r : .:. ' - ! : 1 ' ' ' 1 THE BASKETBALL stays alive as Gary Trujillo, right, sacrifices his body to keep the ball in bounds. Waiting for the basketball to arrive is Robert Cuch, left. The 100 Proof team beat Konabud Gold, 111 to 53, for fifth place. I ' " ' . . . .r' ' r ; V -V :n " . ' " ; - .' I : : . - - ' . .. , N ' v 'I . . a . I r ' ? : ; I ; ' 1 -!. . i ,; .1 - - ; " .. .. -.1 1 ' v . " . ' ' . t. !f. , . j v ., i - ': i .. ; 1 . . ! V f - " ' ' - V V " . ' r.-.V 100 PROOF eager, Lonnie Sammaripa, left, bites the dust and hoping that the ball darts through the hoop is the Nighthawks' Jeff Utley, center. The Nighthawks placed fourth in the Tournament Tourna-ment of Tribal Champions and 100 Proof pocketed fifth place. ' I " :---- .... , . . ' ' - j 1 j. v ... ;' ' . ' ;, I t " ,: ' f 1 - - . I L..' .. ' v . . . . . .' -. . ..... ... y : . .. v.., . t' 1 ' " j 1 m ;V, m-'I .: I ''- ''-.-.. - w. .j. tta A V.J WINSLOW WEBER presents a third place trophy to Dennis Day, center and Wayne Reid, right of Reid's Realtors. Reid's and Ross Construction tied for third place in the B League and Uintah Engineering netted third place in the A League. i I r t - i HIGH LEAPER, Oney Cuch, left, jets to the basket for two p-and p-and trying to stop the eager is 100 Proof's Lonnie Samma--. right. Ufe TribaS hoop fecams ploel nd 5fh ira Journey Two Ute Tribe basketball teams pocketed honors in the Tournament of , Tribal Champions, Saturday. The Nighthawks, defending champs, placed fourth when they were toppled by the Millcreek Bobcats. 65 to 63. Jeff Utley led the Nighthawks in scoring at 23'points. Ron Wopsock added 19 points and Obie Taveapont scored 11 points. Johnny Angel added seven points and Jay Ml. Lion put in :) points. 100 Proof, another Ute Tribal team, garnered fifth place when they beat Konabud Gold, 111 to 53. Lonnie Sammaripa Sam-maripa led the team with 29 points. He put in 12 field goals and hit 5 out of 8 free throws. O.J. Trujillo added 25 counters. Trujillo popped in nine field goals and hit 7 out of 7 free throws. Also scoring for the 100 Proof team were: Billie Cutch, 18; Leslie Myore. 13; Doby Myore. 13 and Gary Trujillo. 5. Konabud Gold, another Ute Tribal team, was led in scoring by John Reed at 14 points. Kick Chapoose added 10 points and Andy Santio and Ralph 'Serawop scored six points. The Nighthawks advanced into the game with the Bobcats due to a 76 to 54 win over 100 Proof. Millcreek beat Konabud Gold, 100 to 45. Utley led the Nighthawks with 16 points. Angel added 12 points. Shawn Spencer, Wopsock and Mt. Lion poured in eight points. Taveapont Tavea-pont and Terrance Cuch added seven points. Oney Cuch scored six points and Jubal Myore popped in four points. Sammaripa was the top scorer on the 100 Proof team at 17 points and Doby Myore added 13 points. O.J. Trujillo and Cuch scored eight points. Gary Trujillo added four points. Robert Cuch and Jake Warrick scored two points. The Provo Blazers beat the Nighthawks, 83 to 77 and advanced into the title game due to a 77 to 71 win over the Oglala Sioux. Sonny Brown led the Blazer team with 26 points. Robert Yaz-zie Yaz-zie added 13 points. Dee Baxter put in 1 1 points and Lornie Pinnecoose scored ten points. Melvin High Hawk led the Sioux team with 22 points on 1 1 field goals. Irv Provost scored 14 points. The Sioux team beat the Millcreek Bobcats to advance into the title game and beat the Blazers in two games for the title. Wopi, the Nighthawks in their loss ! Blazers with 23 points. He popped; three point shots, three two-point: 5 out of 6 free throws. Angel it-points.