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Show f-- Spotlight on Sports BY DON ROBINSON Watching the pre-season progress of the area be;' ball teams, one has to be impressed with the calibre of position on their schedules. Some of the big name oppor have proven to be "paper tigers", but nobody no-body knew that when the schedules were made. In past years, the phenons from the area compiled great records only to bow out when they got into faster company. That, the fans said, was because they played play-ed so many patsies during the pre-tourna-ment wars. Could be, but that has apparently appar-ently changed. Some credit has to be given yV- ('-' trtmuf rfft it to San Juan and Monticello who drew attention in the : by their tournament success over the past two or three y San Juan has had such toughies as Payson and Lehi on j slate. Both are AA schools, but both play in rugged ! competition. Monticello has sharpened itself on the road ;j in Colorado and Utah against strong ball clubs. Moab j on three Colorado schools with triple A ratings, plus j ditionally tough Emery of Utah, plus the best the IT Basin has to offer. Strangely enough, the two teams i have given the Red Devils the most trouble are the I smallest (by far) they have played. That would be Altar and Mancos. Don't forget East Carbon. The Vikings ! been taking on anybody and winning. They could be the prise team of Region Six. j For you veterans, the term "Maggies Drawers" rin bell. On the firing range that means you missed the v target. On this year's Moab basketball team the compa term is the "bloomers". Each week, the player who rr the most errors in thg varsity or junior varsity game j the bloomers. Unlike the firing range where they just . ' them at you, the players have to wear them in practice v they get the dubious distinction of boner champ. j There has been an epidemic of stomach ailments in lately. Doctors surmise it is a virus. I can't agree I think it: result of over indulgence in football bowl games and offs. It's a video virus. As evidence I offer myself. After days of contiuous watching, . I threw up two footbal' kicking tee and a couple of Gillette razor blades. I also' back a punt for 60 yards and would have scored had myj not tackled me just before I reached the ceiling. f |