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Show B6 Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Vernal Express Ute Hocfiey The Ute Hockey team defeated defeat-ed Salt Lake Independent on Jan. 30. Coach David Pipher said the team was unbelievable, unbeliev-able, recording 30 shots on goal. This was more than the set amount the team had wanted to achieve. Pipher explained that at first the team came out slow, but hit 4 goals in a very warm second period. Until the team warmed, goalie Kyler Bowden kept the Utes in contention. Bo Harris led the scoring scor-ing with 2. The other 5 goals were recorded by Patrick Kemp, Landon Larsen, Aaron Hacking, Marty Montgomery, and Craig Long. Alex Shields scored an assist with Larsen's goal and Montgomerey assisted on Hacking's. Assistant Coach Mike Kitzmiller commented that this moved the Utes into a tie for third. The team believes they will finish season in that spot. OUTLINE 24415 Tyler Larsen (13), picks himself up from the ice. Zach Barnes slams opposing player By Ben D. Mahaffey Feature Writer 10 pounds is difficult. Each fish seems to save one last burst of energy to expend at the boat and often frees itself and escapes. However, when one is landed, it is like winning some kind of prize. The fish are gloriously glo-riously colored ... bright reds, yellows and browns. The eyes have a florescent maroon ring around the outside that show emotion. After the first couple of days, at dinner, I noted to the group at my table that the eyes of the Peacock show emotion. "What do you know about fish emotion?" one of my companions com-panions replied. "Are you an ichthyologist?" "I know emotion when I see it," I retorted. "Besides, any fish that protects its babies could have emotion in its eye." Surprisingly, later in the wee, most fishermen agreed with my assessment One effective way of catching catch-ing large Peacocks is to find their young. The new fry move about the river in what is called a "fry pod." This is a group of thousands of fry about a half inch long that stay on the top of the water, making a pattern that is easily identified. When a pod is located, a lure can be cast through the pod or near the pod. Unseen from above, are the parents, usually larger Peacocks. They will attack the lure with an intensity difficult to describe. We had two hookups hook-ups with fish so large that we ist WW I Mill l"!iia:-i " f fit f ' I if 4 i defends home ice with Ethan Kitzmiller (16) takes out SLC into the glass. couldn't hold them and we lost them both. Other Fish Occasionally, a Piranha will strike any lure, offering a surprise sur-prise to the angler. Taking them off the hook is always a dangerous danger-ous job because of their teeth. Their teeth resemble a 10-tooth ripsaw in size and sharpness. They attack with enthusiasm. It wouldn't have surprised me to see them try to bite the prop on the boat! One day we fished for them using meat They could clean a large piece of meat off the hook before I could tighten the line after casting! Most of the different fish in the rivers are incredibly colorful. color-ful. We caught a 35 lb. red-tail catfish. It was red on the fins and up its sides. Its body had a mottled yellow-green color, almost like camo clothing. There were several smaller species spe-cies of catfish caught Some of the smaller ones had whiskers 23 inches long. Perhaps the most interesting interest-ing fish was one called the Pirarucu. The natives usually had their own names for all the fish. This fish had no common English name. This fish is also called the Arapaima or Paiche. This fish is the largest-scaled, wholly freshwater fish in the world! It can reach 10 feet and weigh 550 pounds. ' To survive reduced levels of oxygen in the water, these fish have physically evolved the ability to simply rise to the surface and gulp air like a dolphin. dol-phin. This makes it possible to stalk them in about and sight cast to them. Our group had A V .LA s'0 independent player. Patrick Kemp (8) fights for the puck. two hookups but could not hold them. Two fishermen on the lower boat caught two of these giant, prehistoric looking fish. I unknowingly had a large one follow my lure to the edge of the boat where it rolled over, in a breath-taking display of arrogance. arro-gance. It took me a few minutes to regain my composure. The Unini River had reached a low level for several weeks before we arrived. However, a few days before we arrived, torrential rains had caused the river to rise four feet It rained most of the days we fished and the river continued to rise. The fishing success was diminished as the river rose. However, all of us fished hard and continued to catch a few fish each day. Heavy rain gear was of great value. Now I know why they call the area a "rain forest" Food on the Unini I poked my head into the galley gal-ley of our boat "Anna, what is the meat you cooked?" Anna, our hefty Portuguese cook, shook her head indicating she didn't understand my question. I motioned her out to the buffet area and pointed to some meat that looked the like pork. "Oh, Paca, Paca," she replied. I then asked Gary, our Indian camp manager, what a Paca was. He disappeared and retimed with a photo taken a few nights before of animal that looked a cross between a rat and a deer. It had a common meat taste, slightly sweeter than pork. Our meals were served buffet style and were basically good, although becoming heavy after V 6-1 victory LTD Si 9mi a week's indulgence. During that time we ate Peacock bass, Paca, crocodile (caiman) tail, catfish and piranha. Also fruits, small, sweet bananas, with thick skins, pineapples, cashew fruit and juice, mangoes, watermelon water-melon and honeydew melon. At least, that's what I thought the fruit was. Anna was very good at making doughnuts, cakes and other desserts. She was a good-natured woman who also served as a masseuse, earning earn-ing extra money. For five dollars, dol-lars, stiff, sore fishermen could receive a 30-minute rubdown. The Fascinating Jungle The Amazon Basin jungle is a fascinating place. During our total stay, I never saw a single piece of litter on any kind of land or on water. (Exceptions were where nomadic Indians camp each year, seeking Brazil nuts). I never heard a sound of man; never heard or saw the exhaust rails of a single plane. Large Macaws flew over us regularly, but at a great distance. dis-tance. Huge, colorful parrots were seen but at a distance. This was caused by the great height of the trees, causing the songbirds to be above us in the high canopy. Huge flickers flick-ers were seen . everywhere and we often heard their loud drumbeat We saw monkeys, subtly crossing over us as we hacked our way into the hidden lagoons. The group of natives working work-ing at our boat in various capacities, had an older man, whom they considered their "medicine man." He had great- New Year Resolutions for sports competitors Every Dec. 31 many of us resolve to change a few vices or begin a few better habits. Athletes, who push their body and mind to the limit daily, are no different. They must find ways to improve their game, whatever that game may be, if they do not then they are eventually even-tually lost in the ocean of mediocrity. medi-ocrity. Here are a few resolutions resolu-tions to help those rising sports stars. 10. Improve Sportsmanship A sportsman has been defined as a person who can take loss or defeat without complaint, com-plaint, or victory without gloating, gloat-ing, and who treats his opponents oppo-nents with fairness, generosity, generos-ity, and courtesy. Whether one wins or loses is not the fault of the official or the opponent. All sports are more enjoyable for fans and participants when good sportsmanship is exhibited. exhib-ited. 9. Be Positive No sport comes overnight. It is important impor-tant to realize this and stay positive. pos-itive. Besides, one can probably count on their coach to explain the negative side. 8. Appropriate Sleep "If you are experiencing sleep deprivation, your athletic performance per-formance may suffer," said the National Center for Sleep. They say that athletes who do not get the needed 9 14 hours of sleep could suffer from impaired motor function, delayed visual and auditory reaction time, reduced cardiovascular performance, per-formance, dim mental functioning, func-tioning, reduced endurance, increased perceived exertion, and impaired moods. 7. Take a Break "If you are a single-sport athlete, switch to another sport or activ , i Utes' Drew Stewart (17), C. Watkins face off. I5d?rte,bryred'tailed er knowledge of the medicinal medici-nal value of plants and trees. I asked our camp manager who communicated well in Portugeuse to ask the medicine man to take us into the jungle jun-gle and talk abut the various nlanta and trwxj ! jr.- S"Ctn , A l7rr-: !2 CIH Lr, i Y M I A'" , f, J (a -1 - ity for three months out of the year," explained Eric Wall of the Cincinnati Medical Center. This helps to build other muscles mus-cles of the body and allows a break for those already worked. 6. Balanced Diet Most important of anything dealing with diet is to stay hydrated, but there are a few other things to keep in mind. Athletes need to follow the food pyramid and eat regularly. Most coaches would agree that athletes should avoid fatty diets from paper sacks. 5. Challenging Goal Achievement Every athlete knows that one of the most effective ways to improve is by setting goals. The goals must be both achievable and challenging. challeng-ing. 4. Weight lifting and Running Program All athletes ath-letes understand . the importance impor-tance of weight lifting and running. run-ning. However, no two sports are the same, so an athlete should speak with his or her own coach to determine the best program. 3. Year Round Practice This practice should focus on the fundamentals and does not need to maintain the sort of intensity that one would have in season. 2. Time Management Guess what, parents do know what they are talking about, grades are more important then sports. Make sure there is enough time for grades to be the focus. 1. Stay Committed No resolution res-olution can help improve unless one is completely committed. Whatever resolution you make, stick to it for the entire year. 1111)1 liny JljMlgWI (6), and Tyler Larsen (13), prepare to WhiSkW5 "Kl bright 0range fin$ mm rmimt I Both agreed and several other fishermen joined me in taking a half day off from fishing fish-ing to learn of the plants and trees. We saw so many useful plants that I cannot remember Continued on page B7. |