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Show I Page 1C North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, October 5, 1983 Running the Rails Taken Literally in Road Race Instead of ducking bullets in the mountains during the weekend this month, 75 to 125 runners could be dodging trains in West Bountideer-hunti- ful. Runners often refer to hitting the wall, the barrier erected by their minds when their legs and lungs are ready to pack it in and head Tor the nearest Pos-turped- ic mattress. - But in the Six Cities Run, billed as Davis Countys longest footrace, scheduled for the end of the month, runners race. The only problem came in 1981.' Yep, you guessed it. The "train activity may affect performances bit. Runners had to wait for a train to cross before finishing the race. And what if the train activity affected the outcome of the race? The postrace interview would be interesting indeed. "Yea, Jim. I noticed you took the first few miles easy, almost at a jogging pace. Part of your strategy? tion form. "WARNING: Runners cross railroad tracks four times. Train activity may affect performances. " ar Former Roy High volleyball and track star Niki Nyes collegiate career is progressing for the. nicely. The former Royals is playing well on the volleyball court for the Weber State Wildcats and was scheduled to start a game last weekend against BYU. Unfortunately for Nye, heavy rains hit the area and the gym roof began to leak, and water entered the gym. The match between WSC and the Cougars was canceled. Water polo anyone? THIS WEEKS PICKS O.K., so last weeks picks werent that great. This years record is now 12-- 9 for a all-stat- er takes runners through North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, West Bountiful, Bounti- Centerville and Farmington. ful, But its not that easy, or inexpensive, to do that, said DeBoer. Rerouting the race through more of Bountiful would cost the promoters almost as much as a pair of New Balance running shoes. Traffic cops, like anything else besides golf tees, dont come cheap these days, especially in Bountiful, said DeBoer. And besides, said DeBoer, there hasnt been much rail switching on the mornings of the previous races. "It's a great equalizer, DeBoer said of the unique course. Depending, naturally, on hdw many cars are in the train. the "activity. five-ye- ROLLING ALONG "Just part of strategy Biff. I knew the Union Pacific 8:22 was due. so I paced myself on the first leg of the race and had plenty left for the final kick. And while the train activity could affect the outcome of the race, admits DeBoer, it is "highly unlikely, he said. may have to deal with not only The Wall but The Train. And participants can't say they werent notified about the hazard; a warning is printed on the race registra- Particularly if a runner doesnt clear Being "faster than a locomotive takes a new and more significant meaning in this race. The race has followed the same potentially treacherous course during its existence, said Dennis DeBoer, whose store in sponsoring the But traffic should be lighter the weekend of Oct. 22 when the only peodeer hunters ple crazier than runners will be out of town. On second thought, maybe dodging freight trains in West Bountiful is easier than dodging bullets in the mountains. At least you can see, or hear, a train coming. But the question must be asked: Why not change the course? There must be other places in Davis County to run 20,000 meters, or approximately 12 miles other than the present course that percentage. Time for a surge in the next three games. Viewmont at BYE no contest .571 late-seas- here. Davis at Bonneville Lets start with the easy one first. The Darts. Davis County's version of Nebraska, have scored 85 points in their last two games and look invincible. Against Bonneville. they will be. Davis by 14 points. This game Ogden at Woods Cross appears to be close, but the feeling here is that Woods Cross is not as bad as it played last week. But Ogden is also an improved team over last year, when they beat the Wildcats. The Tigers win by a touchdown. Ben Lomond Roy at Ben Lomond is an improved ball club this year alScots the were beaten though easily by Davis earlier this year. These two teams have traditionally played tough games even back to the Jim McMahon days. Roy wins by three points. This weeks Bountiful at Clearfield toughest game to call. Both teams need to win after region losses last week. The feeling here is Clearfield will get its second win of the year by one point. Highland at Layton Although the Rams have lost only one game this season. it will be tough for them to run against the Lancers. Layton by three points. Dyck Hunters Advised to Scout, Then Shoot rises. Box Elder County appears to have the best prospects for success. Bear River Refuge is in good condition and is holding a good population of ducks and geese. Those interested in the large SCOTT MONSEN Review Correspondent An army of approximately 12,000 hunters will invade northern Utah marshes this weekend for the annual waterfowl season opening. Hunters going out for the noon start are likely to find some surprises if they haven't done some preliminary scout- marsh are required to have steel shot only, which is not available at the refuge. Also, all hunters must check in and out at the headquarters building. ing. The spring floods in the northern part of the state have changed many of the regions marshes considerably, and people used to hunting some areas may find their favorite spots flooded, according to Sam Manes of the Division of Wildlife Resources. Overall we estimate, conservatively, that we have lost 60 to 70 percent af our marshes due to the high level of the Great Salt Lake, he said. The salt water has flooded much of the area and killed a lot of vegetation that we have had in the past., We are recommending that hunters go out and check their spots before the open ning and look for an alternate place to hunt if necessary. However, the duck population is at a peak right now and officials expect a fair to good opening shoot in most areas, but what will happen after that is anybody's guess. "The biggest share of the initial harvest is what we call puddle ducks mallards, pintails and teal, which like shallow water 6 to 8 inches deep, Mannes said. "With the combination of poor water conditions, bad weather and gun pressure, ducks could be unable to find shallow resting water and may just decide to move south. The areas most heavily damaged include Farmington Bay, Ogden Bay and Howard Slough up to the south end of the Bear River Refuge. The area is holding a fair amount of birds now, but the ducks will be hard to reach and could move out fast. The hunters likely to have the best success Salt Creek and Public Shooting Grounds are small but have excellent water conditions and an excellent number of birds. These areas, however, are expected to draw considerably more hunters on the openning than they have in recent year. The big change in regulations this year is the opening of the goose hunt will be the same day as the dunk hunt. The goose population has been increasing recently and is now at a high, and officials expect an excellent harvest of Canada geese this week- 10-ye- ar end. This is only a one-yething, however, Mannes stated.. The only reason the seasons open together is because the duck opening has been delayed to allow late hatching ducks to be able to fly. Next year we will go back to a delayed goose hunt. Hunters are reminded that shooting for geese this Saturday opens at noon, the same time as for ducks. The daily bag limit is seven ducks with not more than two canvasbacks or two redheads or one of each. The limit for geese is five, but only two may be Canada geese. The other three may be snow, blue or ross geese. All hunters must have a valid Utah small game or combination license and a federal waterfowl stamp. The stamp may be purchased at any post office or many large sporting goods ' stores. Hunters between the ages of 12 and 15 must be accompanied in the field by some one 21 or over. ar ' Staff Photo by Rodney Wright Saturday for the opening of the duck hunt. The goose hunt will also open on Saturday. Duck Hunters throughout Utah will head for the marshes and tromp through cattails this are those with special equipment such as boats and stilt blinds to keep themselves out of the water. lots on the north will be open, and once they are Filled the area will be Foot soldiers used to walking down dikes and a couple of miles out in two or three inches of water will find the land covered by as much as three feet of water this year. Hunting at Farmington Bay will be limited for the opener due to the high water. The entire Turpin Dike area is inundated with water with access limited to boats. The two small parking In the past couple of years, this popular refuge has been able to hold between 2,000 and 3,000 hunters at a time, but roughly half that number will be allowed this weekend. marshes have The also seen considerable flooding and access will be limited. The Rouche and Gailey lots will be closed. Layton-Kaysvil- le open, but hunters hoping to walk out will only be able to get a couple hundred yards before hitting deep water, according to Mannes. Much of the private marsh land is in good shape, but hunters are cautioned to secure permission before going out. Much of the land has been leased to private hunting clubs, also. The interior of the Harold Crane Refuge, west of Willard Bay, is in good condition this season but could be threatened next year if the lake level Darts Make It Look Easy By Blowing Out Braves BARRY KAWA Review Staff . . - - After his KAYSVILLE Darts convincing 55-- 7 homecoming win over Bountiful last week and their unbeaten season, Davis Coach Ward Sawley said his teams attitude now becomes 42-ya- rd mi-nus-- 3-- a concern. whenever you win big, youre always going to have a little setback on attitude, Sawley said. They think, were really I think great, but well warn our. kids against that. Keeping reality in perspective, youre not going to do that ail the time. But much to the delight of the large homecoming crowd at Davis High last Friday, the Darts handled their south county rivals with ease. On the first play from scrimmage, Ryan Smith ran 72 yards, for a touchdown in what was a foreboding sign for the Braves. Bountifuls agile quarterback Rob Faddis was pressured and hemmed in by the Dart defense, which has given up only 27 points in six games. "That was in our defensive game plan, to make sure we contained him with our line-niSawley said. Once we t, he had to eat it a lot he just couldnt find a Hes able to do a lot of n, . They did just about anything they wanted to, said Bountiful Coach Kim Peterson. They have as good a line as weve seen, and their backs are so fast we just couldnt bring them Faddiss 45 yards rushing, down. Davis remains unbeaten on the combined with his teams with a 0 Region Four season togame, ground yards overall. Bountiful mark and d taled rushing. In 4 in and overall to for ran backs Davis drops contrast, 400 yards on 60 carries. Smith region. The Braves travel to carried 10, times for 130 yards, Clearfield Wednesday for a game. and in two weeks has gained 298 ' said the Davis game Peterson 1.9 for 25 an on carries yards average a rush. For the second did not destroy his teams desire. week in a row, the Davis defense Theyve got a pretty good attiscored a safety with Jeff Samptude, he said. Theyre not son and Chris Stevenson conready to turn their pads in. But well have to get after it on the in West end the on Chris verging field. Weve got to control our zone. With a comfortable 37-- 0 lead own destiny." Davis plays at Bonneville at halftime, Davis played most Wednesday and looks ahead to of its reserve players in the secViewmont and Highland for its ond half. last two games of the season. for our ju"Its really good I think our toughest niors, said a pleased Sawley. are our last three," Sawley They moved the ball well and be our best test of said. Thatll a did good job. defensively they Bonneville. season the when sometimes against But, you get down, its pretty hard to get We scouted them and theyre reyourselves motivated. I know ally strong on defense but Bountiful at that point was just havent scored like they like to. trying to get the game over with That win over Clearfield puts them in a position where they and get out of Kaysville. Bountifuls only score came can still win the region, 1 think d late in the game on a they're starting to jell and come run by John Evenson. together. scrambling and thats one thing we tried, to take that away from J him. Faddis scrambled eight times for 45 yards, one being a scamper in the third quarter. 6-- one-yar- 0 2-- -2 ce 1 ' -- ball-gam- one-yar- u - ' es Staff Photo by Robert Regan goes after a sack win over Bountiful. A DAVIS DEFENDER in last weeks 55-- 7 Davis, undefeated this season, plays Bonneville tonight. |