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Show Spring Sports Start This Week at Grand High and some new opposition from teams resuming or beginning baseball. Moab lost only four men off a fine squad last year when they were narrowly edged by Cedar City (now 3-A). Leading pitcher, Marlyn Wyatt returns as does soph Tommy Pruitt on the mound. With ten games in the league alone, Moab will need some strong arms. The Devils open at home against Nucla, Colorado in a practice game. Richeson said another pre-season contest may be in the works for a day earlier but the date is not firm. Following is the current Red Devil baseball schedule. All games except the non-league games with Nucla will start at 3:00 p.m. Those versus Nucla start at 2:00 p.m. March 23, Nucla at Moab; March 30, East Carbon at Moab; April 1, No. Sanpete at Moab; April 8, Moab at Emery; April 5, So. Sevier at Moab; April 22, Moab at Nucla; April 27, Moab at Juab; April 29, San Juan at Grand; May 3, Moab J.V. at East Carbon; May 4, Delta at Moab; May 6, Moab at Manti; and May 11, Moab at Richfield. The so-called minor sport season gets underway this week at Grand County High School ,and initial - meetings indicate that participation should hit a high level. Candidates for the girls track team numbered forty at the first meeting called by coach Lynn Allan. The schedule sched-ule for girls events this spring has not been set, but the unusual number turning out is very encouraging. Moab this year will meet some of the best talent in the state in Region Seven competition. Boys track is due to get underway Wednesday. Unless a dual meet can be lined up sooner, the Devils will taste their first cinders at the annual Mesa College Invitational in Grand Junction on April 3. The track and field men will be led by state champ in the long jump, Merrill Noyes. Ken Bohn and Kim Loveridge also picked up some big points last year for the Devil thinclads. Coach Glen Richeson welcomed wel-comed out 35 boys for baseball, another unusual turnout. The Devils have a whopping league schedule in Region Seven with some powerful nines in central Utah |