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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Monday, July 7, 1997 Bowman Takes Top Two Spots Cipollini Takes Ist Stage, In the Classic Jersey, in Tour de France EVANSTON, Wyo. — Trainer Brent Bowmanpulledoff a rare racing double by finishing first and second with Vals Policy and A ShortCut in the Cowboy Classic Futurity on Sunday at Wyoming Dow: Ridden by Tony Guymon and starting from the inside post, Vals Policy was sentoff as the longestshot on the board at 30 to 1, The two-year-old Texas-bred broke on top along with stable-mate A Short Cut, ridden by jockey Russ Vicchrilli, These two finished as they started, neck and neck, holding off a late charge by thirdplace finisher Leavin Streakin. The winner is owned by Ronnie Keller of Preston, Idaho. Vals Policy had a problem earlier in the year of buckingoff riders and up until today had never won a race. Breaking his maiden in a $24,000 Grade 3 futurity surprised both his owner and trainer, not to mention the crowd of 1,532 spectators, who wagered $75,381 Racing continues next weekend with thetrials for the $200,000 Silver Dollar Futurity sponsored by the Utah Quarter Horse Association Following in thespikes and hoping week-long road-trip for a series of exhibition gamesin Colombia. a SKIING Picabo Street, the 1994 Olympic downhill silver medalist, who suffered torn ligamentsin herleft knee in December, returnsto skiing today when atwo-week U.S. Ski Team training campopens at Mount Hood. o BASKETBALL Yugoslavia, using a combination of a big frontline and a talented trio of againsttheBritish crew from Queen's ‘Tower and Poplar club. In the day's final race, the University of Washing- ton’s eight lost byonefoottothe lightweight crew from Notts County and Oxford Brookes University. o FENCING Orem's Alysa Batson wonthe gold medalin the Under-19 women’s saber division of the U.S. Fencing Association Summer National Championships at Santa Clara, Calif. Provo's Danielle Lingg, 12, finished sixth. Provo's Julie Smith lost in the finals ofthe Division I-A women’s epee competition, VOLLEYBALL Utahns Natalie Whittaker, Nina Puikkonen and Jenn Snow (age-18 division) and Holly Harris (17) were namedto all-tournamentteamsin the USA Junior Olympic girls meet in Denver. Strong Finish Propels Monarchs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS two in the final 3:59 before the announced crowd of 7,420 at Arco Are- WNBA STANDINGS aster Conference WoL Pa GB New York 7 0100 — Houston 435 3 Charlotte 23.40 4 Cleveland 1 5 ae 4 Western Conference WoL Page Phoenix 3 2 60 — Sacramento 3.3 50 & 34491 2 5 26 2 Sunday's Game Sacramento 70, Cleveland &7 onigh's Games Chart at Hot,630 pn 1m pm er York atPen8p Chevéland a Lax Angles830 pm CLEVELAND(67), ‘jalkowski 69 1-1 13, Nemcova48 00 9, Braxton 2.8 3-47 Woodard 69 24 14, Nicholson 0:2 0-0 0, Joes 7-11 0.0 18, Iohnson 2-40-04, Brown 1-2 54 5, Totals 28-53 9.1367 ‘SACRAMENTO (70) Gordon 4103-8 1, Mosley MeAfee 1-111 8, MeGee 05 0:20 Bolton Holiield 923 2:2 23, Tremitire 48 88 16, Abraham 3-5 6, Yasen0-000, Byears2.22-26, Hagiwara 2-5 0-08, Totals 25.89 16-2070. Geveland ‘Taree-Polat goaly—Cievelané 25 (Nemcova 1-2, NicholeG1) Sacramento 415 (Bllon lied 3.10 14, Gordon 0-1). Fouled out—None. Redounds— Cleveland 36yjalkowski 9), Sacramento 31 (Gordon 8). Asits— ean 1Nn Sane13Bon Hild, Te ree 4, Tl felled1, Saran ealCleveland delay of ga SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ruthie Bolton-Holifield scored 23 points and the Sacramento Monarchs scored the game's final seven points in a 70-67 victory overthe Cleveland Rockerson Sunday night. Chantel Tremitiere added a season- high 16 points, including 8-of-8 from the free-throwline, for Sacramento, whichtrailed, 67-63, with 2:19 left. Bolton-Holifield was only 3-of-10 from three-point range, but she hit na, Merlaika Jones scored 15 points for Cleveland Miller Softball Second in Seattle Tournament SEATTLE Larry H. Miller Toyota took secondplace in the Seattle Invitational fastpitch softball tournamenton Sunday, losing to the Seattle Legends,2-1, in the championship game. Dwayne Dyck hurled a four-hitter and had 10 strikeouts but Seattle scored once in the third and fifth innings to defeat Miller Toyota Toget into the championship game, Miller Toyota defeated the Victoria Legends, 8-6. The Legends had defeated Miller Toyota three straight over the weekend. Miller Toyota broke the game open by erupting for six runsin the fourth inning. DavePaetkau and Kyle Magnusson had back-to-back RBI triples, while Brett Alveyalso delivered a two-run triple and Blake Miller a RBIsingle in the decisive inning. Utahns Andrus, Nielsen Win Oakley Rodeo OAKLEY, Utah — Thefinal goaroundSaturdaynight at the 62nd annual Oakley Fourth of July Celebration rodeo saw a pair of Utah riders win the blue ribbon Brock Andrus of St. George won steer wrestling with a 4.60 clocking while Brett Nielsen of Fort Duchesne scored a 92to takebull riding honors Mark Garrett of Spearfish, S.D. was the top bareback rider with a score of Alta Wins World Youth Baseball Classic Title BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Chris Nel- son hit an inside-the-park homer in thetopof theseventh inning Sunday to lead Alta to a 3-2 win over Brook- lawn, N.Y. in the championship game of the World Youth Classic. Shawn Norris also homered for Alta. Seth Johnson allowed only four hits in the victory. Johnson was named the tournament's top pitcher and Norris earned MVP honor: Alta finished with an 8-1 record in the prestigious 16-team tournament The Utah entry defeated Portland, Maine, 10-1, and Demascus, Mary- land, 16-3, to reach the championship me Alta was the first Utah team invited to play in the tournamentas a result ofits third-place finish last yearin the American Legion World Series cham- 86. Shawn Franklin of Plause, N.M roped his calfin 9.50 to win the event. ‘Team ropers Craig Stephens and J.D. Robertson of Las Vegas had the best time on 6.40. DennyHayof Alberta, Canada, scored a 85 from the judges to win saddle brone and Cheyenne Wimberly of Stevencastle, Texas, was the top barrel racer with a 16.17 Therewere seven repeat winners. ‘therthmade, ening rial a 198697 o ave sot reno aces wrt $4081 hewin a 197. 300 yar. 121-104 yar {8—Hour Bubta Can Dance 1480 220 2.00 3—BOR Town Jewel $00 260 2 Band 3.00 jecteye—Nelton, ies, Tring 0 a — (5-8$98.0 cae ‘ ‘TWELFTH RACE, Cowboy Classe Futurity Flo ‘ls Purse: $5,000, For two-yearold qualifiers 280 yards, 122 ths 1= Vals Potiey $7040 $8.20 17.40 2A Short Cut 780 460 8 — Leavin Strekin 420 Jockeys — Guymon, Wiehe, Carruth Baca — (1-2) $203.00 Quintin ~ (21) $255.20 ‘Trifecta — (1-28)$2,283.00 ‘THIRTEENTH RACE, Pure: $600. For two year-olds, 900 yard, 122 Ie 1 —Jel To Society 1240 440 460 1 = Rodeo Charge 420 400 2 Material Chiek 300 Jockeys — Pavero, Vice, Knoden Quinella — (17) $08.60, ‘Trilecta (7-1-2) 91,368.00 Supertecta — (7-12) — $22.0 (Note: Winning times were not reported) Handle — $75.81 Attendance — 1.582 Snowmass Welcomes International Speed Skiers BYWINA STURGEON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE He went 151 mphonskis, but that wasn't fast enoughto earn his third world record. U.S. speed skier Jeff Hamilton, the Olympic bronze medalist at Albertville, was beaten by France's Phillipe Billy. But Hamilton is still the world champion,| having won most of the season’s races Thefirst international speedskiing race in America since 1993 comes to Snowmass, Colo., this spring. Snowmass will also open a serious public speed track this season. Qualified skiers can rent a helmet and go for the speedrush. Hamiltonsays that speeds of 110 mph werereached on thetrack last year. Q AMERICA’S OPENING SET America’s Opening, the World Cup ski race in Park City, will take place Nov.20 through 23, the week before Karen Thanksgiving. Race director has al. Korfanta said the race crew ready held its first meeting to bring everyone up to speed. Both men and womenwill compete again overa four-dayperiod, with the women’s GS first, followed by the Chile on the 20th of August,” says Park City’s J.J, Johnson, who is a downhiller on the national team. The U.S. Ski Teamis putting a lot field of five good sleds. 0 WINTER SPORTS LUGING GYMNASTS The Utah team luge racers begin men’s GS, women’s slalom and men’s slalom. Expect a more than usually intense competition, since all the rac- ers will be jockeyingforslots on their nation’s Olympic teams. Volunteer applications, for those who want to work the race (and get that fine jacket, and close-up view) will be sent out in August. a COACHIS SECRET WEAPON Whyhas the U.S. become number one in bobsledding? It could be the runners: the ones designed by Randy Will, a national coach and director of the Utah Bobsled program. Will and his partner design and machine the runners that are used on some American sleds. They are constantly experimenti ing. “I have pretty good smarts in metalurgy,” Will says. He won't tell what they're madeof, butsays, “We makeup a whole bunch ofdifferent onesand then test them to see which is fastest.” America is currently the number one nation in bobsledding, with a deep broke a 1-all tie with a fullcount home run and Scott Sheldon singled home Cox threebatters later. “Pitchers like to work fast, try to get in a groove and keep them off-balance,” said who has won three For 4-3 Win Redman, of his past four starts. The Buzz supported Red@ Continued from B-1 man with only five hits. But eR four of them accounted for of Salt Lake's runs. pitched seven stronginnings. all“We get a lot ofhitThe team may be winless ting, butdidn't it came at the right when trailing in late-game time,” Roof said situations, but is now 34-2 For 4% innings Brent whenleadingafter eight in- Brede’s single and a walk by ings Durant were the only “For me,the key is that we Mike Nichting allowed. execute and make the runners Trappers pitcher hadn't pitches that we need to in a ‘The lasted more than five innings jam,” Roofsaid of his previous15 starts Dreyer, who had given up inand14that when thingsstart10 earnedrunsin his previ- to fallisapart ous 5% inning,left they tying edJon doubled with and go-ahead runs stranded two outsShave in the fifth, and then in the eighth inning, and Kevin Baez an 11Parra retired all three bat- for-51 slumpsnapped by an ters hefaced in the ninth for RBI double downswatting the lefthis seventh save field line to tie the game at Redman had good command of his change-up and| one. along with Trappers starter Edmonton responded with Chris Nichting set the tone two runs in the sixth. The for quick game bychalleng- | Trappers seemedto be positioning themselves for their inghitters. AfterSteve Cox's RBI dou- | eighth victoryoverSalt Lake ble in the top ofthefirst in- bytwo oF less runs this seaning, Redmanretired 14 of| so the next 15 batters he faced. | Then Salt Lake showed The only real trouble came| some muscle, or perhaps, its in thefifth when Jason Wood | character. Buzz Need Rally a former Olympian in charge of the Winter Sports Park luge program, says it's the first time luge racerswill have year-roundtrainin; eae heron pupae)Sink themto their limit Texpectto come homeexhausted,” grit ins Johnson, ob- ‘Theathleteswill hit Missy Marlow's gym every Monday and Wednesday for gymnastic workouts. * “That's for viously delighted by the prospect. Johnson, 19, has also been training for giant slalom. If he does well at kinetic awareness, so they learn to know where their body is in space,” may be oneof “Just making the ski team was a dream,” hesays,“But now it goes way pre-season camps, the racersin the Park City World Cup. explains Owen. On Thursdays, the 15 sliders will ride the Winter Sports Parktrackto train on luge sleds that have wheelsattached. beyondthat.”” Butdon't expectto see these young teens on the medal podium in 2002. “Our luge program is just starting, andit usually takes a luge athlete 10 years to get to the international level,” says Owen. Hearing Loss" Is Not A Sign Of Old Age. SKI TEAM GOES TO CAMP Todayis also the day the U.S. Ski Team men go off to camp. But this isn’t for fun and relaxation. Firstis a dryland campat Nike headquarters in Oregon. “It's a real technical camp to get our base down before leaving for GAME SUMMARY fer more etsohaaie on conditioning this year, and the athletes know the camp followedby five daysof skitraining in the Oregon mountains — will push their winter training today. Jon Owen, & BASEBALL for the riches of major leaguerslike Livan Hernandez and Rene Arocha 21 r-old catcher Francisco Santiesteban is thelatest player to defect from Cuba. He defected while on a ed States crew to winon thefinal day of competition. Theyled all the way E winner of Saturday's prologue, Third 28 a 200 on ry % BL. fo dat by 10 seconds over Chris Boardman, was Jan Ullrich of Germany, 12 seconds behind Salt Lake Cityrider Marty Jemison, on the U.S. Postal Service Team, finished 67th, and maintains 96th place overall, 1:48 behind the winner. a ROWING The Augusta Rowing Center won theprestigious Queen Mother Cup for quadruplesculls at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley, England. Cyrus Beasley, Brad Layton, Chris Duffy ‘an Jamiesonwas theonly Unit- a90 50 which gained him 20 bonusseconds. Healso gained eight more seconds along the route in two intermediate sprints. Cipollini gained 28 seconds on the pack Sunday and movedinto the lead Colin Montgomerie, tuning up for the British Open in two weeks, shota course-record 9-under-par 62 for a n-strokevictoryin retaining his irishOpen title inDublin woose--onek 119.3 miles, in a rush to the finish OLF me - Cipollini captured the first stage from Rouen to Forges-L guards,beat Italy 61-49 forits second consecutive European Basketball Championship HEaHB | vi aal f H i€ a Fyuan Italian Mario Cipollini, winner of four previousstages in the Tour de Franceand theoverall leaderbriefly during the 1993 race, added another victory Sunday andtook the yellow WYOMING DOWNS RESULTS 790540 Brac) 4040 Reults (rom Sunday's racing at Wyoming 2—0n Time Git 3—Kwityerdefin 440 Guinea — (5-7) 11.50 Downe ecta — (75-5)999.20 FIRST RACE,Purse: $600, For three-year-olds Jockeys — Neon, Wale, Viehrlt and oer. 300 yards. 121-124 Toe ee CEB EIGHTH RACE, Purve: $500, Porthree-year-olds #300 280 220 Quine2-9)$48.20 380 280 ‘Trifecta — (9-2-9 1.488 60 300 YIPTH RACE, Purve: 81480, For two-yearolé 1 — amy Society $829 360 300 2 32320 (St. Bay Six 420 Quinella — (2-4) #7:20 $1880 1020 820 Jockeyt— Vici Jenn Ces Trifecta — (6:24) $28.60, 6.40 48 Bsacta—(1-2) 925.60 500 THe —a-28 10100 SECOND RACE, Theroughbred Claiming. For Dally Double — (7-1) $8.0 three-year-olds and older which have not won x race ln 1997, Claiming price: $3,200. 7 furlongs. Buca — (29) 4420 NINTH RACE, Pure:$1,500.Forthree-year-olds Quits ~2) 7.00 he nd older: Bx furlongs. 121-124 hs. on Masters $4.00 260 220, ‘Teele — 08-0) 8D 1. —Prospectors Peat $380 320220 1 —=Mark De Mere a0 240 SIXTH RACE, Pure: $900, For threeyearokis 4 — Cardia! 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