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Show Young takes title, Utes ' 1 7- rTit! r v ry- - .. t wi -, fiiilv place 4th Uintah wrestler Chad Young earned champion honors at the 2(X)3 state wrestling tournament last weekend. Cade Christensen and Phil Keddy placed second in the finals. Uintah finished in fourth place in team standings. Wasatch won the tourney with North Sanpete in second and Ixhi took third. Chad wrestled great, he obviously deserved it, said Uintah Coach Gregg Stensgard. He called Youngs 40 - 6 season record "sensational. It was great seeing Chad achieve his goal for the year, Stensgard added. Young defeated Robbins from I i in the 125 lb. division to cam his title. Cade Christensen wrestled into the finals at 119 pounds He faced Hochstrasser from Tooele in his The Uintah School District Board of Education has selected Kevin Dickson as the new head football coach at Uintah High School. Dickson has worked for the school district in the sports program for the past 22 years. He started out at Vernal Junior High School, moving to UHS 14 years ago. There he has been the defensive coordinator under Coach Curg Belcher, who recently retired. Dickson also spent some time as assistant wrestling coach. He is well known in the community for his work as the head drama coach at UHS. Dickson said his main plan of action for the football program is to follow the integrity of Belcher. Its not about me, he said. Its the kids team. Dickson commented on Belchers incredible impact on kids - hes a silent leader. He helped the boys become men. Dickson said he will also continue with Belchers attitude that, ...the kids arent here for me. Im here for them. Well make some changes, said Dickson, but nothing major. Some will work and some wont. You have to risk failure to succeed. Dickson said he is not intimidated by the shadow of a much admired coach. Instead, he welcomes the challenge. This will probably be the last new challenge of my professional career. Although Dicksons educational background is not in athletics, he has been involved in football all his life. I love football, he said. I 1 Jake Gardiner of Uintah goes up for rebound against Judge players. 1 Zwiefler 145 135 pounds, pounds, JaredTIaniett Kyle Guymoif152 pounds and Kyle Bentley at pounds 171 To do what we did, I feel real g(Hd, said Coach Gregg Stensgard regarding the Uintah team performance. I just feel real gxd about the year, l or most of the season, we werent even ranked in the top 10, Stensgard added. The Utes will lose only 3 starting seniors this year. Stensgard expects to have at least 8 of those who placed back for next season. Im looking forward to a very successful season next year, Stensgard said. We had a young team this year but we gained a lot of experience and should be strong He expects to have next year. Wasatch return as a powerhouse for another year. We've got to elevate ourselves to their level for next season, Stensgard said. He expects to do just that with the talent that will return. coaclu By Virginia Harrington Express Feature Writer Duncan earned third place at 160 pounds Weston Horrocks and Trevor Collett each placed in fifth place at 171 pounds and 215 pounds, respectively. The Woody brothers, Ty and Czyz, each finished in 6th place. Ty wrestled at 140 pounds and Czyz at 19 pounds The Utes had 19 wrestlers qualify for state wrestling out of a possible of 23. Those who also competed Mcle and Ranee Brown were both at 103 pounds, Dez Pitt at 12 125 Chase Fladeland pounds, pounds, Chad Zufclt 130 pounds, Scott Merklcy 135 pounds, Scott selected as fioottlbaDn final match. Cade wrestled hard and was trying to find a way to win when he got caught, Stensgard said. He was pinned by his opponent. Phil Keddy lost in a 10-- 3 decision to Salaar of Wasatch in the final bout in the 145 weight division. Both Cade and Phil were matched against two top flight wrestlers,! Stensgard said. It would have been considered a major upset if cither of them would have defeated their opponents in the final round. Five other Utes placed in their divisions. Wayne dcksodd A t 4. Uimiftalh) diroips an emotion packed first half against Judge Memorial and a net singing scoring barrage by Trevor Brady against Lchi, the Utes lost twice last week to have their boys basketball season snuffed. At home in Vernal against Judge on Feb. 4, the Utes had their momentum broken following a controversial official's call. Coach Scott Mansfield earned a technical foul over the series and the Utes never regained their composure to fall 54 38. Last Friday in Lehi, the Pioneers ran the floor to defeat the Utes 66 - 50 in the first round of State 3A basketball action. Bradys 27 game points equated to over half of Uintahs offense. The Utes worked hard to recover a deficit from the first quarter against Judge. By the half, they were down 23 - 22 and had the game coming their way. Midway through the third, many thought the Utes had suffered from a few onesided referee calls. As Uintah was bringing the ball down court, the Despite ffimaD Bulldogs were aggressive, and led Ute fans to come to their feet when no foul calls came from the officials. Within a moment, Coach Mansfield heard a whistle and a hard finger pointing his way after the big T sign was given by the official. It can always be argued whether an officiating call or oversight was correct, however, what often cannot be argued is the impact on the game that such events precipitate. In this case, the Utes never recovered and the Bulldogs continued to hustle for the victory. While the Utes had difficulty containing Judges Mike Giovacchini who connected for 20 points, they were effective holding Joe Sasich to 10 points. Sasich is the scoring leader in 3A and averages 23 points per game. Giovacchini is credited with 13 points per game. Grant Young led offensively for Uintah with 8, Trevor Dana added 7, Jake Gardiner 5, Weston Deets 4, Dustin Bunderson 4, Jared Labrum 3, Trevor Brady 3, Ryan Egbert 2 and Hwo 2. Cook Following Giovacchini and LSasiclwfor the Bulldogs was Proctor with 11 points, Keller with 6, Kolbus 4 and Scott 1. Young hit two shots and Labrum and Bunderson added another for Uintah. The Bulldogs with Giovacchini hit five connecting on 3. Proctor and added Kolbus each another. Although Uintah would like to have ended league competition with a win, the game had little consequence on postseason play. The Utes were already destined to meet 7 - 1 Lehi on the road. In Lehi, the Utes trailed 37 - 23 at the half and never became a factor for the Pioneers to worry about. had Although Bradys great significance individually, it could not help the Utes overcome the of Lehis marksmanship and Robinson. Baumgartner Baumgartner has averaged 17 points per game this year while Mike See Basketball on page B8 f!NTAjj , L Kevin Dickson has been selected as the new head coach of the UHS football program. always have. Dickson praised the sports program at UHS, including girls sports. He said his daughter played basketball for UHS and he gave up his position as assistant wrestling coach to to be more involved in her athletic activities. UHS does a good job of making girls and boys athletics equal, he said, even though he acknowledged that football makes that difficult. Football requires more money than other sports but it also brings in more money. Rob DeCol, director of the sports program for the district, when asked if he had a comment on Dicksons said, appointment, Nope. This is Kevins time. Let him shine. Lady Utes lose lead and drop to Judge A blanket of frustration descended upon the Lady Utes last Friday night as they watched their game-lon- g lead slip away to a Bulldog second half rally. Uintah lost the 39 - 36 heartbreaker against Judge Memorial to end their season. We led the whole way, then lost our lead with one minute to go, said Lady Ute Coach Shanon Johnson. But, thats kind of been the rule this season, he added. Uintah finished the season 2 - 8 in league play and 3 17 for the year. The Lady Utes used the first half to push up a 6 point advantage going into the break. The Bulldogs chewed off 4 points from Uintahs lead in the third then ran up 10 points in the fourth while holding the Lady Utes to 5. It was another game that we -- should have won, Johnson said. Even though the score turned on them, Johnson said several players gave strong performances. Karalee McKee came in off the bench and immediately took three charges and played a great defensive game, Johnson said. Bartel kept her pace as a leading scorer in Region 10 by dropping in 15 points. Im proud of our kids, they battled hard all year, Johnson added. In Coach Johnsons view, the year was consistent in at least one area. The Lady Utes faced a constant flow of challenges all season. Its been a year of mishaps, Johnson said. He listed a chain of troubles that included player rnove-out- s, injuries and illnesses that kept things churned up for the Lady Utes. Despite the challenges and the See Lady Utes on page B7 Dmcireasedl Allows spell D dairagjeir ffoir ffUsheirinnieiiD Anglers fishing the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam need to be aware of fluctuations in the amount of water being released from the dam. For most of the last two years, the river has been held steady around a flow of 800 cfs (cubic feet per second). According to a news release by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), during the next few months, water flows could triple within a couple of hours. Increases will correspond to the need to meet power demands. At 800 cfs, anglers can find numerous places to wade out to fish, including crossing the river in several said areas, Roger Schneidervin, DWR project leader for the Flaming GorgeGreen River Fisheries Project. If anglers arent careful, they could encounter or problems become stranded as the river rises, he added. There are virtually no places to wade across the river at 2,400 cfs. Currently, under the guidelines set forth under the 1992 Biological Opinion on the Operation of Flaming Gorge Dam, which recomTwo Kemmeriing, Colo, opponents attempt to steal the puck from Uintahs Harry Hacking, left, while the mends river flows for endangered fishes in the river, releases are being referee tnes to stay out of the way. Uintah went on to shutout Kemmeriing, Monday. held at the minimum flow of 800 cfs. This flow rate is consistent with drought conditions in the Green River drainage. Due to a shortage of power being generated during the experimental test flows from Glen Canyon Dam, however. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) has requested additional generation from Flaming Gorge Dam to meet their contractual obligations. This additional generation will only be utilized when adverse market conditions exist and According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the agency that manages naming Gorge Dam, power generation at 800 cfs is roughly 22 Megawatts (MW). The additional generation of power will be limited to 50 MW, or roughly 1,600 cfs. This will increase the total river flow to 2,400 cfs. The BOR will slowly ramp power up or dowm by 25 MW (800 cfs) per hour, with only one peak flow allowed per day. An identical arrangement was in place during January, but QAPA never requested additional power, said. Schneidervin However, WAPA exercised the option during the first week of February, and flows increased from Flaming Gorge Dam. Anglers should be prepared for fluctuations during the remainder of February and possibly through March, Schneidervin said. According to Schneidervin, managing flows to meet power needs is not anything new to the Green River. Prior to the studies leading up to the 1992 Biological Opinion, fluctuations as extreme as 800 to 4,800 cfs were common. The changes often occurred several times per day. Generation occurred to meet peak power demands and often increased during morning and late afternoon hours. The Biological Opinion refined operation of Flaming Gorge Dam so Green River flows more closely resembled historic conditions. High spring flows followed by lower, stable flows the remainder of the year helped both endangered species and the sport fish of the Green River. Fish spend less time searching foi suitable depths and currents and aquatic insects have more stable habitat in which to grow and reproduce. The Green River now provides excellent habitat for trout and suitable habitats for many other species, including threatened and endangered fish. |