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Show ia s ij S - s. & , 4v, Track: 4A, 5A State May fXl TTh- Tennis: as.jp,- iU kA- - af Soccer Standings BOUNTIFUL The followmg are the boys soccer standing for Region 5 m 4A and Region 1 in 5A. Weekly Soccer Standings Region 5 1. Woods Cross 1 13-- 1 Layton 2. Viewmont 11-- 3 3. Weber 4 4. Northridge 5. Davis 6. Fremont 7. Clearfield 4 2. Bountiful 3. East 9-- 5 9-- 4 West -2 -2 o 3 - undefeated -1 -3 5. Highland 6. Olympus 7. Murray 9 8. Cyprus -1 11-- -1 -2 5-- Mountain Crest a of collection Clark Kent s loaded onto the bus, and a stable of Supermen filed off Fearless and full of enthusiasm a team that was fighting to reach Eckman places in confer- ence; named MVP Bountiful native Emily OSKALOOSA, IA Eckman, a sophomore on the William Penn University track team placed fifth m the LOO at the Midwest Classic Conference meet with a time of 5 15 69 Additionally, she placed second in the 5,000 with a tune of 20 25 84 and second in the 3,000 steeplechase with a tune of 12 26 Eckman also participated in the 1,600 relay, where she and her teammates placed third with a tune of a w tsek ago did the d Topping by the top-ranke- d team m th state 4 This is the ggest win of my career and lor th. is entire school. said Coach Clark Stnngfellow We went intez it to have fun We had nothing ten lose The crowd oE 600 looked like theyd just seen a car wreck as the Braves slam danc-con the middle of their diamond Pitching is thes great equalizer 1 On the hour bus nde from Bountiful to Logan something strange hapto the pened Bountiful Braves baseball players As they trav-- k U A. eled noith for their presumed by slaughter 4A May V. 4 1 7 at Liberty bt in baseball and TDamel Bloedom put the stmt jackn et on a powerful Mustang lineup 71 uniting them to two hits Looking like h just stepped off the set of Dude '"NVhere s My Car, Bloedorn was spectacular in keeping the Mustangs off balance and in hitting his spots Bloedorn was determined t o his team to victory as he did it all from the dish as well In the first inning he knoeke d home a run with a single Chase Christensen followed with an RF51 single of his own Bloedorn further helped his cause in the third inning with another RBI single to give the Braves a 3- -0 lead lead He finishing 3 for the day They overlooked us and 2-- outplayed them we said Stnngfellow With Bloedorn striking only four the difference in thie game was the slick Bountiful out defense Without an error they helped snuff out every ground ball and ran down everything in the air All the elements combined to help the Braves cause as well. With a stilt wind blowing m it the made long-ba- ll hungry harmless pop turn into Mustangs outs Bountiful beat them at playoff WTule Mountain Crest baseball was swinging for the fences the Braves were nickel and diming them to death with small ball The Braves added an insurance run in the top of the fourth inning whim Casey Simmonds singled up the middle Christian Cox followed with a perfect sacrifice bunt with Jake Box driving in Simmonds with a single With things finally coming together tor a talented Brave team opponents take note, voud better bring your Krvptomte Box Elder shocks home Bountiful BY BEN DE VOE C Upper Sports Writer Hie vouth-fulneBOUNTIFUL of the Lady Braves softball team was exposed Tuesday by the dominating Box Elder pitcher Ashley Olsen in the first round of the playoffs ss 42636 For her efforts on the season, Eckman was named the team MVP for the women's track team She also was named the distance MVP 10 Playing a lady Wildcats blanked by Bonneville in playoff game underclassmen all Bountiful year some gained needed much playoff experifor the ence future The only problem was it wasnt the type of expen-enc- e youd like to have With her name matching that of one of televisions Olsen twins she looked like there was more than one of her mowing down Bountiful - DAVIS COUNTY The Woods Cross softball team dropped their first round playoff game at Bonneville The Lady Wildcats committed two errors and could muster only two hits in the loss Bonnevilles Tenniel Cherry and Lorel Palmer came up big at the plate, helping the Lady Lakers score nine runs off 10 hits Bonneville moves on to play Mountain View on the road in the wrnners bracket this afternoon The Lady Wildcats host Provo this afternoon m a losers bracket game that begins at 4 p m The winner will meet the PaysonMurray loser on Tuesday, May 20 9-- 0. u Park rgy the playoffs unthinkable Clipper Sports Writer LOGAN 1. -- BY BEN DE VOE E555gTre Region fi&ty Js hitters The Lady Bees on jumped Bountiful quick and finished them off late winning 15-- 2 Even though the Braves were the higher seed and playing at home they were definitely the RAISE YOUR HANDS: Bountiful was upset tvoid being playoffs. Bountiful's Mindy Smith tries to in the first round of the state 15-- 2 tagged out at home plate by Box Elder. underdogs to a Box Elder team that came out of a loaded Region 4 We puckered We were just nervous. coach said Kelly See "BOX ELDER," p. B3 Falcons survive scrappy Kerns Cougars IFmE T- BY KODY BONE Clipper Sports Writer - CLEARFIELD It was a match up of David versus Goliath as Kearns looked to slay Clearfield in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday For six innings David Goliath (Kearns) brought (Clearfield) to its knees, looking for the knockout punch Fortunately for the Falcons. Mike Hampton delivered -that 5-- A coaches check out Wall after she took a foul ball to the jaw in Tuesday's playoff game. YOU OK? Bountiful softball Erin Local Hampton ed a Soccer games at Woods Cross Fri. 4 p.m. at Bountiful Fri. 4 pm. Bonneville Sky View Davis at Brighton Thur. 4 p.m. Alta at Viewmont Thur. 4 p.m. Cottonwood at Layton Thur. 4 p.m. Northridge at Bingham Thur. 4 p.m. Softball games at Jordan Thur. 4 pm. Bingham at Viewmont Thur. 4 p.m. Copper Hills at Northridge Thur. 4 p.m. Timpanogos at Bountiful Thur. 4 p.m. Provo at Woods Cross Thur. 4 p.m. Layton c by $ i- blast- game-winnin- g sports schedules round games May 20 at Lindquist field round games May 20 at BYU t punch. three-ru- n homer in the bottom of the seventh inning and lifted the Falcons to a Baseball games 5A third Tuesday, 4A third Tuesday, m' Im just 10-- 7 win glad the team gave me a chance Ive never done this before I even got a bloody nose from my teammates jumping on me, Hampton said of his heroics Trailing 2 heading into the bottom of the inning, Clearfield coach Justin Bauerle told his players to play with their hearts I just said to them, you got to have heart Play with the intention of no regret Thats been our motto all year long, team His Bauerle said took his words and turned them into runs, but runs weren't easy to come by with Cougar pitcher Zac Privett on the mound 7-- Tyler Church bats during Tuesday's Layton, Davis and Northridge also lost MAKING CONTACT: Clearfield's defeated Kearn- sPrivett got -- while 10-- 7 off to a t earn start, after his 0 lead headi tom of the first up a walk to 2-- -- -- Freston walked up an Dylan infield Sheldon, but managed one and left the Thats when shaky gave him a ng into the botinning He gave Hansen, and gave single to Mike Falcons only in the inning tine rJn loaded bassPrivett turned on He retire it eight-straig- over the next Falcon batters three innings, until Hampton hit a two-o- ut bottom solo of the jnome run m the f ourth to cut the playoff game with Kearns. The Falcons Cougars lead to Dont take anything from Kearns, especially Privett He pitched a great game We finally got to him in the seventh, Bauerle said. Todd Privett s solo home run in the top of the fifth pushed the Kearns lead to 5 2 Zac Privett retired the next six betters he faced during the fifth and sixth innings, but Clearfie Id was wearing him down by going deep in the count I was a little surprised tL at Zac Privett came out for tfie 4-- 2. awy seventh, because we had some good cuts against him in the fifth and sixth, Bauerle said The Cougars scored two more runs in the top of the seventh off of Falcons reliever Preston Paskett. Paskett hit two batters, threw a wild pitch and double but gave up a lead-of- f kept the Falcons within striking distance and picked up the win. Clearfield came up in the bottom of the inning with its entire bench shaking their rally caps, and it worked. Hampton 3 See FALCONS," p. B2 |