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harm's way for a meri piuance?Obviously, his love ofcountry
srperseded that of money or mate-rial wealth.
You can't buypatriotism - orhearg for that matter. And Tilknanhadplenty ofboth.
He made the change within ayear following Sept. I 1, 2001.Angered as so rrany ofus wereover the terroriit attacks, Tillmatrdecided he was thnough playrnggarnes and could do more for hiscotmty by fighting to defend it.
I don't knorp how many of hiscolleagues - if any - happenedto follow suit, but any tbar di-dought to be commended for theirservice.
Tillman isnt the first athlete togo to war in place ofplaying probdl.
Ted Williams actually did ittvrice - firs during World War IIand again in Korea"
The difference between the twois that Williams lived to receivethe thanks ofa gratefirl nation.Tillman's reward is in the next life,while our respects me paid inmemorutm.
Tillman died doing his duty, notseeking glory.
Andye! howmany prinndor:na ath.letes do you supposewhine and complain wtren theydon't get the ball enough or arentreceiving favorable press cover-age'!
Unforhrnatety, sports are full ofthem.
Thank God for a guy likeTillma4 whose actions give ushope that not all pro athletes aresef-c.entered, conceited egomani-itcs.
Hey, kids: Do you want to knowthe definition of a hero? Look inthe dictionary under PatTillman.
There you won't find the namesof Shaquille Ot.{eal, AlexRodriguez or Peyton Maruring.
Nope. Just Tilknan and a pre-cious few others like him.
You won't see his name in lightsanymore. Neither will Tillrnanappear in any media guides, norhave his picture on the sportspages ever again. And you proba-bly won't furd his likeness onposters or ftading cards.
Whatyou will continue to readabout is howmanypoints KobeBryant scored last night and thenurnber of additional pretrial hear-ings his lavyers will aryue for.
Why is it the nation reads aboutPatTillman ooly after his deathand not before? His enlistnentalonrc ranks lry there as being oneof the most coruageous deciiions aman canmake.
Ifs just a shame that we don'trecognize real heroes until aftertheyle gone.
Burt finished the game havingdelivered a game-high five runibatted in (RBI).
Matt Richardson belted a tripleand was brought home by aMitch Merrell double in the sev-enth. And Kevin Booth waswalked to set up the Burt game-wfitner.
Tlree other Lions got hits ingame two, including a sixth-
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PKI?.FO.W: Lions' junior Mike Burt, teft, stides safety ho;;last Wednesday in a game against Fernley at Booth_parrField in Yerington.
inning double by Aaron Colletta frame.and singles from Kennie Keats Booth, meanwhile, sat downand Tyler Brown in that same r0 spartan batters on strikes and
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Savidge sets records atBy Brett Fisher
Jordan Savidge isn't into keep-iag records. He breaks them.
Last Saturday during the CarsonInvitational in Carson City, hedemonstrated the creedo thatrecords were meant to be broken.
The Smith Valley junior andlocal track phenom broke his ownschool record in the 200 meters bvclocking n at 22.71to fiaish sec"-ond overall in the field.
He then became the first SVHSathlete to leap 22 feet in the longjump by establishing a new schoolrecord of 22-0 l/4 - also good forsecond at the meet.
The previous mark had been setlast year by Jordan's older brother,Kevin Savidge, a 2003 SVHSgraduate.
"k was pretty short-lived',SVHS head coach Jim Gleasonsaid ofthe record.
Savidge captured the pole vaultevent on Saturday by going overthe bar at I4-0. And he was runner-up in the 100-meter dash in a time
Please see Savidge, Page 82SOARING SAVIDGE: Smith Vailey junior Jordan Savidgethe Lyon County Championships Afril 7 in yerington.
gnp onBy Brett Fisher
A third-place finish in teamstandings last Friday allowedYerington to maintain the No. 3position in the Northern 3A. andsecure a better hold of a possiblestate tournament berth.
The Lions accrued 414 strokesfor third in the Rite of passagetournament held at Eagle ValleyGolf Course in Carson City.
"We're playing real good golfright now," YHS head coach DaveMcCandless said. "It's just our
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rrlin split Llons titI
By Brett FisherCarlin scored an insurance
run in the seyenth inning of thelate game to defeat host SmithValley, 6-4, and. avoid aNorthern lA doubleheadersweep Saturday.
The Bulldogs scored tworuqs in the first inning to postan early. 2-0, advantage. ButCarlin matcted that effort in thethird'to tie things up.
It then added ftree more mnsin the fifth frame to go-ahead,5-2.
The locals scored twice in thebottom of the seventi, but wereunable to flrrmount a four-run
deficit in the final inning."We put the ball in play and
Carlin made the plays," SVHShead coach David Vick said.
Four players registered twohits for the Bulldogs in gametwo. Jesus Reyes, KevinCampbell, Bill Eernisse andBillie Sutton all batred 2-for-4.
Jacob Fletcher pitchedthrough seven innings bn themound. He struck out six Carlinbatters and walked two. TheRailroaders generated seven
litg off the Smith Vaneydefense.
Please see Split, page 83
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