The Sidney herald., 1956-12-06
Eagles Open
League Play
This Saturday
SPLIT WITH DAKOTA TEAMS

Inc sidney Eagles open thell
18-game Glass A schedule THU
week end when they play Glas-
cow in the Scotties' city Satur-
day night.
Coach Toby Kangas expects tt
take a squad of IL plus the E
team which will play the pre-.
liminary.
Glasgow is expected to be
tougher competition than they
were q year ago. Last year the
Scotties failed to cor a victory
as Coach Hal Meyers concen-
trated his efforts on a young
group of boys. This season with
much game experience behind
them plus the return of four
regulars Glasgow is out to inn
prove their league standings.
They have already accomplished
what seemed to be the impossible
last year by defeating Chinook
in a non-league tilt last week.
With the home-court advantage
they'll be out to dump the Eagles
Saturday.
Sidney certainly won't go into
their opener feeling any over
confidence. They found out last
week that preseason ratings
mean nothing and if they are to
be in any contention for the race
their work is cut out for them.
The mistakes they made in
last weeks games formed an
easy program for this weeks
practice sessions.
The Eagles need a lot of i'm
provement on defense especially
with some tall teams coming up
on their schedule. Their defensive
rebounding was fair but on Of
tense they got only n shot at
the basket most of the time In
addition their scoring punch in
the front line was way below
standard. The biggest percentage
of a teams total points must
come from the two forwards and
center position if that team is
going to win ball games.
Sidney 81, Williston 40
Friday night the Eagles opened
early with some accurate shoot
ing taking a quick lead but soon
found themselves with a tough.
ball game on their hands.
The Coyotes, much shorter and
Inexperienced, but with a lot
of hustle and scrap kept them
selves in close contention and ac-
tually led in the third quarter.
After trailing 27-23 at halftime
Williston scored seven points to
take a 30-27 lead before the 10
Gals could again find the range.
Sidney held quarter leads of
1913, 27-23 and 1896. The &C
curate free throw shooting of
Tom Quilting and three buckets
by Grin Anderson enabled the
Eagles to widen their margin of
victory in the final quarter.
Guard Tom Quilting led all
scorers with II points followed by
Center Bob Potts with IA. For the
Coyotes s. 6" forward Harry Wis
dom tailed IA for his squad.
Dickinson "a, Sidney SIS
A well-balanced, smooth work.
ing Dickinson squad rallied in
the final quarter last Saturday
night to down the visiting Sidney
64-55.
For the first time the Eagles
played the new 12-foot free
throw lane. This new rule which
IS optional in the states this year
will not be used in Montana until
l957-58.
With forward Grin Anderson
scoring Is of his teams first %
Sidney kept pace in the
first half and went into a six
point lead in the third quarter.
only six counters in
he final ,stanza while the Mid
gets were dumping in 10 meant
iefeat for the Eagles.
The two squads were tied Is
Ill at the end of one and Dickin-
ION led 1928 at half-time. In
he third the more defense-con-
icious Eagles tailed 81 points to
he Midgets 10. At one point
lack Marion scored eve out
# eight free throws and Ron
Quilting two out of two while
he ultimate winners went score
ess. This gave Sidney a 47-41
cad. However, after trailing 40
0 as at the end of three Dick
nson went on a scoring spree
f their own making 10 points
While holding Sidney s~coreless. 1
The big difference in this 1
anne was at the center position.
lay Burwick, the Midgets' :
working pivot man dump !
d in "a counters while holding /
idney's Bob Potts to just two. /
'otts obviously was bothered by !
ne wide lane. For the Eagles I
anderson was high man with 10.
Encouraging for Sidney was
ne defensive rebounding of John
Iarman. John "a letterman, but
for the first time, did l
good job on the defensive f
Anderson and Tom (
with their experience, {
the most steadiness for f
he Eagles. E
The B team last week won '
ne and lost one also. Coach Don 4
crew downed Willis
IN 57-55 in a thriller. The two