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Show The Emery County Review, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 VOICES B1 Celebrating the People and Lifestyle of the San Rafael Swell Area Brock Winn, Saddle Bronc Riding. Heritage Days The Huntington Heritage Days Rodeo once again got Huntington’s annual celebration off to a exciting start as local and regional rodeo competitors thrilled an audience of young and old on June 27-28. The two days of rodeo saw cowboys and cowgirls compete in everything from bareback riding to barrel racing, to bull riding. With specialty acts by Codee Miller of Tooele and stock by Clegg Championship Rodeo Co. and Badlands Rodeo, the Heritage Days Rodeo proved to be a crowd pleaser. Mutton bust’n’ by future rodeo stars (see Page A2) got the audience primed for a fun evening. Chuck Rich, Bareback Riding. Photos by James L. Davis The American Glory Flag Team presents the flag during the rodeo. CASEY’S WORLD Sportsmanship is the Most Important Part of Any Game Casey Wood In watching local sporting events over the years I have learned that, more than the quality of the game, the talent of the team or an individual on the team, the age group, or any other aspect of sporting involved in the numerous events Emery County hosts, above all, the sportsmanship of the players, or lack thereof, is the most important thing in any sporting event. Watching local basketball and football games hosted by schools, counties, or even religious groups, has shown at times the value of good sportsmanship. It is heartwarming to see a player help one of their teammates, or a member of the opposing team who has fallen to their feet, or to see an honest player call a referee’s attention to their own mistake. But, watching these local games has also shown me how negatively a person with bad sportsmanship can affect how the game plays, whether with course actions, profane language, or simply unkind words. As I have watched the effects of either of these types of sportsmanship it constantly grows evident that sportsmanship is key to the success of a sport, or of a team. This grew especially evident as I covered the Emery County Recreation 4 man scramble. Each person was concerned with how their team was doing, and how they personally were doing, but as everyone journeyed back to the club house for the results, it became evident that as important as their well-being was to them, the results of the other teams was equally important. They met in the end not as serious and heated competitors, but as longtime friends. As the results were announced the players joked with each other, applauded the victors, and had an altogether good time. Those who did not end up placing in the events were happy for those who had. There was a feeling about the entire tournament that gave the impression that everyone wanted the best for everyone else, and wanted to be sure everyone was having a good time and enjoying how the day had unfolded. I hope in the future to be able to take a page out of this book. I don’t see myself as an especially bad sportsman, but I feel that there are definitely changes I can make in my sporting to make the game more enjoyable for everyone. I guess there is far more to sporting that the ability of the players, and in playing a sport, maybe treating others the way you would like to be treated and having friendship and good sportsmanship, is more important for the enjoyment of those playing, the results of the actual game. It is also more important than how many shots or touchdowns each player was able to make. Perhaps ‘killing them with kindness’ will benefit the team more than just killing them. |
