Show Price 1st 1 sf explodes for 18 1 victory Price Fourth Ward a team headed by Curt Jenson basketball coach at the College of Eastern Utah had beaten Price First Ward in three Price region softball games However when the two met for the Region Multi-Region Senior Softball Tournament Championship Championship Championship Cham Cham- Price First Ward shelled Price Fourth 18 to 1 I and thus gained sweet revenge for the three earlier losses TilE THE GAME began with the Price Fourth Ward cen- cen making almost impossible impossible impossible im im- im- im possible catches of towering t huts hits ts by the Price First Ward That seemed to add fuel to Price First Ward as they exploded exploded exploded ex ex- ex- ex behind Robert Martinez's Martinez's Martinez's Mar Mar- two towering home runs to put the game away Price First Ward garnered a aspot aspot aspot spot in the final game with the following wins 26 to 6 over Davis 13 to 4 over Price Second 15 to 10 over Orangeville and 13 to 5 over Neola GREEN GHEEN RIVER was a 14 to 8 loser to Price Fourth in an opening tournament game Price Fourth then lost to Neola 10 to 9 The Price Fourth Ward team recovered and nipped Vernal Eighth Ward 8 to 7 They followed that win with wins over Neola 9 to 4 and Orangeville 12 to 3 They then played their final game with Price First In action involving Uintah region teams Vernal Eighth lost its opening game to Neola by a score of 10 to 4 The Vernal Eighth Ward team scored a 10 to 3 win over Green River and then defeat defeated d Roosevelt Third 10 to 3 They were eliminated in ina a close game with Price Fourth In that game Vernal Eighth had two men on base and two outs in the bottom of the seventh The man at the plate popped out to end Vernal Eighths Eighth's title hopes ANOTHER VERNAL area team Ashley lost to Price Second 19 to 4 and was eliminated by Davis 19 to 4 Davis Ward champion of the Uintah Stake lost its first game to Price First Ward 26 to to 6 T They ey defeated Ashley and then were eliminated by Maeser Second 21 to 20 The other local team Maeser Second champion of Ashley Stake lost its first game of the day to Roosevelt Third Ward by bya a score of 13 to 7 They entered the losers' losers bracket and defeated Grand Junction 18 to 5 Maeser Second beat Davis and then lost to Price Second 12 to 7 ORANGEVILLE the third place team of the tournament garnered a 7 to 4 win over Grand They then defeated Roosevelt Third 17 to 15 They lost to Price First and defeated Price Second 13 to 4 They were sent home after a loss to Price Fourth Ward Price Second Ward was presented the sportsmanship trophy The Region Multi-Region Softball Tournament was under the direction of Ken Aycock Ken Bench both of Vernal and Curt Jenson Price FIRST PLACE winner Price First Ward and second place Price Fourth advanced to the Intermountain Area South Tournament at Spanish Fork The tourney began Tuesday and will conclude on Friday |