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Show Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2B Emery County Progress, Castle Dale. Utah Green River High School Home of the Pirates Cinderella production truly magical Meet the Team , a sneak peak into the upcoming basketball season By: Aubrey Willardson Residents of Green River were able to catch a sneak peak into the up and com- ing basketball season last Thursday when the athletics department hosted Meet the Team. It was a night for members of the community to come watch scrimage games and for the coaches and teams to express their appreciation for everyones support. The first scrimage was at 6:00 PM between members of the Girls Varsity team. The game only lasted for one quarter because the girls what they lack in size they boys are hoping to bring yet seem to make up for in another state title home this hustle and determination. year, and are very aware of Were sure to be seeing a the concentration and devogreat season of ball from tion that will be required of them. The town is supportthese young women. The next scrimages were ing them in every way they between the boy's varsity can. Dwayne and Penny and junior varsity teams. The Riches of Green Rivers own varsity began by playing a Melon Vine donated sharpquarter, followed by the jv for looking black bags with a a quarter, then back to the Pirate and GRHS logo emvarstiy, and so on. The boys blazoned on the side. The dazzled their adoring fans cheerleaders are selling pins with their slick moves and that read, Pirate Pride and wonderful energy. Spirit, that are selling like Coach Parsons explained The members of the pubto the crowd that the team was concentrating hard on lication staff at GRHS are their deffense this year and sure to be keeping the readit became evident as the ers of the Progress informed boys worked extremely hard through' the entirety of this to get by one another. The season. hot-cake- s. Burrage as a unpredictably original Stepmother, Miriam Mitchell portraying the had a game that Friday with The GRHS production of Cinderella was most vivacious Portia ever, Sabrina as magical as the story itself, quoted di- Anderton portraying a mothers worst Tabiona. The girls have a rector Jessica Jenkins after the four night nightmare as Joy, and Kedric Bayles as the small team this year, but run of our musical this year. sexyist herald ever born. It was truly an original take on this clasHowever, the most creative and surprissical musical. The audince was entertained ing casting came with Becky Sweat and with humorious character interpertaions, Darcie Quist simultaneously portraying the wonderful songs, and beutiful sets and cosGodmothers. tumes. This exciting cast was topped off with the After the performances were done the ever so important extras Christel Molnar, All-State crowd raved over the magnificant acting Chrissy Short, Matt Monroe, Matt Ekker, and wonderful improviations to fill in blank Kevin Keele, Kaleb Fail, Parker Hatt, and Savannah Bayles. time and stage mishapes. The musical truly belonged to these stu- By Coach Dale Richards One audince member stated Came down from Salt Lake to see the play. Dont be sur- dents also in the fact that they made and desinged a lot of the sets themselves. prised to see me again next year." The Green River Baseball Team starting And as Matt Ekker said We really owe a nine This years cast was definatly talented and placed six members on the Salt Lake original with Aubrey Willardson portraying great amount of thanks to our student di- Tribune 1st team and three on the the classic Cinderella, Ren Hatt and Joe Fail rector Josh Rowely and our regular direc- 2nd Team. They were awarded cerspilting the charming prince. Josh Rowely tors Jessica Jenkins and Stephanie Bacon. tificates, medals, and a trophy. as quite the spoiled culeless King, Rebecca The show was one of the best in Green Seniors Joe Fail and Travis Newland Luke as the ever so sweet Queen, Kelly Rivers history so good luck next year. with Junior Brian Johnson made thealong Salt By: Kelly Burrage GRHS has six players on the 1-- A Baseball Players list hit .327 with a .531 slugging percentage. Kalen drove in 16 runs and had a fielding average of .1000. Jordan Bayles is the son of Vickie and Kelly Bayles. Jordan a catcher, outfielder, pitcher and a two time Jordan hit .588 with a slugging percentage of .676. He had 19 RBIs and a fielding percentage of .917. Bo Harrison is the son of Shawnee and Dan Lake Tribune Second Team. Harrison. Bo played left field and hit for a Joe Fail is the son of Kalynn and Brad Fail. .558 batting average. His slugging percentJoe played second base and the outfield. Joe age was .651 Bo had 16 RBIs with a fielding had a .412 batting' average and a slugging average of .857. Michael Johnson is the son of Sharon and percentage of .667. He led the team with 19 steals; drove in 11 RBIs, and had a fielding Nolan Johnson. Michael played shortstop and centerfield. Michael led the team in bataverage of .967. Travis Newland is the son of Valerie and ting with a .617 batting average and a .830 Jeff Newland. Travis played third and secslugging percentage. He had 24 RBIs with a ond base. Travis had a .413 batting average fielding average of .857. and a slugging percentage of .478. He had 15 Slade Bigelow is the son of Tonya and Kerry RBIs, 12 stolen bases and a fielding average Bigelow. Slade is a three time Slade of .1000. played first base and was a pitcher. Slade Brian Johnson is the son of Sharon and batted for a .512 batting average with a slugNolan Johnson. Brian played first base and ging percentage of .1093. He led the team with the outfield. He hit .250 with a slugging per- four homeruns and four triples. He had 20 centage of .406. Brian had 17 RBIs, and a RBIs and a fielding average of .972. fielding percentage of .960. Zachary (Zac) Dinkins is the son of Dawna Juniors Kalen Parsons and Jordan Bayles and Phillip Dinkins. Zac is a three time and was named Most Valuable along with Seniors Bo Harrison, Michael Johnson, Slade Bigelow, and Zachary Dinkins Player. He is the third such player to receive made the Salt Lake Tribunes First the award. Suzy Huges received it in 1988 and Team. Gary Quarnberg in 1991. Both received the Kalen Parsons is the' son of Ten and Stan honor in basketball. Zac was a catcher and All-Sta- te All-Sta- te All-Stat- e. All-Sta- te Volleyball season wonderful, yet disappointing play was a little short of spectacular it was high By: Kelly Burrage Our Volleyball team had a wonderful yet disappointing season this year. With the changes in region divisions and the new state bracketing our Lady Pirates were lighted with amazing energy and great tournament play. Our team went six losses 10 wins in two tournaments. The region tournament unaole to make it to the was a bit of a disappointstate tournament. ment with two straight The regular season record losses that sent our ladys of six losses to four wins home, but looking back in doesnt show the complete years to come we will have story of this years Lady Pi- nothing but fond memories . of these good sprited young rates. While the regular season ladies. to By: Sarah Coomer On Nov. 5, the sophomore class of Green River High School held their Harvest Ball at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The room was filled with hay bales and com stalks, with scarecrow as the a e centerpiece. It was a girls choice dance and, following tradi- All-Stat- e. life-siz- tion, the couples wore matching clothing to the event. There was a good turnout and everyone had All-Sta- fun. The proceeds from the dance will help the sophomores pay for upcoming-event- All-Sta- s such as their Jun- ior Prom and graduation. te Parsons. Kalen is a three time All-Stat- e. Presenting TELEPHONE (Continued on page 3B) Kalen pitched and played shortstop. Kalen 7 - TELEPHONE Emery Countys Students of the Week San Rafael JH Canyon View JH Melisa Wilson 4f Marty Wilson. Melisa is a very active girt who is in involved many She loves school and learning, she has carried a 4 0 6PA lor the last 2 yrs. And is currently a member of the Honor Society at Canyonview Jr. High. She is a member ol the Cleveland City Youth Council, and is the President of her Young womens class. She loves to participate in sports, talking on the phone and playing on the computer. But her greatest love is reading. Her goal is to someday become a writer. Melisa has a big heart and makes friends where ever she goes. She has a talent for making people laugh and smile. We are very proud of her. things. Kendall Diamond is an outstanding young man, at home, school and in public. He is a kind, caring, giant of a young Kendall Diamond man at 62 and 210 lbs., the football and wrestling team really need him for his size and power. He loves school, building things, hunting & fishing and working with his dad. He works at Cactus Garden Restaurant for his parents. 1 Emery High Cadence T uttle, 1 4, is the daughter of Steve and Janet Tuttle of Orangeville. Cadee has been on the volleyball and basketball teams for two years. She is a member of the National Jr. Honor Society and is a straight A student She is a member of the school Peer Helpers, Reading Club, and Jr. All State HonorChoir. She is afnendly, smart, funny person to be around. She loves to read and play with her friends. She would like to get a music scholarship, go to college and have a family. Melisa Wilson is the daughter ot Martin and Jason Stevens, & l k 1 4, is the son of Gary and Jolene Stevens of Perron. Jason Played on the school football team this year. Jason is a funny, smart person who loves to be a prankster. His .favorite class is Seminary because it is a good class. He is a excellent student and he also enjoys fixing his motorcycles and weight lifting. He also likes to hang out with his friends and visit his grandparents. Someday he would like to work as an engineer or be a carpenter. He would like to go to college and get a nice truck. He would also like to get married and have a family. Nick Behling, 4, is the son of John and Sandra Behling of Ferron. Nick is a good student and has played on the football team for two years. Nick is an extremely funny, weird, and sometimes cool kind of kid. He likes to play football and hang out with his friends. He likes to ride four wheelers and his favorite class is PE because you dont have to do anything. He would like to play football for the San Francisco 49ers and he would like to play rugby. He would also like to get married, go to college, and have a family. 1 Stacy Sjogren, 1 5, is the daughter of Don and Lisa Sjogren of Ferron. Stacy is an excellent student and is a memberof the National Jr. Honor Society. She is also a member of the school readers club. She is a friendly and very helpful person. She enjoys dancing, swimming, listening to music, going for a walk, and playing volleyball. She also likes to hunt and go camping Someday she would like to be on T.V. for doing good things for others. She is looking forward to going to college, becoming a nurse, getting married, and moving to Cedar City. Crimson Singleton, te A 4, is the daughter of Kyle and Kathy Singleton of Ferron. She is a straight A student and is a member of the National Jr. Honor Society. She has been on the school basketball and track team. She is also a member of the school readers club. She is a nice, very quiet kind person to be around. Her favorite class is Geometry because she likes figuring out things. She would like to go to college, get married in an L.D.S. temple and receive a degree in engineering or accounting. 1 ( Green River Robert Oliver Robert Oliver, 17, is the son of Alfred and Yvonne Oliver of Elmo. Robert has a Grade point average of 3.3 . His academic interests and favorite classes are English and weights. Outside of school Robert enjoys playing games, writing, drawing and shooting. After graduation he plans on going to college, and plans on getting married. Sarah Curtis Sarah Curtis, 17, is the son of Jan & Tammy Curbs of Orangeville. School Activities that she participates in are FHA, H0SA, Track & Cross Country. The Leadership positions that she participates in are the historian in FHA. Her favonte class is French. Her interests and hobbies outside of school are Football; animals, enjoy working with little children, and wnting short stones. After graduabon she plans to complete tine nursing program at CEU. Sheena Joy. Ekker Green River High Schools student of the week is Sheena Joy Ekker. Sheena is the daughter of Jay and Joanne Ekker. She loves to play sports, namely volleyball, basketball, track, and golf for GRHS. She also likes to water ski and play chess. After she graduates this year she plans to become a paramedic. t |