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Show The Magna Times, West Valley News, Thursday, September 28, 2000 5 m Sports SLCCs mew volleyball coach leads transition year After a banner year for Salt Lake Community College volleyball that included a second place NJCAA national tournament, all region and regional tournament. Strzinkova, who is finishing her degree, is the student coach who Morgan said national finish with its setter earning tournament valuable player and several teammates earning honors and coach being recognized regionally, the Bruins return only one player and no coaches. Julie Morgan joined the Bruins as head coach when former coach Jean Widdison stepped down. Morgan wanted a new coaching challenge. She left her post as the winningest coach in Illinois State University history with a record of 289-13- 1 in 13 years. Prior to her years at ISU, she was head coach at the University of Utah with a 60-4- 7 record during a three-yestint and she played for both University co-mo- st SLCC isnt looking to set any regional or national records this year, Morgan said, as the team is getting used to three hour workouts at least five days the team really looks up to and is learning from. per week plus two additional weight workouts. Eight team members are Utah products, with Rickie Rigby, of Fairview, as the lone return player and Amy Voss, of Layton, a return athlete after playing basketball for the Lady Bruins last season. include a daughter of a The two 1976 Olympian who Morgan played with and a walk-o- n who recently moved to Utah and wasnt expected to have lots of initial playing time until injuries bumped her to the starting line-uIts a season of learning and trusting each other and the process, Morgan said. Once we do that, were just going to improve each time were on the ar of California Los Angeles and University of Southern California as well as in the 1980 World University Games. When you coach a times when on, but its team, there are four-ye- ar youre ready for your players to move the opposite at a two-yeschool, said. Youre ready to help them mature Morgan and improve and want them to stay a little longer. Morgan and her assistant coach, Krista Ryser, who was a volunteer assistant at ISU and had a p. ar court The Bruins have a record of 14 wins and 13 losses, and are ranked fifth in the conference. SLCCs 1 at next home volleyball games are Oct. standout volleyball career at St. Ambrose University, are getting everyone on the same page and learning the same philosophy. They are joined by former SLCC star Sylva Strzinkova, who last year received several 1st team honors: All American, 19-2- Front Row L to R: Susie LoRusso, Elise Metcalf, Amy Voss, Rickie Rigby, Jill Larsen, Li? Lindell, Erin Cartwright, Kim Treanor, Bekka McLachlin, Reiko Smith Back Row L to R: Head Coach Julie Morgan, Student Asst. Sylva Strzinkova, Asst Coach Krista Ryser Hunter Junior mauls Silver Wolves Hunter Juniors football quadruple the A By ALAN BLAIN Staff Writer by fullback Matt Murray put Hunter Junior ahead 12-- 0 in the third quarter Frank Kenyon followed with the extra point for a average win margin 13-- Bv S. DEAN LEDBETTER lead. Another Hunter junior football team three-yar- touchdown d the third quarter. mauled the Silver Wolves 39-- 0 on Sept. 23' in West Valley City for its fourth straight victory. This was also the fourth consecutive shutout win for Hunter Junior in the 2000 regular season. Fourth-quart- scoring was er sparked by several Hunter defensive gems. g A hit by defensive tackle Ron Tongonevai caused a bone-jarrin- Hunter, is currently tied witlr ' fumble, which Jesse Nichol recovered on the Hunter 20. Brighton Junior for Division T A trick play by Hunter folwith a overall win-lo4-- 0 leadership record in the Ute conference American League. ss lowed the fumble recovery. ' Brighton and Hunter square off in a battle of the unbeaten this Saturday in Brighton. The winner will be in the drivers seat for the Division I championship. Fleetfooted Frank Kenyon got Hunter Junior on the gridiron scoreboard with an eight-yar- d touchdown run in the first quarter against. - The extra-poi- attempt was nt stopped cold and the game settled down to a defensive struggle the remainder of the first half. Hunter Junior held a 6-- 0 lead at half-tim- e. Hunter head coach Todd Christianson credited his defen- sive squad for outstanding perfor- mance against. Defensive linemen Jesse Nichol and Mahonri Saena, nose guard Ryan Kendall, center Ron Sylvester, tackle Ron Tongonevai, end Chad Reeve, middle linebacker Travis Judd and safety Steve Cruz were all noted for mighty deeds. When scoring resumed in the third quarter, it seemed that the floodgates had opened. Hunter ran off a string of 33 unanswered point in the second half against. The only thing that stopped the Hunter Junior offensive attack was the games ending. Wky are the young men of this generation on the streets and such matadors on the football field?,f Book of Hag -- QB Ryan Hobbs passed to halfback Frank Kenyon, who then passed to a streaking Hameti Lomu on a spectacular touchdown play. 60-ya- rd Matt Murrays point-aftrun made it a 26-- 0 Hunter lead. Hunter defense continued to snuff out offensive drives and set up scoring opportunities. Defensive end Chad Reeve had a pass interception on the 20, which soon was cashed in for er points by the offense. Quarterback Ryan Hobbs connected with wide receiver Landon Jensen on a touchdown a thrilling pass, grab, in the back of the end zone. This score placed Hunter in a commanding 32-- 0 position. 20-ya- rd one-hand- ed The final touchdown of the day was fittingly scored by the Hunter defense late in the fourth quarter. Middle linebacker Travis Judd picked off a pass near midfield and then thundered 45 yards to the end zone. Matt Murray added the extra point on a short run for the final I was driving along the Oregon coast, when I saw this sign on the vehicle in front of me: e load. The warncame ing twenty years too late. I should have used that philosophy when I was coaching football. , When I think of all the fat kids that,! tried to hide in my thirty Caution-wid- years, its frightening. Those wide loads cast me a few games. After it was all over, I realized that, If he cannot run, he cannot play. I had this one mass of unexcited protoplasm who weighed in a two hundred and forty. I reasoned that, if I played him at nose guard between two tackles. Should be safe, huh? No. He all-sta- te played like a wooden Indian who had just escaped from a quarantined wigwam. Icouldnt hide his corpulence anywhere, he haunted me. The team and his mates. The only safe place for him was right next to me on the side lines. His game was sort of a combination of jellyfish and Danish pastry. Ive had some wide bodies who could play, but only a few. Most of them try to play as is football was a world without germs. I had this one guy who was both big and good. A rare combination. You couldnt run up the middle on him unless you ran a sweep, he was wide, not just wide, but great. Of course coaches are always looking for wide bodies. The is an eternal search for big fellas who can play; giants who can move their feet. Like diamonds, there are only a fear of them alive. Most of those go to someone loads are usually Wide Sometimes they revolve around too much pasta. We had this one guy who would eat any- thing. he wanted lunch in the middle of practice, he was eating thing we wouldnt even go swimming with in the Kennecot Canal. Most of the big fellas are victims of circumference. They cannot move and therefore not to good. One guy I know who is built like a double wide trailer, was told by his wife that he was too fat. He answered that, that one small defect had keep him from getting a more beautiful wife. Course life is tougher when your a wide body. Even guards tackles and Russian women can be too big. If your autobiography appears in national truck and tractor, your a wide load. Simons Hunter Junior has outscored opponents 117-- 0 in four regular EXPIRES Cac rd TD. Jimmy Gwilliam kicked both extra points for the 14--6 halftime lead. The Warriors would add to the lead in the third quarter when Aaron Tonga dove in from out to give the Warriors a 2 1 -- 6 lead. Dustin Long put the final on the year while the Lancers Bingham jumped dropped to out to an early 14-- 0 first quarter lead with Grangers only score coming in the second quarter on a 1 1 yard Jeff Rutherford pass to Jordan Kjar.,The Lancers will try to get back on the winning 4-- 1 4. -- track when they travel to Riverton to play the winless Silverwolves this Friday. dle in your line they will also mark your ball. Simons Says: If you want to hang around with Would you believe she decided on the flowers for her own funeral just this morning? Of course, she has too many PERSONNEL CONSULTING other things to talk to her grandaughter about before she ever uses those flowers! But thanks to a carefully considered plan with McDougal, Sarah isnt worried anymore about the preparations for her eventual funeral. 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Midnight Open Weeknights 5:00 Weekends Moon to Midnight 4052 Wert 3390 South tacn CaOJn region play when they host shutout win over Junior. 39-- 0 f West Valley Klslrtleie Pediatries Clinic PM to Coupon , . look to get their first win in Says: There are lots at Nibley Park Golf 4 cnjion lived home field while Kearns will the offensive line. s?lAtfSc:S,,r Covean 24-yar- ds out. The lead vould be short elses school. TESTING TEMPORARYPERMANENT P into the endzone from icing on the cake when he in the fourth scrambled quarter to seal the win for the Warriors. The Warriors will next take on Bingham on the Miners 35-yar- With the rain coming down all night the Taylorsville Warriors picked up their second win of the season with a 28-- 6 win over the Kearns Cougars. After a scoreless first quarter the Cougars put the first points on the board in the second quarter when Matt Thorton raced so hostile 0 run by halfback Hameti Lomu gave Hunter a 19-- 0 advantage in Staff Writer Taylorsville Knocks Off Kearns In Downpour plunge to paydirt d Redwood Campus Bruin Arena. The area is located in the Lifetime Activities Center on the northwest comer of campus, 4600 S. Redwood Rd. Jootball griefs 39-- 0 three-yar- Equally important, Morgan expects the team to be committed to their academic degrees and requires the players to attend study hall twice per week. These students are here for academics, first and foremost We make sure their major is a good fit with their career plans before they pursue degrees, she said. Then, we can look ahead and play. Morgan said that with her joining the program after recruiting had begun, she expects her young players to improve during the season and to reach more local talent in next years recruiting class. We want to improve each time were on the floor and I think weve done that in our early season tournaments, she said. |