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Show ii. o-- .-. c ft Vi A.' --. ?- - II Rt I in mMNMANI VI LOOKING GOOD-Uni- on Cougarettcs compete tition at Union High School. Thursday. xairlSJVt ? t I I (Mill ' I I Ii"ii. C l.i'-- ir i y.rit l I i. S In ml tin i lj-l- ii- the military category during Region 10 Drill Team compe- Union nets drill honors h si ri liif pi ipiaicgiiry in the Region 10 Drill tlu-- r in III Is1 Union High School's Cougarettes tied Tor first place in the prop category with Uintah at the Region 10 Drill Team competition held Thursday in Roosevelt. Overall Union finished third behind Uintah, first and Wasatch, second. The Uintah Ucttes pocketed first place in the military category and the Wasatch Waspettes won the dance division. Tabiona girls named all-sta- te Foursenior girls from Tabiona High School were named to the Utah High School Activities Associations Drill Team. Tomi Thomas, Kristine Turn bow, Alexis Gines and Tina Stringham will be honored during the awards ceremony, following competition at Utah Valley State College on January 26. All-Sta- te DA NCI (iKOlT C..i!,Micticsli..inl event'. IliurMliiV iu.nilli!.'liSch.silpciliirii)inthcl:incccatL-giiryaltlwRcgionXDrillTea- in Kimsrvell verfPs rvsrrwMml 2 .J;i'iti.-iiy?- Ho ip. Uinl'ili Rivt'i fit M.'imiI.i J;iriu.'iry23 Hoy.' A (iirl;.' I Ii mp. Union fit Ou'init'; Hn'jh School Wi''lliiii 'n h Sill I is )li Si .i,! n il Al'fim if J.i'nifiiyP't ( in Is Dni'.lics'if.i! Allrirtiuo! I iujli f ' iiil-i- I I ;ini i.'iiy r.t I. Ip, nili:llO';ni ;i: M i: i. in.il nt I Jnn iirls I iiKHi. Jii'fi jf: ln.-,.t riiii ml'.' H'it:k',ll :ti;r . M.iri-H(iy- I lii iys .'iiul Muf i , 1. III II CLOSE QU A RTERS-- C migar. Chris Truman blocks off a quick route to the basket by Park City's Jeff Huckctt during a game last week in Roosevelt. iri ( ihioii-- i 1: IiiiiilliMiiminit&Dii' U'mp M.iml.'i lnjliKotv .!li v Vr- I Hioli! M'ly. Ii- ji i i in Allnmi i O' i ' n :: i ) i. inn ;'il.- i:i! I f i ,l;i:in.ity2C) Wl .til (ini1, ! J' I I (loop it : ' s I'l . )i iir t' 'i!v :ly Ci )!i ii.i'i' I I i! i )i loitSi H if: Hii'jli .i.'inn.iiv'iO fliil.' ' : 'l I'v'-- ' M i'1 . .i,i v , , . 1. l'y ; i i.'ill. I ini'. .y, H r i . r : i i:iiy I i I P- - I loyi'l Iml.iii :: .! ' , i l.'i! l iolo ml 'il 1! :r P.iil-- ' Hu !l I All.iiii ini ,i! in Ty i' !i . l' Lil 'in MS fit M.'imlfi i -- .l,i in" "iii"'-1- ii ! it Youth basketball tournament me.,! in Salt Lake City. Utah'at f I'l-t- , - in ir "in in 10 Winsiliiiii Mivt Nnrlliri'ljM' M-- i il .i 'i I' Hivi i. op. linn Ii M-i'- li - non Vii i:y 9 Hi rV.'t I:i i ! in :!. l:,i. i IViy-.'- QommI JJwuqhiA to Jordan (school not the player) :I' VV ) I W'TW1! I i I i;il M'Vl it! Ill IniniiCi'ini'io!''. something like 120 to 60. After a rough loss in football all Aldon the Utes would say, "We will get you in wrestling! and they did just as Radicle they said. During my first five years of reportingsports at the Vernal Express, Uintah won the state wrestling crown every one of those seaTuesday night it was a Rachele sons. My 13 years on the job in Vernal Family Reunion at least I thought featured nine Uintah state champiso anyway when Union took on onships. Now I return to 2002, and Uintah Uintah in the annual wrestling war, which the Cougars won 38 to30 in is struggling in the sport of wrestling. 64-1- 5 Roosevelt. I've seen reports of 63-- 56-1My first day on the job as the losses by Uintah at a tournament in Vernal Express Sports Editor I inter- Wyoming, and a Id finish at its own viewed former New York Yankee Tournament of Champions (Union baseball star, Mickey Mantle and I was 10"1), and realized that every never even got paid for the "Talk school suffers the "Bad Team Blues" With The Mick." I reported to work once in a while, but never thought four days early to meet my baseball Uintah would join that club after beidol, Mickey Mantle. (Later on I ing the top show in Vernal due to all learned Mick wasn't the idol type. I those championships. I'm a Union graduate, who is should have picked Bobby Richardson, former Yankee second happy that the Cougars brat Uintah, baseman or Yogi Berra, also of the 38-3but also sad over the setback due to knowing and covering wresYanks.) No sports assignment after the tling matches of those former Utes in Mick report can match or surpassed the stands at Union High School. I it. I've interviewed Karl Malone, but talked to David Gurr, who wrestled he wouldnt be able to beat Mickey for Uintah back in the 1980a and Mantle unless it involved "Slam then another tussier from the past Garson Olivers said, "You took picDunk competition. My first year of reportingsports in tures of me when I wrestled at Uintah Vernal was pretty good. Uintah had a in 1978. You have been taking picgood football team with Gary Huber tures for a long time. at the quarterback position and Any Union victory over Uintah is Darrell Hackingcanyingthe precious extra-specibecause the Cougars just pigskin. Uintahs basketball team dont brat Ute teams that often. Howwith Huber plus Larry McKinney, ever, the win was a bit shallow as it Robert Nelson, Allred, Mark Van was over a weak Uintah tram that Wagoner as starters and Duane won't be contending to this years Merrell, who now coaches Emery state championship unless they have High Schools girls basketball team, some amazing turn around. It apas a valuable backup, placed fourth at pears that Delta will be the team to the state meet, which was its best beat at the 2002 3 A State Wrestling finish since the Utes won it ail in Tournament and not Uintah, which 1967. (Recently, Union beatMerrells has been the "Yankees ofWrestling Spartans.) along with Delta (Yanks have won 1 recall watching "Saturday Live over 25 World Series in baseball) over on NBC and Garrett Morris, who was the years. PB. I went to check out my story playing a former ball player doing a sports report, would say, "Baseball about the last time Union beat Uintah has been bory hety good to me. I in wrestling, a 32-3- 1 win in Roosevelt can say, Wrestling has been very, during the 1995-9- 6 season, and my very good to me!!" copy was all in Greek. I guess my My first year of reporting Uintah computer was trying to honor the ook state in wrestling with Rick Greeks, who pretty much invented Massey and Scott Ruppe takingcham-pionsliip- wrestling or at least the "Roman-Grec- o Basketball and football style. I pulled off a cowboy pretty much went in the toilet or at move by putting the computer in a least a downhill slide. I remember headlock until it returned the story one hoop game where Uintahjumped to English. Actually my fingers won out to a 0 lead, but ended up losing the match with Mr. Computer. Bg Hoys ! I 1 .r nl1 p IJini.'ilil x ;ti!ti;il' ;t r, l Hi lih Sclinnl mi April 4 ti. ;i! Mitch Grant, left, hopes that Tabiona's Joe Iippv. right, turns over the hall. Grant helped his Eagles with two threepointers. IN Tin-- : Dii wfrirj Wns.in h WAY-Duches- ncs North Slope cougar harvest objective unit closes The entry I'ih- - for I liis loiiriiiinient anil giiiininteis cueli team a liiiiilliiiilnnftwn gallics There will lie awards presented in each bracket. The cnlrv (leadline is Manll If), additional informal inn or nil The cougar harvest objective unit entry form, please call Shown Dugn at the toll fno NAYS spring tourna- for the North Slope of the Uinta or Mountains closed Monday, Jan. 7 acment hotline at S,':,rl1 F,,rni',,r,,Z ingto the Utah Division of Wild- i.rj,J,,r life Resources. is .5(10 m Once again the holidays have come and gone Leaving us with wonderful memories of a holiday season made just a little brighter due to the generosity of our community! Special thanks go to: the Mashburn, Davis Jubilee and staff, Wal-Mar- Teddy Evans, Kathy Country Cafe, Stewart's Kennels, 2 Computers, Tri t, Market, World of Beauty. Keps 9 County Health Department, Rebel Bail Bonds, USA Cash Services, Arby's Restaurant, Hank's Electric Service Master, J West Oil Field ServiceCutting Edge, Questar Corporation, Vernal Mortuary, Security Insurance, Custom Finance, Axiom Financial, Schaefer Meyer-Leavi- tt Manufactured Homes. A & J Construction, Prime Cut, McMullin Heat-in- g Cooling & Refrigeration, S & S Services, Wendys Restaurant, West-er- n Living, Red Rock Petroleum. Questar Pipeline Company. The Williams Company, Milton Robinson, John Shimmin DDS, William Hokanson, Rex Stewart, the students of Duchesne and Uintah County schools... K-- K-- A lungwormpneumonia complex, and to all those who volunteer their time and contributed to Duchesne County & Ashley Valley Food Pantries, Toys for Tots, Santas Community Effort and Duchesnes Sub for Santa. This is why we call the Uintah Basin HOME! Thank You!!! iW" yum I'm surprised it closed this early," said Charlie Greenwood, DWR wildlife biologist. Usually it takes most of the season to reach objective and rame years we havent reached it because this is a difficult area to hunt. Weve had excellent hunting conditions since Thanksgiving. The UDWR opened the season early this year when a snowfall made conditions ideal for hunters. Meeting the harvest objective should be good news for the bighorn sheep. "The reason we have a cougar harvest objective hunt in this area is to reduce predation on bighorn sheep, Greenwood said. Accordingto Greenwood, the DWR has been reintroducingbighorn sheep into the NorthslopeDaggett County area for almost 20 years. These bighorn sheep herds are growing slowly but it wouldnt take much for that to change. In fact, only a couple of years ago herd numbers were declining. Exotic diseases, poachers, natural accidents and predation by cougars are all documented fectora. The management program is to reduce as many of these factors as it can. 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