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Show WASATCH COUNTY COURIER MAY 2, 2001 asatch Baseball Club Gets Split — RUSS RIGGS SPORTS he Wasatch High ‘team was post-season David Gertsch. Wasatch scored again in E DITO R baseball able to keep it's However, Judge took control of the - | the fourth as pitcher Shane Mounteer walked and later scored from second on an error from the Judge stop. short- game in the top of the fifth, scoring three runs—all of which were credited to Mounteer—wiping away his chance for the victory. Ben Pollock came on in relief, and was able to get Wasatch by defeating Judge 9-4 on April 24. a fourth place tee The Wasps scored again in the bottom of the fifth, as Pollock got things done at the plate singling ing up the RBI on his single. Price walked, Gressmen reached on an finish-good enough to advance them to the post season. momentum switched.” _ runs. ‘a Ryan Kohler started things off with a triple to left field, with Gertsch pick- were crated by Uintah 16-3 on April 27, the win against Judge assured Wasatch of at least _ “The key to the game was that play home,” he said. “Ihe whole home Wade Price. Then, after taking out the Bulldogs one,two,three in the sixth, Wasatch exploded for six hepes alive last week : Aldioiek the Wace at error, then Dustin Morris was able to’ draw another walk with the bases e _ Things were scoreless going into loaded. The rally continued with Will the bottom of three, when Wasatch scored first on a RBI double from catcher Garret Gressmen that scored Webster's two-RBi single to leftfield, and finally Morris scored on a wild pitch. Aa sane _ Judge added one more run in their last at-bat, and Wasatch picked up the victory Pollock. ~ ! Getting comfortable in the box. PHOTO BY RUSS out of a ‘tight situation. without the Bulldogs scoring any more runs. The RIGGS final out came when David Gertsch Players rally their fellow Wasps. aed St threw out a Judge eel er ——= ———— } aa — es a — Ben “The first five innings we looked a aie ee runner at home swung the Dats | “I thought my guys gave them a good game,” Judge manager Joe Lopez said. “But we only had one earned run the entire game. You can't give them the game.” Wasatch played Park City on Monday, but results were unavailable who was trying to be greedy and add an additional run. According to _ at press time. Next up for the Wasps is. Wasatch skipper Carl Hermanson, this was the turning point of the game. row at 3:00 p.m., and the playoffs start this Saturday against a team yet to be a make-up game with Union tomor- _ determined. | ae ae Soccer Team Wins Region ! | | ease § pitcher said. “I was real disappointed. But once the game got close we really PHOTO BY RUSS RIGGS oe with oe horrible at the plate and we didn't make any adjustments,” Hermanson -—_—_—+3 § — along Grade Level: 9 Sports/Activity: | Soccer : Sar _ RUSS RIGGS Other Sport/Activity: Motorcycling Favorite Music Group: U2 SPORTS: | EDITOR hat a way to end the regu- Favorite Movie Star: Tom Hanks Favorite Athlete: RanaldoFavorite Sport: Soccer | Favorite Sports Team: Gallazy, L.A. Pes in 2 0.0 tie, as awry and Park City was unable to pen- Favorite Movie: Saving Private Ryan Favorite Food: Pizza _ The first half ended _all of Wasatch's offensive attacks went ae a ee Favorite School Subject: Japanese | | Person Who Has Influenced You the Most: Dad’ Goals for the Future: LDS mission and college Car You Wish You Had: Jeep Grand Cherokee lar season. The Wasatch soccer team finished in first place in Region 10 by beating arch-rival Park City 1-0 last Friday, and earned the right to host two playoff games by doing so. es . The Miners and Wasps were tied in the standings going into Friday's game, which turned into an intense, ferocious battle that neither team wanted to lose.. = “It was a lot of fun, but my gut is | killing me,” Wasatch head coach Dawain Wheatley said after the heated battle. “It was nerve racking-the rival- ry is so intense. Most of the kids know each other and are friends, but the intensity comes out.” - Wasatch played a_ smothering defense the entire game, as defenders Aaron Probst and Micah Wheatley harrased the Miner forwards through- etrate the Wasps barrage of defenders. Park City nearly took a 1-0 lead 30 seconds. into the second half as Armenderaz slipped to the ground on a Miner attack, but a few Wasatch defenders came to the rescue and knocked the ball out of the goalie's box. — Se | Forward Craig Smith had a few scoring opportunities in the second half, as he stumbled through enemy — ground and beat numerous Miner | _ defenders. One shot on goal was saved _ , was ieaway a break by the Miner goal called offsides, and an errant cross" foiled the last Wasp attempt. _ However, Smith finally found paydirt a few minutes later on a play that looked like the bumper car ride at your local amusement park with bodies colliding and legs stumbling in front of the Miner net. -Micah Wheatley placed a ‘perfect cross pass in front of the net, the Miner goalie fell down, and the ball if Park City did manage to was batted around for what seemed like weeks-before Smith softly tapped sneak through the Wasps back line, goalie Hector Armenderaz was there the ball into the net as two Park City out. And, to stomp out the fire with his four Saves: 5 | “We worked on not committing and closing down the spaces quickly. We did an excellent job,” Wheatley said. defenders frantically dove for the spinning globe... _ Smith nearly oS pulled a = Brandy Chastain, getting his jersey half-way REGION 10 continued on A13 ros SEPT TEI |