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Show Wot Sentinel Guardian of Your Community News WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009 • A l l SF Basketball Courtesy photo MAT MASTERS: Pictured above, left to right, are Spencer Davis, Phil Sorensen and Craig Findlay holding their trophies. Skyhawks finish big in St. George Kari Malkovich STAFF W R I T E R The Salem Hills Wrestling team went to the Dixie Desert Storm Tournament Dec. 18-19, 2009. The varsity team took second and the JV team took first. It was a 16-team tournament and Salem Hills won their first two trophies in school history. Sa- lem Hills had four individual champions: Spencer Davis 103, Craig Findiay 130, Phillip Sorensen 189 and Derek Mangelson215. Chase Wilson took second at 112, and Mckayd Gordon 135 and Dallin Gividen 140 took third. The JV team also had four individual champions: Braiden Wilson 112, Jake Frank 130, Stetson Talon 135andSamRohbock 103. Justin Kilmer 112, Mason Morganson 189, Chad Weight 119 and Nate Peck 125 took second. Scott Isaacson 140 and Jake Jensen 152 took third. Logan Peterson 130, Wyatt Talon 171, Daylen Westwood 145 and Daniel Meyer 285 took fourth. Shane Marshall / TJie Sentinel SO CLOSE: The Spanish Fork Dons traveled to Granger to take on the Lancers Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. After a slow start in the first quarter, the Dons came within eight at the half, 22-30. They outscored the Lancers in the second half, but came up short by five at the end, losing 62-57. Travis Still, above, had a breakout night for the Dons, with 34 points. Rose Parade: From SNYDER • A12 Christian Thompson / TJie Sentinel NOT TODAY: Salem's Lyssa Hanks goes for a block. She led the team with 14 points. Tigers swallow Skyhawks Alexis Richardson STAFF WRITER On Dec. 18,2009,the Salem Hills Skyhawks played the Orem High Tigers in a girls basketball game. The Skyhawks worked hard, but the Tigers won in the end with a score of 44-30. The Skyhawks started the game hopeful but in spite of their hard work, the Tigers pulled ahead. Throughout the first quarter, the Skyhawks fell behind. The first quarter ended with the Tigers up 17-2. In the second quarter, the Skyhawks trudged along as they worked their way up the point ladder. They scored almost as many points in this quarter as the Tigers did. The Tigers scored 13 points and the Skyhawks 10, but the Skyhawks were still hurting from the first quarter, so the second quarter ended with a total score of 20-12. The third quarter slowed down for the Skyhawks again, although they still gained more points than in the first quarter. The Tigers kept on increasing their lead each quarter and this one was no exception. The quarter ended with the Tigers getting 15 points and the Skyhawks nine. The total for the third quarter was 35-18 with the Tigers in the lead. The fourth quarter was good for the Skyhawks. They scored the highest total of points in this quarter than they had all night. The Tigers only scored nine points this quarter, losing a bit of ground in their lead for the first time in the game. The Skyhawks kicked it up a notch this quarter and fought hard for every point. The Skyhawks scored 12 points in this last quarter and the game ended with the Tigers still in the lead and a score of 44-30. Lyssa Hanks played hard throughout the whole game and was the Skyhawks' top scorer. She ended the game with a total of 14 points that she had accumulated throughout all four quarters. Erika Adams was the Skyhawks' second highest scorer with a total of eight points in the game, followed closely by Jamiee Hodgson who scored a total of seven points by the end of the game. The only other person on the Skyhawks' team to score in the game besides the three mentioned above was Jerika Durfey who scored one point. an all-expense paid trip to participate in the Rose Parade and will arrive in time to decorate their float, called "FFA Today." Snyder is excited about the opportunity. "Oh my heavens." said Snyder. "I'm so thrilled! I think it's going to be awesome to go down with all of the states' presidents to experience that. How many people get to do that every year? RFD-TV are the people setting it all up for us, and I didn't even know we were going to be decorating the float as well as walking with it in the parade, so I'm so stoked to go down there!" The float, which is one of the largest in the parade, according to Snyder, measures in at 15 feet long, 30 feet tall and 18 feet wide, a big monster to say the least. This float features gigantic sculptures of FFA members, including an FFA associate wearing a blue corduroy jacket and an FFA scientist in a white lab coat, alongside the main emblems of a sleek horse, a combine, barn and windmill, a stand of evergreens, grove of fruit trees and seeds. The float is designed to represent all FFA members, both past and present. Such a display includes more than 10,000 fresh flowers portraying a positive image of agriculture. According to a press release issued by the FFA, the float depicts the wide range of educational opportunities and careers available to FFA members, while at the same time honoring traditional agriculture. The float's construction, and all costs associated with bringing the FFA members and support staff to California, is being fully underwritten by RFD-TV, which will also be broadcasting the Tournament of Roses Parade live on New Year's morning beginning at 8 a.m. PST. An "FFA Cam" will be employed on the float and be a part of the RFD-TV broadcast, covering the reaction of the crowd and FFA members as the float makes its way down the 5.5 milelong parade route. Snyder is also scheduled to appear in a one-hour television special, the "Making of the FFA Float" which will precede RFD-TV's live coverage, hosted by Crook and Chase on New Year's morning. RFD-TV will then repeat the entire three-hour broadcast immediately following the conclusion of the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. This memorable experience will conclude Sny- t der's term as FFA presi- f dent. She now plans to at- ' tend college on an academic/rodeo scholarship somewhere out of state, with the long-term goal to become a high school agriculture teacher. She will also go after a Pro Rodeo permit this March for barrel racing, which will hopefully allow her to participate in the NFR one day. Happy New Year from all your friends at the Oil Change 552 North Main Spanish Fork 798-7877 |