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Show Thursday. Md, sFNTiNtl Hillcrest at 18 Wter years THF Psge 15, 1330 2 Gust hangs up the spikes Hillcrest High baseball and Don Gust. Baseball taps in the south county seldom think of one without the other After 1( straight seasons, it wpuld be hard not to. put, next spring for the first time since the school was opened there will be no Don Gust in the Hillcrest dugout, a fact that will likely sadden a lot of people locally, not the least of which will be Gust himself. ;While there might be those who feel Don's announcement not to return as head baseball coach for the Huskies at the conclusion of this season to have come suddenly, according to Oust, the decision has been evolving over the last few years of so. When asked why, Don two gives primary and reasons. First sons two with foremost, iij the midst of their high at careers school Bingham, Gust simply wanted a chance to watch them play. And secondly, his recent promotion to e scout with the f " i " ' 1 hi 1 Risky pitcher, Steve Niebefl, could've that in this Gust's last frustrating to Jordan season 'as a coach at happened Hillcrest. the Huskies will High's track teams at last finally grab the brass Thursday's Region Seven meet, the day concluded ring-- . Jordan's highpoint in were with a Those hopes drenching the daylong meet held at darkened recently by the cloudburst. The Jordan Murray High School news the Husky senior men ended up in fifth with came in the medley relay Steve 46 points and the women ace, pitching where the team of Alan Nielsen, has for the first sixth with 30 points. Saxton, Darren Evanson, time in his career come Murray won in both Hal Cooper, and Richard women's ' and down with a sore arm. men's took top Blomquist Don says he is not sure if competition beating honors. addition In the fireballing Cyprus in each instance Blomquist was . second 4 will be ready for state in the women's in the 32011 meters in 8 in the men's. this week, but if not, Gust and 9:48.84 and also the 1600 believes Hillcrest still has Uintah was third, Tooele meters in 4:40.88, just the staff to do the job. fourth, and Judge sixth in edging teammate Mike Looking back over the the men's, while in the Hill, while Chris Martinez takes ladies' Tooele was third, Gust years, in smother brought pleasure in the number of Judge fourth, and Uintah second with a toss of Hillcrest graduates that fifth. have received college baseball scholarships. As many as six off a given team went on to play college. "A couple of my biggest memories would 7793 have to be the time in 1975 when Mark Serdar went 12 of 13 his last 13 times at bat, I thought that was a super individual effort," recalls Don, "and then this season's undefeated Try the league record has to rank high up there too." After 22 years and a batch of memories, it is not without a note of regret the Gust hangs up the spikes. "I really hate to leave now because there are so many good young players coming up I'd like to see through," says Gust. has baseball "Coaching been life; you my simply Boneless don't leave behind 22 years easily." fat, talis tfciags over with toaf break n the actiea at a pae. The Hillcrest has aMOMcea' at Morgan High and Detroit Tigers He Phillies. Philadelphia saw he when he that says wasn't going to make it into big leagues, he decided to finish his education and take a crack at coaching. "I had two main goals in life," he recounts, "one to play in the pros and the second was to coach. At least I can say I had the opportunity to do both." Although known for his ball on the deeds athlete, par- diamond. Gust has also ticipating M football head coached basketball and basketball, as well as and cross country and ' baseball. was an assistant football After high school Don coach. Early in his career spent four years in the at Hillcrest, he coached a farm system of the state championship cross country teams and later assisted Art Hughes in bringing notoriety to Hillcrest on the basketball court. School, where he was employed for two years. A year at Lincoln Jr. High in Salt Lake and one at Cyprus followed before he moved on to the newly completed Hillcrest High to stay. The move to Hillcrest was almost like coming home to Gust, a local product who was a member of the 1950 class of graduating Bingham High. As a Miner, Gust was an Mini Ads Hillcrest Business Directory 255-355- 6 f "Vf.s A Top Prices Paid Old Cars, Scrap Batteries f EaUding 255-929- 1 tear ft Tea Ka Fntnofc, v V iub-- RTlin9" iimTuritjLlp Harrison St. Midvale Personalized Finishing Uc. 030785 , W Z SS2 25541 c flTBOTOvSTIIIO O. Howie Hustles con help. you find bargains. . 2124154 FH - 7 262-134- 3 TRENCHING ' (MlNKLIt POWIR 254-18- 87 I (if-- IoSeS? 56 TILLING ' 13-1- sophomore elementary education major at the University of Utah, and plays on the University's tennis team. 1 She is ranked number three in Utah's age division. Last won the 21's I year. title at the October Snowbird tourney in. Salt kike City, and the IS's title at the Pacific Iri s Jv J' Lori Jo Neboi 3 Although teams' he coached have brought home nine region baseball championships, including this year's, and he's led state American Legion titles in 1965 and T5 Gust has never earned a state high school baseball championship. Since 1973 however, when the eight team state format was adopted, Hilclrest has been fourth $Mo0uooc( Steak Porh Coast SJ.WBBA Country Styl play Oparo Dibs The -- Glenmoor-Sout- h Jordan WBBA lucked off baseball last play Saturday, May 3, with a full schedule of games. Results from those contests are as follows : Minors Cubs 3 Dodgers S)S)$ Lb. WhoU Porh Loin Cut Country-Styl- Wrapped oC6 Lb. Frtt bogin at Dad riartin's- - Float Harhot Groat row o Oausago Lb. Bar-D-Qu- os Gullsl7-Indians- 6 Pee-Wee- s Deli-Deli&h- ts Metsl9-Tigers- : 8 4 Angles Padres The league is also sponsoring its annual fund raising chuckwagon breakfast on Saturday, May 24, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Tickets are $1 per child, $2 per adult or $6 for an entire family. Tickets can be obtained by calling Ed Bingham Sam Pino Jerry Nerdin or Bob Mascara 56V-9031, ......79C Potato Salad Majors Astros Macaroni Salad 790 , $4A 79 Assorted Cold Cuts fhfc ImI. Ctawrt TryADad la. 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Recylcing Center 1 eSliSf 255-35- st Wa CUdly Accept ' TttiSUaqpt, Till MMtttChartt c Scrap Alssisixi Phone 2SM607 or semi-finali- CHOICE & PRIME MEAT veteru coach of IS years at that at the coknskm of this veek's state basebal teavBaawrt, bel retire fraa high school coachiat receit leagie mathematics at Hillcrest. Gust will remain at Hillcrest as a driver education instructor. ! Gust's coaching career had its start back in 1958 Cell 3-- SO. STATE, MIDVALE Hiflcrest baseball coach, Dm teach l The stale meet will be at BYU Friday and Saturday, not at Weber as earlier reported. Action begins at 8:45 a.m. slates trip to tennis famous... baseball r Acme more rannTKJ'o coaching job will next season be taken by Bob Johnson, a former pro and currently the J.V. at baseball . coach Brigham Young. Young Call if anything Northwest tourney in Bremerton in August. She was a finalist in the women's division at the Boise Open in Idaho, and national at the Salt Wqmen's City Lori Jo Nelson, 20, of Lake Invitational. 182 E, 6715 S., Midvale, is Lori hopes to play the the tennis oiiipeiilor limn ('tali in professional circuit. tt the I 1,Seventeen Tennis The tournament will be Tournament ; 0 f held 7 in Mission May The Champions. Calif. daughter of Deanna and Viejo, Gaylen Nelson, Lori is a Midvale lady Tenderness is .. . Reds also As 164-13- more pressure to his limited time already comThe schedule. bination of the above with final solidifying of other positions in the athletic staff at Hillcrest, made now the time. ; "There were a lot of openings in the athletic department at the end of last year," adds Gust, "and I didn't want to create another until those had been filled." will unblemished league mark and hopes run high 156-13- organization will put even Don's third twice including last rar the iiir. This mi Huskies sport the shot put and was sixth in the javelin. Hal Cooper was sixth in the 41)0 meters, the mile relay team just finished out of the money for a state berth by less than a second, and the 400 meter relay was sixth. Henderson's Sandy in the long 15'10" of leap was good enough to jump earn second place in that event, the best finish for the Jordan women of the day. Also earning trips to state were Jordan's Lori Younn in Hie :too hurdles. Doreen Nielson in the 1600 meters, and Allison Dennison in the javelin. all with fourth place finishes at region. The 400 and medley relays were fourth, but only the top three relays go to state, and the 1600 meter relay was fifth. 47'1 1" in Region frustrating for Jordan High trackers left-hand- full-tim- Cincinatti of times and a numlxT (VSTIMS UN If Then, you can bank evenings, weekends, whenever it's most convenient. The First Security Visa Banking Card. For when you want to check instead of charge. 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