Show 'SEE'- i S&i - J7F - £££?£ afaticuto Y“ UN PHiti I s S8& Sports The Herald Journal LogatUtah Thursday October 24 7-- er 3 inning after a questionable intentional walk to Bcrnie Williams and the Yankees heat Atlanta 6 Wednesday night to even the Series at two games each “Smart thing to do” Braves manager Bohhy Cox insisted “He's the best hitler they've got He carried them through Texas he carried them through Baltimore and he's knocked the living hell out of us" TTie strategy though went awry when losing pitcher Steve Avery walked Boggs on a full count forcing home the run Boggs has a bad back and is in a postseason slump that saw him sit the last two games against hut is a future I lull of Fame with 2697 hits “You don't want Bcrnie Williams to beat you” Yankees manager Joe Torre said “I don't think this was anything to 8-- AP photo Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone wins the rebound against Cleveland forward Danny Ferry rear in their exhibition game Wednesday in Ogden The Cavaliers won 106 91 Sports briefs Launa Moser and her Junkyard Dogs competition Wednesday night at Soda Springs “I told them to act like junkyard dogs oul there on the net and not lei anybody around their property" Moser said of her Indians “So (hey were out there barking and calling each other dogs — even though they're all very pretty girls “But we owned (he net Anything that came near it we gobbled up" The canine Indians chewed up American Falls 15-- 6 15-- 9 in their first match of the district tournament then took a bile out of the Bear Lake Bears' title hopes w ith a 15-- 7 15-- 7 pounding Already assured a berth in next week’s state tournament in Idaho Falls the Indians will play the winner of the loser's bracket tonight at 6:30 pm “We're in but we want to get first" Moser said of her defending state champs “If we gel second we have to play St Maries the first match and I don't want to do that" Kayccc Paskins led Picston w ith seven kills in the Tribe's win over American Falls Tlic senior middle blocker also hit 541) and added three stuff blocks Heather Jensen ahused the Beavers for three aces while Brittame Stokes led Preston in pavsing Against the Bears who have heal Preston twice this season Paskins had live more stuffs and three kills Kellie Kings-for- d and Stokes also had three kills and Haley Harris came up with six digs But the serving powered hv Kings-ford'- s lour aces impressed Moser the most “As a team we only had three misses on serves and live aces" she said “TTiat's nice but we also gave up only one ace to them" Sweeney plans to retire FRESNO Calit (Al’) — Fresno State football coach Jim Sweeney reportedly will retire alter this season in which he probably will win his 2(Nlth tame a leal accomplished by only 15 other major college coaches Published and broadcast reports today said Sweeney 67 would announce his retirement this morning A news conference wi called lor 10:3(1 am PUT Wednesday's scores World Series Rangers 2 3 Kansas City 2 Detroit 3 O'lansc 2 SO Long Beach 4 Houston 2 Milwaukee 4 Mu"1 ‘ooa 3 SO Chicago Thursday Vaor Lcagje Baseball FOX World Yankees at A'a'Ma ga" e No 5 N Y Friday 9 am Mc-s ESPN auartert'Pa' "'atcb s n same-da- a tare y Ejroca'd Open Lri‘gaf Germany 11am ESPN Cass : 1:30 Maui Gc-- rSj Kaana-oai- i r0una at La“a na Hawai pm PGA Gcf "re Tour Champi-csESPN p second ojut ? Tulsa 0ia n Today's quote ' I r 1 I ht he adrenaline s I is avrg a rs'irg ot )n Hint Jt w-- heart illit tln-uitr I k my S you thi'f j'siut hill ihiioxi inker sec I d like to si i a video "1 tfc t'ulpcn I !'e I we lo k lkc a lunch “1 idiots" — rr'-r Yen i hi Hi tilhrrs on rhr ii a- - I mr ii '! ) uth c ' "l 1 1 nl: i’wn rune 1‘nnu 'Hr Irirfreinv -- iaio r A t 1 1 AP photo New York's Jirn Leyritz celebrates after ting a second homer off the Braves the eighth inning of Game 4 three-ru- n Wednesday hit- in guess" A three-ru- n homer by Jim Leyritz in the eighth inning lied the game as the Yankees rallied from a 6-- 0 deficit Two innings later they matched the second- - went to the mound and elected to walk Williams the MVP of the AL championship series and a hem in the Yankees’ victory the previous night Rookie Andy Fox was on deck hut Cox clearly knew that Boggs was left on the bench Still he walked Williams Avery now with no margin for error but Boggs got ahead in the count with one of the best eyes in the game then look three straight balls for the walk that pul New York ahead Charlie Hayes -2 r- c‘ prael Ke goal had spite “S said Wcl-telan- in Pi the tl Ki team once they 8-- six-ru- E Cunt La on Con whic ly L toge led t rccor See YANKEES on Page 14 My best Smit sports writer SALT LAKE CITY — The Olympus Titans maintained their State soccer title Wednesday night for the year thanks to a lucky break edging in double Mountain Crest overtime On Skyline's football field the first half second half and the first overtime period ended with neither team able to penetrate the goal It looked like a shootout would decide the State champion But the game was decided when third-straig- effort last v throu the sti Th I Vand Robii it is N "TH game playc Mustang coach Brian Olsen to By Michelle Hoggan ht -0 Titan midfielder Jenny Jacobs shot a corner kick into a cluster of players near the goal and the hall bounced off a Mustang and into the net for Olympus It would be the only goal of the game “It was a tough game hut we knew we could do it” said the Olympus senior “We wanted to defend what we had State is ours” Second place was difficult for for accept alter his team had played so hard against Olympus “The hall came off of us — they didn't pul it in It was a fluke goal” Olsen said I leel it should have gone on to a shootout lliese were two classy teams and we deserved to he in there" With the talents of junior goalkeeper Meagan Thuncll Mountain Crest may well have topped the Titans in a shootout Thunell was into the game lull throttle hi I kick in the mouth Tuesday night fiom a Woods Cross playei “Mountain Crest is a great team" Titan coach Kris Korhis said after the game “They very well could have won the game hut I think it was our experience (that made the difference)" Korhis said it was fitting a coiner kick preceded the win a -f- OGDEN — Three Four Light Thirteen Fourteen Those were the numbers that made the Mountain Crest Mustangs hig winners in the Region 5 Cross Country Championships Wednesday on a bright cool day at the Weber County Fairgrounds A quintet of Mountain Crest harriers finished in the top 1 5 of Mitch MaacanYHerald high-placin- 5 championships' Bennett's formula seems to work Only 25 seconds separated Fgnew and Licchty and the Slangs' team score of 42 was points belter than the tally of meet runner-u- p Logan T he Grizzlies were paced hy the sixth-placshowing of Eric 2 1 e Wciscnslcin Steve Garner of Ben Lomond was the individual winner of the boys' race The Scot junior scorched the two-la- p 31 mile fairground circuit in a time of 16:16:71 — only one second short of the course Which Aggie football player has started the most consecutive games? There are several seniors to pick from Throw out the kickers (Micah Knorr and Nathan Morreale) and the field 'lims down to just a few Linebacker David (Till missed a game after 27 siryjuhl starts with a broken thumb in game live this year Running back Abu Wilson's streak of 22 ended last week Vkide receiver Shawn Turner missed most u last season after 13 straight Strong safety Mike Hudson comes close with 19 and counting But the answer is defensive end Danilo Robinson Robinson broke into the starting line up baek in 1994 and hasn't lost his job in more than three seasons The senior from Covina Ca'uf enters Saturday s game against Idaho with 2b s'raicht starts “I don't remember my first siart hti I do remember my f irsi play" Robinson Rot" Heroncs'J Journal said Sen or dc'er s e pnd Danilo Robinson m in His lirsi start er'vc a a tOu'V on t'-- Aggies with 77 tacs'es 94 but ho first j iiv einit in the season I opener of 193 a Southwestern laisiana may have never got thing because I u k in " when he was a rcd-Gfreshmr i Tr'-sinl is di'iR'b! Rubins"- - wt'i! on to “They rar a revirse" - r plus the "I was if iu to step it I: was a eooj pliv in ill II games s a fn-s- t e rt Rjrb-rsiii- “I cr our h we w have end 1 come to pla game late ir confet Journal Mountain Crest halfback Marcl Giles (10) battles Olympus' Lacey Miles Wednesday See STANGS on Page 13 Senior Calvin Fgnew (16:25) who finished third and junior Jacob Israelsen (16:30) who placed fourth led the Mustang stampede Curl Jensen Ricky Gardner and Dustin licchly who crossed the finish line in eighth 13th and 14th positions respectively miinded oul g Mountain (Test s fivcsomc "Our goal cue h iicc is to keep our runners tight together" said Kelly Bennett tin- helmsman of the 1996 regiiui champs "We secwant to have them 30-3onds apart Dial's how you win sonisi V Mi Mt Crest harriers shine at Region 5 meet By Scott Dunn sports writer t them honor “W lot of game The track to the for the with several impressive saves after taking th led t 4-- A By Shawn Ftamson sports writer On television Seres Ciame 5 With two outs in the 10th Tim Raines drew a walk from Avery and moved to second on a single by Derek Jeter Cox then followed with a pop that first baseman Ryan Klesko dropp'd for an error allowing another run to score Graeme Lloyd escaped a jam in the d ninth and was the winner and John got two outs lor a save 'ITtc biggest comeback in World Scries history was the Philadelphia Athletics’ rally front an 0 deficit in a 10--8 win in Game 4 in 1929 There were two other n deficits Hnxik-ly- n comebacks from in 1956 against the Yankees and Toronto in 1993 against Philadelphia Needing just six outs for a win Cox made the rare move of bringing in closer Mark Wohlers to start the eighth Moments later Atlanta's 6--3 lead was gone I layes led off with a dribbler down the third-bas- e line that the Braves let roll but it stayed lair for a single Darryl Strawberry followed with a single and Mariano Duncan grounded into a force play that could have been a double play except for a bobble by defensive replacement Rafael Bclliard at shortstop record set two years by Mountain Crest’s Scott Dickey “If I'd known I was on pace to break (the record) I think I would’ve kicked a little harder at the end” Gamer said with a shake of his head “I'm going to gel it next year” Commented Ben Lomond head coach Dan Dean of his runner’s lime: “i think Steve owes it to Egncw because he took him out fast” near-recor- d Indeed the rabbit Egncw led the race at the halfway point hut cramps slowed his stride in the later stages “I had a side-ach- e Ijis Vegas Bowl By the next year he was starting and hasn't missed a game since “Danilo is awful good” USU head coach John L Smith said “lie could be even better Danilo is a good kid to coach very sharp and intelligent” As his Aggie career winds down Robinson has a hard time believing there are only three regular season games left lie is hoping for another trip to the I as Vegas Bowl “Hopefully I have four games left" Robinson said after practice this week “It s amazing that it's almost over It's been fun It's been a good ride” Iight games into his final season the 255 pound senior hasn't been that happy with his performance He is fourth on the team with 77 tackles and second in quarterback sacks with 55 hut still wishes he was doing more “Obviously I want to do a lot more things statistically” Robinson said “I thirk the team is playing better and we havi a lx tier team "Last year we (defense) were on the field a lot longer so we got more opportunities to get mre tackles A lot of our 1’idiv i hi I slats arc down but the team is dome good and that is all that really ' ma’tc rs t Stt DAMIO on Page 13 won Sunday Adam the whole race” Egncw said “The pain Tuaaday got to me on the last little hit (of the course) and I just couldn’t run — well I ran hut not very fast it seemed I was just telling myself ‘Go go go — you got to keep gnin' Do it for the team'" Israelsen who tailed his cramping teammate to the ish line said the practicc-to-practic- fin- New avmgai TSuradc Naw Sunday AHardi il VAN new von e competition between the Mustangs keeps them grouped at the front of the pack Fmu ib For 3b kggiJb See HARRIERS on Page 14 Reliable Danilo does it for Aggies Sabatini 1 IHL pm kick wou Titans repeat as soccer champs thanks to ‘fluke’ goal Mustangs to easily prance away with the Region 5 trophy NHL 6 yap Oly stops Stangs in overtime the hoys' race allowing the New York 8 Atlanta 6 (10) Florida 5 O’tawo 2 Detro't 4 Dallas i Colorado 4 Vancouver go-ahe- left-hand- Preston volleyball on a roll at District 5 tourney N Y defe this Page 12 biggest comeback in Series play with a win (hat made them 0 on the road in (his postseason 'ITtc win in the longest game in World Scries history — 4 hours 17 minutes — ensured New York would return to Yankee Stadium this weekend On Thursday night in what will be (he Iasi game ever at Atlanta-Fulto- n County Stadium Braves ace John Smoltz will start agiiinsl New York's Andy Pcttittc in Braves tixik one of the biggest gambles in baseball history The New York Yankees turned it into one of the biggest comebacks in World Scries history Pinch-hittWade Boggs drew a hases-loade- d walk with two outs in the 10th Waiiington 3 take 1996 ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta 5 UcTi told Yankees burn Atlanta to tie Series Sports snapshot trashed (heir District Con hangs up her racket NEW YORK (AP) — (iabriela Sabatini the sixth-higgemoney winner in women's tennis history hut in ineffective this year announced her retirement today “I have made (his decision after a long and analysis oul of which has arisen my strong desire to pursue the development of other activities" Sabatini said during a news conference at Madison Square Garden st ONwNptl Loynuc NB EAS1 Manta Clavaland Ortando Indiana IMvaufcer Phdaoalpr Datrod New Voi Boston Chcago WaonmgK Chationa Toronto ut The glamorous Argentine ended her mostly unfulfilled career in abrupt fashion She has no plans to play in selected tournaments or on a farewell lour However Garden president Dave Chcckctls declared the opening WES1 LA Laker Dsnwar Houeun Portund Saann Sacramon uur- boner Se Dakat Ban Anon Vanoouvar LA CNm Chase night of the of the Corel WIA Championships lour on Nov Is to lx: “I arc we It Gabby Night" season-endin- g Sabatini won the event in I9xx and 1994 but did not qualify this ycai Sabatini turned pm at age 14 and was hailed as the rival most likely to challenge Stelti ( Oaf f“i d p 'ancc of their sport POOR CC |