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Show DAILY C2 TODAY Girls Volleyball Provo at lehl MBRIEFING DASinrmAT.Ti Zellous, Nolan help Shock AUBURN HILLS, Mich. 6:30 p.m. ShavonU Zellous scored 23 points and Deanna Nolan added 22 as the Detroit Shock easily cruised to a victory over the Indiuna Fever on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Shock, seeking their fourth straight trip to the WNBA finals, have knocked out the Fever in each of the last three 72-5- 6 s. Game 2 is Friday night at Indiana. Katie Douglas led Indiana Vvith 16 points, but the Fever couldn't overcome Detroit's edge in rebounds and turnovers. After trailing the entire first half, the Shock scored the first six points of the third quarter to take their first lead, and expanded the margin to going into the fourth. The Fever cut the margin to four, but Nolan scored the next six points and Zellous added a three-poiwith 5:09 to play. play to put Detroit ahead Television Boxing Ramos vs. Favela 8 p.m. VRS College Football Mississippi at S. Carolina 5:30 p.m. ESPN 6 a.m. 11 a.m. 4:30 p.m. TGC Golf The Vivendi Trophy PGA, Tour Championship LPGA, CVS Challenge TGC TGC 52-4- 3 63-5- 0 I Harpring out for camp: At Salt Lake City, veteran forward Matt Harpring will not take part in the team's training camp or preseason and will miss the start of the regular NBA season. Harpring has been plagued by knee injuries and an ankle problem. Last year he developed a strep infection after a June surgery to remove a bone spur in his right ankle. Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor made the announcement Wednesday that Harpring can't play for now and that his status will be in six weeks. Harpring has said he's unsure whether he'll be able to play again. Harpring has appeared in 665 games over 11 seasons with Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Utah. He was signed by the Jazz in 2002. Last season he averaged 11 points and 2 rebounds in 63 games. I Collins accepts Portland's camp invite: Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said Wednesday that former Utah Jazz center Jarron Collins has accepted an invitation to training camp and will comroster. pete for the final spot on the The Stanford product has averaged 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds over his eight year career. An elbow injury limited Collins to 26 games last seasoa -- Owlz Continued from Cl by nine runs when the bottom of the ninth came around was a fitting end. Doing it the easy way just wouldn't have been right for a team that went 8 in the season's first half. "It took time," Kotchman .": said. "But this group got what 20-1- deserved." Orem started with a frustrated manager and little pitching depth, as it often lost big and never really showed consistency. Win one, lose one became a routine as much as brushing teeth and batting practice. Somewhere along the way, it it clicked. Despite losing top prospect Jean Segura to a broken finger as he slid into a base, the Los Angeles Angels affiliate strung together a winning streak. Starting so poorly, way out of the race for the first-hal- f title, Orem wound up going 31-- 7 in the second half to im- - Local sports schedule WOMEN'S Berkeley M-- Finchem says PGA Tour may lose events Even as the economy shows signs of recovering, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem ATLANTA said Wednesday that shrinking marketing budgets of major companies could lead to the loss of title sponsors, and possibly some tournaments. The PGA Tour schedule for 2010 is not expected to be finalized until its board meeting the first week of November, and except for some juggling of dates on the West Coast the first two months of the year, it likely will look similar to this year. The bigger concern is some 10 title sponsor contracts that expire after 2010. "I suspect it's possible that we could lose a couple more events," Finchem said at the Tour Championship. "I think it's likely that we will lose some title sponsors, and they'll need to be replaced. But thus far, we've been able to handle that." Even as the recession deepened earlier this year, the tour managed to get contract extensions with title sponsors for two World Golf Championships and Bridgestone), New Orleans (Zurich) and Hartford (Travelers). Its biggest success might have been landing SBS as a title sponsor for the season- - pressively beat the mark set by the 2003 (then Provo Angels) roster that had several players go on to make names of themselves at the major league level. Two consecutive wins followed against Ogden to reach the championship round. "In a lot of ways it doesn't make a lot of sense," Kotchman said. "But with every team, every summer, we (coaching staff) are always preaching about not getting complacent. Come to work with a chip on your shoulder and prove people right or prove them wrong. Maybe more than any other group we've had in eight seasons in Utah, this one took that message to heart," Then Kotchman reels off the pertinent stats, and there are reasons why the Owlz were V kings again. Orem led the PL in batting average (.297), largely on the consistency of Dillon Baird (league-bes- t .372) and Casey Haerther (.350, third) and produced the most walks to offset being one of the more meager home-ru- n bashers. A pitching staff that had just two names among the league's best in wins and earned run contract negotiations. He was part of just 4 1 games of a possible 81 (counting the playoffs) but hit .376 and would have been eligible to challenge Baird for the batting title with about 20 more plate appearances. , Berkeley, Calif. SWIMMING BlueWhite scrimmage. 3 p.m. SATURDAY FOOTBALL Colorado State at BYU, 4 p.m. The mtn, .; Radio: 1160 AM TV: 102.7 Maple Mountain at Springville, 4 p.m. .One-on-On- Q opening tournament on Maui through 2020. Still, Finchem said it seemed unlikely the tour could make it to 2011 without losing some title sponsors. "I just think there are too many companies that have issues, although they all want to stay with us now," he said. "But 1 think that it's highly unlikely we would go through '1 1 without some turnover. Now, we don't have a problem with changing sponsors. We don't want to; we like the continuity. It's just that especially in a downturn, it's hard to sell through to already reduced marketing budgets." The only title sponsor that has said it would not renew after 2010 is FBR, which had the popular Phoenix Open. The tour lost the Buick Open in Michigan, yet was able to replace it with a new tournament in West Virginia, the Greenbrier Classic. Buick's other tournament, at Torrey Pines, is run by the Century Club in San Diego and is confident it will have a replacement sponsor before it is played the final week of hitting attack was paced by former rivals. Arizona's Dillon Baird, a former conference batting champion, led the Pioneer League in average (.372) while Arizona State member Carlos Ramirez was part of a College World Series run before he joined the Owlz and hit .376 in 41 games. And don't forget UCLA product Casey Haerther, whose .350 clip was third in the Pioneer League. SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: The Owlz really durturned on their e ing a playoff run. While Sweeping both games from Ogden and winning against Missoula, starting pitchers produced a 1.53 earned run average five-gam- 2-- 1 and Orem's hitters 34--5 (Ramirez-Baird-Haerthe- were .433 with six home runs and 22 RBI. NOT GOING UNNOTICED: Ikko Sumi played in just 21 games, hitting .232, yet he took home the only Owlz award: Most Valuable Teammate, as voted on by players. The reserve catcher did most of his work behind The first-teaalso was a sage presence behind the plate. Admirable, since he had to be somewhat tired after catching all 65 games for an ASU squad which went "I haven't had too many catchers like him that have the 51-1- snuck a shot past the BYU goal keep and sent the Thunder-bird- s into half down Continued from Cl SUUs Michelle Judd brought the Thunderbirds bench to into the game. Payne's goal was her eighth their feet after a game-tyinof the season. goal just seven minutes into the --"Car lee has tremendous second half and seemed to put momentum on the SUU side. work rate, so she's always available and that's something "Southern Utah played that we have to continue to very well tonight, you could tell that they really wanted embrace and develop," BYU coach Jennifer Rockwood said. it," Rockwood added. "They "She is an engine out there played hard throughout the and she makes her teammates whole game and really made us work." work harder and everyone But the Cougars responded around her is working harder." to the pressure and took the BYU struck again 11 minlead for good in the 68th minutes later after senior Andrea ute after Payne found Kassidy Willis beat her defender and scored off of an Alyssa Vander Shumway for the Veur pass that put the Cougars score. "I thought Kassidy played up Southern Utah picked extremely well," Rockwood said. "She and Carlee are really up its first goal of the night one minute before the halftime finding some chemistry up top and they are a dangerous two break after Rachel Krenzer BYU 2-- g FRIDAY VOLLEYBALL Alumni match, 6 p.m. .'. SATURDAY M-- CROSS COUNTRY Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. at Ray 0 mSALSALTIAKIi SATURDAY TV: REAL SALT LAKE at FC Dallas. 6:30 p m. KUTV 2.2 Radio: 700 d 2-- AM WldJAKKDUjUVD REGION 4 FOOTBALL AS TOUGH AS ADVERTISED LLOYD: The main thing does in my mind is prove that Alta is in the pack, not in front of it. The Knights could really put the Hawks in a precarious situation if they can go up to Alta and get the win Friday night. Pleasant Grove might be the class of the league but the Vikings will have to prove it down the stretch as they have road games at Brighton and Lone Peak before the region finale Krommenhoek leads AF past PG The Cavemen's Amy Krommenhoek scored all the Region 4 victory goals for American Fork in a over Pleasant Grove on Tuesday afternoon. Krommenhoek had already tallied a hat trick before the break. Marci Johnson provided the lone score for the Vikings, which came in the second period. 5-- 1 ft Fork football game tentatively rescheduled: The football game between Spanish Fork and Uintah High Schools that was canceled last Friday will be played on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. in Vernal unless more cancellations are necessary. Uintah-Spanis- h the scenes, arriving at the ballpark 4 12 hours early to get the hurlers ready. "You have something wrong with you if you don't like Ikko Sumi," manager Tom Kotchman said. "And he went way beyond the call of duty to make sure this team was ready daily." He also praised the Second-plac- e recipient, Ramirez: "He just made everyone on the field better." BAD IN A GOOD WAY: Orem had what appeared to be some bad breaks on the way to Missoula, where the Owlz won Games 2 and 3 to take home the fourth Pioneer League title since 2004. The Owlz could have been despondent after losing last Wednesday on a three-ruhome run when they were one strike from winning. Then the team had to travel 575 miles by bus, and the DVD player didn't work. "Being on the road helped us in a few ways," Kotchman said. "If you're at home, you're using some energy thinking about packing your stuff to get out of town." And the DVD player? "Maybe that made guys try and get some sleep." n pected stability from Jeremy Burg, an undrafted player who joined the franchise in July and wound up 0 in his last 10 outings (1.96 ERA, 18.1 innings). Travis Witherspoon, meang while, was a who couldn't hit in the first half. The off ense caught up with his glove, as he blasted all six home runs and flashed one of the most promising skill sets on the roster. He was the team's most improved player. "Travis was hitting No. 9 at the beginning of the season for a reason," Kotchman said. "Later in the year, he was still in the 8 or 9 hole. But you had to be careful with him. Some teams weren't, and he made them pay." slick-fieldin- er Everything came together the final two nights in Missoula. Which wasn't easy, because the Owlz lost Game 1 in Orem on a three-ruhome run when they were one strike away from victory. The Owlz hopped in a bus e for a ride, and plowed through the Osprey last Friday in Game 2 a 10-- complete-gam- e gem by Locke. n 600-mil- The smooth-swingin- g Haerther hit his first professional home run, and that set the tone for the rest of the trip. He had seven RBI in the series finale, getting hits in four of his six at bats then the UCLA product was part of his first ever championship dogpile. A lot of players show up in Orem every summer, unsure about the state, the city or the culture. They tend to leave as better players, ones with jewelry. presence he has," said Kotch"It was a neat group of man, who would be part of five decades in baseball coaching if kids," Kotchman said "They he returns as expected for the know what it takes to be suc2010 season. "Not only is Carcessful, and know how to maxlos good, he has a great feel for imize their potential. It'll be a pitching staff." great to see them all at spring Pitchers started going longer training, when they'll get their distances, and there was unex championship rings." some. Payne, who has been involved in 12 of the 13 BYU goals this season with either a goal or an assist, picked up her fourth assist of the season after the Shumway score. BYU will continue its four game homestand Saturday night when it hosts Utah State at South Field. UVU soccer At PocateUo, Idaho, Adrienne Schneider ended the scoreless streak and Tasha Bell had several big saves but Utah Valley feU 1 at Idaho State on early and late goals. The Bengals (44-0- ) took a lead 1:16 in and then broke a 1 tie in the 83rd minute to 2-- send the Wolverines to their fourth straight defeat. Annamarie Hofstetter made it Idaho State in the second minute when she scored on a Kacey Ball assist from 30 yards 0 ' TOKY BEATON 1 it 3-- POWER: Orem's I PREPS at Cal Berkeley UVUSIOITS With ' , With Lone Peak's win over Brighton and Brighton's win over Alta, football in Region 4 has been full of surprises. How does this affect the hierarchy in the new region? FM WOMEN'S TENNIS Fall Invite WOMEN'S SOCCER vs. Utah State, 7 p.m. III We know that," Finchem said. "But I think it's also important to recognize that marketing budgets are still down, and with the underlying economic factors stable but not getting worse, that's good. But it's certainly going to take a while to improve. We can anticipate pressure on marketing budgets at many, many companies as we go into '10 and maybe even '11." Inside the Owlz PAC-1- 0 e, PREPS January. d TENNIS Fall Invite TODAY Girls Soccer "We will have a good, solid schedule for 2010. el WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ri at Utah, 7 p.m. at Cal GOLF average Stephen Locke, wound up strikArenas ing out the most batters while surrendering the fewest walks. The season may have come together officially with the addition of catcher Carlos Ramirdraft pick ez, an eighth-rounwho was late to join because of a College World Series appearance with Arizona State, and BYUSTOKTS FRIDAY e OB ON THE AIR beat Fever Thursday. September 24, 2009 HERALD out. Scheider's goal came in the 39th minute on an assist from Kelly Vide, tying the game and ending a nearly three-gam- e drought without a goal for Utah Valley. It was 1 at halftime. The match seemed destined for overtime until Rachel Strawn's goal on a Ashley Jones assist with 7:32 remaining sent Idaho State to the win. Bell finished the match with eight saves. I UVU's Nothum honored: Utah Valley University's Mary Nothum and NJITs Umar Saeed were selected as Great West Conference Runners of the Week for their performances last weekend. Nothum won the Montana State Invitational, helping the Wolverines to a second place finish over Division I teams Montana, Montana State, Utah State, Weber State, and Utah. at home against Alta. ft BEATON: Region 4 teams now occupy four of the top seven spots in the 5A rankings, and two more teams from the league remain in the top 20. The region games were expected to be intense with so many good programs fighting for the four available playoff berths. They have been, and I expect they will remain so. The outcome of those two Brighton contests mainly serves to underscore the high level of talent in the region and the old coach's truism that no team can safely be overlooked. Spanish Fork and Uintah were forced to postpone hsiday's football game because of : a fly outbreak in Vernal. Is this a big deal? 2 ft BEATON: This isn't the first time that school officials have faced this dilemma, and I predict it won't be the last. It's unfortunate that an athletic contest was affected, but given the circumstances, it would have irresponsible to do anything else. ft LLOYD: I think this is a very big deal because it really changes the way the season plays out. Unlike baseball or softball when teams face each other multiple times, football is a game where teams work a full week to get ready for a single contest. Now both the Utes and the Dons have to tell their kids, "Hey, don't forget what we worked on because we'll need it again three weeks down the road." Officials did the right thing here but it could change how things shake out in Region 8. 3 Springville and Maple Mountain are both unbeaten in Region 8 girls soccer and meet twice in the next couple of weeks. Which team is going to emerge at the top of the standings? LLOYD: I love what head coach Carolyn Swenson and her young, talented Golden Eagles have done this year. Other than a single contest against Bear River, Maple Mountain has been streaking through the competition. That said, I don't think they get the Red Devils this season. I think Springville has a lot of firepower and it will be a lot to ask for the Golden Eagles to stop the Red Devils. Springville better be ready for a challenge, something it needs as the state tournament nears. BEATON: These two teams are clearly the class of Region 8 this year no one else is even close. 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