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"We kind of struggled in Hawaii, but I feel like we've really refocused and I expect us to do really well this week," said Outfielder Kenzie Sawyer, a senior biology major from Cedar City. Second Baseman Bailey Gaffin, a junior general studies major from Glendale, Arizona, agreed refocusing is a big goal for the team. "I think it's really important that we work on our fundamentals," Gaffin said. "I think the Hawaii trip for sure drained us, so we need to get our I r' rziol Whi VOICEORIXIE DIXIESUNNEWS.COM energy back." Gaffin said she'd like to see the team play with more intensity and fo Mus WHAT'S INSIDE News 1 Opinion 4 fit Sports 6 7 Features 9 Bison Tail 12 rt of Rhe naomivazquez , ANIL 4 , 2018 (ico VAZQUEZ , L, navor BY NAOMI NEWS TIPS AND onal Ad LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DixieSunDixiaedu Jennings room 134 225 S. University Ave. St. George, UT 84770 435-652-78- 18 ADVERTISING DiXieSUnAdSDiXie.edU 435-652-78- fax: 435-656-40- 19 victories to hopefully see a confera home run at a score of 7--2 and ence championship in the future. wrapped up the fourth game with Softball won three of four games three doubles and a score of 15-Pacific the Azusa was another against Cougars. (,,cr Then asSaturday The Trailblazers dominated Trailblazers the blazed split day -the field during their first game the first game and , through r - - i finished at 1 but trailed racking up a score of eight and leaving the Cougars scoreless. 4. ...,,w,i 4 the Biola Eagles during the - second Pitcher Cambrie Hazel, a and lost at a ,0 1. - 9-- -- five-innin- g, game 4 i ---- ers finished the game with two (,.....home runs and one triple. ,kso,A0 Sawyer held three -. --, hits, and Gaffin completed one -, , . score of 6-- 3. The first game of the 2), ,' 41 double header went I, well for DST, rack-ill in. g up two home .''''',',,,, I game with no-hitt- er four strikeouts. The Trailblaz- I; IN, tk - - mns along with - one triple and two doubles. 41 The Trail of the Trailblazers blazers' home Junior Catcher Jessica Gonzalez, a business dropped the runs. administration major from Kingsburg, California, ball as they After their slides into homeplate March 28 against Azusa wrapped up Pacific. the week, victory, with a loss Wednesday's Trailblazers as were the the Biola but to a home made split games Eagles, took a loss to the Cougars when they a double a run, triple and throughout finished their second game with a the game. score of Next up, DSU softball will visit DSU bounced back and took two California State University East Bay wins to finish its four-gam-e in Hayward, California, April 4. series DSU softball is now sitting at 26-- 4 Thursday. The Trailblazers took the third game with three doubles and overall. itiol 40,- University. "We know Azusa Pacific is pretty we know it's a tough match-ugood so we're definitely going to come out ready to play," Gaffin said. Sawyer said she looks forward to the games as well and focusing p, on getting timely hits against the competition. "I'm really excited to see how everyone comes out and plays and to see where we stand after this week," Sawyer said. Head coach Randy Simkins said after a week of practice, the team 7:4' freshman general studies major from Spanish Fork, pitched a i N , 21-1- 9. is refocusing to string together some Stoneman 1Douglas students question new security measures regulating backpacks BY SCOTT TRAVIS CONTACT cus as attempts to recover from losse. Despite the losses, Gaffin said the team still practiced and adjusted well after an injury forced a few players to take on unusual positions during the games in Hawaii. "We have great communication," Gaffin said. "It's awesome that we can easily adjust to something that's out of the ordinary and still thrive." Both Sawyer and Gaffin said they looked forward to the upcoming competition of playing six games against two strong teams: a series against Azusa Pacific University and a double header against Biola INS Marjory Stoneman Douglas High created a new environment Monday, with clear backpacks, bag searches, I.D. lanyards, police officers at every entrance and a student body skeptical that any of it will make them safer. District officials say Stoneman 14 Douglas, the site of a Feb. is shooting that killed 17, serving districtwide for possible as a pilot Some schools changes. security on campus, already have more cops and dozens are now armed with AR-1- 5 rifles. The district says it's expediting plans to provide fencing and gates at about 100 schools. The district limited the number of places students could enter Stoneman Douglas in the morning to four, with guards stationed at g each spot. wands weren't being used Monday but are being considered, officials said. "This is still being explored by the district. No decision or date has been set for the use of wands," district spokeswoman Cathleen Brennan said. , see SECURITY page 3 l'.1i, V i t , , A ,.. ,. 7. ,t, 'a. I, ,1 4. t . -: i , ''', , .'t' 4, - , , , )':.,; 4. '.7 1 l'r, Metal-detectin- metal-detecti- " ;,''' ., ', - , .; ,', , , ',i':- ', -' rk ,?,' ,, 1 t N,A ,,, A ..,,, ., 0,,,,,, '..,,,,,, i , , ...!,,,i; 4 Students wear clear backpacks outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The bags are one of a number of security measures the school district has enacted as a result of the Feb. 14 shooting at the school that killed 17. 4 |
