The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-11-27
Hoopsters Lose l,
Take ! from Strong
Prescott Team
Preseason games &C.
cent loss of seasoned
players; Wapato LIST

rne Lions officially opened the
,ou 40 basketball season with a
IN and loss over the strong Pres
III high school. The B" team
g..seated the Prescott 'fB" team l9
N and the "A" team lost to a
r,..Sl larger Prescott team, "a to 10.
liz lions are still without Aman,
- able reserve from last year, and
carber, who is yet to prove his abh-
~ under high school competition.
10Th bows are nursing football in
sr;es and It is seriously doubted If
anon will be ready for action, even
rayt weekend, when the Lions meet
nne of the top-raters OF the con-
ssrence. the Wapato Wolves. Gar
her probably IS out for the season
with knee injury.
Friday night the Lions journey to
PRESCOTT for return game and they
are working hard the rest of this
fueek in the hopes of upsetting the
Mo Tiger outfit from Prescott. Sat
urday night the Lions tackle the
rrong Zillah high school in the
Lions gym. Both practice tits
are tough early season games and
The Lions are out to upset their fav-
orite foes. The Lions defeated Zil-
hh three times last season in close
games.
Interesting Notes -~
The Lions zone defense caused the
Tigers of Prescott plenty of trouble,
but their height and deadly shoot
iuu unset the Kennewick team. Bill
Hoppy, only regular back from last
rear, wasn't getting the rebounds in
bis usual fashion. That Coach Nor
mile IS going to have plenty of trou-
bic replacing Bob Smith, last years
senter, is a known fact, however, If
Asa Hays comes along he will make
1 fine showing before the season
closes. This column hopes Hays
eve difficulty can be solved. 1t will
improve his playing somewhat. If
Coach Normile can't replace Smith
With Hays, he may find capable
performers in Allen Smith or Lorin
Aman. Calvin Leible led the "B"
team very well against the Pres
colt Bees" and has possibilities of
Developing into fine competitor.
other "B" performers who were
hustNng well were Preston, Mills
and Mokler. Coach Normile Is hop
Ing for a good season this year for
Sidney Brownen, the small guards
last good season was in 1889 while
playing for the Cubs. Bill Kirk,
guard, will be a dependable player.
If Gavin Jones can make use
Of his speed he will develop into
fine player this season and will make
the larger Lion. candidates hustle
Tor a starting position. Arthur
EVett, didn't seem to be hitting the
hoop in his usual fashion against
the Prescott Tigers-nere,s hoping
the number on his jersey didn't have
anything to do with his hoop hitting
ability. The bigger part of the
Lion squad appears to be training
well this season and this column
hopes they will continue this prac-
ice throughout the season, win
Or lose. To be a good team the
players should also endeavor to
'out-train" their opponents as well
IS out-play them, and defeat them.
At the time of this interview with
Coach Normile he seemed to be
highly pesimistic about the first
hague encounter with Wapato. The
coach IS not counting on Anon,
OWING to the fact that his ankle in
Rry is not responding to treat
ment as rapidly as usual. This will
MiN our team, both extensively and
oeiensiVely, as Anon is fair scorer
and a good rebound player. Re-
sardless Of the outcome, the boys
WI be out there fighting for a
sague victory and you fans can
eount ON that-win or lose we will
nave no aibies: however we still
nave Prescott and zilIah we hope to
Eieat this weekend before we play
Eapato.