Mike Dmitrich Best and worst of basketball as season comes to an end BDAConFcb 16? The final by Richard Nielsen sports editor score was Worst weekend: After CEU lost its a fabulous Most people have heard that the CEU Golden Eagle’s basketball season ended at the College of Southern Idaho CEU lost to the eventual champion CSI in the semi-fina- ls There were many this season and even a highlights few games that would rather be forgotten Here’s a quick recap on the year of hoops at CEU: Best dunk: Surprise Surprise! Antoine Davison gets this for a dunk where he passed the ball with his left hand off the backboard then threw it down with his right hand over an opposing guard Best win: Who could forget CEU's win over CSI at the 66-6- 2 pre-seas- on two opening league games at home to North Idaho College and Ricks College 88-8-2 76-7- 1 Women's best win: In a game very few people saw the Lady Eagles defeated Western Wyoming College at home 68-5- 3 The few fans that did show were probably the rowdiest of the year for the Lady Eagles Ugliest game: Hard choice but on Nov 29 the Lady Eagle’s became overqualified against UVCC where they lost “ugly" 106-5-3 Best win part 2: The Golden Eagle’s travelled to Dixie The following letter was sent to CEU basketball coach Ronnie Stubbs shortly after the completion of the region tournament in March It shows the respect that Stubbs and the entire basketball program is gaining not only in Price but throughout the region The Eagle staff and ASCEU congratulate the coaches and team on what should be remembered as one of the most exciting in Golden Eagle history March 12 1991 Dear Coach Stubbs (This is a short note to offer my personal commendation to you on several counts first of all I want to congratulate you on an outstanding season I thought your team did an credent job and certainly represented your college toed I also Minted to congratulate you on the courage you displayed in handling your team Ikpowwhenyou visited fjeks College it would have bun easy to have overlooked violations of your team rules I thought it took both courage and integrity for you to withhold two or three of your best players from the game that evening ‘Hhtching you conduct yourself on the sidelines also brought great admiration as wed fou are upbeat positive and under control I watched one or two ofyour opponent's coaches during the tournament and I could not necessarily say they had the same qualities I congratulate learn you on your outstanding efforts in helping young men valuable only in bask&tbad but also in Gfe to see people ofyour caCibur involved in (essons-n- ot It is great athletics Qood luckjo you in the future Mery best wishes (President Steven (D Reunion College and defeated the Rebel's 94-7- 2 (the worst loss the Rebel’s have suffered in the Dixie Center) Biggest mistake-almos- t: Against UVCC at home Maurice Frazier called a time out after making a steal with 25 seconds remaining One time outs left for problem-n- o CEU A technical foul was called but the Eagles still rallied for an overtime victory Best nickname: Rachael “Dream Girl" Chadwick Best kept secret: Jim Wcmcr Best kept secret 2: The Lady Eagles had twice as many victories this season as last year Best Quote: CSI head newest entry coach Fred Trcnkle talking about CEU said that “They always come on at the end of the year and I go down and kick their butts" Best women's shot: With 3 seconds remaining in the first half against UVCC at home Alison Jackson launched and sank a forty foot 3 pointer Worst Injury: Pam Dupin was sorely missed by the Lady Eagles when she went out with a knee injury The result was the conference’s second leading rebounder out for the season Most exciting play-make- r: In my opinion this has to be Alison Jackson The flashy guard kept opponents stuck in their heels all season long Tun Anderson in the first round As Holmes was leaving the parking lot he and champion Trevor Burbick started Nielsen's to mix it up and the scuffle had to be broken up by police officers Notes & Quotes The laugh league: The new World League of American Football has a few tricks up its sleeve to gain popularity throughout the world New to pro by Richard Nielsen football is cameras installed in editor sports players' helmets and two-wa- y radios between coaches and quarterbacks Rebel retreat: It seems that as soon as the UNLV Runnin' Basketball awards: Alison Jackson was named to the Rebels were defeated in the NCAA first team in the ICAC Final Four rumors started flying Pam Dupin was named to the around the basketball woild that second team and Brooke Haines coach Jerry Tarkanian would be received honorable mention fired so that UNLV could “dean Antoine Davison and Jermaine up its image with the NCAA" were named to the first team Blue turning red? The and both received ProvoA)rem Chamber of second team status Commerce issued a resolution to 'Play ball:" The major league support and congratulate the umpires ended a two day lockout University of Utah for their hat threatened the start of the basketball supremacy this past ascball season It was the sixth season time in 21 years that the umpires Jazz singing the blues: The have instituted a lockout Utah Jazz are struggling to stay at the top of the Midwest Division “It Just slipped out:" Charles Barkley of the Should the Jazz fail to win the division title they could fall from Philadelphia 76crs was fined $10000 and suspended one game second to seventh in the for spitting into the crowd at a conference playoffs New Jersey Nets game “I don't Pizza anyone? A new sport know in my heart if I spit or if it has hit CEU this year The game is pizza throwing and it is rapidly got on the little girl" said Barkley becoming an everyday occurrence “Next please:" It seems that at CEU So watch out for Larry Holmes did not have a tough “special deliveries" that could be enough opponent when he defeated headed your way ex-boxi- ng all-regi- on into CEU Hall of Fame State Representative Mike Dmitrich was inducted into the College of Eastern Utah’s Athletic Hall of Fame at the college’s annual Founder’s Day Banquet March 9 As a student resident and public official Dmitrich is one of die biggest supporters of sports in Utah He became involved in athletics at Price Junior High School in the early 1950s At Carbon High as captain of the football team he was honored as a “Big 9" All Star and received an Honorable Mention on the 1953 All State Team In basketball he was named to the 1954 All Region Second Team and was the Ncbo League's leading saner Utah State University recruited Dmitrich to start as center of their 1954 football team and in 1955 he was one of four freshmen e football to be awarded a scholarship Returning to Price after an injury sidelined him in Logan he became captain of the College of Eastern Utah football team While attending CEU he began working in the coal mines and has since become an influential leader in Utah's mining industry Elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1968 he is currently serving his twelfth term in the Legislative In 1983 his fellow democrats selected him as house minority leader a post he held through 1990 CEU named the BunncllDmitrich Athletic Center after Dmitrich and State Senator Omar Bunnell in recognition of their support of the college in the legislature Dmitrich remains active in athletics He has officiated in 20 state basketball tournaments and countless high school football games throughout Utah He was an original board member and organizer of Carbon Youth Football and still participates in golf tournaments throughout the Intermountain WesL full-rid- Cheer Yell & Song Leader Tryouts 1 pm Saturday April 13 BDACgym