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Show "T" Monday c June 2, 2008 Win over Utes caps tough season L A Lakers After winning the NBA Championship in the 2001-2002 season, the Lakers are looking to win again for the first time since Shaq left for South Beach. The Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets to set up a series with the beloved Utah Jazz. After dismantling Jerry Sloan's team in six games, they moved on to beat the defending champion San Antonio Spurs to schedule a return appointment to the NBA Finals. NBA MVP Kobe Bryant has been phenomenal throughout the playoffs as he has become much more of a team player, relying on newly-acquired All-Star Pau Gasol and lanky power forward Lamar Odom to contribute in the scoring column. Strikeouts a plenty Recently, Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks tied future HaJl-ofrFame",', prospect Roger Clemens.for second on the all time career strikeouts list. Johnson's 4,672nd "K" came in a recent loss to the San Francisco Giants. In the game, Johnson fanned nine batters to tie the record. The current strikeout king is Nolan Ryan, formerly of the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, with 5,714. As Johnson continues to battle back injuries, it appears Ryan's record will remain intact. knocked off the University of Utah as the two teams split a double dip at Utah Every team in every Valley. In need of a win to keep sport hopes for its season to culminate in a storybook its postseason hopes alive, ending with streamers fall- Utah came into the doubleing and champagne bottles header with the Wolveroverflowing while We are ines expecting to win two the Champions blares over easy contests. Fairbourne the loud speakers. The and his crew are not ones Utah Valley softball team to just rollover and came was not that lucky, but is out ready to defend their pleased as it won nine of its home field. last 14 games to put a lid on Led by sophomore a tough season. pitcher, Alii Bramweil, ttie "I can't be disappointed Wolverines escaped with a at all," coach Todd Fair- 3-1 win to beat the Utes for bourne said. "This team has the first time in team hisreally grown in the last ten tory. Utah Valley got all games." the runs they would need After suffering several in the third when Meghan personnel setbacks before Woodworth and Magan , ' KenHoglund/UVU Reviev.1 the season began coach Niemann sparked the rally Todd Fairbourne knew that with back-to-back singles. Utah Valley's Cherylyn McGraw trots home after blasting a three-run homer against the University of Utah. success would not come Bramwell's sacrifice bunt easy, and preached the im- put both runners in scoring portance of playing fear- position before Cherylyn with a 6-1 loss the very next lessly and working harder McGraw ripped a three• Six Wolverines receive All-Independent softball than the team in the oppos- run bomb over the gate to day to BYU at Miller Field the Wolverines walked off ing dug out. take the 3-0 lead. honors Bramweil was golden the field with their heads While the Wolverines' • Freshman of the year: Meghan Woodworth output doesn't efficiently inside the circle for the held high. • First team: Junior Heidi Stocks and sophomore "We've seen some rough reflect the input inserted Wolverines as she held the times this season, and the Cherylyn McGraw into the season, Fairbourne Utes to one run in the win. is content with how his On the season Bramweil girls have always stuck it • Second team: Junior catcher Kylee Steadman team finished the 2008 cam- finished with a team leading out," Fairborne said. "The and junior Magan Niemann paign. The highlight came 13 wins, enough for a new way we finished makes me © Honorable mention: sophomore All) Bramweil hopeful for next year." in the final week of the sea- school record. son when the Wolverines While the season ended Matt Beaudln Sports editor | Rugby advances to national ionsip The rugby team at Utah Valley escaped elimination as they advanced to the title game against Radford. The magical run by the Utah Valley rugby team came to an end last month in the Division II national Championship game. The Wolverines dropped the match 25-14 to Radford after advancing to the title game with a win over East Carolina 13-11. The Wolverines would then beat Middlebury 14-5. The win sent Utah Valley to California where the championships were held. The Wolverines run came in their first ever trip to the national playoffs, and even though June 7 Real Salt Lake against Kansas City Wizards 7:00 p.m. June 14 Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA 8:30 p.m. KSL they came up short, they can be proud of everything they have accomplished. visit ii June 9 Utah Blaze against L.A. Avengers 8:00 p.m. on ESPN 2 the new from LEGEND • A7 really is. In the veteran baseball coach's final home game against BYU, an overwhelming number of Gardner's former players and assistant coaches turned out to show their love and support. Gardner enjoyed the moment, as his team defeated the Cougars in an 11-4 onslaught, and even jokingly admitted that he must be doing something right and should stick around for another year or two. 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