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Show i F Spini M I i . : $ , ? ' - i S h V ' 4. f. U8 '.i :' ' ' ' vs-- .. if Mustangs bow out but not without a fight . ( , ' '4. ' v t H irJ -- . ; y' ! r:' ? - .i- ,h Voilpylbafli V . S- - The Dugway Girls Volleyball team had quite a few good moments in their Region 11 championship series in Altamont October 31. They recovered from a ten point, first set loss to South Summit to take the Wildcats to a 4 thriller before bowing and then bested Wendover in two straight sets to avoid elimination. ran out of thrilling finishes and the In the third round, however, Mustangs straight set wins as the South Rich Trojans bested Dugway 15-- 15-- 7 to put them on the sidelines for the championship hunt and a possible berth in the state 1A finals played last week. MUSTANG, coach Sherry Lindberg summed up the Mustang fortunes best when, in reference to the South Summit match she noted, They really didn't play all that well. It was just that it took us so long to get started. indeed it did. The Mustangs managed just live points in their Wildcat opener and only one tally against the Trojans in their worst one set beating of the softsoiie Unfortunately, their late starts werent the only thing that hampered the , Mustang during the day. WE WEREN'T good at all with our serves, Lindberg offered. After we would get a break point, we'd turn it right back over. Maybe it was the 16-1- 1 'pd V "W Ot- -- ,0 F1 K Vi ve i , - . fl I j '. , fI t - ; -- ,; ; J ViO v 1, : , . HA' XT ;V-'- .;,! - ! - T .. 4rZ iir- v '?? i ? ' $? ' , tS-S- sair , ?,. ' -, 'V f ' "lrV "- -' ' Anita rainier bumps the ball in a match against South Rieh while Tanya Over (left) and Miki Follis (right) look on. .1 f- - ? '. V - - . l them, too. In their opening match with South Rich, the Mustangs were unable to successfully handle the service and the Trojans put together a nine point skein. But as we said in the beginning, Dugway did have its good moments. TANYA DYER and Anita Palmer were both effective at the net with their spikes while Miki Follis continued her usual aggressive play by digging spikes off the hardwood floor. Alison Brauner tended the backcourt some solidness and Fatty Shreve was the Mustangs most consistent server. Faced with the reality of elimination. Dueway seemed to have the in their match with South Rich since the Trojans had just lost in two sets to South Summit and the Mustangs were coming off an hour layoff. pressure. Whatever it was, Dugway encountered the same problem in defensing lx'-cau- se . right? Jeff Burke. John Witkowski, Steve Bruce, Sam Lid-diaand Brad Eva. According to Bruce, anyone who decides he fit defense into his play has a starting berth. can But defense, and offense, aside, the Mustangs will prolxihly live and die this year not on how many points. they score. Or how many points they give up. The year will depend on how well they react when the game is close in the last couple of minutes. In a word. Pressure. This is a good bunch of kids as far as character is concerned, Bruce explained, but. they just havent seen any pressure situations. Last year they came in when we were 20 points up or down and the game was qut of hand. But not anymore. I told them a week ago that there wasnt gobe a Brown, VanLiere or Mohammed to ing around when the team needed a key basket or a big steal. They were going to have to do it all by theniselves, or it just wasn't going to get done. Till there first encounter with North Summit Bruce will lie looking for just such a in road is likely to lead to Bate, a senThe ballplayer. ior who backed up McCurdy when the latter went down with injuries. Prone to lose control last year. rd pre-seaso- n, Finding replacements wont be easy, but they 11 come from a group of eight which include John Bate, jimmy VanLeeuwen, Joe Mohammed, r Bruce. says he's capable because of maturity. MINDED I ft! Mountains.' hard-worki- ng COUPE CHEV-MALIB-U Automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning U"18R S500 NOW ONLY MANY OTHER GREAT USED CARS AT ROBERTS TORINO COUPE 74 FORD transmission, power brakes. . Automatic power steering, air conditioning U-1- 83 S 00 NOW ONLY 72ton INTERNATIONAL 4x4 with shell Automatic trans.. power steering 11 NOWONLY power brakes. But Bruce doesn't like unanswered questions. The only thing he does know for sure is that his current group didn't do too badly last year when they played Brown and Co. in practice. Another sure thing, however, isnt as positive. The Mustangs lack an aggressive center ami Bruce isnt sure his current crop will afford him one. Though Brown was only a six footer, Brace says, I always knew what he was going to do with the ball when he got it, and that was pivot and drive for the glass. So for in practice, that commodity among centers VanLeeuwen and Liddiard has been missing. Ive got guys who want to shoot a six- - footer rather than go in for a layup. When it goes inside now, 1 havent got any idea whats going to happen. Since the inside game remains a question mark, Bruce has installed a new offense to take advantage of the perimeter gatne he figures will be his most effective weapon. Well be using a point guard, split two men out to the wings and use a double low post, Brace explained. , . very often. Defensively, Brace will play mostly in a except for those teams with talented centers. In that case, the Mustangs will play the center one on one with the others boxing the key. Whether Dugway will be ready to take on the challenge will be proven early as the Mustangs entertain North Summit at home November 21 and travel to Escalante one day later. ' Both of them have big centers, Brace explains, so well find out what kind of middle we have Later in their schedule, Dugway tackles Tin-ti- c and Wendover, who are two of the top teams in the state according to Bruce. In early January, the Mustang? visit Duchesne, another team Bruce admits is loaded with talent. It's going to be a challenge, the coach explains, and Im going to have to coach a lot more than 1 have in the past. The players are also going to have to work harder than some of the teams before them. But we are going to have fun, Bruce assures, and win a few ballgames while were doing it. A vf 44 EAST 1 st NORTH TOOELE PONTIAC - BUICK - CADILLAC GMC ; r?rr HHC claims r - intramural title six on October 27 and 28 as they I1HC finished the Intramural Flag Football season with a perfect 7--0 record as they overcame a first quarter deficit to defeat Weapons blew out the MFs 26-- 8 and downed the Health Clinic 20-Johnson was the main weapon against the MPs as he scored on a 49 yard pass reception and raced sixty yards for a third quarter score after an 8. 25-- 6 November 3 and claim the championship. The Health Clinic and the MPs finished in second and third, respective- - ' ly, followed by Weapons. In the leagues final game, HHC, like they have all season long, dominated the line of scrimmage in besting Weapons. After Weapons passed for a touchdown in the opening minutes, quarterback Willie Howell scored on a 30 yard ran and added the extra point on a sneak to lead the team into halftii leading 7-WITH two scoring drives in the third quarter capped by a Howell to Hall Abbenhaus lOyarderandaHowell 15 yard ran, HHC upped their advantage to 19-- They ended the night on Raymond Morriss touchdown catch on the last play of the game. . 6. 6. Though the spread was large, Abbenhaus said that the Weapons team had played much better than they had earlier in the year. Theyve gotten in a lot more players who have helped them quite a bit. Theyre much tougher than before. Three weeks into the season, though. Weapons was still growing and HHC was still devouring. Howell passed for two scores, Ed Buthalla ran back an interception, Mark Brown ran in from 10 yards out and Kirk Williams fell on an uncovered kickoff in the endzone to lead. HHC to a 34-- 0 triumph. HHC increased their win skein to ; intereception. Howell and Abbenhaus chipped in wjth an 80 yard pass play and llug Coleman gave the defense some points as he sacked MP quarterback TofijKPasserette in the endzone for a safety. Brown had the big day against the Clinic, scoring from 35 and 45 yards out on two screen passes. THOUGH Fasserette had a tough night against HHC, the quarterback faired much better a week earlier against Weapons as he connected on three scoring tosses to Dino Jones, Joe Rios and Doug German. Defensively for the MPs,' Jeff Aschel intercepted two passes for scores and Larry Pedroza nailed Weapons quarterback Brad Conklin in the end zone for a safety. THROUGHOUT most of the sea-- , son. Weapons had been the patsy; the easy win. However, they came-- back in the last few weeks to push the Clinic to the limit before bowing 14-1-3. and then recorded their first win with a 12-- 2 victory over the MPs: Conklin connected with Bo Moore twice for the scores, but player coach Bill Boyd singled out Pete Paulette for his fine defensive play in shutting down the MPs passing attack. Pete kept German from getting his hands on the ball most of the night, and that really saved us. . Intramural basketball meeting scheduled 00 diooting glasses. - -2 V the season. Howard Austin finished second with a four point taken in Fairview while Mel Brooks was awarded third place with a buck from Hatches Ranch. Austin won a set of. binoculars and Brooks took home some Besides claiming a prize deer rack, Regardless of whether a single leader develops, though, Bruce feels his current group is Taylor was awarded a 25.06 rifle and enough to a trophy for his catch one week into pretty intelligent and handle the situation.- Manning the point position will be either Witkowski or Bruce with the wing positions going to Bate, Burke and Mohammed Underneath, VanLeeuwen or Liddiard will post up with Eva. Weve got a little more quickness and height, Bruce asserts, but were going to have to learn when and where to shoot. More importantly, however, is team play. Were going to have to learn to play together, he added, and the amount of time it takes will determine how far we can go. Right now, Steve driyes the lane looking for someone to pass to but nobody reacts. Again, it ll come with time. While their offense straggles for togetherness, the Mustangs havent got the luxury of waiting for big 20 point nights from the likes of Brown and VanLiere. This year, adds assistant and JV head coach Carl Roberts, well have to get balanced scoring from about five or six people. Adds Bruce The only people capable of having the big night are Eva ami Bate, but that isnt going to happen BUDGET 74 midway through the match and the Mustangs wer never able to recover. IN THE second set, however Dugway looked to be taking control earlv on as mistakes by the Trojan backcourt and spikes by Dyer and Palmer gave the Mustang a four point advantage. South Rich roared back with seven points of its own on a combination of well-h- it serves and spikes but again the Mustangs were able to put together a string behind the service of Shreve to leave Dugway behind by only one Darrell Taylor won the Morale Support Activitys Big Buck contest by shooting a' four point deer in RyDells Pass in the Cedar - it So much for advantages. The Trojans reeled off their nine point surge Taylor wins Big Buck contest Bruce undertakes rebuilding job Mustang basketball coach George Bruce was the. envy of even Region 11 head man last year Bruce took a team he wasnt even sure of to aii luulefeated season and a fourth place finish in ' ' the state 1 A finals So, would anylxxly want Bruces job this year. Probably not. The reason is simple and it pertains to another first for Bruce; the Mustangs do not return a single starter from a year agp. Bruce's entire starting five of Greg Brown. Eric VanIJere. Paul .Mohammed. Mike McGurdy and Ed Whiting have graduated leaving the coach more questions than answers. Those among the priority list include finding a miter to take over for the irreplaceable Brown, a leader who can perforin the kind or miracles that qualified Mohammed for. sainthood and a shooter like VanLierc who. when hes hot. can carry a team lintil his wrist gives out. With shoes like these to fill, who needs skiis. up-perha- nd 8-- 7. r No starters return - All civilian and military personnel interested in playing intramural basketball should contact SP5 Dennis Hampton at the Post Gymnasium no later than November 26. An organiza- tional meeting will follow on December 1 at 6 pjn. Ski program rates set The Dugway Ski Program has been very successful in the past, sign ing up 126 participants alone last year. And even though this years season begins in January, the Dugway community will have a chance to register starting next week. On November 17 and. 18, soldiers in Ware Barracks will have the opportunity to join while civilians and military residing on post will be ble on the 19th and 20th. Non- - residents working here will have their k chance on the 21st and 24th to join the program. Sid fittings for everyone will begin on November 28, and appointments can be made by seeing DYA Director Mike Riddle in his office in eight-wee- building 5326. For the beginning skiers this year, lessons will be $54. This includes three days of training (January 17 and 31, and February 14) plus the $6 ski pass for the alternating weekends beginners ski with the group. Ski passes for the more advanced skiers will be handed out on the bus. i Transportation and ski rentals will be charged on a descending rate with the first skier in the family paying $30 and the second $25. The third member and anyone else will pay only $20. According to Riddle, one of the most important things .to consider when skiing is the way you dress. If you plan on skiing for awhile, I suggest you pick up a ski bib (a one piece suit). But for those who arent sure about skiing, and just want to try it out, Riddle says, scqtch guarding a pair of levis will provide enough warmth. Besides these items, skiers should wear thermal underwear, thick sock and gloves, and bring along a sweater and ski coat. . The buses will be loading at 6:30 Saturday mornings and departing at precisely 6:45 a.m. Pick-u- p stops wall be made in .Terra, Tooele and Salt Lake City with the buses arriving at Park West between 9 and 9:15 a.m. . . k'X X .h. v ; .f - I ( I kj. rs- - . '..W - i I .1 'Si. |