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Show 2 WEST VALLEY VIEW Thursday, Aug. 5, 1982 Faces Northern California Saturday In Regionals Kearns Captures Second Ruth Title la A Row KEARNS. Northern California is next on the list for the Kearns Babe Ruth League all- Side. The titles give Kearns the bragging rights to championships in six of the past seven years and eight of the last 12. back-to-bac- k stars. The setting for that battle will be El Centro, Calif. Saturday at 6 p.m. because, for the second year in a row, Kearns captured the Only a West Side victory over Cottonwood-Granit- e in 1980 inter- rupted the Kearns victory streak, which extends back to 1976. Kearns used the strong pitching and timely hitting of Rick Medina to roll to the State Babe Ruth League championship. Coach Sam Sandovals squad swept to the championship without a loss, ending the tournament last Wednesday with a victory over West championship ina Wednesdays game, contest w'hich had 6-- 2 First Year been made West Side beat both Jordan Valley squads to advance to the the morning. But league and state officials made the field quite playable with extensive work on the finals. questionable because of a cloudburst earlier in ld surface, cluding burning dirt to dry it out. in- the Having come through the losers bracket, West Sides pitching staff was tiring by the finals. The challengers started the game with Wally Edwards, who pitched the day before when batsman and two singles combined give West Side a lead after one. Kearns struck back quickly. After Ken Lawson was awarded first on a catchers interference call, he was singled to third by Troy Keener. Prospects for Kearns to score were diminished, however, when the next two batters were retired. But with two outs, 2-- 1 0 Edwards was having trouble finding the strike zone in the first inning when Kearns loaded the bases with two outs. But he got out of the jam with a strikeout, leaving the sacks full. In the bottom of the first, it was West Sides turn. Medina appeared jittery and, like Edwards, was just missing the strike zone. A walk, third baseman, scoring both runners to edge. give Kearns a Medina made it when he singled in Berriochoa. West countered with an unearned run in the bottom of the second and was threatening again in the third when a defensive gem by first baseman Lawson turned the momentum completely in favor of Kearns. An error, a walk and a double steal gave West Side men on second and third with no to 3-- 1 Nick Berriochoa bounced a single ween the shortstop and bet- a hit outs in the third when a high pop fly was hit in foul territory down the right field line. Lawson made an over-the-should- er catch, wheeled and fired the ball to the plate. The West Side runner on third had maken a break for the plate but now found himself trapped and was tagged out in a rundown by third baseman Gary Bronson. The next batter grounded out to Lawson, ending the in- - TAYLORSVILLE. Tooeles hopes of at- the first round of the a Valley Legion state playoff berth were vanquished Friday as Taylorsville concluded season play with a league playoffs. were not Results available time. at press Key Victory 10-- 5 win. Mike Littlewood scattered nine hits and teammates Kelly Davis, Darren Evans, Jonny Walker, and Phil Evans teamed for nine hits to give Coach Barry Sceilis club its 12th victory of the year. The win left sixth Taylorsville in place in the western Walker and Evans came up with key extra-bashits in a e second inning five-ru- n Friday, boosting to a single. Davis was 3x4, while Walker and the two Evans each had two hits. Littlewood struck out four in his stint. with his second three-baggof the game. Surprising Loss Darren Evans club met Highland in follow- two-ru- n it 6-- added Taylorsville Key Games Tonight (See Page teams Two will themselves of State American Legion tournament berths in critical games here tonight (Thursday). This years state tournament, hosted by Granite Post 112, is being dedicated to the memory of longtime Legion baseball supporter Harold (Hap) Glenn, who died in the fall of a sudden heart attack. After starting the Valley League playoffs yesterday (results were not available at press time), the winners advanced to 6 and 8 p.m. games tonight at Magna Community park. yesterdays games, Bingham met East with the winner advancing against the victor of the Taylorsville-Highlantilt. In the lower bracket, Holladay and Cyprus tangled, with the winner advancing against the winner of the game. The victors in tonights contests will automatically qualify for the state tournament, one as the Valleys seventh place team, the other as either eighth or ninth. The unbeaten game at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Kearns (Southridge) also is important for the winner does not have to play off on Saturday, thus giving its pitching staff an extra days rest in anticipation of the state tournament which d Alta-Grang- Berriochoa doubled to left center. Joey Quintana singled in one run, making it Medina followed with another hit, driving in Berriochoa and Quintana to round out Kearns scoring. After that, it was all Medina. West Side had two runners on base in the fifth but a double 4-- 2. - opens Monday at Ken Price and Derks fields. state tournament format this year has been altered because of the Valley Leagues The decision to split into two divisions. In addition, neither St. George nor Altamont are entering the tournament, giving the Valley League nine positions and the Northern League four. The format was not decided officially until Tuesday when a special meeting of the State American Legion Athletic Committee was called by State Commissioner Don Gust. The results, as listed below, are: Upper Bracket: Granite (Eastern Division 3rd place team) plays the number two team from the Southern League (Provo) at Ken Price at 8 p.m.; - Viewmont, the top team in the Northern League meets .Valley 9th at Price at 5; - Cottonwood (Eastern Division 2nd) plays Ogden (Northern 3rd) at Price at 2; - West (W'est Valley 1st) meets Helper (Southern 3rd) at Price at -- 11. Lower Bracket: Valley 8th plays Orem (Southern 1st) at Derks at 2; - Murray (Western Division (See Page 3, Col. 2) -- - MURRAY. Two vicy American Legion Leagues western divi- duty for West Side. Enroute to the title, Kearns beat Jordan ( 2 ) Valley 2-- 1, Brighton 13-- 6 and Jordan Valley (1) 9-- - win Murrays over South on Satur11-- 2 day, coupled with Binghams forfeit to Tooele (four Bingham players reportedly couldnt find the field NOT GONNA GET Automotive Tourney In in Tooele, leaving the club three men short) left Coach Dave Plotts club with a 15-- 8 record, Takenaka slides Into bag and umpire Pat Clark looks on. Kearns posted victory in Babe Ruth finals. Kearns third IT . . . baseman Gary Bronson lunges after errant throw but cant reach ball as West Sides Jeff 6-- 2 ahead of Bingham. That threw Coach Mike Satos team into the Valley League playoffs which one game began yesterday (Wednesday). Also in those playoffs was sion. 3, Col. 2) Tourney Hopes In when tories and a final-daforfeit by Bingham boosted Murray into the pivotal third place position in the Valley Hardly anyone expects to lose to West Playoffs Hold assure fourth. Bronson lived on an error and went to third Murray Slips In Tourney two runs in the fourth when Davis singled in one run and scored himself on a passed ball. In the sixth, a walk to Littlewood and a double by Davis put runners on second and third for Dino Valenti, who squeezed one runner home, and Evans, who collected his third RBI of the game with a Taylorsville big early lead. Walker, who had tripled in Troy Kay in the first, drove in two more runs in the third division. Yesterday ed with a (Wednesday), Sceilis homer to make MAGNA. more runs in the play ended that inning. Medina then retired West Side in order the last two innings. Medina was 2x2 (with two walks) and Berriochoa was 2x4 to atlead the nine-hi- t tack; Keener, Quintana, Greg Carver and Tye Olsen also had hits. Edwards, Bob Haslam and David Lloyd all saw mound Avoids Playoffs - Taylorsville Is Sixth taining American ning. Buoyed by the play, Kearns struck for four Murrays other victim, Granger. to MurAfter losing ray on Friday (its seventh straight 2-- 1 set-bac- k) Granger , salvaged a playoff spot with a victory 24-1- 6 over South (see related story). A seventh-innin- Page g er-(S- ee 3, Col. 4) - Area Team Assured Of Catbird Seat MURRAY. A Green limit Murray to four Sheet area team in the hits. . catbird seat. , Judges Dan i Auer Judge and Murray allowed four hits in squared off last night limiting Kearns to a (Wednesday) after single run. Judge had press time to deter- only had five hits, but mine which would Kearns committed draw a bye today and three errors. be the only unbeaten Jim Pike allowed team left in the three hits and CotAutomotive tourna- tonwood played erment. rorless ball in that Note, thats Judge clubs easy win. and Murray. Bingham Granite rallied for six and Kearns, the two runs in the sixth after teams with the best East scored nine in the records going in, also second in a wild affair. met last night and one Kreg Petersons douwas eliminated. ble was the only extraGranger answered base hit among 15 the question about Granite safeties. ... Binghams vulnerabil- Action continues ity in the first round, handing the squad its first loss in 20 starts. However, Bingham got a break for its pitchers Monday when it won by forfeit and on Tuesday needed only five innings to subdue West Jordan. Murray advanced to the showdown with Judge by nipping Granger Tuesday night while Judge defeated Kearns tonight through Saturday at Ken Price field. Monday A pair of games involving area squads highlighted on Monday. Granger advanced by while nipping South Kearns was able to rally and defeat Cotone-ru- n ac-tio- n 4-- 3 4-- 3 tonwood 5-- Holladay was 3-- eliminated by Woods Cottonwood re- Cross popbounded from a loss to ped East Judge Granite Kearns to sock Woods sent Viewmont home Cross 1 and Granite Murray beat West stayed alive by beat14-- 9-- 5, 16-- ing 14-- 7, East 14-1- 1. West sent South home with a 2-- 0 glancing back in sports with the . win. Keith Murrays limited . . Chapman Granger to just three hits while his team rallied for three runs in the sixth to win the game. Todd Twelve-year-ol- d Robbie Kittel of A Granger won the tripled and Todd Fischio doubled Inter-mounta- in AAU freestyle swimming for the winners. championship a chance for his Granger had age group in competibecause Murray com- tion at Boise, Idaho mitted six errors. (That was August, Steve Estey and Todd 1962). Steele combined to IF YOU'RE for the LOOKING... FINEST CHAIN SAW in the world we've one for you! the got & M'S 153 j SL- - AUTO PARTS East Arrowhead Ln. (in rear oft 9th last and SI 10 South. S.I.C.) 266.8264 and West Jordan eliminated Hillcrest 7-- 2 9-- 2 , while Highland forfeited to Bingham. Mark Dicinos grand slam accounted for all of Cottonwoods runs, which came in the first inning, but Kearns was able to fight back behind the three-hi- t pitching of Chris Nelson. The west valley crew took advantage of eight Cottonwood errors. They tied the score in the third and scored the decisive run in the bottom of the seventh. Granger took a lead over South in the fourth and held off a 4-- 1 g charge to win its second outing. Jeff Platt had a double in the contest. . sixth-innin- A six-ru- n sixth-innin- g explosion lifted lead and Judge to a 9-- 0 the city division champ coasted to the victory. Paul Barbiero had a double. Saturday Grangers 4-- 1 win over Bingham was the talk of the day. In the other major upset, West Jordan placed West in a tenuous posiviction with an tory. Murray stunned 11-- 8 Hillcrest 9-- 3, Cot- - tonwood nipped Granite 6-- Judge rip- ped Holladay (SeePage3, Col. 3) 7-- 2, |