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Show FEBRUARY 8, 2012 pNESDAY, 20 DIXIESUNLINK.COM on ( to O1 i( i ) ' A It, r ; ' -- 3- See mens and womens basketball t J I . v J i I scores in Hawaii on page 4. 1 1 o lohnna Brown sets basketball aside with the softball team at the beginning of the season has helped her learn more than she did the previous two years playing both basketball and softball. I just wanted to focus really on one sport, she said. I still love basketball, but I just needed a break from it. Brown said the decision to play softball rather than basketball was difficult, and she wished her former basketball teammates well during the remainder of their season. Head softball coach Randy Simkins said having Brown at the beginning of the season has been exactly what the team needed since DSCs former shortstop, Ashley McFarland, graduated. He said, We graduated an shortstop in McFarland, who was pretty dang good, and we need somebody else to step in the middle of our lineup somebody thats a big, talented player that has the chance to carry the load like Ashley did. Simkins said Browns talent is special and is evident in being able to play two sports. Shes kind of in a class by herself as far as the things she can do physically, he said. That RICHARD BRIGGS Hditor-in-Chi- ef Idy d.) softball team spent two years prepar- ie ijst annual tour-ein Las Vegas to the season without Jazz ea Brown on the er its nt a own, two-spo- rt during those two ete laced up sneakers womens basket-teatraveled to aii in 2010, and then t it win Wo ast Academy of Art a ,ered 46-poi- nt in 2011 ersity all is while the softball in Las Vegas, year was dif-i-t The softball team thave to wait until mas this it .onclusion lonal to have Brown at shortstop, toned Did the ie colleij of basket-seaso- n womens bas-i- ll players laced up itly sneakers in Hawaii, rinkmg in was covered in ad trnii id dirt. The former dnt sport athlete decided id ,ng shortstop for the majo' all team is where she bi i je. thai up igs. dont miss out alfthe arty f Stu-- ' said at practice, games, half the idling, said Brown, jior communication or from Las Vegas. I Jly only get half the an with the softball he othe and re part )ols f e. said playing awn e you stu-te- to get a i 3. Dues Staff Writer eport come and go in ports programs, but 7 once in a while a :r comes along who a wishes never had to lglk ethe Dyers Burea i A thing hes done a lot to get the crowd excited is block shots, Judkins said. Hes got those real long arms, and guys think they have a layup and all of a sudden there he goes. He blocks the shot and knocks it five rows into the crowd. Of course getting the crowd involved is something every player wants. Jones said he enjoys playing at Burns Arena for that very reason. Thats a really fun atmosphere, Jones said. Weve been having pretty algood crowds, and its ways fun playing in front of a lot of people. We get the crowd behind us and SEEGMILLER kTRIC suit it job? iU.S h program, College Griffon Jones 'e of those players. we got him body called us and You got a good "head coach Jon hie State gh nake incomf )lewi ree medii an! 06, asters said. ree and sr medi Hes a good more impor-- hes a great 02. V indi--a- l. Hes smart, (and) great kid. It makes an more fun to coach iow a ollege fello' r lples. Hit-tin- ft 4 gs A S ; aes r J X it Johnna Brown, a junior communication major from Las Vegas, winds up for the throw in practice. Brown used to play basketball and softball at Dixie State College but has decided to put all her effort into softball. came to Dixie in playing two Spokane Commu-Colleg- e ds in Spokane, be the He said the atmo- aign is what made him on the J to play at Dixie, Dccup' ften I came down on ts, 'sit everybody was that friendly, said Jones, nt of grated studies major ome Cheney, Wash. lucatie seemed like they rds i' be really easy to ilegone long with. The team llties really solid, and cheering for us. While Jones is a solid basketball player, he is also an accomplished track star. He throws the discus and the javelin, and hes really good at that, Judkins said. He kind of had to make a decision: Do I go to a school that has track and basketball or do I just go play basketball? We just kept recruiting him and calling him like we do and then he committed to us. The rest is will most likely be the end of great basketball career for Jones. The biggest thing Ill miss is the competitiveness of everything and just playing with your teammates and having fun on and off the court, Jones is top-view- ed U.S. TV show said. However, Jones and the Red Storm still have four home games on the schedule, so students and fans should get to Burns Arena if they want to catch one 2 last glimpse of the team. The Red Storm battle Academy of Art University on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. to kick off the last home games. 2011-201- history. Unfortunately for Jones and the Red Storm, everything has to come to an end. When this season ends it will signify what after idents at The Patriots and the Giants leap for Tom Bradys Hail Mary pass in the end zone in Superbowl XLVI. The Super Bowl was watched by millions. BY DAN CAESAR MCT 'h The Super Bowl on day was the most-watch- ) y $ C3 i y' 4 Ev-'O- i 1 Id a g vhats said tudent and jor jio fid Our ings sat ' really successor before. Its always Playing for a team Jlf zj Winning. egisl3' nt t bad a ttendJ becoming a mem-fth- e Red Storm Jones Played in every game, irr. xc ag all but one. He rr ages 10 points and five c )Urds y per game and uncanny ability to Ow- 4 -" sx amassing 34 shots in less than shots, Masons. - Wash., plans Griffon Jones, senior integrated studies major from Cheney to his team sadness to go up strong for the layup. Jones graduation brings mates and coaches. a Sun- ed program in U.S. television history, according to The Nielsen Co., the third year al-- en- - y ones leaves mark at DSC Super Bowl surve; t helps her make the transition (between basketball and softball) a little bit quicker. Brown said she noticed how much easier the basics of softball are this year compared to the last two years where she would get to have two softball practices after basketball season and then be thrown into the lineup to play. Its a lot easier to see the ball, she said. just about timing and having confidence. Its hard to have confidence coming off just two practices. She said playing one sport is tough enough, but playing two sports was a real burden academically. I go to Hawaii twice and miss two weeks (of school) right there, Brown said. You can read the book, but if you dont have the professor its just like taking an online class. By focusing on softball, Brown said she was able to get caught up in school during the fall semester and finally start her major. Its a lot more interesting in my classes, she said. I gain so much more knowledge going to class every day rather than missing half my classes for both sports. f tf in a row it has set a record. Nielsen estimated Monday that 111.3 million people watched, at any given time, as the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night. That slightly beat the 111 million who tuned in last year to see Green Bay stop Pittsburgh. The game Sunday, on NBC, was up in the air until the final play and Nielsen said 1 17.7 million people were watching during tire last half hour. Nielsen also reported that the game was seen in 47 percent of homes with a TV in the nation, making it the sixth-be- st rated Super Bowl in history and the best in 26 years since Chicagos blowout of New England in 1986 drew a 48.3 rating. (The disparity between rising viewership and ratings that dont seem to correlate comes from the rating measuring the percentage of homes with a television that are tuned in. And because the U.S. population keeps growing each year, a ratings point represents an increasingly larger number of households.) Nielsen also said Madonnas show was seen by an estimated 1 14 million people, the Super Bowl halftime entertainment show on record. (c)2012 the St. Louis most-watch- Post-Dispatc- h. ed Courtesy of McClatchy Tribune Information Services. |
