Show the Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday April 4 2001 Stackhouse soaring to By The Associated Press Stackhouse shot 21 from the field and Detroit’s Jerry Stackhouse and the Dallas Mavericks are soaring Stackhouse looked Jordaii-e'squ- e Tuesday night scoring an NBA season-hig- h 57 points in the Pistons’ 110-8- 3 victory' over the Chicago Bulls “It feels great to be in that kind of company as a scorer” said Stackhouse who eclipsed Michael Jordan's United Center single-gam-e scoring record of S3 points set it March 1996 “It’s the most points I’ve scored in my whole life” Dallas parlayed a 109-9- 7 victory over the Houston Rockets and San Antonio's win over Seattle into its fust playoff berth in 1 1 years' 107-8- 9 “It's a great feeling” Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki said “My first two years we were close blit we didn't make it Just to know that we’re in the playoffs is a greatfeeling” from the line to eclipse his previous career high of 46 points set against the Lakers on March 13 and break Kelly Tripucka’s team record of 36 points set in 1984 against the Bulls Stackhouse’s performance is the NBA’s highest single-gam-e total since Los Angeles’ Shaquille O'Neal had 61 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 6 2000 Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson scored 34 earlier this season In Houston Nowitzki scored 20 points to help the Mavs to their fifth victory in six games 1 1th in 14 arid the team’s fust playoff berth in more than a decade ‘‘Now we can focus on' something else” Mavs coach bust out Paul Pierce had 33 points as visiting Boston dealt Miami its third loss in four games since 6 -- for-3 ll-of-- 13 Alonzo Mourning ' ' return By from a kidney disease Knkks 94 Magic 82 Marcus Camby had 23 points and 20 rebounds as New York won for the ninth time in 10 home games Hornets 103 Nets 88 Jamal Mashbum scored 31 points and PJ Brown added 19 Gregg Hardy staff writer The Mountain Crest Mus- tangs’ bats are silent no more After being held to a totf 1 of 13 runs in their first High school : baseball four region games the points and 12 rebounds as visiting Charlotte beat New Jersey for the third time this season and for the 14th time in 17 games Pacers 85 Suns 81 Jalen Rose and Travis Best each scored 18 points as host Indiana snapped the Suns’ e winning streak Raptors 100 76ers 85 Vince Carter scored 26 Don Nelson said “We’re points as Toronto won for the happy the way we clinched it fifth time in six games and we can build from here Spurs 107 SuperSonics 89 We're playing the best we’ve ' Tim Duncan had 30 points and 14 rebounds as host San played all year” Antonio ended Seattle’s four- Celtics 82 Heat 77 PageO Stangs equaled their pro- duction in one day by pounding seven-gam- Rockets’ Moochie Norris during the second quarter Tuesday ! romp over Warriors 0 Dallas Mavericks’ Michael Finley right drives past Houston game winning streak Nuggets 94 Tftril Blazers 92 Robert Pack had a season-hig- h 26 points for host Denver Bucks 107 Kings 101 out 14 hits in a 13-- 0 Mustangs 13 AP photo Web or Tuesday in Pleasant View Trustin Rowser led Moun- - Sam Cassell scored six of his 33 points in the final 90 seconds as Milwaukee squandered lead but ral-lied to win at Sacramento tain Crest’s hit parade with a that performance included a two-ru- n homer in ' the fourth inning Rowser had ' five RBI in the game The Mustangs are now 2 in Region 4 while Weber fell In the only other region to action 'Tuesday Box Elder edged Roy 1 3-- over By The Associated Press Robin Ventura didn’t waste any time in his last two against the Atlanta Braves Ventura hit a two-ru-n homer on John Rocker's first pitch in the eighth inning and hit- Kerry Ugtenberg's first offering n for another shot in the 10th to give the New York Mefs a 4 win in the Braves' home opener Tuesday night ' “I swung at a lot of first pitches which at-ba- ts ! - two-ru- 6-- is pretty unusual for me” Ventura said The Mets third baseman was : in his career against Rocker and had never faced Ligtenberg “I missed my spot arid got it up and over the middle” Ligtenberg said “If I make my pitch maybe it’s different But I didn't Some nights you get away with mistakes Unfortunately tonight John and I didn’t” - In other NL games Houston beat waukee 11-- 3 Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia defeated Florida 4-- 3 and Arizona topped Los Angeles 3--2 Tsiiypshi Shinjo the second JapanI 3-- ese position player to sign a major league contract singled with one out in the 10th off Ligtenberg After another out Ventura who went hit Ugtenberg’s first pitch into d seats to lead the Mets to the victory in their season opener “I'd be lying if I said it didn't feel like a playoff game" said Braves third baseman Chipper Jones who went 2- for-- 4 and drove in Atlanta’s first run “They’ve had a lot of success against us especially here” Ventura said “To be up and for them to come back and then for us to come back is nice” Javy Lopez hit a solo homer in the seventh off New York starter A1 Leiter ' to tie it at 2 ' Leiter also gave up a run in the first on three hits — the last an RBI single by ' Jones Leiter went seven innings gave up six hits two runs and struck out six Mike Piazza hit a two-ru- n homer in the first off Atlanta starter Tom Glavine Astros 11 Brewers 3 Daryle Ward subbing for injured Moises Alou hit his first career grand slam and drove in a career-hig- h six vicg runs in Houston’s tory over Milwaukee Craig Biggjo returning from offsea- - 2-- The Mustangs used five sin- gies and twowalks in the first inning to jump out to a 7-- 0 lead Ryan Zimmerman held the Warriors down in a complete- game performance He yielded four hits while striking out six and walking two triple as Cincinnati got its first victory under manager Bob Boone Ken Griffey Jr was out of the Reds’ lineup for the second day with a right-fiel- season-openin- 1- -4 strained left hamstring Phillies 4 Marlins 3 Brian Hunter scored the run from second base on a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Philadelphia n notched its second consecutive home at viqtoiy Hunter led off the seventh with a single go-ahe- ad Logan and Sky View’s games Tuesday were both 'postponed due to snow one-ru- MC gets off reliever Braden Looper (0-1- ) and 'stole second Doug Glanville hit a drive that center fielder Preston Wilson caught while sprinting toward the wall Hunter tagged up at second never hesitated rounding third and narrowly beat the throw home Chris Brock (1-earned the win with 1 scoreless innings for the Phillies Weber 0) AP photo ' 1- -3 Atlanta’s Chipper Jones steals second as New York's Edg&rdo Alfonzo puts qn the tag during the Mets’ win Tuesday night Diamondbacks 3 Dodgers 2 Randy Johnson and Luis Gohzalez teamed to make Arizona manager Bob ' Brenly’s debut a winning one Johnson allowed two runs in seven to tie an son knee surgery went Astros record Reds 3 Pirates 2 Barry Larkin doubled home a pair of runs and Alex Ochda had an RBI By Wade Denniston staff writer While both the Logan and Sky View softball teams had home games postponed due to snow Tuesday Mountain Crest 'found Mother Nature more pleasant on the road However a lack of hitting innings while striking out 10 and Gonzalez hit a two-ru- n homer as Arizona began its season with a win at Los Angeles: Oakland’s Zito too tough for Seattle ’ SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners couldn't in the first two games of the series between last season’s Solve'Barry Zito: Zito the second part of Oak- playoff teams’ Seattle’s starters have been two-divisio- land’s dynamic starting duo behind Tim Hudson held the Mariners scoreless for seven Innings in a 1 victory Tuesday night Seattle didn't get a hit until Mike Cameron singled up the middle with two outs jn the disappointing “It’s very'important to get to their starters because they have such' a solid bullpen” 3-- A’s manager Art Howe said “You don’t want to get behind to their short guys’ John Halama a winner for the Mariners last 14-ga- sixth “I’d like to see a few of our hitters start swinging the bats but it’s too early to get concerned’’ Mariners- manager ' Lou Piniella Said' While Zito and Hudson have fumed in solid performances - season lasted only 31-- 3 innings Zito in his 13th career start picked up where he left off last season ' “Everyone is questioning us using him as a No 2 pitcher” Howe said “He showed them tonight He’s a quality pitch- er” It wouldn’t out with have been the first time” ' Ichiro Suzuki Seattle new 2 Anaheim leadoff and’ hitter and a seven-timedged Tampa Bay defeated Toronto batting chaihpion in Japan with a strikeout was Zito gave up three singles againstZito and walked four with a wild Miguel Tejada’s grand slam shot in the third off pitch and five strikeouts ' He a wasn't thinking Halama gave Zito a 0 lead ' “That’s all right that’s to work with “That was a bomb” Howe fine” Zito said are bonuses" said “To'hit jt out of this ball- Howe said he wouldn’t have park in this cold weather that: let Zito finish even if he had a was a pop” The A’s who lost 4 on going in the ninth Zito was taken out after 102 opening night to the Mariners' made it 0 and knocked out' pitchesno-hitt- In other AL games Minnesota beat Detroit 2 Texas 3-- 3-- e' 8-1 413-fo- 4-- “No-hitte- no-hitt- 6y Katrina Hawkins ' W HYDE PARK Push 3-- er brooms and a pushover Sky View had’ one but not (he other Tuesday as it ran into 4 tough Fremont team to ' High school -- ' boys soccer emerge with a 2-- 1 overtime victory' at home Jake Carlson again proved to be the difference the for Cats as he Scored both goals to push Sky View's record to 4-- 1 season Fremont fell to ' : onthe 2-- 3 In other action Tuesday! Mountain Crest fell to Weber for its second loss in as njany games 'and Roy squashed Box Elder 0 to fcmain the only undefeated (earn in Region 4 at 0 j'-r- 2-- 5-- ‘Logan’s matchup against Ifonneville was canceled due to inclement weather That game has been rescheduled for May 7' It didn’t take Carlson long to Brigham Moore : Sky View! which fired 18 shots toward Fremont’s goal- keeper held its lead until there were 12 minutes left in the game Fremont’s Jeff Rogers hit an unassisted shot that beat SV goalkeeper Dave Essig to the upper left corner of the net to tie die score Shortly after the overtime period began Carlson again 'put the Bobcats up this time off a scramble in the Silver kick Wolves’ box On sent in by Jason Jones Carlson found the ball at his feet and easily sent a shot into the back of the net- -- his fourth goal of the season “If it weren’t for Jake I don’t know what we’d do- right now v Cats head coach Doyle ' Geddes said Warriors 1 Mustangs 0 At Pleasant View a late goal by Weber’s Jake Tremaine was the difference in the Warriors’ victory over Mountain Crest Mountain pest fell to 3 in region while Weber improved 25-ya- rd - 1- -1 team-leadi- ng - 2-- to 3-- 2 7-- 4 with a 272 ERA in out a er in-th- '' region-openin- 6-- sin--gl- 7-- rr 6-- 6-- 6-- I i 6-- 1 - es 1 victory at Lomond 'View Park 'in North Ogden The Mustangs (0-- 17) 4 recorded five just s hits off Warriors pitcher Ashley Smith Weber improved in region and 4 overall In the top of the seventh MC loaded the bases with one out as Smith issued free passes 14 to-3-- 3-- left-hand- er A to three Slangs: See ZITO on Page 10 The Mustangs were able to ut by freshman pitcher Robin gles Sky View’s unique pairing in first doubles senior Justin Sorenson and freshman Callam 3 Gaddis won 2 ' coach Curt Sparrow' to assistant According Sorenson plays steady consistent tennis while Gaddis adds a lot of young natural talent ' Sophomores Kory Miskin and Jesse Bennion ' lost in second doubles 3 3 Logan singles lead defending champs The Grizzlies only have two playersretuming from last year’s Varsity team: Adam Blanch arid 'Jack Etherington who played second and third singles respectively Blanch has moved into the first singles position this Etherington will remain at third singles Brian Ballam is only a freshman but should surprise many people at second singles The big question mark for Logan this year 6-- 6-- ’ year-whi- le maybe in doubles Taylor who went the distance in the loss: In other region action Tuesday Roy kept its hold on first place with a 5-- 4 win over Box Elder in Brigham City The Royals (5-- 0 are just a half game ahead of Fremont (4-- 0 6-8-- 1) - 2) 6-- - : 2-- plate just one though as Cami : Drecksel scored on a ground-oby Lacy Gustaveson''' MC had another solid outing' 6-- 3-- squeaked ' tennis Sky View! taking advantage of the indoor courts kt the Sports Academy was the only local team to open the 2001 boys tennis season Bobcats Tuesday The young and inexperienced ' - ' lost to Bonneville 2 Snow delayed the region season-openfor the rest of Region 4 Ii also delayed Logan’s first match as defending region champions against Mountain Crest Lpgan head coach Dve Reynolds is back this year — his 10th — but almost all of his players are not Mountain Crest and Sky View are in the same situation after losing most of their players Because of the valley’s inexperiience Fre-- : inont is a preseason favorite picked by many to break Logan’s dynasty Than is still a lot of valley however that may: young talent Wolves Silver a few obstacles to this the give year’s region crown Sky Mew opens season with slim loss 'The Bobcats’ only returning player sophog more Skyler Jenks lost his 1 Jenks Sky View’s No 1 match 6--4 player is playing with a bum knee after hurting it during the wrestling season He wasn’t officially cleared to play tennis uhtil a week ago! Brandon Kendrick a junior played a lot on last year’s junior varsity team and is playing 3 second singles this year(He also lost 5 Garret Child Was the only Bobcat to win m n 1 1 2 singles victory in third sW ' Weber softball starts as a rookie for the A’s last season The was called up from Triple-Sacramento’ last July 9 5-- nail Sky View’s first goal — By Rick West six minutes into the contest — sports writer on an assist: from junior Without Alex Rodriguez who signed a $25 2 million contract with Texas as a free agent during the winter- the Mariners have 13 hits 12 sin- gles in their first two games The Mariner! scored their run in the' eighth off Jeff Tam on John Olerud's sacrifice fly Zito 22 Oakland's first- round draft choice in 1999-wa- the year as High school Halama in the fourth on Johm ny Damon's RBI single rs Sky View falls in opener Staff writer ‘ ot 'no-hitt- er overtime to Vl’ve done' that before” Howe said “I've pulled guys kept the Mustangs from notching their first Region 4 win' of ’ “Our first doubles seems to be coming along (In) our second doubles we’re still trying to see where we are” Reynolds said Mustangs hugging middle road " So far this year Mountain Crest poach Dale Swan isn’t sure who his stars will be but he’s counting on the Toone twins Mark arid Luke to carry much of the load The duo played first doubles last year but hive now moved into the No 1 and 2 singles slots Ryan Clark is the other returning letterman from last year and he has moved up from second doubles to first doubles Swan also has a couple of talented underclassmen on this year’s team “I’m just kind of middle of the rend” Swan said “I’rp not really strong anywhere but I’m ' not Weak anywhere” Continued from Page 8 jog over to the student cento and address the gathering Tm just Hying to live life th way1 my mother would want in to” Eagal said "She alway wanted me to be a scholar ath lete She wanted me to be we rounded and do my best am that is what fm trying to do" ' Eagal has a 36GPA am graduated with a degree in psy chology The Stockton Calif native has been very active i USU's community programs The women's track and eras country teams shared the Oul standing AcademicTeam awar for teams with more than 2 members with the soccer lean The volleyball team claimed A award for teams with less ttym 7 members The Most Improve Academic Ifcam honor went t : die basketball team |