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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, January W, 2007 C3 Uintah Lady Utes bring down the Eagles 55-35 Justin Stearns (7) shoots for the goal. Tyler Larsen (13) passes the puck to JifiilllP J" mmS : ::iiiSliite! X Bo Harris (3), Craig Long (22), Marty Montgomery (19), attack the Minners to regain possession of the puck. Hockey loses to Park The Utes lost a close game to Park City 3-2. Head Coach David Pipher was disappointed by his team's sluggish play during periods pe-riods one and two. In the third "Insider's Guide to Action Sports" "Insider's Guide to Action Sports" by Matt Higgins (a Sports Illustrated Kids book) c.2006, Scholastic, $6.99 $9.99 Canada, 159 pages So. What did you get for Christmas? Clothes? Not a bad gift. Something homemade? Mom always said it was the thought that counts. If you were lucky, a Wii was under the tree. But you can't spend all your time in the house playing electronic elec-tronic games, you know. Your parents are always telling you to go outside and do something, but you don't know what to do. Start by grabbing "Insider's Guide to Action Sports" by Matt Higgins. YouH read about all kinds of sporting excitement that'll get you out of the house and into some real-life fun. Chances are you already have a bike and you already know how to do bar spins, bunny hops, wheelies, and more. But did you know that once upon a time, a bicycle was just transportation? Over 40 years ago, the people who made plain old bikes experimented experi-mented with models that would allow riders to perform tricks. Landon Larsen (23). 1 1 ..-ir:-4 period, the team came back and dominated, but were unable to win, explained Pipher. He attributes attri-butes the loss to tiie team, "not winning the races to the puck." Schwinn finally created the BMX bike in 1973 and in doing so, created a whole new sport. Go ask your parents about roller disco. They'll probably laugh. They might even admit to doing a little disco skating themselves. Their version of skates had two pairs of wheels next to each other and that they were made mostly for rink skating. Then a man from Minnesota was looking around in a used-sporting goods store and found a really old pair of skates with an unusual feature: fea-ture: all-in-a-row wheels that made those skates look like ice skates. He thought they might help him practice his hockey skills. Rollerblades were born and outdoor fun was no longer just a walk in the park. Speaking of rolling, surfers in Southern California started riding wide planks of wood that had rollerskate wheels nailed to the bottom of the board. Riding a skateboard wasn't as smooth as riding a wave, but it would do in a pinch. By the way, did you know that The Ollie is named after a real person? Believe it or not, surfing is a sport that's more than 200 years 5 5 ."Vff- II The goals were scored , by Drew Stewart and Marty Montgomery. Mont-gomery. Stewart's goal was assisted as-sisted by Cody Watkins and Caleb Loudermilk. Montgom- old. It all started in Hawaii, and even native chiefs surfed back then. So what's the biggest, big-gest, most dangerous wave ever caught? Yeah, see, I told you. You're going to want to read this book. Using pictures, statistics, terminology, and a fast-paced history, "Insiders Guide to Action Sports" is a perfect book for kids who want more than just video thrills. Author Matt Higgins talks the talk in easy-to-understand language that a beginner can handle. Kids who are more advanced in the sports of BMX, inline skating, motocross, skateboarding, skiing, ski-ing, snowboarding, snowmobil-ing, snowmobil-ing, surfing and wakeboarding might find this book a little too simple, but they will definitely enjoy the pictures and mini-biographies mini-biographies of action sports heroes who happen to be just like them. Grab your helmet and your elbow protectors, put on your jumpsuit, snowsuit or swim-suit swim-suit and get outside. "Insider's Guide to Action Sports" is filled with things that are way more fun than any video game youll ever play. City ery's goal was assisted by Tyler Larsen. Pipher hopes that his team will use the game as a learning learn-ing experience and prepare themselves for Saturday's game against Olympus. Vinters at lied Canyon Lodge are quiet enough to hear yourself think. Not that you are required to think. Get away to a winter wonderland at Flaming Gorge Country's premier resort. Our restaurant is open every weekend for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Luxury log cabins available upon request. w 1 The Lady Utes beat the Duchesne Eagles 55-35 on Dec. 29. Head Coach Shannon Johnson said of the game, "I thought the Duchesne game was a good final preparation game for region. It was good to get out and play and shake the cobwebs out a little after the break." Amy Parkinson led the scoring scor-ing with 19 points, 13 came in the first quarter and 17 in the first half. Nicole Brady added 14 points and Kris Cochran threw in 9. Johnson thought that Cochran played her best The Vernal Express & Uintah Recreation District in conjunction with: Present: Pick the Winners JootbaU 2006 Playoffs JaaiHj 13 Visitors ..Indianapolis Score .Philadelphia .Seattle .New England Name Address Wild Card Weekend Winners V Randy Jenkins (20), 2" Harry Miyoshi (18), 3" Randy Upton 06), 4 Larry Klein (14), 5" Jean Klein (12), 6 Angie Lee (10), 7" Boyce Coombs (8), 8" Jennifer Bradshaw (6), 9 Cody Coombs (4), 10 Teresa Bradley (2) : 1 Totals 1. Randy Upton (69), 2. Boyce Coombs (64), 2. Larry Klein (64), 4. Harry Miyoshi (62), 5. Jeane Klein (60), 6. Rick Jenkins (56), 7. Teresa Bradley (50), 8. Gam BircneH (48), 8. Angie Lee (48), 8. Randy Jenkins (48), It 13. Cody Coombs (39), 14. Lynda 16. Mmdy Bradley (35), 17. Travis Anderson 2a DeEtte Spencer (20), 21 Katelyn Bradshaw (18), 22. Larry Lambertson (15), a Mike Miles (14), 24. Bill Hill (13), 25. Pete Martin 02). 26. Ranee Rasmussen 01), 27. Chris Martin (6), 28. Adam Sarmadi (5), 29. Patrick Crosby (3) Rules 1 Indicate which team you think will win (do not need to pkk score except for tie breaker). 2. Pick the tie breaker by writing nrftat you think wiH be the final score off the He breaker game. The tie breaker wW count as i correct or incorrect pick during the initial scoring. Then, if needed, the scores of the tie breaker will be used to break the ties as outlined In 6 and tt7 below. 3. All entries must be turned into the Recreation Office or th Vemai Express office by pjn. the Friday before the week's games or postmarked by Friday and rKehwd in the mail no later than Monday. Only one entry perperson may be suritted each weei (Entries oVopped into the rr slot of Vernal Express after 5:00 p.m. on Fridays will not be entered. 4. Five weekly winners will be awarded each week. Additional prizes may be awarded when avaHaMe. Sponsors reserwe the right to substitute prizes if needed. Points wilt be given to tte top ten fMscra each week. During the playoffs the point values will given to the top ten finishers. 5. Only orknnal entry forms from the Vernal Express accepted ord from those individuals with a current subscription. 6. Games left blank wiH be counted as incorTtd picks. If a winning team is indicated on the tie breaker, but no score is given, then the pkk win be counted the tie breaker determination. 7. Ties wa be broken using the tie breaker. The person with the smaBest point dhTerential between actual scores and predicted scores wiH win the tie breaker. If after using the tie breaker there is stla tie, then whoever had the closest score to the winning team wi be the winner, f at this pomt there is a tie, then the "pick the winner" points wiH be spirt among the tied contestants. Tha ehrilisnd way to aajoy Um groat outdoors. 7 l rtr.n Highway 44 Flaming Gorge Country 4S3.M9.87S9 '.radoajiyoislodga.oom ftrtntn tt Notation with Achter Vattoul Ponst game of the year, both offensively offen-sively and defensively. "It was nice to see her have a break out game, especially on the offensive offen-sive end." added Johnson. Johnson concluded by commenting, com-menting, "Now it is time to get ready for a tough region 10. It's exciting because everyone is 0-0 0-0 and every game means something. some-thing. I think our preseason has prepared us well for that ... If we can play hard, defend, take care of the ball and just stay focused for 32 minutes a night we should be right in the thick of things during region play." MM (far W Gate Book j - 14, 2007 Home Score .Baltimore .New Orleans .Chicago .San Diego Phone Dale Russell (46), 12. Jennifer Bradshaw (44), Phillips (38), 15. Shad Zinda (37). (32), 18. Frank Aimeri (28), 19. Levi Smuin (22), be doubled. At the end of the season awards wil be will be accepted. No photo copies. fHnal entries kn the inrtiaf scoring, but wil be given last place 4 |