| Show Sports i thoughts rivals Arch Uintah and Union High Schools are arc in the same football region for the first time since the 68 1967 season The two schools will battle each other Friday in Roosevelt at 7 pm p.m. in a game that will count in the league standings In the past few years the Union Uintah-Union games had been practice games IT HAS liAS been ten years since Uintah and Union have competed competed com in the same football region Is the Union Uintah-Union rivalry still a strong one Red Hatch Vernal remarked It always just tickles the hell out of me me when Uintah h kills Union When I used to play we wed we'd a be at the state tournament and one guy would say If IC get beat I hope Union wins I would say If we dont don't win I hope Union gets killed before we dot The Thelast Thelast Thelast last thing trung I want to see is Union come out better than Uintah in anything The rivalry is not as strong as-strong strong as it u used ed to be but putting Uintah and Union in the same league may bring it back In fact I think it will said Hatch Dan Thacker Vernal stated It does my heart good to see sec Uintah beat Union I think its it's great that Uintah and Union are in the same league because there will be more competition between the two schools and we will have more school spirit DON Roosevelt commented I think the rivalry will probably be strong again and more people will turn out I know Jay Omer Orner Unions Union's coach and I played softball with him I would like to see Union beat Uintah even if they beat them by one point It doesn't matter how far as long as Union wins I dont don't think the rivalry means as much to the teams as asit asit it did before Its It's going to take a couple of years to build that rivalry back up I would like to see Union beat Uintah very bad I would like to see Union slaughter Uintah stated Ron F t i il P t Uintah tp beat Union There always has been a feud between Union and Uintah As long as the schools are this close the kids will try to out out-do each other remarked Merlene Hall fall Vernal Sam Snyder Vernal said Im sure the rivalry is still there and Id I'd like to see Uintah beat Union like they used to Uintah and Union being in the same league will help to revive the rivalry GERRIE BUCKALEW of Vernal is a Denver from Roosevelt and a graduate of Union High School When asked how this affects her in Uintah Uintah- Union Umon gam games she said Its pretty hard You live here in inVernal inVernal inVernal Vernal so you root for Uintah As long as none of my relatives are on the Union team I root for Uintah When Brad Denver my brother would do well for Union last year I would clap for him When Uintah did well I clapped for them I think the rivalry will start up again with Uintah and Union in the same league John Paul Murphy Roosevelt stated staled I think the rivalry is strong as it ever will be The kids grow up with the rivalry between Roosevelt and Vernal Murphy works for the Education Center When asked which team he wanted to win the game Murphy said I really cant can't say that because I work in both counties Sure the rivalry is still strong It always has been It doesn't matter what class Uintah and Union are in the rivalry will always be strong I dont don't care how bad Union beats Uintah as long as they beat them remarked Gordie |
