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Show where near the speed There seem to be a few things taken for granted as far as girls athletics are concerned. One of them is that in sports $uch as basketball, which are typically thought of as a boys '.events, girls games candle to the boys dont bending the break-awa- y goals on a regular basis. of sound, rim to Gary L. Hatch or men on the uneven parallel bars or the beam. Mens and womens sports arc Review necessarily different because men and women are different. However, once you get past the physical differences, girls I can count on one hand the basketball games stack up favorwere deably to boys games for excite- number of games that fourth the before cided quarter. ment, player hustle, and yes, When was the last time that even skill level. As for excitement, I havent happened in a tournament? And the games weren't boring seen as many close games in any tournament as I saw in the state either. In nearly every game or girls basketball tournament saw girls diving to the floor March flying into the stands for loose hold a ment. I , It has to be granted right from Ithc start that generally girls are riot as big, quick-- , nor can they jump as high as boys. ; I mean, in girls or women's noops at any level you don't see 240-poua forward leave .the hardwood on a dead run at somewhere near the foul line, 6-- 9, cock the ball backwards somewhere near the middle of his back then send the ball driving down through the hoop some well-ke- Sports Editor 1 4-- A -- de- behind-the-bac- You just dont see that. But, similarly, you dont see girl gymnasts working the rings for excite- k dribbles to evade fenders and even the occasional k pass proved to me that these girls can play. Judging from the attendance at the state tournament the fact that girls play 'a pretty decent secret. game is a If more people would just go to one girls basketball game there would be a lot less taken for granted. a angle in the process. ee Behind-the-bac- 1. balls and rebounds, and there was plenty of n de- pt There were a few noteworthy performances at the girls state tournament that deserve mention. The Rising to the Occasion Award has to go to the Davis Darts. And 1 mean rise. No one expected them to go as far as belly-butto- fense, 4-- A Perhaps the thing that prised me most about the tournament, though, was the skill level of the girls. There were several girls in the tournament that hit field sur- 20-fo- ot Trv a their they did', mainly because of lack of height against taller opponents. The Guts and Desire Award will go to Viewmont. I didnt see more any team all year hustle tourthe in did than the Vikings nament. The Same Time Next Year Award" goes to Clearfield. The Falcons younger players displayed enough talent to make coach Margo Jones mouth water looking forward to next year. And last, the Treat Em Like Lady Award goes to Bountiful. The Braves got hacked, A and hammered physically abused more, and retaliated less, than any other two teams in the tournament. Page 6A South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, March 21, 1984 Kay evil Wells .Crown Qutilasfls Farmington end because of clutch 82 percent for final shooting quarter, and 78 percent for the free-thro- - GARY L. HATCH Review Sports Editor w KAYSVILLE Farmington and Kaysville the megapow- game.. They just didnt let Farers of. Davis County ninth grade catch up once they got mington basketball the past two seasons ahead. battled for the county crown They were phenomenal, said March 14, and in a classic chamcoach Vance Farmingtonpionship battle Kaysville nipped Downs. Farmington late in the game for My kids played their hearts 3 a win. but once they (Kaysville) out, The packed Davis High ahead and we had to foul, got Schools gym rocked as Kaysmiss. V, ville forward Jeff Pearson theyI didnt was really happy for their poured in 42 points, including kids, especially Jeff Pearson, he 7 from the, line to lead his is a great player, a great kid, and team to the win. ' had a heck of a game. The games final margin was Youd think Downs was 10 points, but this was no talking about one of his own game. players, and in one sense he was. It was a game. Downs and Rees were coachNip and tuck the whole way, said Kaysville coach Jack Rees. ing these players together until It wasnt until the final min- about three years ago, when the ute and one half that we pulled Farmington students were moved into their own school. away. , Before the game Rees said he Kaysville pulled away at the - 73-6- 14-1- nt hard-foug- ht - , , Cerebral Palsy 5 felt like no matter who. won both coaches would come out winners. The game was uncharacterstic for both teams in at least one sense. Kaysville, who usually has balanced scoring from three or four players, had just Pearson in two digits. And Farmington, usually relying on center Curtis Stoddard, who led his team with 17 points, had three other players Rob Warden, 12; Steve Bush, 1 1; and Mike Smith, 10 in double figures. Stoddard was a big reason far the unbalanced scoring of Rees's team, he said. . Stoddard blocked several of our shots early in the game, and most .of our players were a little tight to begin with anyway Rees said. - , This was. the second time the two teams met. Last time, in, Farmington won by pre-seaso- n, three points. ; All-Sta- rs ; , Five To Play In Classic Five Davis MURRAY area basketball players two coaches will participate the 1984 United Cerebral PalBasketball Classic at sy Murray High School on Friday. Davis Steve Sargent, Hal Schofield of Clearfield and Kevin Van Uiterit of Woods Cross, C122JI! . FARMINGTONS CURT Stoddard does some palm reading while looking to pass Photo by Robert Regan the ball against Kaysville. All-St- ar will team with nine other players will assist Highland's Krista on the boys team to be Henage at the helm of the girls' coached by former Woods Cross squad. coach Wayne Baker. The Classic will consist of two girls team Mandy Henneberger of Clear- games. The Class at 5:30 Dawill the meet of Peterson girls field and Diana p.m. The boys game will start at vis will play for the girls team. Davis coach Ann Gilbert 7:30 p.m. 4-- A 4-- A 3-- A 4-- A Sports Commentary olH BARRY KAWA Nyt Seeks To Improve My Review Staff Guarantee me that youll cut a strokes off my golf handicap and Ill support you for President. few My chiropractor made that promise. Thats why Im seeing him three times a week at $40 a visit. He cheerfully cracks my back and neck and tells me these treatments have helped other suffering golfers like me. Son, (he calls me son) in no time at all youre going to be 'that ball out of sight, he says. Well see.. hit-tin- g The salesman at the local sporting goods store has also promised. Thats why .1 bought a Lanny Wadkins Power Swinger, a golf club with plastic swing fins attached thats guaranteed to build your golfing muscles. (What are golfing muscles I wondered. I thought the only golfing muscles you need are the onps you lift a beer can with after your round is over.) e ad over cable And a TV has promised. Impress your friends with your added distance on your drives says the commercial advertising the illegal golf balls guaranteed to add yards to your drives. The commercial depicts a golfer hitting one of the balls as his friends stand there impressed by his added distance off the tee. The only times my friends are impressed by me on a golf course is when I offer to buy the drinks, I noted as I watched the commercial. toll-fre- V ' shipment of the dozen souped up golf balls arrived recently and were stamped with some brand that Ive never heard of before. I think they said Robinhood. Well, in this case I guess the company did rob much more expensive. I guess from the poor (me) and give to the rich (them). the added distance I might get will enable me to hit the ball far- The Robinhoods look like any other golf ball, though they are ther into the woods at Valley View and Davis than I ever have before. And thus make it harder to find my souped upf golf ball. My friend, the former Buddhist Open champion of 1980 has also promised to improve my golf game. (No kidding, there really is a Buddhist Open. But its a small tournament and they dont have a shotgun start. I think it was a gong start, last I heard.) My friend is giving me lessons on proper delayed hand action as the key to a good golf swing. And my friend is an expert at - delayed hand action. Theres no one better in the state. He uses it every time we go to a restaurant and the check arrives. And an old golf magazine I picked up off my sport editors desk has. An article in there claims you will add power to your swing by doing everything with your left hand. Supposedly, this builds up your left arm and e makes you conscious, the key to a good' golf swing, the Mils New High GARY L. HATCH budget cut of between Review Sports Editor Add one more to the list of bigger and better, new and proved. im- r Roger Thomas, Recreation Director for Clearfield said that five years ago the Clearfield did h not have a recreation but now he says he department, can rate it in the top third in the state. I hate to think of us as competing with the other recreation departments around the state. I think we ought to concentrate more on helping each other than competing, but I think we meet the needs of our community as well as anyone, Thomas said. Weve improved steadily and Id say we would at least rate in the top third in the state, he added. Here are some statistics that bear out the improvement of the department the past five years. Between 1979 and Thomas projections for 1984 the total participation for the Clearfield 5 and 20 percent. I believe in only asking for what we need. Weve had to replace a lot of outdated equipment the past few years, but now were pretty well up to date and top-notc- Recreation Departments in- structional classes and youth and adult sports leagues has increased seven times. ' no Thats misprint. article says. In 79 total participation for Excuse any errors I may make those three categories was 865 because I'm typing this column participants. Projections through with my left hand. 84 put the new total at 6,058. And when the snow melts and Of course, this increased parI discover all these gimmicks hasat come about ticipation' have not improved my game one stroke (as usual) then I shall without some budget increases from $30,000 along the way hold the pistol to my head, makthe of fund in out general citys left is hand. with my ing sure if 79 to $103,000 in 1983. But lies read: Here can My epitaph a golfer who died with his boots next years budget is projected at $85,000, and not many publicly n on; (The ones that build supported operations can boast a in the swing.) left-sid- foot-actio- . i , 1 can cut back the budget some, Thomas said. It should be pointed out that all the money from the citys general fund goes directly to youth programs. No adult programs receive any public money because the adult programs are' funded entirely through fees. This year the recreation department collected an additional $40,000 in fees. The money that comes from the citys general fund is spent entirely on youth programs, equipment and salaries for employees; We sometimes get calls from angry townspeople saying we shouldnt be spending tax dollars on adult sports leagues, and they dont understand that we dont, Thomas said. In ' addition to the sports leagues, which cover six sports for the youth and four for the adults, the recreation department offers eight instructional courses in anything from aerobic dance to clogging to quilting. My responsibility is to provide wholesome fun recreation activities for all ages from tiny tots to Senior citizens, Thomas ' said. Thomas said he wants to responsive to the community. He listens to suggestions from' residents as well as follows the advice of the recreation advisory council in selecting and implementing new activities. V |