Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • 11

fcUnJcy, W. 34, 169 11 -r i w- i V2t" i ni 'rf O) Jit" EDDIE SCHMIDT (43) of Laramie tries to evade Lander's Jerry mie, Gary Homec of Lander, Doug Sloan 44 of Laramie. The Brown (50) during the Lander-Laramie game. Other players are Plainsmen whipped the Tigers and upended Cheyenne Central in Tom Daniels (behind Schmidt) of Laramie, Mike McDonald of Lara- the championship game for the Class AA crown. ERNEST THORNOCK (4) of Cokeville and an unidentified Moorcroft player battle for a rebound in the Class third place battle.

In background are Art Lebolo (35 of Moorcroft and Boyd Nelson 30i of Cokeville. Cokeville won 71-62. Si 3ft RICH TANNER of Byron appears scared out of his wits in the Class battle with the Shqshoni Wrangiers. Tanner is fighting to keep inbounds, straining to gain control of ball. Byron came from behind to whip the Wranglers by 63-58 in the championship game.

l. -r- WHEATLAND CHEERLEADERS take a halftime break during the Wheat-land-Evanston clash for third place in Class A division. (Left to right) are Donna Gudahl, Debbie Bowen. Jackie Short, Beth Jording, and Carol Ryff. I 1 COACH BOB DOERR of Class champion Byron accepts congratulations from Eagle fans and players after Byron won 63-58 over Shoshoni.

STATE CAGE TOURNEY i Photos by hi Rick Kilmer and I Tom Sutherland LARRY GARCIA of Laramie is all alone on the scoring end of a Plainsmen fastbreak with the exception of referee Harry Geldien. Laramie whipped Cheyenne Central by 73-67 in the Class AA title game. 3 col page 11 ll kj rr- 1 LL v. I i'i II MIKE YATES (54) of La Grange seems to be greeting a friend in the crowd during the La--Grange-Rock River Class championship game. In background is Mark Kaufman of La Grange, Terry Reilly (with ball) of Rock River and Randy Blake-man of Rock River.

La Grange won the Class title by 74 62. of Arvada and Ken Borcher of Deaver. The Deaver Trojans defeated the Pirates by 53-36 in Saturday morning's game. PAUL KRUSE, Lusk's 7-3 center, tests the upper atmosphere in Wyoming's Fieldhouse during the championship game with University Prep. Kruse helped the Tigers cop the title with a 55-53 win.

Jim Peterson of Lusk is in the background. KEN i McKENZIE of Arvada snared this rebound from Deaver's Jim Landis in the battle for third place in Class C. Others watching the action are (left to right) Mike Bulkby. Les Drake. Lester Drake.