Show Eagle Page 6 Tournament hopes remain alive for Eagle basketball by Lee Mathle staff writer College of Eastern Golden Utah's Eagles continue to add to the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference victory column with wins over Treasure Valley Community College and Colorado Northwestern Community College and suffered a frustrating loss to nationally ranked College of Southern Idaho In the Treasure Valley game the team knew they had to win to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs They played well in spurts and ended up winning 88-7- 2 Coach Stubbs feds that close games like this one helps win close games in the future Coach Stubbs doesn't feel bad about the way the team played against CSI The team's objective was to get the ball inside to William Allen and in this game the team did exactly this Allen had 41 points Ingo Wolf had a Rood same also The served iL final score ended with CEU beThe game against BYU hind CSI at 123-8- 6 Coach JV was a hard game to play The Stubbs said “We’re not ashamed team wasn't ready to play and we played hard they played coach Stubbs felt that BYU JV great" He also added that it was the best team that night seems every team plays good William Allen had 19 points and against us Kelvin Lee had 34 Final score After losing to CSI by was in BYU’s favor 103-9- 0 37 the team was fired up to beat Coach Stubbs stud that CNCC just as bad as they got there are two kinds of teams One beat The did come out on top that accepts their losses and winning by 43 points with the 130-8another that makes excuses for 3 The final final score at CNCC score was not indicative of their losses Coach Stubbs said that his team accepts their losses how far ahead the Eagles surged The Eagles faced Ricks throughout the game and Northern Idaho last weekend Coach Stubbs said in Because of publication deadlines this game against CNCC the substitutes came in and did a good those games will be featured in the next edition of the Eagle job against the Colorado Spartans He said that when you have They will face Utah Valley games like this that it is good to Community College on February 26 in Provo and Salt Lake let everyone play because everyone works hard in practice Community College February 27 in Salt Lake They are expected to During this game William broke make rcgionals that will either be the scoring record and coach hosted by Dixie or UVCC March Stubbs was glad to see this 3 4 and 3 because he feels that Allen de CEU's Athletic Hall of Fame inducted four new members during ceremonies on February 20 Four outstanding people with tics to Carbon County who have made significant contributions to the athletics were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame during the College of Eastern Utah's Founder's Day Banquet on February 20 Athletic Director Bob Taniguchi announced that a committee worked on the project for two months before selecting Gean Plaga Alice Schocnbcrgcr Beacco Jack Kobe and Tony Welch to receive the honors The new inductees join the nine charter members of die hall of fame Preston Summerhays Jackson Jewkes Rex Berry Albert Passic Lou Mele Luke Pappas Angelo Mahlercs Paul Blaser and Joe Tangaro who were inducted in October 1984 Gean Plaga was raised in Carbon County and participated in nearly every sport offered by the school system Plaga is most well known as West High School's football coach who took a group of tough street lighting kids and transformed them into a Utah prep football 19 years at dynasty During his West Plaga's team captured the State Championship crown four times and did not have a single losing season The first woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Alice Schoenbcrger Beacco first became involved in athletics when she joined a women's softball team in Helper Her attention turned to coaching in the 60s and she led women's teams from Helper through seven consecutive championship seasons Alice turned in an impressive record coaching in the Western Boys Baseball Association and Babe Ruth Leagues Each little league team she coached became league champs She was also active in basketball and bowling and helped to organize youth football programs Best known for his work with area youth and recreation programs Jack Kobe coached and taught at area schools eventually becoming Carbon High's Vice He organized summer Principal activities gun safety courses boxing clubs and swimming programs that earned distinction across the state Jack also earned a reputation for his deep commitment to his country and church Jack consistently lived up to his primary goal of developing the mental moral physical and emotional growth local kids through sports and recreation The committee chose to bestow posthumous recognition to James Anthony “Tony Welch a graduate of Carbon High Carbon College and Utah State University who made his mark on the basketball court Determined to be the best he could be Welch managed to overcome his small stature by developing a great outside shot that helped the Carbon High team tie down the region championship in 1948 He returned to coach and teach at East Carbon High and later Carbon High where he gained a reputation for turning problem kids into fine citizens and outstanding athletes He was converting a losing program into a contender for the state crown logging a 7 -- 1 season in 1970 His career came to an abrupt end on August 6 1970 when a drunk driver ran a red light at a Salt Lake City intersection and slammed into Welch's car fatally injuring him sophomores: Are you thinking about transfering to the Unit ertty Utah A representative from the U of U will be on campus during the Career Fair March 3 and also March 23 |