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Show Li TCDAY PORT S Pro Basketball............ B4 Scoreboard B5 .. . B9 Business Weather BIO EDITOR: AARON SHILL BYU didn't get far in Game 1 against Utah in Salt Lake. B2 THE DAILY HERALD (www.HaiiTheHerald.com) 344-257- 1 FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ths front now; Dons take advantage of errors in cold,, windy contest Scholarship's value getting lost in debate In a move that smacked of kind of meaningless we see whenever football fans go shirtless during December games, the Nebraska state legislature voted 26-- 0 March 10 to advance bill LB688. It would appear some politicians in Husker-lan- d want to pay col-- ' lege athletes. Championed by state Sen. Ernie Chambers, L6688 would require the state to compensate its student athletes at the University of Nebraska in the form of financial stipends or, possibly but less likely, reducing their number of practice hours. The NCAA sees LB688 as a nuisance, refusing to heed its potential, viewing it as little more than a hair in its salad. LB688 has more hurdles to clear before it makes its way to the desk of Gov. Mike Johanns, who supports the measure. More, the only way Nebraska would have to pay athletes is if four other states passed similar laws. If that were to occur, schools that paid would be in violation of NCAA rules. Then there's the sticky issue of paying all athletes, or just those g who play in LX be anothwould Title sports. er concern. And most athletic "departments are already wondering how they'll ever balance the books, much less how they'd pay their football players. Chambers, tasting reality like a shot of whiskey, realizes all of this. He concedes the focus is not to shock the NCAA into something huge. He just wants it to adjust to where the athletes who generate millions for their universities by putting a marketable product on the field get a little more for their trouble. But here's the deal the issue arises with greater frequency these days as the sick money generated by college sports becomes publicized more regularly. In Provo, where many of the student athletes are married and some are parents, it strikes a nerve. "You know what, some young men have families that can help them says BYU men's basketball coach Steve Cleveland. "But I have young men in this program whose families can't send one penny. In fact, I have young men in this program whose families are asking their sons to send money back to their families to help them." Depending on different factors, marital status being a big one, your average BYU football player blessed with a scholarship gets a monthly check ranging from $680 to $775, according to associate athletic director Mike King. If the athletes live in student housing, no" check comes. If they're on their own, they put about half of their check toward rent, and the rest goes to food and bills. If they have a child, they'd better get help from'somewhere else. Many echo Cleveland's opin-- . ion. One, Iowa State men's basketball coach Larry Eustachy, said he'd offer part of his salary to the cause. Others point to the (wink, wink) 20 hours college athletes commit to their sports per week and say maybe they need to be viewed as different from your normal student. Only a few months each year are they eligible to work and earn money. Even during those months, the demands of their sport and school can drain. BYU athletic directors Val Hale and Elaine Michaelis - 'Jim 2002-0- 3 Inside (8) forces out For a preview oT Wolf (4) ALL-VALLE- Region 7 baseball, at, second while attempting to turn a double walk and moved to second seeBS. when Jordan Daley was hit by a pitch. John Welsh the Dons' only hit in the inning singled to score Devereaux. An error and three walks helped score Spanish Fork's other four runs of the inning. Payson was shut out by Spanish Fork starter Tyson Brummett for three innings. But Brummett left the game with elbow trouble in the fourth inning, when Payson staged its biggest rally. play during Thursday's Region contest. The Dons pulled away for a 6' : win. 14--4 , MATT SMITH The Daily Herald See BASEBALL, B6 GIRLS BASKETBALL Y liCAA TOURNAMENT ame LL KIM JOHNSONThe Associated Press Jeff Graves (42) of Kansas dunks the ball against Duke. Jayhawks get it done vs. Duke revenue-producin- See RIDGELL, B2 Alex Payson's Dev-erea- SPANISH FORK Spanish Fork put together three big innings in a 14-- 4 Region 6 baseball win over Payson in frigid temperatures Thursday. The Dons (7-- 2 overall, SP. FORK 14 Region 6) had only six hits, but took advantage of PAYSON 4 Payson miscues during three big rallies. "The game was about as miserably played as the weather," Spanish Fork coach Jim Nelson said. "To be fair, I think they gave us seven or eight runs through walks, errors and wild pitches." 2-- 0 n the rout with a first inning. Tyler drew a lead-of- f five-ru- Herald Correspondent Patrick Ridgell Riley Gordon Spanish Fork started By STEPHEN VINCENT ii !J Iffj rrw By JOHN NADEL AP Sports Writer j m ANAHEIM, Calif. -Nick Collison played the game of his life. And that's what Roy Williams needed to get that elusive win over Coach K. Collison scored a career-hig-h 33 points and had 19 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes to lead the oVer Duke 5 in the semifinals of the West Regional on Thursday Jay-haw- ks 69-6- Y night. A for- 255-pou- ward Mike Krzyzewski tried to recruit to Duke, Collison scored seven straight points to give -seeded Kansas a 7 lead with 5:41 remaining. second- 63-5- WW Ji .Mil MATT SMITH AND RAY MEESEDaily Herald photo illustration Heather Hansen, center, is The Daily Herald's Valley Player of the Year. Her sister Hollie Hansen, left, is the Herald's Valley Defensive Most Valuable Player. Lehi's Michelle Harrison, right, is the Newcomer of the Year. TEAM Y 2002-0- 3 MARA BEST Spanish Fork MALLARY GILLESPIE Mountain View HEATHER KEITH Orem LARISSA LAYC0CK Lone Peak SANDY MARVIN Payson LAEL MCVEA Timpview BRYNNE NELSON Timpanogos TIFFANY PETERSON Orem SARAH RED Hansen sisters, Harrison played on different level By DARNELL DICKSON Player of the Year The Daily Herald How competitive are Mountain View twins Heather and Hollie Hansen? They aren't allowed to guard each other in practice. "They really get after each other," Mountain View coach Dave Houle said. "And they get after each other not like normal players, because they're identical twins. Before anything comes out of their mouths, they know what they're going to say." What we're going to say is that for the second year in a row, Heather and ' Hollie Hansen have nabbed the top . Timpview STEPHANIE RED Timpview Player bios, B7 See ALL-VALLE- Y, B7 Heather Hansen, Mountain View Defensive MVP Hollie Hansen, Mountain View Newcomer of the Year Michelle Harrison, Letii The Jayhawks were on top the rest of the way. "With it all on the line, if you lose you're done, 111 be proud of this one for a long time," Collison said. "I told him in the locker room, 'Man, did you play your buns off tonight,"' Williams said. "He's had e some games for us. big-tim- didn't think they had the strength or experience We inside." Williams said he believes Collison, a senior, was only the fifth player in his tenure at Kansas to play the entire game. "It was crucial for Nick to stay out of foul trouble," Williams said. "At the end of the game, if he had given me the tired signal, all of a sudden my vision would have gotten a lot worse." Collison made shots, scoring mostly from inside. t "That's one of the great performances you can have in a tournament " Krzyzewski said. "He played like a champion. It took that kind of effort because our kids like champions played tonight." will face Kansas (28-Arizona on Saturday with : 2, 7) Coach of the Year Dave Hiatt, Payson winner anina in Final Four. The fVio ' tVin top-seed- ed See KANSAS, BJ I |
