Show T Best Available Copy Wednesday February n 2004 The Herald Journal at Portland PORTLAND Ore (AP) — The Portland Triul Blazers refused to blame the trade of Rasheed Wallace on their poor performance Tuesday night points and eight rebounds for the Jazz who won their second straight after e a losing Utah moved streak “We stopped working We didn’t into sole possession execute There were a lot of different of ninth place in the Western Conlode and You at can see a dungs tape ference a game up on the Blazers what’s wrong with it” Portland’s Denver currently occupies the final Derek Anderson said “Rasheed playoff spot being gone Wesley being gone That The loss which snapped Porthad nothing to do with how we were e land’s winning streak playing tonight Nothing at all” ' came without Wallace noticeably Carlos Arroyo scored 14 of his who was traded Monday night with 20 points — including 10 straight reserve Wesley Person to die free throws — in the fourth quarter Atlanta Hawks for forward Shareef and the Utah Jazz held off Portland Abdur-Rahicenter Theo Ratliff 1 and guard Dan Dickaii Tuesday night Andrei Kirilenko added 20 four-gam- - three-gam- Majerus wont be back on Utah’s sidelines B2 Sports briefs m Gy mnast Alex Martin has been nainal the Utah State Athlete of the Week The weekly award is voted on by a state media panel Martin a freshman from Longmont Colo led Utah State to a 19600-1957- 0 victory against Southern Utah on Friday night as she was named the Coca-CoGymnast of the Meet Martin set four career bests as she won the (3935) and uneven bars (9925) with the fifth-bescore in school history She also set bests on the balance beam (985) and floor exercise (990) Martin has competed in the in three of USU’s four meets She did not compete on the beam at Boise State on Jan 30 Martin became the first USU gym- nast to win the award this season The Aggies will continue their season at BYU oh Friday at 7 pm Othernominees included: Cardell Butler from men’s basketball Jason Trask from men’s tennis Jill Smith from women’s tennis Justin Wickard from men’s track and Ash- ley Johnson from women’s track st first-tea- m all-regi- on te all-regi- on m first-teaalso a two-tim- e selection in basketball as she aver- aged 25 points per game as a junior to lead the state “Amanda is one of the most ath-letic kids we have recruited to this all-regi- on m " date” Fuller said “In addition to her volleyball abilities she is an outstanding basketball player She is able to touch and not many players can do that coming out of 'high school” Along with volleyball and basket-ball Orgill is also a standout track athlete placing first in her region hurdles last year in the 10-fe- et ! to close out Roy HYRUM — Something had to give Tuesday night at Mustang By Thomas Manning sports writer Arena Mountain Crest and Sky View entered with losing streaks but still in the hunt for a state playoff berth The Mustangs made the playoff race in Region 4 really interesting Mountain Crest put a complete game together and led from start to finish in downing its valley 8 rival The victory avenged an earlier loss to the Bobcats at Smithfidd The Logan Grizzlies handled the Roy Royals a little different in the second meeting between the Region 4 teams! After losing to the Royals on Jan 20 58-2- 8 in Roy the Griz-zliwelcomed the Royals to the Den Tuesday night with revenge on their minds Logan battled playing with intensity and determination but couldn’t quite finish Logan off the girls basketball pesky Royals losing es 40-2- Aggie volleyball signs Orgill to letter of intent all-sta- Grizz fail By Shawn Harrison sports editor nd Utah State’s head women’s vol- -' ley ball coach Burt Fuller recently ' announced the signing of Amanda Oigill to a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Aggies beginning in the fall of 2004 She is currently a senior at Granger High School in West Valley City 1 outside Orgill a blocker earned and honors as a senior and second-teahonors as a junior at Granger She is See JAZZ on B3 surge propels Mustangs nd : AP photo Portland guard Derek Anderson: left drives on Utah Jazz guard DeShawn Stevenson Second-hal- f la ' 6- 86-8- Martin named USU’s Athlete of the Week ' Wallace was the team’s second-leadin- g scorer behind Zach Ranwell as one of Portland’s as dolph better defenders Randolph said playing without Wallace is going to “tabs some getting used to” With the new players yet to arrive the Blazers trailed by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter before Randolph made the second of two consecutive jumpers to pull Portland within 68-6made it 71-6- 6 Kirilenko's but Darius Miles hit a jumper and Damon Stoudamire added a 3- pointer to tie it at 71 “We’ve been working 39-3- on keeping sureand playing the — whole game out not just one or two quartos” MC guard Katie Richardson said “We finally did it” The Mustangs (3-- 5 in region overall) had a season-lo' 1 2 turnovers and pulled away in the second half ‘The girls are just continuing to get better” MC coach Art Erickson said "Turnovers have costus a lot of games The girls played defense like they always have and handled the all better v and stayed aggressive when it was time to win” ' With the victory the Mustangs are now tied with Sky View (3-- 5 ‘ 1 1) and Box Elder (3-- 5 40 Bobcats 28 6-- 13 our girls” Grisly coach ’ — Bryant McKay “That game was right there for us to grab” After a first half full of turnovers and missed shots over- Logan (2--6 in region 7-all) put things back together for the second half Midway through the fourth quarter Logan's Ste-fa- ni Stewart scored bringing the Grizzlies within one point of the 27-2- 6 Royals (5--3 10-8' Minutes later Libbie Linton was fouled and hit l --of-2 free throws making the score 28-2- 7 giving Logan its first lead ' w 8-- 5 “A peat defensive effort by 12 X 5) 'V See SURGE on B3 Milch MascaroHerald Journal ' ' puls down a rebound over Sky Vtewi Mykej Beorchia Mountain CreeTs Diana Netoon See CLOSE chi B3 300-met- er X NBA LA Lakers 98 Mtami83 -New Jersey 89 Detroit 78 Sacramento 124 Milwaukee 117 Minnesota 96 LA Clippers 84 Indiana 103 Chicago 84 Dallas 105 New York 90 ’ Utah 86 Portland 81 Toronto 101 Phoenix 94 Golden State 106 Seattle 97 ' : Buffalo 2 San Jose 1 vlbronio4lfcmpaBay4tie Philadelphia 4 New Jersey Ottawa 3 BL Louis 1' Boston 6 Pittsburgh 3 ‘Rorid2Monlnal1 1 By TpJlk k ! ESPN— LA Lakers at Houston KJZZ— MbwieootaatUtah i : 6) ' meetings against Kentucky including one in Lexington! Barbour’s previous career high was 13 points which came in his first NCAA Division I game last season against Arizona State He NHL Es£n2— Sari Joseat Detroit ll Kenny Taylor the first Baylor transfer to retutn to Waco scored allof his 18 points on 3- pointers to lead the Longhorns With Baylor students holding - Jtff Hunter sports writer MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL j which handed Alabama ( 1 19 3-its fifth straight loss ! Eaimest Shelton scored 13 points to lead Alabama which had won two of its previous three ' signs calling him a traitor and booing each time he touched the - See TOP 25 on B5 n ' I AP photo UK's Ketoma Azubuiks grabs the bafl in traffic during his toani's 66-5- 5 win Tuesday night over Alabama - emerges as On tolovision Spun Antwain Barbour making his second start of the season 'scored a career-hig- h 23 points and No 8 Kentucky beat Alabama 66r55 on Tuesday night ' Barbour who started in place of die injuhed Gerald Fjtchthe Wildcats’ leading scorer went l(Lof-1- 3 from the field and had five rebounds for Kentucky (l7- 3 2 Southeastern Conference) - Los Angeles 3 Minnesota 1 : Calgary 5 Atlanta 2 NY Islanders 1 Colorado 1 tie ' I 7-- 1 11 12 minutes into Tuesday's game as he scored Kentucky’s first 13 points No Thus 84 Bqrlor 58 I matched that just By The Associated Press : NHL UiBkldBBa V v 'hya ' Once dreAgpes-mshsgeto putt little distance between themselves and UC Santa Barbara late in last weekend’s game at the Spectrum Utah State head coach Stew Morrill starting substituting whenever possible When an offensive possesskm was coming iq he plugged in sojdiofnore guard Chris Huber And when the Aggies went on defense following a dead ball Morrill: called on junior small forward "'Jason'’' Williams VJDuba defensive specialist? idea surprised even hint “That’s one thing (assistant) coach 'Hie (Randy) Rahie and I were laughing ' about because I told him T never would have thought you would have put me in for defense” Williams admitted : Jtion mark that seemingly always comes with a JUCO player Will he buy into his head coach’s almost ! maniacal insistence on hard-nos- ed ''team defense? “Buthetoldmel’vecomealong X ’The answerearly on was an !!' emphatic ‘No’ ways fiomthe first dayof practice Even with the small forward posi- and I appreciate that” tion wide open M the beginning of Repuded as a scorer after putting the season Williams wasn’t able( to 17 last over game year per points up Colbreak into tlw starting lineup until at Santa Rosa (Calif) Junior s V' i- ’ - : -- lege Williams came into Morrill's program encumbered with the ques 1 ‘‘ v ' - See HUNTER iB5 |