Show i Basketball season to open for Basin teams The really big news this end for those who think in terms of high school athletics be the opening of the high school basketball The s four high schools that operate 1 in the west end of the Basin W and Union all have games B scheduled to kick off the new PERHAPS the biggest name team in Class B prep basketball to come to the Basin for an opening ball game is the highly touted Gunnison High with its all-state Gary who is considered one of the best college prospects ever to come out of a small high This big who made his high school team as a was all-state as a sophomore and now leads as a the team to beat for state honors this Gunnison and Gary Hill will be playing the Cougars Saturday night in the Union gym in the first home game for There will be a preliminary contest ahead of the 8 o'clock The Cougars journey to Rangely in Colorado Friday night for their first game of the year with a team they have played just about every year the past ALTAMONT will be at home Friday night against East Carbon of Duchesne's Eagles take on Notre Dame of Price that same and Tabiona will host a visiting squad from All these games will have a preliminary contest at before the main event at 8 Duchesne has a Saturday night home schedule with with two games on The following week Altamont will travel to Notre Dame at Price on and will be at home against South Summit on Friday On Saturday Duchesne has Mountain View High of Wyoming on their home list for a single game at 8 p.m. Union's competition will be Notre Dame at Price on WHEN THE COUGARS of Union open their basketball sea-See page 8 A Basketball i continued from page son this it will be with a brand new Roland a former BYU squad who takes over where Paul Haynie left off when he resigned last Actually the Cougars have several kids who played regular last Among them are Allen Marden Gordon Jennings and Glen Gardner who started most of the games last Other squad members from the 1962 roster are Tom Lan-nie Chad Mullins and Lynn The new coach will be building around these kids with a few boys up from the junior varsity team making a strong pitch for starting Up from the JV team and looking like a potential starter is Lance who possibly will get a starting call over Allen Brown who has been ill the past 10 days and is barely getting back to Kent Denver and- Ruben are a pair of guards who should also see a lot of COACH CHAD who is back at Duchesne for his second will be building around three Ralph Edmund Bench and Lee Gone is big Ned who is a member of the BYU frosh and a big hole is to be filled he has some bright prospects in Keith Lanny Ronald Byron Allred and Dennis Others on the squad will be Dennis Freeman and Kenneth Wright Liddell did not play ball last but has potential and as a senior may come RODNEY who is beginning his fourth year as coach at Altamont reports he has Ross a high-scoring his only returning along with Lonnie Oman and Morris semi-regulars to build Two other Pat a and Don round out the experience for with one of the better JV teams last the Longhorns from can become a tough combination before year LITTLE TABBY who again has Bennett as its coach has Robert a high-scoring along with Jerry Danny and Carl last year's squad to build his team This native son who came home to be their high school coach always develops a competitive and this year possibly will not be an After the pre-season games all over five schools will begin the trail for a winner to enter the state Class B I ament next Uintah won the plum last and have another power this Road and bridge problems have made it necessary to pull Manila from the Uintah Basin division of Region at least for this which leaves a I PRE-SEASON schedules as released by the coaches are as DUCHESNE HIGH 30 Notre Dame at 1 Tintic at 7 Notre Dame at 8 15 Morgan at 21 North Summit at 22 Park City at Park 26 Lyman at 27 View at 29 Escalante at UNION HIGH 30 Rangely at 1 Gunnison at 8 Notre Dame at 14 Craig at 15 Meeker at 21 East Carbon at 22 South Rich at 29 Lehi ALTAMONT HIGH 30 East Carbon at 6 at Notre 7 South Summit at of will be printed next TABIONA 30 Tintic at l Notre Dame at 7 Tabiona at 8 Tabiona at 14 Dugway at 15 Manila at 19 Tabiona at Notre 28 Escalante at LEAGUE PLAY will begin on January |