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Show Davis County Clipper Sports V.'esk Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Daws teams cant win cveryHiTxj Ibis week's edition of Ask the Sports guy anxweis questions concerning summei spoils and Davis dominance II you would like to paiticipate. send a question to mgg wm tom from Bountiful that prep aie over and done with for the summer, what tire you going to cover?" Family barbecues. QSherii A toothpaste-eatin- Russ Riggs state championship team, as did the Viewmont softball team And after all. Dav is County can't dominate e cry piep sport. lowever.good things aie coming this way in the tall. Both Bountiful and Noithndge should be among the best football teams in the state, and the View mont v team should be unstoppable. A lew soccer teams should make a good l un too. Patience, my friend, patience. con- g tests, helium balloon ousting and extieme Steven ftom Bountiful isks."So ..how main ' weeks until football season? I'm starting to think about again" Ibe piepspnng spoils stuff ust baiely ended, and alreadv about football. asking you're Just vvh.it is youi pioblem? You're just "stai ting" to think about football? You mean to it A CANT GET PAST ME: Davis's Zac Dupaix misses a shot on goal in Thursday's semi-fin- loss to the Weber Warriors. al seven, and finished the regular season with two losses. I told (the team) that its a long road, and were in a tough region. We lost some tough games during region, but we picked ourselves up." Johnson said. most Injuries certainly played a part, and at one point during the season Davis was missing five starters. Broken bones, torn ligaments, bumps and biuises. You name it, they had it. never been around a team with more severe injuries, Johnson said. Davis was finally at full strength by season's end, and promptly showed what they overcould do with their time win against Cottonwood, the Region 3 two seed. Davis defeated Layton 7 in a shootout in round two. and were then poised to take Te 8-- a third shot at the mighty Weber Warriors. There was no celebrating after we defeated Layton." Johnson said. We knew we had to face Weber. We wanted to put ourselves in a position to win, and thats what we did." The Darts would like to cariy momentum from this season into next, but that might be difficult considering seniors, six of they lose 1 1 them consistent starters It will be difficult losing that many seniois." Johnson said. Alter this season, though, there won't be many soccer fans counting them out. or soccer teams taking them fanatics. who count weeks . and secdays . minutes onds. lightly. "Theres nothing about what we accomplished this year I feel bad for. We walked off the field with our heads held high. . BY RUSS RIGGS Clipper Sports Editor State on track scholarship. The Athlete of the Year recipients were chosen by a The vote of the coaches. Performance of the Yeai aw aids are chosen using the Event Equivalency Scale which compares performances to the e marks in the top nation and in Utah. Because of the quality of the athletes in Utah this year, a new award was given. In addition to the Athlete of the Year award for each classification, an overall male and female Athlete of the Year was select- LAYTON Northridge track star Stacey Lifferth was chosen as the 5A Female Athlete of the Year by the Track School Utah High Coaches Association. e Lifferth won three medals at state in the SOI), 1600 and the 1600 relay. It's an honor?" she said. "It's good to go out with an award like this." Liiferth, who also ran cross country and played soccer at Northridge. now heads to Utah lirst-plae- ed. Utah Girls' Athlete of the Year: Heidi Magill. Mountain View Utah Boys' Athlete of the Leif Year: Arrhenius. Mountain View 4A Girls' Athlete of the Year: Diane Stewart. Spanish Fork 4A Girls' Performance of the Year: Diane Stewart. Spanish Folk. 42. 82. 300m I luidles. 1070 points 4A Boys' Athlete of the Year: Josh Crittenden. Box Elder 4A Boys' Performance of the Year: Leif Arrhenius. Mountain View, . . . . . . William from Woods Crossasks."Davis County teams didn't dominate the spring playoffs like last year. What happened?" Graduation. Plain and simple. Ibe I .ay ton soccer team lost a tew key players from last year's Lifferth wins 5A track award a Wow tell me you actually lot got about it for awhile? fsk.lsk. Anyway, to answer your question, the fust prep endowment games are F ridav. August 20. For those bad at math that's roughly 13 weeks until kickoff. College games start a week later. And you can look for our yeaily pigskin previews sometime around the fust of August. There now. that doesn't seem like so long, docs it? Unless you're like some of us Darts fall in overtime shootout Continued from p. B1 1 Discus. 155 points 5A Girls' Athlete of the Stacie Year: Liiferth, I i plate full sports. But not like a heaping of pancakes." the tempting of a stack of AWhile flap- jacks di owned in maple syrup is enough to make anyone with taste buds giggle with delight, would have to disagree with you. But the real question is: why compare your love for pancakes and sports? After all. one is a form of entertainment andor fitness while the other is simply a slice of sugary, heavenly goodness disguised as breakfast food. You can love both. dear conf used reader. Don't let your 1 flapjack cravings get in the way basof a good game of pick-up ketball. Or better yet. eat your pancakes and then go play ball. It A 209'05", Qlim ftom Centerville like spot ts, and is out destiny. v 1 V YV Noithndge 5A Girls' Performance of the Year: Dana Strauss, Alta. 43.54. 300m Hurdles. 102S points 5A Boys' Athlete of the Year: Nick Eishei.Webei 5A Boys' Performance of Nhim. Sok Year: the Eavlorsville. 10.6S, 100m Dash. It fj?9 ' i i v, 'i i . V , ' vj i Lessons Sessions begin June 2004 35 per Session Experienced WAACPR Certified Teacherstt Kaysville Area g 1000 points 447-347- 1 Davis Coun HP Junior Golf Association Swan Likes Goll Course is now registeimgloi theJunioi Golf Asstxialion All kids ages 7 are invited to join. Play begins on June 9 and runs through August IS. 'Ibe membership lee is $40 plus weekly green fees of $6. Tor moie information call 546-1(U- 5. Bountlul. For more information in ramiington and to register go to liummittoniit.com. Bountiful residents can call 298-622- Coach pitchtee ball Bountiful City Recreation is offering tee ball beginning on June 9. Ibe cost is $30 per child. For more infoimation call SPRING HOURS Tennis classes Farmington and Bountiful cities are offering summer tennis classes for adults and children. For more information oi to register in Farmington. go to limning loiwt.com. For information on Bountiful classes call 298-622- 298-622- Swim lessons Viewmont sports clinics Viewmont High Schixi is offering volleyball and basketball guides June sports classes for Ibe cost is $50 per player. Registration will take place the first day of the clinic. F:or more information call Archery classes Archery classes Scuba classes ainnngton and Bountiful cities aie offering summer aichery classes. Equipment is prov ided 'Ilie fee is $20 per person in Famiingon. $25 in Farmington City is oflennga summer scuba class tor only $5 a person. For more information or to register go to 402-420- 1 Bountiful City Recreation is ottering instruction for beginning and intei mediate archers. All equipment is provided. 'Ibe cost is $25 lot six classes. Fair more inhumation call 298-622- 0 funningtonuHinn. Farmington City is offering swim lessons for all ages. range horn per person. For more information and to register go to fiinningtonut i inn. $25-$3- 5 Kaysville half marathon kavsville Kcci cation is accepting registration for theTelfoid Financial 1st Annual Memorial Day lalf Marathon and 5k. The event will be held May 31. Registration ends May 30 at 8 p m. For more information call Tom Iellord at 1 525-303- PUBLIC SWIMMING Monday-Frida- y Saturday Sunday 6:00 - 9:00 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. p.m. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. NOW HIRING Swim Instructors & p.m., 6:30 Mon. 10 a.m.-1:4- 5 Tue. 10 a.m.-- l :45 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.-l:4- 5 p.m. 10 a.m.-1:4- 5 p.m., 7:00 10 a.m.-1:4- 5 1 p.m.-- 3 1 p.m.-- 3: p.m., p.m., 7 p.m.-8:1- 7p.m.-- 9 p.m. p.m. 9 p.m. 7:00 p.m.-- 9 p.m. p.m.-- 9 p.m.-- p.m. p.m. Lifeguards Sign Up Now for Summer Programs PUBLIC ICE SKATING I 5 mmuiNuiHuit |