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Show WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 SPORTS 9, 2003 DIXIE SUN Rebels rally to get two wins in baseball tournament by Drew Sharp Dixie took on Citrus College in the afternoon of Saturday, and the Rebels came out with the victory thanks to another rally in the sixth inning. The Rebels struck first with a single homer by Tyson Olsen. The Owls, however, took the S lead with some doubles in the sixth inning. In the bot-- I tom of that inning, the Rebels I rallied once again with key I hits by Mike Rose, Kade Boyer, and Clayne Garrett and took back the lead the one really big rainstorm The Rebels then held the St. George has had all year. Owls scoreless in the top of The Rebels came out of the the seventh, and Dixie snuck the tournament beating by with another win. Golden Eagles of the College The Rebels will travel to of Eastern Utah and the Citrus College Owls. The one Henderson, Nevada, this loss went to the avenging weekend to play in the Golden Eagles. Nevada Southern Tournament. In Thursdays win, Rebels looked beaten until some Season Notes: Tyson Olsens Golden mistakes took place home run in Fridays win is on CEUs side and Dixie was the first one of the season. win. able to pull out a Dixie has scored the most in Jeff Oliverson put a loss at the seventh inning in their bat into a win at the plate. season totals with six runs in Oliverson stuck out in the botthat inning. Dixies overall tom of the seventh but was record is able to make it to first on a 2-- 1 Newspapers In time, the University of Michigan will overcome the disciplinary actions doled out due to its association with former booster Ed Martin. Probations and postseason bans will pass, but the scars of a carefully cultivated reputation that was brazenly compromised will endure. That's Martin's legacy blemish on Michigan that never go away. a will Martin died Friday night much like he lived the last seven years, ever since a seemingly innocuous rollover accident elevated his notoriety, albeit under a shroud of His death wasn't secrecy. officially confirmed until nearly 24 hours later. 3-- Tyson Olsen hits home run in Friday's win 2-- by Jade Bytheway Dixie Sun Staff Writer Dixie Rebels baseball team was scheduled to play four games last f The weekend j in the Foundation ! i Specialists Tournament. I They played three and lost only once. afternoons game Utah Valley State against College was cancelled due to Thursday 2-- 1 Martin never wanted people to know too much about him, and now that he's gone you can't help but doubt that we will know everything. But those suspicions will not go to the grave with him they will live on with those basketball players who traded their integrity for his generosity, and at a university that must live with the indignity of being the home of one of the worst scandals in NCAA history. Martin's name has become synonymous with the continued poisoning of college athletics. And the three words that appeared before his name in obituaries published Sunday were "former Michigan booster." Not "convicted runner" or numbers "self-confesse- d felon" or even "neighbor- hood basketball groupie," but "former Michigan booster." That's the title he takes into I eternity. who pleaded 2002 to conin May guilty spiracy to launder money, told federal prosecutors that he took gambling money, combined it with other funds, and lent $616,000 to four former Michigan players while they were in high school and college. He was await Martin, The Rebels baseball team waits anxiously in the dugr t during Friday's action. 7 Death will not erase Martin's link to Wolverines Knight Ridder passed ball. With some great running by Oliverson and a nice hit into right field by Amos Burgess, the Rebels snatched a close win for the recordbook. -- ing sentencing at the time of his death. The players were Chris Webber, Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock. Martin's name first surfaced after Taylor lost control of his car on Feb. 17, 1996. Taylor was returning from a party in Detroit with four teammates who were entertaining recruit Mateen Cleaves. When Michigan found out that the recruiting visit included a visit to Martin's house, the school began to investigate his links with the basketball program. You're not likely to hear any heartfelt eulogies from Michigan officials. Try as they will in the ensuing months and years to extricate themselves from associations with Martin, a retired Ford Motor Co. electrician, the University of Michigan knows that the institution and Martin remain joined at the hip. Just hours before Martin took his final breath, a contingent of eight university officials began writing the final chapter to this seamy affair, appearing in Coral Gables, Florida, NCAA the before Infractions Committee. The NCAA investigation is in the penalty phase. Michigan acknowledged its guilt in November and sanctions on imposed itself a one-yea- r postsea- tournament son ban; removal of banners from Crisler Arena celebrating achievements during the scandal years; forfeiture of half of its games in the last decade; repayment of $442,000 in NCAA tournament revenues; and two years of probation for the athletic department. The the hopes university infractions committee will believe the punishment fits the crimes and hand down no further sanctions. The NCAA will render its final report by the end of next month, and then the Martin matter will be closed as far as the university is concerned. |
