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Show Page Four - The Pyramid November 3, 1993 - Ladyhawks win first state volleyball championship by Shirley Christensen HEBER CIT- Y- The North Sanpete High School Ladyhawks Volleyball team brought home their first ever championship trophy, Oct. 31, after defeating Emery, Union, and Wasatch for first place. With home court advantage, the Wasatch team made it difficult for the Ladyhawks from the start, but the team never gave up. North Sanpete won the first 3 and Wasatch answgame ered in the second game During the last game of the match, serves changed hands 13 times in the Hawks last seven points. match, After a Tawnya Crumb sealed the teams victory with two kills that put the Hawks on top for good. Mt. Pleasant Mayor Ches Christensen organized a police escort for the team bus on their way home. The escort began at hilltop and continued lights and sirens all the way to North San 15-1- 13-1- 5. te to perform cheers waiting for the coaches and team to gather. The 'team was honored in a special assembly at the high school on Monday, Nov. 1 where pete High School. Coach Sharon Christensen said the girls had been told there would be an escort, but didnt know what to expect. Upon reaching hilltop, she said the girls began screaming when they saw the flashing lights of six police cars, two leading the way, two following the bus, and two more following the procession of cars that the team couldnt see the end of. The procession was greeted at the high school with a celebration planned by the studentbody officers, Kim Bangerter, Robert the studentbody and faculty gave several standing ovations to the deserving team. Coach Christensen spoke to the full auditorium explaining that this was her third win at state in Volleyball. She won as a high school athlete, again while coaching at Weber and a third time at North Sanpete. While relating the victory to her mother in Canada, she was asked which win was the best. She said: "This was the sweetest. This one was the best. The trophies and medals will tarnish with time, but the memories will live on forever." She expressed appreciation to the studentbody officers for playing the song "Saved the Best for Last" while they called the girls up on stage. Grinning, she said it was their Justesen, Tressa Sunderland, and Dave Carr. The stereo was blasting a song called "We Are The Champions" by Queen. A group of frenzied students, parents and community supporters greeted them as they exited the bus, hugging, laughing, crying and cheering. The group entered the high school where the game ball, and trophy were displayed and began i A YOI. I. HYBAI. .CHAMPIONSHIP W cross country teams from North Sanpete High School and Wae satch Academy traveled to Park to take part in the Utah High School State Cross Country Championships. The competition at the state level proved exceptionally strong Sugar-hous- as the Hawks came up with a seventh place finish and the Tigers, a ninth place finish. In the boys 3A race, over 60 runners from eight teams, in addition to some individual quali- fiers, contested the championship on a rolling three mile course. Spectators were treated to an ideal situation as the runners North Sanpete The field went out very fast, with most of the NS boys staying back and waiting for opportunities to advance later in the race. Senior Cameron Winters led the team with a terrific time of 16:54, earning him 16th place overall. Winters posted the best time ever by a North Sanpete runner on the State course. He was followed closely by teammate Logan Freeman in 17:10, 25th place. Don Carter, Salt Lake City, son of Will and Priscilla Stewart buck Thursday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m Milburn, shot this between Highway 89 and Milburn Road. five-poi- nt iytIO J&iusiIlL. I tjmt iii tu Nt tu mI tv iiLcav, 'voi ht v vj ttm it Wo JLlm&imsL f H i JOldLL ML JMilmit t JMLL K itedaLiiL til -- CgtiatgtfaL u Ij? ftiim H ; 4 S KtKHMlM'l !)( Jiniaa. , n.i ism. 'Si? xnm. t" n JEfl SUL & Snnwtp JUnlaa. Hi ft!) l iN&rtti I; LvLw. Emsor- - vtjun hi & Odar Cm ! The two seniors have shared the top place honors throughout the season and ended their careers in fine fashion. Completing for the Hawks were Travis Perry (39th in 17:41), Jared Noorlander (48th in 18:04) and Yuki Ohta (51st in 18:25). Scott Jensen and Kenny Cox also ran excellent varsity races in placing 52nd and 58th, respectively. With a total team score of 156 points, the Hawks placed seventh, ahead of Dixie, but behind strong teams from Lehi, Uintah, Pine View, Park City, Cedar City and Emery. The boys were a little surprised at the level of competition, but each of them ran excellent times. Just to be qualifying and participating at the state meet their first year in 3A is a major accomplishment. Wasatch Academy In the 1A boys race, the pace proved fast for the Tigers, as they placed ninth overall in competition. They were again led by junior Tom Vincent, running 41st in 19:20. He was followed by Jonas Dahlgren (50th in 20:04), Tomo Yashimura (53rd in 20:18), Phil Dolan (57th in 20:54) and Bill Curry (60th in 21:28). Also running varsity for Wasatch was Grant Wilson and Mike Hlavaty. The team was hurt by the loss of Senior Scott Gee, a consistent second or third place runner for the Tigers, however, the team should return with a strong team in the fall of next year as only Dolan and Curry will be graduating. ilhl.tv ti Hr ivi Purk CHv Cross country teams compete at state could be seen close up from several vantage points during racing. Conditions for runners consisted of moderate temperatures and a partial cloud cover. it) tv ! i VHlItd.lV ililtll by Bill Bedford On SALT LAKE CIT- Ythe Oct. 27, boys Wednesday, easy, wed have gone 3 A a long time ago." Then in all seriousness, he told the studentbody that this team had made a commitment to a standard of excellence, and that North Sanpete High School could do the same. He said: "We may not win all the trophies, but we can all be champions." forfeited. She said her motto is "learn from your mistakes" and she said the team definitely learned from that one. In conclusion, she stated: "There is no T in TEAM." The team members presented the trophy to Principal Courtney Syme who said in jest, "If wed known it was going to be this favorite song and then related why. During spring league play, they arrived at a meet at USUBA when this song came on the radio. The girls insisted that they stay in the van so Sharon could hear the song. When the team entered the gymnasium for their match, they discovered they were late and had Marih Sanpete Sanwte Hvh'V H U'.im Host: Wasatch High School North Sanpete had a tough battle and a for- - Ladyhawks were matched with Wasatch on Wasatchs home court for the championship game but managed to come out on top. midable 3A schedule during the state volleyball playoffs held at Wasatch High School. The Snow loses close battle with Rebels by Gary Chidester EPHRAI- M- The Snow quickly put it in the endzone lead that again and had a held up until the fourth quarter. Snow College then put together one of the few sustained drives to score on a Perkins Col- 3-- lege Badgers were caught in a Rebel trap Saturday afternoon and a field goal spelled a 36-ya- rd Dixie victory. The Badgers started off strong when Gary Perkins returned the to the Rebel opening kick-of- f line and the offense quickly moved into field goal range. Benji Nelson kicked a field goal to give Snow College a 0 lead. d The lead was as Dixie scored on their first play when Roger Cook found Archie Amerson on a swing pass that went for 67 yards and a rebel score. After the Badgers fumbled on their next possession, Dixie 26-2- 14-ya- rd 7 44-ya- run to pull within four Perkins rushed for points, over 140 yards and led the team in receiving yards with 68 for one of the Badger highlights of the day. "These were two evenly matched rteams," said' Head Coach' Paul Tidw$H, "I think that will show up in the stats." Each team had 18 first downs and six turnovers, which Dixie turned into touchdowns while Snow settled for field goals. The Badgers moved into Dixie territory on several occasions 10-1- 4. rd 32-ya- rd 3-- short-live- only to be held to a field goal . Dixie rode 21 first quarter halftime lead. points to a 10-2- 4 The second half was the Badgers as they scored 1 6 points and held the Rebels to three. Those three points, however, came on a Doug field goal with Lemmons just 32 seconds left in the game that gave Dixie the win and a trip back to the Rotary Bowl after a 36-ya- rd hiatus. The Badgers will be at home again this weeki as they host Mesa Community College Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in Badger one-ye- ar , Stadium. He who wishes to benefit b; habit, let him avoid continuing Montaigne Lady Badgers hammer Dixie by Gary Chidester EPHRAI- M- The Lady Badgers put on a show of power and hammered the Lady Rebels from Dixie College in three straight and 15-- 6 games, 15-at the Snow College Friday night Activity Center. Behind the strong play of Amber Tippitts, Keri Bennett, Rachel Hester and Caroline Muti, the Lady Badgers overwhelmed Dixie by winning the battle at the 9, GET THE BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR! Get $200 In FREE Clothing Or Accessories PLUS Two FREE Lifevests With The Purchase Of Your 1994 Polaris Watercraft! Reserve your new 1994 Polaris SL650, SL750, or SLT750 with a deposit by November 22, 1993. Polaris will guarantee availability of the model you choose. 1 le Just take delivery by February 28, 1994 and get $200 in FREE clothing or accessories PLUS two FREE lifevests when you complete your purchase. 2 fj Offerrg66dOctoberUENdvember.22J199. PluJLlftMSs Believe it. 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"We really able to win a lot of points with our power attend state horse meet play- ers," said head Coach JoAnn Jeppson. The Activity Center was almost at capacity for the match as homecoming activities were coming to a conclusion. The Lady badgers used the excitement for inspiration and every time Dixie made an attempt to come back against Snow, they had an answer. "We really need to get some momentum finishing the season and heading into the playoffs," said JoAnn Jeppson. Snow will play their last game of the regular season when they ' host Utah Valley State College on Thursday. 4-H- ers HEBE- R- Eight Sanpete Co- unty riders competed in the Utah Individual Meet State Horse Sept. 24 and 25. Each of three age groups vied for top honors in a written test, showmanship at halter, western horsemanship, trail, barrels, pole and quadrangle. 4-- H ' In her second year at the event, Chantelle Tree of Mt. Pleasant walked away with first place honors in the western hor- -' semanship class for Group A, in which there were ages 91 participants from all over the state. 9-1- 2, i Robert Fulton built the first warship in 1814. steam-power- ed butterflies beat their wings about four times per second; houseflies, about 200 times per second; and some midges, about 1,000 times per second. Large-winge- d . Shaun Anderson, Jeff Mower and Elton Wilcox. They are holding the Hawks blankets they were given as gifts from the coach, who gave him a Hawks jacket in return which he holds in front of Joe Johnson. Other Group A winners who received blue ribbons were: Mysti Myrup, Gunnison; Derek Denton, Sterling; and Laura Lee Miner, Fairview. Blue ribbon winners in Group included: Jessie B, ages Roper, Gunnison; Tia Terry, Fairview; Amber Wilford, Manti; 13-1- 4, I and Annalisa Palmer, Mt. Pleasant. Out of 76 participants in Rita MorGroup C, ages gan, Fountain Green, placed second in pole bending; Jamie Myrup, Manti, tied for fifth place in the written test and ninth in the state in judged events. Luke Denton, Sterling, comtraining peted in the 15-1- 8, two-hand- ed classes, which are events adde to encourage youngsters in hors training. They must train thei horses themselves and are judge on the way they handle the ani mals as well as on the progres the horses exhibit. Denton also placed second i the snaffle-b-it pleasure class an second in the snaffle-b- it reignin class. MAYOR CHESLEY CHRSTENSEN would like to THANK all tne citizens of MT. PLEASANT FOR THEIR SUPPORT |