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Show c.eu Skyline Hign School's talented guaru tvm iiuj fires two more points over head of West eager Craig Cutright (24) Skyline won game In double overtime SKYLINE'S TOWERING Mike Kelly fires shot over head of West basketball ace Rick Miller. Kelly's rebounding provided many score opportunities for the winning Eagles. W Mike Burton (44) attempts to block shot of Skylines R. Johnson. The win margin. tight affair with Eagles rallying for a 75-- EST DEFENDER game was a pre-seas- on 71 Skyline, Granite, Highland Prep Gagers Shine Skyline skipped a few beats is opening contests but proved they were of title caliber as 1, last they trimmed West, week in a game played on the. Salt Lake County's high .school preseason schedule continues to wax hot with Skyline and Granite joining Highland as the three powerhouses 75-7- Eagle floor. Eagle guard standout Pete Cairo, a 1 scorer, topped the evening's performers with a effort. The Skyline 6-- 28-po- int team led at the first quarter, trailed the following two periods and battled to a 61 --all tie at the end of regulation day. The first overtime saw the ll two clubs tied again at with the Skyllners persevering 75-for a four-poivictory. Coach Jim WoodSkyline ward got good performances from pivot man Mike Kelly and Steve Ellgren but Is hopeful of better balance in the score column. Granite is undefeated thus-f- ar in preseason play but the 67-a- nt Junior Cage Boom Hits S.L. County 71 Farmers uce a strong judge Memorial team Thursday in a game that could have some bearing on the undefeated mark. Gordon Jolley and Mike Curtis have bee n the big guns in Coach Jim Hill's attack with rangy Larry Georgiadis not at full strength following a knee operation. Curtis scored 21 points in Granite's 5 win over Viewmont with teammate Jolley hitting 10. Steve Paur scored 10 for the winning Granite five 58-5- HIGH SCHOOL CAGE SCHEDULE A top schedule of games Is planned In the week preceedlng Christmas Holidays. Here is Salt Lake Countys high school basketball schedule: FRIDAY Granger at West Judge at Granite Bingham at East Hillcrest at Highland 67 of Suit lake The first one-thi- rd County'! recreation basketball season but is history nothuic is settled in Ihp wiy ul (lilts Teams in all classes will continue when lo compete through league play ends and post -- sea son lour-ne- yt bee in Here is week s Schedule Thursday. December 16 (South Hirh School) Roads 7 00 I Bridges vs Ft Isuitlas 7 I 30 00 Mountain ns - Hardwood Stales Telephone vs American Tel t Tel (Northwest Thursday. December It (East Millrreek Gym) vs Trucking ial East at Bear River WEDNESDAY Skyline at Murray THURSDAY Devts at Grader Judge at B Y. High Gralnte at Hillcrest Cyprus at West Kir ad at Jordan GRANITE COACH Jim Hill demonstrates proper way to execute pass to young junior cagers who showed up for Saturday morning scrimmage last weekend Granite is just one of the many Granite School District schools participating in the program that opens league play the first week of January. is Basketball on a junior level booming in Salt Lake County. Saturday morning basketball programs in the Skyline, Olympus, Granite, Kearns and Granger areas blossomed last week as first regular practice sessions were held. "Ae're going great guns" Holladay area director Reed Walker said Thursday "We had over 700 boys playing basketball last Saturday at Saline and Olympus, high schools and Bonneville,-Olympuhighs juniors Junior, Churchill, Evergreen, and Last Mill-cre- s ek Gym ' One of the biggest turnouts for fifth and sixth graders who report to juniors highs was reported at Bonneville Junior High where Ken Barns repor- ted a "complete success. However, Bonneville Junior High age boys didn't respond to the program in the manner of their Junior counterparts. Feed Vtalker reports. "The boys in the Bonneville Junior High school will participate in the Olympus program," Walker said Every boy who turns out to tbe workouts will play Granite's program reports the same success "It must be the carry-ovinterest from last year," Coach Jim it ill reports from Granite Hill, assisted by John Wood, Dick Christensen and Sam Zigrossi, reported over 100 boys reporting for his three-graprogram er de Right now it looks like we'll have eight boys on each team and six seventh grade four eighth grade teams, teams and four ninth grade .earns, Hill said. Every boy In tbe Granite area will play ball if he comes to the practices, Hill said. Granite will have one more workout and then will be divided into teams. The programs league schedule has not been drawn up but will be released in plenty of time to prepare teams for opening games the first week of January, Art Leo, athletic supervisor of Salt Lake County's sponsoring Recreation Department reports. Slots Available In Park City Hey kids! The early season snow is great, and the time to get in shape for midwinter racing is here A junior racing program is underway at Park City as of last Saturday (December 4) but it isn't too late to get in, said Tim Hey don, public relations director. Tbe program is open to boys and girls from seven to 17, All techniques at modern racing will be taught, geared to get young people's ski thinking and competing in top form before high school age and to develop good national skiers. Tbe class win be taught each Saturday for two periods of eight weeks each by Gordy West, assistant ski school director and technical coach. Mr. West attended the national coach's clinic at Seattle in late October. The series of all-dlessons ire designed to develop a team that may be taken to compete In intermountain races. Those who start young will be well on the way to becomii championship skiers by the time they reach high school age ay Junior Limit Set On Ski School Jhe 30 - Granger Merc vs Hilltop Racing Program may be obtained by calling Park Sports Ink, a local approach to things sporting in the Rocky Mountain area, is a glossy production and published by former Brigham Young University basketball star, Terry Tebbs. The magaxine, directed to high sc Boot, fwstor college. university and recreation athletics is a 57 page production disand will have state-witribution. This quarter's, issue features BYU guard DickNem-elk- a on its red and black cover. Cost for the publication is 75 cents though an Introductory offer of 50 cents is made for the winter issue. Next issue, February. de Handle MiovaM eta vs Reids Concrete 30 30 - Utah list Janitorial Armor vs RBT 4 Ce vs. Liberty Park ward Vincent plumbU vt White Race Bar vs Seguars Bandits -- Tuesday, December t 9.30 (South High Gym) Foods vs Western Air- -- Assoc lines I 00 -- Electro Ceramics vi LD6 Business College United Airlines vs EIMCO - Weet Construction vs. Howell's Paint Thursday, December 23 (South High Gym) 21 7:00 9 00 I I 30 Arctic Circle vs Beckers Budweiser 9 30 - FAA vs North 33rd 1 30 - Wednesday, December 22 (Esst Millcreek Of m) 7 Monday, December 20 (South High Gym) IGA JO 7:00 - Mountain SWtes Telephone vs. Hercules Vandals 7 30 I 00 - Pointers vs Ft Douglas - Americas Tti snd Tel vs Trade 9 00 - Bestway Builders vs. Raids 4 Tech Bridges Tuesday, December 21 (East Millcreek Gym) 7 00 - Reavely Trucking Thursday. December 23 (East Millcreek Gym) vs Bennetts Glass 1 00 - Zions Savings vs Winder Dairy 9 00 - I niversity Sui vs R I R Painting Hardwood Hotshots vs Granger Merc 30 Bennion Warden Willia Carlisle 30 Roberts Supply vs Superior Auto I 9 30 - Hilltop IGA vs Smith Trucking 1.30 7 Wednesday. December 22 (Central Jr High) annual Salt Lake Comity Dept. Ski school fecreatioo opened WednesRecreation Dept offices day 5177' South State St and the Senior Citixens office, 237 loth East St. v A limit of 1,500 "beginners" has been set for the 1966 ski school that will be held for six consecutive weekends at Brighton Ski Bowl aider the direction of Brighton Ski School director K Smith. it Youngsters Jr Race Program week. I Hirti i vs Ft Douglas Vacuum Concrete vs Page Brake Granger Drugs vs. Mt. Otympun SO SL Lines 6 Sve Carlisle T Sports Magazine Makes Utah Debut Pages are barely dry, but Utah had Its newest quarterly publication on tbe stand last Jr 7 - Kirby 1.30 vs Purchasing Designer vs Account inf i 30 Engineers vs Transmission 9.30 - Ogden B vs. Ogden A 6 30 Willis 1.30 Friday. December IT I 7.30 TUESDAY Viewmont at Judge Memor- Hotshots vs Roberts Supply SATURDAY American Fork at Skyline 19-p- 9:30 - Superior Auto vs. Bennion Ward Builders Smith 71-- 70 65-6- - Trade lecn vs pointers -- Garrison hit for 29 points to pace the Titans over South be a score. Terry scored 13 and Brain Gunderson hit for 11 for the winners .Mike Hall was Souths ot high point man with a evening. Hillcrest is showing more and more poise as the schedule preseason gets along. The Husky cagers defended Davis club to no double figure evenings and cagers defended Davis club to Craig Smith 69-6- 900 - Hercules Vandals vs Bestway 630 out. then turned around and defeat2. ed East, East is forming a solid unit, however, and shou.d be ready for league wars the first week of January. 6 East went in to the season without a veteran. But Coach Dick Milne got double from figure performances Rick Young who scored 21 points, Stan Bergeson who fired for 12, Royal Hansen who hit for 11. has found itself Olympus a tough scorer In Winn Garrison, senior forward stand SetB usy late C agers , tbe Jordan and Granger battled it close but the Beetdiggers came out on top with a 75-victory in the Lancer floor. Jordan got top performances from Brent Marriott who scored 16 and Steve Webb who hit for 12. Don Snows Granger standouts were Steve Hesse who fired for 22 points, Ron Mendenhall and Tom Stark who each collected 11 and Reid Schenk who hit for 8. Provo handed Highland its first loss of the season and from 6-- can participate in the classes that will be held strictly for beginners. "It's a first come, first served situation," program director Marian Peterson said. "We had 2,300 That's lst too many A fleet of buses stand ready to take skiers to the mounNo schedule has been tains released though It will be by Dec. 23," director Peterson year. said. Tbe Gray Line Bus Co is in charge of transportation. Information concerning buses will have to come from their Round trip fee by offices bus is 31 75 Cost for class enrollment U 2 00. Registration will continue until the 1,500 limit has been director Peterson filled," said. LOCALLY NEGLECTED this weekend at Alta iui veais, Noraic lumping and cross-count- ry skiing will be introduced to young people As seen in the Dhoto above. It takes some stamina and fitness, but the rewards are worthwhile. (Photo by Alexis |