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Show Four starters to return to Uintah basketball team Basketball tryouts for the 1979-80 I'intah High School cage teams will begin on November 12 at 4 p.m. The nvouts will last for a week and cuts will be made at the end of the week. Practice will begin on November 19. Ve have four starters. Den-in Gardiner. Ron Gardner, Ron Ellis and Barke Buckalew, returning. Clark McCIellan was like a starter last year. Brent Labrum. Marty McCarrel, Joe Gardiner and Jeff Bigelow saw a lot of action. We feel that we are going to have a good nucleus to work w ith. We feel we have adequate height in Joe Gardner at 6'5", Ron Ellis, 6'4", Brent Labrum, 6'3", Derrin Gardiner, 6'3" and Ron Gardner, 6'2", to compete with everyone. We don't have a 6'7" or 6'8" player, but not many schools in the state of Utah have that," stated Uintah hoop coach, Ron Moore. Rick Phillips will be the assistant coach, and Glenn Allred will be the sophomore coach. The Uintah Utes will battle Sky View on the road in junior varsity and varsity contests, December 1. The Utes will take on the Pioneers in Lehi on December 7. Uintah's first home contest will be against Union High School on December 8. Uintah will compete in the Box Elder Tournament at Brigham City on December 13-15. The I'tes will host Grand Junction on December 20. Other hoop contests are as follows: I'intah at Union, December 28; Uintah at Green River, Wyoming, December 29; Uintah at Cyprus, January 4; Judge Memorial at. Uintah, January 11; Murray at Uintah, January 18; Uintah at Tooele, January 25; Uintah at Jor- dan, February 1; Cyprus at Uintah, February 8; Uintah at Judge Memorial, February 12; Uintah at Murray February 15; Tooele at Uintah, February 19; Jordan at Uintah, February 22 and 3-A State Tournament, March 3-8. Junior varsity games will start at 5:30 p.m. and varsity games will begin at 7:30 p.m. Uintah's sophomore team will battle the Braves at Bountiful on December 5. They will battle Lehi on the road, December 7 and will host Union, December 8. |