TT Be oe aa ome THE ANT Scots Wind Up HIGHLANDER WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1967 Best Sports Year Ever By BILL MARSDEN, Sports Editor Two region titles, a city-county first, a state championship, and 21 individual honors . . . Does that sound like Ben Lomond athletics? Maybe not the B.L. of a few years ago, but these honors all came to the Scots in 1966-67. Ben Lomond’s trophy case, barren for many teams moving in, it should get more cluttered years, is finally all the time. Coaches Name Athletes For Lettermen Honors Lanny - Ron Smith, Bruce Ty Peterson, Tom Rasmussen, Art Suekawa, to fill up. With top L Nabs Region Title; Ben Lomond’s coaches have honored many of the top Scot athletes with “letter” awards. Lettermen were named in eight varsity sports. A complete list follows: FOOTBALL Doug Cottle, Larry MacDonald, Rick Younger, Byron Stephens, Doug..Kump,. Stan Schaub, Dave Sneddon, Gary Nicholas, beginning The winning tradition started ’way back last fall, when Coach Kap’s football squad bruised and battered its way toa 7-2 overall mark, the best in history. Led by all-region athletes Jerry Staley, Doug Kump, and Jim Slater (also an all-stater), the Scots started and finished strong, with only back-to-back losses to Ogden and Box Elder keeping them from the state tournament. The winning season proved a team effort, with tough blocking by the front line that cleared the way for runners, like Dick Jardine, Rick Younger, and Larry Rasmussen, along with a great aerial attack from Rick Younger and Larry MacDonald. Finally, the defense, led by standouts like Byron Stephens and Gary Nicholas, kept the score low and exciting. At the same time, distance men took to the oval in crosscountry competition. Under Coach Hislop, the thinclads won most of their dual meets, with Craig Parker, Dave Martinez, Todd Parker, Jerry Walker, and Roger Burnett racking up important points. Sophomores Raymond Etcheverry and Randy Venable came up to add important depth. With winter came basketball, and the Scotties put together a season full of surprises under new head coach Don Shaw. The plaid got a steady performance throughout from forward Judd King, a dead-eye from just about anywhere, and seniors Gregg Taggart and Lee Casity gave him plenty of help under the basket. Dennis Martin and Gene Woods balanced the attack with some great hustle and outside shooting. Of course, the big sport this year was wrestling. Coach Dawson’s “animals” smashed their way to an unbeaten season, climaxed by the city-county, region, and state championships. Three grapplers, Jerry Staley, Roger Anderson, and Art Suekawa, captured individual state titles. The most successful spring sport was baseball. The squad brought Coach Moyes and Ben Lomond a second straight Region title. With some fantastic Dick Jardine, Gilbert, Dave Schoss, Brent Saxton, LarCorra, Alvin Aoki, Mike Saunders, Jim Slater, Doug Owens, Robert Grose, Joe Shultz, Ray Clark, Brent Glissmeyer, Spence Petersen, Scott Mickelson, Jim Stith, Mike Garrard, Doug Smith, Don Belliston, Gene Woods, Glade Wimmer, Morrell Teeples, Judd King, Gregg Taggart, Chuck Chadwick, Richard Cottrell, Maurice Bowens, Larry McCubbin, Bill Marsden, Rick Francom, and Brian Marsh. CROSS COUNTRY Craig Parker, Todd Parker, Roger Burnett, Jerry Walker, Dave Martinez, Randy Venable, and Raymond Etcheverry. BASKETBALL Judd King, Gregg Taggart, Glade Wimmer, Lee Cassity, Doug Kump, Dennis Martin, Rick Younger, Stan Schaub, Larry MacDonald, Jerry Kihlstrom, Craig Boswell, Dick Jardine, and Doug Cottle. WRESTLING Jerry Acock, Dewayne Nicholsen, Kent Butters, Roger Anderson, Randy Langbehn, Cliff Bennett, Randy Venable, Craig Parker, Maurice Bowens, Richard Cottrel, Scott Swift, Steve Jones, Tom Shock, Chuck Pomeroy, Art Suekawa, Mike Ferrin, Robert Grose, Mike Saunders, John Czhekala, Jim Slater, Jim Padilla, Richard Wansgard, Julio Cortez, Kerry Rasmussen, Mike Younger, Conrad Carter, Mike Morrison, Dana Morris, and Russ Carruth. BASEBALL Jim Stith, Doug Kump, Lee Ficarra, Glade Wimmer, Merrill Turley, Art Suekawa, Lee Ernstrom, Gregg Taggart, Byron Stephens, Judd King, Bret Moulding, Larry MacDonald, Gene Woods, Dick Jardine, Maurice Bowens, and Kevin Charlton. TENNIS Chuck Pomeroy, Randy Dryer, Richard Tripp, Bill Marsden, Larry Bond, Paul Sabin, and Mel Shimizu. GOLF Brent Glissmeyer, Rick Francom, Jim Dembita, Dave Alexander, Mike Gregory, Randy Gaither, and Steve Kofoed. TRACK AND FIELD William Davis, Danny House, Ester Green, Don Belliston, Bob Grose, Tod Parker, Dennis Martin, Doug Cottle, Jerry Staley, Mike Lutz, John Diaz, Stan Schaub, Jerry Walker, Roger Burnett, Gene Woods, Dave Muirbrook, Dale Slade, Dick Jardine, Harloc Thompson, Bruce Gilbert, George Green, and Randy Venable. Loses Heartbreaker in State Semi - Final Not willing to give up after a.loss to Ogden, Ben Lomond’s baseball team fought down the wire to take the region championship, only to lose ona “fluke” to Provo in the state semi-finals. Coach Moyes’ Scots, seemingly out of the race after taking a 1-0 loss at Ogden, came back to win every game from there on out. At the same time, Ogden lost two straight to hand the league title to the Scotties. Merrill “Bullet” Turley led Ben Lomond with some fantastic pitching, as witnessed by his no-hit shutout over Roy. He was named as the _ starter in the Class A state semi-final game at Provo last Thursday. Ben Lomond seemed to have a clear edge over the Bulldogs from Provo throughout the game, leading 5-2 going into the last inning. Shortstop Doug Kump provided the big blows with a homer and a single, while Lee Ernstrom aided the cause with a towering four-bagger. Turley was pitching a strong game, and the victory seemed like a sure thing. King got the next man to pop a fly to right field, but the runner tagged up and scored to win the game 6-5. Although this game was the season finale, it wasn’t the end for three Scot baseballers. The three, shortstop Doug Kump, pitcher Turley, and outfielder Judd King, were honored as High School All-Stars to compete with 25 other top Utah prepsters in the 1967 AllStar game, which will be played at John Affleck Park on June 5. The trio has led Ben Lomond throughout the season with some great hitting, pitching; and fielding. They were selected by Eddie Butterfield, president of the Ogden City Little League, sponsor of the game. The coaches for’ the North squad will be Randy Lucero of Bonneville High and Viewmont’s Neil Hancey. pitching from “Bullet” Turley, Judd King, and Lee Ernstrom, the Scots coasted past nearly everybody to win the championship. The track story wasn’t so pretty, but it still looked good. Sprinters John Diaz and Jerry Walker, distance man Roger Burnett, and pole vaulters William Davis and Todd Parker, along with all-around athlete Doug Cottle, posted the best marks. Coach Dinsdale’s tennis squad finished its best season ever with a second place showing in region. Led by Larry Bond and Bill Marsden, who won 9 matches playing first doubles, and Chuck Pomeroy and Richard Tripp in singles, the netters won nearly four times as many matches as ever before. Finally, the golf team under Coach Bailey narrowly missed the state tourney. Top golfers Rick Francom, Jim Dembitz, and Brent Glissmeyer guided the Scots to a fourth place Region I finish. Then came the seventh inning. Turley got the first batter out on a routine grounder to Kump at short. Then in rapid succession came a walk (hit by pitch. er), a cheap single, and a home run by Bulldog pitcher Fallsta to tie the game at 5-5. The next batter hit a double to right center, and outfielder Judd King came in to pitch for Turley. King, usually a great control hurler, got only six warm-ups and threw the first pitch wild, advancing the runner to third. ss Todd Parker, Ben Lomond’s top with ease in a practice leap. pole vaulter, clears the bar