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Show Page 12 The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume II, Issue VII 1 April 2000 Sports News March Madness Va l l e y recreationa l te am membe r,se ve nth g r a d er C o l t er Mo r b y, “S h o w Tim e.” Th is tim e of ye ar is crunch t i m e f o r thes e kids. The y play t h e i r hear ts out f r om Novembe r, a n d w hen J une r olls around they w i l l h ave played ov er 40 competi t i v e gam es . Some wee ks are c r a z y with thr ee ga me s a nd one p r a c t i ce. I t is believed tha t their p a r e n t s came up with the phrase “ Ma r c h M adnes s .” Th e s e eleven 7 th gra de rs a nd o n e 6 t h gr ader ar e not just a noth- er 12 kid s i n s h o rt s . T h es e k i d s ca n play. T h ei r t eam wo rk , co m bine d wi t h b ei n g j u s t d o wn ri g h t tough, h as g i v en t h em an o v er al l re cord o f 1 7 , wi n s 9 l o s es . T h ey took 3 rd p l ace i n t h e S o u t h Ogde n le ag u e. T h ey are cu rren t ly undefeat ed i n t h e Web er C ounty l eag u e. T h ey wi l l p l ay for the ch am p i o n s h i p o n t h e 2 4 t h of March at t h e Web er C o u n t y Fair gro u n d s . S even t h g r a d er s - We G o t G a m e ! To p R o w L / R , Ja s o n B a k e r, C o l t e r M o r b y, A l e x C o y, M a c J o n e s , L i a m Ho yt , B o t t o m R o w L / R , Ja ke D o v e , R o w d y St a r k , B l a k e M o n t g o m e r y. N o t P i ct u red Mi ch a el Q u i s t , B r a d Wa d m a n , B r a d L u n d , D a n n y F ro erer. Al l t h i s h ard wo rk i s s t a r t i n g t o p ay o ff. M o n t g o m e r y, M o r b y, J o n es , St ark , an d L u n d h a v e b e e n co m p et i n g s i n ce t h e 3 r d g r a d e . T h e t eam t o o k o n a n e w l o o k wh en Qu i s t , B ak er a n d H o y t b ro u g h t i n s o m e mo r e t a l e n t . C o y i s t h e l at es t n ew h o p e f u l . If y o u s ee t h es e k i d s a r o u n d give them a high five. They have worked hard, and when people ask them, “Where are you guys from?” they proudly say “The Va l l e y. ” Special thanks to the parents, c o a c h e s M o n t g o m e r y, M o r b y, Jones, and North Fork Outfitters Going for the Gold: Four Talented Valley Skiers Qualify for Championship Races As hley Bar tholf Andre a Be mb en ek A s h l ey B emb en ek 1 9 9 9 -2 0 0 0 r a ce s e a s o n a t G r a n d Ta rq h e e , I d a h o . As hley Bem benek B y Be t ty Bem benek S e v e r al talente d Powder M o u n t ain s ki r ac ers re ac he d th e i r goals to qualify for the I n t e r m ountain C ha mpionships an d J u nior Olympics a fter a gr e a t seas on of tr aining and ha rd work. A s h ley Bem benek qualifie d to r e p res ent the Inte rmountain D i v i s i on as a m ember of the J u n i o r Olympic Tea m tha t will tr a v e l to compete a t Mammoth M o u n t ain in California. The Elsie Whi t e Weste rn J u n i o r Ol y m p i c C o m p etitions are s et fo r M arch 2 5 through Ap ri l 1 , 2 0 0 0 . C o m p et i tion race res u l t s d u ri n g t h e e ntire 19 9 9 -2 0 0 0 race s eas o n determin e t h e racer ’s ab i l i t y t o qua lify b y accu m u l at i o n o f world c u p race p o i n t s . As h l ey i s a mong 1 4 g i rl s t o q u al i fy fro m the Inte rm o u n t ai n Di v i s i o n . T h e Intermou n t ai n Di v i s i o n i n cl u d es ski rac ers fro m Ut ah , Wy o m i n g a nd Ida h o . T h e t o p fi n i s h ers o f the West ern J II Ol y m p i c races will repres en t t h e Un i t ed St at es at t h e F IS E l i t e S eri es n e x t f a l l . E l i s e Wh i t e an d And r e a B e m b en ek , fro m t h e 1 3 t o 1 4 y e a r o l d , J -3 cat eg o ry, q u a l i f i e d t o at t en d t h e In t erm o u n ta i n C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n P ark C i t y, U t a h . E l i s e an d An d rea are a m o n g 2 6 g i rl s t h at q u al i fi ed . Ashley B art h o l f, fro m t h e 8 t o 1 0 y e a r o l d , J -5 cat eg o ry, al s o q u a l i f i e d fo r t h e In t erm o u n t ai n C h a m p i o n s h i p s an d wi l l t rav e l a n d c o m p et e at B o g u s B as i n i n B o i s e , Id ah o . To q u al i fy, t h e s e r a c e r s m u s t earn wo rl d c u p p o i n t s based on race finishes during t h i s y e a r ’s r a c e s e a s o n . A s h l e y was among ten girls in this age g r o u p t o q u a l i f y. Good luck, ski fast and have fun at your upcoming championship ski races. A special thanks to Powder Mountain for providing a great place to train, and to all the coaches and parents for their encouraging words of support for these talented athletes. |