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Show v miiuwunnikn NOVEMBER 2, 201 pNESDAY, 20ij d lache Y Go DAVIS 8V PAYTON Staff Writer he a e. ege Dixie State runners junior nursing major sur-- j personal goals, one runner was able indi-ja- l ,ing home the conference cham-lS)u- p at the Pacific Conference Cham-iship- s on Saturday. Rachel Young, ,hen ,I mpionship title women to a fifth place finish in the 10 team field, which let her advance to the NCAA West Regional. Head coach Justin Decker said this race was a success because multiple runners were able tg meet goals they had set for themselves all season. Rodney Warr, a fresh from Holladay, crossed the finish line with a time of 17:52, she was not only able to claim I Neral 1 the individual womens cross country title, but she was also able to beat her goal time of less than 18 minutes in the 5k race. Youngs performance also helped lead the man general education major from St. George, was the top runner for the mens cross country team and finished second among all freshmen in the race. Warrs time of 25:59 was one second less than his goal of 26 minutes for the 8k race. The men's team was able to place sixth in the conference champi- - I rf ers, the ven i dou-so- y j stin 1 Is ff .4 ous m- 12 th ; N the t coed ? ;t no r? t. 1 - V .1 ming e - . , i he Hy. Nov -- SHELBY MISRASI Ji the Dame de Namur oersity handed the Dixie d a two h .Saturday jtre i College mens soccer losses on Friday night, played theArg-.jt- hie s over the both games Aend. teams ie played Friday Hansen Stadium and loss. (received a 4 Notre Dame and at 1 1- -2 scoreless for the minutes of the game jNDNUs senior for-.- 1 invent '50 Cristobal 1 Montes goals in 2 min-and- 3 )wn seconds. Those aded 4 were the 1 1th and 12th :kmg vhe found the back of two ed net lit m the season, DSC exceeded deter-Jto- n to score later in the re Senior solid V '"' midfielder aspects of tire game. "We never gave up," Alexander said. "We just kept fighting as hard as we could, trying to give it our all. I also feel like we did a really good job at staying positive as a team by playing together and trying to win." Unfortunately for Dixie State, that was the last time the team was able to score. DSC was outshot 25-- 8 and also had three yellow cards on the night. The second game was played at Dixie High School, and at the end of the night DSC left tire field los- an extra reason to fight because we were the underdog by that point." Although DSC was short on players, the team outshot the Argonauts in the second ing West Conference. Ortiz still has high hopes for the team's last two games of the conference. "We play against two quality teams, but Im sure the guys will come together and put in the effort to win both of those games," Ortiz said. DSC has its senior night 0-- 1. The only goal scored was a out by header from Frank midfielder junior Barnes in the 37th minute. The Red Storm then came out of halftime fired up. But maybe a little too fired up. found freshman ard Tanner Steed 19 Aout and sent him a 'that Steed shot by Notre Sophomore midfielder Joshua Cook earned a red card in the 58 th minute and left tire field, leaving DSC to As goalkeeper, lender Clayton Alexan- 'arfrom play with one less man. Alexander said: "Joshs red card was unfortunate for us, but it didn't mean it was the Even end Ortiz a senior there business finance Issaquah, Wash., though tire team were still positive of the game. I think that put us into gear. It gave us half Head Coach Danny Ortiz said: "When youre down a 9-- 7. goal against a quality team with one less guy it's di5-cu- lt to defend everyone. To sustain for the last 35 minutes of the game was hard, but the men worked hard in doing that for us." Dixie State moves on with overall record and an record in the Pacific 3 -2 7-- game Thursday against Grand Canyon University. The game starts at 7 p.m. Thursday is our last home game, Alexander said. Its senior night and we want as much sup- port as we can get." 1 - N y V cX?Jy 'i X ('VCA """-- I ' V s on 'r prd m rence I 1 f 1 V, team It is t will 11110 n dll ie 1 d ' W - Ai' J j(, rr 1 on fr Walters, a sophomore general education major from Ogden, prepares the ball down field during Saturday loss to Notre Dame de Namur Um- :ick BY GIL LEBRETON MCT There's no crying in baseball. But it can be a cruel game, as the Texas Rangers reminded us over the past few days. True, the Rangers still had their chance for redemption in Game 7 on Friday night. But as the deciding game began, let me suggest that there wasn't a fan at home or at Busch Stadium, or a writer in the press box whose mind wasn't still mired in the histrionics of Game 6. The Rangers' players claimed otherwise, insisting later that their focus Friday was all on Game 7. But I don't believe that for a minute. A broken heart, especially one provoked by a staggering ending, does not heal overnight. Thus, when you get right down to it, the Rangers' Game 7 defeat Friday looked and felt a lot like the Game 5 finale of the 2010 World Series. The Rangers were there they went through the motions but mentally, they seemed to play as if they had already checked out of this 107th World Series after the overwhelming events of the night before. "I don't know," reliever Mike Adams said, when asked if the team had come out flat. "Yesterday was tough. It was a tough loss." In the press box, as the saying goes, there is no cheering allowed. Crying Some of us spend eight months, however, around a group of players, e coaches and people, and when the end comes, of course we'd prefer to interview them amidst a happy, champagne celebration than a pall. somber, funeral-lik- e As Game 6 reached the ninth inning Thursday front-offic- - ame , is optional, I suppose. -W Sta- season. It isnt easy to wake up at 6 every morning and run, Decker said. Most people would rather just sleep in, but conference championship expecting to win, g Bishop was the sec ond DSC mens runner to cross the finish line with a time of 26:40. Warr said the team will not be taking a long break from running just because the season has ended. Its all about getting a lot of miles under the belt, Warr said. Although many cross Young came into the and she said she is going into the NCAA West Regional expecting to place high enough to qualify for - Nationals. Young said although she knows this will be tough, this is something that is attainable, and her practice schedule for this week is something she said will prepare her. "Monday and Wednesday will be tough practices," Yourg said. "Towards the end of the week I will go light, though, to prevent any pain that could affect my ability to run the race." The West Regional Championship will be held Saturday at the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex in Spokane, Wash. Young will be running at 10:30 a.m. topes still high for DSC Rangers melt in big game Sports Editor - . si. Sat-You- e lead re- tti-- t S loung, a junior nursing major rrom nouaaay, runs in tne Facitic West Championships on was able to accomplish many of her goals including taking home the championship title. iei Jay, end 'A 'v && n is out n 1 . id d of. son. g the ;du country members are looking at ways to improve their performance for next season, Young is hoping everything goes as planned. Then she could run many more timed miles for the remainder of this these runners have been very dedicated. Dedication during the off season is also some-- I thing many runners talked about. Jacob Bishop, a freshman general education major from Okinawa, Japan, said it is impor-- 1 tant for members of the team to continue to run together and push each other during the off sea- - had erek at les onships. Decker said because the team has shown much dedication throughout the season, and many runners were able to meet personal goals, the team has something to be proud night, a printed sheet of postgame procedures was passed out to the media where we could interview the Rangers, how long we would have to wait, etc. At the same time, the Rangers' delegation of owners and families were ushered from their seats into a dark hallway, where there were told to wait until they would be allowed to join the team's ginger ale celebration. Two large, conspicuous boxes were wheeled in and were ready to be on-fie- ld opened. They apparently . and contained the the that Rangers caps were going to be handed that read, "2011 World Series Champions." In the 10th inning, after Josh Hanjilton's Roy Hobbs homer, Rangers radio voice Steve Busby classily passed the baton to Hall of Fame nominee Eric Nadel to call the expected final out. We all know what happened next. And you wonder what went wrong in Game 7? A year ago the immediate company line was that the front office wasn't going to let one week of World Series games influence the good baseball things they had been witnessing for seven months. After two consecutive World Series defeats, however, the Rangers can no longer ignore what happened in October. Just as they tried to build a team this season to ironically beat the Yanpost-Seri- es kees, general manager Jon Daniels and his bunch need to focus on the lessons that have been learned in these past two World Series. Namely, there may be four games played under National League rules. That's going to take pinch hitters who are accustomed to the role. It's going to take smarter mixing and matching with the bullpen. And it's going to take a manager who's learned now how to utilize a bench and bullpen using NL rules. While manager Ron Washington stubbornly stuck to his regular-seaso- n lineup, the Cardinals' Tony La Russa, eventually moved his batting order around. Washington's team ended up being held scoreless for the last eight innings Friday. La Russa's team hoisted a Yoda-in-residen- big trophy. Some Rangers bullpen arms, perhaps, were tired. After an outstanding season, Alexi Ogando finally , hit the wall. But others who took the mound simply wet their proverbial pants. Youth on a major league team can be an invaluable thing. But youth without growth can get you beaten in October. Instead of only arms with great stuff, the Rangers need to find more pitchers with the rightstuff guys who won't be awed by standing on the mound and staring at David Freese and Lance Berkman. Or, good grief, Nick Punto. Pitching lost this World Series. Don't let someone like C.J. Wilson make you think otherwise. The Rangers scored nine runs in Game 6. It should have been more than enough to pop the ginger ale and open the big box with the There's no crying in baseball. But Rangers fans probably know otherwise now. The Rangers may soon get another World Series chance. Or it may just be d hunch, like a that sheet Thursday night that told us where to interview the champion Texas Rangers. It's a cruel game. (c) 2011, Fort Worth Courtesy of McClatchy Tribune Services. half-bake- Star-Telegra- |
