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Show SpHE9,,rts Hockey gets solid road win WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 2012 Weber State beats BYU 8-4 By Hector Valencia sports reporter I The Signpost PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST Weber State University's Phil Jennrich controls the puck in a game earlier this semester against the University of Utah. This past weekend, WSU beat Brigham Young University 8-4. They will next play Utah State University Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at home. After a tough loss last week, the Weber State University hockey team bounced back with a win against Brigham Young University 8-4. The game was held in Peaks Ice Arena in Provo. With this win, team members said they feel feels more confidence to continue this season after two consecutive losses last week. The Cougars took advantage of the game on the first period by scoring three goals and tried to slow down the game for the Wildcats. "We had a slow start but kept composure and battled the rest of the game," said Head Coach Steve Soto. "The team showed a willingness to win at all costs and to never give up." Soto said he felt the way the team played and responded against BYU was one of the best efforts he has seen this season. "That display of effort on Saturday night was the best I have seen all season," Soto said. "I was so proud of the boys and can't wait to see how we respond to our next two games." He said with only 11 skaters the team put out its best effort all season. WSU had almost forty 40 on net and 30 of them came in the second and third period. See Hockey page 7 Playin' More Wildcats qualify for nationals on Purple What qualities make a good coach? Corie Holmes • The Signpost columnist What makes a good coach? I have had a few coaches in my day. Each coach has had a very different style of coaching. I have had coaches that I have feared, coaches that have inspired me, and coaches that have made the sport fun. These are just a few of the many different coaching styles I have come across. There have been many legendary coaches like Vince Lombardi, John Wooden, Herman Boone and Joe Paterno, just to name a few. But what is it that has made these coaches so legendary? I want to discuss some of the qualities I think they would have to exemplify. First of all, they have to be wise. Not only about the way they run their teams but in the ways of life. I have read John Wooden's book, and that man is wise. Just go Google "John Wooden quotes," and you will learn that that man is wise as well. Secondly, they have to be strict. If they are lax in the team rules that have been set up, the team will run amok and will not be disciplined enough to stay in the game. If an athlete breaks a rule, that athlete should be afraid of what the coach will do. The coach needs to be feared and respected. Thirdly, they have to know their players. They need to know which player performs well with the other players until they find a winning combination. That is one of the reasons why Randy Rahe is such a great coach. He knows his players. He knows which posts players are going to work the best with his See Purple page 7 WSU fares well in two meets over weekend By Nick Thurgood correspondent I The Signpost The Weber State University indoor track and field teams put up solid figures in their meets last weekend and took place at the Jackson Invitational in Nampa, Idaho, and the University of Washington Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash. For a number of Wildcat runners, it was a record-setting weekend in Idaho at the Jackson Invitational on Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday the 28. More than 20 athletes posted seasonal-best times for the women's team, eight of which were good enough to qualify for the national championships that will be held back at Jackson Arena in Idaho on March 9. The Wildcat women's team had previously qualified nine other athletes for the championships in its performance two weeks ago at the Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho. Three of the Wildcat women chose to forgo the Jackson Invitation, however, and went to Seattle to participate in the Husky Invitational. Amber Henry, a junior from Wyoming; Sarah Callister, a junior from Ogden, and Taylor Thornley, a junior from Logan, were the three who went to Seattle to compete in multiple distance events. Callister ran a personal-best time of 16:29.25 seconds in the 5,000-meter, which is an unrivaled mark by any competitor in NCAA Division 1 indoor track this season. Callister's teammate Thornley was only a fraction of a second behind, running a time of 16:29.66 in the same event. These times are the second-and third-fastest times in WSU's history for the 5,000 event. Head Coach Jim Blaisdell said he is pleased with the performances of Callister, Henry and Thornley this season. "They have set a high standard for themselves and the rest of the conference to chase the rest of the year," Blaisdell said. On Saturday, Henry broke the school Weber State University's Sarah Callister runs during a race last year. Callister ran a personal-best time of 16:29.25 in the 5,000-meter race in Washington. record in the 3,000 event, running a time of 9:12.65 and breaking the old record by nine seconds. Henry, who competes in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 races, has recently set another personal-best time of 4:42 in the mile run, which is only a split second off the school record that has stood for more than 15 years. She said she feels very confident about that 'Cats' chances as a team this year. "I'm very excited about the open- ing events of the season, and we hope to keep it up," Henry said. "We all want to do well as a team and everyone is extremely committed to their events. They are showing up and running their best every single day, so hopefully we can all come together in the end and win a championship as a team." Henry, along with many others on the women's indoor team, said she looks to See Track page 7 |