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Mayginnes will be honored Saturday By GLENN ERICKSON Journal Sports Editor John Mayginnes, who brought World Class runners to Ukiah for the first of Performance Coatings-Penofin running events, will be honored by the Ukiah Recreation, Parks and Cultural Commission, and District 1 of the California Parks and Recreation Society, this Saturday night. Mayginnes, who came to Ukiah a scant 13 years ago, will be the subject of a "This is Your Life" type of film-video review and will get a special plaque, for his organization, promotion, sponsorship and the enormous success of the nationally- sanctioned and promoted Performance Coatings Running Fsstival in Ukiah last October. The awards will be presented at the 36th Annual Awards and Installation Banquet, a semiformal affair, Saturday at Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 Snyder Lane. There will be a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner will be at 7:15.

Dinner is $18 a plate. Gene Giorgetti will cater a "Wine Country Festival." Stew Frame, who will present the This is Your Life biographical sketch of Mayginnis Saturday night, notes that the honoree, married and father of three children, long has realized "the importance of recreation in order to maintain physical health." Mayginnes, president of Performance Coatings, manufacturer of Penofin, a natural wood finish, has said: "I felt that this community needed a positive event to focus on, one that would act as a catalyst to bring divers groups and Individuals together to work. "Road racing was chosen because we had the facilities to have the sport. In other words, we do not have the facilities for other major sporting events in town. "I feel we underestimate ourselves here.

We have a tremendous amount of human resource, in a beautiful location, and we are a friendly community. "Based on that I felt we could attract the world's finest (road- racing, athletic) talent. If it were properly organized it would attract the support of local companies for sponsorship." He envisioned last October's first running festival as a prelude to projected annual major running events which would attract world class and Olympic athletes, and yet also provide a challenge to local and Redwood Empire runners as well. The highlight of the first Performance Coatings-Penofin Running Festival was a mile road run, which drew many of America's and the world's top runners, saw nearly a half-dozen sub-four minute mile finishes. The event was won by British Olympic athlete and world- record holder Steve Ovett.

That run, in 100-degree plus heat, was an eye-opener to hun- dreds of spectators in the Pear Tree Shopping area. That, and the subsequent 10-k run along State Street less than 24 hours later, won by Olympic bronze medalist Lynn Williams in California record time, from a field of Olympic athletes from 10 nations, and local runners, attracted some 1500 athletes, media and spectators to Ukiah. The first Ukiah Performance Coatings-Penofin Running Festival, conceived, organized and promoted by Mayginnes, was rated one of the top road race events in the world by Runner's World and The Runner national magazines. Already being planned for next October is the 1986 Penofin 10-Kilometer, six-miles-plus run, which also will be the United States National 10-K Championship for men. It Is expected that ESPN again will televise the event, with top media personnel from Runner's World.

The Runner, Track and Field News again will be in Ukiah with world class runners in October, 1986. Ukiah Recreation, Parks and Cultural Commission participation in the District I CPRS Awards started some years ago by then Recreation Director Dave Strong. Ukiah area citizens and organizations have received statewide recognition for their efforts at improving the recreational, landscape, historical and cultural environment of Ukiah, its youth and its adult, senior citizens. Sports Dally Journal, Ukiah, Calif. Wednesday, Januarys, 1986 It takes concentration A pool player concentrates on her next shot during Tuesday night's second-place playoff in the Ukiah women's pool league.

AAunchles nipped Club Calpella, 7- BrettBehrens 5, to claim the runners-up spot In the final first half standings. The Water Trough won first place. Second half play begins later this month. Rice is the NFC rookie of the year UPI Sports SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice learned his craft the hard way, by catching bricks under a broiling Mississippi summer sun. As a child, Rice help his father, a brick mason, during his summer's away from sc! "We would go out at five in ihr morning and then come home after the sun went down," the rookie recalled.

"I learned the meaning of hard work." He also learned the value of having sure hands. Rice fashioned both of those attributes hard work and sure hands into a spectacular second half of the 1985 NFL season to come away with United Press International's NFC Rookie of the Year honors. The 23-year-old collected 15 votes from UPI's panel of 56 sportwriters four in each NFC city to edge out Chicago's talented place kicker Kevin Butler by a single vote. Lomas Brown and William "the Refrigerator" Perry each gathered 10 votes, Washington's Gary Clark had 4, Atlanta's Bill Fralic, Los Angeles' Dale Hatcher and Tampa Bay's Donald Igwebuike each collected one. Interestingly, Clark was the only former U.S.

Football player to receive a vote in t. ballot'ng. In college at tiny Mississippi Valley State, Rice caught 310 passes for 4,856 yards and 51 touchdowns in his four-year career. His statistics were so impressive that San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh skillfully traded up in the draft to be able to select him. Rice drew rave reviews for his play in the 49ers preseason camp.

His work ethic, sure hands and sprinter's speed seemed to earmark him for early NFL stardom. The rookie started quickly in the preseason and played brilliantly against the Los Angeles Raiders. But when the regular season opened, Rice developed a case of the drops. "I think I tried too hard in the preseason," he said. "I relaxed once the season began and then I had to fight my way back." Over the first seven games, he dropped two sure touchdowns passes and numerous other shorter throws.

His confidence wavered. "I had never dropped a ball like that before," Rice said. "I was having to concentrate on what pattern to run and not giv- ng my total concentration to catching the ball." Rice said it all began to fall into place for him in a Monday night game against Seattle. "I was able to go onto the football field and feel relaxed," he said. "I felt I knew the assignments and could just concentrate on catching the ball." The rookie also credited his sucxr-ss to a great deal of encouragement he got from his fellow players, particularly veteran wide receiver Freddie Solomon.

"Freddie has been a big encouragement for me," Rice said. "He took time out to show me the little things. The other guys kept encouraging me, and the coaches were telling me that it was all right that it would come." Rice ended his first season with 53 receptions for 972 yards and three touchdowns. To put those numbers in some prospective, Green Bay's James Lofton had 46 catches for 818 yards and six touchdowns in his first year. Washington Art Monk had 58 catches for 797 yards and three touchdowns.

Rice's teammate Dwight Clark caught 18 passes for 232 yards and no touchdowns. Walsh said Rice was one of the game's future stars. "Jerry has a bright future in this league," Walsh said. "He has developed into a deep threat and truly deserves this award." Browns' Kevin Mack AFC'stop rookie UPI Sports CLEVELAND When Kevin Mack came to the Cleveland Browns' training camp last summer, he thanked the team for inviting him as one of a plethora of running backs. When Mack broke the legendary Jim Brown's rookie rushing record this past season, Mack credited his offensive line and backfield partner Earnest Byner.

The trend continued Tuesday after Mack was named United Press International's AFC Rookie of the Year. "I'm a team guy," said Mack, who spearheaded a ground attack that piled up over 2,000 yards and carried the Cleveland Browns into the playoffs. "No one can succeed in pro sports solely on an individual basis. "I really appreciate this recognition because it's a tribute to our offensive line and to my backfield partner Earnest Byner. I never could have achieved such success without them." Mack received 23 votes from in balloting conducted among 56 sports writers four from each AFC city as he surpassed the 17 votes given Cincinnati wide receiver Eddie Brown.

Mack had 222 carries for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns as he surpassed the Browns rookie record of 942 yards set in 1957 by the legendary Brown. Mack and Byner, who added 1,002 yards, became only the third pair of running backs in NFL history to reach the yard plateau in the same season. Round Valley downs Willits; Bearcats win What Aubrey Thomas is to the Anderson Valley varsity, and Kevin Mclnerney to Ukiahi's, young Lou Whipple is to the Round Valley varsity or jayvee basketball team. He's already an outstanding basketball prospect. Whipple scored 16 points and dominated floor-play, while 6-4 Gravier added 15 Covelo points in a 45-35 victory over the Willits jiyvees Tuesday.

The Mustangs held a 19-15 field goal and 7-12 free throw edge over the host Wolverines. Willits scoring: Jesse Martinez 8, Paul Riley 1, Phil Chalaire, 6, Doug Kuck 4, Brian Buch, Scott Marton, Matt Meyers and Mike McAlister 2 each, Todd Dunaway and Tom Willits plays the Ukiahi jayvee todav at 7 n.m. in Ukiah, after a Ukiahi frosh-Anderson Valley jayvee game at 5:30. Potter Valley nips Upper Lake The Potter Valley girls' and boys' varsity basketball teams scored narrow victories Tuesday over Upper Lake, the girls winning, 28-27, and the boys, 5147. Katie Eddie pulled down 17 rebounds and scored 11 points for the Bearcats.

Other scorers in- cluded: Geri Marshall 7, Nancy McCoy, Tracy Knight, and Jessica Defletsen, who stood out on defense, 2 points each, Tracy Dooley added 4 points. The Potter girls had a 12-8 field goal edge, but were just from the line, to for Upper Lake. The Bearcat boys' varsity won, 51-47, led by Todd Allen- baUPh and Ranriv Thnrntnn 'Cats scratch visiting Analy By GLENN ERICKSON Journal Sporti Editor Ukiahi girls' Athletic Director Diane Brunemeyer perhaps said it best after Tuesday's varsity basketball victory over outmatched Analy of Sebastopol, 49-15. "It seems that we are either playing the strongest teams around, like Healdsburg and McKinleyville, or teams not as strong as they sometimes are," Brunemeyer said, noting that there seems to be no happy medium in the teams Ukiahi has faced this preseason. Ukiahi's jayvees also won Tuesday, 33-26, after trailing at the end of the first quarter, 10-9.

The- Wildcat varsity limited Analy to just seven field goals in 32 minutes, and broke on top, 130, led by steals baskets by Staci Carfi, Laqey Lopez, Laurie French, and others. Analy was to score until early in the second quarter. By that time, Carfi, Lopez, French, Laurel Snarski, Monica Stensgaard, Lisa Nelson, Stacy Imerone, Allison Waggoner, Dorya Harjo and friends were out of reach. The hard-driving Carfi and Snarski led Ukiahi with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Strong defense, leading to steal after steal, sparked the Wildcats, but Analy failed to provide the competition needed Tuesday to sharpen Ukiah for the fast-approaching North Bay League season.

Perhaps the Wildcats' next opponent, El Molino, whom they play at Forestville Thursday, will provide more competition. Playing in Ukiah earlier in the season, El Molino downed Ukiah's varsity, 41-38. The jayvees get underway at 4 p.m. with the varsity game at 5:30. Earlier, Ukiahi jayvee coach Al Snarski used a half-dozen different combinations, or more, as his girls had it comparatively easy against a sharp-shooting foe.

The jayvees scored off the opening tip-off with game captain Carl Croghan getting the tip and scoring off a fine pass on a lay-in. Tabitha Kircher led the jayvee Wildcats' scoring with 12 points, and, like several teammates, had several other goals voided for traveling. The long vacation layoff showed at both varsity and jayvee levels, and so did the threat of flu. The jayvees went in front, 5-0. However, Analy upset Ukiahi a bit with a press, and got back into the game, 8-5.

Michelle Rhodes, Lanelle Strickland, Amy Aikman, Janet Brown, Rose Rubalcava and others were mighty tough on defense. Scoring for Ukiahi Varsity- Jay vee teams: Ukiahi jayvee Janet Brown, 0-0-0; Tabitha Kircher, 5-2-12; Michelle Rhodes, 2-1-5; Lanelle Strickland, 1-1-3; Rose Rubalcava, 1-0-2; Amy Aikman, 0-0-0; Jenie Henrie, 0-0-0; Tracy Wright, 0-0-0; Nicole King, 0-0-0; Cari Croghan, 2-1-3; Leah Larson, 2-0-4; Twila Bashford, 0-0-0; Lindsay Gove, 1-0-2; Chris Rogers, 0-0-0. Totals: 14-5-33. Ukiahi varsity Laurel Snarski, 3-4-10; Staci Carfi, 3-7-13; Monica Stensgaard, 1-0-2; Lacey Lopez, 2-1-5; Allison Waggoner, 4-0-8; Dorya Harjo, 1-1-3; Laurie Miller, 1-2-4; Stacy Imerone, 2-04. Totals: VolleyballJan.22 Springtime is baseball, track, swimming, softball and tennis time, right? Right.

However, starting Jan. 22, at Yokayo School, Ukiah's recreational coed volleyball gets going. Roster forms now may be picked up at Ukiah City Hall for those who have a team or are forming one. For information phone Mikie Howard at 462-2311. The team rosters, filled out, and a $70 fee, must be turned in to city hall at Church and School streets, by 5 p.m.

Jan. 16. Every player must sign the roster before playing. Teams are allowed 12 players on a roster, though only six are on a court at the same time. Schedules must be picked up by team representatives on Monday, Jan.

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