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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2001 THE SUN 7 Sports Dixie State h A i softball player takes a swing at the plate. photo by Brooke Hansen Softball earns split with North Idaho By Stephen Vincent Editor in chief $tvmcem77hotmail The Dixie State College softball team earned a weekend split from their four game set against North Idaho College at Karl Brooks Field Friday and Saturday. The Rebels started the weekend with a strong 0 decision behind the pitching of Jennifer Redding, who limited the Cardinals to just three hits in the contest Redding and teammate Lacy Hardy keyed the offense, as both players recorded two-ru- n singles to put the game out of the reach of the Cardinals. 1028 bast In the second game, however, North Idaho managed to gamer a decision On Saturday, the Cardinals captured the first game with a narrow 0 decision. But Dixie rebounded with a 2 win m the senes finale behind the gritty performance of Kelly Clark, who pitched despite getting spiked in a play at the plate in the first inning (as a result of the collision, Clark needed three stitches) pitched a stellar performance, keeping the Cardinals at bay. In the meantime, the Rebels sniped away offensively, utilizing bunts, walks, and singles to engineer their offensive 2-- 1 com 3-- 5-- By Marjorie Keele thedixiesunhotmail com Reporter I often hear people express the opinion that professional athletes are overpaid This is more obvious in some cases than in others. If one disagrees, then he needs only to watch the Utah Jazz play Dont get me wrong, the Jazz are my favorite team, but I must admit that therein is featured one of the most overplayers the world paid and has known. One might consider just how much money Larry Miller could save if her hired an extremely tall bum off the street, and paid him minimum wage to stand next to the basketball hoop and tip the ball m when it came near. This act would save six million dollars a year, and I bet my bottom dollar the bum would be in better shape and have better coordination skills than Greg Ostertag I wonder if would hunger could be cured if we donated his annual salary to chanty, or if the number of attempted suicides among Jazz fans would decrease drastically if under-talente- B. NOON TIL JflDMGBT ON WLLKBDS SIX POOL TABLES TWO AIR HOCKEY FOOSEBALL BAR 25 COLOR TVS COLLEGE STUDENILSPECIAI PRESENT YOUR STUDENT ID AHD GET SIX TOKEXS FOR $1 (SR FOE $1 The Dixie State College Tutoring Center currently accepting applications for tutoring positions in the Summer and Fall semesters. GAMES full sea FIVE is B-we- ek APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SUMMER: MAY 1 APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL: AUGUST 15 PLAYSTATION II 20 ARCADE d Ostertag himself was donated to charity If statistics were taken to determine the ratio of points lost to points gained by Ostertag each game, would we be surpnsed if the revenue generated by Ostertags contributions was a neg. five number I find it ironic that the basketball is stolen most effortlessly from the tallest guy on the team Ostertag needs only to use his vertical advantage to grab the ball and hold it over his head and yet, bless his heart, he takes pity on the poor pygmies and decides to share Opposing teams might call him a saint, but I simply call him butterfingers. Yes, Saint Butterfingers is a species all his own. What does he do with all that money? Is it too much to ask that he be required to use some of it to hire a personal trainer, spend an hour or two at the gym each diet? day, or at least go on an All in all, unless one of the aforementioned miracles happens, Greg Ostertag will continue to be an embarrassment to his team, their fans, and the rest of the state of Utah have a fun lafiraaile 105 (Be Mud Kotats frails aid next to tie tire, station) OPEN SOON TIL 10:00 PM mTF St. Butterfingers, a.k.a. Greg Ostertag, not worth his paycheck OfFER GOOD THROUGH if 1001) Qualifications: A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above A grade of B or higher in the subject(s) you wish to tutor Must be personable, patient, and willing to participate in ongoing tutor training. PAY SCALE DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE. Applications are available in the Browning Learning Resource Center, Room 106. for more information. Call Janet Walker at 652-76- 60 |