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Show raws SECTION Ft 2mht$Hcrot j VtVIMC3LIMt, SPORTS EDITOR i Darnell Dickson rviHiv.n u, two ddicksonfiheraldextta com 344-255- NCAA penalizes BYU men's volleyball BYU program slapped with probation, recruiting restrictions campus recruiting activity, A LOOK AT THE RULING reduce BYlTs number of Darnell Dickson DAILY HERALD d BYU men's The volleyball team emerged from an NCAA investigation with a stiff punishment, but the Cougars will still be eligible for the postseason. Meanwhile, former head coach Tom Peterson, who said he was forced to resign when BYU learned of the NCAA review, is finally tell- - 3-ye- ar For more information what penal- ties the NCAA put upon the BYU men's volleyball program, see C7. ing his side of the story. The NCAA penalized the BYU program on Tuesday for major and secondary violations of recruiting rules. UTAH VALLEY The penalties are a combi- and nation of NCAA restrictions, including a three-yea- r probation period. The penalties also limit off- self-impos- scholarships from 4.5 to four and demands the disassocia-tio- n of a booster. The action stems from impermissable benefits provided by a student-athlete- 's mother to former BYU player Yosleyder Cala and another Cuban defector when they arrived in Provo in 2005 and before they enrolled at the VOLLEYBALL, C7 t - FiLEDa.iy Herald head coach Tom Peterson goes over plays with the team during volleyball practice at BYU Jan. 7, 2004, Former See 1 ? BYU CLASSIC ALL-STA- R A. V V iilLUJ WW MMBm (0 Lone Peak teammates dominate at All-StClassic; Funk named MVP ar MARIO RUIZDaily Herald Provo's Sara Heaton playing drives for the South into Lehi's Stephanie Rogers (32) playing for the North Russ Lyman DAILY HERALD i during the Utah r Basketball Classic on Tuesday night at Timpview High School. All-Sta- ' Valley It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or even a great Zuchinni to figure out what to do if you have Lone Peak's Bracken Funk, Josh Sharp, and Justin Hamilton on North girls earn your team. Just give SOUTH .wo,. them the' ; dang ball. Which is what Neil Warner's did en route to North 0 their win over the South on Tuesday night at TimpvieW High School in the 12th annual Utah Valley 120 NORTH ; All-Sta- All-St- ar Classic victory over South . All-Sta- Jordan Christiansen 120-10- All-Sta- HERALD CORRESPONDENT' The North bent but didn't break, holding off a late to run by the South win the Utah Valley 9 Game Tuesday night in Provo. North head coach Glenn All-Sta- All-St- Classic. Lone Peak's tall and talented trio combined to score 60 points, led by the MVP Funk's 34, to lead the North team to the win. "We want to go where our money is and obviously when you outsize a team by six inches per player, you want to go inside," Funk said. "I think that's what we did and we got it done." When asked what he would say to who thought that the North had a stacked team, Funk simply answered, "Amen." Although the North which See All-Sta- All-St- 75-6- y CLASSIC, C4 All-Sta- , RUIZDaily All-St- j i .1 MARIO Larson couraged his team v SOUTH to shoot 3's and shoot them often and the players responded. Seven hit 1 1 treys, North including four by Megan Bishop of Timpanogos, who was named the North team's MVP. "My goal was to have each player hit at least one Larson, who more than once encouraged some of his post players to spot up and shoot on fast breaks. One of Larson's own players, Pleasant Grove's center Sarah Clement, heeded Larson's advice and knocked 75 69 Herald Lone Peak boys Josh Sharp (32) and Braken Funk (45) i ( drive the ball up the court during the Utah Valley All-St- Basketbull Classic at Timpview High School on Tuesday. See C4 MWC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS BYU women hope to MWC Youth has its day in tourney make most of long season Jason Franchuk Back in 2002, when there were also four juniors (Ruben Douglas and LAS VEGAS -Y- outh Britton Johnsen the main can be a fickle thing. But ones) and one senior. Mountain West Confer"That's exciting," said ence men's basketball, BYlTs Lee Cummard, a and its fans, junior who shared player might want to take time of the year to enjoy it. honors with DAILY I MARIO RUIZDaily Herald guard Lee Cummard dunks the ball on Nov. 7,2007. BYU Jason Franchuk HERALD This postseason is being served young. Of the 15 players announced on the all-- WC teams, there were nine juniors, a sophomore and a fresh man. Quick match: Four seniors, and only one on the first team. The last time the Star Five was this young? DAILY LAS VEGAS to highlight. See YOUTH, C6 BYU would still AUit MWC senior J.R. very memorable tournament, starting today with the play-i- n game between Colorado State and Wyoming, who each have a junior second-team- - like its long, sometimes excruciat ing season to become extended. New Mexico Giddens. The young guns could make this a HERALD V' 1 first round (5) BYU vs. (4) New Mexico Today, 2:30 p.m. TV: mtn. takes is three consecutive women's basketball wins at the Mountain West . ment at Thomas & Mack Center, starting today at 2:30 p.m. MT as the No. 5 tourna-- FILEAP BYU's Trent Plaisted dunks ball on Dec. 29, 2007. the MARK JOHNSTONDally See BYU WOMEN, C6 Herald Jazmine Foreman, left accelerates to the hoop on Feb. 23. BYU's |