Baseball ready for season - the Leader

8 SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW■ SOCCER continued from pg. 6basically have five defenders butwe will have options to transitionforward and that is what we aretrying to do. We are looking toplay team defense and then attackwhen we get our opportunities.”Ogden once again looks to bethe region front leader, althoughthe Bears will have the opportunityto play the role of the upsetminded underdog as they haveclose to the same number ofseniors returning.“I don’t expect anything lessthan a region championship,although Ogden is going to bevery tough,” Munns stated.Bear River will also face offagainst Sky View and Box Elderin preseason play, before takingon their Region 11 competitionstarting with Tooele on March 12.With the season approachingquickly, most media polls havenot released their preseasonrankings.Wasatch always produces atough team and could be the teamto beat, while the returningchampionship team, Dixie, willtry to defend their 3A title.Look for the Bears to playwith a chip on their shoulder thisseason as they hold the form of ateam that can surprise any teamon any day.CAMREN CHADWICKBRYAN GOMEZALEC BYINGTONTANNERVANVALKENBURGCOURTNEYSOUTHWICKBEN ZOLLINGERLANE BITNERBEN ROBINS