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Show February 13, 1987 DIXIE SUN Page 11 Lady Rebels split, eye key conference matchup tonight Brad Fullmer SUN The road to the playoffs is never an easy one, and for the Dixie Lady Rebel basketball team, theirs may be an even tougher one than they might like to see. According to coach Sherry Titus, the Lady Rebels, who are 5 in Region 18 play after splitting last weekends games, must win four of their remaining five league contests if they want the chance to compete in post season action. Dixie takes on the the conference leading Snow Lady Badgers tonight in Ephiraim, then will travel north when they will meet the College of Southern Idaho and Treasure Valley Community College on February 20th and 21st. The ladies will close out the season Dixie Center arena on February 27th and 28th against the College of Eastern Utah, and Colorado Northwest Community College. Were going to have to win from here on out, said Titus. Snow (tonights game against the Lady Badgers) is not going to matter. We would love to get that win, but thats not the critical game. The critical games are going to be against CEU, CSI, CNCC, and Treasure Valley. Of those four teams, the Lady Rebels defeated each one rather handily earlier in the year, except CNCC. But that doesnt mean Titus will let her club take the games lightly. We cant let down. Just because weve beaten them before doesnt in the new necessarily mean were going to beat them again. If we win those four games, we'll make it to the playoffs, if we lose one, our chances are going to be pretty slim. Last weekend, Dixie blew a golden opportunity to move into a tie for second place in Region 18, when they lost to the nationally ranked Utah Tech Lady Wolverines 90-7- 8 Saturday night in the Dixie College Gym. The loss came right after the Lad Rebels had knocked off Ricks College 82-7- 1 on Friday. We were less aggressive, we didnt drive the ball to the basket, we didn't rebound as strongly as the night before, Titus said about the loss to UTC. Some people feel like the team had played so hard Friday night against Ricks that they were worn out a little bit. As for tonights clash with the I ady Badgers, Titus saw her team lose a heartbreaking 63-6game the last time the two rivals tangled, and knows her team has the potential to beat the current league leaders. Titus feels the two teams match up fairly evenly, anj that the pulor-- n ance of her guards, Diane Gubler and Robin LeRov, could be the dil lerenee in the game. The inside game is even both , avs I need my guards to get the ball up and down the floor. I need the same effort out of my guard line that Snow gets out of theirs, that is going to be the difference. NJCAA TOP TEN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ST GEORGE Lady Rebel guard Diane Gubler strains to get a shot off against Ricks College Friday night. Dixie knockfor their ed off the Lady Vikings 82-7- sixth league win of the year. The ladies have five conference games remaining, and must win four in order to make the region playoffs. (SUN photo Rod Jones) San Jacinto, Tex. DIXIE COLLEGE (4) 201 151 110 25-- 0 CSI 24-- 1 New Mexico J.C. 23-- 2 Allegany, Mar. 26-- 2 Midland, Te:: 23-- 2 7. Ellsworth, Iowa 21-- 1 8. Herkimer, NY 21-- 2 9. Southern Union, Ala. 10. Corning, NY 19-- 1 94 92 83 56 21-- 1 35 28 San Jacinto was defeated earlier in the year, hut the team that beat them had an ineligible player, and had to forfeit the game Sect to each school s name their record, and total amount of points recteed in the irst place votes are in parenthesis balloting r Americas Cup slowly becoming major sporting event in the world Have you heard of the newest sporting craze that is taking the world by storm? No, its not playing football in the mud, basketball underwater, or even hunting for golf balls in the dead of night. And no its not professional wrestling. The sport Im talking about has prestige, class, and takes place every four years. Yes, its none other than the Americas Cup, yachtings answer to the Super Bowl. In the past, the event was barely noticed and rarely publicized, up until 1983, when the United States boat Stars after leading 1 . The and Stripes lost to Australia II 4-defeat ended a 132-yewinning streak, the longest ever in the history of sports. This year, the event was televised live by ESPN, and received more media coverage than was thought possible. There were members of the media from all across the globe, and spectators galore, including a select bunch of new fashion trend setters known as Cuppies, Australias answer to Yuppies. Cuppies are fairly easy to spot, just look for a sun drenched individual, dresses in real stylish summer attire, hip sunglasses, sun visors to furth shade their eyes, and last but not least, one or more colors of the ever popular sun burn ointment Zinc Oxide. The normally white substance now comes in a variety of colors, so that color coordinating can be achieved. As for the series itself, Dennis Conner, skipper of the American boat Stars and Stripesv owed that he would bring the cup back home to the U.S. after the 83 defeat, and he did just that, as his boat Stars and Stripes trounced the Australian boat Kookaburra III Conner and his crew were able to compete for the cup in title after they defeated New Zealands Kiwi Magic 4-- 1 the Challenger final series. In the series finale against the Aussie crew of Kookaburra old skipper Iain Murray in charge, the salty III, with veteren Conner gave a new meaning to word competitor, as Stars and Stripes dominated each days race. The day of the first race, light winds were prevelent on the coast off Fremantle, Australia, and were supposed to favor the Australian boat. Instead, Stars and Stripes cruised to a 1:41 victory. Race number two on Sunday the 15th saw the weather take a.turn for the worse, but the Americans prevailed again in the heavy winds, and won by 1:10. Conner was fairly confident, but he also Leading remembered back in 83 when he had been in the exact same position, and ended up losing. But losing was something Stars and Stripes was incapable of, as they won for the third straight time on Monday with a 1:46 margin of victory. Conner and Co. completed the sweep on Wednesday, with a 1:57 win, the worst defeat for Kookaburra III in their history. Stars and Stripes was so dominant, that they held the lead at every mark in every race. In each event, there are a total of eight checkpoints. In the four races, the U.S. boat was in front at each of the 32 separate marks, a feat that is remarkable to say the least. By virtue of their win, Stars and Stripes will host the next Americas Cup series four years from now. Among the areas in contention for hosting the event include Atlantic City, Florida, Hawaii, and Conners hometown of San Diego. 1987 Intramural season off and running B-B- all The 1987 Intramural Basketball season if off and running, with 68 games having been played so far. There are two leagues of competition, the A league and the B league. In the A division, there is a tie lor first-plac- e with TEL and 1 each sporting a record. The Thouroughbreads have a hold on second place with a 1 mark, while the The Sixers Untouchables stand at have yet to win a game in four tries, and are in last place. In the B league, two teams have yet to suffer a defeat, with the BMCs on followed by the Wiggcts at top at The Tans have sole possesion ot second place with a 1 record, and Mlwaukees Best and Six Pack are tied for third, with each one owning a 2 mark. For the BMCs, they have won two close games beating the two thirstiest U S boat Stars and Stripes, led by skip- series per Dennis Conner, sailed to a clubs of the league, Milwaukees Best 63-6- 1 on Wednesday night, and Six Pack 38-3For Milwaukees Best, their other loss was actually a game in which they deteated the Sorry Mugs, but had to forfeit the contest because of an ineligible player. Inlramurals advisor Bob Horlacher feels the program is going smoothly so far, and expects some tight races m both leagues when plavol time nears. Its been a good season, stated Horlacher. The kids are pla ing lots of ball. W e have horsing around, and some serious ball. One of those serious games occured last night in the A division when ILL handed their hrsl loss of the year, in a game marred by a near fight. Games are held every Tuesday and Thursday nights, with game times ranging Irom 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. win over Australia's Kookaburra III. brmg- U S. ing the America's Cup back to the |