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S-iS&SSitBiii ‘TftrS1Wm«-Tus«iav'.Nw.21.1989 t B u l l d o g s c r u s h N o r t h I d a h o J C The Western M o n ta n a Col lege Bulldogs posted th e ir th ir d straight men’s basketball vic tory w ith a 93-76 thrashing o f North Idaho College la s t S a tur day in D illon. \ The Bulldogs jum p e d on the Cardinalsfrom the o u ts e t,build ing a 17-2 le ad a fter the firs t five m in u te s o f p la y . The fastrbreak- ing Bulldogs took advantage o f C a rdinal turnovers and poor shooting to b u ild th e ir b ig early lead. W e s tern’s Jo h n S u lliv a n brought the crowd to th e ir feet w ith a slam dunk m idway through the firs t h a lf as the Bulldogs rode a red-hot 76 per cent first h a lf shooting. The Bulldogs led 49-28 a t the h a lf. A tough zone defenseby N orth Idaho ear^y in the second h a lf slowed the Bulldogs for a short tim e , b u t outside shooting by Anthony G u llo a n d K evin E ngel la n t triggered another B u lldog run. Down the stretch the B u ll dogs h it clutch shots .and free throws to ice the game. E n g e llant scored 22 p o in ts as four Bulldogs scored in double figures. G u llo chipped in 15 points, including 3 three-point ers. R ay R osengarten added 13, while C h a d M iller n e tted 11. The Bulldogs outrebounded North Idaho 32-27 a s W e stem ’s M ike V anderzanden led the way w ith five caroms. “We had a good firs t h a lf connecting on 76 percent o f o ur shots,” noted assistant coach M ark D u rham . “C h a d M iller played well the e n tire game a n d Kevin E n g e llant was once a g a in very c o n s is tent” *We played good man-to-man defense a n d offensively we h a d a good team effort,” noted D u r ham . “O u r b a ll movement was. very good.” ‘T h is is the firs t tim e in five years thatw e have beaten the m ” added D u rham . The Bulldogs, 3-0, w ill travel to Spokane S a turday to take on Gonzaga. “Were goingtogo down there a n d try'to keep the score close, w ith a chance to w in the game a t the end,* s a id D u rham . WaataraCBS) North Idaho (7« WistMn Crookmora 1 (Ml I , OuD« 4 4-4 IB, Hondonon S 007,Porimaan04-44,MIUar6MIl,BnfaUanl77- 7 22. McMahan 1 <M> 4. Suffiran 3 0-2 8/Vaadanaa- dan41-29.Baa«ngif 4M13,Paaka00-20.Tolala 3322*28 99. HaUUma • Waatara 49. North Uaha 28. Thrao-potnt reals. OuDo 3, Hondanon, Encol- lanL Total fculo-North Uaha 13, Waatam 13. A •975 (aaU A r e a g r i d d e r s e a r n A l l - L e a g u e Thirteen area football play ers were nam ed to the D is tr ic t 6-C All-Conference football team announced la s t weekend. .Twin B ridges la n d e d six p la y ers on the team . J u n io r Tracy Davis earned f ir s t team honors a t defensive back and punter, and wa$.,named as the second team quarterback. Rick Tash, a senior, was nam ed f ir s t team defensive g u a rd and second team offensive guard. Senior Em ry McAlear earned first team line backer status, w h ile senior Lewis Reynolds was a second team ' offensive end. Senior Shawn K e lly was tabbed for defensive end on the second team and ju n io r Chad Johnson re ceived honorable m e n tion a t center. Five Lim a players were re warded for fine seasons. J u n io r D a llas Jensen earned firs t team running back honors and sec ond team status a t defensive back and punter. Senior J o h n Stosich was a first team defen sive end and a second team running back. John W e n d t, a senior, waB nam ed to the second team a t offensive guard and defensive end. J u n io r Sean Es- t i l l received second team honors a t defensive guard and honor able m e n tion a t center. Dan Brown, a senior, received honor able m e n tion a t linebacker. Two Sheridan players were also n am ed to the team . S enior K ip Funk was an honorable m ention a t linebacker and of fensive g u a rd, w h ile B ill B e iler received the same honor a t de fensive back. Davis led T w in B ridges to the playoffs w ith an outstanding season on b o th sides o f the b a ll. Davis passed for nine touch downs a n d rushed for 365yards on offense, w h ile racking u p 75 tackles a n d two in te rceptions on defense. Tash was credited w ith 44 tackles for the season, w hile McAlear led the team w ith 97 tackles and picked o ff two en emy passes. Reynolds, Davis’s favorite target, averaged 18.5 yards per catch on 13 receptions. Kelly was credited w ith 38 tack- L a d y D o g s s h u f f l e C a r d s , 6 7 - 5 2 The Western M o n tana Col lege Lady Bulldogs shook o ff a jslow s tart a n d came together for .a 67-52 w in over N o rth Idaho College last S a tu rday. « W estern led throughout most o f the f ir s t h a lf, despite num er ous turnovers, th a t thw arted scoring o p p o rtunities. Th&Lady Bulldogs took a s lim 30-2716ad to the locker room a t the h a lf. A tough full-court defense began to take its to ll in the sec ond h a lf as the Lady Bulldogs began to p u ll away from the m istake prone North Idaho squad. Darcy Sturm led three p la y ers in double figures w ith 14 points, followed by Tammi Sut- lif f w ith 13 and Bobette Sand w ith 12. \We s t ill are not playing as well as we w a n t to a t this tim e ,” noted Head Coach Gary Cooper. “We committed 30 turnovers and th a t is way too much.” “The second h a lf we executed the offense, played b e tter as a team , and our full-court press fin a lly wore them down,” said Cooper. “We controlled the tempo o f the game.” “I ’m proud o fthe way the k id s worked h a rd,” s a id Cooper. The Lady Bulldogs, 2-0, w ill compete in the H o liday Classic in B u ttd b e g in riihg Friday eve- ning. “W e are h o p in g to play a little more consistent,” stressed Cooper. “We w ill try to shuffle players to find the r ig h t combi nation th a t we w a n t to go w ith.” les a n d three fum b le recoveries despite m is s in g three games w ith a n injury. Jensen racked .up 802 yards on the ground and scored 14 touchdowns for the Bears who reached the playoffs for the first tim e since 1985. Stosich g ained 361 yards and found the end zone e ig h t tim es. The F u n k a n d Beiler duo was a d o m inating force for the Pan ther defense. Funk registered 85 tackles a n d recovered three fum bles, w h ile Beiler was cred ited w ith 48 tackles and one interception^ Twin B ridges a n d L im a were elim inated in first round p la y o ff action, w h ile Sheridan failed to make the post-season playoffs. S t a n d i n g s Frontiar Confaranea Man’s Baakatball S tanding! Conf A ll Mont. Tech 0-0 4-0 W. Montana 0-0 3-0 RockyMt. 0-0 1-0 - Carroll > • : ,'0-0 ' ' 2-1 N. Montana 0-0 ' 0-2 Slam, bam, Jam... Bulldogs 93-76win over North Idahp College. Sullivan scored six points in the game. t - v v , T w i n B r i d g e s o u s t e d a t t o u r n e y Woatara (67) North Idahs(E2) Woatara Sand S 12. Stuns 5 4-41 MDlar 00-10, Bochalaau 0 1 4 1. Allen 0 1-2 I , Franknich 2 2-2 8, l, WittUmo 4 I 10-02, -*5. •29, Woariar I 0-0 2, SuUllTB M 13. Aptiagata 0 2-3 2. Tatala 25 17-30(7. Ilalflima • Waatam 30, North Idaho 27. Total Caula - North Idaha 15, Waatam 13. F r o n t i e r h o n o r s f o r m e r F a l c o n s Two fqrmer Twin Bridges Falcons, Jenny Reynolds and Rhonda M ailey, were nam ed to the first team Frontier Confer ence v o lleyball team announced la s t week. The duo recently completed a fine season for the W estern M o n ta n a College L ady BulldogB. Two other Lady Bulldogs, B illie Bennett a n d J o a n i Mogo lis , were nam ed to the second team . Reynolds, a ju n io r , paced Western w ith 178 k ills and 96 blocks, w h ile M a iley, a sopho more, converted 170 k ills a n d 72 blocks. Bennett, from Helena, capped o ff a fine senior y ear w ith 138 k ills a n d 87 blocks; w h ile fellow senior Mogolis, firom Bigfork, was credited w ith 445 assists. The Lady Bulldogs finished the season w ith a 12-14 m a rk. A late season surge by the Twin Bridges Falcons came to an end la s t weekend in the d ivi sional tournam e n t h e ld in M is soula. The Falcons dropped the ir opening round game 57-45 to H o tSprings,butreboundedw ith a 52-43 w in a g a in s t D rummond. Twin Bridges then loB tin a S a t urday m o rning loser-out game 67-40 to Philipsburg. A g a in s t H o t S p rings the F a l cons r a llie d from a firs t q u a rter deficit to tie the scored a t 26-26 a t h a lftim e . The game was de cided in the th ir d q u a rter when the Falcons were out-scored 19- 4. Amy P h illip s led the way for the Falcons w ith 16 p o in ts . TheFalconsjum pedon D rum mond e arly a n d led throughout as they cruised to the victory. Twin B ridges led 12-10afterone period of p la y a n d 26-18 a t the' h a lf. P h illip s a g a in led the way w ith 16 p o in ts. Philipsburg s ta rted fast a n d furious a g a in s t T w in Bridges as they raced to a 19-4 lead a fter one q u a rter. The Falcons began a second q u a rter rally th a t le ft them down only 33-20 a t the h a lf, b u t a b ig th ir d quarter a ll b u t iced the game for P h il ipsburg. Leslie Perry led the Falcons w ith 13 points, w h ile Crissie A tkins chipped in w ith 10. “The g irls played really well a t the tournam e n t\ noted Head Coach Robin Pederson. “They set a goal to make i t to the S a t urday m o rning game a n d they were h appy to accomplish th a t.” “We began to peak a t tourna m e n t tim e which carried us through the d is tr ic t tournam e n t and into divisionals,” added* . Pederson. The Falcons finished the sea son w ith a 10-15 record. Twin BrldfM (45) Hot Spring* (57) TwinBiidgaa AUdna2 3 4 7 ,Eaton2 0 0 8 , Pan? 1 M S , E.McAlaar 31-3 7, Millar 1 2-3 4, Phflllpa 8 4 4 1C. Totalo 15 13-2245. TwtnBrtdfU. _____ 10 1« 4 15.45 Hot Spring*. _____ 14 12 19 12-57 Tferaa-point gsala • Eatan Z Paulad aut • Eaton, Atkina. Total bula • Tarln B fUpa 22, llot Sprtnp 21. Twin Bridfoo (S2) Drummond (43) Twin Bridfaa E-McAlaar 2 4-6 5, AUdna 12-2 4, Philllpa « 4 - 5 18, MIDar 3 I I 7, Pirry 1 7-12 9, Eatan 2 2-2 8. Total! 1520-2852. Drummond-- .... ~ .... 10 8 10 15*43 Twin Bridgaa _____ 12 14 13 13-52 Thn*«aint goal - Eaton 2. T«Ul twfla • Dnim- rnond 19, iTrln Bridgaa 22. PhDipabBi|(87) Twin BrldfM (40) TwinBridfM E JbAlaar SO-18, Matadte 0 » 2 3L AtUna 4 2- 210, Faunriar 10-12, Philllpa 11-2 3, MIDar 104> 2. Pony 3 7-913, Eatan 1 0 4 2 . Totals 1412-17 40. TwinBrtdfoa ______ 4 18 9 11-40 PhlllpAur* ______ 19 13 18 19-87 O O O e L h h h I G u a r d ’D a w g ... Western Montana College junior guard Darcy Sturm looks for an opportunity to steal the ball from a North Idaho College player in the Lady Bulldogs 67-52 win. Sturm scored 14 points as Western improved its r e c o r d t o 2-0. News and views ofthe Sports Scene B y K e v i n W h i t w o r t h The W estern M o n ta n a C ollege B ulldogs foot b a ll team finished fourth in D is tr ic t 12 team to t a l offense w ith 368 y ards per game. Q u ite a n accomplishment for a team th a t d id not even exist two s h o rt seasons ago. The BulldogB finished 14th in team rushing offense, b u t made u p the difference b y fin is h in g th ir d in team p a s s in g offense. W estern finished fourth in team scoring offense. Defensively the BulldogB w ill have to im prove in 1990 to be a contender for the Frontier Conference crown. W estern finished 14th in team to tal defense, 11th in team rushing de fense, 14th in team pass defense, a n d 14 in team scoring defense. D is tr ic t 12 consists o f 17 football teams from M o n ta n a , N o rth D a k o ta , a n d South Dakota. In d iv id u a lly the Bulldogs fared p retty well. Ju n io r q u a rterback P a u l M a k i finished th ir d in both total offense w ith 230yards p e r game, a n d . passing w ith 236yards per c o n test M a k i threw for 1653 y a rds a n d 12 touchdowns this season. Sophomore B ill Polk ended the season w ith 31 receptions, good for 4.4 per game a n d 10th in the district. Polk also finished 10th in scoring w ith 5.1 points per contest. He pulled in six touchdown passes. kick scoring w ith five p o in ts p e r game. C lemens connected on 17-24 extra p o in ts a n d was 6-6 in the field goal departm e nt. Freshman punter R a lp h Chavez was the eighth best p u n ter in the conference averaging 35.7 yards per k ick. B rett H aines, sophomore kick-off return m an, averaged 22.8yards per return, th ir d best in the d is tr ic t The Bulldogs ended the season w ith a 3-4 m a rk and th ir d place in the Frontier Confer ence. M issoula w ill be the spot for the biggest college football game in the state since 1985 when the M o n tana State Bobcats defeated Arkansas State a n d Rhode Island on back-to- back weekends enroute to the n a tional c h a m p i onship. The M o ntana G rizzlies w ill h o st Jackson State in the first round o f the NCAA Division I- AA football playoffs. Jackson State is the a lm a m a te r o f N F L all- tim e leading rusher W a lter Payton. S a turdays game w ill be the firs t I-AA p la y o ff game ever h e ld in M issoula. The w in n e r o f S a tu rday’s game w ill advance to meet the w in n e r of the Idaho-E. Illin o is - __ - n — n rrv- — -i- -- n f l f i i i v i u t i |yvv< •*. i i i u o ib c o u i c a v i l w u iitc » ( i the season fourth in the district in individual be announced a t a later date.
