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Show The Panthers will battle the Vikings at West Junior High, Mat and hoop events are next item on sports menu Another state championship match never forget was Stacy Halls first place win in 1977. Hall ended the match with a big bang as he pinned Brian Storms of Pleasant Grove in the final seconds of the second round. Finally, the minutes tick away and the new wrestler is either a winner or No athlete is really a a loser as they try to do their best and sometimes the opponent does a little bit better. I will r. One match that I will never forget took place when I attended Union High School a number of years ago. A wrestler was battling a tussler from Mat Wars Wrestling practice begins Monday at Uintah High School and tusslers will be battling on the mats to get in shape for upcoming varsity and junior varsity matches. Some wrestlers will be state championship contenders and some will hope they can at least win a match. For some wrestlers the sport fits like an old hat because they have been familar with the tussling activischool days, ty since but some matmen are getting their first taste of wrestling as 10th, 11th or 12th graders. Curry, Doug Price and Rich Williams take on Delta at 9 pm. Basketball Marathon Five more games had to be played before Tabiona and Delta battled each other and thus I enjoyed a state Hoop Tryouts tournament game watching feast. I watched Monticello knock off Basketball practice also begins little South Rich, 6 and Richfield Monday for hoop hopefuls at Uintah The next game nip Cedar City High School and the sport brings had a Uintah Basin flavor as Uintah back memories of my first visit to a took on Morgan, but lost by one point, big city for the state basketball tourUintah Basin school members nament back in 1969. are supposed to root for each other, Uintah, Union and Tabiona combut the Uintah-Unio- n rivalry was a peted in the state tournament from fierce one in 1969 so naturally I the Uintah Basin back in 1969. Uintah cheered for Morgan. Ute players were Dale Allred, Brent Suppertime was spent watching Eaton, Tim Hadlock, Billy Johnston, North Sanpete defeat Hurricane, Gary Wilkins, Kent Hadlock, Alvin North Sanpete went on to beat Ben Mark Lawson, Begaye, for the state title. South Dixie, Rasmussen, Dez Murray, Mitch Sevier returned to its winning form Hacking and Randy Merrill. They with a over North Sumtriumph were coached by Doug Moon. The mit. assistant coach was Kent Limb, who is the cross country and track coach Finally it came time for the game this year at Uintah High School. The between Tabiona and Delta, but even though Giles put in some long bombs manager was Brent Blandford. the Tigers lost to the Rabbits, Im a graduate of Union High I witnessed seven ball games durSchool and my team was the Cougars tourback in 1969. Now I root for both Uin- ing the second day of the state in 1969 and the only game I nament tah and Union. Union won the region bettitle in 1968 and placed seventh at missed was the 10 a m. game and ween Manti which Wasatch, state. The Cougars had an awesome team in 1969 and their starters were Manti won The Cougars and Tigers were Jim Marshall, 3 center; Brad Han1 cock, forward, Ricky Mojado, eliminated the next day as Union lost and Tabiona lost Wayne Ross, 0 and Bob Fenn, to Cedar City, to Hurricane, but I didnt witnessed the games as I stayed home and Five-foo- t nine isnt considered tall to them on the radio, Friday, for a basketball player, but Fenn was listened March 14, 1969 as I was allba giant on the court as he pleased the t. watching-worn-oucrowd with his dribbling skills and a asketball-game good scoring touch. Marshall was the usual top scorer for the Cougars, but Coach Hoop Days Hancock, Mojado and Ross also put in points for the high scoring team. Uintah won the region title in 1969, Another game I will never forget but they lost a first round game to was a contest between the Union in the 10 a m. game Cougars and South Summit Wildcats Hurricane, on Wednesday in Provo on the old during the 1970-7- 1 basketball season. Brigham Young University basketThe Wildcats grabbed a 1 lead ball court. Tabiona knocked off at the end of the first quarter, but number one ranked South Sevier, Union rallied in the second quarter and then all the Union fans for a 3 lead. The increasCougars motored to Provo to watch the ed their lead to five points in the third Cougars play Manti. and won the game by quarter at The Manti team had a bunch of nine points, giants on their team in 1969 with Steve Willardsen and Unions top scorer was Mike HarLarry Cox, 5 Craig Nielsen. Nielsen went on to rison at 21 points. He fired in eight play for the University of Utah. The field goals and five free throws. Jeff Cougars shocked Manti, 2 and I Alexander added 16 points and Wade Workman scored 15 points. Ray still remember the shocked expresNatani scored eight points and Jared sion on Manti giants faces when they Whitehead added six. Ralph Wright were chopped down to defeat. and Paul Betts scored three points. All the Union fans were loaded South Summit was led by Kim back on the buses for Thursday at 16 points. Garry Walker Peterson B Class the tournaat state games had 14 counters and Rick Bailey addment. The Union-Dixi- e game began at 11:30 a m. and unfortunately the ed 12. Brad Simpson scored nine and Cougars were blown away by the Jeff Anderson put in six. Barry Walker poured in four. Dixie bunch, Peterson is now the head basketThe state dreams for the Cougars were overwith, but little Tabiona still ball coach at Uintah High School and had a chance so everyone voted to is in his second year. I discovered the basketball old South Summit-Uniostick around and watch the Tigers program in my desk of high school with such players as Dale Giles, Brad Fabnzio, Leavaughn Gmes, Oran basketball relics. 60-5- Union and he had his legs wrapped around his Cougar opponent. The Union tussler started getting the upper hand on his matman, but his opponent refused to untie his legs and drop to the mat on his stomach. The Union tussler just bridged back and pinned his opponent, who refused to give up his leg hold. Another match I will never forget involved Pat Jenkins at the state tournament. a was Jenkins sophomore and was going for a state title. However, he was behind in his match and appeared he might lose to a Pleasant Grove tussler by the name of Paul Phelon. Jenkins didnt give up as he exploded for a couple of near falls and defeated the Viking for his first state championship. Jenkins won state titles as a junior and senior and joined Billy Murray, John Price state and Scott Ruppe as a three-tim- e champion. ,65-6- 56-5- 57-4- 58-5- 76-6- 3 71-5- 65-5- A match is set up in three two minute rounds, but it can last longer if the match goes into overtime. The match usually only lasts six minutes, but for many wrestlers it is a long six minutes For many new wrestlers the six minutes seem to last forever. Gary Murrays state championship win last year will stand out because Murray joined his father Billy Murray as a champion. Gary and Billy state Murray are the first father-so- n combination at Uintah championship High School. 6-- 6-- 75-6- 2 6-- 5-- 9 Vernal Junior Highs 9th grade basketball team will open its season on the road at West Junior High School, Thursday, November 21 and will host Altamont, November 26 and 30. November Wasatch, will take on The Panthers Roosevelt, December 3 and Altamont, December 10 in away games. The Vernal team will host Duchesne, December 12 and West, December 19. Vernal will take on the Eagles in Duchesne, January 9 and will host Roosevelt, January 14. The Vernal Freshman Tournament is set for January 18. Vernal will battle San Rafael and Canyon View on the road, January 28. The Panthers will take on Craig, February 1 and will take part in the Craig Freshman Tournament, February Members of the Vernal 9th grade Kaleo team are: basketball Fernandoe Towne, Nawahine, Brian Teo, Craig Huber, Eric George Murphy, Russell Dart, Troy Mulville, Paul Kalivas, 9 Logan, Jason Law, Dustin Mortenson, Marc McCulloch, Randy Allred, 4 and Lex Cook, manager. The head coach is Craig Monsen and the assistant coach is Todd Hazelbaker. Ninth grade basketball practice began November 4 and when asked to comment on the hoop workouts, We have been Monsen remarked, going over fundamentals and have been trying to get in shape for our first game. We havent got a lot of height, but we have quickness. We have been dribbling, shooting and working mainly on defense. We should reMonsen added, bound well. Even though we are small we can bqx out well. West had a good team last year and had a fine 14-1- 5. 0; high scoring basketball player. The Vernal boys 8th grade team is and Hazelbaker coached by members of the crew are: Matt Crowe, Larry Rhodes, Juston Mortenson, David Turner, Randy Washburn, Brian Snow, Corey Gines, Jake Nay, Quinn Bennion, Steve Giese, Shaun Warren, Tyler Nelson, Jeff Kinlsey, Kyle Bennion, Denny Southam and Steve La brum. Vernal Junior Highs girls basketball team will open their season on road the Duchesne, against November 19 and will host West, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. The Panwill battle thers Altamont, 26 and November Roosevelt, December 3 on the road. Vernal will host Altamont, December 10 and Duchesne, December 12. The girl Panthers will battle the Vikings at West Junior High, December 19 and will host Roosevelt, January 14 A tournament will be held at Vernal Junior High, January 22-2- 5-- 5-- 5-- 5-- Bowling 0; 5-- 5-- Muscles Sims & & 27-- 9 24-1- 2 Holmes-Morey-Ralp- Hacking-Henlin- e 23-1- 27-2- 48-4- 3 70-6- 6-- 6-- 9 87-6- n Get a JT33 Never-Wa- x Floor by Mannington 25 233 211 204 Jensine Aguilar bowled 104 pins over her average. Congratulations. 63-5- 7 65-5- 549 548 523 High Games Jensine Aguilar Barry Gale Ed Schwarz 13-1- 6-- 3 High Series Ed Schwarz Barry Gale Allen Jenkins 57-5- ' Bustles Sims Off Sale ends Dec. 31, 1985 |
