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Show Se Page 2 The West View Undefeated Guadalupe Basketball Team Wins Championship Guadalupe, next to the one the team won last year as freshmen. Ruiz believes it’s important for the team members to share by Dale J. Neilson Basketball may be good for what ails you. It seemed to cure Lavern Ruiz’s the accomplishment with their priest, girl- migraine during the 2005 Parish Athletic friend, parents or others. He said he’s Recreation Association (PARA) championship game for her son’s team last month. | : “She forgot about her headache during the game,” coach Moises Ruiz said of his mother. “She was so tired at the end of the game that she didn’t have a headache for Shown his 5-year-old son, also named Moises, the championship trophy and hopes he will win one when he’s old enough. The on March 20. Yamil Manirquez, Edgardo Pitayo, Jesus Se Our Lady of Guadalupe champions! Noriega, Andrew Fans special Basketball Team Pablo Garcia, George Olayo and Rodriguez. celebrated the team’s effort. A Mass and dinner were held to - undefeated 2005 PARA honor the 10-0 team, which was 4-0 in PARA tournament action. _ The championship trophy will go on display in the trophy case at Our Lady of Artist Lily Yeh Inspires Community Young artists from the Horizonte Instruction and Training Center talk with Lily Dale J. Neilson ¢ Melissa Sillitoe Edie Trimmer _ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Charlotte Fife-Jepperson CONTRIBUTING WRITER Danny Potts The West View is a commu- nity-based newspaper, his own Brandon nesses on the west side of Salt Lake City. We welcome commu- nity involvement and appreciate Andy Gonzales, and George Dunn. Jeff was his most successful high school wrestler, his only three-time state champion, a First Team story ways build own art. Fife- son Jeff, Manuel Soto, Dansie, Doug Shimizu, and photo contributions. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for style and space, and will not publish anything that is defamatory or slanderous in nature. Please email submissions to the editor and include your All-American with a full ride scholarship at the University of Wyoming. Gonzales was Holtry’s only wrestler to place in State all four years at West. Dunn is considered West Wrestling’s best all time booster, and continues to wrestle well into his forties at the international level. He placed third in the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary last year. Other great wrestlers have continued to stay involved with Team, which is currently coached full name, by and telephone number. You may West High and wrestling. Dale Region Champion. Although everyone knew that Coach Holtry always had his favorite wrestlers, they also knew that he cared for anyone who cared for wrestling. His amazing capacity to remember names, places, and events astonishes everyone, and his story telling is always appreciated. I am very proud to say that I wrestled under Tominaga took the State title in 1980 with an undefeated season, and currently coaches at East High School. Kip Watanuki took State in 1984, and is still an active booster. His boys wrestle for Holtry’s recently formed Little League Panther Wrestling Farewell Party for Coach Holtry All-American, ‘and was undefeated in1994. Soto was his first State and only National champion. Both Dansie and Shimizu were Holtry’s only twotime State Champions, and were undefeated for two consecutive seasons. Dansie still holds the team’s record for the most pins in a single season, and was a threeyear NCAA Wrestling Academic provid- ing a voice and informational resource for residents and busi- Police Precinct on 1040 West most proud that he was able to coach all three of his sons - Greg, Jeff and Scott - both on the mat and on the football field. (Holtry was also one of West’s most successful head football coaches.) Coach Holtry’s six most outstanding wrestlers. include: Editor Charlotte Fife-Jepperson Assistant Editor Norma Hendrickson STAFF WRITERS Norma Hendrickson hood children and adults, Yeh transformed the Village from. a sterile, abandoned lot into a thriving organization and community. Under her leadership the Village has become a_ national model of community building through the arts. On March 22, select West Side leaders, Salt Lake City artists and art educators met with Yeh at the Pioneer | THE WEST VIEW Staff - Dale Young, Boyd Petersen the help of local neighbor- continued from page members, Distribution Salt Lake West Journal -Consultant/Advisor James A. Fisher Legal Advisor Mary C. Gordon Advertising Salt Lake West Journal brated artist and award-winning founder of the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. With HOLTRY team Layout/Design Chad Jepperson Subscriptions Kate Rubalcava Yeh, an internationally cele- 700 South to explore to strengthen and _ community in their neighborhoods through Photo by Charlotte Jepperson four Olayo, Garcia, Manriquez and Rios, have Maybe the game’s’ excitement and drama had something to do with it. Sophomore boys from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church won their age division with a heart-stopping, 45-43 overtime victory over Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at Judge Memorial High players were Vincent Rios, David Flores, said played together for three years, and he believes the team pride that came from this continuity contributed to their winning the back-to-back championships in different age divisions. Ruiz-said going undefeated doesn’t mean much if you don’t win the championship. He preached this continually during the long winning streak when every win meant the next game would only get harder. “We were so used to winning and won by at least 20 points in six or seven of our games,” he said. “I’m really proud of our team and how they focused under pressure. They did a good job, communicated with each other and were very obedient.” the rest of the night.” Game MVP Akeem Floyd scored 18 points, including the game-winning layup with less than 3 seconds left. The game was close all the way, and regulation ended in a tie at 33. Other Guadalupe | coach Date: Time: May 6 Place: West High Field House Gymnasium Time: 7 p.m. For more information contact Greg Holtry at 451-2679. This should be a great opportunity for a second West High Wrestling Team Reunion! Brad Holbrook, a two-time Coach Don Holtry, and coaching alongside him for more than 20 years has been a great learning experience. Poplar Grove resident Dan Potts has been Holtry’s assistant wrestling coach for the past 18 years and is the editor of the team’s newsletter, Holtry’s Heroes. If you have wrestled for West High and interested in information about how you might get re-involved with the team contact Dan at 596-1536. also city deliver or community, your submissions to us on a compact, Zip disc. floppy or As an insert in the Salt Lake West Journal, has a The circulation West of View around 24,500 copies delivered month- ly to every household and business on the West Side. It is also available on newsstands in local recreation centers, senior centers, shopping centers, libraries, and on the web at www.thewestview.org. Please contact us if you live outside the distribution area and would like to be added to our mailing list. The subscription rate is $15 per year (12 issues). Our Contact Info: editor @thewestview.org The West View 1094 Garn Way SLC, UT 84104 (801)355-9572 http://www.thewestview.org |
