Show t B6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday j June 27 2004 Satisfied with rpStDlk Orlando confident in decision to draft Howard Tracy whether he was staying or not staying that would've made this dilTcr-lie acknowledges Okalbr will give more cnt" Weisbrod said"This is who we assistants the night before the NIJA draft were going to pick regardless of any’ why the Magic should not pick Dwight ’X : help next year to the Charlotte Bobcats 'Howard who picked second than Howard will J?'? V XTracy factor" 2004-1)- 5 'XiVAi' the hut the isn't The high school senior with stellar that is Even Weisbrod's more telling Magic jA help interviews had first point call was not to McGrady 'There was a national but to Steve Francis — the Houston edged past Connecticut ' Frneka consensus' ’The Magic guard prominently mentioned in trade are so had they have to Okalbr atop the Magic's talks “(Howard) is who take the guy who's more wish list Now Weis- McGrady ’s history can provide the X ' brod wary of wasting proven established arid we were going to Magic with a reference point on young r NBA ready"’ Weisbrod the No' pick on a players having successfully made the pick' regardless of said “I'was aware of mirage was playing pn3digy-to-pro- s leap Yet what of those devil's advocate any Tracy (McGrady) that but I really didn t who were exposed ool hotshots jgj Howard at man's a as at factor” game within boys failing 240 pounds has impres- three years — the length of k rookie sive physical skills but contract? John Weisbrod will he try to get by on " It didn't matter their bodies were on Orlando GM those alone? Why won’t loan from heaven with statistics that when you have the No I ihc'glitterand glamour ' to have fallen out of a Playsta- ' appeared of the NBA'Iifestylc pick your responsibility is Some lion ' simply didn t have the maturi- his to pick the best player” ruin tlie How ty t0 handle then- new fortuneand fame With the Magic pinning their hopes bn devtilopmcnt take? But the coaches and scouts never1 a prep phenom rather than a polished col- - while others foundtheir physical skills couldn’t make up for a lack of basketball wavered under the questioning and Icgian it's clearer than ever ' smartsTracy McGrady is gone Orlando's dis--' Thursday night’s draft reflected their "Aside from basketball the best V gruntlcd superstar has said he's unwilling certainty' to wail out another rebuilding project thing I bring to the table is my characr "They picked the best’person for the is commitHoward said I'm not going to confident the Howard a said Howard and of ter" a Friday drafting job” the his ment to Orlando "Xf' futyreV change because I’ve got the money and during ' with conceive can't of scenario over I'm No: any potential By choosing experience “I - ’ ' ’ u v ft pre-dra- - 1 post-dra- ft ' I - ' - - — — long-wil- l All-St- ar - - AP photo Dwight Howard is all smiles after being selected as the topi pick over X Connecticut's Epieka Okafor in the NBA Draft Thursday1 a' ? ito '1 ’ j” : futir Offensive as new Fever combine ' - to score 83 points By v''V Sam '' ' ' : The paper said an announcement on the hir-CHARLOTfEi NC (AP) Mitchell was still on the job Saturday with f ing could be made on Tuesday the Charlotte Bobcats amid reports that he's v r'The Raptors have nothing to announce " oh the coaching search at thisitirne’’Toronto been chosen to be the head coach of the Toronto Raptors spokesman Jim LaBumbard saidX '': Mitchell- the Mitchell 40 was only recentlyhired by: lead' assistant : Charlotte after two seasons as an assistant ? kf: with the 'expan-?-with the Milwaukee Bucks ' :! - The Associated Press " : y - - CHARLOTTE NC'(AP) j- XK::'' Charlotte i 4 'r-- r - XAthe ChadcHte Sting beat the Fever 4fr37iri the V secbnd-)otoe:- st Scoring game in WNB A history : ' -- ' Indiana was from the field setting a league record for1 fewest ficld:gpalsNata(ie v Williamshad I T points and reboiih'd$ for the Fever 7--( J whi lq goring starTamikaCatch- from the field and finished r ings Was ' w ith n ihe points -W ' “ You haVe to find a way to get something ' ' V :' iryuui scssiuh with the rest pf the Charlotte Coaching staff v -- ' it X- ' Jv-- v secona consecutive the NBAX"yx Mitchell played 3 seasons-beginning with the Minnesota Timber- - "Jr-'Jsearon-v-:4-v-'K-S- - s-- 1 ? - 1 ' ' Charlotte’s Olvmoia : v V AP photo left drives to Scott-Rtahards- LaToy a Thomas scored 1 Hornaday wi ns at 4 ixiihfs Shahn6n ? isandipassjstsahd?:' X 10 and 1 rebounds poiiits Bibfzydkafinished'with'''': V N:'- y V foot or I jumped and came down awkwardjy on eight points v iti biit I know it hurts ’’ Staicy saidX 62 67 Storm Liberty Indiana Charlotte scored the first six ' ' Becky Hammon scored 15 points to help ' New York points of the second half to take a 3 lead snap a franchise-recor- d but the Fever then went scoreless for more than streak losing nine riiinutcs Elena Baranova added 3 points for the Libr '" ' Silver Stars 80 Mercury 72 OT’ who gave coach Richie Adubalo his erty (7-Agnieska Bibrycka madca early in X l(XKhWNBAyjctory lead overtime lb give San Antonio Afivc-poiKamila Vixlichkoya Scored 15 points fqr the A Western Confercncc-leadin- g Storm (8 4) and ' :The Silver Stars (5-- won their second ' Lauren Jackson and Betty Lennox each had 12 straight game On Thursday night they e snapped a franchise-recor- d losing points Seattle has lost tw o straight following a franchise-bes- t streak with a victory over Minnesota six - game winning streak 1 ' : " ' 0-8- in ' v 26-2- V 1 7j : nt 9) eight-gam- othertimcs a backlog of ' matches led to People s Sun- day in 1991 and 1997 fans Rain Continued from ho rarely get into the AH England Club brought flags and face paints creating a w B1 dow ns: Andy Roddick and ' Roger FcdererAs McEnroe working for llic BBC put it: "A Roddick-I'eder- er rivalry would be: sweet for the men's game" Neither Rikldick riof F:cder-e- r got a chance to reach Wim- bledon's round of 16 Saturday drizzles prevented an action on courts — other Olf-and-o- ri than the removal of tarps during hreaks in rain and the replacement of tarps vhen drops returnedi It Kx)ked almost as if a video were being shown then rewound show n then rewound accompanied by loud applause or htos depending on which way the tarps were rolled Play also was washed out entirely Wednesday By 3:30 pm organizers decided to scrap the traditionk al day of rest on the two-wee- tournament's middle Sunday Instead 28000 tickets will be sold on a first-com- e first-serv- ed basis starting at 9 am with no reserved seats Within about two hours of that announcement more than 500 people w'ere queued up outside the grounds The only w iivcljeratmpsphere Among the matches on Sun' day's "Intended Order of Play" as Wimbledon calls it defending champion and Fedcrcr vs 2002 Aus- Indian Open winner Thomas Johansson and No 2 Roddick vs US Olympic teammate Taylor Dent Roddick 2 bases his game lop-seed- ed 1 on his serve — the fastest in tennis it's been clocked at 53 mph — and big forehand: his volleys and backhand are improving' He can be loud and witty on the court and off Fcderer 22 is as comfortable at the net as along the baseline equipped with a strong serve and wonderful 1 returns He's generally reserved on the court and off Stars tend to be associated w ith a particular shot (Pete Sampras’ serve say or Andre Agassi's return r but Federer receives praise for how' well-round- his play is He dropped just nine games through two matches stretching his grass-cou- rt winning streak to 19 the longest since Sampras took 23 straight from 1998-(X- ) won the Alan Kulwickt 250 Saturday at night the Milwaukee Mile taking the lead seven laps to goafter rallyingfrom a f lap down ' Hornaday passed Shane Hmiel on the ' inside ending Hmiel's chance for his first X1-' Busch Series victoiyX in the 10th position and' started 'Hornaday dropped a lap behind when the first caution ' flag came out while he was in the pits The twotime Craftsman Truck Series " champion worked his way through the field and managed to steal the race from Hmiel and David Stremme who exchanged the lead sev- eral times They led a total of 170 before 'day jf I six-ga- o r ! ’ ls v Roger-Fcdere- Baseball AMERICAN LEGION CV Electric Baya of Summer Tournament SmithfieH Aztecs 5 Riverton 2 Logan 10 Pratton 6 (6 inn) 41-- Champion strip Game Mustangs 5 Box Elder 4 tour-leadi- What also makes Fcderer so tough is that he manages to figure out a way to neutralize opponents' assets A year ago at Wimbledon he thwarted the stinging serves of Roddick in the semifinals and Mark Philippoussis in the final “What I've noticed about Fedcrcr more than any other player I've'ever seen is he can make his opponent's weapons seem nonexistent" said McEnroe's brother US Davis Cup captain Patrick "He has so much variety He has so much speed And he has so much understanding of exactly where to put the ball so that vou can't hurt him" 'V-- : fading at the end'"' In all eight racers led the 250-la- p event rrun under the lights for the first time— on the 1 032-mi- le track It was Homaday’s fourth career Busch I Scries victory and first this seasort j Stremme finished secondStremme was leading with 3Q laps to go when he hobbled and slowed allowing Hmiel to pass Stremme won the pole posi- -' tion earlier in the day with a time of 29375 ' seconds which broke the track qualifying ' record of 29394 set by Kevin Harvick in June 2001 v v' ' VALLEY VIEW r not" : -- - "Now things will get tougher but I think is going to be picking' this Wimbledon title up on more than a few occasions" McEnroe said The Swiss star is 4 overall in 2004 with a five titles including a second major at the Australian Open in January "Fcderer is the biggest tal- ent from all the players I ever play in my career” 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic said "When you look at him you think tennis is a very easy sport but it's 'f’V'"' - f'iWESfALUS' ' - - r- x- M i I waukee ' ' ‘ AZTECS S RAIDERS 2 Saturday at Smith eld Riverton 200 000 0 — 2 4 3 101 030 s — 5 10 3 SmlthfMd Jeremy Slack (L) Marc Zngatalk (5) and Dan Phillips Ryan Doyle (W) and Tyler Zom 2B — R Philips S Tyler Benson GRIZZLIES 10 INDIANS 0 Saturday at SmitMeid 000 000 — 0 5 1 150 112—10 14 2 Lagan Blake Hansen (L) Adam BeardaH (4) and Preiton Slaughter Tyson Hyde (W) and Gavin Johnson 2B — L Johnson (2) 3B — L Riley Nelson Hyde HR — L Johnson MUSTANGS 5 BEES 4 Saturday at Smithfdd 010 031 0 — 5 11 2 Muetanga ' 000 004 0 — 4 4 0 Baee Kramer Young (W) Shelby Lindley (61 and Andrew Barker Riley Parkmson (7-Juatm McArthur Justin Burr (5-Colton Sanmons (7) and Khord Mahl 2B — M Young (2) 3B — M Brady Sayama Young BEEHIVE LEAGUE BASEBALL Friday Smthhald 19 Evanston 7 Saturday 10 Evanston 2 Smithfeki 10 Evanston 5 Smthfreid Prov Wotvennes at Pocatsho (DH) no resort BLUE SOX 19 SCOUTS 7 Friday at Evanston SmHMMd 060 900 4 — 19 13 1 Wyoming 330 010 0— 713 Aei Hansen (WI Cory Krambule (7) and Brady Murray Juan Rendon Boyd (6) and Cody Moore 2B — S Scott Madsen Shawn Olsen 3 Krambtile and Kash Christensen W Mike Stauffer Rendon 2 Brett Thompson 3B —- S Scott MadMn HR — S Todd Barr 3'AJeic Hansen W ' Football Joey Shea ' School no report BLUE SOX 10 SCOUTS 2 Saturday at Evanston SmlthfMd 301 030 3 — 10110 Wyoming 00Q 002 0 — 251 Chandler Rotumon (W) and Brady Mur- ray Mika Stauffer (L) Nick Smalla (7) and Travia Nielsen ' 2B — S Cory Krambule Brady Murray 2 W Travis Nielsen 3B — S Scott Madsen PLUE SOX 10 SCOUTS 5 Saturday at Evanston SmlthfMd 003 142 0 — 10131 0—572 Wyoming 030-02KeUen Hansen and Brady Murray Joey Shea JJ Boyd (7) and Mika Stauffer S Scott Madsen Shawn Olsen Todd Barr W Garrett Nielsen HR — W Brett Thompson Bravee Giants a great for the Dodgers 10 Summary: Billy Phillips had the game-winnisingle m bottom of the 6th inning for the Giants McKay Horsley had a great defensive catch and scored the winning run Adrian Johnson went with a double and stole home to tie the game in top of 6th inning for the Dodgers Athletes 12 Red Sox 8 Matt Moors want with 3 runs scored in tha Athiehcs doubleheadtr Just-tor the Rad Manning want Sox Athletics If Indians 1 Summary: The Athletics taka the loss due to forfeit but Jason Fairboume had 3 wafts and scored 2 runs Riley Ribeiro went and had a great defensive catch m 11 RF for tha IniLans Tennis LOGAN RECREATION TENNIS Saturday ATa Tannla Tournament J Men a 3 Doublet Dean JohnaonBeh PhtUpa dal Dave W5- iamalTom Wdkams 6--3 6-- '' 45 Doublet Joa WilliamaJofdan Williams dal Nick ' SakendraJeff Banned 6--2 7-- 5 Men'a ' Girl's 30 Champion Ginger Jenka I Womans 35 Championship Kalhe Olsen del Elisabeth Elis 6--1 WBBA Thursday results Phrtkes 12 Orioles 0 Twins 10 Braves 3 ' Summary: The Twins showed team stlort with good oflansa and defense Jake Smith want PREP FOOTBALL Saturday Gama at Hunter High 4A5A 6--3 Man's 30 Consolation DanM Alexander del Joa Raynolda 6--1 62 Men's 30 Championship Tyler Backs! 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