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Show 22 Veitial ExpreSS Wednesdoy, .... J. ? )f . h ' v Y f i X " -- wWy j- I : I ' , H ,7 J - v-.-t fT 1 " -. I -. ' ' ' r ma Xd- x 'Qtw-i,-ll,!llllf..n f t I If ' - ' . , TIMEOUT IS CALLED for oxygen by Burnell the first round Slaugh as he takes a short breather in a match advantage, with Creg Wilkins. Wilkins grabbed a 2-0 lead in THE OLDEST Uintah Ute wrestler at the Alumni Alum-ni Meet, Dec. 28 at Uintah High School was Burnell Slaugh, who graduated from Uintah in 1967. Slaugh pocketed first place in 1966 and second in 1967. Members of the 1965 Uintah varsity wrestling team are: front row, left to right, (X V , . ; " ' ' S - r 'i. ... ' . . , .. . . . I ... . t -' ' - , -i i .:.:..: , . , . , ' " ALUMNI MEET matman, Eugene Woody, right, places Mark Augustus' shoulder blades flat against the mat. Woody pinned Augustus in the second round. Two-time state champs from Uin- Jonuory 4, 1984 Randy Searle, Billy Wardle, Larry Gurule, Burnell Slaugh, Bob Ufford, Phil Hardy, Milt Billings and back row, Chick Beynon, Larry Allred, Lane Fletcher, Flet-cher, Joe Davis, Doug Hacking, Dennis Preece, coach. ) and Slaugh netted a 3-2 . A k v i U ! tah who competed in the meet were Wilkins. Burnell Slaugh finished his Uintah High School wrestling days 17 years ago in 1967, but he proved to the fans in the stands that he still knew what a pin was as he pinned Creg Wilkins in a 165 pound match in the 1st annual Alumni Meet at Uintah High School, Dec. 28. Wilkins dropped Slaugh in the first round on a takedown for a 2-0 lead, but Slaugh rallied in the second round behind three points on a neutral and takedown for a 3-2 lead. Oxygen masks were available for wrestlers, who were gasping for air and after a break for air, Slaugh pinned Wilkins with 40 seconds left in the third round. When asked to comment on the wrestling action, Slaugh remarked, "It was terrible. I body pressed him for a pin. Seventeen years ago was the last time I wrestled, I believe, and I won't do it again," stated Slaugh. Dale Delano, who spent his high school wrestling days in California, beat Jamie Evans, 10 to 3, in a 160 pound encounter. Delano grabbed a 5-0 lead in the first round and added an 8-2 lead after two rounds Delano scored two points in the third round for a 10-3 win. Delano pocketed two near falls in the match, but fell short on his pin bid. "The match was very tiring. I haven't done that for seven years. I Panthers to battle West Vernal Junior High's boys' basketball basket-ball team will battle West Junior High in an away meet, Thursday and will battle Canyon View and San Rafael on the road, Jan. 10. The Panthers will host Craig, Jan. 14 and will battle Roosevelt in Vernal, Jan. 17. The Vernal Ver-nal Frosh Invitational is set for Jan. 20-21. The Vernal Junior High girls' hoop team will battle West on the road, Jan. 10 and will host Duchesne, Jan. 21. The Panthers will battle Roosevelt in Vernal, Ver-nal, Jan. 17 and will host Altamont, ,Jant 31. Vernal's wrestling team will compete com-pete in a meet at Castle Rock, Colorado, Col-orado, Saturday and will battle Delta on the road, Jan. 13. The Panthers will take part in the Delta Tournament. Jan. 14 and will battle West in an away meet, Jan. 19. Woody, Jr. Tripp and Creg think I'll go home and pass out," commented com-mented Delano. Ed Johnson, who concluded hio mgn school wrestling at Uintah High School in 1969, is the Uintah High School head wrestling coach and he spends his time coaching and watching the tussling action ac-tion on the mat, but he became a wrestler once again as he battled Art Daley in a 200 pound encounter. Johnson scored two takedowns in the second round for a 6-3 lead. Johnson won the match when he pinned Daley with 22 seconds left in the third round. "It was fun. I enjoyed that. I was going go-ing to have the match go longer, but I thought I better pin him while I could," said Johnson. When asked to comment on his match with Coach Johnson, Daley stated, "I'm out of shape. He used to beat me all the time as a student, but I surprised him and myself both. I gave him a battle." Calvin Murray spent the first part of the first round watching Jody Young move around on the mat in quick fashion. The two tusslers battled for the takedown, but Murray stood his ground and dropped Young and pounced pounc-ed on him for a pin in the first round. "It was pretty good. I got him with a half nelson for a pin. He set himself up into it. I just threw him. I put the half in for the pin. He put pressure on me, but I won the battle for the takedown and pinned hin. He is a strong kid," said Murray. Kevin Huber was the 98 pounder on the Uintah High Schoul ctate championship cham-pionship team in 1976, but he cumpeted in a 165 pound match with Jr. Tripp in the Alumni Meet in Vernal, Dec. 28. Huber edged Tripp, 8-7. Huber owned leads of 4-2, first round and 7-4, second round. Tripp scored three points in the third round, but Huber won the match by one point. "It was a pretty tight match. I gain PIN PRESSURE is applied by Burnell Slaugh, top, as he tries to gain a pin in his match with Wilkins. Slaugh gained his pin with' 40 seconds left in the match. Slaugh captured a state title at Uintah in 1966 and Wilkins netted first place crowns in 1969 and 1971. iibii man .u.t...LUj..j...j-..i..i i iiiimi!PJUiimw,iuiui.iUMimi k '( f; V. r ; . 1 " IX & S -v-i h . V V f. t V '" 1 . I ''.1 HEAD TWISTING action occurs during a tussling match between Uintah High School wrestling graduates Brad Funk, left and Raymond Ray-mond Perry, right. Sunburst Recreation Center 970 West Main 789-7220 SCHEDULE: Monday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Ladies Wednesday: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m Friday: 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday: 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission $2.50. Skate Rental 50 cents ed a lot of experience wrestling 1 akedowns in college and that helped. lotting the bounce and knowing what to do out on the mat helped me. I was able to move for takedowns and used offensive and defensive counters," remarked Huber. Eugene Woody finished his wrestling days at Uintah High School in 1976, but his athletic activities aren't over with as he competes in boxing matches. Woody built up a 10-0 lead in the first round on three near falls and a takedown and pinned Mark Augustus with 1:26 left in the second round. "I pinned him with a double arm bar. I wear down more in wrestling than in boxing. The conditioning is different dif-ferent in boxing," said Woody. "It was a lot of fun out there." Uintah High School wrestling coach Chuck Henry, 1977-82, competed in a match with Seymore Bedonie and emerged as an 8-2 winner. Henry scored four points in the first round on a takedown and near fall for a 4-0 lead. He added a reversal in the second round and two-point near fall in the second round. "I love wrestling. It was fun and that's why I keep doing it. My match was totally tiring. Bedonie did a good job. I was stalling. I was the only guy that got warned for stalling, but the referee was just teasing me. I was the oldest man out there," stated Henry. Henry graduated from a high school in Nebraska in 1965. A man walked up to the scorer's table during the Allan Holmes-Tim Houle match in the Alumni Meet and reported that a truck was blocking his car and it needed to be moved. However, the man had to wait until the match was concluded as the owner of the truck was Holmes and he was busy competing in the sport of wrestling. Holmes won his match, 2-0 and then moved his truck. 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