| Show w vnryv Jr " Standard-Examin- Wa ndais Coach Don Monson says his Idaho Vandals — off to their best start since 1951 — are finding new ways to win each time they appear on the basketball court He only hopes the trend continues through the rigorous Big Sky Conference season which begins in January The Moscow-base- d team has cruised to a 0 record and is favored to win two more nonh conference games this week against 7-- Wiscon-sin-Oshkos- and Northwest Nazarene The Vandals are the only undefeated team in the Big Sky Conference and one of the handful of teams in the region still without a loss This is the same school which only three seasons ago lost 22 of its 26 games “Obviously you feel good when you’ve won — W' "A Thursday Dec 18 1980 3E mays to win cage games discover United Press International er v the seven games you’ve played’’ Monson said in Moscow Wednesday afternoon “Coaches expect their players to perform well — we expect to win games When you do win I don’t think it really amazes you’’ But Monson confessed that road wins over Nebraska Washington State and Gonzaga took him by surprise “If I would have sat down a month ago and said we would win all those games it wouldn’t have been realistic’’ Idaho also has downed San Jose State Simon Fraser St Martin’s and US International Their success might be causing some to reassess the prediction in the Big Sky’s preseason poll that Idaho would finish third in the league behind Montana and perennial champion Weber State Monson said the Vandals are capable of winning the Big Sky title but he still gives the edge to Montana Monson took over a team which won four games in the 1977-7- 8 season The Vandals went the next year and 0 last year but still lost games when it really counted they “The thing I’m more pleased with than anything is that our program is getting to the point that it appears we’re finding ways to win we’re expecting to win And the students and fans are going along with us in that’’ Don Newman guardnow is playing in and graduated last spring with Association Continental Basketball the was Gold the Montana expected Nuggets It that the Vandals would lose some power with his graduation and they were expected to stumble further when guard Brian Kellerman was felled last month by a nerve inflamma 17-1- 11-1- 5 All-conferen- ce Morales inks Oriole pact BALT I MORE tion in his back Monson a former Michigan State assistant team’s success gives most of the credit for the — bench veteran so far to the particularly senior swingman Dan Forge from Lewiston Forge has supplied scoring power from guard spot in several of the Vandals’ wins Kellerman’s condition has improved to the point when he will see action for the first time in five games Thursday night at Moscow Monson said against Wisconsin-Oshkos- h “We’re a better basketball team with Kellerman than without him Whether that will surface right away I’m not sure His timing’s off and he’s a little out of condition’ It was freshman Kellerman and Newman who formed what probably was the Big Sky’s most explosive backcourt last season Kel-lerman- ’s (UPI) — Free agent veteranwho Jose holds Morales rethe major-leagu- e most cord for pinch hits in a season signconed a three-yea- r Baltitract with the more Orioles Wednesday club officials announced SKI RENTALS ALPINE SPORT SHOP Ph 393-006- 6 Devine sympathizes with Packers7 coach & e MILWAUKEE (UPI) — Dan of disaphas had his share of coach as head both pointments the Green Bay Packers and at Notre Dame So he understands how Bart Starr feels after another losing year with the Packers “I have sympathy for any coach that has problems If you stay in it long enough you’re going to have problems I’ve been in it 33 years and that I know” “I’m sure Tom Landry (Dallas’ head coach) wondered the other night(38-1-what was going on when the to the Rams” lost Devine was guest speaker at the Milwaukee Journal’s annual high school football awards dinner As the coach who preceded Starr at Green Bay he drew a lot of media attention by coming back to Wisconsin — but he didn’t really want De-vin- 4) it “Actually I came back to try to-to do a good job for these kids said “That’s the only night”I’mheinterested in I have the thing for isolating why I’m here capacity from my personal feelings “I don’t feel any different than if I was in Los Angeles or Miami or Minneapolis” But Devine who from 1971 rethrough 1974 compiled a then and cord with the Packers 25-27- l&'' y S ' I -4 gave way to Starr was pressed about Green Bay’s current for- tunes “Oh gosh” he said “I don’t know the situation well enough to even comment on it It’s tough though” Still he has kept up on the Packers to some extent “I have a tremendous number of friends in Green Bay and a lot of them go to Notre Dame games I see them quite often and the Packer coaches are in every year to look at film and so on” he said “I stay abreast as much as I can” As Packer coach he had one 10-- 4 won year in 1972 when the Packers — sometitle Division the Central thing they have not done since But two succeeding poor seasons he de- created some bitterness and cided to leave only to land the job at Notre Dame and go on to a national title In Green Bay before he quit there were reports his dog was shot by an irate fan and his family was harassed but Devine said things were not really that tough “People weren’t on me and the media weren’t on me nearly as bad as what’s been publicized” Devine said “We enjoyed our four years in Green Bay More I ' if 5 ‘A S y to zz ' ’ Sr Brent Ballantyne 299 game recorded An Ogden bowler rolled a 299 game in mixed league action at Rainbow Lanes Friday night Brent Ballantyne 2016 Robbins has a 202 average in the league His 299 game was part of a 672 series for the night (i SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Fighting at recent hockey games and incidents of minors with alcoholic beverages have prompted Salt Palace officials to increase security at the downtown arena The action was taken after Golden Eagles Salt Hockey Club owner Art Teece told the Palace Board earlier this week that it needed to get tough on various problems including alcohol being brought into the building Teece also told the board he has been shocked by abusive language used by young adults at hockey games in the arena Three patrons at one game complained to Salt Lake City Mayor Ted L Wilson about the problem Teece said: Salt Palace officials said they will start s police into crowds putting more as well as taking steps to improve performance of the arena security force At a hockey game Dec 13 police reported breaking up several fights in the crowd “as soon as they got started and possibly prevented a big fight” Just before the game ended officers broke up several shoving matches police records show Police also arrested a young man who was swinging from draperies in the hall plain-clothe- Extra expenses eliminate profit BOISE Idaho (AP) — Boise State has made it into the finals of the NCAA Division football championship playoffs but Athletic Director Lyle Smith said the school won’t do much more than break even with expenses Boise State and Eastern Kentucky meet Saturday in the Camellia Bowl at Sacramentitle Defending champto Calif for the 0 and ion Eastern Kentucky beat Lehigh 14-- 9 semi-finin Boise upset Grambling weekend last games The payoff isn’t settled yet but will include gate receipts and television revenue The NCAA pays all expenses and gets half the (CTrffra A A 23-2- al revenue Based on last year’s revenue Smith said the two finalists can expect to get about $140000 Check out our complete selection of snowmobiles and accessories We’ve got everything a snowmobile enthusi ’ast could want! SKI-DO- each Boise expects to spend about $10000 on expenses and $2500 to $3500 goes to the Big Sky Conference office The Broncos Big Sky champions get an extra $7500 and the remaining $120000 is split up among the eight Big Sky teams Idaho Idaho State Boise Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Weber State and Nevada-Ren- o That will be about $15000 for each team and with its extra $7500 Boise State will wind up with $22500 mnma mskfifoo HURRY I BLITZ SALE f 57111 IN CfftCT STEVE'S MARINE 499 S STATE CLEARFIELD j ' 825-169- 6 VVVWNV j - 4? jr : H t u t - t: |
