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Show B2 SPORTS The Emery County Review, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 After an excellent season, Emery falters offensively in playoffs Josie Luke Without the offensive productivity that had marked the Emery Spartan Softball Team’s excellent play during the season, the Spartans struggled in the postseason, scoring a total of eight runs in four games, a total they had reached or exceeded in a single game 13 times during the regular season. Emery still won two of the four state playoff games they played, but exited from the scene much earlier than Bailey Kay. had been expected. In their quarterfinal game on Thursday, May 15, the Spartans fell to the Uintah Utes 5-3, putting the team in the consolation bracket, still with a chance to fight back into the tournament. The team played Morgan later that day and pulled out a hard fought victory by a score of 3-2, but after giving up six runs in the first inning of their Friday game against Union, and unable to produce runs, the Spartan’s season ended. The quarterfinal game matched Emery with Uintah, who had beat the Spartans in their first game of the season, 15-11. Emery scored first on a single by Candice Norton, which brought in pitcher Leslee Lake, who had two doubles in the game. Uintah evened the score in the bottom of the second and scored two more to take the lead in the fifth. Emery tied the game again in the top of the sixth. The leadoff batter, Keera Allred reached first on a single, followed by a single by Jalee Jensen. Adrienne Weihing tried to advance Allred with a bunt, but on a fielder’s choice, Allred got out. Lake then hit her second double, which brought in her two teammates. With the score tied in the seventh, the Uintah pitcher belted a two-run homerun to put the Utes on top for good. Unable to mount a rally in the seventh, the Spartans dropped into the consolation bracket. Against Morgan, Emery started the game with three strait singles by Jensen, Weihing and Chelsea Skinner, scoring one run. They added two more runs in the fourth on three more singles, this time by Whitney Allen, Norton and Jensen. The Spartans held their opponents scoreless until the fifth inning, when they gave the Trojans their only two runs of the game, which ended with a score of 5-2. Jensen and Norton both had a good game for Emery. Jensen went three-for-four, with two RBIs, and Norton also had two singles in the game. Friday brought the team a match-up with the Union Cougars, a team Emery hadn’t played before. Facing excellent pitching and having given up six runs on five hits in the first inning, the Spartans found themselves Leslee Lake and Candice Norton. in a deep hole they were hard pressed to pull out of. They placed tough defense through the rest of the game, but couldn’t buy a hit. Allred gamely kept the Cougar’s pitcher from scoring a no-hitter, slapping a single to right field in the sixth inning, but the Spartans were shut out, 7-0. Though the state playoffs proved disappointing for the Spartans, the team played high-quality ball throughout the season. Emery pitcher Leslee Lake proved herself as a formidable challenge to opponents on the field and also qualified for the 3A Academic All-State team. Emery’s season ends with heartbreaking loss Spartan players named Christy’s Josie Luke S alon ensations “Service With A Smile” Walk-Ins Welcome or call for an Appointment Tuesday - Friday Tuesday’s Only! $10 00 Hair Cuts Offer Ends May 31, 2008 Christy Collard Katie Brady 190 So. Main, Huntington 687-9766 Two unearned runs in the first inning proved to be just enough for the Wasatch Wasps to edge the Emery Spartans out of the 3A State Baseball Tournament on May 15. The Spartans rapped two more hits than their opponents, but of nine runners to reach base, only Brett Mecham was able to score on a single off the bat of Ryne Jones. Emery Coach Jimmy Jones summed up the loss saying, “We just couldn’t get that one big hit to put us on top.” Emery had a chance to score a run in the top of the first inning when, after being walked, Gatlan Huntington reached second base on Ryne Jones’ first single of the game. With one out and Huntington on second, the Wasps managed to retire the next two batters, stranding Huntington. In the bottom of the first, the leadoff batter for Wasatch reached base on an Emery error, and the second batter tapped a sacrifice bunt to advance the runner. Then after the runner advanced though the next batter got out, the fourth batter hit a single bringing in the first Wasatch run. Another unearned run came home before Emery managed the third out of the inning. Down 2-0, the Spartans held the Wasps scoreless through the next five innings, but struggled to score a run. The fifth inning brought Emery their next good chance, but although three batters reached base, two were tagged out on a fielder’s choice. Emery also advanced a runner, Addison Collard, to third in the sixth inning, but again, couldn’t bring him in to score. The seventh inning began with the Spartans still trailing by two, hoping for an opportunity to score. The first batter, Derrick Allred, reached first base on the third error by the Wasps, and Brett Mecham followed that up with a single. Then with one out, Jordan Gee reached first, but Allred was tagged out, leaving runners on first and second for Emery. Emery finally managed their first run of the game when Ryne Jones came to the plate and hit his teamhigh third single of the game, bringing Mecham in to score. Down only one, but with two outs, the next Emery batter hit the ball, but unfortunately for the Spartans, the ball was hit to the Wasatch first-baseman, ending the game and the season for Emery. After starting the season with a 3-7 record, the Spartan baseball team exhibited their toughness, fighting to end the season with a record of 11-11, winning eight of their last 12 games. They also should be proud that after losing in the first round of the state playoffs, they didn’t throw in the towel; they scored 15 runs in the win against Morgan. Congratulations to Skyler Jensen, outfielder and pitcher for the Spartans, who was one of 10 players selected to the 3A Academic All-State Team. Life Can Be Rough! Buckle Up and Enjoy the Ride BreaKFast 7 a.m. - The Boy Scouts will have a flag raising ceremony 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. Orangeville City Council will be cooking breakfast in the park for $2 a plate. All runners in Orangeville Dash will eat for free. ParaDe Movie Night June 6 at the Park Hosted by Youth City Council oraNgeville Dash 5K FuN ruN June 7 at 6:30 a.m. • Registration is $5 All runners will receive an Orangeville Dash T-Shirt Prizes for 1st-3rd place winners in men & women categories Contact Staci Moss at 748-2675 or James Davis at 748-2901 This Year •Dodge Ball for teens and adults starting at 1 p.m. and a softball game. •In Community Center will be a Guitar Hero Competition for fans of all ages. There will be a $2.50 registration fee for Guitar Hero, with prizes for first place winners in the medium, hard and expert levels. The competition will begin at 1 p.m. and continue throughout the day. Begins at 10 a.m. Anyone interested in having a float in the parade should contact Kevin Reynolds at 748-2625 gaMes iN the ParK to All-Region team The Region 8 softball All-Region team has been announced. The MVP is Senior Brie Dimond from Juan Diego Catholic High School. Juan Diego finished as the first place team in Region 8 with an 11-1 record. Also making the first team from Juan Diego are Senior pitcher/infielder Taylor Anderson, Junior shortstop Amber Gasu and Senior catcher Kadi Horrocks. Emery County High School placed second in Region 8 with an 8-4 record. First team awards for Emery go to Senior shortstop Jalee Jensen, Senior catcher Chelsea Skinner, and Senior pitcher Leslee Lake. North Sanpete High School placed third. First team All-Region honors for North Sanpete go to Senior first-baseman Erika May and to Sophmore pitcher/ outfielder Shelby Earl. Making the first team from Carbon High School are Senior catcher Whitney Williams and Senior thirdbaseman Erika Potts. Delta High School representatives on the first team are Junior catcher Shanel Bliss and Junior pitcher Devri Fitzgerald. The Coach of the Year award was given to first year head coach Beau Stoker of Emery High School. MVP was Brie Dimond, Senior, pitcher Juan Diego First Team: Jalee Jensen, Senior, shortstop, Emery Leslee Lake, Senior, pitcher, Emery, Chelsea Skinner, Senior, Emery; Taylor Anderson, Senior, pitcher/ infielder, Juan Diego; Kadi Horrocks, Senior, catcher, Juan Diego; Amber Gasu, Junior, shortstop, Juan Diego; Erika May, Senior, 1st base, North Sanpete; Shelby Earl, Sophomore, pitcher/ outfield, North Sanpete; Whitney Williams, Senior, catcher, Carbon; Erika Potts, Senior, 3rd base, Carbon; Shanel Bliss, Junior, catcher, Delta; and Devri Fitzgerald, Junior, pitcher, Delta Second Team: Bailey Kay, Senior, outfield, Emery Whitney Allen, Senior, catcher/designated hitter, Emery; Caitlyn Murray, Senior, 1st base/outfield, Juan Diego; Tori Cox, Senior, catcher/outfield, North Sanpete; Amanda Poulson, Senior, 2nd base, North Sanpete Tisha Earl, Senior, pitcher, North Sanpete Paige Pinedo, Senior, pitcher, Carbon; Brittany Gustas, Junior, outfield, Carbon; Tammy Harwood, Senior, outfield, Carbon; Hayley Turner, Senior, 3rd base, Delta; McKenzie Peterson, Senior, shortstop, Delta; and Maklee Bliss, Freshman. Spartan athletes place in state track championships Rebecca Lofley The EHS track team competed at the State Track championship at BYU on May 16-17. Several of the team’s athletes placed in the top five in the 3A division: Zachary Clement placed 2nd in shot put; Madison Jensen placed 2nd in high jump; Kyle Johansen placed 5th in the high jump; Tyler Killpack placed 5th in the 800 meter run; Levi Swasey came in 4th in the hurdles, but was disqualified; and Mckay Allred placed 5th in the hurdles. The girl’s team took 13th in the 3A division, and the boy’s team took 8th. Horseshoes • Blow up rides • water games Refreshments available throughout the day atv PoKer riDe Beginning at 11a.m. from Main Street to the trails surrounding Orangeville huMPhrey laMB Fry Begins at 5 p.m. FireworKs at DusK Everyone is invited to help Orangeville celebrate Orangeville Days!!! Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned |
