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Show Page 20 DIXIE SUN May 23, 1986', Dixie Athletics End Season, Look To Next Year The saving All good things must come to an end certainly Dixie applies to the 1985-8- 6 College athletic program. Although only three of the seven di mens and womens sports teams had winning recot ds, its true that all seven played with as much heart and desire as they possibly could. T he year began in late with he opening of the lull spoils, football and women's volleyball. Head football coach Greg ( mshaw led his team to an oveiull lesord of including a 46 21 victory in the Roarin Rangei Howl on December 6th. 'I was pleased with several things Iasi season, we played haul in every game, we lost some games that were tough on us, said Croshaw. Dixie opened up the season with a lough loss to Phoenix Jr. C ollege, but bounced back with win over a gritty 24-1- 4 Scottsdale. The high points of the year for the Rebels (besides the bowl game) were probably the 47-- 0 thrashing of Glendale, and the 35-rout of CEU, with the Dixie D giving up a combined total of only 135 yards for both games. Besides finishing with a winning record, nine Rebel players were also offered scholarships to play major college ball, the best of the bunch being defensive tackle Teddy Newman, and the entire defensive secondary of Rick Wilson, Mark Brown, Leo Austin, and Darin l.ambei In womens volleyball, the I adv Rehs had a rough go of things all season long, winding m 1CAC play, and up overall. Misty Bently had a fine n year, as she was named lei cnee, and reo&ved a scholarship to he end of fall quarter bi ought he beginning of basketball io the land of Dixie lot both men and women. In men's action, the Runnin Rebels had an outstanding 24-- 7 iccoid. not to mention ending t Sepr-temb- 8-- 7 8-- 4-- 6 All-Co- BYU-Hawa- I i ii. er up the year in the ICAC as cochampions with a 2 mark. Although the Rebels didnt fare quite as well as last years 35-- 1 National Champions, they still has a respectable season. I thought they could of done a little better, but I was happy about their performance, said first-yecoach Ken Wagner. I thought they played well together, we had balanced scoring, and played tough defense. Dixie was led all year by the inside power of Todd Crow, not to mention the dazzling point-guarwork of Craig Hopkins, and the steady, consistent play of Clint Rossum. Next year the Rebels should be a little more experienced, (only two members of last seasons championship team were part of the 1985-8- 6 squad) with several top players retur6-- ar d Crow, including ning, Hopkins, Rossum, and Peter Johnson. Also planred-shi- Rebel netters next mountain to conquer lies in Tyler, Texas, where the N JCAA tennis championships take place on May 26-3- 1. Top players include Jeff Wangsgard, Tyler Whitney, Josh Grimes, and Dave Jacklin, e all of whom had in finishes the ICAC finals. The 1986 Dixie womens softball team was also victimized by tough losses. The Lady Rebs started out the season winning four of their first six games, but hit a slump, and wound up 9 overall. Pitcher Vicki Gonzales and infielder Misty Bently were the key members for coach Bob Horlacher, Gonzales accounting for every win, and Bently leading the team in home runs and batting average. Bently was first-plac- son were the top hitters for the Rebels, with Lambson leading the team in batting average (.451 ), while Van Dyke was second in average (.416) and led the club in home runs and also named to the ICAC team. Rebel baseball has always been a main attraction at Dixie, and this years club was no exception. Under the direction of first year coach Gordon Jolley, the Rebels struggled in the early going, but finished strong, winning five of their final six games, and finished the year 9 in league play, and 8 overall. Dixie had several factors working against them, the main ones being inexperience and iack of pitchers. There was but one sophomore player, that being Rob Van Dyke, and Jolley could only count on basically two pitchers, Mike Johnson and Kyle Hoover, for strong . 7-- RBIs. Johnson and Hoover com- bined for every ICAC win for Dixie. Johnson winning his final three games of the year, two of which were sluit-oulHooxei also pitched well over the tail end of the year, firing r a against UTC, and CNCC to two runs in holding his final two outings. So one more year passes by, and the seven different sports Dixie College competes in will all be back next season, trying to capture that elusive league title which is so piecious, yet so hard to get BI s. 17-1- four-hitte- performances. Van Dyke and Mike Lamb- - . rt ning on suiting up next year are Roger McDonald, who played two seasons ago at Dixie, and newly recruited 68 forward Steve Andrus. Were real excited about the prospects of the coming year, alot of them (players) have experience and playing time, and weve got some big kids coming in, Wagner commented. As for the Lady Rebs, they had more than their share of dissapointment, losing several close games and winding up the mark. Top year with an gunners for Dixie were guard Wendy Figge, who led the team in scoring, and Rolein Leroy. The end of the bouncing ball brought three new sports for Dixie athletes to compete in, baseball, tennis, and womens 69 nrnjMm Ancestor Squcro 623-123- 4 01 PIZZA FACTORY COUPON i i Sl George, Utah PIZZA FACTORY COUPON St George, Utah 8-- B 8 B B B er 2-- 7-- fl B softball. The Rebel tennis team, in only their second year of existence, cruised through the ICAC regular season and capconference tured their first-evtitle on May 3 in St.. George. Dixie had several outstanding performances, and ended the season 16-- 4 overall, and a perfect 0 in league play. The i E B ej PIZZA FACTORY COUPON St George, Utah eTej Buy one salad, get one free! E B Coupon expires June 30, 1986 i I j 3 PIZZA FACTORY COUPON St George, Utah C1C LARGE DRINK With order of small pizza or sandwich Coupon expires June 30, 1986 . |