Show Coach sets her team goals high on Lady Eagle softball program set for spring by Timi Blsquera staff writer College of Eastern Utah's women softball program was an "if" this year until Brenda Yancey decided to pull a competitive team together raise the needed funding and win some games for the Eagles She will be the head women's softball coach and is donating her time and talent to put together the 1988 Golden Eagle softball team Because unlike other coaches Yancey is not getting paid for all the time and effort that die has been putting into the softball program She's doing it simply because she loves the sport Coach Yancey has been playing softball ever since she was in tenth grade and coached a JV team (16-1- 8 year olds) in California which is much like PTOvo City's Bobby Sox Last year she was the assistant to Don Bennett CEUs head coach Yancey and her husband Frank did not move to Price until March 1986 and thus she took over tire assistant coaching job for the lady Eagles Her coaching philosophy centers around an excellent conditioning program "Conditioning is the key to having a good team Having been a former I know competitive power-liftwhat it takes to set one's goals and become stronger" she said According to coach Yancey when she got here last year and saw the girls she didn't think that they were doing very well "Most of the girls lacked ambition But this year will be different" she added She said that this year's goal is to not be as strict as she's been with her other teams in the past She feels that they're not ready for that yet She would like the team to have a better season record than last year's and hopefully take region and then go to the nationals She feels the girls that are er coming out for the team this year have the strength and determination to leant and become stronger athletes They even show up for 6 ajn practices she said and that is very important because the girls really want to come out play and do their best Practice officially started the second week of February Yancey conducted a two week out from February 8-- 19 Non-mandato- tryry tryouts started practicing right before the December break The eariy-bir- d tourney which opens CEU’s season will be the Dixie tournament in Sl George Utah on Mach 17-1- 9 Coach Yancey said that this should be the ice breaker for the team We need to play in a Coach Brenda Yancey tournament to find out how competitive CEU will be and to find out the right combination of hard to raise some money They've had cash drawings during the men's basketball games candy sales donations and other well apparticipations that are very preciated die added No matter what Yancey said if the team has to hitchhike all the way to SL George they will because she really wants to bring back a trophy for the BDAC So far Yancey has bought equipment with the money that they have raised but getting complete uniforms will also be a big problem among other things Since it wasn't really decided if the program will continue this year until recently most of last year's uniforms were lost or stolen Therefore the team will not have complete uniforms when they go out onto the field unless there will be a stronger community support in assisting the Eagles raise additional funds She also feels her program doesn't just need the support of the community but also the students and especially support from CEU Athletic Eagle Page 7 Lady Eagle Basketball Eagles chalk up another victory by Stacee Pene staff writer The CEU women's basketball team was victorious against Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCQ by the score of 86 to 70 on February 9 "We were able to win because we had so many people scoring" coach Lisa Stalk said We finally got the shots we wanted and we took them" The high point honors were shared by Tammy Taylor and Cindy Jones with 19 points while Donna Tippetts scored nine and Becky Barrus and Heather Miles each totalled seven LeAnn Adams was the top rebounder with 13 and Miles was close behind with 12 grabs Five assists each were counted for by Barrus and Heather Hamblin Taylor also ended with a perfect 100 from the free throw line: Administrative Ms Mcnzies said Also because of Ms Menzics there has been "major seven out of seven "In this game Tammy Taylor and Cindy Jones were doing a lot of the work They were both in there fighting for oui team Also Donna Tippetts is coming along and is doing a real good job" StoDc added CEU’s next games were with North Idaho and Ricks North Idaho is ranked first in the conference right now " Snow was able to beat NI so you never know what might happen As for Ricks we got beat quite bad the last time we played them because we didn't shoot well If we can shoot like we did in our game against CNCC then we will have a much better game" Stoik said Because of the Eagle publication schedule the North Idaho and Ricks games will be covered in the next edition due out March 8 c""tinuwl from DaM 3) in the same formaL Stabilizing revenue in housing and food service Las been players in realized since Ms Mcnzies came progress completely updating The oflical conference the and to CEU Procedure When she first came Manual Policy season starts on April 1 1988 for the college as is required here the auxiliaries were According to coach Yancey Dixie about every four years due to $200000 in the red They have College dropped out of the since stopped taking a loss and in State Federal and changes conference for softball which now the deficit is being reduced Regental laws or policies" she leaves only four but very tough said In conjunction with teams: the College of Eastern program Another project she is budgetary improvements major Utah Snow College Utah Valley She really loves softball includes of proud "bringing along improvements were made in the and wants to show the girls what Community College and Colothe Scries Z management infer- physical facilities associated with rado Northwestern Community it takes to win She wants them mation system which was quite a these auxiliaries The Sessions to be hungry all the time and College Residence Hall was "stripped challenge and was accomplished She hopes that there increase their capabilities not just down to the bare-wal-ls thanks to the hard work of team and rebuilt will not be any problems finding on sports but also in education leaders Raclcne Allred Steve by CEUs talented the funding to get to the Dixie She is not only striving physitcnancc staff" Lisa Skriner and Jan tournament She believes if her cally and financially but also The Student Activity Young Now CEU and seven out players are willing to play and do academically She wants the girls Center was refurbished with a of the nine public higher educa- academically and athletically their best that the part of getting tion schools in Utah are all on the remodeled television lounge the strong so they will receive there should be the least of their same system so we can share pro- - permanent north wall in the scholarship offers from worries The real problem is schools grams and provide information to ballroom was replaced with a unless the team raises enough the Utah State Board of Regents folding door which opens to She said that they can be the money for their traveling exoverflow from the ballroom when penses the lady Eagles will be they're really coming around greatest players out in the field there are larger crowds the forced to forego the Dixie the hottest shortstop fastest They're doing a lot better than Alumni Room was completed and tournament pitches but if they don't have the they were in the beginning and is now a "showcase" because of The problem stems from grades the four-yecolleges will they want to play and she feels the time and efforts which Ms the fact that the athletic departnot give them a second look The that that's the key to it all Mcnzies credits to former Presiment did not budget this year's state of Utah's women's athletics Conceiving believing and dent James Randolph and the softball program at aU Therehas always been secondary beachieving cafeteria is "completely changed" She would like to thank the fore coach Yancey and her players cause they do not stress more It now has "Opened up to high women's sports in the high baseball coach Steive Weiser have to be responsible far raising ceilings adorned with a balcony Shcrril Burge Jim New and schools She said that the girls enough fundi She and her ' are used to slow pitch but others who have helped her (continued on page 8) players have been working very Department Even though the program doesn't have a lot of money still Yancey said that the girls have a lot of spiriL They want to go out and win And she hopes to make it better by fielding a winning softball se ar ar main-Beln- ap |