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Show t i BOX NEWS, Brigham City, Utah Sunday, November 17, 1974 ELDER 4 Biggest Eagle hoop team working hard A few years ago, Guy Hoskie, Richard Johnson and Paul Begay led Intermountain School into the class state tour- nament. GOAL The cleats are silent on the dressing room floor, helmets are racked, jerseys folded, shoulder pads heaped. The football seasons over. Time for reflection and planning for the next round on the gridiron. Bear River had a respectable 5 record at the end of Region One play, finishing fifth in the league behind fourth place Sky View, third place Roy and league winner Bonneville and runnerup Weber. Some of these teams the Bears scared out of their sneakers before manpower and depth tookover and pushed them into the losers column. 4-- season coming up, Bear River High administration and coaches need to look toward league alignment and the question of whether Bear River might be or best suited for leagues. With the 74-7- 5 3-- A 2-- A Bear River beat Burley and Preston in preseason, both schools of comparitive size. They lost to Morgan, a smaller school, but with a football tradition and a contender in Region Nine. The Trojans were beaten in quar2-- A terfinal play. The Bears, in the estimation of this scribe, could have at least reached the semifinals in play with this years club. They had strength, balanced offense and a sturdy defense, but chances to reach any post season play were insurmountable. David doesnt have a chance against six Goliaths. Can long standing rivalries hold solid if Bear River steps into a lower class? 2-- A Probably so. Bear River and Box Elder will always remain rivals, even down to swapping yarns. Logan and Sky View might not feel inclined to play a school, but Morgan could take the place of those Northern Utah rivals. 2-- A Region Nine includes Grantsville, Union, Morgan and Wasatch. None was a slouch this year. Traveling would be about comparable to clubs such as David, Tooele, and playing Judge Memorial, all schools not much smaller than the giants and considerably larger than Bear River. The old saying of, Its not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game, doesnt seem to this scribe an adequate excuse to see the Bears battered and tattered by Bonneville or Roy year after year for nought. These players, several who are on par or better than the top athletes of the bigger schools, need an even break at a championship. Fans, too, like to back a league champion. Since then, good seasons have been sparse. That could change this year. Coach Gary Rohmer, assisted by Doug Rollins, are priming their Eagles for what could be a trip to Salt Lake City next March and a shot at the state title. The early this year. The best outside shooter on the club this year is Lloyd Hevewah, says Rohmer. At he is one of the smallest guards on the varsity, but can handle the offense. version of the Eagles is the biggest team field yet, and the quickness and oooo la la shooting ability Were goona give a bunch of people a real bad time this year, coach Rohmer predicts. Heading the list are returning lettermen Paul Begay, John Begay and Dennis Yazzie. All were starters sometime last year and will lend able experience to a group of willing but untried Eagles. Paul Begay is a junior guard, John Begay, a senior in the same position. Yazzie is a senior forward. 1974-7- d on defense and rebounding, says Rohmer. Terrance Covers Up is a sophomore guard whom Rohmer has high praise for as another possible all-stat- e candidate. With quick speed, he is only hurt by his lack of knowledge of the Eagle system, which should come to him by the first league games. A good rebounder for the Eagles should be Richard Stormy, a junior forward. Rohmer says he is one of the better board men on the team right now. forward-cente- r is Harlan Manuel, another good shooter who needs to perfect his defense and rebounding. He looks pretty good, says Rohmer. Snakey is the word Rohmer to describe Shobe a guard with a bushel of moves. Hes been working with a broken finger on his shooting hand, says the coach, but is coming along very uses t, Senior Victor Tsosie has line up for next weeks opener started to come on this year. against Wasatch Academy, he in says, So many kids are looking The Eagle quarterback football, hes displaying hussle good I probably wont know until that day. and desire, especially in hitting The Eagles the boards, the coach notes. open Nov. 23 at the academy, Rohmer plans to use his basic then are home against Tabiona offense this year, but with on Nov. 29. The first league more fastbreak due to his encounter in Region Nine is bigger size on the boards and Dec. 27 with Wasatch High speed. Defense will probably be school here. the zone again, but will use the Teams will have to cope with as often as the teams full court zone press defense, Rohmer asserts, and if possible. Im not sure of a starting the team can mount any sort of man-to-ma- 5 Big Man Giving the Eagles a big in the middle is Zig man football Jackson, a hard-noseplayer, who is a fine shooter on the court but needs more work At well. A good leaper, he has a fine eye for the basket. Another good prospect is guard forward Laurel Fred, a junior. Rohmer says he could break into the starting lineup From Junior Varsity Up from the junior varsity are Wilson Benally, a great jumper who is only a sophomore. Hes looked very impressive in early drills and could be a starter. n Nongame animals get aid - ' defense and rebounding, well Best Offense Weve got one of the best offensive teams Ive seen in a long time. Well score points. Itll be a matter of the other team being held from scoring so many, Rohmer points out. Rohmer picks Morgan to repeat as region champs but maybe not to go all the way and take the state title as they did last year. Wasatch will be the next team to watch, thinks the coach. Three teams will go from Region Nine into the tourney. What about Intermountain? We'll try like heck to the third team. Were planning on it, the coach says. Coach Rohmer says another factor will be the unification of the team, which is the first not made up wholly Navajos. If they get together, I think we can do it, believes Coach Rohmer. . Many sportsmen are aware that wildlife management programs have been responsible for restoring to healthy population levels such popular game species as white-tailethe deer, pronghorn antelope and elk. Less known, is the fact that hunter dollars have supported management efforts director at restoring a variety of nongame species. Here are a few historical comparisons: Egrets and Herons: 1910 Several species on the brink of extinction. Today, most species common to abundant over most of the United States. Trumpeter Swan: 193 - 73 survivors south of Canada on one wildlife refuge. Today, thriving populations on two hunter-finance- d d -- 'national parks and several national wildlife refuges Removed from endangered status in the late 960s Sea Otter: 1907 - Nearly extinct; a few survivors in 1 . Alaskas Aleutian chain and in coastal California. Today, minimum of 50,000; sucessfully restored to waters of mainland Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. tor Li'5' V H$ 3-- A Coach Gary Rohmer, WORKING ON FREE THROWS right, works on free throw accuracy with four of his Intermountain School Eagles who are expected to see 4-- A g Not that Bear River fans have been Bear River for its showing the past years, but fans help pay the teams way and a winner brings in more long green than a loser. poor-mouthin- BOX ELDER ACTION SPORTS teams Dont believe it. Those blood and tackles for and the drawn keeps play made are just as rugged and real as that in games. But the depth and talent are more equal would be more equal for the Bears. In basketball, a smaller school can be more representative. Football, with its necessary numbers is harder to field enough depth to be powerful. The Bears undoubtedly can become a power with the chance. When Bear River High administrators represent the school at upcoming Utah High Schools Activities association meetings, they need to make a pitch to move the Bears into the 2-- A ranks. 2-- A 4-- A Bear River gridders were honored last week at a football banquet that saw F & G hand out player of the week awards. Jeff Fronk and Greg Garble received most valuable player and hustle awards. banquets go, it was tops. Parents of Brad Gibbs and Jeff Lish are to be commended for the fine meal and atmosphere provided for the awards presentation. As Bowling Results 1 Or a mastadon Too little $ 2-- A A step down? 723-347- plenty of action this year against Region Nine position are, from left, Zig Jackson, Terrance Covers John Begay and Paul Begay. Utahs nongame programs supported by hunter dollars include studies anf transplants of the endangered Utah prairie dog; surveys of eagles, pelicans, wild horses and burros; and study of oil shale development effects upon wildlife. On the not so bright side, however, is the fact that of the more than 700 vertebrates, ths Division of Wildlife Resources has funds to manage and this includes both only 73 game and nongame species. Dollar C'o. eh - Ga. lUPl) George Woodruff coached the Georgia football team t'or.M a year from 1923 to 1927. Woodruff, a former captain of the Bulldog team, was a weuliny businessman. lie uud not planned to make a career of coaching and retired after when the tlm 1927 Re I! nogs had a 9 record. ATHENS, Oregon Wildlife Commission biologist Joe Pesek would have been no less surpised if a caller had reported an elephant shot in that state. Lynx are just about that rare in Oregon. Yet, a taxidermist on the phone said a man had just brought a Canada lynx to his shop. The animal was shot on its second attempt to raid a flock of ducks on a farm. Lynx are common in Alaska and Canada, but very rare in Oregon. What this one was doing in the scrub oak farmlands of the Willamette Valley will probably never be explained. RON'S SWIM SCHOOL IN ELWOOD New classes every 5 weeks Small groups 2 times a week Starting November 25 5 years old and up Gift Certificates available for Birthdays and Christmas Call Ron Mortensen RED CROSS WSI SSaKsas mefean The Fresh Idea Company -- ca-mi ! AVAILABLE MONDAY Ladies Commercial League Nov. 12 ai Brigham Bowl individual scratch, Karen ltyer inof Modern Cleaners, 586. dividual handicap. Beverly J. Breiden-bacof Weber Trailer Sales, 620. individual, Nimah Olsen of Weber Trailer Sales, 234. Weber Trailer Sales had 721 scratch. 810 handicap. 2024 scratch and 2291 handicap series Jeanne Harris split. picked up Reserved Season Tickets For Box Elder High Home Basketball Games 1974-7- 5 Moonlite Mixed Doubles Results of Nov. 12 series scratch. Dream (lirl 1963, Taylor Farms - 1866. First Security 1839. - 2445, 2348. 727. series handicap- First Security Taylor Farms - 2389, Wes's Texaco game scratch: Dream Girl Taylor Farms - 642, First Security 640. game handicap: First Security Dream Girl - 840, Taylor Farms - 816 Gardner & Whiteford - 816. game scratch: Jan Gardner - 21 1 Jim Petersen - 211, LaMar Jones - 201 Vem Wood - 199, Flora Whiteford - 195 Ellen Huggins - 190. game handicap: Jim Petersen 255, Flora Whiteford - 247, LaMar Jones 247, Vem Wood - 247, Jeanne Jones - 239 Bob Hawkes - 237. Ellen Huggins - 233. series scratch: Floyd Kaneko 540. Stan Kaneko - 532. Jan Gardner - 529 Jim Petersen - 529, Flora Whiteford - 519 Ellen Huggins - 514. series handicap: Flora Whiteford - 675. Jim Petersen - 661, Ellen Huggins 643. JoAnn Sato - 625. Stan Kaneko - 607 Floyd Kaneko 603. 7 Spills converted Floyd Kaneko Gloria Frank 842, J.V. Games Begin at 5:45 P.M. Season Tickets go on Sale at the Box Elder High School Main Office Monday, November 18, 1974. per seat for All Games aappoirfi Tito 257-324- 5 til Li op- Up, |