Show Standard-Examine- r Ogden Sports Saturday April 12 1986 Warriors Weber takes 3rd title blank Bees in game postponed after mixup Weber Bonneville and Davis all recorded wins in area high school boys soccer league openers Friday while the game was postponed At Layton both teams showed up but the Royals and Lancers were unable to play when no officials showed up for the Kelly Davis didn't know it at the time but her strong anchor leg in the mile relay boosted Weber High to its third straight team title in Friday's seventh annual Stevens BrownWeber State Invitational girls track and field Prep Soccer meet With only two events — the discus and mile relay — remaining Weber Track & opener Roy-Layt- B DENNIS LARSEN Sndara Examiner staff : B game after a mixup in assignments The game is expected to be made up at the end of the season Field Weber 7 Box Elder 0 a 5 lead over Alta The Hawks got a finish in the discus to pick up eight points and pull within three points of the 3 Warriors going into the last event of the day — the mile relay Weber scored 10 points with its victory in the mile relay (4:1495) and that gave the Warriors a victory over Alta in the first outdoor invitational meet of the year Weber won five of the 16 events and finished with 86 points while Alta placed second with 73 points Ben Lomond took third with 54 points and Davis was fourth with 33 The Warriors trailed Clearfield and Davis after the third exchange in the mile relay but Kelly Davis ran the nal 440 yards in 60 seconds to give Weber a 3 margin of victory over Davis High "I thought I would be able to catch Ocarfield's runner so I passed her and the Davis runner early I also thought I had a better finishing kick than they did" said Kelly Davis who also won the 800 meters (2:2160) and finished fourth in the 200 meters but was upset with her time in the 800 "I wasn't pleased with my time in the 800 It's six seconds slower than my persona! best (2:158) But I haven't been training as much because I'm getting shin splints I don't feel like I'm in shape' she said Weber Coach Sue Woodbury was happy her squad swept top team honors once again but said "This wasn't expected and we could have taken second and still been surprised "We're happy taking first but the fun thing is we're not anywhere close to being at full strength We have a lot more opportunities to score points and the girls are willing to enter more events Woodbury said The Warriors also got performances from Andrea Williams in the 100 meters (1263) Mindy in the javelin (125-4- ) and the d relay team (5097) which set a new meet record Williams the State champion in the 100 and 200 meters won the 100 for the second straight year despite being hobbled by a possible stress fracture in her right leg and shin splints in both held legs "It hurt to run as bad as I thought it would" said Williams "But it's either run or quit I just have to block out the pain and run "I felt good and was strong at the start I felt relaxed and it was a pretty good race But I was sure nerv ous" she said Williams who didn't run the 200 meters or compete in the long jump said "I'm going to try and work out Monday" But the thing that most impressed Woodbury was sophomore Tracy finish in the 3200 Brown's meters "She ran 20 seconds better than her personal best and she just started running that event That's not too shabby 4A I At Brigham City the Warriors scored only 24 seconds into the game and went on to thump the Bees in their Region J V 3 ' - " i'j - t opener "We really got right on them" said Weber Coach Dave Brooks "This is the first time we've ever beaten them in the opener they've gotten us every year The kids were apprehensive they thought they were jinxed but they were ready" Kelly McMickJl scored with 24 seconds gone in the first half then added another a few minutes later Hampering the Bees was the fact that they were unable to get a in the first half and they ended the game with only one "We really played well at midfield: the kids controlled the ball and kept it going our way" Brooks said Todd Frandsen and Richard Marker also scored two goals apiece for Weber Robb Ehmann added the other goal Goalie Bart Chatelain recorded the shutout and Brooks also praised the efforts of Rick Destito at the wing and Jim Blanchard at midfield The Warriors are now in region overall Box Elder falls to play in the league See SOCCER on 28 Salt Lake girl grabs lead PROVO — Utah's Missy Marlowe posted a score of 3815 to take the lead into today's optional program in the Nature's Way American Classic Gymnastics Championship at Brigham Young University here In Friday's compulsory program Marlowe of Salt Lake City scored a 945 on the vault 965 on the uneven parallel going - in Wi HV"i5 r Steve Double winner Carol Day of Layton for a sophomore" said Woodbury Layton High's Carol Day the State record holder in the long jump was the day's only individual double winner with victories in the long jump (17-- ) on fewer and high jump misses "I was very surprised to win the high jump" Day said "It's been a bad year so far It's probably my attitude I was pleased to win the long jump but my mark wasn't anywhere close to whatit Somewas last year in state thing went right for me that day" Ben Lomond's Michelle Blaisdell the daughter of Weber State women's cross country and track coach Jim Blaisdell captured the 1600 meters (5:2539) and anchored the Scots' victorious medley relay team (4:3138) Blaisdell who's only a ninth grader said "I expected to be behind and would have to catch up I was surprised JonesStandard to take the lead and hold it but I got out early and held the lead I worked hard on the first lap but got tired on the third lap because it's the toughest The fourth lap is better because it's the last one and longer races get better as they go on" she said "I was excited to run and win (the 1600 meters) I just wanted to see how I could do but I didn't know how wll I would do I beat my personal best by 10 seconds and I'm excited about that because it's early in the season" Blaisdell added e finish The Scots also got a from Holly Luby in the 400 meters e (1:0007) and showings from sophomore Nicole Alder in the 100 meters who lost to Williams by only 9100ths of a second and the sprint relay team Ogden High's Jeanine Wimberly Gymnastics Examiner takes off in the long jump came from behind to win the hurdles (1564) by I100th of a second "I saw her (Jill Fulton of Mountain View) in front of me and just pushed it harder I had a bad start and didn't get out of the blocks I didn't think I would be able to catch up and beat her" Alta's Sharon Siebold was named the meet's outstanding athlete after setting record and meet mark in a State and finishing secthe shot put ond in the discus Cathy James of Orem smashed discus record by 16 State feet inch with a thrv 0 of which also broke her own meet mark of 139-- record James who set the State 0 of last year when Orem was a - A school now holds both the State - A and records in the discus bars 96Q on the balance beam and 945 on floor exercises in the meet's Senior Division for gymnasts ages 15 years old and up The me-- t is one of two national championships which qualify gymnasts for the US Olympic team The top 12 finalists in each meet qualify to try out for the national team The second meet is scheduled for May in Tuen Ariz In second place was D ie Yamashiro of Gardena Calif wi h a sco-- : of 373" Defending national champion Sabnaa Mar of Monterey Park Calif held down third place with a sore of 3720 Rounding out the top 10 were: Jennifer Sey Haddonfield NJ 3670 points St Louis Park Marie Rothlisberge' Minn 3670 points f?lvr O""?- field Penn 3660 points: Stac Houston 3645 points Angela Denkins 3645 NJ Willingboro points Hope Spivey Suffolk Va 3615 points: Rbin Richter Lincoln Neb 3615 points Teams shift to league play as preseason fades By "JON HIGUERA With spring preseason play coming to a close followers of Ogden-areprep baseball might want to begin keeping track of the record of their favorite teams as they shift into league coaches say that in high school baseball more than any other prep sport the preseason may not be an accurate reflection of how a team will perform in replay Yet it gion does give coaches the chance to solidify lineups evaluate unproen plaers and plot strategy according to their team's strengths and weaknesses So here's a pre iew of w hat the Prep Baseball regular season may hold in store for Northern Utah prep baseball As is usually the case teams with pitching depth should find themselves in a stronger position to contend for their respective region crow-- ! Region 5 Ben Lomond The Scots shared the region tle with Sky View last season and return five starters from last ear's squad which went in league play overall and Three-ea- r starter Ed Green who will attend Brigham Young University on a football scholarship is back at catcher and is hitting at a 450 clip in preseason Green is considered one of the best in the region and will team starter with another three-yeShawn Palau to offset the loss of last v ear's Region 5 Player of the Year Danny Snider Palau hit 325 plaving second base last ear The Scots will also be to replace pitcher Ken Allen who is plaing at Ricks College in Rexburg Idaho Senior pitcher Jerry Toothak-e- r who lacks varsit experience is expected to pick up the slack along with three sophomore pitchers "I can see us getting into the state tournament" said Coach Roger Howell "I'm not sure we can replace kids like Danny (Snider) and Ken (Allen) but we've got good leadership from other sports They know how to win" Ogden Ogden has been a traditional baseball strength in Region 5 and has gone to the state plaoffs six consecutive ears With four returning starters off last vear's team which finished third in region with a 4 Coach Dave record Nordquist is optimistic this vear's team can match that despite loscatcher Geno Nabor ing r and starting pitcher Mark Heslop to graduation "We're a finesse kind of team with good speed" he said "I think we can challenge" Second-tea- selec- tion Brett Nordquist is back for his senior year in center field after hitting 290 last year and senior captain Andy Richardson anchors the defense at shortstop Senior pitcher Tim Kenny returns after going 2 in region last season Bear River Bear River is returning seven starters off last vear's team but it's hard to tell how much that means considering they were in region plav last vear finishing fifth But three of those returners are pitchers and that has got to make Coach Dick Green happy Senior Bart Vance juniors Mont Diderickson and Craig May give the Bears a strong pitching rotation that should propel them into contention for the league crow n "Our pitching has been one of our strengths" Green said "Thev've been impressive in the spring" In the field junior shortstop Brad Theurer is back after leading the team in home runs last season and is having a good spring Senior left fielder Casey Pamtt should also contribute offensively Junior Tvler Cutler See BASEBALL on 28 |