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Show 7 Pace 14 - December 27. 1994 Svorts lUIntah Basin Standard Cougars Matt Belts, top, forces Mike dines shoulder blades to kiss the mat Betts was awarded a pin seconds later and the place went with "Wild" with "Screaming Cougars" the fourth Union dual meet win over a as the fall gave Union a 5 win over Uintah-j- ust Uintah wrestling team in 40 years. YES! YES!--Th- e 43-3- 1993 RIGHT MOVES-Uni- on champion, Travis Marx, top, attempts to set up a winning move in a battle with Uintahs Chet Atwood. Marx grabbed a 2 lead and ended up beating The Cougars won several close matches to pull off the victory over the mat Atwood by two, Utes. 3-- A 6-- 7-- 5. 4th Win In 40 Years Union Cougar matmen beat Uintah Utes in Vernal, 43-3- 5 takedown to lead a Glines came right back with a reversal to tie up the match at It appeared Betts had some type of shoulder problem, but it was Glines, who suffered the pin pain. The fall sent the Cougar wrestlers and fans- "Jumping For Mat Joy" 2-- 0. 1985. By Aldon Rachde just hit the hip toes for the pin. I put my hip into him, pushed down for the pin and put him down for the count," said Betts. "It is good to beat Uintah." A 17-- 8 mqjor decision win by Sam White over 215 pounder, Chris Kiever of Uintah enabled 3 Ute Union to overcome a advantage and put Union ahead by Now the "Mat Prestwo at sure was on Matt Betts. Betts took down Glines for a "I If any Cougar fans made a "Mat Bet" they hit the jackpot when heavyweight, Matt Betts, pinned Uintah's Mike Glines with 1:06 left in the second round to give Union a 43-3- 5 triumph over the Uintah Utes, Thursday evening in Vernal. The victory by Union is just the fourth Cougar win over a Ute team in a dual meet in 40 years. The last Cougar victory over the Utes was a 35-3- 0 triumph back in December 2-- 2. - beneath the 21 Uintah State Championship Bannov. White beat Kiever by nine points. However, he couldn't get a pin over the battling Kiever, who 35-3- 37-3- 5. tied up the match at 6--6. Unions f p 00 PWIM W , Holds This Years Prices HESSTON 9.3'?: l5i l y r: jU Choose From: next years price increase. Take advantage of generous sales allowances LGKC-K-ili-N GO EX'TWAR !8 As Low As IM POD KC-HA- SE M? Interest 3.9 D7AWS Powerhouse"-Uinta- h, 24-- 0. McClellan beating Mark Daniels to put the Utes ahead by two. However, the lead was shortlived when White and Betts overpowered the Utes and to give the Cougars a "Victory Dance" on the Uintah home floor for the second time in the past ten years. Brian Foote beat Josh Haslem, 4-- in the 100 pound match. Foote scored a takedown and led 1 after two rounds. Haslem scored a neutral to tie up the match at 2-- 2 and then Foote scored the winning takedown with only 18 seconds left. 2, 2-- Wind rowers, Mower Conditioners and a full line-u- p of Round and Square Balers delivery in 1995 $4 . l m NCENTIVE Order now to reserve your new machine for Avoid s' 3 V-i- White came right back to take an Jeppsen. "All that counts is I won 8--6 advantage when he scored a and we won over Uintah." reversal with seven seconds left in Uintahs D J. Lewis picked up a the second round. White was No. 1 technical fall over Unions 160 in the final round with nine points, pounder, Kenyon Zager. Isaac which included two near falls. Hatch, 171, and Brady McClellan, "I had to win to put us (Union) 189, gained second round pins with ahead. It was up to me and Matt Hatch defeating Neil Farrer and Betts. I got the win to set up Matt I did what I had to do and hoped that Matt would do the rest" Mid White. "I used a half nelson and arm bar for near fall points. His shoulders were a half an inch off the mat the whole time." Union Coach Kirk Stradinger staged a celebration upon the conclusion of mat slapping to give Union the win. Stradinger said, "We made it exciting at the end, and Im so happy for Matt Betts and our seniors. We wanted to beat Uintah for the seniors." The Cougars won the first five matches to go ahead of "Wrestling v W, & - ; y M i. a ji- Unions Dustin Clayburn pinned Uintahs 106 pounder, Jarrod Sullivan with 32 seconds left in the first round and then 1993 State Champ, 112 pounder, Travis Marx survived a strong test from Marx led Chet Atwood to win 2 after one round, and added a near fall to take a 2 lead. However, he almost made the mistake of his mat life when he was turned for a near fall with 42 seconds left to drop hie lead to just one. Marx added a neutral to win by two. "It rocks to beat Uintah. I almost got myself in trouble, but I pulled through. I got turned and that scared me," Man said. k pins by John Richens, 119 and Charlie Jenkins, 125, gave Union ap impressive 24-advimtage. Richens used a fall with 51 second left (o end a tough 6 battle vs. Greg McKee. Jenkins quick pin over Dallon McKee came after only 38 seconds of wrestling 3-- A FOR ALL TIME It isnt famous like Utahs 1 win over 5 over has Uintah BYU, but Unions a nice mat ring victory to it. Union led by two with one bout left and a pin in the final match locked up the victory. 34-3- 43-3- . 7-- 5. 3-- 6-- Back-to-Bac- 0 7-- ora: ni 0? v. . tl AGCO-ALLI- S 4 Years 4DOO HR.; VI V ..r,- - . pinned him with the banana banana split and I got him," said Jenkins. "It made the pin even more important cause we beat fesr. .. tV "I split' I just hit the leg ride to the " MUS: & action. ' :i- -- Tractors, Quality Built and Affordable! Industries Best Warranty! Make for a Happy Customer! IDerry Christmas from the gang! r:: Uintah." Union had a shutout, but the Cougars soon found out the Utes weren't dead as Uintah won six of the next eight matches to go ahead by two. The Cougars' Jesse Cook and Jimmy Lewis were locked up in a 4--4 battle. However, Lewis won the first matfh of the evening for the Utes when he pinned 130 pounder Cook with 39 seconds left in the third round. Union came right bock and took a 30-- 6 advantage when Tom Mea-cha135, pinned Casey Phillips, Uintah, with 27 seconds left in the second round. Uintah won two straight when 140 pounder, Brad Van Taasell pinned Glade Rich and Isaac Smuin, 145, won on a forfeit. "I used the figure four for the pin," said Meacham. "It is great to beat Uintah in wrestling." Jeremy Jeppsen put Union up by 15 points when he edged Uintahs 152 pounder, Randon McKee, in a wild scary match for the Cats. A takedown and two near falls gave Jeppsen all his points in the first round. JOYFUL HUG-Un- ion wrestling coach, Kirk Stradinger hugs1 winning heavyweight, senior, Matt Betts. Stradinger commented that the "Win Over Uintah" was for "The Seniors". A " M 7-- 5. West Highway 40 - Roosevelt, Utah 722-288- 1 had a good start, but I wikde sure I won. I was really tired. I need to be in better shape, said "I r f- - l.w V7--.- i rw.-X,..- .'- Sf Ert. V -- v I . .I - & JHV .vLi I ; 1 V . V V - ,J4 in, im; . juai WILD RIDE-T- he Cougars John Richens, top, enjoys the view of the mat, which ended later with Richens pinning Uintahs Greg McKee. |