The Sidney herald., 1956-12-20
Eagles Remain
Indicated in
Conference Play

ell this week end for games with
two additionally tough foes.
Friday night they play the Gus
ter County Cowboys at Miles
City and Saturday night they
move into Glendive for a game
with the Dawson county Red
Devils. Neither the Cowboys or
Red Devils have been tested this
season in conference play.
Sidney rides the top of the
standings with victories over
Glasgow, Hardin and Billings
Central. Close on their heels is
Great Falls Central with two
wins and no losses.
Miles City, rated by many as
a good bet for the championship
this season, has four starters re-
turning from last years squad.
They defeated Sidney last spring
for the Glass A Tourney cham
pionship. In regular season play
last year Sidney won by two at
Miles and the latter won on the
Eagles court by the same mar
gin.
Coach Bob Nees is expected TO
start Charles Hood and John Me-
Lain at forwards, Jim Stephen
son at center and Tom Peter
son and John McRae at guards.
McRae, who was out all last
season with an injury, played a
lot of ball as a sophomore and
is expected to be a starter this
year.
The front line of the Cowboys
averages 6'2" with Stephenson
the tallest at 6'3".
Custer is undefeated in play
so far this season. They stopped
Wolf Point twice in a home and
home series and last week sound
ly defeated Dickinson 62-43. The
Midgets are the only club to
defeat Sidney this year.
The locals are expecting a lot
of opposition in their game Sat-
urday night against Glendive.
Not since February "a, 1858,
have the Eagles won on Daw-
sons stage. Last year they lost
a thriller 1913.
Led by 81" Center ed
Schlauch, Dawson's new coach
Bill Ward also will start a vet
eran ball club. At forward will
be Vernon Chrest and Yves
Toepke and the guards will be
Don Hubbard and Don Larimer.
In addition the Red Devils have
a 81" transfer student who has
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ference games.
In non-league games thus far
Glendive defeated Williston 47-45
in overtime and lost to powerful
Bismarck 87-51.
Last week end in a tourna-
ment at Belle Fourche, South
Dakota, Dawson lost to Dead
wood 70-57 and defeated pro-
vost 70-69.
In other action this week end
the Sidney B team travels for
games with two Glass c clubs.
Friday night Coach Don Shading
and his crew will battle Lam
bert and Saturday, Bainville. The
Sidney Frosh will play Lambert
B team Friday night and then
Saturday by splitting the team,
part will play the Glendive
Frosh and part the Bainville
B team.
Sidney IS, Hardin Al
Last Friday night, with IA
members of the squad seeing ac-
ton, Sidney trampled the Har-
din Bulldogs by the one-sided
margin of 75-47.
The red-hot Eagles put on a
remarkable display of shooting
as they made 81 percent of their
shots for the night. During the
first two periods the locals scor-
ed on Sc percent of their at
tempts and SO percent for the
first three. This is almost I'M
believable shooting even for the
professionals.
Grin Anderson led all scorers
with "a points. Grin made eight
in the first quarter, 10 in the
second and six in the third. He !
was followed by Tom Quilting !
16. Tom made eight in the
first and four each in the second
and third. Neither Anderson nor
Quilting saw action in the final
eight minutes. Jack Marion, who
made IA for the night didn't find J
his shooting eye until the second !
half. Jack made 10 in the third
quarter and four in the last. Ron !
Quilting who scored nine for the
night made them all in the first
half. John Marman who played
of the game at center was !
very effective in his rebound l
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High for Hardin and one of !
the outstanding ball players in :
the Glass A conference this year l
was Larry Pretty Weasel with =.
20 points. !
Sidney held quarter leads of !
2O-I4, 41-26 and 61-32. \
In the preliminary Friday mite
he Sidney B team defeated
.rockton 1869. Sidney held :
quarter leads of 20-18, 42-39 and :
High for the young Eagles l,
we're Brent Potts with rs and Z
Keith Groshart with IA. Long +
1air led the Glass c Indians with \
"a. r
Saturday nights preliminary I
'ound the B squad stopping the
Sidney Frosh 62-46. Quarter :
eads of 1876, 1919 and 50-33 :
held by the winners. Potts Z
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