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Show 2 -- Lakeside Review, 'riw m - -- i't r Tuesday.-Jut- y 3, 1990 Lakeside t Sport Cyclist likes pain Sports briefs Kaysville team brings home gold A basketball CEDAR CITY team composed of from Davis County won a gold medal at the Summer Games held last week in Cedar City. The team, whose players just completed the eighth grade this spring, defeated two Salt Lake City teams and one from Orem to take first in its division. The team known as the Rebels is coached by Stan Stoll of Kaysville with Steve Jensen as his as sistant. Players include Tyler Anderson of Bountiful, Jeramie Martin from Centerville, Aaron Smith from Clearfield, Mike Richardson, Dan Stoll, Robbie Jensen and Jason Calder, all of Kays- Kaysville teen wins at games By KENT PETERSEN Standard-Examine- Davis Bureau r CEDAR CITY Steve may one day wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, especially if he has his way. But for now, while he watches the stars compete in the worlds greatest cycling event, he is concentrating on another elite competition, this one in the United Tib-bit- ts States. ville. In August, Tibbitts will travel to San Diego to participate in the Junior Nationals cycling competition. Only two other Utah riders August MillerStandard Examiner will make the trip to California Steed and only the best cyclists around Umpire Tom Waggoner, of Clearfield, calls a runner and TRW during coed league play at Clearfields will be competing. Park recently. safe at home in a softball game between Johnnys Dairy To the Kaysville , resident, its a chance for Tibbitts to get a look into the world he wants to soon be a part of. My dream is to be on a Euro-- ; . pean cycling team; I want to go pro, he said, adding that he tapes cycling competitions on . television just to see the tech- ' niques and equipment that the A professionals use. By watching erybody, he said. I guess I By JAMES NICKERSON : them, he said hes picked up rac-- ! Davis Bureau just try to block (the spectaing tactics, such as when to sprint As a spectator they are al- tors) out. The players, you can ' and technological advances like control because you can warn ways fun to hate. the handlebars 1989 Tour cham-- . drive them and then throw them a can coach As they pion Greg Lemond created to in- -; out, but the spectators are a you to drink. crease his performance. And as a player they are different story. ; For now, watching and learning blind as a bat. Rodney Miller, an umpire ; fias helped Tibbitts. Apart from These descriptions can fit from Hill Air Force Base, said his national glory, he alsocap-- . none other than the infamous he has another method of tured the 8 Omnium Overall keeping fans under control. umpire. I just turn around and wave gold medal last Saturday at the Adult recreation softball sea; Utah Summer Games. In that them and tell them thanks at son is in full swing and once for their input, he said. They competition, he was first in all are catching again umpires three elements of the race - the more than their share of heat dont say much after that beA criterium, time trial and road cause I turn around and look so they say. race. Talk about domination. I figure I am going to be 50 right at them. But to get to his current high ; It is when they have been percent right no matter what I level of proficiency, Tibbitts has call because somebody isnt drinking that some problems had to work extremely hard. On-- . going to like it, said Tom start. They get real bad somev' , ' ly taking up the sport within the Waggoner, an umpire from times, but I can penalize the ; last five he risen has quickyears, Clearfield. I tell the players team if their fans get out of ly to the top. Working five days a you play a perfect game and control. That is rare though. week in such different areas as '' Ill call a perfect game. Waggoner said his wife Joan endurance riding, sprint intervals ' he the attends of f said he hJ tries many games Waggoner, 45, "f and actual competition, the to put things into perspective. is umping, which can provide .) V? or-to-be at Davis High is defiHe says the people who yell sparks in the stands when a nitely gearing for San Diego and the loudest, know the least spectator mouths off. She stands right up to beyond. I am well schooled on the I like the pain - hurting my rules, he said. Most people them, he said. Her famous - body and knowing it does good, yelling remember the rules the line is Im sure sitting up here he said. I also like the fast pace way they were years ago. I you have a much better view (of cycling), and the girls love the have meetings with the North-- , of what is going on dont shaven legs. em Utah Umpires Association you? . In Cedar City, Tibbitts collectMiller said his wife Lisa tries every third Sunday where we ed the maximum of 90 points to discuss rules and rule not to get involved. win the event rather easily. He She is pretty quiet, he said. changes. said he was up against about 25 She just tells me what I need Y Waggoner said when fans 3. " ... other cyclists, but added the comto work on. yell, he just tunes them out. Tom Waggoner (right) talkes with fellow umpire Reese petition was really between the You dont have time to stop Waggoner said he umpired top five to 10 athletes. Still, the 13 and explain every rule to ev on Facer of Ogden in between games at Steed Park. UMPIRES page See three events were a good tune-u- p for whats to come in August. The time trials were the worst, Tibbitts said. They were nasty. You had to push as hard as you can and hope it was enough, he added. In such an event, he said a persons speed and endurance Teams competed in four diviKen Robinson; and third was an Vudhivadhanna; second, a Sandy By RUTH MALAN correspondent are severely tested. Prior to the sions: under 10, under 12, under Ogden team coached by Rob team coached by Mark Neisen; trials, Tibbitts said he had a bad , LAYTON Nearly 1,400 14 and under 16, for boys and Wilcoxen. and third place was a tie between cough and blisters on his feet and Under 14 boys division winners players from 93 youth soccer girls. a Layton team coached by Lynn In the boys division for those were first, an Albuquerque team Kofoed and a Kaysville team during the race felt as if his teams converged on Layton last lungs would burst. Its not that week to compete in an American under 10, first place went to a coached by Gary Sullivan, and coached by David Put nam. Youth Soccer Organization tour- Layton team coached by Wayne second was a Brigham City team. easy. In the under 12 division, first The criterium has the cyclist nament sponsored by the Layton Potter; second was a South OgIn the under 16 boys group, went to Plain City coached by AYSO program. first went to a Kaysville team Denise London; second to Huntsgoing around the same course for den team coached by Brent Dixa specified time so the competiTeams from Albuquerque, on; and third went to a Layton coached by Rick Tew and second ville coached by Bob Burton; and tors can hammer it out. The N.M., Idaho and Utah competed team coached by Jim King. went to an Ogden team coached third place to a Kaysville team tournament road race, for the Summer in the three-da- y In the under 12 boys division, coached by Rick Handsaker. by Dan Greenfield. which began last Thursday and first place went to South Ogden Games, was 40 miles long In the girls divisions winners In the under 14 division, first finished with the championship coached by Brent Dixon; second were: under 10 division, first, an went to an Ogden team coached everything, including See Cyclist on page 13 games being played on Saturday., was a Layton team coached by Ogden team coached by Phylis See SOCCER on page 13 The team has played in other tournaments and has a 28-- 2 record for the year. Moscow school picked for tour Soviet offiBOUNTIFUL cials have chosen school No. 1206 from Moscow to represent the Soviet Union their portion of Goodwill 91, a tour by the junior basketball team that will include games in Davis County. The Soviet team will consist of 10 players from the Moscow area, the principle of school 1206, and school coach. In the Soviets last correspondence, they announced that they have written a song about the goodwill event, and challenged the Bountiful Eagles, the host AAU team for the tour, to also write a song of goodwill. A West Bountiful resident has accepted the challenge and has begun work on the piece. Bountiful Eagles Cultural Attache Scott Hailes in a June correspondence to the Soviet Union, requested a change in tour date 1992 to Nov. 10 from Feb. through Dec. 3, 1991. The change in date was prompted in an effort to avoid as much disruption as possible of school athletic programs. The Eagles have signed Ashley Robinson of Salt Lake City as the new assistant coach for the Eagles goodwill team. Robinson coached a boys 14 to international team in Fiji for five seasons compiling a record of 100-3As a youth, Robinson played basketball for the team out of California and his college ball for and Tryouts for the 13 year-ol- d under team will take place Saturday, Sept. 29 at Bountiful Junior High School. For additional information contact Scott Hailes at Umpires catching the heat Officials tune out abuse, keep job in perspective - Standard-Examine- vice-principl- e, r i 17-1- 1 ; ; K . " v 4 . s s, 5, , - , , WTH. Cv'V ' seni- j, v 'p( . 9. Slam-n-Ja- BYU-Hawa- 292-754- 'SsCf Two qualify for U.S. amateur tourney KAYSVILLE Chris Dahl-ber- g and Steve Mageras survived sudden-deat- h a four-waplayoff at Davis Park Golf Course last Wednesday to qualify for the United States Golf Association Public Links Amateur golf tournament next month. Dahlberg, Mageras, Spence Ahrend and Mark Domm were all tied at 138 after 36 holes. The four players then went to the No. tee for a y, 1 -death and-combin- ed Basketball teams take on nations best in Salt Lake Under 12 MU squads from Kaysville and Clearfield playing By KENT PETERSEN Standard-Examine- Davis Bureau r Talk SALT LAKE CITY about competition. Saturday two Davis County teams began competing against the nations best under-1- 2 basketball squads in the 1990 AAUCarrier Under-1- 2 Boys Na- tional Basketball Championship Tournament, being held at Alta and West Jordan High Schools. The Kaysville Kougs and the wf R I White Wildcats of Clearfield join two other Utah squads in' 'the tournament which runs through July 7. The field attracted 50 teams from 27 states. The Wildcats, coached by Jeff . Hepworth, will be trying to make amends for not being able to attend the championships last year. qualifier, the team was given the opportunity to attend the finals in Orlando As an under-1- 1 last summer. Due to the expensive costs, the Wildcats were unable to go. Were really excited, said. Its kind of been their goal. When we found out the under-1- 2 championships were going to be here, we worked hard. At the state AAU tournament in March, the Wildcats finished third with the Kougs placing fourth, guaranteeing spots in the Hep-wor- T ,i i th tourney Its a lot of fun and it keeps the kids interest from year to year. Kitt Finlinson coach of the Kougs field. The host team receives four bids. Normally bids are issued based on the amount of players participating in the AAU leagues and postseason tournament. Well take it, Kougs coach Kitt Finlinson said. Theres no better experience than playing. California also has four representatives with Missouri, Ohio and Virginia having three teams in the draw. This will be the second year that Salt Lake City hosts the tournament. After last year, in which the participants gave the city a positive response, Salt Lake was awarded the right to host the finals for the next two years. Since qualifying, both teams have taken extended periods of rest from basketball to pursue other sports, such as baseball, or to recuperate after a hectic, basketball season. Hepworth said most of the players will play 'in recreational and church month, the four Utah teams competed against each other to prepare for the competition. Each team will compete in a pool with either three or four teams per pool. The top finisher in each group will vy for the national title, while the other squads will participate in a single-gam- e Friendship tournament. Its a lot of fun and it keeps up See YOUTH on page 13 sudden- playoff. Dahlberg, who shot a -- 69 in both rounds, birdied the first hole of the playoff, and Mageras holed a sand shot for a birde on No. 2. under way for sotfball tourney ; s Sign-up- Salt SALT LAKE CITY Lake County Parks and Recreation is accepting entries for the h 1990 Pioneer Days Mens Tournament scheduled July Slow-pitc- 20-2- leagues as well as in the AAU. With practice restarting this 7. Kaysville. r -- ii. The Soviet team is tentatively scheduled to play eighth grade teams from Layton, Sunset and 93 teams compete in soccer tourney Standard-Examine- m 2, The tournament is open to mens A, B, C, D and open division teams. Entry fee is $200. The entry deadline for the n tournament is July 6. At stake is a world series berth A berths! and two national Travel money of $500 will be' awarded to the championship-an- d consolation-brackwinners. For more information, contact Fred Tamagawa or Sheryl Stewart double-eliminatio- et at 468-256- -- 0. V poor |