Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 8

POCATELLO. IDAHO, WEDNESOAY.APRIL 7, 1976 IDAHO SI AT 2, 3 IN WORLD Dudunake, Hanson Set for Freestyle Finals By SCOTT PEYROS Journal Sports Writer SNOWBIRD, Utah--All indications, save one. would seem to indicate that one of Pocatello's professional freestyle skiing tandem of Deno Dudunake and Scolt Hanson is on the verge of becoming world champion here this weekend. Dudunake and-Hanson are ranked No. 2.

and No. 3. respectively in the Professional Freestyle Associates' mogui standings entering the final event of the season-the World Freestyle Championships at Snowbird. Utah. Only one hurdle confronts the pair in quest of their most treasured goal, but the hurdle might as well be ie Great Wall of China.

The hurdle is defending world champion Jack Taylor, and the only conceivable way thai either Hanson or Dudunake could beat Taylor would be to transform into charlatans and "hot wax" the bases of his skis with pine tar. Of the two Pocatellans, only Dudunake has even a remote shot at purloining Taylor's title. "The only way 1 could win it is if Jack DQ'd (disqualified) and I finished first," assesses Dudunake. "It's pretty unlikely, since he's been so consistent all year." "I've only seen him fall once all year." notes Hanson, "and that was in practice." But both Deno and Scott agree that Taylor's championship pace has slowed in recent events. In fact, he has not won a mogul competition since the tour stopped in Germany, over two months ago.

Fading championship aspirations notwithstanding. 197576 has been at the very least a scintillating season for both Dudunake and Hanson. Deno. who also ranks eighth in the PFA Grand Prix standings for all three freestyle events (moguls, aerials, ballet), boasts mogul event finishes of second at Heavenly Valley, first at Stowe, ninth at Stratton Mountain, N.V.; eighth at Bayrisczell, Germany; third at St. Moritz, Switzerland; DQ loops') at Cervina, Italy; and third at Telluride.

Colo. Hanson, the Storming Stork, took the tour by surprise in his rookie season, finishing third at Heavenly Valley; second at Stowe; fourth at Stratton Mountain; fourth at Bayrisczell; eighth at St. Moritz; tenth at Cervina; and seventh Telluride. Both skiers acknowledge thai the "butterflys" will be flying at the top of Silverfox, Snowbird's freestyle run, hen the season's culminating moment arrives. "Yeah, ever) content, they're there," Hurisun admits.

"But they sure as hell haven't affected him like they did me in my first year." chimes in Dudunake, a three-season veteran. "I've kind of been paying my dues for the last three years." Diidunake adds. "I figure the dues have paid this year." Whatever happens at Snowbird, Dudunake and Hanson will ring out the ski season in style. Deno, has worked litlle this season on his former forte, aerials, has spent the last three weeks honing a double-front flip, which he will unveil for the first time in the world championships. With such flair, it is no wonder that Kossignol-Salomon, the contractual sponsor of Deno Dudunake and Scott Hanson, will be waiting with open arms when the snow flies next winter.

By WILL GRIMSLEY AP SPECIAL AP Special Correspondent AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The imposing shadow of Jack Nicklaus falls like a shroud over the 40th Masters Golf Tournament, starting Thursday, and the words of his strongest challengers sound like carvings on a tombstone. "Nicklaus," said Hubert Green, winner of three straight tournaments in the last four weeks on the Florida circuit, "has to have the edge even if he Chatlis Kegler Ties tor Title WEISER, Idaho (API- Frank Burstedt, Challis rolled a 718 handicap score on the final weekend to grab a share of the singles championship as the 29th annual Idaho state men's bowling tournament ended. Burstedt tied Lyle Oshita, Caldwell, for the top spot. Oshita won the scratch trophy with a 655.

Other leaders remained the same on the final weekend, although Otto Rast Weiser, the tournament secretary, pulled into second place in handicap all-events with 1990. Winner in that event was Bud Albers, Nampa, 2025. Other winners: Team--Handicap, Rathbone Chev-Cadillac, Weiser, 3134; scratch, Rathbone, 2777. Doubles--Handicap, Ralph Olson and George Donaldson, Mountain Home, 1343; scratch, Mike Hoobler, Moscow and Jack Hiatt, Boise, 1251. A a i a Albers, 2025; scratch, Jerry Tocheri, Idaho Falls, 185B.

Terry Litke, Nampa, and Bob Ishibashi of Homedale tied for the tournament's high game at 277 and Litke had high scratch series, 724. BSU's Progress Pleases Criner BOISE, Idaho (AP)-Boise State University's new football coach says he's pleased with progress his squad is making in spring drills despite the prob- lens of installing a new system. Jim Criner took over from Tony Knap, who left for a job at Nevada-Las Vegas. "For the total amount of different football terminology and techniques, I think the team has responded very, very well," he said Tuesday. "I am concerned about our fundamental base and the distance we have to go, especially since our first game on Sept.

11 is a league game against Idaho," he said, "but we are making up this distance with a fine attitude and hustle." Criner says he plans to run more. Boise State's teams under Knap usually ranked among the nation's leading passing teams. Indian Linksters Past Field CHALLENGERS BRACE Nicklaus Towers Over Masters is playing down a highway. Name any facet of the game, and in Jack's case it is either excellent or better," "It is his marvelous temperament," added South Africa's Gary Player, who with Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer once formed golf's Big Three. "He is unshakeable.

He never panics." California's explosive Johnny Miller, who with Tom Weiskopf carried Nicklaus down to the final hole last year in the most exciting of all Masters finishes, agreed. "The difference between me and Jack," Miller said, "is that when Jack plays badly, he shoots par, and when I shoot badly, I wind up with an BO. From 25 feet in, there is no greater putter in the world." Weiskopf, the towering stylist from Jack's home town of Columbus, Ohio, conceded that Nicklaus' advantage lay in his remarkable concentration and ability on the putting greens. "Actually, they are intertwined," said Weiskopf, a former British Open winner. "Still, I think if Jack teed off with an iron instead of a wood on every hole, he still would find a way to win.

He is that good." An international, hand-picked field of 72, including 49 of the toughest practitioners on the U.S. tour, will tee off Thursday in the first round of the tournament that will extend through Sunday. The setting is perhaps the most sumptuous in all the universe of golf the lush pine- studded and flower-bedecked plantation that makes up the Augusta National Golf Club. The tournament was the crea- COLLEGE DRAFT May Go 1-2 NEW YORK (AP) Leroy Selmon, Oklahoma's destructive defensive lineman, and Chuck Muncie, California's piledriving runner, figure to be the top two picks by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks, respectively in the National Football League's annual college draft. Selmon and Muncie are rated as superstars in this "Year of the Running Back." There's a ton of running backs, starting Muncie, a 6-foot-3, 235- pounder who rushed for 1,460 yards' last year, fourth in the nation, and scored 15 touchdowns.

In his wake will come names like Ohio State's Archie Griffin, the first career gainer and the first two-time Heisman Trophy winner as the nation's top college player. Some scouts call the 5-9, 184- pound Griffin too small. Others, though, point to the pro success of "little" runners like Mack Herron, Greg Pruitt, Mike Garrett, Johnny Rodgers-and Anthony Davis. Other running backs expected to go in Thursday's early rounds are Joe Washington of Oklahoma, Tony Galbreath of Missouri, Sonny Collins of Kentucky, Jim Jensen of Iowa, Bubba Bean of Texas AiM and Mike Pruitt of Purdue. But Selmon, the Sooners' mammoth defensive tackle (who might end up as a defensive end in the pros) is certainly the star attraction.

One scout, after taking a look at the 6-2, 2 6 0 A A i a and Outland Trophy winner as the nation's best college lineman, said in awe: "He may go before the first round." Other defensive linemen expected to be picked in the early rounds are Texas Southern's Charles Philyaw, Oklahoma's Dewey Selmon (Leroy's brother). Arizona's Mike Dawson and Purdue's Ken Novak. The first-round selection or- a i a i trades is Tampa, Seattle, New Orleans, San Diego, New England, the New York Jets, Cleveland, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, New England, the New York Giants, Kansas City, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Buffalo, Miami, Baltimore, New England, St. Louis, Green Bay, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Dallas and Pittsburgh. New England has three first- round picks and Detroit, Miami and Cincinnati have two apiece via trades.

Houston, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington have none in the opening round, having dealt them away. It's not a year for super quarterbacks, but four are highly rated as pro prospects -Craig Penrose of San Diego State, Gene Swick of Toledo, Scolt Gardner of Virginia and Richard Todd of Alabama. Among the receivers expected to be grabbed early are tight ends Bennie Cunningham of Clemson and Mike Barber of Louisiana Tech and wide receivers Larry Dorsey of Tennessee State and Billy Brooks of Oklahoma. lion of the late Bobby Jones, an amateur golfing immortal, and quickly developed from a cozy invitational gathering of friends to one of the major events of the sport. The course itself, i its wide open fairways, meanders through clusters of dogwood, Chinese fir, yellow jasmine and magnolia, and offers natural amphitheaters for the thousands of spectators who flock here for the carnival weekend.

It measures 7,030 yards. It plays a routine par of 36-36--72, which seems to escalate in the extreme pressure of the occasion. Even Nicklaus, at 36 and winner of close to $3 million in official prize money and an all-time record of 16 major titles, acknowledges that he is not immune to this assault on the human nervous system. "I am one nervous guy when the Masters gets close," the big, golden-haired superstar said. "I Ret fever blisters." blisters." Although he has made the Masters his personal domain by winning five championships, one more than Palmer, Nicklaus refuses to regard himself as a shoo-in, although unofficial oddsmakers have made him a prohibitive 4-1 favorite.

"There are more young players than ever before strong, smart and good," he said. "No one man can claim a lock on any tournament not even the Masters." Sights World Crown Pocatello's Deno Dudunake, the second-ranked freestyle skier in the world, still has an outside chance to win the world championship in the Professional Freestyle Associates' final mogul competition this weekend at Snowbird, Utah. Defending champion Jack Taylor is the only hurdle lying in his path. See story. Alameda Girls Win Hoop Championship Alameda grabbed a share of the basketball championship on its own by clobbering Irving 3520 Tuesday and then came away with the whole thing when Hawthorne upset Franklin 31-26 as the junior high girls closed out their season.

Alameda closed out the season with a 5-1 record, Franklin slipped to 4-2 and: Hawthorne and Irving followed: with 3-3 and 0-6 respectively. Forward Diane Kemp paced Alameda with 12 points, while Don Cike pumped in 14 for Irving. Lori Stone was high point for Hawthorne with 10 points and Franklin's Laurie Kvte had 12. GATEWAY SPORTING Lakers' Playoff Hopes Suffer Devastating Blow I 17 A a t7 TiSfcprS. i i Portland Trail i tinma By ALEX SACHARE AP Sports Writer The Phoenix Suns opened the playoff door for the Los Angeles Rally Bill Kearns and Brett Robbins were like the Union Pacific Railroad Tuesday--they could handle it.

"They came through with real clutch performances," Pocatello High golf coach Mill Carlson said. "We were behind at the turn and Brett Ptobbins shot a 38 on the back nine and Bill Kearns had a 40." The twosome's pressure play- gave the Indians the title in the five-team tournament at Riverside Golf Course. Playing in wet, windy conditions, Poky posted a 326 to edge Highland, which finished with a 329, by three strokes. American Falls was next with a 333, followed by Blackloot at 343 and Preston at 363 American Falls' Bruce Rudeen fired a four over par 75 to claim the medalist honors. Poky's Kenton Smith was one shol back at 76 and Highland's Jeff Hoehner chalked an 80.

Steve Kirby, 87, Kearns, 82, and Robbins, 81, rounded out Poky's victorious foursome. Both Highland and Pocatello will open conference play Friday at Twin Falls' Canyon Springs links. In junior varsity competition Tuesday, Highland slormed past the pack will) a 338 paced by medalist -Dana Collard. American Falls turned in a 360, Poky 379 and Blackfoot 405. Raft River Loses Head Grid Coach BURLEY, Idaho (AP)-Kay Harper, one of the most successful football coaches in the Magic Valley, has announced his resignation at Raft River High School in order to join the coaching staff of Brigham Young University.

Harper, in his seven years at the Trojan Helm, racked up an impressive record of 52 wins 16 losses, and two ties He led the Trojans to Magic Valley Conference championship in 1972 and 1974 and claimed the runnerup spot in 1971 and 19 Rnfl River won the Southern idano Kegionai Championship in 1972. In 1974. Harper was named coach of (he year by his peers in Ihe Fourth District Coaches Associations. Harper is both a Raft River High School and a BY'J alumnus having graduated from Raft River in 1955 and from BYU in 1969. Harper will be working on his masters degree at BYU while assisting i the football program under the direction of Coach Lavell Edwards.

Harper has taught al Raft River since 1966 whin he joined Ihc staff as an assistant in football, basketball and track. Lakers, bul Ihe Portland Trail Blazers slammed il shut The Suns, leading Los Angeles by one-half game in Iheir battle for third place in the Pacific Division and a wild card berth in the National Basketball Associalion playoffs, dropped a 111-106 overtime decision to the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night. But Los Angeles, leading by three points in the late going against Portland, saw the Blazers reel off seven points in a row and pull out a 106-104 decision, denying the Lakers' bid to climb into third. So Seattle turned out lo be the big winner among the three Pacific. Division clubs involved in the battle for two playoff spots.

By not playing, the Sonics, 40-38, gained one-half game on both Phoenix, 40-40, and Los Angeles, The Sonics return to action Henrys Hearings Continue Friday BOISE, Idaho (AP)--The last of a series of four public hearings on management of Henrys Lake will be held Friday. The Idaho Departmenl of Fish and Game said Monday thai meeting will be chaired by Commissioner Will Godfrey of Boise. Fisheries Bureau Chief Stacy Gebhards will review the history of the Eastern Idaho lake and its current status and describe possible managment options. tonight at home against lowly Chicago. Los Angeles must win its season finale at Phoenix Thursday to keep its slim playoff hopes alive.

WSC to Build Basketball Arena OC-DEN, Utah (API- Construction of the Weber State College Dee Evens Center is 47 per cent, with completion date expected next spring, Athletic Director Dale L. Gardner said Monday. The SB.8 million center eventually will seat 12,000 people for cultural and sporting events. Funding for the project, however, does not include purchase of seats. The college, strapped for funds to get con- slruclion started, modified plans for the facility to provide for construction only.

Seats will be added. Individual seats, selling for $200 each, were put up for sale as the events center was in the planning stage. Persons buying the seats will be given preferential treatment for cultural events and guaranteed a numbered seat for the athletic events. Gardner said 1,256 seals to date are pledged, representing about 5251,200 when paid. Gardner said he expects colleclion for the seals will be completed within six weeks.

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