Show w t P. P f a RON 6 of Naples 2nd grabs the ball as it is about to go out of bounds Also in the picture is Rod Aycock 13 right I fr c 1 1 I 1 I S c i iii i 1 r VERNAL Brian Okland 28 left attempts to steal the basketball from Rick Birch 14 of Vernal 3rd Vernal will compete in the area tourney March 16 17 18 r qa r jr e r. r I 1 t tI I THE BALL IS about to be captured by David Good of Vernal left The ball was t tossed by Brad Okland 11 cent center r. r Also in the picture are Ron Stagg 30 Rod Perry Jim Daggett Mitch Phillips and Steve Davis 4 Altamont girl basket bailers pick up place at state meet Altamont High Schools School's girl hoop hoop- placed in the A 1 State Basketball Tournament last week The Longhorns were defeated by Green River 58 to 33 in the clash for third place last Saturday The high scorer for Cor Altamont was Julie Tucker with 13 points GUNNISON defeated Panguitch 51 to 40 for Cor first place in the A 1 tourney South Summit downed North Summit 41 to 34 for the consolation crown Lehi Lehl defeated Emery 62 to 24 for the A 2 state title Altamont defeated Wendover 52 to 31 in the state tourney last Friday The scores by quarters were Altamont 12 24 38 52 and Wendover 6 7 24 31 Scoring points for Altamont in the contest against Wendover were Sherry Mecham 14 JaNae Tucker 12 Janet Lindsay 10 Julie Tucker 7 7 Gina Jesson 6 Darla DarIa Miles 2 and Ginger Nelson 1 Altamont tossed in 22 field goals and converted 8 of 20 free throws for 40 percent The top scorer for Wendover was Crawford with 13 points The Longhorns were also downed by byNorth byNorth byNorth North Summit during the tourney North Summit defeated Altamont 52 to 39 in the opening round Thursday Tossing in points for Cor Altamont were Julie Tucker Tucke 14 JaNae Tucker U 11 11 Janet Lindsay 10 and Gina Jesson 4 4 Altamont Allamont tossed in 19 field goals and connected on 1 of 5 free Cree throws for Cor 20 percent The top scorer for North Summit was Naylor with 20 points MEMBERS MEl of the Altamont girls' girls team are Diana Fisher Jan Janet t Lindsay Sherry Mecham JaNae Tu Tucker ker Terry Potts Debbie Bisel Ginger Nelson Debbie Warr Arline Parry Gina Jesson Darla Daria Miles Julie Tucker Chantal Street and LaDonna Tidwell The coach of the team is Jack Barton Altamont Allamont finished league play with a 3 10 record The Longhorns placed second in Region 10 lo The Altamont High School boy battled this past Wednesday at the A 1 state stale tourney Altamont will clash with South Summit or Piute Thursday The New York Yankees have what most sports fans figure could be the best bullpen in baseball New York has Sparky Lyle who was the American League Cy Young Award winner in 1977 1971 Lyle had a record of 13 wins 5 losses ERA and 26 saves The gained Rich Gossage from Crom Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pit Pit- in the free agent draft during the off season Gossage posted a record of 9 11 62 and 26 saves Lyle is left handed and Gossage is a right I. I The Texas Rangers have added a lot Jot of new players to their 1978 roster Texas signed free agent outfielder Richie hit 30 homers for the Chicago White Sox last year The Rangers also picked up an outstanding pitcher in Jon Matlack from the New York Mets and acquired Al AI Oliver from Crom the Pittsburgh Pirates Oliver batted and slugged lugged 19 homers in 1977 Texas also nabbed Doc Doe a pitcher in the free agent draft Both Doth and arid Matlack have experienced a number of winning seasons during their careers |