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Show Viking wrestling Two Viking wrestlers, Phil Cook and Shawn Pueblo, placed first in the 14 team Viewmont Tourney over the weekend. Pueble won the 119 pound title while Cook was crowned champion in the 167 pound weight division. Other Pleasant Grove wrestlers who placed in the two day tournament were Chad Henry, 6th at 105, Darren Jackson, 3rd at 138 and Thane Eyre who was 6th in the 145 pound class. Hillcrest won the team title with 169 points with Alta second at 134. Pleasant Grove was the highest 3-A finisher with 100 points. Named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Viewmont tourney was Brad Williams from Box Elder. His team was third followed by Delta, Davis, Iayton Union and Fleasant Grove. Orem Dual Match For the first time in four years, Orem beat Pleasant Grove in wrestling. In a dual match held at . Orem Thursday, the Tigers took a very hard fought match 32-23. Winning for the Vikings wen- Henry at 105, Pueblo at 119, Cory Sherod at 126, Mike Adamson at 132 and Thane Eyre at 145. The Tigers won the other seven matches to edge the Vikes. Tomorrow the Vikes will entertain Jx'hi in the Itcgion 8 opener. If the Vikes wrestle up to last week's level, they should win easily. The junior varsity starts at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity wrestlers take the mat at 7:30 p.m. - - , ' y- Nv , - f I ': - -s , v- t .V 1 : Xf, y I O--'-. V 1 ! A ( 'r' 1 4 I i' I : , -:, , 4 y ' - ' ,,.''" - , '' - !' :'"sf;:" ,. ,- - :;, .. ' ; ; "'" ', '" ' .' ,- I ; THAYNE EYRE placed sixth in the Viewmont Tourney over the weekend. Photo by Steve Cook. |