OCR Text |
Show I 1 UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. February 20. Marx 1996- - Page 13 Champ 3-Ti- me Unions Marx, Cook stage wild finishes to win crowns By Aldon Rachele Travis Mare became the First State Champion at Union High School, Saturday at the State Tournament in Orem, but he didnt take the Easy Route. He Scared His Fans Almost To Mat Death before taking a 1 win and the 125 pound championship. Mare posted a 34-- 1 record. Marx battled an outstanding wrestler from Carbon High School in Jared Timothy, who scored an escape for a 0 lead. A fleeing the mat stalling call against Timothy tied up the championship bout at 1 in the second round. Unions Mare topped off his senior season by adding his third crown when he scored an escape in the third round fin: a win that had the Cougar faithful jumping for joy, but searching for some Turns". Jesse Cook, who finished with a perfect mark at 35-- probably gave his father Dr. Bernard Cook, who is a chiropractor, Back Pains when he pulled off a 2 win in the final seconds to take the 135 pound state title. Andy Peterson ofLehi took Jesse Cook down six times for takedowns, and led 12-- 9 with seven seconds left in the third round. It was a pretty wild one. Everyone (except Union fens) in the arena gave up on Jesse, but Jesse, said Union Coach Kirk Stradinger. Peterson attempted a takedown move, but Cook countered him and hit a standing cradle, threw him over on his head and caught him for a headlock in the final two seconds. Cook scored a takedown and gave Peterson Back Pains with a two-poinear foil that provided the winning point and championship triumph for Cook. Three-Tim- e 3-- A 2-- 1-- 1-- CHAMP-Cou- gar during a matman, Travis Marx, puts an opponent in a pinning situation three-lime iever 2--1 fust the became and decision a title state on 12S the won Marx recent match. pound crown and posted a perfect mark, state champion at Union High School. Jesse Cook won the 13S for third place by one point. Wasatch Marx had just one loss during the season. Union beat out fust and Delta second. THIRD-TIM- E Ur-pl- one-poi- nt aced Wasatch topples Lady Cougars by three points in region clash By Aldon Rachele Union played Wasatch on Friday, February 16, but the game should have been held on February 14. The Cougar hoo peters were mowed down by the Wasps just like those poor guys years ago during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre with Union girls losing the battle for first place in Region 10, 2 and the Union boys shot down, 87-7- ' 1. The Best Game was the First One where the Lady Cougars ral- -' lied from being down by 11 points, 44-3- 3 at the start ofthe fourth quarter to tie up the contest late in the fourth quarter that had the Wasps Shaking In Their Boots. Union hit seven straight free throws and Jenni Nielson and Terri ' Duncan struck for Hoop Gold to bring Union within two at Jamie Arrive arrived at the basket and had a successful trip on a to tie up the game at 50-5-0 with 2:27 left Kym Brown of Wasatch popped in two free throws to put her team but Arrive ahead by .two, 52-5came through once again with a that knotted the game with 1:15 remaining at 52-5Heather Broadhead played Heads Up Ball by hitting a field goal and free throw for a 55-5- 2 advantage with 33 seconds left. two-point- er 0, two-point- er 2. The three-poi- nt play by Broadhead turned out to be the No. 1 Pain for the Cats as it provided the final margin. Union turned the ball over, which wiped out a shot at tying the game. A last second three- - three-pointer- 5-- 2. 55-6- 50-4- 8. three-pointer- s, . Delta placed second at 167. Union edged out Uintah by one point, 142 to 141 for third place. Ihis is the first time Union has ever finished ahead ofUintah in a state wrestling meet in more than two decades. (Deseret News report ofUintah as third was in error. Union placed third.) Union had tour other matmen reach the championship finals, but Brian Foote, 112; Charley Jenkins, 145; Jeremy Jeppsen, 152 and Sam White, 215, were forced to settle for second places. Heath Cook, 275, pocketed fifth. Coach Stradinger stated that e Foote took Champion Josh Haslem ofUintah down for a takedown. Unfortunately for Foote, " the Utewon the 112pound crown on 4 a 2 win. Jenkins dropped Cael Wasatch won its fourth straight state title with 207.5 points and - Sanderson of Wasatch for a Two-Tim- 6-- Dallon Fields ted hit a three-pointat the buzzer to end the regular season on a bang fin: the Longhorns as they whipped the Rich Rebels at Randolph, Thursday, The win enabled Altamont to tie for second place in the Northern Division in Region 16 Duchesne with Duchesne at 3-beat Tabiona to finish in a tie with Altamont. Tabiona placed first at 1 and Rich nabbed fourth at Altamont jumped out to a 14-- 5 first quarter lead and led 25-1- 6 at the half. Rich hit the jackpot in the third quarter with 18 points as compared to nine by the Longhorns to Altamont tie up the game at 34-3outscored Rich, 10-- 9 in the fourth to win by one. Fields ted led Altamont with 16 points and Zack Mecham added eight. A.C. Rust and T.J. Farnsworth tossed in six each. Brotherson added four and Tew, Sorenson two each. Altamont tossed in 18 field goals, and hit 4 out of 6 free throws. er 7-- er 44-4- 3. one-poi- 7. nt edge. Davenport, who scored 26 points in the game, popped in two free throws and a field goal for a 19-1- 5 Union lead early in the second quarter. Wasatch quickly regained a 22-1- 9 advantage and then was "Hoop Happy with numerous misses by the Cougars at the basket. Union scored 48 points in a high powered second half, but the Wasps stung the Cougars with 56 to win by nt 5-- 1-- 5. 18 points. Davenport scored his 26 points a 10 for 16 s, Longhorns win on last second shot 31-2- - i j Marx won THIRD TITLE-Tra- vis the 125 pound title at the state meet last week for his third crown in three years. Marx is the first Union Cougar to ever win three state championships. 13-1- nt 11-1- 0, on eight field goals and Cook. Union, posted a 35-- 0 record and won the 135 pound state crown last week. He scored four points in the last seven seconds to take first. His winning near fall was awarded with two seconds left. 0, free throw shooting performance. McQuivey, who hit two added 12. Davis, who also scored tossed in 11. two Smith tossed in 11. ; Union has its final regular season game set for Wednesday against Uintah in Vernal. If Union places third they will host a first round game, Saturday. If they finished fourth or fifth they will have to hit the road for a first round game. point try was no good. Wasatch jumped out to a 16-- 8 first quarter lead and led 30-2- 2 at the half. Union turned on the hoop gas too late and lost by three points. The Wasps are undefeated in region The Lady play and Union is Cougars will battle Uintah in Vernal, Wednesday. Union will be hosting a first round state tourney game, Saturday. Jenny Werry led Union with 14 points and Sarah Colton added 12. Nielson scored ten. Arrive popped in six and Kelli Aland four. Roxy McBride added 3 and Duncan two. Broadhead led Wasatch with 15. Union's boys enjoyed a close first quarter with Wasatch as they were behind by just one at but missed many easy shots with the net result a eight point, 3 Wasp advantage at the half. JefFDavenport pumped in a field goal to tie up the game at 7 and then Paul McQuivey zeroed in on the net for a three-pointthat gave Union its first lead in the game at 10-Jacob Berg scored for the Wasps to give Wasatch a one-poi- UNDEFEATED Jczze by Aldan Rachele home from Tabiona after covering the Tabiona-Altamoboys basketball contest and I tuned the radio to a special fantasy program where callers could select an athlete, who they would like to be for one day. If I made a call I would have been "On Hold For Eternity from I was driving nt Duchesne County to San Francisco, California and thus I couldnt reveal my "One Day Requests". I wasn't born yet I was just a passenger in March 1953 when my parents moved from Helper to Roosevelt. About four months later I was born and when I found out I missed Union High School' the 1953 Class B winning Basketball Tournament title I almost had a Double Dribble Fit" where my mother, Ann, almost whistled me for a technical foul. Union beat American Fork for the crown, 44-3My selection of the person I 9. ' " would like To be for a dav would be Union High School basketball star, Kenny Nickel. The Roosevelt Standard reported as follows: "They had the Cougars1 beaten by as many at 15 paints (on paper). But those Cougars had smelled the championship trophy and with an entire team playing inspired basketball and with their modest coach, Glen Allred and his assistant Elden Wright, planning the next move for the Cats well in advance of the preceding one, they matched point for point with the Cavemen, who had been doped to win going away, during the first half. Union dropped behind 24-1- 9 at the half, but when the second half opened Coach Allred had figured out how he could stop Ron Turner, A.F.s brilliant center, and deficit. And make up the thats exactly what the Cougars did stop Turner and dose the gap the third period to 32-3breather After the and a few wise instructions from 2. two-minu- te takedown and owned a 1 lead. However, Sanderson won the 145 pound title on a pin. Jeppsen has lost only three matches all year and it is to the n Wade of Wasatch, same for who beat the Union Cougar, the 152 pound championship. Sam White was the heavy favorite to win the 215 pound crown, but someone forgot to tell defending state champion, Rory Grose of Wasatch, who placed first on a 2 triumph. White had pinned and defeated Grose, 13-- in two previous matches. White finished the year with just two losses. White jumped out to a 0 lead on a takedown in the first round, and then disaster struck with Grose scoring a takedown, reversal and back points to win the championship crown. 2-- guy-Ryo- 5-- 2, 6-- 0, 2-- Allred the Cougars went to work the final eight minutes to prove they were the best balanced team in the tournament by shelling the hoop for 12 paints while holding the Forkers to seven. Again it was their adeptness from the foul line that proved the big margin." Nickell led Union in scoring with 15 paints in the championship gams. The Standard described Nickells championship play as: Powerful on defense, cool under k fire, a dynamic leader and a always." ball-haw- Seven of his paints were scored from the foul line and I can image the pressure to come through, and if I could pick an athlete to be for Nickell, would be the one. I be able to feel the' excitement going through my body like a jolt of electricity to be the "Best in the State" and plus I would see the game that I missed because I was born a few months too late and have been hearing about it for over 40 years. I would be like glue on my opponent and would perform a magical dribbling , show. ' Select Equipment's Annual Spring Consingment Sale to be Held SAT. MARCH 23RD West of Roosevelt on Hwy. 40 FORM-bnio-n's Ryan McQuivey, left, stings two Wasps as he beats them to the basket Jeff Davenport led Union with 26 points in a loss to Wasatch, but McQuivey was No. 2 scorer at 11 McQuivey and Dustin Davis hit two TWO-POIN- T We will be selling three-pointe- Farm Equipment, Construction Equipment, Trailers, Vehicles, Irrigation Equipment, Farm Tools, Shop Tools And Much Much More! If you have an item you would like to sell, please call 722-288- 1 immediately! We will begin a massive Ad Campaign advertising all consignments, including yours, if you get signed up by March 1st. 1 and talk to Travis All you have to do is call to be included in our auction flyer. 722-288- Jenny Weny, right and Teni Duncan, left, to get the bouncing ball under control The Lady Cougars to tie up the game with a min"te left, but Wasatch won tire game to take first place. St 55-5- 2 A11 Sales Subject to A 10 Sales Commission Up To A Maximum Of $500.00 Out Of Pocket Cost. |