Show Gagers Gap Cap Year The fastest growing basketball basket basket- ball rivalry in Utah's collegiate j ealm ealm lm is that between Utah Technical College at Salt Lake City and its counterpart at Provo The Utah County team is off to a 2 0 lead over Utah Tech at Salt Lake with two straight vi victories tories But that hold isn't likely to last long Were going to build our basketball program Says Utah Tech President Jay L. L Nelson I want it to remain on an in- in basis but would like to sponsor a team or two vo in weekly league competition We could then select an Star All-Star team to represent the school in school inter-school competition Utah Tech at Provo won the first encounter by an 80 76 margin margin margin mar mar- gin and came back the end of February to edge the Salt Lakers 71 64 in a close game We want another game said a Utah Tech player at SL following the second loss Athletic Director Dall Ball Black assured his team there would be more contests with the Provo team The home-and-home home series between the two schools got underway Feb 12 at Farrer Fairer Jun or High School in Provo The Provo five competing in ina ina ina a fast Utah County recreation league and boas boasting two weekly practices turned to the talented Chief Garcia for the initial winning margin Garcia scored 19 points with teammate Wayne Larsen coming up with 17 But Utah Tech at Salt Lake I y I F F i f ti ti t c. c i 1 r p f 4 oJ i. i Utah Tech at Salt Lake Tom Schmidt 3 goes I high for I two I pointer II while teammate Ronnie Butcher 7 watches wasn't without heroes Top performances for the Blue and Gold boys of Taylorsville Taylorsville Taylors- Taylors ville vile were vere Welding student Bob Castagno who vho hit 13 points I f Jai Jair r q 4 t k r Basketball fan William Pitkin Welding Dept cheers for basketball team with Utah Tech President Jay L. L Nelson in r playoff game with at Provo five Electronics ace Kenny Cox who vho scored 12 and Welding major Tom Schmidt who vho hit for 9 Pat Crawford Cra rounded out the scoring with ith a nifty 8 In the final game Crawford Schmidt Gary Stanley Dean Wilkins and Castagno scored 12 8 8 7 and 6 respectively The games cap a season of 14 contests Welding won von both halves and the overall championship with a 1 18 won- won lost record with Hill Air Force Base placing second Electronics Electronic Electron Electron- ic ics place d third with a 4 10 won-lost won record Players from the three clubs comprised the Star All-Star team for at Salt Lake Members of the Star All-Star team included Schmidt Castagno See on Page 4 I J. J S Wax Red Hot All Winter Continued from Page 1 Donathan Welding Crawford Cox Gary Stanley Electronics John Hayes Welding Bob Deane Wilkins Electronics 8 Marion Long Hill Air Force Base Ralph Harper Hill Air Force Base and Ronnie Butcher Building Technology No 2 M Members e m b e r s of oi second-place second include Brownie son Long Ralph Harper Steve Gurule Jr Leo T Truscott r u s c cot o t t D DeW e W a y n e Bently Richard Daley Jake Colunga and Rolynn Perri Electronics students Bob H e a 1 l y Jay Tobler and Mervin Peterson join Stars All-Stars Stanley Wilkins Crawford and Healy on the second place club Twelve teams comprising 80 plus Utah Tech students competed competed competed com com- in the winter-long winter program pro pro- gram Were hopeful of providing uniforms and a generally improved improved improved im im- im- im proved sports program t too o o u r young athletes athlete i n nth t h e future reported sports fan President Nelson who attended the second se second sec sec- ond game between the two clubs Here are standings prior to playoff of first three teams FINAL STANDING W L Welding 18 13 1 11 8 3 Electronics Electronic No 2 2 12 Heavy Duty Mechanics 6 10 Auto Mechanics 3 8 11 Data Processing 2 12 Electronics NO 2 2 12 |