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Show Uintah to host region tourney March 29 Uintah High School will host a Utah Wrestling Coaches' Freestyle Regional Tournament, March 29. Weigh-ins will be held from 7 a.m. to 9a.m. and wrestling wrestl-ing will begin at 10 or 11 a.m. All wrestlers who have placed in the top three in the qualifying tournaments will be able to compete in the regional meet. This concerns all age groups. The top three from the regional meet will advance to the state tournament at Viewmont High School, April 12. In order to go to the state meet the wrestlers have to compote in the regional meet. A fee will be charged for the tournament. Matmen from Altamont, Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Green River, Grand County, Kannb, Manila, Monticello, San Juan, Tabiona, Union, Uintah, Valley and Whitehorse will compote in the meet in Vernal. Also some wrestlers from Colorado and Wyoming will be competing in the meet, but they are not eligible for the state meet. Larry Wiseman, 75, junior and George Cook, 90, intermediate pocketed first places in a qualifying meet at Bountiful High School, Saturday. Brian Richens 75, junior and Don Haworth, 60, junior, placed second. Joe Newell, ll.r, intermediate, nabbed third place. Also competing in the tournament, but not placing, were Tracy Richens, Iiny Hansen, Kyle Smuin, Kevin Sinuin, Shane Slaugh, Jody Young and Jerry Keel. Chance Bailey, bantam, 0(1 and Kelly llamberg, junior, too, nabbed first places in a meet at Payson High School, Saturday. Mike McCurdy, Midget, R0; Itoger Hall, junior, loll mid Dariii Bailey, advanced, i:m, nabbed second places. Kirk Haniberg, banlnin, (10 and Nathan Sunkees, midget, 75, placed third. |