Show Uintah Wrestlers Tal e State Championship For Fifth Year Wrestling in what has become their traditional championship style the Uintah Uin tah lah High School Utes under Coach Dennis and assistant Ted Taylor dazzled a record crowd of nearly 2000 fans to win their fifth consecutive Utah State championship Saturday evening A RECORD-BREAKING RECORD session four attendance of oC with standing room only for three sessions supported the stale state Class A championship wrestling tournament ENTERING 11 men in the tournament Uintah captured seven first places two seconds and two thirds to earn points and far Car outrun Delta who qualified qualified qualified fied 10 men took four seconds two thirds and one fourth to earn 50 points point for second place Utes capturing state championships were Chris Walker junior pounds John Price senior pounds Cliff Grua junior pounds Mike Murray senior pounds Gary Duke senior pounds Gray junior pounds and Brent Merrell senior pounds SECOND PLACES were earned by Curt sophomore 98 pounds and Mike Keele senior pounds while thirds were taken by Tim McDonald junior pounds and Dean Martinsen junior unlimited Tournament action was as follows 98 POUND Keith San Juan took first place over Curt Uintah a sophomore sophomore sophomore more who placed second by a score of 10 Keith reached the finals by defeating defeating defeat defeat- ing Hansen Emery and pinning Cox Delta who placed fourth reached the championship bracket by pinning Jones North Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit who placed third and defeating Rollins Rol lins Parowan 5 52 POUND champion junior Chris Walker Uintah took first place by defeating Abbott Delta 6 5 after defeating defeat ing Jackson Kanab who placed third 6 14 and Lay Puite 3 30 Berg of Wasatch placed fourth POUND action saw senior Johnnie Price become one of the few wrestlers in the state to earn three state titles Price took first place by pinning Weaver Morgan in of the third round after pinning Clyde Wasatch and defeating Jensen Emery who placed third 40 4 Fourth place went to Rollo of Cedar City POUND champion was Millard who defeated Christensen Delta 3 32 Third place went to junior Tim McDonald McDonald Mc Mc- Donald Uintah who defeated Rowser Morgan 3 2 in the first match and was upset by Christensen in hi the second match by 4 3 in an overtime Fourth place was taken by Vernon North Summit who was defeated 2 1 by McDonald POUND champion Randy Butler Monticello rode out a 2 1 victory over Steve Ames Altamont formerly of Uin Uin- tha Butler Dutler defeated Morris Delta and North Summit before meeting meet ing Ames Ames reached the championship bracket by defeating Wilkey Juab who placed fourth 12 1 and pinning Mikesell Morgan Morris Delta took third POUND bracket saw a rematch of Region Six wrestler David Lacy San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan who defeated Mike Keele Uintah 5 3 to take first place Lacy entered the finals without having been scored on by his tourney opponents Morris Delta whom he defeated 10 0 and Fitzgerald South Summit who took fourth 6 60 Keele earned his second place by defeating de do- Giles Wasatch who placed third 2 1 and beating Watts North Sevier 71 7 POUND junior Cliff Grua Uintah r rr r t 1 A t I I t I VICTORIOUS UINTAH UTES were honored by bythe the Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Area Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Tues Tues- day Left to right front row Chris Walker Curt Mike Keele John Price Scott Wall Second row Irvin of the Chamber Principal Lee R R. R took top honors by defeating Moody Delta 3 1 after Defeating Evans Grants Grants- ville vile 7 3 and Allred Emery who took third 7 0 Fourth place went to Inouye Gunnison POUND POUND action saw defending state ch Mike Murray Uintah take his hiss s se ond ond title by defeating Murdock Union Uni n 2 2 Murray reached the finals by beat beat- ng g Kohler Wasatch who placed third 5 5 5 1 and Delta 10 Taylor South ou f Sexier e i pla 1 fourth fourt POUND senior senior semor Gary Duke Uintah garnered the state championship by defeating defeating defeating de de- de- de Robison Delta 5 52 Duke earned the right to the title by defeating Jensen Emery who placed fo fourth rth 3 1 and Butter Butler But But- ler ter Grantsville 71 7 Third place went to White Grand Co POUND Robbie Gray Uintah a junior became the state champion by defeating Jensen Union who placed first in Region Six 3 32 Gray had previously previously pre pre- beaten Van Dyke Wayne who took fourth 2 12 and pinned Rich Morgan Mor Mor- gan Third place went to Pickett Gunnison Gunni Gunni- son on POUND senior Brent Merrell proved provo proved ed his championship ability by defeating Cressler Monticello 2 1 for first place Merrell had defeated Spencer Delta placed third 4 1 and Fox Emery 5 50 Fourth place went to Bennett Millard UNLIMITED CHAMPIONSHIP went to Chamberlain Hurricane who defeated Jensen Emery 4 3 after defeating Farnsworth South Sevier and pinning Union who placed fourth Uintah's Dean Martinsen pinned Mecham Mecham Mec Mec- ham Milford in the first match but was by Jensen Emery 2 0 in an overtime over time match He lIe earned third place by defeating Union 40 4 THE WRESTLING team was guests of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday noon where a report by Principal Principal Prin Prine cipal Pettey and Coaches and Taylor were given Of the Uintah champions this year Price Murray l and Merrell MerreIl were the only seniors while Grua Duke Walker and Gray are arc juniors and Curt who lost to Keith in the finals is a sophomore more The Utes will be in the same region as AAA champion Payson next year with the new school alignment going go ing into effect s Pettey Tim McDonald Cliff Grua Robbie Gray Gary Du Duke e Manager c Clifton Heeney Coach Ted Ta Taylor lor Third row Mike Murray Dean Martinsen Brent Merrell Mer Mer Merrell i rell and Coach De Dennis nis |