Girls' Volleyball

Timp Sports Weekly
September 15, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at recent volleyball action involving the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Lehi Pioneers. We will also catch up on prep football, cross country, and girls' soccer. Let's get to those reports.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

AF Cavespikers Open Home With Win Against SF Dons
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen opened their volleyball season by winning a five-game match against the manly Spanish Fork Lady Dons in a non-league contest September 8.

American Fork went into that match still high on a road win that the Cavewomen had scored on the court of the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, four days before.

In the first two games of the Spanish Fork match, the Lady Dons displayed their well known aggressiveness. They bested the Cavewomen 25-21 in the first game. The second game saw American Fork fight back to win 25-21, causing the match to into a fourth game.

American Fork encountered much resistence from the Dons at the net, courtesy of Lachelle Remund and Erin Redd. Through those two manly Lady Dons' hitting, Spanish Fork built up a lead of 10-6. Makenzi Moeai and Jessica Jardine guided an awesome American Fork comeback. The Cavewomen battled back within 21-17, but the Lady Dons held American Fork in check.
An Redd kill gave the Lady Dons a 25-21 win.

Paced by Jenny Orton's hitting, the Cavewomen took a 5-1 lead. Hayley Sua-Filo joined Moeai and Jardine in hammering the Lady Don front row, creating a lead as wide as 18-7. Spanish Fork hurt itself through a string of hitting errors, enabling American Fork to win 25-18. This match forced the fifth game.

Even though it unfolded with Spanish Fork taking a 2-1 lead, the Cavewomen battled back through big kills registered by Moeai, Sua-Filo, Orton, and Jardine. Moeai registered a kill that gave American Fork the match point.

American Fork Coach Danette Moeai said, "We also like playing Spanish Fork. They always battle us fiercely. We played really good defense in the third and fifth games. J.J. [Jardine] was really on her hitting tonight."

AF Cavespikers Defeat Jordan Plowgirls in 5-Game Region 2 Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen opened their Region Two volleyball scheduled by winning a five-game match at home September 10. In that contest, American Fork defeated the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowgirls, by scores of 25-17, 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11.

Jordan jumped ahead 5-1 in the first game. Spurred on by Jenny "Munckin" Hardman's serving, the Cavewomen battled back to take a 6-5 lead. Kills By Makenzi Moeai, Jenny Orton, and Jessica Jardine permitted American Fork to stay ahead for the entire first game. Emilee Crawley contributed to the win through a series of aces.

In the second game, American Fork brushed aside a Beetdigger 1-0 lead, and stayed narrowly ahead. Jordan Burgon, Madi Naylor, and Amy Sorenson kept the Beetdiggers in the game.

The third game went down as a seesaw fight. Once the Beetdiggers had secured a tight hold on the lead, Naylor and Burgon's hitting kept the Cavewomen from getting closer than 24-22. American Fork lost the game on a service error.

With Jordan grabbing a 7-2 lead in the fourth game, American Fork had a hard time trying to snatch the momentum, even though the Cavewomen did tie the game at three times. Sorenson's hitting paced Jordan to a 25-23 win.

The fifth game saw American Fork grab a 3-1 lead. Even though Jordan tied the game at five, American Fork pulled back out in front. Jardine and Moeai delivered hits that permitted the Cavewomen stay ahead all through the final game.

"Munchkin produced a lot of critical serves and assists that enabled us to win. She served up four aces for us. We had a total of 21 aces tonight," said American Fork Dannette Moeai. "Jessica Jardine had 24 kills, Makenzi 19, and Jenny Orton 6.

Lehi Shears Highland in 2-Game Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Sept. 11 pool match of the Rocky Mountain Classic, a volleyball tournament hosted by Lehi, the Lehi Pioneers sheared the Highland Rams, AKA the Lambs, by scores of 25-15 and25-17.

Spurred on by great serving by Aly White and Miranda Parkinson, Lehi hopped out to a 7-4 lead over the Rams. Kills by Parkinson, Tandy Muse, and Bre Elle Bailey enabled the Pioneers to stay ahead of the Rams, even though Highland's Kave guided her team within 15-10. Muse and Parkinson registered kills that sent Lehi rowing away to a 25-15 win.

Led by Kave and Nikki, the Rams gave Lehi a baad time briefly in the second game. Highland took a 2-0 lead in Game 2. However, Jordan Izatt's hitting spured the Pioneers on to take the momentum. Through good blocking by Bailey and Parkinson, Lehi led by as far as 23-15.

Lehi Coach Jaimie Ingersoll said, "My middles did a good job on blocking Highland's shots to keep us ahead in both games of the match."

Lehi Spikers Finish Invitational With Win Over San Juan
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having endured losses to Morgan, Lone Peak, and Hurricane in the Sept. 12 portion of the Rocky Mountain Classic, which they co-hosted with Lone Peak, the Lehi Pioneers finished the volleyball tournament with a 25-15, 24-26, 15-12 win over the San Juan Broncos, AKA the Little Ponies.

Lehi hoped all over San Juan in the first game. Kills by Miranda Parkinson and Aly White allowed the Pioneers to stroke ahead 7-2. A "cousin" of TV's Bart Simpson, Alyssa Simpson registered a kill that enabled San Juan to march within 9-6, but Madi Greenwood's high accuracy in serving the ball allowed the Pioneers to build up a 20-13 lead in spite of resistance from Bronco Alisha Tate. The Pioneers went on to take the opening game 25-15.

San Juan performed much better against Lehi in the second game. With the Broncos taking a 3-2 lead, the game became a nip-and-tuck battle all the way through. When the game got tied at 24, Bronco Kelsi Meyer delivered a block that put her team ahead. San Juan won the game 26-24.

Even though the Broncos took a 5-0 lead in the third game, Lehi battled back. Aided by sets made by Madi Memmott and Aly White, Bre Elle Bailey and Miranda Parkinson delivered kills that put the Pioneers ahead 13-12. Lehi never fell behind in the game again.

Lone Peak Takes Down Lehi Spikers In 4-Game Match

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Dubbed as the Loners by the students of arch rival American Fork, the Lone Peak Knights defeated the Lehi Pioneers in a Rocky Mountain Classic volleyball tournament match at Lehi Sept. 12.

Lone Peak took down the Pioneers by scores of 13-25, 27-25, 25-13, 25-17.

The match was a second meeting between the two teams in 10 days. They had played each other in a non-league match on the Knights' Highland court on Sept. 1. The Knights won that match.

For the Sept. 12 rematch, Lehi rowed ahead 5-0 on kills from Bre Elle Bailey and Katy Ford. Ashlan Rogers guided Lone Peak within 5-2, but a service error by her snapped Lone Peak's momentum. Despite efforts by Whitney Johnson, Becca McOmber, and Chloe Jarema, the Knights couldn't get closer than 9-6. Hits by Aly White and Miranda Parkinson caused Lehi to create a 23-11 lead. Despite a Coralie Jarema kill, Lehi soon won the game on a Parkinson kill.

"After the first game, we read their hitters better," said Lone Peak Coach Deanna Meyer. "We blocked them much better in the next three games. They did show that they had improved much since the last time we played them."

On Madi Greenwood's serving, Lehi took a 4-2 lead in the second game. Kills by Kix Adolpho and Chloe Jarema set off a Lone Peak comeback. Soon, a series of Adolpho serves put the Knights ahead 8-7. Despite efforts by Bailey and Parkinson to keep the Pioneers hopping ahead, sisters Chloe and Coralie Jarema pooled their talents together to help Anna Hubert and Whitney Johnson in preventing the Knights from getting routed this time. After the game had become tied at 25 on a Parkinson kill, two Lehi hitting errors gave Lone Peak a 27-25 win.

For the third game, Lone Peak dominated all the way through it. Aided by the Jarema sisters, Hubert and Johnson held their own against Parkinson and Bailey at the net. Once Lone Peak had improved its lead at 21-12, the Knights coasted away. An Ashlan Rogers kill gave Lone Peak the game point.

Greenwood's serving game Lehi a 5-2 lead in the fourth game. The Pioneers' hope of forcing a fifth game ran into trouble. Johnson and Hubert joined the Jarema sisters in starting a Knight comeback. The game turned into a seesaw fight. When the Knights broke the tied score of 17-17, they let a series of Lehi hitting errors carry them to a 25-17 win.

Knights Butt Highland Lambs Out of Volleyball Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Lambs, the Highland Rams got butted out by the Lone Peak Knights, alias the Loners, in a three-game, semifinal match in the Silver Division of the Rocky Mountain Classic, a volleyball tournament co-hosted by Lehi and Lone Peak Sept. 12.

Playing Highland on the Lehi Pioneers' home floor, the Knights sheared the Rams by scores of 19-25, 25-20, 15-13.

A Whitney Johnson sent the Knights charging ahead 4-0 in Game 1. The Rams capitalized on a Lone Peak hitting errors to turn the game into a nailbiter. Highland's Kave, Gabby, and Nikki proved to be equal matches for Johnson, Kix Adolopho, and the Jarema sisters at the net. This fact spelled frequents changes in ownership of the momentum.. The lead also changed hands quickly. Obtaining a 20-18 advantage, Highland went on a 5-1 scoring run to win on a missed Knight serve.

The Knights didn't let it faze them in the second game. Like the first round, it stayed a tight battle. However, once an Adolpho kill broke a 15-15 tie, the Knights went on a 10-3 scoring run, fueled by Anna Finau and Ashlan Rogers' kills. That rally forced a third game.

Highland led briefly in the third game. As soon as Lone Peak had grabbed a 5-4 lead, kills by Finau and Rogers tightened the Knights' hold on the game. Coralie and Chloe Jarema kept the Rams from swiping the lead back. Knights' 15-13 win put them in the championship match against the Dixie Flyers, AKA the Blue Belles.

Lone Peak Wins Silver Division of Rocky Mountain Classic

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Although the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, would have preferred to have playing at home during the Sept. 12 portion of the Rocky Mountain Classic, they were still happy to win the Silver Division of the two-day volleyball tournament.

Spending the second day of the Rocky Mountain Classic at Lehi, they defeated the Dixie Flyers, AKA the Blue Belles, in the Silver Division championship match by scores of 25-18, 25-13.

Lone Peak Coach Deanna Meyer said, "We used this tournament to try out various starting line-ups to see which one would work for us and in what positions people could play the best. For the Dixie match, we kept going after balls and converting shots into kills."

Neither team could hold on to the lead tightly in the first game. Control of it switched hands quickly Ashley Porter and Jenica Wright gave Knights Whitney Johnson and Anna Hubert a strong challenge at the net.

Eventually, the Knights created an 8-4 lead that they used as a launching pad for pulling away. Sisters Coralie and Chloe Jarema aided Johnson, Kix Adolpho, and Ashlan Rogers in delivering kills that produced a 25-18 win for the Knights in the first game.

The Knights quickly created a 16-6 lead in the second game. However, the Flyers refused to stay grounded in the game.

When the score read 20-10, Megan Loveland delivered a kill that sparked an 11-3 scoring run for the Flyers. Bailey Bundy, Wright, and Porter kept the comeback going until the Flyers had buzzed within 23-21. Knight Becca McOmber registered a kill that shot down the comeback. Soon, Anna Finau set the ball into a Dixie hole, giving Lone Peak the match point.