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Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday, Octobers, 1999 TJQTt top IfDOU a 9 1 J rf I Hon f A':- J fa... t-""-- " .v...... A. Uintah player goes high to set the ball against Union. Ute volleyball win is short lived In what was described by one Uintah volleyball fan as "the best volleyball ever played in this area," the Lady Utes fought out a first game victory over Basin rival Union. The win produced a shortlived short-lived euphoria however, as the'La5y ' Utes fell apart in game two and also dropped game three to lose the hometown pairing. After a close point-trading start, the Lady Utes exerted dominance in game one eventually extending their lead to 12 - 7. At this point the slugfest and "best volleyball" began. Extended volleys, repetitive service breaks and tenacious play on both sides of the net allowed the score to inch up slowly. Service breaks went back and forth until the Lady Utes finally put a cap on the game with the same 5 point advantage advan-tage they held early on to win 15 -10. In the second game, the Lady Utes came unraveled a little at the seams. The Lady Cougars extended a four-point, 7-3 lead while allowing allow-ing the Lady Utes only two additional addi-tional scores. The Lady Utes faced game point trailing 9 points, 5-14. Union junior Kelly Gardner slammed home a service ace to shut down Uintah with a 10 point margin. mar-gin. The third game seemed as though it would go on forever with the score tied at 1 - 1. The Lady Cats eventually built their lead however, until at one time they enjoyed a 9 -1 difference. The 8-point lead was earned with junior Jackie Labrum serving. When Uintah finally stopped the Union run. Lady Ute senior Sarah Squires produced 3 quick points to get the home team back in the game. Brooke Salazar added 2 more on the next serve rotation and was helped substantially substantial-ly by strong team play at the net. Union picked up the serve again Lady Utes finish The Lady Ute soccer team finished fin-ished regular season play winning at home against Wasatch then dropping drop-ping two games on the road against Judge Memorial and Lehi. They will take their 4th place standing in Region 10 play td the interregional playoffs and hope to advance further fur-ther in State tournament play. At home on Sept. 28 against Wasatch, the Lady Utes played a tight game with the scores knotted at 0 - 0 midway into the second period. The strong defensive battle finally fell in favor of the Lady Utes as they scored when Heather Calder nailed a penalty kick. The one 0 i I ... and made another run until Cassie Richins blocked the net and broke serve. Moving to the service line, Richins helped by adding another point for Uintah. With the score 12 - 7, the intensity again picked up with both teams playing strong defensively and quickly losing the serve as fast as they got it. Lady Cougars Jackie Morrill and Amy Colton proved formidable opponents oppo-nents at the net helping Union extend to game point at 14-7. The final winning point was earned in a close scrap at the net in which several sev-eral light taps dropped in favor of the Lady Cats. One got finally slipped past the Lady Ute defenders, defend-ers, dropping to the floor and giving Union the win. After meeting Union, the Lady Utes traveled Sept. 30 to defeat Park City in two games. Uintah shut down the Lady Miners 15-10 in the first round and 15 - 0 in the second. On Saturday, Oct. 2 they hosted Judge Memorial. The meeting meet-ing provided some sweet revenge as the Lady Utes fell to Judge after three games in their first meeting this season. "Our girls played out of their heads Saturday," said Coach Gloria Heiner. "They played excellent as a team, they worked well together and wanted it," she added. The Lady Utes required only 2 games to put Judge Memorial away. They won the first one 15 - 7 and the second sec-ond 15-5. Their Region 10 record now stands at 4 - 3. Janell Heiner and Tara Madsen both nailed 6 kills apiece against Judge Memorial while Leslie Lucero followed with 5 more. Coach Heiner complimented Brooke Nelson with strong defensive defen-sive play against Judge. She successfully suc-cessfully dug up 8 spiked hits to keep the ball in play for the Lady Utes. point difference held until the final whistle to give Uintah the win. On the road Thursday, Sept. 30 against Judge Memorial, the Lady Utes faced what Coach Anita Calder called "one of the two most dominating teams" of the year. Judge came out on top 4 - 1 and split their scoring equally between the two periods of play. Heather Calder hit the only goal for Uintah. Monday evening, Oct. 4, the Lady Utes played a "real nail biter" at Lehi. "We probably played the best game we have had all year," Coach Calder said. Uintah had fought to a The Uintah Utes overcame two goal-producing turnovers and a Park City aerial attack to win 26 -12 on the Miner home field. Although the Utes came out on top, they have slipped out of the statewide 3A top five ranked schools for the first time this season. sea-son. After nailing a 45 - 20 victory over Judge Memorial, the Wasatch Wasps were elevated to the number 5 position replacing the Utes in the Salt Lake Tribune poll. The contest for 5th ranking will likely be resolved on Oct. 15 when the Utes host Wasatch at Ute Stadium. The Utes opened the scoring on a TD drive built on the back of three QB Allan Belcher to Chris Busch passes. After a successful PAT and with 4 minutes remaining on the 1st quarter clock, the Utes enjoyed a 7 -0 lead. Park City marched right back through the quarter brek. A pass completion from Miner QB Tim Pack to tight end Tim Odland put gave Park City a first and goal. The Miners found the door nailed shut and the Ute defense held for all four downs to take possession on their own 3-yard line. Two quick rushes by Troy Anderson and Belcher netted the Utes a 3rd and 9 when Belcher hit a pass to Chris Busch on the 20. A face mask call gave the Utes another anoth-er first down on their 35 and then disaster in the form of a fumble. The Miners smothered the ball and took over on the Ute 45. Pack connected con-nected on another pass; this time to senior receiver Sam Sneed for the first Miner touch down. A muffed PAT helped the Ute effort giving them a one-point 7-6 advantage and 7 minutes remaining on the first half clock. Park City attempted to limit the Ute kick off return by kicking away from Busch only to find that Danny Morton was up to the opportunity. He returned the kick to the 45, giving giv-ing the Utes good field position for another offensive attack. Unfortunately, the Utes were unable to capitalize as Park City pulled in a Belcher pass and started their own offensive effort on Uintah's 45. The Miners were unable to make any progress and the ball changed hands twice before the Utes were again in trouble. After the Miners picked off another Ute pass, Pack connected again with receiver Sam Sneed on a first down passing play to score a TD from the Ute 28. In an attempt to make up for the earlier unsuccessful unsuc-cessful PAT, the Miners tried a 2-point 2-point conversion pass. While it failed, they had switched the lead to their favor; 12-7. With 2 minutes remaining it appeared that the Utes would enter half time on the short end of the score. Again, Park City kicked the ball away from Busch assuming that they could control Morton. Driving his abilities home again, Morton returned the ball 65 yards before being dropped on the Park City 25. Belcher quickly shot a pass to Fishermen no longer allowed to cull The Utah Wildlife Board has passed a rule forbidding anglers to release trout, salmon and grayling that they have kept alive on stringers or in fish baskets and live wells. The new law takes affect beginning Jan. 1,2000. According to a news release provided pro-vided by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), reguDair 0 - 0 stand off until 16 minutes remained in regulation play. Lehi connected with a goal shot that the Lady Utes struggled to match, could not catch up and lost 1 - 0. Calder said that the game was closely matched throughout with Lehi attempting 10 shots on the goal while Uintah countered with 8 shots of their own. "Our girls played some tremendous soccer against Lehi," Calder said. "They rotated and switched positions well and displayed skills that we have been working on all year," she added. "It was and intense game and we never let down." 4 I ' - . - , k Chris Busch runs around the end Robert Goodrich setting up a first and goal on the 5. Lance next carried car-ried the ball through the middle to gain 4 yards. With only 52 seconds until the half, the Utes called time out, regrouped then took the ball in for another TD. The PAT kick by Ryan Dart was blocked this time but the Utes had reclaimed a one-point one-point lead before the half ended. Deciding that it was unwise to kick the ball to either Busch or Morton, the Miners sailed the second sec-ond half opening kickoff out of bounds and the Utes took over on their own 35. The Ute coaching staff had apparently installed a new dose of enthusiasm for the second half. Uintah put together a flurry of plays culminating in two first downs. They were on the Miner 39 when senior Paul Justice got the call. Justice broke open and carried the ball in for another Ute TD. Dart hit the PAT giving the Utean 8-point, 8-point, 20-12 edge. . , Park City stalled 'offensively and the Utes returned the punt to the Miner 47. Busch then took the hand off on a flashy reverse around the left side to earn a first down on the Park City 30. Running back Kyler Lance picked up the momentum and advanced the ball to the 4 yard line and a first and goal. A motion call against the Utes set them back to the 8-yard line but it mattered little lit-tle after Justice again took the hand off and trotted into the end zone. Justice got the call for a 2-point conversion play that failed and the Utes stretched their advantage to 26 - 12. Miner QB Pack settled in and put on a passing display alternating between tight end Tim Odland and wide receiver Sam Sneed. Salting in a running option play. Pack rounded round-ed the end, pitched and advanced the ball for another first down on the Ute 45. Ute linebacker, Todd Stewart slowed the action by drop- anglers will now be required to make an immediate decision on whether or not to keep a fish they have caught. They will be required to either keep the fish and include it as part of their daily limit or release it immediately. "The rule change is a result of anglers keeping trout, salmon and grayling alive (known as culling) season "In our Region, the games have all been very closely played," Calder said while crediting both Lehi and Park City as being the power teams. She explained that last week Park City won in a match against Lehi. Barring any big surprises that could possibly develop in other games scheduled this week, Coach Calder is expecting to play Waterford, a private school from the Salt Lake Valley. The game would be played on Oct. 12 with the victor moving on to quarterfinal play in the State tournament. to get the first down after a fake punt. ; Kyler Lance runs past the Miner ping Pack for a 5-yard loss on another attempted option play. Pack retaliated with another pass completion comple-tion to the Ute 32. He followed with another speedy pass completion over the middle to Odland and the Utes looked at a Miner first and goal on the 5-yard line. Uintah's defensive unit then dropped the Miners for two losses back to the 22-yard line. The Miners had to settle set-tle for a field goal attempt, which sailed wide to the right. The next Ute offensive drive was cut short by a personal foul and a holding call. Park City couldn't put anything together and the Utes were again in possession on their own 40. Belcher ran around the end, breaking break-ing tackles and picked up a first down on the Park City 20. With 8 minutes remaining in the game, it appeared that the Utes were marching march-ing to the scoreboard again when another turnover squelched everything. every-thing. The Miners recovered the ball on their own 40-yard line. With considerable effort, the Miners advanced the ball near the 50 and faced a fourth and 2. QB Pack kept the ball and advanced and then releasing them if they catch fish that are bigger," said Tom Pettengill, DWR spokesman. Pettengill said that trout, salmon and grayling that have been culled do not survive well upon being released. He adds that this is especially espe-cially true in the warmer water temperatures common in Utah in mid and late summer. Tr Lacey Oirth kicks the ball away -;.-i . &X f : v defense for a big gainer. around the end to the Ute 45 and a first down. Ute junior defensive end Paul LeBaron then blew into the backfield, sacked the QB and forced a fumble. Rr a change of luck, the Utes benefited from a fumble and recovered the ball on the Miner 48. Belcher completed a pass to Danny Morton for setting up a new down series on the 25. Both the Ute and Miner offenses were spent and although Uintah got within with-in the red zone in the waning seconds sec-onds of the game, the clock ticked off with the Miners defeated 26 -12. While the Utes do not play this week, they have two games remaining remain-ing in the regular season. On October 15, they will host Wasatch and then meet Union in Roosevelt on Oct. 21. Wasatch now holds a 4 - 2 record with 3 - 0 in Region play. The Utes are also 4-2 while Union is 2 - 4 for the season. Both games will likely be good matches as pride for positioning in the statewide polls is at stake in the Wasatch game and hometown rivalry comes to bear a week later against Union. According to Pettengill, many of the fish that undergo culling die. He said that the DWR received numerous complaints about the practice this year. The problem was apparently especially prevalent preva-lent in Strawberry and Schofield Reservoirs. 11 f -T" r l'i J 1 from a Wasatch player. .7... ., t , ;,. ,,. ,..,.. '-: |