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Show NESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 SPORTS DSC golf team No. BYDEVELONISOM Dixie Sun Staff Writer Stonn golf team flK Red PacWest Conferjjrted tlie ee tournament playing and after were tied rounds two jjj first on Monday, llCH first place. lor team played one of its first rounds of the sea-jo- n. The jest They led the field after with a four first 1 ije I )erpar(292). Collectively, scored 53 pars in the jrey round, which was opening next team. finished behind the Storm mth a 294, and Grand held the Canyon University thud place spot with a 295. Head coach Reed McArthur jard the team benefited from draw and took jji early of it before the afternoon winds affected play. The winds are heavier in ie afternoon, McArthur sad. We got off to a good start on the first few holes before having to deal with it. We played four of five holes jefore the real wind started." Taylor Reardon, a senior than the jre more two-strok-es studies major integrated fan Las Vegas, and Conner Jones got the Storms posi tive start going by scoring 71s. Reardon had an impressive five birdies in the first 8 to help his 7 Jones took another route to his 71 He made par on 1 3 of the first 18 holes he played. Reardon said he usually scores many birdies, but a lot of times offsets those with bogeys as well. He said the wind knocked 50 yards off his drives in some places, but he stayed playing aggressive. It is all about eliminating the big numbers, Reardon said. You are never going to beat the wind. You just got to 1 1 . . play through it. The Storm took a few steps back in the second round with a 295 score, but remained in the top position with Grand Canyon University at 1 1 over par. Reardon stay ed on track in the second round with a one over par (73). Jones lost a ground from his first round with a 76. The outstanding round performance was by Kyle Chappell with his stellar two under par (69). Chappell fit-t- ie played through the wind fine and knocked six strokes off his first round three over par (75). Cameron Crawford had a first round 75 and a second score of 77. Chad Crowther started with a 81 and had a 79 second round. The Storm and Antelopes of GCU shared the first place spot at the end of the two rounds with 1 over par (587) total scores, four strokes ahead of second place Hawaii-Hil- o (591). McArthur said the team powered through the day and he was happy with tire players resolve. It was a grind out there, McArthur said. I was just tickled to death about how they handled themselves. Anybody that dismisses golf as a sport should get up at 4:30 in the morning to prepare for the long day, walk 36 holes, and then p for eight compete and a half hours to nine hours. The Storm played the final round of the PacWest tournament on Tuesday. Results were not in by press time. The Red Storm will return to St. George and expect to receive an NCAA D-- invitation to the regionals 1 p,xE through - non-sto- U Sophomore Jace Nielsen, a general education major from Payson, tees off the seventh hole of Sunbrook's Point. Nielsen and the rest of the team are currently wrapping up the season with a tournament in Hawaii. Cavaliers, Lakers to meet in Finals TYLER ROBERTS Dixie Sun Sports Editor Cheapshots BY REGGIE HAYES The News-Sentm- The Los Angeles its t Lak- ers are in defense of their. NBA title and there are several teams looking to bock them off the top. breakdown of series in Western and Here is a first round ie the oth Eastern Conferences. Conference Lakers vs. 8 Oklahoma City Western No, 1 No. L. A. Thunder I think the misconception about the Lakers is will hey urn on a just be able to light switch now hat they are in the play-T- s, but unfortunately hey haven't been playing 'ell together for quite ome time now. Robe seem i normal ffld if he can't get back to normal form, the Lake- ,eason his f 8- - dominant self his ac- - ent in Bryant doesn't playing like to be rs are in a world of hurt. Fortunately for L.A. the lerel- Fhunder dn ling. They will put up a good fight, but the Lakers wn this in seven son strugg- games. said. No. 2 Dallas Maver-Itk- s vs. No. 7 San Anton- i.I in slide are also it lose ikto les Set last io Spurs The Mavericks made a We at exactly the right getting Brendan Haywood and Caron Butin1, from the Wizards. Unfortunately I think the Spurs present too much of time, ofl ;tea! Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard picks up a foul in the second quarter of Game I against the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Howard and the Magic are on a collision course to meet LeBron James in the Eastern Conference Finals. a veteran presence for the Roy-les- s Blazers. I pick The Bobcats have no the Suns in five games. Mavericks to overcome. answer for Dwight No. 4 Denver Nuggets The Mavericks only Howard or anyone else for that matter. I pick the vs. No 5 Utah Jazz played six of their last 21 e The Nuggets handed the Magic in a games against playoff Jazz a chance at the divicontenders, while the sweep. No. 3 Atlanta Hawks sion title and the Jazz just Spurs played their last 17 it. No. 6 Milwaukee vs. course not blew Of with teams games against Bucks 50 wins or more. I pick having Boozer and KirThe Bucks lost Andrew ilenko playing didn't help the Spurs in seven games. the cause. The Jazz had No. 3 Phoenix Suns vs. Bogut, otherwise I would the best road record they No. 6 Portland Trail pick the Bucks to win this series. Without their star have had in years, getting Blazers The biggest red flag center, they will not be up to over .500 on the able to win. They can't ofroad. This should put here is Brandon Roy's stathe Utah over tus for this playoff series top. fensively respond to Joe and Joe Smith. I win or one Johnson can If He in is serious jeopardy. they see the Hawks winning two in Denver, they will hurt his knee and is unthis series in five games. take the series. I pick sure if he will be back for No. 4 Boston Celtics the playoffs. Roy is what Utah, because of the road No. 5 Miami Heat vs. six in record, makes the Blazers go. games. last year's rough After Conference is Eastern no Without him there d 1 CavaNo. Cleveland to the Blazers matchup for chance liers vs. No. 8 Chicago against the Bulls, the win this series. The Suns Celtics are in for another Bulls are just on too big of a Bulls The Chicago tough road. Getting past prestreak for anyone to stop will be harder than Miami the for sented the team, especially the problems most expect, but I see the Celtics last year, but they Celtics being able to pull won't this year because it off. It will be emotionthis is LeBron James' his will ally draining and more carry year. He four-gam- first-roun- team to the NBA Finals and there isn't a whole lot the Bulls can do about it. I pick the Cavaliers sweeping this series in hip in of it tz le ieii k id"' LlttlS f It ive i four games. No. 2 Orlando Magic vs. No. 7 Charlotte Bob- . f thi' cats r 3 ji dth! las Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki fires a shot before the end of the second quarter gainst the San Antonio Spurs in Game I. The will look to bounce back and win the series to Jce winner of the Suns-Tra- il Blazers series. Orlando is definitely in-moving towards the 5 evitable rematch in the conference finals against LeBron and Co. The Bob- cats have made the play-- 9 offs for the first time in franchise history, but that is as far as this story is going. than likely the Celtics will have nothing left in the tank, but I pick Boston in seven games. NBA Finals To fast forward to the NBA Finals, I have the Cavaliers playing the Lakers and I just can't see how the Lakers will be able to stop James this year. The Lakers are much more troubled this year' and haven't been able to put it together in the final weeks of the season. If Bryant continues to play at the level he has been, they may not even make it Cleveland Browns running back Chris Jennings was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly punching a nightclub bouncer. The bouncer apparently refused to let Jennings' friend inside without proper attire. In Jennings' defense, major social injustices like these that arise over the course of history often demand bold action. RICH GUY WALKS INTO A BAR... Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones caught some heat for a grainy cell phone video from a bar where he made a couple of cracks about former coach Bill Parcells and NFL prospect Tim Tebow. There's a name for this type of behavior: Slow news day. NO HITS, LOTS OF RUNNING Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez Saturthrew a day night, had trouble sleeping and decided to run six miles on the streets of Atlanta to clear his head. "Jogging to relieve stress? Why didn't I think of that?" thought Tiger Woods. WHEN THE SPIT HITS THE FAN A New Jersey man, Matthew Clemmens, was arrested for intentionally y vomiting on an policeman and his daughter at a Phillies game last week. Clemmens' blood-alcohlevel was not released, but witnesses say his IQ was equal to that of a guy who intentionally vomits on people at baseball games. er off-dut- ol g rounds 1 playm; BY 2 $UN MOVING UP ALL THE CHARTS Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez passed Mark McGwire on the career home list by hitting his 584th homer and moving into eighth moved to place. third place on the list of home run leaders who may or may not have intentionally or unintentionally used steroids and lied or did not lie about it. EXPANDING HOPES Big Ten Conference officials meet this week, with possible expansion among the topics of discussion. Some of the potential expansion plans probably depend on whether Indiana and Iowa decide to start competing in men's basketball again. SOMETHING TO CHEW ON Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's recent behavior has cost him an endorsement deal with a Pittsburgh company that markets food products. PLB Sports will no longer sell "Big Ben's Beef Jerky." I think they should keep selling it and just add the slogan "Big Ben puts the jerk in beef jerky." HOLMES, SWEET HOLMES Wide receiver Santonio Holmes was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the New York Jets on Sunday, but several media reports say he will be sus- pended for the first four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse all-ti- A-R- all-ti- policy. In other words, his fly pattern with the Jets ap- pears grounded because he was already too high. 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