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Show Also in this section: Comics C4 Lifestyle C7-- 8 Wednesday Sport Dec. 19, 1990 c. H a mm Holy Harriers ML Vi&w 3 NOTABLE QUOTES: "Magic is magic. Down the stretch, it's going to be him in New every tight situation." York Knicks center Patrick Ewing, who scored 33 points and had 11 rebounds, talking about the Lakers' Magic Johnson, who had 22 points and 11 assists and hit two baskets in the final minutes of play to help Los Angeles take a 100-9- 7 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden Tuesday. MONTANA HONORED: San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana, who directed the 49ers to their fourth Super Bowl championship in January, was named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Montana, the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl XXV, is the first NFL player to be the sole recipient of the award. Former Pittsburgh QB Terry Bradshaw shared the award in 1979 with Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 'CANE ON THE MOVE: University of Miami athletic director Sam Jankovich reportedly has agreed to become director of football operations for the New England Patriots. The Boston Herald reported in today's editions that Patriots owner Victor Kiam and Jankovich, 56, reached an agreement during a meeting in New York. The Herald said the official announcement would be made during a news conference Thursday. BARNES HEARING: An appeals hearing for Randy Barnes, the world record-holdin the shot put who tested positive for a banned substance, will be held Saturday in Washington. Barnes has steadfastly denied he used banned substances. The Athletics Congress, the national governing body for track and field, in announcing the hearing date, said a panel consisting of Cliff Wiley, Tim Baker and Jill Pilgrim would hear Barnes' case at a closed hearing. The panel members were selected randomly from TAC's Drug Control Review Board. er SORE QBS: Kansas City Steve DeBerg was released from the hospital, but said he did not know if he could play Sunday. "It's throbbing right now," DeBerg said Tuesday of the broken finger he suffered Sunday. "Hopefully, the pain will lessen and I'll be able to handle the pain part of it. I'm not exactly sure I can play this week." In Ohio, coach Jim Shofner says it's unlikely that Bernie Kosar, who sustained a chip fracture of his right thumb last week, will play in either of the Cleveland Browns' remaining two games. Chiefs quarterback SDSU CONTRACT: San Diego State University football coach Al Luginbill received a one-yecontract extension to lead the Aztecs through the 1993 season, ar athletic director Fred Miller announced. Luginbill directed k SDSU to winning seasons for the first time since 1981 and 1982. The Aztecs were 5 this season, finishing third in the WAC with a 2 mark, after record in 1989. posting a back-to-bac- 6-- 5-- -1 MORE NCAA: unlv officials would not reveal the contents of a letter of inquiry received from the NCAA Eiiforcement Staff and reported to contain 29 allegations of rules violations by the school's basketball program. President Robert Maxson, interim Athletic Director Dennis Finfrock and university counsel Brad Booke confirmed Tuesday they received the letter but would not comment on the nature of the document. However. KVBC-Treported that coach Jerry Tarkanian wasn't implicated in the alleged rules violations. The allegations included lack of institutional control over the recruitment of Lloyd Daniels and mismanagement of scholarship funds, the station reported. Six infractions reportedly named assistant coach Tim Grgurich. V Wednesday, Dec. 19 p m. Sports Talk (KISN 570 AM) 5:30 p.m. College basketball. Illinois at Missouri (ESPN) 5:30 p.m. Hockey. Team USA vs. Soviet Select (PSN) 5:30 p.m. NBA. Bu'ls at Pistons (WGN) 6 p m. SportsTalk iKf MY 960 AM) 7:30 p m. College basket-sll- , James Madison at BYU (KSL 1SO AM) 7:30 p.m. College basl.etball. Utah St. It Weber St. (KXIV Channel 14) 6:30 p m. Boring (PSN) 10 30 p m College basketball. James Madison at BYU (taped. KBVU Channel S 11) 11 St at p m. College basketball. Colorado Teas Tech (taped. PSN) Thursday, Dac. 20 Noon", 4 p m Skiing (PSN) Jazz Talk (KISN 570 AM) Bruins national champs again By DICK HARMON Herald Sports Editor The crisp frozen snow crunches to the step in front of Mountain View High School in Orem as a winter blanket seemingly seals up the valley in a cold cocoon. But inside, where the furnace glows and pumps its warming vein through its unique exposed decorative hallway pipes, there is an excitement heating up students, faculty, and the community. Monday Harrier Magazine named the Bruins' girls cross country team National Champions for the second year in a row. National Champions. Twice. The Bruins edged out Aqoura High in Calabasis, Calif., Spokane's Mead High and South Yarmouth High in Washington for the title. "This is a great honor for not only this team but the sport of cross country in this state and people in Utah," said MVH athletic director Joel Gardner. "And these young people are both deserving and represent our state well." The title came after representatives from four regions nationwide evaluated records, times, performances, adjusting for altitude, consistency and showing at the high school national championships in Fresno, Calif., Dec. 1. More than six weeks after their season concluded the Bruin girls did exactly what they vowed they would do when they selected a phrase from the movie Dead Poets Society. "Seize the Day." They didn't just seize the day, they snatched it. There are 120 students on Mountain View's combined boys and girls cross country team. When they work out the scene looks like ants at a picnic. This is a team that begins its season in the summer, busing to a retreat up in the mountains near Scofield. At the Alpine School District's camp Clear Creek, they bunk for a week, ninning twice a day, forging friendships, picking captains and hatching out a team. They aren't the only school to go on such a retreat. Orem High also does it as well as others. At MVH, there is a special meaning to the word team, it involves the entire student body all the sports. The one for all and all for one old fashioned stuff is alive and well on there on Center Street. It's like one big happy family, Leave it to Beaver , Father Knows Best and The Brady Bunch all rolled into one. Bruin coach Dave Houle insists the 120th runner is just as important as No. 1. "That 119th runner and 120th person has worked out and finished and deserves recognition just like anybody on the ' l i Herald PhotoTrent Nelson Members of the National Champion MVH girls' cross country team from left, Amy Allen, Anna Pett, Erika Timm, Camie Casper, Diana Pyne and Kristen Nuttall. Juliet Stone was not available for this photo and is pictured below. y the point getters varsity runners who fuel MVH's remarkable proa program which has won gram seven consecutive state championships and eight region titles. Call them the Magnificent Seven. sj j These seven have a combined grade point average of 3.7 and nearly all are involved in student government and advanced place- I team." l V ' U 1 Houle believes there is strength in numbers. If you get a million there will be a people involved million chances for success if not just fun, competition, challenges and some decent experiences surfacing. Houle and his able assistant coach Steve Revelli and former state champion Monica Lott, a volunteer coach, try as hard as they can to include every student who has a whim to run no exclusions. The sport at MVH is a gang assembly nobody would wink an eye if the entire school showed up. In fact, after state, Houle has a giant sleep over at his house. About 35 boys and girls bring sleeping bags to the Houle house Hcrald Photo. Jasoo Otaoo Dave Houle poses with one of his top track stars, Juliet Stone. where they are chaperoned by him selves on forbidden pizza, pop and and his wife. It's a night every candy. team member runs for. They get to Sure, this group looks like a line break training and gorge them- - at Movies 8, but there are seven ment college courses. This is a program beating a path to becoming one of the most dominating athletic entities in state high school history. The national record for consecutive state titles is 8 by Bowman, N.D. MVH girls have won seven. We asked coach Houle to capsul-iz- e members of his No. 1 girls team. The Magnificent Seven (varsity): Amy Allen: This state champion proved herself to be Utah's top runner in 1990. No. 1, winning the region and state title in 4A. "I guess if you are going to be a national power, you have to have a front runner an who can run with anybody in the country and Amy Allen is that person, that kind of runner." Anna Pett: Seventh place finishes in state and region. "She was just one of the 120 girls when we started and worked hard and now is one of the most feared girls in the state." Erika Timm: Twelvth place in Colorado coach in line for Bryant honor - HOUSTON (AP) Bill McCartColorado ney and his No. football team are getting second chances this season. McCartney will get a chance to win his second straight Bear Bryant Award as the college coach of the year and the Buffaloes will get a second chance at Notre Dame and a national championship in the Jan. 1 Orange Bowl. McCartney, who won the coaching award in 1989 after the Fighting Irish spoiled Colorado's unbeaten record in the Orange Bowl, was nominated again on Tuesday along with Texas' David McWilliams, Florida's Steve Spurrier and Georgia Tech's Bobby Ross. "We're really looking forward to playing them, it's really more than we could have expected," McCartney said. "Notre Dame is better than they were last year, even though some people don't believe that." Colorado took an 11-- 0 record against Notre Dame last season and they'll go into the Orange Bowl Jan. 1 with a nine-gawinning streak and 1 record. Colorado defeated Texas 2 in the third game of the season in a 29-2- O 3 game McCartney called the key to Colorado's season. "I don't know that we outplayed them but we found a way to beat them," McCartney said. ), No. 2 Georgia Tech the only unbeaten Division I team in the nation, will play No. 19 Nebrasin the Citrus Bowl and No. ka (9-(10-0-1- Mailman 2) llth-rank- - "We're in the entertainment business," he said. "Fans pay for the right to boo me. It helps pay my salary." Malone scored 30 points and pulled down 17 rebounds Tuesday night as the Jazz defeated the In seven previous Hornets meetings against the Hornets, Malone averaged 32 points, the highest scoring average of any player against Charlotte. ed 9-- single-handedl- y CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Karl Malone didn't let the scorn of Charlotte fans bother him in fact, the Utah player seemed to feed on it as he helped hand the Hornets their seventh straight loss. 105-10- 0. will play No. 4 Texas (10-1- ) in the Cotton Bowl. Miami (9-Spurrier, in his first year as Florida coach, led the Gators to a 2 record. Florida is ineligible for postseason play because of NCAA sanctions. The Bryant winner will be named Jan. 17. The award is named for 3 the former Alabama died in 1983. coach, who "As time ensued after winning the award last year, it came to mean more to me as I understood what it stood for," McCartney said. "It's an honor to be considered once again." destroys Hornets Malone made 13 of 21 shots, including a few from the perimeter, and also had seven as sists. In other NBA action, it was Milwaukee 106, Detroit 101; Philadelphia 110, the Los Angeles Clippers 99; the Los Angeles Lakers 100, New York 97; Chicago 112, Miami 103; Phoenix 114, Dallas 95; San Antonio 96, Houston 95; Portland 122, Golden State 94; Sacramento 108, Minnesota 99, and Seattle 122, Orlando 105. The Jazz started slowly this season but have improved as Jeff Malone has worked into the offense. His outside shooting has taken some of the defensive pressure off Karl Malone. "They're getting me more involved," Jeff Malone said. "When I first got here, I wasn't too involved in the offense. They've put more stuff in for me and have me taking a lot of shots at 'crunch time.' I like that." With the Jazz clinging to a lead and the shot clock winding down, Jeff Malone tossed up a turnaround jumper from 20 feet that hit nothing but net and ended Charlotte's hopes. "It didn't feel uncomfortable when I shot it," he said. "It went in." Utah coach Jerry Sloan said his (See JAZZ, Page C2) MOUNTAIN VIEW PROFILES Cross country state title 1984-196- 1985-198- 1966-8- 1988- - 1989; 1989-199- 1990-199- 1 Cross Country 1986- - 1989 1989- - 1984; 1987- - 1988; 1987-198- stats titles Region tHIss 1964-198- 1985-196- 1988-198- 1989-199- Region titles 1988-198- girls 1987-198- 1990-199- 1 boys v girls 1966-1981990-199- 1 boys BEST PERSONAL RECORDS SK Amy Allen: 17:42; Kristen NuttaM 18:04; Anna Pett: 18:16; Juliet Stone: 18:23 Diana Pyne: 18:31; Camie Casper 18:46; Erika Timm: 18:52 LETTERMEN Gaylyn Dickinson, Marie Howell; Mandy Peed; Kristen Olaen; Anna Pett; Vickie Robertson; Diana Pyne; Amy Sanders; Erika Timm; Julie Corbett; Amy Allen: Juliet Stone; Kristen Nuttall; Camie Casper; Heather Frushour, Tanya Thomas; Christy Christensen; Christy Buttars: Stacey Leemaster Emilee Marek; Kim Cntchfield and Kym U Ren region, 34th in state: "She is one of those type of girls you need to have on your team the kind that has to be fast but also fun. She loosens things up and makes it fun for the rest of the team." Camie Casper: (Eighth in region and 21st in state) and Kristen Nuttall: (Second in region, third in state) "These girls are just the epitome of hard workers; the kind of athletes you just have to have on your team if you want to be (See BRUINS, Page C3) Bah-humbu- g! Astros are being miserly - HOUSTON (AP) Saving money is costing the Houston Astros talent. In less than two weeks, the Astros have lost two of their save top relievers, all-tileader Dave Smith and Juan Agosto. They've also said goodbye to Franklin Stubbs, their top RBI producer of 1990, and reserve outfielder Terry Puhl. Deducting the four players' combined 1990 salaries saved the Astros $3.2 million, but the losses left holes that will be hard to fill. Owner John McMullen has placed the Astros on the market and has installed a tight financial rein while their NL West rivals, especially San Francisco and Los Angeles, have opened their wallets for trades and free agent on-fie- ld |