Montana Tech University of Montana - Magma Yearbook (Butte, MT)

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Basketball THE 1958-59 OREDIGGER BASKETBALL SQUAD, LEFT to RiGHT: Melvin Ben- nett, Ray Martinich, Bill Lane, Jack Weaver, Mike Good, Bob Boulter, Don Mahagin, Al Herring, Bill Thompson, Larry Pavlokowski, and Al Walkup. SEASON ' S RECORD Miners 71 Ricks 89 Miners 69 Ricks 79 Miners 50 Northwest Community 76 Miners 55 Northwest Community 78 Miners 52 Northern 55 Miners 54 Western 100 Miners 45 Northern 59 Miners 46 Carroll 75 Miners 60 Northwest Community 95 Miners 71 N.W. Community (overtime) 73 Miners 67 Western 76 Miners 66 Eastern 56 Miners 72 Eastern 91 Miners 76 Rocky 95 Miners 51 .. Rocky 64 Miners 75 .. Carroll 69 With only two monogram winners from the previous year, the Oredigger ' s basketball squad made a very good showing in the Montana Collegiate Conference. The Orediggers did not start rolling until the middle of the season, but from then on the team was a real threat to all opponents. Western, the confer- ence champions, came from behind in the final seconds of play to edge the Miners in the last game between the two schools. The Orediggers won two of their last three home games, defeat- ing Eastern and Carroll. All members of the team, with the ex- ception of Mel Bennett, should return next season to make the Orediggers a definite threat for the conference championship. 98

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Light gets snuffed out Help! ! Nice tackle 97

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Co-Captains: Mel Bennett and Don Mahagin The First Five Solid Support 99