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Show Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Page 8 MondaySp0 Utah State University • Logan, Utah • www.aggietownsquare.com Wolverines slash Aggies TouchBase Aggie Athlete of the Week By CONNOR JONES sports editor the two games with five hits, three runs — two of which were earned sports senior writer — three walks and six strikeouts. Her record is now 5-7 on the seaThe Aggie softball team hit the son. Despite the loss, Greenough's road to Orem Tuesday afternoon performance was impressive when and suffered two tough losses to the coupled with the weather condiUVU Wolverines, 3-1, 13-4. tions in Orem. While Logan resi"I don't want to put a bad spin dents were dealing with a fierce on it," head coach Carissa Millsapand annoying wind, as well as spoKalaba said, but we lost both radic bursts of pollution-saturated games. I don't know what to say rain, the Lady Ags were facing about it other than we lost and it's a storm of their own. Millsapunfortunate, and it happens. It's Kalaba was not about to excuse her part of the game." team for its performance. The first game seemed to be "The weather affects it for both going the Aggies' way early on. teams," she said. USU's lead-off bat"But there was ter, Rachel Evans, a really thick "I'm sure it's not the reached first base fog throughout first home run that's on an error by the whole area. been hit off of her, and the UVU shortYou could look I'm sure it won't be the stop and scored right at the sun an unearned last one. I expect her to and it didn't run later in the get back on the saddle bother you at inning when all. There was and start riding again. Kelley Kaneshiro wind, constant Such is life doubled into cenwind, the entire ter field. That was — Carissa Millsap-Kalaba game blowing all the offensive from behind the head softball coach luck USU could pitcher. It was gather. UVU came pretty bad." right back in the If the first game was rough bottom of the first, driving in two for the Ags, then the second was earned runs of its own to take a downright torturous. Defensive lead it would never relinquish. USU woes plagued Utah State for the SENIOR PITCHER KATIE GREENOUGH delivers a pitch in a game against pitcher Kate Greenough was able University of Utah last season. Greenough pitched in the first of the two games, the entire game, and the Aggie bats to recover. She held the Wolverines Aggies lost 3-I. She is now 5-7 on the season. PATRICK ODEN file photo weren't there to compensate. scoreless until the bottom of the Freshman Mandy Harmon back in the second inning — she got Ellingsworth. sixth. Millsap-Kalaba was very of Las Vegas took the mound to two quick outs on a ground ball "That's how you learn, I guess," complimentary of her senior pitchstart things off and struggled. In and a strikeout, and after UVU's Millsap-Kabala said of Harmon. er from Portland, Ore. the first inning, UVU advanced next two batters reached the bases, "There's no excuse, but there's defi"Kate did really well," Millsapone on a walk and a second on a Harmon got UVU's Amber Sackett nitely adjustment especially for my Kalaba said. She had to make some blown fielder's choice play. UVU's to fly out. freshman pitcher. She's not used adjustments because there was a Megan Gardner then sent the ball In the third she got two quick to pitching in that situation. She pretty strong headwind and that sailing over the fence, bringing in outs, but that's as far as Harmon hasn't had a home run hit off her was affecting the break on her ball. three runs. Things didn't improve got without trouble. Harmon then the entire season she's thrown, and It was blowing with her, and having for Harmon. By the time the first allowed a double and an RBI single, in an unlucky game she had three that wind with you, you lose most inning was over, UVU had homered hit a batter and allowed a third hit off her." of your spin. She made the adjusta second time and brought in two UVU homer. Millsap-Kabala had ments she needed to and was really more runs to make it 5-0 in favor of seen enough and went to the bull I See MAULED, page 9 good the rest of the game." the home team. Harmon bounced pen, relieving Harmon with Stacey Greenough ended the first of By LANDON HEMSLEY Three guest coaches to work with football team this spring BY USU ATHLETICS Utah State head football coach Gary Andersen announced Tuesday that over the next three Saturdays, a guest coach will be working with the Aggie team, one each Saturday. Legendary coaches Dave Kragthorpe, Frank Layden and LaVell Edwards will be watching practice, working with USU coaches and players and speaking to the team over the next three respective Saturdays. "There's a lot to be learned from these extremely successful, veteran coaches, both by our players and our coaching staff," Andersen said. "They're going to spend time with the kids, speak to our team, watch and evaluate practice, seeing how we practice and what we do. They have a message that they can get across to the kids." Andersen is anxious to work with these three legends of the coaching profession and has aspirations of learning from their lessons to him, his staff, the players and everyone within the program. "They know and understand where this program has been, where it's at now and where we can take this program. They've all been through everything that we are going through and anything we will be going through in the future. We will truly value their thoughts," Andersen said. Kragthorpe was a two-time all-conference selection as a football lineman at Utah State in 1953 and 1954 and was named to the school's All-Century team in 1993. After graduation, he played one year with the New York Giants. Kragthorpe was an assistant football coach at Idaho Falls High School and head coach at Roosevelt High School in Michigan. He then was an assistant at the collegiate level at Montana, South Dakota State and Brigham Young, while also serving as head coach at South Dakota State and Idaho State. While at Idaho State, he coached the Bengals to the NCAA I-AA national championship in 1981. He then served as the athletics director at USU from 1983-'84 before returning to the collegiate coaching ranks at Oregon State and earning PAC- 10 Coach of the Year honors. In 2005, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from USU. Kragthorpe is in his fifth year as special assistant to the USU athletics director. Layden is a former coach and executive of the Utah Jazz. Layden is also a former coach and player with Niagara University. He coached Niagara to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1970. In 1976 Layden was hired to be an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks. In 1979, he was hired to be the general manager of the then-New Orleans Jazz, and became the head coach of the Jazz (now in Salt Lake City) in 1981, replacing Tom Nissalke. Layden went on to coach the Jazz for seven and LAVELL EDWARDS graduated from Utah State in 1952 and coached the BYU Cougars from 1972-2000 during which they won one national championship and he was names National Coach of the Year twice. stock photo a half years, with his career highlights including being instrumental in signing Karl Malone to the Jazz. Layden retired from coaching during the 1988-1989 season, moving into the team's front office, and was replaced on the Jazz bench by current head coach Jerry Sloan. Layden retired from the Jazz in 1998. In 1984, Layden was named the NBA's Coach of the Year. He also has won NBA Executive of the Year and the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (Layden and Joe O'Toole are the only nonplayers in NBA history to win the award). Edwards graduated from USU in 1952. He was a three-year football letter-winner for the Aggies in 1949, '50 and '51 and was named to the school's All-Century team as a linebacker in 1993. Edwards was also an all-Mountain States Conference selection as a halfback in 1950. Edwards coached Brigham Young University for 29 seasons from 1972-2000 and his 257 wins rank sixth all-time among Division I coaches. His accomplishments at BYU include winning the national championship in 1984, being named the national coach of the year in 1979 and 1984 earning seven WAC Coach of the Year honors, leading the Cougars to 21 bowl games, coaching a Heisman Trophy winner in Ty Detmer and two Outland Trophy winners in Jason Buck and Mohammed Elewonibi. He was inducted in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and named Utah's Coach of the Century in 1996 by Utah Centennial Sports. Both Kragthorpe and Edwards were inducted into the Utah Chapter of the National Football Foundation, with Edwards being honored in 2001 and Kragthorpe in 2008. This Saturday's practice at Romney Stadium is the first of the spring that is open to the public. USU will take to the turf for practice from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Aggies' practices on April 10 and 17 will be open to the public and feature scrimmages. I See COACHES, page 9 Sophomore distance runner Kim Quinn was named the America First Credit Union Utah State StudentAthlete of the Week, for March 22-28. The award, which is voted on by a state media panel, was QUINN given to Quinn after he set a school record in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday, with a time of 35:29.82. "I'm really excited about being athlete of the week," Quinn said. "It's fun to get recognized." Quinn graduated from Bingham High School in 2007. She's majoring in environmental science, with hopes of working in environmental education after graduation. This is the second time this season Quinn has been given the honor. The first coming for the week ending Feb. 28 after winning the 3,000 and the 5,000 in the Indoor Conference Championship meet. She was the highest point scorer of the meet and was named athlete of the meet. Quinn's record setting time came in her first 10,000m race of the season. She surpassed Leda Ripplinger's time of 36:03.04 set in 2005. "I'm happy because getting a school record has always been one of my goals for college, and it was nice to get it the second time I've ever ran in that event," Quinn said. "It's great because now I have the confidence I need for conference and other big races. It's nice to get that boost early on in the season." — c.h j@aggiemail.usu.edu NBAStandings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division w 47 y — Boston Toronto 36 37 New York 26 47 .356 Philadelphia 26 47 .356 10 New Jersey L 26 .493 21 21 64 PEE Central Division y — Cleveland 58 16 Milwaukee 40 Chicago 35 Indiana 27 Detroit 23 .556 .479 47 .315 17 22.5 .36f 34.5 .784 32 38 50 Southeast Division x — Orlando 52 x — Atlanta 47 Miami 40 34 Charlotte 38 35 .521 Washington 21 51 .292 22 26 .541 13.5 30 .61411 136 .6L5 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W 49 x — Utah x — Denver 48 44 OK City Portland 45 Minnesota 14 L 26 27 28 29 60 Pct .653 .640 .611 .608 .189 Pacific Division x — L.A. Lakers 5420 Phoenix 47 L.A. Clippers 2746 2450 Sacramento Golden State 21 52 .730 26 .370 .324 .288 .644 26.5 30 32.5 Southwest Division x — Dallas 49 25 San Antonio 4429 Memphis 38 35 Houston 36 New Orleans 3540 .662 .603 .521 36 .467 4.5 10.5 .500 14.5 GB 1 3.5 3.5 34.5 6.5 12 x — Clinched Playoff Berth y — Clinched Division z — Clinched Conference digieravitgqwex- |