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Show r. . .- J j J m ,11,1 .10 m m ,w Fpjf.,p w m w Page A5 Times Newspaper Thursday, July 11, 2002 L A Sports Editorial Strike looms for baseball MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor Summer is long months for a prep sports reporter but relief is coming soon. In six weeks, the first games of the high school football season will be kicking off. Here is a quick look at what we have to look forward to. It would seem that the three Orem schools will have to go through Lone Peak for the region crown. The Knights will not be willing to relinquish it and a quick look at their personnel, they may not have to. Orem High has a lot to replace on both sides of the ball, most notably quarterback Martin Heimuli. Robbie McKinney, a 6'1" senior, could be coach Alex Jacobson's best option. Look for the Tigers to bounce back after getting the bounce from last year's playoff by Bountiful. Orem opens at Lehi on August 23. Mountain View was unstoppable early on last year but fell hard in region. The Bruins outscored their first three opponents 64-31 but lost five of their last seven, including a region playoff against Timpanogos to get into the state tournament. tourna-ment. Seniors Jeff McDonald and Craig Fitch should be big components to this year's Bruin offense. McDonald could take over at quarterback after the departures of Scott Stroshine and Jordan Rehrer and Fitch had great runs last year while giving Rod Raeder a rest. The Bruins will try to get back into the state tournament after a two-year absence. Timpanogos is a wild card. If they can replace the losses of quarterback quarter-back Jared Harper, running back Chris Carter and several other big players, they will challenge for a coveted playoff spot. The T-Wolves had a lot of young players on their roster last season. They will need to step up to keep their team in the top three in the region, which is where they have to be at the end of October to make the playoffs in November. Pleasant Grove rounds out a tough region. The Vikings need to replace superstar Nic Woodhouse. Whomever . the lucky running back is will have a challenging first test against the defensive line of Timpview. The other half of Utah County, region six, - gets four playoff spots and it looks like they might go to the same four teams as last season. sea-son. The question is what will be the order. Springville made a great run last season . to i ' -- ' "J .""- COACH ALEX JAC0BSON capture the region title but with stars Nick Ozuna and Eric Bills gone, can the Red Devils repeat? Timpview will play the Devils on October 25 in game that could decide the region. American Fork and Provo will wrestle for spots. Provo must find the play makers the Bulldogs lacked last season. They won only two region games (against Payson and Spanish Fork) to squeak into the playoffs. Spanish Fork made the playoffs two years ago but a loss to Provo in the second to last game of the year, cost them last season. sea-son. The Dons came close to pulling off an upset of region champ Springville and lost several close games. Payson just needs a win. The Lions are mired in a 16-game losing streak. Hopefully for the team's sake, they will break the streak early in the season. The team plays a couple of 3A teams to start the year. The end goal of this season for every team is to win the title. For such a goal the County teams to advance farther far-ther than they did last season. Nobody from Utah County was left standing by the time the final four teams were in place. UVSC standout signs with Syracuse MARTIN HARRIS Times Sports Editor After doing about all thj damage she could to the UVSC softball record books, Haley Larsen is moving on after two spectacular seasons at the junior jun-ior college. The pitcher is taking her 39 career wins, the most ever by a UVSC. player,, and, going to Syracuse University to compete in the Big East Conference. "I am excited and scared," Larsen said. "The coaches were really cool and I couldn't pass up the scholarship offer." The scared part of the equation equa-tion for Larsen comes from Little Champs and Basketball Developments Camps begin moving across the country. She has never lived anywhere else her entire life. "I have talked to other girls who have been in the same situation sit-uation I am," she said. "They said the first two months are tough and you get home sick but you have to stick it out. So that is what I will do." Syracuse University got the nod over, several pther schools, do to their fast actions. The1 Orangemen jumped in quickly and flew Larsen out to the campus, cam-pus, where she quickly fell in love with the beautiful, green surroundings. "I am so glad I came to UVSC," she said. "I feel Todd (Fairbourne, UVSC's softball coach) has really prepared me for the next level. He was hard on us and demanded and expected a lot but that is the way itH be at the next level. I thought conditioning was hard here but Todd was preparing us for how hard it would be." Larsen, a Mountain View grad, moved on to UVSC two i years ago. She, established herself her-self as a dominate pitcher with 19 wins her freshman year. Coming into her sophomore season, she needed 19 more victories vic-tories to tie the all-time record. During her team's recent run to second in the nation, Larsen won her 20th game of the year and set the record. She finished the season, 20-7 with a 2.44 ERA. She hns the highest winning win-ning percentage of any pitcher in school history yhq played two seasons. Larsen also holds the single-game single-game record for strikeouts. She blew past 13 Colorado Northwestern batters on the day of her graduation. "1 feel I accomplished, what wanted," Larson said. "I was excited I broke the records and I'm happy I could help the team." Larsen is packing up for her first ever move and the Big East is getting ready for Syracuse's newest hurlor. Utah Buck Deer Permits on sale July 1 8 July 15 Champions Athletic Academy is taking registrations registra-tions for its Little Champs and Basketball Development Camps, both begin on Monday, July 15 and end Thursday, July 18. The Little Champs Camp is for kids going into kindergarten kinder-garten through the 3rd grades this Fall. The camp emphasizes empha-sizes basketball basics through a variety of fun games and drills. This camp runs from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. each day and is only $49 per participant. partic-ipant. The Basketball Development Camp is for kids going into the 4th through 6th grades this Fall. The instruction instruc-tion format is geared for beginning begin-ning and intermediate level players. This camp runs from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. each day and is only $99 per participant. partic-ipant. Registrations are taken over the phone at (801) 434-7301, on the Champions web site at www.getgameatchampions.co i m and at the door prior to the opening of camp on July 15. A total of 153 Central Region permits will be among the general gener-al buck deer hunting permits available for purchase at the Division of Wildlife Resources' Internet Web site, and its six offices, beginning at 6 a.m. on July 18. The following general buck deer permits for this fall's hunts will be available to both residents resi-dents and nonresidents beginning begin-ning July 18: Statewide Archery (6,513), Northern Rifle or Muzzleloader (14,936), Central Rifle or Muzzleloader (153), Northeastern Rifle or Muzzleloader (3,975), Southeastern Rifle or Muzzleloader (Sold Out), Southern Rifle or Muzzleloader (Sold Out) "The Central Region permits will go fast and I encourage people peo-ple who want one to log onto the Internet at 6 a.m., or to be in line at one of our offices before 6 a.m.," Tutorow says. Visiting the Division's Internet site at www.wildlife.utah.gov is the quickest and easiest way to get a permit, but you need a credit card to do so. Hunters who don't have a credit card must visit a Division office. Utah resident permits cost $35. Nonresident permits cost $208. Hunters who purilniHc a statewide archery permit are reminded that in addition to the regular general archery Honson, which runs Aug. 17, 2002 through Sept. 13, 2002, they may also hunt extended seasons on the Wasatch Front and Uintah Basin extended archery areas. The hunt on the Wasatch Front area runs until Dec. 31, 2002 while the hunt on the Uintah Basin area runs through Nov. 3, 2002. For more information call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office, or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700. No one has to even ask the question, Major League Baseball cannot handle another work stoppage. With the All-Star festivities finished and the second half of the season getting underway, teams competing for a post season berth have to wonder if there will be a post season. Plenty of fans, including myself, are still disgruntled from the 1994 strike that cost a World Series. Some fans have not returned to the sport. The ones that have been won back did not come easy. Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's record, Mark McGwire broke Roger Mans s and Sammy Sosa has been great. Another strike, more complaining by million and billionaire owners and whining by millionaire players will not sit well with the fans, v The bottom line is the players and owners heed to settle this once and for all. So I will do my part by playing baseball commissioner com-missioner Bud and player union overlord Don, after all, I cannot do worse than they have. s The issues: Drug testing. This has to happen. The image of baseball is being soiled by players coming forward and admitting to steroid use. The sport needs to join other leagues and test its players. Luxury taxes and revenue sharing. These might slow down the problem but that is it. A salary cap is needed but the players will not agree. The owners are just going to have to learn to say no. Owners have not learned the practice and there is always the Yankees, Rangers and others ready to shell out millions for overpaid players. Example: $252 million for Alex Rodriguez for 10 years. Thankfully, Texas has resided in last since making the deal and will more than likely have a permanent home at the bottom for the life of A-Rod's contract. con-tract. Contraction. Since the players will not accept any kind of cap, they have little choice, but accept this one. Clubs that are not making money and cannot compete need to "go out of business" just like any other business would. SSorry about the layoffs but it is happening hap-pening everywhere else. Minnesota is not the best team to liquidate but Montreal, Florida and Tampa Bay are dead horses with a history of doing very little. The Marlins did win it all once but the owner bought a bunch of stars together for a one-year run, won his title and scrapped the team. They have been like a fish out of water ever since. The three teams are a combined 46.5 games out of first place at the break and none of them are really competing for a play off spot. Milwaukee, Kansas City and Detroit are perennially at the bottom of things and their playoff hopes are usually crushed before spring training ends. Eliminating some of these teams would be good for the sport. Some good players such Vladimir Guerrero, Jose Vidro, Cliff Floyd, Mike Sweeney and Bartolo Colon would be spread around. The talent pool is better. Some of these teams have rosters full of players that should still be in ' AA but becaus'e 'the teams cannot afford Major Leaguers, the teams promote players that simply are not ready. To the casual observer, baseball looks to be in a state of decline. As a camera pans Olympic Stadium in Montreal or either of the stadiums in Florida, it is easy to see the game was not a sellout. If the sport cannot right itself, all the players could be unemployed and baseball will only be studied as a footnote in a history class. Girls Varsity Summer Softball Schedule Games for July 17,2002 5:30 p.m. games Mountain View vs. American Fork at Provo High Timpanogos vs. Orem at Orem High Lone Peak vs. Provo at Lone Peak High Lehi vs. Timpview at Lehi High 7:15 p.m. games Mountain View vs. Pleasant Grove at Provo High Lone Peak vs. Timpview at Lone Peak High Lehi vs. Provo at Lehi High safety matters Can you dig it? Eager as you might be tp dig right into your next landscape project, a word of caution: call first. A shovel hitting an underground power line can be every bit as dangerous as contacting an overhead line. If you're just planting some flowers or herbs, no problem. But when projects get more ambitious, like planting trees, digging holes for fence posts or installing underground sprinklers, please play it safe. Find out what lies underground and where by calling your local utility locating service at least 48 hours before you start the job. Your safety matters to us. 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