Show Wednesday March - 202002 ‘I Pagel The Herald journal Coach resigns after four years will stay with track cross country By Wade Dennlston staff writer After juMfouryeari M the helm of mc Logan boys basketball program Kelly Bennett submitted his resig- nation” Tuesday morning it was announced in a press release froth the Logan City School District Bennett had inherited a program that was just in Region 4) the 2 Utah State track and field team looking good B2 5--15 Sports briefs The Bennett file Eatolltt he CMCh Klly Bennett leaves the baa- Logan boys - -' (2-1- year before he took over Bennett’s first season was the only one where the Grizzlies finished under 500 (6-1- 4 0) but he had Logan back in the 4A state playoffs by his second year The Grizzlies made three consecu- Hillyard Wood to play in all-stgame ar Apairof Cache Vslley gills basketball playen have beat chosen to tive state tournament appearances with Bennett at the helm including advancing to the quarterfinals the past two seasons Bennett guided Logan to a 3 region play in the 4A-- 5 A game this Friday at Murray High School Logan guard Molly Hillyard and All-St- ar 7-- HJ file photo Sky View guard Julie Wood will team up with other 4A stars for the 5:30 pjn game Hillyard set a state singleseason record for steals with 162 this past year Wood also set a state season record with her 74 field goals Both have been three-ye- ar starters at their respective school Items were chosen by the Utah Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Tickets are available at the door The Utah Staizz organization will with Sky View and Mountain Crest After struggling early on the Grizzlies ended the year with a 13--9 record With all that success why did Bennett decide to resign? mark this season (tied for second) including sweeping the season series' seasons on the job Kelly Bennett stepped down as head coach of the Logan boys basketball team it was announced in a Tuesday press release After Just four See BENNETT on B4 single-- jr- be on hand to assist in honoring the all-sta- rs at Delta Center Hommell named USU Athlete of the Week v y SALT LAKE CITY (AP)— After losing to foe Utah Jazz without Kail Malone at home last Friday Chucky Atkins and foe Detroit Pistons were focused on evening the score on Tuesday night in a place where they had never wpn Atkins Jerry Stackhouse aim Qin Robinson each had 20 points as the Pistons beat the Jazz 7 Tuesday night for their third straight road victory “We came in here with one thing on our mind and that was payback We thought that we should have beat them on our home court last week” Atkins said As foe clock was running down Jon Barry screamed “I love beat- Pistons 94 mg Utah! It’s something foe Pistons rarely have been able to do especially in Salt Lake City But Corliss Williamson scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter when 13-- 3 run the Pistons went on a for their first victory ever in the Delta Center-“This is a hard place to win You always feel like you’ve won a game in a championship series because of the caliber of the competition and the noise of the building” Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said The Pistons had dropped five in a row to foie Jazz including a 100-9- 7 defeat Friday when ' Malone was out with foe flu Detroit hadn’t won in Salt Lake City in 11 games since a 108-1triumph on March 29 1989 “We’ve been close plenty of times but this is die first time our franchise has done it It’s a huge win fra us” Stackhouse said But foe Jazz who were led by Malone’s 22 points aren't nearly as invincible as they once were iathis building Utah is just 3 at home this month ' “We couldn’t get anything going offensively to keep foe pressure on them so they cruised up and controlled die tempo the last few minutes” said Stockton who had 20 points seven rebounds five assists and five steals Stockton tied the game at 74 with 6:04 left in 1- -1 § : e 94-8- 10-inni- ar - -- game postponed S& dS Tuesday's scores NBA 'mM ng game-clinchi- soft-ba- ll Wednesday’s Utah State-Uta-h 3 scheduled in for game pjn Salt Lake City has hpen postponed because of poor field conditions The game has been rescheduled for April 23 at 3 pjn in Salt Lake City ' Ok I f t 04 Cleveland 100 New Jersey 97 'Philadelphia 91 Miami 79 New York 101 Memphis 92 Orlando 101 'Milwaukee 91 Minnesota 112 Toronto BO Atlanta 102 Chicago 96 Dallas 114 LA Lakers 98 ' Detroit 94 Utah 87 Seattle 110 Golden State 93 Sacramento 110 Houston 87 j a- ' Detroit Pistons guard Jerry Stackhouse left tries to get around the smothering defense of Utah Bryon Russel during the first quarter of Tuesday night's game in Salt Lake City NHL the fourth quarter before Willamson made two inside baskets and sparked the run that ended with die Pistons leading 7 with 2:05 to play “The big thing is we started hitting some shots” Carlisle said The Pistons have won the first three games on their trip which concludes with gambs against the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix 87-7- meet- ' E8WB — NIT quHWItdk 6YU vESPN2 — Nil quButaifinals TteA taanrw'' c ' ESPN — SL Louis at Dailas or Phoenix at Pittsburgh r-- ' ' SOCCER - V' V' - v- ’’ - 2SS0 DJIle- - V i r" lflSf yter” Aggie head coach YVostom Qymrawtica (Culf) : Ray Coni said “I’m no ggmg fo count any team out jgSSn UtAS“t1oftthcy!lB season That mky be an understatemenL : Hie Aggies are in need of abig score Fri- -: along with Southern Utah andWDenvex jn § new conference this yesr Xbe iiuni4 f dsyf or they will iniss die regioiial meet for v gunl Wtetern Gymnastics Conference iivr the first tinm since 1985 v ? Championshifa will take place this Friday xv B2 Sea MEET hi foe Spectnun at 7 pjn And it should be ''ll’1' - 's ' J J V V- y -- y r fl1 ‘'I- v ? - s GARLAND— Last year foe Sky View Bobcats finished region play with a 8 record' Had ft not been for a penchant to give up'tfae big inmng they likply wopld have enjoyed a fewmore victories'! the big inning killed Sky View again Tuesday afternoon as theBobcats coocluded their schedule with a 10- -: 4roadk)6S to theBearRiver t ": : pre-regio- ’ : i “ baseball t ' : phy With a Friday 1 ' I ( heme game valley rival' Mountain " ' ' ''' against Gfeft "A :' y : n' ' -'‘- Sky View 3-- 6-- wv t Thoiff '' 'ESPN2 UEFA Champions Lisague group phase 2 matchdav 12 Galatasaray SK vs Barcelona FC at tatanbuLTtimey:::'' SlDtA Bfllb&n Bears The Bobcats who went T 3 during" the preseason1 begin Region 4 gfiraflfl ' 1 A VVT' burner juist like it was at y- : : - This cquld be a real bam-- I au gymnastics When theBig West Conference held its t final gyiwnitfifti rhyfijwnnthm lsitf c itwasameetto remenfoer It c4ma Jnwn In tha finiil imhfinii nd fog final competitor to decide who the last team be Utah k v duumnmi of thait foiling comeback a off edg- SfotepuUed LX Lakers at San Antonio j See BREAK bn B2 inning hurts Cats in lose another exciting gymnastics MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 730 pjn in 30 Seven-ru- n ' Oh tolovisiori Detroit now has a three-gam- e lead in the Central Division over the Milwaukee Bucks who lost in Orlando on Tuesday night After struggling with 33 percent shooting in the first half the Pistons started to find their accuracy in the second half going five-ga- : pm AP photo Jazz forward 2-- Boston 4 Phoenix 2 Buffalo 5 Ottawa 1 Vancouver 3 NY Rangers 1 Anaheim 2 Detroit 1 Toronto 3 NY Islanders 2 OT SL Louis 5 NashvHe 1 ' VVtehingtpn 3 Colorado 0V SdO tt 7 softball USU-Uta- h 'v avenges loss at home to Jazz Senior pitcher Kristin Hommel was voted Utah State’s Athlete of foe Week it was announced Tuesday Hommel won in a split vote against gymnast Hommel earned her first win of foe season this weekend at the Capital Classic in Sacramento Calif where she was in four appearances She threw a two-h- it completp-gam-e shutout Thursday against Long Island University to get foe win striking put nine in the process On Sunday Hommel worked eight hitless innings against Middle Tennessee but did not get a decision in foe game Other nominees: Desmond Peni-gbasketball Kirra Seeley- - gymnastics Jordan Butler men’s tennis Jake Johnson men’s track and Amber Bagby women’s track Kirra-Seele- n - '1 See CATS on B2 |