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Hill led the team scoring 23 points and six assists. whi :.- , 1 ;J TS LLi i lay-u- Saturday against Academy of Art p 1 , 4 t i 1 olidays )se . . t i, i 1 Un- I love Finclin: BY KYLE LINDSLEY ,culthe for Dixie Sun News ; a paz t' with alit Dixie State University men's basketball cruised to a win over the Academy of Art University Dec. 2, Saturday's was the first matchup Pacific West Conference game for the Trailblazers in the young season, as well as their first home game. an k ;tit ,, tink y,ofill, zhaL4 I 74-6- nthg, nts - t 1 2. DSU was far from perfect in its first victory at home in the regular season, committing 19 turnovers; however, with 29 points from the players on the bench and 28 points in the paint, the Trailblazers were able to maintain control through- back in the Burns. We have probably one of the nicest gyms in the conference, and it's good to be back in front of the fans and their excitement." Hill finished the game with 23 points and six assists, both team highs for the game, leading DSU to out the game. "It felt good to be back here," said guard Trevor victory. The referees held their share of impacting the Hill, a senior business administration major from Sandy. "I love playing game by calling a total of 58 fouls, which combined a total of 60 free throws up by double digits. With starting forward Quincy Matthews, a junior general studies major from St. George, and starting guard Brandon Simister, a senior biology major from St. George, out for this game along with several players in foul trouble, other teammates had to rise to take on larger roles than normal. "When somebody goes down, that's when some- '''- -' ' j, rr; ins ev, 1 - i . '''- - 1 '. In the second half the Trailblazer's lead was trimmed to six with under eight minutes left until Hill scored two quick lay ups and assisted on another basket to put DSU in the contest. "We knew the refs were calling it really tight," said guard Daylor Youngblood, a finance major from South Jordan. "We tried to play without our hands on defense." The Academy of Art took an early lead at the beginning of the game but that would prove to be the only time they would lead in the game as DSU led by 15 going into 2-- 0, halftime. one else has to step up," head coach Jon Judkins said. "When Trevor got his fourth foul early in the second half, we lost our intensity, so we needed our other guys to bring it back up." Judkins said the Trailblazers need to take better care of the ball as they go further into conference play. "A win is a win; I'm happy, but I thought we could have played better than we did," Judkins said. DSU is now 4 on the in PacWest season and will he Trailblazers play. take on Azusa Pacific University on Dec. 9 in the Burns Arena. 4-- 1- -0 r ' MIL rr Dodgers still trying to make their best pitch in offseason !! 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Cody Bellinger sat alone in the family room, on a stool that had been placed in front of a couch. He was not smiling, at least not in video clip his the mother posted on Instagram. "Waiting for the announcement ...," she wrote as the basketball vs. Loma Nazarene University in the Burns ,uec. Arena 30 at 3:30 p.m. caption. There was no suspense in the announcement, yet there were a family's worth of smiles. With his parents, siblings, grandparents and uncles gathered around him, the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman was honored Monday as unanimous winner for National League rookie of year. "We had some snacks here," Bellinger said. "It was like a little Super Bowl party, but for the rookie of the year." Bellinger hit 39 home runs, Nabreaking the previous record tional League rookie of 38 set by Wally Berger in with the Boston Braves of Hall 1930 and matched by with Famer Frank Robinson 1956. the Cincinnati Reds in his and .267, Bellinger batted percent .933 OPS (on-ba- se SCHOLARSHIPS age plus slugging percentage) ranked among the league's top 10. Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager was the unanimous winner last year. The Dodgers have won the award 18 times, more than twice as many as any other franchise. The award since has been renamed in honor of its first winner, Dodgers Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. The American League winner was Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, also unanimously. Judge set an American League rookie record by hitting 52 home runs, and he beat Bellinger in the semifinals of the game's home run derby. Bellinger called Judge "a humble dude." He said the power the two displayed this and the long-ba- ll season show the Dodgers and Houston Astros put on in the made for a World Series new and fun way to play ball. "There were people showing emotion now, and learning to hit the long ball at a young age," Bellinger said. "It's starting to take off, and I'm a big fan of it." Bellinger batted second on opening day at triple-Oklahoma City, that is. He got three hits in his first game, 10 in his first five. He was 21, and the Dodgers All-St- INCLUDED JOIN THE DIXIE SUN NEWS STAFF FOR THE SPRING 2018 SEMESTER 22103210 Classes meet MW 1Sign up for MDIA , - (t"4 ;Pk SPORTS WRITER " 9 ;P, - f.' r f ' '' ' J , - '''' f ,,,?, - , ., ,t : 4 0,,,,zi i .:"; !;t - FOR WRITING TWO MDIA 1130 .... , ; RESPONSIBLE STORIES WEEKLY IN SPORTS. .,. i:" t a.m. q '' ; ii AVERAGES A 2 CREDITS 12 HOURSWEEK ; , r i 1 - ' ar I SPORTS VIDEO REPORTER RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING AND EDITING TWO SPORTS , VIDEO PACKAGES WEEKLY TO ti PUBLISHED BE ON OUR SITE. 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