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Show Page ports enter February 17, 1999 johnstoninfowest.com gressmeninfowest.com Editor: Courtney Gressmen & Loni Johnston L. Rebs from front "Romney did a good job attacking the basket and getting to the line all night' LaVetter said. Romney went 12 for 19 from the charity stripe to help lead the Rebels to the win. Tricia Jones followed with 15 points, 12 of which came from first half action, Jones went five for five from downtown. Heaton followed in th attack with 10 points, Beverly Glover followed with two. Barb Henderson two, McGee two and and Rori eight rebounds, Roberson one point. "UVSC did a lot, we just couldn't quite respond. I knew it was going to be tight, despite the big win in Orem," mentioned LaVetter. Friday night's game was just as big. As the Lady Rebels finally defeated the Salt Lake Lady Community College Bruins, It was a tough battle for the Lady Rebels, as they got off to a slow start in the first half. SLCC's Ashley Miller didn't help either as she took Dixie to the hoop al night long finishing the first half with 16 points. But Dixie had an answer for Miller in the second half, their and names were Heaton Romney. Romney and Heaton held Miller all through the second half, holding her to only three points. Miller finished the night with a double-doublat 19 points and 11 rebounds. "Miller as to be one of the best players in the Scenic Conference," UVSC Head Coach 71-6- 1. e, Total Exposure Kathy Nixon said. The lead changed four times throughout the night and both teams ties six times. But the Lady Rebels' patented defense held its own, as Dixie jumped to their first victory over the Lady Bruins this year. "I felt good about the win," LaVetter said. "Our defense stepped up in the second half and we were able to shut down the inside." McGee finished the night with 16 points, one block, two steals and five rebounds. Jones went four for four from beyond the arc and finshed the night at 13 points. Hall came off the bench and added 13 to the point total also. Romney and Heaton were held to seven points of the night, Henderson also had seven. Glover added six, and Necia Bunnell two. The Lady Rebels having a very big weekend, pushed their conference record to 13-- 2 and their overall record to 23-and have a very good chance of winning the Region 18 championship. The Lady Rebels will travel to Ephraim this week to battle the Lady Badgers from Snow College and will then travel to Idaho the following week. With both wins this weekend, the Lady Rebels set a new record for wins in a season. to They also said good-by- e Janelle Romney, sophomores; Brittany McGee, Tricia Jones, Necia Bunnell, Barb Henderson, Rachel Adrienne Sigford, Fawson, and Rori Roberson, who had their last game at Burn's Arena last Saturday night. 4, Dixie Sluggers Shine in Dixie Tourney Rebels to add a win to his record and a win to Dixie's record. Curt Anthony hit a home run along with Nelson and Pini in the win against the Badgers. A costly error and one bad pitch almost cost Dixie a loss against Salt Lake Community College on Thursday afternoon. But a single in the bottom of the seventh with bases loaded by Nelson, brought in the winning run for a Rebel victory of Courtney Gressmen gressmen hotmail. com By Despite the cold weather, the Dixie College Baseball team made a name for themselves in the Southern Utah Chiropractor's Association Dixie Invitational this last weekend, as they pushed their record to 2 on the season. Bobby Burns blasted a single to left field with bases loaded to bring in the winning run in the second game against Yavapai, with Dixie winning homer to tie up the Ryan Pini hit a two-ru- n score in the bottom of the seventh inning, this was followed with key hits from all Rebel batters and then Burns' single to left field. Seth Johnson was the winning pitcher in the second game. In the first game against Yavapai, Dixie was held scoreless for the first time in the game in the bottom of the inning, and Yavapai came up with the win 2 over the Rebels. On Wednesday, Dixie's Jon Nelson went three for three and Pini three for five, to lead Dixie to a 17-- 6 win over Snow College. Nelson had two doubles and a home run, while Pini had a home run and a double to lead the 9-- 5-- 4. Brandon Lyon pitched the entire game and was the winning pitcher, moving his record to 0 on the season and the Dixie College Baseball team to 2 on the year. The Rebels then rallied to a big victory over Snow once again, with a win of 15-- 1 Friday night at Hurst Field. Bryan Ball hit a grand slam and teammates Anthony and Nelson hit home runs to lead the Rebels to the victory. Dixie opened the lead to 10-- 0 in the first inning, and allowed the Badgers only five hits on the evening. The game ended in the n rule. Chris Martinez was the .winning pitcher in Friday's game. The Rebels will be back in action this week, with a game that starts at 5 p.m. tonight at Hurst Field. Games will be all week long in the Caisson Drilling Tournament. 3-- 7-- 6. 8-- 13-1- 10-ru- Rebels. Clint Salisbury pitched five innings for the FILE PHOTOT DIXIE SUN An Unidentified Dixie batter looks to hit it far while up to bat. Dixie finished the loostournament at to four number ing ranked Yavapai. The Rebels will be in action all this week in the Caisson Drilling Tournament at Hurst 4-- 1, Field. Games start at 5 p.m. Evans Hairstyling College BILLIARDS Pool Darts Dancing Music Bring adcoupon in for a pool table time discount, S2.00hr per person, andor a free cue case with cue purchase. Offer expires Open Mon-S- at 10:30 a.m.-10:0- 0 (or later according to business) Sales Play Service All Services Done By Students in Training p.m Supplies SlL L 12 i., |
