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Show f July 2004 22-2- I THE MAGNA TIMES, WEST by NOI SIMAGNA Staff Writer In its last summer tournament, the Granger boys var- sity basketball team was eliminated by local favorite Payson in the first round of the eiHht-teaplayoffs, July m 10. The outcome of the game was highly influenced by local refs, according to Lancer guards Michael ' Vongsayo and Josh Cook. "The (Paysons) were all big, tall guys who were cheap shooting us. On one trap, they pulled one of our players' shirts so he couldn't move and knocked him dow n. Vongsayo said. "Our coach was like 'Who is watching that?' The refs were like, 'We're watching the physical play inside.'" Cook noticed a trend on how referees call the games when his team plays smaller schools. "When we play - or 4A schools, the refs favor them." he said. The best refs are 3- Combined ranger tournament. best with the way the The Granger players still had a little referees called the refs are fun, especially game. Granger, when we North without its head against coach, struggled play Kearns Sanpete. After the as a team to find a game had already and Hunter. been decided in made and rhythm Cook the last minute. mistakes more assistant with Vongsayo threw d the ball hard off the coaches at the helm. for Leota to slam the "We didn't shoot that well. Usually, with our head ball through the basket. "Leota got coach yelling at us. we don't and fell backwards hard in make that many mistakes." the air." Vongsayo said. "We Vongsay o said. "We were out of it and had fun and won easily by eight." getting mad at each other without our intimidating Vongsayo took advantage of the mismatch he had head coach," added Cook. the game, against North Sanpete's point Throughout Granger had a difficult time guard, stealing the ball four times and consistently blowfinding the most effective ing past him. lineup. Even though Granger back-boar- rim-check- to Timpanogas, Orem and Mountaincrest. Granger surprisingly had a tough time w ith Timpanogas. which it previously beat in a June tournament. "Coach was mad and reminded us that we had already beaten this team." Cook said. "We ended up losing by seven." The teams Granger faced had a lot of height and were able to outrun the Lancers. "They were all tall, and their point guards would rive and push the ball. We were slow and seemed out of shape even though we practice every Wednesday and Friday mornings at our school. Vongsayo noted. Granger lost to Orem by six. and Mountaincrest by 15. took Tire tournament School at place Payson High from July Granger now awaits the 0. of the 2004-0season in November. pre-seas- 5 Granges' MM contasnee uncoming by KATIE HIGGINS Contributor Ute Football Granger Conference registration starts Saturday. July 3 , at 8 a.m. to p.m., and continues Saturday. Aug. 7. at 8 a.m. at City Park, located at 4400 West 3450 South. Practice begins Saturday, Aug. 7 at noon. Youth from ages eight to 15 are welcome. The cost is SI 55 (cash only), which includes up to 10 games, a jersey, trophy, pictures and the use of all required equipment for the season. Ute Conference strictly 1 1 ' adheres to the Granite School and District boundaries, disin the players must play trict in which they live. The for Granger. boundaries Hunter and Cyprus were changed last year to accommodate the changing West Valley City demographics. Granger High boundaries now go to 5600 W. from 2100 S. to 3100 S. and to 4800 W. from 3100 S. to 4100 S. Also, players living west of the freeway (to 4100 in are S.) Granger's boundthose but aries, living east of in Granite's district. are The Granger Ute Football SmioiPirv Sports In its other three games of the tournament. Granger lost had more of its forwards there this tournament, it never seemed to find the right chemistry. "We never had our full team there, so it was tough to play with different people at different times," Cook said. Despite not winning the when we play Kearns and Hunter (5A schools)." After the game, tension continued to mount as Lancer forward Lisiate Leota called one of Payson 's players on and pushed him. Luckily, the referees wouldn't tolerate it and broke it up. 5 klXKNS I'OSl ALLEY NEWS & program looks forward to working more closely with the High School this year. With the acquisition of Grosh. Richard Coach is looking forGranger High ward to a turn around from the last two years, and to Granger according President Bill Dugan.' the combination of player talent and a coaching style that mixes discipline, hard work and an innovative game strategy, Granger could go far this season. "Coach Grosh is a big on little league," says Dugan. "He sees the value of players who come to high school with solid football basics and of disciplined practice." The Granger Ute Football program has had its charter since 1966, and is built on a philosophy of teamwork, discipline. sportsmanship and a history tenacity. Last year Granger won two championships in their Pee division. The 5 Wee team and the Junior team both year-ol- d beat Bountiful teams to become world league cham14-1- pions. For more information, call or Bill Dugan at 967-668- 2 Katie Higgins at 606-962- SmoIIs Dad by Dale P V" Simons Whoever said money can't buy championships doesn't - Book of Hag know where to shop. deal the Jazz have with Carlos smells bad. Not from this end, but from The Cleveland. The story goes like this: was Carlos making $700,000. He asked out of his contract and told them he would sign for $5 million if they mole him a free agent Carlos averaged 15 points the best players are, and they go after them. Smells bad from here. I know a kid. I wont say his name here. The kids smells OK. Its some dads are boosters who smell bad. Professional sports methods are creeping down into high schools. Kids are transferring anywhere to get a better deals. Those things chronicled above smell bad, but the worst odor ever is blow ing in from Los Angeles. So, they lost die title. Now they smell bad, too. Shaq smells bad whole scene smells bad. when he says "Trade me. Kobe smells bad when he What are the rules, anyway? There's a couple of bad says Either trade Shaq or I'll go to Sacramento. smells coming out of a couKobe's naming the show, a local schools, its high ple do they need a coach money thing, and recruiting; two things that are supposed or a general manager? Why not save those salaries and let to be illegal at the prep level. So they say, a couple of Kobe run it all? He could put in an offense millionaire dads are out trywhere he shoots every time, ing to buy some athletes to surround their sons with. and the other four slaves just How do they do it? With play defense and round. The whole thing smells course. of last year. Everybody wants him! The Jazz offered him big money contract and a six-yeNow everyone is mad, and Cleveland feels cheated. The and 10 rebounds ar If money, They build new fields, and push through new weight rooms. They promise kids from other schools things like a trip, and championships, and talented teammates. Jt bad. Simons the people warned us scent the little a piranha on a like leagues blood trail. They know who parents are our parents about smells bad. They says: Simons says: -- in high nothing sports, succeeds quite like a few players from other schools. 9. Stingers back in action;, back to woes by STEVEN ROSE Staff Writer Since returning from managing the PCL in the game. Salt Lake Stingers manager Mike Brumley hasn't had a win. After turning their season around a little bit before the break, die Stingers are playing like they did earlier in die season, if not worse. Edmonton dominated the Stingers in all four games that diey played. Though die Stingers started their first game w ith the Trappers in strong fashion on Thursday, July 15, taking a commanding 0 lead in the first inning. Edmonton came back stronger against pitcher Steve Green and earned 10 runs off 10 hits. Edmonton didn't stop there, however. Before the game was over, the Trappers all-st- ar all-st- ar 4-- and 22 runs, amassed allowed Salt Lake to only add anodier, to end with 5. In game two of the series. Salt Lake' again started strong. Jason Pitcher Middlebrook gave up only tw'o earned runs in six innings. The Stingers were But when Matt ahead Hensley came in to relieve Middlebrook, things went down hill. In die eighth, Hensley gave up a homerun, walked a man, gave up a double, w hich put a runner on third, then loaded the bases on walks, and dien gave up a base hit, which allowed the runner on third to score. added two Edmonton in the ninth, and more runs diat was it for die win, Games three and four of the series were played on Sunday, a day diat hasn't pro 4-- 2. 6-- 4. duced much fruit for die Stingers this season. This Sunday w as no different. The Stingers dropped both games to die Trappers, 10-and respectively, and finished the series by not only being swept, but by losing its eleventh straight to Edmonton diis season. This could be die sign of more bad things to come for the Stingers, as on die next night, Monday, July 19, Salt Lake got shut out in die first game of its next series widi the Sacramento River Cats. 6 11-- 6, 3-- 0. Yeah, die River Cats have a new ly acquired pitcher w ho fastballs. can bum in But getting shut out? Now' that the break is over. Salt Lake needs to play like the team that diey w ere in die game, and start getting more hits and runs. 88-m- all-st- ar ed all-st- ar Warriors season ends with loss to Storm by STEVEN ROSE Staff Writer Rest is a good thing, but too much of it between games can be bad on a team. The Sioux Falls Storm had two weeks off before diey faced the Utah Warriors in the Pacific Conference's playoff game Saturday. July 17. The Storm showed the Warriors, however, diat the time they had in between games didn't hurt diem any, as die Storm smashed the Warriors, Utah started w ith the first possession of the game, but Doug Smith was intercepted 65-4- 1. in the end zone. The Storm scored on dieir very first play from scrimmage, and never looked back. The Sioux Falls' offense put up 45 points in the first half. Utah's defense stiffened in the second half, and the offense tried to mount a comeback in die diird quarter, but to no avail. The Warriors return home looking forward to next year. With new ownership in place, the Warriors hope to boost attendance for next year. Coaches will play an active role in trying to get the word out to more fans. Players w ill return to their e jobs, and their fam full-tim- ilies. and the Warriors front office hopes that more players will seek an opportunity to play for them. The Warriors don't really recruit out of state players, but they will seek some instate players, the front office said. Many of this year's players are expected to return next year. Interested prospective players should contact the Warriors' office at With a year of rest now. we'll see what next year's Utah Warriors can bring back to the E Center. Thanks, Warriors. It was a fun year. Now you can enjoy everything you love about Wendys at our newest location. We make everything fresh, from our hot n juicy Classic hamburgers and tender, juicy chicken breast fillet sandwiches to our exciting Garden Sensations Salads. So stop by today. 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