Show ntWfeifiWife'iPVfe' The Harald Journal Logan Utah" f WT 4WkeIMpiiritfiii ftHnywfe Friday October 25 1996 Page 8 Give Pettitte credit: Yanks blank Braves Sports snapshot ATLANTA (AP) — “I really was very nervous tonight" Torre said “I had a feeling from about the fourth inning that one run was going to have to he enough Pettitte shut out (he Braves on four hits through the championship by hanging on for a victory over the first eight innings and also helped himself by throwing Atlanta Braves in Game 5 'Thursday night to third for a foreeout in a key spot in Ihe sixth It was In (he last game ever to he played al Atlanla-Fullo- n a far cry from his effort in Ihe 12-- 1 Game 1 loss when he allowed seven runs in 2 County Stadium the Yankees finished this postseason innings 0 “I was telling everybody I didn't learn anything” he on the road They won for Ihe third straight night taking a 2 Series lead by working around a IcadolT said “1 wasn’t out there long enough” double in the ninth by Chipper Jones Pettitte put a towel over his head in the dugout when Pettitte got one out and John Wctlcland got the last he was pulled in the ninth too anxious to watch two the final one a fly ball that gimpy right fielder Moments later he was in the middle of the celebration Paul O'Neill caught on the move with runners at first Smoltz fell to 9-- 2 lifetime in the postseason despite not giving up an earned run A miscommunicalion in the and third Now they’ll return to Yankee Stadium — where outfield caused a two-baerror on center fielder Marthey’re just 2--4 this October — with a chance to clinch quis Grissom in the fourth and led to Fielder's double Smoltz struck out 10 in eight innings and permitted their record 23rd title and dethrone the defending AP photo four hits three by Fielder champions “I’ve been telling everyone I don't know if we get loo Jones opened the ninth with a double and moved to New York's Derek Jeter (2) tags out the Braves' Andrew ' Jones after Jones tried to swipe second on Thursday night pumped up playing al home” Pettitte said “We may third when Fred McGriff grounded out to the right need to bring it down a notch and just play our game" side Wcttcland relieved and Javy Lopez grounded out Game 6 will be Saturday night with Jimmy Key to drawn-i- n third baseman Charlie Hayes keeping Cubs and White Sox played in Chicago Jones at third After pinch-hittHayes opened the fourth with a fly hull into the alley starting for New York against Greg Maddux Ryan Klesko was Grissom showing Ihe range that won The final game at this park turned out to be anything Luis Polonia pulled a in right-centintentionally walked pinch-hitthim his fourth Gold Glove earlier this month was oa except the kind of slugfest that earned this place its fly ball that O’Neill caught in the alley with his glove the run and calling for it when Jermaine Dye drifted extended reputation as The Launching Pad Instead the House that Hank Built — Hank Aaron “In batting practice I caught a ball like that over my over from right that is — went out with a whimper with a total of only head and I thought ‘That would be a funny way to end Dye cut a few feet in front of Grissom and clearly nine hits and the lone run scoring in the fourth on an a game’” O’Neill said distracted him and the bull popped out of Grissom's error and Cecil Fielder’s double Wcttcland earned a save for the third straight day and impromptu try at a basket catch and fell to the ground “With all the crowd noise and all that I finally heard loss at home this season Yankees manager Joe Torre was glad to take it sent Atlanta to its first him at the last second and there was no other way for home run at the thanks to O’Neill’s grab though He hit the first regular-seaso- n stadium in and was back for his greatest will in The road team has won all five games in the Scries me to go but in front of him” Dye said “I'm sure I the majors The only other time that happened was 1906 when the probably blocked his view a little hit” hud the New York Yankees Tim) can't play the rest of the World Series al this park Andy Pettitte oulpitehed John Snioll in a classic duel and the Yankees moved within one win of Ihe -0 -3 8-- 3-- se AP photo Tom Lehman co leader of the Tour Championships in Tulsa Okla lines up a putt on the 17th green of Southern Hill Country Club Lehman shares the load with Vijay Singh Sports briefs er Ma’afala goes under knife SALT LAKIi CITY (AP) — Utah Chris Fuamalu-Ma'aful- a underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday and will miss Saturday's game with lulsa and perhaps rushing f more I he d sophomore running hack whose late touchdown runs have rescued (he Dies in Iwo consecutive games apparently suffered a cartilage tear in his right knee during a 21-- 7 win last weekend against Texas Christian However he didn't complain until Sunday and hail practiced olTand on this week When the pain did not lessen couch Ron McBride and team doctor Iloli llurks opted for surgery 275-piiuii- 2lsl-ianke- l Replacing uamatu-Ma'afal- er er -0 16 Past Aggie greats get their due who a averaged 27‘J yards rushing per game will he junior Juan Johnson lie has 345 yards and four touchdowns in limited play this season 1 By Shawn Harrison sports writer Thursday's scores World Series New York series 3-- 1 Atlanta 0 New York leads 2 NHL Hartford 4 Anaheim 1 Toronto 2 Boston 1 New Jersey 3 San Jose 1 Buffalo 6 Montreal 3 Ottawa 5 Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 6 St Louis 4 Calgary 7 Pittsburgh 5 Edmonton 8 Los Angeles 2 Robert HendrickaHerald Journal The Logan volleyball team celebrates its On television Friday am - ESPN Men's tennis Eurocard Open quarterfinal match at Stuttgart Germany 11 am ESPN — Senior PGA Golf Maui Kaana-pal- i Classic first round at Lahaina Hawaii 1:30 pm ESPN — PGA Golf The Tour Championship second round at Tulsa Okla 5:30 pm ESPN - NHL Hockey Chicago at Detroit 10 Saturday am CBS Football Syracuse at Boston College 10:30 am NCAA Football Penn State at ESPN Indiana 11:30 pm ABC - PGA Golf The Tour Championship third round at Tulsa Okla NBC Ttioroughbrod racing Breeders' Cup 12:30 pm PRIME NCAA Football No Arizona at Montana — NCAA - 1 pm KSL NCAA Football BYU at TCU KVLY NCAA Football Nevada at North Texas 1:30 pm ABC CBS NCAA Football - Texas at Colorado Alabama at ESPN Men's tennis Eurocard Open semitmal match at Stuttgart Germany pm ESPN Senior PGA Golf Maui Classic second round 5 pm ESPN NCAA Football Miami Kaana-pal- i pm - Major League Baseball Series Atlanta at N Y Yankees FOX 8:15 Stangs bust Bees Preston repeats as District 5 champs third-ranke- d Sky View Thursday at the Rec Center By Jeff Hunter sports writer Until Thursday night the Logan volleyball team had done exactly what the fourth-plac- e team in a seven-tearegion is supposed to do — beat the teams below them and lose to the teams above them But with valley rival and No 3 Sky View in their den the Grizzlies were anything but mediocre in their 15 6 15-- 1 2 upset of the Bobcats “Logan came out and played a heck ol m a hallgamc” SV head coach Calvin Jensen said “That's as well as I've seen them play in a ample of years" Logan senior Maria Cook was phenomenal leading all hitters w ith 12 kills from outside in her final home match “We just wanted to go hard in our last home match and we really wanted to heat Sky View" Cook said The Grizzlies (6-5- ) are still a lock for fourth place despite the victory but the were the only team to beat us last year loss may have been costly for Sky View “Everybody played really well We (8-The Bobcats could have moved had our moments but all and all we into scamd place in Region 5 in front of stuck to our game plan pretty good” Box Elder but now they’re all but Karaghouli ’s game plan was to focus assured of entering the State tournament on running a strong offense but she as a No 3 seed didn't mind when her Mustangs started “Maybe this will get them hungry” blocking as well Jensen said “All year long we've been “Mandi (Hadficld) and Heidi (Blics-nc- r) looking at those high rankings and now really started blocking midway maybe we’ve learned that you have to through the second game” Karaghouli show how good you are every time you said Mountain Crest’s second game loss to get on the court" in were the norm not Bees (8-3- ) was all too familiar the Upsets Thursday night however Preston topped Bear Although they pulled off dose victories 15-- 8 in the championship 4 Like in the first and third games against Box match of the District 5 tournament in Elder on Oct I the Mustangs were SihLi Springs and Mountain Crest beat pounded by the Bees 15-- 3 in the sec15-- 9 No 2 Box Elder 15-- 9 in ond game “I don't know what happens” Brigham City to remain perfect in Region 5 Karaghouli said “I don’t what they do MusWith the victory the or what happens to us in that second are just one win away from game" tangs (1 a perfect region season a feat even last Nevertheless Mountain Crest State champions couldn't clinched its second straight Region 5 year's 4-title with the victory and seem to he pull off It was the Bees who made sure of more than capable of repeating as Stale that champs as well “ Ilial's an achievement the Indians arc They were pumped up for us” MC head coach Lori Karaghouli said “But we were pumped up too because they See GRIZZ on Page 9 4) 16-1- 3-- top-rank- ed 0) A -1 14-1- team finished the season including a trip to the Raisin Bowl the first bowl game ever for an' -1 Nee GREAT'S at West World pm PRIME - NCAA Football USC at Washington State Today's quote ' Thnc dollars lor a hot dog Can you believe if1" — 4 llama Brutes owner and media mnuul led Turner om'laimns iihoni ihe oil e of a ft nnk at I niton ( OlllltY Stml ill Hi ‘Then do something about it" — a pus'inn Brutes fan who otcrheanl Turn-- t r t iinphiint on Page 9 Vandals vie to spoil Aggie homecoming By Shawn Harrison sports writer Virginia 5:30 upset of NCAA Football Tennessee 3 15-1- 2 Grizz stun Sky View IHL Indianapolis 4 Manitoba 2 Grand Rapids 2 Michigan 0 9 15-- 6 Members of two of the greatest teams in Utah State football history will be honored Saturday before the Aggies lake on Idaho in their 67th homecoming at 2:05 pm The 1936 team is celebrating its 60th anniversary while the 1946 team is getting together for a 50lh anniversary The ‘46 team is gathering tit the Champ room in the Spectrum tonight from 6:30 to 9 pm and again at the homcanning game 'The ‘36 team is meeting at Edwin Peterson's house in Logan for dinner tonight and will also be at Saturday’s game The 1936 team was the last Aggie team to go undefeated and is one of just five USU teams to finish a season without a loss That team' allowed just 13 points all year all win against Colorado in a 3 “We didn’t get scored on very often my four years" Peterson said “One guy scored those 1 3 points Whizzcr White who later was on the Supreme Court ran two punts back on us the second to last game He was very good” The only blemish was a 0-- 0 lie at Denver Peterson a fullback “ran interference” for halfback Kent Ryan The Provo native recalls beating BYU 13-- 0 but had to ikxlgc rocks “'Hie four years we played against BYU we never let them score” Peterson said “That was lovely The people down there used to throw rocks al me and get mad because I was from there" Peterson expects 15 members of that era to he in town for ihe 60th anniversary They arc all in their 80s Ralph Maughan of llyriim was a center on the ‘46 team and said 32 of the squad's 50 members are planning on attending the reunion The 1946 To say there will be plenty of emotion al Safootball game at turday's Utah Stalc-Idah- o Romney Stadium is a gross understatement The Aggies welcome the Vandals for their 67th homecoming to decide who will be on top of the Big West Conference League newcomer Idaho (1-- 0 in amfcrencc and 3 overall) rolls into Logan looking for its first w in on the road in 1996 USU (2-- 0 will be tring to get above 500 for the first time since Sept 14 and trying to start amfcrencc play 0 for the lirst time since 19N) Kickoff is set for 2:05 pm The game can he hoard locally on KVNU 610 AM and the I OX 945 FM with Al Lewis Chris Tunis and ( rdg Hislop calling the action Both teams will be up for Saturday's gure and not just because a possible Big Ncst title is on the line Current Aggie head coach John L 3-- 4-- 4) 3-- Smith spent six seasons at the helm at Idaho picking up 53 wins the most by any coach in Vandal history When Smith left to take the job at USU he brought four assistant araches w ith Idaho him “This game is going to he very emotional for me and emotional for the staff" Smith said Thursday after practice “For example (linebacker coach) Mike Cox played there and coached his whole career there Coming here was his first time away" Many of the Vandal starters are Smith recruits The Aggie head coach said 60 percent of the starters (eight on defense six on offense) were “kids we recruited there" There might be a “little" advantage to that “Psychologically people I've talked to up there (Moscow Idaho) say the Idaho kids are pumped up and looking forward to this" Smith said “It's going to In: a great rivalry" said Vandal See VANDALS on Page 9 205 Utah State pm Saturday at Romnay $ IDAHO Stadium MANUALS TV --Rad to: no TV: KVNU 610 AM KVFM 94 5 FM Idaho Record: Big West 3-- overall Utah State Record: 2-- 0 Big West: 4-- 4 overall Series Record: Tied Last Meeting: 1974 Utah Stale 17 Idaho 3 Key Matchups: The USU defense must pul pressure on Idaho ouartarttack Ryan Fien 3 attempts tor 2156 yank 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions) Fan second n country m total oense with 3528 yards a game Hit main iantrts are David Gnf-ft- n (39 catches 514 yank) Robert Scott (33 462) and Antomo Wilson (32 641) USU’t offensive kne must prefect Agg quarterback Malt Sauk Idaho has two tough defensive linemen in Bany Micheli (4 sacks) and Ryan Phillips (4 5 sacks) The Aggies need to estab-ks- h the nm apamsttheVandak who rank 2ist nahonaky gvng up 97 2 yards a game of to its fett 0 start in the Big Wesi Since 1966 The last 3-Aggfe Note: USU start was i960 Sauk needs 66 passing yards to become the life ptayw to pass to 2000 yards n a season Wide receiver Nak Jenkins need 42 receiving yank to become toe seventh Aggw to record a 1000 yird season Abu Wilson continues to be toe NCAA active mshmg leader (3633 yank) Every he'd goal piaoe tucker M'ca- - xnon bools w second place tor efend his own career reed'd now a 39 Linebacker David GA is ne cafew ’aches wt- - 375 ranking him seventh m the cojnfy amonp a:- :iiayers s r i POOR C |