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Show t The Sail Lake Tribune, Friday. January24, 1986 C3 Willis, Wildcats Hope to Rebound Against Reno, Lumberjacks By Ray Herbal Tribune Sports Writer OGDEN The old guys" at Weber State this week were active trying to cure the Wildcats Montana malfeasance as two of the better Big Sky Called "Cramps by his teammates for the obvious, Willis was a most unhappy man following the two blowouts last weekend which reduced k the Wildcats to a team in the Big Sky. The middle-of-the-pac- 6-- Confer- ence teams invade the Dee Events "I dont like to lose and Ive been a winner all my life, said the father of four children. "We didnt play well and we had better get it together next Center for Friday and Saturday night confrontations. Nevada-Ren- d found sleep difficult to come by as he reacted strongly with the team's showing o comes a calling Friday at 7.30 p.m followed by a visit from league-leadin- g Northern Arizona Saturday night. Busy in preparation are the older types Larry Farmer, Dick Craig Impelman, Harry Willis . . . wait a minute. Harry Willis? Harry Willis, a name which sounds like it belongs in the movie The Sting, is not a member of the coaching fraternity like the other three. He's a Wildcat player only a few months removed from his 27th birthday. And hes only a junior at Weber State College. Hun-sake- week." ton, Willis was asked to convert from center to forward this season. been an adjustment. Ive had to learn new things, he offered While in transition, Willis did not start until after Christmas. "I worked hard in practice to earn my position now, and all I want to do is contribute to the team. I dont need the ball all the time. I can help out by rebounding and blocking a few shots I just want to be a winner, said the veteran. Willis did not play organized for six years upon graduation from high school, and he finally was coaxed back by his J.C. coach, Robert DeWitt. Willis turned sour on the base-ketba- Willis is one of four junior college transfers brought in by Farmer. A standout rebounder at San Joaquin Delta J C. in his native city of Stock- - Nev.-Ken- ll at Weber o Its Dee Event Center, 7 30 p m KSOS E V 107 Rod o ProooOie Siorteri At Rene, 7 7 Dvrvone Rondoll, 23 6 Jam e Moore. I Dovk) Wood. 7 1 Rob Harden, 13 9 Jim Hart, 7 Pol F F C O G Weber, 12 4 Ault Tyler, 14 1 Marry Ailln, 10 6 Darryie McDaniel, 9 8 Guy Beach, 6 6 Alan CompOell, 10 9 game and concentrated on raising a family. He and wife Sabina currently have three sons, Steve 5, Harry B III 2, Russell 1, and a daughter Sabina 3. At first, Willis refused to talk about his absence from the game. Later, he admitted only that there w erect rtain aspects about the sport he didnt like and he wanted to go to work to raise his family I first saw Harry when he was a freshman at Delta." said Impelman, who came to Weber with Farmer Usually, when you scout J C teams you look at the sophomores and maybe take some notes on the freshman Harry really impressed me as a freshman As a sophomore, Harry was one of the top rebounders in California, and when Larry got the job at Weber State, we talked about the fact that they were losing five starters and was there anyone out there w ho could come in and help right away. Immediately, Harry's name came to mind. "Arizona State and Colorado were also interested in Harry, but I think we got him because we were forthright and direct in our approach. He called us one day and said he was coming The one thing I liked about him when he came to us was that he put team goals ahead of personal goals" Some of Willis' teammates were in grade school when he was graduating from high school, and Big Daddy is keeping an eye on those younguns as the critical period of Weber's season is at hand. The Wolf Pack are led by 6 forward Dwyane Randall, the BSCs leading scorer with a 26 6 average. 6-- r, Salt Lake Awaits Admirals By R.C. Roberg Tribune Sports Writer The Milwaukee Admirals have used their road hockey formula to perfection thus far against the Golden Eagles. They play very basic, defensive hockey here and its worked for them so far. They just wait for us to mess said up and they counter-attacGolden Eagles Coach Wayne Thomas. have resultThose counter-attack- s ed in three straight Milwaukee victories over the Golden Eagles in the Salt Palace heading into Fridays 7:30 p.m. rematch. Kraco AMFM Stereo Cassette Systems. KRA-- 1 Its an important series for both teams. The concluding game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at AC-Delc- o noon. The Golden Eagles presently are second in the International Hockey Leagues Western Division. But the Admirals are just four points behind Salt Lake. Milwaukee has also played five fewer games. Thats a possible swing of 10 points in the standings. Thomas said his club didnt play well in the first two periods of loss to the Admirals. Wednesdays Whether they sat back totally and allowed us to play well in the third period Im not sure. But if we can continue to work as hard as we did in the third period, I think well be in good shape. One area where the Golden Eagles havent been in good shape has been d on their power play. Three goals have been scored against them in four games. Its something you dont like to see. I think the teams that work as as they do hard are the ones with the power-plapercentages in the mid 20s. We tend to relax a little bit and it's just the nature of the beast right now, offered Thomas. The Milwaukee defense was also able to put somewhat of a lid of IHL scoring leader Scott MacLeod. MacLeod did manage two assists, but was held to only two shots on goal. He didnt have a shot on goal in the final period Wednesday night. Lindsay Middlebrook will probably be back in the nets for the Admirals. Middlebrook has beaten the Golden Eagles three straight times in the Salt Palace. He will be opposed by Rick Heinz. Thomas says both are goaltenders. "The goaltending in this league can really sway hockey games. You have a lot of experienced guys and a lot of guys on the way up with good futures in front of them. Greg Tebbutt, who scored the goal in the series opener, says the whole team is fully aware of what with the Golden Eagles means in terms of moving up in the standings. Its been a bizzare series to say the least. The visiting team has won all five games (Salt Lake twice in Milwaukee and the Admirals three times here). Middlebrook has been involved in every decision. veteran To say the goaltender has made an impact on the team's play this season would be an understatement. Of the 22 Milwaukee wins, Middlebrook is directly responsible for 18 of them. Heinz carries a somewhat deceprecord into the game. He tive 14 actually has been accountable for victories counting IHL shootouts. Middlebrook has also posted a pair of shootout wins. MacLeod is the Golden Eagles points leader in the Milwaukee series with five on a goal and four assists. Brent Sapcrgia has a pair of goals and two assists while Bobby Francis and Ted Pearson each have two fast-closi- Toy Semi Trucks. AMFM Clock RadioTelephones. Castrol Motor Oil No purchase necessary. New store only. All prizes awarded hourly 9 A.M.-- 4 P.M. Saturday, January 25th ONLY! Heavy Duty 30 WT. or GTX 10W-40- . 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