Show B2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday October 9 2003 Giggy struggles in Anaheim’s opener By The Associated Press Giguere wasn’t able to cany his postseason magic into toe Jean-Sebasti- en new season Giguere allowed goals on the sec- ond and third shots against him then gave up another in each of the final two periods as Dallas beat Anaheim 4-- 1 in the season opener ' Sergei Zubov and Stu Barnes beat him on shots 30 seconds mart in toe game’s opening minutes tool Zubov made a superb pass to set up Barnes EEE Brant Stevensfttorald Journal i Sky View's Kendon Knowles (front) took first with a time for the third goal which Giguere had little chance to stop Bill Guerin flipped in the final goal on a break- away midway through toe third period Giguere finished wito 18 saves in his first game since winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as toe playoffs MVP Marty Turco who set a modern-da- y record for goals-again- st average last season made 20 saves Rob Niedermayer scored the lone goal for Anaheim of 17:30 followed by teammate Mitchei Lancaster Blackhawks ' SMITH FIELD — With the region meet less than a week away the Sky View Bobcats’ cross country team appears to be peaking at just the All-Sta- righttime On Wednesday the Cals cordially welcomed the Roy Royals to town and then promptly disposed of them in unfriendly fashion “We’re right where we want to be” Sky View coach Kyle Wright 1 Cross country said “Hopefully we’re craning together for region” : The Bobcat girls led by Lindsey Lawlor Dani Corbett Katie Dewey and Jodi Knight cruised to a con-- 3 vincing i6-3- 8 win Sky View’s boys followed the girls’ lead with Kendon Knowles and Mitchei Lancaster leading the boys to a 19-4- 1 victory I The Lady Cats burst out of the gates leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind who would win the race Lawlor despite toe heat led from the start steadily increasing her lead through- out toe race Lawlor crossed the finish line wito a time of 2045 minutes “I felt a little sick going into the race “Lawlor said “But" things : turned out all right” Lawlor may be the only valley runner who lias a legitimate shot at challenging Mountain Crest’s fresh- - 'packed it in well”-: Logan hlh to Bees "After faring well against Bax : Elder at the Cache-Bo- x meet last week Logan’s cross country teams fell to the Bees on Wednesday at BrighamOty Despite Nate Needham claiming yet another win with a time of P 16:49 Logan’s boys woe unable to 7 topple the Bees twice in a row: The Grizz edged Box Elder at Cache-Bo- x ' but lost Wednesday 1 ' Brant StevensHerald Journal man phenom Kira Datwyler at the Region 4 competition next week at Eagle Mountain in Brigham City “I’ll probably peak a little closer to state” Lawlor said “But there will be good competition at region and state” - - Iginla named NHL’s first black captain ' CALGARY Alberta (AP) -- 4 Jarome Iginla became the fust black captain in NHL history Wednesday when the talented forward was tabbed ’ to wear the C’ by the Calgary Flames “I have been yery lucky to have played with many great captains that I have learned from over the course of my career” Iginla said in a statement “I believe I am better prepared to assume this role as a result of playing with players such as Craig Conroy and Dave Lowry I’m ready for the next challenge and the responsibilities that go with it” Conroy Iginla's linemate served as Flames captain the past two seasons Conroy and defenseman Robyn JRegehr will be alternate captains “Jarome and I have discussed his eventual captaincy of this organization for some time now” Conroy said “I strongly believe that he has all the qualities of the leader required to bring our club to the next level i “If I had any sense from Jarome that he was not ready I was prepared to remain as team captain but there is no doubt in my mind that at 26 yean "" 24-3- to the Logan’s girls lost 15-4-3 Bees despite Emily Harris Shauna LeBeau and McCall Olson finishing sixth sevento and eighth respectively old he is prepared to assume toe role” Iginla is entering his eighth NHL season He won the NHL scoring title in the 2001-200- 2 season as well as an Olympic gold medal wito Canada at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt - 2-- ' EAGLE Colo (AP) —When last vi seen in this small mountain town Kobe Bryant spent seven minutes in court and uttered just two words He returns :: Thursday for an appearance that could bejust as brief — but the two words he says might be a lot more significant Depending on what strategy his lawyers choose Bryant could1 enter s plea of not guilty Thursday to toe 7 vi charge he sexually assaulted a hotel V p worker If he does it will begin the legal countdown to a celebrity trial the likes of which have not been seen since OJ Simpson was tried on mur- der charges eight years ago Already a media throng that includes framer Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark isin place for Bryant’s second appearance in two months in a ' courtroom before a judge used to dealing wito more mundane matters like petty theft and drunken driving A gag order is in place for all participants in the case but that hasn’t stopped ' Gannett asked if he objected to giving up his right to have a preliminary hearing within 30 days 7 Thursday’s session is scheduled as a preliminary hearing where a sheriff’s detective would take the stand and lay out some of toe details of what hap- pened between Bryant end the alleged victim toe night of June 30 at the C Cordillera Lodge: But legal analysts have speculated that defense attorneys will waive the hearing at the last minute because they have no chance of winning it and 3 ' some 300 television print and radio types from gathering to report — and speculate — on what fate awaits Bryant Unlike Bryant’s first appearance cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom! And unlike that Aug 6 hearing there is some question just what will go on when the NBA star walks wito his lawyers into Judge Frederick Gannett’s court this time During toe August hearing Bryant only spoke the words “No sir” when - little chance of procuring any addi-tion- al evidence they don’t already possess By waiving the hearing the defense i would also let details of the alleged sexual assault go unchallenged in pub-- i lie until trial “From a public relations standpoint that type of evidence would most like-ly be very damaging to Kobe Bryant’s reputation” said Karen Steinhauser a former prosecutor and a professor at toe University of Denver law school i Bryant has to appear Thursday regardless of the defense strategy Even if the hearing is waived he faces j a bail hearing '— and there is a possi- bility he tould enter a plea during an arraignment before another judge State courts spokeswoman Karen Salaz said two judges are already on notice they might be called to preside over an arraignment if toe defense asks : I - LakeGty “Jarome is a quality young man and a terrific hockey player who people lookup to” Flames head coach and general manager Darryl Sutter said “His work ethic and commitment to being the best are examples of how all players should prepare and compete Wild 0 Kobe comes to Eagle ci reus su re to follow - Sky View’s Lindsey Lawlor fought off ' sickness to win in 20:45 Vv who have missed toe playoffs five of toe past six seasons Bruins 3 Devils 3 Jeff Jill son scored twice in his Bruins debut the second to tie toe game wito 3:38 left on Wednesday night as Boston opened the season wito a 3 tie against toe Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils ' The Bruins rallied from a 0 deficit in the second period only to fall behind on Scott Niedermayer’s second goal of the game Felix Potvin signed by Boston in toe offseason made 32 saves Joe Thornton also scored for toe Bruins who got new coach Mike Sullivan a ' point in his debut as an NHL head coach Martin Brodeur stopped 28 shots for New Jersey Brian Rafalski had two assists and Jeff Friesen also scored for the Devils 3-- Jocelyn Thibault stopped 33 shots and Tyler Amason scored early in the second period to lift Chicago past Minnesota Wild in the season opener for both teams Thibault teamed with the Black- hawks’ penalty killers to snuff all seven Minnesota power-pla- y chances He had eight shutouts last season second best in toe NHL and beat Buffalo 3--0 in toe Blackhawks’ home opener a year ago Wito the Chicago Cubs hosting Game 2 of toe National League cham-pionsh-ip series only 13903 were in ' attendance to see toe Blackhawks v Sky View’s Dewey finished third overall posting a time of 22:21 seconds behind teammate Corbett Dewey who has ran well all season was recently named to the Academte ic Cross Country Team Dewey has a GPA of 40 “My parents have always taught me that academics come Erst” Dewey said “Ibey told me if I kept my grades up I could play whatever sport I wanted I love running and so I made sure I made my parents proud of my grades and my running ” Knowles continual his reign as Sky View’s top runner finishing first wito a time of 17:30 But Lancaster wasn’t far behind finishing a mere 23 seconds behind his teammate-- ' “I’m just proud of the team” Knowles said “We talked about vV ' getting a little tighter and today we Manning By Thomas ‘ i writer 1 AP photo Anaheim center Rob Niedermayer (44) battles with Dallas defender Philippe Boucher in front of the Dallas goal j : i Parry’s Power Guide ' Parry's Power Guide is a weekly computer ranking system based on a formula created by Noland Parry When ratings of opponents are compared a favorite can be determined : Games Games ' - (Home teams in ALL CAPS) Favorite Une Underdog ROY Mtn Crest 23 LOGAN 17 Sky View Bonneville BOX ELDER 3' BEAR RIVER44 Ben Lomond AKamont RICH 7 Home team rating includes three additional points Last weeks record: 42-- 3 240-6- 1 (797 percent) Year-to-dat- e: Top 5 In 4A 1 2 3 4 5 Highland Lone Peak Box Elder Bountiful Bonneville 884 881 85 : Top 4 In 3A 1 Bear River 2 North Sanpete 3 Morgan 4 Pine View Top 3 1- Monficello 2 Enterprise 3 Rich 893 Ini A J 847 754 689 672 668 416 375 308 David Cordero im wic i2- - Wade Dennlston Laal wartc 1 American Falls at Preston West Side at Malad Wyoming at Utah State Colorado State at BYU San Diego State at Utah Weber State at Montana North Texas at Idaho at Michigan at Minnesota Miami at Florida State Oklahoma vs Texas at Dallas Ohio State at Wisconsin Georgia at Tennessee Philadelphia at Dallas Kansas City at Green Bay Miami at Jacksonville San Francisco at Seattle Atlanta at SL Louis Turner Laal male 11--7 Ovaratt: JU2 0vraH:J67 ml Mountain Crest at Roy ' Sky View at Logan Jason Mountain Crest Mountain Crest Roy Logan Preston Logan Preston West Side Utah State Logan Preston West Side Logan Preston West Side Preston West Side Utah State Wyoming BYU Colorado State Utah Montana Idaho Utah Montana North Texas oe Minnesota Florida State Oklahoma Ohio State Georgia Dallas Kansas City Miami Seattle St Louis Michigan Miami Texas Wisconsin Tennessee Philadelphia Kansas City Miami Seattle St Louis BYU - 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Mountain Crest Malad Guest: Doug Mountain Crest Logan Preston West Side Utah State Colorado State Utah Montana North Texas oe Tennessee Dallas Kansas City Miami Miami Miami Seattle St Louis Seattle San Francisco SL Louis SL Louis Michigan Florida State Oklahoma Ohio State Georgia Dallas Green Bay Miami Seattle St Louis Shawn still has the best percentage but he'D choke R sooner or later Jeff is in dead last and probably won't get any help this week He has tons of upsets Including Texas Idaho and Wisconsin Wade David and Jason are burrowing around in the middle and need solid weeks to keep Harrison at bay Lyle Henderson's West Srde Pirates have made believers out of everybody Wei almost everybody Shawn (Malad class of 1 984) had to go with his alma mater We couldn't find anyone else to be the guest picker so we decided to ask Doug Hoffman of Utah State's athletic media relations Actually there is a reason The burly gentleman with the ad-ok cowboy strut went to college at Wyoming so we decided to test his loyalty to the school Turns out he’s a company man Biiwiiig surprise Tust-buc- ff v xo-)1 |