Show Vernal nth garners explorer Softball championship honors Vernal Ward made two Region Multi-Region Softball titles in a arow arow arow row when they handed Price Ward an 8 1 loss last Friday at the tourney in Vernal Vernal scored five runs in inthe inthe inthe the second inning to take a 5 0 lead Vernal added to its total with one one run nin run in the third and two runs in the fifth filth MEMBERS OF the first place Region Multi Explorer Softball tourney team are Gary Huber Jr Robert Nelson Rick Gardner Jim Tripp John Jacobsen t Kevin evin Huber Jan Goodrich Rod Anderson Kirk Burke Buckalew and Rod A Anderso derso Coaches of the team Tripp Dave Jacobsen and Terry Anderson John Jacobsen was select selected d as the tourneys tourney's most valuable player Vernal Ward and Price qualified for the Intermountain In In- Intermountain South Area Softball Softball Softball Soft Soft- ball Tournament which began t i past pa t Tuesday in The I tourney will last until Saturday IThe ward t team ri had an 8 0 H lead after Jive innings innings innings in in- and then Price scored one run in the top of the sixth t to make the score 8 1 8 for Vernal Ward Explorer Region Multi Softball action began Friday morning as as' as Price downed Roosevelt 1st 7 12 and Vernal dropped Green River 21 2112 In other first round contests Price defeated Roosevelt 3rd 5 12 and Vernal blasted Moab 23 ROOSEVELT 1ST Ward eliminated Green River 7 11 and Roosevelt 3rd downed Moab 22 11 in contests between first round losers losers' In the second round Vernal defeated Price 17 12 and Vernal nipped Price 3 2 Roosevelt 1st defeated Price 6 5 and Price downed Roosevelt 3rd 9 3 in other second round contests Vernal and Vernal battled each other in a bid to advance to the finals and Vernal came came ame out on top with witha witha a 3 0 victory over over Vernal a t v v PRICE defeated Ro Roosevelt sev lt 1st 24 2 2 and th then the o Price team edged Vernal 87 8 7 to gain a a shot at the cham championship title Price e was defeated by Vernal 8 1 inthe in inthe inthe the finals Vernal nabbed first place and Price placed second Vernal garnered I third Roosevelt 3rd Ward bagged the sportsmanship trophy Members of the Vernal Ward softball team were Mitch Phillips Bart Murray Mike Phillips Mark Raymond Perry David Good Kent Bigelow Morgan Woodhouse Ron Stagg Brent Stagg Casey Gray Bret Robbins Mark Carpenter and andRon andRon andRon Ron Ellis Coach of the team was Dennis Curtis |