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Show alt fake IMbune hSWK: Frusl it: Nilit of Sweethearts Car-Crushi- South Valley Edition Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 232, No. 147 Wednesday Morning February ng Students Burn 'Hex In School Mardi Gras 19, 1986 Neiv Basketball Smaller , Well Received By Patti Auer Tribune Staff Writer Growing up. girl athletes believed that a l.i ketball was a basketball. With no alternative, they took for granted tin size of the ball used in the game. What was offered was all there was. They also took for granted the limitations with their smaller hands it was more cumbersome to shoot and haroer to handle. Few girls could palm the ball, who among them could grasp it well enough to rise above the rim and slam it through the net9 But that just might change, now that high schools have introduced a smaller size ball The standard basketball (used by male teams in both high school and college ranksj ranges from 29.5 to 30 inches and from 20 to 22 ounces The new, reduced size ranges from 28 5 to 29 inc h s and from 18 to 20 ounces It may not be a big difference in measurements. But local players say it's ju-- t enough to allow the girls some of the previou ly male-onlmoves. Coaches can t praise the change enough I love it. its the best thing to happen in a long time," said Cyprus High Coach Jennifer Orri son. It improves the shooting, ball handling and gives the girls a lot more control. It helps smaller girls be more competitive." They have more fun with the smaller ball and can do more things. said K,.rns High Coach Mike Sorich. I think its gwd for the girls' game. It has given them more confidn e in their ball handling." The Utah High School Activities Association introduced the change after college worn n teams across the countrv adopted the small r ball. There were a lot of theories (improvtd shooting or ball handling but nothing to subfeelstantiate the change It was just a ing." said Dave Wilkey, assistant director of the With the smaller ball we thought association they could get better control of the ball Our hands are not as big as men's. It the smaller ball) makes the game for women." said Clearfield Coach Margo Jones It h now more See S 4. Column y Skyline High students try to stretch out of the mid- inter blahs in a giant game of twister. As the last of winter lingers, residents find themselves devis-spirits. ing schemes to unburden weather-heav- y w How to Hold Out for Warm Weather gut-lev- Will Winter Ever Wither? Heres Help for the Homestretch By Keri Schreiner Tribune Staff Writer It's difficult to remember the romantic notions we had of winter when it began last year. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose." Remember that? The first snow. Christmas and sleigh rides. Wool and warm wood fires. Now after four months of Mr. Frost's incessant nippings. dark days, long nights and only bills to recall the holidays, one begins to appreciate the humbug side of the season. We get weird calls no matter what time of the year," said Bill Alder, chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service. "But the telephone load really picks up during bad weather days." For the past several months. Mr. Alder has had more than enough calls as the February blues sink into the Wasatch Front. The problem gets serious enough at Sky line High School that students have a special week of activities dedicated to getting through February. To that end, the students held a giant game of Twister, a beach party and a pool party, complete with a feature showing of Jaws" on the poolside wall. It's really hard, especially because under our new schedule we won't be out until June 12." said Assistant Principal Betty Yanowitz. People feel like they're really in a rut." While a few still find solace in skiing, digging out cars and wearing eight layers of clothing, others by this time of the year have simply had it with winter. I stay in the house and knit, block it out completely. said Connie Ulibarri of Salt Lake City. Normally around this time of year I'm usually sick with a cold or "the flu. . I'm looking forward to golfing The best solution, of course, is to get out of the weather getting into the moun tains and above the clouds or, when that s not possible, escaping Utah altogether. Other than the holidays. February is by far the biggest month for vacation-typ- e travel. It far exceeds January." said Coy Preeee. a South Salt Lake travel agent. We had a guy storm in here last week and say, I don't care where I go. just send me somewhere warm. He came in when he got back and said. Hey. that's the best thing that ever happened to me.' on "A lot of people are the phone this time of year," he said ' They short-tempere- 1 A Big Little Difference d want to find it cheap, they want to find it quick. People call up in" February and want to leave in two weeks For those that can t afford or find time for the luxury of leaving, it's a matter of coping as best they can. I'm a mother with seven children and don't really have time to feel blue." said Sharon Crowley of Bountiful. "It's hard to . See Column SV-2- 1 Though the size difference between the new girls bosketboll, left, and a standard bail s slight, local players soy it makes a big differ cnce m shootng, handling and general plcv |