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Show Competition, recreation and fitness Wednesday April 15, 1987 as leagues Layton D needs to squeeze Clearfield off to a better start Already, at 4 in preseason, the Clearfield Falcons have garnered more wins than they did a year ago. And while they have a young a staff that, compitching staff had a total of the into season, ing of three innings varsity expejust first-yerience among them all coach Ray Meibos expects his team to be in the thick of the 2-- ar league race. Where we just have three berths to the state tournament in our league this year it will make but it tough for us to get one we expect to do it, Meibos said. This year the Falcons will have to rely on strategy and quickness to overcomea lack of power at this year. On the mound for Clearfield the plate, but Clearfield has proven it can score a lot of points as will be Lance Manning and Tim 4 win over Gardner as the starting rotation. evidenced by the Working in relief will be Jeff Logan. Clearfields other preseason Call and sophomore Jeff Painter. Catching for the Falcons is win came with a 4 victory over d-year starter Chris Poll. Polls Ogden. to experience will be a plus with the The Falcons also lost Davis, 13-- 4 to Woods Cross, 4 young pitching staff defensively to ' Ben Lomond and 17-- 2 to and provides the Falcons with its threat on ofBountiful. only true long-ba' Clearfield doesnt have a real fense. Playing at shortstop will be the stopper of a pitcher this year, but Meibos is confident. only other returning starter, Were improving and learning Bracken Larsen. He started at every game. Theyve been work- second base last year. Carl-Se- e At first base will be Ray ing very hard and I think theyll in the some league beat people Falcons, page 3C 19-- secon- 5-- 3-- 0. 5-- ll like when somebody son records dont count for any- asks me what our preseason record was I feel like saying We thing (and they dont). And if preseason is to simply dont have one, Thompson said. We played a couple of teams prepare a team for upcoming reearly that were in midseason gion competition (and it is). And finally, if Fred Thomp- form, and I dont want to be in sons Royals didnt use up a sea- midseason form that early in the sons worth of hitting power in season. then one superb game Friday Im more concerned with inin is into going good shape nings pitched, pitches thrown and Roy yesterdays season opener at in players gaining experience and home agams Box Elder. developing consistency than I am The Royals will also play at about winning and losing in the Bonneville on Friday. preseason, Thompson said. While Roys season record is Roy lost early to Bountiful 10-Fred coach to Pleasant Grove 2 to Thompson only isnt concerned by preseason wins Spanish Fork 0 and to Ben Lomond and losses. 2-- 4, The Royals also beat Woods I feel 8-- 1, 11-1- Cross 6-- 5 and thoroughly trounced Davis on Friday inRoy hammered out 21 hits runs. 6 home cluding Weve had that fence up for two years and Ive only seen one other ball hit out of the park, said Davis coach Kent Draayer. They had just an incredible 17-- 6. game. Thompson hopes that offensive trend will continue. , While the Royals return five experienced players from last years team, they still have had some roster spots to fill. David Vigil is the lone return-Se- e Roy, page 3C 8-- 6. ule, and while their only win so pitching. far was a 10-- 1 victory over OgThe dropped routine fly ball. den, they were very close in some I dont know what it is, other games against good team. 1 We were up Hawkins said. against Our fielders are getting to the Brighton and we choked it off, and we ball. It is just falling out of their (Brighton won and Hillcrest 3 were mitts. against up Ive seen more dropped fly we choked that one off too , won balls this year than ever before in at Against Bountiful the Lancers Layton. my eight years Weve been scoring a lot of were up 0 in the top of the sevThe real question mark for Braves rallied for Layton going into this year was runs, but weve also had a lot of enth when the win runs to us. And scored runs its eight against pitching. ' The Lancers other two losses But back up a minute. After a not really mental errors, its just were to American Fork 7 and rigorous preseason schedule, the that we are not making routine Davis said. Hawkins main catches, Lancers have found their Like most area schools, Layton Starting on the mound is weakness. . Layton, page 3C It isnt hitting, and it isnt played a tough preseason sched Its the routine fly ball. 14-1- 15-1- 4) 4-- (Hill-Cre- st -- 7-- 4. 2-- 8-- 2. 1 iu-S- ee When Kent Draayer talks can probably predict with some about his pitchers, he must feel accuracy about how a team is golike Henny Youngman talking ing to do. But in high school, baseball Ive got a million about jokes of em. may be the hardest sport to premanbecause it is so dictated by dict as usual, Draayer And, wittiIt just depends upon few a in to dry pitching. slip ages cisms even when he talks of the who youve got on the mound, who youre batting against and on position he reveres most of all. Ive got a whole bunch of kids how well either of them is throwpitching, and Ive got a few of ing, Draayer said. With that in mind, Draayer them learning how to pitch, said. picks Bountiful as the team to Draayer The veteran Davis mentor beat in Region 4 and then says its knows all too well the fortunes of a dogfight among the other five a teams pitching staff most often teams. Bountiful is the class of our determine the fortunes of the team. league this year, but for the rest basketball or football you of the teams its a toss up. I think In Bountiful will do well and I think the rest of us will beat each other and some of us will beat them. think Bountiful will make it throught the leage without a loss, Draayer said. Heading up Davis starting rotation on the mound will be senior York Hill, who was out much of last year with an injury. Hill had a against Brighton the Darts lost Mike Jones, a junior will also start on the mound. Davis follows with a full, balanced bullpen. Chris Herrera, a junior lefty; Derek Korth, also a Jeremy Chiles, a See Datis, page 6C one-hitt- Roy outpressured Layton for a have, said Roy Coach Richard Evans. 0 victory, and it took BonneEvans also credited goalie ville two overtime periods to outin Fridays Chris Babbidge for a strong effort last Clearfield, area high school boys soccer ac- in the net. The Royals are now tion. in Region 1. Meanwhile Weber High opened overall and crown defense of its Region meanwhile, falls to 1 in by Box Elder, league play. downing In Region 4, Davis High Bountiful 4, Davis 1 dropped a tough contest to Bountiful, At Bountiful, the Braves In Tuesday games, Davis lost off the Darts in a Region dusted beat to Viewmont and Clearfield 4 matchup. Box Elder. The loss drops Davis record at in league action. Roy 2, Layton 0 2-- -0 -1 Lay-to- -0 n, 0-- 1 4-- 1. 4-- 1. -1 At Roy, the Royals scored two goals to down the Lancers and open their league play with a victory. Robbie Sweeten scored midway through the second half for the Royals. It was the only goal Roy needed although Phil Funk added an insurance goal on a long kick from midfield late in the game. Roy took 28 shots on goals to the Lancers five. It took us a little longer to get the ball in the net than it should Clearfields Lance Roberts crosses the finish line well in advance of the next competitor at the WSC track and field invitational Saturday. i . A Bonneville 1, Clearfield 0 (2 OT) At Washington Terrace, Lak- ers senior forward Cody Craig scored on a breakaway early in the second overtime to lift his team past the scrappy Falcons. On the breakaway, he got knocked down, but he jumped back up and stuck it in from 15 or 20 yards out, said Bonneville Coach Dan Slaugh. Both teams failed to convert penalty kicks during regulation er 2-- 1. left-hand- left-hande- r; Royals outpressure Layton second-hal- f 3-- 8-- 6. Davis ready behind pitchers Roy ignores preseason record If high school baseball presea- The squeeze is on. At least the squeeze better be on as far as Layton baseball coach Brad Hawkins is concerned. Everybody expects the Lancers to hit year after year. This year is no exception. And Layton returns a number of infielders and outfielders so defense should be no problem. 2-- 0 Brooks also praised the defenSteve k sive play of Peterson and goalie Bart Chate lain, who recorded the seventh shutout of his career. center-fullbac- play. The Lakers overcame the loss of Craig Charlesworth, who re- d ceived a resulting in an automatic ejection from the early in the second half. game When you play a man shbrt, they can load up on you, Slaugh said. Our kids showed a lot of poise. Im very proud of them. Bonneville improved to in Region 1, overall and while Clearfield saw its league slate evened to red-car- -2 -0 Weber 4, Box Elder 0 At Pleasant View, the Warriors took 40 shots on goal while limiting the Bees to just eight en route to capturing their league opener. Junor forward Bob Sarlo scored two goals and Lance added two assists to pace the Warriors offensive attack. Jim Blanchard and Robb both added goals for the winners, who are now 3 overall in league play. and Box Elder remains winless in league action at Hen-ning- Eh-m- 4-- -0 0-- 2. 4 er an Davis 2, Viewmont 1 In Tuesday action. Blake Wil- cox scored on a breakaway goal with about 2'h minutes left in the game to give Davis the win. Curt Stoddard got the credit for the assist. ' Sontoa Boongratuang gave the lead with a penalty kick in the first half. Darts a -0 Clearfield 5, B.E. O. In another Tuesday game at Clearfield, Mike Tureson scored three goals, with Lance Ritter and Brad Johnston each adding a goal for the Falcons. Goalie Mark Tureson got the shutout, with Steve Evans and Stacy Hatch pacing the Clearfield defense and Bill Spangenthal also turning in a top performance as the Falcons raised their season rewith the win. cord to -1 . |