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Show 12, lcj CWARi L 12, i 1998 Page 7 The Dixie Sun aPORTS Sports Editor: Loni Johnston Sheffield goes to nationals Standings 8 Softball Final and Baseball Championships Region 1 Baseball: By Loni Johnston Sports Editor Since he was seven years old, Jesse Sheffield knew he wanted to rope, ride and win. "I saw it on TV and ever since then knew that is what wanted to do," Sheffield said. I Fi Second Round: 'st Round: Third Round: uvsc- - BYE CEU 16- - uvsc-CEU 7- Ricks 5 Dixie 12- - CSI io Dixie ii- - TVCC 9 (51- ;mblr Losers Ar ee Bracket First Round: Second Round: Third Round: (51 7 7- - UVSC 5 CSI ar ng P TVCC 'CHAMPIONSHIP: iter th , 65 Softball: First Round: Ricks er Ce or. - Dixie o 5- - Snow 3 6- UVSC fe Losers Bracket First Round: Dixie 6- - Snow 4 'CHAMPIONSHIP: Tne 5 - BYE ambs' Z Dixie io- - CEU csi - CEU 8 dixie 4-c- si 5- 3 Sheffield is a freshman at College and lives in Logandale, Nev. In his first year on the collegiate level, Sheffield won the Rocky Mountain Region in calf roping and placed second in team roping. This has given him the National College Rodeo Finals Rapid City, S.D. The finals will be held June and Sheffield is getting ready to perfect what he has been doing all year. "I just have to be smart and not get intimidated... just do like have all year," Sheffield in 15-2- 0, Dixie said. opportunity Sheffield has worked his way through the rodeo ranks from Little Britches Rodeos to the National High School Rodeo Association. In 1992, Sheffield was the National Little Britches Junior Champion, and won to attend the ing, as a junior he placed third in the calf roping and second in the team roping, and his senior year he took first place in the Second Round: 9- - Dixie 1 o RICKS Dixie College Rebels advance to the Western District here in St. George, this weekend. The National will be in Grand Junction, Colo., if the Rebels win. Softball team ended their season in third place with a winn- Dixie Sun News Services Jesse Sheffield shows why he won the region Calf Roping title. Championship and the Reserve All-Arou- - Spring Break 98 Promo Buy a Power Macintosh G3 Computer, Vcirililij hor 585- - 2 yr Service contract ext. Comfort-fi- t e Beveled List: $388 Ours: $249 Dixie St. College Bookstore 225 S. 700 E. George, Utah 84770 two-ton- White or Yellow gold 111. List: $167 COLLEGE Good Thru: June 19, 1998 tv JC Ours: $100 Comfort-fi- t List: $405 Ours: $260 White or Yellow gold (open to students, faculty and staff) .edu dyle in a tvttlfin f 6 uttd Aril iy djxIE Q 8 tu f fm tty lad fltyiw&. weve ever built, faster than a Pent. 11300) Pick one of these FREE! (from Apple) 32mb Addtl memory Virtual PC w 95 hicl Continued on Page liltnf (ljlve h tin coinfo'it (fastest personal computer - SC6 RODEO SBowe YOUR CAMPUS STORE ffer- calf roping and the team roping. His junior and senior year he was named Reserve Champion. He added to the list again this year when he was awarded the region reserve He said the pressure of the final and the crowd make it all worth while. Jesse believes his success is attributed to his hard work and dedication to the sport. 3- ing season. ner tah School Rodeo Finals, by placing in the top four in his events. His freshman year he won the calf roping, as a sophomore, he took second in the calf rop- 1 ter jiijTournament The Not only did he qualify for the state finals, he also earned a trip to the National High Second Round: Ricks - uvsc o UVSC the again in 1996 in the senior division. He then showed his skills on the high school level as well. He traveled throughout the state of Utah competing against other high school rodeo contestants. He qualified for the state finals all four years of his career, but the success didn't stop there. Hours Mon Thurs 7:45am 6pm Friday 7:45am-5p-- m TS 9 ERS List: $121 Ours: $60 946 fut&et M. 'Juife'M 6Ul84770 All styles shown are in 14 karat. Ask about our value priced 10 karat and platinum selections. rtwi |