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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune SPORTS Thursday. June 3, 1999 Love-Inspired Medvedev Gains Berth TRIBUNE 1999 ALL-STATE SOCCER TEAM Class 5-AFirst Team Class4-A First Team_ @ Most Valuable Player oa Loughter, Defender, Ben Lomond, Devin Matsumor, Midfielder, Brighton, * Forwards _ In French Open Semis With Poetic Play Class 3-A First Team Most Valuable Player soe c3 THE ASSO TATED PR St Brady Smith. Mountain Crest, Jr .Forwards David Perez, Park City, Jr Todd Pitts, Wasatch, Jr Casey Gamer. Caden, s JasonHiett, Tooele, Sr @ Midfielders B Midfielders Lex Grimley, Lehi, Sr glowing as he finds himself in the @ Defenders KC. Nordfors, Bountiful, J Paul Saunders, MountainCrest, Travis Nicolaides, East, Sr Justin Traveller, Sky View, Sr vedev it means everything In this most romanticofcities. where lovers kiss under every lamppost. Medvedev is fairly points on drops, in that closed out the f Steve Bomey. @ Defenders KellanWilson. Park City, Sr Anke Huber another that ended the match how Kuerten ectionately known den as Guga and often cheered lustily @ Goalkeepers Jobnny Ji, Bountiful, Jr Trent Williams, Provo,Jr Steve Clegg, Bountiful, Jr Goalkeepers Jake Nielson,Delta, Sr Tyler Loveland, Ogden, Sr. @ Goalkeepers now.” Andy Simmons. Brighton, Sr. Justin Hamblin, Clearfield. Sr Danno Dayton, Mountain View,Sr Josh Wardle, Bingham, St @ Midfielders Sean O'Brien, Jordon,Sr Todd Viewmont, Sr. roy Teweek, Taylorsville, Sr Josh Maxfield, Bingham,Si Chris Dean, Ben Lomond,Jr Patrick Wamer, Morgan,St Larkin Noble, Jordan, Sr @ Defenders I don't think there is anybody happier on earth than meright Jored Modsen,Pine View. Sr Walt Randle, WoodsCross,Sr _ Second Team When thereis love. you're in spired, you can write poems. you can write music. yon can play avis AWOod, Wasatch, 51 Justin Uibberton. Lehi. St I Nanni, Cedar, Sr Trent Smith, Lehy, Sr good tennis ~ Shalum Stone, Delta, Sr. Kavin Stumm, Ben Lomond. Sr JD. Giles, Wasatch, Sr. David Medrano. Logan. $+ Ryan Taylor, Judge. Jr Matt Williams, Logan,J spired tennis in years, Jocob Bordsiey, Provo, Jr, Brooks Benson, Sky View, Sr. Steve Bailey, Bountiful, Sr Chris Burton, Wasatch,Sr Matt Rader, Ben Lomond, Sr Jacob Haten, Lehi. Sr All-State Soccer MVPs Claimed Titles scored another goal — makingit two in the first 10 minutes. The Braves endedup with a 3-1 win and. a trip tothe semis. “He was a hard worker during the tournament,” Parkersaid. “He was one of the motivating factors for our team.” @ Continued from C-1 Robbins, who has a scholarship whenit came to Brighton's pursuing its sole goal for ‘99 — state title. He's always positive and has confidence in himself He had aleadershiprole for us this entire year,” Cushing said Although he didn’t score in Brighton's 3-2 win over Jordan, Matsumori wasin on almost every play Thesenior plans to attend BYU, wherehe mighttry outfor the Cou- gar football or men’s club soccer foatns Class 4-A: Bountiful beat Bonneville 4-0 for a repeat title, and Robbins, a forward, had a lot to do with it, besides scoring the Braves final goal Andthat wasnt the senior’s best game ‘To getto the semifinals, Bountiful hadto defeat Region 6 champ Pleasant Grove, and Robbins took the spotlight after missing two matches. “When he came back, he was moredetermined than ever to win and his enthusiasm spreadinto the to play soccer at the University of Portland, hadnine goals and 13as. sists for the year. “He's extremely talented,” Parker said. “He has excellent anywhere you wanthimt “He's one of the bigger kids. I put him back there because of his aggression. He didn’t like to get seeded man left. against 21-y old Slovakian Dominik Hrba' Corretja, runner-up last y at the French. said he was weakened byanallergicreaction that began mysteriously on Sunday I was feeling dead on the court.” said Corretja, who has battled allergies for years. “I couldn't move my legs. It’s like I was carrying 100 kilos on each leg.” beat. He has a defensive mental- ‘The tally of unforced errors ity.” Robbins also received all-state George. Laughter and four other seniors academic honors. Class 3-A: Comingfrom line of Ben Lomondsoccerstars, Shad Laughter — nicknamed “Bubba.” ever since he was a toddler — was the heart of the Scots’ defense. 350-mile trip, along with Shad’s mondplayers, Nick and Cory. to St 1 nt matter Yeu ger ! water,” bea 1 for the Brazilian It's incredible.” said Meligeni, “It's not a normal score. 1 didn't expect this, for 1 intelli players d_ off the count 1 sessed of Cig E anderful ced sever He flung his racket to the ground get my pace Twas trving to find a way lo. but | could not find any possibility Bald and slightly paunchy and clad in baggy. old-man’s plaid shorts. Medvedev looks more like than on the court. He wob: bles slightly when he walks. keeps his head down, and rarelybetrays anyemotion But close up, his faceis unusu ally boyish, and when he smiles as he does often and easily his eyes sparkle Medvedev is a Ukrainian who. dropped — through injury and disinterest and. yes, a loss of love — from No. 4 in 1994 to No. 100. ed to reach the final ran into a the moment, cleverly feathering freshmanthis year. against Kuerten, stroking the bail The Brazilian everyoneexpect player most people hadforgotten Medvedevplayed poetically OPEN your best. but yore not feeling the hall well.” he said “He didn t give me too much opportunity to sure plays on lotof emotion.” But heis playing masterfully at touch shots in with powerful fore- hands, line-hugging two-fisted backhands, and crushing serves “He That emotion wasabig factor for Ben Lomondgoing into thestate championships. “His desire to win is one of his biggest attributes,” Greenfield said. “He's a good teamleader on thefield, talking andsetting people up. Defense, honestly, has wonit for methis year.” And Laughter’s best moments from teammate Bart Paxton, heading it into the net. game. “He just refused to let anybody won every ball and saved the The defender also played a key role in keeping his tearmin line in Dixie It's like having another coach on thefield,” Greenfield said. “He madesurethe kids never got down on themselves. Our main goal was PAK PROFILE Pak Puts Open Title on Line @ Continued from C-1 scoreof 10-underset two years ago byAlison Nicholas could bein danger Perhaps Pak shouldsend homea postcard of Karrie Webb, a four- timewinner this year whohas not finishedlower than10th inherlast 14 tournaments Annika Sorenstam, who beat out Pak for player of ihe yearin 1998, Age: (Poafon victories:4 Majors: LPGA ichamalonshts US. Women's Open (1998) Women's Open appearances: 2 Bestfinish:1 ('98) yeor: Backspin: Not eventhe top South Kotean on tour right now... Has yet to finish in the top 10 this year... On the course, biggest problem has been putting... Off the course, problems too manytolist — the mostsignificant deat. Ing with Korean press with overwhelming expectations steppedinto the water, pulled out a wedge, closedher eyesandlistened for the gallery totell her there. ‘They are screaming good news,” sherecalls. “So, | am very title. Juli Inkster and Meg Mallon have each won twicethis year, and Dottie Pepper is riding a wave of confidence from her wininthe first She managed a bogeyto force a sudden-deathfinish, and Pak burst into tears whenshe made abirdie major, a record 19-underin the Di nah Shore All of themfeelthe pressurethat comes with trying to win the most prestigious event in women’s golf. None of them carry the same burden as Pak 1 knowfor SeRi, there has been alotof pressurefor her to perform happy putt twoholes later Worked pretty hard. So, I got the trophy. Already having won the LPGA Championship, she became the first player sinceInkster in 1984 to a lot from here. gle Clas: Pama born Pure bedlam, said Laura Da And because it roombecauseshe's not going to be vies, who hadto play with Pak and battle a Korean press corps that chartedhereveryshot Pak wasn't perfect last year, al Sorenstam during the first two morepressure on her She needs to have breathing thoughit seemedlike that during a torrid stretchof golf The centerpiece was the Wom en's Open, a championship that Pak nearly didn't win and proba bly should not have won. On the 18th hole of the playoff, her drive was headed for thecree! whenit dipped down the bank and was caught up in the rough. Her cyances slipping away, Pak wmon depth § Is the dhyital Wo way nadine feature DUE iY to our Motorali’ pl have instant contact with one another ouch of Direct Connect pr ne and forall, ther button th an number www.nextel.com 1-800-NEXTEL9 win two majorsas a rookie. Pak set two scoring records in her third victory, then won for the fourth timeinninestarts in the Giant Ea matters to her, it’s probably put Inany field the top teams have ene thing “Very difficult to get,” shesaid. —not really so muchfrom herself, but her fellow country people, Nancy Lopersaid. “They expected The phone specially designed for teams. sults is poised to makeherfirst victory of the year a third Women’s Open moronoLa Receive a $50 service credit for each Nextel phone with the purchaseof two or more through June 30, 1999.** Introducing the New Nextel National Business Plan Pak was paired with Webb and rounds of the du Maurier C! rough during one scramble to get into position, and took pictures of Pak standing on the green as Sor enstam Codar City in the middle of her putting stroke After the round, Pak required six officials just to get to the locker room. 4 Plus ited fafkTime on Nextel Direct Connect No Long Distance Charges Orem Entery St. George Digital Cellular utes A mass of photographers ae stepped on Webb's ball in. the Murray Sandy Office pnror Salt Lake City W ‘ he backgam ny a few times. whacked himself in the foot with il, and at the end angrily walloped a hall high into graduate, but another Laughter has joined the ranks. Bubba's brother Cody contributed as a ven tourna “He is a very intense player,” coach Don Greenfield said. which the young Scots took 2-1 the upperleft corner. Hewas really excitedafter that.” “play at No. 13 the only ranked 54th. a fun personality.” getthrough,” Greenfield said. “He tape. It was a perfect cross and then Josh headedit perfectly into Although Laughter ended up as a defender this year, Greenfield said the four-year letterman c% Andre Agassi. it N spe by the French crowd tno help from fans this time A city wid Metro subway strike tri 1 a fatal attack on @tick seller left about onethird of the seats empty at center court IT knew I had to do all the things just by myself.” the eighth seeded Kuerten said 1 couldn t do them nite Its kind of frustrating be wardis “kind of a fun- lover. He has playing.” Against PG, Robbins scored two “I wish I had it on do anybed checks or anything Mer cause you are fighting alot. trying told the story: 49 for Corretya, 20 came when it mattered — in the state final against city rival Ogden. Parker said. ne did the right thing and was alwaysfocused. I didn’t have to, In all. the stands. The other semifinal will feature older brothers and former Ben 1.o- Offthe field, Parkersaid the for- rest of the team,” coach Mike Parker said. “He’s been a good “That was something else,” e them. face another Brazili Laughter is blessed with supportive parents. They made the touch on the ball and really good control. He's very fast and quick.” leaderforus,getting excited about minutes into the match off a cross fo win stale when we got down there [St. George] He told every oneto win this thing He made sure to the net quickly enc seeded Alex Corretja 6-2. 6-2, 6-0. Meligeni. who upset So excited, in fact, that Robbins hind the baseline unable ts sp ten tt al limes in the wind blown match beating Pete Sampras in the second round and Kuerten in the quarters In the semis on ‘riday, yan Quarenberg, Tooele. Sr on drop shots with a delicate touchthat wouldn't break egg Time and time again. these st caught Kuerten flat-footed he Kuerten s temper flared With spring fever in the air Medvedev is playing his most in ‘Andrew Hansen, Cedor. J+ BrionUtrich, C Tyler Whitby. Bonneville. Jr exulted after hirth in tennis, in life Second Team Jared Hanks, Bountiful, Sr Brent Dupree. Sky View. Sr Isaac Felix, Fremont, Sr Medvedev dispatehing 1997 champion Gus tavo Kuerten 7.5. 6-4. 6-4 Wednesday. “It is like a second Lynn Keyes. Ben Lomond,Sr. Matt Baron, Pine View,Sr. Tyson Skeen, Bonneville.Sr. einhol, Bonen Sr Mike Davis, Copper Hil, Sr French Open semifinals and back in the arms of the German player Bently Hughie,Pine View, Soph Ben Johnson, East, St. Jimmy Tobar, Granger,Sr. _ Second Team Poter Frandsen, won, Jr PARIS ve means nothing in tennis. and yet for Andrei Med- \MERA |