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Show AUGUST 26, 2009 HlESDAY, SPORTS DIXIE SUN -- 5 volleyball team enjoys being Stafford right at verlooked in PacWest conference home with Lions iSC lli,TVLER fact Sun Sports Editor (ie This ' that :cer and recogni-r- pect e main goals Dixie State (Tollmen's volleyball is they start their the hest cy. f any Lel'gion fole ston ROBERTS m ,eason. re-- coach Gregg ,d all A team overlooked in said the n ,cn confer-cspeciall- jcWcst lahoma y last picked jter being sh dead last in the finish-- s (ence, and 2008 season He said the team ,ay better with the one ,ty of having the d fresh- Abby scon- - ?LDS ed her at DSC : for who has been ,en, mmates in Red Storm of the program for years, two as coach, said the lias worked hard .ball amps ner at layers ffseason. e state the best class I have region, were have been Dixie," ,mce I imps de-- y at mg said. a ) Red Storm eLady Dixie g re-a- is 1S by the coaches to picked id she est losophy hletics fin-fiho- ut of the nine ,in the conference. said he prefers .picked lower in :ation. n s placed a reason poll bent means people her ingon class- his works to his icrlooking - That tparing leir advantage be- other teams iDSC's volleyball .Mil be a pushover. come i ortmg i, Dixie Tt.lacWest was 20 . announced with the along asonAll-PacWe- n na ted 0TB ALL from page 4 mued a and a former .rsity aunt to nference nter se end. .lit . pro-e- difference ibig seasons last the this t e m will is be-- 1 de-an- d seasons experience. finally have some hand seniors, said, n the player, and take over in 'ep g s of st team. Senior ide hitter Katie erence fu-- those RICHARD Jiue icipat-- ; BRIGGS Sun Staff Writer West Storm mens comes into 009 season with Jtions to work hard 'm games as they t0 improve on their '1 record in 2008. 'ehave a lot of new head coach A Ortiz said. We great recruiting Red e s ;rteam from Storm d by ps and Jawan s in one road esidents around onfer-hav- e l0ng 1,16 ed a force to nd the costs. San erny of i Do-it- , this the new faces Anaya, a administration 'rfrom St. George. excited to be on ea,N and I love all on it, Anaya Theres a great raderie here. Mle State College ns five players 'a$t years team: 0Tiore forward Young, ie every oes not 111 iange he said e low- junior less Vest to combat :1 Schmidt said. We have some good experience. We also have some transfers in from Western Washington University. Our defense should definitely be more physical than last season. The Red Storm will be sporting new jerseys when they take the field this season. Jeremy Johnson of iWorks donated University of Kentucky fans have no regrets about its school hiring Calipari, however. They believe that old chestnut: It's better to have been to the Final Four and been vacated than not to be at the Final Four at all. GENERAL IN THE VICINITY Indiana University announced it will induct former men's basketball coach Bob Knight into its athletic hall of fame. All areas of the university are wheelchair accessible, but a future wing dedicated to Knight will be flying chair accessible. LET'S SEE SOME ID South African runner Caster Semenya will be required to take a gender verification test by the IAAF because of suspicions the female runner is a man. This reminds me of that time back in the 1995 when David Stem required Dennis Rodman to verify he was actually from Earth. TOKEN VTCK DOG JOKE 800-met- er Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick could make his preseason debut this Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That figures. Now he's going to antagonize members of the cat family. (c) 2009, McCIatchy-Tri-bun- e Information Services the money for both the away and home jerseys. Because the school was still unsure about the mascot situation, the jerseys will not display Red Storm but rather the DSC logo. The first game of the season is Thursday at 7:05 p.m. when Adams State College travels to Hansen Stadium. (ed be in-- 27-1- ERASE THOSE MEMORIES After die NCAA stripped Memphis of its 2008 men's basketball Final Four appearance, former coach John Calipari is now (dating back to UMass in 1996) in having his greatest seasons wiped from die record books. Storm mens soccer redicted to finish fifth have ler it oort and ch (MCT) Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 3 passes with an interception 0 loss to the in a Browns. You have to be impressed with the speed in which Stafford has readied traditional Lions standards. Speaking of Detroit, After Brett Favre signed with die Vikings, the Lions immediately sold 2,500 more tickets for their Sept. 20 game. Excited by die increase, the Lions asked die Browns if diey would mind bringing Jim Brown back for one last game, Nov. 22 in Detroit. WAS HE DRIVING ANGRY? New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was arrested last week and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. It's a good thing they don't charge people with aggraessica Hunt, a sophomore general education major from Enterprise, goes up to vated "licensed" operation spike the ball over Chelsi Dewitt, a senior integrated studies major from Mesa, of a motor vehicle or they'd Ariz., during practice while Katie Luna, a senior integrated studies major from have to arrest everyone Mesa, Ariz., anticipates her next move. The volleyball team will begin its season driving in New York. Friday in Seaside, Calif., at the Cal State Monterrey Bay Tournament. According to the New block well, we should Luna, an integrated Having a coach for York Post, Robinson sent a studies major from have a really good seamore than one year will couple of Tweets while he also help, Luna said. son." Mesa, Ariz., was DSC's was pulled over. Although She also believes the Coach Jensen also only representative on he twice used "lol" with his the preseason team. mentioned Dewitt as the team plays better if they comments, his Tweets feel other teams are Luna had an outstandkey to his team. He said seemed a little aggravated, the setter position is the ing junior year with an overlooking them. too. Is there a law against betYou can only get key to the success of amazing 341 kills, 249 aggravated Tweeting? ter, she said. Last any volleyball team bedigs and 34 blocks. She AT LEAST IT'S A cause they touch the year they picked us to averaged 3.52 kills and SHORT ENEMIES LIST ball every other time. finish last in the confer3.89 points per game, Former Giants receiver The volleyball team and finished we with ence the year finishing Plaxico Burress, facing two will start its season 377.5 total points, landpractically tied for secyears in prison for atond. Thursday in California ing Luna on the 2008 tempted criminal possession at the Cal State MonterLuna also said the key Second of a weapon, is preparing to winning is team team. rey Bay Tournament, for his sentence by meeting with two games against The Lady Red Storm chemistry. with a prison consultant. both CSMBU and Uni"Chelsi has been my will rely on Luna and There's a natural concern senior setter Chelsi Desetter for four years, so versity of Findlay. The that the person Burress shot team's first home game we have good chemistry witt to carry the team. in the leg might seek reis Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at on the team," Luna Both seniors went to the venge through prison conthe Old Gym against said. "As long as the same high school and tacts. So Burress is advised Mesa State College. defense is solid and we junior college. not to talk to himself. sopho-atidfield- er Parker Jah, sophomore 'elder Zac Hales, r midfielder Brent iauch, and sopho- defender Zhaque e guys we have "8 back took their summer very seriously, Ortiz said. A notable game for the Red Storm is the season finale against Notre Dame de Namur on Nov. 7. The Argonauts won the Pacific West Conference Championship in 2008, so the Red Storm will look to avenge their two losses to Notre Dame de Namur from last year. Other notable conference games include two matchups with 2008 Pacific West runner-u- p Hawaii-Pacifi- c on Oct. 12 in St. George and then again on Oct. 22 in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Dixie State goes to Phoenix on Sept. 19 to face off with the Antelopes of Grand Canyon University, the 2008 third place finishers. The Antelopes come to St. George on Oct. 30. Dixie State defeated Grand Canyon the last time the two teams played against each other in St. George. Dixie State was picked to finish fifth in Pacific the West Conference poll on pre-seas- pacificwestsports.org behind No. 1 Grand Canyon, No. 2 Hawaii-PacifiNo. 3 Notre Dame de Namur, and BeNo. 4 Hawaii-Hilhind the Red Storm the polls finish with No. 6 No. 7 i, Dominican University, No. 8 Academy of Art, and No. 9 Chaminade. Weve got a lot of talent, Anaya said. Weve got to play together and work hard. Weve got to win games, and weve got to score goals. The home opener for the Red Storm will be Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. against the Adams State Grizzlies. This is the first season the Grizzlies from Alamosa, Colo., will have a mens soccer team. The first game of the season takes place on Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m., in Durango, Colo., as the Red Storm face off against the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks. c, o. JOIN US AT 6 P.M. SEPTEMBER 1 FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF A NEW CENTER THAT HELPS YOU DO MORE AND BE MORE BYU-Hawai- The Dixie Regional 1 lealth & Performance Center brings all of the services active and stay that you need under one roof so you can become For more information ull 43S.2S1.21S9. x ay. DIXIE REGIONAL HEALTH & PERFORMANCE CENTER GRAND OPENING 652 S. 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