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Show v. , r ' Sun Advocate .Price, Utah Thursday September 28, 2000 7A The Sports Viewpoint BY RICHARD SHAW Spartswrlter ; . Advocate I should love sports. I had promised to give him akxurw his ten million dollar ayearno-cu- t contract ... TTiose are the things I hate But if you look at my list,Ido love more things about sport than I hate. I ''tWnklwiflkeepdolngwhatZdo. .Bertta.nuwe the best ob ia town. I actually get paid to read all the sports pages evSymornfa at . bare to do with sports dolcve. Fire restrictions have been lifted across much of Utah but that doesn't mean biggame hunters don't need to be careful with fire. Because fire restrictions remain in place on some national forest' lands, hunters are urged to contact the Fbreat Service district offices for updates pertaining to those areas. 7 Tfs Btill pretty dry and fire danger is still pretty high in many art eas," said Jim Springer, public Information officer for the Division of . should love everything about sportaButldont. file filings fiiat Fire danger high, big game hunters warned In the best of thru. Then 1 hear about a professional athlete who to . sideline takingpbotos duringa foot- ball game. The energy and the ex- citelnent from the players is Infeo- - woit ; " .. fioua. , Ialsdlovethefedingigetahenl y watch that last runner come across the finish line after three grueling miles of abusing every muscle in their body Some almost tall down , 7 Fbrestry Fire and State Lands. Springer said the moisture content In many plants is atm low after during the effects of a hot, dry summer. To prevent causing fires, Springer provides this advice. . Fires should onty be built In fire rings. When; building a fire ring dear aw8y vegetation from around it Also, don't build your fire ring underheathatree. V. After extinguishing a fire, make sure tfs out Rouringpleutyof water . stirring the Coala and ashes, and then pouringmore water on it Before leaving the area, bury the fire ring with dirt If ypu smoke, make sure your cigarette Is extinguished before Rlkople are encouraged to on ignite fires hi three areas, H IHW v 'i'- -' S2oo coW eaaeM ; - w. . rmZ '4?f 4 ijj . . ... - k-- ' ' 7Y. v 1 Jf' 1 i y i& ,:-- 5 t - r- . 1 1. i f xf , - 1 .v u . ; . IV 'jjL r it 'm . 4 1 4 - rh ior'-' ' '1 . ' S V V I Sr . . . ' . V m. . : . -- V -' . r s .11' , V y'" X4 Southeastern Youth Football continued last Saturday at die Carbon High football stadium. In the regular games were played hi the morning theriat 1:30 a Vernal youth league team came 1b play the Vikings as a game. The Uintah Basin kids were big and were also three years older than die Viking players But the . l " l," j IkreitwhenltalkWithacoacb V,- s ' tHW M f V l HiWlimmi V w 3 whotnietytowesanthekktothaiare in his or her program. You learn to tell the difference between those coadiee who care about every kid bn the team and those that Just love the stars. Some of themjust love themsdves. .;.: I love reporting on those who', delve Into Indtvldial sports; sports that are not mhin line activities and ' have no real foDowdng: those ind viduals participate tn their sport because theylovett;not because it will get them recognition or some-- : ' i ttiingmateriai , : I love investigating leads about new or unusual sports. Often these types of sports require the person Jf. participating to risk his. or her life ; or at least their own comfort fin, awhile. This iawhat pure sportis about There are some sports I love to report on; some 1 hate to report on. ' Some that Idonf even consider sports, but others do, soil write, abputthem. ,'.v So teen, what do I hate about sports?.''.;. Ihatethefactthalthevmypeople who are supposed to love a parttan Iar sport the most and have gained the most from it are the Ones who have been the first to nearty drive that sport over a cliff, These individuals begin te think they are big;; ger than the Bport that made them famous and high paid. ' I hate it when the nightly sports ' report on television has more fel ons an it than it does real athletes.' ATVrid-.er- are encouraged-t- o : ...0 : convertcr-ca- n system dia-cardi- M' A&80PV www. iNA&tscr. high grass areas. An ATYs exhaust , remain on ' established trails and roads. The Division of Wildlife Resources also reminds muzzldoader hunters that patches from thdr guns can present a fire danger. Hunters vehicle's ashtray and topack extinguished cigarettes out of the back, are encouraged to not discharge thdr guns In high grass areas and country with than. ' If you're riding an alUerraihve-- . to locate and extinguish the patch hide, avoid riding or stopping in alter shooting: they are so worn but But they fin- -; ish no matter what the pain. That's Inspiring: the-fire- v non-leag- ue Viking players gave a good showing. ,:.v .. . . . - . sted Imington.trt Inn J' iv jm; w i.'m 3 pmh1. w.wwjii.wiiiii IlzmingtorLlStro Sted wjwwmp . i Jk i k tuMUt mPoaf.k ' MU V.L& '.I Ihateitwbenwetalkmoreabout' sports contracts inthe medlathan . we do feats of sporting excellence and the inspiring way some athlete persevere in the face of pain and V. ' problems. 77 ' :1 hate It when I watdi the Qlym- pics cm television and there ia more . emphasia on who psed what drug, and what official took what bribe than there Is on the fact that most of the athletes parttcipatingnever win amedal even though they bare spent a goodpart of their livre dedicating thenudves to a particular sport Often the sports they have choosen1 will not result in any real material personal gain even if they do win. The thing I hate the most how ever, to that many people take sports way too serfimsfy Often the ones that take the loss of their team the worst are the people who aren't dt rectly participating in the event , Why do you think we have mine. fights after games, between those who seem to live their lives vicariously through others, than we do between the athletes themselves, who most of the time see loss as a growing experience and part of the sport they participate in? 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