Show Maeser end 2nd Vernal garner ga ner Softball titles Maeser 2nd and Vernal captured first places In the Region Softball Tournament which was held in Vernal last week Maeser 2nd edged Vernal 21 to 19 for Cor first place in the senior division Vernal toppled Vernal 5 to 2 for Cor first place in the Explorer division The Maeser 2nd team scored three runs in the top of the first inning but in the bottom of oC the first inning Vernal scored five runs to take a 5 to 3 advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage MAESER I 2nd scored four runs in the third inning to jump out to a 7 to 5 lead Vernal gained a narrow 8 to 7 advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage with three runs in the third inning The Maeser 2nd team scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 10 to to 8 lead Maeser 2nd increased its lead to 13 to 8 with three more runs in the top of oC the fifth firth in In- ning Vernal narrowed the Maeser 2nd lead to 13 to 11 with three runs in the fifth inning Maeser 2nd gained one run in inthe inthe inthe the sixth inning to take a 14 to 11 advantage Vernal overcame overcame over over- came the Maeser 2nd lead with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to o take a 16 to 14 advantage Maeser 2nd regained its lead with a seven run explosion inthe inthe in the seventh inning to take a commanding 21 10 to 16 lead Vernal scored three runs in inthe inthe inthe the bottom of the seventh inning to make the final score Maeser 2nd 21 and Vernal 19 MEMBERS OF Maeser 2nd team are Doug Barlow Glen Merkley Jim Parry Rob Decol Decal Brad McClellan Dave Wofford Watford Jim Drollinger Merlin Richens Maurice Lemon Leland Gibbons Keith McDonald Dale Thomas Chuck Henry Berkley Hall Wynn Mansfield and Grant Richens The Vernal team consists of Cliff Harrison Gary Mathis Doyle Huber Kevin Jackson Frank Young Bruce Nelson J John ohn Jacobsen George Hodgkinson Joe Hodges Phil Timothy Dave Jacobsen Brent Birchell and Robin Schaefer- Schaefer meyer Senior tourney action began u f C last Thursday Vernal downed Vernal Vern 11 to 8 in the first round Maeser 2nd defeated Davis in the first round Thursday Vernal eliminated Davis with a victory last Thursday In the loser bracket Maeser 2nd defeated Vernal 15 to 11 Thursday Inthe in inthe inthe the winners' winners bracket Vernal advanced into the championship championship cham cham- game with a victory over Vernal last Thursday Maeser 2nd def defeated Vernal 21 to 19 for first place Vernal finished in second place Vernal garnered third place Davis nabbed fourth place honors THE Tm EXPLORER EXPLOItER division of oC the Region Tourney in inVernal inVernal inVernal Vernal started July 28 Vernal blasted Naples 1st for fora a first round victory Vernal defeated Vernal 5 to 3 for a first round victory July 28 Vernal eliminated Naples 1st from the tourney with 4 15 victory in the losers' losers bracket Vernal edged Vernal by byone byone byone one point in the winners' winners bracket Vernal eliminated Vernal from the tourney with a 7 to 6 victory July 28 Vernal defeated Vernal two times in order to place first in region Vernal had one loss and Vernal was undefeated The Vernal squad defeated Vernal 14 to 3 in the first game Vernal downed Vernal 5 to 2 in the second game for first place in the tourney Vernal placed second Vernal finished in third place Naples 1st nabbed fourth place Vernal jumped out to a 1 3 to too 0 lead in the first inning and increased its lead to 2 to 0 with one run in the third inning Vernal overcame the Vernal lead with three runs in the fourth Inning Vernal added one run in the fifth inning to take a 42 4 lead The Vernal team scored one run In the sixth inning to take a 5 to 2 lead The final score was Vernal 5 and Vernal 2 Vernal was blanked in the scoring department department depart depart- ment in the fourth fifth sixth and seventh innings MEMBERS ml OF 0 the Vernal Explorer team are Bart Murray David Good Brent Stagg Mike Phillips Raymond Perry Kent Bigelow Mitch Phillips Tim King Shawn King and David Wallis The Vernal team consists of oC Jim Tripp Jr Tripp Kevin Huber Rick Gardner Burke Buckalew Brent Hales Kirk Rod Anderson Brad and David Emery Vernal Senior teams Maeser 2nd and Vernal and Explorer Explorer Explorer Ex Ex- Ex- Ex teams Vernal and Vernal will compete in the region multi-region tourney in Provo at BYU nyU Friday and Saturday Action on Friday will begin at 6 pm p.m. The Softball games on Saturday will begin at 8 am a.m. The tourney will be double elimination Teams from Moab Price Roosevelt and Vernal will be betaking betaking betaking taking part in the region multi-region tourney There will also be a team from Grand Junction at atthe atthe atthe the tourney The first place team in the Explorer and Senior divisions will advance to the area tournament tournament tournament tour tour- in Spanish Fork on August 12 1213 |