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Show I The Magna TimeiAVwt Valley Newi, August 29, 2002 7 Sports to Little football ready play league My; Move over Monday Night Football, West Valley and Magna Little leaguers are about to take the field as its season opens with games on ' i l$a$cball j bit "After Jtve hates of name calling, the players and owners agreed on the five lands of dip to be used on the crackers at the. next five meetings, , Book of Ha J on ' J saee baseball hew to them: a are I Here jew of t Make all baseball ; players tale m ecoaom Jcs class so trey will tow how revenues are I generated They need to I tow that s 30 IK is not a f secret steroid that will to hit more mse b home runs. I fen baseball like state government - When they ; are in a shortfall, every- 4 one takes a 10 percent I I cut How tout a hiring freeze Ct game gets j back on Is feet flow I I sboei a rebate program; J fans who go twice in the 1 I same week get a kick- I back. , j I Lets get players ' salaries dawn feom i impondet able riches to f obscene fortunes, I Lets make rule that j t all players must get by I with tea testosterone, bfo f: tddfrs to the pot 4 I Ufs td 'Jtory drug f I have some ideas ? ten J , r.:i - Granger Ute Conference Junior Football season kicks off beginning at 8:30 at City Park, 3450 South 4400 West, while Hunter Football will be played at Hunter Park. "Wed like to encourage community members to come out and enjoy the games," said Bill Dugan, Granger Ute league Secretary, Treasurer and veteran coach. In the past two years, all six Granger A teams have made the play-ofthe last two years in a row. "These games get really exciting," said April Wright, Granger league vice president "Nothing gets the kids more fired up than a sideline of fans cheering them on." Teams have been practicing since early August to prepare for the season. The game is full contact football, which follows Ute Conference League rules. The Granger Ute season opener will be against teams from South Summit, game times as follows: ( t - pt if Ce home red or ssrtodat we know rues are pttoa&, I ' I try V li ) '; 1 cf juice are ibr one, -- -J ,-- i" tmgavcrr;es,. , ' We dont want fraadu- - l.test muscles. We don't r I want silicone transplants. 1 We want the real thing, l! j Players who are I "using shoald be ideuti- I Tied. Lets put a letter on I their sleever. You know, ' t AC for the deans and AJ c ' for the jerks, ' Baseball is a team ' ; game, (first as Barry I fends and Jeff Kent) I'm I ' not tearing about die t' flayers accountants and ! shoe companies, ? It would bo nice to see baseball err on the side of I ' ethics, honesty and role t ' I modeling. s ? ' Players me getting so : bit theyll have to make j the dugouts bigger, think , of all the trees that will ; i t be used to make larger I jf . I Tie economy ) stinks, but everyone wants a raise. If Joe Baseball bits I 250 calls his agent and he 1 went s to o bis con- re-d- tract t I - I . The price for Arabian stud horses is down by 31 percent The price of baseball studs should do down accordingly. Simons Says: "There's a high school player in Iowa who set anew record cf 75 homes runs in his career. Vonder if he's on The Juice?" T Simms Says: Number two pick Ryan Leaf retired fr-nf,at'ail after four T ?. Ut eft riated on-,e- r , Is t X COPY; n - - 7 l If t "1j ' f i v 8:30 aun. - Gremlins (8&9 - Midgets (12 year-old- s) s) year-old- 9:45 a.m. - Pee Wee f M- 7 f r- i photos by Dobbt Olson the Hunter Ute football league play a practice scrimmage Tuesday at Hunter Park. 10:30 a.m. - Mighty Mights (11 Little League football players with 11 a.m. - Mighty Mights ( 1 1 year-old- year-old- s) 1 - Bantam (13 year-oldyear-old- year-old- 1:30 p.m. Bantam (13 Juniors (15 s) - The Hunter Ute season began Aug. 24 with an "Outlaw" games fundraising event against Kearns. Eight of the 10 Hunter teams won their games. Hunter will face teams from East beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at Hunter Park. - Gremlins (8&9 year-old- Pee Wee (10 year-old- s) s) Midgets (12 s) s) year-old- p.m. - Juniors (15 9 a.m. (10 s) s) year-oldyear-old- s) s) "Where else can you watch up to six live football games from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a Saturday for free, with hot dogs, hamburgers and a variety of snacks and drinks Right in your West Valley neighborhood," said Katie Higgins. "We believe that this program will give them some tools to help them become fine adults and members of our West Valley community." Hunter wins season opener Girls hockey league prepares for fait debut The Hunter Wolverines won its season opener for the first time in three years with ir "rr $22--9 win1 overffie I Rams. Highland Hunter came out strong in the beginning of the game by d putting points on the with a touchdown in the first and second quarter. The Rams immediately put point on the scoreboard field goal with a after a series of drives failed score-boar- to get the team into touchdown scoring position in the " second quarter. TnmifflefWHHirtfffflnr-thre- e plays on its next possession setting up the Ram offense to score its only touchdown on an run into the endzone. 18-ya- rd A late third-quart- er fum- ble by Ram Quarterback Scott Hopkin prevented Highland from gaining on the Wolverines and ener gized the team toward its final score opportunity of the - game.' " ij The Wolverines were UkWUOJ leading by a mere six points late in the fourth quarter when Hunter Quarterback Chase Helm found running back Siope Lapuaho open downfield. Taking the short pass from Helm, Lapuaho to a touchdown ran that would keep Hunter on top 22-- Female hockey players will have a league of their own for the first time in Utah when the NikeBauer All Girls Hockey League makes its debut in October at the Utah Olympic Oval. "The success of the USA national team has raised the profile of women's hockey," said league commissioner Marcel Aubin "We want to provide a helping hand to the next generation of players. Instead of just fitting into the boys' leagues, the Utah Olympic Oval is 35-yar- 9. Jr. Pirates off to winning start The Cyprus Junior football season starts Saturday with a 1:30 contest at Hunter Park against East High School. This Magna gridiron group was winless at younger levels of competition in years past, but a new attitude and different coaching is already producing winning results. Cyprus Juniors blanked Kearns 33-- 0 on Aug. 24 in a exhibition scrimmage game. Led by Head Coach John Sudbury, the Cyprus Junior 5 football team has age 25 players, including Taylor Allen, Tyson Allred, Nick Anderton, Henna Brown, Jake Caputo, Ryan Carter, 14-1- Zack Champion, David Christensen, Zack Crosby, . Kennan Duff, Eric Goldberg, Richard Gonzales, Josh ' Griffel, Nick Hemsley, Chris Huckabaa, Ryan Jenkins, Devan Kelly, Peter Mirabile, Shawn Richards, Sean Ringenberg, Jorge Saavebre, Jordan Smith, Joe Swanigan and Devan Williams. offering a unique opportunity only for girls." The league, for girls ages 10-1-9, currently has four teams signed up with two from Ogden, one from Provo and another from the Oval. The deadline for team registration is Sept. 14. The league will create additional teams from individual player entries. The NikeBauer All Girls Hockey League will begin play on Oct. 12 in Kearns. All games will be played on Saturdays with a one-hour practice before each game. A hockey specialist at the Oval will also conduct skills clinic for a children younger than 10 10-we- ek years of age. For more information, contact Aubin at 963-- 7 19. 1 brothers Stingers depend on advice from MLB V Bv DEBBt OLSON Editor The road to Major League Baseball is being paved by the brothers of two Salt Lake Stinger's players who have aspirations to follow in their footsteps. Stingers outfielders Robb Quinlan and Jeff Guiel are Owe of the top players for the Stingers this season, who said their dream is to make it in the Majors, just like their older bothers have. That dream is getting a little closer for Quinlan who was named the Pacific Coast Leagues Rookie of the Year Tuesday before he helped his team win 4 against the Tacoma Rainers at Franklin Covey Field. The 2002 season has been an amazing one for Quinlan, who leads the league in RBI's at 107 following Tuesdays game with a batting average of 334. Earlier in the season, Quinlan became only the fourth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle and the first Stinger player to 8-- I ; fs ' l say 85 4 I percert of Ce baseball players are on rokh Is, t he sure that's not his 1 strikeout ratio? I want to tow. Tell me Baseball Dont be Ike ENRON, ar4 le thresh your bat- - r ml 23-ye- ar - . r Saturday. L '.&rife$iwcn$l v 4 do so. The road to Quilan's success was paved before him as his brother Tom played led the way by playing for die Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins. "He is nine-yeaolder than me so I never had a chance to play against him," Quilan said. "He was an awesome guy to watch play and he inspired me to take his same path." Earlier in the season Stinger's catcher Jose Molina watched from Salt Lake as his brother Bengie played the same position in Anaheim. When Bengie was placed on the disabled list in July, Jose was called up to replace his brother on the starting line up. His performance was good enough that the Angels traded its former starting back-u- p catcher and promoted Jose to the back-u- p catcher position when Bengie returned to activity. Playing right field. Jeff Guiel's brother Aaron is currently playing Major League d1 4 'A&n A i c j- d mm V t ' K rs ' ' e t y a' 8 s d i J I if- i ' v , photo by Debbt Olson Outfielder Robb Quinlan prepares to take his at bat during Mondays Stingers game against Tacoma. Baseball w ith toe Kansas City Royals. "I got to play against him last year when he was with Omaha and came to Salt Lake," Guiel said. The Guiel brothers grew up in Vancouver and played baseball together until a scout saw Aaron and signed him. "We have an advantage to having an older brother who has been there," Guiel said. 'Theyve experienced every level up and down of playing from the minors to the big leagues. So you can give them a call and theyve had that experience that can give you help." Jeff said he often calls his brother asking about what he can do to improve his swing and getting other tips to keep . going. Quinlan's older brother, who recently retired, saw Robb play for the first time this season on a visit to Salt Lake. "His advice to me was to stay positive," Robb said. "In the past when I've been playing he has given me tips. There area a lot of contributing factors to this game that can mess with your head. When you're playing little league you go out to have fun. Here, it's a business." Both Guiel and Quinlan as hoping for their chance to play in the major leagues, and they said having brothers who have been there before them helps. "Our names are not too common," Jeff said. 'The older guys who have been around awhile get to know your name and it gets around that you're someone's brother. They're mote likely to want get to know you because you're toe little brother, it's a good feeling." Quinlan and Guiel will be playing this weekend at Franklin Covey Field as toe Stingers finish the season against the Memphis Redbirds. |