Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday October 4 2003 — M i ' - e ’" j - USU ' Ags get 3-ga- 44 tsus i ' f Jr' M'l" ' ’fiAj first-eve-r win streak me By 4 shuts down Matadors Jason Itamar' sports writer Although £ was only tbe first game of the Big West Conference season the Utah State women's soc- certekm served the rest of the league notice that a similar collapse to last year's is unlikely USU got o(T on the right foot Friday afternoon at Bell Field creating 13 scoring opportunities in the first half en route to a 0 drubbing of Cal State Nofthridge in the BWC opener 3-- El LucaraHerald Journal Utah State's Chartsie Harris right heads Die ball as Cal State Northridge's Shannon DeVos defends during a Big West Conference game Friday afternoon I - for both schools With the victory Utah State not only improved to 4 on die season e but recorded the first f winning streak in Aggie history "Indefinitely a good feeling to come out winning "Aggie for-ward AmberTracy said "Rightnow everyone is on a high everybody’s positive wd everybody's ready to win and I think ifs hewing us a bunch right now Our team is connecting very well" The Aggies certainly connected well against the Matadors — a sigh of relief for Aggie fans who saw their team go to open Big West play a season ago after going a school-be-st in nonconference action ' USlTs ability to connect well Friday was especially evident on a Tracy to Ally Gegg to Tracy to Chanel Blaquiere combination play ' that gave the Aggies a 0 lead midway through the second half 0-6- -1 6-2- -2 On that play Tracy beat die Mata-- ' dor defense on a counterattack situation and worked a perfect with Clegg On the return pass Tracy found Blaquiere all alone at die far post and the sophomore forward it into the open net V "It was pretty sweet" USU head coach Heather Cairns said of the play "It's always nice when you score off of combination plays It was the nicest one that resulted in a goal (this season) dial's for sure" In preparation for the game Cairns said die team spent a great deal of time working on finishing crosses in the penalty area It showed against CSN 1 as not only was Blaquiere's goal scored on a cross but Michelle's Haws' shot in the 38th minute was give-and-- go one-tim- ed (0-1-- 3) 3-- 7-- three-gam- See USU on B4 r Swimmer took home sixv t competed in the By Thomas Manning " sports writer r- - 4 ce ns and the 100 free (1:0454) fin- Taylor also grabbed four second-plac- e ishes to go along with his six state titles — an unprecedented performance to say the least Timmy Bates claimed two state titles Bates Ms-swa- finishes in die 200 away with IM and the 100 backstroke Bates posted a time of 3:133 in the200 IM and 1:2573 in V ’ the 100 backstroke "It made me feel good and that all rtf my hard work had paid aft” Bates said "I just visualize " what I'm going to do to beat everyone Bates added three second-plac- e finishes to bis accomplishments in the 30 backstroke 400 I'?nd 100 fly Erin Pabst and Mackenzie Pabst represented the lady Marlins well walking away withtwo individual state titles between them ' v Erin competing in the 13 and division wowed everyone including die com-- ! petition as she took the state title in tire 200 backstroke Erin posted a winning time of ' 2:3326 and according to coach Bares has first-pla- Despite being small fish in a sea loaded with much bigger fish the Marlin swim team which is bared out of the Sports Academy fared quite well at the state competition in Kearns XX The competition which was held in early August featured teams from all over Utah vying for the title of state champion As a team die Marlins finished seventh over-- ! fin- all which could be equated to a first-plaish among teams similar in size Several Marlins (fid manage to be crowned state chanqis 'Considering our size and thanks to the effort the kids put forth we did great” Mar-ficoach Yolanda Bates said "We work and train fire this all season and to go up three and compete with some of the bigger teams and do as well as we did 7 1 fed very good" It could be said that Marlin Jake Thylor dominated the state competition but that would be a grave understatement Tbykre who division competed in the 11- - and won individual state titles in the 200 free under category arid 10-an- d- ce -- - - consistently improved afl season ' Mackenzie refusing to be out done by her Q big sister was also awarded a state title along finishes — with a plethora of second-plac- e five in all Mackenzie finished first in die 100 breast with a time of 1:3406 the race" With a total of 10 individual state titles and a top-1- 0 finish overall the Marlins represented Logan well despite being one of the smallest teams competing Mitch MascaraHerald Journal The Logan Marlins swim team finished seventh at the state competition back in August Sky View sweeps away competition Roth back smiling MC finishes second after injury again Logan grabs third spot By By David Cordero sports writer Jason Ttimer sports writer Victory always feels a little sweeter when one has to work for it At least that's the way the Sky View girls tennis team felt after sweeping through the competition — albeit with a few speed bumps — at the Region 4 Tennis Tournament Friday at Utah State It's hard to imagine Ingrid Roth in a bad mood The jovial sophomore middle blocker on the Utah State volleyball team is always a fun interview Thithful too which we in the business love So it's tough to see her in any other light other than the ' Region 4 tennis "happy-go-luck- The Bobcats finished one of the most dominant seasons in Region 4 history in style going a perfect 0 in championship singles and doubles matches Fri- day to finish rin astounding 59-- 1 in individual region matches this year "It's a great feeling to pull out every one of them especially with the tight matches" SV coach Melissa Stuart said "Last night at our region dinner we talked about today being hand that today would not be easy It feels so much better to pull through and win when things are tough" As a result Sky View ended the season with 99 region points to finish 21 points Mountain Crest ahead of second-plac- e Logan made it a Cache Valiey’sweep in that order for the second straight season as the Grizzlies came in third with 43 points But as dominant as the Bobcats have 5-- Mitch MascaraHerald Journal Sky View's April Hansen hits a volley in the direction of Mountain Crest's Emeri Dairies Friday during their No 2 doubles championship match at Utah State been this season their rivals to the south made sure it wasn't smooth sailing in the championship matches Like they have all year the Mustangs the Bobproved they were hands-dow- n cats' toughest competition as four of the five championship matches were of the SVMC variety Despite coming up short in all four positions long-tim- e Mustang coach Dale Swan was more than happy with his team's effort After all Mountain Crest was in position to capture all four con tests unlike the last region tilt between the two squads "We came into this region tournament and my kids played some of the best tennis they've played all season long" he said "It would have been nice to have won a few more than we did but I can't ask for any more than the way my kids came in here arid played" And it all started at the No 1 singles position between Bobcat Mallory Welsh See SWEEPS on B4 Bryant prosecutor seeks more funding FRISCO Colo ( AP) — The prosecutor in the rape case against Kobe Bryant has asked for nearly $200000 next year to handle expenses including the hiring or experts on sexual assault and trauma District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said the money would be in addition to his $18 million base request for NBA 2004 from the four counties he serves "We’ve never done a trial like this” he told county officials Thursday "No one in the state has ever done a trial like this” He asked for $45500 on expert witnesses and $143000 for extra staffing said Krista Flannigan his spokeswoman Those witnesses include specialists in rape trauma and a jury consultant she said Summit County Commission chairman Guy Lindstrom said ' he expects his county to approve the request along with Eagle Clear Creek and Lake counties Bryant 25 is accused of raping a employee at a resort where he was staying in June The NBA star is scheduled to appear Thursday for a preliminary hearing Earlier this year Eagle County approved $105000 for expenses in the Bryant case this fiscal year which ends Dec 31 ' y” persona she emanates But even the most jaunty pery son will fail to see the humor in one's lower back locking up on her not allowing her to straighten up or bend over That's what happened to Roth one February morning earlier this year as she reached for her backpack on her way to agility drills And it was hell "It was very frustrating because spring is more of a learning time for everybody” said Roth who played in just one spring tournament "Since I was only a freshman I feel like I was missing out m all the learning I could have been doing all the defense I could have been playing all the jump training I could have been doing and all the lifting that I could have done "I felt like somehow I was being held back but it was really my fault so it was hard to deal with” she "I had never really been injured before to the point where I couldn't play con-tinu- ed so it was a struggle" Class was brutal too "I couldn't bend over I couldn't straighten up I sat in about a straight line for almost a week" she recalled -"I couldn't even really sit in most of my classes I would stand in the back of the room and kind of be' like (to the teacher) T hurt myself I don't know what's wrong yet please don't be offended : I'm not going to walkout'" y f jJ Luckily Roth is completely healthy now and a key contributor for die Aggies who conclude their four-mat- ch home- -' stand against UC Irvine tonight at 7 in the Spectrum Yet she won't forget her experience last semester And for good reason It taught her a lesson "That injury kind of helped me grow up a little bit and realize I need to take care of myself all the time not just when I'm sore" Roth said "I never thought my back was something I'd ever injure so I'd never — unless it would bother me after sleeping on it wrong — go in and get treatment for it "After hurting it I go in whether or not I'm hurting or feel great" Roth said "It hasn't been bothering me which is really nice I guess it means all the hard work I did during rehab is paying off" It also means paying better attention in the weight room See ROTH on B4 |