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Show S3V sftNv K I I L'INTAH BASIN STANDARD. Arril 13. 1W- - I byAldom Ratktlt Back in the "Good Old Days -t- was the daily newspaper, which enabled him keep oo the latest news on a favorite team, and in my case the New York Yankees with Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Jim Bouton, etc. The year was 1964, and the Yankees were in a fierce struggle for the American League pennant with the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox. New York was in its final days ofbeing a baseball power, and was on its last legs. 1964 was the lost year this Yankee fan had much to cheer about until World Senes championship teams of 1977. 1978, 1996, 1998(a record 125 wiaah I could hardly wait until the morning newspaper arrived so I could see the latest baseball scores. Sometimes one of the Bascom boys were late delivering the paper when they had a basketball or football game the night before, which had me nervously awaiting the Yankee news and often having to go to school without my morning Yankee fix. If a game was played on the West Coast vs. the California Angels I had to wait an extra day, which was pure pain as I was wondering if the Yankees would be able to hold off the high flying Orioles. The sound of the sudden eUp of bicycle tireo and then the flop ofthe newspaper on the parch meant that it was Yankee news time. I didnT te - a yy: Br fir. Ir lr Kf ., Z . v- -' ;- -i ' gvwT. ST EVER HOME GAME-Duche- sne High School's Shinna Mullins, left, attempts to apply the mitt on an Orem runner. The Eagles took on the Tigers in the home opener in Duchesne. Duchesne is competing in the spoil for the first time. DHS defeats Union Duchesne Eagle rally falls short in first home contest By Aldox Rachel Girls aoftbaU is a Eagles with a triple and then came bouncing home on a mighty double by Tiffany Ivie. Jenny N lelsen's double drove in I vie, and then it was double your pleasure double your fun for the fourth time in a row when Kristen Kairen and Karri Robinson creamed the Tiger pitcher hits. Jen Ivieseacri-fic- e with two-bas- e hit produced paydirt and when the dust had cleared Duchesne was in a ball game down just four runs. Lewis, I vie, Nielsen, Karren and sport first-tim- e at Duchesne High School, and the Lady Eagles have suffered bumps and bruises, but have been competitive in games with their meet re eent action an 11-- 8 loos to Orem in the home opener in Duchesne, Wednesday, and also have one win in the young season, a 10-- triumph over the Union Cougars. Union's scorebook has the game as a 9--8 win for the Eagles. Duchesne played its lint ever home game in its brand new park that was built and improved through help from the Duchesne community. However, Orem was doing most of the celebrating early. The Tigen jumped out to a 0 lead with three runs in the first and four in the second. The Lady Eagles sapped the sere amt of the scorebook without nut in m the bottom of the third inning. Jen Iris singled, but was forced out at second base on a fielder's choice by Anno Hansen. Kari Jo Skewee was safe at first base on a single, and then Hansen dew like an Eagle to home plate where she was sale with the fint run by Duchesne on a bad throw. Orem was in charge once again with three in the fourth inning to go from 1 to 10-1- . However. Duchesne was determined to provide a super duper show in front of the hometown folks and did just that with five in the bottom of the fourth to close the gap to four runs at 10-which had the Tigers wishing they could get some help from their heros, Ls Veil Edwards, Stove Young or even Jim McMahon. Amber Lewis led off for the Lady 8 - Yankee questions in less time than it takes to make instant tea, orange juice or whatever. I made a connection to the ESPN web page, and discovered that Roger Clemens' winning hopes in the Yankee opener vs the Oakland A'a received a Ce when a relief pitcher let the former Cy Young win ner's 3--2 lead drop down a couple of deep Wells due to an 83 setback However, I felt bettor the next day when Orlando (nice name just like my dads) Hernandos came eut the winner fur the Yanks. Just for fun I derided to play some fantasy baseball. I looked for a Yankee league, but couldn't find one. I joined a Go Angels group. - Wil-ham- s, J D. Drew (I hope he doesn't get the rookie blue where he is graded a D instead of aa named my team "DiMaggio Mantle in honor of Yankee greats, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. At least 1 have one player with a Yankee first name in the Chicago Cubs' Mickey Moran diiu. A,II care about LBJ aad Nikita two Taylors plus Gardner and Khrushchev, Vietnam and the Cold War, 1 wanted the red hot sports section in my hands. Finally the Yankees won the pennant, but lost the World Series in seven games to the St Louis Cardinals. Now every thing has changed. Sports news is instant because of the Internet In 1999 1 doct have to wait for the Riser paper boy to deliver my Tribune to find out the latest on the Yanks, I can just dial up the Internet I can get my answer to my La-bru- m to make the score Duchesne's T. Ivie scored one run in the sixth and Unions Fieldsted crossed the plate in the seventh to make the final score: Duchesne, 10 and Union, 8. 9-- 7. FIRST SCORE-Duchesn- e's Anne Hansen, right, Eagle run si home vs. Orem. scorn flic Tint Robinson all scored runs for Duchesne. Orem added one run in the top of the fifth to take an 11-- advantage. Duchesne refused to quit. Robinson tripled, but was called out for not 6 touching first base. However, 7-- Duchesne wouldnt atop its offensive charge. J. Ivie doubled and came home on Hansen's triple. Skewos singled with two outs, and Hansen sewed, to narrow Orem's lead to Skewee was three runs at 11-tagged out at second base for the There are many ways to get money out of your house. 8. final out The Tigers were saved by the time limit that kept the game from going into a seventh inning. Union's JY team grabbed a lead on a run by Fieldsted in the bottom of the first, but Duchesne scored throe in the third on runs hy Robinson, J. Ivie and Skewee to take a advantage, and increased it to 1 on counters by T. Ivie, Shy lo Jenkins, Hansen and Robinson. 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