Show Basketball season starts for Cougars The basketball season got underway in full swing Monday of this week at Union high The late start this year was due to the school's participation in state football finals which were completed last Practice basketball sessions are usually scheduled to begin about November ACCORDING TO Conch Ro- land head basketball who is assisted by Gordon only two players were lost through graduation last year from the team that won the region and won one game in the state tournament in The team lost two games in the both of them in triple bowing to Emery and North Approximately 30 boys turned out for varsity ball this Of this number 12 will be retained to make up the varsity According to Coach there will be some hard decisions to make in paring this number down to an even AFTER ONLY limited practice the will meet three squads in pre-season tilts week to get the son started with a The first game was to been played Wednesday night on the home Friday the team travels to Green River for a and Saturday evening they will play host here to the team from South Game times on the home court this year will be and 8 p. m. Other practice sessions on the schedule include games at December Carbon high December December Wasatch at December East Carbon will play here December Moab here December South Sevier at December Spring-ville there December LEAGUE PLAY will get underway Surviving Initial cuts after limited tryouts during the past week arc nine seniors and ten Seniors include Marlon Lloyd Gordon Marion Shane Wilford Bruce Larry Neilson and Bruce Juniors are Dale Dennis David John Gary Brent David Neil Donnie Duncan and Allen Returning team members are as well as Gordon who was named all state guard last COACH BEVELL also point ed out that of the starting five from last four players will be in the lineup this year These include and John who was a co-starter at the forward position last year although only a will not be in the lineup this year because of two knee during the summer and His support will be since he scored some 50 points during the three tournament games last CANDIDATES with good coming up from last year's junior varsity are Gary Dennis David John Murphy and Allen In announcing the schedule of games for the Cougar basketball school officials urge the support of the community in these athletic |