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Show Sun Advocate 6 Tuesday January 14, 2003 "Three" RICHARD SHAW Sports writer By not a magic word for Tabiona it wanted to avenge a loss to the Lady Tigers on 6 Dec. 3 on their home floor. They came closer than they did in that game, but still didnt win. In the first quarter the Lady Vikes fell behind badly, a move that cost them for the rest of the game. At the end of the first peThe secriod the score was ond period was not much better 60-2- In the past week the East Carbon girls, returning from the holidays. have faced three opponents on the basketball court. At the beginning of last week it w as hoped that three times is the charm would be the expression by the time Saturday night rolled around instead of three strikes and youre out. Unfortunately it was the baseball expression that ruled. In a week that saw them travel great distances, w ith a beginning game sandwiched in between two contests, the losses mounted up. First, on Tuesday night they drove north and faced the Tabiona Tigers for the second time this season, and the Duchesne County kids won In the second game again of the week the Lady Vikes faced West Desert in a game that should non-leag- non-leag- 61-3- is 8. have been at home, but was moved to Trout Creek and the Lady Eagles came out on top Finally, East Carbon faced Green River on Saturday night in the Emery County town and was defeated That puts the Lady Vikes at 9 in league play. overall and When the team travelled to 45-3- 4. 50-3- 4. 2-- 2-- 3 13-- 3. as the Duchesne County five went into half time with a 32-1- 4 lead. In the second half East Carbon came out playing much better defense as they held Tabiona to 10 points in the third period. Unfortunately they couldn't make up any ground by only scoring 10 themselves. The fourth period was another victory for the Lady Tigers who outscored the ECH kids The high scorer for East Carbon was Chelsey Timothy with 23 points. Misty Valdez contributed eight. 19-1- 4. On Thursday the team took the trip to Trout Creek. West Desert jumped off to a big lead and never let go. At the end of the first period the score was In the second period neither team could score much and it ended up with both squads only 11-- 2. scoring six points each for a Lady Eagles 1 8 half time lead. 7-- Again West Desert zapped the Lady Vikes in the third period But in the fourth the ECI 1 kids made a come back of sorts, outscoring the West Desert girls ECH j girls r 21-1- 2. 14-- 7. Timothy was again the leading scorer for the Lady Vikes with 16 points. Joyce Clark put in six. Saturday night the pattern continued as the Lady Pirates jumped out to a first quarter lead that they never gave up. At the end of the first quarter it was 4 for the Green River girls and by the half they led East Carbon did have another strong third quarter, something they seem to do in every game. 9-- ,. T f . sV-- in - 13 23-1- 0. WI They scored 14 points to the Lady Pirates 13, but there wasnt enough momentum to catch up as they let the fourth period slip away Again Timothy led ECH scor-er- s 14-1- 0. with 14 points. Brittnie Leonard and Samantha Madrid scored eight each. The girls face a busy time again this week too. Tonight (Tuesday) they play at Wasatch Academy and then on Thursday they travel for a game with Dugway. Their next home game will be on Jan. 21 when they play Dugway at 6 p.m. Chelsey Timothy was the leading scorer for the ECH girls team in all the games they played this last week. Vikings lose big effort league game Southeastern Utah fishing report A warning to Wasatch Plateau Recreationalists. The Canal Company has been and will continue to draw water from Cleveland and Huntington reservoirs. As the water level drops below the ice pack, the potential for subsidence is high. Ice anglers, skiers and snow machine riders are strongly encouraged to stay off both reservoirs. All anglers 14 years of age and above need a new 2003 fishing license. Kids under 14 may fish without a license and take a full bag and possession limit of fish. Abajo and Blue Mountains. Conservation officer Randall Scheetz reports that there is no safe ice in San Juan County. In 2003, fishing from a boat with a motor is prohibited at Monticello and Foy lakes. At Blanding three and four reservoirs, no boats will be allowed, although float tubes will be permitted. Cleveland Reservoir. The reservoir has been drawn down. There is a void of air space between the ice sheet and water, which will cause the ice sheet to collapse. All winter recreationalists are strongly urged to stay off the reservoir. Electric Lake. Tributaries will be closed until July 12. When tributaries open, the limit will be two trout and artificial flies and lures must be used. Electric Lake itself has no special regulations this year. The limit will be four trout. No tackle restrictions. Ferron Reservoir. The trout limit is four. However, anglers may take a bonus limit of four brook trout in addition to the normal trout limit. All tributaries are closed until July 12. Gigliotti Pond. In 2003, the trout limit will be four fish. All largemouth bass and bluegill must be immediately reCleveland-H- RICHARD SHAW Sports writer By untington Its the next to longest ride in the state to get to a game. The only one longer is the trip to Navajo Mountain and at least it is all on paved roads. The East Carbon Viking boys basketball team took the annual pilgrimage to Trout Creek to face the West Desert Hawks and lost 5 Friday night. But that is just part of the story, I'd never taken that ride before, said coach Jeff Cisneros. Its such a long trip and then at the end the bus travels over 60 miles of washboard dirt roads that goes up and down through washes. I was actually sick when we got there. On top of the trip, Cisneros .s 69-5- team was also very short handed. A total of four players didnt make the trip, one has apparently quit the team, another reported has decided to only wrestle (a number of the players on this team wrestle as well as play basketball for the school), one was out on a grade problem and another was sick. That brought down the teams total of players leased. Gooseberry Reservoir. All tributaries are closed until July et quai ter. the break. They played the whole The Vikings Josh Griffiths scored 14 points in the game against West Desert on Friday night That total was sec- - point for point, but couldnt gain anything. We played the best game we have all year, said Cisneros. We executed pretty well. The kids were enthused after the game even though we lost because they feel they made some real progress. And we hung in there well, even though three kids fouled out. Even though it was a loss it will definitely help our Shorts Local golfer sinks hole in one. Gary Mills of Price sank a at the Green River State Park Golf Course Jan. 6. hole-in-o- The milestone was witnessed by Tom Richards, Butch Billing and Richard Edwards. ond only to Tony McFarland who put in 20 points, had 17 rebounds, eight blocks and six steals Tony McFarland, first team all state last year, finally had a big break out game. He had done well this year, but his numbers were not where they have been in the past. Against the Hawks he scored 20 points had 17 rebounds, eight blocks and six steals. He was dominant. Also helping the cause a great deal was Josh Griffiths who had 13 points and Austin Preston who scored 10. spirits. e was made The using a seven iron from 146 yards away on hole number eight, a par three hole. hole-in-on- Sports Green River Golf Course Ponds. The limit is four fish in the aggregate for all species. Huntington Creek. On the right fork (from Flood and Engineers Canyon upstream to Electric Lake) only artificial flies may be used. The trout limit is two. On the left fork, only artificial flies and lures may be used. The harvest of brown trout is encouraged. Crandall Creek, which empties into Huntington Creek, is closed to fishing. Huntington Game Farm Pond. In 2003 the limit will be four fish in the aggregate for all species. Huntington North Reservoir. The reservoir is frozen, but may be unsafe. In 2003, the bass limit is two; all largemouth bass over 12 inches must be immediately released. Huntington Reservoir (near the top of Huntington Cann Canal Company is draining yon). The water from the reservoir at a rate of 34 acre-feper day. The air space between the ice sheet and water level is widening, which will eventually cause the ice sheet to collapse. All winter recreationalists, especially snowmobile riders, should avoid the lake. Dangerous conditions will persist until Cleveland-Huntingto- locker room at halftime. However things changed in the third floor and executed well getting them within four points of the Hawks about midway through the period. However, West Desert responded and actually came back and recaptured the same lead they had at the end of the fiist half by matching the Vikings 16 points for the quarter. In the fourth the East Carbon kids still had the fire, but their energy was wearing down. They were able to match the Hawks fish- ing in 2003. available to nine, with both a junior varsity and a varsity game to play that night. It was tough, said Cisneros. I had to play three of the varsity players in the JV game and they worked hard only losing to the I lawks by four points. Then those same players had to play almost a whole game against their varsity squad. The West Desert team took advantage of the short handedness right from the beginning. They jumped off to a 18-- 1 1 lead at the end of the first quarter and then took a 35-2- 1 lead into the Tired as they were, East Carbon came out ferociously from 12. Grassy Trail Reservoir. The reservoir is closed to Winter recreationalists cautioned to stay off Cleveland and Huntington Reservoirs. Recently, the Utah State Parks and Recreation officials issued a warning to all outdoor winter recreationalists who intend to venture out onto the Cleveland and Huntington Reservoirs. The ice on both of these waterways represents a serious hazard to snow machine riders, skiers and ice fishermen. n The Canal Company is in the process of draining down both reservoirs. The draw down has created multiple layers of soft ice sandwiched by voids of air andor water. The ice pack on each reservoir must be considered extremely dangerous and highly unstable. Any recreational use atop either reservoir is both reckless Cleveland-Huntingto- Im excited, said Cisneros. Even with the setbacks we have come a long way. They will need some strong enthusiasm this week because on Wednesday they travel to Mount Pleasant and face Wasatch Academy, a team that is ranked in the top five 1 A teams in the state. Friday they have the first home league game against Tintic in the Viking gym at 7 p.m. and foolish. This hazardous condition is expected to continue into March. To be safe, stay away from both Huntington and Cleveland reservoirs for the rest of the winter season. When recreating on any frozen reservoir, utilize the buddy system. Both persons should be equipped with personal ice picks, rope and some kind of floatation device to ensure tools are available. f ice-of- f. Tributaries are closed until July 12. The reservoir is also closed to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings. Joes Valley Reservoir. The reservoir is frozen. Most anglers are having success south of the marina on the west side, where the ice is six to eight inches. Fishing has been good with small silver Kastmasters or chartreuse plastic jigs, tipped with a piece of worm or sucker meat. The best fishing occurs in the early morning. The limit is two trout. No more than one trout may be over 22 inches. All trout 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released. Kens Lake. In 2003, fishing is prohibited from a boat with a gas engine. Lake Powell. The Lake Powell fishing report home page is: http:www.wayneswords.com. DWR biologist and project leader, Wayne Gustaveson, updates fishing conditions at this website weekly. He provides detailed information on locations, tackle and techniques for each species in the lake. LaSal Mountains. No current fishing report available. Price River. From the railroad bridge approximately one mile below the Scofield Reservoir dam downstream to the confluence with the White River only artificial flies and lures may be used. Scofield Reservoir. The reservoir continues to offer good fishing, especially in the early morning. Small white, chartreuse and silver jigs, tipped with nightcrawlers or wax worms have been effective. Some anglers use a flasher 18 inches above the terminal tackle to enhance fish attraction. 10 the of are trout to inches, although a fair num-- ; Many eight ber range from 18 to 22 inches. Tributaries are closed until July 12. i ; |