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Show V - f : ' . 4 . .; f. . - r p v r r. . r ' 'I : i 1 Sun 6A Tuesday 'July 3, 2001 fclycKS1;' iMl By RICHARD SHAW; 7 orts writer ' "I s IH - and thinks his franchise ia just as good aa any Jazz fan does. I know - Celtics fans toNew England, 76er : ;; . ; 7 v.i tons to the states, They booed in the Delta CenBulb fans in Chicago; Dallas fans when ter on Wednesday pbtot guard Rani Lopez was se; toTexaa Denver tons to Colorado, Rmtlandfanstothe northwest and tected in the 24th round of the NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. Tb Clippers fans in LA, and they all V J fttok toeyhave the best arenasand me that was astonishing; ; y-Its ho wonder many'of the best teams. Most want also have very ,7 thinkthey jdayms to the NBA wouldnt toMve in Utah after theysee things competent coaching and manage-men-t staffs on their teams. - v.;7 like that y Dan Roberta, the game nouncer for toe Jazz and for the Eagles, Pinos, and ViJazz draft party laat week told kings ton. I too think the players ; ; niit mid-Atlan- tic . '. t . H-- -: " ByRICIIARDSHAW... . Sports writer : V.7:7 :. V-- '7 ,; ". to alfiimigh it was good enough to win. Itwas during this game that Matt Kloepfer bit the only home run of 7 s . make adjust- -' the tournament by any player, ..Coaches have arid ments to teams for all kinds of rea-- Martinez sons: Sometimcsit isbccauseof to asingle and Matt Jewkeswent2-- 3 : 'OnafitheteamsIlovesuespeciaL 7 ' ;; juries, somctiities because of player with twodoubles. booed the selection of John , ; . Hove living inUtah and particu-torit- y : W attitudes or talents. , The starting pitcher was Hatch-- ; to CarbonCountyThere to StodctoninT984.. ; Sometimes they also have to d ;; and then Parsons came in as relief, : no Then theybooedeven more., place I know of that I would It bocause of weddings. ; in the second game Helper was ' ' ; :7 rather five and few about I knowwhat it is i dont places that the last inning, ;Wfeddings? to almost any could Lake Salt in and mewith Utah ' No fewer than four of the tempt general I; regular 7 but the Blackfoot kids managed to : tomove. renumeration Idndof tat v toaetothink particular Le-.players on Helpers American ;' ebme hack and tie the score with: toitlalsorooognizethatwehave fikhoweveiytotogabout gion team had. to stay home from out one hit due to a series of walks 7; mlock on nothing,and that Iknow.' ; i the Bozeman Tournament because ant then two kfey errors that led to ' They also seem to think that no ' so little about so many thtogs that .someone in their family was gutting-- . scores by the walked players. one else has, or should have a I am aneopbyte whentt cpmesto married and that gave some kids Helper did have time before the lock almost everything in tne world what about on is special tournament Utah area to the that dock Eastern ebme ran out are; frpm ' ' team state or ; 7V:.7,; their 7" HookatthedraftpidcstbCJazz Ki playing Babe Ruth ball this year to bade and actually got Lewis tothird ;. offended made over theyears and I have ; People vay haeget take a step up and play in the AL base but couldnt bring him in bevf have asked myself, knowing what eaeyvriien things are said about J- ranks. . fore thbfnningWBS over. :.lr. I knew at the time cd the pick could hot Sometimes are Utah, they was Overall, I wasYeaily pleased ; the starting V'Jft Troy Grundy have dmtebetter?, !7' t ; eveanejpttathtag&Etotostonee With how we played In Montana,1 , jpitcher, with Any jFhrlaino coming the has 'The oniy wayl could have, or v:7 a DaCentor reputation Mon--din as relief and thenLandon Watson said Coach Jeff Cisneros on for loud fan could have is if luck had a hutl '' arena, being any vay after a,450 a.m.arrival home finishing upthe game. NBA gamea to been have attended smiling on me a llttle more 7- from the Big Sky state. It was good team the ; By tinte; the Helper are-na-s I found cities was on Jazz management toher it and their than .chance for these kids to play and readied the second Blackfoot game foiid based on tofmnatfoni as to louden be Juat & 7 picked ;They : V they knew they were playing on they held their own." aaw Whencommeniators Tnever and never knevg on network that 7 " : The Helper team played Sunday for third and fourth place 3 NBA games 7 juat like they did in this draft, ;. television carrying five tournament in to first with die the 7 days games m.ny call other araiasbeaatifur and :7; Some of their pidca over the Fbr that game th toced the game in Orem the night before they the tons are some of toe beat r; years have been bad; some have feat V left for Montana against leagueop-- ; home team, Bozeman, and th lost in toe NBA," I have been to sports 7 been greaLVfo afi hear about the ponent Mountain View They started U8-- Hdper didn't event on base chibs inShlt Lake where people ' bads pidcs; like toe one who to off the trip well with a $6 victory; untfl the fifth inning; v. the teamnow Butwe over theUtah County team. I don't know what was wrong; . to on VV;-how the announcers about the Makmea; '.. trad 7 ', fwget Most of the runs we got were butwe just didnt come out and hit : r. biased. who have 7''7'7-Ruaaelto ve :7Stocktona; 7 'y't is a win a t We ' but ' ,. win," said the ball at all," said Cisneros. unearned, 'a 7; Maybeifs because we havean and the Anderoons and stayed; in Cisneros. the well actually played very yi- underdog syndrome here. Utah ; Eiseteys who left. Vj unttl this game. $ thought Helper garnered il hits with 2 r. ' : is the amaltofet NBA market and RartLopez maybethe next John errors Vvhile Mountain View got only since we were, playing the home when anything negative Is said 7 StoddonandhemaynotButvhan five hits and also committed. 2 er-- : team our guys would bealittlemore John Stockton was drafted he was about the state or toe franchise it 7 for werent" but rora, up it, they Is likewe ; are think 'v always peojde equated withayoung Bob CousQt Matt Jewkes was the starting Brady Martinez went 3 all smafi. vseauseweare Heactuaiyturnedouttobebetto' picktogon 2 went with singes, Mark Bailor pitcher and he went four innings. 7 ''7.7 Bob Causey.' v';t 7 singles and Ttyler Grundy went. 2 Then Lewis came hi for two and In boys camp at CEU ;'. We. to this state, seem to try ; 7 ' Its been said many times, but Carbpn Martinez came .to during the last, a wilhadouble, harder than any group (ffpetde ; 7 tfs trua iftrArOHofthe dloe.Thcse Travis Barnett was the starting toning and shut the Bozeman bat7';- Cartwn's Cody Butler goes tip to defend a player, from Wasatch High School, khow Anywhere to tospd toe ! :vhigh school .players that were down.'Parsons took then Kalen and ten pitcher last held CEU, the of the week during at Many players imagewethinkwehavefatoerost 7 drafted in the nrst round could be boys basketball camp 7 ; over in the sixth inning to close the ,Wb had two errors and a lot ' of the eoontry as betog odd of Ted the from Dinas team the the direction grpat orthey miit be abusLWho .7 played at boys camp under walks. Those two things ended up .' game out. , : and It to easy to second guess knows? politically basketball fiom religiously It was a good way to start the costingU8, said Cisneros. the v Bianco, Cartwns bead coach, and the assistant coaches 7 few 7 ' ' la a a it rural later; but at the time Maybe thing. SChOOL years said Cisneros. WhUe do well team the didnt as ; trip," Utahns arealwayssedngartkiea coaches and general managers ' .Then the team took the bus ft). as hoped at the tournament they and pieces topublications about can only go with the. Information Bozeman where they, faced teams stiil played well to every game exV' ' how 'f west and .the different rural they have and their gut feeling, fromWashington State; Idaho and cept the last one; the opportunity ; t' to to New York 7 whkdi sometinies very right and ft say from Chicago, .. Montana, also gave many of the players who y. ' or Philadelphia When people ; sometimes very wrong. - c -- , 7 Their fitot game on Thursday dont normally get on the field to I from conthose did Utah think well Utah, 7 '7; particularly very night was against Redmond, Wash. play agreat dwhichwtobevxdu-abl- e that are not well travelled go sidering that only 'four other later to the seisson espedaily By RICHARD SHAW ; They were ibeat 55, but that was no for a recruiting visit. back east" (and to many Utahns : ; teams had picks below us inthe ; ' 7 since none of the tournament games ' Sports writer disgrace. C :'t : 5 Martinez was unavailable for. that esqaession means anywhere firsround. Certainly there were That Redmond team is a very ; count against the Salt Lake Valley wnmant nimy yt piMlqitlffll timp east of Denver) they tell every-on- 7 others that may have helped the ; good team said Cisneros. "Ibey League standings. , In March the Sun Advocate he was in Montana with the Helper team immediately and Lopez may when theyreturuhowmudi were the first team to shut us out aU .. Kloepfer was named to the Brady Martinez and at the Amerhn Legion team playing to too hate the Its imtromefora couple of years, but - v': f crowed; it they to He ; Bozeman, time he had committed to taking a the Bozeman Tburnament ' cities are dirty or too big; they ' 7 toe record on good players with the homerun .and ; scholarship from Dixie State Col- - The Uof U Helper only had five hits in the went leased the decision were scared the crime all toe frmn toirope after some dev-VK' ' game, although Matt Kloepfer went three doubles to hisbitttog stats. to a press release dated June 28. to St George. ?' lege tone were eta tome r" 2 with a double and a there, toey in out opmentaltratoingln a leagues the to of Itwas good thing get single But BradywashyfarwectfthebeBt if. . Maybe fts a mountain thing, ; 7 has been positive, ;.' town and play some fun games, game. fn thA ntaifl burf he week: high artwmi ' to not to There Utah a to . five OConner place you said Cisneros,. Now we will get yeara may ..didhtgbtvmaiyhitsand aeason,1 said Utahs head basall changed his can go witbout seeing some Idnd . . seem a genius or he may be eon-- ; V; thconeswedid getwcdjdn't string right back into Itwith three games mind deeoadiTTm and throwsto the EsmayHe ' (d mountains wmewhere around sidered a loser for the choicea he this week." ' 7 ' together for''' any kind of a rally;,8aid tow 900 and were excited to have ; cided to go to ; to often tied are '.,"7: wifi people yon. toSaR face Granite 7 'Cisneros; s madeonfednesday Helper the University him join our program. He'll have and relate to It Going 7 ; But it to hard to deny success Zac Cloward began the pitching Lake on Wednesday and a very ; of Utah ' I wmnnH nn Rn fwnnaittalp Impart to eomewhere like New England hndtoeJazzhavebeenassuooeaa; duties in the gameAltheendc throe tough Jordan team on Friday The a freshman." as y see d where cant fid as anyone considering toe anytoingbe-yonln came for Monv wifi you a next home next be . Trey Grundy innings game y. The rules :The announcemeht about two blocks because of all 7 picks toey have had aver the years. couple of innings and then, young day against a very strong Kearns for recruiting ; Martinez came to oonjunctionwith ' Chris Hatch pitched for one. toetreesorsomepartaofthemid .; 7 The team Is nearing toe end of a ; sqoad who played here during the . .I the announcement of the signing of and,' signing west where all you can see to flat- 7 podtive ere wito Malone, Stodcton scout there from the Helper Tournament last month. Therewasa are two talented ' other players; very ness or to the south where the ' 7 and Homacek leading the way No : Texas Rangers radaring the kids ' They were the only team to beat playersbut It Brady Martinez : . Westmoreland of Mountain clear, .I.--: ; Clay some of which they call fast balls and hewas very impressed Helper at home during that series. stands tbreason that ifaidaym-whtoey didnt win acfcampioiiship, but View High School in Arizona and, . hills, moontatoa, roll along and hide twenty years ago right after toe ,v)f by both Troy Grundy and Hatchs ' Kearns has improved Btoce those has signed with a junior college ironically Jake Jordiaon who la a 'i?' to view can be very 7 Jazz mored to Utah, we fans would everything . games. Last week they went to pitching. first team Junior oollege teamdeddestosteadtogotoafour '!. have been hajyjust to make toe He clocked Grundy's fast bau at Boise, Ida. and won theBishq) Kelly ; disoonoerting for someone who from Dixie who ia moving onto year college or university instead, known only has 89 mph and when he found out he AmerfcMiLegiontournamentwhlle with , first round (J the playoffs. ThJazz q)ennoe8 Utahto finish his four year degree. thatisoonsideTedastepupandtbey mountains and desert mesas. : have come a long way since then; .7' was only 15 he was really ini- -. going undefeated. They out scored can do sowithout losing eligibility The three are expected toreplace 45-- 5 knows 'Who what but it ft to, Cisneros. said a winning team and stability for their 7 the , pressed." opponents In thQ last month or two Utah three Utah players that have deduring v thfe franchi8e, which means we seems Utahns think that that On Friday Helper played the' play inldahoscapitto city. Three of eoadies and recruiters have ' they spent cided to forgo their last year of col- rr . have a special lock on Just about '. dont wbny each yiear vtoetoer team from Blapkfoot, Ida. and won their players were named to the afi alot of to Martinez, even lege to sign professional contracts, thnetalking to todud-'. . that win that game 13--3. be tournament team. sear hero for another everything good, they before he was named the MVP of the ' .r. V 7This was a good game tor usi" : son or not Those games will certainly test 3A IngthelrlfflAfrandiiBe. high schod division when Car-- : 7 stated Cisneros.Whhadalot of hits us, jsald Cisneros. Hopefully the bodHii won the state champion: The fact to that there are 27 . Vfe have a great deal to dmer other teams to 27 other cities to . and nothing to boo to this ' and the whole team played weft. guys that didnt travel to Montana ship. He also took at least one trip : Cisneros went with all the league. theyoung-- . wilibewell rested." Lopez arriveslhope he gets 7 to Utah's campus duringthat time The fact to that fans to all of a better reception than toe anest kids to start the game and they More winners at the Summer those 27 dtiesfeel the Bame way ; nouncement of his selection did. I "delivered. ': Games from Carbon County fans do, regardless of their T Grundy got a triple and al-Jazz also have to wonder how he wifi A number of other medatii teams feel about s'BpedaT place like this ; Pbst regular season over the records team most everyone bit for at least years. WCTewon to the last few days at ' WBBA for worked the fans reacted. vbEnhehearshpw many pingie. Kent StDson hit a double and action to the Carbon-Emer- y Having, G&nes Summer the Utah to Ce' ; Maybe he wont want to play a number of players hit multiple hits leagues begins this Thursday on the JnlyS years in alfl parts of the country I dar City by people from the Car: can assure you an avid New Jerhere either: Northern Heights league fields at 350 pm Helper vs Green River 7V during the game, bon area. ; Jamal Lewis was the is as fan Nets dedicated pin Price Nat 2 vs Sunnyside-6:0sey just starting the Toy Atwood Complex to North Mifflin Michael from Helper pm Price Nat 1 vs N. Heights won the gold medal to the Boys pitcher and did very well going five Price. The lint round of oompetition iy6'- : 6 400 LC Individual swimInnings before iy Grundy came in 350 pm Price Nat 2 vs Price Nat 1 and relieved him for the final two. among the six teams entered inming medley with a time of :" On Saturday the team played two volves the minor league players, 10 5:00 pmSunnyside vs N. Heights . 6:47.18. , V t'h . 6:00 pm Helper vs Sunny8ide ' games. .They won the first game years of age and younger. v;7 Toni Olsen also won more 3 and The Ida. the older Juiy7 major league, against Upper Vblley; medals to go along with the ones J lhen they had to play Blackloot group, ages 2 years of age, be- .350 pm Helper vs N. Heights he earned earlier last week as he again, but this time they ended up in gin their competition on July 13 and 550 pm Sunnyside vs Price Nat 1 took the bronze medal in the mens : 6:00 pm Greea River vsPrice Nat T --14rT raWtieT ixj as weilastothemens- AH games in both classifications The games at this tournament 4 Jufy9 ' 100 LC backstroke, with had a time limit so when you got to will be played on the two fields to 350 pm N. Heights vs Price Nat 2 tones of 49.70 and 22357 respect550 pm Helper ss Price Nat 1 ; the end of it they just stopped tiie North Price thisyear. Chris Nelson, ively. president of the Northern Heights 650 pm Sunnyside vs Green River . game, said Cisneros. In track and field, Scott Terry JufylO of Price took the silver medal to Valley Helper league Is tournament director... Upper Against ' The tournament Involving the 350pm Price Nat 1 vs Green River didn't score until the fourth Inning the open 1500 meter run. -' "minor m! 77and then only managed fairly leagues is set fora round 5:0Gpm Helpervs Price Nat 2 r.: 6:00 pm N. Heights vs Sumiyside ' mic hitting in the rest of the game, robin format. ' f t .v went2-3withaooU- . ' . . ir i- . ahead7-2gpingin- i to . . ,'. S..S : . . . . . . . 7-- . ay . ai; s . ; 0. ; . r , 'A'i, : ' - A tour-name- . '. v nt . . - . 5.-- . 3-- 2-- : 4 . J-- competes - I ' ao-dal- ly : . . . - Maotinez Changes mind . . . . v-- : : .' - . : : i . . . , e ; " . com-7-f- 6--12 og 1 2-- . 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