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Show 20 Vemal Express Wednesday, December 20, 1995 T1 ,.. I m - P ' 4 Freshman Amber White pressures the ball during 56-51 setback to Lady Utes continued from page 18 fcnsively better than ever before." As the third quarter began though, the team reverted back into a few old habits. "We didn't move, talk or hustle in the third and it showed," Coach Putnam said. Mountain Crest oiitscored Uintah 15-8 to close within four at 38-34. If not for the hot hand of Lynette Colovich, it could have been much worse. Lynette scored 13 first half points and six more in the third, almost al-most all coming inside against much bigger players. She was the Lynette Colovich goes up strong against 4A Mountain Crest with a TOt'i 16' x T Supersteel White Raised $ A 7 Q LiLJ Panel Garage Door installed T I MARTIN 2 Transmitters 10 Yr. Warranty Free Keyless Entry T OPENER Reg. 291 Now $199 8' OPENER Reg. '321 Now 229 . (Installation available at extra price) All In Stock Minor Cut Offs 60-75 OFF cM7 gwiT:i w n .tx only Lady Ute to hit a field goal in the third. The fourth quarter became a defensive de-fensive struggle. Valiantly, Uintah held onto the lead throughout the period and appeared headed for victory. vic-tory. Trailing by three, Mountain Crest had the ball with just 15 seconds sec-onds left in the game and proceeded to throw up not one, but three-three point bombs, missing each time. With the clock at just 2 seconds, a Mountain Crest player grabbed the loose ball and as the buzzer went off, took a shot ... the ball rattled around and dropped and the player play-er was fouled. With no time on the clock, Mountain Crest sent the game into overtime with the foul shot. "After they made the foul I: &&?r -i sjT ; during recent game. Lynette led all scorers in Saturday's game career best 25 points during overtime heartbreaking loss. .war rftWr nTffCTT A. uv f - Moffat County, Colorado. shot, they came out in the overtime period with all the momentum and rolled right over us. It was the most painful loss of the year for us," Coach Putnam lamented. Mountain Crest outscored Uintah 10-4 for the 61-55 final. Colovich led the game in scoring with an impressive 25 total. to-tal. Dccna VanTassell followed with 12, Susan Emmett totaled 10, Shauni Boren six and Marci Christensen two. "I hope the kids stay positive and keep improving. The pre-season is just that, pre-season. The whole purpose is to learn and improve, everyone ev-eryone is 0-0 when region begins," Coach Putnam concluded. The team takes on Carbon Thursday at Carbon. Photo by Breanne Pye Over the river and through the woods, ' we're sending . special holiday- wishes to youl Thanks all. BASIN WHOLESALE GROCERS 515 N. Vemal Ave. 789-1198 Vemal rv rj Wrestling continued from page 18 placed fourth with 157. Despite the eventual outcome, it took a little shaking up from Coach Stcnsgard before the Utes hit full stride. The team dropped eight of 14 first and second round matches, which was more than Stensgard could stomach. "Several of the kids looked tentative and uncertain. We lost several early matches we should never have lost," Stensgard said. The solution? A 'session' with the coach after the second round. "I basically ba-sically told them they were wrestling like maybe someone else would knock off the other top team's wrestlers and help us out for the championship. I told them now was the time to step up and wrestle like champions, I guess they understood under-stood what I was talking about." Ryan Lewis recorded two pins and two majority decisions including the championship match for his title. Josh Haslem also had two pins and a majority decision before winning the title match 6-2. Dallon McKee recorded two pins and a majority decision before winning his title in a tough 4-2 bout. The Silverado championship was exactly the shot in the arm the team needed going into Monday's match with talented Delta. The Rabbits had already shown their ilk, losing a 35-33 duo to nationally ranked (2nd) Wasatch just two weeks earlier. earli-er. "Even though the match didn't really mean anything, the kids wanted want-ed it pretty bad," assistant coach Kevin Dickson said. Ryan Lewis began the evening with a gutsy victory at 103 by grabbing grab-bing a pin late in the third period. Josh Haslem followed with a tough 8-2 decision at 1 12. The tempo the two started was infectious to the rest of the team. "Both Ryan and Josh came out and flat took over their matches in the third period. 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Monthly cable TV service fees, premium service fees and equipment charges are additional. All services may not be available In all areas. Other restrictions may apply. Offer expires 122295. wanted it more and were in better shape and could work a little harder in the third," Coach Stensgard said. Steve Keddy followed at 119, earning a third period decision with a 5-1 victory to put the Utes up 12-0. 12-0. At 125, Trevor Murray lost a close 3-0 decision but teammate Greg McKee made up for it with a majority decision at 130 with a 13-3 win. Dallon McKee followed at 135 with another majority decision of 15-6 to push the Ute lead to 22-3. Jimmy Lewis was even more impressive im-pressive at 140 with a second period fall after trailing 3-0. D.J. Wiseman lost by fall at 145 to what Coach Stensgard said was one of the most technically sound wrestlers he had seen. Dirk Huber came through with a crucial win at 152 as he recorded a 6-4 overtime win to push the Ute lead to 31-9. At 160, Dace Mowry dropped a tough 8-6 decision. Trailing 8-2 heading into the third 9 Clint McKeachnie gets the nod at 215. Clint's overtime victory at Delta Monday night clinched the 34-27 team victory for Uintah. Sply) the. Christmas season. L. Many 1fianl(sfor hif( a Wonder fu year, iYoffl l&t&Jessybrl flflO' 591 S. 1500 W: 789-7463 We'll Connect Your Cable For Only $9.95 When You Donate A Toy. Insight! period, Isaac Hatch almost came back but ran out of time, dropping an 8-5 decision at 171. Beau Hacking, wrestling in his first duo for Uintah, dropped a close 6-2 decision de-cision at 1 89. Next up was Clint McKeachnie, wrestling his first duo at 215. With the team score at 31-21, all the pressure pres-sure was squarely on his shoulders. He knew if he was pinned, Delta had a shot at the comeback. Not only on-ly did Clint not get pinned, he pulled out an 8-6 overtime victory to clinch the match. Mike Glines lost by fall at 275. for the final 34-27 34-27 team victory. The schedule doesn't get any easier easi-er for Uintah. The team will travel to Union this Thursday for their final fi-nal match of 1995 before hosting Dixie January 4 and the Tournament of Champions the 5th and 6th at the Western Park. The varsity will wrestle Union at 7 p.m. ( ' . |