Show Express Sports Uintah Utes will encounter battles battlEs with their fellow teammates Saturday at U Uin- Uin Uintah n- n tah High School In the annual Wrestle Offs OUs Meet and the utes have spent the first week of practice reviewing and im- im improving proving their wrestling skills Red and White teams will battle each other Satur- Satur Saturday Saturday day at pm Basically we have been working on conditioning and takedowns such as single leg double leg fireman high crouch and duck I am really pleased with the way our wrestlers are looking They have been working hard and they are determined to win It all All Allour Allour our returning starters have been turning In good performances and none of them have been slacking off We have a bunch of returning varsity members and we have good youn young wrestlers in the pro pro- gram that will make us a strong team remarked Uintah head wrestling coach Leon The Utes have 52 wrestlers out for the ute squad position Battling for tor the 98 pound varsity Lion tion are sophomores Ryan and Shelton Humphries junior Chris Smith and Troy Thomas Brent Morrill Mark Augustus Leslie Gorman and Mike Smith will clash for the pound starter position Morrill is a returning starter who placed fourth last season at atthe atthe the state tournament Augustus Is also a returning starter Steve Navin and Nick Snyder are the only wrestlers in the pound class but a number of the might lose some weight and enter the pound class Juniors Seymore Bedoni and Wilbert Woody and sophomores Craig Funk and David Gurr Ire are pound Uintah Ute Woody and Bedonie started a number of varsity matches for the Utes Ut w this past season The The pound division contains returning returning ning two year starter David Gentry who placed in the 1981 state meet and Larson Caldwell Joe Newell Troy Murray and John Bilyeu Wrestlers In the pound class for the utes are senior Brad Dickson Kary McNeill George Cook and Derek Roper Battling for the starting spot in the pound division are Torr McCurdy a returning starter Neldon Greg Cobbs Ken Campbell and Devin Bailey Returning starter Darrin Bailey and Jon Clark Larry Huber Jamie Evans Gary Murray and Shawn Colton are Battling for the pound star star- ting position are Bucky Glen Ellsworth Rick Porter Richard Capps and Chad Bedell Two time state champion Pat Jenkins will wrestle In the pound class Jenkins will be attempting to gain his third state title this year Other are Derek Cross Scott Gar Gar- Gardiner Gardiner diner Matt Mike and Rod Gilmore Judy Jody Young a Ute starter last season will be at pounds Also in the weight class are David Snow and Barry Han Han- Hancock Hancock cock David Weeks is a returning Uintah starter at heavyweight and other wrestlers in the class are Eddie Derk Hopkins and Shawn OBrien O'Brien The Utes first scheduled dual meet Is against the Bulldogs in Provo Dec 2 Uintah will attempt to r regain the Steam Steam- a ga c t r r y 3 k kP P Ite a N t tk o W r a tt t k ti A 7 kF tV A 10 4 idY i Utes to clash in wrestle offs Saturday WI o TWISTING ACTION takes takes place during a encounter between Uin- Uin Uintah Uintah tah Utes David Gentry right and Torr McCurdy left Uintah Utes r is 4 F it 1 gp jt i a ro roWes Wes miL miLt miLI t I X XI I rr r u i 1 Y z FEET FLY through the air as Uintah Ute Scott Gardner top clashes with a teammate in wrestling workouts at Uintah High HighT M t T will battle Uintah Utes in the annual Wrestle Offs Meet at Uin Uin- Uin Uintah tah High School Saturday at pm pi l t iIi i P I 7 p V rv It tIl tN t ff 1 k t au av b My e Jl jt j t 1 a 4 S 1 e et et t 00 t f t t all 1 9 lW t t fi I School The Uintah l Utes will battle Provo on the road Dec 2 l boat Springs Tournament title Dec 3 and 4 The Utes placed second last year in the tournament after having placed first for many years Uintah's first home meet will be against Rock Springs Dec 8 at pm p m and pm The Utes will take on in Provo Dec 9 and the Ute JV team will host the Uintah Tournament Dec 11 Uintah will host American Fork Dec 16 The Rock Springs Tournament Is set for Dec 17 18 The Utes will take on Union defending A 2 champions In Roosevelt on Dec 22 Uintah will host its annual Vernal Tour Tour- Tournament Tournament of Champions Jan 7 and 8 The Utes will take on wrestling arch rival Pleasant Grove In Vernal Jan 13 and will host another Meeker Jan 14 The Union JV Tournament is set for Cor Jan 14 Uintah will host Mountain View Jan 19 and will take part In the Green River Tournament Jan 22 2122 The Utes will battle the Tigers in Orem Jan 27 and will host Wasatch Jan 28 and Steamboat 11 Springs Jan 29 The region meet Is set for Feb 4 and 5 at American Fork and the state meet at Weber State College Feb 12 1012 compete in i n tryouts Girl basketball tryouts under the direction direction tion of oC Bowthorpe began Monday Mon Mon- Monday day at Uintah High School The tryouts went really good for the first day We worked on basic ball handling skills and spent a lot of time shooting We are go go- go going ing to try and pick a team by the end of the week stated Bowthorpe The Ute will open the season with a game with the Altamont Lady Longhorns Dec 2 at 5 30 pm and 7 pm Uintah will battle Central In Grand Junc- Junc Junction Junction tion Dec 4 and will host Union High School Dec 9 bAab aa Vw n M 4 t 55 v e bH rv e s t 1 r i iI ii I v i z zt a b s sti t t ti 4 8 i w P tt a aT T ya k a ax F A x STATE CHAMPION Pat Jenkins top engages in a battle with Uintah Ute Jody Young Jenkins has nabbed state crowns as a sophomore and a junior S 55 k It t r Q b bH H 1 S 0 p UTE Darrin Bailey tightens his grip on fellow Ute Uto L Gentry during wrestling practice at Uintah H High gh School t 9 p |