OCR Text |
Show till TheSall Lake Tribune Saturday, January 7, 19H4 Leopards, Cats, Bengals Open With Victories By Seult L. Malan Tribune Sports Writer The Davis Darts dished it up on a platter and the East Leopards aeeepted. Enable to convert but one free throw in the final minute and a half, the Darts gave the Leopards the 14 opening they needed and, with seconds remaining, reserve Mike Knowles buried a jumper that gave East a victory over the Darts in the Region Four opener for both teams at sparsely-crowdeMickey Oswald Gymnasium. "No, that wasn't the shot we were looking for. but I'll take it any day," East Coach Eddie Ralubinskas said after watching his team improve its "I would have overall record to liked to get the ball inside to (Reid) Monson and look for the foul. But things worked out well." The Darts seemed to take control d of the game with 2 2d remaining when Jeff Sampson, one of the Davis football connections on the team, hit two free throws that gave his team a lead in the sloppily played game. But from there on out, the free throw atDarts hit just tempts, with three of the misses coming on the front end of 39-3- e situations. Reid Monson, the Leopards leading scorer all season, led his team once again, this time with 16. But he was held to just four points in the first half as the Darts took a lead into the locker room at intermission. Ed Peterson, the Leopards' other big man, was held to just five points, fouling out of the game with 6 0.) remaining in the third quarter. 19-1- 5 Steve Sargent, who quarter-backethe Darts to the Region Four football .die, led the Darts with 11 points, all but one coming in the first d hall. Viewmont 79, Highland 61: At Highland, the Vikings opened the Region Four season with a victory over the Rams. The Vikings' frontline of Brett Cloward, Troy Hanks and Bid White dominated the scoring with Cloward and Hanks scoring 19 and White added 18. surpris-mgly-eas- y really pleased with the guard play. They didnt do much scoring, but they handled the ball well against the press, Viewmont Coach Ron Johansen said. "The frontline did a good job, but a lot of their baskets were easy ones inside because the guards did such a good job of getting them the ball. Still, Johansen was especially pleased by the emergence of White, the younger brother of the University of Utah's Jon White, who also played at Viewmont under Johansen. "Weve been waiting for this "1 was and the White kid finally started to come along. He's a good offensive player, but he just hasnt showed it until tonight. Scott Grim led the Rams with 13 points. The Rams, who continue to struggle, have definitely felt the effects of the move to Colorado by Terry Taylor and his family. The junior was expected to carry the Highland hopes. Brighton 73, Alta 59: At Alta, Steve Schreiner scored 17 points to lead the Bengals, who pulled away in the fourth quarter to improve in their Region Two record to Region Two. Todd Reid, a junior guard, added 14 and Matt Brown chipped in 10. The Hawks, who fell to were led by Troy Long's 19 2-- 0 0-- points. t, 80, Kearns 51: At senior Reed Porter scored 23 Hillcrest Hill-cres- Jordan Triumph 59-5- 7 third quarter, allowing West to claw its way back into the game. That's how we play." shrugged Yerkovieh. "We spread the court and lose six points. We have not been able to the ball and we cant wait for one shot. I've never tried to delay in the last part of the game, and thats 3-- 8 life. "We were playing three miles above our head," said Panther Coach Clark Godfrey, who knows his team is going to have a struggle to finish fourth and earn a state tournament berth in Region Six. Our best player missed a layup or we would have won." West got the tip in overtime and Spencer Grant gave the Panthers a lead. Richard Holmes, who led Judge with 27 points, picked up two free throws to tie it. Mark Bailey hit a jump shot with 1:56 left to give Judge the lead by Gissman tied the score at 57 wit-- 1:06 left. Eric Veltri found Scott Oppocher under the basket with a beautiful assist with 38 seconds left and Oppocher converted for the winning basket. The Panthers missed one shot and threw the ball away with five seconds left as they just couldn't get the 55-5- 3 tie. After trailing at halftime, the to Bulldogs outscored West open the second half and appeared to be on their way to an easy win before going to a stall late in the 15-- 2 SAN' DIEGO (AP) Free agent pitcher Rich Gossage agreed Frir contract with day to a the San Dr go z Padres, tnding what he said ; I? were weeks of sleepless nights. Terms of the tr five-vea- contract were not dislosed. but Gossage will re- portedly he paid A A! million over the life of the contract, which Goose Gossage r also calls for a option in the sixth .ear. Gossage. the backbone of the New York Yankees bullpen for six seasons, told a large press gathering at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium that he is looking forward to playing baseball again. "This negotiating." Gossage laughed, I d much rather pitch than negotiate." Gossage. 32. said he devoted stime three months to the search for his new employer, and much of the last three weeks was devoted to nocturnal agonizing. Many nights I would wake up and just lay there for an hour mulling over the contract," Gossage said. "Even when I wasnt awake. I must have been thinking about it." Gossage said a major factor in his choice of San Diego over, among others, the Atlanta Braves, was the youthful but talented Padre corps of starting pitchers. "Now the starters will be able to go as hard as they can for as long $5 5 one-yea- A V g r. Gossage dismissed any talk concerning possible adjustment troubles in moving to the National League. I ve got to throw it and they've got to hit it. he said. I've never fooled anybody in my life. The signing of Gossage marked the second time in as many seasons that the Padres had landed a standout from the stable of agent Jerry Kapstein. Last year, the Padres landed longtime Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey. I don't want to talk about the monetary terms other than to say that it's a lot of money for somebody who deserves to be making a lot of money." said Padres President Ballard Smith. "Last year. I said he got the last dollar foi Steve, and this year I'll say again that he got the last dollar for Rick." Smith said that Gossage left the money talk to Kapstein. but did get involved on matters concerning the team. "We spent a lot of time with (General Manager) Jack McKeon and (Manager) Dick Williams and other players on our team talking about our team. Rick let it be known that he didn't want to go to a club that didn't have a chance to, one. win in 1984 and, two. didn't have an opportunity to be successful for the next five years that he would be with the club. . Gossage spent six seasons with the Yankees after signing with New York as a free agent in 1977 Tintic 28: At Dug- - 68, Cedar City 66: At the Tigers took the last Hurricane, minute victory on a' rebound basket The by Kenny Last at the buzzer. Redmen had the ball, looking for the but turned the ball over with 10 seconds to play. Last 19 points. paced the Tigers with Hurricane Woods Cross 52, Bountiful 39: At Bountiful, the Wildcats, who had won just two games in preseason, invaded Bountiful, where the Braves game-winne- r, SUSC Tips Mines , Daniels Hits 20 GOLDEN, 2 38-3- 0 0 American Fork tried desperately to get back into the game during the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs hit on 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch to keep things well in hand. Tribune Staff Photo bv Don Mtller Skylines Jason Clark'and Cottonwood's Ron Nelson battle each other for a loose ball. Cottonwood prevailed, 72-5- 6. rebounds Orem 75, Timpview 62: At Orem, John Mackay scored 27 points and Brian Anderson hit 22 as the Golden Tigers opened league play on a winning note. Mountain View 88, Uintah 52: At Vernal, the Bruins continued their for the Thunderbirds. Mines' George Wayne was with 23 points, game-higwhile bringing down 9 rebounds. Teammate Kelly McCarthy added 13 points, while Pete Koclanes contributed 11. h beamed Drury. He shoots, rebounds and is one of our best defensive players. The Bulldog defense forced the Cavemen to normally connect on only 33 percent of their shots from the floor, while Provo was hitting at a 56 percent clip. The only bright spot for American Fork was the play of senior DeMar Beck. Beck led all scorers with 22 points. Beck had all but dne of the Cavemens 15 points at halftime, as only four players were able to break into the scoring column for the Cavemen. -- (AP) 86-7- 7 5 state than Frampton. Colo. Shawn Daniels scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Southern Utah State to an Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference triumph over Colorado School of Mines in college basketball Friday night. The Thunderbirds soared ahead right from the start, then went ahead at halftime and never looked back to improve their RMAC record to The Orediggers slipped in the league and to overall. Southern Utah got another 18 points from Eddie Benson and 10 from Brian Olson, while John Pierce notched 11 the first half as the Bulldogs raced from a tie to a 16-- lead with five minutes remaining in the first half. Provo was led in scoring by sophomore Alan Frampton, who popped in 14 points. There isn't a better looking sophomore in the Cyprus 79, Granite 67: At Cyprus, the Pirates looked good as Chad ledthree starters in double figures and they broke open a close game in the second half. Granites Steve Trost hit 28 points to become the week's leading scorer in Region Three while teammate Ben Curtis had 19. right-hande- the victory. Roberts added 12 points and Jay Applegate chipped in 11 for the Miners, while the Warriors were 17 led by Mickey Lambourne's points and Johnny Walker's 16. As in the case of past Provo teams defense, once again, is the key in the Bulldog attack. Our defense won the game for us tonight, stated Drury. We forced them out of their offense early, and made it tough for them to get it inside. The Cavemen went over six minutes without scoring a field goal in Cottonwood 72, Skyline 56: At Skyline, the Colts showed they might be the league's surprise team with a much easier than expected road victory. Cottonwood broke open the game in the second period. Craig Sorensen paced the balanced Colt attack with 16 points while Steve Schone added 14, Mike Marsh hit 12 and Boyd Matheson scored 10. Craig Devashrayee tallied 17 for Skyline. as they can." said the down court looking for the tie. But Jon Roberts stole a Taylorsville pass and the Miners went on to seal squad, the Bulldogs have picked up right where they left off under first year coach Craig Drury, who took over for veteran coach Jim Spencer. Olympus 69, Granger 39: At Olympus, the Titans lived up to their preseason billing as Region Threes top team with an impressive victory as Andy Boyce scored 19 points to lead Olympus to an easier than expected triumph. Padres Sign Free Agent Relief Pitcher Gossage lead when the Warriors came 59-5- 7 111, Dugway way, the Mustangs improved their John Region Eleven record to DeWitt led the onslaught with a showing, while Kary Gardner had 16 and Bobby Jackson and Gary Smith added 10 apiece. last years state championship Jordan 77, Tooele 39: At Tooele, the Beetdiggers were picked by most to win the league while the Buffaloes were picked to finish last. That appeared to be the case Friday as Jordan captured an easy win with Russ Muir pouring in 21 points. Warriors. d 50-3- South 52, Murray 48: At Murray, the unpredictable Cubs served notice they expect to be a challenger by earning a big road win to open league play. South led most of the way as Tony Tailiuli led the way with 18 points. Keith Chapman paced Murray with 24. but it wasn't enough for the Wildcats, who knocked off in the final outing of preseason, Bingham 61, Taylorsville 57: At Bingham, junior Kenny Peck had 18 points and 16 rebounds to give the Miners a victory in their Region Two opener. The Miners held a slim By Bob Snell not like us." Box Elder 77, Weber 50: At Box Elder, Brett Adams and Steve Allred scored 14 points apiece to lead the Bees to the Region One opening victory. Gary Calvert was the game's leading scorer with 28, 8-- Tribune Correspondent PROVO The Provo Bulldogs served notice to the rest of Region Seven that they once again will be a force to be reckoned with as they trounced the American Fork Cave6 men in the league opener for both teams. Despite losing four starters off junior-dominate- 5-- 5 2-- Provo Throttles American Fork Bulldogs, Cubs, By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer In suffering through a roller coaster of a preseason schedule, Judge basketball coach Jim Yerko-vic- h spent much of the time worrying about whether his young team would ever find the killer instinct to win a close game. The Bulldogs may have found that instict Friday night at West, where they opened the Region Six season with an overtime victory over the scrappy Panthers. "We showed the heart and the will to win tonight and that wasn't coming out before," said Yerkovieh, who d team to guided his a preseason mark entering league play. "This was the first time we showed the toughness to hang in there in a close game. record and despite Despite it's the fact it's expected to struggle for a shot at playing in state this year, West was it's usual scrappy, aggressive self in battling the bigger, more talented Bulldogs basket for basket. In fact. West had a chance to win it in regulation, but leading scorer Mark Gissman missed a layup with 10 seconds left to give the Bulldogs a had built a preseason mark and clobbered the Braves for the Cats third victory in their last three visits two their crosstown rivals home The victory was also the second the straight impressive outing for Clear-Hel- points and Marty Haws added 20 to lead the Huskies to the rout. The Huskies improved their Region Two and overall. Brett record to Falk led the Cougars with 24 points. winning tradition by opening Region Seven play with a road victory. Carbon 69, Payson 62: At Pay-sothe Dinos continued to be one of the truly surprising teams in the state, improving their overall rewith the Region Eight cord to opening victory. Jeff Bruno led the victory with 22 points while Bret Gardner added 18 and Brent contributed 13. Sterling Haskell paced the Lions with 19. 2 Springville 54, Lehi 41: At Lehi, the Pioneers found moving up to the ranks was difficult after wintitle a year ago. Darren ning the Cluff led the Red Devils with 17 points while Les Chappel had 10. 3-- PL Grove 53, Spanish Fork 51: At Pleasant Grove, the Vikings led the whole game and withstood a late Spanish Fork rally to win. Bryce Peterson led the Vikings with 15 points while Mark Clements added 11. Eagles Receive North Stars Goalie Continued From Page B-tests at the hospital Friday morning. "I don't think I can classify myself 7 as 100 percent healthy and I dont see myself playing Saturday. I'd like to get a day or two of practice with the guys and then maybe play Tuesday. don't want to catch a plane in, play a game, and catch a plane out like last time. That "last time of which Craig spoke was back on Oct. 29 when Minnesota called him up for a single game and sent him right back to Salt Lake the following morning after Craig allowed five goals and the defeat North Stars absorbed a against Washington. Craig, who collected 154 saves in his last 223 minutes 'three-plu- s games), hopes he doesn't see Salt until he returns on his Lake again ow n after the 1983-8season. "In retrospect, I can look back and thank Walt (assistant coach 1 6-- 1 - 4 McKechnie) and J.P. for playing me so much, said Craig. "I didnt realize I needed all the work, but I did. I'm leaving Salt Lake with mixed emotions. If it wasnT for the fact that I'm going to an NHL club, I wouldnt want to leave. It was an honor to play in Salt Lake and I'd like to thank my teammates and the fans for their support. Beaupre being dispatched to Salt Lake is somewhat puzzling. The fourth-yea- r pro has veto power on such a move and would normally be required to clear NHL waivers before playing in the minors. But Beaupre consented to coming to Salt Lake for reconditioning, so the move is apparently legal under NHL guidelines. "I think this is the best thing to do," Beaupre told the Associated Press in Minnesota. I went three weeks without playing and that's never happened before. Before that. I was playing maybe once a week or so. I can't blame Bill (Mahoney, the North Stars coach). He said he would go with the hot goaltender (Meloche), and he has. I know mentally I just don't have it right now." "I'm sure hes aware his whole career may be in jeopardy, said Golden Eagle Coach Parise of Beaupre's situation. I think he has to be humble. If he comes down here and works hard, he'll be all right. Beaupre comes to the Golden Earecord and 5.61 average after appearing in only 15 games. Beaupre, who started five games with Nashville season and 10 during the 1981-8with Birmingham in the CHL last season, was the starter and allowed five goals in the first period in Minnesotas 12-- 8 loss at Edmonton Wednesday. Beaupre did sparkle in goal earlier this season, defeating on Nov. 21, Montreal Chicago gles with a goals-again- 2 3 3 on Oct. 25. and Winnipeg 1 on Oct. 15. Minnesotas Nanne indicated that Beaupre's reconditioning assignment" could last anywhere from seven to 28 days, depending on how well he plays and how well Craig does up here. Golden Eagle Notes Colorado, which took a record Into Friday night's game at Indianapolis, will have a new goalie of Its own in uniform against Salt Lake Saturday. Rookie Mike Vernon has been called up by Calgary, so Jeff Las tiwka will Join Marc D'Amour o$ the Flames' available goaltenders. Lastlwka came to Colorado after compiling a record and 3.81 GA with Peoria In the IHL. Chris Trincerl, who omossed 15 saves in relief of Craig Thursday while boosting his will back up Beaupre for the record to Golden Eagles. . . . Dirk Graham extended his consectuve game point streak to 11 games with his hat trick against Montana Thursday and has now collected 14 goals and 18 assists since coming back from knee surgery 19 games ago. Jazz Blast Kings by 20, Become Best in West Continued From Page cran team to a challerge. "I take the responsibility for them coming back; I substituted carelessly." said Layden, who had Jerry Eaves, Bob Hansen, and Tom Boswell on the floor when K.C. made its belated move. "I learned something " B-- 7 tonight But that K.C. stretch of six and a half minutes was hardly the hallmark of this game. If you take it out. the Jazz outscored the Kings 125-8and that was more the story. Certainly, Cotton knew it. ' The Jazz are playing real well, and unfortunately we re playing awful." said the perky Kings coach. "I i said before that we were playiag bad, but I have to change the word to awful. You have to play the game on eight cylinders. Sometimes I get seven cylinders, sometimes I get six cylinders, but tonight I didn't hardly get a cylinder. For the Jazz, Dantley finished with 30 points, Griffith 29, and John Drew with 25. The breakout of Drew was perhaps the most heartening development for the Jazz in this game. In his previous five games, Drew had shot only 36 percent and had averaged a mere 12.4 points a game. In this game, he had 20 points in the first half alone on shooting. He got his game total of 25 A minutes. just keep shooting," said Drew of his home remedy for a slump. Everybody goes in a slump. The only way to come out of a slump is to keep playing hard. I was missing shots that were good shots, and when youre missing shots that are good shots, you keep shooting because theyre going to fall. I'm a good I think I make a big shooter. difference. If I do the things Im supposed to do for this team, I think I really help them. The Jazz had to play this game without Rich Kelley, who was out with a virus. But despite losing their top rebounder, the Jazz still out- in only 19 I ... -- MaBOSSJ boarded the Kings and the guy who deserves a tip of the chapeau is rookie Thurl Bailey, who hauled in a 14 rebounds. In addition. career-higThurl scored 13 points and also played the early defense on King scoring leader Eddie Johnson (22.7 points a game), who shot in the first half and had to usd a third quarter to reach a team-hig21 points for the game. I felt I had to play a lot harder," said Bailey of the burden he carried in Kelleys absence. "We all did. As a matter of fact, Frank emphasized that before the game. I think we did a fairly decent job of rebounding and keeping them off the boards." 47-4- h h |