Show yyiotrif A12 Sanpete Wednesday October 27 2004 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- n Gunnison flag football season ends - winners all GUNNISON— In the first round the of the Gunnison Youth NFL Flag Football Jensen Drug playoffs the Seahawks faced off against the Elkridge Financial 49ers The 49ers were able to fend off a late game comeback from the Seahawks and hold on for a win In the second game of the first round the Gunnison Market Broncos challenged the Lotsa Motsa Steelers The underdog Broncos gave the Steelers all they could handle in a close loss The third game featured the Premier Financial Packers taking on the The Subway Buccaneers Packers were able to edge the in a defensive Bucs battle The most exciting game of the first round had the staJean tistically favored Scene Dolphins falling to the Messenger Colts The with Dolphins were up two minutes left when a Dolphin fumble gave the Colts a defisafety and a cit With one play left the Colts’ Levi Prisbey threw up a prayer which was answered by a touchdown by Colt Jacob Sanpete Messenger Colts Jed Worthington Skylar Jensen Mason Powell Levi Prlsbey Jeremy Jensen Coach Holland Olsen Hatch Kaleb Prlsbey Tailani Peterson Bottom Layne Hamblin Top Hatch The Colts won The second round started that evenjng under the lights of the Gunnison Valley High School stadium In the consolation round the Jensen Drug SeaHawks took on the Gunnison Market Broncos The Seahwaks’ defense scored all their points and was up when the Broncos scored again for an victory In the consolation round for the second and third graders the Jean Scene Dolphins routed the Subway Buccain a game where neers seven of the eight Dolphin players scored a touchdown The second and third grade championship round featured the upstart Messenger Colts defeating the Premier Financial Packers The final game of the night was the fourth and fifth graders championship round with the Lotsa Motsa Steelers and the Elkridge Financial 49ers slugging it out to a 49ers score The two teams split their two games in the regular season and this was a grudge match that produced the most points of any game of the year Lotsa Motsa Steelers e Christensen Coach Mark Henline Casey Top Bartholomew Rylan Anderson assistant Coach Mitch Henline Connor Henline Bottom Pike Riley Benson Chase Christensen Hannah Childs Premier Financial Packers Helm Hayden Catmull Brandon Wegener Darren Wegener Coach Fred Harris Bottom Sorenson Sheldon Helm Seth Bown Morgan Harris Top Elridge Financial 49ers Carl Cox Ty Bartholomew Brennon Coach Jason Top Jensen Boston Jones Trevon Hansen Hansen Bottom Skyler Bogh Blackburn Paul Yardley Quincey Cox "IT Jensen Drug Seahawks Gunnison Market Broncos Top Carey Judy Lane Chivers Josh Carlisle Spencer Agren Coach Thayne Carlisle Bottom White Preston Judy Travis Carlisle Taylor Burrell Courtney Worthingham Winters Coach Tom Sorenson Ty Top Blackburn Payton Sorenson Coach Paul Peterson Kayla Peterson Bottom Harris Colby Caldwell Chad Boore Lady Hawk volleyball team takes second in region heads to state By John Hales MT PLEASANT— Going into this weekend's Utah 3A state volleyball tournament at Utah Valley State College the North Sanpete High School girl's volleyball team has a record that might belie aged And neither is she “They have surpassed my expect- ations" she said after the team's Monday practice “They’ve had to overcome a lot" For instance they lost their setter and the girl’s mother who was Christensen's assistant coach of 13 years when the family moved to Virginia Those losses hurt said Christensen “We struggled over the summer and coming into the season proved a lot” But we’ve im- 111 — IIC Subway Buccaneers Top Doug Agren Tanner Agren Kaz Mogle Corey Erickson Taylor Anderson McKenna Birch Coach Troy Birch Bottom Burrell Tyler Mangan Danielle Boore Drake Nielson She praised several players that have stepped up “Brittany Hansen one of our outside hitters has improved every game Many Parks has done a good job learning and running the Staff writer their ranking The Lady Hawks were the state champions last year and have clinched the second spot in Region 8 However their record is only good enough for a fourth seed at the state tournament Coming off of last year's championship season such a record could be dispiriting but coach Sharon Christensen says her girls aren’t discour- rUl 'AJS different sets Holly Christensen is doing a good job for us on blocking And Jessica Aagard is our senior and “go to” player and the leader of the team” Jean Scene Dolphins Jensen Ryler Pickett Drake Reynolds Top Coach Jeremy Pickett Austin Pickett Bottom Munk Jaxson Christenson Drayson Pickett Austin Olsen Looking forward to the state tournament Christensen says “We’ve got a lot of work to do But some of our players have been around enough to know that anyone can beat anyone You just have to show up and play hard “There are moments when we can play against anyone We some of the mental focus to stay at that level consis” tently North Sanpete's first game of the tournament is against St George's Dixie High School at Free Hearing Test'-- J Anderson Hearing & Audiology Bart Anderson ns ccc-- a faaa just lack 8 am Friday If they win they will play Region 8 champs Morgan in the With that m mind quarterfinals Christensen says that taking third place in the region w’ould have given North Sanpete a better seed at state She explained that Morgan is “the powerhouse" and downed the Hawks in only three games each time the teams met during the season Licensed Clinical Audiologist BRUCE (435) VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO Latest Digital Technology Affordable Reliable Quality Jessica Aargard spikes the ball at a recent practice for the Hawks volleyball team Looking on is Shandi Tucker (closest the net) and Melanie Dyches The hawks will be competing irt the state championships starting this Friday Hearing Aids for all incomes All instrument sizes available 75 day nsk free trial penod on all new Hearing Instruments In On the other hand Christensen said “it doesn’t matter where you seed you still have to win all four games of the tournament champion” to be state She isn’t dwelling on that though and says the only game that matters at this point is the one against Dixie “We have to take it one game at a time” 867-576- 1 Carrying top of the line REXTQN hearing aids Gunnison Oct 20m Nov 3rd & 24th and Dec 8th & 22nd DIGITAL Hearing Aids Starting ct $485 ea FREE Initial and Hearing Test Consultation SPO value POOR |