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Show I 1 WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 7, 1982 Robisons Highlight In Career Kopecky Makes Wrestling Fun For The Spectator By KEITH DUNCAN Thanks to guys like Doug Kopecky, my interest in high school wrestling continues to grow. He is a participant in a sport that could get almost anyone excited. DOUG AND the rest of his Clearfield teammates took to the mats again last Monday as they prepared for the second half of their prep season. But its this second half of the schedule that really counts, especially towards region and state tournament time. Kopecky in my eyes is simply solid, brilliant, unbeatable, and just about every other good word I might find. The 145 pounder waltzed through his junior season at Clearfield without a loss, then won the region and a few weeks later came home with the state championship in his bag. THIS YEAR he has yet to be beaten again and the guy is getting better every time out. His aggressive and dominating style of wrestling attracts a crowd. When its his turn to wrestle, it seems everyone in the gym takes notice. He feels a little bit of pressure about keeping his undefeated record alive. I feel like I owe everybody a chance to see a wrestler from Clearfield go undefeated in two years. Maybe I shouldnt feel that way and maybe I should, but it sometimes gets mixed up in my thoughts, said Kopecky. DOUG IS up from the 138 pound category he mastered last season, and now sits in the 145 pound position. If he decides to stay at the 145 pound bracket, he admits himself that the competition will be intense. Wrestlers from Skyline and Brighton will particularly make sure of that. Id like to go undefeated again, said Doug, Besides that I always set my goals to go unscored upon Was Day He Came To Davis or to have no take downs scored on me. But now that I have been scored upon, Ill try to keep future scores against me as low as possible, said the Falcon grap-ple- r. KOPECKY WAS taken down only five times all last season and has very few this year too. There wasnt much freestyle wrestling in Dougs schedule this past summer, but there was a special Junior Olympic Camp in Nebraska that he attended. Only special invitations were given to those who had amassed a large number of awards during hhe prior season. THE WEEK and a half long camp included some instruction from some of the finest coaches in the world. While in competition there, Doug kept his undefeated string alive by defeating two state champions from Florida. BESIDES setting some It isnt a KAYSVILLE triple overtime thriller, or a state playoff game or even a state championship that highlights the coaching career of Davis John Robison. The Davis head coach said the best attribute about his chief assistant is his relation- g ter ketball regime while also lending his coaching talents in football and baseball, says he is completely content to be here. The moral of the coaching staff is very high, we all get along. The three principals here make up an excellent administration who is always supportive and easy to get along with, continued Robison. SO WHAT does this all boil down to. Robison calls his situation at Davis a utopia where he blends his love for HE IS HAPPY that people in the school and community are beginning to take more notice of the sports and particularly to what Clearfield accomplishes. Of course as long as Doug continues his winning ways, which involve plenty of intensity and excitement, we fans will have little trouble in supporting teaching class with that of coaching athletes. When talking about Robison and Dart basketball my thoughts go back to Civil War days, when Robert E. Lee said his right arm was Stonewall Jackson. him. I mid-70'- decide to step down, which probably wont be much longer. I wouldnt feel the least bit of hesitancy in turning the reins over to a guy of Robisons calibur, said Gardner. ROBISON, who assists We dont have a real weak weight this year, said the Clearfield High senior, There is more depth in some positions and the best thing about it, is that everyone is pulling for everyone else. ROBISON, W HO has been a head coach before, sees his relationship to Gardner as being much like what existed at s Clearfield during the when Roger Reid was leading the Falcons and was being assisted by Craig Hansen I believe because of Roger's capabilities. Craig was willing to assist Roger as long as he decided to stay. If Roger were still there. I'm sure Craig w'ould still be there too. I CERTAINLY hope he becomes the head coach here af- Mike Gardner in the Dart bas- himself, Kopecky thinks the Clearfield team as a whole might rank among the Top 3 teams in the state. He would like to see the Falcons get a shot at the region and state titles. Robison. ship with kids, both in the classroom and on the court. Robison has a super relationship with people. IT IS AS he says, The day that I came to Davis High. "Coming here was like died and gone to heaven.' You might be the assistant to the assistant custodian at Davis and still be happy, said Robison. pretty impressive goals for And along with the goal of being a head coach. I'd like to build a program here at Davis that carried along the same kind of traditions that have existed here in the past." said he has never known of a better coaching situation than when Robison came to town. By KEITH DUNCAN Thats just what Robison is to me, my right veteran arm, said the Davis basketball coach, Mike Gardner. ar GARDNER, who has been coaching for a long time, says Robison has appreciated Gardner's above and beyond the call of duty way of being good to him. Im very active and involved in the coaching, which is a big reason I'm happy here. Mike has always seen fit to give me credit when most of things have been from his making in the first place. said the assistant Davis coach. THERE ARE not very many head coaches that can command that kind of respect from their assistants. Its a unique situation and one that almost anyone in coaching wants to be in, said Robison. There are people who wade through two or three years of college before they finally decide what field they'll enter, but such was not the case with Davis Robinson. ROBISON SAYS he doesnt look forward to the day Gardner decides to leave the program and has told the veteran Dart coach that he hopes his coaching years are far into the future. Im not anxious for him to leave mainly because we have a tremendous working I KNEW I wanted to be a I was in junior high. I knew I would have to coach when play as long as I could, but once in high school became a student of the game, said the Dart coach. He watched like a hawk for the various techniques and says during his three high school years at Granite under Jim Hill, he picked up every fine point he could. 1 re- lationship. He has my highes respect, said Robison. BUT ROBISON on the other hand isnt affraid to take over the head spot, whenever the day comes. "Its my goal to become a head coach someday and Id like very much to have that opportunity here at Davis. AFTER HIGH school he en tered the U. of U. on a basketball scholarship and stayed there for a year before beginning to scout games for former coaches of his at Granite and at Kearns, all the time making some valuable contacts. His first coaching experience took place in the Granite School District at a junior high under John Wood. From a e assistant for Wood he then moved to Davis County and assisted Wayne Baker at Woods Cross for a year. part-tim- ROBISON THEN moved over to Bountiful High where he spent the next eight years of his career, three as an assistant to Joe Johnson and the next of the Braves. In moving to Davis County . John became associated with the coaches at Davis and the more he heard about the tradition that existed there, the more he wanted to become a part of it. five as the head coach HE CAME in contact with the present Davis principal. Dick Stevenson, in his venture into high school officiating. "Right away I gained respect for Mr. Stevenson and with the respect I had for guys like Kent Drayyer, Jay Cullimore and Mike Gardner. I knew it would be the highlight of my career to be associated with them." said Robison, who teaches health in addition to coaching. Not too long after that Robison got his chance. It was one decision that he and his wife, Joan, didn't take too long in talking about. IT WAS a lot different in making that decision than the time we had to make a decision about going to Vernal with Joan pregnant with our third child, said Robison. NORTH VALLEY INDUSTRIES Continued from last page All the athletes are saying, is be fair. Either judge them on an individual basis or have the policy for everyone and not let anyone go out of state. The debate and band people all say they have fund raisers to get their own money. Well the athletes say theyll do the same. In one case the money was already raised and waiting to be used. "The fund raising thing is another aspect, noted Bonnie. We want people to realize the district is not in the fund raising business. Were concerned how the money is being raised, does it take away from school time, are the kids simply soaking the parents for more money? As we understand it the band does their fund raising during the summer months. Doug Kopecky puts the vice on an opponent in pre-seaso- Semi-Annu- al TARN Where Fun is Spun for SALE! You! January 6-1- 6 Bucilla BETTER YET let them all travel to showcase our with a great people. Mrs. Allen noted she had met to mentioned and leaders they group of high school her that the trips were getting too expensive and they could become a burden. These were students talking to her and not about athletic trips either. There are two sides to every issue but the school district is trying to separate the athletes again with reasoning that also applies to the debate, band or drill teams. AGAIN WHAT I feel the district needs to keep in mind is that what ever they say about athletics could certainly pertain to the other areas. One thing that did come up in the conversation with the district people is the fact that travel this time of the year is hazardous. All you have to do is look at the Kemmer, Wyo. problem where two athletic groups have been involved in accidents. They do have a point here, but as I pointed out, even Kenner has been doing this for a number of years and this is the first reported incident. n. 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