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Show Roy High failed to place a wrestler in the top four positions in the state meet. Here Kevin Thompson nears the end of his glorious Royal wrestling career. ift McCoy surprises own mother in USU choice Mike McCoy and Mike Fosmark, two of thfe best Mikes to put on football uniforms for Roy High School, will be attending Utah State University this fall and probably for the next four years. I was surprised to hear that McCoy was headed to Logan, after calling him a few nights before the signing deadline and getting the information that the University of Montana was his likely choice. Mike even fooled his own mother right down to the last minute, but she added cheerfully, I think he went to Logan because of me. Big Fosmarks and Little McCoys fan support will certainly be surpassed now they have decided to stay within the state. Mrs. McCoy was elated that her son could continue his relationship with his present buddies, and not have to move away and start on a clean slate. Both these Royal tteam-mate- s combined to give the Roy High, possibly its best season of footballs They captured the region One chamwhere they were given a pionship and shot to the semi-final- s ticket to come on home by Bountiful. The ohs and aws that filtered from the fans were devoted towards one of McCoys lightning quick dashes for glory or Fosmarks grusome and fierce hits playing on the line. A unique situation erupted in Mike McCoys signing for a college team that will always make him wonder, even under the most odd circumstances. Just after signing with Utah called McCoy and State, Tony Knapp of Nevada made things dearly interesting. I think Coach Ernest Jacklin, Mikes football mentor for three seasons, put it best when he said, McCoy has made a decision to play with the Aggies and as far as I am concerned, he should forget everything else and just work to improve himself and the football team in Logan. Hes just go tto live with that decision, and it wasnt that bad a call anyway. Fosmark had considered the University of Utah over other schools for quite some time but made the decision to go to Logan for several good reasons, the biggest being that he could have his family and close friends close by to watch and encourage him to stardom. Las-Veg- Giants need peace of mind Baseball is almost here again. The prospects tor a Region One championship to come Roys way are the best they have been in several years. Coach Fred Thompson is all primed up for successful season, returning several lettermen and But what about the getting additiona help from move-inon outlook the can Giants, upcoming season be as theyre bright as the Royals? As they prepare for the Bicentennial season, it seems what the Giants could use most is stability and a peace of mind. A power hitter or two might not hurt, either. The San Francisco Giants finished a few miles behind the National League West and world champion Reds last season, and a considerable distance behind second-plac- e Dodgers. But San Francisco does not need to acquire a spate of new players. Rather, the Giants need to acquire a new attitude, one that like will permit them to concentrate on the job at hand playing baseball. The Giants basically had a .500 season in 1975, losing the missing game to a rainstorm in Atlanta. They improved nine games over 1974. When you consider what went on and that improvement must be conwhat is still going on sidered spectacular. s. 80-8- Quotes to ponder Another wrestling campaign has come so fast and has left us so quickly. For the Roy High grapplers, the just completed season was filled with successful and trying times as they started the season off with n a bang, entered a slag, but turned uphill as the end neared. The Royals accomplished many things that many fans would surely overlook. First, there were wrestlers that gained experience and valuable measures of just what the entire wrestling world is all about. Second, Coach Ralph Carter felt like the interest of the sport picked up so much in the past season, that hed like to see what it would develop into if they could produce a region champion. We had a 0 season 1 thought, but some of the little things we gained for the juniors and sophomores could put us all the way a year or two. I thought we would do much better in the heavier weights at the state meet, but sickness and other small things set in. Possibly there will be a switch next season as we get stronger in the lighter weights and a little less powerful in the top four said Coach Carter. heavyweights, Chad Olsen, Drew Parker, Andy Fraga, and Rene Orosco will be returning to the grappling scene a year from now. Coach Carter is elated over several sophomore prospects of which some are Clint Farmer, Rob Mills, Robert Hyde, Robert Dahley and a string of others who could step right into starting position. Region Performance was Highlight The Royals waded through numerous highlights in the season, but the region tournament at Skyview was enough to top them all. Of course there were a few disappointments, but generally, Coach Carter was pleased with the performance that his team rendered at the meet. I was a happy coach after the tournament at Skyview because most of the kids came through with very respectable matches. We had three consecutive region champions which was just about enough to make my year. In the state meet, I went in thinking we had two state champions for sure. But things just didnt pull our way like we would have wanted them, stated Coach Carter. Roy sent eight men to the state wrestling finals at the University of Utah, which just happens mid-seaso- your-friend- s. . 50-5- ( , ' Started with the first season Coach Carter, also an assistant with the grid-iro- n machine, has seen the wrestling fortunes at the school go from rags to riches. He joined the faculty at Roy when the school first opened and since then the Royals have seen no other fulltime grappling coach. He has coached the sport for nine years, span to taking a two year break in that continue his education. He was Mr. Everything at Ogden High in his in football days, being named an and earning the Gold Watch Award as the best athlete in 1956. He describes his football career as one being excellent, later going on to play for the University of Utah. How about his wrestling? Well, the Tigers Utilized Coach Carter as a heavyweight in both his junior and senior seasons. It was onto Roy Junior High after college. With the Redskins, success was nearly genuine as he served as football, wrestling, and track coach. In 1962 his track team soared all the way to the county track championship. Coach Carters most memorable season with the Royals had to be the season his team ended in a three-wa- y deadlock for the legion championship. Later that same team went on to win the region meet by a single point and were officially proclaimed the champs. This event took place four years ago with the likes of Paul Christensen, Blaine Yoshimura who both went on to participate in the ar high-scho- all-stat- - Wiidcfl$ to host The Weber State Wildcats closed out the regular season in impressive style with a big win over an instate rival and a sweep of two conference road games last week. The wins allowed the Wildcats to reach the 20 game winning mark, grab a share of the conference crown, and earn the right to host the first Big Sky Basketball Championship Tournament this Friday and Saturday. The Cats turned back 5 Utah State in Ogden, defeated Gonzaga in Spokane 2 and completed their first road sweep in four years with a 4 win over Idaho in Moscow. The twin conference victories landed the Wildcats in a three-wa- y tie for first place with records, shared with Idaho State and Boise State, and a draw held after the Idaho game gave the Wildcats the right to host the championship. The games could have been called senior week as the Wildcats three seniors dominated the activity. After being honored at a special student pep rally prior to the Utah State game, the tall and talented three, A1 DeWitt, Jimmie Watts and Paul Marigney, went on to show what experience can do. k DeWitt, who earned conference honors for the first tim ever, tallied 60 points, grabbed 37 rebounds, had 16 blocked shots and 14 assists for his weeks work. He hit a game high 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the resounding win over the Aggies. Mr. Motion, Jimmie Watts, poured in 51 points in the three games and grabbed 34 rebounds. e scorer and rebounder in Already the second the schools history, Watts passed another milestone Saturday as he climbed above the mark for his scoring career. Watts is 51 points behind the legendary Willie Sojourner, and is only the second Wildcat to score 1500 points. Watts also became the second Wildcat to pass another mark, 80-6- 81-6- 72-6- Detroit Lions Coach Rick Forzano, on why he is opposed to using instant TV replays to aid officials: Patt of the fun of being in athletics is judgement calls. Maybe it will be so technical one of these days that you wont need officials or coaches. Youll have machines out there. NHL President Clarence Campbell, on tougher penalties against players who leave the bench to engage in fights; The modification of the rules will, hopefully, get rid of brawling, which is not even violence but a lot of damned stupidity. Cornel Green, retired Dallas Cowboys defensive back, on when a player knows its time to quit: "When he's too tired to make post game parties Sunday night. Stanford Football Coach Jack Christensen, on the advice he gets from fans: Its obvious most of our fans cameout of college with coaching degrees. National League umpire Dick Stello: Umpiring is a profession where youre expected to be perfect from the first day, and then you have to show constant improvement. Former featherweight champion Willie Pep offers some philosophy: I'd like to give young athletes a warning. First your legs go, then your reflexes ... and then actor and bon vivant Alex Karras, Sportscaster, part-tim- e asked what he considered the most prifitable form of writing: Ransom notes. the most the school has ever sent in one season. Last years squad did manage to qualify eight also. The interest in the sport is skyrocketing. Coach Carter claims he has more than 50 wrestlers coming out each season. The sport is spreading a clinging fever throughout the community and an example of that, was the Royal Wrestling Tournament held some time back. The school is making its budget each season. The outlook is even brighter in the future. Coach Carter feels that the community schools program that Mack Taft runs is benefiting. On March 8, the team holds its annual awards banquet. At this special occasion, the outstanding wrestler of the season will be chosen along with several other distinguished awards. to be 9-- 5 Player-of-the-Wee- all-tim- 1500-poi- nt Wildcat. Paul Marigney, easily the most improved Wildcat this year, was awesome on the boards as he pulled down 40 rebounds during the three games. Included were a season high of 22 caroms claimed off the glass at Gonzaga, the most by any Weber player in a game this season. Marigney put mahy of the rebounds back in, scoring 44 points for this weeks work. With a 0 overall record and momentum from six straight wins going for them, the Wildcats now begin a second season, which differs from the first in that they will play only as along as they continue winning. All the games ahead are now of the tournament variety, and a loss will end the season for Weber. We dont really plan on losing, though, was the way Weber Coach Neil McCarthy described the teams attitude. Weve come too far to quit now, and hosting the tournament will give us h significant advantage. Weve had a terribly hard schedule, weve had key injuries, and weve still kept on going. We have an excellent team, and we are probably playing better now than at any other time in the season. We plan on just rolling along. The Wildcats open the tournament with a 7 p.m. game Friday against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, who missed a share of the conference crown when they lost over the weekend to the same two teams defeated by Weber. The Lumberjacks finished their season with an league mark and a 1 overall record. In previous meetings this season, the Wildcats were defeated by five in then bounced back a week later to Flagstaff, trim the Axers 7 in Ogden. It was in the first 20-1- 6 76-7- 95-7- sport at Weber State College. Vaughn Drayhin and Paul Crunk were two more outstanding members of that particular championship squad. Rene Orosco, Andy Fraga, Dave Parr, Tim Kerr, Chad Olsen, Drew Parker, Mark Hadley, Kay Okey, Phillip Myer, Scott Sanders, Kevin Thompson, and Mike Fosmark were the Royals to wrestle in the first dual meet this season. They were edged by a Steve Grose, Mark Cordner, fine Kearns team Dennis LaMar, Lynn Weston, Kent Law, Brent Coles, Higham, Brent Hammon, Shane Cave and Manzaries, were the Royals who came in on backup efforts. After the loss to Kearns, Roy bombed Ben then succumbed to the Clearfield Lomond Falcons by a margin. West defeated the and Provo proceeded to give the Roy Royals team a whacking, Roy opened league match play with a huge 5 over Bear River, but lost the following week to Region Two power, Viewmont 50-Box Elder finished off the Royals 0 and went on to win both the dual meet and region tournament championship. 30-2- 39-1- 33-2- 6 35-2- 47-1- 32-1- 8. 35-2- meet, Roy was dominant in the winning by a huge margin over Bonneville, Ogden, Ben Lomond and Weber. In a league dual meet, Roy downed the Weber Warriors but lost to the Utah State Champions, Orem High by a respectable 7 margin. The Royals bombed Bonneville 2 in a league match, and came up with an identical score in whipping Morgan. Coach Carters crew was beaten by the pesky Region One runner-up- s Skyview High 5 but slaughtered a poor Logan team 50-In the state meet last week, both Phillip Myer and Scott Sanders advanced to the quarterfinal rounds of the championship bracket, before getting overpowered by stiffer competition. Coach Carter was dealt a serious blow when his Kevin Thompson caught the flu and was beaten in the first round and later knocked from the tournament. Sanders had lost only one match all season long before entering the state competition. He ended up with a very respectable winning season. city-coun- ty 33-2- 2, 32-1- 46-1- 32-1- 20-pl- BSC IPloyoWs as he finished the week with a total of 918 career rebounds, a mark attained by only one previous 15-1- ol (0 game, at Flagstaff, that the Wildcats lost the services of rangy A1 DeWitt, as he injured both hands. DeWitt missed the second game against the Axers, and also has not played in any of the four games against Boise and Idaho State. The Lumberjacks are led by senior guard and Tom DeBerry DeBerry is the leading scorer and rebounder for the team, and also leads in assists and steals. He is well up in the conference standings in all categories. DeBerry is averaging 17 points and nine rebounds per contest. Another Lumberjack who has played well against the Wildcats this season is DeBerrys running mate on the guard line, Ray Tsingine. Tsinging has had games of 19 and 18 points against Weber this year and is an excellent shooter and driver. Guard Randy Stratton, the second leading scorer, has been hampered with a cracked wrist, although he saw action against the Northern schools last weekend. His status is doubtful for the tournament games. The second game Friday will pit the two teams which tied with the Wildcats during the regular season play, Boise State and Idaho State. The n favorite Bengals were the overwhelming in the league, but got off to a shaky start and never fully recovered. Idaho State won the two previous meetings between the schools this year, by a margin of six points both times. A pair of excellent big men will lead their respective teams into the nightcap game Friday. Seven-foote- r Steve Hayes of Idaho State is the leading scorer and rebounder in the conference. Opposing him in the middle will be Boises center Pat Hoke, an excellent player in his own letterman, and the conferences right, a four-yea- r third leading scorer. pre-seaso- 6-- 8 |