Skee rapter ) rn Chaptel shed in the t year. ike to bein he Alu Scoreboard at Wildcat Stadium New af Veber Stat 18 * rnia ! 1e alumni rce’”’ to the me. They on for the Slowly, but surely, Wildcat Stadium continues to club, aNGyecome more modern and efficient. In 1981, new iP +) Tights were installed to bring the field lighting up to . Osta pi elevision standards. And now our new modern ogy. | OF Ba el woreboard is in, featuring all the latest technol sponner d-Exami Standar the replaces board The THE) ming the Long wed board which served Wildcat Stadium Vathfully for over 20 years. pter’s vice “Itwas built by American Sign & Indicator, one of gether a ihe top scoreboard producing firms in the world. It 21 feet tall and 34% feet wide, nearly 2’ times > for alum vally meet lager than the old board, and is powered by 28% oa a . ac- ey lumni ised, and tlowatts of power. Inaddition to showing the score, time, time outs, ur money wns and yards to go; an enter ; { is located above the integral board message itself. The a chapte lease cons s Office e, Ogden) 45 mm IC message board is run from the press box and is used to help lead cheers (Let's Go Cats, Hold That Line, etc.) and :for public address announcements. The board cost just over $100,000.00 and was made possible by donations from Coca-Cola of Ogden ($50,000.00), Ogden Weber and ($25,000.00) First Federal Savings Club State Wildcat (25,000.00). Each of the above sponsors received a panel on the scoreboard for advertising. The Wildcat Club was given a panel in exchange for paying for the installation of the board, which will generate an extra $25,000.00 of future revenue for athletic scholarships. By Nan Holyoak Asst. Sports Information Director The Lady Wildcats will enter the 1982-83 season I of collegiate competiton in the newly formed ¥ Mountain West Athletic Conference (MWAC). The Mountain West Conference begins its first season of operation with championships being decided in be ber seven sports: basketball, cross country, gymnastics, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball. The Lady Wildcat cross country team will be the | } first to compete in a conference championship at }) the Mountain West Cross Country Championship = to be held at Portland State University on October am 23. The Mountain West Athletic Conference was of: ficially formed on February 9, 1982, at a meeting of the conference council in Spokane, Wash. The ) charter members of the MWAC include Boise State University, Eastern Washington University, | University of Idaho, Idaho State University, |} University of Montana, Montana State University, ) Portland State University and Weher State College. | The new conference employs a full-time Ex- GARY EVANS MARK DURBANO, (Wildcat Club), RUSSELL and LLOYD DAVE BEN- SON (Western Railroad), WES BARTON (Barton Construction), MIKE HOLLIDAY (Intermountain Crane), LAEL BOMAN and MEL KEMP (BomanKemp Steel), DAVID GERBER (Winward Electric}, DOUGLAS RIDING (American Sign & Indicator), UTAH POWER & LIGHT, MOUNTAIN FUEL and a extra special thanks to the Weber. State College Administration, Buildings and Grounds Crew and Electronics Department. conference activities. A conference council, consisting of two delegates from each institution, serves as the governing body. The purpose of the MWAC was to form an association of institutions that were geographically, petitive. In addition, the MWAC will provide a correlation with the men’s athletic programs in that six of the charter member schools (except Eastern Washington and Portland State) are also members of the Big Sky Conference. Several basketball. games in the coming season have been scheduled so that both WSC’'s men’s and women's teams are at home or on the road playing against the same opponents. Although the Lady Wildcats are no longer in the same conference with Utah State, Brigham Young and the University of Utah, games will continue to i Savings), The Weber State Athletic Department wishes to academically and athletically compatible and com- LADY WILDCATS ENTER NEW CONFERENCE extend thanks to the following persons for their generous donations of time, money and labor in making it all possible. BEN DAY (Coca-Cola of Ogden), RICHARD MERCER (Ogden First Federal be scheduled with the in-state schools on a nonconference basis. Utah State will compete on an independent basis while Utah and Brigham Young will move into the High Country Athletic Con; ference. VOLLEYBALL-NEW COACH NEW CONFERENCE NEW ERA The Lady Wildcat volleyball team opened league play at home on October 1 and 2 with matches against Boise State and Portland State after a month of pre-season competition. During the pre-season, Weber State won the Valley of the Sun Tournament at Scottsdale, Arizona, and finished fifth out of 28 teams in the California-Davis Western Invitational Tournament which included many nationally ranked teams. Ted Compoc will lead the Lady Wildcats In volleyball The outlook for Weber State's 1982 volleyball season is uncertain yet favorable. The Lady Wildcats are now under the tutelage of new head coach TED COMPOC. A native of Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii, Compoc comes to Weber State after leading his Scottsdale Community College team to the 1981 NJCAA Championship and being named NJCAA Coach-of the-Year last season. The primary goal of the volleyball program at Weber State is to be competitive within the conference, ultimately winning the league title and attaining national recognition. According to Coach Compoc, this goal is attainable within two years. The following is a schedule of Lady Wildcat home volleyball matches held at Wildcat Gym. Admission is $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for high school students and younger. WSC faculty, staff and students are admitted free with I.D. Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct.5 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 * * * * * * * * BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY PORTLAND STATE U UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA MONTANA STATE U UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 2:00 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. * Conference matches ‘ecutive Director to coordinate and administer all |? Page 7