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Show I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 24, 1981 flmnFu By KEITH DUNCAN Perhaps Layton Highs Kenny Nelson and Scott Allen and Clearfield's Mike Kettell and Bruce Reid will never walk a fairway with Jack Nicklaus. Maybe they wont even play on a college team. BUT. ..THERE is much more to this story than that. Nelson, Allen, Kettel and Reid are all prep golfers this season and along with a dozen others represent both the Clearfield and Layton golf teams. THESE PLATERS dont go out and blitz Layton's Valley r View in rounds every afternoon but they are having an experience now that will last many of them a lifetime. And even though Roy and Bonneville might waltz to another Region One championship, the Falcon and Lancer team members are having a sub-pa- "positive experience" that will perhaps enhance their participation in this lifetime sport. DAVE Nielsen, Layton's first year head golf instructor, says, In just three weeks Ive found how worthwhile a high school golf program can be. Its valuable to the players of course, we dont have many fans. Everything about it is positive. The inner action between players and schools has been terrific. The real meaning of sportsmanship is brought out here. THE KIDS will congratulate each other on a good dn ve or a good putt. Its been extremely enjoyable to me to see the good feelings develop between two different schools in a nine hole round of golf, said Nielsen. And Im sure these experiences are having a positive affect on these kids careers in one of sports most enjoyable and lifetime games, Nielsen said. two-ho- LAST THURSDAY afternoon at Valley View, Clearfield and Layton teamed up m each a f S X v s XS fc of Clearfield lines up putt in last weeks match. The sophomore golfing ace has been in contention for the No. spot all season. Mike Kettel Falcon-Lanc- er 1 others third region Fal- match of the season. The cons went the round with fewer shots, beating the Lancers 153 to 180. Veteran Clearfield coach, Frank Reed, was happy with his teams performance but said the year of 81 would worni mostly be a building year and not to expect too much. Three more that compete in the top eight include Bob REED HAS coached golf at Clearfield since 1963, some 18 years in total. He has seen atop the league as a region cham- Raymond Pollard. has finished on the bottom too. But the veteran mentor feels the same about the sport as Nielsen of Layton reflects. Winning matches and championships are nice trimmings, but the meat of the game comes through the little things that occur from the game," he said. pion and e, George Alex and IT W ILL take time to get a solid program of golf established," said Nielsen, "But we have every intention of getting it done." Nielsen appeared excited about the addition of the Allen brothers to the program. 1 he Allen family moved to Utah as part of their fathers position in the U.S. Air Force. 1 hs father is a full colonel in the air force and moved his family here from Florida. PAVICHS father is also a full colonel with the air force and is stationed at HAFB. The state tournament for prep golfers in Utah will occur on Oct. 21 at the Davis County Park Golf Course. Trying to repeat an act like Mike Jones did at Davis High is going to be a tough one for anybody. But perhaps the Darts have found their man in the likes of Vance Downs. before accepting the head coaching job at the University of Utah. Though Dow ns hasn't found the handle of a stale championship yet. his teams have consistently finished among the top 10 in state. The fall of 1981 . either boys or girls, looks to be no diflcrcnt. DOWNS coaches and teaches at Kaysville Junior but assists the Dart staff with the cross country squads. With Jeff Cook on the boys side and Shauna Mecham leading the girls. Downs will once again begin his job of building a region contender. Jeff has been on a program through the summer months and has been impressive in meets. As the team captain among the boy s. Jeff leads the way by an example of hard work. THE FRUITS of the Clearfield golf program have left their marks in college golf. Former Falcon Bill Schumer now performs with the West Point Academy squad. In addition to Schumer. Von Gardiner, Jeff Hoye and Craig Suekawa are attempting to qualify for the Weber State golf team, one of the top programs in the country. n DOWNS SAYS of his top What Jclf doesnt have in talent he makes up for in hard work. Downs requires all his runners to have workouts both morning and evening and figures before the end ol 'he season that the girls will average 30 to 45 miles of running per week. The boys may get as high as 60 miles per week according to Downs. runner. KIM DAHL is a member of the Utah State team in addition to that. Glen Preston, a 1966 Clearfield graduate, performed with the University of Florida squad in 1967 and is today an officer in the Marine Corps. HANCOCK, a senior, has By KEITH DUNCAN Davis cross country and track teams to region and state titles a. shot 42, 51 and 44 while Pavich, a junior, has recorded scores of 49, 46 and 45. Craig Allen is the older brother of Scott and is among Cross Country JONES LED numerous THE RETURNING letter-me- n for Clearfield include not only Reid but four others in Chad Jones, Tracy Pitkin, Terry Tremea and David Sueka-wKettel usually battles Reid for the No. I position and is only a sophomore. Steve Kos-mi- k and Curtis Cook are also sophomores that appear to be making impressive waves on this years squad. The rest of Clearfields crew includes Dennis Smith, Billy Weiss, Mike Lefler, JefTTitus, Dirk Shupe, Kurt Bodily, Richard Panzer, Mike Carlson and Devin Kidman. LAYTON looks to Jeff Hancock and Todd Pavish, besides Nelson and Allen for its top scores each week. Nelson has shot 43, 39, 47 in three rounds of nine holes. Allen, a sophomore, has had rounds of 42, 47, 45 in match play. Downs Attempts To Bolster Dart "x Sophomore Scott Allen does a little practice putting his Layton teammates and he take on the Clearfield Falcons. Layton coach, Dave Nielsen, says Allen is a good one and if he improves the way he has over the past few outings, there are some better things to come. Allen has been in strong contention for the No. 1 spot at Lay ton for several weeks. lie-fo- re the top eight golfers at Layton. IT MAKES for one busy day, especially if you are involved in band and other things. But it will probably be the best shape that these kids will ever be in. said Downs. The rest of the boys squad is made up of, several younger runners. Brian Bacon has a bit more talent than the rest and will finish among the leaders. He is only a junior as are Troy Johnson and Del Espinosa. ALSO MAKING the top eight are Brett Johnson. Matt By KEITH DUNCAN bmed in 1977 to lead the Falcons to their finest season in the history of Clearfield foot- Faithful Clearfield football fans relived a memorable Robbie Richeson Era of ball. With Jack Hannum at the helm, the Falcons posted an 3 record including a perfect 0 mark in league play. With Richeson mounting big yardage from his tailback position, the Falcons went all the in the way to the state playoffs. 1976 and 1977 last Saturday night in Salt Lake City as Richeson ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns in helping the University of Utah to a 46-- 0 crushing of Portland State. 8-- semi-fina- THE FORMER Clearfield great ran the pigskin only 10 times and ended the game with a 9.6 yard per carry average. He scored on runs of 26 und 34 yards. The first run of 26 yards was the Utes first score of the likes of Sam Baldwin, Mike Mosley, Tony Lindsey, Del Rogers and a Louis Walker, better count on a bitter battle. And thats just what it has been in the four years he has played under Howard. It was then that Robbie scored the winning touchdown against the Utah State Aggies and was named the Player of the Game. the Utes got the ball back with five m- inutes remaining and used Richeson to carry the pigskin eight more times to run out the clock and secure the victory. YOU DONT know how it feels to have a good game after going so long without one, said Robbie, I have to thank Coach (Wayne) Howard for allowing me the opportunity to prove myself. Robbie's other TD came early m the third quarter as Utah scored 17 points that quarter and led 41-- 0 after three penods. BESIDES the Portland State game last Saturday, there have been other memorable evenings too. Try his sophomore season for example. IN THAT contest ls 4-- A game. Open House Slated For Davis Alumni Gerald Purdy and his wife Faye are hosting their annual open house for all the former Davis High School football players at their home on Friday evening, Sept. 25 after the Davis High homecoming game, with Highland. MR. PURDY is a former Davis High football coach and is currently of the Davis High School. These runners ,ue what Downs will attempt to build a nucleus aiound. I he Davis coach thinks it is highlv possible that the Darts could better last season's showing when they finished seventh in state and second to Box I Ider in region. I'M tONUDIN I the kids can do well against the schools m this region. I look tor Bountiful and V icw monl to he tough and not knowing much about the Salt Lake City schools, its a wait and see thing." he said. The year before in 1979. Dav is finished fourth in the run for the state title. THE GIRLS also have only one senior among them but she is a good one. Dow ns w ill look to Allison Horsley along with Mecham as the captain to lead the Dart ladies. The girls spoils programs have been on the move up and cross country is no exception." said Downs. "In a nutshell we have D to 20 girls out this fall and they might have what it takes to make a solid showing in this region." HORSl.n is also a vol- leyball plover and that is where the majority ol her time is dedicated. Last season she finished seventh in the state race but conpeted in only four meets belore that. Downs likes the fact she is a senior and can provide some of the leadership. Mecham has spent some serious time in the weight training program which Downs feels it has eliminated many injuries among lady runners THEY seldom run under miles in an actual race, said Downs, "and all that running can leav e y ou open to a lot of injuries. T he weight training has helped the women more than they realize. " 2 5 Besides Allison and Shauna. the Darts will have a pair of sophomores in Wendv Hunter and Diana Peterson and two freshmen Cindy Sorensen and Jennifer Davis to back up the more experienced runners THOUGH OGDEN look the region title last tall. Downs led the women's team to a better finish in state than the T igers. a filth place slot to be exact. Davis will now compete in the same region as Bountiful and Viewmont. two schools that will figure in the final running of a region champion The Braves are led by Becky Biorn who captured numerous track titles in prep long distance races last spring This is Richesons final year at the Western Athletic Conference school. He has been there a total of five years, including the year of RICHESON AND his ole Clearfield teammates RICHESONS career at the University of Utah has been hampered with injuries and the fact he has had to fight some with some pretty fair running backs for a starting position. When you go up against the Kimball, Ken Hirshi and Joe Hawkins. Hawkins is onlv a freshman and was a class runner at Kaysville Junior last year. com- - 1980. CleaAield Municipal Pool 934 So. 1000 E., . Clearfield Recreation Department will be offering a Clearfield combined bowling league for men and women at Lakeside Lanes. Ext. 218 Ext.217 Dept. Supt. Rec. Office THIS BOWLING league will emphasize self improvement in your bowling game. Instructions will be given for the first one-hahour and then the remainder of the time will be spent on league play; the playing of three games. It is not necessary to form a team to compete in this league. Ext. 220 Exp. 219 Pool Mgr. Cashier 773- - lf 3301 MW Individual registrations for men and women are encouraged. PROGRAMS Adult Lap Swimming Fri. 9:30-1- 2 Noon Adult Open Plunge Tues. 8:00-10:0- 40-1- p.m. 0 Adult Early Morning Swim. 5 a.m.-- 7 a.m. 'i w Senior Citizens Tues. and Thurs. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Pool Rental Mon.-Wed.-F- ri. Every weekday - 12 noon-- p.m. after Reg. hours 2 THE COST is $4.25 per night, which includes $1 for each game $1 for instruction and 25 cents shoe rental. Two leagues will be formed; one will be Monday night from 8 0 30 p m. starting Monday, Oct. 5 and the other league will be Thursdays, starting Thursday, Oct. 8 from p.m. Both leagues will run for approximately 8 to 10 weeks. Former Clearfield High ace, Robbie Richeson, ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns in helping Utah beat Portland State last Saturday night. REGISTRATION is being taken now through Oct. 2 at the Clearfield Swim Pool. For further information, contact Barbara Yard, program super1 218. visor at 773-330- et. Vance Downs is working with some pretty fair talent as he works with the 1981 Davis Dart crosscountry team. Two of the top distance runners include Shauna Mecham and Jeff Cook. |