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Show 8 TUESDAY, JUNE 07,2011 THE SIGNPOST l 6 S continued from pageB his string of strong meters and failed to performances, winning qualify for the national his qualifying heat. In the championships. Despite final race, Hales finished a disappointing finish in third place, and in the preliminaries, booked his spot in the Callister had another national championships. strong season for WSU. He had a time of 8:48.29; She captured two Big he finished four seconds Sky Conference titles behind winner Justin for WSU, winning the Tyner from the Air Force 5,000 and 10,000 meters Academy. at the conference Hales will look to have a championship. She has better performance at the the distinct honor of national championships being the second athlete than he did last year. He in conference history made it into the finals to win both races at after performing well in the Big Sky Conference his preliminary heat, but Championships. he did not compete in the While the women's championship race. track team didn't have Callister finished anyone qualify for the 24th in the 10,000 national championships, they finished a tough season, in which they were challenged by multiple injuries, and came in fifth at the Big Sky Conference Championships in May. "With all the injuries and other things we have gone through this year, I'm happy with this group and how they competed," said WSU Women's Head Coach Jim Blaisdell. The national championships will take place June 8-11 in Des Moines. Hales will try to win the first national championship in track and field for WSU. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. SOUKC F. VVfcBERSTATESPORTS.COM WSU runner Brett Hales clears a jump during the NCAA West Preliminary Finals. Hales is competing in the national championship in Des Moines, Iowa, this week. Weber State University pitcher Angela DeVries pitches during a game earlier this season. The Wildcats' season finished on a note following back-to-back losses to Portland State University. games at WSU, said she is sad to see the season end, but that she is excited to move on to other things coming her way in the future. "I was definitely sad that the season ended," she said. "We had such a great group of girls this year. But it was a relief at the same time; it's over and time to move on to different things. It was a good way to go out as a team." The Wildcats have the summer off, but will return for their fall season in August. The softball team will also be hosting some children's camps June 14-15, with team camps June 21-22. Comment on this story ai wsusignpost.com. Notations continued from page 6 SOURCE: WE8ERSTATFSPORTS.COM Weber State University thrower Zach Parry prepares to throw at the NCAA West Preliminary Finals in Portland, Ore. Parry finished 29th overall in the hammer throw. join the same team and attempt to dominate the league. This is probably Nowitzki's last serious chance to win a title. James will be around for many more years, and he is by far talented enough to win multiple rings. Nowitzki is playing in his second finals, and will probably not have a better chance to win a title than this year. Kidd also deserves this more than anyone on the Heat. He's played for 17 years and has rejuvenated his career at the age of 38. He is one of the most likable players in the league, and this is his third shot at the championship. He has worked hard, and has had a long, successful career, but a ring would be a perfect end to this future Hall of Famer's career. After Game 1 of the series, Nowitzki tore a tendon in the middle finger of his left hand. He came back in Game 2 of the series and was one of the main reasons Dallas was able to even the series. In Game 2 he had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and scored the Mavs' last eight points in regulation, including the game-winning layup with 3.6 seconds left. Finally, this might seem a little petty, but I don't think Miami's fans could be considered real fans. I remember a few years ago, Miami's arena was mostly empty. Hardly anyone was going to their games; hardly anyone in or out of Miami cared about the Heat. Now the arena is filled with phony, fairweather fans who seem to be more concerned with either trying to get on television or tweeting about where they are. They're not real fans. I would bet that most of them couldn't name half the teams in the NBA, let alone carry on an intelligent basketball conversation. They don't deserve to see their team win a title so easily. I hope that Dirk, Jason and the rest of the Mavericks will be able to knock off the Heat. I hope that they'll get the championship that they so badly deserve. Comment on this column at wsusignpost.com. are smoke free • -, • •••?. • t "< -.- ;•} 1 INSIDE OR WITHIN 2S OF BUILDING •;«,! i |