Show r- r I i p PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What Is your opinion The Express welcomes mes letters from its renders readers concerning concerning concerning con con- any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin While there are no restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- re- re as to contents or reasonable III Uti Ii f. f I N Vernal Jr High Wrestling Contribution Ve Vernal's nals nal's wrestling nestling dynasty has been recently attributed to one major f factor the Community School program operated by Coaches Dennis Ireece and Ted Tay Tay- lor tor Granted the program is an excellent one and has been in operation for two years However little recognition has been given to the superior record and efforts of Coach Leon at Vernal Junior High The community's wrestling fans might well be interested in the following fallowing facts 1 1 Coach eight year record stand at 72 wins 21 losses and one draw in 94 matches Fourteen of those losses were to Junior Varsity high school teams and only seven were lost to other junior highs Four of the seven occurred during Coach first two years of coaching 2 2 Vernal Junior High has entered 15 wrestling tournaments during Coach eight years and has won all fifteen 3 3 Vernal Junior High wrestling teams have attended all three Utah Federation Tournaments involving schools from all allover allover allover over the western U. U S S. S and won three times The first tournament was taken by a landslide Vernal Junior High took 14 out put of 16 10 divisions did not enter one division and took look second in the other 4 27 out of 30 recent Uintah High School state wrestling champions have been coached in junior high by Coach John Price now being nationally recognized in high school had a record of or 26 20 wins and no losses at Vernal Junior High and was awarded the Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding ing Wrestler during his grade year Tim rim McDonald Cliff Grua Scott Wall Robbie Gray and many others claim similar excellent junior high r records cords Coach hopes that this years year's Derk Price Keith Peterson Frank Novinger and Steve Gray along with other grade wrestlers will experience state championships while in high school 5 After Coach had been coaching coaching coach coach- ing for three years Uintah High School won their first State Wrestling Cham Cham- I length we request good judgment and arid andreason andreason reason by the writer Letters must be signed However names will be withheld withheld with with- withheld held from publication if requested by bythe bythe bythe the writer I Y l 1 r under Coach G C. C Coach has been recognized by a national magazine Scholastic Coach and has been asked to contribute an artl arU vIe cle concerning his successful record which will soon be published Lets Let's give a good man some long overdue overdue over over- due recognition and realize another major major major ma ma- jor factor in Vernal's superior wrestling program Well-meaning Well Vernal Junior High wrestling fans MRS 1 GWEN ANDERSON MARLAND N N. N STAGG JIM JI HANNAH IANNAI JUDY MAY JEAN PETERSON CIA CLARK K LORN RICH RICHENS ENS WAYNE GURNEY ROGER HOGER BECKSTEAD GEORGE DAY DAVID EMERY mIlY KRISTEN V V. WILSON WILSON WIL SON CLOYD HARRISON |