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Show C1 Vernal Express Wednesday. April 9, 2008 Baseball struggles through two more Li ILM J .....i.i.uiii lH.tM.n-1 !!.-'- . EJ1.UHI, ......Will. IH,.I. ILI i- .-,..,,.,..,-,- . ,., '' 4. i - . ' f if , ti t ?V 7 'si I k. ' ',. H j cf" Li I i .. ,. ,, - I ' ft i ', W i ' If 7 , - ' ... ' . ' x 7 " - i i k s ; 1 I ' r ; S 1 - By Casey Chbjstehisen Express Writer Uintah's baseball team struggled strug-gled through two more games over the week, first giving up an 8-2 loss to Judge and then losing to Park City. Both teams feature stout pitchers that negated ne-gated Uintah's strength from the box. Head Coach Brent Labium noticed a drop in morale from his team. "As far as morale goes we are struggling right now," said Labrum. "We have not been hitting the ball very well and we have been making crucial errors and our pitchers are giving up too many walks." Despite struggling, Uintah was able to connect with the ball 1 1 times in the loss to Judge Memorial. Including a triple by Landon Lucero. "We had 11 hits against the best pitchers in the state, but we just couldn't put them together to score runs," said Labrum. "Judge doesn't make errors or walkbatters either. Lucero and Josh Curtis have started hitting better lately, so hopefully that will continue." Labrum said his team needs to loosen up during the games. He is trying to keep them from pressuring up before a game. "We need to relax and just have fun," said Labrum. "We have some sickness going through the team and we have some small injuries that we need to take care of also." Judge's eight scores came off 12 hits. Lucero was awarded the loss. Uintah only had one error which was a promising improvement. improve-ment. "Its not like the kids are trying to make mistakes they just need to focus more on the mental part of their because they have some physical talent and we need to be more consistent and cut down on the mistakes," explained Labrum. La-brum. Uintah will face Union in Roosevelt on Friday where they will attempt to end their current streak. Stats were unavailable for the Union-Emery game, the only opponent the two teams have both played so far this season. Union takes on Uintah after coming off a loss to Wasatch. Landon Lucero is hit by a pitch during the Park City game. He took the base but the Utes were unable to bring him home. r 1851 W Hwy 40 Vernal ET3 C ffifefes of the VIeek -e ' C i ""h y. t r.7w V j - . -Y"' - f V A ! i 1 ..- . y " . J ; i 1 t. Pat Hacking juggles a grounder he picked up from shortstop. Uintah lost a game 8-2 against Judge, but only allowed one error, thanks to smart play from players like Hacking. Basketball All-State includes two Utes Uintah High School Senior Derek Bunderson was selected to the first team All-State and senior Josh Curtis, to the second team. Junior Lance Hansen received an honorable mention for his role on the team. All-State awards are given to the players viewed as the most valuable to their team around the state. Awards are given in each of the five classifications. "These two individuals are very deserving of the recognition recogni-tion they have received," said Head Basketball Coach Scott Mansfield. "It is an honor for them to be recognized by other 3A coaches as players who are very good at what they do. These two young men have been great for our program the past four years. Not only are they great basketball players but they are better people. They are great SEE ALL-STATERS on B2 pa Boys B-Ball: Kaden Richard Girls S-Ball: Jen Taylor Track: Britt Stubbs Boys Soccer: Rafa Ferreira Girls Golf: Chelsea Larsen hi Icy- Josh Curtis catches a ball thrown by Kyle Hancock to record the third out of the first inning against Park City. -; -4 1 pucKiiSiy Girls Track: Samantha Guzel Look what's happening at Brent Brown Chevrolet in Provo Vernal Volleyball Tournaments Women's and Men's 6-on-6, April 18-19. All levels of play invited. Held at Uintah . High and Vernal Junior High. Cost $ 1 50. CO-ED Tournaments, April 25-26. This is a fundraiser for Uintah High Volleyball. Contact Doris Salazar at 790-6161, 789-3003 or 781-3125 ext. 2844. Registration forms at Uintah Parks and Rec. and UHS. ! U V4 N. Josh Curtis was awarded with Derek Bunderson was awarded a second team All-State selec- a first team spot on the All-State tion. team. 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