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Show A8 Thursday, October 7, 1999 Davis County Clipper mww mm "T V'K Hn)tiln2n Ci year ffc gjresiti IbasefoaDD ffamis Last year, they called it the greatest baseball season the world had ever seen, and I agreed. After McGwire and Sosa had their history making home run chases, I honestly believed that the gods had looked down on this suffering sport, and blessed it. Well guess what folks, they did it again. WILDCAT Katie Brewster (34) outruns Bountiful's Ashley Johnson to the ball on Tuesday. The Braves took the game in overtime Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa made last year seem like it didnt even happen, both reaching the 60 plus mark for the second season m a row. Last year, everyone acted as if we were watching the greatest sporting spectacle to ever grace our television sets, and we probably were. This year however, no one seemed to notice. This has led me to rediscover what Ive known all along: All baseball seasons are truly magical (with the exception of the strike shortened 1994 season), and this one was no different. Now that the post season is upon us, lets take a few moments to reflect on yet again, a wonderful season. First of all, baseball saw some of its most important and historical stadiums shut down, along with a couple of 4-- 3. its historical stadiums. Candlestick Park (I refuse to call it 3Com) hosted its last game ever this Photo by Marv Lynchard Braves beat WX in overtime, finish charmed season H4-- 0 BY JORDAN LIVINGSTON Clipper Today Sports Editor BOUNTIFUL - The Bountiful Braves soccer team this year have had a charmed season. Practically embarrassing everyone they have played, the Braves have gone on to record an undefeated season at 14-They were given perhaps their toughest competition of the year however, Tuesday afternoon rival, the Woods against their favorite cross-tow- n Cross Wildcats, in a 3 overtime decision It was a great game, said Woods Cross coach Kevin Rigby It was one of our best efforts, and to actually lead Bountiful in regulation was 4-- great." Woods Cross had a 2 lead, when regulation time on the clock ran out The referees had taken injury time however, because a couple of girls 3-- had received injuries. The Braves took a 0 lead in the Iirst half of the game, on goals by Amy Stapley and Ashlee 2-- Cox. However, the Wildcats came out in the second half looking hungry to upset the number one Braves. "We were kind of short handed," said Rigby, whose team has suffered injuries all season, and was without leading scorer Brennon Hession. I think knowing that, helped us step it up Woods Cross proceeded to score three in a row early in the second half, getting their first It was a heartbreaker to watch the clock run out and give up the goal," said Rigby. In the overtime, Bountiful returned to their championship form, controlling the ball for most of the time. It was all us when we decided to playT said Wigham. The Braves managed to get the win, as Jamie Muna scored the winning goal in the overtime, ending the game-a- t the Despite win, Rigby had few complaints about his teams performance. We didnt feel we were being outplayed," he said. It was just the little mistakes were leading to big disasters. Woods Cross finish the season in fourth place in Region 5, with a 7 record. They will go on to n play an playoff game on Hiesday, to see if they will make it to state. The Braves solidify their position as the undisputed champs of the region, and the favorites going into state. I feel confident we can beat anybody? said Wigham. But now I know we know that anybody can play against us. from freshman Erin Hertig Their second goal came on a scramble in front of the net, that Krystal Ebersol put in the goal, and finally, Katie Brewster headed in a corner kick to put the Wildcats ahead Bountiful coach Dave Wigham was upset that his team had allowed Woods Cross to score three in a row, the most goals theyve allowed this year. We didnt come ready to play, and they did," said Wigham After the Woods Cross scores, Wigham pulled his starters, and put in a line-uconsisting of only sophomores It was a wake up call," he said. With Woods Cross holding a one point lead, and time quickly running out, the Braves pulled a rabbit out of their hat, as Ashley Johnson tied it up, taking advantage of the game's injury time. 4-- 3. 3-- SALT LAKE - It was a game full of pushing, shoving and just about everything but hairpulling In the physically aggressive match, the Viewmont Vikings upset the second place. Skyline Eagles Thursday afternoon. This year, well take them any way we can get them, said Viewmont coach Richard Cook. What he got was a strong effort from his girls in the second half of the game, to take it away from the Eagles They went really soft in the first," he said The just stepped it up m the second half. The game began with excellent defensive play on both sides, with Viewmont goalkeeper Breona Bateman taking away goals from Whitney Fenton and Viewmont 's star, Annie Hoecherl The Vikes dodged several bullets m the half, one when Skylines Lauren Haller received a corner kick, and headed it straight toward the goal, only to have it bounce off the top of the post. Both teams worked hard at midfield to try and generate some kind of run, but the defense was too strong. Seconds before halftime, Skyline again had a chance to score, when Lindie Theurer had an open shot, but Dani Davies came rushing in to deflect it with her shin, ending the half. The Eagles had it in mind to take the Vikings out of their offense, with extremely physical play, racking up four fouls in less than 10 minutes at one point. "They banged us up in the first half," said Cook. "I think we responded in the second though. It takes 15 or 20 minutes to get the adrenaline going" Viewmont came out with a different goal in mind in the second half, and that was to attempt to match Skylines physical play. Just minutes into the second half, Courtney Cook took a long pass from the midfield, to finally; start a Viking fast break, but she was denied as Skyline's- - goalkeeper got to the ball before she 1- -0 did. With both teams punishing each other, the ball hovered around at the center of the field for U ifri Aa JEhertti 'fciiiiT Aaniiii year. In 1989, 1 got the opportunity to visit the Stick, and let me tell you, it was one of the worst places to play ball you could imagine. This does not take away from the fact that it was home to guys like Mays and McCovey and saw one of the best rivalries the sport has seen with the Giants and Dodgers. Another piece of baseball history to close down this year was Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Having never been, I cant really spout off too much about it, but I always remember it looking real cool on TV because all the home runs went into the upper deck there. Two stadiums that closed down this year, and should definitely not be missed, are the atrocities known and theKingdome in Seattle, and the Astrodome in Houston. We all know the story of the Astrodome. What was once considered to be the eighth wonder of the world produced the worst synthetic substance in the world, Astroturf. No broken hearts seeing that place go. I went to the Kingdome several years ago, and man, that place should have been used for livestock shows instead of baseball. The new Safeco Field, which I visited last month, is gorgeous, and it actually has real grass. As far as the season on the field went this year, well who couldve asked for better. Bostons Pedro Martinez, with his 23 wins, should get the MVP to go along with the Cy Young trophy thats already on his mantle. 3,000 hit seasons from two of my boyhood idols, Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs, was nothing less than a thrill to watch. The All-Stgame in Boston was a treat to view at the break, and if you didnt get teary eyed when Ted Williams was embraced by everyone on the field, well, I guess you have no heart. The late season collapse by the Mcts, and the run of the Reds made for great pennant race ball, when most of the divisions were wrapped up. Finally, if anyone wants to question the amount of talent that exists in this sport, as proven by this 1999 season, youre just not paying attention. Guys like Jeter, Rodriguez, Garciaparra, Ramirez, Griffey and Palmeiro provided us with an entire summer of excitement, joy and amazement. So heres to another glorious season of ball. I hope you enjoyed this one, as much as I enjoy them all. 7-- inter-regio- p Vikings ground BY JORDAN LIVINGSTON Clipper Today Sports Editor not-s- o Jordan Livingston much of the second half. late in the second half, when Imotan made a great Viking Esther Imotan then made a great move pass to Holt, who in turn gunned a hard shot to on Hoecherl, to take the ball downfield and fire a the goal. Shelly Thacker was there to pick up the hard shot at the goal, only to have it sail over the rebound, and looked sure to score, but a Skyline defender was there to block the shot. post. With the second ticking away, and Skylines Eventually, the Vikings got themselves on the board, when another shot by Imotan was football team cheering the girls on, the Eagles blocked, and Sandra Holt was there to take the searched for a way to even the score. rebound and score the goal. The came up short though, when Holt came She had disappeard the whole game, said through with an out of nowhere sliding kick, to Cook. It was kind of nice to see her show up. take the ball away from a pushing Haller. With Holts score, the Vikings seemed to take With the win, Viewmont handed Skyline their on an entirely different persona. The overall third loss of the season and moved into a tie with mood of the game picked up greatly m momenLayton for third place tum. On Wednesday, Viewmont faced their rival, When they score the first goal, they really get Davis, with a 10-- 1 record. We played Davis well last time, said Cook. picked up, said Cook. I think you get the opposite effect when you get scored against. Theyre physical, so this is a good warm up. Davies and Kan Keddington picked up their Davis is always fun, so we dont have to work play on the defensive end, to stop any Skyline them up too much. scoring drives with Davies picking up a foul of her own on one play With 25 minutes left in game, the Skyline coaching staff decided it was time to let Hoecherl play some offense. She had been playing fullback for (A Few Remaining in Every Size) most of the game. Cook and his assisFree tants became someBY ONE OF OUR what nervous seeing Hoecherl with her eyes EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS on the goal. Shes impressive," said Cook. She's just such a good athlete, I like to see her playf Consistent play on Viewmonts defensive NATURAL end, stopped any scorECONOMICAL EFFICIENT ing hopes Hoecherl COMFORT may have had. BY DESIGN The Vikings had a chance to score again 1 1 1 ILL Best All Seasons! End of Season LENNOX AIR CONDITIONERS. Cau for a CLIPPER continued from A7 Our kids are starting to see the fruits of the mileage we put in this summer) said Davis cross country coach Roger Buhrley. He was also quick to credit the intense summer running for his teams victories. The Darts have historically had a choke hold on the Clipper invite, with the boys winning it six out of the last seven years, and the girls winning it the last five years. With the region tournament just around the corner, the Darts are the team to look for in both region and state. I dont think it's going to be close in region, said Justin King. His coach also is optimistic STEEL TUBE SQUARERECTANGLE about the tournaments. I think we're probably the favorites in region, said Buhrley. If Northridge gets healthy, theyll be some real good competition. Buhrley also has his sights set on state. He says that some of the toughest competition will come from teams such as Mountain View and Bingham. With a great race, we can at least finish third, he said. 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