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Show WASATCH COUNTY COURIER MARCH 14, 2001 A13 Base all Team Gets Split RUSS RIGGS SPORTS EDITOR RUSS RIGGS BYU lost two starters on the O- SPORTS EDITOR line, but tackle Aaron Mccubbins, guard Teag Whiting, center Jason Skukanec, and tackle Ben archiblad return. The Cougars should be solid David from Heber asks . considering BYU's. spring practice is under- ‘Way, could | give a sneak peek at and coaches will have to find out what personnel they have coming back.. Fortunately for Gary Crowton and his staff, they have the Courier to rely upon to find out just who is likely to make an impact next seaSON. First and foremost, the Cougars must find a starting quarterback. standouts Setema Gali, Cowart and Chris Watkins to step up along with senior Ryan Denney. The linebackers should be solid . good will be back along with safety Dustin Staley, for better or worse. To be honest, the secondary can do nothing but get better after last year's © debacle. - The Cougars will also have to replace kicker Owen Pochman, per_haps the best ever to lace up shoes at BYU. But with a new offense, new coaching staff, plenty of returning starters, and a new attitude—the boys in white and blue could be pret- simply awful at times and everyone knows, A: Well The Cougars should be fine atrunning back, as Lucas staley returns for his junior season—but didn't. quite live up to expectations. last year. Brian McDonald also returns, as will Marcus Whalen if he can keep out of trouble. Gone are wide recievers Margin -Hooks and Jonathan Pittman, but the BYU can count on Mike Rigell and transfer Junior Mahe to pro- Steve, it still isn't over. followed that up by signing resident fruitcake and former Charger Ryan | _ Leaf. Their general manager must have some sort of oo disorder. | _ Assuming Leaf doesnt see any playing time, the Bucs should be great. They already have one of the best defensive teams in football and some swesome threats on offense— at Dixie iis Dunn Brad Johnson's strong, more runs in the top of the third, and then scored four more in the fourth. “We capitalized on their mistakes. They made quite _a few errors,” Hermanson | pitcher Wade Ross Francis entered in the fifth and pitched two scorePHOTO BY RUSS RIGGS less innings to pick up the _The Wasatch High baséball team win one and lost one save. last week. Oifencvcly David game,” he said. “I liked the intensity - Gertsch went two for three and scored after the first inning, but it’s tough to three runs. Ryan Kohler went two for be down nine Tuns before you have a four with a double and scored an: chance to bat.” amazing five runs, and Garrett Wasatch now travels to Moab to Gressmen added two doubles. ‘participate in their annual tournaOn Thursday, lefty. . Probst : ment this weekend, although runs and nine walks in the ast inning against Morgan. “I told Brady I don’t care if we’re down 60-0, you’re going to pitch three innings,” Hermanson said. “After the Hermanson is still unsure a team. It’s nice to eet away.” SPORTS CALENDAR accurate ~ arm should be just what the doctor ordered. Wednesday, March 14 eee ; _ Bring in your sports questions to Arby’s and receive a | Oe ee cles FREE sandwich item. Email: sports@wasatchcountycourier.com Arby 5 1245 oe Main _ Baseball VS. Bear River @ 3: . m. So e : ‘Heber City, UT (435) 654-6444 : Men! 's tennis vs Carbon @ 3: 00 p.m./ # DE ee just who | nudsday March 20 Women's softball @ Hes £ | . . they'll be playing. | “We ‘ve played in this tournament | for the past four years,” he said. “Itsa _ chance for us to get away and bond as and Keyshawn Johnson-they just needed someone to get them the ball. duce. Mahe played halfback at BYU asa freshman, but had a standout season last. year reciever. Warrick team. As the game Price picked up the victory, But up to this point, the Tampa Bay namely did unsuccesful pitching four good innings. Mexico.and the come from behind © Buccaneers have had the best and miracle against Utah. He may not worst signing. How so, you ask? have.a great arm, but he defenitely They got a good pick-up in Brad has the biggest heart and is always a Johnson who left Washington, then threat to run. Nobody wore on, we started to pull away.” The Wasps led 21 after the first inning,added three . Starting the NFL? started two games for the Cougars last season—a blowout versus New base. a very _ team.” - Q: Steve from unig asks, - who came out on top during the free-agent Guautenvack fenzy in ~ shouldn't see much action. on was said. “I expected a win today knowing Ogden’s ty dangerous next season. threw for over 350 yards. However, of runners much—it Against Ogden, the - Wasps scored a whopping 11 runs in the last inning to make a blowout look like a complete massacre. “We looked a little rusty at the beginning—we sart_ed off slow,” Wasatch head coach Carl Hermanson said. “But Ogden isn’t a real Derrus Wilson and Danny Phillips his most impressive game was at home against Utah State where he | runs in the first inning. return of Jernaro Gilford from suspension will surely help. Corners Peterson the head start. Peterson was ‘inconsistent at best: as First, on Wednesday, they crushed an overmatched Ogden team 22-3— then fell to Morgan 10-4 on Thursday, giving up nine year was in the secondary, and the still recovering from off-season surgery and is likely to miss the entire spring. If this is the case, it will give Brandon Doman and _ Charlie Doman, ~ Defensively is where things cat interesting for BYU. The defensive with Justin Ena and Isaac Kelley _ back, along with sophomore Paul Walkenhorst. No problem here. : Perhaps BYU's. biggest folly last Bret Engemann is propably the most talented candidate, but he's he was team. Hans Olsen, and Chris Hoke all graduating. Look for juniors Jeff _ baseball up front. tion, with A: This may be BYU's most important spring ever. With a new coaching staff, everything will be themselves to a new coaching staff, .the Wasatch High line was was hit hardest by gradua- what they will look like this fall? different. Players will have to learn a _ new system and playbook and prove’ - t was an up and down week for first inning, he did a good job.” Although Wasatch scored four runs, Hermanson said that the Wasps struggled in all areas of the game— with the lone bright spot being pitcher Curt Mcuwen’s three shutout — innings in relief. And, in addition, they could never find a rhythm offensively. “It was disappointing. We left a lot at 3:30 p.m. |