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Show Let a Hegisflatoo' taDiv.. g i- - 4,..1 ss'rw i entry hunt with reduced hunter numbers. The Utah Wildlife Federation is pushing their own plan that would create a statewide limited-entr- y hunt Uli! hv tuft in 1994. The Rivals meet Friday night More than just pride will be on the line when and Clipper Country rivals Bountiful (11-3- ) Viewmont (11-2- ) square off at 7 p.m. in a pivotal Region 2 encounter. Both squads are ranked in the Top 5, the Vikings (winners of 35 straight games over Utah opponents) are No. 1, while the upstart Braves are fifth. The first "Battle of Bountiful" will take place at Bountiful High tonight. A rematch is slated for Friday, Feb. 25 at Viewmont. And the winner is... WX swimming for state PROVO The Region 7 champion Woods Cross Wildcats visit Brigham Young University this weekend for the 4A State Swimming Meet. Action begins Frida.y andf concludes Saturday. The Wildcats will be joined in the competition by the Lady Cats, who placed second at the region competition. Woods Cross is seeking to join the Bountiful boys (1972, 1973) as the only Clipper Country squads ever to win a state swim meet. - Were on the right track to have a great state meet, said Woods Cross coach Lynn Robinson. Murray is the defending boys champ, while Judge Memorial holds the girls crown. Last year, the Wildcats finished sixth at state and the Lady Cats placed 15th. Preliminaries begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students per session. SPCIULIGllT Clipper Country trio sign Three members of the 1993 team have signed letters-of-intecolleges this week. football with Utah nt Bounitful lineman Brandon Dyson, who verbally committed to Utah State several weeks ago. made it official Wednesday. He will be joined in the collegiate ranks by Woods Cross tight end Brad Arbon and Viewmont lineman John Charles. Both players signed with Southern Utah University. Overall VIEWMONT 3-- 0 11-- 2 BOUNTIFUL 3-- 1 11-- 3 Cottonwood 2-- 1 9-- 4 DAVIS 1-- 2 7-- 6 Highland 1-- 8-- 6 Skyline 0-- 3 0 FRIDAY'S GAMES, 7 p.m. VIEWMONT at BOUNTIFUL DAVIS at Cottonwood Highland at Skyline League Overall DAVIS 5-- 0 9-- 6 Cottonwood 4-- 1 9-- 6 Skyline 3-- 2 8-- 7 BOUNTIFUL 2-- 3 4-- 9 VIEWMONT 1-- 4 3 Highland 0-- 5 2 TUESDAY'S FRIDAY'S GAMES, 5:45 p.m. Cottonwood at DAVIS Skyline at Highland BOUNTIFUL at VIEWMONT choose-your-hu- nt RESULTS East 52. Cyprus 37 West 64, Olympus 58 O.T. WX 59. Tooele 47 FRIDAY'S GAMES, 5:30 p.m. West at Cyprus Olympus at WOODS CROSS 1 1 one-tim- 1 Ladly Wildcats By NICK DRAKE Sports Writer TOOELE Woods Cross faced growing pains early this season when the young Cats were fed a steady diet of 4A girls basketball powers. But the rigorous scheduling has paid off and the junior-oriente- d squad has started to come of age. The Wildcats used SCOREBOARD League he State Legislature is in session and now is the time to let your voice be heard on issues that affect those who enjoy the outdoors. There are weighty decisions to be made by your local representatives and you have the right to let them know how you feel about their votes. The first area of concern , deals with the deer hunt. Hunting regulations are developed by the Board of Big Game Control, which is made up of political appointees, not the Legislature. However, the Legislature does control the purse strings of the Division of Wildlife Resources, which ultimately determines how much you will pay for a hunting license. If the Division is short of funds, they will have to make up the short fall by increasing the cost of your hunting and fishing license. Currently, the Board of Big Game Control is considering what to do with the annual deer hunt. The Division of Wildlife Resources has presented several options, ranging from the format followed last year to creating a statewide limited Governor has introduced his plan without consulting the big game managers at the Division of Wildlife. The Board of Big Game Control is not without options to consider. Governor Leavitt's plan would cap the number of hunters at 97,000, down from the 150,000 that hunted in 1993. The total number of rifle hunters would be 70,000, with 16,000 archery hunters, and ,000 muzzleloader hunters. To make up for the lost revenues in license sales, the governor e has proposed a budget allowance of $ .6 million for the Division of Wildlife. This would be in addition to the approximately $500,000 that has been proposed for the Divisions budget this year. (Last year the Division received approximately $200,000 from the Legislature, but even with this year's increase, it is a pitifully small amount when you consider that the DWR manages the hunting and fishing industry which generates over 500 million dollars in revenue annually for the state of Utah.) A major consequence from limiting the number of hunters and holding down the Divisions budget is that hunters may be asked to pay more for a license. A deer tag could cost $30 or more in an full-cou- rt pressure to feast on a young Tooele nonBuffalo squad and earn a 59-4- 7 road league triumph Tuesday. Wendy Midgley poured in 17 to spark the Cats to the lopsided victory. Woods Cross coach Debbie Peel said her team, which starts five juniors, has risen their level of play after playing the likes of Bingham, Davis, Timpview and Weber. We took some lumps early in the season, she said. We played some pretty tough teams. But I think the girls have found out a little bit about themselves. They have had to learn how to play together. Tooele coach Susan Rydalch knows all too well about fielding a young squad and taking some lumps. The Lady Buffs sport a varsity roster with one senior, two juniors and 1 1 sophomores and freshmen. Tooele also sports a dismal record. The Cats took advantage of the Lady Buff youth Tuesday. Woods Cross pounced on the Buffs with a full court pressure defense. The Wildcats took advantage of Tooele turnovers and cashed them in for 20 points in the opening stanza. attempt to try and recoup lost revenue due to fewer hunters. The cap on the number of hunters would mean that you could only participate in the hunt two out of every three or four years. If our elected officials are trying to make hunting a rich mans sport, they are certainly going the right direction. For those w ho have paid for wildlife management for years through theirTicense fees, tripling of the cost of a tag is unacceptable. Just remember, one of the things that the format was supposed to do was reduce the price of a deer tag. Reducing the number of hunters until the deer herds recover is not a bad idea, but making the cost of a deer tag out of reach is the w rong way to improve hunting in our choose-your-hu- nt state. Public meetings will be held in the near future where you can express your opinion to the members of the Board of Big Game Control on the type of hunt you would like to see implemented in Utah. Right now is the time to let your legislator know how you feel about limiting the DWRs budget and passing the increase on to those w ho hunt. Another area that should be considered by sportsmen, is a bill that would prevent cities from making gun law's that are more restrictive than the state law. The bill, HB157, is being opposed by some Salt Lake County officials. They say they need the right to be more restrictive than the state law when dealing with local problems. Supporters of the bill want uniform statewide firearms law so that gun ow ners don't have to worry about breaking a communitys law as they go to various parts of the state. Without this bill, Utah could have the same situation that t. has developed in the In Illinois, a few cities have passed laws outlawing certain types of firearms that were recognized as legal by both the state and federal governments. Suddenly, gun owners, driving through the city on the freeway, became lawbreakers. a Mid-Wes- law-abidi- Allowing individual communities to create laws that are more restrictive than the state standard creates a real problem for those w ho hunt or enjoy shooting sports. Passage of HB157 would eliminate the need to keep track of communities that have restrictive ordinances, and possibility that a gun owner could be arrested and jailed for possessing a firearm that was legal in his own community and throughout most of the state. It is clear that the Legislature has a full plate as they tackle the problems in our state. Before they end their current session, they will pass laws that w ill affect you. Let your voice be heard. Call your representative and tell them how you feel about the deer hunt, the firearms laws, and other issues that are facing.us. If you dont, you may end up where you cant afford to go hunting or unable to take your favorite firearm to the range or afield without becoming a lawbreaker. tame Teeefle I think we did a good job of keeping pressure on them all the way down the floor, noted Coach Peel. That is just too much pressure for anyone to play against for an entire game. We picked up some steals and converted them into baskets on the other end. Buff coach Rydalch said the first quarter was the decisive factor in the game. We just can't keep spotting teams 15 points in the first quarter and expect to win games, she noted. We have to play catch up the whole game and it takes us out of our game plan. Plus we are still making way too many turnovers and bad passes, she added. The thing is they are leading to baskets for the other teams. You can't expect to get back into games that way. Woods Cross took command of the game early. The Wildcats broke open a 4 game with a 14-- 5 rally in the final six minutes of the opening stanza. Jill Bearnson spurred the first quarter outburst with seven points, including a three-poibasket. Midgley and Celest Harding netted four points each during the period to spark the Cats to a 20-- 9 lead headed into the second stanza. Kathy Bullock also chipped in with three points and Shakira Sterner hit a basket to account for the Woods Cross scoring. 6-- nt Amber Gull kept Tooele within intermission. Nicole Geddes buried a jumper and two free throws to account for half of the team's scoring. Michelle Cooper canned lour free 10-fo- ot throws for the Buffs in the period to keep Tooele close. The Lady Buffs pulled to vv ithin 28-2- 0 in the opening minutes of the third quarter. Cooper hit a lav up and free throw while teammate Gull tossed in an offensive rebound basket to spark Tooele. But baskets by Bullock, Midgley and Harding stemmed the Tooele comeback bid and built the Wildcat advantage back to 34-20. A game Tooele squad lcgrouped. Stacie Blackburn and Krist Thomas fired in baskets while Cooper canned two free throws to pull the Lady Buffs to within 37-2However, Woods Cross answered with a 10-- 0 run to spot the Cats a lead and would commanding 47-2- 8 never look back. Midgley poured in seven of the teams points during the pivotal juncture. Geddes added a basket and Tiffany Britton hit a free throw' to complete the Woods Cross assault. Tooele would never recov er. 8. Tuesday, Feb 1 at Tooeie f: i t . i , striking distance with six of the team's nine points in the quarter. Both teams struggled to score in the LADY WILDCATS (59): Bullock 7, Gibbs 6. Sterner 4, Evie 4, Bearnson 7, Harding 9, Totals 23 2 20 59 LADY BUFFALOES (47): Blackburn Cooper 13, Colovrtch 3, Butterfield manage to outscore Tooele 6 in the frame to grab a 28-1- 5 advantage at Thomas 4, Totals 16 second period. Woods Cross did 8-- 1 ' Britton 3, 9, Midgley 8, Kidd 2, 6, Gull 11, H847 Goals: Woods Cross 1 (Bearnson) |