CK, West
Host Prep Playoffs

Bremerton’s prep cage teams battle a pair of invaders tonight for the right to meet each other tomorrow for the third time this season and this time with the lone Olympic peninsula class AA state tournament berth at stake.

Wildcats of West, who “won” the coin flip to enter the four-team playoff as No. 1 entry, face the Port Angeles Roughriders in the Central Kitsap gym at Silverdale while the Knights of East meet the Bethel Braves in the West high gym.

Both games will start at 8 p.m.

Winners of the games tonight will collide tomorrow night at 8 at Silverdale to decide the peninsula double-A championship and the state representative.

ONLY UNKNOWS locally in the tourney, of course, are the Braves of coach Babe Buholm, former Ballard and University of Puget Sound player. Braved build their attack around 6-2 Don Hughes and 6-1 Rocky Crate at forwards and 6-2 center Gary Powell. Probable guard starters are Frank Gohr and Dick Setbacken, both 5-11. All are seniors. Top reserves are 5-10 senior Al Campbell and6-3 junior Bill Olson.

Bethel upset Fife and then topped Sumner in a playoff to come to the local go-round as the Seamount league AA champion.  Its 14 win-5 loss record includes setbacks at the hands of Curtis, which battles in the state A tournament semifinals tonight, plus splits with Fife, North Thurston and Sumner, all class AA.

Powell and Hughes are the big rebounders and the key to Brave success. In general, Bethel has operated in spurts and is expected to be bothered by East’s noted pressing zone defense.

Knight mentor Les Eathorne will start regular foursome of forwards Mike Holen and Jim Tienhaara, both 6-1; center Darryl Fry, 6-2, and guard John Tracy, 5-11, with either Greg Morrison or Larry Beach at the other backcourt post.

BOB SMITH of West, who has turned the Wildcats into a running team that has lacked only consistency in what might have been a brilliant season, is expected to open with 6-2 Les Dicks and 6-1 Fred Kegel at forwards, 6-3 Dan Shedwin at center and 6-2 Steve Schumacher and 6-0 Leon Leslie at guards. All are seniors except Shedwin. However, sharpshooting J.D. Tamerius who, like Schumacher, can play either guard or forward, and cat-handed Rod Johnson undoubtedly will play significant roles.

The Roughriders of coach Bobby Klock rode the success of sophomore 6-3 pivot Bruce Shamp and the late-season marksmanship of guard Dave Denny into the third berth from the Olympic AA chase.  They will be joined at tip-off tonight by powerman Bob Peterson, 6-3, and either Blain Pearman or Dan Peacock, both 6-0, at forward and Sheldon Orsborn, tallest guard on the roster at 6-1.

Saturday’s victor will be No. 2 representative to state from the West Central district. Bellevue, Kingco league champion, will be No. 1 and the two Puget Sound league leaders Nos. 3 and 4.

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HOOP SHOOT FINALS

DUE AT SHERIDAN

Dwight Ryen, Coontz junior high school eighth-grader, will lead a standout field into the finals of the Olympic Peninsula hoop shoot contest tomorrow at Sheridan Park gym.

Ryen, 14, posted the highest of reported qualifying scores with 23 conversions in 25 foul line attempts. His closest pursuer was Nick Gilman, 13 of Dewey, who bucketed 22.

The field commences firing at 1 o’clock at Sheridan with the winner advancing to the state finals at Hec Edmundsen pavilion in Seattle a week from tomorrow.

Others in the field and their qualifying scores, include David Leaf, Chimacum, 19; Don Lewis, Sequim 18, Steve Crumb, Queen of Angels, Port Angeles, 19; Mike Hurd, Port Townsend, 18; Steve Anderson, Marcus Whitman, Port Orchard, 21; Stanly Craig, Peninsula, 16; Randy Plum, Central Kitsap, 21; Marvin Mullens, North Mason, 18; Keith Johnson, Neah Bay, 19, and Phillip Kitchel, Forks, 20.

The hoop shoot contest on the peninsula is co-sponsored by the city department of parks and recreation and The Sun.

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Boys Set Cage
Bow Tomorrow

The 17^th annual Kiwanis Goldenball tournament will officially get underway tomorrow with Junior games being played at East high school and Intermediate games at Sheridan Park gym.

There is a record number of 38 teams entered in this year’s tournament.

Due to the large number of entries it was necessary to hold elimination games the past week to reduce the field to 32 teams. The department of parks and recreation and the Bremerton Kiwanis club co-sponsor the event yearly as a finale to the city basketball season.

LAST YEAR’S Intermediate tournament champions, Sons of Norway, paced by Pete Know, last year’s outstanding player, placed third in league competition this year and can be counted on to show the dazzling form that won them the title last year.

However, the West Hi Lettermen and First Pres-1 will be the toughest competition for the 21-team Intermediate class. The Lettermen were unbeaten in league play closing out their run to the Intermediate A crown last night with a come-from-behind, 37-34, victory over Frist Presbyterian-1. Loren Beller’s nine points paced the Lettermen attack which enabled them to come from under 1 15-10 halftime deficit.

Last year’s runner-up, First Methodist-1, placed fourth in this year’s league play and can be considered as one of the strong contenders in the race.

Emmanuel Lutes are a pre-tournament favorite in the 17-team Junior division on the basis of their unblemished 7-0 record in taking the Junior A championship.  They will get strong competition from CYO-3, which placed second in the league with a 6-1 record.

LAST year’s tournament winners, Our Saviour Lutes, will have to hustle this year if they plan to repeat, as they well into the lower half in this year’s league standings. Westside Boys Club-1 and the Manette Merchants, the number three and four teams, can be counted on to give the leaders strong contention right down to the wire.

Awards to be presented in the tournament will consist of Goldenball charms to the two winners in each division and silver medals to each of the runner-ups. The team names will be engraved on plaques to be hung in the Sheridan Park gymnasium.

EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Juniors

Saturday

10 a.m.,  Emmanuel Lutes vs. CYO-5; 11, CYO-4 vs. Kitsap Lakers-2; 12 Noon, First Methodis-3 s. Kitsap Lakers-1; 1 p.m., Manette Merchants vs. Silverdale Boys Club; 2 p.m., Westside Boys Club-1 vs. Eastside Boys Club-1; 3, Eastside Independents vs. Brownsville Comm. Church-3; 4, Tracyton-3 vs. Our Saviour Lutes-2.

Tuesday

Sheridan Park

6 p.m., CYO-3 vs. winner of First Pres-4 - Westside Boys Club-3 game Friday night.

SHERIDAN PARK

Intermediate

Saturday

9 a.m., CYO-3 vs. East Hi Lettermen-1; 10, First Pres-1 vs. West Hi Crusaders; 11, Our Saviour Lutes-1 v. First Pres-3; 12 Noon, Sons of Norway s. East Hi Lettermen-2; 2 p.m., First Methodist-1 vs. winner of Tracyton-3-Olympic Sporting Goods game Thursday night; 3, Charleston Baptist-1 vs. First Pres-2; 4, West High Lettermen vs. winner of Sunnyslope – Brownsville Comm. Church 1 game Friday.

Monday

6 p.m.; CYO-1 vs. Tractyton-1

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East Faculty

Claims 47-46
Court Count

East beat West in the faculty basketball game last night at East, 47-46, on a pair of free throws by Larry Sampson with 35 seconds remaining in the game. Sampson led East with a 16-point total.

Dick Mogg, who scored 22 for West, failed to connect on a pair of free chances with 18 seconds remaining and his desperation goal attempt at the end also fell in vain.

Proceeds from the game will go to the coaches athletic fund which will help establish a scholarship fund and helps needy youngsters who wish to participate in athletics.