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Show Facultys favorite Post season preview anyway. Going into the Region 13 tourney this Friday, the Broncos need to win their first game for home court advantage in the n playoff games next week. This is their main concern, along with getting back up to their highest level of inter-regio- Bronco Brad Thornton sets play. up inside the Many might ask if the Broncos think that they can come back and beat a team like Altamont after last week. Coach Farr answered this with a question of his ow n, Can Altamont play out of their heads two weeks in a row, w hich includes having 4 scoring double digits, I dont during past Saturday's key, loss vs Altamont. Rachel Nielson photo non-score- rs, think so. Winter Olympic memories!! a first. by Shea Redd Mrs. Wilcox: Johnny Moseleys freestyle run was very exciting, and certainly a step above all the Having both the competition. gold and silver womens skaters was also a great accomplishment. Miss Payne: Picaboo Streets gold medal win. Mr. Pincock: The Ski Jump!! Mr. Wojcik: The Giant Salom(both men's and women'sjand the finals of the Women's figure skating. by Shea Redd In the past few weeks, the Broncos have been at the top and bottom of their game as theyve faced their own Region 13 opponents in some of the best games to date. The excitement started with back to back games against the Moab Red Devils, the first of which came down to the wire as the Broncos pulled out a 8 win over the Devils. Both teams played very well, stated Coach Derek Farr of the Broncos, but the following week, the Red Devils and the Monticello Buckaroos were no match for the Broncos awesome offense and impeccable defense as both teams recieved a spanking from the Broncos . Moab lost . Monticello lost Among the main contributes to in Moab was Troy the nail-bitStevens with 12 points, 9 rebounds and four assists. Sheldon Spottedelk had 18 points and 4 assists. Rounding of the big contributes were Ronnie 73-6- well-equipp- ed 73-5- 3. 79-6- 2. er Nieves with 18 and Devin Dutson 13 points. with The excitement ended when the Broncos traveled to Duchesne and Altamont where they suffered consecutive losses. It was an eye opener for the team, said Coach Farr. I dont think we lost because were looking past the games, I think that the other teams were just playing for more than we were. Offense was strong during both games, but the Bronco defence allowed some of the The . highest scores this year. "clock ran out and they just us. They gave us a number of chances to come back but we couldnt ever capitalize. As for the effects of the two losses on the team and the teams standings, Farr says that the team is not depressed over the losses. Instead, they look at it as a blessing because it served as a wake-u- p call. These losses will in no way affect the teams standings in anything besides the polls in the Salt Lake Tribune, written by Jay Drew who really doesnt know out-scor- ed Sk8boarding An alternative sport catches on at San Juan High. By Marcinda Bahe Think for a second, what do you value most in life? Would it be money, love or fun? For several students in Banding, skateboarding ranks at the top. Skateboarding has been big for years. Orlando Blackhorse, a student at CEU San Juan Camups stated, Its like a tradition. I like meeting different skaters because its like you know them already, but if you meet someone who doesnt skate, there isnt much to relate with. Any Ripper knows that the mind and body are absorbed by skating and it is reflected in everything you do, think and feel. The mind explodes, energy releases, an art forms and the mind loves it. I started skateboarding because it looked fun, said Casey Lohman, an SJH alumnus. Casey has been skating for 4 months now. Casey glanced around as he spoke, Im a poser, I suck at skatin." So what? Posers get better and its only been four months. He once held onto a truck with his foot as he skated. It was moving faster, then faster and faster. I got scared then let go. Fear not, he only got a rock stuck in his hand. Grind King rules! Skateboarding is also a challenge, stated Jorden Alldredge, a freshman at SJH. Life is like skateboarding, once you skate at . a particular spot long enough, you find that its time to move on and try something new. Skating is the best time to hang out with your friends. But, there are places and people who find skaters disturbing. Rollerbladers are allowed on sideI , Local skateboarding enthusiasts: Marcinda Bahe, Jesse Sosa, and Jessie Harrison. Recent school rules, prohibit skateboards in the building. However, the wind was blowing too hard to take pictures outside!, J. Wilcox photo walks while skateboarders are told to go elsewhere. Principal James Harris ex- plained, I admire that they skate well, but they cant do it around school. Also, Harris relayed an Mrs. Jeppson: To see if Lipinski would beat out the other U.S. ice skater. With so much publicity you could almost forcast it even though the other skater was better. The jnrtops inst wanted to help her be Tammy Bradford: Women's Figure Skating Mr. Gatton: On the down hill ski course, Mehrer (country unknown) caught air big time on a sharp corner, flew over one barrier and w ent right through two more barriers. He survived and came back to w in two gold metals in later down hill events. Mrs. Olsen: USA getting gold silver and China Bronze in Ladies skating - Final a well judged event. Coach Burtenshaw: The two Russian pairs figure skaters falling on their butts and still taking the silver medal over the Amereican pair, (unbelievabale) receiver Kylee Brown signed a letter of intent to Senior e scholorship play football for the University of Utah under a last Wednsday, February 11. Also pictured U of U coaches McXabb, and McBride Courtesy photo All-Sta-te full-rid- door as the skateboard ran hard against it. Orlando was an inline skater but turned skateboarder three months boarding is a good sport for one looking for a challenge." He remarked, "There really Cuts, bruises, scrapes. Falling, speeding so fast And stop, you fly Slip, ouch, jumping Blood, doctors Laugh, smile, yelling Gravel, curbs, rails Fun, money, love. ago. isn't a good place to skate around here." He usually skates in parking lots or on the tennis courts, which aren't very safe places to skate. He hasn't been seriously injured, though, just gravel rash and bruises. Some feel that a skate park should be made. It would pay big bucks- - a nintendo set pays, a Barbie doll pays, but not too much; they do not last! Skating is forever for true skaters. John Arbuckle, a CEU student stated, Ive been skating for four years and I love it. I dont want to ever stop skating. By reading Skateboard Magazine, I have found so many interesting articles and pictures of pro skateboarders, some skaters are even as old as 36." John, thanks to his friends, Ode to Sk8boarding A memory, A feeling so good and impossible to believe, A life airborn and free. The jumps are not a fear. Its fun. A way to release anger and to be creative. brother, four years of practice and support from his mom, is now a moving art form. He has, however, experienced a broken arm from skating down a rail. Good friends and students at San Juan High, Becka Sosa and Katie Carson are two friends who find skating interesting and fun. They havent been skating too long, but they enjoy it. 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