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Show Sports Winners Continued from front Free Press 90-ye- ar Doors open at 6:00 p.m. 88 Brand New Saddles 5- Silvered Show, Pleasure, Roping, Youth, Cordura, English, Australian, and Pack Horse Saddles (Manufacturers written warranty on all saddles! Lots of Brand New, Brand Name Tack Garcia Silver Bits Blankets, J: Wll; ' Photo by Dean Von Memmott Pioneer Braden Cooper (22) cuts around Emery's Benny Grimm (30) in last Saturday's state championship game where the Pioneers captured their third consecutive title. team with eight or ten stars. In other final games, Uintah edged Bear River 80-7- 7 for third-fourt- h places, and Pine View defeated Dixie 56-5- 0 for fifth-sixt- h place finishes. at soccer signups For Information Call Lehi nt days for Gontestch lPgSti tle worse than the ing. litearlier 'out-,Tfe ' The game was tied four times and the lead changed hands five times, the last when Hadfield and the Christofferson brothers combined for 11 points in one minute and 16 seconds midway through the second quarter. This included two treys within 22 seconds by the younger of the Christofferson duo. Bear River got within six but then a points at 45-3seven-poiblitz to end the period pushed the margin to 13 points, 52-3Cooper and M. Christofferson led the hit parade at 17 each, with Hadfield's 14 and D. Christofferson's 7 assisting in total. Colledge the added six with Terry, Jex and Micah McKinnon contributing 6, 4, 2 and 2, respectively. 9, nt 9. 70-poi- nt Lehi 60, Emery 51 In the title contest, Lehi started off with a 10-- run, with Hadfield scoring twice and Cooper adding two from outside the arc for six. The Spartans had call at that point and a wake-ustayed just seven points behind at the end of the first canto. Treys by Emery's Matt Nelson and Cooper traded baskets before Nelson and Ben Luce combined to move the Spartans within two at Emery closed the margin to one to start the second half. at The Spartans hung around like 'a" 'ghat for much of the third period, just within striking distance but never ahead. 3 p 17-1- 5. 25-2- 4 ATM Cards Life - Health, Annuities... 3-- A Hadfield's jumper and Cooper's offensive rebound at the buzzer gave the Pioneers a edge to start the final eight minutes. Colledge's offensive rebound and another quick score moved the LHS quint out six-fo- Credit Cards ot 38-3- 2 We take care of all you insurance needs. ResidentialCommercial by seven. "The key was defense," said Filimoehala after the Emery game. The press finally got to them." Lehi showed the Spartans their heels at the mark as they went on a sprint with M. Christofferson stealing the ball and making an uncontested layup, Hadfield shooting one of his baseline jumpers, Mike making 11 of 12 free throws, and Colledge one of his charity tosses. Although the Spartans were taller, Lehi won the battle of the boards with Colledge and Hadfield pulling down 16 and 3 N. 153 First 756-352- 1 Sscuntir 40 N. 200 E. American Fork nt CLE We Sell The Best & Repair The Rest..."The Best!" 49-2- Now Selling Red Wing Boots! 10, respectively. Cooper, M. Christofferson and Hadfield led the point totals with 19, 15 and 12. Colledge, D. Christofferson, Terry and Trent Smith capped the scoring with 6, 5, 2 and 1, respectively. With seven underclassmen on the tournament team who saw action, someone might need to learn how to say "four-peat"You have to have some Ask about our FREE RedWing Maintenance Program! Mode in U.S A ." decent talent," commented Filimoehala after Jthe final win. "We've had the ' talent,"' he reflected, but what about next year? Time will tell. " 173 West Main St. 766-862- 6 East. 100 Registration taken after March 6 will be subject to a $5 late fee. Coaches and team parents are needed for the program. Coaches will receive a Lehi Soccer and a discount on their child's registration. The following age groups will be formed: and kindergarten $10 sign-u- $1 5 for new shirt p 1st2nd Grades $15 sign-u$1 5 for new shirt 3rd4th Grades Shin guards (required) Everyone must play with a soccer shirt, whether old or new. p $5-1- 0 5th6th Grade boys (Under 12) $1 5 sign-u$45 for full uniform $10 Shin guards (required) Games will start in August. p 5th6th Grade girls $15 sign-u$45 for shirt, shorts and socks $10 "Shin guards (required) p For more information, call or Mike Hansen, Dennis Beck, 768-373- 4, 768-821- 7. s - y " f Happy 80th Birthday Dad!!! Love Bon, Ben & Jim ini OOR COPY i ii hum -- wnnill mrr rnnnl n t Craig Hilton Soccer players have just two more days to register for the city recreation program. Sign-up- s will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 4 and 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. each night at the Lehi City offices, and 735 North 400 East, Spanish Fork " " Terms: Cash ' Final fwo t : , four-poi- nt K' I ' . free-thro- w four-pe- & Spurs. Silvered Show Bridles. Osier Clips. Reins. Saddle Pads Halters, Lead Ropes. Grooming Items, 100's of items not mentioned! Veterans Memorial Building unselfish talent. Should it be Andy Hadfield, who struggled toward the end of the season but came on with a vengeance in the semifinal and Lehi 52, Richfield 48 final state games with 14 and 12 Even though the Eagles had 23 chances from the points, including four baseline jumpers against Emery, and line and made more of their pulled down a fistful of charity tosses than the Pioneers rebounds? had a chance at (15), the Purple Should it be Travis Colledge, and White outlasted the the other senior starter, who is Richfield squad to advance to always where he needs to be, the semifinal round of the state doesn't score big, but pulled 3A tournament. down 16 boards in the final Six more field goals, includgame and scored 12 valuable ing three shots by and one by D. points in a victory Cooper over Richfield in the quarterfiChristofferson, provided the nal contest? victomargin for the Suffice it to say this was a ry. Lehi led by one at halftime team victory, a team year with and added three more to the four starting seniors and a sopho- final tally. more, Dave Christofferson, who is Cooper set the pace for the Pioneers with 15 points, folpossibly having thoughts of as he returns next year from lowed by Colledge and M. a starting role this season. Christofferson with 12 and 11, Filimoehala called him "the respectively. Hadfield, James unsung hero," sinking a trey at Jex, D. Christofferson and Jake the half to give Lehi the edge Terry rounded out the scoring over Emery. He was also good with 5, 4, 3 and 2. for one against Richfield and Lehi 70, Bear River 51 two against Bear River. Other teams have their indiThree was not a charm for vidual stars, but Lehi has a the Bears from Garland as they lost for a third time to the team, the state championship Pioneers this year in the semifi-ja- l four-poi- Page 9 Saturday, March 7th 7:00 p.m. raw r In the process, the Lehi players compounded the problem for those who select the state's ar - Tack and Saddle Auction ketball. Should it be Braden Cooper, who led the team in scoring with an 18.8 average including 15, 17 and 19 in the tournament games? Should it be Mike Christofferson, last year's MVP, who scored 11, 17 and 15 (13 of the team's final 16 points on Saturday) and dished out a bunch of assists? Those two guys just refuse to lose," third-yecoach Dave Filimoehala said. That's what championships are made of." You can't pick a standout leader when there is so much -- Three Bars Saddlery from San Antonio, Texas page joined an exclusive group of four other schools to earn three consecutive golds over the history of Utah high school bas- - March 4, 1998 liiiinlr ii.i. II . Lehi |