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Show IWHMI . PP i t Sun Advocsg 6A Thursday May 16, 2002 ., Eagles finish season at Scenic West tournament After nearly missing the See- West Athletic Conference championship baseball touma- ment this season, the College of Eastern Utahs Golden Eagles entered the tourney Hi r"- St-'-- ' ' ; filled with determination. Although the Eagles season was lined with disappointing losses, the team put the regular season behind them to focus bn the games at hand. The Eagles opened up the St George tournament against, number one ranked Dixie State College. Besides the home field advantage, the Dixie Rebels also had experience on their side. The Rebels who captured the SWAC title last season was looking to repeat and the team did not care who got in the way, including the Eagles. Despite the fact that the Eagles were the underdogs in the tournament, the team found confidence in knowing that talent was on their side.. The Eagles had loaded the bases early in the. second s-t-M- i it .' JP-- - V-- ,- r: i v-A-- - . I ' . - v.: bound for Price. Hid second match up for the Eagles was against Utah Valley State College. With the UVSC Wolverines also behind one game in the tournament, each team faced elimination. Because the stakes were high, the game was highly competative. The Eagles managed to find their swing-anwalked away with the win, The victory then sent the Eagles to the third round of the tournament where the team would meet Southern Idaho, the sec- ond ranked team in the SWAG The game proved to be one that plagued the Eagles. The team struggled and eventually was eliminated from the tour-d 4--1. ney by the final score of 8--1. The tournament continued and by the time everything was said and done, Salt Lake Com-ni- c munity College who was not expected to be a strong contender for the championship, captured the title and will now advance to the district playoffs. Although the championship I title slipped through the Eagles claws, the team proved to be loaded with talent In fact, Kory Drew and Jacob Woifgramm each were named to the SWACs second team for their outstanding outfield performance at the tour- nament For Drew, this is the first season he has played in an Eagles uniform. Next season is , . hi r, bound to be successful for the. outfielder from Pleasant Grove who will return to play foe-- : CEU. Woifgramm on the' other-- ; hand will move on next season.'. This was the second season for Woifgramm who often time, was the backbone for the Eagles. Woifgramm played the.-- : field well while giving power to I : the Eagles hitting line up. Championships may not have been captured, but this season wasi' . ' exciting for the Eagles who kept. their spirits high and never gave. up. In fact, die intensity in which . the team played withsaved as an-- , example that winning is pot every-- , thing, its how the game is played. ! that matters. ; hm' for the Eagles, only one run was made in the inning. After the second inning, the tide began to turn for the Eagles. The team had 12 . straight outs, including seven consecutive strikeouts. It seemed as if all hope was lost as the Eagles struggled to make big plays. By the seventh inning, the Eagles fdund themselves down The Eagles second run of the game came in the top of the seventh as AJ. Stosich cleared -- home plate.. The first loss for the Eagles in the double elimination tournament came from the Rebels, 10-Therefore, it was time for the Eagles who were not ready to board the bus 9-- 1. Kory Drew is a strong player for the Eagles. Although this is the first season Drew has competed for CEU, his talent contributed to several Eagles victories. Because of his skills, Drew was also named to the Scenic West Athletic Conference's second team for his outfield performance during the championship tournament do-or-d- ie 2. Jacob Wotfgramm completes a slide to home plate during a game earlier this season against Ricks College. Woifgramm WolfpammwiU be moving on, txi before he does so, Wolfgang; proved to the SWAC what a talented player he is by securing.; added strength at bat along with talent in the outfield this season for the Eagles. After two seasons with the Eagles, spot on the conferences second team roster. Wolfgranim earned: IL. Mllin j inisnonoriornts pernnnanceatinedVVAbiDumameaL Scenic West Athletic Conference Scenic West AfldeOc Conference PloyoSs SWAC Games Turn Dixie State Southern Idaho Southern Nevada Utah Vhlley Salt Lake Ricks North Idaho Eastern Utah Treasure Valley Snow Colorado Northwestern 7 10 12 15 16 21 30 28 23 .24 . First round Salt Lake 2, Utah ValleyO ' Ricks 2, Southern Nevada 0 Southern Idaho 8, North Idaho S Dixie 10, Eastern Utah 2 L W 33 . AD 19 16 14 12 10 9 ' Third round Southern Idaho 8, Eastern Utah Dixie 12, Southern Nevada 3 Dixie 6, Southern Idaho S 1 Winners bracket .Second round Losers bracket Southern Nevada 8,NorthHaho4 Eastern Utah 4! Utah VWleyl Winners bracket Ricks 6, Southern Idaho 4 (8 innings) Salt Lake 1, Dixie State 0 Salt Lake 6, Ricks 5 - 24 26 26 30 31 Semi-Fina- ls Dixie 9, Ricks 1 Championship Dixie 15, Salt like 2 Salt LakeS, Dixie 2 r . y . opening of a local fish pond Due to the current drought situation, some Carbon County about filling the Gigliotti Pond in Helper with water this year. ing this year. "Although the DWR shares everyone's concern about water conservation needs, the division believes that the public benefits The governors office, state agencies and local government officials have received calls and letters about this issue. of the fishing pond project will far outweigh the use of the lim-ited amount of water it will take to fill and maintain the one acre pond," Berg concluded. with water this month. What complaintants may not under-- . stand is that DWR is not the owner of the water shares, nor. holder of the water rights for filling the pond. "The water is being donated by an entity, which has the water shares and legal right to fill the pond," Bag explained. That entity is a significant contributor SSdwM,hepd be Requests that the pond pot filled are complicated by the fact that there are numerous cooperators in this fishing pondproject They indude the DWR, Ross Gigliotti 'Enterprises LLC, Helper City, Carbon County, die Price Gty, Active Utah BASS. Federation, Castle Country Ban Masters, Price Riva Water Improvement District, North Carbon Salinity . Control Project, Utah Depart-- , ment oTDansportation, and othr . i Re-Entr- all-sta- team te CaitaonHigbstudertand back attfcte Cody Butter racestoareponai back meet where he has mode waves tfirougfi not oitfy his talent but also his academic School Activities Asso perfcrmarica Butler tras been setodtotottw Utah track team. Butler was selected totfre'' ciation td be included to theba-stat- a V t team because of his outstanding performance this season in track wtato maintaining a high grade point average. Butter' was.honored during Hie state track tournament last week during a presentation of the team. y, era. Donations of public access, water, labor and materials were made with the understanding that the pond will open to fish- - t. With water regulations already in place in Helper Gty, many resktanls haw raised the quesfipn.as Id wfwIMr or not the fiBiiE:Df1tienewfishpoiidisi)eniiissable.Althou8fiwalBrisin : 4 Xr- - ' i sources.. The Gigliotti Pond is a newly created urban fishing pond in Helper, which is being filled - i The pond will open to fishing . ; May 25. There is no fee to fishery; the pond, but a current fishing . lkxnse is required for angieisage 14 and older. "Although everyone is in agreement that there is a pressing need for water conservation, there are other interests which must also be considered, explained Louis Berg, southeastern region aquatic manager for the Division of Wildlife Re- Local track athlete named to i 4'm - -- i short supply, the water wtuefi wl fa lf pond is owned I private entity mho has donated the water rights wtacti wil used to begin and matotain the ponds water levels. |