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Show SPORTS <0 DailySHevald SATURDAY,JUNE 27, 2009 SPORTS EDITOR | Darnell Dickson - (801) 344-2555 - ddickson@heraldextra.com LOCAL WOMEN’S SOCCER A new horizo [ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS/Associated Press RogerFederer plays a return shot to Philipp Kohlschreiber in a third-roundsingles matchat Wimbledonon Friday. ‘Ararity: Federer loses a set at Wimbledon HowardFendrich WIMBLEDON, England Lo and behold, Roger Federer actually lost a set at Wimbledonon Friday Not a match, mindyou, just a set, which in and of itself counts as news. Dating to thestart of the 2003 tournament, after all LANCE BOOTH /Daily Herald teamis comprisedof women Soccer players practice for the Utah Starz, a new women's soccer team coached by Mark GrahamandJim Jaramillo, The P whalplay. collegelevel and competefrattlate May through late July. Starzz provides way Here's thepart that’s interest ing and perhaps intimidating to futurefoes Federer called GALLERY his 6-3, 6-2, Idextra.com 6-7 (5), 6-1 vic tory over 27th rankedPhilipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the third round his Whoare the Utah Starzz? Dorothy Knoell » What: Utah County entry into the Wom- en's Premier Soccer here is a new star on thesoc League (http://www. cer horizon in Utah County wpsl.info) » Who: Mostly top young players from Or rather, some new Starzz The Utah Starz, a team several different uni comprised of 21 college-age-or-above versities,including women who all have a Utah County best performanceof the week And now, because Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament that rests on the middle Sunday Federer gets a full weekend for a little R-'n'-R It's nice to have Saturday. Sunday off. It's nice getoff all the pressure for a day or so before you get sucked into it again. See WIMBLEDON, C2 former Utah County connectionof some sort, havejoined the Women's Premier Soccer League giving local soccer fans a chanceto see a highlevel of play for nothing more than aninvestmentof time to go and High Schoolplayers from Orem, Lehi, Alpine and Provo » When/where: The wate “This is a very high level of soccer Starz home wt Tings on play said Starzz coach Mark Graham, who is taking time this summer to coachthe See STARZZ, C4 along the way PHOTO for local players to stay competitive during the summer Starzz after guiding the Mountain View boys to the 4A state title this spring This isn't just a bunch of girls getting together andplaying little soccer, it’s a highlycompetitiveleague andthe level of socceris really high. It’s goodfor the players andfun for thefans. Federeris 43-1 at the All England Club, droppinga total of 11 sets and UVUfields. ate LANCE BOOTH /Daily Herald Kami . left, of Orem and Kellie Woodfield of Provo practice on Mortdayfor the Utah Starzz, a new women's soccer team coached by Mark GrahamandJim Jaramillo. The Starzzarea part of the Women's Premier Soccer League. UTAH JAZZ First-round maining include vs. Arizona Rushtoday, pick Maynor 2 p.m. at UVU;vs. Denver Diamonts on back in Utah July 3 at 6 p.m. at Timpview; vs. SLC Sparta on July 22 at Doug Alden 6 p.m. at UU SALT LAKE CITY Eric Maynoris logging someair miles between NorthCarolina and Utah this week Just two days after interview ing withthe Utah Jazz, Maynor OREM OWLZ was introduced by his new team at a news conference Friday little weary from the return trip, Maynor Owlz fall to Ogden on | finallyfelt like the angst and uncertainty of ninth-inning home run Jared Lloyd Whenpitchers duel onthe baseball diamond, the difference in a game often comes down to one mistake e one lucky break or one swing of the bat Ogden got the swing GALLERY it needed in dramatic & VIDEO fashion to beat Orem in sender one Pioneer League action Friday night at Brent Brown Ballpark With the score tied at one in the the draft was really over crazy,” said Maynor, who final inning, Rap- tor shortstop Pedro was presented Guerrerogot the pitch he wanted and, with the help with a No. 3 Eric Maynor OGDEN REM breeze. planted a 2 ball off the top of 1 the right-field fence Virginia Commonwealth and av eraged 22.4 points and 6.2 assists for a home run. That turned out tobe the difference in the game as Ogden held in the bottom of the ninth to get the 2-1 win and Jazz jersey after the news con ference. Maynorplayedfour years at of a stiff southernly MARK JOHNSTON Daisy Heras Orem shortstop Jon Karcich, left, catches the ball as Ogden's Jerry Sands See OWLZ, C2 slides safely into second base at Brent Brown Ballpark on Friday as a senior, when he led the Colonial Athletic Association in scor ing and assists and was named See AZZ, C5 |