a saanshane By DON WARNER : Ben Lomond’s fortunes in track and baseball this spring are in the hands of its young sophomores and juniors. There are senior stalwarts to be sure, but if success is to come to the Scots, the youngsters must come through. Baseball coach Blair Moyes has a flock of lettermen back, and his young prospects loo k good—this can only mean that his diamond team will do much better than the lowly finish of last season. Several starters are returning. Pitcher-outfielder Kevin Massey leads this group. Mas-| sey, a senior, is the ace of the pitching staff and can hit the} ball well. ~ ANOTHER SEASON Out in centerfield, Jeff Porter returns for another season and gives Moyes good. defense as well as a solid stick. Rick Wessler is another returning starter in the outfield and should improve in his senior year. Juniors Doug Kump at shortstop and Kenny Brubaker at third base give the Scots outstanding defense on the left side of the infield. Both are aggres- sive ball players and both at- tack the ball well. Semi-regulars from last season returning are Glade Wimmer a pitcher-outfielder; Larry Willis and Steve Costly, both senior infielders. GOOD Moyes has in the fold. fe oem ot of service | JUNIORS some good juniors Merrill Turley, a pee will ee a as will Bryon Step- ‘hens and Craig Taggart, ou The Scots edged Ogden Hig h for the Region One title last year, but the ’66 squad just doesn’t seem to have the depth to make it two in a row. They do have three big aces they can play in Zefferer,. Gil- lespie and Maw. Zefferer won the Class A mile last year with a time of 4:27.2 and is favored to repeat this season. But there is a problem — Ron has a chronic leg injury, and Hislop doesn’t expect the tall, slim, distance runner to compete until half the season is over. -. SOLID HURDLER Gillespie placed second in both the high and low hurdles in the State Meet and is expected to be a pene contender again this season. Both Gillespie and Zefferer won the Region One titles in their events and both} are almost sure-fire winners each time they run. Scott Maw was a discus champ as a sophomore, but didn't qualify for the state meet last season. But the big footballer can throw the plate out there around 170 feet and should be a strong contender for state honors: again this year. Ben Lomond has a pair of good sprinters in Otis Walton} and Randy Phipps and they should give the Scots a lot of points this season. Brad Palmer, a transfer student from Idaho looks good in the shot-put and could be a surprise for Hislop. SOPHOMORE RANKS From e, Hislop must dip} into his “sophomore ranks, He ‘fielders. Others bidding for a has Johnny Dias in the 440-yard starting role are Scott Rowe and run, Jerry Walker and RayCliff Bennett at second base, mond Day in the 880, Todd Par-} and Brad Hunter, Bruce Wade per in the pole vault ‘and Stan) and Bob Grose in the outfield. Schaub in the hurdles. Moyes feels he is about a year} Ben Lomond has good individaway from an outstanding sea- ual strength but lacks depth and son, and his flock of fine sopho- experience. They could repeat mores could provide him with again as Region champs, but the trigger. There are several they would have to do it on the of these sophomores who could legs of their sophomores. stick this season and possibly Here are the schedules for win a starting job. They are: Ben Lomond in baseball and Brent Moulding, infielder; Lee track this spring. Ernstrum, pitcher; Larry McFACE FALCONS Donald, infielder; Rich Young-} 1, er, infielder; Stan Schaub, first), Baseball schedule—April base; ‘Wayne Ricks, pitcher, and Clearfield, non-league at ClearDon Smith and Joe pee, field; April 6, Bear River at Ben Lomond; April 12, Weber at catchers. Ben Lomond: April 15, Ben LoTRACK TEAM mond at Roy: April 29, Ogden Ron Zefferer, Bob Gillespie, at Ben Lomond: April 29, Ben and Scott Maw—that sums up Lomond at Sky View; May 3, the 1966 track and field squad. Bonneville at Ben Lomond: May These three outstanding track- 6, Ben Lomond at Box Elder: sters are sure to be among the May 13, Logan at Ben Lomond. top of the state, but after: that, Track schedule — March 3a Coach Chick Hislop must dip Bonneville at Ben Lomond; into the junior and sophomore April 7, Roy at Ben Lomond: ranks in hopes of producing an- April 14, Logan at Ben Lomond: other winner. April 21, Ben Lomond at OgHislop has placed third three den; April 28, Ben Lomond at times and second once in the Weber; May 4, City-County last four years of the state Meet at Weber State: May 7, championships, but this season BYU Invitational; May 13; Rehe figures he’ll really have to gion One Meet at Weber scramble to duplicate such State; May 21, State Championhonors. fest : ships at Utah University.