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Show Pane 14 IJINTAH BASIN STANDARD, December 24. 2001 K. Wight of Union High cruises through the water during swimming WATER WORK-Lau- ra in Vernal. action held a while back Union Cougar swimmers pocket honors at Park City swim meet The weather outside was frightarea was delightful as it snowed and snowed... That adaptation of the time honored song Let it Snow seemed pretty appropriate for the Park City Invitational, which was held Dec. Frosted windows sheltered Union swimmers from blizzard conditions while 22 high ful, while the pool ARMED ATTACK-- A w ilii Kittle with plenty of arms and legs clash near the hoop during Unions 53-5- 0 loss to Union will host the Cougar Classic next month. Emery. The Spartans did Union in with nine 14-1- 5. three-pointer- s. AHS Loses Tabiona Tigers rout Salt Lake Lutheran By Aldon Radicle THS conhad five nected on 25 field goals and hit 2 out of 9 free throws. Smith led SLL with seven points. The Salt Lake team pumped in ten field goals and was 5 for 13 from the foul line. It was a nightmare from the start with Altamont quickly down 22-- 7 and behind 41-1- 7 at the half. It got worse with South Summit outscoring AHS, 20-- 3 in the third quarter to take a 61-2- 0 Altamont did better in the edge. fourth quarter with 19 points, but South Summit added 17 more to win by 39. Also scoring for AHS were: Myrin, 9; Bywater, Draper, Mower, 3; s. Goodrich, 1. Stevenson had two Altamont pumped in 1 1 field goals and was 15 for 24 from the foul line. Woolstenhulme was South three-pointer- Tabiona High had a happy hoop time with Trent Givens pumping in 29 counters and Riley Bagley adding 19 in a 58-2- 7 triumph vs. Salt Lake Lutheran, hut a sari hi Kip time for loss to South Altamont in a 78-3- 9 Summit, Wednesday with the only highlight being 20 points hy Clint Stevenson. The Tigers caged Salt Lake Lutheran early fora 20-- 5 first qiuirter edge and led 3 1 12 at the half. SLL did better with ten points. However, Tabiona popped in 11 in the third quarter for a 42-2- 3 lead and then routed the Salt Lake City hunch. 16-to take a 3 1 point win to improve to -- 5, 6-- FollowingGi ven.s and Bagley were Pippy at six and Clines at four. Givens H CjomloI JJwucfhJtA my name was AI I wasn't going to s. three-pointer- Summits top scorer at 14, and Sorensen, Elbert, Tapp poured in 1 1 . Thank You Karl Malone for being a sports writers dream come true. Whenever you open your mouth a or bad. I super quote comes out-go- od was going to write about my snow adventures when I used to pray for a White Christmas, but when I became older and had to drive through the stuff I always wished for a Brown Christmas. My snow thoughts melted away when Malone said last week that he never meant to suggest that he was willing to carry the Olympic torch only if he was allowed to carry the flame into the Opening Ceremony. He expressed frustration with the secretive nature of Olympic organizers, saying he needs to make plans for a break in the NBA schedule that weekend. The Jazz will have the weekbreak-Malo- ne end off for the NBA All-Stmay or may not be selected he for the game in Philadelphia-an- d would be inclined to spend the weekend at his ranch in Arkansas. The torch problems by Malone reminds me of when I skipped the Uintah High School athletic banquet to watch a fight invol vingMuhammad Ali back in 1976 that was being broadcast live on television. He was scheduled to fight an unknown by the name of Richard Dunn. I was invited to the banquet by Dennis Preece, who guided Uintah to nine state titles as the head mat coach. The late Preece begged and begged me to cover the award program and I said, No way that Im missing a Muhammad Ali championship fight! Preece kept telling me, Youre going to miss something really important! I thought, How cou Id anything be more important than an Ali bout? I worked for the Vernal Express where they just simply love to stay up all night putting the newspaper together on Tuesday nights. Monday night was my last break before the Tuesday and since ar And many tfappY foods Davis Jutxlea Food & Drua Stores 750 E. 200 N. Roosevelt, Utah 722-229- .6 miss Ali. Ali was done with Dunn his opponent in five rounds on a technical knockout, and the next day I waa the one who waa floored when I discovered why the Uintah people wanted me to attend their banquet so badly. Preece walked in and announced, It is too bad you didnt show up for the banquet cause you were named an honorable mention by Scholastic Wrestling News for wrestling coverage throughout the whole USA. All I could say was: Im sorry, but it was a good fight The next few years I showed up and didnt receive any award. I guess they were still ticked off from when I was a No-Sho- w in 1976. Those Uintah folks forgave me in 1984 when they gave me Otd-fasfuon-ed Cfirislmos Wisfies $ you and your loved ones celebrate a warm and happy holiday together. May health and good fortune follow you throughout the new year. We hope Qeautiffiid Christmas! Thanks for placing your trust in us. We look forward to a bright future together. We appreciate your trust, and look forward to serving you for another year. Advance Insurance Roosevelt 722-89- 93 . Duchesna CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 50 E 200 S Roosevelt d-- C e j Then the Union rivalry continued between Wight and Hatch in the 1 d freestyle. This time the Cougars were a pool apart with Hatch in Lane 1 and Wight in Lane 8, Typically Wight has the lead on the first lap. Hatch overtook Wight on the second lap and maintained the lead until the fourth lap when it waa anyone's race. This time, Wight pulled strong and stayed ahead the entire way with a time of 1:15.39 with Hatch just a second behind in a time of 1:16.72. This waa good enough to give the Lady Cougars 56th and 60th place respectively out of a field of 77. Wight had cause to celebrate aa she improved her personal beat time d in the backstroke by one second. The first lap found her in first place in .19 seconds but dr to second place on the next lap. powered forward aa the entire Uintah team cheered her on and she came in with a fast 1:22.47. This gave her 29th out of 45 competitors. Wentworth gave a spectacular perd formance in the backstroke. Being in the first heat, AJ paddled away and he easily blew the field away. The Cougar claimed victory by two botfy lengths ina time of 1:20.16. Swain and Bents represented d Union in the breaststroke. Swain got offto an excellent start and a strong frog kick gave her first at the turn. She fell back to third place but UBtfttmg right Id the though the finish. Swains 1:35.62 put berm 35th place out of 46. Bentz finished up the day in the same event He had a super start which give him a split of 38.16. A swift glide kept him in the race. He fought all the way to the finish and ended up just a stroke behind fourth with a time of 1:22.98. Even Coach Wentworth waa pleased to see Cory come in 28 out or 45. speed and increased the lead. The last home meet before region Reynolds maintained the distance will be Jan. 5 in Vernal. while Cook sprinted to the finish for second place in a time of 2:15.34. OO-yar- 100-yar- 50-ya- rd 100-yar- 100-yar- wheel-chair-bou- V Hope your holiday is glorious, and that each moment is filled with good cheer and happiness. 105 E. Lagoon HJS. den the head man at the newspaper ordered me to attend the banquet. Later that night I was announced aa the winner, and on my way up the steps I tripped and almost fell down. Maybe I can blame Ali for an invisible punch? Sometimes a person has other plans, and they regret not changing them. At least I got iny second chance. Now that Im thinking about it maybe I got that award for watching Uintah lose all those football games in an 0--8 season when the only highlight was watching quarterback Gary Swim throw those occasional TD bombs? (Swim went on to quarterback Kansas State when theywere loveable losers.) P.S. There still might be a handofT in the Olympic Torch Run, according to a report to KSL-Tsports, Wednesday by if it happens in Malones agent-eve- n the desert. There has been talk of a run by the two somewhere in Salt Lake City. Good v I the Sowarda award for outstanding contribution and achievement towards development of community athletes in.the Vernal area. However, I almost didnt show up for my award. The awards program waa being held on a Tuesday night and I figured my boss wouldn't want me to attend the events while the newspapers was school teams and hundreds of swimmers competed in Bahama conditions. This meet came complete with a aeur, thanks to Patrick Wentworth, which added to the warm climate atmosphere. First on deck was AJ Wentworth and Cory Bentz in the 200-yar- d freestyle. The frightful weather didnt hamper these Cougars' ambitions to event at swim this grueling eight-la- p top speeds. Cory was first to the wall on the first lap in 32.6 with Wentworth three seconds behind. Bentz waa a stroke behind the leader on the second lap while AJ was holding his own in 6th place. By the eighth lap both Union teammates were depleted of energy. Sheer determination kept them both in the race with Cory finishing third and AJ fifth in their heat. Overall, Wentworth placed 43rd and Bentz 40th. Can you imagine swimming eight lengths of the pool in under two minutes? Sidney Swain was first up for the freestyle. Lady Cougars in the A fast start and excellent dolphin kick gave her the lead. A miscalculated turn put her in the middle of the pack where she stayed with the time of 35.85. Out of 103 competitors, Swain came in a very respectable 83rd place. The most heartwarming event on Dec. 14 waa watching a young, lady compete. After a heroic effort, the entire pool area erupted into applause for a truly inspiring performance. Early Saturday morning, Dec. 15, found Union and Uintah partnering freestyle together to form a 200-yar-d team with Laura Wight, Alex Hatch, Carrie Reynolds, and Becci Cook. Wight drew the first leg and she waa in a dead heat for first at the turn. Hatch took over with the team in second place. Hatch turned on the 722-459- 8 WET FUN-UniAJ Wentworth gets his water worth while competing in a meet in Vernal, recently. ons |