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Each week during the school year The Salt Lake Tribune prep sports staff selects an athlete for special recognition based On performance Athlete of the Month will be chosen by The Tribune from among the weekly selections Those monthly honorees become finalists for Utah Athlete of the Year and a $1000 scholarship from ChuckA Rama Oakley which canceled its girls basketball season recently because of too few players isn't the only struggling girls program Wasatch Academy also thought about forfeiting the rest of its games when several girls quit the team leaving the Tigers with just six girls on the current roster In addition first-yea- r coach Brooke Pickrell resigned leaving athletic director and former coach Ken Fishback to take over the program Out of the six players only two Anna Bedford and Amy Bush played last year The Tithis season and have gers are lost their last 31 games dating back their last win over Wendover in January 2002 "Some of our beginners lasted through Christmas but the lack of success 1(ind of took its toll" Fishback said 0-- 9 First-tea- first-tea- knot It 0 '41444s eli he - 3-- PLAYER MAKI rm 1 4-- 220 178 173 169 169 158 156 154 149 G Shaun Groan Olympus NOM onpanocins Danny Johnson Martian AMICall Fedf lira CLASS 4-- RAU PLAYER Weber Spendigoo i Pi g one-thir- St Joseph Jayhawks 5 10-- 13-- 2 At Altamont Up Next Panguttch Bobcats 5 4 11-- 1 East Carbon Up Next tournament Region 3 Duchesne Eagles 12-- Duchesne lipNeil 16-- 3 Wayne Badgers foi 4 Cr Jr I 4 family Besides playing on the basketball team at Hillcrest and 16-- 3 tournament Region Up Next Tabiona Tigers 3 2 14-- labona WA 10-- 7 Panguitch Bobcats 1 12-- Nest Intemountain 11-- 5 Enterpnse CLASS Up 6 klanb AI Up Next 14anti Waterford Ravens 1 11-- Parowan Beaver Beavers 5 9--7 Hall North Sevier Wolves 4 6 Up Next North Sevier Wolves 5 At Up Next 10-- 13-- 3 Enterprise Wolves Halted Nett Up 3 12-- Entorprtse Gunnison Bulldogs 4 lowland Up Next Sevier Parowan Rams 3 North Summit Braves 2 14-- 13-- 3 Mart Up Next Ned South Salve South Sevier Rams 1 14-- up Nee Juab Up 12-- 4 At North CLASS Juan Diego Soaring Eagle 2 2 Deka Up Next Union Cougars 5 I Cedar City 4 )k 5-- 10-- Nell Humane Up WM At Lehi Pioneers up Snow Canyon Warnors 4 16-- 0 10-- nen LarTuld Up 16-- 1 14-- Granite N up 3-- th Mi don't think there's a kid in the state" Huskies coach Brad Tingey said As a junior last season Hights averaged eight points per game As a senior Hights has been among the scoring leaders in (lass throughout the season and now has an 183 average Opposing coaches have noticed "Ile's the most improved player in our region" Alta coach Dave Pimm said "Ile's stronger more physical and he has improved his shooting I'd like to know what Bingham did to keep him to six points" The basketball court isn't the only place where Hights excels After his parents unexpectedly divorced when he was a sophomore 'lights became the father figure of his household He lives with his single mother Mary his brother Cole who's a sophomore at Hillcrest brother Frankie and sister Grace A foster child Justin who saves Hights' newspaper clippings also lives with the harder-workin- CLASS CLASS " ' 1 "I Measant Grove At 1 games in the classroom or at his weekend job at a fast food restaurant nights lives by a simple principle: Work hard now because it will pay ofTlater Bountiful Orem Tigers 5 ! ' Whether it's in practice 14-- 1 Trripoevo Up Next American Up NW i hard work Payson West Panthers 4 Noql 5 9--6 3 Payson Lions Up - f season? To Hillcrest senior Vince !lights the answer is simple: Pleasant Gime At Up Neal N1 eiNtworkwe 4 16-- 2 2 Timpview Thunderbirds Paystst Mountain View Bruins 3 Ned Up 10-- tr MIDVALE — How does a guy from being a role player to go one of the state's best in just one A Mountain View Bmins 1 16-- Ix 12-- 4 Cofforteued Up Next ' '1 BY ANDREW ARAGON Sall hike Trinine Taytorsville Warriors 5 11-- b Not content 13-- 2 ()NINA At Up Nexi do it: to just be a role player Vince I tights worked until be was a team star 13-- 1 Fremont Silver Wolves 4 9--6 Nottoirts Joelan Beetdoggers wo ktimi Atm 5 Just Argtem Nett Up brgharn I Al 14-- 2 3 Layton Lancers 8--6 Layton LAncers 4 NM Up Nota Tuesaty Februiily 3 2(Xlt 1 fells At Copper Ned 14-- Aka Hawbs 2 10-- 4 PREP SPOR1S Bus kv reaching new Hights GIRLS BOYS Al Tribune I MUCH MIA I! Girls rankings watch Despite the number of mild upsets and close calls very little changed in the girls rankings this week In Class Taylorsvillle appears again knocking out Viewmont after the Vikings lost to Clearfield 5-- Boys rankings watch For the fifth straight week was the top team in Class unable to hold on to the No I ranking The Alta Hawks lost to e Riverton in a 5-- thriller Friday and dropped to No 3 in Brighton which opened the season at No 1 returns to the top spot after going last week Jordan is back in abthe top five after a sence The Highland Rams enter the rankings for the first time After a disappointing preseason the Rams are in first place in Region 5 with a league record Highland has a lead over Olympus Cyprus and Woods Cross 5-- 2-- 0 one-wee- k 4-- 6 7-- 1 two-gam- e This and That Logan quarterback Ben Macey who led the Grizzlies to the Class state championship game has verbally committed to Southern Utah University The Macey threw for 1907 yards and ran for 1002— Lone Peak's boys basketball team slipped two spots to No 46 in Student Sports Magazine's national poll and Timpview fell out after its loss to American Fork Canyon View needs a football game Sept 3 Any team interested in playing the Falcons should call athletic director Steve Hodson at 4--A d Itegion wrestling Schools playing host to region wrestling tournaments this week are reminded to send final results to The Tribune for publication results to prichins(asltribcom or fax to hvodraskaalsitribcom j I - 1 11 c — 00 |
