Show Two wrestling squads to end their seasons This p past st year has been a building year for wrestling at Mantl Manti High School Only six wrestlers were taken by Coach Dave Jenson to the Region Seven wrestling tournament held In Richfield February 17 and 19 These six wrestlers compiled a total of 12 points for in the meet Although short in numbers the team received admirable praise from many top wrestling men present at the tournament for their aggressive wrestling fine attitude and hustle Chris Chrls Den Denton ton a Junior placed highest In the meet for Manti taking fourth in the tough pound division Others who competed on the team at the region tournament were seniors David and Bruce Monson Juniors Phil Haslam and Danny Terry and sophomore Randy The wrestlers learned much this y year ar and improved greatly from the first of the year The wrestlers on this years year's team who will return n next year will form a fine nucleus for next years year's team Manti High School wrestlers will be wrestling on a new mat next year and also will be sportIng sportIng sporting sport- sport Ing new uniforms which are greatly needed Although the high school did not have a winning record this year Ephraim Junior Highs High's new newly 1 y organized wrestling team including some 30 wrestlers wrestlers wres wres- went undefeated against Region Seven competition de defeating defeating defeating de- de Gunnison Junior High twice ice 55 to 24 and 70 to 33 Juab Junior High 91 to 33 and North Sanpete Junior High 99 to 27 The Ephraim Junior Highs High's only loss came at the hands of ot Wasatch Junior High School in Heber City where wrestling has been a tradition for many years by a score of 97 to 35 One final match with Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gunni Gunni- son Junior High Is scheduled this week A little league wrestling program program pro pro- gram was also carried on this pas past winter including about 30 boys from Ephraim Sterling and Mantl Manti from the fourth through the sixth grades They concluded their season with an squad inter-squad tournament held February 22 in the Ephraim Junior High Gym Participants were awarded first second third and fourth place ribbons according to their performance perform perform- ance l r ManU Manta Temp ars grapplers rs are from left to right Chris Denton Phil Haslam David David Randy Danny Terry and Bruce Mon Monson |