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Show Yhursday, March 75, 2007 Page 10 Sports Nielsen Continued from ''' h team sometimes led lv Nielsen will i allv ar ound t h-struggling h-struggling student athlete "They'll tutor them or talk to their t-ai heis to help them (jet make-up work done. I )ai lm-I explained "You have to i T on vour resources, on t he x-oile who love vou." Nielsen believes the best way is to take ( are ol s hooKvoi k first. "II vou do that, evervlliiiig else seems to tail into la e." she said Nielsen has all eadv signed to play soccer I'm the t .'diversity ol New Mexico, a dec ision she said has made her lile much simpler lor her senior veal "You always would lie coin-ix-ling with teammates oi oilier oili-er Hills. Irvinu to yet a s( holai -ship." the senior said "Now I can relax more It's nice to All-Star Boys ( olf Hilled mm I'tle .S ( Weill's I ini'i Valimakl also came up hi(r lot the South team Valimakl I unshed the j;amc with 1H xiints The senior guard's biggest xinls ( a me down the stretch w hen he drilled a .'!-pointer .'!-pointer to give the South team a 1 OK-105 lead He also made lour ( Ititi h liee throws to help send the game into overtime I he South team appeared to lie rolling midwav through the third quarter, when it built a double-digit lead behind some excellent outside shooting The North squad, however, found the range it sell and came hack to take the lead in the limit h quarter. Hill the South went back in Iron! as time wound down. It held a three-point ad antage with less than 'ill seconds to plav. but I'leasant ( irove senior Tallon Robertson erased that with a wide-open trey Irom the top ol the key. "I was open and it "s an all-star all-star game, so I thought, 'what the heck '' " Robertson said. "I don't normally shoot a lot ol Ts. so I guess you could say it was luck." It wasn't surprising to see it go in since the two teams combined to nail XII shots Irom Ix'yond the arc. Robertson not only sent the game to the extra frame with the big bomb, but he totaled IX points and Id rebounds, earning earn-ing the North MYT award. He also won the dunk contest before be-fore the game with a couple of impressive jams. "It was pretty fun." he said. "You have the best of the liest out here. I .vervonecan All-Star Girls Conf inucd pom I'uge H the second frame and llarmer added seven as the North took control, leading 12-.'at half-time half-time "We played well together," Harmer said " ui coaches told us to hav e tun and play as a team, and I think w e did that very well " The N in bled I it I-1!) entering the final frame but the South rallied to make it close. Orem's IX'lyse Downey, who didn't even arrive at the game until hall'time Ixvause she was at a Softball game, scored all of her 11 ints in the fourth quarter, including three H-Kiinters But the North's balanced scoring was the key in holding on for the win. I larmer and Nelson paced the North with I I points each and Mountain View's Jainne Stroshine added 1.1 Ileasant ( irove's I )ebbie Ireland chipwtl in with eight. For the Smth. Sagers. a t-fxt- PToYoTVi H O ! O Ll- in WINDOWS ! i ft a n fi L. IB t i , (HMD mm know where you're going beforehand be-forehand so you don't have to do it at the last minute ." She said she considered majoring ma-joring in physical therapy but is currently leaving her options open. Darger said she sees Nielsen as just one of many great examples ex-amples of student -athletes at I impanogos High School. "These are students that are Hi, 17, IK years old," the i oa h said. "They amaze me with what they do and how they have their time scheduled sched-uled out." I he other local girls named to the basket hall Academic All-State team were Ammary Nielson (Spanish Fork), Sara 1 lalls (Lone Peak), Natasha Martin (Orem), Caminie Nelson Nel-son (lYovo) and hmilv Werner fl'rovo). I Jared Lloyd can lie reached at 344-2552 or ilovd" heruldextra.com. shoot and everyone can drive. You're not used to playing with ID guys on the court at this level." Hoth sides saw this game as a chance to get one more shot playing hoops at the high school level. "The season's over, so you I eel like you've lost something." some-thing." Robertson said. "Tonight "To-night brings back a minute to shine and play ball." The North head coach. Daily I lei aid reporter Neil Warner, again ended up on the losing end. but the South team didn't feel particularly distraught at knex king off "The Great Zuke." " This is a good event," Eaton said. "It's fun and it's put on well. It's also always fun to beat the Zuke." In addition to Valimaki, Mike I lall had a solid game with seven jioints and four rebounds. Hall just missed his second dunk of the dunk contest con-test that could have put him into the final round. Timpanogos' Nate Henshaw hit two '3s and scored 10 points lor the North team. Proceeds from the charity event will be donated to the Crandall Historical lYinting Museum. I Jared Lloyd con he reached ut 344-2552 or jlloyd'" heixddcxtru.com. SOUTH (1?7) ' v ' V.twv V;i'"'i,-iki ti, lalon't? Johnson '' ' 1 Ml'.i L,J',IH' SlPt'llSHH (). Hall 7 T ' B:' '' i' 11 NORTH (1241 .' M v. ' i Huw 2 LynsKy " i",ri-rf' '.H ."-rts'inv. Kf Oqc H Shumway 1? .! .: '! I.'' 1': !!',' )(.-r.V-n ?1 Tl;l;,ls 4(j M t 7 1 4 South II 26 34 24 1 2 127 North .11 27 29 28 9 124 3 point goals Sou'l 1 : ilvcry M;r,',ey VEilim;i-i i u'i 1, !hi-M'in H.;y N;is!i rliy'.noi North 17 Uiy. lyn-Ky UohKly,o Henshaw 5 center, stepped outside the arc and showed her range with a trio of .'pointers, finishing with a game-high 17. Weight finished with 13 xints and 10 rebounds. NeLson was named the North team's MVP and Sagers picked up the same honor for the South. A 3-point shooting contest was held at halftime of the hoys all-star all-star game and Pleasant Grove's Aimee Dorais made ninetreys in (id seconds to take home the title. The Utah Valley All-Star Basketball Bas-ketball (lassie is sponsored by the Daily Herald, KatiThalman and Check City. Proceeds from the event were donated to the Crandall Historical Printing Museum Mu-seum in Provo. NORTH (8b) 2 IoA I? n 8' SOUTH (80) ',.'''', uV'iriit ' i i)i.,n(-y M Reeves H Oou( h 7 Hi.m i ' W"';''! f N-Kon ti,'tmt)etlaie 4 Ennn . S.riry c Itw ' ,!alv ?(i -4 8(' North Girts 12 30 18 25 85 South Girls 20 1 3 1 6 31 80 3-pnml goals "'. 0 ';ifrf" :i horais Wafrjweil y.-'" '.-''.or' I'-estwufi Soutn b iS.T1. IB Z UVSC men's Neil K. Warner Air Force had a record of 2.3-8 and didn't get in. Syracuse was 22-10 and didn't make it. Drexel, West Virginia and Utah Valley State all won more than 20 games and were passed over by the NCAA selection committee. com-mittee. UVSC? Actually, the Wolverines weren't perched in front of the TV watching the NCAA selection selec-tion show on Sunday. UVSC knew it would not be coasid-ered coasid-ered by the committee for an at -large berth for the NCAA tournament or the NIT for that matter. The Wolverines aren't eligible for either one. They are in fourth year of a seven-year Division I provisional period, which means no postseason play. That means the regular season sea-son was UVSC's postseason what a way to end the season sea-son for UVSC. The Wolverines beat Texas-Pan Texas-Pan American bfi-57 on March 3 to give UVSC a 22-7 record. Now, when the Wolverines sit home and watch the NCAA tournament they'll do so with the satisfaction of knowing they had the best independent record since Notre Dame went 23-fi in 1985-86. "What a tribute to the players," play-ers," said UVSC coach Dick Huasaker. "Who would have thought that was a possibility? Orem boys Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY After Orem had failed to convert on several chances early in Tuesday's contest against American Fork, an exasperated supporter finally yelled "finish." The message was heard loud and clear by the Tigers, who used a scoring flurry to close out the first half and take control of the game in their 4-1 win over the Cavemen. Orem's first finished opportunity oppor-tunity was a goal by freshman midfielder Jared Bodine in the 19th minute. The goal was facilitated by a brilliant run down the left side followed by a perfect cross by senior forward Quinton LeBlanc. The cross cut through the American Ameri-can Fork defense where it found the foot of Bodine who hit a one-timer past the goalkeeper. goal-keeper. "I just saw the open space in front of me," LeBlanc said. "I saw that Jared was open in the middle and I just played it to him like we practice, and next thing I knew it was in the back of the net." The Cavemen answered only minutes later with a goal. Tyrell Bowen made an outstanding out-standing run and converted his opportunity to equalize the score. However, the Tigers' offense of-fense dominated the remainder remain-der of the first half, allowing them to go into the half with a comfortable 3-1 lead. Orem took the lead for good with Ryan Reese's goal in Baseball Continued from Page H hoping that I'd get the ball," Fowler said. "I heard Robbie (Carter) yelling at me 'fence, fence', but I didn't take my eye off the ball. I just caught it and slid into the fence." The three-run saving catch wasn't even Fowler's best of Easy Clean Feature Lifetime Guarantee i Energy Efficient QuaAy Installation No Payment No Interest Until )ctober2007 'Some reslnctions apply '7ii ILA hoops hopes UVSC's David Heck (25) tries fo Brett Winkclman on Feb. 15 Very few times do you have a team that exceeds your expectations, expec-tations, but this team did. The great thing alout tonight is the men on this team will be lifelong friends. This has been a sjjecial time and a special run for Utah Valley." UVSC caught fire down the season's final stretch. The Wolverines Wol-verines ended the season with nine-game win streak and 16-2 in the final 18 games. In the process, UVSC walked away with the United Basketball Basket-ball League title, a league for soccer picks up first win of year rewind the 35th minute. Jake Balser scored in the 39th The quick response to American Fork's goal was crucial because it helped the Tigers maintain the momentum. "I was proud of them that they didn't hang their heads after giving up a goal," Louder said. "They've got a lot character char-acter and had the ability to recover from that." Orem's second goal was provided by Ryan Reese who scored on a nicely placed shot past American Fork's charging charg-ing goalie. The best goal of the day came shortly after Reese's goal. Orem's Sonny Chandara played a perfect cross to Jake Balser who converted on a beautiful header into the left-hand left-hand corner of the net. LeBlanc came up big once again in the second half after he controlled the rebound of Brady Wells' shot and tallied an easy goal. "We should really give the credit to Brady, he had a sweet shot," LeBlanc said. "After his shot I just got lucky and was there to put it in." In addition to the strong offensive effort, the Tiger defense also played well holding hold-ing American Fork to a single goal. The win was the first of the year for Orem ( 1-1), but there should be plenty more wins the day. That honor would go to his stretched out diving catch in the left-center gap in the top of the seventh to rob Jordan's Ben Gollaher of a double. Timpanogos' convincing convinc-ing win sent Shockwaves through Jordan's stunned crowd and will also send a message to the rest of the state the T'Wolves are back . en "I LIMITED TIME Wasatch Vinyl Products HiUTi CwJ'ir LOW f Hi" J 733-5633! fxpires 331071 to build off memorable year COBB CONDIENorlh County drive past North Dakota State's at the McKay Events Center. mulated of Division I independent indepen-dent teams. "What a great thrill to win the United Basketball League championship," Huasaker said. "What a terrific thing to play for. I just can't say enough good things about our team and the wonderful ride we have had this year." Now that it's over, Hunsaker can back an appreciate some of the accomplishments that his team achieved that include being ranked in the Mid-Major rankings for 1 1 of last 13 yet to come. Coach Louder likes his team's chances to compete for a region title this year. Softball I Orem 4, Cottonwood 2: Coaches tend to use a wide variety of workouts during off season training. Orem coach Jamie Nebeker has employed a unique workout of her own. She is training her players to work for the Secret Service. The Tigers' execution skills were showcased last Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. Backed by a catcher with sniper-like skills behind the plate, and Orem's ability to execute in the clutch, the home team opened its 2007 campaign with a 4-2 victory over Cottonwood. "They made the plays when they needed to be made," Nebeker Nebek-er said. "Everybody stepped up at a different time in the game." Though many players stepped up and shone for the Tigers, it was a newcomer who stole the show with her defense. Sophomore catcher Maquel Clegg wowed the crowd and eliminated the Colts' momentum throughout the game with her pinpoint accuracy on defense. Clegg, making her first-ever varsity start, picked off Cottonwood Cotton-wood base runners on three separate sepa-rate occasions; ending a potential scoring threat each time. "I'll take her behind the plate any day," Nebeker said. "She had some great throw-downs for us and got the lead runner when we needed it." as one of the state's top programs. pro-grams. "I hope they realize that they don't have to back down from anybody" Nelson said. "It doesn't make us champions champi-ons of anything, but we were good today, we were better than they were today. After two games, we're happy to be where we're at." Fowler added, "Honestly Dr. David Gordon, D.M.D Quality Family and Cosmetic Dentistry 325 East 100 North Lehi 768-9471 Now Accepting New Patients Emergencies Welcome Interest Free Financing Available Most Insurance Accepted Evening Appointments Available Free In Home Teeth Whitening System! $190 Value With New Patient Exam, X-rays, and Cleaning weeks. Also on that list: I Third-best RPI in state. I A better RPI than any Big Sky school. I Hunsaker's 100th win at UVSC. I United Basketball League champs with a 9-1 record. I An 8-6 record on the road. I A 33-5 overall record against Independent schools in four years. Overall, it was a year to remember. re-member. "They all played inspired basketball," Hunsaker said. "I thought they all played well and hard. This was a tough game. I am so appreciative and thankful for what they have done for our program. They laid the foundation founda-tion for teams in the future." UVSC will hurt with the loss of seniors David Heck, Chris Bailey, Peter Brown and Matt Peterson, but UVSC has a solid group of returning players that include sophomore Ryan Tool-son, Tool-son, the team's leading scorer ( 15.5 ppg), who finished the season as the nation's top free-throw free-throw shooter. The Wolverines will also have both their centers back in Joe Walker and Jordan Brady, along with Richard Troyer, point guard Josh Olsen and another big man in Brett Raven-berg. Raven-berg. The returning players have a tough act to follow. I Neil Warner can be reached at nwarner& heraldextra.com. Clegg showcased her talents in second inning when the Colts were threatening to score. With a runner on third, a fastball got away from pitcher Megan Mulen and sailed over Clegg's head, prompting the runner run-ner to sprint home. However, Clegg ripped off her mask, dove to the ground and while falling down, tossed the ball to Mulen, who made a beautiful tag to get the out at the plate. "Maquel is a keeper," Nebeker Ne-beker said. "She works hard and always gets where she needs to be." Clegg's play quickly shifted the momentum to Orem's side, and from there, her teammates made sure it stayed that way. With runners on second and third in the bottom of the frame, Cassidy Christiansen drilled a single up the middle, bringing home her two teammates to give the Tigers the 2-1 lead. I Jeff Mathewson pled this report. I Orem 7, Copper Hills 5: At West Jordan, Dehyse Downey had a two-RBI hit in the seventh inning that put Orem up for good as the Tigers earned the nonregion win. Baseball I Orem 9, Hunter 5: At Orem, Goose Kallunki went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double to lead Orem (1-0). Marc Morgan got the win on the mound in the season opener for the Tigers. Ti-gers. it's not unexpected to me. Just watching us this offseason, how hard we've been working, work-ing, I knew we'd come out tough, and I think people are starting to realize that we're legit." 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