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Show Pace 16- SPORTS - August I4.2(K)I Uintah Basin Standard Vi.- x..--- ,r T miSta??: v US fM SMSy Jf.- - .; V..-('?- . '. , to: QUICK MOVES - A Cougar running back tries to break loose Tor some running room during an offensive practice session last week in Roosevelt. Union will play Emery in a Utah Endowment game, Friday. Halfthe proceeds goto the Utah High School Activities Association. t Si ". w'V LOOK OUT--A Union quarterback, left, hopes he doesnt get clobbered during a workout in Roosevelt. He was safe as Unions defense will save the heavy jolts for Emery, Uintah, Carbon, Lehi, etc. 50 YEARS OF FOOTBALL Union Cougar team prepares for Friday home opener Swimmers nab UBIC honors ByAldon Rachele The UBIC in over fur another year, and ao are the swimming races. Results arc as follows: eight year old backstroke, 25 yards, Karli Morris, first; Brandi Perci val, second; breaststroke, freestyle, underwater events, Percivnl, first; Morris, second; 4 yeurold backstroke, 75 yards, Brendan Dennis, first; Candice Morris, second; Aaron Richens, third; Adam Mccham, fourth; backstroke, Dennis, first; Mechum, second; Richcns, third; Morris, fourth; freestyle, Dennis, first; Richens, second; Morris, third; Mccham, fourth; underwater, Mechum, first; Dennis, Becond; Richcns, third; Morris, fourth. old backstroke, Z&yards; John Eckels, first; Chantel Percival, second; Kamille Hacking, third; breaststroke, Eckels, first; Hacking, second; Percival, third; freestyle & underwater, Eckels, first; Percival, second; Hacking, third; 15years old and up undurwutcr, Cory Bentz, first; Colton Dye, second ; Jed Curry, third; Ail Wentworth, fourth; freestyle, Curry, first; Bentz, second; Dye, third; Wentworth, fourth. Team relays-a- ll ages- -, Brendan Dennis; Cundice and Karli Morria, Brandon Tanner, Chantel Percival, Joey Draper, first; John Eckels, Adam Mccham, Kamille Hacking, Brandi Percival, Aaron Richens, Devin Tanner, second. grid power to upset a highly favored Mdab eleven and thus established themselves as one of the top Class B Union High School's football team teams in the state. is busy preparingfor its 2001 football Union took over the ball early in home opener against Emery, F riday, the third quarter and with John August 17 at 7 p.m. with such players d as Cole Hancock, Mike Seeley, Colby Benson reeling off a beautiful run, ably assisted by fullback Haslem, Luke McCurdy, Mike Rohrer, Bobby Brotherson, etc., but Don Killian, who plunged for ten 50 yean ago the Cougars under the yards and then knifed over from the direction of Coaches Eldon Wright, . six for the score, climaxed a fine offenwho went on to be a longtime coach at sive and defensive performance as Wasatch High School, and Glen Allred they made the only score ofthe game were at hard work getting ready for and won their first game of the season the first ever season in Roosevelt againstasir:gielos8 to Pleasant Grove after A1 terra in Western Uintah two week earlier. Moab had beaten Uintah High County and Roosevelt were made and Benson, School earlier 25-into one high school. Killian, Lyle Snyder, Norval Hansen The Cougars werent winhers in their first ever game vs. Pleasant led the way alternating on offense. Union knocked on the goal line all to wait another week , Grove and had through the first halfand had to wait when Provo cancelled a ball game. unti 1 the third quarter to really upeet The long wait was worth it as Union the as win football a ever dope bucket fa term no longer first its gained mean used in the 21 Century-mig- ht school when they blanked a powerful the dope on which team waa going to in the heartofGrand Moab team, win according to predictors). County, and the weekly newspaper Union's pushing over for a touchthe Uintah Basin Standard stated: "That unnamed Union High School down and converting for seven prefootball team- - (footlrall talent was cious points enabled Union todefeat in Moab, which waa a unknown as Union was in its first season) put on a brilliant display of the 1950 state meet. Coaches Wright ByAldon Rachele - m(w 4 45 12-1- i School footballcoachGregHoagland, his some football grid iron information. . players right, gives LISTEN TOCOACH-NewUnionHi- gh Tahiona Grad Janae Van Tassell on Griffins team 30-yar- 7, - Janae Van Tassell, Female Prep Athlete of the Week for the Salt Lake Tribune as well as Deseret News First Team All State for volleyball,' has joined Westminster Colleges volleyball team. The Tahiona resident will play the middle poeition for the Westminster Griffins.- Currently a freshman at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Van Tassell attended Tahiona High School. She said, I love to be involved in everything." Indeed, she was involved in many activities at Tahiona High, where she was named homecoming queen and valedictorian. Maintaininga4.0GPAthrough- - out high school. Van Tassel 1 was on .thehonor roll for four years and served as student body president. She was also part of the Academic All State Volleyball team. Academic All State prill team and UHSVA All Star quad. Her other honors include Sterling Scholar Runner-u- p in music, Tabiona or the High School Female Athlete Year and head drill mistress of the drill team. She wasalso captain of the volleyball, basketballandtrackteams in high school. No doubt. Van Tassell will be involved in many ofthe activities at Westminster, including volleyball and classes. 7-- 0, semi-finali- st First Annual Con Amore School GOLF TOURNAMENT AUGUST 25, SPONSORS Roosevelt City Golf Course Roosevelt City All proceeds for Duchesne Country Chamber of Commerce As Place severely disabled children Four Person Scramble Tournament Name; Service Insurance Moon Lake Electric Ddsco Northwest Inc. API Uintah Basin Chapter Company: . CHECKING HOVER-- Cougarplayrrsiakeashort break and watch Union go through its offensive game plan. Granite has been added to Unions region and Lehi departs for another region this year. City: Telephone Petrogiyph Oil Communications Names of Team Members: Subway Service Zion's Bank Roosevelt Dist. Basm Wholesale west Uintah Basin Standard Dan WMcox Golf Pro Con Amore School Coldweii Banker RS West Real K&S Well ! Zipps & Cleaning Deadline Frontier Grill Inland Production BP Pipelines North American Inc. L&L Motor Shar's Realty Dan's Tire S&S Service Center Pool Company Twin Hill Golf Spading Gold company CcJ:,jiar One Ron Rchens'Boy Scouts nt Union High School kicked off its girls' soccer season by beatingNorth in Roosevelt, Saturday Sanpete, behind Jamie Buxtons three goals, which is known as a "hat trick .Also scoringfor ITnion wereJaneen Nelson, Katy Angus and Mari Riser. Shelleen Wright waa right on" for the shut- W ' . a. J. 4 P . . " out In other local game, Uintah and Ben Lomond out ofOgden fought to a 1 tie in Vernal. ' Registration at 7:00 a.m. $50.00 per person donation for Con Amore Trea Larson Dry 14-1- 3. Great Door Prizes and Special Drawings Estate Big O Tire Chris al 6-- 0, Address: Cochrane Resources power. The Cougar team in its first ever season at Union High School won the Region 5 crown and then mat Cyprus contest. Un ion in a Class B semi-finled most of the way, but the Pirates from Magna stole one from the Cats when they scored the winningtouch-dow- n in the final three minutes to take a 21-1- 9 triumph. Lyle Snyder scored two- - touchdowns for Union and passed to Lloyd Fenn for another score. Ken Strong was the tower ofstrength for Cyprus with two touchdowns. ' Union led at the half 13--7 on Snyders two touchdowns; but Cyprus Howcame right back to leqd ever, with three minutes to go in the fourth quarter Fenn nabbed a pass and marched 65 yard for a 19-1-4 Cougar advantage.Afirstevervictnry in the Class B playoffs wasnt to be as Cyprus' Strong attack overpowered Unions defense to pull out a two-poiwin. Fifty years later the 2001 version ofthe Union Cougars has 171ettennen returning plus five starters. They haye "Smash and Slashand their combined 1400 yards from last season back. Smash is Luke McCurdy and "Slash is Jason Kowallii. Hanrockand Haslem are battling for the quarterback position. Bobby Brotherson is one ofthe Cougars' top linemen ar.d Rohrer is a team leader at middle linebacker. First year coach GregHoa gland, a BYU graduate and former lineman on the football team, said, We feel we have a lot of good athletes, and added that the tools are there. Jamie Buxton nets hat trick go to purchase equipment Registration Form Cafe Chevron Products company Kody's Roundup UBTA-UBE- T will 2001 and Allred molded together' frag- ments of 1950 Alterra and Roosevelt teams, and the Union team waa described as: Big; fast line that performs credibly on defense and offense plus a deep backfield with defensive Is August IS, 2001, Green fees and Cart Rentals paid at course Prize Money determined an 144 player field Prize Money ; 2nd $500 -- 5th-$2- 3rd-$40- 0 4th-$30- 0 Shot Gun Start First Flight 7:30 a.m. Second Flight :30 p.m. V J f j -- 1 Please Make Check payable to The Duchesne County Chamber of Commerce W E. 200 S PO Box 1 41 Ut MG&lv tei. FOCUSED GU High Scho-.r- l football show off their musexsaftera success fiilpracticc. Hopefully, they can pul every thing to good um: when they host Emery, Friday, August 17 in the season opener. YS-l'm- |