Show Thursday Pocember 1 Wesern Wyoming defender to the hoop but the contest 8 Photo by Kirsten Christensen Hayley Briggs(23) challenges the Spartans went on to win The Eafllopafle 7 1988 72-4- Lady Eagles bounce back after rocky start take fifth in Phoenix by Richard Ilickmon women's sports co-edit- or The Lady Eagles faltered in the Ricks Tournament and stumbled against Western Wyoming but showed a lot of heart in the Valley of the Sun Tournament bringing back the consolation trophy After coming off a win against Snow College strong November 9 the women's basketball team looked to have it all together as a team when they headed to the Ricks Tournament Soon to deny them of the start they had hoped for was Ricks in the opening game as they were Mown away 97-3- 8 Hoping to bounce back from a tough defeat they geared up for Friday when they played Salt Lake Community College The game proved to be a lough contest as the two were locked in a see-sabattle with the Lady Eagles eventually falling 70-6- 9 "Everybody played well but not all at the same time" coach Stolk commented "If we could have brought it all together as a unit the outcomes would have been different" Cindy Jones and Tammy both had a good tournaTaylor ment Cindy averaged 133 points per game and Tammy 93 points per game Coach Stolk was hoping w to have more luck November 21 against Western Wyoming but fell again 72-4-8 "I don't feel good about this game for a couple of reasons I felt the referees let the game get way too physical and we just did not play well at all" coach Stolk hM Next stop for the Lady Eagles was Phoenix Ariz for the Valley of the Sun Tournament November 24-2- 6 The women's basketball team finally showed life bringing home a fifth place trophy and playing some strong basketball against stiff competition It didn't look promising as the tournament opcmxl and the Lady Eagles fell to Scottsdale Ariz 9 but they bounced 68-4- back strong against Phoenix then Ariz beating them 72-3- 3 knocked off a team that many believed would win the tournament Luke Airforce Base of Phoenix 71-6- 6 Tammy Taylor had another great tournament averaging '14 points per game Coach Stolk noted that April Bennett Hayley Briggs and Cindy Jones turned in good performances also In their final game Jcri Anderson LAFB against came off the bench with a MVP performance scoring 18 points to help pull the Lady Eagles to victory "I felt really good about the year when we started but began to get discouraged as I watched us break away from the bond we had built" coach Stolk said "but we're coming back strong now and I feel good about the rest of the season" The Lady Eagles next game will be against SLCC December 2 at 5:15 pm The game will be played at South High School's gymnasium They will face UVCC December 3 at 5: 15 in Orem and begin home play December 9 at 5:15 against Dixie in the BDAC followed by Snow December 10 Rabbit supply should produce good hunting for local hunters Support Eagle Basketball Dec 9 vs Dixie Dec 10 vs Snow 3 on 3 intramural basketball The first round of games will start at 6:30 pjn in the BDAC with the next games immediately following Tuesday Dec 6: FSB 3 Thunderous 3 Outcasts vs Blue Bayou! Earthworms vs PFSJ Chucky Cheese vs 3 Amigos Blue Bayou! vs Earthworms 3 Amigos vs FSB Outcasts vs PFSJ Thunderous 3 vs Chucky Cheese snowshoe hare is five with a possession limit of 10 Daily bag staff writer limits for cottontails vary around Rabbit hunting is a state Check out the upland the popular past time in Utah from game proclamation for bag and late fall to early winter Some of limits in specified arthe best hunting is available in the possession arc available at Proclamations eas areas surrounding Price Clark's the DWR office in Price and most Valley east of Wellington offers sporting goods stores excellent hunting for rabbits and Jackrabbits aren't prohares Some other popular areas in tected Utah and may be hunted include Nine Mile Canyon and year- round without a license POrfry Bench However be careful to distinguish Tournament According to the Divijackrabbits from smaller sion of Wildlife Resources this Friday Dec 9: (during half-tim- e cottontails and snowshoe hares the last than will be better of the Lady Eagles vs Dixie year Cottontails are the most several because of the recovery in because of their game) 1st place vs 4th place population With this increase the easily recognized short bushy tail The snowshoe rabbit hunt should be very 2nd place vs 3rd place hare resembles the jackrabbit but successful Saturday Dec If) (during halfthe ears and legs aren't quite as The season dales for cottime of the Lady Eagles vs long Snowshoe hares have longer tontail rabbits and snowshoe hare Snow game) legs and feet than the cottontail continues through January 31 Championship and are larger in size 1989 The daily bag limit for by Garth Frandsen |