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' '“if ’fV r I - i i - 'V - 7 v - - V V' v "v V V: v I' 'V': J- -: i ‘v1 Section X V° r rn Vv N1 r'i V W X J' f r V-- ' Ay y" a- ' - V V "v r Apni i - V -s- t ‘V '' " '' ' ' ' 'Vtfd rs ' - Jt ' ‘ r ' i y 4UU4 ‘‘ c ' ' ’V T y- : ! vQ v Wednesday --- V ' Pi' herald Journal The Insido Crosbie movirig to MC it- Jim Crosbie was not part of the committee that made foe' decision to hire Amanie Six candidates were interviewed Hansen said ‘ “Jim stayed out of it total-on- e ly” Hansen said “(Current ' MC athletic director) Dan Cox was on the committee along with some other istrators the South Cache r principal and two parents “WehadsomeexceUent ' candidates Getting Amanie Crosbie is great for us” Amanie Crosbie met with her Sky View girls to break the news Ibesday' By Shawn Harrison eportsecitor - Mountain Crest has found a girls basketball coach Sky View is now in need of A rough day on the diamond B2 for Mountain Crest ‘ Sports briefs USU’s Bruins shares BW pitching honors Utah State freshman Jill Bniins was named die Big West Softball of the Week for her efforts in leading the Aggies to a V e series sweep of Cal State Fullerton this past weekend Bruins shared the honor with Lind- ' sey Herrin of UC Santa Barbara Bruins is the first USU softball player to earn Big West honors since Breanne Smith' was selected as the Big West Player of the Week She is also the first Aggie ' pitcher to be honored since Dsa Spencer was named die Big West Pitcher of the Week in 2001 Co-Pitch- er Amanie Crosbie was announced as the new Mus- tang coach by Mountain Crest Patricia Hansen Tbcsday afternoon Crosbie wifi be moving 17 miles south from Smithfield and ioinhusfMindJimtothe Hyrom high school Jim Crosbie is the boys basketball coach and will take over ath-letic director duties to the end By Jaff Hunter sports writer admin-princw- al right-han- ' Brant SlavsnaHwatd Journal After spendng six years to Sky Viev giria basketbaO coach Amanie Crosbie la moving south to Mountain Crest i See CROSBIE on B3 three-gam- Just a couple of weeks after Utah State dodged Utah’s efforts to lure away head basketball coach Stew Morrill the Uteshave snuck Aggiamanb in the back door ' and snared Morrill’s d man The Herald Journal has learned Morrill's top assistant Randy Rahe is leaving Utah State to take See RAHE on B3 1°5®GD 2 goals in second half the difference Two Bniins woo two games and picked up her first save of the season against tlx four-tim- e defending Big Wst Conference champions With USlTs first win on Saturday Bruins helped the Aggies hah a losing streak to the Titans dating back to May 2 By David Cordero sportawriter HYDE PARK — There was something about Sky View’s second goal Never mind that it was a fluke — it was make no mistake — but it seemed to energize the Bobcats Not only did it give them the lead but it made 13-ga- Aggies host T-bir-ds Utah State’s softball team will host Southern Utah in a double-headtoday at 1pm USU has already met the this season posting losses of 2 and 1 6 Both games were er b 1-- heldatSUU : ' " Utah State is tied for first place in the Big West Conference after opening play this weekend with a three game win streak against Cal State Fullerton The Aggies haven’t started the conference3-- 0 since 19 and only three times ever as a member of the Big West The Aggies are led at the date by Jessica Garnett who is batting 363 and has 4 RBI on the season Haven Vance follows With an average of 338 and 12 RBL Leslie Higley leads USU in pitching owning five wins and throwing 25 strikeouts USU oa the season leads the series against Southern Utah 0 SUU is 2 on the season r 3-3- -1 (1-1- -1 3-- ! 7-- 22 all-ti- 23-1- 34-1- them thirsty for more Amidst several opportunities Sky View punched it one more goal and held Mountain Crest off the scoreboard the rest of the way en route to a 1 win Tbesday to Cedar Ridge Middle School “They’re kind of like sharks that way" said Bob- -' cats coach Doyle Geddes ' “When we got that second goal I diink from that point on the game was in our hands” Added Eric Anderson who contributed die team’s third score: “After the second goal there was no stopping us” Such an effort couldn’t have come at a better time for Sky View overaU) Region 4 - The Bobcats were off a devastating loss to Logan last ' week another defeat would have meant a tremendous uphill climb in order to get back into the league race Instead they’re tied for third with Roy (a 0 loser to visiting Bonneville) and within reach of die top poL What spurred diem on was ah unusual goal by Neil Essig About 14 minutes into the Mcpnd half he receivnl a pass from Derick Crockett on the left : ride and sent a high cross toward the goal The pass was too deep for other Sky View players to get to it : but just deep enough to where Mountain Crest goalie Chase Ferraro couldn’t reach it The trajectory was so precise that the ball landed in side of the net but never touched the back “I whs thinking it was a little high but die wind lifted it in” Essig said v Anderson followed to the 69th minute with a left- - v box For the f footed bullet from oufeide die mixes terrific who footwork and a junior speed shot was his the of it powerful year That eighth goal ties him with Provo’s Sean Aslett for the 4A lead “This was an essential win for us against a ' : 7 good team” Geddes said Therc was a better sus- tained effort for a longer period of time today” 3-- Thun-derbir- ds 3-- : scoros i riit Boston 4 Baltimore 1 Anaheim 10 Seattle 5 - ' Detroit7rToronto3 Tampa Bay s NY Yankees 4 : OaMarid3Texaa1 : 18-yq- Cleveland 6 (15) Florida 4 Montreal 3 Colorado 6 Arizona 2 ' NY Meta 7 Atlanta 2 7 IMwaukee 7 St fjouis 5 San Francisco 7 Houston S y-ys- ' Mitch MaacaroHerald Journal 's J jd : fc't $ky Vlew stopper Brian Hebdpri dears LoeAngeleBSan Diego4 bal against Mountain Crest Tuesday aftentpon NBA Toronto 87 Cleveland 86 Philadelphia 103 Atlanta 100 OT ' Detroit 102 Ortando 86 ’ ' Milwaukee 103 New Jersey 98 Indiana 107 New York 88 - : V Dattaa118 Seattle 108 '0 Sacramento 105 New (Means 91 Portland 91 LA Lakers 80 : : Golden State 97 Houatpn ?0 UConn lead Tennessee from start to finish NEW ORLEANiS (AP) - A triple for die onships Tennessee and coach Pat Summitt - : On tolovision V f- j still lead aU teams widi six NCAA tides but women a double for die sdiooL ConnectiAuriemma and the Huskies are closing fast cut’s chanqrionship sweep is conriete 'UCramstarted fast in this one racing to a Led byme incomparable Diana Tuirari lead in the first halt then had to the UCoiln women delivered an encore to the fend off Tennessee time and time again in die title won by the men’s team beating Ten-seemid half The Huskies did it nessee 70LTuesday nidit for : with contributions from everyone their third straight championship: Ikurari scored 17 points and So now there’s a new Tltletown: Huskies’ ree teammates weren’t far Stores the Com rl55EfllFI35? tiny bdnndl Jessica Modre and Ann v "rry--y-ihome IiUkK I Strother each had 14 and Moore Tltevictoby dtewohfoQ'-' : grabbed nine rriiounds Barbara their fourdi fide in five yean ’ ' ' v Timer had nine rebounds 12 came after UConn beat Georgia: Tbdt in the men’s diampTonship game Mon- - : points four assists two steals and two Modes V ' Thii was ii team championship day night rfialring Connecticut the first ' schocd both I to tides Division “Every time we needed a big play from sweep “Unbelievable” UConncoadi Geno 'J' someone we got iL” said Trarasi voted the g An Auriemmasaid“ft’s so FmalFour’soutstodplayerfor unbelievable acconmlishment for a schooL” 7 ond straiit yeat Tennessee cut foe lead to six to halftime It was the fifth dtle overall for die wmnen : 17-poi- nt MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ji FSN r- - Colorado at Arteona jr:y Spun''' ESPN2— San Francisco at Houston NBA T- 7 Golden Ststo M P( Denver to Phoenix ESPN FSN - 5pjltV-:7£irv ESPN — 8 nhlv' r fe Playoffs conference 1 NashvHle to Detroit: quar-terfina- game ( 41 r y pjn ESPN2—Playoffscorterencequar-torfinal- s game 1 Dates to Colorado 1M w mt ESWC-- - A y mind-bogglin- 'h : 7 v- andcameto theexpeoreof theonly other school diito has won dpee strait dianqn-- : UEFA Champions League quarterfinal ' ’ SOCCER ! 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