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Show i n i- ' : . ills .. v, '', s Jtar v-gljvii''' n mj p ' ' - t f -AS-. v lJv . 1 . Z ; -J I .... ' I V ' ' 1 4 wiiyi'f'K. . I . ' ; ' ..." I 'r - j "".-V . "" I (i ' ' " ' ' ' I : : ' T) : i M '.V . ' "- i ! i 't-'U- . ' - ' , THE HAWKS pocketed first place in the Bantam League. Members of the team are: front row, left to right, Brett McKeachnie, Ricky Shewell, Brant Ruesink, Robert Giese and back row, Alec Clark, Mike Lance, Corwyn Taylor and Ronnie Merkley, coach. Missing when the picture was taken were: Wayne Moore, David Merino, Timothy Paugh, Kevin Allen, assistant coach and Cory Kellogg, assistant coach. i L il.. . ' ; i : ; MEMBERS OF the Bantam League all-star team are: left to right, David Gurr, Mike Lance, most I : valuable player; Alec Clark, Karl Slade, Seth Norwood, Ryan Remington and Manuel Sisneros. Missing when the picture was taken were Darren Wilde and Derrick' Adams. Bantfam Leaguers poeke; cowards m annual foanqu The Bantam League banquet was held on July 9 and trophies were presented to members of the first place basketball team, the Hawks, by Ken Fisher. Members of the Hawks are: I Brett McKeachnie, Ricky Shewell, 1 Brant Ruesink, Robert Giese, Alec Clark, Mike Lance, Corwyn Taylor, Wayne Moore, David Merino, Timothy Paugh, Ronnie Merkley, coach; Kevin Allen and Cory Kellogg, assistant coaches. A trophy was also given to Ronnie Merkley, who was the coach of the first place team. The basketball games were played at the National Guard Armory in Vernal. A 10-0 record was posted by the Hawks and a 7-3 mark was nabbed by the second place team, the Mites. The Bugs placed third with a 5-5 mark and the Knats and the Rams pocketed fourth place at 3-7. The Dinos nabbed sixth place at 2-8. Mike Lance of the Hawks was selected as the most valuable player and Ryan Remington, Knats, pocketed the most hustle award. The most inspirational in-spirational player was David Gurr of the Bugs and Manuel Sisneros, Bugs, pocketed the most improved award. Also selected as all-stars were: Alec Clark, Hawks; Darren Wilde, Mites; Seth Norwood, Mites and Karl Slade, Dinos. The guest speaker for the banquet at the pavilion was Pete Rencher, who was recently named as the new head basketball coach at Uintah High School. Rencher served as the Vernal Junior Hieh 9th grade basketball team for two years and his 1979-80 team finished with an undefeated season. "The future of Uintah High School basketball is here. The interest is here. More people must be involved to make a successful basketball program. No matter what you want to do you have to practice. Darrell Griffith, who is the number one draft choice of the Utah Jazz, had an 8 to 5 job and he would still practice two to four hours in the field house after work every ' Pete Rencher. ' Rencher added, "Thtrs., ( to success. The first 1 touch a basketball u part in tryouts. We art u ' with the Salt Lake City i.' ' we don't practice enough "i force yourself to prar, , should find something ' j "Players must lean, J structiorus and they rf 1 dable," remarked p f -1 (basketball practice) haT. ' now. Coaches at the jL. ! high school should be te; ' things as far as funding-cerned." funding-cerned." " i |