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Show Davis County Clipper Players from Woods Cross, Viewmont, Bountiful Top runners will compete Utah Futbol Club seeks national title 24th races in SALT LAKE CITY Several of the nations top runners have announced plans to compete in this years Deseret NewsGranite Furniture Marathon and 10K races, presented by HealthRider on July 24. In the marathon, past winners Paul Rosser and Alvaro Palacios, both of Salt Lake City, hope to return to the winners circle and claim the first prize check of $1,000, Rosser is the defending champion, winning a year ago in a time of 2:27.46. Palacios placed second last year and hopes to return to the top after wins in 1985 and 1986. Other top entrants in the mens division include Idahos Criss James, fifth last year and winner of the St. George Marathon in 1 993, and Salt Lakes Dennis Simonitis, sixth in 1994 but with wins this season in the Salt Lake Classic and Provo Freedom Runs. Among the ladies, defending champion Kathy Robinson of Salt Lake City, who bested the field by more than 12 minutes last year, will be back. Joining her in the field are Lisa Dorfman of Miami, winner of the Walt Disney World Marathon last year in fine time of 2:52.32; a Michelle Simonitis of Salt Lake City, who comes in off wins in both the Salt Lake Classic 10K and Provo Freedom Rlin as well as a victory in the St. George Marathon two seasons ago; Leslie Willis of Virginia Beach, Virginia, second at this years Shamrock Marathon; and Kathy Matson of Orem, the 1 993 winner. Race Director Paul Pilkington is also very pleased with the strength of the elite I0K races. In die mens division, Ed Eyestone of Layton, the course record holder who has won here twice, and Paut Pilkington of Roy, winner of the inaugural Deseret News 10K in 1984, will lead a contingent of world-clarunners. Also expect- ed are last years runnerup, Rod ss Dehaven of Madison, Wise.; Arizonas Don Janicki, and Jon Sinclair of Boulder, Colo.,: who has never lost this race, Sinclair won three straight times from 1989-199- 1 but has not been back since, BYU Brandon Rhoades and Craig Lawson are also expected to compete. v; In the womens division, vying for the first prize check of $4,000 (same as the mens) will be Kellie Cathey Archuleta of Colorado, a BOUNTIFUL Being the first soccer team ever to advance to the SnickersU.S. Youth Soccer National Championship from the state of Utah has made pioneers of the Utah Futbol Club. Last year, in only their first Although winning against a national field of teams may be new to the Futbol Club, theyre no strangers to winning within their own state. Three of the five high schools that players on this squad come from have won state high school soccer titles. Were a very experienced and balanced team, said Utah assistant coach Mark Sackett. In addition to all the state high school championships these boys have collectively won, every player on this team has been named to the Utah soccer team at least sea- son as a youth soccer club, Utah advanced all the way to the SnickersFar West Region U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship game before losing. This year in the boys under 18 division, the Futbol Club was able to make history by taking that extra step. All-Sta- State Forester Art DuFault is concerned with both the good news and the bad news regarding Utahs potential hazard for summer wildfires. According to DuFault, The good news is that Utahs late spring and record rainfall have shortened the fire season. The bad news, said DuFault, is that despite above average precipitation, much of Utahs vegetation has not yet recovered from the previous eight years of drought. As the hot summer weather continues, trees, grasses and other fuel sources will dry out and could result in a serious fuel loading situation. In anticipation of the current fire season, personnel from the Division of Sovereign Lands and Forestry have completed several advanced training sessions designed to hone their skills in fire management activia squad of ties. The Flame-n-Go- v.. Athletes 'talk7 their way to victory tion. Despite personnel reductions in federal agencies such as the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management which serve as cooperators in state firefighting efforts, DuFault noted that such reductions will pose little threat to initial fire suppression capabilities. Regarding the summer fire season, DuFault reminds all Utah citizens to be fire safe while enjoying Utahs wildlands. According to DuFault, A fire prevented saves Utahs valuable natural resources, preserves private and public lands, and reduces state fire suppression costs. But more importantly, it saves lives. Do you talk to yourself? Of course you do, and so do athletes before, during, and after competition. Unfortunately, the used by athletes is often the undoing of their performance. Research indicates that the self-tal- k an athlete uses before a competition can be the best predictor of performance is negative outcome. If that self-tal- k and reflects self-douthe performance will probably be poor in order to satisfy the expectations created in the mind of the performer. If bt Jane Miner Sport Psychology is positive and increasthat self-tal- k es then a good performance will be expected by the mind and is more likely to result. Positive self-tal- k during a performance also can assist the athlete in maintaining their focus and staying in the moment - both critical in a peak performance. Negative selftalk at challenging moments during the performance will paralyze the athlete and engage them in critical While they are caught up in their analysis their skills become choppy and out of sync as the processing of important judg The debate is on and the rhetoric is heating up over the issue of wilderness in the state of Utah. Environmental groups are clamoring for a bill that would preserve 5.7 million acres of land as wilderness areas. The Utah V V ' congressional delegation has proposed a bill designating 1.8 million acres of land as wilderness. Neither side is very happy with the others proposal, and the debate rages in Washington and at home. ' mm. Utah .SYt Outdoors Mike by Hemingway To have a proper perspecti ve on 0. for WX football S 5 Archery Practice 8-- invited to participate. Dr. M. ment errors increase and they appear to lose control of the performance. self-tal- Negative especially words that belittle the performer k, and their efforts, are never useful in performance. Many people believe that getting angry and beating up on themselves is motivational. Unfortunately, that is a poor form of motivation and cannot lead to consistent and controlled perfor- mances. Athletes who favor the negative approach should consider self-tal- k to words that challenge them but also emphasize their strengths and skills. Such self-tal- k would include and reminders of previous successin es. Over time positive self-tal- k combination with successful performance will increase confidence and prepare the athlete for greater and more demanding challenges. changing their self-suppo- rt After a performance self-tal- k should be used to reinforce the feel- -' ings of success as the athlete reviews what went well. In looking at errors and other negative aspects of the performance the athlete should talk to themselves about error correction and how they will succeed next time. Athletes can look at their selftalk by keeping a daily log of their self-tal- k for about a week. Once aware of the negative self-talthey should write down replacement self-tal- k that is positive and supportive. Replacing the negative selfk, talk with positive self-tal- k will begin a process that will eventually a habit. make the positive self-tal- k What an athlete says to themselves, before, during, and after a performance is an important ingredient in having peak performances. What have you said lately? Dr. M. Jane Miner is a certified consultant in Sport Psychology. Manage, improve land; dont lock people out set High School boundaries are by s. and 9 a.m. until noon. All youth ages living in the Woods Cross Mental Sport self-tal- k Indianapolis Raceway Park. ' Supermodifieds are the fastest short track cars In the world and will hit speeds of 1 30 mph on Suntana s 12 mile oval. These cars have open wheels and 800 horsepower motors that always makes for an exciting race. Practice starts at 2 p.m., qualifying begins at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. Woods Cross Ute Football s will be held Saturday, July 29 at Five Points Mall from 'V el in sign-up- Brandon LeRoy. Future Viewmont High football players go through offensive drills as they get in shape for the upcoming season. Players at area high schools are beginning to prepare for the grid season. Supermodified s Matt Woolley, Troy Thompson and Football Already? safety-oriente- Top drivers Walley Pankratz, Davey Hamilton Rebel Jackson Jr Dan Hayes, Mark Ekberg, Sign-up- Cup. Whether or not the Futbol Club wins the Snickers Cup title, theyve still set Wigham. Players include: Ryan Jensen, Clay Holbrook, Aaron Collett, Chris Young, Wade Nielsen, Tracy Holcom. Jason Roberts, Brandon Miller. Dave Smith, Scott Beynon. Dustin Simmons. Gene Ji. Josh Kilgore. Chad Sackett. Clipper PhotoBrett Taylor Association in the United States. International Raceway womens World Cup team members out there competing in the Snickers soccer club teams can judge themselves. And they will remain the pioneers that put Utah soccer on the map. Coaches of the Utah team are Bruce Roberts, Mark Sackett and Dave ifiiMi'i iftnf through the division, recently attended a week of valuable training which included basic fire behavior, use of water and hand tools, risk managed ment, and strategies for fire containment. Both current and newly hired District Fire Wardens from Utahs twenty-nin- e counties have also completed upper-levtraining in communications, intermediate fire behavior, interface strategies and interagency coordina- Springville will host the Western States Supermodified Tour on Saturday. The WSST Tour is the premier Paul Durant and Bryan Shafer to Suntana Raceway. WSST runs a 13 race series including such tracks as Phoenix -- the standard by which other Utah youth s, Suntana hosts race series national high-qualit- ... inmate fire fighters coordinated Smith, Monique Ekker of Albuquerque, Lorie Moreno-Roc- h and of Colorado, Californias Maria Trujillo. Raceway y this tournament, for soccer competition for the future stars of soccer. All of the members of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team started playing soccer at a very young age, and that combined with proper training and fitness - is why we made the cut. Im sure there will be a lot of future mens and y along with Libbie Johnson, also of Colorado, a member of the U.S. National Team in the 5,000 meters. They will probably fight it Out for first, while other strong entrants include Phoenixs Joy Suntana 20-ye- ar great there are opportunities, such as Inmates train to fight summer fires winner of this race, three-tim- e once. We feel that kind of depth gives us a good chance to win the Snickers Cup. Snickers Brand has a commitment to youth soccer, which began in 1993. Similar to a World Cup for U.S. youth, the Snickers Cup will feature 32 of the best teams in the nation to compete for the coveted SnickersU.S. National Championship title in West Palm Beach, Fla. Wednesday through Sunday. According to Tab Ramos, one of the stars of the U.S. National Team, Its Sam Reed of Bountiful fires his bow during an archery session at Bountiful Recreation Center. what is being proposed, it is a good idea to realize just how much area is being considered for the wilderness designation. It takes 640 acres to make up one square mile. This means that the 5.7 million acre proposal would cover 8906.25 square miles, or a little more than 10 percent of the states land. The 1.8 million acre propos- al would cover 2812.50 square miles. Either way, it is a lot of ground. The land mass being proposed is larger than several of the smaller states in the union States that are smaller in size than the 5.7 million acre proposal are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Hawaii, Delaware, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Delaware and Rhode Island are smaller than the 1.8 million acre proposal. Even though the states are smaller in size than the proposed area, their elected representatives will be voting on the fate of Utah's land. Perhaps the biggest concern is what happens to the land once Congress determines a piece of ground should be called wilderness. Wilderness areas are closed to any travel by any motorized or mechanical vehicle, including low flying aircraft and bicycles. It is closed to any development, and access is limited to those who can hike or ride a horse. This may sound good on paper, but such closures can have a tremendous impact on fish and wildlife. Lakes that have been managed and stocked by the Division of w ildlife, will deteriorate because the wilderness designation prevents trucks or airplanes from stocking new fish in the waters. Utah has had great success introducing and reestablishing native wildlife into their traditional ranges. These reintroductions require the use of trucks, aircraft, and other equipment to transport and establish that animals. With a wilderness designation, game managers could not enter an areaf with motorized equipment, to improve or reestablish any wildlife populations. The very law that is supposed to assist the area pre- vents its improvement. I am not opposed to having areas that are closed to motorized traffic. Some of the proposed areas are so rugged that no road could ever reach them. They are protected by their location and the or their surroundings.: Wisdom dictates that we leave ' them as they are. The desire to lock up and protect the land, should not override that fact that this land is owned by all of the people, not just those who can backpack or ride a horse. In our desire to save vast tracks of ground, lets not be so restrictive that we cant help it, manage it, improve it, or perhaps even use it to benefit the people w ho own it. It seems to me that locking up millions of acres and throwing away the key doesnt really serve anyone or anything very well. |