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Show r - tr 7. Page 9A South Edition Review Lakeside r Wednesday, April 4, 1984 Bountiful, Layton Blow Past Opponents In League Openers They just got a big start and we couldnt catch up, said Clearfield GARY L. HATCH Review Sports Editor The real enemy facing area baseball coach Ken Hicks. Our pitcher was putting the ball up, teams in opening round of league action Friday was Mother Nature. and they took advantage of it. After the Teams had to battle cold East winds first inning he pretty well shut them down. gusting to 60 miles per hour as well as in each other Fridays opening round of They only had one hit the rest of the that was a home run by (Bart) region competition. .game Vernon in the fourth and he got 10 In the first round, Bountiful beat strikeouts. Woods Cross Layton defeated Clearfield and Roy lost to Weber Senior Jeff Parry started for the Falcons and pitched the whole game. All Bountiful started off the game with a Laytons scoring came in the first and 1 lead after two innings, but Woods fourth innings, while Clearfield got two runs themselves in the bottom of the Cross added onerun in the third to tie first, then added two more in the sixth. the score. The home run by Vernon proved to The bottom of the fourth, however, be the back breaker for Clearfield. spelled disaster for the Wildcats as the They have a young team, with an Braves drove home fiye runs to take untested pitching staff, but they played command of the game. well against us, Hicks said. We scored five in the fourth, but They have a good nucleus, the shortthey kept battling back, said Bountiful stop and outfielders are strong for coach Phil Olsen. them, he added. They are really a sound team. (Mike) Roy travelled to Weber and nearly Dailey and (Kelly) Fredriksen are two came off with a win after being down very good pitchers. Their whole teams 2 after the fifth inning. so the whole leagues good good far weve played good. They had to kick it around some for us to get back in the game. They had Good is probably an understatement; five errors in the last two innings and for the season. the Braves are now allowed a few walks. 5 Braves the score was the Although outhit the Wildcats Their starting pitcher (Chad Oborne) ' allowed Bret Baldeson led Bountiful in only one hit in five innings, tri-base hits. He nailed a stand-u- p Thompson said. The Warriors hit the Royal pitching ple and a double. Shortstop Tim Smith hit two singles and one double and secstaff 14 times while Roy got seven hits. We threw four kids and got some ond baseman Craig Smith rapped three for the victors.' singles good out of the game even though we The Braves Mike Laraby also had a lost, Thompson said. Jeff Yoshimura was the starting pitchtriple. n er for the Royals, followed by Clair At Clearfield the Falcons allowed four runs in the first inning and Kelly, Kevin Fonsmor and Rich never could recover. 8-- 5, 5-- 4 12-1- 1. 2-- ... 7-- 12-- 0 8-- 12-- 6. extra- Photo by Robert Regan ' . t A WILDCAT baserunner hustles back to first, base to beat the throw Friday. Region T rack Vikes Are Ones to Beat CHRIS LARSEN The Darts, coached by Mike Review Correspondent Shaw in his second year and AsThe Viewmont Vikings are sistant coach Frank Thompson, ready to live up to their reputa- placed second in the Region IV tion and defend last years region championships last year. 4 track championship. The Darts are a strong team The Vikings, coached for the with good balance and depth. Some of the Darts best men past five years by Lynn Dubois, took second in last years State are stiil juniors, such as Jeff championships, and are a very Ohiwler, who is supporting the " Darts in the field events. strong team this year. Viewmont is led by senior Ohiwler placed fifth in the javJohn Warner, the. defending elin last year at State when he state champion in the 200 meter was still a sophomore. Senior Morgan Nielson is giv? run, and placing second in last years 100 meter. ing some more support to the Giving the Vikings backbone field events in the High jump. are seniors Mike Allen and The Darts relay teams are also Reese Kidman in the distance strong. runs. Senior Troy Hanks, who Bountiful and Woods Cross placed second in Region hurdles are untested, fielding young will also help the Vikes in their teams this season, and both bid for another region. track seem to be experiencing a rechampionship. building year. Davis and East are expected to First year Bountiful coach Curstiff Viewmont tis Noel faces a very young team compegive very tition, possibly creating a three-wa- y with a lack of depth. battle during the season. The Braves strength lies in A Final You can learn just about anything you want to from sports. You can learn to win, or learn to lose. To win with graciousness or with haughtiness. To accept defeat, or let it beat you. You can also learn about yourself; what you will do, and what you will not do, to win. I cant let the basketball season slip by without calling attention to one of the most important lessons that particidepating in sports can teach for a playing. veloping decorum Im talking about the ideology begind the overworked phrase, Its not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game that .counts. Actually, that phrase is too casual about winning and losing it treats them like they are of no consequence. After all, if you win, why play? But winning must be subordi- nated to the integrity of players or coaches. ty for the sake of winning has been displayed by the University of Georgetown basketball team this season.They are responsible for "Hoya Paranoia and have - V. season. The Woods Cross Wildcats placed ninth in state last year and are getting ready for their season with only six returning seniors. Seven year coach Barry Bell lost hurdler Mitch Long to graduation. Long won the 100 and 300 meter hurdles at the State championships last year. The Wildcats roster is made up of mostly juniors and sophomores. They are being led by nior Lance Eden, who placed third in State last year. Giving more support are junior Darren Tatle in the distance runs and sprinter Ron Gomez. Lesson Learned dont want to An example sacrificing integri- sophomore sprinters Matt Bombard and Mike Steed, sophomore Jimmy Rampton in the 800 meter run, sophomore distances Brett Williams and Steve Jones, and Senior long jumper Rob Faddis. Coach Noel hopes that his Braves can have a competitive Gary L. Hatch Review Sports Editor earned such titles as The Beast ' of the East. They try to imtimidate' their opponents both mentally and physically. They are continually testing the referees to see how much they can get away with, and often have crossed the line punching, shoving and brawling. If they want to brawl, let them play professional hockey. Theyre ruining college basket. ball. In contrast to the Hoyas, there is one basketball team from Davis County that plays all the way at the other end of the spectrum. The Davis Darts. physiThey play cal ball, but they dont try to intimidate their opponents either physically or mentally, and they dont put pressure on the officials to keep the game clean. hard-nose- I. d, Not that the other teams in the county didnt conduct themselves admirably on the court. They did. I had to go outside the county, even outside the state to find a team that was abusive. But from the first game I watched Davis play, I was impressed that they could play with such intensity and only use it to help themselves, not to abuse the other team. I also admired the way the : Darts conducted themselves around the officials. Not once did I see a Davis player visibly display dissatisfaction with a call made against them. Im sure they werent pleased with all the calls that were made all year, but they were simply too intent on doing their jobs on the court to let a bad call get their ire. i Lay-to- Sports Commentary Spring Means Kicking In Verdant Pastures From meager beginnings these along the Wasatch Front, try and two organizations South Davis find a score of your favorite high Editors note: This is the first of has recently affiliated with Utah school team from the last two a continuing series of columns by Youth now field well over , weeks, or your .grandsons game Chuck Bacon. If you have any 20,000 boys and girls from the or where they arc going to play questions or comments about ages of 5 to 18 years old. It is by that championship girls 12 year soccer please direct them to Mr., far the largest youth activity in old game., Its got to be one of the best kept secrets in Utah Bacon. the state. ' Its spring (so Ive been told) However, with all this interest sports! and some young mens, and young womens fancies turn to thoughts of kicking a little black and white ball around verdant green pastures. For this reason it seems like a good time to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon. What is there about soccer that makes it the worlds number one sport? For one thing, it is a sport designed for the average person. Height is no big advantage, Pele is only 5 feet 9 inches tall. Weight can be a disadvantage, few professional players are over 180 pounds. Speed and quickness are an advantage in any athletic event, but the most important of all is skill. Skill to control the ball and make it do what you want when you want. This type of skill is not a natural talent but is developed through practice and dedication. All boys and girls can become good players, if they want to, by practicing. The hice thing about soccer practice is it can be as much fun as playing a game. There are other aspects of the game that give it universal appeal. The rules are simple, and little equipment is needed. All that is necessary is a level field, and a a pair of shorts, a ball. Even shoes are optional as a lot of fun can be had playing soccer barefoot at the beach. In addition, and even more important,, the game provides healthy, strenuous exercise with very little chance for serious injury. For this reason the military academies have used it for conditioning and coordination training for years. Soccer has grown at a fantastic rate in Utah over the last ten years. When I moved here from California in 1974, there was no ' Photo by Robert Regan Utah Youth Soccer, no American Youth Soccer (AYSO), only A VIEWMONT player makes a heads up play Friday a few club teams which had juagainst Davis in Bountiful nior teams. Chuck Bacon Review Correspondent V |