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Show Tuesday April 2, 2002 Pinos pluck feathers In road win IHtawEts i By RICHARD SHAW frit: Sports writer ' imiii - 4 XneGBibooDinos,pickingup where the left off last year, are taking apart Region 8 baseball opposition this year just as they did last year. fet '"T'.IMJIH'P ypil iiiPtiHL. ifn The ' "! IH.JH ' 1 I ... . , .. . i View By Last Wednesday afternoon the it fyi ' . 1,11 ry ' 3L 8-- began beating up on North 3-- . scored anything. ' But like a good general who sees bis opposition retreating to fight another day, Hoy Grundy decided to make sure the Hawks would remember how bad things could be for them the next time they meet on April 16 by blasting a three run homer in the seventh inning. . Carbon allowed only two hits by the Hawks in the game as the three headed beast from the mound made up of Blake Wilde, KAREN BASSO Spots writer kids from Carbon County trav- -' eled over die mountain to turkey land and plucked die feathers from another kind of bird; the Hawks. With their pitching staff they took away the Hawks daws and with their batting they sent diem reeling to an 0 defeat. Last year at this time the Dinos were.undefeated at in both the preseason and in region play; this year they are only undefeated in region games and in the end that is all that really matters. Right from the outset Carbon Sanpete. In the first inning the Dinos scored two runs while holding the Harries scoreless. It was a ditto for the second inning as Zac Qoward went 3 in die game and drove in three runs in the process. In the third the game was slowed by a scoreless inning, but the fourth inning brought another run for Carbon. By this time North Sanpete was flying away in retreat and for the next two innings no one Sports ;) - IB Sanpete Hawks apart before they could gef off the field by belting out a three run homer in the seventh inning. The Dinos won the game 0. As his Coach Lane Herrick looks on, Carbons Troy Grundy tries to place a bunt 'during a recent home game. Last Wednesday evening Grundy took the North 8-- josh Greenwood and Mait Jewkes dung strikes across the plate to Qoward time after time. Meanwhile Carbon was able to manage IS hits, a high for the season. Carbon also had no errors while the Hawks registered As the yeanpass by, I find myself wondering more and more, what is spots really all about? For myself I txy to view sports as entertainment and a pastime. Unfortunately, I think that the majority of the nation views it as strietty a business. I remember the days when athletes would go out and give their aU to be foe best in their respected sport. The athlete would compete for the sake of participation, not for endorsements and large amounts of cash. Nowadays, foe athletes main concern is how much money a certain team is willing to give up for that athletes talents. Give me a break! ' The athlete should not worry about such a petty fofog as pay, instead, the athlete should be honored to be chosen to can-pet- e on a professional team. With the status of professional sports star, of course there wfll bea high salaiy paid to each individual athlete, but when foe main concern is pay, that is when a sport becomes uninteresting, Asa spots fan, I find myself dedicated to certain teams. Iam would never even contemplate changing my team preference. Growing up, athletes are the same way. The thoughts of competing for their favorite team boosts their spirits to compete at a professional level These days however, it seems i if these dreams of playing for a favorite team are out the fivemiscues. The Dinoa continue their journey through Regjon8as they face Delta today (TUesday) at 3p.m. For the Carbon baseball fen this is truly a magical week as they also face two non-leagoppoue nents on Thursday and Friday. win-dowT- he main concern is what team is willing to pay the most for an athlete to pity for their franchise. Forget about team loyalty. ' By KAREN BASSO the fate for the. Dinos who. ' Sports writer ' The Carbon High softball team competed before a home crowd last Wednesday for the first time, this season. The homecoming was not too soon fin die Dinos who had just came off of a 13-- 0 loss to Lehi the previous Monday. The Dinos were fired up and ready to re- bound from the shut out, end the determination was obvious as the ladies blew the doors wide open early on in the game. The home game pitted the Dinog against the North Sanpete . Hawks. The Dinos opened up quickly against the Hawks, scoring two runs in the first inning. Ibis lead would last until the third inning. During this inning, the Hawks answered the Dinos with two of their, own rims, but the Dinos only used this to their advantage, scoring one run in the bottom of the third, booking the Dino lead to - 3-- 2 As a sports writer, I have foe opportunity to attend many sporting events in the county. My favorite events are the ones hud at the junior high leveL These athletes compete for the Dinos would find themselves scoring two inore points in the fourth inning, while the Hawks only scored one. The Dinos felt as if the game was all but over, until the Hawks ral--. lied in the seventh inning, scoring, three. runs on a tworrun single. These runswould seal failed to reach home base in the seventh inning, leading to the ' Dinos 5 loss. Although the Dinos did not walk away victorious, therteam did show improvements. The defense played well against the Hawks, often times adding pressure to the runnersThe Dinos hitting also improved, with very few strike outs in the game, i Cassee Tbrrell pitched the game for the Dinos and did well, while Michelle Ruden had a great showing as catcher.. . , Overall, the Dinos looked strong, showing many improvements. The team is young, however the confidence add skill are developing quickly. This development should lead to good things to come for this Region 8 team this season. The disappointment was written across the face of every Dino player after the victory slipped, through the fingertips of die home team. The upset may have tampered the spirits of die Dinos, however the team will have plenty of time to recover over the long weekend. After returning to competitum, the Dinos will bounce back from the home loss as the team . faces Delta on the road April 6-- &sri,vS; - U sakeoffimimddefocationlDAe (port in which they compete in. The athletes give their aU at this level and foe determination, along with foe excitement is written across each athletes face. The biggest thrill for these athletes is to have their parents attendagame and support them as they compete. If the athletes picture happens to appear in the . , 2.. ment for. the athlete, youngsters emptily foe meaning of roorts. The fun, excitement, and entertainment that sports are designed to promotes obvious when attending a junior high event It seems to me as if by age, the desire to compete and reach the high status of professional athlete increases. Whether it be for the fame and success, along with foe high pay, or for the achievement of reaching this iSSsi level .. - c- of competition is un- known, but I do think that professional sports is a far more better career than any ofoerlcan think o simply because of the luxuries that accompany being a sports athlete. : The new trend seems to be athletes skipping college to compete for a professional team. I think that professional teams should think twice before offering high school athletes KwV ' ' V.A;4201v;; The Cartxm High Dinos softball team had a close game last week against the North Sanpete Hawks. The Dinos lead throughout the game, until the last inning when the - Ql YArburton, Ca. Whrburton: Thrill andRuden. As 200. . Hawks captured the lead by one point, leading to the Dinos defeat; The Dinos did show improvement and had . several successful playsv including this run to first base. the soccer seasoTi progresses, the Carbon Dinos show improvements The Dinos will return to ac- alone proves that the Dinos have tion at home Wednesday. Become for since beginning the sea-- cause the Dino field is being . son. ' r.' reconstructed, the team will The team is young and virtu-- play at the college track. The ally unexperienced m the sport Dinos will be hosting Delta at of soccer. Ibam work has been a 3:30 p.m. The Dinos will continue to dominant force thus far for the Dinos. According to coach Tfcd improve, while home field adBianco all the players have done vantage just may give the team weft aiid when asked what play; the edge needed for victory. ers stand out, Bianco simply plied, "its hare! to say. They have all done a wonderful job. Their all out there learning as they go. ' Ball handling skills has also been a struggle for the Dinos. At the beginning of the season, the Dinos had a difficult time keep-ba- d ing control of the baU. As of re? cently, the team has learned to control the ball with ease.' many goals. The two points Although the Carbon High Dinos soccer team has yet to find themselves victorious this season, the team is showing " , . improvements with .each game. v The last match up for ! Car- ' bon came against Grand County on March 27. The v foiled to walk away from k ' ' , ' , J ' ( r ? ' 1 1 ' - .'' 0:.l ; : v rs-- . i . A. t a. . r - 5-- ' s terms'of improvement. The Dinos feu to the hands of the Red Devils by the final score of 2 This score is not considering the fact thatthe Dinos have struggled thus far in the season at scoring ! tfeOmmsoccwteam has bem showing impeovements as fhe season goes by. Team has been one of Ifw biggest assotsllius far l the srason far the struggling learn. ' the field with a wn, but they did walk away victorious in : os - ssuxrrzzkts . i -- 's V .V this opportunity.By drafting ath- letes fresh out or high sdiool, the team denies the athlete an education. You never know, an injury or retirement just might ley to an athlete actually work-- : ing for aliving, with or without apropereducation.. ... NowTmnotsayingthatldo not enjoy professional sports, becataeldo. The one thing that I do find myself wondering while watching professional sports is, why can't we find better causes to spend mooey op than sports. There are starving children not only in foreign lands, but here in the United States. The homeless rate also continues to grow, but we as a nation would rather be enters tained by high paid athletes than see the money aid those inneed of financial support, , final word advice of My would be to all those athletes whooompete for the enjoyment of competition, never let this excitement die, especially for somethingaspettyascash. : |