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Show Sun Advocate Section B Wednesday, May 10, 1002 Pino girls take second Larson claims 3 state titles By AL HARTMANN Sports Writer Carbon High Schools Lisa Larson became the first girl in Utah prep track history to win three state titles with her performance last Wednesday and Thursday at Weber State University. The talented Carbon runner will add the three first place medals to a trophy case which already contains two state championship medals from last years meet. One could almost liken Larson to a track team as she earned 36 of Carbons 52 team points. For the second straight year the Dino girls finished second in the girls state 3A division. Orem won the girls 3A state track title with 69 points. Carbon followed with 52 points in the second spot, with Mountain View in third with 44 points. It was a nice surprise, said Carbon girls track coach, Charlene Dupin. Everything just fell into place. Going into the state meet Dupin said she thought the team would be doing well if they finished within the top five places. Larson could have finished eighth in the team standings just on her own merits. Larson earned a first in the on Wednesday with a time of 5:20. She later went on to take and firsts in the with times of 11:36.30 and one-pers- on 1,600-mete- rs 800-mete- rs 3,200-mete- rs 2:25.20. Surprisingly, Larsons times did as fast as her victorious times from last year. Last year, her times for this meet and were 5:10.16 in the 11:24.7 in the Larson said her running has suffered this season due to a disc not prove to be 1600-mete- 3,200-meter- rs s. injury in her back. She was out for part of the season during April and has been recovering slowly. My competition is with the 4A schools, she said. I didnt have anyone pushing me and its hard to run without good competition. It makes a difference. Pam Heinz earned a second place in the long jump with a leap of She was eliminated in the during the Jonna Olsen chased Larson in 16-- 3. semi-final- s. rs the to score a 800-mete- rs place for Carbon. She third was race disqualified in the for a false start. The state rules that a runner with one false start will be disqualified in that event. The medley relay team of Sandy Anderson, Heinz, Olson and Larson grabbed a third. And the mile relay 400-mete- rs team of Cindy Hardman, derson, Jet Berensen and An- Olson managed a fifth. Carbons boys team managed one point on Duane Vastens sixth place in the high jump. Larson will be graduating from Carbon this year and plans to continue her running career, but is undecided as to where. Ive had offers from several schools for track scholarships but not from BYU, she said. Id like to go to BYU, maybe Ill walk on for their team or take another offer. Emery nine overcomes Moab to win first state 2A crown PROVO Emery High School has tucked its first state 2A baseball championship under its belt with a 3 win over Moab on Friday at Brigham Young University. They believed in themselves, coach Tony Pinedo said. They knew what they had to do and they went out and did it. Emery finished the season with 5 record. The state chaman pionship was only the second in the schools history. The Spartans only other Utah title came in track. Pinedo is even more optimistic about his teams chances to repeat next year. Were returning six of our eight position players and all of our pitchers next year, he said. One of those who will be coming back is sophomore standout Cory Mortensen. The big righthander battled control problems in 6-- 11-- recording seven strikeouts and seven walks in the win. Mortensen also chipped in a third inning double to aid in the scoring. A tense moment for the Spartans came in the top of the seventh when Moab threatened to make a comeback. With two outs and the bases loaded, Mortensen retired the final out on a ground ball to shortstop. Emery jumped out to an early lead with a run in the second inning. Buddy Petersen walked and scored on a misplayed fly ball off the bat of Ferd Allred. Then, in the third, Mortensen double was followed by catcher Monty Olsens triple. Olsen was driven home by a Petersen single as the Spartans led After Moab came back with a run in the fourth inning, the Spartans retaliated with three more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Howie Shorthill led off with 3-- a walk, stole second and went to third when nobody covered for the throw. Evan Wilson hit an RBI single, Doug Moreland sacrificed him to second, Jerry Cox beat out a bunt single, Shane Thompson successfully performed a suicide squeeze and Olsen capped off the inning with an RBI single. The bunt was an effective weapon for us against Moab, Pinedo said. The first-yea- r coach, who coached Emerys junior varsity team last year, said the seasons success is due to production all the through his roster. Everybody pitched in way something, he said. Pinedo also gave plaudits to Emerys loyal following of fans, most of whom are parents. They gave us a lot of support and most of them were there even on our long trips. Carbon High distance runner Lisa Larson won the 3,200, 1,600 and races at the state championships in Ogden last 800-met- W 00 Photo by Al Hartmann . brett lowart should have a chance to play baseball All kids Baseball season is a fun time of the year for kids. Once school is out for the summer, baseball occupies much of the time as the big problem is finding someone to play catch with and a ride to the game. Unfortunately, a select few that want to play for Western Boys Baseball Association clubs are forced to watch from the sidelines or view reruns of Gilligans Island while their friends play. Eight children were cut in the Price American league and another 16 in the Helper league. There are a small number of other baseball casualties in Wellington, Sunnyside and the other two Price leagues. There is a big discrepancy in the WBBA bylaws. The codebook says that the league provides an opportunity for ALL boys ... of ALL degrees of playing ability. Does that mean all boys that make the team? The fact that the games are played on public fields leads to the thinking that legally, all children should be given the right to play. If it means making another couple teams or bending the rules to put another player or two on a team, then so be it. In addition, the WBBA name itself would not lead one to believe that girls can participate, but they can. The suggestion of a minor league as part of the WBBA has been mulled around for several years. This year, Jay Pehrson was the one trying to get the league established. He failed. The league has to happen from people on the inside of WBBA, Pehrson said. Im helping out all I can by umpiring and doing other things so I can have a say and change things from within. Al Trujillo Five years ago, current CEU started his own minor league. It ran for two years and died after he left. He said he started it to give the kids that didnt make the WBBA teams or couldnt show up for the tryouts a chance to play baseball. Kids are scared when they first start playing and they dont always play as well as they can, Trujillo said. The olds that had tried out for WBBA for two years were our best players and got a sense of achievement they might not have gotten if we didnt have our league. Trujillo said some of his players went on to become all star players for the older leagues, but winning was not the major vice-preside- Bob Truelsen, front, leads local cylists on a Sunday ride. An uphill battle for local cyclists By BRETT LOWART Sports Editor In an area of rough, narrow roads where bikepaths are an unspoken word, Bob Truelsen is attempting to pioneer the sport of cycling. While most recreationists are planning camping trips to begin the new fishing season on Memorial Day weekend, Truelsen and a handful of other bicycling enthusiasts are planning to pedal to their campground. The group, which so far consists of about 10 riders, will leave on Saturday morning, sojourn along U.S. 6 to May 29 for a Green River. They will camp out for two days and return in the cars of friends who will meet them there. Truelsen, the production manager of the Sun Advocate, takes cycling seriously and has been trying to spread his vigor for the sport by starting a riding club and a home 65-mi- le nt repair shop. We usually ride about 40 miles every weekend and we're trying to plan an overnighter about once a month," Truelsen said. His club consists of six regulars, but grows slightly larger for trips like the one to Green River. The club also takes local rides on routes to Wellington and Price Canyon. "Well take anyone that likes to ride on the trips, but if theyre just starting to ride they should probably work up their 11-ye- ar emphasis. Longtime WBBA official Walt Borla said one of the biggest (Continued on Page 4B) strength by starting with the shorter trips, Truelsen said. old says riding bikes around The here is sometimes frustrating because of the windy weather conditions, big trucks and inconsiderate drivers. Ive had people in cars throw things at me and try to run me off the road and sometimes theres not a whole lot of road to ride on, he said. Cyclers are governed by the same rules cars are and we have just as much right to the road. Truelsen calls cycling a serious mode of transportation and cites research done in Europe that says cycling is the perfect pairing of mans metabolism to machine. His eyes gleam as he tells stories of cities like Davis, Cal. and Madison, Wis. where bikes outnumber cars. I think its better than jogging because you don't constantly pound your legs on the ground and you avoid shin splints, he said. After beginning his interest in bikes in the mid '70s, Truelsen also rode motorcycles. I got tired of motorcycles and began to concentrate on bicycles last year. He also is an avid cross country skier, a sport he parallels to cycling. He likes to begin his rides in the early mornings or late afternoons especially during the summer. The cycling enthusiast says that riders should drink a lot of water before leaving and take a lot of water on long, hot trips to avoid dehydration. 30-ye- ar Salt pills and sugary drinks make you use extra water to break down the salt and sugar, so they defeat the purpose, Truelsen said. Although he has never taken part in cycle races, Truelsen follows the sport and its technologies with a careful eye. He hopes someday to be involved in a club similar to the Wasatch Touring Club in Salt Lake or the several huge organizations in California and Europe. His dedication to cycling has inspired him to build his own bikes and begin business as the Cycle Surgeon. Truelsen has turned his garage into a bicycle workshop with all the necessary equipment. He works on about four or five bikes a week usually performing tune-up- s that range in cost from The most important part of a bike is the frame, he said. With a good frame you can build a good bike. Truelsens tune-up- s consist of lubing and the chain and brakes, and adjusting checking derailers, tires and hubs for irregularities. He says many of the problems he encounters can be avoided by just keeping the bike out of the elements. As far as buying a bike goes, Truelsen says a really good bike from Europe or Japan or even a Trek model from Wisconsin can cost a lot of money, but for the casual rider, a good bike can be obtained for $9-$1- 6. $200-$25- 0. I 1 |