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Show 20 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 30, 1995 5,1 . :,w5tut. Upcoming Uintah Basin Recreational Events August: 30, Barrel Racing Jackpot at Western Park Arena 781-2035 30, First home Lady Ute Volleyball Match 781-3110 31, High School Region Golf Tournament 781-1428 r ' -f ' . 'J i September: 1, Registration deadline for Youth Flag Football 781-5486 1, First home football game with Lehi 781-3110 4, Basin Sports 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 781-5486 8-9, Lady Ute Volleyball Tournament 781-3110 12, Registration deadline for Youth Volleyball 781-5486 i8-9, Arrowettes Men's Slowpitch Softball Tournament 722-0948 Upland Game Hunts: : 9-12 and Sept. 9-17, Sage grouse 9-Nov. 30, Forest grouse 9-Oct. 10, White-tailed ptarmigan 9-Feb. 29, 1996, cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare 16-Nov. 30 and Sept 16-Jan. 31, 1996, Chukar partridge 16-Nov. 30 and Sept. 16-Jan. 31, 1996, Hungarian partridge Nov. 4-19 and Nov. 4-Dec. 3, Pheasant Nov. 4-19, Quail . , .... ...... .... 1 " 'I f Lady Ute soccer player inbounds pass during recent contest with 4A Pleasant Grove. Drop region opener Lady LPtes looking for identity by Eric F. Pye Sports Writer The Lady Ute soccer team keeps getting younger. Last Thursday in their first region contest with Wasatch, head coach Randy Shafer started three freshmen and two first-year first-year players. That's about half a team. . "We've lost two key players to ankle injuries (Dede Chivers and Katrina Dart) and had to insert freshmen," Shafer explained. "Any time you have to rely on younger players, team consistency becomes a real challenge." Thursday, the team was extremely challenged during dur-ing a 4-1 loss. The first goal of the game gave Coach Shafer a pretty good indication indica-tion of things to come. With just three minutes gone, one of Uintah's defenders attempted to clear the ball from out in front of the goal. Instead, the ball deflected off her foot and angled into the net. It was 1-0 Wasatch before the Lady Wasps had even taken a shot in goal. The rest of the first half followed the same ilk. "The girls played their worst half of the year. We definitely were not ready to play. We had no focus, intensity in-tensity or desire, We were missing slow rolling balls, our passing almost al-most completely disappeared. The result was a very sloppy half," Shafer said, Despite the less than sharp effort, the two teams entered half time tied at 1-1. Mikki Miller tied the score with just one minute left in the first half after a hand ball was called inside the box giving Miller a penalty kick. Miller missed the 1st attempt, but was given another an-other shot when the goalkeeper moved too soon. At half-time, Coach Shafer was upbeat with his young team. "I told Uintah County Search and Rescue is now accepting applications for membership. This is a volunteer organization. For more information or an application, call Mike after 5 pm at 789-3020 These openings will close Sept. 15, 1995 : L iW L- -LA - , Lady Ute seniors L-R: Danielle Gray, Sheila Cook, Lynette Colovich, Shauni Boren. Not pictured: Marci Christensen. Team will need this group to take up leadership reigns this season. Volleyball Continued from page 18 Anna Glenn provide quick feet and good hand-eye coordination. Christensen and Colovich are already al-ready accomplished hitters, but will need the others to develop quickly for the team to compete at the level they need to get to state. Susan Hatch the team's tallest player at 5'-H" will help on the front row as a blocker and eventual hitter as will all around player Michelle Kitchen. Julia Jensen and Bonnie Hatch could see varsity time also depending depend-ing on their development. The team has been hard hit by the injury bug, with senior captain Shauni Boren and sophomore phc-nom phc-nom Liz Cranncy out with knee problems. Both have been working out with the team, but arc not expected ex-pected back at full throttle until at least mid-season which would fit in with Coach Salazar's projected coming out so to speak. "Injuries have definitely hurt, but once they happen, all you can do is stay positive and work with what you have. Losing Shauni really hurt and we had high hopes for Liz. The neat thing about it is both have stayed very positive and have become be-come inspiring with their work ethic and attitudes," Coach Salazar said. The rest of the team will get plenty plen-ty of opportunities to gain the needed need-ed experience. After Tabiona, the Lady Utes travel to Bountiful mis Friday and Saturday to compete with the big girls in the two day tournament. Next week, Uintah opens region play hosting Union Thursday before their own eight team tournament begins Friday, concluding Saturday night. "We will play an exciting brand of volleyball," Coach Salazar concluded, conclud-ed, "hopefully we will establish a reputation for hustle and scrappi-ness, scrappi-ness, which is really all I can ask of the girls." GoDffeirs picCiSimg up stiesurtra by Eric F. Pye Sports Writer ; The Uintah High School golf team traveled to Battlement Mesa, Colo, last Tuesday and Moab Wednesday to complete their whirlwind whirl-wind pre-scason schedule before hosting Emery and Carbon yesterday yester-day (Tuesday). According to head coach Rob Decol, the objective during the Colorado trips was to give his younger players a little experience under fire, which was accomplished. accom-plished. ; jW iA After struggling a little during the Colorado touranments and their three man formats, the Utes returned re-turned to Vernal to take a commanding com-manding victory Tuesday under Utah's four man format. Rory Mortensen led the way with a 77 followed by upcoming sophomore sopho-more Lared Lucero's 79. Trent Pope shot 84 and sophomore Cory Kebert carded an 88 for the team's 328 score. "The hardest thing for new kids coming in to get use to is golfing with strangers in a competitive situation. situ-ation. Most of their lives they have been golfing with friends or family, who all want them to do well. But in high school competition, it's a lot more cut throat," DeCol explained. "Our entire focus is to get ready for region and then state. Everything we do is pointed to those two tournaments. We try to place a major emphasis on relaxing and focussing on improving their game, especially early in the season like now," Coach DeCol said. Which is why, despite few individual individu-al or team victories, Coach DeCol is pleased with the early season results. re-sults. Led by experienced seniors Rory 'Dude' Mortensen and Trent Pope, two sophomores have begun to emerge with consistently low eighties eight-ies scores. In the Battlement Mesa, Colorado tournament last Tuesday, the team placed fourth with a team total 252 behind Montrose, Colo, at 251, Glenwood Springs, Colo, at 241 and winner Grand Junction, Colo, with a 233. Pope led the team with an 80 followed by Mortensen at 84. Sophomore Jared Lucero was third with an 88 followed by Jake Daggett at 91. Two other J.V. freshmen fresh-men players scored in the mid nineties. In Wednesday's action in Moab, sophomores Cory Kebert and Lucero fired 82, 83 behind Pope and Mortensen at 80. Freshmen D.J. Hart and Mike Wilson each carded 95's. "I'm pleased with our team development. I'd like to see lower scores consistently from our seniors, se-niors, but it's early in the season for them also," DeCol said. Jr Grand Junction was again the team winner at Moab with a sizzling three-player total of 225. Central, Colo, finished second with a 235 while Uintah tied Glenwood Springs for third at 242. This Thursday the squad hosts the first Region 10 tournament with all five teams in the region expected to compete. DeCol will throw eight Uintah golfers into the fray and see what happens. Tee time is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. them they should be encouraged even though they had played poorly. Wasatch hadn't scored against us. and did not play any better than us," Shafer explained. "I told the team the game was up for grabs. Which ever team could pick up their intensity inten-sity level and focus on technique would win the game." Two minutes into the second half, Wasatch took a weak, floating shot on goal. Somehow the ball cleared 5'-ll" goal keeper Mara Reynolds out-stretched fingertips for a 2-1 lead. "I think the Wasatch kid was trying to cross-pass the ball, and miss-kicked it," Shafer said. "Even though we thought it was a lucky shot, we were still down just 2-1 But the kids let down a little after that goal." Wasatch scored another floating goal midway through the second half and completed the scoring with a break-away goal for the final 4-1 total "We talked with the kids after the game about mental preparation ; and have a lot to learn. Their potential poten-tial is great, but they have to learn how to apply themselves to reach it," Coach Shafer explained. 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