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Show .... -v, ..'. " .; - W;;YiV! r t . j ..-.'.tr" :',' ; ." I '' - ' f r S ' . ' - " ?;; ! ' u v- r v....,a -jsr.- i i I 7 : pb V ...-.v v. i .-.v '-x, i .-. - s. 1 i ; ! ; . ' " ; ' ' ' ' i M .H m . . . . . , . j t it v - - :: . H . - ?- 1 ' - i V''- ' r - . , - t - . ..... 5 A ROUGH LANDING IS IN store for Uintah's pound championship match, but he won two Kay Smuin, right, as Rock Springs' Brian matches by one point in the tournament. Billy Ashmore gets ready to drop him on the mat. Murray, referee, was given the alumni award in Smuin was defeated by Ashmore in the 155 the meet. one jpooBDft del n weirs elh(oinriipDinislhDp to Utf es Josh Reynolds, 98, didn't realize at the time how important his pin was when he dropped Matt Nelson of Orem due to a fall in the first match for the Uintah Utes in the Vernal Tournament of Champions, Friday. Two additional points are awarded to a team when its wrestler pins his opponent. Without the Din bv Reynolds in the first match of the tournament, the Uintah Utes would : have finished one behind Rock Springs ' - instead of one counter ahead at 135 to 134 in the Vernal Tournament of Champions, Saturday. Following Uintah and Rock Springs in the standings stan-dings were: Nampa. Idaho, third, 113; Sldinboai springs, fourth, 81; Green River, Wyoming, fifth, 76' 2; Skyline, Utah, sixth. 61: Orem, seventh, 48' 2 and Viewmont, eighth, 37. Uintah High School had a 127 to 116 lead over Rock Springs going into the championship finals. The Utes received a setback when one of their own wrestlers, I Brett Brown, who was wrestling as as independent, toppled Uintah's varsity starter at 98 pounds, Josh Reynolds, 7 to 2, for first place. Brown dropped Reynolds for atakedown and flipped the Uintah tussler over on his back for a two-point near fall and a 4-0 lead. Reynolds nabbed a reversal in the second round to cut Brown's lead to 4 to 2, but Brown garnered a neutral and a takedown in the third round for a 7 to 2 win. The Utes recovered from the varsity loss in the 98 pound match when Ron Horrocks nipped Gary Robbins, Skyline, 8 to 7, for the 105 pound championship crown. Horrocks Docketed two takedowns and a two-point two-point near tall lor a 6-1 lead in the first round and nabbed a reversal in the second round. Robbins gained a reversal and had Horrocks on his back at the buzzer. However, Robbins was given a two point near fall, which left him one point short. Hock Springs cut Uintah's lead in the tournament to nine points, 131 to 122, when Bimbo Chick won the 119 pound crown by flipping Gary Nelson of Nampa over for a pin with 1:47 left in the second round. Green River, Wyoming, helped the Uts out when Bill Hodges toppled Rock Springs' Billy Telck, 7 to 3, for the I2f pound crown. The win by Green River enabled the Utes to keep a nine point lead going in the i38 encounter, which involved wrestlers from Rock Springs and Uintah. - Malt Hacking of Uintah defeated two- time state champ, Ron Stassinos, in a dual meet against Rock Springs on December 5, but Stassinos downed Hacking in the Rock Springs Tournament. Tour-nament. The wrestlers were tied at 1-1 and the match would break the tie. The wrestlers failed to gain a takedown in the first round, but Stassinos nabbed an escape in the second round for a 1-0 lead. Hacking forced the match into overtime when he pocketed a neutral with 19 seconds left in the match, which made the score, 1-1. 1-1. Both wrestlers were shutout in the three overtime periods, but Matt Hacking was awarded the 138 pound championship crown due to a referee's decision. The win by Hacking gave the Utes a 135 to 122 advantage over Rock Springs. Uintah appeared about ready to wrap up the team title as Randy Smuin had a two point lead with about ten seconds left in the contest with Rock Springs' Niki McCully. However, McCulley upset the Vernal crown when he dropped Smuin for a takedown and turned Smuin over for a three-point near fall in the final seconds for an 11-8 win in the 145 pound championship bout. The Uintah fans, wrestlers and coaches hadn't recovered yet from Randy Smuin's heartbreaking loss when Brian Ashmore knocked Kav allium, l:a, down for a takedown and placed the Uintah matman's shoulder blades in a dangerous position. Kay Smuin was able to squeeze out of the pinning situation, but was defeated by Ashmore, 9 to 2, for first place. Rock Springs' victories in the 145 and 155 pound contests narrowed Uintah's lead to five points, 135 to 130, with only one match left for Rock Springs and Uintah. A pin In the final match for Rock Springs between Uintah's Ken Cobbs and Rock Springs' Fred Balh would have given the Wyoming team first place in the tournament by one point due to four points for the win mid two points for a pin. Hath and Cobbs failed to get takedowns in the first round, but Bnlh ruiblx-d a reversal and n takedown In the second round for n 4 I lead. Coblis ki keled a neutral In the second round, but Balh pocketed a neutral for a 5 3 win in the heavyweight championship battle. Rock Springs pocketed four points for the win, but the fall failure in the heavyweight match by Rock Springs made the final score: Uintah, 133 and Rock Springs. 134. Cory McNeill, 126 and Billy Bedell, 167, nabbed third place titles and Art Daley finished in fourth place at 185 pounds. McNeill nipped Viewmont's Blaine Ravi, 11 to 7. McNeill had a 4 0 lead in the first round due to a takedown and a two point near fall. An escape, takedown and a near fall gave McNeill a 9 2 advantage after two rounds of action. McNeill nabbed a two-point near fall, but Rayl nabted a reversal and a three point near fall in the final round. Uintah's Billy Bedell nabbed an escape in the second round for a 1-0 win over Steamboat Springs' J. D. Adams. The Utes' Art Daley gained a reversal with 36 seconds left for a 6-5 advantage, but Bryan Wanlass of Skyline nabbed a reversal with 15 seconds remaining for a 7 6 win. Norm I-ook of Steamboat Springs nablcd the 112 point crown when he toppled John Robbins of Skyline, 11-5. Brad Snow of Skyline nipped Jack Hamel of Green River, 8-5, for the 112 pound title. Brent Hull of Nampa, Idaho, pinned Steve Miller of Green River, Wyoming, with 57 seconds left in the third round for the 167 pound crown. Steamboat Springs' Joe Rnmunno decisional Mike McMichael of Nampa, 10-4, for first place in the 185 pound class. Also placing third in the tournament were: 911 Steve Ortega, Green River, decisioued Mike Barber, Sleiimlxiat Springs, 10 4; 105 Dnvid Heblson, Nampa, decisioued Rick Barber, Sleamboat Springs, 3 2; ll2 l,nne Westfnll, Nampa, pinned Bub I lower, Itock Springs; II!) (Jury Twilcliell, Orem. decisioued Keven Bull, Viewmonl, 1)2; 132 (.'luiH Humphreys, Orem, decisioued Sieve Kneziivieh, 4 2; 1311 I.amond Thueson, Nampa, decisioued James Ijirkin, Viewmont, 7 6: 14 5 Kddle Middlelon, Nampa, (k-cisioned Garret Muse, Orem, 7 2; '.y Robert Kresge, Orem, decisioued Mike Beck, Green River, 0 1 and heavyweight Dale Coyner, Slenmboal Springs, decisioued Harvey I'ollock, Nampa, 4 3. |