OCR Text |
Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday February 13. 2002 Grappler dark horses make ran at TOasps "I A' a i I (tank anyone thought we could wrcsilc as well as we did." said I ii i. id vciesihng Coach Gregg Sk n-g.ti I liiil'nniij." the Region 10 ti.iini.iim-nt held in Hehcr last week I lu I It n came out nt tin- shadows anl Jif the acclaimed Wasatch Vvasps a inn 'i' Ilk- tuial Nut bucr In tale iiml plan- with mil) 5 m ini n separating I he l teams Xva-atch ai i iimulateil 7 (mints to el. mil lln- . hallipioliship followed hv I ml. ill .Mlh 2M S ami Ilium Willi 2'i I'.nk Cil was the liunh an. I tin I 1 ii i participating in the .. u:t in ,i ' vv ! In t eel aiiv hicaks. " Su-ii-.ir.ii I . I'litiiiued "We iliew hi I in.uiv ul mil kids were lllllli llt ii .ii: tll(- s.l 1 1 If -.lilt' III 1 1 10 li.h ki'tM.e vSe wrestled a great 18 wiresfiQeirs I lu t : ( le wreslleis were i i h.in. e ul heating ii. ill. i. mining slate s.iti h Wi-.ps at Kepi n p.. I, I m ..i ! 1 1 1 . i ' i p. i in Hi h i pill IiiHIi pl.i I t I, ii III ii i ! V. l I Inn il.iv I he learn 'ii'iiieiitloiis ellnil and i. Ii is which put the . .i.l unlil the veiy last , luiiiiiaiiieiil Wasatch t i.i. I in h ... ,iiul got a victory al the - wei; hi 1 1 iss to uvcitakc I 'intah 1 s ' I ' nil - I his iiaiinw deleal nIiihiI.I i im the wrestlers the colill It lue .iii.l in -pi.iliun the need to ai i niiiplish gie.il things at the t. Si. lie liiiiin.iMKiit I I Jackson's quest began when lie .tin I I 'moil's Josh I idille in 2 H J.uksoii defeated Wasatch's SHiin-r I.Hohsen K4 in the ( li.iiiiu.'ii liii Semi finals In the I in, ils. I.ukson came up against I'.nk ( ily's Sfaik I lu 1 1 ii 1 1 lliiinin pinned la. I son in the seiond pi n ihI lack son earned second place in the 10 II) weight ilass lade ( hiisteiisen and Coiy Ha. king iiiiiiK led in the 112 Ih weight i lass Ini I int. ih llai king li.i.l ,i tve the lilsl lotiliil while ( Inisli iiseii siiuk it In I'.uk (itv's J, urns I'e.iis.m lot a I. ill time ul M v-ciMitls s link wniilil have it, ll.nl inr an. I IiiinIciim H diew oul on the s.iiik' side ol the li.ukel and n A) c sNl -1 V'J- -l- v Ute piayers Magg-e Bartef and Tessa Johnson battle for the retxHJod LacOy Uttes fall to Wasps "We were in n f hkj of the gaiire. said I adv I le Coach V jii J,ariM4t as he cks.nbed I muh'c f oal loss to Judge Mennni in Safi I uie City last week J. as. -n vij the game was dmofi .hi! reach m the final period peri-od wt-c-n Ids I lts iniggW"d on the Nm d I intah fell 54 V Jt.lge Mennal ! an early t-point t-point l.-jj in the ftrsi q-jrer and the 1,'y t t s --ried the rca f the jtie 't ng lo cassh up The) had narrowed the margin k 4 points to end rV trst half 20 - 16 The v. - j tulf unravcksj f r the li I !.-s as Jadgr JnuHed ( mtah offens-ivcfv anJ ended the fame lead rf by i -ms. I'lntai fJ a Kiianced cffensise etTart w: - ptayer-. ciwtnhutint Mafte barsel led the Lads I V ofiea-e with 9 pirn's fotkrwed cksel bj Ltadsey ChrisieiHca with ft I acrv Onstensen and Pan tournament li gel where we are" 'I Ik l ies qualified IK wrestlers ft the slate tournament that will he held this I riday and Saturday at Dme College in St George. "I was very, very hapy with iur kids." Sensjrard said Me noted that both Wasatch and Union had already deleaied the l ies in duels l iiitah plated K wrestlers in the tinals with Cory Hacking 1 1 12 lbs I, Kle Hentley 1 1 44s Ihs and Wayne )uiii. an 1 12 Ihs winning championships champi-onships in their respective weights I intah wrestlers alsii won S second place awards. 7 third plait- tumors and 4 Itiuilh place -x-siltoiis I. J. Jackson 1 10 Ihs . ( fuse I ladeland 1 1 1 lbs . Jace Robinson I IKY lbs I. Ircvor Murray (21 $ lbs i and Chris Cuttrel (heavy weight weie all run had to wietle e.n h nlhei in the ('h.iiiipnnisliii Semi I in. ils liiMli ( fir i sic 1 1 i n and ll.nl. inu had a hard lime keepiiie a stiaighl lace in the hist x-iiotl and neither one was .idle to gel a takedown Hacking got a reversal on ( lirisli in u and pinned him in the second period In the Consolation Semi finals, ( hiisieiisen pinned Miinly l oiester limn I n in 2 2X and then went mi to earn a 15 2 inaor decision nsei I ninii s Scott Cage In earn thud place 1 1. u king was pilled against Wasatch's Neath liionson in the finals and sliak linn in I 3K lor first place. Hacking has placed lirsl at Region the lasi three years Chad Young, 1 12. wrestled lor the t if st lime since dislocating his elbow al the louiuaiiient of ( haiupiniis SH-ncer Sleek ot I'.nk City ilnln'l know what hit him when Young got the pin in 37 seconds sec-onds Chase- I ladeland. 1 12, had a dou hie aim bar on I nion's lil.ine Wisener and was pulling the hurl on him when the rel stopped the match I ladeland won by del. mil when Wiscnci was unable to continue. con-tinue. I ladeland and fttmg lan d off with f ladeland advancing to Ihe Civhran wored 4 pmnts each with Bn Snyder adding I Vue.es were wild with Tessa J4wisin. Cariy (iiilman. Tiff Coon and JaNelle Jenkins all adding 2 points apiece. Barvl and Snyder each hit once from the 3 fount line The l.ady I tes finish Regn-n 10 league play this fnday at hne against Wasatch. Thry need the game fr kc-rp any hope of post sea son ptay alive If they hi and Granite dc teals Pari City, the Lady l ies will cam a "play m game for the Male kxiraamenc The Lady I "le will play the list home game against the Wasps this fnday at 5:15 p m Seniors Tiffany Coon. Tiffany WiBum and JVIle Jer.ktm m ,U he h.w-rrd -a a pregame orTemony. CoacJi ktatsem has schcsioied a nci league game ag:ain4 M.-rgan for Taevlas. Feb. 19 ners up in their weight divisions. Cade ("hnsurnsen (112 lb, I. Chad Young (119 lbs ). Scott Merkley (125 lbs ). Phillip Keddy (130 lbs i, Kyle Guymon (135 lbs I. Ty Woody ( 140 lbs ) and C. J Lewis (160 lbs' finished third. Those winning fourth place titles included Tyler Chivers (125 lb. ), Russell l-anih (145 lbs), Wes Morntcks (160 lbs) and Jon Horrocks (IK4 lbs) Coach Stensgard said that Cameron Ruppe wrestled hard at 130 lbs but finished fin-ished outside of the lop finir positions. posi-tions. A challenge ruling provides an added opportunity tor those in fourth position to qualify for the state tournament According to Coach Stensgard, there is not a true fourth place and a challenge can he qiyaDSffj finals when Young felt a pull in his elbow and wisely slopped the match. Young defeated Hendrickson from Wasatch 5-3 and pinned Union's IVric W'inlerton in I 4l for third place honors. I ladeland met Wasatch's Peter Rose in the finals and fell 8 I for second place. Tyler Chivers, 125, was pinned by I 'nion's Tony Carter and Scott Merkley girt pinned by Wasatch's Cody Sweat in the Championship Semi finals. When Merkley and Chivers faced off in the Consolation finals. Merkley came out on top when he pinned Chivers in the third period Merkley earned third and Chivers earned the fourth place medals. Phillip Keddy. IV), ad sauced to the Championship Semi finals with a first round bye and then fell to Wasatch's Krandon Willelte in the thud period of their bout Keddy pinned Union's Adam Percival in m and Bob Richens in 3:42 to earn third place. Cameron Ruppe, 130, had a bye (he first round, was pinned in the second period by Jordan Smith of Wasatch, lost to Union' Boh Richens and then earned an 18-1 technical fall win over Union's Adam Percival for fifth place Raptors The Rapiors, Ashley Valley Bantam hockey team, hosted a four-team tournament over the weekend of Feb 12. Joining the Raptors were teams from (ilenwood Springs and Steamboat Springs, Colo. and Provo. Tournament round robin play began Friday night and continued Saturday morning, culminating in medal rounds Saturday altemoon. The competition was much tougher than anything the Raptors have faced all season The Provo team was an A traveling team and Steamboat, as always, has a strong program. The Ashley Valley Bantams faced off against Steamboat in the first game Friday night lirly on the home team was tentative and Steamboat earned the play to the Raptors. Goalie Tappan Brown kept the game clKe until late in the second penod. allowing only one goaf Two late Steamboat goals in the last three minutes of ihe second pend put the Raptors in a hole they couldn't get out. and the game ended in a 4-0 loss for the Raptors Saturday morning the Raptors face a lough team from Provo. f v en though the Provo team dominated domi-nated the territorial battle and out sh.-t the Bantams. 32.-8. the learn began to develop more learn cemfi-dence cemfi-dence in their ability lo pfay with suc h a strong learn The corifuV-fve hoost was ail the learn needed as the Bantams came out in the third game and played stronger The level of play t-f the first two game set (he pace for the Raptors who d-n-mittated the team from Gletioid At Kh ends of the ice. defense and offense, the Raptors played with anfie-TKe n defeating Gienwood &-1 . That lesel of play earned over into the Bronze Medal game where the Rapt.TS again scored a sicvnry. inning 9-2 and earned the third place trophy This towrtwneni was a great seasoning eipenenee for the Bantam hockey players.' said Coach Al Brc-fti. The team should go hmo the rest of the season sea-son witt mere confidence themselves them-selves and their ability to play at this level Fmal standing of (he tooniameflt as Proso. 4-1 . frM; Steamboat. 2- made to those who finish there and a w resile -oft hour used to determine who advances to the slate tournament tourna-ment as a fourth place contestant I intah both benefited and lost from the challenge rule. Stensgard said that Wes Horrocks qualified in the fourth position hut lost the challenge bout Because of this, he was humped from the slate tiHirnaiiK.nl Jon II. crocks benefited when his challenge resulted in a victory and he earned the opportunity opportu-nity to compete in St George. forking hack. Stensgard said that any of "about a doen" matches at lite keg urn competition could have turned the tide for Uintah and secured the title He's koking for-waid for-waid to the Slate tournament. "Our kids are young and don't have a lot vis Jace Robinson, 1 89 of Uintah, controls Union's Josh Farnsworth. At 135, Kyle (iuyrnon caught I 'nion's Nick Ogden sleeping and had him pinned in 20 seconds. Union's Cody Bowden sent (iuyrnon to the Consolation Semi finals with a pin in the second period peri-od of their match. Gwymon had a bye and then faced Ryan Blake of Park City in the battle for third place (iuyrnon earned third when Blake delauried Ty Woody. 140. deleaied Ken take third in tournament P7 lll'il ii TP ' t ' k i "-mm)4 fa1""1"1' ' I" i sl 0zjn ii i -ynw Brett Jansen lugs puck with Jeremy Stewart supporting the attack. 2 second. Ashley VaJSev 2 2. third and Gkswood Spring. 0-4. fourth. Back-up goalie Nick Rjcbens garnered gar-nered two wins for the Raptors Defensemes Ashley Brow. Mac McOel'ian. Brefl Jensea and Josh KitnBiIier aot oaly played tobd defease but kicked 9 pouatv Of the 14 player cm die Raptors ioaex. 13 scored pr-tints. Frsl year piayerv. TyTd Thomas and Jeff Coaiey. ooa-Inbuied ooa-Inbuied pomu la die scoring totals. The second and third bats scored of mat time," Stensgard said. He soid that while many are first time wrestlers competing at the varsity and junior varsity level, they are stoning to believe in themselves. "The great thing about belief is that a tot can happen," Stensgard said. "Our Lids have a lot of heart and character and a kit of the time, that is all you need. Heart and character can make up for talent and experience," experi-ence," he added. He will take the L'les to the tournament tour-nament and accept anything that comes. However, he's cautiously expecting to surface as one of the top three teams at the event. liwe of Wasatch in the first round and Union's Benny Mitchell deci-sioncd deci-sioncd Woody 3-0 in the second round. Woody came hack fast and furious and pinned Park City's Gnffin Olsen in 32 seconds. Woody then battled Cody Palmer of Park City for third place and came out on top when he blanked Palmer 3-0. Kyle Bentley. 145, squeaked out a See Wrestlers on page 19 four goals among them. The first line center. Mrtcn VkCarrrl. and left wing. Bryan Long, booked op for 7 goals and 4 assists. James Jones showed bis utility by ptayng both forward and defeaseman as needed. Jerearj Stewart, Matt Straooa and Tryei Thomas bved ap to thev rrtTT. aac "Crash faac" by closely checking the other team. Mitch MoCaneL Ashley Broma and Tappaa Broa, after piayMtg four eanxs wA die Fifth annual bird count slated I Omithokgists with Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have slated February 15 - 18, 2002 for the fifth I annual Great Backyard Backyard Bird Count visitor is the and are inviting pub-dark-eyed Vk panic ipalion junco. Every ve with an interest in birds including families, individuals, classrooms and community groups are being asked to ce-tint the numbers and kinds of birds they see during any or all of the four counting count-ing days. They can count in their backyards, scrioolyards, kxal parks, nature centers or even at the office. Reports are then made over the Internet at BirdSource, a state-of (he art web site. Last year, three ctninting areas in the Uintah Basin were included in the database for Utah. The general Vernal area reported a total of 34 different species of birds and ranked 6th of 10 reporting cities in the state. House finches and dark-eyed dark-eyed juncos were the most commonly com-monly reported birds in Utah. The Great Backyard Bird Cemnt has been collecting data about the vast majority of North American birds since I-W8. The purpose of the count is to build a conlinen-twide conlinen-twide index to help researchers keep tabs on the distribution and abundance of bird populations over time. The count is a unique part of a suite of bird monitoring projects that include Audubon's Christmas Bird Count and the Lab's Project FeederWatch. In the 5-year history of the organised organ-ised count, more than l(X),(XX) people peo-ple have participated in the activity Their reports have led to some-interesting some-interesting findings. A strong correlation corre-lation has been observed between snow depth and the winter distribution distribu-tion of American Robins. The count has shown this traditional "harbinger "harbin-ger of spring" occurring in parts of Michigan and other northern See Bird Count on page 20 rashed off lo rleber City to play nt the Umtafa Fbgh School Varsity team Saturday night and cxntnbuled to the Ute win with Tappaa a goal and Ashley and Mitch as forwards. This was their fifth game iu two days. la other Ashley Valley hockey actios over the same weekend: Uintah High Utes defeated rleber Oty. 7-0 and have a season SeeHodvyonpage 19 |