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Show V Thursday, March 14, 1985 Masaangar Sports Poga 7 Coaches wait for break in weather for spring sports At Manti High School, athletics is now in that brief interval between the winter indoor sports, basketball and wrestling, and the spring outdoor sports, tennis, golf, baseball and track. In basketball the Lady Templars, defending State champions, werent quite able to repeat their 1983 record, although coming close. They finished in third place in both 2-- the round robin, the state tournament and had Brenda Hansen named to the Region 10 team and had Katherine Reeve again picked as the round robin's most Valuable Player. Boys' basketball didnt fair quite as well. The Templars placed third behind Richfield and North Sanpete in regular season play in Region 10's northern division and then tied with North Sanpete for seventh place in the round robin. Rory Nielsen, Mantis speedy forward, was named state tournament at St. George on team. to the by Bruce Jennings Both the girls and boys basketball teams will lose four of their five starters via the graduation route so that Coaches Glen Goodwin and Wilbur Braithwaite face rebuilding years. In wrestling, Coach Tom Reeces team had three members Terry Bradley, Craig Cox and Myles win points at the State VanGorder wrestling meet. The coaches of the spring sports are waiting for the end of the quarter and a break in the weather to get their activities underway. Coach Bob Andersons baseball team is scheduled to play its first game on April 1. The sites for the playoffs and the state championship will depend on the records of the teams after five weeks of play. 2-- The golf team, with the coach still to be named, will have several practice meets before going to the May 13. The girls' tennis team competes in the fall. The boys team will participate in several dual meets and invitationals before the Region 10 tournament at St. George on May 1 1 and the state tournament at BYU a week later. The boys' track team, coached by Glen Goodwin, and the girls team, coached by Cathy Jarvis, have similar schedules. Theyll have some competition on the local level and then go to either Snow College or Juab High School on May 1 for the Region 10 meet and the state tournament at BYU on May 11. than any other sport, are at the mercy of athletics spring Coach Anderson the weather, commented. Wind, rain, snow they can completely disrupt the schedule." More Concert Ririe-Woodbu- ry returning to Snow College by Doris Larsen Public Information Specialist Snow College Brik Eyra trios for a rebound over Svon Myers of "People of our area are fortunate to have a concert such as the one coming to Snows campus on March 26, commented Toni Bench, Snow College Dance Instructor. The company, having just returned from an Asian tour, holds the distinction of being the first American modern dance company to tour these countries, according to Ms. Bench. The Company will be doing a Childrens Concert which promises to be their most spectacular yet. This Ephraim photo by Gordon King concert w ill be a "sneak preview" to the show they will be taking to the Kennedy Center in Washington, NIC. Northern Idaho ends Snows bid for national tourney by Sieve Peterson It was billed as the battle of the big men, with the opening game of the NJCAA Region 18 playoffs featuring home team Northern Idaho College candiand their 6'H' date Sven Meyer against the Snow College Badgers and 7'1" Lance Scott. NIC won the battle with Meyer scoring 27 to Scotts 3 points, but lost the defeating Snow war to Dixie College Saturday night advancing Dixie to play-of- f with Eastern Arizona in Thatcher next week, with the winner of that one going to Hutchinson, Kansas and the NJCAA Tourney. Parsons was hot and he Humphreys each scored 22. Brik's sweet shooting and 24-- will Humphreys and Humphreys sweaty work on the boards helped place both of the team Badgers on the with and Averian Parrish along Robert Maxwell of Dixie, and Lowell Ciscowski of CSI. MVP was awarded to Sven Meyer of northern Idaho. 85-8- both graduate. Greg will probably be recruited to the big leagues; even though this is his first year of college athletics, it is his third year of college, and thus he has only two years of eligibility left. Returning players next year will probably be Steve Bruce, Scott Whetstone, Rhet Parsons, Kevin Van Vitert, Kelly Evans from this years team, and Lex Brown, former 6'0" guard from an LDS mission. Eyre Snow finishes the season with a record. Lee Broadhead and Brik 7 84-8- The NIC Cardinals play a very Steve 3 zone, with 66 tough Fedler the smallest player. Because of NIC's size, Snow couldn't manage to get the ball inside to Greg Humphreys or to Scott. Usually, when that happens, Snow resorts to the outside aerial attack that has been so successful this year with Brik Eyre and Rhet Parsons scoring over the zone defense. But Snow hit from the field, 14 points only 40 lower than the season average. The Badgers did score six more field 2-- goals than NIC, but the Cardinals line 20 more went to the times than Snow, making 29 of 36 to Snows 13 for 16. free-thro- and NIC led at the half, slowly advanced their lead to 10 with the inside work of Meyers. The Badgers didnt quit however, and cut the lead to three twice in the last two minutes. NIC hit their foul shots, and managed to hold their lead to the 34-3- finish. Brik Eyre, sophomore forward for Snow, played what was probably his best game of the season, with 26 points. Humphreys scored 16, and Parsons 14, while Steve Bruce had eight assists. losers On Saturday, Fridays at 9. "It winners 7 the and at played could have been a tough game for our players to get up for, commented Coach Larry Andersen after the Badgers soundly defeated "But our kids showed CSI 100-8the quality they have had all season of by playing one of the best games the year. Snow jumped to an early lead, led by ten at the half, and the quickly jumped up by 18 in second half. Steve Bruce, freshman guard from Dugway, scored only two points, but his 13 assists helped Brik Eyre score his 29 points for a tournament total of 55 points. 18-1- 0 Harlem Crowns bring basketball fun Friday Friday the Harlem Crowns bring their fun filled basketball act to the Manti High School gymnasium. The Crowns feature former college stars who are magicians with a ball, and leave crowds wanting more of their antics as the games draw to a close. The Crowns will play against a team assembled by Kirk Abegglen. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Sanpete County All-St- Also, a preliminary Red and White game will be played by 9th and 10th graders at 5:45. This is a money making project for future tennis courts at Manti High School. It is a great event to bring the family to, Coach Wilbur Braithwaite promises. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Prices are $3.75, adults; students, $2.75, under 12, $1.50. Lady Badgers lose to Northern Idaho by Steve Peterson The Snow College Lady Badgers, like the mens team, were eliminated from play with a loss to Northern Idaho Friday night in Provo at the Utah Tech College. NIC scored with two seconds left in the first half to take a 8 lead, and Snow never could catch up. 71-5- 1 post-seaso- n 29-2- Kirk Larsen, Jason Erskine and have recently completed work on their Eagle Scout project. Kirk Larsen spent 11 hours doing his Eagle Scout project, cleaning the Christmas decorations for Ephraim City streets and replacing bulbs in all the decorations. When finished and the human ourselves." "The moral, she said, "is that the human body is so fantastic that we can really program ourselves to do anything." Its OK to tell tape previewed by parents Dramatic changes in their in appetite, social interaction, nightmares, bedwetting. excessive crying, hyperacti-ity- . by Bruce Jennings 1. behavior: tape, "Its Okeh to Tell," will be previewed by the parents of Elementary School children on March 19 at 7 p.m. in the school A video 2. Depressed, withdrawn. auditorium. The new show, "User Friendly, Circuits Go is family oriented and built around the computer age, something todays children as well as adults are exposed to every day. "It is referred to as a childrens concert because the pieces are shorter, there are more costume changes than a conventional concert, and there are exciting special effects and humor," explained Bench. This show will feature the latest in sound, lighting and computer graphic techniques. Graphic artists have been commissioned to do the computer art work and poet Emma Lou Thayne has written the shows narration. "The concert will transport you to another visual environment and, in some instances, make you feel like you're watching live cartoons, said Ms. Bench. The Company, comprised of eight dancers, is based out of Salt Lake City and is under direction of Shirley Ririe and Joanne Woodbury. Both are wives, mothers, faculty members in dance at the University of Utah, nationally know n children dance educators and performers. Joanne Woodbury, in talking about the new concert at the conclusion of a series of workshops held at Snow for educators of elementary education, said, The tickets are on sale Snows Continuing Educathrough tion Office, and Toni Bench invites show goers to stay after the concert to meet and talk with the company backstage. Advance computer with the artificial and pokes fun at how we try to program Parents are urged to view the tape, Sonia Aycock, PTA child abuse chairman, said, because it w ill be the feature of a program that will help children learn that they are in charge of their bodies, Mrs. Aycock said. And it will also help parents understand the role they can play in curbing child abuse, she added. 4. Having suspicions or apprehensions toward people with whom the child has usually felt comfortable. 5. Self-conce- ate; child thinks starts to deterioris a failure. heshe 6. Talking with others, or sharing experiences becomes difficult. 7. Child Children will sometimes tell the truth to an adult about what has happened to them, but find out that the adult doesn't want to hear it, Mrs. Aycock said. wont play with friends. 8. When child cannot meet normal expectations in learning where previously heshe has. 9. Sleepiness in class. "First and foremost." she said, "as parents we should listen to our children and what they have to tell, if a child says he has a bad feeling or an uncomfortable feeling about 3. Destructiveness. a situation, we should listen and believe." Mrs. Aycock said that child psychologists advise "having an atmosphere in your home that allowed children to feel comfortable where talking about themselves their fears and concerns can be shared." And she added they say these are some of the signals abused children can give: Some signals abused children can give: 10. Frequent tardiness sence from school. Snow finishes the season with a record, while UTC advances to the national finals in the WNJCAA 12-1- 2 or sitting. 14. Bruises or bums the child cant explain convincingly. 13. Difficulty walking Not all children exhibiting the characteristics listed are victims of child abuse. Any of these signals can be a natural part of their growth and development. But if a child exhibits several of these characteristics on a regular basis you should be aware that something may be tee! .QW, if Tournament. ready to hang for next years holiday season the decorations were stored under plastic. Other scouts who assisted Kirk with his project were Tyler Boli, Jason Erskine, T.J. Fonnwill, Karl Larsen, Kary Larsen, Brian Nielsen and Carry Nielson. Fri., March 15 MIIS Gymnasium 7:30 Their opponents will be a Sanpete team County organized by Kirk Abegglen, All-St- ab- at school unusually early or leaving unusually late. 12. Inappropriately dressed for the weather. i Vrum' or 11. Arriving Mary Anderson led the winners with 20 points, while Jill Barlow scored 19 for Snow, along with 14 for Elise Ipson, and 12 for Lori Miles. Ephraim scouts work on Eagle projects Brian Nielsen D.C. in April. concert contrasts ar former MHS, Snow College, and University of Alaska star. A preliminary game at 5:45 will feature a group of younger players |