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Show WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 201 SPORTS 1 DIXIE SUN 5- -- J wltl meed support mow more than ever BY mckoye mecham sulted in Sloan choosing to re- -. sign, but whatever it was I think as Jazz fans we need to Lifestyles Editor The times are chang- I n vr s L' j j f r ! ing; I don't think any- one under- stands that saying bet-t- J , u ' y er right in Egypt and n0w than people fans. Utah Jazz Jerry Sloan resigned from his position as head coach of the Utah Jazz on Feb. 17. It was a sad day for me and other Jazz fans around the world as an era ended in Utah. I am totally shocked Sloan would choose to resign right m the middle of the season, and he did it on the day before I'm a home game nonetheless. it for with him httle a angry Deron Williams, the Utah Jazz point guard, refuses to give up on a loose ball. The Jazz need their fans to have faith in them right now more than any other time. too. all-st- Jazz have been through a rough patch over the past months, and it almost feels The he is quitting and giving on us. I think he could like up have the stuck it out for the rest season or at least ng the the of duri- quit break to give' all-st- ar players and fans time to their breath. then again, I knew he couldn't last as a coach forever. Growing up in a family with members who have been catch But and still are coaching basketball, I'll be the first to tell you coaching is tough. Sloan has been doing it for 23 seasons with the Jazz. He said he ran out of energy, but wouldn't he have known his energy was low when he agreed to another coaching contract only a couple of days before he called it quits? Don't get me wrong: I love and respect Sloan, and I am one-ye- ar ar really going to miss seeing him on the Jazz bench. I just wish he'd stuck out the season. By not finishing the season Sloan has put the team in a weird position. A new coach and a new system takes time to get used to. Hopefully his departure won't throw the team into a rapid downward spiral. There has been much specu Sloan has already made his decision to leave, and Williams has been a great asset to the Jazz. He doesn't deserve a lot of blame. If we want him to renew his contract once it expires we need to let him know we have his back. Truth is we will probably never know what went down in the locker room or about all of the other factors that re lation both among people I've talked to and the media that Deron Williams, the Jazz point guard, drove Sloan out. I don't believe it. I refuse to believe it. Sloan and Williams had disagreements, but Sloan had disagreements and arguments with other all-st- ar players too, including John Stockton and Karl Malone. Jazz fans, I'm begging you not to be mad at Williams. get over it. As fans we have to stick together and not let this ordeal get us down. We need to continue to go to games and keep Energy Solutions Arena the loudest and most energetic atmosphere in the league. We need to throw our support to new head coach Tyrone Corbin, and show him we trust in him and the Jazz franchise. I hope he will be as tough of a coach as Sloan and push his team to play hard and win. Sloan will be greatly missed, but as he and the Jazz take off in separate directions Jazz fans need to stay put. We aren't having the best of luck right now, but things can and will get better. I would like to send out a huge thank you to Sloan. He was the only coach I ever knew for the Jazz, and I will miss his coaching style, his humor and even his cussing a little too. I would also like to ask Jazz players to please play hai'd and show Jazz nation that even without Sloan we can end the season on a good note. Goodbye, Sloan. Hello future of the Jazz. Baseball team loses 2 on Friday; rained out on Saturday BY ROBERT LOVELL Staff Writer Mesa State College team swept the Red Storm in two games on Friday at Brace Hurst Field. Dixie State College lost game one of Fridays double-headto MSC The Mav-encof MSC didnt slow The baseball er 9-- 5. down for Dixie ks game two and beat 4-- Stonn The Red were (3-- 4) supposed to host the MSC seMavericks for a four-gam- e nes over the weekend, but bad weather forced officials to cancel the two games scheduled to be played on Saturday. The rain that came Fnday night squelched hitter, doubled d line against Red Storm junior pitcher James Mahler. MSC followed that up with two singles, scoring Evanson off the bat of senior outfielder Greg Anderson. This gave the Mavericks a lead. lead-o- down the ff left-fiel- 1- -0 WOMEN continued from women," at page 4 www.colleges-Portscholarships.co- m it states that it is estimated ore than 80 percent of universities and colleges are not complying with Title IX. Women still only account lor 42 percent of college athletes. fielder Ammon Zitting grounded out to the shortstop. The Red Storm committed two eirors in the sixth inning, allowing six runs for the Mavericks. Mahler left the game after throwing 5 23 innings, allowing 1 hits and nine runs while striking out five. Junior Jordan Blanchard replaced Mahler on the mound and finished the game. Dixie head coach Mike Littlewood said the pitching staff gave them opportunities to win, and he likes how it looks The Mavericks tied the game in the second when freshman catcher Colton Schoelkopf hit a single to bring in senior infielder Erik Nordine. MSC took a 2 lead in tire third inning when Nordine grounded out to the shortstop, bringing in junior first baseman Dustin Fackrell. The Red Storm evened at this point in tire season. "When James left he had only given up a couple earned runs and gave us a chance to win," he said. "I like where our pitching staff is right now." Dixie scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to make Dixie committhe score ted four errors during the game. Hanley finished the 2-- 3-- chances to avenge the first two losses. The Mavericks started early in game one when senior infielder Ken Evanson, the Dixie's team's Dixie didnt stay down for long. Sophomore infielder Colton Yack hit a triple into right field off MSC junior pitcher Dylan Evans. Junior catcher Joe Andrade drove Yack in with his single up tire middle. Junior infielder Tyson Littlewood walked, sophomore outfielder Sam Friend singled, and senior designated hitter Tony Nelson got an RBI, bringing in Andrade on his groundout to first. Dixie led MSC 1 after the first in- - Women's sports Programs also receive only 32 percent of recruiting dollars and 36 percent of overall athletics funding in colleges and universities with sports programs. According to the website, Title IX is a federal statute that was enacted to stop discrimination based on the Sex of a student athlete. Since just about every institution receives funds of snte kind, they are re things up at three in the fourth inning. Nelson led the inning off with a single up the middle followed by a single from sophomore infielder Jordan Hanley. Nelson reached third on a sacrifice bunt by junior outfielder Eric Bond, and then he scored when jimior in- quired to comply with Title IX. Womens sports at DSC has been getting excellent, if not better coverage recently than the men's sports, DSC Athletic Director Jason Boothe said. "DSC administration has given as much detail to the men's and women's teams equally." Boothe said opportunities for women after college in professional sports are much more limited than men's sports. Mindy Beckstrom is a freshman general education major from Nibley and a member of the women's soccer team. She said she feels male athletes are stronger and more cocky, so male athletes are more vocal. "Boys are more confident and talk more about their 1 9-- 5. game 4 and Nelson went with one RBI. Hanley, an integrated studies major from Las Vegas, said he was just trying to relax in his approach at the 3-- 1- -2 plate. "In the first two series I was sport, she said. For example, everyone knows who the football players are. Women are more reserved, you don't always know the women soccer players." She thinks women athletes interact with each other outside of just being a team more than male athletes do. "We will go out together on the weekends not just for a team activity but as friends," Beckstrom said. She said more male athletes are looking to play professional sports. She said she feels women athletes after college want to get married, start families and start their careers. They want the experience of playing college sports, but it's not necessarily something they want to do in the future. hard," he said. "Against Mesa State I just felt like I'll just go out there and not think about anything. Just play and have fun like I know how to, and it lifted a stress off my shoulders." Mavericks sophomore pitcher Nolan Snell started game two and pitched a gem for MSC. He threw five innings, allowing only two hits while striking out four batters. The Red Stoim started sophomore pitcher Mike Dedrick in game two and he threw five solid innings, al-- ' 7 lowing two runs on seven hits and striking out six. Junior pitcher Kyle DiMartino relieved Dedrick and pitched the final two innings, allowing the final two runs for t MSC. A Mike Littlewood said MSC played two solid games on Friday, but he would have liked to play them again Sat- 1 urday. "You have to tip your hat to Mesa State that day," he said. "I wish we had a chance to come back the next day to get them, and at least give ourselves a chance to redeem 581 in our region," Hanley said. "So I think it was an eye opener. We lost but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing if you think about it in that sense." Dixies next series begins Friday at 2 p.m., against Academy of Art University in San Francisco. ourselves, but now it's on to next week." Hanley said the two losses weren't the worst things to have happen. "Mesa State is in our region, so if we want to make it to regional and even farther then we need to beat those teams just trying a little bit too 4 Junior pitcher James Mahler, a psychology major from Sandy, allowed nine runs in game one on Friday. The Red Storm lost to the Mavericks in both games and did- nt play on Saturday iffC due to bad weather. H OOO A i If f5 ' J h t i X. 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