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Show tlhe iEimrs-Inbrpmbr- Sports B Recreation nt & section Thursday, February 22, 2001 Red Devil hoopsters defeat Monticello GCHS posts 66-5-4 by Jeff Richards win over region rivals, nab share of Region 13 title ils made eight free throw s in the final two minutes to ice the ictory. Grand had started off the game w ell, lead early on, but Monticello taking a one minute into the went ahead second quarter, which was close the whole way, but Grand managed to hold halftime lead. on for a slim Monticello scored first in the second half to make when they hit a , but then the Devils turned on it their press to spark a 12-- run and regain the lead for good Grand Uok lead into the final period of play a GCHS head coach Ryan Nielson praised his teams efforts, especially at the start of the second half Our press did a terrific job of forcing the turnovers, and everyone did a great job on the boards. And, we hd our foul shots when we needed to down the stretch," Nielson said after the game. Dalton and Matt Guymon chipped in nine points apiece for Grand, and James Bane added six. Senior Ryan Devin Dalton of Grand responded by sinking two free throws with 2.41 remaining, and the Buckaroos could get no closer than four after that. The Dev guest writer Matt French scored nine of his 25 in the all on free throws points decisive fourth quarter as the Grand County Red Devils defeated the Monticello Buckaroos Friday night in the Devils last home game of the season. French shot an impressive from the line during the in the fourth contest, including Fellow guard Dusty Steel, who quarter. 7-- 1 15-1- 3 28-2- 6 three-point- er 29-28- 66-5- 4 full-cou- 0 rt 45-3- 5 hard-foug- full-cou- finished with 15 points, was 6 for-- on free throws during the final period. The win propelled the Devils to a tie for first place in Region 13. A coin flip Monday will determine the teams seeding for this weeks region tournament, to be held in Price at Carbon High School at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 against Manti. The 2A state tournament is in Cedar City. March In getting the big win, the Devils effort by Monticello overcame a center Clint Adams, who fouled out of the game with 1:31 to play.. Adams cut the Devils lead to three points twice in the final five minutes, including when he made a jumper from the key to make the score 9 with just. 3:24 left. But 6 a Stubbs, defensive specialist rt In luge racer rounds a corner of tn at tne Utah Winter Spots Pars Mea1 Padc City' at the Luge and S; eieft World Cup competition held J an 0 and 1 1 Luge racers reach speeds u; to 90 mph, zipping past onlookers m the blink of an eye. A number of Moat. area residents visited the Olyn pic venue as part of a Utah Economu Development Department tour. See more photographs of activities on Page B3 Photo by Vicky Morns . first-eve- p 32-poi- nt foul-plague- tamilum-izatio- d GCHS center Devin Dalton looks for a rebound Photo by Jeff Richards in basketball action against Monticello. n ic 26-for-- 52-4- -- 1 who r hardly ever takes a shot, made his home floor Devils on the basket with less than when he made a lay-u10 seconds left in the game. Free throw shooting proved to be the difference in the contest, as from shot the Grand line, comMonticellos to pared 0 the blink of an eye A Grapplers end season in 13th place Osusky fourth, Zmerzlikar sixth by Kan Gibb 6ports editor OREM - The Utah State 2A Wrestling Tourney ran for three days last week at Utah Valley State College with several wrestlers from Grand County High wrestling for the Red Devils. Led by Junior Bobby Osusky at the class, the Red Devils finished the meet in 13th place with a final point tally of 43 for the team score. This is about what we ex- Smith, defeated him with a score of Wrestling his way up through the consolation bracket, Osusky ended his season with two more wins and a loss to region rival Nate Dandy of San Juan, giving him forth place at the tourney. d I thought that the brackets and were the toughest at the meet, said Dolphin of the effort. There were at least five or six guys with solid pected, said Devils coach Ron Dolphin. We used to finish in last place each year at the state meet. For the past couple of years we have held fast at 13th and that is what we thought we would get this season. I think we have a solid enough foundation now that if the younger kids stay with it we could make a push up the ladder in the next year or two. Osusky was the top placer for records and enough experience to place in state. We had hoped for a e fifth- - or finish at 189 from Bobby. To see him make the top four was a great deal. Adam Senior Zmerzlikar made a solid run at matches all the the to the semifinal way up meeting with Ben Lopshire from North 189-poun- 9-- 4. 130-poun- d 189-poun- d sixth-plac- 215-pound- er title-winni- Sevier - the eventual state champ. Zmerzlikar ended his stellar career with a sixth-plac- e finish at the meet. A region champ this year, Zmerzlikar placed fifth at last years meet. Grand. After winning his first match with a fall in the first period, the eventual state champion from Millard - McKinley Let the Games Begin! Times-Independe- by Kari Gibb sports editor nt "...that would be true if you were an average player, but I dont think you are an average player. Do you want me to grade you as an average player so your mark will be positive? Or should I grade you as a great player, in which case your performance on that play was a minus. Which do you choose?" -- Coach Joe Moore to Andy Heck Notre Dame Offensive Line coach speaking to Future NFL offensive lineman are - wondering just who is this nut?" Where are my manners! The name is Gibb - Kari Gibb. I am your new sports nut, ESPN Junkie and basic ball game guy. Continued on Page B 1 I know you HE I all Bighorn SHUTTLE SERVICE at state meet really missed being in the corner for the kids, remarked Dolphin who left the meet early due to a death in the family. It was especially hard to miss the ider Adams and junior Kendall Walston. Millard High ended the meet as the 2As top team with 289.5 points. Juab was second with 219.5 and North Summit third with a total of 174 points. Monticello finished sixth with 136 team points while San Juan placed ninth with 91. I 215-po- u last matches for the seniors though. I really think the world of these kids and it was hard for both myself as well as them to not be there. I was proud of their efforts, especially of Adam. He has been a solid force on this team and I am glad he placed in his last year." At the class, junior Kieth Wyatt finished his season with a win and a pair of losses - both to Grantsville grapplers. Also at the state meet from 275-poun- Monticellos Andy Butler avenged his only loss of the season by beating Millards Tyler in the final of the Teeples bracket and was named Outstanding Wrestler in the lower weights. Juab senior Tanner Cowan won his third straight championship - this and was year at named the Outstanding Wrestler for the upper weights. Bountiful finished tops in the 5A, Box Elder in the 4A, Wasatch claimed the 3A title and Wayne nabbed the 1A crown. 3-- d Grand were freshman 112-pound- 112-poun- er 152-pound- s, Matt Keogh, junior Shawn Dull, senior Matt Murphy, senior Colt Page, fiesh-maDave Stewart in the lower weights. In the upper weights were junior Chad Bishoff, freshman Colman Swasey, Jacob sophomore 125-pound- er 135-pound- er n 140-pound- er 1 d 145-pound- er 152-pound- er Referee raises Bobby Osusky's hand in triumph. Photo by Kan Gibb 160-pound- er 171-pound- Lady D's qualify for by Kari Gibb played this wav at the sports editor start the season Grand faces North Sevier this week in a play-in- " game with the fifth seed from the central region. A w in during the week will give the Devils a shot at South Sevier on Saturday in Price. Win and they're in. Lose and it's back to the hard wood of the practice floor till next season. The Red Devils are led by four senior starters. Guards Yvonne Yanito and Stephanie Lopez are joined by center Mariah Holyoak . The Lady Devils are still in it. The girls basketball team 6 finished their season at in region, but still has a shot at the playoffs. And that couldnt happen at a better time. We have played better the last four or five games than we 0-- have since I have been here, said Devils coach Traci Thompson of the final stretch of this season. The team has done some really good things. I just wish we had YOUR SALT LAKE CITY J AIRPORT CONNECTION Nat PDot;M.D; Tract aeeaww'-'- ' Southbound Northbound Depart SLC Airport 2.00pm Arrive Moab 6.30pm Arrive Monticello 7:30pm Depart Monticello Depart Moab Arrive SLC Airport 6.30am 7 30am r.vfo 1200 Noon Reservation and information Toll-fre- e 1 -8- 88-655-7433 Internet: www GoArk com COPY1 Cn- -a arTT-r- w. J-- of r .'rTOKCXTs'p- - play post-seaso- n and forward Becky Barratt as the fearsome foursome with the most experience on the team. Rounding out the starters is forward Colleen Cannon and off the bench are guards Alex Esquibel and Lopez sister Andrea. We play a press a and defense, said Thompson. We dont have great size, so we rely on out team effort and speed. We have no type players. When w win it is a total team effort and everyone man-to-ma- n man-to-ma- n all-sta- r" is needed to get it den. The team - pi in m 1 things done We a couple el gn.i the season, said Thump- fir- -t was to have fun nd t - ! I Tin wearedomgth.it of the sea-o- n ha- - ! m second goal w ,i fundamentally mind getting lietter at that . the De t W h w ' a ml goo, - will be plaung week or iwoyet IxfoK i ll- . ends. i r f -- With any luck i -t f n ' ,, |