Show Twenty survive First Union Basketball cut From a total of sixty-five Union High School boys who turned out for basketball a few weeks twenty had survived the first major cut made Monday of this when active practice Another cut is expected in the next week or so when Coach Paul Haynie will trim his squad to a working aggregation in preparation for the opening of the season on After working a few nights with his Coach assisted by Coach Ken has taken an optimistic attitude about the round-ball won't stick my neck out very but if our kids develop like I feel they we should have a well balanced team at the Cougar We have and some pretty fair if they that should give us balance and reserve Coach Haynie told the Squad Members Back Several members of last year's squad are back this which give Union's new coach something to build He has another crop of youngsters up from the team last year to make the veterans hustle for a starting spot on the Center aspirants include Jon Brent Hutchings and Floyd all and Randy a sophomore kid who nears the marlc Making a bid for positions are two five juniors and one Seniors are Bryce Moore and Jim the latter a transfer from Altamont who has not played basketball juniors are Jim Gordon George G John and Larry Keith brother of Floyd is the Strong At Guard If there is one ideally strong spot to date at the Cougar school it is on the guard line where Coach Haynie has eight fast kids who are about even-steven to Four are and four are Heading the senior list is Chris Walter and Von Swain who played a lot of ball for Coach Glen Allred last Mike a squad member in is also looking Up from the team are Terry Clark Clark and Kelly some talented Means Business Coach who last year was assistant freshman coach at the has impressed his kids with the fact that basket- ball is serious business with him made it very to every boy who tried out basketball that if they can't be serious about the then to waste time coming cause I'm interested in a who wants to play toll and not fool he reported to the i First Game December 4 i Union and Uintah have joined together in two games on 4 and they meet Lyman and Wyoming High Schools at Roosevelt the and at i Vernal the next |