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Show DNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 fnoxM'Tic' s It I f ' There I sat reading tlie latest edition of s ' - , a sudden my looked toward the ceil-u.jes and I saw a flash much Fal-i0le when the Millennium first went into light speed C'-A- " g, D Joes he. on know?). There will be no one in Bums Arena at 5:30 p.m. to witness the womens basketball team torch Academy of Shawn Spencer Art University. Junior guard Sheila Adams will connect on L f. during the game, 2. Cant. Stop, Psych. 1 triple-doubl- e. Visions. future. Here are predictions for the top stories at Dixie State College this semester: saw the Knights. MARCH 5: PACIFIC WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Both tire mens and womens basketball teams will clinch conference championships while in Hawaii. Dixie State will not have had a moment drat special since Abby Hirsclri went to Russia. MARCH 12: BRIEF EUPHORIA Both the mens and womens basketball teams will lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It doesnt matter because no one will MEGA MASCOT MELTDOWN PART TWO JAN. 27: the attempt by members of the school administra-ao- n to bring the bull mascot iack to DSC the students will react the exact same way the students reacted in January 1009. Multiple boos will Hood Bums Arena, but this time one student will proceed lasso the bull mascot. As lie student ties up the bull mascot he will place one foot it. of He will raise his top ight arm into the air in and quote the infamous 'ohn Wilkes Booth, Sic During to travel to support the teams. MARCH 15: BROWN on PUTS ON CLEATS Following tire womens basketball teams defeat Johnna Brown will join up with the softball team for its home doubleheader with Weber State University. Brown will hit two tri-jm- is. FEB. 12: IV and sophomore forward Johnna Brown will earn another The Red Storm will defeat tire Urban It will be tire Knights 128-4greatest victory ever against a team called the Urban jvfy eyes began to twitch. I index finger placed my right othe side of my head with an the way fake psy-ju- c 0pen palm detective VALENTINES WEEKEND MASSACRE 1 sports world is Tire ers less, Faylor said. The Lakers have knocked the Jazz out of the playoffs for three straight years, so thats kind of hard on me. Former DSC student Andrea Allred said she is a hardcore'1 Lakers fan. I love the Lakers because theyre the greatest, Allred said. I like to root for the underdog ALAIN A ALLRED Staff Writer for ivalries fa-m- is creating heated that can cause a sown man to cry or say things hed never repeat young children. Sports fans are often passionate and intense, students at Dixie State College are no strangers to nound sometimes, but you cant go up against greatness. Professional sports seem to receive more attention than college athletic teams. Faylor said his attention to sports mostly rests on professional teams. tee emotions. Utah is home to the te, and there are many yal fans walking around campus. Garrett Faylor, a junior major from Apple ''alley, Calif., said he is a Jazz fan. He also te his feelings about the ten don't waver, and 'teetimes the actions of us favorite team can af-t- e him personally. If the Lakers are in the Payoffs and the Jazz teit, then I hate the Lak mglish Im not too big into Dixie sports, Faylor said. For one, I dont know who they play. Some students may choose not to pay attention to DSC athletics, but one rivalry that is hard to miss in Utah college athletics is nm mu, I. homeruns in her first game back since playing softball last year. Yet another Division I school will wonder how tire Amazonian of Thenryscira slipped through its fingers. APRIL 21: LUCK OF THE IRISH Multiple baseball players on both the Red Stoim and Grand Canyon University teams will trip over a patch of four-leaf clovers in right field. I cant decide whether to blame it on tire flood of 05 or the flood of 10. It doesnt matter because its only right field. APRIL 29: FINALS WEEK MIRACLE The students will celebrate the beginning of finals week by attending at least one of tire the animosity between the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. DSC alumnus Jesse Josie said this is one of the biggest rivalries he sees in Utah. College sports rivalries often take place within the same state, which gives the tensions ample time to brew due to the of rivals. Josie said the fact fans become so passionate leads him to not get so involved in sports rivalries. I dont get way into sports rivalries, Josie I get my heart broken too much, so Ive learned not to care too much. Ive actually shed tears in the Energy Solutions Arena when I was a said. boy. Sophomore Wyatt Faylor, a physical sciences major from St. George, said sports rivalries are not something he partakes in. think theyre ridiculous, Wyatt Faylor said. I dont know why someone would hate someone else just because theyre from another team. You hate another player and want them to get hurt? I V j ' f J 1 u ers superstar Kobe Bryant and Jazz forward C.J. Mil, get physical in the playoffs. Lakers vs. Jazz is one e Dvalries Utahns look forward to most. ) X i j . The baseball team celebrates during one of its games last year. The Sports Geek has foreseen the baseball team having an even greater celebration with Dixie State students at the end of the semester. two games the baseball team will play against Southwestern College on that Friday. With tire bases loaded in the bottom of tire seventh (for some reason college baseball teams only play seven innings instead of nine when they have to play a doubleheader) with two men out sophomore Quinn Boyer will step up to the plate. The Red Storm will trail SWC by one run. The pitch will be delivered and Boyer will hit the ball into the right-fiel- d gap. One run will be scored with tire ball still in play. The SWC outfielder will launch the ball toward home plate as senior Tony Nelson rounds third. The race be Sports rivalries stir emotion BY 5- k ( jY 10 1977. ,ack in -- Valentines Day is on a Monday (quite possibly the worst day to have Valentines Day, but then again how would I SLAM V magazine when all of t DIXIE SUN The people of St. George (and those imported to Dixie State from other areas) will gather with their significant others on this Saturday since RICHARD BRIGGS Sports Editor BV SPORTS Shame on us. Shame on us. Sports rivalries can have a great impact on certain people and can leave lasting effects. A diehard fan loves the team whether they win or lose, Allred said. Its about loyalty. Not every team has a great season every year. Youre a fan because you're loyal. HOOPS continued from page 6 ing a game in almost three weeks. GCU led 4 at the 15:52 mark. Junior guard Shanae Vaifanua immediately came off the bench and gave the Red Storm some much 9-- needed defensive energy. Senior guard Veronica Siqueiros also came off the bench to deliver for the Red Storm as she knocked down three shots from behind the arc. This gave DSC a 1 32-2- lead. Veronica was a game changer in the first half, Kristensen said. And Shanae, defensively, is our best player. Our practice team this week did a really good job and made us better, and it carried over today. Siqueiros, an integrated AUBURN continued from page 4 possession but didn't get any points after Newton d an easy touchdown pass to Eric Smith in l. the end zone on The Tigers still capitalized, however, when defensive tackle Mike Blanc stopped James for a safety on the Ducks' first play, trimming the lead to short-arme- fourth-and-goa- 11-- 9. After the free kick Newton led the Tigers down the field again, sidestepping a blitz to hit Emory Blake for a touchdown up the sideline to give Auburn a 1 lead going into the break. Defense ruled the second half. The only scoring in the third quarter was a 28- 30-ya- rd 16-1- tween Nelson and the ball will come down to one final collision. The SWC catcher will catch tire ball and attempt to tag Nelson as he sprints to home plate. The ftvo players will collide, and the ball will be knocked loose. Nelson will touch home plate to give Dixie State tire one-ru- n win. The Red Storm baseball players will jump on one another at home plate. John Potter will jimp from his seat and yell, The Red Storm win it! The Red Storm win it! Oh my Jiminy Cricket the Red Storm win it! MercyMe will come out from behind tire center field scoreboard and start playing I Can Only Imagine. Dixie studies major from Phoenix, said the bench was important Saturday night. We had to keep eyes on certain people, she said. Its a whole team effort to try and get a win and keep track of GCUs best player. GCUs defense was strong enough throughout the game to maintain a manageable deficit, but the DSC players always found a way to knock down shots when they needed them most. Junior guard Sheila Adams struggled with shooting the ball, scoring five points during the game, and she also had three turnovers. However, she made her only with 47 seconds remaining in the first half to give the Red lead going Storm a six-poi- nt into halftime. Sophomore guard Chanel Maxey did not score in the yard field goal by Byrum that made it The Tigers shut down the Ducks' vaunted rushing attack, applying pressure on the interior line to stuff Thomas and James in the backfield before they could get going. Oregon, which averaged over 300 rushing yards per game, finished with 75 yards on the ground Monday. "I cannot be more proud of our defense," Chizik said. "For one month our defense was bound and determined to show up here tonight and and play the best game of their life." Oregon looked left for dead with 5:05 left in the game, trailing by eight and having just punted the ball away. But Ducks linebacker Casey Matthews popped Newton on a running play, 19-1- 1. State head coach Mike Little-woo- d will look out at the fences in left field to see his fattier. Littlewoods father will say softly, Good for you, Little Mikey. Good for you. One of tire players will kiss his love interesfbecause that's what happens in sports movies. The victory will unite the Dixie State student body. Every student will receive at least a C or better on his or her final exam. This knowledge I have bestowed upon you is of great importance. I have seen the future. We can help reverse the bad things I saw, and we can also bring the good things I saw into reality. first half, but she came alive in the second half to score 10 points. With the score at 57-5- 4 and 11:39 remaining in the game Hill took over to lead DSC to the finish line. The Antelope defense keyed on sophomore forward Johnna Brown throughout the game, but Brown was still able to contribute 13 points and two assists. The Red Storm do not play again until Monday when they take on Academy of Art The University are Urban Knights currently on their Hawaii road trip. Notre Dame de Namur Uni(3-- 8, versity currently leads the PacWest with a 0 conference record despite the 3-- teams 6-- 6 overall record. Aside from DSC and GCU, the only other team with an overall winning record is Hawaii Pacific University. jarring the ball loose. Teammate Cliff Harris fell on the loose ball at the Auburn 40. It was Newton's second lost fumble of the season. Oregon didn't waste the opportunity, despite a personal foul penalty that backed it up 15 yards. The Ducks marched 55 yards in eight plays before James run to scored on a trim Auburn's lead to 7 with 2:33 left. Thomas corralled a bad snap, rolled right, then threw across his body to Maehl for the conversion attempt to tie the game at 19, setting up the dramatic finish. (c) 2011, Columbus rd 19-1- two-poi- Ledger-Enquir- er nt (Colum- bus, Ga.). Courtesy of Tribune Information Services. Me-Clatc- . |