| OCR Text |
Show Thursday, January 11. 1990 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Eleven Lady Ute Invitational begins today Tndav the Utah women's tennis team opens their own Lady Ute intntatinnal tournament, which runs ilA through Saturday at the George S. Eccles lennis Lenier. ine nve-teaindividual tourney marks the Utes' last matrhfis as the team dual-matc- h season begins Wednesday at UCLA. " m Utah s senior stanaout Kristin Seigrhund is tabbed as the second seed in singles competition below top-seed- Anna Funderburk of ed Brigham Young. Junior Susie Costa is !o Nn. 3 seed and senior Liz Fox is seeded sixth in the three-da- y tournament ' " Doubles play features the effective combination of Costa and sophomore Ruth Ann Stevens as the tournament's number one seed. Other doubles seeds include the Utah twosomes of and Salt Lake natives Lisa Paal. and Julie Kempin is playing well right "Everyone be a good should and this now tournament for us as there will be a Fox-Seigmu- lot of fine players competing. I will use this tournament to evaluate my players and see where they stand.'' saw tnira-yementor John Tsumas. i Utah's Big Four (Utah State. Weber State and Brigham Young) will all be represented at the Invitational along with Idaho State University. BYU is ranked No. 14 in the country and is the returning High Country Athletic Conference champion; Utah was last year's conference runnerup. Though tournament play could include many heated personal rivalries among the instate teams, the tourney is classified as an individual event so team scores will not be recorded. Utah, ranked No. 24 in the nation, looks to the invitational as pivotal in . preparation for the regular season that will take the Utes to three dual SOCIOLOGIST VISITS ATHLETES ar matches in three days next week. Southern Cal, Pepperdine and UCLA are ranked in the nation's top six women's tennis crews. The Lady Ute Invitational marks the second time the women's tennis team has competed in the new Eccles Tennis Center. In November the team opened the Eccles Center when the '1 fx V3 iV Kristin Siegmund ITCA Regionals were held there. Kristin Seigmund raised Utah's anticipations for the season when she reached the semifinals of that tournament. Matches start at 9 a.m. today t 1 J 4 200-yar- an c?kcr?mTPcr I panel discussion will be held today at noon in the Union Ballroom. The topic .will be "Changes, and Evolution in Sports: A Mirror of American Society." Utah Athletic Director Chris Hill will introduce the discussion arid KISN radio personality Kurt Wilson will A Panelists will include Thurl Bailey of the Utah Jazz, Althea Gibson, tennis and golf legend along with former Ute and NFL standout Roy Jefferson. The moderate discussion is part of the U.'s Martin Luther King Jr. . Celebration. The Utah House on Wednesday approved a bill g at making concerts and sporting events ticket-scalpin- . illegal, despite arguments that the state has no business interfering with free enterprise. Those , caught selling tickets for more ticket distributors to charge for its service) would be subject to a class C misdemeanor charge. The measure now goes to the Senate for approval. The Salt Lake Golden Eagles host the Peoria Rivermen tonight at 7 p.m. in the Salt Palace. The two squads played Tuesday night in Salt Lake City with Peoria garnering a 6 overtime shootout victory over the Big Birds. Baseball owners took another step toward a lockout, telling clubs 7-- to put spring training on hold until an owners' meeting on Feb. 9. A memorandum sent to clubs Tuesday said that the decision to open training camps would come just before the Feb. .15 reporting date. A new collective bargaining agreement is what both sides are working toward. WHAT TO TELL YOUR BROTHER-I- M " LAW WHO KSISTS THE It it . individual medley races last year. The Utes' top freestyle sprinter is Warwick Mortensen, a senior from Australia. Nebraska is led by Jan Birdman, who has the sixth fastest time in the NCAA 200 IM this season. . Reddish said that regardless of whether his team wins or loses it should gain from the experience. "Our goal is to get as much experience as possible this weekend," Reddish said. "Right now we're just searching for the proper events to have some of our younger swimmers swim in. We've got good talent, but we need to find out how to utilize everyone in the best way for themselves and the team." . The Cal Berkeley professor delivered the keynote address kicking off the University of Utah's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Before the gathering at the Alumni House, Edwards spoke to a group of U. students, faculty, and staff in the Union Ballroom on the topic: , "Sports, Race and Academics: The Burgeoning Crisis of the Black Athlete." At the tell these kids about the of this situation," he said of school's mediocre academic standards for athletes. "Minimum standards become maximum responsibility luncheon, Edwards told the athletes to make the most of their time in school C and work toward a degree. He admitted that many of the - goals." problems facing black student- - Loren Jorgensen Jim Burton Jazz blast Denver WAC THURSDAY 1-- coach Norm Ellenberger will attempt to snap a couple of BYU home winning streaks. BYU (10-are 0 in the Marriott Center this year and have won 12 straight 3, WAC home openers. Hawaii at AFA The Falcons (6- 6) will play its first league game of Karl Malone nailed his first nine shots to give Utah a 38-1- 7 lead. "Some nights you can't hit the ocean and other nights everything falls," Malone, who finished the game with 31 points said. "We needed this win and we went out and got it. With a team like Denver, you've got to get on the board early and not give up, and that's what we did tonight." For Denver the game was a total wash. After an early 2 tie, the team went into a slump, shooting only 33 percent in the first period and' only 40 percent for the night. "They we re without their main the season against the team with the best overall mark in the WAC. has only played Hawaii (1-- 12-3) one away game this season, however. The game will feature two of the league's best shooters in Ray Dudley and Chris Gaines. SDSU at Wyoming The Aztecs split a pair of games at home to start the WAC season, while the 'Pokes went on the .tough trip to New Mexico and UTEP with a 1 mark. Overall Wyoming is while SDSU is 6 on the year. . er lead. John Stockton finished with 16 points, nine assists and four Point-guar- 5, ended the game with 15 points, six assists and 10 boards. Thurl Bailey came off the bench for 14 points, shooting 7 of 9 from the field. Jazz veteran Darrell Griffith finished with ; 15 , points. Center Blair Rasmussen poured in 20 points for the Nuggets, followed by 19 from Fat Lever. . 9-- . d rebounds. Rookie Blue Edwards 2-- 1-- 8-- Jerry Sloan said. "But it's weird, some nights you hit everything and some nights you don't. When you hit from the outside like we did tonight, everyone looks like a genius." Malone, who only played 27 minutes, shot 14 of 18 from the field at the half-tim- e including a three-pointbuzzer to give the Jazz a 75-4- 4 9. 7-- 130-9- 9 threat (Alex English) tonight and I'm sure that was part of it," Jazz Coach Some nights you've got it, some . nights you don't. Wednesday night in the Salt Palace the Utah Jazz had it while the Denver Nuggets never even came close. Utah won the game going away, 130-9The Jazz hit 1 7 of 22 shots from the field in the first period and forward -- UTEP at BYU The Miners (8-- 5 overall, 1 in league) and interim MSEY read anything we could get our hands on," he said. "Even the biggest, toughest walked guy on campus around with a copy of Malcom X in his back pocket. When I think that my great grandfather had to sneak out to a barn with a candle and a blanket just to read the Bible, I have to ask myself why can't my kids walk two blocks to the library?" "There's a reluctance on the part of black leaders today to responsibility. New Mexico State, will be with Utah Saturday at noon in the Natatorium.. 1, were specifically aimed at blacks, ranged from social to issues academic conference' meet of 1990, New foe Mexico, along with 1-- 1) athletes stem from a society dominated by whites, but that of : Utah student athletes group internally motivated change, a ; at. luncheon not "just asking for help," is in Wednesday the Alumni House on a variety ' the key to eliminating those of issues facing young problems! athletes. His topics, which "When I was in school, we Nebraska is in town, Utah will host another national power 24 hours later. Arizona State will face the Utes Friday at 6 p.m. In the first non-WA- Noted sports psychologist, Dr. Harry Edwards spoke to a While tonight highly ranked I than 15 Dercent or $3 above face value (a compromise allowing . Matthew Coles recently made a training trip to Qiina - where the Ute swimmers were able to swimming team, will finally be back ; compete against teams in Beijing' and ; break Nanking as well as in the China in action today after a ; National Championships. No teams from intercollegiate competition. scores were kept in the meets. In the first of three meets in a row, face Scores will be recorded tonight, national Utes will the at Nebraska however. Utah Coach Don Reddish 6 today p.m. powerhouse know Ute if that's good or bad. doesn't Natatorium. in the a "Last swam last in Utah, which year we almost beat Nebraska," Reddish reminded, "but this year collegiate dual meet Nov. 24, most we're rebuilding and Nebraska is one of the top 10 teams in the nation. This '' '''''' ' M''' ' will give us a good look at how we can do against a top caliber team, but I don't know if we can win." Utah's divers have been a strength .' on the team this season with Kort Borg and Bret Peterson leading the way. "Another diver, Scott Teerlink, was a WAC champion prior to going S-.on a church mission and could also earn points for the Utes. Swimmers to watch include sophomore Jim Giottonini, who was d the WAC champion in the that and in an butterfly event last season, and junior Arnie Miles, who earned WAC champion Kort Borg accolades in the 200 and 400 six-we- ek " - to tZ'K Ute tankers to entertain Nebraska The University of Utah world travelers, also known as the men's " i ; Jim Burton YOU GIVE TO UNITED WAY . NEVER GETS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. 'o'c-- V You've heard them before. You'll hear them again. The people who complain that "the trouble with the United Way is the money never gets to the people." That, quite honestly, is hogwash. That's because the United Way is run by volunteers who without pay. give their time and talent So that an amazing 90c of every dollar you give goes to need. agencies that help people in Like those kids you help at the Boys' Club, 40 of whom come from single parent homes. Like the Salvation Army's day care centers and homes for ntanka to you raj r WW United Way cl the Great " Salt Lake Area with the American Cancer Society and the Utah Heart Association. abused children. Like those families who because of inflation can barely afford food but who can, because of you. send their kids to if the YMCA and camp and have a place to turn family handle. much to too become troubles law or the guy at the office So the next time your brother-iwater cooler tells you why he doesn't give to United Way, tell him why you do. 7 mnnTfTr n A PufehC Sf C 0t fM NMtptptt t MvWMmt CewnO You nm can do it We can help. Call w |
