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Show in : ri ? CLEARFIELD COURIER, Aug. 30, 1978, Page 1 1 V5 :.'fes ' u j.x.t, $, ,,,).. ' . ki IS WiiBSgyg V T?1 A , ,' milkos Utah backgiounds, particulary Gardner and others We cant talk to anybody who is still on an NBA roster, But there are some pretty impressive players not on NBA rosters, including former Ute Buster Matheney, who was cut by the Houston Rockets after being basketball their first round draft pick. Another former Ute, Jeff Jonas, was organization Initially the curtains to Utah pro basketball were opened in 1970 also mentioned Jonas recently returwith the transfer of the Los Angeles ned to work for a Salt Lake advertising Starts to Utah. The Utah Stars were agency after being cut by the part of the now dissolved American Philadelphia 76ers Another personality Basketball Association. Pro basketball is Jay fever spread like wildfire throughout Cheesman, a former BYU star who has been playing pro ball in Europe the state in the early 70s until simTeam officials said they have already out m 1975 the when team Utah mering dissolved The Utah Stars made big sold some season tickets for the home schedule. Final contracts news their first full year m the Beehive state, by capturing the ABA cham- with the Salt Palace have not been pionship and leading all other teams in signed, but Nemelka said only some the league m attendance Only the minor details remained. Ticket prices will range from $2 to $6 Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association averaged more and team officials said it would take in attendance of all pro basketball about 2,000 fans per game to break teams. even Die WBA put a $75,000 limit on Ken Gardner, a former Clearfield team salaries, meaning the top players High basketball great, could very w'ell might get $15,000 a year and the bottom play for the new cage team Gardner, players about $6,000 for the now living in Utah, once was a member season of the Utah Stars but has done most of Other teams m the league are based his playing m pro basketball leagues in m Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada , Great France While in France, Kenny Falls, Montana, Tucson, Arizona, Wash ; and Fresno, California. proved to be one of the most talented players in all of Europe He played on championship teams and was a sure favorite among the France basketball fans Gardner stated that he had been contacted by Dick Nemelka, the newly named mentor, to participate in the Prospectors training camp in October Coach Nemelka says the Western Basketball Association team will probably have signed some ball players by the time the league's first draft is held Sept. 26 Nemelka, a Salt Lake lawyer and former BYU and Utah Stars Just one injection player, was quoted as saying, Its just of vaccine gives a super opportunity for me. I wont have to give up my law practice PERMANENT IMMUNITY. because my committment to the team will be mostly in the late afternoon and evening. Nemelka said the team has already gotten calls from players and agents acfossthe country expressing aniri: terest in playing for the minor league team. He said the team was talking to other players for some of them with The lights are back on for Utah pro basketball fans. After a few years minus basketball, the pro style, local fans once again swarm the Salt Palace in downtown Salt Lake City, home of the newly formed Utah Prospectors. The Prospectors will be a part of the Western Basketball Association, a semi-profession- r the Roy Recreation Complex spots Cindy Allen during a routine on the uneven parallel bars. The complex will be starting their fall scheule of classes Sept. 5. PAUL QUIGLEY of f&frnJEgri PUNTER BROOK game HICKS with Hillcrest. sharpens up his kicking game for tomorrow s Tri-Citie- s. program Eight players on the Eleventh Ward team are now 18 years old, and all eight have graduated from high school In 1973, Rulon Peterson and his their 70 family decided to sub-divi- acre Hereford cattle operation, located in Roy. Little did they realize the contribution they would make in the world of L.D.S. sports in the area. That was five years ago. Now an attractive village has taken shape on land that once was inhabited by purebred Hereford bulls. The new subdivision is appropriately called The Herefordshire Subdivision." The Roy Eleventh Ward of the L.D.S. Church, was recipient of the new families of Herefordshire Competitive sports have always been strong in the Eleventh Ward, but with the new influx of ward members came a bundle of outstanding teenagers, who seemed destined to generate an already powerful program ward Three of them graduated in 1977, and four of them will be 19 before the end of 1978. Under the cut-of- f rule, all were eligible to play on this years team. The added size and maturity of these eight graduates, played a big part in helping the team to win. Rulon Peterson took pride in the champion Hereford' Bulls he once artseff ftfRoy' TJoVmtMf ;'f f Bfged'Of on the same ; i champions is living ground. They are still raising champions down on the farm. m sports into unbelieveable sions. The strong athletic dimennucleus of the ward became an overnight in the Roy North Stake. franchise Last year, after a shaky start, the Eleventh Ward junior team swept through the Northern Utah area for first place in slowpitch softball and in basketball too. Last week the team CAPTAINS OF THE Clearfield Falcons, Mike Arrant, standing, and Scott Bohn will lead their team against Hillcrest in tomorrow's season opener. the wards Venturers basketball team for 16 years and younger (SOcMHjKMfo Until now, on Falcon Field, conditioning and football fundamentals have been the order of the day, but Friday the 1978 season officially opens at Hillcrest High School in Salt Lake City at 5 p.m. will be no whistle stops and no instant replays to halt the action. Both teams will be out football, and may the for hard-knoc- k best team win. Clearfield hopes to duplicate last years victory over the Huskies, but Coach Brent Hancock isnt taking Hillcrest for granted. The Falcons upended the Huskies last year at Falcon Field when two first year coaches met for the season opener. This year, Hillcrest has another new coach, moved up from the assistant ranks so Coach Hancock will be the From here out, there veteran. Clearfield will go with a pro-sk offense, and employ an I and Split-Bacattack. The Falcons will employ the "Okie defense, with variations. "We will pass, but hopefully when we want to, said Coach Hancock, and not Just on third and long yardage. The Falcons average 200 pounds per et man on offense, and 190 duplicated its feat in softball by winning the All Area tournament of the L.D.S. church in all of Northern Utah. Three of last years starters are returning to play basketball this winter, and theyve got to be favored to go all the way again. The team will be bolstered by an imcoming crop of youngsters, who last year played on This Venturer team took players. first place in stake competition, third in region, first in multi-regio- n and placed third in the All Area tournament for that age group. Birth dates played a major role in strengthening the Eleventh Ward The cutoff date for junior team. athletes participating in the program was September 1. Anyone who was still 18 before September 1 was permitted to play in the summer softball on defense. Falcon Scrimmage In an intersquad game played last Saturday morning, Clearfields first string offense battled the second string defensive unit and scored three touchdowns on them. The reserve, offensive unit scored one touchdown against the first defensive team. It was a good opportunity to look at people in action, said an optomistic Ken Hicks, Assistant to Hancock. Probable starters for Fridays game are offense: Larry Read, Q.B., Doug Hamblin, T.B.; Mike Arrant, F.B.; Steve Beal, Flanker; Roger Vincent, T.E.; Greg Vernon or Mark Jones, S.E.; Scott LeRoy, Center; Scott Bohn, R.G.; Brad Muir, L.G.; Greg Naylor, R.T.; Jerry Spaeth, L.T. Defense: Scott Bohn, Nose Guard; Greg Naylor, L.T.; Jerry Spaeth, R.T.; Roger Vincent, D.E.; Phil Garrett, D.E.; Mike Arrant, L.B.; Larry Dugger, L.B.; Jack Mullins, or Bob Clark, L.C.B.; Mark Jones or Greg Decker, R.C.B.; Steve Beal, Free Safety; Brook Hicks or Doug Hamblin, Strong Safety. WFFL closes season Clearfield W.F.F.L. teams didnt fare too well in their first football games of the season. The team, coached by Larry Geertgens and Jess Perez traveled to Kaysville to be blanked 12-Coach Cowans beat a Roy team 2 in practice, but lost the one that counted, when Sunset came to town. The Sunsetters beat Clearfield with the P.A.T. spelling the difference. Final score was Sunset 7 -Clearfield 6. McMulllns 100 pound team entertained Sunset In a great defensive battle. The game was scoreless at half-timbut Sunset pounded one T.D. in to beat Clearfield On the blighter side of the football story, Jed Bodilys 120 pOunders powered over Syracuse 2 0. 20-1- e, 7-- y. KEN GARDNER (with boll) crashes through wall of France opponents. During past thro years hehat formed In Europe, but fas since returned to the states. Recently he was asked to play fdf thjt Prospectors of the WBA. V, i. |