a trend now that in regards to the Clearfield ' outfit most of the replies are .. along the lines of they should have a decent year but they .dont have the talent of Falcon teams of the past. Then each year these players that are not considered very good even by some of ' their come up with strong performances in each sport and then all of a sudden at the end of the year they look back and have surprised ; some people with their . . finishes. SUCH WAS the case this . past year. Word at first was . that it was a down year. "Then the football team came on the scene and started rprov-in- g to some folks that this group of seniors was not about to sit around and accept the loser image. Sure they had to fight, claw and scratch for everything they got but they were willing - to do that. When it was settled the Falcons had their own fete in their hands, beat Weber and they would get a state playoff. ..... ... - CLEARFIELD rose to the occasion and easily defeated Weber club and headed into the playoffs to battle Bingham. Playing two games in a row - Tike that paid its toll as the Min-..ers won Players like T , MUCH WAS the same with the basketball team. They too, like the tootbal! outfit, weren't suppose to do much. Coaches Craig Hansen and Ray Mebois had other ideas though and they put together a great ball club. Rumor has it that if the Falcons ever get a tall player theyll win it all but they didnt have anyone over 63 this year but they made up for it with desire. CLEARFIELD has always been known for tough defense - Marathon and Bicucle Race Set school football at Central Davis Jr. High and at North Layton Jr. High. "Antelope Island State Park, located at the north end of Antelope Island, will be the site of the Wasatch Sporting y Goods Marathon and the United States Cycle Federation District Championship, says Park Supt. Mitch Larsson. BOYS MUST register with the recreation office prior to July 13, this is required. In order to see if there is enough interest to organize a football Mini-Rela- program for this coming season. Boys can register by calling Monday through Fridays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost of program has not been derided at this time, however, a tentative fee of $25 to $30 per boy may be required. ADULT COACHES, trainers, are required. Any adult that is interested in volunteering for this program can also call the recreation office. Last Saturday at Fisher Park in Clearfield, the Clearfield Recreation Dept, along with Burger King sponsored a Pitch, Hit and Run Contest for boys and girls ages ;L ; Brook Hicks, an r, Tim Gooch, Mike Crawford, Gor-ring- e, EACH YOUNGSTER competed in three baseball skill events: Pitching for accuracy; base running for speed and hitting for distance. The individual scores were then compiled into a total score to determine the winners. Ribbons were awarded to all first, second and third place winners with patches being presented to each participant. OVERALL winners in the competition were: Nine year Saturday olds: Bryan Wood, first; Mike Gary, second; Kyle Hemsley, third. TEN YEAR old winners: Dan VanWagenen, first; Paul Noriega, second; Eric Barlow, third. Eleven year olds: Darrel Hicks, first; Mark Lopez, second; Mike Prathera, third. Twelve year olds: Andy Archuleta, first; Greg Bowen, second and James Snyder, third. After the Pitch, Hit and Run contest was finalized a special home run derby was conducted. Each youngster was given eight tries to hit as many homeruns as possible. IN ORDER to receive credit THEY GOT their first state In the tournament the Braves were unlucky as a last football championship after coming close several times. BLAKE McMILLIAN led the wrestling program with a great sixth place showing at the state meet with Steve and Alvin Bronson also picking up points. The track program is booming under John Flint and this season it paid off as they claimed the region title. Tim Held In Clearfield Supt. Larsson said, The public is invited to participate either as racers or spectators. BOUNTIFUL This past year the faithful followers of Bountiful High athletics will long remember it as the year that they finally got their first. - THE BASEBALL club was also having agreat year in finishing at the top of region and then went on to place fourth at state. Brook Hicks, what a year he had. Dean Vernon and Scott Frew were three big reasons for their success although not all of it. Not bad for a down year was it? Everyone made it to the state tournament and baseball came up with a fourth. Look out if they ever start talking about an up year, this year they just might have one. ri mini-rela- Mike Hall had his club in the elite event. Jeff Bradford, Jim Hill, Brad Jacox, Scott Ramp-toMabey and Perkins all played well for the club who finished in a tie for the region title. By DAVE WIGHAM and Jeff Corringe pulled Ulli-ba- y marathon beginning at 7 a.m. and the bicycle championship starting ail 1 a.m. THE 18 MILE relay race, sponsored by .Wasatch Sprot-in- g Goods of Layton, is open to anyone. There will be categories for ages 5 and over. The age break will be based upon a four year spread. Relay teams will be comprised of three members with each run- 10-6- , gtfl. Claims Both Football Title In Banner Year Gooch, Dan Perkins, Jeff Fred Cook, Kevin Tracy, Mark Carter, Scoitt Nye and Jim Vallentine were several of the top performers but it was depth that won for them. together and made it into the state tournament. They were suppose to bet blitzed by the taller Skyline team but those Eagles had to fight for a ten point win. THESE outstanding events will be held June 21 with the 376-345- 8 Pitch, Hit And Run Contest 25-1- . and a patient offense which are two big reasons for their success over the years. Hicks, Scott Wallace, Dan Perkins, Cory Schofield, Troy Weeks Rovces jU- of. Layton City Recreation is conducting a special registration of boys w ho are interested or planned to play junior high Clearfield Falcons Concludes Strong Year Gregg Boarden and Scott Carter all played well for this group that wasnt suppose to do anything. Many talented juniors will return to form the club next season. 4- hun-dret- h ar - By DAVE WIGHAM 121-123- despite the tallest player being around the 62 mark. They fought hard against the odds and came up in second place in region action and then went into the state event for the time. Emery, Pat McGill, Brent Padillam, Pat Robinson and Glenn Arnell all played well throughout the year. In the tournament the Darts lost to Highland and Springville with a win over Umtah in between. By DAVE WIGHAM McNally and Lance Hill SOME PEOPLE wanted to know the reason for not taking Dean Hunger of Utah State in the fourth A623 West 1700 ftuih racute, Utah 84041 for a homerun, the ball had to travel a certain distance marked on the field. Winners also received ribbons. The Home Run Derby winners were: Nine year olds: Mark Turesan, first; Bracken Larsen, second; Pete Heng-tge- n, third. TEN YEAR olds: Robbie Hiatt, Steve Wing, Dan VanWagenen, Mike Leckington and Eric Barlow, all tied for first place. Eleven year olds: Darrel Hicks, first; David Osteen and Mark Lopez, second. Twelve year olds: Greg Bowen, first; Andy Archuleta, Tyson Hiatt, and Larry Ward, second. Then they got their first invitation to a state basketball tournament in five years. And finally they pulled off their first double by winning the state soccer championship giving them both football titles. The year started off normally as the football team began to win their contests but then the Braves had to fight for their lives. One night they lost to Woods Cross 0 and then the following week they were humbled by West 28-pre-seas- 7-- COACH PAUL Waite called their win over Davis the following week as the game that turned things around, a loss would have given them three in a row but Bountiful bounced back. The Braves had to beat Highland, which they did, to get a playoff against those Wildcats again. This time around the Braves won and headed into the state event. At this point the Braves jelled as they went on a rampage in shuting out opponents on defense and putting points on the board on offense. In the finals, they used some trick plays to pull out a 14-- 0 win over West. KEVIN KOTT, Clark Mabey, Rob Cottle, Curtis Sampson, Cory Hilton, Mike Haslam, Russ Jensen and Jim Perkins were key figures as were the likes of Page Bennett, Frank Sessions, Laynce Christiansen and Kurt Thompson. Juniors Rob Allred and Mike Woodbury got valuable playing time to defend their title. Steve Tueller and Darrin Allen led the cross country squad athat was highly competitive with everyone in the region. NOT SINCE Rawlee Perkins and Larry Miller were arond had the Braves been to a state basketball tournament but in his second year as head man second shot against Judge fell short and sent them into consolation. Mike Woodbury, Allan Meldrum and Dan Bell will be back this season. THE QUINNS and Eitings kept the swimming tradition at the school going with a second place region finish with high hopes of placing higher this next year. Skip Basset, Ken Mears and Rob Simmons led the golf team to a region title. The spring sports were good to the Braves as the soccer team came away with both a region and state championship. Grant Belnap, Neville Allen, Kevin Liston, Elton Loy, Niel Jefferies and Rutger VanErus all played well for the champions. THE TRACK team was second in region with Perkins, Lex Brown, Terry Ferrell and Dave Barney picking up points while senior Steve Tueller won his second straight state crown in the 800 meters. The baseball team was fourth in league action with Kevin Kott, Perkins, Mike Haslam, Jim Hill, Kevin Stitt, Rock Hadley, Brad Zabriskie, and Jeff Price all playing well for coach Phil Olsen. THIS PAST year will be tough to top for the Braves but they have some talented juniors like Danny Bell, Matt Dalton, Allan Meldrum, Mike Woodbury and others to try anyway. Contests And Special Events Held Fun The Clearfield Recreation Dept, had its first special event of the summer Wednesday June at Kiwanis Park. 1 1 MANY ACTIVITIES were featured to make a fun filled morning. The paper airplane flying contest and the airplane toss were the first events enjoyed. Lt. Col. Mike Nelson from Hill AFB then talked and answered questions about the F-- 1 6 fighter, and told of his experiences as a fighter pilot. The obstacle course and ring the bell contest were the next activities presented. There was also a paper airplane sign contest. de- EACH ACTIVITY was divided into two age groups 7 and under; and 8 and older. First, second and third place winners in each event were awarded ribbons for their excellent scores. Winners were: Paper Airplane Flying Contest: ages 7 and under, Joshua Walker, first; Staci Perez, second; Chad Slater, third. and older, Mike first; Chris Webber, second and Brian Lemmons, Ages 8 Hen-derse- third. ning 6.2 miles in the race. Teams may be made up of three any sex combination males, three females, one male and two females, etc. Relay races of this type are unique to ..runners because of the three member team. Most running marathons are for individuals, whereas, in a relay marathon individuals may compete as a team. PRIZES WILL be awarded to five classes. Trophies will be given to the first three finishers in each class; ribbons will be given to five places. Entrants will receive a free and refreshments donated by the Dannon Yougart Co. Persons wishing to register for the relay events may do so at the site of the race or they at Wasatch may er Sporting Goods, Obstacle Course: 7 and under, Joshua Walker, first; Chad Slater, second; Staci Perez, third; 8 and older. Peanut Pierce, first; Quinten Wright, second; Andy Naud, third. RING THE Bell Contest: 7 and under, Joshua Walker, first; April Lemmons, second; Staci Perez, third; 8 and older, Ten Carson, first; Robert Henderson, second; and Dale Egbert, third. North 1 A LARGE crowd is expected for the Antelope Island State Park activity with about 100 teams competing for handsome trophies and personal recognition. Participants are urged to dress properly and to bring extra drinking water with them for use during the races. PERSONS requiring further information may call Blake Adams at Scott Johnson, representative of the Alpine Cyclists of Salt Lake City, explained that the cycle event is sponsored by the district representatives of the USCF. 773-286- 8. ONLY CYCLISTS who are members of the USCF are eligible to compete at Antelope Island in trial competition for qualification to the National Cycling Championship which will be held in Bisby, Ariz. Aug. 5, 1980. This competition is part of the qualifying process for the Olympic Cycling Team and no prizes will be awarded. RACERS WILL compete in four different categories: Senior AIRPLANE TOSS: 7 and under, Don Goodnight, first; Justin Walker, second; Chat Slater, third; 8 and older, Jim Egbert, first; Shelley Leake, second; Mike and Mark Henderson, third. 10 Main, Layton. A $5 per person or $ 5 per team registration fee is required for entry in the event.' ages 1 distance 104.5 miles; juniors 14-1distance 45 miles; veterans ages over 35, distance 45 miles; women tance 45 miles. all ages, dis- Registration for the cycle races is $1 and bikers may sign up for their events at Antelope Island prior to the race. FOR ADDITIONAL information call Cindy Montgomery at 571-8Supt. Larsson expects these two special events at Antelope Island State Park to be crowd pleasers. He extends and invitation to all participants to come prepared to spend the day and enjoy the fine facilities and beaches at the park as well as the unique experience of floating in the Great Salt Lake. |