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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Friday, November Page C2 II concept undiagnosed concussion is a common phenomena. Concussions go undiagnosed in By BOB HUDSON The Daily Herald Assistant sports editor jiames every Sunday.-Ste- ve Young told me that in the course of a normal season, he has many, many concussions. He describes it as being foggy and out of it for a certain number of plays, He doesn't cpme off the field. But he told me tjiey have a couple of favorite plays that they have in the playbook for when everybody knows he's a little groggy that are just a lot simpler." -Agent Leigh Steinberg. See story Page C5. Pretty it wasn't, but American Fork's No. ranked girls' volleyball team completed an undefeated Region Four season Thursday. The Cavemen beat Timpanogos 15-15-- 6 to end a 14-- 0 campaign. In other action. Mountain View 15-Orem beat downed Aha 15-- 9 and Hillcrest beat Jordan Brighton, but no score was available. At Timpanogos, the Cavemen got off to a slow start. After the teams exchanged sideouts seven times, Lisa Terry had a pair of kills to get American Fork started. The r- HORSE RACING Cigar, the super horse that captured the imagination of racing fans from California to Dubai, retired Thursday. The owners of the gelding announced the retirement, ending the career of the horse record that equaled the modem-da- y of 16 straight wins. "I think it's a great way to say goodbye," said Madeleine Paulson, who owns the horse with her husband Allen. The retirement was not unexpected and Cigar, stabled at Belmont Park, will now begin a new and lucrative career, standing stud at the Paulsons' Brookside Farm in Ver- 4. 15-1- 3, SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Todd Eldredge easily gained the lead Thursday night in the opening round of the Skate America International, the skating season's first major event. Eldredge, 25, competing in his home state, showed the form which won him the world title last March. He was the only competitor to bring off a combination of two triple jumps, axel to toe loop. His marks included eight 5.9s out of a possible 6.0. Reigning Olympic champion Alexei Urmanov of Russia was second and Takeshi Honda of Japan w as third. Eldredge, who flawlessly presented his eight required elements to the music "Walk on the Wild Side," said he really likes this new routine. "It's kind of bluesey, jazzy, t. It's a little bit different for me," he said. Former U.S. champion Scott Davis singled his attempt at a triple axel jump and was in eighth place. Teammate Dan Hollander, w ho is ranked third in the United States and 10th in the world, was in seventh place in field. the Earlier, Shelby Lyons and partner Brian Wells from Colorado Springs, Colo., pulled an upset by taking the lead in the short program section of the pairs event. They were aided by the poor showing of the favorites, Artur Dmitriev and Oksana Kazakova of Russia. Dmitriev fell during a footwork sequence and both partners However, when he lakes the mound Saturday, Japanese fans are certain to have split loyalties. Nomo will start for the major league team in the second game of the n Super Major Scries. "I want my fans who can't travel all the way to America to come and see me pitch," Nomo told Kyodo News. "It's very interesting to see how Nomo pitches here back in Japan," Dodgers catcher Mike Piazza said Thursday. Nomo is one of nine pitchers for a U.S. team that includes Cleveland Indians star reliever Jose Mesa and Denny Neagle, acquired by Atlanta from Pittsburgh late in the season. Nomo ( 4-) has had great success since leading Japanese baseball two years Sept. 7 agerHe pitched a at Cplorado. all-st- ar U.S.-Japa- 1 TENNIS tilloween night proved to be far frwrj scary for the BYU women's tennis team, as they advanced in ts Trflwsday in Salt Lake City. In top- - seeded Eline Chiew and third seeded Angela Jewell both advanced to the quarterfinals of the flight I & 2 bracket. After a first round bye, Chiew defeated Montana State's Yoshika 6--2 in the second round. Saiuta Jewell knocked off first round bppenent Tunde Nacy of Washing6-- 4 ton: State 6-before finishing pJfUtah's Megan Payne C I in the second round. In singles flight 3 & 4. top- - seeded Adrien jinkins advanced to the quarterfi-rjilsfta first round bye and a fcjcbnd round victory over Jessica 1 . In jSSrrow of Colorado singles flight 5 & 6, BYU's Liz Stevens advanced passed Hani Patel of Colorado State in the first round before knocking off second round opponent Molly Still Sanderson of Utah alive in the consolation bracket of flight 7 & 8 is Kelfi MuIIin. In doubles. BYU fared equally as well, advancing two teams in the flight 6-- 1, 3, 2-- 6, 6-- 4. er 6-- 2. 6-- 0. 6-- 6-- 1. 1 & 2 bracket. The duo of Jewell and Juliet Alder knocked off Washington State's Melissa Pine and while the team of Merelle Hall Chiew and Jenkins swept passed Christi Blount and Heidi Auvinea of Colorado State 8-- 5, 8-- 0. GOLF German Bernhard Langer shot 67 Thursday to grab a lead at Share of the second-roun- d (he halfway point of the S500.000 i Alfred Dunhill Masters in Hong kriiig. Langer. w ho hasn't won a icnuriament since the 1995 European Open last October, w as tied d leader Paul Deven-port'wifli New Zealand. Taiwan's u Ifsieh and South Korean with a Park No-se3.J total at the H . d Kong Golf first-roun- Yu-sh- 1 Club course. Tedd Barranger. ho droppH ojCfff golf for nine months after discovering he had testicular cancer n February 1995, shot a 65 Thursday to take a one-shload aver defending champion frank Nobilo in the opening round pf the Sarazen Open World Cham- on Thursday in Braselton. EttmShip , 3-- 5-- 0. Final standings iQ For Vim 12-- 2 km Joroan 6 Timpanogos Hillcrea Brighton was all American Fork. The Cavemen finally ended their scoring drought on a Moore ace. They closed to 2 on a return error. Kathy Miller's ace gave Timpanogos a 6-- 2 edge, but Whittaker A return got two kills to make it error and a Whittaker ace made it 6- 5-- 6-- 4. The Provo Bulldogs had come from behind all season but couldn't pull it off one last time. . In two final playoff games for berths in the state 4A volleyball tournament Thursday they fell to 5 5 then to Payson 5 Pleasant Grove After starting the season Bulldogs had to win four of their last six games to force a playoff, including coming from a game down to beat Payson in the last match of the season. This time the Bulldogs won the first game with Angela Lobendahn (Provo) and Tina MacNaughtan (Payson). as usual, leading their teams with seven kills each. Provo margin when Natalgained an ie Overson hit for sideout then served an ace. Payson crept back, tying the game at 12 when Carter matched the feat. With the game knotted at 13, an entire service rotation (six players on each side) went by before Provo got the last two points. A rare siring of errors and a block by Melissa Tervort put Provo down 1 in the second game. Three kills by Lobendahn cut it to then the Lions put up an extra effort to stop her with the entire front line concentrating on keeping her hits on Provo's side. Later Tiffany Massey and Carter took over the hitting chores as Pavson moved to a 144 advan 17-1- 13-1- 15-1- 2. 17-1- 1 15-1- 0. -8 Bri-An- ne 5-- 5-- 3, Utah Valley Stale College will be at the Region 8 Cross Country Championship in Rexburg. Idaho. Saturday to try to earn a berth in the NJCAA national cross country meet coining up later this month in Overland Park. Kansas. The Wolverines must finish first in the region to urn an automatic berth, but could also get an bid. In either case, they will have their work cut out in both the 1 Friday 6 p.m. NBA. Kmcfcl Raptor (TNT) S p.m College voiyfrafl. San Dwoo St at BYU (KBYU Channel 11. KSRH -- 1400 AM) at JaM NBA. SuperSonic 'mZZZ Channel 14. KFAN 1320 AM) 7 p m Boning, IBF batamweigrit tide boJt fESPN) (TNT) 6 30 p m NBA. Sun at l 11 p m. Motorcycle racing (ESPN) en ing. "I thought we battled. They of gave A.F. a game. I'm proud ' ,rr ' every one of my girls. At Jordan, Mindy Taylor had six kills in game one as the Tigers, came back from a 15-- 7 deticit to' Rachelle Miller had win three blocks in the match while Jolene Shaw had 10 digs and four kills. Tara Bower added four aces. The state 5A tournament opens' at various sites around the state Tuesday. American Fork will be at; home against Roy at 4 p.m. that day. Orem will play Region OneV second-plac- e team at 5:30 p.m. at ' i Skyline High School. 15-1- 3. Player of Alex NEW YORK (AP) Rodriguez, who began the season batting ninth for Seattle and became the top hitter in the majors at age 21, was voted The Associated Press major league player of the year Thursday. Rodriguez hit .358 with 36 home runs and 123 RBIs in his first full year in the big leagues. He set modern-da- y marks for shortstops in hits (215), extra-bas- e hits (91) and runs scored (141). "It was a very humbling year," he said. "All they asked me to do was hit .240. hit 10 home runs and drive in 40. But I still need to Ye&v improve. Rodriguez received 103 votes from a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. San Diego third baseman Ken CaminM was second with 12 votes, and Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz third with nine in balloting completed before the playoffs. The overall No. 1 pick in the 1993 draft, Rodriguez made his major league debut the next year at 18. During the 1 995 season, he was sent down to the minors four times by the Mariners, hit .232 in 48 games and backed up Luis Sojo in the playoffs. be an immediate test. UTAH: The Utes made the round of 16 in the NCAA a year ago with a 27-- 7 record and are (Continued from Page CI) favorites to win not only the TULSA: The Golden Hurricane Mountain Division, but the WAC could be the darkhorse in the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas in March. Rick Majerus is grateful this year, returning three key playpower forward ers from an NCAA tournament his team that finished 22-- 8 a year ago. Keith Van Horn returns for his senior year instead of the NBA. One of those players is 6--5 presea"If Keith goes down, we'd be in son guard Shea Seals, world a of hurt," said Majerus. The stunned the U.S. Olympic who Dream Team by leading collegians Utes return big center 6-to a near exhibition upset before Michael Doleac, forward Ben Atlanta. Seals averages 17 points a Caton, and guard Andre Miller. 6-game and is surrounded by guard The departure of 9 Ben Melmeth Rod Thompson and forward and guards Mark Rydalch and Brandon Jessie could be key lossMichael Ruffin. "Everyone keeps telling Seais es, but Majerus likes incoming what a great summer he had," said freshman David Jackson (forward-guarand sophomore Ashante Tulsa coach Steve Robinson. "But summer is over and he needs to Johnson. Utah picked up the best have a great winter." Robinson junior player in Finland, a 6-- 9 forcalls his team young, but talented ward named Hanno Mottola, who and an opening game at UCLA will could prove a big contributor. WAC: AP Photo U.S. skaters Jerod Swallow and Elizabeth Punsalan compete in the dance compulsories Thursday night at Skate America. Shelby Lyons and Brian Wells lead in the pairs event. Wells didn't think first place messed up their required jump. The judges reacted with marks ranging from 4.4 to 5.6, placing the Russians second. Wells, who is 10th in the world said, "I felt bad for them. They're better than that. Artur has been my mentor." would provide extra pressure for the final section. "W7e'll just do what we've done in practice a hundred times." Dmitriev shrugged off the disaster. "It's a new program. We haven't had enough time for it," Provo team will stay home By CARL WALTERS Special to the Daily Herald had kills as the Cavemen moved to an 11-- 6 advantage. They then pulled away as Terry and Wall had a couple of kills and Terry added an ace. Amanda Bishop's service ace ended the game and match. "I thought we finished strong," said American Fork coach Audrey Richatds. "When we decided to get busy, we got down to business." Moore led the Cavemen with 10 kills. Whittaker had seven kills and five blocks while Terry and Wall had six kills each. Risher had 28 assists. Timpanogos coach Julie Kassel was pleased with her team's show eafitle sDymeir: m tage. Overson stepped up to serve for the Bulldogs and ran off nine points while Lori Gillespie paced the run from the net. A kill by Pam-ros- e Fifita put Provo up The Lions got going again w hen Melissa Strong dropped an ace and Massey" finished it with a hard shot. Two kills and a block from Melissa Russell matched a pair of shots by Massey and another block 15-1- 4. Pi op volleyball d) HARMON: (Continued from Page CI) 2-- 14-1- 6-- mis-cue- ss by Tervort. Then it was Carter and MacNaughtan trading points with Fifiia and Gillespie to tie the score The Lions pulled away for at 9-the last time w ith Andrea Sorenson and MacNaughtan pulling down points. Massey and Gillespie traded sideouts until MacNaughtan put down a powerful spike to secure third place for the Lions. MacNaughtan lead all hitters with 21 kills. Massey was right behind with 20. and Carter had a career night w ith 13. Gillespie also had an excellent night with 18 kills. Lobendahn had 14 and Russell nine. In the second match the Vikings took complete charge but with errors equaling they were Jiead only Fifita served six points on two aces and kills by Gillespie and Overson put Provo ahead 12-Christi Boren turned things around w hen she took a set deep into the 9. put-awa- 5-- 4. 5. men's and women's divisions. UVSC coach Jed Gibson feels his best shot is in the men's race. He has his club running well, w ith a No. 5 ranking in the country. But the competition is tough loo, with three other nationally-ranke- d teams in the competition. The College of Southern Idaho is ranked third. North Idaho sixth, and 1.0..: school kicks College ninth. The Idaho club has beaten the to new heights with white collar staff." WAC Commissioner Karl Benson on expectations of WAC basketball compared to football: "Our expectations for basketball are very high. We have been voted the fifth best conference in the NCAA by the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated this week has four W AC teams ranked in the Top 25, that has never happened before. In football, I think we exceeded all expectations with success over the Big 12 and three teams ranked right now. Fresno State coach Jerry Tarkanian on East Coast bias of the WAC and overblown views of the Pac-1- 0 which got five NCAA berths in 1996: "I'd like to see the best teams in the WAC go head to head with the best from the Pac-1I promise you some eyes would open pretty wide." San Diego State coach Fred Trenkle, when asked about the WAC's chances of getting four or five berths in the NCAA Tournament when the Big 10 had six lest year. The Big 10 and six berths? What a joke. What in the heck hs the Big 10 done lately in postseason play?" Colorado State coach Stu Morrill, whose Rams drew Utah instead of BYU in its Pacifi: Division crossover game: "I'd trade and Wyoming Joby (Wright crossover games right now today. There are 16 teams treading on unknown territory right now." Wyoming's Wright on th WAC upgrading schedules: "We play one of the toughest schedules in the league, but what the NCAA committee has to realize is all the big teams won't come to our place. Everyone wants us to travel to their place twice and come to us once or not at all. Teams don't want to conx to Laramie, they want to go to a city where they can have 10." An exchange between Majerus and Roger Reid while on the inter-vie- corner of Provo's defense then Quad 3, featuring the most Jackie Raymond had a kill from feared road trips in the old WAC, are left to cut each other up. the back row. It is a joke. Nicole Hamman nailed two hits These Quad 3 Spartan warriors and an ace before Mary kill tied it at 1 1 2. Boren appeared before the media with faces far beyond the puzzled, dumped another set and a Hamman or frustrated. kill were good for a 2 lead. angry Reid, Majerus and Bliss just sat Fifita and Gillespie answered to tie down and yukked it up like a trio the game, but Hamman pounded of Dream Teamers who'd just two more to end the contest kicked the pasta out of Italy and Provo took a 3 lead in the secnow were asked to kill each other. ond game with Russell getting a Their laughter was light, their big service block and a kill; then jokes were quick. s. But it will be the only such the Vikings had five straight the rest of the kills and had three Jorgensen Boren continued to find a hole in year. Poor Goodwin, he didn't dare the defense. anyone or Haskins, who upstage from hits While Provo got Lobendahn. Gillespie and a back would have roared. He politely his arms 2nd smiled. row hit by Overson, Provo still held folded OTHER QUOTABLCS; TCU an 6 advantage. But Hamman coach Billy Tubbs on how the had four straight kills, plus Jana WAC could market itself better. Rowley and Kacey Robinson set up "In football we had a helicopter a block as the Vikings took the lead deliver the game ball. I guess we for the, last time. Robinson and could have a retractable ceiling in Rowley hit tw ice more each and the our arena and copy that" Vikings took the lead at 12-SMU coach Mike Dement on The tired Bulldogshad one last marking the WAC in Dallas: "I gasp as Fifita and Gillespie hit for think we could do some promopoints, but a Boren ace and a solid tions. When Rick Majerus comes, shot by Meredith Dodini gave we could let all the bald, fat men in Pleasant Grove the fourth and last free; when Billy Tu bs comes, we could let in all the sn art (blanks in spot in the tournament. Hamman was the big hitter for free. Hawaii coach Riley Wallace the night with 16, Jorgensen had on name for the WAC when his a seven, Rowley and Dodini six team is picked seventh, a preseaeach. Robinson (in her first varsity son action which will determine start) topped all blockers with what hotel his team will stay in at three. For Provo, Lobendahn and the WAC tournament in Las Vegas: Gillespie had seven each. "Call it the B.S., league because w e'll end up at Motel 6." Tulsa coach Steve Robinson on the WAC Tournament which will take only 12 of the 16 WAC UVSC runners each time they've met teams: "Nobody's asked me, but this year, but the Wolverines h; ve I'm going to tell you anyway. I been ctosing the gap. CSI has the think every team should be invited nation's lop runner in Holbrook Call. to Las Vegas in March, don't leave set: UVSCs best times have been turned any body out" Majerus: "I don't think Will Tubbs on prestige of the WAC Carlton (6--7 sophomore will play in by Pay son's Judy Benson, who has and a cheap shot: "I think we ought for us at all." been second to Call sev eral times. If the W'tdverincs do not qualify as to be called the Big 16. it sounds Reid: "Let Rick send Carlton better. This is an up and coming dow n our a team, they could qualify individualway. we'll play him." ly by finishing among me top five runleague. Years ago shoplifting and Majtrus: Kc doesn't go to ners. Saturday's races will be held at theft were common; now BYU's church." the Rexburg Municipal Golf Course, Bryon Ruffner has lifted the league , Reid: "We'll convert him." 0. 8-- 8. UVSQ..cross.Ountry team seeks berth '1 (See complete weekend ketlng Page C4) 8-- Amsftcan Mountain Omm up-bea- 1 baDrthe singles and doubles tourna-meTriat the University of Utah WQmen's Tennis Invitational on 6. Terry, Melissa Risher and Moore Eldredge leads Skate America Los Angeles Dodge, s pitcher Hideo Nomo is coming home. er 9; 15-1- 3, BASEBALL 3 Cavemen pulled to a 1 lead behind kills from Sarah Moore and Hillary Wall and two blocks from Natalie WTiittaker. Timpanogos nibbled at the lead, closing to 3 before Terry had a kill and Whittaker an ace. After the scored another point, the Cavemen finished behind kills by Whittaker and Moore. Timpanogos started quickly' in game two. Natalie Perry, Devyn Hunter and Pua Tuiasoa had kills as the Timberwoives moved to a 0 lead. Perry had two more kills and Hunter and Tuiasoa added one apiece as Timpanogos led After that, though, the game 6-- 1 -- sailles, Ky. 1 season un defeated! A.F. smokers finish Rotable quote of "The J 1, 1996 w |
