Show Section Friday December 26 2003 The Herald Journal' West Side star racks up the honors Jason tinner ' lege football’s top honor 'was lineman Leon Hart of y Notre Dame in 1 949 While receiving Fifth District When it comes to divvying out in honors the the of Player of the Year accolades in ' year player Idaho high school football is not sport of football it’s generally a ' of the same magnitude as the pretty safe bet that such an ' award will go to a running back i ’ Heisman Trophy this same or wide receiver soning applies And West Side offensivedefensive lineman One needs to look no further ' Brad Dance irf an exception to than the Heisman Trophy '— the rule r to most football’s given college The senior from Weston was player' — to under- “ selected as the player of the stand this Before Michigan comerback year by the district's coaches ' and later named the Idaho 2A Charles Woodson took home the award in 1997 the last KING on B3 athlete to receiver col- By sports writer o Hawaii needs three overtimes B2 to get past Houston Sports briefs Masters champion y Keiser dies at 89 vi ’ COPLEY Ohio (AP) — Herman Keiser the 1946 Masters champion died from implications of Alzheimer’s Disease He was 89 '! Keiser died Wednesday at an " assisted living home in suburban Akron daughter Diane Parker said Thursday v W ' The five-tim- e PGA Tour winner ' : beat Ben Hogan by a stroke in the 1946 Masters Reiser’s first trip to ' Augusta after serving nearly three ! years inthe Navy in World War II Keiser a Springfield Mo native moved to northeast Ohio in 1940 becoming ah assistant pro at Portage Country Club and later was the head' pro at Firestone Country Club in '!’ Akron : Among his students was Jack - Stewart the father of the late US Open champion PayneStewart ' Keiser also played in the 1947 : Ryder Cup in Portland Ore ateam captained by Hogan While the United States won ll-- l Keiser’s4 V and 3 loss to Sani King prevented a ' ! r " clean sweep y T'- " ' : - CAP) : :y- 3 ' : eaMtt "v : “He brings confidence tothe team that hecan make a play’’' McMillan said “He gets the respect ' from the officials arid from the :’!' 1 think it takes teams opposing some of the pressumoff of Rashard It should help these guys relax a lit- : But Walker was the difference for: ': the Mavericks repeatedly stepping back for decisiveshots Dallas took-itfirst lend of the second half on from two steps Walker's ’ behind the Un with 7:09 feft in the'fourth '''vV : Obviously we needed to stop that losing streak but we also played : : ' a good half of basketball which we: ' ' haven’t seen in a while’’-Walke- r ' said “Hopefully we can use It as a ' tie bit more with him being out there-”- ' - J v- - Dallas sriapped'a losing : set streak abandoning plays by any ' until the final moments of the sec- - Vond half The Mavericks’ stars were': allowed to create their own shots — and for the first time in weeks they did it splendidly “We didftTlhink We just went - out there and played basketball” ' said Jamison who had 22 points in just his second start of the season coaches gave us the freedom ' and we’re a talented team that can " take advantage of dial It feels so good to finally start playing that ' ' The Kings were forced to change ! their starting lineup foi' the first time - ' ’this reason inserting Gerald Wallace ' into Stojakoyic’s' spot Wallace a disappointment so far this reason responded with 13 pints in the first half finishing with 16 and a career- -' V' high 11 rebounds Sacramento took an j lead -- ' in the first half With crisp passing and surprisingly good team defense ' on Nowitzki but Dallas made a 19-- 4 : ' run over the'first five minutes of the third quarter when Sacramen- - r - - : : springboard” four-gam- e ' i - "cute'”-'-: All-Sta- ! J - ' A V answer for : c ! ’ 16-poi- nt ed - ’ 1 Kli r : After stumbling to' a deficit at halftime Dallas outscored “ : — the short-handKings 67-4and four players combined for 10 3- -! i ' pointers'that secured the Mays’ fifth six win in Sacramento in their last v ' regular-seaso-n games: ' “It was fun to watch us finally come through” Nowitzki said “It's 1 good to see that we can still exc-- The Jesus that Lewis was refer- - 7 ring to was Jesus Shuttlesworth the part Allen played in Spike Lee’s y 1998 movie “He Got Game’’ which starred Denzel Washington After missing the first '25 games ' of the Sonics’ season following arthroscopic surgery to his right ankle on Noy 1 Allen made an impressive return Thesday night i The shooting guara a ' three-tim- e ir and Seattle’s' best player scored 24 points on 8: !for-- l 3 shooting — including 7 from range— and had seven assists in a 1 16-9- 0 victory over thePhoenix SunsvV Allen'28 is certainly going to make coach Nate McMillan's job ' V The Mavericks haven’t resembled themselves much this season but th’re hoping 24 outstanding minutes pan helpi them get their identity back 1 ' n ‘ 7 : i ' : V: ' i' The Associated Press him for a while!” Yes that was the real Dirk Now- itzki scoring 22 of his 31 points in the fantastic second half of the Mavericks’ 11 1t103 victory over the J Sacramento Kingson Thursday — arid the real Antoine Walker Steve Nash and Antawn Jamison ' ' ! one-gam- : Lewis smiled mischievously when he saw the growing number of reporters waiting lb talk to Ray Allen ? “Are you waiting to talk to Jesus?” the SuperSonics! starting: small forward asked knowing full wellthat Allen’s splashy return to ' the lineup was the big NBA story in i eree Bernie Fryer earning the first e suspension of his career No matter the circumstances the Mavericks were energized by just their fourth road win of their disap- pointing season! The Kings are the NBA's best home team over the last four years but the Mavericks always ' seem to be at their best in Arco v:' Arena V j7 Mike Bibby iscored 23 points for ' ‘ the Kings who dropped to 15-- 2 at their-thirhOnie this sea-sowith just lossin their last 19 games overalL ' ' Brad Miller had 13 ix)ints12 rebounds and nine assists before fouling out“Our guys played really hard but ! the Mavericks were just great shootf : ing the 3 in the tecond half” Kings coach Rick Adelman said 'Tt was ' somebody different each time-W- e had our chances but they just made so many shots that wedidit’t have air ot — Rashard Seattle By MascaroHerald Journal s Don Nelson bellowed a greeting to the German soaking his feet ' ' in an ice bath “Nowitzki is alive and well!” the Dallas toach said “I haven’t seen : SEATTLE y: 7 ' Mitch West Sidefe Brad Dance (74) gets fired up during introductions prior tolhe Pirates' tournament game against Firth last month at the Holt Arena in Pocatello Idaho Rockets get win in battle of big men : Sonics happy to have Allen back bn court two-wa- -- to'sdefenrecollapsed ' ' " Bobby Jackson wsLs terrible for the despite Kings shooting ' ' many opn loCks at1 the basket 99 87 Rockets Lakers " : matchup wasa APphpto T'Tite Shaq-Ya- o way’’: '' I Walker had 23 pints 12 rebounds Dallas Mavericks guard Michael Finley right sheiote against Sacramento Kings push Otherwise the Houston Rock- ets were clearly suprior toihe Lbs y: and eight assists hitting five 3- - : forward Gerald Wallace during the first haH of Thursday night’s game v:'-especially down ‘Angeles Lakers pointers — including the godhead i ' the v! stretch : fTlie them basket with 1:04 left as Dallas and injured forward Chris Webber problem differently ing yly Steve Francis had 22 pints nine1-- ' : was in the second half They Started scored the game’s final pight pints who hasn’t played since blowing out Yao 1 1 rebounds and andreven assists make 3's’i assists Nash added 14 points and his knee early in die teams' second- ' and Michael Finley emerged from a ' round playoff series last spring won V Stojakovic became the NBA’s sec- - : Ming and Jim Jackson added 18 ' w each to with hit scorer Dallas 249 ? to in a seven Thursday night help rough outing games by pints' pints : the Rockets beat the suddenly slumps' 37'seconds left ' “I think if we had 'had IVga it : petgaiitoafterhiacaieer-biest41 ing Lakers In just their second home Joss of ' would have been a different story':! against Memphis bn Ttiesday night Serbian All- Blit the the season the Kings played without saidVladeDivac whqhad2i!:: ' See NB A on B3 points! “We would haVe been guard-- 4 Star also angrily brushed against ref7 V Stojakovic suspended '' -- : ' v: j - t v : 'to : - ond-leadi- ' mild-mannere- d ' t i a i NBA' Orlando 113 Cleveland 101 (OT) DaMaalll Sacramento 103 Houstori 99 LA Lakers87 !' 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Cubs fah Bartman goes 'v : J Hawaii Bowl : : Hawaii 54 Houston 48 ’ (3 GT) CHICAGO(AP) —Twomonthsago Steve Bartman was baseball’s Public ' Enemy No I A hapless ballhawk blamed for the Chicago Cubs’ latest misery the ' image of his outstretched hand made him ' the butt of jokes nationwide ' Hounded by the media Bartman has done seemingly everything jn his power to stay out of the spotlight But in that quintessen- tial Americp way he’s become a pop cul- - On television ' r 3 - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - c pm -- ESPN — Motor City Bowl Norths western vis Bowling Green at Detroit 6:30 pjn ' ESPN — Insight Bowl California vs Virginia Tech at Phoenix y 'NBA n ESPN2 — New Jensey at Dmroit IdOpjn ESPN2— Minnesota at Portland C AP photo leadiihg into tuteantihao 'There are shirts with his likeness on the Cuba toft ftoktor Moisei Akxrt arm to seen A trading card complete with a Internet foul Stave fan as for a bal tbq stands at right unsuccessfully Bartman deflects the bal at top in the eighth inning of Game 6 of ! fofce swatch of his bright green' turtleneck ' And that infamous ball? It was just auc- the National League championship series on Oct14 2003 ditoap tioried for $106600“When you say the Bartman ball most people have seen that game Even people' who aren’t baseball fans” raid Brian reh vice president of acquisitions for Mas-troNet Inc: the auction house that sold the - V-'- ban : s: “It gets embedded in people's minds’ Fra those few who don’t remiembpr Butman was the Cubs fan who unwittingly' deflected a foul ball away from Moises Alou in Game 6 of the National League championship series The ball ricocheted - : ! : ) ' !' - See FAN on B3 ' - |