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Show Sports The Gunnison Valley Gazette Page 6 A great season Get your Bulldog Apparel! by MARK HENLINE The 14 and 15 year-old Gunnison Bulldog's season ended on Thursday. They finished 3rd place after losing a tough game against Taylorsville, at the Utah State Babe Ruth Championship Tournament. The Bulldogs, who are coached by Dr. John Jackson, Fred Harris, and Rhon Jensen, went into the state championships in Taylorsville last Saturday. The boys had just come away as champions from the KBOil All Star Tournament in Richfield, and the Babe Ruth Utah South Tournament. As the boys entered the state tournament, they had high hopes, but they knew they would be facing some of Utah's baseball powerhouses. There were eight teams from Utah that had qualified to play in this tournament. Two teams from Kearns, two teams from Taylorsville, a team from Murray, one from Tooele, one from Carbon County, and the Bulldogs. Gunnison played great ball during the first part of the week in this double elimination tournament, first defeating a Kearns team Thursday, July 27, 2006 With the falls Sports nearly upon us, "6VHS would once again like to offer to t h ^ public the chance to order Bulldog jackets? •and shirts- This is not a fund raiser for the;, high schob.1, but rather a service offered for those parents;.and boosters who would like apparel. The deadline to order is August 11th. You-may contact Annette Dyreng at •Gunnison Valley High School, beginning August 1st if you are interested. CUNNNON VALLEY HKIIKU001 Mark Henline/Gunnison Valley Gazette Front row left to right: Xavier Jensen, Allen Boore, Scott Jackson and Heston Neal. Back row: Shawn Gubeli, Jace Anderson, Matthew Harris, Bryant Davis, Max Sanders and William Park. then rising triumphant over a team from Taylorsville. Wednesday evening Gunnison came up against Murray in what would prove to be a classic defensive struggle. Gunnison held a 10 lead for most of the game but gave up two late runs and lost the battle 2-1. The next evening, Thursday, Gunnison went up against Taylorsville. The winner of this game would go into the championship game against Murray, while the loser would fin- ish in 3rd place. Gunnison jumped out to an early lead and held a 7-2 advantage until the bottom of the fifth inning. That's when things fell apart for the bulldogs. Taylorsville exploded for 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth, an inning that lasted for an hour and a half. According to several parents, nothing seemed to go right. Despite several pitching changes and a valiant effort by the dogs, they just couldn't seem to get out of the inning. With (hat huge inning, Taylorsville put the game out of reach and ended up beating the Bulldogs 15-8. Taylorsville then moved on to face Murray for the championship, the winner to go on to play in the Babe Ruth Western Regionals held in Redding California. As of now the championship game has not been played. The Bulldogs ended up finishing third in the state tournament, a good end to a great season. Congratulations B"11dogs! Tryouts and Qualifying for this year's GVHS Golf Team will be held at Palisade Golf Course on August 7th, 8th & 9th starting at 1 p.m.. There will also be a 3 Day Golf Clinic held on August 7th, 8th & 9th at the Golf Course from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The cost of the Clinic is $50, The first region match will be August 10th. For more information, contact Paul Childs at 528-3274. CUN WON VALLIY HIGH SCHOOL The Scouting News! CIRUTfNNK O Kolton and Kameron Crane, of troop 562 from the Centerfield 2nd Ward, carry the colors in the Centerfield 24th of July Parade. Kolton and Kameron are the sons of Kevin and Kathy Crane. COIF TEAM Any high school age girls interested in playing tennis this year, the first practice will be Monday, July 31st at 5 p.m. at the tennis courts. If you have any questions, call Doug Agren at football The Scouting Hews is Sponsored by RasmilSSen ACE Paints Sporting Goods Whirpool Appliances Ace Hardware 528-7513 435 South Main • Gunnison The helpful place LOTSA MOTSA SPORTS CALENDAR Girls Volleyball Thur. Aug. 17 Sat. Aug. 19 Wed. Aug. 23 Wed. Aug. 29 Gunnison @ Green River North Sevier Tourney Gunnison @ Wayne Gunnison @ Kanab Fresh 4:30 Fresh NG Fresh 4:30 Fresh 4:30 Fri. Aug. 18 Thur. Aug 24 Fri. Aug 25 Gunnison @ Kanab (Endowment Game) Gunnison @ No. Sevier No. Sevier @ Gunnison JV 5:45 JV NG JV 5:45 JV 5:45 Var 7:00 Var TBA Var 7:00 Vaar 7:00 Football Pizza • Calzone Breadsticks • Salad Free Delivery (Limited Area) 528-3792 57 South Main • Gunnison Var. 7:00 Fresh 4:00 JV 6:00 Var. 7:00 Monday, July 31st Gunnison City Half 5 - 7:30 D.m. ,; For boys going into the 6th, 7th & 8th Grades : \ Cost is $80 (this covers insurance, officials, helmet and shoulder pad rental & tri-county league fees) If this is your first year or you need a new jersey and pants, there will be an additional charge. \ Pants and Pads for Legs - $25 Numbered Team Jersey - $20 y For more information contact: •< Mark Henline-League President 528-3170 • Jeremy Pickett- 6th Grade Coach -;" Tyler Ashton- 7th Grade Coach i Jay Bartholomew - 8th Grade Coach I |
