Show Sports thoughts r e The Union Uintah-Union rivalry in sports Is still strong but somehow with Uintah being A 3 and Union 2 A 2 A it doesn't feel the same same When Uintah and Union were in the same class a possible loss toss meant the possibility of not going to the State tate tournament IN BASKETBALL when Uintah and Union were in the theold theold theold old Northern Division Region Heglon Six Six with Duchesne Altamont Manila and Tabiona some strange things usually took place During the 69 1968 season Union Onion High School was ranked number one by the Salt Lake Tribune in the B Class with s such ch players as Jim Marshall Bob Fen Ricky Brad Hancock and Wayne Ross but then the Uintah Utes Ute with such basketball players as Dale Allred Bill Johnston Gary Wilkins Dez Des Murray Mark Brent Eaton Kent Hadl Hadlock ck and Tim Hadlock skinned the Cougars for a 66 to toto 60 to victory s DUE TO the loss to U Uintah dropped from its number one ne position and never regained it for the rest of the season So 80 the next year 70 1969 Uintah comes to Union High with the number one Salt Lake Tribune A Class ranking However Union shot the Uintah Utes down from their number one spot pot with a 72 to 65 win UINTAH rebounded behind players Dale Allred BillJ Bill J Johnston Mark Ben Lawson Mitch Hacking Paul aul Stanfill Tim Hadlock Charlie Walker Edgar Jones Lowell Aycock Rodney Aycock Greg Gilroy and Bob Caldwell to defeat Union twice The The Utes stopped Union at Uintah and then defeated Union in in ina a Northern Division Region Six playoff held a at Vernal Junior unior High The Utes went on to win fifth place at the Class A State Tournament The Union team such ucb players as panny Danny Long bong Steve Yack Randy man Jeff Luke Steve erg m 1 o Ii J Brad ol 1 fI Mike Harrison Jeff Alexander find and Paul ul Johnson lost to Judge I in n a a los game and was eliminated eliminated by Morgan from the I tourney ANOTHER example of when the traditional battle between Uintah and Union Union had both teams in inthe the same class was the wrestling year of 1969 r. r Uintah under wres wrestling ling coach D Dennis m is sent 11 amen men to the state tournament in Heber Union under Gerald Crittenden Crittenden sent seven men to the tourney THE TilE TIIE UTES of Uintah High pent fent sent the following t to the 1970 state wrestling tourney John Price Greg Wilkins David Broome Ken Edrington Clifton Southam Greg Cook Jack Boren Jim Miller Jim Johnson Johnson John John- son son Brent Searle and Mark Hatch Union sent Steve Huber Randy Hackford Craig Phillips Billy Davis Jon Bingham Cloyd Woolley and Fred Whitehead to the state tourney i TilE THE 1970 Class B State Wrestling Tournament quickly began a Union Union-Uintah Uintah battle At Atthe Atthe Atthe the end of the first day Uintah was was in first place and Union was in second Uintah had seven wrestlers wrestlers- going into the championship finals and Union had six One of oC the interesting items was that four of the championship championship championship cham cham- battles had Uintah Uintah- Union wrestlers going head to head In the pound division Uintah's Greg Cook Unions Union's Randy Hackford Uintah's Uintah Jack Boren defeated Unions Union's Craig P Phillips 5 to 0 Inthe Inthe in inthe the pound division Jim Miller of Uintah shutout Unions Union's Cloyd Woolley 5 to 0 Oln in the class Woolley in 71 1970 transferred to Uintah and aM took first place that year Billy Davis of oC Union pinned Uintah's Jim Johnson in the pound class OTHER UINTAH and Union wrestlers taking first places were John Price 98 tB 98 Uintah David Broome Uintah and Steve Huber Union Uintah's Uintah's Uin Uin- tah's Clifton Southam placed se second ond In jn the pound class classi and i d Unions Union's Jon Bingham Dingham took second i cond in the IRS IBS pound class Brent Searle of or Uintah placed paced l f fourth t rth in the 18 pound cla class 1 took look the 1970 1070 Class lass B R lal Tournament with 86 points Delta took look second with wilh p i 1 P i |