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Show D4 TheSalt Lake Tribune SPORTS South Korea’s Kim Wins LPGARailClassic VIE ASSOCIATED PRESS countrywoman Se SPRINGFIELD, Il Rookie Mi Hyun Kim of South Korea shot a 2under 70 to win the State Farm Rail { lussic by one shot Monday, herfirst {uiumph on the LPGATour. nishedwith a 54-holetotalof \2under 204. The victory put her in 1 tu Win 1999 LPGA Rookie of wy honors. one year after Taking Over As Jazz VP @ Continued from D-1 first in the Bronx, later on StatenIs: land, the only child of john andRita O-Connor doho Wasa striet father, «toughbig City cop. Rita, a traditional mom. learned the rules of the house. and lived by them, mostly be: bause he observed with exactness the difference, the advantages and disad between right and wrong You could see it in thepeople around I learned it from my parents, from people in-school. It Wasnt anything out of the ordinary. \il my friends’ parents werelikethat, There may not have been much iioney in Our neighborhood, but there Was funily and there was sports. That wave you a set of values OConnor grew up at 22 Melrose Place on the iskand, ina stretch of neighborliood that was anything but Holly ood. It ineluded Esposito’s Deli, 77a, a Catholic church, a tore and a park down the stil He attended Catholic: schools, wie the teachers, nuns and priests, Know both the love he families did.” "Family Affair: Athletics O'Connor tunily. ranin Three of his moth: ors hotles played collegiate or pro: fessional sports, including Uncle Huddy (Hassett), who played for the Yankeos ted \ visi 8 average. Two oth ee basketball, Rita, too. Wits it Tut sv cnmer O Connors sweet slice of Rockwellian urban Americana was busted hard in 1963, when he was 15. While dris ing home froma VEWparty one Hight, his parents werehit by an: other Gar ina violent accident. John pent six months in the hospital. Rita was killed. was hard,” O'Connor says, *l can remember two of my uncles com aking me up. It was night. ‘There was a shock factor Your body just kindof exists for ‘whale Alot sudden, | had to grow upd Somethinglike that either ninake tronger, or it makes you bitte Jucned to sports, family and I is ull, in particular, became IS eal aerator Th aWilltan CG betrie.the captainof his | hoot team, playing almost iy. 0 Connortraveled an hour each on Saturdays toa pier that jutted vew York Harbor upon which12 in It Was the quintes. York basketball experi Ha leerager who wanted to his talent against the best 5 “She(Kim) is goodat everything,” said Sinn, also of South Korea, who tied Moodie for second at 205. Moodie, a second-year pro, was seeking her first LPGAvictory. With fiveholes left, she was only onestroke Gogel lops Big Names At Ganter you'reintrouble.” "Fun" isn't the first. word that comes to mind with O'Connor. He knew we had to make changes.” though O'Connor earned degrees in economics and business, he says going. to college (from 1965-69) was “about playing basketball If you can't havefunplayingbasketball in college, seems so low-key anddeliberate, the words... .out. of... his mouth. .nearly. .subbing. for a dose of Sominex. But those who know him well “He's. says King, “he doesn't want tion to make a careerout of the one thing that absolutely captivated him: basketball Coaching Moves:When re- he ke playe lobe Te and will leased, O'Connor became a junior var thither through the decades. When Brown went to UCLA in 1979, he asked his friend to come along. O'Connor was ain assistant at Westwood for five years, and eventually thought he would becomea head coach. It never happened “IT had some hesays. “But nothingfelt right.” Translation: The schools that of fered him the top job had no chance of competing unless rules were bent O'Connor, truetohis roots, was not the cheating type. “There's a right way and a wrong way,” he says. “It's like golf. If you movethe ball to improve your lie once, you'll move it a hundred ‘ mh, but How isan wesamiefourseme was Staley ce Feeling Heat S its ramifications. He is married to wife Martha and has another child, daugh: ter Katie, who's in a_ post graduate program at Virginia Tech O'Connorsays he war ted to take a I He “ap » Bree ‘ ‘ley Tualatin nothing is golf she if and he atwnit ne even didnt hardly care seomed troubled a linemen going anterior cruciate lig game meant to me.” an more Like ah than 5,700 before a wt in his he sald. who rushed for yards and 65 touch. as in his career at Granger High | in West Valley City aid scored touchdowns the first imes he touched the ball for High Set fir 4 90 return asa freshman and yard runon the last play of nd in between suf vinginjuries be triumphant se moult five varsity games n shoulder injury wphomore, he the hypeof a player ing goes by what makessenseto him. ie really breaks it all down to minute says. “you're in the wrong business. I'm optimistic. Rather than looking at the problems, I'mlooking at how to get this done.” We. He means we. From hereon, it’s gonnabe‘we,’ he says." We work a team We have players who care about winning. This franchise is committed to winning Wehavegood peopleon the business side and the basketb all side, Jerry Sloanis a Hall-of-Fa coach here... ‘Thereare a lotof positives If youdo things theright wa for theright reasons, you're usually Anybody ever seen Layden and named the USA he was Today Player of the Year in his state Everybody, it seemed, wanted St ley to stay home and play for O But » member of the LDS Chureh who lived as 1 boy in Farmington and attended games at Cougar Stadium with grandparents who owned season tickets, the choice was really no cholee at all. Though he took recruiting trip to Eugene, he did so mostly to humor the home folks, he had told the Cou ars beftire his se ar even began that he w Way to join his brother Dus a backup cornerback JULIE STEVENS PREP FOOTBALL LEADERS BEST OF WEEK TWO | jame Ryan VanRoosendaal Luke Wren Misi Tupe Anthony Penrod Rowland Hall Volleybali Age: 17. born Dec. 8, 1981 in Salt Lake Height: 6-0 it: 150, Week's Sports Achievement: Had 19 kills and 55 blocks in seven matches High School Sports: Volleyball Grade-Point Average:3.7 Parents: Bob and Mary Jayne Stevens Coach: Kendra Tomsic Class: Senior Notable Achievements: Head: master’s list. memberof French club and National Honor Society. Earned English and Anatomy awardsfor 1998. Hero: My parents Person who has most helped my career: My high school coaches e Jeff Oliverson am Beus Brett Johnson Colin Kent DannySoulhwick Brett Johnson Mckay Robbins Casey Young Scott Howarth KurtisLoveland Favorite Food: Spaghetti Favorite Entertainer: Joni Mitchell Favorite Book: GoneWith the Wind Favorite Movie: Rainman Favorite Athlete: Gabrielle Reece Planned Career: Undecided Coach's Comment: Julie has workedhertail end off Name Mike T Brodie Lewis DrakeRowe Jason Baker NicWilson Caleb Curtis Dusty Rou Brandon Jackson Brandon Webb Alan Mari Paul Buck John Worsencroft. BoNagahi Brad Taylor John Harline Cole Boyer Chris Busch Derek Bond Bul. Ber Curtis McEntire Josh Weipert. the past four years to become an excellent front row Player. She has turned into quite a force with her long THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MALE PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK DUSTIN RANDOLPH Granger High Football Age: 17, born Oct. 26, 1981 in Ogden Height: 6-foot Weight: 175 Week's Sports Achievement: lightning quick Lancer quarterback ranfor five touchdowns and 145 yards and passedfor another TD in Granger's 43-0 shutout of West. High School Sports: Football, rack Other Hobbies: Snowboarding, Rock climbing Grade-Point Average: 3.0 Cindy Smith and Mark hard-headed Irishman I've had to work with around here. Uh, did I say hard: headed? meant of course, hard-working Fither way, the future of Utah's Jazz now lies, at least in part. in the second Irishman’s hands. Howison and Goggin wa ed to pull Jubs from their bags, 1 wanting to give him any clues We had a serious advantage, Howison said was new not only to the tour stars, but to all kinds offans, Like most country clubs, the course was not designed to handle huge crowds especially when only two foursames are playing. Long. lines bridges across and. finding few elevated van lage points, many fans skipped two or th the wh holes to stike out spots during 5 hour plus round But attracting idea, and areal gallery was the as Couples SA has Inter tour competition said, @ hit That hassaid bent-my_ childhood to chaliogsctr eat healthy and to keep adjustingto the for the Cougar dream,” he And here he is, living it increased speed andferocity of the collegegame. He missed about a week of practice because of a shoulder in jury that could require surgery after the season, yet says his medical his: tory does not make future Speaking him fear for his thefuture, Staley says he is not sure whetherhewill serve an LDS Church mission as his brother did. But if he does, he probably will wait until afer his BYU career which, by the way, has started much more pleasantly than he thought it might My teammates have been great, he says Tve been surprised at thelr willingr to help me and Fahu the way they have If we have any ques tions, they step right up and answer them Not exactly the way he envisioned his first year of college, but pretty Rood all thesame TDs 3 7 3 | 2 2 2 5 + 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 PASSING hoo! Cetr City fremont X.Sunite ion ‘Timpeiew N. Sanpete Payson Bingham dJuab Logan | ‘TDs | 3 2 2 | | 2 | q 2 | 0 | a | 1 Yards Wi 18 TDs 1 s | Ainterceptions ceptions 2 interceptions 2 interceptions, 35 yard r¢ turn interceptions 2 interceptions q sByardint return yard in. return for TD yl #2.yardfumble i) Murray eo-yardpunt return or1D Skyline 66, yardpunt returnforts ‘Pleasant Grove 50-yard punt returnfor TD Orem Blocked punt Bonneville ardkickoff returnfor'TD Uintah yard ickoff return fo raylorsville 31-yard kikoreturnfor 1D Lehi se vard kickofTreturn fort) South Summit Lone Peak Provo Logan Orem <2. yard fet gal LONGEST SCORING PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE Name Highlight Joe! Theler Baghion 95.vard TDreception Milford ar River Ben Lomond Log SkyView yardTDreception Provo ) reception Copper Hills rr Andrew Penrod Springville Jeremy Ware ntsville ard TD reception Brady Niel Mai 66 yard TD reception Spencer Meier Murray yard TD reception arms. Parents: Yards Att 33 195 6 18 1662 158 u 150 2 “5 8 145 15 137 " 133 0 129 9 18 16 128 na as w 12 ‘ 120 2 RECEIVING YARDS 00 R Name Mare Hansen Dane Church Favorite Team:University of Utah’s volleyball team (deceased) Coach: Ray Groth Class: Senicr RUSHING hol Wasatch Milford Bonneville Springville Uintah Millard ara npv South Sevier Min, Crest Logan Carbon rem South Summit Other Hobbies: Skiing, water sports Randolph Notable Achievements: Region 2 honorable mention, starting safety as a junior Hero: My brother. Nate People who have most helped mycareer: Ray coachable anddisciplined,” Editor's Note — Each weekThe Salt Lake Tribune will recognize a female and male high schoo! student/ athlete of the week. To nominatean individual who excels bothathletically and academically, contact Jay Drew or Lya Wodraska at 257-8900 (local) or 1- 800-865-1951 (long distance). Weekly honoreeswill receive a plaquefrom The Tribune. “PREP VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE ‘Today's Matches ferton., 5:15 pam West Jordan, 5:15 pam RE Roy at Bonneville, 6 p.m Box Elder at Fremont. 6 p.m Sky View Logan, 6 p.m, Weber at Mountain Crest. 6 p.m. REGION 14 Meridianat Dug «Di Tintic at Wendo Orr FaCartonat Weal Desert REGION 17 LaytonChristian at ICS, pan Salt Lake Lutheran at Mt Vernon, p.m Salt Lake Christianat Waterford, 7 p.m. | Clearf Bingham Bear River Carbon Min, Crest Min.View SINGLE GAME RUSHING Name ¥a- Date/Opponent 1, Ryan Van Rosendaal Wasatch 313 Sept. 3/N. Sanpe 2, RyanVan Roose! Wasatch 220 Aug. 27/ Tooele LukeWi Milford 195 Sept. 3/Beaver . Misi Bonneville 185 Sept. Woods Cross SINGLE GAMEPASSING Name School Date/Opponent 1 Jeff Olerson Cedar City 359° Sept. a/Vintah Casey Rehrer Min. View 38 Aug 27/1'rovws arscpieand Logan BA Aug. 27 Bear River 'Danny Southwick impview 300. Aug. 27 Orem SINGLE GAME RECEIVING YARDS Name School ¥d- Date/Opponent 1, Joe LaFotiette Timpview 20 2, David Gaffney Min. View 17 Provo 4, Chris Anderson N. Sanpete 159. Auj. 27/ Pine View LONGEST PUNT RETURN Name School ards Date/Oppoiien 1, Bo Nagahi Sigline 2 Aug animus 2,John Worsencroft Murray) Sept. 4/Timpstew 3, Bo Nagahi Skyline 6 Sept. 3 Highland LONGESTKICKOFF RETURNS Name Yards Date/Oppor 1, Cole Boyer Bonneville $9 Sept i Wo . Neil Mathieu Alta 98 Aug 26 North lg ,dunior Bonner Cedar City 98 Aug. Kestrnis Chris Bu Uintah 96 Sept Cedar City 3berek Boni aylorsville M1 Sept. Cottonywona LONGEST SCORINGPLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE Name Play. Date Opponent 1, Joel Theler Brighton 6 Sept 3/Hinxham in Carier Bear River Ho Bing 1 The Brighton Note: This new feature will run every Tuesday’ in the Tr bur during theseason. Coach mes plays for this repo Groth, Rich Groth, James Cordova and Granger staff Favorite Food: Spaghetti Favorite Musical Group: Pennywise Favorite Movie: The Program Favorite Athlete: Bo Jackson Favorite Team: Miami Hurricanes Planned Career: Undecided ‘h's Comment ustin is a great athlete with quick feet and great ecceraion He's also real Kevin's alot like Scott,” says King REGION 2 at Bingham, 5:15 pm Bes noUnnleaiay aU aL Hell a Taylorsville Copper Hills at Kearns, 5:15 p.m, whatever it takes for the Jazz. He'll t and When [ sat out, | realized how in One enes, “Kevindoesn’tget c ueht upa AL Wh Finuiy,asasenior, he was healthy. He rushed for 2,062 yards in 13 games, including more than 90 in four playoff is“ koow it's'a team es, r uch the Ta prep ciareer ma and without my every Howison said “Ht wasnt the Masters, but it wasn't Hike it way asuial round the Be Coniiued tran Del ' on uged to play seven games As i reshman ~fuited player trying wound a andwasno- working behind the formed to go through wates and saw the look tn [Couples'| eve was inedjuniorhim:year.Andinthe he tore ResAe tasolteat OTs was after having surgery € | VU bly effective take the trash out, if he needs to. They couldn't have found a better fit.” Adds Jazz assistant coach/scout David Fredman He's the second ‘The story gets vague here because wished Goggin j of taient whopreferred one of the reasons O'Connor chose the path he took taking a job as a man: ufacturer’s representative in’ the clothing industry in Chapel Hill, N.C is because of the death of his son. He did not wish to discuss the tragedy, nor Nike Tour golfer —— convinced that Couples and Cook were tarstruck next wluate to the PGA ( Transaction: a two-year span, they made 36 player moves. Of the 13 players withthe teamin May of '97, only one AllenIverson was still there at the endof last season, during which theSixers vastly tnprovel and O'Connor side by side in the same place at the same time? Ryan Howison same “We times. Instead of moving the ball, O'Connor removed himself from full time basketball. day's hive O'Connorsays. StatenIsland, where he discovereda points.” His su was not unknown tothe most immediately t who werefamiliar with him from about his passion than hethought. He Jazz, jis days as a scout. Howells says he livedand learned at the prep levelfor called O'Connorshortly after Layden oneyearbeforetaki left for the NewYork Knicks last month sistant’s job at Virginia Teel because he thought the “chemistry” Tech proceeded to win the was therefor a winning match. ‘ed another season, before moving wantedmaturity, patience to the Virginia Military Institute as a and‘TheJazz perspective for a franchise that full-time assistant, where VMI reached faces challenges in the transition the round of eight in the NCAA Tour years stiff ahead, as oldsters Karl Malone, nament in “76. John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek wind xt, he assisted at the University down, Before they do, however, of Colorado for thi seasons, during. says he is pumped to add just which he cemented his coaching reli O'Connor tionship with then-Denver Nuggets enough to squeezean additional runor two out of the remains. “If you can’ Coach Larry Brown. ‘Thefriendship excited about this opportunity.” he turned O'Connor's care hither and sity coach at Curtis High School a playing har ( i than in winning,” tention” claimheactually é la got has a senseof humor, thoughit is slow made the playoffs. Theo Ratliff, Matt Geiger, aric Snow in bubbling tothesurface “I'mreserved withjus about ev: and George Lynch, amongothers. At the beginning, when Philly wanted erything atfirst,”hes But, lat Keith Van Horn out of the draft, the become more outgoing.” ‘Therewas no fun, little gregarious formerUte star “wouldn't even look at ness, over the next two years of us,” O'Connorsays. “But we knew we O'Connor's life afterleaving college would makethe team into one Keith would have wanted to play for, but TheVietnam Warwas on, and he w drafted into the Army. Stationed at O'Connor, accordingto Philly beat prt Dix in New Jersey, he confirmed during that timean earlier determina: writers and others, was anastutejudge “Wehada serious advantage.” B Continued from Det THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FEMALE PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK behind Kim, but appearedto hurt her ances by getting a two-stroke pen. alty for apparentlytouching her ball while it sat ina fairway Oneholelater, however, tour officials rescinded thepenaltyafter reviewing a videotapeof the situation. Despitethe correction, Moodiesaid theproblem was abig distraction It has been handled poorly in my opinion,” Moodiesaid break frombasketball, but not walk away. So, he scouted part-time for Portland, then the Clippers, the Nets, and, finally, the Jazz from °94-97, all while keepinghis regular job, When Brownwent toPhiladelphia, being given the hammeras coach and czar, he brought his friend back aboard, this timeasdirector of player personnel. O'Connor, excited to open thethrottle once more onhis hoopcareer, jumpedat the chance Together, Brown and O'Connor, along with King, tore the pathetic Six ers apart. "Wehad players who were more interestedin their ownstatistics and wrath of God, anid could dispenseeitherswiftly and ly. Sometimes, good lessons i were trumped by the immedi noed of survival. “L remember the iudents coveringfor eachother,” he ys, Itwas us, andit was them,” John and Rita's boy was a decent ina distracted way. But he All, football, bas | didn’t know anyone who didv't play.” he says. “Our mailman sus the basketball coach, ‘Thefireman wits thi ul coach. All the dads 11 tHe Local baseball field. It wh Kimtook advantageof a stumble by second-roundleader Janice Moodie of Scotland, andheldoff a late surgeby defending championPearl Sinn. street players around. Bacli court had a different levelof play, and, bit by bit, he madehis way toward the top run. After graduating from Monsignor Farrell High School, O'Connorwent to Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina, an all-male school where Al McGuire had coached and devel oped a New York City pipeline be fore moving on to Marquette. Al O'Connor O Connor Ri Pak Tuesday, September7, 1999 | | | | | | | | MoonInherits Strong Tradition At San Juan BY LYA WODRASKA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Asa former basketball assistant at Piute, Cassy Moon knows highschool sports meana lot in small towns. However, she found out just how big volleyball is in Blandingthefirst few times she signed checks People saw my name and said. ‘Oh. you're the new coach." Moon said Volleyball is big down here and besides, there is very little to do, it takes “Someonesaid last year was going to be San Juan's best chance to win state because the cupboard was going to beleft bare,” Moonsaid. “These playerstookoffense to that andreally want to prot the state 00 2. South Sevier 0.0 3, Manti 0.0 4 Enterprise 5. Grand 10 Still has good talent despite loss 0.0 Out to prove last year’s performance so people come to the games Interest has grownin recent years with the program's success. San Juan wonthe last two state championships, in ee to winningin 1993. with theloss of eight seniors teacuani racy Halliday whole signedas the coachbut is still teaching at theschool, the San Juan Broncos are pected to be oneof the best teams gainthis season As the new coach, Moon wasn't sure what shape theprogramwouldbe in, She waspleasantly surprised, find ingplenty of talent andplayers who areeager to prove they still have what Utah how foodthey Moonhas never coachedvolleyball but is confident she can make the transitionfairly easily. Just to besure, kedHalliday's formerassistants to remain as her assistants. CLASS 2-A 1. San Juan Broncosaren't ready fo give up title yet Strong team brirnming with Templars have never won a volleyball confidence Cham pionsh if of five ver wast ta fuk “ They grow them big downhere in Blanding.” Casey Moon San Juan Volleyball Coach ‘Sometimes it can be hard for 4 good program to adjust to.a new coach, but hopefully my assistants will stop me if try to do something too wacky or something they'venever donebefore, great Moonsaid. 1 was left with poem ‘They grow thembig down he in Blanding.” Amongthe keyreturningplayers are Marci Bowring, an all-state selec tion last year, and Tyrel Lacy, Both are 4-year starters. In arecent jumping drill, Bowrin asked Moonto check th height of the net because she wasleaping past it asily “The height was right, she is just putting the ball down great,” Moon said. Moonsaid she has seven or eight players she can go to andexpects the Broncosto be good for several years, SanJuan recently participated ina tournament at North Sevier, where the Broncos beat Enterprise, Manti, Mil ford and split with South Sevier. The Ramsare picked to give San Juan it biggest competition for the championship While San Juan is Known as a Class 2A power, the Ramsarelookingfo their first titlesince 1983, They hada breakthrough year last season, winning their region tourna nt, The Rams were eliminated in the state tournament with losses to Millard and Enterprise. Winning the region tournament was big for us because {t gave u moreconfidence,” South Sevier conch Lori King said, “Phe girls knowIf they Stay mentally tough and play their methey are unstoppable POOI |
