Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday August 18 2002 — C3 Schvaneveldt leaving Preston softball team Will coach girls basketball at Soda Springs By Wade Dennlston staff writer which along with Preston is a member of the Fifth District "I always wanted to give basketball a ty and I saw that opening" Schvaneveldt said They showed interest that they wanted me to After leading the Preston softball team to its finish in school history this past season coach Wade Schvaneveldt has stepped down and taken another position at a rival best-ev- er : interest" This won't be the first time Schvaneveldt has coached girls basketball For seven years he was an assistant at Preston One thing that made the decision to leave Preston easier was the commute From his home in Grace it takes just 10 minutes to get to Soda Springs while it took 40 minutes to get to Preston "I'll have more time to be with family and come" Schvaneveldt said he was first approached about the job at a Fourth of July fireworks show in Soda Springs "Their (the Cardinals') athletic director asked school Schvaneveldt has been hired as the girls basketball coach at Soda Springs High School the kids" Schvaneveldt said In just two years with the Indian softball team Schvaneveldt was 36-2- 0 This past season Preston made it to the championship of the 3A State Tournament where it dropped a pair of games toLakeland and finished second For the Tribe's accomplishments Schvaneveldt was named the 3A Coach of the Year ' Success is something the Soda Springs basketball team has not had in a while "They haven't won more than seven games in a season for eight years" Schvaneveldt said "I think itwill be fun challenging" me if I'd be interested in coaching girls basketball" he said "So 1 thought it over and they called me numerous times and showed a lot of ftOtiDDD Mystics defeat Sting to move on in playoffs By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Sparks disposed of the pesky Seattle Storm and advanced to the Western Conference finals for the fourth consecutive year Lisa Leslie scored 23 points as the Sparks won 69-5- 9 Saturday at Los Angeles to sweep the first-rouplayoff series in two games “We’ve found our poise and we’re understanding what playoff basketball is about because of our experience from last season” Leslie said “It was great facing a team that ve had lost to because we knew we had to come out here and get after it for 40 minutes” The defending WNBA champions will play either Houston or Utah in the 'conference finals beginning Thursday night Utah leads that series “If we face Houston it’ll be a very nd best-of-thr- ee 1- -0 mm Continued from C2 hard” Jackson said “They played really really well and they’ll probably go on and win another championship” from the field Jackson was just in 34 minutes against Leslie’s defense "They just stopped me from scoring" Jackson said “I couldn’t hit the side of a brick wall either I missed a lot of very easy 'shots that I would make normally Everybody has a four-poigame soment time” Mystics 62 Sting 59 Coco Miller scored 21 points as Washington beat Charlotte to complete a two-gasweep in the Eastern Conference semifinals Washington will play the winner of York series for a spot the Indiana-N6in the WNBA Finals Chamique Holdsclaw who led the WNBA in scoring this season had 15 points and 1 1 rebounds for Washington Andrea Stinson led Charlotte with 14 points but was scoreless in the second w “We sweated this one To come away with a 5-- 2 victory maybe we can raise the bar a little bit” That may not be a bad thing for Sky View Despite losing players such as Julie Wood Emily Grunig and Tara Powasnik the Bobcats have a wealth of talent back But they’re young 3-- all-sta- - but it’s the two things for us It’s the learning curve and staying together” The Bobcats lost’ goalkeeper Jeanette Pehrson but have two solid ones in Vanessa Hall and Jamilyn Anderson who can both pick up the slack Defensively Geddes is' counting on players such as Reann Harris Brittney Humphries arid Natalie Rigby to step up as well as have Katie Jensen Tiffany Fonua and Liz Mortensen gain some valuable experience back there Sky View's midfield should be strong especially with Campbell in there “We’re gonna have a solid midfield rotation that will include Emily Thib (Merrill) Desi Housely Mykel Beorchia and Brianne Mof match Lyl-li&- He found another in Naomi Felix who racked up 15 goals in 2001 to lead the team This season Saunders must ' replace goalkeeper Mary wing” Schaelling who was an allPenciled in for die other Saunstater two years in a row "outside fullback slot is Jenny ders doesn't think replacing Nelson but she has been hamSchaelling will be a problem pered with mononucleosis ' te “We think we’ll have an Jaimie Branscomb and Diana goalkeeper for the third Nelson will fill in for Jenny year in a row” said Saunders who has played sparingly in before Mountain Crest opened the preseason its preseason schedule against Mountain Crest is stacked in Clearfield on Aug l 3 the middle That keeper is none other Burbank will be on Lindsey than senior Amberlee Nelson the left side where Ashley who is slightly taller than Smith played last year Smith Schaelling has' moved to center-mi- d “She’s a little taller (and) ' along With Kent Baugh Cami the can cover of probably top Drecksel will occupy the right the net a little better” Saunside ders said “She’s really “She is probably the most improved in her conditioning improved playn on the team She’s improved considerably for the second year in a row” over the past three years Saunders said of Drecksel She’s finishing in the top-thi“She has really come along in everything we do “She’s really worked hard ( plus she’s the fastest girl on the team” for this” ' The Mustangsswitched Joining Felix tip front will be Anna Baugh and Kimberly ' things up in the back but NelCrosbie who both saw signifi son should be protected well AP photo The Seattle Storm's Michelle Mardniak (3) tries to strip the ball from the! Los Angeles Sparks' Tamecka Dixon during their game Saturday half cant timeas freshmen last season The Mustangs will also rely n on Chan tee McCann and Mortensen to provide some punch off thebench Mountain Crest which won the region last year is 0 on the young season and has shut out the jut two opponents it has faced Sky View s Following the Bobcats’ preseason opening win over Judge Memorial coach Doyle Geddes is raising the bar for his team this fall “After getting a game under (our belts) like this against a quality opponent I’m raising our expectations a little bit” said Geddes with a laugh “We really felt likethis would be our toughest preseason '“What we did we moved Heidi Becks trom back to sweeper from midfield” Saunders said “Whitney Welch who I thought was the best girl in Utah not starting last year will be our stopper ' We’ve moved (Jessica) Zilles from the center out to the Soccer i hungry series for us because we have lost to them twice” Leslie said “It would be fitting for us to play them There’s been so much talk so much hype I don’t see it happening any other way” ' The Sparks had to come from behind 1 1 minutes after trailing for the first Even then it wasn’t until the second half that Los Angeles put together its first dominant run of the game “Our defense was pretty much the key” Leslie said “They jumped out on us early they came with a lot of aggression a lot more than the last game but I thought we held our composure very well” Seattle which won the season series with the Sparks 2-- 1 made a late run to ' get within two points with 2:32 remaining The Sparks countered with seven straight points to put the game away in front of 8187 fans “They responded as the world champion would” Seattle coach Lin Dunn said “I don’t think there’s any doubt that they’re the best team in die world I don’t see anybody being able to beat them” The Sparks are 7-- 0 in the first round since first making the playoffs in 1999 They have swept Sacramento Phoenix Houston and now Seattle in that span Sue Bird and Kamila Vodichkova led the Storm with 17 points each Center Lauren Jackson had just four points allowing the Sparks a 42-2- 2 advantage in the paint Seattle shot just 345 percent from the floor “It was a physical game It was “We’ve-go- t some solid play- ers in the upper class but they’re not proven” Geddes said “They sat behind 13 seniors last year So it’s all about the learning curve for us The quicker we pick it up the stronger we’re gonna be “A lot’s gonna depend on the way we gel and treat each other during the season The skill level is here on this team fat” Geddes said “Those are the ones you’ll expect to see in the middle of die field and we’ll rotate them freely” Up front the Bobcats will use Trisha Cardon Amie Hansen and Leslie Brown “And then we’ve gotta try and develop some youth behind those girls on the wings” Geddes said “I’m looking at girls like Kayla Morrill We’re looking to be able to do some things with Tab because yrc’d like to maybe get her up top “She’s strong so if we can anchor our midfield we like the idea of putting Tab up there as well So you’ll prob-- ! ably see Tab at some for- - ' j ward” Sky View 2-- 0 has played both of its games at home j DEDICATION PASSION DETERMINATION rd I f Waaaay BACK TO SCHOOL ti kr:- 1 This week Kiid Scoop goes back to school V" Wbaaaaay back! 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