Show r i F r ' VI1T V i i 1 " r Page 12 Wednesday November 8 2000 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sports snapshot win "He’s not only a fine rep- By Wade Denniston sports writer resentative of his family and SMITHFIELD — Not more than 12 hours after accepting his offensive Most Valuable Player award at the Sky View High football banquet Nate Harris signed his National Letter of Intent this morning to play basketball at Utah State beginning next Sky View basketball but he’s a great repre- sentative of the school as well ' AP photo US golfer Tiger' Woods drives from the 16th tee during a practice round at the Valderrama golf course which-start- slimes s Sports briefs LYON France (AP) — Andre Agassi rallied past qualifier and occasional doubles partner Sargis 4 in the first Sargsian 7 (3) 1 round of the $800000 Lyon Grand Prixi In another opening match downed qualifier Raemon-Sluitefourth-seede- d Alex Corretja the 6-- 6-- 1998 champion Ewing offers kidney MIAMI — In a gesture of friendship and love newly acquired Seat- tle SiiperSonjcs center Patrick Ewing said that he would he willing to donate his kidney to his ailing friend Alonzo Mourning Mourning a center for the Miami Heat is suffering from the kidney disorder focal glome ruloschlerosis which will keep him out for the entire season: Doctors want to evaluate Mourning's condition to decide if he will eventually need a transplant “You know I will always be there for him" Ewing said “If my kidney matches I’ll be happy to donate one if it comes down to that He knows that” f It is not known whether Mourning will need a kidney replacement But San Antonio Spurs forward Sean Elliott had the same affliction and he needed his brother to donate one of his kidneys Ewing said he and Mourning have not yet approached doctors or gone through any tests to determine' if he would be a 'match for Mourning ers Preston learned early this week the All State Volleyball team the mosi of any school in division Senior Alison Bobka and sophomore Beth Maseujiwere named to the first team Seniors Kristine Mar-land Penny Johnson were named to the second team 2-- Tuesday's scores NBA ' ’Hey that’s kind of fun” - Roylance stands only about but was a standout track star at Utah State and took honors: In addition to his golden javelin career he also played baseball en Boston 75 1Q5 Brent StevansHerakl Journal medals Ralph Roylance sit casually amongst his awards inducted into the Utah Hall of Fame as an athlete next Thursday Houston 84 LA Lakers 74 Washington 88 Chicago 83 Phoenix' 100 San Antonio 81 Portland 97 Atlanta 88 NHL NY Islanders 2 Nashville 1 NY Rangers' 4 Edmonton 3 Colorado 2 Minnesota 0 O' Phoenix 3 Los Angeles 3 tie -- at Smithfield Implement Tuesday He for some fifteen seasons it’s hard to say exactly where Roy- ar lance’s athletic career started ' ‘1 guess it began as soon as I found out that rocks could be thrown” Roylance said “Then it was just a matter of throwing them fartherthan the other guy” In high school his javelin career started when the track coach asked won’t NEW YORK (AP) — Marty McSodey received the last ruling for his hit on Donald Brashear arid he’ll have to wait a little longer to resume his NHL' career '' McSodey on Tuesday had his suspension extended by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to Feb 20 — one day short of a year — for a attack to Brashear’s head The ban is the hardiest ' penalty for e violence in NHL history The vicious hit in the waning seconds of a game no longer in doubt landed McSodey in trouble ' with the league and the law The former Boston Brains enforcer was convicted in a Canadian court cm Oct 6 of assault with a weapoii and received a suspended sentence McSodey was banned for the final 23 games of last season after he struck the Vancouver Canucks forward and needed to apply to Bettman before v' returning to the ice “I have eliminated immediate reinstatement as ' an appropriate result” Bettman said in an eight-page decision “Nor however: am I comfortable with imposing a ’lifetime ban’ on Mr McSodey” Bettman’s ruling Tuesday after an Oct 31 meeting was that McSorley must sit ' out a total of one causing that opponent serious injury” McSodey can negotiate and sign with any NHL club and he can begin practicing or trying out for a team on Jan 1 He is not permitted to play in a game until Feb 21 “I believe I owe it both to this player and to all other present and future NHL players to impose a suspension of a definite and ascertainable length’’ Bettman said “I have also considered Mr McSor-ley’- s desire to have an opportunity to play in the NHL again-iconjunction' with his expressed remone for his actions “I simply cannot in good conscience justify imposing a suspension of less than one calendar year given the nature of the incident' in question regardless of the effect that suspension may have on Mr McSoriey’s career” : ' year' ' : : “It is difficult to imagine a more irresponsible and dangerous act on the ice than die one that was involved in this case’’ Bettman said “Mr McSorley approached' his' intended victim from behind with virtually no time left in an already decided slash hockey game and delivered a which struck the head of an unsuspecting nonpuck carrying and therefore vulnerable opponent two-hand- - ed Emmett White's Record : Breaking Perfomuutce MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL If it’s still By Shawn Harrison' sports editor 230alm ESPN2 — Exhibition NPB vs MLB game 5 at Osaka All-Sta-re hard You had to be there How often do we use that phrase to describe something we’ve experienced that is well hard to describe? There are moments in sports where ’! NBA BASKETBALL ''6pm TNT — LA Lakers at San Antonio 8:30 pm FSN — Utah at LA Clippers '" NHL HOCKEY 5pm ESPN 8 : — Philadelphia at Pittsburgh ESPN2 77 Detroit at Phoenix ' l : pm 'Thursday : : GOLF : " 4am ’ ESPN — PGA WGC American first round at Express Championship ' Sotogrande Spain talking or reading about them just doesn’t do them justice You have to be there to see it with your own eyes Last Saturday night at Las Croces NM was one of those experiences for me There I was watching an NCAA record not only get broke but shattered It was hard to comprehend what was taking place Emmett White was running his1 way to the top of tiie record book for yards in a game and doing it with ease See chart for full description ‘I knew they (yards) were piling up but I didn’t think it was getting that high” said White after the game High? Some numing backs spend a season carrying the ball and don’t get as many yards as this junior did in one night White finished with 578 yards: Think ' about it yards se Today'squote ‘‘It’s early but it's more psychological for our team It makes you feel a lot better as a team and after being down for so long for the recent past it’s a nice feeling” — Islander y coach Butch Goring after a 1 victory over Nashville on fltesday night left New York tied for first in the Atlantic Division 2-- ‘catching two punts when he looked to have room to run to understand All-Sta- rs "Japan be him to take up the event He- was also His passion for the javelin led him playing halfback on the football team to become a student of the sport At and was a part of the North Cache the time the best throwers in the world were Finnish So Roylancp High basketball team After a two-yestint with the got a hold of all the Finnish material Navy in the Pacific Theater he was he could on javelin throwing and recruited for both die track arid foot- -' enlisted the help of an exchange student at USU to translate the material ball squads at USU He played some football for the for him More than once he threw Aggies but he excelled in the javelin beyond 239 feet which put him He broke the conference record as a See SHINES on Page 14 junior with a throw of 213 feet Blue Sox Like trying to pinpoint a particular item in die store at any given moment On television : will nd on-ic- ' in his office land stick-swingi- New York 103 Milwaukee 89 ' all-rou- A er - ed an All-Stat- that it has four of its girls named to Toronto SMITHFIELD — If you go into to pay a visit to Ralph Roy lance you’ll probably find a man behind a desk shirt and dressed in a a of Justin cowboy wearing pair boots He smiles even though he claims he can't when you talk about the expansive inventory of his Smith-fiel- d Implement store But he glows when he talks about his days throwing die javelin dr die good times he had on die baseball diamond Like some kind of horde of jewels the sidewall on his office is adorned with photos newspaper clipping? and plaques of his athletic achievement' And trophies Lots of trophies After next Thursday the crown-jewe- l of all trophies will have a special place in Roylance’s collection Just about a month ago he was informed that he would be inducted into the Utah Hall athlete of Fame as an In a very real way Roylance’s store is symbolic of die kind of athletic career he’s had On the shelves of Smithfield Implement you can find almost anything and a little of everyIt’s probably one of the few thing ' places you could pick up a roll of deodorant and slat link in the same store In s career than spans nearly seven decades there are few sports Roy lance didn’t play or at least try “I used to make fun of soccer a lot” Roylance said “Until my grandson brought over a soccer ball and we started kicking it around then I said pearl-button- r Preston All-Arou- nd By Darrell Edward Ehriick sports writer Aggasi rallies 6-- See HARRIS on Page 14 Utah Hall of Fame Thursday J Nate Harris tative of his Sotofjrande southern Spain Wednesday Nov 8 2000 Woods is scheduled to participate in the- American Express Y e" ar in Championship points and 12 rebounds for the Bobcats as a junior a year ago join the team next season "Nate Harris is exactly what you look for when you recruit a student-athletsaid third-yeUSU head coach Stew Morrill "He is not only a pod player with excellent ability it he possesses very strong charac That's what really excited up here at Sky View High School for Nate" said Bobcat head coach Terrell Bald The inking took place before many family friends and students gathered at die Bobcats’ new basketball arena Harris who verbally committed to become an Aggie this past June is glad the signing process is over "I’m kind of relieved just to get everything settled so I can finish Harris this year first'" the said to have Harris who averaged 18 makes him such a special kid And he’s a great represen- - season "We’re ter For us those two ingredients go together" teammates Today he gave a lot of credit to his teammates He understands how important they are and how valuable they are to him" The Aggie coaching staff is excited : all-purp- whatan accomplish-- ’ - inent was ' : this then the previous r- - - m ' CentralBrian Pruitt used to hold Michigan's the record with 435 Heck' White passed that mark with a l run up the middle with three minutes left in the third quarter He still had a whole quarter to play and two more touchdowns to score He had four scores on the night The 143 yards more than the old mark is an excellent day for any player It was just a quarter’s work for White “Iam running out of adjectives to describe this kid” Aggie head coach Mick Derinehy said “He does the type of tilings that amaze you and leave you with your mouth open” The scary thing is White could have had more Really No 32 could mark if it d Juve broke the weren’t for a few penalties and fair fip-to- e 22-ya- rd I" Rush21Racapfion15Rush 1 — flu 22 return 6 fa 30’fa 12 Rush 16 6 (TD) a- IQJf- rd Kick flu Ru Ru3 return 4ft 29: Ru 0 Ru 10 flu 31§Sg-- 8 Rushll f rd - record-settin- 600-yar- 'r rni touch- - down run down the sidelines after ' mother fair catch TD ran called White had a back on an illegal block down field and also had a nice punt return and a kickoff return called back on penalties Something to work 00 before the next outing “Yeah we could clean up penalties and turnovers” White said “The offense' Could have- put up two or three moire touchdowns If we can put up points like that it takes pressure' off the defense and makes it hard for the other team to stay in the gUllC" The offensive line deserves a lot of g credit for White’s performance The tides were huge and they didn’t allow a sack White was the first to punt that out as well as ' giving the wide receivers credit for 33-ya- 1 r 42-ya- highlight-fil- mentioning: ' record might But then he did gain 73 of a possible 87 yards on one drive after fair catching the ball He also had a (each paragraph Isa ipostssslon) ‘ ' quarter - See NIGHT on Frit 14 fanf pitui 43 Ru 'flu” 4Ruat2 f JBf 17 yry? 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