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Show lay Smith Captures Third State Wrestling Meet Honor Jay Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Smith and a senior at the Cedar City High School, won the state Class B wrestling championship cham-pionship In the 115 pound division divi-sion in matches held at American Ameri-can Fqrk Friday and Saturday. It was the third successive state championship in three years of participation and eligibility eligi-bility in the program and the I fete of three straight champion- ships has been matched only by i two other boys in the history of the state wrestling meet This year's victory in the 115 pound class was his second state title In that division. In his sophomore soph-omore year he garnered the state championship in the 106 pound class. In his final match In his high school career he decisively de-cisloned de-cisloned Harding of Millard, 6 to 0 for the third title of his career. His opening match In the state wrestling meet was his toughest, he Indicated. In that match he came out with a 2 to 0 decision over Redd of Montlcello who finished fin-ished third In the standings. In his second match he defeated defeat-ed an opponent from Wasatch High School 7 to 1 and moved Harding of Millard into second place in the championship match with the 6 to 0 win. Hal Norton, wrestling coach at the Cedar City High School, extended his praise to the Cedar City youth. He pointed out, however, how-ever, that the next wrestling season. sea-son. 1960-61, will be the first In several years that a state champion cham-pion will not be returnln for another year of competition |