Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday September 17 2002 Lakers add to region lead bring an end to Anaheim’s run with 4--3 victory A’s By Jeff Hunter staff writer SMITH FI ELD — The drama lasted for all of two minutes With one Box Elder Bee and two Bonneville Lakers still out on the course the possibility existed that the two Region 4 golf squads would tie for first place at Monday's luumament at Birch Creek Dodgers pull even with By Golf Course The remaining Bee soon arrived at the scorer's table with a 92' leaving Box Elder's team total at 3 10 Bonneville freshman Brett Jessen 76 however countered with a And moments later just to further solidify the victory Taylor Layboume the Lakers' No 6 golfer carded a 77 The tie for top honors was suddenly an 1 1 -- stroke rout “We’ve played pretty good the last couple of weeks" Bonneville coach Mike Brett Edwards said “Our ninth-gradJessen has really started to play well for us and Dan Smith and Eric Knighton have both been solid" Smith took medalist honors at Monday's event with an even par 72 and Knighton fired a 74 to finish third behind Box Elder's Ryan Worthy Jessen’s 76 finish while earned him a fourth-plac- e Daniels and Mountain Devin View's Sky Crest's Chet Ojsen were among four golfers to tie for fifth with rounds of 77 With its team victory the Lakers (32S) stretched their lead in the region standings from three points to five over Sky View (275) The Bobcats finished third on their home course with a team total of 317 In addition to Daniels Jake Blair (78) and Ryan Naegle (78) broke 80 but the rest of squad came in between 84 and 86 “Bonneville played great and our top three players probably didn't perform the way they would have liked” Sky View coach Terrell Baldwin said “It’s their home course and they’ve played it a million times But they might have pressed a little bit because we knew going in that we had to make up some points on Bon' neville Ray Durham and Jermaine Dye homered for the A’s who opened a key four-gaseries by handing Anaheim just its second loss in 18 games Both teams are 94-5- 6 with 12 games to go in baseball’s most competitive division race Troy Glaus hit a three-ru- n shot in the first inning to match a majof league record t with a home run in ts but that was all the offense Anaheim could muster Cory Lidle pitched seven strong innings and Billy Koch (10-3- ) worked the ninth for the victory ' i ' " point total from two to four points in one day Mountain Crest finished fourth at 339 while Logan which saw its top two players come in fe 95 and 96 ended up fifth at 342 three strokes better than Roy Weather was certainly a factorih creat- - 3) -- an big-tim- 3 UC Santa Barbara (94) Head coach: Kathy Gregory 29th year Record Jn 2001: Key returners: Brooke Niles Si Sr Danielle Bauer MBOH Sc Erica Menzel OH Jr Courtney Guerra DSOH Sr C Journal Creek for about the first two holes died down a bit for a couple of hours then picked up again as the golfers played the final three or four holes “I don’t think any of the region’s team have really had to play in rough weather yet” Baldwin noted “And that’s some- thing you have to have the mindset that Black-shi- re SDS Record vs Aggies: 27-- 4 Key fact: UCSB failed to win 20 matches last year for the first time since 1988 Outlook: Last season the Gaiichos had a rough time in matches going But they had a murderous schedule With top 10 teams on the slate practically every week — sometimes two or three in a weekend tournament This season their schedule hasn’t been anywhere near as meaty There has been only e one true test a conquest of Wisconsin Their second Big West you’re going to play through and not let it affect you “Some people can do that and some fcan’t” One of those is apparently Smith The : junior finished the front' nine at thanks to three birdies and one’ bogey On the back he reeled off seven pare and bogeys oh Nos 10 and 17 With medalist honors Smith also overtook Knighton for first place in the With just one v region’s overall standings regular season tournament (Thureday at v The Bam) and the Region 4 championship (Sept 25) left to play Smith leads Knighton 50 to 485 sweet-swingi- ing higher scores on Monday Baldwin said strong gusts of wind pounded Birch Ft 4) Brant StevensHerald Sky View golfer Devin Daniels attempts a putt on No 15 at Birch Creek Golf Course in Smithfield Monday as Mountain Crest’s Chet Olsen looks on MB Fr Quinn Dibble them Somehow they keep coming through — Gimmillaro ‘ at-ba- Key newcomers: Megan 2 Pacific (4-Head coach: Jayne McHugh second year Record in 2001: 28-- 8 (15-Key returners: Hayley Anderson S So Elaine Goeders MB Sr Megan Hauschild OH Sr Jennifer Joines MB Jr Key newcomers: Kristen Kalend DS Ft Ashley Groothuis OH Fr Record vs Aggies: 23-- 5 ' Key fact: Joines has twice earned second team honors Outlook: The Tigers have struggled losing to unranked South Carolina and Arizona State Though they have several players with D-- I experi- ence only two (Hauschild and Joines) have significant playing time under their belt Of the Tigers four losses only one was in force games Conversely of their four wins only one has gone inore than three games ' Translation: Pacific can power past an opponent but has trouble when the match becomes a battle 6f attri' tion Quotable: We basically have two kids that have had e expert ence on Hie court for us right now So basically we're trying to figure out how to win on the road right now — McHugh ' i Vi Even though six of Mountain Crest’s right golfers shot 89 or higher Olsen’s solid 77 and an 81 by Eric Jorgensen helped the Slangs double their season Continued from B1 consistent hitters Outlook: Rebuild? Tty reload Cheryl Despite losing Weaver and Tayyiba Haneef the 49ers are still virtually unstoppable How else do you explain them beating Colorado State in Fort Collins? The Rams rarely lose games let alone matches at home The leader of this squad is Hochevar an outside hitter in 2001 who has moved to setter There hasn't appeared to have beds much of an adjustment period for her she is averaging 1215 assists per game Quotable: We ’ve had some positive surprises firm certain players so we’re pleased I take my hat off to ' four-straigh- if ' hard" West pitching The Angels hadn’t lost since a 2-- 1 defeat at home last Monday against the A’s Dodgers 7 Giants 6 At Los Angeles Marquis Grissom robbed Rich Auril-i- a of a home run in the ninth inning and Brian Jordan hit a grand slam as the Los Angeles Dodgers held off San Francisco 7-- 6 Monday night to tie the Giants for lead the NL wild-car- d Aurilia hit a long drive to center field leading off the ninth but Grissom got back to the wall and made a leaping catch above die fence to preserve the lead After Eric Gagjne struck out Jeff Kent die Dodgers intentionally walked Barry Bonds with nobody on — putting the tying run at first Bonds who hit his 44th homer in the' seventh to cut it to 6-- 5 was stranded when Benito Santiago me “For us to have any chance of winning region we needed to win today so we might have been trying a little bit too - AL-reco- rd Calif er' i- Durham slid home with the winning run and die A’s celebrated on die infield in the same way they often did 20- -' during their game winning streak A day after the A’s dropped out of first place in the AL West for the first time since early in their streak Oakland jumped right back to the top with its favorite formula: tmxly homers and outstanding The Associated Press Miguel Tejada singled home the winning run in the ninth inning as tlx Oakland Athletics snapped Anaheim’s six-gawinning streak and tied the Angels for first place in foe AL West with a 4-- 3 victory Monday night in Oakland ‘ - ' ng 7 Idaho (2-Head coach: Debbie Buchanan three-gam- match against Pacific Saturday could say a lot of about this squad Quotable: We have played a much easier schedule than last year so 1 don 1 think we ’ re completely tested — Gregory 4 Cal POly Head coach: Steve Schlick year Record In 2001: 1 (9-Key returners: Worthy Lien MB Sr Carly O’Halloran S Sr Jessica Diepersloot OH So Molly Duncan OH Jr Key newcomers: Nicole Bertotti MB FrR Kayla Mulder OH Fr Record vs Aggies: 10-- 4 ' Key fact: Lien was fifth in the nation a year ago in blocks per game (1-- 7) seventh 15-1- 9) (171) Outlook: The Mustangs have really taken it on the chin in their nonconference schedule But what do ' you expect when you play No 25 Notre Dame No 10 Utah at defending national champion Stanford and ' No 2 Hawaii twice? And away from home Cal Pply should be happy if it ' has any type of confidence left head- ing into conference play If they do the battle tested Mustangs could go a ' long way in the Big West Quotable: When I put together the schedule I thought we could win a copple and present challenges for our returnees and tit the same time show our young players what ft’s all about and hppeftdly accelerate Hie growth process I wont second-gues- s myself We have good athleticism but a number of players who are still young in the game — Schlick - i : 5 Utah State (54) Head coach: Burt Fuller second year Record In 2001: 1 (12-6- ) Key returners: Erin Cartwright 20-1- blocker Michelle Matheson setter Chelsi Neves defensive specialist Heather Olmstead and outside hitter Lisa Borom) were the heart and soul of the team while the fifth (outside hitter Tknya Birch) was one of the more inspirational players on a squad that reached the second round of the NCAAs Expect a lot of development to occur but likely not in time to repeat last year’s tournament run Quotable: We seem'to be getting a little bit more comfortable week in and week out and that’s all we can pope for — Fuller 11-- returners:Anne Marie-Ham-mo- 3) 2-3- -1 fetterwinners ' ( Outlook: This is a veteran team with a new coach That formula worked well ip Logan a year ago but it is also a situation that can lead to problems Ever hear of the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” Quotable: The other coaches picked us sixth (in the Big West) I’m not quite so generous I’d like to see Outlook: Longtime assistant ' coach Zimmerman finally gets a chance to be a head coach so what does she do? Schedule away from home Chemistry has been lacking with this team in previous years so maybe traveling together can help mend that and get foe team to click Levey is a steady influence at setter who is beginning to become more of a vocal leader ' Quotable: They buy into the idea that they are getting better It’s not necessarily the record we want them to be consumed with it’s that we want them to be aware of what Hie process is — Zimmerman 10 UC Riverside (44) Head coach: Sue Gozahsky 33rd 8 UC Irvine (64) ' Head coach: Charlie Brande third 4-- 23 year Record In 2001: Key returners: Pam Hartman OH Sr Katie DeRoos OH Jr (2-1- 6) Tiffany Brooks S So Rosanna ParizekMBJc ' multi-talent- ed 7) Jr 13-1- 8-- year Record In 2001: Key returners: Dana Kurzbard MB So Chanda McLeod OH Sr Brenda Waterman DSADH So' Kelly Wing' OH So Key newcomers: Lindsey Hess MB Fr Christine WollerOH Fir Record vs Aggies: Key fact: The McLeod was the team’s leader in kills (40) digs (303) ami was second in service aces (31) last season Outlook: This could be a breakthrough campaign for UCI as it already has two more wins than it did a season ago The team is much feller this year than in seasons past so look for the Antesters to be more of a factor around the net The talented but short (5-- Waterman moved from outside hitter to libero to give a taller hitter better blocking opportunities at the net Quotable: We’re much much bigger than we ’ve ever been and I honestly feel we can be in every match Last year there were a lot of times we weren't even in Hie match — Brande (4-1- 4) Key newcomers: Amy Dixon OH Fr Sarah Morrison MB FrR Carli Ross OH Jr Record vs Aggies: 3 Key fact: CSF’s first 16 matches are away from Titan Gym nd MB Jr Brooke Haeberie OH So Laura McCaffery OH So Sarah Meek MB So Key newcomers: Amy Chamber- lain OHS FrR Kati Tikker MB Fr Jessica Yearout DS Fr Record vs Aggies: 8 Key fact: Yearout has averaged more than four digs pa game at the libero position Outlook: This squad is still building having played several freshmen a year ago The Vandals played Utah State tough in 2001 (two five-galosses) and could surprise some teams this year if they begin to perform to their potential Quotable: We are young we have two juniors and 'the rest sophomores and freshmen But we do havea lot of athleticism and I expect a lot out of this young team — Buchanan 15-8- -1 6 Cal State Northridge (5-Head coach: Jeff Stork first year Record In 2001: Key returners: Erica Aerc OH Sr Jennifer McNees OH Sr Becky Moores MB So: Liz Naegle — MB Sr Demos newcomers: Key Servyn DS Fr Colleen Tobin OHMB Fr Record vs Aggies: Key fact: The Matadors return 10 DS (5-1- 3) 19 7) 8--18 third year Record in 2001: Cal State Fullerton (4-Head coach: Carolyn Zimmer- man first year Record In 2001: Key returners: Krista Bebemes SDS Sr Lauren Goins OH So Kim Levey S Sr Renee Vignery 5) Key 6) ts 9 ' struck out Gagne got five Outs for his 49th save in 53 chances Hideo Nomo (15-gave up three runs on five hits in six innings to win his sixth consecutive decision in a span of 11 starts He struck out six and walked four 4) er Record vs Big West: Key fact: Tlx Cemianska sisters are from Prague Czech Republic and possess a tremendous amount of experience having played for years on the TJ Tatran Stresovice Club team Outlook: In a conference that had to endure a significant amount of graduation from the 2001 season the Aggies it could be argued lost the most Four of its seniors (middle -1 3-- - how the first round ofplay goes before I put us any higher I just want to be competitive wiHi the teams in and around us (in the standings) — Stork 54-125- ce Glaus who hit a career-hig- h three homers Sunday against Texas repeated a feat that had been accomplished 31 times before with a long homer to right He struck out in the fourth to end the streak Durham who reached base four times singled with brie out in the ninth against A1 Levine (4-After pinch-hittDavid Justice beat out a hard grounder that was hobbled by Adam Kennedy for an infield hit Tejada — who left six runners on base in — his three previous singled up the middle: MB Jr Shauni Fluckiger OH Sr Emily Kennedy DSS Sr Hailey Seedall MBOH Sr Key newcomers: Tereza Cemianska OH Jr Zuzana Cemianska OH So Ingrid Roth MB Hr SF Key newcomers: Jamie DeKiewi-- “ Fr Valerie Bueno OH Fr Record vs Aggies: 3 Key fact: The Highlanders own three national championships They took the AIAW crown in 1977 along with the 1982 and 1986 Division n et MB 3-- ' titles Outlook: UCR doubled its win total from 2000 but don’t expect it to do the same this season Yet don't be surprised to see this squad continue its improvement Hartman is a candidate legitimate form more forte averaged having r digs and three kills per game DeRoos (312 kpg 279 dpg) also is a proven player who can match up against anyone in the conference Quotable: As we continue to get better and they see we can be a winning program I Hunk more (recruits ) will be willing to take a chance with us It's still going to take three or four or five years to get 12 players who are of Division I caliber — " Gozansky mm |