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Show SPORTS SHEET Page 9 Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, May 27, 1992 Mtn. View takes third in state baseball tournament Mountain View High School entered the state baseball playoffs for the second time in the school's history and were eliminated by two defeats to Taylorsville. Mountain View opened the tournament with Taylorsville, the number one ranked team in the state. The Bruins jumped to a 3-0 lead but couldn't stop the experienced ex-perienced Taylorsville team from scoring 4 runs. For complete coverage of the first Taylorsville game see last week's Orem-Geneva Times. In the second game, Mountain View eliminated the Skyline Eagles 7-0 behind the pitching of Junior Jeff Easton. Easton threw a four-hit shutout and did not allow a Skyline runner past second base. The Bruins got off to a quick start when Britt Terry led off in the first inning with a double and Ryan Roberts put a fastball over the center field fence for a 2-0 lead. The Bruins had their third run scored when Chad Harris hit a single and D.G. Nelson slammed a double, moving Harris to third. Ty Hanseen flew out to center field tagging up Harris from third. The umpire ruled Harris left too soon and was called out. After verbal discussion by Bruin Head Coach Jeff Gustin, Harris was still ruled out. The Bruins did not score again until the fifth inning when Mountain View got the bases loaded by walks. Kurtly Hill walked scoring the runner from third. Nelson hit a two-run single and Hanseen drove in two runs with a double. Easton kept the Eagles off balance with his pitching, walking walk-ing only two batters, both coming in the seventh inning. Mountain View 5 - Orem 4 Mountain View and Orem met for the third time this year in the third round of the state tournament. tour-nament. The Bruins and Tigers split during region play. Dale O'Connor started on the mound for the Bruins and pitched 4 innings, allowing four hits and three runs. Orem Sophomore Jamie Jeffords Jef-fords pitched 8 innings for the Tigers before Tim Terry came in for the ninth inning. O'Connor got off to a quick start in the first inning striking out Dee Green and Brandon In-ouye In-ouye and forcing Tim Terry to fly out to center field. The Bruins got a 2-0 lead when Britt Terry singled and Ryan Roberts Hit a home run over the left field fence. Jeffords settled down striking out D.G. Nelson, forcing Chad Harris to fly out to right field and Kurtley Hill to ground out to second. The Second inning O'Connor O'-Connor and Jeffords retired the first three batters. The Tigers threatened in the second inning when Pullins singled but a double play by Roberts and Nelson cleaned the bases and Tim Terry flyed out to center field ending the inning. The Bruins scored 1 run in the third on Terry's and Roberts single. The fourth inning produced 3 runs for the Tigers when Green walked, Eric Boyer singled, setting set-ting up a 3-run homer by Matt Jackman. The Bruins had 2 hits in the bottom of the fifth but could not push a run over the plate. The score was deadlocked 3-3. O'Connor was relieved in the fifth when Pullins walked, Terry singled. Jesse Cotton-Betteridge came in relief but walked Boyer and Inouye forcing in a Tiger run. The Bruins came up empty in the fifth and trailed the Tigers 4-3. However, the Bruins tied the score in the sixth inning on one hit by Hanseen and 1 error on the Tigers. Cim Carver looks for fly ball in state baseball playoffs. Cim plays first base for the Bruins. Former Olympian takes 1 st in Geneva Steel's 5K Run By Mike Shadier Shortly after 8 a.m. last Saturday, 285 local residents participated par-ticipated in the Geneva Steel 5K run. In addition to the ribbons and trophies presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, Geneva Steel made this race a festive occasion by providing free refreshments and door prizes to the runners following follow-ing this competition of speed and endurance. In the overall standings, Paul Cummings led the athletes through the three-mile course and crossed the finish line in 15.00.66. According to Bruno Hansaker, spokesperson for the race as well as overall male runner run-ner for Geneva Steel, Cummings is a former Olympian who qualified in 1984 as 10,000 meter runner. Another story of great accomplishment ac-complishment goes to Greg Street, who was the only participant par-ticipant to literally push his way across the finish line with his wheelchair. Fellow runners expressed ex-pressed amazement at Street's persistence and determination as he crossed the finish line in just over 22 minutes. Overall winners for the Geneva Steel 5K Run and their times: Overall Men's Competition Paul Cummings -15.00.66 Gordon Hyde -15.09.64 Cameron Smith -15.26.02 Geneva Steel Men's Competition Com-petition Bruno Hunsaker -17.14.25 Ronny Anderson -17.28.43 Rudy Martinez -17.55.11 Overall Women's Competition Competi-tion Amy Christensen - 20.31.66 Mary K. Smith - 20.49.08 Rachel Halverson - 20.53.49 Geneva Steel Women's Competition Linda Cook - 25.38.67 Pat Brattley-32.20.16 Cindy King -36.43.90 Wheelchair Competition Greg Street Neither team could score in the seventh or eighth inning. Nelson came in relief for the Bruins and Terry for Orem. Nelson shutdown the Tigers in the top of the ninth and Terry forced Mountain View's Terry to ground out to second and Roberts to fly out to deep right field. Nelson walked, Harris doubled and Hill walked loading the bases. Hanseen hit a hard ball to the short stop and the throw to second was wide scoring Nelson. The Bruins won 4-3. Taylorsville 8 Mountain View 7 Mountain View's state championship cham-pionship dreams came to an end when Taylorsville eliminated the Bruins with the second win during the 4A tournament. The 20-1 Warriors were outhit by the Bruins 14-8 but couldn't' score after the fourth inning, leaving nine base runners stranded. The Bruins jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning off pitcher Matt Rex. Taylorsville used four pitchers during the contest. Rich Wright started for the Bruins but was relieved in the first by Jesse Cotton-Betteridge. Taylorsville scored 1 run in the bottom of the first to end the inning 3-1 for Mt. View. The Bruins got 1 more run in the second when Kim Carver singled and Ryan Roberts doubled, scoring Carver. The Warriors tied the score 4-4 in the bottom of the second, when Cotton-Betteridge hit the lead off hitter. The next Warrior hitter singled loading the bases. With two out, Brad Parker hit a ball to the shortstop and the ball bounced underneath his glove scoring 2 runs. An error by the right fielder scored the third unearned run by Taylorsville. The Bruins scored 1 run in the third on a double by Chad Harris and a single by Tye Hanseen. Taylorsville scored 2 runs on 1 hit to take the lead, 6-4. Mountain View came back with 2 runs in the fourth on a double by Casey Child and a single by Terry and Roberts. Taylorsville tied the score 7-7 in the bottom of the fourth with 2 hits off Mountain View's third hurler D.G. Nelson. However, Nelson settled down and struck out eight batters in 4 23 innings. Brett McDermaid came in for Taylorsville in the fifth and shut down the Bruins. In the bottom of the eight, Spencer hit a double into left centerfield and Brad Parker hit a ball into left field to score Spencer and tow in the game 8-7 and eliminating Mt. View from the tournament. BYU to host summer dance camps for youth Brigham Young University dance directors and faculty will offer instruction in several types of popular dance at the university's Dance Camps for Youth this summer. The dance camp directors and dates include: Mini clogging classic with Ed Austin, director of BYlTs International Inter-national Folk Dance Ensemble, June 16-17; Clogging with Ed Austin, June 18-20; Ballet with Sandra Allen, co-director co-director of BYU Theatre Ballet, June 22 July 3; Modern dance and jazz with Sara Lee Gibb, director of BYU's modern dance program, June 22-July 22-July 3; Cheerleading and Dance with Lisa Arbon, advisor to the BYU cheer squad, July 14-17; and Youth Ballroom Dance with Marci Adgingtion and Claudia Hill of the BYU ballroom dance faculty, July 30-Aug. 1. For tuition and registration information, please call (801) 378-4851, or write BYU Conferences Con-ferences and Workshops, 155 Harman Continuing Education Building, Provo, Ut. 84602. & ft ty ' 4 'VP os nf m mst ' : TIPS We want the scoop on what's happening in Orem. Call in news tips. Orem-Geneva Times 225-1340 Jim Henderson, one of Mt. View's top soccer players, looks for opening in state playoffs Bruins defeated Davis and Brighton before losing to Skyline. 1992 Chev Blazer - full-sized sports-utility vehicle Warren, Mich - The 1992 Blazer - Chevrolet's full-size sport-utility joins the '92 Suburban Sub-urban and Crew Cab Pickup in adopting the styling, chassis and powertrain of the successful Full-Size Full-Size CK Pickup. In its metamorphosis, metamor-phosis, it can carry more people and can tow more cargo than the vehicle it replaces. In a side-by-side comparison with the '91 model, the new K-Blazer K-Blazer has a significantly longer wheelbase (111.5 in. vs. 106.5 in.), boasts a higher Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and, when properly equipped, can tow 1,000 lbs. more than its predecessor. predeces-sor. The 1992 K-Blazer also has more front and rear leg room, more rear hip room, and carries six passengers -- one passenger more than the '91. Popular transportation among active families or empty nesters for boat towing and RV trailering, the big Blazer sheds the RV Pickup platform in favor of the contemporary appearance and significant improvements afforded af-forded by the CK Pickup. In fact, the exterior sheetmetal is identical identi-cal to the pickup's from the B-pil-lar forward; the rest of the body is all-new. A 5.7-litter EFI V8 gasoline engine is standard. A 5-speed manual transmission with over drive replaces the l -sp. manual as standard equipi;" A4-speed automatic with I . ! torque converter and ow dn optional. Other standard features elude 4-wheel anti-lock bra (4 WAL) and Chevrolet's p;tc-i Insta-Trac system for "shift the-fly" convenience. The p sion, steering and brakes a re borrowed from the CK plat !-. New exterior and in? . pointments for the K Bla-.fi elude improved seats with tegral head restraints for front outboard seating positi a standard full gauge cluster standard AM radio. mmmmmmmmi "" mmmmmJ JT Ww'' H V 5 Athlete of the Week BRITT TERRY Britt Terry is Mt. View Athlete of the Week. Britt was a steady performer per-former for the Bruins, being one of the top hitter and defensive players. Britt will receive free Little Oaesars pizza. Sponsored By: And liO Athlete of the Week MATT JACKMAN Orem's Athlete of the Week is Matt Jackman who hit a three-run homerun against Mt. View. Matt plays third base and catches for Orem. Matt will receive free Little Caesars pizza. Sponsored By: (Tm(&tnzbti Whites And 100 3? in,.; l!) kes '.'(! n- ) - T I nn. at' in-", an, J i |