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Show I i MARCH 30, 1983 Shaw-Thompso- n Big Punch One-Tw- o ;By KEITH DUNCAN hands. The throw was even more impressive considering he threw it in cold weather. Jay Ward also has a decent throw for Davis and finished third in the Clearfield-Davi- s dual meet. pournal Spoils KA YSVILLE The one-tw- o punch of Mike Shaw and Frank Thompson in mens track and field at Davis High, itself alone, will give the Darts a competitive edge they may have heeded. ; THOMPSON, DESPITE his discus efforts, THOMPSON, WHO led the team last year, fias stepped aside to become an assistant to Shaw. With Shaw mapping strategy with the tunners and Thompson giving pump to the field fevents, the Darts might have the firepower to give Viewmont and others a good run in 1983. ! Shaw is optimistic about Davis chances in the middle and long distance runs, mainly because of one man, Del Espinosa. ! ESPINOSA ran with authority last Friday in Clearfield as he easily won the mile run. Del has distinquished himself early as one of the States tops in either the 800, 1 600, 3200 and the relays that Shaw decides to place him in. If Espinosa remains healthy, there is no telling what the senior runner could accomplish, i Others that will help to make the running events respectable include kids like Jeff Hammer, Kelly Ryujin, Todd Anderson and Ken Hirshi. ! still feels that the shot put is his best event. Hell be the Darts No. 1 shot putter in all probability. Next we go to the pole vault where Don Snowball, senior, is the defending region champion. Dons best jump this year has been 13 feet even, a practice jump. THE JAVELIN comes next where Danny Wilson threw 144 feet to win the Clearfield-Davi- s meet. A pleasant surprise in addition to that was the effort of Kevin Tyler who took second. But its sophomore Jeff Ohwiler that Thompson is excited about. Jeff has had a toss of over 175 feet in a practice session. Its just getting the consistency down, said nvNxv. Thompson. Four Darts have all jumped over 20 feet in the longjump event but it was Tom Green with a jump of 0 that won the Clearfield-Davi- s meet last week. The others that have gone over 20 feet include Mike Hayward, Darren Ryujin and David Smuin. 19-1- Precision counts! Clearfield's medley relay worked well together in their first outing, enough to beat the Darts. When It Comes To Track d TAKING FIRST in the in the was high jump meeting Morgan Nielsen. pf the Davis coaches excited, i won it. Morgan has You can start with the discus where sopho- The measure of more Eric Thompson unloaded a throw over jumped 4 in the indoor season. Paul Cook took third in that event for Clearfield. 140 feet against Clearfield last Friday. The fact the field events are beginning to Eric was beating the Falcons J.C. Young with the running events, gives the balance final where J.C. the throw until up days over the past couple of Darts him veteran out. Clearfields improvement coach, edged John Flint, was impressed with the Thompson years. Combine that also with the number of showing by stating, What a showing for a kids that are coming back this spring who have sophomore. Anytime a soph gets one past 140 had a respectable amount of track and field jfeet, youve got a good discus thrower on your experience. ITS ; THE FIELD events too, that have both Davis-Clearfiel- 6-- Von-Coll- .Bullish On Opposition in By KEITH DUNCAN New Faces Appear In Layton Track Journal Sports - When it comes to track CLEARFIELD and field at Clearfield High, the Falcons are bullish on their opposition. THE SPRING sport is taken very seriously around the school, and not that the other sports here arent but for the past three years the Falcons have had as good a chance as anyone to capture the state championship. In fact for two straight years theyve settled for second Hillcrest. behind tradition-ric- h The same kind of story should prevail this spring if a few critical areas are cleaned up first. fey KEITH DUNCAN Journal Sports - LAYTON Through the wind, snow and tain last week, Laytons edition of 1983 track and field, braved it all as Russ Jones got a first hand look at who the people are that will back Ijim the rest of the way. THE FIRST one the Falcons havent much say over, but it directly affects the second. Its the weather. If the cold weather persists then the nagging injuries that are thwarting some key members of the team will probably persist s, also. Chilly conditions dont enhance pulled muscles and sore ankles. JONES HAS put an effort into the present Season that is hardly unnoticeable. It was good, in his words, To just see who is going to pursue this thing and who isnt. j Though the Layton team might not have the depth overall to knock off favored Clearfield for the region title, the Lancers do have flocks k kids that are capable of competing for individual region championships. ' shin-splint- Were running at about strength, said John Flint, the man who has helped bring four region championships to the school through his seven years as head coach. 83 will be his eighth season. ''' TAKE FOR instance Myron Cooper in the 800 meters. After the impressive junior season he had, his fans will only expect more in the season upcoming. Cooper will also be a reliable asset in any of the relays that Jones to enter him in. A big surprise for the Lancers last week against Viewmont was the javelin throwing aSlity of Jerry Cooper. His toss of 148.5 was the best of the day and very impressive for the conditions he performed through. OUR BIGGEST concern this year is to just stay healthy. The weather hasnt helped our j 1R88. S' fHANOR THEN came back to be the tops ainong the Lancers in the 200 meters with 2l1A. 16 clocking in the sloppy conditions. Con- nfclly posted a 24.50 and Chris Sessions was among the Lancers with a 24.90. : Myron Cooper performed in the 400 meters and came away with a time of 52.30 against Viewmont. Figgins has perhaps emerged as top distance man as the senior posted in the mile, a 4:50 time. time the best was Jones j impressed with the running of Martin in the intermediate Darryl sophomore hurdles who ran the race in 45.80. i TREVOR SENIOR Darrel Lacey was also impressive iij the 100, 200 and also the longjump. The field events are beginning to perk up with the results that people like Cooper gave in trie javelin. Dave Totaro also had a fairly decent throw in that event too. j :OTHERS WHO have made the field events ldbk respectable include Matt Austad in the shot who threw 47-- 5 in the muck and mire. On a good day that throw would have been 50 feet or more, said Jones. Horn Kidd jumped over 19 feet to win the the longjump and according to his coach has further. to go potential shin-splint- s. Hep-wort- improve and can combine their efforts with those that are healthy, you can expect the Falcons to be primed for their fourth consecutive Region One title. Its tradition at Clearfield to have 70 or more kids come out for track and thats exactly what took place again this spring. Flint now reports that 75 kids are on the team. I WAS WORRIED for awhile, he said, But we had a significant number of sophomores and juniors con.e out to support us. Weve also got about 14 to 15 seniors who well really need down the stretch. A quick run down of the events finds Dean Foulger and Ricky Smith manning the 100 meters. Foulger ran an 11.30 in the snow and rain against Davis last Friday. Foulger was the only one last week to run the 200 and the time T-b- 6-- 10-1- 8-- 13-1- 773-330- 773-330- 6. was respectable for the conditions. THE 400 features Conley who ran his first competitive outdoor race in an entire year last Friday against Davis. Conley turned all four corners and crossed the tape in 51.02. Thats a super time for the conditions we ran in, said Flint. If he continues to improve on that, theres no telling what hell do. The 800 features Dirk Barlow who continually gets better. His 2:02 clocking in the wet stuff was respectable. , ITLL BE Bill Wilcox manning both the 1600 and 3200 for Clearfield. His full attention is now being focused in on track where Flint now expects some pretty good things to happen. The relays have always been a first-clapride to Flint and this year shouldn't be any different. The Falcons have the tools to make it happen in them too. ss DEAN GARRETT has done splendid so far the hurdles as has sophomore Larry Johnson. When Sherwood and Dickson return, itll be even better. J.C. VonCollin is the backbone of the field events. He is the defending state champion in the shot has Clearfield's school record in the discus at 165 feet. Backing J.C. in the shot will be Kim Thurgood and Corry Walker while Mike Hale will be the next challenger in the discus. in THE LONG jump features Foulger, sophomore Robert Henderson and Lawrence Shelton. Hal Schofield has been the number one man at the high jump. The Clearfield Recreation Department is rent registration form. now formulating its 1983 Little League BaseAll new players interested in participating in ball season. The program will include four dif- the Majors Baseball Program must attend one 1 ferent leagues for boys and girls: ages of two tryout dates set for Wednesday, April 3 8 ($7), Minors ages ($7), Majors ages from 4:30-- 6 p.m. or Saturday, April 16 from 2 a.m. at Fisher Park Diamond B. All (10), and Seniors ages 5 ($10). Third The Clearfield Recreation Department is and subsequent children within a family may new Senior League players must attend the now formulating its adult womens softball register at half price. Ages are determined by tryouts to be held Saturday, April 16 from 11 program for 1983. The program will include a 1, 1983. a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fisher Park Diamond E. Womens Slowpitch A League on Thursday August ADULTS ARE being sought to assist as night and a Womens Slowpitch B League REGISTRATION will be conducted from League officers, coaches, assistant coaches, on Tuesday night, a Womens Fastpitch league March 14 through April 8, at the Clearfield umpires, scorekeepers, etc. Team sponsors on Monday nights, and a coed league to be held Swim Pool, 934 S. 1000 E., Monday through are also needed. If interested call Roger Thoon Monday nights, Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. All players listed on mas, Clearfield Recreation Director at 7 last years team rosters still must submit a cur or TEAM APPLICATIONS may be obtained at the Clearfield Swim Pool, 934 S. 1000 E., Mon- day through Saturday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. starting Monday, March 21 and ending Saturday, April 9 Only 10 teams will be allowed to participate d in each league. The Coed League team istration fee is $150 for Clearfield teams (no more than 5 out of city residents allowed on roster). Outside teams will be $190 (having 6 or AND more out of city residents on a roster). The Womens Slowpitch team registration fee will be $130 for Clearfield teams and $160 for SAVES! side teams. The Womens Fastpitch team fee will be $160 for Clearfield teams and $190 for OVER 1,000 IN STOCK outside teams, League play begins the week of May 10 and runs through July 29. Adult Womens Softball In Clfd. h, BUT IF THOSE that are on the sick list can Clfd. Forms Little League JOHN CONNELLY de-cjd- es ! BUT THAT wasnt all Cooper did. He became a double winner for Layton in winning the high jump also. i Another guy Jones is quite pleased about is senior speedster, John Connelly. Phil Johnson and Amell Cruz appeared to be the mainstays in the sprints but now Connelly has perched himself up there too. Connelly ran a 11.56 against Viewmont while even another surprise irt .Charles Hanor tied Johnson with times of percentages to recover but were always being optimistic, he said. Injuries have continued to nag key people like Robert Sherwood and Jim Dickson, two of the Falcons top three hurdlers. Its hopeful that Lane Fishbum can stay healthy, he being the returning region champ in the pole vault. Jared Martin, a key relay man, has been hamKent pered with painful a respectable javelin thrower, has been hurt recently and a guy that everyone around Clearfield hopes stays healthy is senior 400 lace, Bubba Conley. THE JAVELIN has Hepworth, Sterling Allen and others right behind them. Look for a strong Falcon showing in the pole vault where Lane Fishburn, Todd Blair and James Moore are three of the better vaulters the state. in USA Gymnastics World 5464430 60 N. Main, Layton t reg-thir- Aerobics Class Begins In Layton Laytcn City Recreation will be offering an Aerobics class beginning April 5, 8 p.m. The class will be every Monday and Wednesday and will run until May 25. 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