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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Saturday, May 4, 1996 The 93rd American Bowling Co Qualifying first hasn't been an advantage in recent years of the ABC Bud Light Masters Championship, as Charlie Bruno of Sew- ell, N.J., discovered. Bruno, who earned a $500 bonus for leading thefield after 15 games, defeated Curtis Odom of Horan of San Diego, Calif, Nevermindthattheraceisstill five months away, it’s time to start sweating now aboutrace applications and hotel reservations for the 20th anniversary of the St. George Marathon The beauty of it, however, is that you can do all your worrying on-line. That's because the St. George Marathon — along with the Deser- et News Marathon — has a home page accessible on the World Wide Web. The Utah races are among dozens nationwidethat are setting up on the Internet to make it exponentially easier for computer-using runners to get information. Forinstance, the well-designed St. George home page — at http://www.infowest.com/stgeorgemarathon/race.html — tells runners that the field this year will be limited to 4,000 runners, up from 3,600 in 1995. The first 3,800 entries before the Sept. 20 deadlinewill be accepted ona first-come, first-served basis. The rest will be used in a lottery for the final 200 spots at the Oct. 5 race. Of course, the St. Georgesite has an entry form you can print out, along with information on the race history, events coinciding - with the race, and travel and accommodation information. Travel and hotel information might be raost important, since the race recenily has filled up fast andleft iate-comers struggling to get in or find places to stay in southern Utah. The D-News site — at « http://www.desnews.com/mar+ al.html — pales next to St. ; George's, andin fact still does not have entry information posted for the July 24 race,song it promises somethis we Thatbelies the"bath, though, that computer access makes pene down race info incredibly easy. The Runner's World web site — at http://www.runnersworld- 3 ~ ‘) “>, .com — not only has information from the magazine but links to other running: -related web sites, including those for USA Track & Field, the Road Running Club of America and the Road Racing Information Center. From there, you can find sites for just about any major race or event in America, Oo UTAH RACING CIRCUIT Back for another year, the USATF-Utah Road Racing Circuit already is under way. Today's Cota’s Race for Life 10K — at 9 a.m. at Memory Grove — is the second event on thecircuit, which kegan last weekend at the Run Through the Trees 8K. «| Dennis Simonaitis won the men’s _ division of thatrace in 25 minutes ) and 1 seco while Cheryl ingban en's winner of Italy 667-635 beforelosing his second match of the dayandexit- of Lake Worth, Fla., and Horan The top five spots for today’s stepladder finals were being decided late Friday night. They will compete for $50,000. The ABC Senior Championship gets underwaytoday with qualifying andfinals on Sunday. ed the tournament Bruno's departure marked the third straight year the top qualifi- erhas failed to reach the stepladderfinals. Meanwhile, defending champion Mike Aulby of Indianapolis, Ind., left himself a lot of ground to cover by having to battle back throughthe losers’ bracket in his Ex-Football Great Taylor Picked Up in Drug Sting when hetried to buy $100 worth of crack cocaine from undercover agents in Myrtle Beach,S.C. high for Aulby, who wonhis first ABC BudLighttitle in 1989. He Taylor, 37, was arrested along had scores of 276, 265 and 299. In his 12 games of match-play, Aulby knocked down 3,066 pins for a 255.5 average. Parker Bohn III of Jackson, N.J., nearly matched Aulby pinfor-pin with a 3,056 pinfall for a 254.667 average through his 12 Taylor, of Williamsburg, Va., was in town for a celebrity golf hunt for a third title in the $250,000 tournamentat the Salt Palace Convention Center. Aulby topped Butch Soper of Still left in the winners’ bracket were Ernie Schlegel of Vancou- The former New York Giants star retired after the 1993 season. Hewas first-round draft pick in Lake HavasuCity, Ariz., 694-658; ver, Wash., Bob Hanson of Spo- 1981, the second player chosen Mike Dias of Lafayette, Colo., Rick Steelsmith of Wichita, Kan., kane, Wash. Rob Belmont of Dunedin, Fla., and Rohn Morton of Portland, Ore. Losers’ bracket overall, and led the team to two TADS Super Bowl titles. Taylor made — Compiled by R.C. Roberg the Pro Bowl 10 times, and was considered the prototype for the pass-rushing linebacker. o Rivermen Anxious to Leave Lasting Mark FOOTBALL Linebacker Kevin Greene, a mainstay on the defense of the BY JOE BAIRD ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The Peoria Rivermenare leaving Illinois after this season, and apparently intent on going out “There's no tomorrow for this team,” said Rivermen Coach Paul McClean.“We're donewith the ‘I’ and we're done with Peoria. This is important to them.” Added winger Barry Niecker: with a bang. “We've got a lot of pride. We knowit’s ourlast year there. We The seventh-seeded Rivermen shocked Midwest Division champion Milwaukee in the opening round ofthe Turner Cupplayoffs. Friday night they gave the Grizzlies a taste, mucking outa 4-2 victory over Utah in the Western Conference semifinal opener at the Delta Center. Citing the increasing cost of operating in the IHL, Peoria Owner Bruce Sarus is in the process of selling his franchise to a group from San Antonio. Most of the Rivermen are free agents, and are using these playoffs to audition for next season. Grizzlies Doze, Lose wantto put the Rivermen on the map.” So far, so good. Peoria usedits now-standard playoff formula to trip up the Grizzlies — slow it down,grind it out and lean heavi- Nieckar, the former Grizzly who was traded to Peoria March 20. “When you play a high-caliber team like Utah, you just have to grind up and down the wings, don’t give up any pucks at the blue line and dumpit in. That's just smart defensive hockey.” The Rivermen also played well short-handed. Utah got its only stopping in the regular season. “If this 37. Peoria’s backline limited the Grizzlies’ second-shot opportunities, and the Rivermen controlled the tempo from the opening faceoff. The same game feeling in the playoffs it will cost you,” he said. “We don't wantto go to Peoria down two and haveto play three there,” said Goring. “It's the mark of champions to have the ability to bounce back.” After tonight's game, the teams head to Peoria for three straight Semi Opener “Our basic road game,” said Racicot. Racicot, a onetime Montreal stopper, was morethan upto the task, facing 39 Utah shots and you don’t play with that desperate @ Continued from D-1 plan netted two victories in Milwaukee. powerplay goaljust 6:51 into the contest. The Grizzlies were 0-for4 with the man advantage the rest of the night. “We're working hard,” said McClean, whoseteam was 39-38-5 ly on veteran goaltender Andre well for the past two years. o TRACK vega State has signed four ‘tah girls prep athletes: Logan's Heater Allen, Davis’ Kelly Feist- with 14 others in a reverse drug sting, said Hugh Munn, spokesman for the State Law EnforcementDivision. Taylor paid a surety bond of $5,000 and was released, Munn said. games in the d match-play rounds. 840-725; 1987 Masters champion Beck said Kate McEwen’s athletic scholarship i because McEwen has not played Lawrence Taylor, one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, was arrested Friday night 781-661 and Mark Benavidez of Sacramento,Caiif., 751-664. The 840 series was a career- team doesn't work hard and doesn't play well defensively, we're not going to be very successful.” won't get new contracts for next season. Also on the list was de- fenseman Milan Tichy, who spent time here earlier in the season. Chris Taylor was listed as being on the bubble for a contract and the story said ers, agreed to a two-year deal with the Carolina Panthers. . . . The Houston Oilers agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent running back Ronnie Harmon. . . . Quarterback Dave Yan Kaminsky Sorenson and Fremont’s Robynn Hill. HOCKEY The Czech Republic scored two short-handed goals 27 seconds apart in the opening three min- utes and wentonto beat the United States 5-0 at the World Championships in Vienna, Austria. . Hartford agreed to a two-week extension of a state-led drive to sell 11,000 season tickets, a cam- paign that is crucial to their decision on whetherto stay orleave. 0 BASEBALL Former New York outfielder Dion James was and charged with marijuana possession after police stopped the player’s car for a broken tail light. James was released Wednesday by the Yankees. ... The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Mike Greenwell on the 15-day disabled HORSE RACING list and activated third baseman Tim Naehring. Greenwell, who has a brokenleft ring finger, was placed on the DLretroactive to last Sunday. Pike Place Dancer put on a charge at the top of the stretch GOLF Brown ended months of negotiation with the New York Giants by signing a new four-year contract. o and beat Escena to the finish line by a neck to capture the 122nd thefirst time in two daysbutstill running of the Kentucky Oaks in shot 68 Friday fer a one-stroke Louisville, Ky. Pike Place Dane- er, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, returned $21.60, $7 and $5.60 while Escena paid $4.40 and $3.80 and Cara Rafaela returned $5.20 to backers in a record Oaks crowd of 91,830. QO Newsthat current Grizzly players Bob Beers and Micah Aivazoff would be bought outofhis. AFC champion Pittsburgh Steel- ed, Mountain View's A BASKETBALL Megan Williams, a 5-foot-11 forward from Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s, signed with Creighton University. ... Nebraska reversed itself and decided to renew the athletic scholarship of a female basketball player who was assaulted by football player Lawrence Phillips. The announce- ment came two weeks after women's basketball Coach Angela Mark Brooks had a bogey for lead after two rounds of the Shell Houston Open. First-round coleaders Tommy Tolles and Mike Springer each shot 70 to trail Brooks over the Tournament Players Course at The Woedlands. ... Val Skinner's second straight 67 was good enough for a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Sprint Titleholders Cham- pionship in Daytona Beach, Fla. Skinner led by one over Catrin Nilsmark, who shot a 66. ... Bri an Barnes took a big step in his bid to establish himself on the Senior PGA Tour, shooting a 6-under-par 66 that gave the burly Scotsman a share of the firstround lead at the PaineWebber Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. starting Wednesday. plugged up the neutral zone and padded their lead on Mongeau's second goal of the game and Barty Nieckar's reboundforthefinal score. Salo ended up making 28 stops on 32 shots. The No.7 eeeded Rivermenscored more goals in Game 1 than Kansas City (seeded sixth) did in any of thefive in the first round. “Salofell asleep with the rest of his teammates,” said Goring. “But we only got two goals. You aren't going to win in the playoffs, especially at home, with two goals.” After watching his team skate through the motions Friday, Goring is glad this is a seven-game series. “We are going to need some room,”he said. ‘We played likeit is going to be a seven-game seties.” Goring said it wasn’t a lack of talent that cost Utah the game.“If The other races: Heart of Holliday 5K, June 8; GRIZZLYBITES:Showing horrible sportsmanship, some ofthe 5,763 fans at the game threw megaphones,trash and even trout at the Rivermen at the end of gue. Al Arbour, vice presilent of hockey operationsfor the New York Islanders, was at the game evaluating players. This on the heels of reports in The Hockey GAME SUMMARY ‘Uh Taylor Beers, Sharples), 651, on (Caborne, Gauthier, 11:54 Penalties — ss Herr, Ultra, 10, He A Marathon Is On-Line ae DAILY REPORT MORNING BRIEFING survivors besides Aulby were Eric Forkel of Tucson, Ariz., Joe Firpo 617- 591 He defeated Giuliano Bulegato St. George ABC “i g a TODA RUNNING ___ Winston-Salem, N.C., 697-533, butlost his next match to Dennis me Religare Tecate LeDY Oil COU checking 1 — Peet 12137-22161 foe 4 Utah 1 for 8 (Goan—Peoria Racin 311 39shot 97 ved, Utaala 338, 3 ots, 28 re) Referee —- Dennis Lafive Lnesmen— Lark Haha, SteveMetcall A~=5,763. 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