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Show Cyan Magenta Yellow Black A10 Sanpete Messenger-Gunnison Valley Edition Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Lady Hawks drop to 0-3 in region; Lady Badgers tie suffer losses to Emery and Carbon for third in polls By Scott Bagley Staff writer MT. PLEASANT—It wasn’t the North Sanpete Lady Hawks week last week as they lost two heartbreaking home games to the Emery Spartans 41-56 on Tuesday, and 45-55 to the Carbon Dinos on Thursday. “We played hard,” Lady Hawks head coach Cheryl Hadley said. “The girls showed a lot of improvement.” The Emery Spartans, 12-3 for the year, stole the game away in the second period, outscoring the Lady Hawks 158, and contributing to a 20-12 halftime deficit for the Hawks. It was a deficit that North Sanpete would not overcome. Despite the deficit, the Lady Hawks fought to the end, and were outscored by a narrow 19-22 in the second half. Emery’s Natalie Hansen scored most of the points for the Spartans and finished with a game-high 26. North Sanpete’s Jessica Aagard followed close behind with 20 points. Aubree Poulsen ended the game with nine, Toni Garlick and Skylar Dunn each finished with four for the night, and both Lacey Collard and Laney Jacobsen BRUCE VAN DER RIET / MESSENGER PHOTO Lady Hawk guard Aubry Poulson puts up a shot over Carbon defenders during action last week. The Hawks lost to Carbon 55-45. had two. Two days later the Lady Hawks suffered another loss, this time at the hands of the 131 Carbon Dinos, which are currently number one in Region 8. Consistency is key in two wins for Badger men By John Hales Staff writer EPHRAIM—If there’s something that can be said about the Colorado Northwestern men’s basketball team, it’s that they’re consistent. The Spartans scored 61 points in each of two games against Snow College last weekend. Snow College wasn’t so consistent: they scored 14 more points in Saturday’s game than they did on Friday. Where the Badgers were consistent was in winning both games, 71-61 and 90-61 respectively. But the Badgers showed other inconsistencies throughout the two games. Snow started out with a tough, aggressive defense that resulted in 10 team fouls by the end of first half of Friday’s game. At the same point in the game, CNCC had accumulated the same number of fouls that, in contrast, were due to a largely sloppy defense. But “we got sloppy on defense later on,” said Snow head coach Jon Judkins. He said that his players started to play to the other team, something the Badgers are prone to do. Nevertheless, Snow carried the game through an inside offense that exhibited assertive attacks to the basket. “We’re killing them inside,” Judkins told his players at halftime, “They’re not going to stop us inside.” Later, Judkins said “Our inside game’s our strength.” The team illustrated the truth of that through another inconsistency. At the beginning of Saturday’s game, the Badgers played more of an outside offense that proved to be ineffective. As they left the floor at halftime, they were down to the Spartans 33-38. Judkins said he emphasized getting to the inside, and told his team, “we have to play more aggressive defense.” The team took the advice, and came out ready to overtake the Spartans. At one point, Snow went on a seven-minute run where they outscored CNCC 29-1. Of the second half Judkins said, “our defense, our intensity, our pressure were great.” The two games put the Badgers in sole possession of second place in Scenic West Athletic Conference standings. They CENTRAL UTAH ALL-BREEDS 34th 33RDAnnual ANNUAL BULL SALE Producer’s Livestock Sale Barn in Salina FFeb. EB. 12, 2005 -- 11 p.m. P.M. 7, 2004 Cattle inspection at 11 a.m. All bulls will be semen and Trich. tested and quality sifted. Like the Spartans, the Dinos stole the game from the Hawks in the second period; and once again, the 19-33-halftime deficit proved too much for the Lady Hawks to over- come. North Sanpete’s Aagard ended the night with a gamehigh 18 points. Dunn finished with 10, Collard and Laney Jacobsen both had six. Holly Christensen had three points, and Garlick finished with 2. Two weeks earlier, the Lady Hawks lost to the Lehi Lady Pioners 32-56, which dropped the Lady Hawks to 39 for the season and began their 0-3 run to start region play. The Pioneers grabbed the lead early in the first quarter and never let go, beating the Hawks 14-8. The Pioneers and Hawks duplicated their efforts in the second, which accounts for the 28-16 score at halftime. The Pioneers decimated the Lady Hawks in the third period, outscoring them by 15-2. Although the Lady Hawks finished tough, and won the final stanza, 14-13, it wasn’t nearly enough to climb out of the whole they dug. Hawk Jessica Aagard led all players with 15 points. Lacey Collard finished with seven, Laney Jacobsen, and Skylar Dunn both ended the game with four, and Aubree Poulson and Holly Christensen finished with a point each. Staff writer EPHRAIM—After two games and two wins against Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) last week, the Snow College Lady Badgers have improved their record to 53, and now tie Dixie State and North Idaho for third place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) standings. The Snow College women’s basketball team was tied for fourth in the SWAC standings before the games against Colorado last week, and Snow College women’s basketball head coach Larry Shurtliff predicted the wins. “We expect to move up,” he said. Corissa Kesterson was the first Badger to put points on the board three minutes into the game. Six-and-a-half minutes into the game, the teams were deadlocked at six, and Snow took a narrow 2825 lead into halftime. The Badgers turned it on after intermission and early in the second half had a 10-point lead. The Badgers played strong defense and maintained their lead throughout the game, finishing with a 54-43 win. With high hopes, the Badgers stepped back on the court to play CNCC again Saturday night. Just minutes into the game, the teams were tied 10-10. The entire first half was a close game with Colorado at the heels of the Badgers. Badger Rana McMurtrey scored a three pointer with two minutes left in the first half, allowing Snow to gain a sevenpoint lead into the half. Snow increased their lead by 13 points early in the second half and managed to stay on top, adding another win to their record 6849. “Our defense was able to get out and cover the outside people,” Shurtliff said. “They played match up and did a great job.” Shurtliff said they like to keep their defense strong. Badger forward Sarah Cooper said, “The bench played well. Anyone can come off the bench and play well. It’s really strong and deep.” The two wins last week come on the heels of a road loss against North Idaho College back in early January, and a 74-70 win against Salt Lake Community College, which was undefeated in league play. Next, the Badgers’ schedule sent them up to Rangley, Colorado to play Colorado NWCC. The trip ended with a 15-point win 71-56. “We hope to be the best we can be by the time the SWAC tournament comes around,” said Shurtliff. Salt Lake Community College will host the Lady Badgers this weekend. Gunnison falls to South Sevier in fourth period By Sean Hales Staff writer GARY CHIDESTER / SNOW COLLEGE Badger Dan Henry puts up a shot over a defender from Colorado Northwestern C.C. during a game last week. Snow emerged victorious from both games. had previously been tied for the spot with Salt Lake Community College—who did not have games last weekend—setting the stage for a couple of important games coming up this weekend against SLCC in Salt Lake. (Continued from A9) Kelcey Jensen led Gunnison with 15, and Laci Higgins had eight. The two teams each played another game last week, with Manti hosting the Richfield Lady Wildcats, and Gunnison hosting the South Sevier Lady Rams last Thursday. Manti was able to hold the Wildcats to one field goal in the fourth quarter to realize a 56-46 victory. Sili Hafoka was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points, followed by Tucker with 14, Whipple with 10 and Kelsie Johnson with eight. With the win, Manti evens their region record at 2-2. The Lady Bulldogs hosted South Sevier, and had similar success against the Rams as they had against Manti. The Lady Bulldogs stayed even with the Lady Rams in the first with both teams scoring nine. Then Gunnison produced a 9-16 second quarter and 5-16 fourth quarter to help the Rams to the victory. Gunnison had no player in double figures, and was led by Alacia Satterfield with eight, Teigan Jensen with seven and Karlie Jensen with six. 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After falling behind 56, South Sevier turned it on to score seven unanswered points. Gunnison then stopped the South Sevier scoring machine and scored four to bring the total to 12-10 after one period. Bulldog Ryan Frandsen tied the game at 12 off a hanging jumper just inside 30 seconds of the second quarter. The Bulldogs and the Rams traded baskets throughout the second until the Rams made a small run and gained four over the Bulldogs for a halftime score of 26-20. In the third, South Sevier and Gunnison continued to trade scores, but the Rams built on their narrow margin with another two points, outscoring the Bulldogs 1412. Then came the fourth quarter—and the rest is history. Shane Peterson was Gunnison’s only player in double figures with 12. Ryan Frandsen and Wayne Young each scored eight and J. D. Pay contributed six. South Sevier had three players in double figures and two others approaching that mark. Gunnison out rebounded the Rams but couldn’t turn second chances into scores. Next up for Gunnison is the undefeated Richfield Wildcats on the road on Friday. Then the Bulldogs travel to face San Juan on Saturday. Richfield is a favorite for the state championship and will be a difficult test for Gunnison. The Bulldogs need to play their best game if they hope for a win against the Wildcats. San Juan is 2-2 in region play and garnered a surprising victory over Richfield last Saturday. San Juan will face South Sevier this week before taking on Gunnison Saturday. The most likely scenario for this week would put Gunnison in a tie with San Juan for fourth place in the region. San Juan will probably fall to South Sevier, and Gunnison to Richfield, giving the teams 2-3 and 1-4 records respectively. Notwithstanding the win over Richfield, San Juan has shown a tendency for low scores, and the Bulldogs stand a good chance to win if they apply their press effectively and force the penetration on offense. ACCELERATED SOFTBALL! We are holding a special meeting for anyone interested in COACHING and those who have children who are INTERESTED IN PLAYING. This is to help you understand what is involved. This is an information meeting only, come with questions! We will have coaches available to answer them. JANUARY 31, 2005 7:30 p.m. - Ephraim Middle School Team Ages: 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under SPONSORED BY CENTRAL UTAH DYNAMITE 1/12,19,26MG |
