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Show iriiniwi"ipnii August 26, Sanpete Search and Rescue members brought home trophies at state competition held in Cedar City The S & R EMTs took first place and the Aug. units first aid team took second and third. Trophies 14-1- were also won in driving and shooting competition. Ten members and nine wives attended the event. four-whe- Paul Tidwell 1987 football campaign with talented lettermen returning along with quality recruits. The Badgers will be looking to improve their 86 season third place finish in the tough Western States Football League. The Badgers have a new look, head starting with new first-yea- r coach, Paul Tidwell. Coach Tidwell succeeds Walt Criner who moved on to Idaho State University as offensive line coach. Backing him up are assistant coaches. Michael Chico Canales will be the Badger Offensive Coordinator and will be in charge of Chico comes the quarterbacks. from Utah State where he quarterbacked the Aggies. The past two years he has been a graduate assistant at BYU working with The Badgers also quarterbacks. assistants who have three part-tim- e will work with offense. Keith Uperesa will be working with the offensive line. Keith played at BYU and with the Denver Broncos. Kirk Pendleton, another BYU Cougar, will be in charge of the running backs. Kirk is from Richfield. The Badgers are also fortunate in having receiver coach Vic Tsushima back for his third season. The always tough Badger defense will be handled this year by second-yea- r assistant E.J. Cafarro. E.J. Coach will also work with the Tidwell will again coach the talentladen line backers. Steve Strong returns after a year off to coach the Steve was with the Badgers in 1985 when they won the national championship. Steve has his degree from BYU. The 87 Badgers seem to have the necessary ingredients to be a league contender this year with good ex e. perience in key positions and some top notch recruits to keep the Badgers in the running. The defense returns nine starters who are tough and quick. The look especially strong with Eric Bergeson (Timpview), Chris Nicolodemos (Bingham), and Mark Waterman (British Columbia). The linebackers crew will be lead by cocaptain Chad Beck (63 Fork) along with Tom Brooks (60 The fishing MT. PLEASANT outlook for various regions frequented by Sanpete County fishermen has been issued by the Division of Wildlife Resources. Most waters throughout the state are stocked regularly, the department will anchor the defense The with Tony Brown (63-25and Darius Belcher (5ll-235also saw Oliaha Pututau (63-26action last year at New recruits who should push for starting spots are Craig Phelts, DB (Layton), Scott Pullan, (Pittsburg, KS), Bill Smedley, DB (Skyline). Line backers John Bankhead (67-23transfer from Salt SUSC), Sione Tuai Treavor Lake) and (64-272 Auckland, New Zealand). Keying the offense will be Sophomore QB Joe Evans. Joe threw for 6 TDs in last years finale against Mesa. The Badgers lead the nation in pass offense last year, and this years team could very well equal that feat again. Evans will have some quality running backs to hand off to with the likes of sophomore Michael Brooks (Hayward, CA), and Paul Hogan (Logan). Brooks is a 4.4 speedster with plenty of moves. will have experience, The Moe Elewonibi lead by Salt ). John Brown (62-21- 0 Lake) looks solid at tight end, as does wide receiver Scott Benton (Tooele). ). d. 63-23- 5 SALT LAKE CIT- Y- A former worldwide installing computer systems in region administrative offices in South America, Europe and Asia. The Church has 33 region offices outside the United States. Otteson, who recently returned for the Lamb Day Homecoming celebration, spent his first 12 years on the family farm in Birch Creek and moved into Fountain Green after the family home burned in 1941. Otteson graduated from Moroni High School and Snow College where he was editor of the college yearbook and class valedictorian. He graduated from BYU with a major in accounting and obtained his MBA degree at Indiana University in Bloomington. Sophomore Matt Bombard (Bountiful) will again handle the He served in the army during the Korean War and began his career with U.S. Steel at Geneva Works as a cost analyst. He was assigned to the team that developed the companys first computerized payroll system and was later transferred to the U.S. Steel computer center in San Francisco. He began his church employment as manager of financial systems development in 1965, then left briefly to accept a position as treasurer and vice president of Management Systems Corporation. He later became president of that company. In 1980 he returned to Church employment as director of accounting. An active member of the LDS Church, he has held the position of bishop, stake high councilman, stake executive secretary and ward clerk. He and his wife, JoAnn, have three sons and one daughter, and eight grandchildren. Two of his children have followed their fathers profession as computer specialists. 3. 4r MT. PLEASAN- T- North Sanpete is a school district people can be proud of, Gary Stears new football coach at North Sanpete High School said last week. Stears who is beginning his first year with the district is optimistic that the high schools football team will also be one to be proud of. His first game as Hawk head coach will be Friday at Heber City. Stears, who was named all state in high school and all conference in college knows what it takes to win, and Sanpetesyoung football team Smith (American Fork), North he said. has it, Todd Robinson, Free Safety This team has a lot of talent, he Center (Nephi), Jay Ferguson, said, and theyre very compatable (Spanish Fork), Brett Murray LB as a team. By mid season were LB Oborn (Springville), Robey going to win ball games. (Timpview), and Pete Jones LB Stears graduated from Shelley (Timpview). School, Shelly, ID. His high High Coach Tidwell believes that if the school football team was undefeated to for the are challenge Badgers and were state champions. The WSFL, players will need to develop basketball team was conference team unity with the new coaching champs. staff and players. Stears played football for Ricks Tidwell says, We will need to use conour speed effectively on offense, and College where he was named all the first linebacker ference year. be aggressive on defense. We will His second year at Ricks, he changalso need to keep our healthy. ed to offense and was named all conexOur leadership is super, with ference fullback. in the key positions. perience After graduating from Ricks with Coach Tidwell believes Ricks, associate degree in physical an Dixie, and Phoenix College will education he coached at the college to teams the and be strong, again as a graduate assistant, learning beat. Mesa will also be improved. first hand coaching skills from on workouts start The Badgers good people. August 17 with the first game on He graduated from Utah State 3 4 in at BYU JV p.m. against Sept. University with a degree in P.E. and g D-li- Lake-bullhe- slow a history minor, and received his masters of education in P.E. Stears coached football, basketball and track for two years at Aberdeen, ID, a 3A school. Aberdeens athletic record was not impressive when Stears took the challenge. The and the football team was 6 basketball team was Stears coached the football team to fourth in state finishing second in its conference to the team who took second in state. The basketball team finished 14-- 7 and was fourth in the state and second in its conference. The team won a preseason tournament and defeated the states No. 2 team. The schools track team took two state championships and placed second in its conference. Stears said even though the current years prospect for Aberdeen were tremendous, athletics took a second place to the areas potato harvest, and he was rarely able to get more than nine or 10 players to practice. He decided to leave that school to come to North Sanpete. A member of the LDS Church, Stears served an LDS Mission to the Massachusetts Boston Mission. He and his wife, Laura Kaye, have three children, Elizabeth, 5; Bart, 3, and Brad, 1. They are mak their home in Mt. Pleasant. In addition to coaching football, he will be teaching U.S. History and physical education at the high school. ing 'W1 f f je'' ! fir Gary Stears PARRYS POWER GUIDE NON-REGIO- GAMES N Fav. Team Rating PAYSON . Richfield WASATCH Opponent Rating Dif. 30 2 27.7 . 6 Delta GRANTSVILLE N. Sanpete The Pyramid beginning with this week will publish Parry Power .Guide to Utah High School Football which will forcast games each week in Region eight as well as give a power rating to each of the teams. Also included with this week is a guess as to how the team in the region will place at the end of this years season. It is our intention that the power guide will place more interest in high school athletics during the coming season. Parrys Power Guide was created six years ago by Noland Parry. It is designed to give the casual looker or the avid reader a very good indication of the strength of each football team as compared to each other. It shows who is favored and by how many points they should win by. Each teams rating as seen in the paper is a combination of an offensive and a defensive rating. The offensive rating adjusts each week according to the outcome of each game. The defensive rating is calculated around the strength of each teams schedule up to date. The combination of these two rating has made best Parrys Power Guide one of thecounfootball rating systems in the try. In the last five years Parrys Power Guide has been published in newspapers and magazines in Utah, Nevada, and Okinawa, Japan. 19 28 3 .5.2 12.3 .146 15.2 Long golf PALISADES Pledges are being taken for The Longest Day in Golf, a benefit golfing experience, Thursday, Sept. 3. will Frank Cook, Moroni, represent North Sanpete in the event which is being held to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Those wishing make pledges should call Cook, or or Ida O. Donaldson, Palisade Golf Course, Top 5 2A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Region 436-856- CHESTER S Monday-Frida- y Saturday 9 a.m.-- 9 a.m. 6 1 p.m. p.m. 10 0 2. Delta 6-- 1 3. Millard 2 4. Manti 5. Emery 6. Juab 4 7. S. Sevier 6 8. N. 7 Sanpete FAR WEST BANK BEGINS TODAY YOUR TOMORROW 61 99 the Cougars win, so do YOU! Open a certificate of deposit with a guaranteed 6.25 interest rate APR. As BONUS interest rate increases 0.10 interest rate decreases 0.10 (will not go below 6.25) interest rate increases 0.25 Conference championship interest rate increases 0.25 Bowl championship $500.00 minimum balance FDic insured ,n,erest pa,d icat savings certif BYU wins BYU loses JOHANSEN AUTO a members of the Fountain Green LDS Second Ward enjoyed out. The and River ng Green camp the three-da- y outing floating down Resource event was under the direction of Devon Mower Wildlife ust below launched and Flaming Supervisor. Five rafts were provided down the river for seven miles floated and rowed The Dam. group Gorge went back to the camp and at the end of the run loaded their trucks and dough supper was enjoyed. site. The first night a mutton-sou- r 15-- 1. Richfield 436-831- WRECKING WE SELL QUALITY USED AUTO AND TRUCK PARTS WE BUY WRECKED AND JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS 28.3 27.7 22.5 15.4 Delta Richfield Grantsville Manti Emery 835-790- I 0 Ephraim. 436-822- Fifty-on- e of the action. Coach Stears said several players are capable of doing the receiving and there could be some trading and shuffling. For example, Mike Jensen, could play nose tackle, Paul Terry and Gary Kiabaton could be good defensive tackles. Linebackers could be Steve Pyper, Brad Poulsen, Bret Jorgensen, Chad Gordon and Denis Andelin and Aaron Causey could fill in on the comers. Shaun Osborn and Shane Jorgensen may see some action as safeties. Junior Dean Johansen is expected to draw the quarterback post with backup from sophomore Keith Curtis. Assisting the coach will be Marc Mullinex, George Lee and Bull Keisel. Local areas include: Fairview Lakes stocked with good fishing; Nine Mile Reservoir fishing fair to for excellent Palisades good; inch fish. This is a good place for ad, families, DWR notes. Utah channel catfish. W'hite bass fishing is good especially at the mouth of the Provo and Spanish Fork Rivers and American Fork slow boat harbor; Yuba Reservoir fishing, with some walleye and a few northern pike reported. Other spots visited by local anglers include Huntington Creek-stoc- ked with rainbows and fishing is good ; Electric Lake fishermen are catching cutthroats with worm five feet from bobber. Trolling at a depth of 20 ft. with daredevils, 2 and one-hal-f inch orange and green rapalas. Three colors of trolling line. Joe's good fishing from both Valley boats and shore ; Scofield fishing is (64-270- Former Fountain Green man directs LDS installation computer systems Fountain Green resident is currently directing the installation of computer systems in LDS Church region administrative offices worldwide. Ronald J. Otteson, Salt Lake City, son of the late Arlo A. and Ivy P. Otteson, is systems director in the LDS Finance and Records Department, an assignment that has given him the opportunity to travel said. part chores, and he will be his 1986 output. to improve looking New comers are Greg Stevens QB Barben Bret QB (Manti), (Pineview), Tyler Nielsen WR (Manti), William Reid RB (Layton), and Todd Jolley tight end (Dixie). Other local hopefuls include Paul Montoya WR (Springville), Clay place-kickin- Five Gary Stears to head Hawk football Badgers gear up for season under new coach EPHRAI- M- The Snow College Badgers are gearing up for their - Page The Pyramid Fishing good Hawks take on Wasatch Wasps MT. PLEASANT The North Sanpete Hawks will kick off a new football season Friday in Heber City under a new head coach, Gary Stears. Action will begin at 7:30 p.m. Last season the only victory the Hawks had was over the Wasatch Wasps who are certainly hoping to get even this time. However, Coach Stears has some excellent returning starters from last year. He says he is impressed with the good depth of the team and with their attitude. These kids want to win, the coach said. Looking at the backfield, two seniors, Chad Gordon and Bret Jorgensen and junior, Brad Poulson will probably see action. 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