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Show Hold That Wind, It's Spring Sports Time By John Yardley As spring moves into full swing, the wind blows (does it ever) us into a new sports season. Well, almost a new season, basketball is not completely gone but is fading fast. Track starts for our local high schools with meets coming nearly every week from now until the middle of May. County teams from scalante, Bryce Valley and Panguitch will be keying for the district meet to be held in Panguitch April 29. The region meet will follow in Cedar City in May. Meanwhile, high school and college basketball tournaments have ended, making way for baseball in some areas. Our horrendous spring weather is not too conducive to spring baseball, but our local schools will begin baseball again this fall as the Panguitch High Bobcats attempt to defend their Class l-A State title. Pro basketball now takes the national spotlight with play-offs to begin this weekend. Several players of interest to Utah fans will be on teams in the NBA playoffs. Danny Alnge, former Brigham Young University AU-American, will see some action for the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, while Danny Vranes, University of Utah All-American of 1981. will play for the Seattle Supersonics. Tom Chambers, another NBA rookie from the U of U, will most likely be a member of the NBA All-Rookie team. He has averaged over 15 points a game for the San Diego Clippers. Major league baseball begins its new season this week and we'll keep an eye on layers with Southern Utah roots like Bruce Hurst and Jerry Garvin. Both Hurst and Garvin are fine left-handed pitchers with Boston and Toronto, respectively. Coach Kay Englestead, Panguitch High School mentor, has information available on a 10-day basketball clinic at BYU-Hawaii. The clinic costs about $500 per attendee and the progrm is headed by BYU-Hawaii coach Ted Chidester, formerly of Panguitch. This would be a great way to see Hawaii and get some expert basketball schooling at the same time. Coach Englestead will also be on the staff at the clinic for players age nine to 18. So there we have it. Come on in spring. Move us from basketball to track or baseball or, lest we forget, golf anything, but please let this miserable wind stop. Sponsored through the American Legion Auxiliaries, American Legion Post 18 of Bryce Valley gathered the necessary funds to send two local girls to Girls State. Adjutant Howard Leavitt and 2nd Vice Commander Oscar Willis presents a check for $150 to Pauline Pollock and Peggy Rose. |
