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Show 1 I 'OUIU 'l-- ) ti L dib V tU J,lb f -- p r --, SECTION SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007 SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Timpanogos rolls past Red Devils Russ Lyman DAILY coach Kim Nelson. Earlier this week, make that hit it out the window in Friday's 134 win over 4A's No. HERALD ber of guys that were making contributions." Timpanogos failed to advance a runner Springville. past second base in ' an intrasquad game. Timpanogos "I was thinking pounded out 14 hits and scored in every TIMPNGS 13 either our pitching is inning but one. Every SPRNGVLLE 4 great, or we're not starter reached base very good hitters. Nelson said with a grin. "The safely for the TWolves. The offensive outburst came good thing is that it wasn't just as somewhat of a surprise for one or two guys, it was a num The pitching was erratic at times and the defense was less than perfect, as can be expected in the first game of the seasoa However, the Timpanogos offense was in midseason form. The TWolves took the age-ol- d adage that defense wins games and threw it Junior shortstop Brett Lopez, who hit .465 last season, did nothing to disprove SeerwOLVES, C3 ASHLEY FRANSCELLDaily Herald Timpanogos' Rob Carter steals third base against Springville on Friday in Orem. 2007r.IVCBlSKnTBlL.LTOtmiTAT.2EITT J ... nv irnmrnr UAUVUU. VU UAUkJUAUVl MM I jjjw J I to TMiTiirnr IdillL MM. xJ'UJIJlllvLl. BYU men hold on to huge lead against Cowboys Cougar women gut out semifinal win over Utah Jason Franchuk Darnell Dickson DAILY DAILY HERALD v v r: V yearned for the past three an-nual parties two teams' fan bases with great animosity toward each other and UNLV fans walking in after halftime to cheer for the upset. It may have happened, 25-BYU knows, if not for 7 V 10 minutes of basketball that were the kind which could win a league title tonight after a win against Wyoming. 96 , 84 96-8- 4 lead eight minutes A into the semifinal didn't totally knock out the Cowboys, but sure gave the night a touch of a different feel What wouIdVe happened had the margin never swelled so wide that quickly and No. BYU was forced to duke it out in a more even game that never closed within six points? "In the first half, we pretty much felt like we had it under See BYU MEN, really compete. Ours wanted to." Dave Rose BYU head coach Melinda y t-- ' WtM a Johnsen had tape on both knees to cover up floor burns. Dani Wright, who sprained her ankle on Wednesday, had acquired a hastily applied bandage to stop the bleeding from a gash under her chin. Mallary Gillespie would need ice on her hip, along with the regular ice packs on her knees, after the game. But you know what? It takes more than mere cuts, bumps and bruises to rattle this BYU team. The Cou- BYU WOMEN 55 49 UTAH gars rallied for a 5549 victory over Utah on Friday in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament, earning their second straight trip to the finals. BYU will face New Mexico, a 6553 winner over Wyoming in the day's other semifinal. No. 1 seed BYU (23S) led by as many as 13 points in the first half, ) only to watch the Utes lead battle back and take a with just over 10 minutes to play. That's when the Cougars' experience kicked in and BYU head coach Jeff Judkins got creative. (18-13- - fer , I) i 41-3- 6 7 I :1 C4 "I've said this all year long, it's hard to win games. Guys have to - iy those first BYU MEN WYOMING HERALD LAS VEGAS The old buildLAS VEGAS ing rocked again, just like old times. The Thomas & Mack Center had Friday night what the Mountain West Conference . See Ptwtoc by COBB CONDIEDally Herald Clockwise from top left, BYlTs Lec Cummard 0i'A mill gets a slam dunk on a fast break against Wyoming on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. BYVs Melinda Johnsen (35) dribbles around Utah's Morgan Warburton in a women's MWC semifinal BYlTs Trent Waist ed, left, is fouled by Wyoming's Ryan Dermody while shooting a jumper. BYtfs Danl Wright glances to the side showing a bandage used to cover her chin that was split in the second half Friday. BYU WOMEN, C4 "I came in there with that fire and intensity. just wanted to help my team." I BYU's Dani Wright Wright led the Cougars with 1 4 points in the win over Utah FOOTBALL Cougars hire Weber as offensive line coach Long, BYU players DAILY HERALD BYU head football coach Bronco MendenhaH announced Friday the hiring of Mark Weber as the Cougars' new offensive line coach. A veteran offensive line coach with over 27 years of coaching experience, Weber comes to BYU after spending the 2006 season at North Carolina as the of fensive line coach. "I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with Coach Weber Mcnden-ha- ll said. "He has proven ' history of coaching success hold blood drive and is one of the best in this business. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and look forward to having him Jared Lloyd join our staff, "In addition to being a skilled coach, he is a fantastic II and energetic recruiter and brings his experience at draw-tri- g some of the best talent in the country. Overall, however, Coach Weber is a tremendous individual. He is a fantastic fit for our program and for our community." MendcnhaD and Weber See of 2006, and for three months at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, he relied on other people's blood to keep him alive. When most people think of blood drives, they consider it a "I was given a lot of help service project or something to throughout my treatments," he said. "Every morning, I do if they have time. "When I gave blood In high' had to hope their was blood to school, it was to get out of give me the energy to make it class," former Lone Peak footthrough the day." ball star Jason Long admitted, The most recent news has been promising for the former "Now my gratitude to those who give blood is amazing." Knight. A stem cell transplant from his little sister succeeded That's not particularly surprising since Long was diagnosed with leukemia in August See DRrVE, C5 DAILY HtRAlD CourtMy photo Mdt Wbr coch players at a North Carolina practlet In WEEER, C5 2006. Weber will be the Cougars' new offensive line coach. |