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Show 2 Thursday, Mar, WEST VAUEY VIEW 25, 1982 Sheri Davies Shari Hori Granger Teresa Perea Kearns Most Valuable Player Granite One Of Three Repeaters On Team Denise Gaztambide Kim Nidey Judge Murray - Perea Accorded MVP Award Oft Honor Squad MURRAY. Honor Squad could shoot your eyes out. It could alscfsteal you blind and beat you on the boards. The Green Sheet 1981-8- 2 Honor Squad is led by a Kearns high senior who is one of three repeaters off last years team, including a returning starter. It features eight seniors, three juniors and a sophomore. Together, they averaged nearly 15 points and pulled down more than seven rebounds per game. Offense was not their only quality. In were as many cases, renowned for their defense as their scoring ability. all-sta- rs This ThFeeFebounds from the guard line and its' obvious that she ' to every facet of the Most Valuable Player honors are accorded to Kearns highs Teresa Perea, an player who paced the Cougars to a seventh place finish in the class 4A tournament last week. Perea did it all for the Cougars. senior guard Consistently. The averaged just under 19 points per game during the season and was the teams floor leader. She helped her own cause offensively with hustling defensive play that forced nearly seven turnovers per contest. Despite her scoring prowess, she wasnt selfish, averaging five assists per game as well. Add on years Cougar game. Judge Memorials Denise Gaztambide, a senior, is the first girl to receive first team Honor Squad honors two years in a 1 5-- 5 row. 5-- starter for the Bulldogs, Gaztambide is a money player, according to Coach John Colosimo. She reacts best when the going is tough. Tall enough to play the front line A r four-yea- and quick enough to handle backcourt pressure, Gaztambide averaged 17.8 points and six rebounds per game. She also came up with 84 steals for the year, statistics which earned her a nomination to the Converse team. For Leading Spartans Murray's Anderson Named Top Coach A share second place in region, a trip to state record and a overall. Not too bad for a team which, for much of the year, had a starting lineup consisting of two sophomores, two juniors and only one senior. For taking this inexperienced group of, cagers and blending them into a unit which improved steadily as the season progressed, Murray Coach Becky Anderson has been selected girls basketCoach of the ball Year by the Green Sheet stall. Anderson, in her third year at the helm after graduating from Skyline high and the University of Utah, did not seem to have bright prospects for a MURRAY. of 14-1- 0 successful on the Green Sheet Honor Squad (see preceding story). Still, for Murray to win, her talents had to be blended with those of other inexperienced Murray players. Any coach knows that is not always easy. Anderson, with the able assistance a highly-regarde- d competi- early-seaso- n tion apparently helped Anderson mold her squad into a team to be contended with in the Region Six race. Murray finished in a second place tie with West, posting a record. In that span, the Spartans beat both Judge and West the other top region teams - and averaged 55.2 points per game compared to 45.4 for their 7-- 3 - included seven -- sophomores. Granted, one of those was Kim Nidey, who moved into Murray from Grand Junction, Colo, and proceeded to make her mark on the girls cir- opponents. At state, Murray dropped a decision to Ogden in the opening round, but bounced back to win its next two games hard-foug- 45-4- all-sta- te Becky Anderson ht 4 (See Page 3, Col. 9) 5-- Real Young - ,, 9 DePasquales alma mater. Walks did the in as three Judge Baseball Bulldogs Bulldog pitchers 15 issued Team Is Young free passes. The Bulldogs werent particularly impressive at the SALT LAKE. When you talk about the senior Russell Griffith, plate, either, colleca newcomer with good ting only three hits -Judge baseball team, speed. Two soph- singles by Barbiero, youre not just talking omores are slated tc Romero and Layden. young, youre talking start on the right side real young. of the infield first ' Coach Bob DePas-qual- e has a roster with - baseman Shawn Skate For Heart' Set Saturday Skamnes and second of sacker Paul Barbiero. sophomores and Both are solid defenunsively but need work at derclassmen whom the plate, DePasquale hes counting on to said. MURRAY. Skaters When Romero is pitwill raise money for play key roles for the team this spring. ching, senior Mike the Utah Heart Assn, Thats young. Clark will be the in a new event set at DePasquale is in his Bulldog shortstop, three locations Satur- an abundance freshmen, , Rarely does a sophomore make an Honor Squad, let alone first team. But rarely does a sophomore have the kind of year that Murrays Kim Nidey had. Nidey was virtually unstoppable for the Spartans and brings the top scoring average - 20.6 point per game - to the Honor Squad. She not only shoots well, inside and out, but she can rebound ( seven per game from the guard line), pass (2fe) -- -- and play defense ( four steals ) Of her sophomore guard, Green Sheet Coach of the Year Becky Anderson says: She has to be one of the best players in the state. Its hard to find a weak aspect of her game. Like Nidey, Grangers Shari Hori was the figure other teams focused their defense on. Still, the senior averaged 13.5 points and 10 rebounds per game. A hard working player who, in the words of Lancer Coach Stephanie Green, is easy to coach Hori was a and dominant force inside. When fouled, she also displayed an accurate free throw touch, bailing the . 5-- 8 center-forwar- d 5-- 9 d, s V steals per game. Next year, for the first time in . , 5-- 4 4-- 3A 5-- O.. . ti four seasons, ,j, Cyprus will ,be, without the services of three-yea- r starter Carrie Pearce, a senior forward who averaged 17.8 points per game on 51 percent shooting. She also collected 10 rebounds per contest, as well as three assists and an equal number of steals. first-tea- competition, their team. The caliber of that when the campaign opened last fall. Only two returners had more than a smattering of varsity experience. The roster This years squad has so much strength that the second team includes several girls who easily could have received honors in previous years. One of those is Olympus highs Ann Phillips, a senior guard. She was the Titan sparkplug. She averaged 14.3 points per game, Sheet Classic in record was But an examination of those losses is quite revealing. Three were to class 4A teams which qualified for the state tournament Skyline, Alta. Both Kearns and Alta placed in the top eight. A fourth was to Box When foes put the pressure on Murrays Nidey, her 7 junior backcourt mate, Sheri Shaw, was there to provide support. An aggressive player, she averaged 9.2 points, five rebounds and two Farmers. which the team exhibited. Although they finished second in the Green December, the Spartans did not set the world on fire in the early going. They lost their first two games. Going into Region Six ' 9 development Elder, season cuit, receiving second honors team and first team honors of Joanne Ackerman, accomplished that task. This was particularly apparent in the Lancers out of several crucial la'st- minute situations during :the r season. The fifth starter, Granite junior Sheri Davies, contributed extensively to this years dramatic improvement in the Granite girls team with her play. The forward tossed in 15.8 points per game and pulled down eight rebounds. She also had six assists and almost five steals each outing for Coach Ken Belkas came up with 46 steals and 55 bounds, and was a team leader. Another is Judges first year at the playing alongside Bulldog helm and senior third baseman represents the fifth Rudy Chong, a strong re- Gina Glodowski, the third repeater from senior last years team. The forward formed a one-tw- o threat with Gaztambide. She averaged 5-- 16.9 points per game and pulled down eight rebounds. Taylorsville fans will be happy to see Sue Johnson back next season. The junior guard led her team in scoring (12.4) and rebounding (7). An excellent jumper, she is known for her good attitude. Helping significantly to revive Granites basketball fortunes was senior forward Susan Kern. She was a crafty force inside, working her way for nearly 13 rebounds a game, board work which helped her post a 12.4 scoring average. She also had four assists and five steals per contest. In addition to Perea, Kearns received a standout season from senior forward Elaine Monson. She, too, worked the boards hard, coming up with 13 rebounds and eight points per game. She also forced opponents to commit four turnovers per game. 5-- 7 5-- 8 5-- Judge baseball coach in as many years. He is a graduate of East high and has coached at the college and semi-prlevels. That experience will be necessary. Region Six looks solid this season, with Murray, defensive Tooele designated hitter. Senior Doug Nester will play in center, o When ching, fielding reasonably strong teams. Judge will be relying heavily on the play of senior Justus Romero, who will double as the teams top pitcher and shortstop. back- Rodmans or pit- catching, freshman Mike Layden will start in left. Layden, son of the Utah Jazz coach and general manager, is West, South and also the all player. Clark also is the up at third. teams while yet another freshman, Shannon Bearden, is slated to start in right following a freak injury to senior Mike Falvo. Also expected to see also playing time this year DePasquales corps mounds consists of senior are sophomore southpaw Steve OBrien, sophomore Danny Auer and junior Shawn Rodman. also is slated to start in left and is the back-ucatcher. Behind the plate for the Bulldogs will be Rod-ma- n p i in- fielder David Leo and freshman outfielder Brad Knell. DePasquale is being assisted by Jack Stahl, an East high pitcher in the early 1970s. Judge dropped a decision Tuesday 14-- 5 day. A Murray rink is one of three locations for the first Skate for Heart day. Skate City, 70 E. 4880 South, will be the site of the charity event from p.m. Saturday. It also will be held at Crystal Air Roller-cad7515 So. State, from p.m. From noon to 4 p.m., the activity will take place at Classic Roller Skating, 2265 So. State. 1:30-5:3- 0 e, 0 Participants will seek pledges for four hours of skating. Those who collect a minimum of $10 in pledges will skate free, a Assn, spokesman said. Proceeds will go to Heart the associations research and educa-- . tion programs. Participants will receive a certificate and a chance to earn gym bags and jackets. i |