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Show Thursday, August 30, Working Far Return By DOUG WILKS Herald Sports Writer STRENGTHS: Most returning players in secondary. Return of punter Gordon Hunter 45 yrd. avg ) will serve Lehi well. Good player attitude. WEAKNESSES: Inexperience. Only four senior starters on the team. Lack of Depth. Lehi has more players out this year than last year but still are lacking in numbers. Lehi is not used to losing. After eight consecutive years in the playoffs, the Pioneers finally missed out on post season activity in 1983. The word from Lehi this year is, "We want to get back." gent young men and their greatest strength is they're coacha-ble,- " said Lou Andrus, coach of Lehi. Many area football fans wrote off Lehi last year, claiming the school of only 500 would be no match for the powers in Region Seven. But the Pioneers proved a formidible foe and except for a few wrong bounces of the football, they would have been in the playoffs in '83. A hard-foug(M loss to Carbon and a comeback win by Spanish Fork ended Lehi's hopes of post seson play, and that was in their first year with "the big boys." This year, the Pioneers are low s. on experience but high on Everyone is young and it could spell trouble for the rest of the league for the next few years. "We have intelli aggressive, WA C Location Is A the running backs and will also see plenty of playing time. The line is untested but has looked good in practice. Rusty Goode, Trevor Powell and Niel Gray will start up front The WAC is the most geographically diverse conference in the country. It spreads from the high plains of old Laramie to the beaches of San Diego and Hawaii. And it comfortably ensconces the cattle country of Fort Collins, Colo,; picturesque Albuquerque, New Mexico; the west Texas metropolis of El Paso; Mt. Timpanogos in Provo, and Salt Lake City. Each stop has its own distinct flavor and history. And if WAC Country is colorful and dynamic, so are the men and women who make up the conference's front office. The ramrod of the outfit is I el Commissioner Joe Kearney, former athletic director at Washington, Michigan State and Ari- zona State. Kearney is the fourth man to hold the WAC's highest office and has played an important role in the WAC's ascendency into the top ranks of the nation's athletic conferences. Joe holds important positions in the NCAA, and his numerous contacts make him a valuable asset. Nordy Jensen, who once toiled in the WAC as Sports Information Director at Arizona State, is WAC relations director and the No. 2 man in the offics. Dee Ann Men-zie- s is the conference services coordinator. Elsewhere in the office are Hale McMenamin, assistent to the j t j BETTER Kenneth G. Hansen CALL BACK PROBLEMS? FOR APPOINTMENT Persistant or recurring aches in the lower back and limbs may suggest a possible lower spinal or pelvic problem. Advance Chiropractic can help. 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Gray is the 220 pounds, but biggest at Goode is equally tough at only 160 pounds. flow start by the offense. "His coachability makes him to Trying keep Turner off the great. He's a real tough kid," field will be an offensive back-fiel- d said Andrus of Goode. of juniors. Eric Jensen is the last of the Terry Edwards, a transfer from sure starters on the line, weighing American Fork, is battling Chad in at 185 pounds. Curtis and Eric White for a spot . What Lehi is lacking in talent in the backfield. this year, it makes up in Slilia Perez, a Samoan who has commissioner, who is responsible for eligibility, regulations and naand helps tional letters-of-intein JO II Turner averaged nearly yards a punt last year and may be Lehi's best defensive tool. Turner can compensate for any Good Move The first impression visitors get when they drive from Denver to the Western Athletic Conference offices at 14 West Dry Creek Circle in Littleton, Colo., is that the offices are not only outside Denver, they are inside Utah. It is only a fleeting feeling, of course, but it was a big step for the WAC who had been housed in downtown Denver for most of the time since 1962. It was also a good move for the WAC. From the office window one can almost see the Chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs so if the WAC moved out of Denver, it moved closer to at least one of its con- Pftl7A 45 Bryce Peterson's coachability as his main strength and expects good things from his young quarterback. Peterson is the team leader and will be called on to lead new players through the offense. The four returning players are also good athletes. Ian Palmer anchors the defense at middle linebacker and will get help behind him from safety Kent Davis and cornerback Chris Baum. Baum will backup Peterson at quarterback if Peterson gets hurt. Also returning is punter Gordon aggre-sivenes- THE HERALD, Provo, Utah Turner. cited junior quarterback He 1984, You When you need i friend... call on us We olfer the best insurance plans and the most affordable rates We're always ready to help' 've us cnonce ' sove money on your insurance MiM-r- m tUCTftittto u$LuS sly o 1 |