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Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday, September 29, 1999 J iar-m Lady Utes defeat Lehi Volleyball funs who missed the Lady Ute game against Lehi last Tuesday shorted themselves of exciting play. The Lady Utes took control at the net and defeated the visiting Lady Pioneers 15-13 and 15 - 2 in two straight games. Later in the week, Uintah struggled while trying to finish off Judge Memorial losing the match in three games. In a hard-fought game one against the Pioneers, Lehi jumped out ahead with an early lead. But, 3 straight service break slams by Lady Ute junior Leslie Lucero kept Uintah charged. The score changed hands regularly with long, intensive volleys on both sides of the net until Lehi held a 7 - 5 lead. A key service break by senior Sarah Squires set up a successful scoring streak by junior Brooke Nelson. Serving, she first tied the score then boosted the Lady Ute lead to 8 - 7. The game intensity increased balanced bal-anced on continued service breaks and single point advances. For a brief period, Uintah lost the game momentum allowing the Pioneers to push ahead 11-9. Squires again broke the Lehi serve with a light tap at the net. To no avail, the Lady Utes immediately lost it back to Lehi. Tara Madsen then ripped a kill at the net, regaining the serve. The Lady Utes inched back into the game and tied the score at 12 then went ahead one point. Lehi reciprocated recipro-cated and tied the score again at 13. Lucero went to work at the net and got the serve back for Uintah. They managed to add a point before slipping slip-ping the serve back to the Pioneers. Again, Lucero stopped the Lehi scoring opportunity and the Lady Utes survived a tight neck and neck game to win 15-13. See Volleyball on page 19 ". r " a a Lacey Dearth hits a goal giving the Lady Utes their second point. Soccer stops Union then falls to Park City The Lady Ute soccer team started the week off bright by shutting out Union in a 3 - 0 victory at home. Two days later, they found the net closed off on the road at Park City and were denied in a 4 - 0 shut out Park City continues to lead the Region with a 7 - 0 record, the Lady Utes are now 3 - 4 in Region 10 play. On their home field against Union, the Lady Utes enjoyed a one-point lead at the half, stemming from a goal from Latoya Olivers. Heather Calder was credited with an assist on the goal. When play opened in the second period, Union found tough going at the midfield point as Trisha Cochran and Hillary Enloe formed a strong defensive alliance and sealed the field off. Uintah's established soccer program pro-gram took a toll on Union, which is competing in their initial soccer season this year. The Lady Utes stayed at home well and played their positions. When Union defensive defen-sive pressure came to bear on a Lady Ute ball handler, she usually could to another position and expect to have the ball picked up. Midway in the second period, Lacey Dearth hit the net for the T . x'i! S,'Srx I I -v . ; . .... , 'v : v I . i's l r-, . . ;r w ' ,'11 - y H ;. v ; ) W-v,"- .J ; ' o'- - V Quarterback Allan Belcher runs around a block by Chris Busch in Homecoming game against Lehi. (Utos ffaDD to ILolhon odd DDO-DDymmcomiDDg game In a ho-hum homecoming performance, perfor-mance, the Uintah Ute football field stumbled to their second season loss. The Utes struggled putting things together while the Pioneers were hungry and rebounding from' an embarrassing loss to Park City last week. The sting of a 24 - 12 loss gives the Utes a 3 - 2 season record and provided armchair quarterbacks quar-terbacks ample fodder for second-guessing. second-guessing. f - Lady Utes giving them their second goal and a 2 - 0 lead. Christy Tesar scored the third and final Uintah point from a penalty kick. On the road in Park City, the Lady Utes put on a strong defensive effort in the first period of play.. Both teams were scoreless at the half. "I was proud of "how we played," commented Coach Anita Calder. "Our girls played great and it was well into the second half before Park City first scored." Calder said that the Lady Miners took advantage of a penalty kick to get their first goal. The point apparently appar-ently shook the Lady Ute momentum momen-tum as Park City quickly added their other three goals before being again held by Uintah. "They have excellent skills," Calder said of the Park City team. She said that the Lady Utes were in the action the entire game. The brief setback they suffered was just long enough to unleash Park City's scoring strength for the win. The Lady Utes move toward the season wire this week. They played a final game at home Tuesday against Wasatch then meet Judge Memorial on the road Thursday. Lehi mounted the first scoring threat in the first period. The Utes had received the opening kickoff but stalled offensively. The Pioneers marched downfield until the Ute defense held them on their own 18-yard line. Kicker Andy Grimley attempted a field goal for the Pioneers but it sailed wide to the left. The Utes took over on their own 20. Todd Stewart received the honor of carrying the ball over the mid-field mid-field mark for the Utes. Lehi had ground the first quarter time down to 5 minutes when the Utes crossed the 50 for the first time. The drive was cut short and the first period of play ended with no score. Resembling the Bear River game, the Utes found fumble fever back in the lineup. The Utes saved a dropped pitch in the first period but in the opening seconds of the second sec-ond quarter; the Utes were not so lucky. The Pioneers smothered the ball on the Ute 30-yard line. Defensive end Paul LeBaron quickly quick-ly sacked the Lehi QB for a loss of 7 yards. However, Lehi responded with a bomb pass to tight end David West. The pass sailed over the head of Ute corner back Danny Morton and Lehi insulted the homecoming crowd with the first points on the scoreboard. The PAT hit and the Utes trailed 7 - 0. Morton rallied later in the half to pick off a pass on the Lehi 45 and returned it to the 21 before being dropped. The interception set up the first sustained Ute drive and ended in a touchdown. QB Allan Belcher initiated the drive by keeping the ball and moving it 5 yards. Troy Anderson next ran off tackle to the 4-yard line setting up a first and goal. Stewart got the next shot and moved forward to the one. Belcher again handed the ball to Stewart ew hatchery announced The aging State owned fish hatcheries have plagued production hindering the Division of Wildlife Resources' ability to keep up with fishing demand. A glimmer of light on the horizon has surfaced when ground was broken for a new facility facil-ity at Fountain Green in Central Utah. The ceremony was held Sept. 28 and was hosted by the DWR and the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission. The URMCC is funding 75 percent of the project while the DWR will use sportsmen dollars to fund the remaining 25 percent. The current fish hatchery located in Fountain Green was constructed in 1940. Construction on the new facility will begin in March of 2000 and should take 12 to 18 months to complete. The old Fountain Green hatchery will continue con-tinue to operate until the construction construc-tion is complete. When it goes on See Hatchery on page 19 who finished with a second effort roll to get the TD. Belcher fielded a bad snap on the PAT attempt and was dropped. The Utes were in pursuit pur-suit trailing 7-6. With 5 minutes left on the first half clock, the Utes elected for an on side kickoff play. The ball dribbled drib-bled out of bounds before anyone could touch it. Lehi was awarded a first down in good field position on the Ute 40. Again, the Ute defense slowed the Pioneer offensive push and the Ute crowd relaxed a little when they watched Lehi's kicking team set up for a 47 yard field goal attempt. A straight-shot kick covered cov-ered the distance, ; split , the goal posts and Uintah watched their predicament worsen by 3 points. Fired up by a pass interference call at the 3-minute mark, the Utes got a first down on the 50. Kyler Lance broke across the middle and advanced to the 40 and was awarded award-ed another first down. Uintah faced a big play as time waned toward the half. With a 3rd and 11 they successfully suc-cessfully drew Lehi offside and had a 3rd and 6. Belcher attempted a pass but had it batted down at the scrimmage line and the Utes faced a major big play decision with a 4 and 6, and 2 minutes showing. In a "go-for-it" pass play, the Utes were crushed when Lehi picked off the pass ran for a TD and then sealed the PAT. Lehi led 17-6. The Uintah offense flurried in an attempt to make up before the half-time half-time gun sounded. Belcher completed complet-ed a pass to Chris Busch and the Utes had a first down on the Lehi 34. They advanced for another first down and eventually face another big play with a 3rd and 5 on Lehi's 13. Uintah's offense stalled and the clock ran out with the Utes down 17 See Football on page 19 : ' .Jv ; t hi v"- r ' a U - '-.' t f. v 1 , $. - , Vtf3? 'rkftZ t v c Elks Soccer Shoot winners are from left Mazie LaFevre; Shawn Reynolds; Shiloh Reynolds; Kortney McCurry; Rick Reynolds, coordinator, and back Alise Watkins; J J. Redden; Nathan Wright and Marioy Carroll. , Dk.p)inieir jsp)Gdl Division of Wildlife Resources personnel statewide are expecting a good bull elk hunt for the 1999 general gen-eral season opening slated for Oct. 9. Early snowstorms could improve the situation. According to Ron Stewart, information infor-mation officer for the DWR in the Northeastern Region, a snowstorm prior to the season would "really help" general season elk hunters in the area. "There are plenty of elk to be forced down to lower elevations by a snowstorm, as the number of elk in all of the region's units are either near, or over, management objectives," Stewart said. Most of the elk units associated with the Uinta Mountains have substantial sub-stantial numbers of antlerless tags available again this year to help balance bal-ance herd numbers with those prescribed pre-scribed in approved management plans. In addition to the healthy elk populations, Stewart said that herd bullxow ratios are "excellent" throughout the Uintah Basin. He noted that post season counts last year indicated 13 bulls per 100 Upland game hunt to promote ethical young hunters The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding young hunters who may wish to participate partici-pate in a special youth upland game hunting day that the required essays are due in Salt Lake no later than Oct 10. The special hunt for youth between the ages of 12 and 15 will be held on Nov. 13 on the Mallard Springs Wildlife Management Area near Myton and 3 other Management areas around the state. To participate, youths within the concerned age group must have completed a Hunter Education course, complete an application and essay. The one paragraph essay should be written on either of die following two themes: 1. 1 want to continue the Utah Upland Game hunting tradition because ... or 2. 1 would like to start my own upland game hunting tradition because.... Applications and essays should be mailed to the following address: YOUTH UPLAND GAME HUNT Utah Division of Wildlife Resources t Co Dean Mitchell Suite 21 10 Box 146301 1594 W. North Temple SLC.UT 841 14-6301 Young people should include their name, address, telephone number or email address and also indicate whether they are available for the morning (8 a.m.) andor afternoon (1 p.m.) hunts. If the cows on the North Slope unit. The South Slope unit produced ratios of 21, 14 and 13 bulls per 100 cows for the Yellowstone, VernalBonanza, and WasatchCurrant Creek segments, respectively. From surveys conducted last winter, win-ter, the DWR estimates the total statewide elk population was 61,500 animals. According to Mike Welch, big game program coordinator coordina-tor for the DWR, that figure suggests sug-gests an increase of nearly 1,000 elk from the previous year. Welch also pointed out that the estimate for last winter is only 4,000 animals shy of a statewide objective of 65,450. The Division is also reminding hunters to go afield prepared for changing early season weather. Additionally, hunters should obtain maps and become familiar with land ownership patterns. Significant holdings of private and Ute Indian lands exist in several units in the Northeastern Region and hunters are being asked to respect trespass laws and posted land. number of applications and essays received for a hunt is greater than the number of spaces available, a random drawing will be used to select successful hunters. Notification will be through the mail by the end of October. The Mallard Springs hunt will be limited to 50 youths. Willard Bay, the James Walter Fitzgerald and Pahvant areas are larger in size and will each host 100 young hunters. The management areas will receive either pen-reared chukars or pheasants pheas-ants prior to the special hunting day. No other hunting will be allowed on the areas on Nov. 13. The special youth upland game hunting day was established to help recruit a new generation of safe, ethical hunters. "We've noticed that the number of youth participating in hunting in Utah has declined significantly signif-icantly over time," said Dean Mitchell, DWR upland game program pro-gram coordinator. "These hunts are an opportunity to get youth interested interest-ed in upland game bird hunting by allowing them, without competition from other hunters, to go into the field and experience what it is like to take an upland game bird." Mitchell also pointed out that the closer one on one interaction of the young hunters and the adults who will accompany them should help instill ethics and responsible hunting hunt-ing habits. ' m w I W il |