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Show SECTION AUGUST JO, 1983 Over 200 Boys Bine I FmiMw Vibes n G Letum Summers Laytons Cardinals And Hills Rebels Win Tournaments By C -- League Rosters initial y ear in tf fTH DUNCAN and anJ 1 ear year 4 y 16 THF. TEAMS that dominated play through most of the year in the younger bracket were a Kaysville team led by Ron Hill und Tom Star-ke- y and the La) ton Yankees led by Kelly Burke. Both of these squads ended the season in with 13-- records, and lied as regular season. But it was the Layton Cardinals under the direction of Joe Sondrup that sw ept past et cry one in the season-endintournament and captured the championship. Layton's Astros led by Dave Freeman took second in the tournament while Kaysville took third and the Yankees of Layto took fourth. THIS 1 g the first year that the league played format where 13 and 14 year olds battled it out anJ 13 and 16 year olds fought in another division. In total, over 200 kids represented 24 teams in Lay ton's Cardinals under the direction of Joe Sondrup won the season-endin- g tournament for the 13 and 14 year olds w hile the Hill Field Rebels with Ed Ramirez at the helm took the tournament for the older division. in two LS age-grou- p ES season gets underway shortly after school lets out in late spring and according to many of the coaches, it can be a challenge to keep kids minds on baseball as the summer months approach and drag on. It was a really successful summer," said Craig Hansen w ho leads Kaysvillcs recreation department. And Carter Cook of Layton's recreation commented, Splitting the league into two divisions was the best thing we could have done. AS FAR as keeping kids motivated through 14 games, Kaysville's Ron Hill and Tom Star-ke- y had a few words to add. It was their squad that went 13-- 1 through the regular season in the younger division and who later captured third place in the tournament. Said Hill about the past season, Theres really nothing to complain about, because kids are kids and you shouldn't tie 'em down to just one thing. However, the kids that stayed with us through the entire summer really had some fun and started jelling about half-wa- y through. THERE WERE some picturesque plays that we wished we had on film. With starting late because of the weather, we really ended with some pretty sharp kids. But summer has other priorities too, things like scout camps, football and basketball camps and summer vacations. If you can keep things together through all of it, its a victory within itself. I think any summer baseball OTHER coaches in the By DAVE WIGHAM Clipper Sports . - MURRAY - Viewmont survived a scare from West Jordan while Bountiful got a taste of some top pitching as they wound up the short end of a 0 game with defending champion Cottonwood. -- 4-- t I THE VIKINGS now get their shot at the Colts as the two sides were set to collide on Tuesday. Viewmont 7 West Jordan 6. The Vikings seemed to have things well in hand in the third inning with a 0 lead over their opponents but then a funny thing happened to pitcher Dave Johnson. Johnson, who played at Davis this past prep season, was cruising along with a two hitter but then he was struck in the shin with a line drive and that seemed to take the air out of his sails. Soon the West Jordan hitters found the touch and before you knew it the score was knotted at THE VIKES, who won the Northern Divi 5-- 5-- 5. 4-- A, A all-sta- rs 14 year old IN THE 15 and l6yearold bracket, it was Ed Ramirezs team staking hold to first place . among eight teams. The Hill Field Rebels beat out John Noriega's team from Kay sville for the championship. Other Kaysville coaches were Gaylyn Bergstrom and Chris Mackey. Hill Field's other lone coach was Dave Penick while Layton had three coaches in the late Ed Taylor (Yankees), Peggy Morgan (Mets) and Tony Rimeer (Dodgers). 13 and 14 year old division for the summerof 1983 was the Kaysvillc team led by Ron Hill and in the Tom Starkey. Standing behind the coaches from Ift to right are Jeff Pearson, York Hill, Tony Garr, Mike Clark and Troy Starkey. They tied with the Layton Yankees for the regular season title with 13-- 1 records. But it was the Layton Cardinals who was the tournament. The Layton Astros took second. coach goes through the same thing. STARKEY, WHO has coached for 15 years and assisted Hill with the regular season cochamps, commented, The first thing is that we had a terrible spring and early summer of miserable weather. But when we finally had a line-u- p that we felt comfortable with, something would come up that we'd lose a player. That meant switching a third baseman to the catcher spot, taking a substitute that normally played the outfield and putting him on third or putting your shortstop in centerfield. If the opposition got a hit, the whole team fell apart. Like playing on one leg at times. Of course Hill and Starkey chuckled as they commented about the past summers highs and lows. They started with 14 players and finally ended the season with no more than nine players in the final five games. through an entire season with parents complaining that something else should In the years past. I've albeen done. heard at least one parent voicing their thoughts, but not this past summer, said - Starkey. Hill stated, Maybe they (the parents) had some qualms deep down inside, but 1 didn't hear anything vocally. We made an honest effort of trying to get kids in for at least an inning of batting and fielding. IT WAS a challenge to keep the boys interests directed toward baseball all summer, said Starkey, It wasnt that the team didnt like baseball, but other things have to be considered in a three month summer break, too. What was unique, which was probably the case for a number of teams, was that we only had the kids together for one practice before the season began. In one practice you cant identify the problems, let alone correct them. It was in the actual games where our team had to learn the fundamentals of the gone not have ways - THE PARENTS must have understood what was going on, because Starkey stated that in his tenure of helping youth teams, hed never sion, wasted little time getting on the board as they sent two across the plate in the bottom of the first. With two outs Doug Lee started things off with a single which was followed by another single up the middle by the pitcher Johnson. Danny Hansen then stroked a shot up the middle which the shortstop misshandled allowing a run to score. Catcher Lane Rozema then singled to left to drive in Johnson. West Jordan helped the Vike cause iathe second with some throwing mistakes. Kevin Smith singled with one out then Doug Scovil beat out a bunt single putting two on and then Steve Caputo loaded the bases with a single. Dave Roybal was then given the suicide squeeze sign and the third, sacker responded with a great bunt which was picked up by the pitcher, who then threw into right field allowing three runs to score on the play, THAT WAS all the scoring the Vikes could muster for a couple of innings as they watched At this point their opponents catch them at 5-- 5. on his way to the College of Southern Idaho to By DAVE WIGHAM play baseball next fall. Both Lee and Sendobry-playe- d Clipper sports defense of the winning side. the Speaking of football the Viewmont team reIn one of the best kept secrets of the year defeated the 3A-2ceived some bad news the other day. Remem4A-1of ber the flood we just went through, how soon tune the to football in last Saturday night Davis County was well represented with we all forget. Well it seems one of the hardest and hit spots was the Viewmont football field. Steve Caputo and Doug Lee of Viewmont Cross. Woods what? Thats right the Vikings will not Guess Doug Sendobry of their home field this season as a result on CAPUTO HAD had a great day running the play all their home games will be either the of flood, 14 98 on with credited ball as he was yards Bountiful at High or Woods Cross High. 20 from a for touchdown one carries, including THE ON college level it seems the knee of yards out. Running behind that huge line and is ready to go. Kyle injured the Morrell a blocking back like Hola made me think that Kyle in win over the University of Utah last the knee is Steve fun who be college ball might joked all-sta- rs and Kaysville and they were Hank Emery, Dick Lamon, Mike Lee and Al Herrera. The remaining Layton couches included Reed Finley (Padres), Steve Johnson (Giants). Jerry Rhod-hous- e (Dodgers). The Hill Field coaches were Bill McKinnley (Astros) and Lon Willey (Yankees). Farmington and Syracuse also fielded teams in the league. games. But they did learn. THE KAYSVILLE team lost only two games through the season, once to the Layton Yankees in the beginning of the regular season and once more to the Layton Cardinals in the tournament of w hich the Cardinals later went on to win. In 14 league games, the Kaysville squad scored 133 runs and poured in 34 more in the tournament which they placed third. The nucleus of kids that made up the cochamp Kaysville team included catcher Chris Matyi, pitchers York Hill, John Owens and Shad Larson; first baseman, Troy Hulse; second baseman, Troy Starkey; shortstops either Hill or Owens; third baseman, Mike Clark; leftfielder Jeff Pearson; centerfielder Shad Larson; and rightfielders, Sam Gardner, John Shaw and Tony Garr. IT WASNTjust two or three kids that were superstars that we always looked to, said Hill, All 12 kids were contributors. When the coaches sent in left hander Jaren Pack who handcuffed everyone for three innings. Viewmont came up with a single run in the fifth when Hansen and Rosema singled and Hansen scored on a single by Kevin Smith. West Jordan rallied again to knot the score at 6 but then Smith came in to record tjie final out. Smith must have been going for some utility award as he played first, right and then pitched for the winners. IN THE bottom of the seventh the Vikes sent the winning run home when Smith flied out to right but Hansen, who had singled, tagged up and raced home. There were plenty of heroes for the winners as Smith and Hansen were solid at the plate, as was Rozema, while Johnson and Pack were solid on the mound. Pack was especially effective as he worked three plus innings giving up only three singles while striking out four. Cottonwood 4 Bountiful 0. It seems the biggest decision in the opening round of the legion tournament is whether to throw your top pitch 6-- Stars Beat Foes 1-- A 13 bracket included four more coaches from Johnson Cniisin 41-3- 0. 3 BaMrball. apple pic ami Chmolci. What would America be without 'em? baseball, dedicated coachct ; 1 15 olds, turned out to be a success. fun-lutin- g A hich Journal Spot's and kids. What would a cummer in Kaysville. Syracuse, Layton or Hill Meld be without these? which involves a bunch of boys from age 13 to age 16 from Hill Field on the north to Farmington on the south, has just concluded another successful summer." ' w olJ were separated from the 41-3- 0 year and had to have an operation that kept him out of the Holiday Bowl. The knee is tested each week at the BYU facility and several weeks ago it tested out to about 95 percent full capacity. I hope I dont favor it or anything. I dont think itll be on my mind when we play but I guess I wont know until I actually play Kyle noted. While on the subject of BYU another from this area is anxiously awaiting the opening of college football. BYU lost all of their offensive linemen last year to graduation but the coaches are very high on their 00 0 er or not. Alta decided not to and they lost. Cottonwood was trying to decide and they fin- ally did and he responded with a one hitter. IT WASNT that the Braves were completely baffled by Carl Coates, who pitched this past year for Dave Nelson at Utah Technical College, as several times great defensive plays robbed the Braves of base raps. That one hit almost spoiled the shutout as well as Eric Johnson doubled off the wall in the seventh inning. I thought it was a good ball game, one which was well played by both teams noted Bountiful coach Larry Johnson, Coates was just too much for us, he was more than we could handle. And then when we did hit the ball solid it was right at someone. That third base-ma- n robbed us of two or three hits alone. Were not discouraged and I hope these kids can bounce back he offered. ERIC Johnson was also the pitcher of record for the Braves as he went the first six innings allowing just five hits but the Colts made full advantage of all of them. Lund Joins Falcons Coaching Staff - CLEARFIELD The newest member of the Clearfield High coaching staff will be one of Brent Hancocks former athletes at Bonneville High, Brent Lund. LUND FOR the past five years has taught and coached at Laytons North Layton Junior High and before that was involved in teaching and coachinl at Central Junior in Ogden and was a sophomore basketball coach one winter at Weber High as a student-assistan- t. Lawrence Cook, the Clearfield principal, was quite pleased with the addition of Lund to the coaching staff as well as the regular faculty. Were thrilled to have him with us and can see the positive attitude that hell bring to both the athletic staff as well as the academic, said Cook. Lund will be teaching math and one P.E. class while at Clearfield High. LUND SEEMINGLY has a good rapore with the present Clearfield staff, having once played for Hancock in high school, having coached and taught with Roger Buhrley at Nort Layton, worked with John Flint in track and had an athletic relationship with Craig Hansen. Clearfield probably has one of the best coaching staffs in the area. Im happy to be a part of it, said Lund. LUND, WHO coached football, basketball and track at North Layton, is working with the football team in its weight training. While at Weber State and BYU, where he obtained his masters in 1981, Lund had an emphasis in weight training in his schooling. I feel were doing some things that many of the schools in the state still havent adopted, said Lund, Perhaps in a few years it will start paying off for us. Brian Poll Takes Position On Layton Coaching Staff Brian Poll, after a stint of coaching and teaching at Clearfield's North Davis Junior, has accepted a teaching and coaching position with Layton High. POLL WILL possibly help in three sports, but will be taking the place left by Mike Gardner who migrated south to accept the head basketball job at Spanish Fork High. Poll will be assisting Gary Hansen in football and will help Doug Moon in basketball. In a statement from Laytons principal, Paul h reciSmith, Poll was regarded as a pient for the job. Brian carries with him a high recommendation from North Davis Junior High and we as a staff at Layton are glad to have him here. top-notc- BRIAN BRINGS with him a wealth of experience having been a head coach in football and a junior high school coach in basketball. f J |