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W: ) i Tuesday March 21 2000 The Herald Journal Logan Utah fi : ' Page6 1 Sports snapshot MAES Idwa (AP) — Lew Alcihdor Henry Bibby Bill Walton Gail Goodrich To this day those names stir memories of foe UCLA basketball V"- - ers likfcthatflt ran chills up your spine foe tradition of iL” And it made a kid want to go there and do the don’t think there was a guy where I was from that didn’t” Eustachy said “There wasn’t a player in tire youngsters throughout Southern California in those years Starry-eye- d dreamed of one day wearing the UCLA blue and gold and Larry Eustachy was oneof them Eustachy who’ll send his Iowa AP photo Washington Capitals' Rob Zettler checks St Louis' Lubos Bartecfco left Into the boards in tfw first period Monday in St Louis The Blues won the game 2-- 1 Sport briefs USU decathletes have big weekend ' same" dynpgty country that didn’t want to go to UCLA “Unfortunately I went to Citrus Col- lege as a non - scholarship player That’s how close I was to UCLA' I went to Citrus College and was eighth State team against UCLA in the Midwest Regional semifinals on Thursday night grew up hist oast of Pasadena in Arcadia Calif and closely fol- lowed the exploits of coach John Wooden’s teams as they won one national championship after another :n I first started playing in my younger school days UCLA was always a game on at 11 o’clock at night” the Iowa State coach said Monday “I remember foe days of Henry Bibby and play- - Utah State’s decathletes finished first second and third at the LOBO Multi Decathlon and Heptathlon ' Eustachy might be selling himself a little short He lettered bofo seasons as a point guard at the junior college 1974-7- 6 and was foe team captain But he always uses his experience aS a teaching tool with his players “I tell them I’ll evaluate you because to self See UCLA on Page 9 v APphotb Eustachy: The former Utah State basketball coach has Iowa Stale In the Sweet Sixteen Utah St Utah State football held last week in Albuquerque NJH Senior Jacob Pugsley finished' first dace at the decathlon and set a run fast : personal record by earning 7138 ? points Freshman Joel Johnson who also set a PR was close behind Pugsley with 7049 points and a d-place finish Sophomore Brad finish it the Bair had a multi-evewith 6144 points In heptahlon competition senior Denise Jewkes set a PR with 4527 finish points good for a third-plaAbo setting PR’s at the event were sophomore Marie Jorgenson with inSLO secon- ! third-plac- ie nt "e' By Trina Sedgwick USU Athletic Media Relations ce At the US Collegiate IVack & Field Series held in San Luis Obispo Calf last weekend Utah State’s men’s team won the meet over BYU Cal Poly and Sacramento State while the women's team came in fourth 4030 points and senior Kristin Bruins guard has surgery on his eye The Aggie tracksters also first-pla- LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard Earl Watson underwent laser surgery to repair a small bole in foe retina of his left eye His vision was fine afterward and he is expected to start foe Brains’ NCAA tournament “ game Thursday against Iowa State - The retinal problemvparendy r existed for some tithe' said Dr ' Steven Schwartz and was discovered only because Watson sustained 'a Mow above his eye in Saturday’s victory over Maryland Watson had four stitches to close that wound but woke up Monday with foe eye very sore and almost " swollen shut Watson has started all 96 games career during his three-ye- Monday's scores ’ first-pla- Brant 8tovsnsHsrSUJounwl USU football coach Mick Dennehy tf recta practice Monday afternoon at the Stan Laub Indoor Training Facility Dave Hoffmann in the high jump and Lawrence Ringwald in foe 400 meter (4765) In women’s action junior Shae Bair won the pole vault and pro(7-0- 5) BYU 82 Southern IHnois 57 NBA Cleveland 98 Houston 85 Philadelphia 102 Charlotte 96 LA Lakers 100 Miami 89 Ortando 88 Chicago 86 OT Phoenix 110 Boston 106 Washington 105 Clippers 93 Aggies get down to work under new head coach By Shawn Harrison sports writer NHL 1 Vancouver 3 Colorado 2 On television MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ESPN — NIT second round Ari- zona State at NC State 7 pm ESPN — NIT second round Georgetown at California NBA BASKETBALL 6 pJlL TNT— New York at Indiana pjn TNT — Detroit at Seattle NHL HOCKEY g30 pjlL ESPN2 8:30 pjn - Florida st NY Rangers ESPN2— Anaheim st Loe Angeles SOCCER 12:30 pjn ESPN2 — UEFA Champions League group phase 2 matchday 12 Valencia vs Manchester United at Valencia Spain Wednesday SOCCER 1230 pjn - UEFA Champions ESPN2 League group phase 2 matchday 12 SS Lazio vs Chelsea at London “I told them when we were down with two minutes left that if we don’t win this game we’re not going to the playoffs I don’t know if that’s a true statement but we won and we’re still in the hum” — Orlando coach Doc Rivers after an overtime win against Chicago on Monday night early enough We hope to get out on Wednesday" The practice field had ben plowed but was still weL USU will practice on Monday Wednesday Friday and V Saturday each week For more than two more hours the team went through a workout in shorts and helmets oo Monday “It was a good first day” Dennehy said think one tiling that's obvious is that we have a kit to clean up It was rough but I thought the kids bounced around real good” It was obvious there wu plenty of spirit and enthusiasm on the first day With a brand new coaching staff players were trying to prove themselves “It was a good first day” senior linebacker Brent Passey srid "There were a lot of mental mistakes but the : 1 See SPRING on Page 9 visionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with her jump of 13-1- Sophomore 4 Kristi Conors set a PR m the 400 finish of meter with a 5696 Also earning a finish for the Aggies was junior Charlotte Wahlin in the hammer with a toss of 182-1- 0 first-pla- ce first-pla- ce Other top finishers for the Aggies: Sandra Reategui who finished first in the 200 meters (2432) and third in the 100 meters (1216) April Fisher set a PR and finished third in the javelin (1384)8 ) Holly Brimhall finished second in the mile (4:3901) and Andrea Jeppsen in tire 60 meters (793) The Aggies will take a week off from competition as they prepare' to travel to the UC Davis Meet on April 1 in Davis Calif BYU earns trip to South Bend for NIT — Cougars blast Southern Illinois 82 -57 PROVO Utah (AP) — The odds don’t favor BYU showing up at Madison Square Garden and roach Steve Cleveland knows iL Terrell Lyday scored 19 points Michael Vranes had 17 and Mekeli Wesg BYU beat ley added 16 as Southern Illinois 7 Monday night to advance to tire NTT quarterfinals quick-startin82-5- (22-1- 0) will play Wednesday at Notre Dame BYU's itinerary called for an early morning flight quote Today 6 ar The Cougars (i 88-8- What better day to start spring football than on the first day of spring right? Anyone that has lived in Cadre Valley for a season knows just because foe calender may say it’s spring doesn’t mean the weather has to cooperate With four inches of snow on the ground Utah State moved indoors for die start of the Mick Dennehy era The new Aggie head coach welcomed 86 athletes to the first spring practice Monday inside die Stan Laub Indoor Training Facility The group included veterans mid-yejunior college transfers high school signees who had enrolled in the fall and walk-o“This is sure a real nice option” Dennehy said of the indoor facility “We were not able to get the snow off ns 7pjn FSR — Denver at Utah 8:30 ce James Parker in the hammer (200-03-) and discus (185-11- ) Big 5 basketball 5pnL ce today out of Salt Lake City then an evening practice in South Bold “It trill be a quick trip and then very little preparation time” Cleveland sahL '“But it gives us an opportunity foal has been a long time coming for this institution" Cleveland is completing his third year after inheriting a team that went the season before his arrival then 1 and 6 since The Cougars’ NTT bid was the school's first postseason trip in five i years we’re excited to still be “Honestly playing” Wesley said “At foe beginning of the season nobody thought we could have done this” BYU dispatched Southern Illinois ) by racing to a 13-- 2 lead in the first four minutes The Salukis cut tire deficit to 34-2-6 at halftime but couldn't take advantage when Wesley got his fourth foul early in the second half With foe 6foot-- 9 11 out Southern Illinois never got the lead Under nine Meanwhile Lyday kept the Salukis at bay by scoring seven points as the Cougars stretched a 3930 lead to SMSwifo 7:29 remaining M 12-1- prv fX c&L (20-13- 1-- 25 BYU on Plage 9 9-2- 'T AP plwto Brigham Young ptaytf Mokel Wesley celebrates with the crowd after In foe second round of the NIT Monday nighl Ing Southern Winds 82-5- 7 I V r ( r r cr 9-- rr X 1) ar Buffalo 4 Montreal 1 SL Louis 2 Washington earned 10 finishes a new school record in the men’s triple jump and set 18 personal recants The top performances on the men’s side came from a number of freshmen Brace McCannel set ji school record and PR in the triple jump with a teap’of 49 feet' 55 inches and a PR in the long jump of 23--8 bofo marks were finishes good for second-plac- e Neil War finished first in the javelin with his PR throw of 210-- 4 Josh Sides set PR’s in the shot put (560225) hammer (173-1and foe discus (157-06- ) earning second third and fourth place r'i respectively for finishes Earning the Aggie men’rf team were frr f ' TBiBiirs”niiftiaiiaairt foiiM Mill I |
