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Show WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE SUN 10, 1999 llio Sports Vincent learns things the hard way, but finds happiness when the Womens basketball starts season with two wins By Stephanie Heinhold Special to the Sun Lakers lose. heinholdrebelnet.dixie.edu The Lady Rebels began their season with two victories in the Lady Rebel Classic over the weekend. On Friday, Dixie was pitted against Northland Pioneer College. The Rebels defeated the Golden VINCENTS VIEW By Stephen Vincent Sports Editor stvincent77hotmail.com Eagles Over the Halloween weekend, I had the opportunity to travel with the Forensics team (personally, I hate that title lets just call it the debate team") to Colorado to play in the James Al Johnson Invitational. It was my first college debate tournament, and it was a very humbling expenence. My partner, Michelle Coombs, and I hit nothing but r schools. Michelle did great, but I, on the other hand, struggled. We ended up beating a team from Colorado State University, but we lost to the other schools we faced. It was a bit of a wake-ucall. In high school, I had always been able to rely on my natural skills in debate, and I had always been among the best. Now I realize that I am just an also-ra- n at the college level, and I will continue to be an also-raunless I start putting in some time on my events. I can now understand how it must be for some of the athletes on this campus. We have many players who spent their entire high school athletic career as their school's top athlete. Then they come to the college level, and they are suddenly just average players. If I learned one thing from my Colorado experience, it was to appreciate Dixies outstanding athletic staff and players. When faced with the prospect of getting lost in the crowd, the athletes at Dixie have stepped up their work ethic, and worked hard with their coaches to improve their game. It has been the hard work of Dixies players and coaches that have elevated our womens soccer and football teams to the brink of greatness. Hopefully, that greatness will translate into some national championships. So good luck to all the teams and keep up the good work. four-yea- p 76-5- Candace Baldwin started the Rebels' scoring and ended the first half with ten points and three steals. Northland was unable to come back from a 0 deficit after 20 minutes of play. Dixie kept defensive pressure on the Golden Eagles allowing only one Eagle to break double digits for the game. Kendra Yancey had the only three pointers for Dixie with two in the first half. Caroline Heaton was the leading scorer with 15 41-2- points. "We will with a good defensive effort," said Dixie head coach Dave LaVettet Glendale Community College was Dixie's next opponent last Saturday. Glendale kept the game close, but Dixie rallied in the second half to win Misty Griffiths made a three pointer with 6:44 left in the first half to give the Rebels a 24-- 1 lead. Baldwin came up with foui of Dixie's 12 steals against the Lady Gauchos. Glendale's Blanca Garcia was the high scorer in the game with 20 points. 80-6- -- 2 Gaucho head coach Greg Silcox said, "This game was closer to what we expected. We didn't have much poise (Friday night) against Snow College." Chrystal Johnson added 18 points for Dixie and Beverly Glover put 17 points on the score-boar- The Rebels play three games this weekend in the St. George Lodging Association Classic. All games are 6 p.m. start to play better d. Photo The Lady Rebels byjesua mu Beverly Glover shoots a free throw during Dixies win over Glendale. bette Colli 'garni leadi Volleyball Drops Two Tough Matches By Jayson Featherstone Sun Reporter JAYSIN99hocmaII line. Classifieds awa' dew but tnec Return missionary? Idsrm.com com Dix Coll turn I The cant begin to describe how happy I am when the following things happen: the annual sweep the Lakers suffer in the playoffs the Braves lose I loved the World Series. . Things that really tick me off: People who root for the Lakers, Braves, and Cowboys. Sugar Ray songs Great Sports Debates: the ultimate source Discussing at the Fmlinsons' of sports knowledge in St. George whether or not the Bulls would have won all those titles without referee Dick Bavettas help. Who is the worst center in the NBA: Travis Knight, Shawn Bradley, or Greg Ostertag? Why is it that two of the three played high school ball in Utah, and the other one plays for the Jazz. Do we have the universal magnet for temble centers located in the Great Salt Lake? Charles Barkley vs. Bill Clinton in an eating match. Lady Rebels lost two tough games this weekend in the Old Gymnasium. On Friday, the Lady Rebels took the College of Eastern Utah to five sets, before dropping the deciding set. On Saturday, the Rebels again went five sets, only to lose a tough match to Snow College. They did not go without a fight though. In Saturdays match they came back from a deficit to a tie with two straight wins. The Lady Rebels played tough throughout the match. However, playing tough just wasnt enough as Dixie dropped the final set to lose in five sets, Dixie has had great play all season long. Among the players who have stood out game after game are Natalie Kidman, Coursey Berguson, Tupu Schwenke, and Janna Mackay. These are four outstanding players who hopefully will return next year to a new team and inspire them with there kind of playing style and lead them to success. 3-- awa To purchase a classified ad, call The Sun All classifieds are $4.50 per insertion up at (435) to 25 words. 652-781- 8. run atte not Set your goals high. IWejLHeip; (Sr ng' Stti Sometimes reaching your goals seems like an impossible task. 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