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Show Page 6 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, March 13, 1977 mm UCLA, Trio Idaho State Utes Nip St. John's; Vegas Blasts Dons tec Snare Bia Wins - Idaho POCATELLO, Idaho (UPI) State's big men took control in the second half Saturday, powering the and setBengals to an in with UCLA confrontation a ting up the NCAA Western Regionals. The fourth-rankeBruins, with a second-hal- f rally led by guards Brad 83-7- 2 first-roun- d d and Jim Spillane, beat in the earlier game at Louisville Holland 87-7- 9 the ISU Minidome. Idaho State, outmuseled in the first half by the 49ers, nevertheless lead at the intermanaged a slim mission. In the second half, the Bengals ran straight at the 49er inside played a tough game under the offensive boards, and overpowered Long Beach. Steve Hayes, ISU's center, was held to only six points in the first period, but opened the second half by scoring eight of the Bengals' first 10 total points on the way to a game-hig- h 33-3- 0 ge, of 29. Jeff Cook, a forward, was also held to six in the first half but came back with 12 in the second. Cook's fast break slam dunk with 15 minutes left in the game set up a three-poiplay which put ISU up by 10 points, and seemed to take the spirit out of the 49er offense. Idaho State led by as much as 11 points in the first half, and then watched the 49ers fight back to within one, early in the second period. But ISU reeled off nine straight points 4 on its way to an lead when coach Jim Killingswoth pulled his starters with two minutes to go. Greg Griffin scored 14 points and picked off 14 rebounds for the Bengals. Forward Lloyd McMillan led Long Beach with 20 points, followed by freshman Mike Wiley with 14 and Richard Johnson with 13. The 49ers, making their first appearance in the NCAA playoffs since being slapped with a three-yea- r suspension for recruiting violations, finished the season ISU, with Saturday's 0 37-3- 83-6- 22-2- . m " - win, moves to 24-In the earlier contest, Holland, a sophomore, came into the game for the first time with 16 minutes to go and UCLA trailing He reeled off 16 points, most from the outside, to open up the 13ranked Cardinals' zone defense and get the Bruins moving. UCLA again trailed, with 4:35 to go when Spillane made a key steal and drove the length of the court for an uncontested lay-i- which put the Bruins on top for good. The senior, on the very next play, drove to the basket once again and picked up a goaltending call to give UCLA a three-poilead. the shortest Spillane, player on the court, finished the game with 16 points. UPI college player of the year Marquis Johnson led the Bruins with 17 and 14 rebounds but only four in the second half. Roy Hamilton chipped in 11. Louisville fell behind by nine points, in the first half. But when the 5,000-foelevation forced UCLA out of n its defense and into a zone, the Cardinals fought back with eight straight points. UCLA led 6 at the t sixth-ranke- Am, 48-5- NCAA regional diving championships held Friday and Saturday at Brigham Young University. Stiles will join four other Zone E divers from the Far West who qualified for the NCAA championshiops later this month in Cleveland, Ohio. While the top four finishers in the regional competition qualify for (he national meet, three men managed to r and qualify in both the three-mete- r events. Others who qulaifed for the trip east Curt are Joe Styger. Wilson, UCLA: Dan Lasarge, Arizona State, and Bart Morris, Arizona. Styger, who finished behind Stiles in the has qualified for the nationals all of the last three years. Wilson, who is only a freshman at UCLA, finished third in both events. one-mete- one-mete- - Utah. Utah, the Western Athletic 72-6- ot 39-3- Bond had 10. The victory NCAA - UCLA's 49th in 51 appearances sends the Bruins to Provo, Utah, for the Western Regional Championship March 17 and 19. With Saturday's win, UCLA is 24-- 4 on the season. Louisville ends its year with a 7 record. post-seaso- n 21-- ,1 UTAH'S JEFF JONAS (4) leaps high for a pass as he hurls his body toward the basket against St. John's in NCAA playoffs in DIVING: Tim Stiles. Arizona State, 430 59. Joe Stvger, California. 425 79; Curt Wilson, I'CLA. 425 22, and Dan Lasarge, Arizona State. 413 25 THREE-METEDIVING; Dan Lasarge, Arizona State. 482 97. Tim Stiles. Arizona State. 459 27; Curt Wilson. I'CLA, 455 94. and Bart Morris, Arizona. 444 30 Tucson Saturday afternoon. St. John's guard Glen Williams tries to stay with Jonas. Utah won game,"72-68- . Washington State Gains Indoor Title - Paso was denied an unl precedented fourth straight indoor team championship by Washington thanks to an obscure State, 25V2-2fourth-plac- e tie in the pole vault by Washington State's Brian Worden. Paso Four Kenyans from Texas-E- l teamed to set a new meet record in the distance medley relay. Their 9:43.11 was just a shade better than the old record set by Manhattan in 1973. Rono, who also was third in the mile, mark of the waited until the e to take the lead from teammate Joshua Kimeto, who was third, and won going away in 8:24.83. That was more than six seconds better than mark set by Nick Rose of the year-ol- d Western Kentucky. two-mil- Waigwa turned in a sparkling last quarter mile as he recorded only the third mile under four minutes ever run on Cobo Arena's board track. He completed the 11 laps at 3:58.97, barely record of off Jim Ryun's 54.6 nine-year-ol- d 3:58.6. Greg Joy on top in the high - Gymnastic Scores - Donna Turn-bul- l NEW YORK (UPI i and Kathy Johnson, both of the U.S., posted the top scores and in the women's secqualified tion of the American Cup International Gymnastics qualifying round competition Saturday. Turnbull's aggregate score was 37.90 and she topped the competition in the uneven bars and balanced beam with scores of 9 50 and 9 45, respectively. Johnson was right behind with 37 85. winning the competition in thp vault with 9 60 and the overall floor with 9 75 Other women qualifiers for Sunday's final round included Karen Kelsall, of one-tw- Canada, Brigitte Girardin, Switzerland. Margit Toth, Hungary, and Marta Egervari. Hungary In the men's competition. Misuo Tsukahara of Japan finished on top with an aggregate of 56 60, Just ahead of teammate Toshiomi Nishikii, who came in with 56 35 Nishikii was the leader in three categories, the floor, rings and vault and tied with Tsukahara in the parallel bars Bart Conner of the V S captured the pommel horse while finishing third with Kurt Thomas of the U S fourth, Eberhard Gienger of West Germany fiflh Tied for sixth and qualifying for the finals were Robert Bertscher of Switzerland and Phillip be LaSalle of Canada. lack-lustr- e f per-lorm- teammates "We just didn't get many breaks tonight," he said, shaking his head udlv jump at 36-2- 9, 40-4- 0 back-to-bac- Long Beach State won the pole vault this year as veteran Don Baird went 17-The Australian Olympian tied for e winner Earl Bell of first with Arkansas State but was awarded first place on fewer misses. 45-4- 65-5- Brooklyn-reare- - Michael Solomon, a senior at New Mexico, n d succeeded teammate Charles Dramiga d run at 1:10.01. in the Homegrown athletes were not shut out. A freshman from Muncie, Ind., Kelley Marsh of Ball State won the 600-yar- at 1,000 2:07.89 while American-dominate- d two-mil- e, It is true, the Eagles had some tough breaks. Three of their shots hit the goal post and bounced away harmlessly, In a brief and wild scramble in front the Tulsa goal in the waning moments of the game, tne Eagles had three or four point-blanshots at the net and couldn't get any of them past Tulsa goalie Bruce Bullock llaJ tiie Eagles been able to get any one of those frantic shots past Bullock, they undoubtedly would have salvaged a tie and game d a point on idle Fort Worth, because the last Tulsa goal was scored on an open net aftc the Eagles had pulled goalie Larry II ndrick But, there was more tlan ju:t bad luck involved in the Eagles loss. Several of the Salt Lakers just didn't effort appear to be giving it an and that was just as big a factor in the Eagle loss The year the Eagles won the Adams Cup under Coach Jack Evans, they had a great deal of talent, it is true But. they also had great desire, dedication and team spirit This year they seem to be lacking in these areas, at least in many of their games I really feel badly about it. because '1 v a Coarh Mirv great and likeable guy and probably deserves a better shake than he may get out of this season He also is probably a better coach than his team's record would indicate I feel badly because the Salt Like fans are among the most loyal and most supportive in all of minor league m"i I free-thro- w very hard." St. John's Coach Lou Carnesecca praised Utah for its outside shooting, especially from guard Jeff Jonas. "We had a shot at them," Carnesecca said, "but their outside shooting was fantastic. Jonas is a perfect playmaker." Earl Williams, who made three of four free throws in the closing minutes. v s ' make them." in our shooting," the coach said. "It's indicative of our team. We play very, Villanova was third in the meet with points, followed by Illinois with 16 and Kansas with Vv" playoffs. "I have great confidence The favorites in the high hurdash were both upset. dles and Junior Jeff Lee of Nebraska shaded Dedy Cooper of San Jose State by .01 in the hurdles with a time of 7.17 seconds. Sophomore Harvey Glance of Auburn, last year's winner, wound up second to Greg Edmond of Houston, who won with a 6.12 time. ;V said he heard Carnesecca yelling at his team to foul him. "There really wasn't any pressure on me," Williams said. "I knew I had to line and the from the free-throstatistics bore it out as the Utes connected on 16 of 22 attempts. relay teams from Kansas and Oklahoma won the mile and respectively. . TUCSON, Ariz. (UPI) Jerry Pimm said Saturday that his Utah team played as tough a game as it had all year to beat St. John's in the NCAA Pimm said his team won the game 21 The Miners, who had three first places in their futile bid to win again, 11-- 5 Pimm Praises Utes two-tim- Trinidad-bor- lay-up- 44-4- 2. 63-4- inch better than the record set by Dwight Stones of Long Beach State a year ago. just Hockey Notes on Golden Eagles much fervor and intensity as they did when things were going better for the Big Birds. That's a lot more than you can say for some of the other Eagles. Wednesday's game with the Tulsa Oilers was a case in point Although a win for the Eagles would have helped them immeasurably in their battle with Fort Worth for fourth place and a berth in the 0 nti al IIi.kt playolts. several of the Eagles if they cou'd care less They as played appeared to be playing with a defeatist attitude and as the Oilers went on to defeat the Salt Likers 4 2. But. not Charley Simmer or Rick Shinske. They skated as if their lives depended on their winning They were all over the ice. battling and digging for the puck and never giving up even when some of their teammates were performing in a way. Charley didn't score any goals and he didn't have any assists, but he was around the puck all night long and was not above challenging any opponent lor possession of the disc And that was true whether the Eagles were on the attack or on defense Shinske played with just as much intensity and in addition came up with 4 usmsIs tor me game He a c;;uph could hold his head high ahd skate off the ice with pride, knowing that he had given it 100 per cent .Inn Warden, the goalie on the last S Olympic hockey team and now a member of the Golden Eagles as well as a part tune commentator for Eagle Broadcaster Chuck Schell. said he thought Simmer was the best for the Eagles in the game and asn t too far behind. that Shinske Although Simmer had given an excellent individual performance, he was the picture of dejection as he sat in the dressing room following Hie loss But being the class guy that he is. he wasn't critical of the play of any of h's post-seaso- 20-2- 0 had Canadian Olympic silver medalist ys.v'-- By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Writer SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Lake Golden Eagles could certainly use a few more players like Charley Simmer and Rick Shinske these days The Eagle plavers have gone through a lot of traumatic experiences the past few weeks, such as the financial troubles of the parent club the Cleveland Herons, the delection of five players, the suspension of Lyle Bradley and now the Kay Martyniuk hassle. But. through it all. Simmer and Shinske have continued to play with as p 49-4- A near record DETROIT (UPI) mile by Wilson Waigwa of Texas-E- l e Paso and a record by Henry Rono of Washington State highlighted an outstanding Saturday afternoon for Kenyan runners in the windup of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Texas-E- the finals at Cleveland." Ohio State is favored at the NCAA championships, along with the usual Midwest powers in swmming and diving, according to Bestor. "The competition was very good," he added, "and the scores would have been higher, except the scoring was awfully tight." The results: MVnSSSSSS5 m IIIPI Tplenhntnl championships. But is was the diving of Dan Lasarge, Stiles' teammate, that produced the meet. highest score of the two-da- y "The coaches who accompanied the divers here agreed that it was the best diving we've had from the West Coast," said BYU diving coach Rollie Bestor. "And several can be expected to finish among the top 12 in Williams and Deane, who led Utah with 25 points, 'followed with two more from the line. Johnson scored on a driving lay-uwith 13 seconds to shave Utah's lead to and the Redmen three points, from New York came up with a steal seconds later but were unable to score from underneath their own basket as three different players missed. Then, Utah backcourt ace Jeff Jonas picked up a loose ball and scored for what appeared to be a basket, but the officials denied him the two points and let him shoot a backboard technical instead, which he made for the final point of the game. St. John's, which had a 22-- 8 regular season record and was making its 32nd n play, started appearance in the second half behind by seven points at but kept chipping away behind Johnson and Williams and finally tied six minutes into the the score at half. After Deane scored to put Utah ahead, Johnson and Cecil Rellford hit k s to put the on homebred Redmen in front at St. John's had only one more lead 4 at and then Utah, rallying behind Deane and Jeff Judkins, opened lead at 8 and held up a seven-poin- t on for the victory. Judkins, the WAC's leading scorer the last two seasons, finished wilh 18 points as Utah advanced to the next round virtually in its own backyard. Utah won the WAC title with an 3 mark and was 22-- overall coming into the playoffs. 0 back-to-bac- 86-5- 6 66-6- 4 n man-to-ma- lead at a and from there to the final buzzer it became a matter only of how many points the Rebels would finish with. As it turned out, they tied the playoff record with sub John Rodriguez, inserted in the game with two minutes to go, scoring the basket that tied the mark. George Johnson, St. John's leading scorer with 24 points, made two free throws to pull the Redmen to within two points at with 1:30 left. But after exchange of turnovers, Williams made two free throws on fouls by Glen Conference champions which beat Las Vegas during the regular season, advanced to the regional final with a 8 victory over St. John's of New York. Glen Gondrezick had 21 points and Robert and Sam Smith had 14 each as Las Vegas tied the NCAA playoff record of 121 points scored by Iowa in a victory over Notre Dame seven years ago. The Rebels, playing their familiar offense and a full brand of press defense, smothered the Dons from start to finish in a game that many had thought would be a see-sabattle to thp final buzzer. For" San Francisco, which trailed by as many as 30 points half a dozen times in the second half, it was a frustrating climax to a season that seemed so bright only two weeks ago. San Francisco had a 29-- record at that time, as well as the top ranking in the nation, but lost to Notre Dame last week and in bowing to Las Vegas suffered only its second defeat of the season. Las Vegas only lost twice during the to Utah and Ilregular campaign linois State, each by four points but on this day seemed unbeatable while making 60 per cent of its shots from the floor. The Dons had a game high 32 points from Winford Boynes and 20 from Marlon Redmond but their biggest stick, Bill Cartwright was held to 15 and USF was no match on defense for the Rebels' tall and talented first five. San Francisco tied the game at by the seventh minute of the opening half and was still close at 2 with three minutes to go but then the Rebels scored 12 straight and finished the first half with a lead at With Owens and Gondrezick doing most of the scoring in the early minutes of the second half, Las Vegas bolted to 28-3- intermission. The lead changed hands eight times in the second half, until Spillane's k baskets put UCLA ahead to stay with a little more than four minutes to play. The Bruins effectively won the game at the free throw line, hitting 25 of 30 while Louisville shot 15 for 24. The Cardinals' Wesley Cox led all scorers with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Larry Williams and freshman Darrell Griffith added 14 each, and Phillip d 5 Western Regional playoffs against n Collegiate Divers Cop NCAA Berths one-met- 121-9- 70-7- two-mil- Tim Stiles, a sturdy competitor from Arizona State University, missed two dives, but rallied to win a first in the and a second in the three-mete- r TUCSON, Ariz. (UPI) Reggie Theus scored 27 points and Eddie Owens added 22 Saturday in leading Nevada-La- s Vegas to a San rout of second-ranke- d Francisco and a spot in the NCAA Greg Deane, who led Utah with 25 points, said he was confident his team would play a good game. "On any given day we can play with anybody," he said. "I hope we can put it together for our next game." Umpires Meet Set The Central Utah Umpires Assn. will hold its first organizational meeting Monday at 6:15 p.m. at Provo High School, president Ken Voeller said Saturday. All persons interested in umpiring high school or collpge games should be in attendance. Items to be discussed will be umpiring fees, preseason games and assignments. ItylWPMT- ' - 1 f ' ' hit ? V '- -i ( 7 "J all-o- ' ' H Kdvi-ird- ' hoi ke I feel badly because the Art Teece and Bill and I lean Acord. the owners, have put a lot of time, effort and money to keep pro hockey going in Salt Like, especially after the financial collapse ol the Cleveland Itarons Hut. the Eagles still have an excellent chance of getting into playofls and making a little extra money, if all the players start playine with the desne and dedication of I wool them Charley Simmer and Hick Shinske - M pN. J- -- 'if im"S I I IS IIEr.V.WDE. holds his hands high in a victory gesture after winning the three mile run in the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Detroit Friday. Ilernundri, a member ol the Mexican Olympic team last summer, run l:i:2llS. to Cougars III big points in the drive lor championship. ll'PI gie n thr learn Telephotol |