Show Sports 0 thoughts The Uintah High School Utes captured captured cap cap- their state wrestling championship last month but another amazing item is that five of the teams that Uintah defeated during the 78 1977 season garnered state titles as well GHEEN RIVER Wyoming a team that Uintah downed dawned in the Vernal Tournament of Champions and in the Green River Tournament captured first place last Friday and Saturday at atthe atthe atthe the Class AA State Wrestling Tournament Tournament Tournament Tour Tour- Green River scored 95 points to place first in the state meet Sheridan with 87 87 points nabbed second place Rock Springs a team Uintah defeated in the Green River Tournament picked up third place honors with 79 points La Laramie ramie captured captured cap cap- fourth place with 72 points The from Green River bagged the Class A state title in 1977 This is the first time that a team has won back to back state championships in Wyoming Coach Larry Heslep has guided the Green River team to three Class A titles and to one AA crown UINTAH HAD 11 of 12 place in the 1978 A 3 State Tournament Frank Jaramillo 98 Morgan Woodhouse Junior Tripp and Calvin Murray placed first Allan Holmes Scott Murray Stacy Hall hail and Wayne Huber nabbed second places Jeff Weeks unlimited placed third Don Johnson garnered garnered garnered gar gar- fourth place and Brad Funk captured sixth place The Utes Ues had 11 first place champions champions champions cham cham- at the Region Five Tournament Frank Jaramillo Allan Holmes Scott Murray Morgan Woodhouse Brad Funk Don Johnson Junior Tripp Stacy Hall Wayne Huber Calvin Murray and Jeff Weeks placed first Rick Gurr bagged sixth place Green River Wyoming also experienced experienced experienced ex ex- ex- ex a great deal of success at the state tourney and at the western Six of the eight Green River placed at the state meet Dale Hansen and Arthur Maestas bagged first place titles for Green River at the state tourney Monte Chailland and Keith Bramwell garnered second places David Hansen picked up third place honors and Martin Flores Fores 98 pocketed fourth place TilE THE WOLVES of Green River collected five firsts and three seconds at the western Martin r Flores 98 Scot Duncan Monte Chailland Keith Bramwell and Dale Hansen bagged first places at the Arthur Maestas David Hansen and David Drinkle placed second Uintah and Green River encountered each other in the Vernal Tournament of Champions and in the Green River Tournament The most exciting Uintah- Uintah Green River battles were the clashes between Stacy Hall of Uintah and Dale Hansen of Green River Hansen pinned Hall in front of the Vernal folks during the fight for first place in the pound class at the Vernal Verna Tournament of Champions Hall gained revenge when he Hansen 9 12 for first place in the pound class during the Green River Tournament Well so much for the home mat advantage Hall and Hansen were set to battle February 2 in Vernal to determine the winner of the Hansen Hall series The winner turned out to be the flu as the Green River team got the bug and had to c cancel the contest with Uintah GREEN gave the Uintah Utes the toughest competition in any tourney of the year and that includes the A 3 state tourney as well Uintah edged Green River to for first place in the Vernal Tournament of Champions Frank Jaramillo defeated Martin Flores of Green River in one of the early matches in the tourney Jaramillo 98 Junior Tripp and Jeff Weeks unlimited nabbed first place titles tilles Dale Hansen Green River defeated Uintah's Stacy Hall for first place Arthur Maestas Harry of Montrose 9 6 in overtime for first place Uintah toppled Green River to for first place in the Green River Tournament in January Frank Jaramillo Uintah 98 pinned Martin Flores for first place Allan Holmes lOS Tony Jurado of Rock RockSprings RockSprings RockSprings Springs 5 2 for first place Stacy Hall lIall nipped Green Rivers River's Dale Hansen on his home court 9 12 for first place and thus Hall gained revenge for being pinned by Hansen in front of the home crowd at the Vernal Tournament of Champions Arthur Maestas of Green River edged Morgan Woodhouse 4 2 for first place David Hansen and David Drinkle also placed first for Green River Monte Chailland Green River downed Scott Murray Uintah 2 U for first place dace THE Tam FOUR 11 other teams that Uintah defeated that garnered state titles this season are Brighton A 4 state title in Utah Shelley A 2 state title In Idaho Skyline tyline A 1 state crown in Idaho and Grand Junction Central Colorado state wrestling title Meeker finished second to Central Uintah defeated Shelley Idaho 39 to 14 in a dual meet December 15 The Utes also lliso blasted Shelley and Skyline Inthe in inthe inthe the Cougar Classic in Roosevelt December 16 and 17 Uintah won the Cougar Classic with points Olympus placed second with points Skyline nabbed third with counters and Shelley bagged fourth place with 11 0 If points In Idaho the 1 1 A class consists of the large schools The Utes defeated the at Brighton December 8 35 to 19 Brighton placed first in the 1978 A 4 state tour tour- ney Uintah downed Grand Junction Central 32 to 23 in a dual meet December 14 Grand Central finished third to Uintah and Green River at Vi points in the Vernal Tournament nt of Champions u TilE THE UTES thumped Meeker the second place team at state 32 to 13 January 21 Uintah also defeated Meeker in the Steamboat Springs Tournament December 2 and 3 3 Uintah downed Meeker to for first place Uintah captured the 1978 A 3 state title and finished the season undefeated in dual meets at 11 The Utes defeated one Utah state champion two Idaho state title holders one Wyoming state champion and one Colorado state winner and one Colorado second place finisher durl during the 78 1977 season |