Show Definite Promise In the early going of the 1976 football season, the Weber State Wildeats have more than lived up to their advanced billing as a changed team. Although losing a heartbreaker to heavily favored Long Beach State, the ’Cats showed that they were wide open, had perhaps the best skilled personnel on the campus, and showed definite promise for improvement over last year’s league season. The league statistics at the end of the week show the Wildcats leading the Big Sky Conference in passing by a_ substantial margin. Not surprisingly, the Wildeats also have the leading passer in the conference, quarterback Rod Bockwoldt and the leading receiver, flanker Rick Molina. Indications are that the situation will continue throughout the season. The Wildcat football team is embarking on one of its roughest schedules ever. Besides the Big Sky Conference schools, the ’Cats play two Division I powers this season in Long Beach State and Utah State. Two tough intersectional foes on the schedule are Nevada Las Vegas and Western Illinois. In a game added recently and not appearing on many Wildcat schedule cards, Weber will entertain Nor- FRESHMAN RUNNING BACK Eric Hill dives for paydirt behind (and above) good line blocking. Action occurred in Wildcat’s home opener against Nevada, Las Vegas. the Central Conference power South Dakota State in Ogden, November 6. The added game raises the Wildcats to four home contests and gives them a full slate of eleven games, the maximum allowed by the NCAA. The Big Sky Conference, top to bottom, shows the best balance ever. In the annual preseason meeting held at Boise, the coaches themselves picked Idaho State by a narrow margin over Boise State as the conference champion. The rest of the field was bunched up closely with Northern Arizona) bringing up the rear. In the first week of action, however, Indications are for a topsy-turvy league season. Season ticket prices for the home schedule are a great buy, with no price increases having been made over last year. The Northern Arizona soundly defeated Idaho State, while Boise State was felled by the University of Idaho. | season seats in the stadium sell for just $16 with prices ranging down to as low as $9 for reserve seats. —— John Peterson = Women's Coach Appointed Miner, one of the most right, Ms. Miner participated in as the head women’s coach both basketball and _ softball while obtaining her degrees at BYU. “We are delighted that Jane has joined our staff,” Athletic Director Dale Gardner stated in at Weber State College. Miner’s appointment was confirmed by the a Institutional Council. She is ex- pected to begin her duties im- making the announcement. “We had a large number of highly —— mediately. Miner will be head coach of the Weber State women’s volleyball, basketball, and softball programs. In addition, she will also be an instructor in the qualified applicants for the. job, and feel that the choice of Jane was an excellent one. She has certainly proved herself as a coach on the high school level, Health and Physical Education Department of the school. Ms. Miner comes to and I’m confident that she will New Spot on Radio Dial Wildcat athletic action this year will be at a new spot on the dial. All Wildcat games will be broadcast on KDAB stereo at 101.1 on the FM dial. Wildcat fans throughout the Wasatch front will be able to hear the Zames on the powerful FM station. The signal will get even better next winter when the transmitter changes location to the west of Salt Lake City. All Wildcat games home and away season. will be heard live this Weber The growing women’s sport program in which Coach Miner will participate begins its third year under the Intercollegiate Athletic Department this season. Last year’s volleyball, basketball, and softball squads all advanced to the regional playoffs, although several outstanding tials. She obtained her bachelor and Masters degrees from Brigham Young University, and for the past five years has been the head women’s coach at Salt Lake’s Hillcrest High School. While at Hillcrest, she led her teams to five state championships including two in track, participants two in volleyball, and one in basketball. In all three sports, her Hillcrest teams won the state championship the first year it was held for women. Anexcellent athlete inherown — continue her outstanding record here at Weber State.” with an impressive set of creden- ** .. .And then I tripped over a bad guy.’’ Sidelined with a sprained ankle, Mark Billmire has an appreciative audience for his war stories. a Jane successful high school coaches in Utah history, was today named were lost to graduation last spring. In addition to the three sports. coached by Ms. Miner, the Wild- | cat women also participate in} gymnastics on an intercollegiate level. zm | . i» ~*~ f