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Show 6 I i Vernal Express Wednesday, January 23, 2008 C11 Two hat tricks earn Utes a win in hockey By Casey Christbishi Express Writer Uintah played the Judge Memorial Bulldogs on Jan. 18. Judge did not have a goalie in the net and were forced to use an untrained player to guard their goal. Tyler Lar sen and Rick Oldson recorded hat-tricks for Uintah. "Psychologically it was difficult dif-ficult game for the Utes since sportsmanship has always been high on our priority list and players play-ers held back," said Head Coach Mike Kitzmiller. Since Judge did not have a goalie, the team agreed they would only shot if there was good passing and a good scoring opportunity. "I am pleased to say that most of the goals that were scored would have beaten a goaltender and the outcome would have been the same," said Kitzmiller. Judge played hard and were able to shoot 19 times on goal, but Kyler Bowden stopped them all to record a shut-out. Goals were scored by, Sage McNeil off an assist by Nick Mull, Andrew Shiozaki assisted by Oldson and Larsen and Taylor Tay-lor Peterson unassisted. The JV team also won their game 5-1 with goals scored by Hagon Simper, Randall Montgomery, Kyler Bowden and Ben Warren assisted by Jacob Warren. The Utes played an exhibition f i I I - &i j , - a t, , -. ! 1 n 1 1 j . i .. rh a. mr h ,1, (' ' ' Haylee Poglajen prepares to make a lay-up during the eighth grade girls basketball game. The girls won the game 46-12. Photo by Sherilee Woodward. -1 ; 1 1 l . . ; ;; . '- ,wv ia - - i i Mookie Harris passes teams won, including Sherilee Woodward. the ball to her teammates. Both junior high the seventh grade girls, 43-16. Photo by game on Saturday against the Spanish Fork Ice Dons. Uintah won the game 5-1 off goals by Oldson unassisted, two for Larsen with assists by Oldson and Ethan Kitzmiller and Oldson assisted by Larsen Petersen. Oldson and Bowden took part in a state skills competition, Oldson took first in the shooting accuracy and Bowden took first among junior goaltenders. "It is a great thing when you have two number one players in the state in their categories on your team," said Kitzmiller. Junior varsity won their exhibition game 1-0. The only goal was scored by Petersen off an assist by Montgomery. Uintah has one regular season division game left before the playoffs, play-offs, they will face top-ranked Brighton on Jan. 26, at home. The skating will start at 11:15 a.m. Kitzmiller said his team is ready for the playoffs to begin. "We have tried to put together one high scoring line and then two defensive lines to compete and it seems to be working," he said. "Even though the other lines aren't scoring as ofter, we couldn't win the game without them. They are an integral part of the defensive team with Kyler Tyler Larsen skates after the puck. He recorded a hat trick in the blow-out over Judge Memorial. Photo by Ann Larsen County leadership succession set up Uintah County commissioners commission-ers have approved a revision of the Emergency Interim Succession Succes-sion Act ordinance, which clarifies clari-fies the order of successors to the commission in an emergency. Two members of the county commission are needed for the board to conduct business. In a disaster a quorum may be unavailable. Under the revised ordinance a single commissioner could be joined by the county attorney or the sheriff - in that order - to constitute a quorum and carry out commission responsibilities until replacements can be voted in. ; Ss . f ' -7 - - 4 c. Ethan Kitzmiller brings the puck out of Uintah territory. Kitzmiller assisted Larsen for a goal during the Utes' 5-1 victory over Spanish Fork. Photo by Ann Larsen. Uintah's budding dynasty - the U'ettes By Casey CHRisiBisei Express Writer I-can't ' pretend pre-tend I understand under-stand anything about what Uintah's Uin-tah's Drill team is doing when they take the floor. I watch, mesmerized by the fluid, flawlessness of it all. However, I wouldn't even know it if they made a mistake. I don't know what I'm watching for, but I still know I'm watching an embodiment em-bodiment of grace and beauty. These girls have honed their craft to a level other team's only hope to attain. Drawing from an apparent mine of golden dancers danc-ers and exceptionally talented coach, Uintah continues to build a dynasty in, drill. " " . .They spend hundreds ofhours working on each detail of the dance, on each individual step a dancer will take in response to the group. How it all comes together is as confusing as the U'ettes count in my rhythm-less mind. It does, however, as my favorite dance from this year illustrates il-lustrates - the novelty routine. The girls are dressed in an bright robe style. A cardboard cutout of the Taj Mahal serves as a back drop, dancers twirl snake balloons and ride three-wheeled carts through the center. It's chaotic, but controlled. Using this controlled chaos the girls are able to capture the feeling of a time and place, and bring it center court. You see the snake charmers and the baskets carried by the maidens in the market. This is no longer the Utes' gym. It is India and you're watching the spectacle taking place at a city center. There is something happening in every corner, some individual performing perform-ing her part. You stare in awe, your heart is racing. The dancers join in the center, as the snake charmer coaxes the reptile from his basket, and then they circle around him - teasing the snake. The yellows, pinks and purples all swirl around and around. Then it ends and they're gone before you ever recover, leaving a strange, clouded memory of a place you've never been. You look around and others in the audience are, taking a breath, they seem to have witnessed the same thing. You become aware that the audience is cheering and clapping, then you remember. You say to yourself, "It was just a dance." But your mind argues that it was more. Like a painter through a brush or the poet through the pen, a dancer can take you places without moving anything but your soul. And that is where the U'ettes succeed time and time again. The coaching staff are masters at developing creative, engaging routines. The girls are committed to excellence and practice. They deserve the success they have, and I congratulate them for it. HI BUM glLHSff J V-a, If 1-31.... .J LJ L-J LJ NtaJ LJ M -in-iT-r 11 mt iw.i. WMWjpj.. i" 0 o 3 Lvl r GREW CABS, D!MSi!AX DIESEL, 12 TON, 34 TOFJ g j,, ) J JiC'JJjdLI Jj til. 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