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Show Page 2 P BRIGADIER It's tonight or never $nH2 Feb. 9, 1968 . ildcafs host Lehi in crucial battle editorials bands perform superbly and Senior High bands, under the The BY Junior BY High direction of Mr. Boyd Hunter, deserve a special pat on the back for their performance in their first concert of the year. Although the number of students participating in the bands is very small and some of the members of the band had to play more than one instrument, the bands performed very well. The Pep Band also deserves congratulations for their fine efforts at the the games this year. The Pep Band is one of the best in the history of the school, dressed in sharp vests and straw-styl- e hats. 20 students participating . . . Sophomore Jeryl Smith (21) fights for a rebound as Dave Porter (45) gets raady for a battle. against Pleasant Grove. The Vikings got hot the last quarter to whip the 'Cats Wednesday night at PG. (Dave Clark photo) Oratorical contest under way an extemporaneous subject Approximately 20 BY High stu- dents have been participating this week in the 31st annual National Oratorical Contest sponsored by the American Legion. Winners of the contest will be announced next week by Mr. Don McConkie, history teacher. This year the contest consists SqMwo parts, the first of which is a prepared oration topic Our Worth Having, Constitution This oration Worth Defending. minutes in length must be and original. The second part of the contest 8-- 77-5- on is one of six articles of the Constitution or amendments. Contestants are required to be well, enough prepared on these subjects to speak extemporaneously for 5 Wrestlers enter Region Four at Orem next week tourney season After 3-- minutes. All ninth through twelfth graders were eligible to enter. The winner from the school will compete against winners from other schools in this area. National winners will receive scholarships: first place, $4,000; second place, $2,000; third place, $1,000; and fourth place, $500. of tough a grueling BY the High wrestling wrestling, team will compete at Orem H:gh next Friday and Saturday for the Region Fourv Wrestling Tournament, which is the testing ground for state contenders. Because of the outstanding record of some of the boys such as Harold Black, David Keith, Wilbur Newland, and Alan Sorenson they should be in tough contention for a state berth, stated Coach Tom Burr. The best four in each weight will go to the state trials at Roy High School on Feb. 23, after tre Regional tournament of double eliminations. .Girls' cage team to play three more games; lose two record, the girls basketball team will finish their season with two away games and one home game. They will play PG next Thursday at PG, Orem at Orem on Feb.22, and Lehi at BY on Feb. 28. The girls basketball team opened its season on Jan. 25, losing two games to Provo High at Provo. Although the girls lost, they played a good game, stated Miss Barbara Jensen, coach. Last Thursday the team met Springville and lost both games. High scorers for BY were Barbara Rich and Jackie Ovard. With an 0-- 2 Those repr renting BY High are Ann Ahla :Jer, Sharee Bunker, Kathy Call, Barbara Rich, Hali DeHart, Jackie Ovard, Patti Porter, Linda Harmon, Chris Rob- inson, Cheryl Crowton, Coleen Christensen, Carol Reimschiissel, was once a hip-pyga- Terri Gee, Becky Gardner, Marjorie Ricks, Mary Cox, Lisa Thomson, and Becky Clark. Anyone who wishes to come and watch is welcome, states Miss Jensen. The games will be held after school. Newland grabs only win Wrestlers participating Har-Regi- . . . Wrestlers lose to Vikings, team Dave The BY High wrestling closed out the dual match season Tuesday losing to Pleasant Grove, 39 to 3. The only grappler winning for the Wildcats was senior Wilbur Newland, gaining a 7 decision in the 154 pound class. Other members of team wrestling against Pleasant Grove were Harold Black at 98; Lynn Alder, 103; Bryan Riddle, 112; Doug Petty, 120; Allen Sorenson, 127; Dan Comer, 133; Mike Brown, 138; 9-- from BY High in Region will be and State tournaments. Keith, 145; Rick Shumway, and Phil Andrus, heavyweight. The Wildcats had one bye in the 165 pound class. Two weeks ago the Wildcats journeyed to Springville where in a hard-fougthey lost 0 match. On Jan. 30, the Wildcats lost 1 to American Fork. Friday, Jan. 26, the Wildcat grapplers lost another hard-fougmatch 9 to 35 against the Carbon Dinos in Price, preceding the BY n basketball game. ht ht High-Carbo- Mayans played form of basketball The center streaked through the opposing team in spite of their frantic attempts at blocking. Twenty feet from the basket, he leaps up and flings the ball at the basket. It circles twice and then drops reluctantly in. The fans leap to their feet with a roar as the board records the points and the final horn sounds. An exciting, modem game? Right? Really? Years before the Mayas were conquered by the Aztecs, the Mayas played a game they called tlaxtli on a stone court about 190 ends by 40 yards. On the. two were temples, and lengthwise-ra- n two walls that were 27 feet high and three feet thick. Midway up the walls were stone rings, one on each wall opposite the other. teams of six player each attempted to put a rubber ball through one of the rings, using only their hips to manipulate the ball. There were no rules against holding, blocking, or gouging, so the players ran quite a risk. The spectators lived dangerously, too, because a team that .put a ball through a ring got to take 4 the possession of any onlooker. Basketball, as it is played today, is the only major sport of completely American origin. And in America it attracts more spectators than football and baseball combined. It was invented in 1891 by James A. Naismith to keep his college athletes out of trouble between football and baseball season. He tacked two peach baskets on the balconies in the "colleges gym. Tw With six basic rules, he formulated a game with the objective of having two teams of nine men each trying to put a soccer ball through the basket at the far end of the court. Every time one made a basket, have to run up and fislkjhe ball fore the baskets the players someone would into the balcony hack out; therewere eventually of replaced with metal hoops. In 1897 the teams were reduced to five men ehch to provide more exercise; and in 1903 basketball was recognized as an official sport with the NCAA making col- lege rules. It was made a part of the Olympics in 1936. Amateur teams all over the U.S. have leagues ranging in age from five years to unofficial playoffs between old folks homes. one-rate- d Springville upsets Wildcats, 77-7for first region win 0, The BY High Wildcats were upset by the "Red Devils of Springville last Friday by a 0 score for their first win in four seasons' over the Cats. 77-7- The Devils stand one and seven for Region play while the Wildcats are even at four and four. Faculty sees African safari accoutrements i Verl Allman, biology teacher, has defied science! Mr. 15-3- me By Robin Patton The individual performance at Orem will determine the rating and berth they get at State. Coach Burr went on to say, We should have a fine showing at the 39-- 3 180; 13-3- old Black, Lynn Alder, Doug Petty. Erian Riddle, Wayne Young, Alan Sorenson, Dan Comer, Mike Brown, David Keith, Wilbur Newland, Rick Shumway, and Phil Andrus. By Gary Golightly In order to stay in the race to enter the Class A state tournament, the Wildcat roundballers will have to win at least three out of the four remairyng games of the season. The team can start that winning streak by defeating Lehi tonight at 8 p.m. in the BYU Fieldhouse. This tilt could be called the sure win; but nevertheless, the Cats will have to be more than ready when the Pioneers come to Provo. In a pervious meeting on Jan. 5, BY ran away with the ball game in a three-perio- d scoring spree. If everything goes well, the 'Cats could be in good position to enter in state competition. Next Thursday the Cat squad, along with the strategy of Coach Courtney Leishman, will have their biggest undertaking of the year. To put it simply, the states number Spanish Fork Dons will invade the hardwoods of the Y floor. By no means, the Dons aren't unbeatable. Neighboring Provo and Orem almost upset the highflying Forkers until the final minutes of play when the Dons managed to pull it out of the bag. BY High will have to play its best game of the year or hold down the front line of Spanish scorers consisting of Atwood .Norman, Holt, and Beckstrom in order to pull off an upset. He has invented a way to transport human beings instantaneously miles away to the wilds of Africa. All those people had to do was to attend the faculty meeting Tuesday after school or be in one of the biology classes during the day. ,The biology room, bedecked with such things as leopard skins and an elephant foot table, was like having a chunk of Africa sitting right in BY High. The chanting of drums and native music flowed from the tape recorder into the room, giving real atmosphere. Authentic native spears, ar- This defeat, coupled with the losses by Orem and Pleasant Grove, put the three rivals back in contention for second place. American Fork remained on top with a six and two record. The Wildcats had one of their poorest nights from the field as they hit 29 percent of their shots for only 18 field goals compared to the Devils 29. Dave Porter hit the hoop for 22 points, Steve Cruze had 20, and Sophomore Jeryl Smith added 11. Four of the five Devil starters scored in double figures with Groneman leading the way scoring 21 points. Wildcats crush Dinosaurs, 69-4- 9 The Wildcats rolled past the Dinos of Carbon High on Jan. 25 9 by a margin. The victory put the 'Cats in second place tention with P.G. and Orem in the Northern Division while American Fork remained on top. 69-4- c., Dave the g man for the Wildcats, scored 18 points. Other scoring honors went to Steve Cruze with 15, Paul Hintze with 14, and Steve Lewis, 13. Porter, come-on-stron- rows, jewelry and masks decorated the tables. Skins from various animals from zebra to leopard were strung around the room. Scores of formidable-lookin- g African incests were hung about in display cases. Cruze and Porter are ranked high for scoring statistics of the region. Up to date, Cruze has a 17.5 average while Porter is improving his scoring with a 15 point average. Included in Mr. Allman's lecture on Africa were numerous slides. They ranged from pic- The Wildcat cagers pulled out with a 5 lead at the quarter, and then increased it to a decisive tures of a leper colony to a fam- ous Egyptian sphinx, including King Tuts mummy and many gigantic peanut pyramids. 20-1- 33-2- 5 half-tim- e advantage. The Dinos of Price were never in the game again as the Cats handed Carbon their sixth loss of the season compared to only one win. |