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Show _ Sports: to take the lead in the South Division of the Pacific Conference. The Buzz came into last week’s action witha long home game stretch in front of them. Omaha for a four game series fol- lowed by Colorado Springs at Salt Lake for another home field stint. - The cool, or not so cool, mountain air of Utah seems to have helped heat the Buzz up to a more consistent level of play. ~ Solid defense helped Salt Lake to a _ two game lead in their series with Omaha. With a 6-1 and a 9-1 win over Omaha, the Buzz looked like they would walk away _ In game three, Omaha came aerate back and the Buzz had no offensive answers. Salt Lake would drop game three 14-2 and let game four slip through their fingers 4-3 in a nail-bitter. After : <eateage Sam 2 = meme =2 ey + - 33g We 7 ane Seok.Ee it Flat and floundered on offense losing Spee on they will have to face in playoffs. ‘Omaha and Nashville are still leading Bice Bo nk oe Re ee i ES ra 2. a | ae mae With two games on the road, Utah had lit-_ tle hope of winning either of the only two games they played. A ee a oh 4. ij SUPPORT YOUR e A ‘Mashyille’...05 290 Oklahoma City Memphis ore _ | H§1 A S64 a ee 49° wig PROFESSIONAL SPORTS > AS se New) Orleans * Bi 0 A oe = of the Western Conference. The 86-77 loss. put Utah just a game ahead of Phoenix. The Starzz made the trip to Cleveland hoping for a Phoenix loss and a Utah win to keep off of = bottom rung of the lad der. 76-70. loss: . - Cleveland, combined with a Phoenix win, The team travels to Phoenix. today, Los Angeles on Friday and they : host Sacramento on Sunday. : - A win over Phoenix would give he “Starze An early week trip to Detroit left the Starzz dangling by a thread over the cellar TEAMS | a4 ~ Ger STARZ BUZZ JAND TICKETS FOR HOME GAMES : | STARZZ.. ES R O C S Z Z R A T S 77 STARZZ 70 Detroit 86 | a 7-12 record and put them 1/2 game back, but still in the. basement of the . i ! Western Conference. Los Angeles and connie both have 13 wins apiece and the Starzz will | - | | York and Detroit share the lead in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins each. Omaha 2 Colorado Springs BUZZ © 9. Sege-.’: 3 Colorado Springs ? e Shop Floors e Tilting Slabs e Cavities © Unpitched Under Floors ° Sunken FREE ESTIMATES BUZZ. <2 6 BUZZ. © BUZZ 14 Colorado Springs 2 BUZZ ae an 14 +. Slabs & Drains Pool ° Fast apt Omaha Replace Sunken Concrete? Experts at Raising and Leveling Concrete! Sidewalks Garages 76 Buzz SCORES Houston, at 16-4, has a eels lead over the rest of the WNBA while New | Omaha Don’t Cleveland have to play flawless ball to beat either of the two teams. Repair existing concrete without replacement costs! e Uneven e Sunken eee. rats a ee ae. 8 =~ aw “410 <= See tO 6 14 3. 16 LOCAL = Utah has just three games this week. . CLEVELAND - The Utah Starzz had rr 2 ‘conference. another week of trials and tribulation. : subsequent 11 conference | New York ; Derg | Charlotte } Orlando =~) - Washington. Cleveland © “Teft the Utah team lost in the bottom of the Re : “Sports EDITOR The. 8 oo os & 49°. 50 starzz, Bottom COut |. pum 6 OSE a: BY KARI GIBB =—-13 10 8 ‘Easter 54 38 72 — STARZZ eae 55° 4a : = ..4 F 34 | AS Colorado Springs all teams with 61 wins apiece. ~~ All-in-all it was a good week for the at. 2 2 mac = , Buzz. Beran pie & e-em Ye Phoenix. 49 AS Omalia ° Albuquerque will add miles to their frequent flyer totals with a trip to Vancouver. At 55-44, Vancouver will give the os Buzz a decent preview of the level of play : By Fe I| Midwest win-loss column. bake LosAngeles Minnesota. American Conference leading teams will. fight for the lead inn the ae Pie oie For four days the two South Division end the week 3. ‘Calgary defense. _ This week the Buzz host the team hot on their trail, Fresno. | To =<. Edmonton game two to Colorado 14-9, Despite a good game, Salt Lake could - hot get a grip on Colorado 50 AR 2 AS ee West | Vancouver The Buzz came back Sunday night | SS. 46 1G, 13 | nar enatemetza ie tn tenetemen nin mamma emma with all four wins. Frese tugsen tbas Vega: ~ In a see-saw battle, Colorado Springs squeaked past Salt Lake 9-8 to takea one game lead in the four game series. : ‘ ee | : Fresno Mae 3 tit | - South | Omaha, the Buzz welcomed Colorado | Springs to town. ee Game one would set the level of play - for the two teams. Houston Sacramento Wy Buzz may have gone only 2-4 in last weeks action, they have moved passed Pacific Conference Conference TT - While the Salt Lake Western Decks Service! Reel 1 ‘pati Inspector Gadget 3:20 p.m. 5:15 7:00 ~ PG, 1:40 min. irae Muppets From Space } 8:40 5:30 p.m. | 7:20 Fri-Tues at 3:40 p.m. Wild, Wild West - 9:10 p.m. | PTT SALT LAKE STANDINGS 1 TTT SPORTS EDITOR > settee | WNBA PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE | Salt Lake i is at 2-4 for week, take lead in 3 South | BY KARI GIBB PAGE 17 her Buzz in Lead| © 1 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER JuLy 27, 1999 |