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Show /port/ MONDAY*NOVEMBER I4^2OO5 B5 ranee Spelled Out Andy Hunt/NetXNe-ws The UVSC Men's Basketball team lost to Mesa State with .7 seconds on the clock at the exhibition game last Thursday night. Oh so close Phil Morgan Sports Writer Defense wins ball games. Fundamentals are the key to victory. Cliche's are true for a reason, and Utah Valley State found out how true they are in a heart-breaking 59-57 exhibition loss to the visiting Mesa State Mavericks on Thursday night. Men's basketball squad loses their final exhibition game in the closing seconds With 17 seconds remaining in the game and his team down by two, UVSC forward Richard Troyer intercepted a cross-court inbound pass and got fouled in the process. That put the sophomore at the line with a chance to tie the game. At that point, by hitting both free throws, it should have made Troyer a hero, but the visiting Mavericks eventually recited another cliche', "close but no cigar." Mesa State stormed back and won the game after a missed shot by Andy Classick with a tip-back by Stephen Soriano with .7 seconds on the clock. "I'm always crushed when someone can be a hero but they don't get the chance to be one," Hunsaker said. Seniors step up TggSBS^^ Sports Editor Senior night inspired both Anne Olsen and Maegan Hoyt in their final matches at home, helping UVSC pull off a four-game win over South Dakota State (3129, 30-23, 25-30, 3028). Olsen tallied 15 kills and Hoyt had 24 digs to go along with a doubledouble from freshman Camie Manwill with a match-high 18 kills and 15 digs. "'It couldn't have been any better for our seniors," said UVSC coach Sam Atoa. "It was a tall order to beat a good team, and it was very sweet for our seniors. It was fun to see the other girls rally around them." Down most of game one, Utah Valley hung around before tying the Jackrabbits at 26. The Wolverines won five of the next eight points to steal it. Game two was much of the same, UVSC scoring the last few points and winning by Ljndon OJiOJi/UVSC Aihletic, Anne Olsen ends the season with 320 kills. Maegan Hoyt finishes the year with 426 digs. seven. And after letting the third game get away from them, UV overcame a 16-10 deficit and clawed their way back to win the final game, as well as the match. The Wolverines ended the regular season with an above (.500) record of 13-11, while SDS fell to 13-14 with the loss. UVSC now competes in the Independent Tournament held in Greeley, Colorado. Women'/ Basketball vs. Jacksonville ft 11 /18 @ 7:00 p.m. See B Ball • B8 UVSC women's basketball takes court Morgan Vance Sports Editor Morgan Vance ClCCII "I guess they (Mesa State) one upped us because a player fundamentally flawed, broke down and really hurt us. A key in basketball is blocking out and we didn't do that tonight." The Wolverines scrapped and clawed their way back late in the ball game after the Mavericks took UVSC women's basketball got its first look of the '05-06 season in an exhibition with Western State. After being down 5-4 early, the Wolverines would not look back, going on to a 15point unanswered run and cruising to a 73-43 win over the division two Mountaineers. Returning starters Rebekah Fales and Miriam Palkki led the way. Palkki only played 15 minutes, but scored 13 on 6-9 from the field. Fales gathered up a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. But it was the new crop of freshman that also heavily contributed to the victory. Owner Larry Miller brings back a touch of the past by modeling his Triple-A franchise's new uniforms. Salt Lake, which has seen its minor league baseball team go by such names as the Gulls, Trappers, Buzz, and most recently the Stingers for the past five years, will once again become the Bees. It's the fifth time in history they've gone by that name. Miller said, "It's a name that's always seemed to fit." Forward/center Robyn Fairbanks scored nine in her first season in green and gold. Point guard Hollie Beaman and forward Ashley Grimm also chipped in eight. "I thought [the freshman] did a great job," said UVSC coach Kathy Nixon. "I was pleased with our effort tonight." As a unit, the Wolverines shot 47 percent while holding Western State to just 22 percent. Another freshman Sandy Marvin shined defensively with three steals. Valerie Hartman led the Mountaineers with 13. UVSC has one more exhibition tune-up before regular season play begins in the McKay Center on Nov. 18 against Jacksonville State. Photo courtesy of Salt Lake Bees TCHO/St. 11 /19 @ Hockey v/. UfllY 11/18-19 @ 8:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Peak/ lee flreno fllen*/ Basketball Y/ No longer will any of you ever hear me say, "I've heard it all." Because the morning of Thursday, Nov. 3, I really thought that I had. That is until I read one of the most bizarre tales ever told (involving sports or anything else). Jacques Demers coached the Montreal Canadians to the Stanley Cup in 1993 and even had the coveted general manager job of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the late '90s. He had other coaching stops as well in St. Louis and Detroit, and was one of the most respected men in the game of hockey. But, unlike his colleagues, Demers was forced to work with a small problem: illiteracy. Having hid it his entire professional life, Demers has finally chosen to come out with his secret, no longer able to keep it bottled in. But how he got away with such a thing, without more than a handful of people ever knowing, is what boggles my mind. Now, Dyslexia I can see, and Attention Deficit Disorder-maybe; but full-on illiteracy? In a book (which he obviously didn't write) titled All Spelled Out, Demers finally starts talking. "I could read a little bit, but I can't write very well," he said. "I took to protecting myself. You put a wall around yourself. And when I was given the possibility of talking, I could speak well and I think that really saved me." Good thing. But to never be able to pick up and comprehend a stat sheet or a travel itinerary, a scouting report or even a newspaper (for crying out loud), and still be able to coach and live life as if it were no big deal is like a district attorney who looks good in a suit but doesn't know how to deal with criminals. All right, forget the metaphor, but stay with me. He just seemed to work through the strange burden little by little, day by day. Claiming his English wasn't good enough, he had secretaries and public relations people write letters for him. As a GM, he even brought in two assistants specifically assigned to deal with contracts he couldn't read. Even his wife Debbie apparently had no idea of the magnitude of his problem until he finally told her, once the bills started piling up and he couldn't write out the checks. Demers attributes much of his inability to an abusive childhood. His father would often beat both him and his mother. It was this domestic abuse and constant fear that he claimed took away from both his concentration and ability to learn. It's hard to comprehend what impact such a terrible thing can have on a child, but Demers' abilSeeRANT*B6 ^ |