Birdies, Kittens, and Froggies

Timp Sports Weekly

December 28, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two basketball games that Lehi Pioneer girls and boys played against Maple Mountain and Kearns. One of those games ended for  the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, on -- as they say in Lehi -- an unhoppy note. However, the other game ended with the Froggies having much to croak about. Let's jump into those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Maple Mountain Little Birdies Bomb Lehi 61-43 in  Non-League Game Dec. 21

By Dean  Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball preseason schedule ended on a bad note Dec. 21 when a squadron of Maple Mountain Golden Eagles, AKA the Little Birdies, flew into town and bombed them 61-43.

Lehi had little to croak about in that game. AKA the Froggies, the Pioneers did have one bright spot in the Dec. 21 showdown: Trisha "Needless" Quilter's offensive performance. It permitted Lehi to stay in the game for the first three quarters. However, Alesha Gappmeyer's fourth-quarter foul shooting delivered the knockout punch to the Froggies.

Getting the opening tipoff, Maple Mountain's Kelsey Lewis flew out to score a layup that send the Little Birdies flapping to a 6-0 lead. Two Anau Faleao free throws presented Lehi a chance to swim ahead of Maple Mountain, for Pioneer Brooke Barnes stole the ball and sank a that trey shoved the Froggies within 6-5. Before Lehi could overtake Maple Mountain, Little Birdie Beetle Baylee Nielsen pulled down an offensive board, and she put the ball back into through the hoop. A Jessica Benson bucket straightened the Little Birdies' hold on the lead. With Gappmeyer becoming hot in scoring during the first quarter, Maple Mountain maintained a tight hold on its narrow lead. Two Aerin Ogden free throws put Lehi within 15-11 near the end of the quarter, but Benson hit a trey that sent the Little Birdies flying with an 18-11 lead into the next period.

Period 2 became the time Maple Mountain started acquiring double-digit leads. The Little Birdies got their first one when Kara Betts hit two straight foul shots to put the score at 25-15. However, Mountain Mountain couldn't push its lead past the 20-point mark during the quarter, because of Quilter's scoring. It began  with her sinking two foul shots early in the period. Pulling down a defensive rebound, Pioneer Anga Ahquin connected a pass to Quilter for a three-point shot. Quilter hit another trey late in the period after two Betts foul shots had improved the Little Birdies' lead at 32-21. Near the end of the quarter, Lehi's Whitney "Letts" Cook trimmed the lead at 34-26. Benson answered Cook's shot with a trey. Barnes pulled down a defensive rebound in hopes of having Lehi score a bucket just before halftime, but Sadie Williams, a "distant cousin" of pop singer Andy "Moon River" Williams, rebounded a Lehi shot as the horn sounded the start of halftime.

In the third quarter, Quilter became hotter in scoring, but her shooting couldn't reduce the Little Birdie lead to single figures. Gappmeyer, Williams, and Benson combined their firepower together to keep the Little Birdies up by at least 10 points.

Gappmeyer turned out to be the most dangerous of those three Little Birdies during the fourth quarter. Gappmeyer's shocking accuracy from both the floor and the foul line enabled Maple Mountain to lead by as far as 59-41. Sadie Johnson and Kelsey Langness did lead Lehi within 50-41. Once Williams swished in an inside shots, the Froggies couldn't reduce the lead to single figures again.

Quilter led Lehi with 18 points while Barnes scored another eight. Benson led Maple Mountain with 17 points while Gappmeyer posted another 16.

Lehi Boys Survive Dec. 22 Showdown at Kearns Kittens' Den Dec. 22

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Before they took time off to celebrate the Christmas season, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, survived a close showdown that they had on the home court of the Kearns Cougars, AKA the Kittens, Dec. 22. Rather than croak delightfully about the game's outcome, Lehi simply sighed with relief over having defeated those fierce Kittens by just 55-52.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell, "They played hard-nosed ball against us. They were small, but quick. They rebounded a lot of our shots. [Colt] Colledge pulled it out for us when he rebounded a shot and sank two free throws in the last three seconds of the game."

With Lehi's Brad "Mr." McGregor getting the opening tipoff, Colledge received a pass from and sank an inside shot. Sank by Zach Stanley and Ryan Christofferson, the Froggies soon jumped out to a 10-0 lead. A Dalton Noble put the Kittens on the scoreboard, but they had trouble clawing their way back into the game. A Dusty Draeger trey gave Lehi a 13-2 lead, hinting that the Kittens might get flooded out of their own gym. Brady Sawsak swished in a three-pointer that opened a big, Kearns comeback last spilled over into the second quarter.

With the first quarter ending with a Jarvis Andrews bucket putting the Kittens within 18-9, Lehi did not sense those little kitties would turn really fierce in the second period. Kearns players performed with ferocity in Quarter 2. It began with Kitten Marino "Dinty" Moore sinking an inside shot. In the new quarter's first three minutes, the Kittens outscored the Froggies 8-2, moving within 20-17. Tanner Simmons hit two foul shots in hopes of sparking Lehi into rowing away in the second quarter. The Pioneers couldn't stretch their lead out by a wide margin. Kittens Andy Lokeni, Andrews, and Dalton Noble kept Kearns closing in Lehi. Shots by Stanley and Colledge preserved the Pioneer lead until the half's final 30 seconds. Two Noble foul shots put Kearns within 28-27. Just before the horn, Andrews rebonded a Moore shot and passed to Noble for a go-ahead basket.

The Kittens' 29-28 lead couldn't survive the first 30 seconds of the new half. Colledge caught a full-court pass and he sank a jumper. Lehi built up a 32-29 lead. However, a Sawsak trey tiued the game at 32. Two Colledge free throw broke the tie. However, Lehi couldn't secure complete control of the tempo. Noble hit two straight jumpers that put the Kittens back out in front 36-34. Draeger tied game at 36, and a Ryan Christofferson trey gave the lead back to Lehi. A brief, fierce rebounding battle left Lehi leading by only 41-39 at the end of the third quarter.

Through Andy Lokeni's shooting from both the line and the floor, the Kittens stayed really close to Lehi all through the final period. Even though Lokeni fouled out late in the period, the Kittens didn't let the Pioneers get a double-digit lead. Shots from Christofferson and Stanley kept Lehi a few hops ahead of Kearns. In the game's last minute, a Moore trey cut the Froggies' advantage to 53-52. At that point, Sawsak pulled down a defensive board. Kearns had Moore try for a long, two-point shot. Colledge rebounded it as he got fouled. With just 2.5 seconds left, Colledge went to the foul line, and put on a calm look. He sank both of his free throws to clutch the game.

Colledge lead Lehi with 18 points while Stanley aded another 16 and Christofferson 12. Noble led the Kittens with 14 points while Lokeni added another 13 and Sawsak 11.

T-Pups and T-Bears

Timp Sports Weekly

December 20, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look recent basketball games played by the Lehi Pioneers and the Awesome American Fork Caveowmen. The opponents they played included the Timpanogos Timperwolves (AKA T-Pups), the Copper Hills Grizzlies (AKA the Cubbies), and the Bear River Bears (AKA the Red T-Bears). Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Timpanogos T-Pups Have a Howlin' Great Night at Expense of Awesome AF Cavewomen

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen found themselves enduring a biting loss at home Dec. 13 a their non-league opponents, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, had a howling good time in defeating them 61-58.

The three-point loss was not the way that the Awesome Cavewomen anticipated they would finish their game against the T-Pups. In past recent contests, American Fork would always come out on top of Timpanogos. The first quarter hinted that the Awesome Cavewomen would do so again in the Dec. 13 battle. 

Guided by Ashley Baugh and Cassidy Fraughton, American Fork built up an 18-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. It gave the impression that American Fork would finish the evening by quieting the Howlin' T-Pups by a wide margin. However, the Cavewomen didn't anticipate that T-Pup Mercedes "Bnez" Riggs would have one of her best nights of the early season during the game.

In the second quarter, Riggs started three treys that showed the T-Pups within 20-17. When T-Pup Lucy Skousen scored on an offensive rebound, the Cavewomen suddenly realized that Timpanogos would not be a doormat this time. American Fork fought frantically for the rest of the quarter to stay ahead. Thanks to shoots from Baugh, Fraughton, and Shelby Carson, the Awesome Cavewomen managed to stay narrowly ahead throughout Quarter 2, even though the T-Pups did comeback within 25-24 midway through that period. Just before it ended, T-Pup Eternity Galeai scored put a shot back in to cut the lead to 30-28.

The second half opened with the T-Pups tying the game at 30. A distant relative of Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking basketball player Ashli Sulz, Gorgeous Julie Sulz launched a jumper from a corner and broke the 30-30. Even though Gorgeous Julie didn't finish the night as one of the T-Pups' highest scores, her tie-breaking shot still proved to be the pivotal bucket of the night. American Fork battled frantically to try overcoming the T-Pups' narrow lead. Through the combined shooting of Riggs, Skousen, and Galeai, Timpanogos would stretch its lead as wide as six points at various times in the quarter. Just before it ended, Awesome Cavewoman Hayley Sua-Filo stole the ball from Galeai and sank a three-foot shot to cut the lead to 45-43. 

Swift as a Mercedes Benz, Riggs plagued American Fork with steals and treys that frustrated the Awesome Cavewomen's efforts in the final quarter. Meanwhile, American Fork hurt itself through some key bad passes. After Gorgeous Julie had swished a three-pointer, American Fork's Tyra "T-Rod" Rodriguez pulled down a defensive board and dribbled away to sink a layup that opened an 8-2 scoring run for the Cavewomen. Aided by a Fraughton trey and a Sadie Williams three-foot bucket, Sua-Filo sank a free throw that evened the game at 55 in the last 2 1/2 minutes of play. With both teams committing a series of turnovers, the score stayed deadlocked at 55 until Riggs stole the ball and sank a tie-breaking layup. She followed it up with a successful foul shot. Baugh hit a last-minute trey to tie the game at 58, but Riggs sank three straight foul shots to lock up the game for the T-Pups.

Carson and Fraughton led American Fork with 11 points a piece while Baugh added 10, Sua-Filo and Williams eight points each. Riggs led the T-Pups with 20 points while Galeai added another nine and Skousen eight.

Lehi Boy Cagers Skin Copper Hills Cubbies 75-50 In Dec. 14 Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers skinned the Copper Hills Grizzlies , AKA the Cubbies, 75-50 in a preseason boys' basketball game at Lehi Dec. 14.

Hopping out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter, the Froggies never looked back as they made the night an unhappy night for the West Jordan-based team. Lehi maintained a wide lead all the way through the game.

Zach Stanley and Dusty Draeger the Froggies with 18 points each. Ryan "Tar Pit" Pittard added 17 points. Colt Colledge pulled down eight points to become Lehi's top rebounder for the night.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "Our intensity was better tonight than it was at Maple Mountain. We took them out of the game early. They made a run near the end of the game, but Colledge, Draeger, and Pittard nailed some key shots that enabled us to clutch the game."

Bear River Red T-Bears Dry Up Lehi Pioneer Girls' Hoop Squad 55-44

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Red T-Bears, the Bear River Bears made the night of Dec. 16 an un-bear-able time for the Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball team during a preseason game at Lehi. The Red T-Bears drained Lehi by a score of 55-44.

As they say in Tremonton, Box Elder County, the bus ride to Lehi turned out to be beary, beary frustrating. When the Red T-Bears' bus got into Salt Lake County, the vehicle broke down, and a new bus had to be sent down to carry them the rest of the way to Lehi, where they had to play of their three games an hour behind schedule.

The varsity game began shortly before 8 p.m. The Red T-Bears found Lehi's varsity players to be way more challenging than the Tooele Buffaloes, AKA the Buffies, which Bear River had skinned alive the night before.

In the first quarter, two Keli "I.M." Smart foul shots put Bear on the board first. Lehi's Brooke Barnes swished in a three-pointer, setting off a seesaw fight that lasted through the rest of the quarter. After a Kassi Fronk set shot put the Red T-Bears ahead 4-3, Lehi's Whitney Cook swished in two go-ahead foul shots, and a Trisha "Needles" Quilter trey improved Lehi's lead at 10-4. Pulling down a defensive board, Pioneer Anau Faleao passed to Sadie "Hawkins" Johnson for a layup. Plays like that one helped the Pioneers to finish the quarter with a 14-8 lead.

In the second quarter, Faleao stole the ball and laid it through the hoop. After Red T-Bear Bobi "Itsy Bitsty Spider" Webb had sunk a foul shots, Barnes hit a three-pointer, and teammate Aerin Ogden scored on a crosscourt pass to put Lehi's lead at 21-9. As Lehi fans cheered, Bear River looked as though it was going to be the team getting skinned tonight.

The Red T-Bears' new head coach, Van Park called a time-out at that point in hopes of making adjustments before Bear River could get flooded out of the Lehi gym. Two Jessica Owen foul shots and a Kenzie Williams layup sparked a comeback for Bear River. It clawed its way back within 24-23 through Olson and Smart's combined shooting. In the second quarter's final minute, Faleao hit a foul shot that prevented the Red T-Bears from tying the game at intermission. The Pioneers' 25-24 lead at the half promised a thrilling second half. However, it was to go down as a shocking display of Red T-Bear domination.

The third quarter opened with Fronk putting a shot back in to give the Red T-Bears a 26-25 lead. It didn't last long. An Ogden foul shot tied the game at 26. Ogden put Lehi back ahead 28-26, only to see Olsen even the game at 28. Olsen's ferocity inside the permiter kept the Red T-Bears from losing hold of the tempo. No sooner had a Barnes bucket tied the game at 34 in the third quarter's final minute when Josie Payne hurt Lehi with a tie-breaking bucket. It left the Red T-Bears holding a 36-34 lead in their paws during the third quarter break.

As soon as Payne had pulled down a defensive board in the early fourth quarter, she sank a shot, but she missed a free throw that could have completed a three-point play for her. Nevertheless, Payne had still delivered another hurtful blow to the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. As soon as a Karah Jeppesen bucket had stretched the Red T-Bear lead to 40-34, a Quilter trey sent Lehi rowing with 40-38. The Pioneers' chances of pulling ahead vanished suddenly through Quilter missing two foul shots. Those two misses became the beginning of Lehi's self-destruction. The Pioneers hurt themselves through frequently missing shots, fouling Red T-Bears good at the free throw line, and tossing the ball away. After three Shaunie Owen foul shots had put the Bear River lead at 50-39 in the final 1 1/2 minutes, Odgen hit a 17-footer in hopes of starting a rally. However, the Red T-Bears' foul shooting staved the comeback attempt.

Park said, "Our girls usually have slow starts, but they usually come back quickly. That's what they did when they were down by 12 tonight. Making that comeback was a great confidence builder for us tonight. "

Lehi assistant coach Brett Hayes said, "They put pressure on our guards in the second half, and they kept crashing the boards, denying us chances for lots of rebounds. They forced us to make lots of turnovers. They also hit some big free throws down the fire. This game was definitely a learning experience for our girls, who're mostly rookies."

Ogden led Lehi with 1o points while Barnes and Johnson each added eight points. Olsen led Bear River with 16 points while Smart tossed in another 10.

Helltown Hoops

Timp Sports Weekly

December 14, 2010

Publisher's Message

AKA Helltown, Springville has been a community with a long tradition of great high school athletes. Among them were former Red Devil quarterbacks Scott "Hell Fire" Phillps and Scott "Mr. Pitchfork" Mitchelll, who went on to play college and profession football. For this issue of 

Timp Sports Weekly, we look at how Springville Red Devils, AKA the Hellions, did against the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in basketball last week. Also, we will take a look a four-way swim meet that Lehi hosted at its Legacy Center on Dec. 10. So let's get to those stories to see whether the Ferocious Vikings or the Froggies succeeded in exorcising the Red Devils.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Ferocious PG Vikings Get Eaton Alive During Dec. 7 Girls' Hoop Game Against Springville Hellions

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In their Dec. 7 home game against the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings got Eaton alive by a score of 69-51.

Aided by veteran teammates, Hellion Lexi "Red Hot She-Devil" Eaton proved to be one player that the Ferocious Vikings couldn't cool down, despite being guarded by players like Kourtney Dinehart and Dani Hoffman, and Beck Clement. Through both halves of the Dec. 7 game, she kept the nets on ends of the court in flames, because of her shocking accuracy in shooting from the floor and the line. By the final buzzer, Eaton became the game's top scorer with 22 points.

Now for the first quarter, Pleasant Grove did manage to stay with Springville. Spurred on by a Dinehart trey, the Ferocious Vikings quickly acquired a 4-3 lead. However, through Eaton's shooting, the Hellions seized control of the game's tempo. Hoffman and Janae Olson battled hard for rebounds, only to find Springville's Kenzie "Ms. Hellion" Nielson holding her own against them. Neverthe, Pleasant Grove did perform well enough to stay within striking distance of Helltown during the first quarter. It ended with the Hellions leading by just 17-13.

The second quarter became the moment that Eaton proved to be most damaging to the Ferocious Vikings. No Pleasant Grove player could control her from anywhere on the floor. After Clement had cut the lead to 21-15 on an early second-quarter steal, Eaton swished in shots that enabled the Hellions to pull away. Free throws from Ashli Shulz and Olson put Pleasant Grove within 24-17. Once an Eaton trey had improved the Red Devil lead at 27-17, the Hellions proceeded to sear the Ferocious Vikings outside and inside the paint. When a Dinehart foul shot had trimmed the lead to 32-21 just before the half, Pleasant Grove found itself with no idea of how to keep Eaton under control.

She stayed a hot scorer all through the second period. In the meantime, Hoffman joined teammates Brittney and Marci Johnson in fighting fiercely for chances to steal the ball and rebound. Although Hoffman and the Johnsons did pull down rebounds, Springville maintained a double-digit lead all throughout the second half. Nielson put the Red Devil lead at 46-26 through sinking  a layup on a steal. Two Olson foul shots trimmed the Hellion advantage at 52-31.

For most of the fourth period, the Hellions stayed up by a little more than 20 points. Clement did chip it down to 59-41 through a three-point play and a putback shot midway through the final period, but Eaton and Nielson's combined shooting couldn't be cooled. Foul shots from Makell Shannon and Taylor Warbutton put the Ferocious Vikings within 69-51.

Olson led Pleasant Grove with 10 points while Clement added another eight. Nielson contributed 12 points to Helltown's winning cause.

Lehi Froggies Flood Out Springville Hellions 82-58 In Preseason Boys' Basketball

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, returned home Dec. 8 glad that their preseason game on the Lehi Pioneers' floor was only a bragging rights game, not a state basketball tournament game. It saw the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flood out the Hellions 82-58.

To exorcise the Red Devils, Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "We double-teamed their bigs. We did not let them get many put-back shots. We had a great guard line. We did good job in protecting it." 

The game opened Hellion Dallin "Hangman Rope" Pope getting the tipoff and passing to Matt "Bad Cat" Sumsion for a bucket. Froggie Dusty Draeger answered with a three-pointer. Zach Stanley sank that soon produced a 7-2 lead for the Froggies. Sumsion soon dunked a bucket, then sank a layup to put Springville within 7-6. Before the Hellions could overtake the Froggies, Lehi's Ryan Christofferson hit two fouls that opened an 11-1 scoring run.

With the score reading 18-8 at quarter break, Lehi proceeded to improve its double-digit lead. Helped by a bucket and two fouls shots hit by Nate "Fallen Angel" Israelson, McKay "The Devilish Stud" Murphy hit a three-pointer that put the Hellions within 22-15. Draeger hit a trey of his own, and Springville would never get another chance to reduce the point spread to single digits. Three-pointers from Draeger and Stanley kept the Froggies at least 20 points ahead. With two Colt Colledge foul shots improved the Pioneer lead at 40-23 during halftime.

In the early third period, Stanley stole the ball and passed to Ryan Christofferson for a layup. Stanley nailed an inside shot himself immediately afterwoods. Draeger and Stanley's shooting soon put the Froggie lead beyond the 20-point mark. Springville attempts to push the lead below it proved vain, because of Colledge, Stanley, Draeger, and Christofferson controlling the boards. The most Springville could become thrilled about in the game was see Israelsen dunk shots and join Murphy, Sumsion, and Brad Kitchen in sinking foul shots.

Stanley led the Froggies with 23 points while Draeger added another 21 and Christofferson 12.

Iraselson led the Hellions with 15 points while Sumsion added another 13 and Murphy 10.

Loners Win 4-Way Meet at Lehi Legacy Center

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, won both ends of a four-way swim meet held at the Lehi Legacy Center Dec. 11.

 

Girls' divisions scores read Lone Peak 271, Lehi 217, Salem Hills 127, and Westlake 122. Boy team scores were Lone Peak 279, Lehi 251, Salem Hills 115, and Westlake 109.

The Loners won  the girls' and boys' divisions of the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relays. Lone Peak also won the girls' 200-yard freestyle relay. Rachel Hubert became the first Loner to win an individual meet when she took the girls' 200-yard freestyle title. Loner Tanner Bishoff took the boys' 200-yard freestyle championship. 

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers produced their first meet champ when teammate Taylor Martinez defeated Loner Sadee Dally for the 200-yard individual medley by three seconds.

Loner Ben Hymas won the boy's 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:11.66 and the boys' 100-yard butterfly in 59.06..

Lehi produced the meet's two best girl, 50-yard freestyle racers. Hannah Hansen won the 50 free in 27.01 while teammate Rachel Hansen took second in a time of 27.22. Rachel won the girls' 100-yard freestyle, besting Loner Danielle Orrock by three seconds.

Loner Connor Christensen won the boys' 50-yard freestyle in 23.17. Loner Cate Woolston won the girls' 100-yard butterfly.

The boys' 100-yard butterfly saw Pioneers Braedon and Cam Hegemann finish first and second reaspectively. Braedon Hegemann also finished second in the boys' 50-yard freestyle.

Lone Peak swimmers both the girls and boys' division of the 500-yard freestyle. In the girls' division, Sam Scoresby won in a time of 5:28.0, and she also took the girls' 100-yard backstroke championship. Chris Nielson posted a winning time of 5:05.33 in the boys' division of the 500-yard freestyle, and he also clinched a first-place medal in the boys' 100-yard backstroke. Loner Kira Hamilton won the girls' 100-yard breaststroke.

Lehi's Sam Blackburn won the boys' 1007-yard breastroke and finished third in the boys' 50-yard freestyle.

The team of Sam Blackburn, Colt Lindstrom, Trevor Blackburn, and Braedon Hegeman won the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay.

Froggies at Home

Timp Sports Weekly

December 7, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a dual wrestling meet and two basketball games that took place in Lehi High's main gym during the first week after Thanksgiving. AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers won all three contests. For them, that was a swell piece of happy news. Let's look at the stories about those Lehi wins to learn why the Pioneers are croaking with delight about them.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Grapplers Humble Awesome AF Cavemen 57-21 in Nov. 30 Meet

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

For the Awesome American Fork Cavemen, nothing more is humiliating than losing to the Lehi Pioneers, who they, for years, have called Swampies, Webfooters, and Froggies. Calling the Lehites all those derogatory names couildn't spare the Awesome Cavemen from the latest humiliating experience that they had in Lehi Nov. 30. On the evening of that date, the Pioneers' wrestling team drowned American Fork by a score of 57-21. 

The seemingly long, but ride back to  American Fork made the Awesome Cavemen see that no matter how many times they would call Lehi Swampville, they had better come ready to perform their best against the Pioneers, who were always willing to take great satisfaction to hop all over them.

The Nov. 30 meet did get off to a great start for the Awesome Cavemen during the 145 weight class match between American Fork's Kaleb "Colonel Destruction" Dearing and Pioneer Coy "The Slash" Ash. In their match, Colonel Destruction opened scoring through taking The Slash down. However, the Slash soon rolled ahead 3-2. Colonel Destruction proved to be as talented as his older brother Todd "The Love God" Dearing, who wrestled for the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, a few years ago. Scoring a reversal, the Awesome Caveman pulled back out in front 7-4. Even though the Slash did wrestling his way back within 14-9 on a reversal, Colonel Destruction outmaneuvered him to win 14-9.

Right after Colonel Destruction's amazing triiumph, the match suddenly turned pitch black for the Awesome Cavemen. The Froggies proceeded to drown them through a series of pins.

One minute into the 152 weight class match, for example, Lehi's Justin "Full Throttle" Cottle pinned Brandon "The Photon Torpedo" Rhoton one minute into their contest. After Lehi had picked up six free points, courtesy of a Caveman forfeit, Lehi's Logan "Uptown" Brown pinned Casey "The Adorable" Crandall in the third period after having secured a 12-2 lead over him.

Pioneer Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen pinned Jon "The Red  Don" Dean 28 seconds after their 189 weight class match began.

American Fork's 215-pounder Platt "The Bark" Clark stuck Eli "The Thorn" Sosa in the final 25 seconds of their match's first period, breaking the Froggies' four-match winning streak. With Through Awesome Caveman Myles "The Most Precious" Jewell's pinning Jake "The Purple Rattle Snake" Harper, American Fork looked as though it was going to row back into the contest.

No sooner had the Awesome Cavemen battled back within 24-15 when Lehi's Reagan "Sir Carnage" Bottley pinned Hunter "The Straight Arrow" Clark during 0:55 in the third period in their 103 weight class match. Chris "The Wild Swede" Anderson's pinning Jack "Big Bam" Tam, a 112-pound Caveman, presented the impression that Lehi was going to wash the Awesome Cavemen away through a series of pins.

A.J. "The Grenade"Cindrich reminded Lehi that there were still Awesome Cavemen who were formidable opponents for the Froggies. In his 119 weight class match, the Grenade built up an ealry 4-1 lead, but Pioneer Andy "Wild Billy" Tilley quickly pulled ahead 6-4 through a reversal and a three-point reversal. The Grenade tied the game at six, and he pulled ahead 9-6 on a three-point near fall in the third period. The match soon ended on an explosive note when the Grenade pinned Wild Billy just before the final buzzer. 

As soon as the Cavemen had pulled within 42-21 on the Grenade's pin, American Fork's Ty "Baron Sly" Tichner battled back strongly after Matt "Swamp Cat" Jones, a 125-pound Pioneer, had secured a 4-1 lead over. Baron Sly got within 7-6, but his foe escaped his hold in the third period and took him down. Swamp Cat pinned Baron Sly.

Lehi's  Cody "The Derringer" pinned Gage "The Scary"McGary, a 130-pound Awesome Cavemen, 10 seconds into their match. Securing a 9-2 lead over his 135-pound foe, Trent "Steam Shovel" Kirkham, Pioneer Dallin "The Purple Buffalo" Rice pinned him in the third.

The 140 weight class match saw a thrilling showdown between Lehi's Tanner "The Anaconda" Eastman and Ricky "The Slick" Bartholomew, a son of 1986 state wrestling champ Rick "Dr. Death" Bartholomew. During their match, the Slick scored a second-period takedown to tied the score at three. The Caveman then pulled ahead 4-3 on a third period escape. However, the Anaconda scored a takedown to win the match 5-4 and put the final team score at 57-21, Lehi. 

American Fork Coach Eric "The Red Viking" Spencer said, "They got some good experience in wrestling against a team of veterans like Lehi. We had a couple of ninth-graders who wrestled really good in the jayvee match earlier tonight. We have a really young team right now. Out of the 40 guys in our program, only eight have wrestling experience."

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said, "Tonight, our guys fought really hard on the mat. Tonight shows how much really experienced they are. We can expect them to do really good this season."

Lehi Boys' Hoopsters' 61-50 Win Dec. 1 Leaves Herriman Pretty Ponies as Geldings

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Ever since the horrifying loss that the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, had dealt them in football last September, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had been spoiling for a chance to settle scores with the newest Salt Lake County school. On Dec. 1, Lehi finally got even with Herriman through gelding the Pretty Ponies 61-50 in a non-league boys' basketball game at Lehi.

Lehi Coach Crag Gladwell said, "They [Herriman] were a hustling team tonight. They stayed right with us until the end of the third quarter. We finally pushed them out of the way in the fourth quarter."

Getting the tipoff, Lehi's Colt Colledge quickly fed a pass to Trevor Christofferson for a layup. Pretty Pony Jayden Rasmussen answered it with a go-ahead trey. It couldn't secure for the Pretty Ponies control of the game. Dusty Draeger bombed Herriman with two straight treys that gave Lehi an 8-3 lead. Before the Froggies could improve on their lead, Taylor "Meister" Yaegar hit  a three-point shot that set off a 7-0 scoring run for the Pretty Ponies. Once Jared Gamblin tipped them ahead 10-8, they found Lehi hopping eager to jump back out in front. A Zach Stanley trey put the Froggies back out in front 11-10. Lehi managed to lead by as far as 16-12 during the first quarter. However, thanks to a Tanner McKissick layup, a Frances "Bernie" Bernard trey ended the period with a 17-16 lead for the Pretty Ponies.

The second period began with Tueni "T-Horse" Lupenanau sinking a layup to improve the Pretty Pony lead at 19-16. A Tanner Simmons free throw set the stage for a Lehi comeback during the new period. Securing an offensive rebound, Pioneer Ryan Pittard leaped back up to tie the game at 19. For a little while, all the Froggies could do was keep tying the game, because. Colt College soon hit two straight inside shots to sending Lehi stroking back out in front 32-21. Late in the first half, T-Horse pulled down a defensive board and fed a pass to Bernard for a layup that tied the game at 23. Pittard broke the 23-23 deadlock, and Colledge scored from underneath to send Lehi stroking with a 27-23 lead into the second half.

For a little while in the early third period, Lehi kept the Pretty Ponies from sinking field anywhere on the floor. Two Rasmussen foul shots were the only Herriman scoring in the second half's first three minutes. in the meantime, a Christofferson free throw and two Draeger buckets fueled a 6-2 scoring run that gave Lehi much momentum in the third period. Draeger gave the Pretty Ponies severe headaches through the third period as his shooting soon produced a 40-30 lead for Lehi. Despite aggressive boarding efforts from Rasmussen and T-Horse, the Pretty Ponies couldn't get closer to Lehi than 40-32 in the period.

Draeger stayed hot in scoring the fourth period as the Froggies maintained a double-digit lead through most of that quarter. Lehi lengthened its lead as wide as 53-38. A T-Horse bucket initiated a 12-8 scoring run for the Pretty Ponies. Rasmussen's shooting did put them within 55-46 on a trey hit by late in the quarter, but Lehi's control of the boards kept the Pretty Ponies from stampeding back into the game. When Pioneer Braxton Nerdin hit a trey put the lead at 61-48, Lehi finally felt it had at last avenged the terrible defeat that the Pretty Ponies' football team had inflicted upon it three months ago.

Draeger led Lehi with 18 points while Stanley added another 13 and College 10. T-Horse and Rasmussen led Herriman with 16 points each.

Lehi Girls Win 1st Hoop Game in Home Contest Against West Jordan Pussy Cats

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After opening their girls' basketball season with road losses at Lone Peak and American Fork, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies,  finally had something to croak about on Dec. 3 when they posted a 50-40 washout win at home against the West Jordan Jaguars, AKA the Pussy Cats.

The game opened with Pussy Cat Marki Ashton getting the tipoff. However, Lehi's Aerin Ogden pulled down a defensive rebound and zipped away to score the game's first bucket. Shots from Deane Bourdeaux and Kacee Atkinson enabled West Jordan to tie the game at two and five. Fresh from the recent volleyball season, Lehi's Anau Faleo became a spark that kept Lehi ahead all through the game. In the first period, she held her own on the glass againstAshton and Atkinson. Faleo also broke the tied scores of two and five. Meanwhile, Trisha "Needles" Quilter scored on a full-court pass to give Lehi a 9-6 lead. Kimmie Evans became a brief threat to Lehi through her putting the Pussy Cats within 9-8 and 11-10. A Brook Barnes trey strengthened Lehi's advantage at 14-10 late in the first quarter. After Pussy Cat Annie "Twist" Oliver hit two free throws, Kelsey Langness scored on an offensive rebound to give Lehi a 16-12 lead at the first quarter break.

In the second quarter, Oliver and Evans worked well together to keep the Pussy Cats within strking distance of Lehi. One Oliver bucket, for example, put West Jordan within 16-14. Langness prevented a 16-16 tie through pulling down a defensive board and passing to Sadie Johnson for a successful shot from underneath. Faleo, in the meantime, continued frustrating West Jordan. In the last 30 seconds of the half, Ashton stood still with the ball while the other nine players on the floor waited for her to dribble. She didn't do it until the final 10 seconds. West Jordan tried to end the half with a three-point shot, but Faleo pulled down a defensive board during the horn.

After a Faleo free throw in the third period, Evans hit a jumper that put the Pussy Cats within 25-21. Suddenly, Ogden hit a 17-foot shot and scored on an offensive rebound to give Lehi stronger control of the tempo. Soon, Johnson put a shot back in to put the lead at 31-21. Although Bourdeaux and Atkinson helped to reduce the lead to single digits, the Pioneers didn't let the Pussy Cats come any closer than 31-25 in the third period. Steals by Quilter and Langness left Lehi leading 36-25 at the end of the third quarter.

The Pioneers maintained a double-digit lead well into the fourth quarter. When Barnes hit a trey to put the score at 45-29 in the last four minutes of play, West Jordan's chances of roaring back didn't look very good. That didn't stop the Pussy Cats from having Evans and Oliver hitting three-pointers. When those buckets put West Jordan within 48-40 in the final minute, the prospect of the Pussy Cats forcing an overtime looked real. However, Johnson rebounded a free throw missed by teammate Beth Beeson in the game's final 20 seconds and passed to Anja Ahquin, who got fouled. Ahquin hit both of her one-and-ones to end the game's scoring.

Lehi Coach Troy Gifford said, "Our big differences tonight were Anau Faleo and Aerin Ogden. Anau was a really scrappy player tonight. She pulled down key boards, produced steals, and sank some great inside shots. Odgen hit a key three-pointer for us after West Jordan had gotten within 11-10. West Jordan's sinking threes at the end of the game didn't bother me, because I wanted to give our younger players experience in knowing how of handle the pressure of an opposing team's comeback effort."

Faleo led Lehi with 16 points while Ogden added another 11. Oliver led West Jordan with 15 points and Evans contributed another 10.

Thanksgiving Eve Hoop Tournament

Timp Sports Weekly

November 30, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two preseason boys' basketball games won by the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Awesome American Fork Cavemen at the recent Zuke Challenge, played Nov. 24 at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center. In defeating the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, and the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, respectively, Pleasant Grove and American Fork have demonstrated that they could very well go extremely far in 5-A basketball this winter. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Ferocious PG Vikings Win Over Orem Leaves Tiggers Bounceless

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings opened their boys' basketball season by showing they could easily rob the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, of their bounce. In a Zuke Challenge game at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center Nov. 24, the Ferocious Vikings flattened Orem 59-44.

Ferocious Viking Coach Randy McAllister said, "Orem hit us with a zone all through the game. Their doing that kept them close to us until we hit some transition buckets in the last couple of minutes of the first half to give us a 10-point lead. We made adjustments at halftime, and we handled their zone much better in the second half."

The game was not the first time that Golden Holt, the Tiggers' new coach, had dealt with the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings. When he played basketball for the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the 1970's, he had guided them to a 22-point win over the Ferocious Vikings in a state 3-A quarterfinal game. Unlike the Ferocious Viking team of 1974-75, Pleasant Grove's 2010-11 boys' basketball team quickly proved it was not going to be a squad of patsies for any team mentored by Holt, now a straight-haired blond, not the fluffy-haired one that he was during his Bingham days.

As soon as Ferocious Viking Forrest "Jump" Pinnock had gotten the opening tipoff, teammate Cade Wilkes received a pass and sank a jumper that sent Pleasant Grove rowing out to an early 7-1 lead. Wilkes' shooting and Alan "Tall Al" Hamson's rebounding enabled the Ferocious Vikings to lead by as far as 13-3 in the first period. Tricky Dalton Nixon's three-point play got the Tiggers to bounce within 13-7 at the end of the quarter.

Using a zone effectively on both sides of the court during the second period, the Tiggers gave the Ferocious Vikings a fright. Chris Clark and Josh Pollard guided the Tiggers in a 10-3 scoring run that almost sunk Pleasant Grove. When a Pollard set shot put Orem within 19-17 midway through the quarter, the Ferocious Vikings realized that they now faced a really strong prospect of the Tiggers bouncing ahead of them sometime before halftime. In the half's final four minutes,  Cory McAlllister and Taylor "Needles" Allred came up with three-pointers that turned the tempo back to Pleasant Grove's favor. As soon as a Nixon three-pointer had put Orem within 24-20, McAllister and Allred each swished in a trey to give Pleasant Grove a 30-20 lead at the half.

Early in the second half, McAllister hit another trey to spark another long scoring run for Pleasant Grove, which held the Tiggers to two points in the third quarter's first five minutes. After a Hamson bucket had improved Pleasant Grove's lead at 35-20, Pollard hit an inside bucket in hopes of prodding the Tiggers of bouncing back into the game. However, rebounding by Hamson and Zach "Arctic" Faux kept the Tiggers from getting a rally going.  Also, Faux scored on two straight steals that knocked the springs out of the Tiggers and gave Pleasant Grove a 41-22 lead. A Nixon bucket opened a 6-2 scoring run for Orem near the end of the third quarter. Afer Orem's Bandon "The Lucky" Erickson hit a foul shot, Pollard sank a trey to cut lead to 41-28. Allred produced a three-point play that sent Pleasant Grove cruising with a 44-28 lead into the final quarter.

Allred produced another three-point play in the fourth quarter, and a Hamson foul shot clutched the game early. That didn't stop the Tiggers from attempting to bounce back into the game. Nixon hit two straight treys to cut the lead to 57-35. That turned out to be the closest that Orem could get to Pleasant Grove in the half. Still, Tigger fans did have something to cheer about when their Brennan Adamson hit a late fourth-quarter trey and Dave Runyan, not to be confused with mythical logger Paul Bunyan, scored a layup on a steal.

Cory McAllister led the Ferocious Vikings with 13 points while Hamson added another 10. Nixon led the Tiggers with 11 points while Pollard contributed another 10. Hamson led Pleasant Grove with five rebounds.

Awesome American Fork Cavemen Exorcise Springville Red Devils 68-51

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened their boys' basketball season by exorcising the Springville Red Devil, AKA the Helltown Hellions, 68-51.

Not once at any time during the game could the Hellions take possession of the lead. Those Hellions' fate got determined early on. As soon as American Fork's Nate "The Peak" Ensign got the tipoff, he passed to Quincy Bair, son of Dalton Bair, for an easy layup. Two Mikey Wells treys created an 8-0 lead for the Awesome Cavemen. Springville's Nate "Brimstone" Israelson hit a three-point shot that sent the Hellion burning back into the game. During the ensuing 9-3 scoring run, Israelson and Jackson "Speed Demon" Ogiles produced shots that gave the Cavemen a brief scare.  When an Ogiles field goal cut American Fork's lead to 11-9, the Hellions seemed certain of either catching up with the Awesome Cavemen or passing them. However, two straight bad Springville passes permitted American Fork to take its two-point lead with it into the second quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Marcel Davis passed to Bair for a baseline shot. Soon afterwards, Bair stuffed a shot that pretty much decided the game's outcome in the long run. After a Davis shot had ended American Fork's 6-0 scoring run in the early second quarter, Israelson sank an inside shots. The Hellions suddenly couldn't but say, "Oops!" when they saw Austin "Shagadelic" Whaddoups score five straight unanswered points through a steal and a three-point play. Whaddoups efforts produced a 21-11 lead for the Awesome Cavemen. Shots from Davis and Alex Bair, a "distant" cousin of the famous Betsy Ross,  kept American Fork up by 10 for much of the first half's final four minutes. Neal "Hell-Raiser" Gardener and Matt "The Tasmanian Devil" Sumsion's free throw shooting guided the Hellions within 26-21 by halftime. 

In the second half's opening minutes, Davis became really hot everywhere inside the perimeter. Davis' shooting paced a  12-5 scoring  for the Awesome Cavemen. Sumsion tried to do some serious damage to American Fork when he guided his Hellions within 30-26. When a Kaden McMurtrey layup had improved American Fork's lead at 36-26, the game started getting away from the Hellions. Bair sank two second shots and nailed two foul shots in the third quarter to keep the Awesome Caveman lead in double figures. Also, Whaddoups and Wells produced steals that cooled the Red Devils' comeback efforts.

Through much of the fourth quarter, the Cavemen stayed up by more than 10 points. Midway through that period, McKay "Pandemonium" Murphy hit a trey that put the Red Devils within 49-41. Whaddoups and Wells soon sunk layups that enabled the Awesome Cavemen to stay more than 10 points ahead for the rest of the game, which ended with a Sumsion three-point shot.

"It was great to start this season with a win, especially over a good team like Springvile," Ensign said outside the Awesome Cavemen's locker room."

Holding his award for being named the game's MVP, Davis said, "We just did a good job in running the fastbreak against Springivlle. Matt Sumsion was a big challenge for us. We did a good jog of fronting him with our poasts."

American Fork Coach Doug Mecham said, "We did a good job in how we went up a good team like Springville. {Chris] Kitchen does a good job in getting the most out of his players. We did a great job in controlling the boards against their bigs. We pulled some big defensive rebounds that kept the game in our favor. When we play good like we did this afernoon, we can hold our own against any team. We're going to be playing Taylorsville at West Jordan Dec. 3."

Bair led American Fork with eight rebounds while Davis contributed six and Ensign five. Also American Fork's top scorer, Bair posted 17 points while Wells and Waddoups each posted 11 and Davis 10. Sumsion and Israelson led the Hellions with 11 points each while Murphy added another seven.

Championships in Cross Country, Volleyball, Swimming

Timp Sports Weekly

November 16, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at champions in a post-season cross country meet, a non-league volleyball match, two recent state volleyball tournaments, and the Utah County Invitational. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Two AF Harriers Win Championship Trophies at Pre-Footlocker Meet Nov. 6

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

With the Awesome American Fork Cavemen having recently won a second straight boys' state championship in 5-A cross country, they hosted a Pre-Footlocker meet at their high school Nov. 6.

The meet gave the Awesome Cavemen and Cavewomen one more chance of racing on their home course before taking season-ending trips to Arizona and Southern California.

The meet drew entire cross country teams from Salt Lake Valley, Summit County, and southern Utah County. Even a runner from Evanston, Wyo., participated in the meet, which featured two races. Among the schools having their entire teams compete in the races were Park City, Salem Hills, Mapleton Mountain, and Harriman.

What no team scores were kept in the meet, it still saw American Fork domination of both the girls and boys' divisions. The American Forkers relished at seeing two of their own take away champioinship trophies for both races. Awesome American Fork Cavewomen Jamie Lee won the girls' division in 19:54. Clayton Young won the boys' race.

Lee said, "Though there weren't as many girls in this race as the one I ran at state, I still wanted to run faster than I did at state. I was going for time today today, not a trophy. It was a bonus to win. I'm going to be running in the junior division at Footlocker in California this December. Footlocker is going to be fun."

American Fork Coach Bruno Hunziker said, "Jamie Lee's time today was the best one she's posted in the off-season. She was 20 seconds faster today than she was in the weeks since state."

Young said, "Winning first today was a good way to follow up my success at state. I needed this kind of race to get ready for Arizona. With us being ranked No. 1 in the country in going to that meet. Coach [Timo] Mostert has been doing  a good job in getting us ready for the national meet in Arizona."

Among the other Awesome Cavewomen who ran at the Nov. 6 meet, Jasmyn Hildebrandt finished third, Lakyn Lux ninth, Diane Leach 12th, Makayla "The Italian Filly" Bernardo 13th, Taylir Garrison 21st, Ashlyn Hatch  29th, Kylie Buckwalter 32nd, Megan Borden 33rd, Mia Hart 34th, Page Leyba 37th, Terilyn Westphal 43rd, Krissy Eakins 48th, Jen Squires 52nd, and Melissa Hirsch 71st.

Among the other Awesome Cavemen who competed in the boys' race, Austin West took second, Nafe Richardson fourth, Mack Morrison fifth, Derek Day seventh, Kevin Judd 12th, Danny Keller 14th, Josh Savage 17th, Dallan "Wally World" Griswold 25th, Jake Healey 37th, Connor McMillan 36th, Kaden "I'm not Jerry" Springer 50th, Dallan Day 53rd, Ty "Tinker" Bell 58th, Spencer Herzog 65th, Logan Segmeller 67th, Ty Straton 70th, Jason Jarman 75th, Con Hoopes 87th, and Zach "Duke" Wellington 88th.

Loners Dry Up Lehi Spikers in Final Non-League Match Before State

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekl Publisher

Before they went off to compete at that state 4-A and 5-A volleyball tournaments at UVU's McKay Events Center, the Lehi Pioneers and Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, faced off in a non-league match at Lehi on Nov. 2. In the five-game match, the Loners drained the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, by scores of 25-17, 16-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11.

The match saw players from both teams wear pink shirts, hinting that the game was being played to help raise cash for research for finding ways to cure women and men of breast cancer. Lehi assistant volleyball coach Angie "T-Bear" Roberts knows that disease all too well. Battling it two years cost her all of her hair. It has since all grown back, and T-Bear is currently healthy enough to keep teaching at Lehi High.

In Game 1 of the match, a Bre Elle Bailey tip sent Lehi rowing ahead 2-0. However, an Anna Hubert kill sparked a Loner comeback. The Loners quickly charged ahead 5-3. Bailey's serving and hitting enabled  Makayla Dunford and Cousin Madi Memmott to lead the Froggies to tie the game at seven. The game stayed tight until Loner Kix Adolfo registered a kill that tied the game at 15. Breaking the 15-15 deadlock, the Loners pulled away through the hitting of Whitney Johnson, Marquelle Funk, and Ashlan "Buck" Rogers.

The Loners couldn't take control of Game 2. Hunger to settle scores with the Loners, the Froggies leaped out to an early 8-1 lead through the hitting of Cousin Madi, Bailey, and Shelby Ford. Lehi's speedy seizure of control of the game stunned the Loners. They couldn't get an effective attack going for a little while. Finally, Funk, Rogers, and Johnson orchestrated a respectable comeback. It put Lone Peak within 17-11. However, the Froggies didn't let the Loners rush any closer to them. A Bailey kill gave Lehi a 25-16 win and forced a fourth game.

Lehi also dominated Game 3. Cousin Madi, Hailee Rupp, Anau Faleo, and Bailey pooled their efforts together to keep Rogers, Johnson, Funk, and Hailee Huntsman from doing anything to demolish Lehi's resolve. Lone Peak stay really close to Lehi this time, but the Loners could never pull ahead in the game. When Lehi won the third game 25-21, the Froggies looked certain that they would be able to flood Lone Peak away in the fourth game.

Even though Lehi took a 1-0 lead in Game 4, Lone Peak implemented adjustments that it made during the break between Games 3 and 4. Rogers, Johnson, and Adolfo quickly spotted holes that they would spike the ball into. Before long, the Loners commanded a 18-8 lead. Kills by Rupp and Dunford sent the Froggies hopping back within 19-14, but hits from Adolfo and Hubert sparked Lone Peak to pull far enough away to keep Lehi from having any fresh chance of catching up.

Winning the fourth game 25-18, the Loners went into the fifth game very much aware that the Froggies might not fall to pieces like the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings did against Lone Peak in an early October match. Kills by Bailey and Cousin Madi sent Lehi rowing ahead  5-1. A Hubert kill sparked a Loner comeback. Lone Peak quickly tied the game at seven. A Funk ace broke the 7-7 tie, but the Loners didn't secure complete control of the momentum. The Froggies soon tied the game at 11. An Adolfo block put Lone Peak back out front, and this time the Loners stayed ahead for good.

Lone Peak Coach Deanna Meyer said, "I think they [Lehi] gave us really strong competition. They served really against us, and the match showed what we needed to work on between now and state. We're going to be working on the basics until we play Viewmont in the first round of the state tournament."

Cousin Madi led Lehi with 13 kills while Dunford contributed another 10 and Bailey nine.

Lehi Froggies Open State 4-A Playoffs With Octafinal Win Over Mountain Crest Ponies in 3-Game Match Nov. 5

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The opening week of November opened on an unhappy -- or as they would say in Lehi an unhoppy -- note. First Lehi's volley ball team dropped a five-game home match to the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. As if that was not sad enough, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, lost their head football coach, Derrick Peyton, through his annual coaching contract not being renewed for the 2011 season. (Don't worry! He's doing okay. He's going to continue teaching physical education classes at Lehi.)

In the octafinals of the state 4-A volleyball tournament at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center Nov. 5, though. Lehi had something to croak about. The Froggies hopped all over the Mountain Crest Mustangs, AKA the Ponies, in a three-game match by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-25-16. 

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "We had great serving from Reagan Lindsey and Shelby Ford. Our offense was not that great, but our defense was outstanding.

Assistant Lehi Coach Angie "T-Bear" Roberts said, "Our serving won the game for us. We had six aces, and Shelby Sorenson made four of them."

Cousin Madi Memmott led the Froggies with 11 kills and Hailee Rupp contributed another eight.

In the first game, a Mikayla Dunford kill put the Froggies ahead 1-0. However, the game went down on as a seesaw fight. Natalie Gregory and Jordanne Wilden frequently registered kills that sent the Ponies slipping ahead. A Marisa Nielsen block gave Mountain Crest an 11-9 lead, but the Froggies battled back to tie the game at 11. Tandy Muse guided the Pioneers ahead 13-11, and they never trailed again in the game. The Froggies did experience a brief scare when the Ponies galloped within 20-19. A Mountain Crest service error ruined the Ponies' comeback attempt, and Bre Elle Bailey's hitting gave the Froggies the momentum to take the first game by a score of 25-21.

The second game opened with a Sorenson ace. Pony Taylor Coombs blocked the next serve, and the Ponies pulled out to a 3-2 lead. Lehi quickly capitalized on a Mountain Crest service error, and the Froggies built up a 10-4 lead. Bailey, Rupp, and Cousin Madi held their own against Coombs, Wilden, and Gregory at the neet. When Cousin Madi put the score at 20-9, Lehi, through a kill, Mountain Crest was done for. Soon, a Sorenson block gave the Froggies a 25-17.

After having played so welll against Lehi in the first two games, the Ponies came out flat in the third game and they fell to pieces. Spurred on by three straight Sorenson aces, the Froggies built an 11-0 lead before you could say Ali Lamb Chop. As soon as the Ponies got onto the scoreboard, courtesy of a Lehi violation, Nielson and Coombs tried to get them galloping back into the game. However, their terrible performance at the start of Game 3 came back to haunt them as Rupp and Bailey delivered punishing blows to them. A Dunford kill scored the match point for the Froggies.

Ferocious PG Vikings Survive 5-Game Match Against Riverton Silverpups in 5-A Volleyball Octafinal

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Defending state 5-A volleyball champs, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings survived an attempt by the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, to dethrone them during the Nov. 5 octafinals of the state tournament at Utah Valley University. Pleasant Grove defeated Riverton by scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 26-24, 15-10.

In the first game of the octafinal thriller, a Kim Dahl kill and a Makell Hymas ace gave the Ferocious Vikings a 2-0 lead. The Silverpups quickly tied the game at 2-2. A seesaw fight ensued. Silverpups Bailey Bateman and Lexi Hartgrove gave Dahl, Audrey Biggs, Delyane Daniel, Le'o Fotu, and Annie Jenkinson much trouble at the net. When Fremont pulled ahead 20-19 on a Ferocious Viking violation, the Silverpups sank their fangs tightly into the momentum, and Pleasant Grove couldn't pry it loose from them. With Bateman blocking a key Dahl hit near the end of the game, the Silverpups soon won it 25-22.

Even though Fremont took a 2-0 lead in the second game, the Ferocious Vikings rowed back through Karen Lloyd's serving. Hits from Dahl and Daniel soon produced a 9-3 lead for Pleasant Grove. Acquiring a 19-5 lead, the Ferocious Vikings dashed Fremont's hope for sweeping them away in three games. The Silverpups still made a strong comeback. Through the heroics of Bateman and teammate Stephanie "The Fairest One of All" Harris, the Silverpups howled back within 23-17. However, a Dahl kill spiked the Silverpup rally, and the Ferocious Vikings won Game 2 25-18.

In the third game, a Fremont service error put the Ferocious Vikings on the board first. However, Harris' hitting produced a 3-1 lead for the Silverpups. Through Daniel and Dahl's hitting, Pleasant Grove battled back to a 4-3 lead. The tone of the game became set at that point. The entire game went down as a seesaw fight. Soon, Pleasant Grove did build up a 19-11 lead at one point. The Ferocious Vikings' eight-point lead didn't discourage the Silverpups. Bateman and Harris battled Dahl and Daniel fiercely at the net. When a Preslee Patton tip put the Silverpups within 24-23, Pleasant Grove seemed destined to blow its chances for winning Game 3. However, a Silverpup service error gave them a 25-23 win.

Even though the Ferocious Vikings took a 3-1 lead early in Game 4, a Patton tip sparked another howling comeback for the Silverpups.  When they took a 5-4 lead, they turned game into a long seesaw fight that saw McKell Staheli, a niece late of the Dixie basketball player Kip Staheli, deliver some go-ahead hits. When Pleasant Grove secured a 24-22, the Vikings battled hard in a play on which hung their hopes of quarterfinal play. A Bateman kill almost aborted those hopes, for Fremont soon tied the game at 24 right afterwards. A Viking hitting error gave the Silverpups a 26-24 win and forced a fifth gane.

Fremont took a 2-1 lead in it, but Dahl and Daniel's combined hitting hammered together a 4-2 lead for the Vikings. Though Fremont tied the game at five and eight, Pleasant Grove never let the Silverpups lead again. A Karen Lloyd ace lifted Pleasant Grove to the quarterfinals, where they disposed of the Cottonwood Colts, AKA the Ponies, by scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-14. Highlights of that Ferocious Viking win included Dahl's producing 15 kills and 10 digs.

Of the win against Fremont, Ferocious Viking Coach Jamie Schapper said, "We are fighters. After losing a first game, we always come back. We need to keep coming back. Karen Lloyd produced five aces for us, and Sydney Johnson gave us 44 assists. Kim Dahl had 29 kills, Delayne Daniel 12, and Annie Jenkinson eight."

PG Spikers Take Down Bingham Pickers in 5-Game Volleyball Semifinals

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

When the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners,  brushed aside the Davis Darts, AKA the Tarts, in the Nov. 6 semifinals of the State 5-A volleyball tournament at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center, many folks figured the other finalists would be the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, since they did vanquish semifinal opponent Pleasant Grove in a five-game match two months before. However, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings shocked experts by outlasting the Pickers in the second semifinal match by scores 13-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 15-11.

With Danika Youngblood and Jessica Thompson controlling the net in the first game, the Pickers took an early 3-1 lead. Dahl and Daniel guided the Ferocious Vikings into tying the game at three. For a little while, Game 1 stayed a nail-biter. After Bingham had tied the game at nine on a Thompson block, the Pickers pulled away through Youngblood's devastating hitting. Pleasant Grove couldn't come back any closer than eight points. Bingham took a 25-13 lead into Game 2.

Those, who thought Pleasant Grove would be finished off quickly in the next two games, received a shock in the second game. Spurred on by Karen Lloyd's awesome serving, the Ferocious Vikings took a 6-1 lead on Dahl's hits. Before long, a Delayne Daniel kill improved the Vikings' lead at 15-5. Bingham didn't let Pleasant Grove coast away to an easy triumph. Finally taking the Ferocious Vikings seriously, Bingham battled back within 20-16 though kills that Youngblood, Nakiska Wilden, and Daisy Gisa made on Cortney Godfrey's serving. Pleasant Grove kept the Pickers from catching up with them. An Annie Jenkinson kill forced a fourth game.

In the third game, the lead frequently switched hands as Dahl and Daniel struggled to contain Thompson and Youngblood. After Bingham and Pleasant Grove had battled to an 11-11 deadlock, the Pickers pulled ahead 12-11, and they never fell behind again in the game. Bingham createad leads as wide as 21-14. Sydney Johnson and Dahl did pace the Ferocious Vikings within 21-18, but they couldn't get any closer to Bingham. A McKenna Tait kill quickly lead to the Pickers winning 25-20.

With their backs against the proverbial wall in the fourth game, the Ferocious Vikings played with more aggressiveness than they had done in the first three games. After the two teams had fought to a 10-10 tie, Pleasant Grove pulled ahead 11-10 on a Picker violation. Dahl led a successful defense of the Vikings' lead as Karen Lloyd, McKell Staheli, and Makell Hymas came up with good serves that soon produced a 25-119 win for Pleasant Grove.

In the fifth game, serving by Daniel gave the Vikings the encouragement they needed to stay cool under the immense pressure of semifinal action. Pleasant Grove never trailed once in the fifth At the same time, Dahl held her own against Youngblood, Thompson, and Tait at the net. Still, the Pickers fought to get within 12-11 of Pleasant Grove. After disabling a Thompson block, Dahl registered a kill that sent the Ferocious Vikings into the championship match against the Loners.

Lone Peak Loners Dethrone Ferocious Vikings in 5-A State Title Match

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Nov. 6 5-A State volleyball championship match went down as a continuation of a Utah high school sports tradition dating back to the start of the 21st Century. The tradition involved the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, playing each other for a state volleyball championship. Last year, the Ferocious Vikings snatched the state title from the Loners. However, on Nov. 6, it was Lone Peak that dethroned Pleasant Grove by scores of 25-15, 16-25, 25-19, 25-22.

Loner Coach Deanna Meyer said, "Tonight was a rival match. Pleasant Grove has played us for the state championship every year for the past several years, even when we were 4-A. Tonight was a match where we really had to step up. Ashlan Rogers, Anna Hubert, and Whitney Johnson had their best game of the season tonight."

In the first game, the Ferocious Vikings took an early 2-0 lead. However, the Loners soon took control of the net. Johnson, Rogers, Hubert, and Hayley Huntsman worked in concert to keep Ferocious Kim Dahl in check during the opening game. The Loners' control of Dahl soon netted a 15-5 lead for them. Ferocious Viking attempts to overcome the double-deficit proved vain. When the first game ended in a 25-15 win for the Loners, the Ferocious Vikings looked as though they would lose their state crown in three games.

After a Kix Adolfo kill gave Lone Peak a 1-0 lead in the second game, Pleasant Grove made a fierce attack. Led by Dahl, Delayne Daniel, and Sydney Johnson, the Vikings fought their way out to a 9-4 lead. Lone Peak narrowed it to 11-7, but an Annie Jenkinson kill slowed the Loners down. Dahl and Audrey Biggs' hitting kept ther Ferocious Vikings ahead all throughout Game 2. Meyer confessed, "What really hurt us in the second game was that we didn't get our serving down. We did get it down in the next two games."

Spurred by Johnson and Huntsman in the third game, the Loners secured a 9-3 lead. Dahl stirred up a rally that brought the Ferocious Vikings back within 10-7. A Huntsman kill slowed down the comeback. Nevertheless, Pleasant Grove managed to march within 17-15. the Loners didn't let the Ferocious Vikings catch up with them. After a missed Viking serve gave the Loners a 25-19 win at the end of Game 3, Game 4 presented questions of whether Pleasant Grove would avoid falling apart.

The Ferocious Vikings did not do that. They stayed with the Loners all the way though the fourth game. Late in it, Ferocious Viking Annie Jenkinson registered two straight kills that tied the game at 18. This gave Pleasant Grove hopes of forcing a fifth game. However, the Ferocious Vikings missed a serve. Lone Peak capitalized on that service error and stayed narrowly ahead through Rogers' serving. The Loners won the state title on a double block.

Meyer said, "We have a lot of respect for Kim Dahl. She's a hard one to defend against."

Asked what she liked the most about the recent volleyball season, Dahl answered, "My team. They were absolutely awesome."

Froggie Spikers Finish 5th at State 4-A Tournament

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers finished fifth at the State 4-A volleyball tournament, held Nov. 5-6 at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center.

Lehi's dreams of a state championship got dried up during a four-game match against the Olympus Titans, AKA the Midgets, in the quarterfinals. The Midgets drained Lehi by scores of 25-17, 16-25, 25-18, 25-12.

AFter that hearbreaking loss, the Froggies took their frustrations out on the Skyview Bobcats, AKA the Bobkittens,  in a three-game match Nov. 6. Led by Cousin Madi Memmott and Bre Elle Bailey, Lehi flooded away the Bobkittens away by scores of 29-27, 25-19, 25-18. Cousin Madi led the Froggies with 13 kills. 

Lehi then finished its season by stinging the Box Elder Bees, AKA the Queen Bees, by scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-10.

The first two games were nail-biters. Led by Sommer Reeder, the Queen Bees took an early 6-3 advantage over Lehi in the first game. However, the Froggies refused to croak. Cousin Madi, Bailey, and Hailee Rupp produced a fierce efforts that soon created a 19-10 lead for Lehi. Soon a Tandy Muse ace gave Lehi a 25-16 win. Even though the Queen Bees took a 3-0 lead in the second game, Lehi swam back to toke a 9-7 lead on Bailey's hitting. Reeder gave Lehi's front line much trouble in the second game, seeing the lead frequently change hands. Lehi won the second game 27-25 on a Queen Bee hitting error.

In the third game, Box Elder buzzed ahead 3-1, only to become stuck like a drone trapped in honey. Kills by Haylee Rupp and Cousin Madi sent Lehi rowing ahead ahead 5-3. Box Elder gave up playing well at that point, and the game became a proverbial massacre at the Froggies hopped all over the Queen Bees.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "I'm proud that the girls were able to rebound after the loss to Olympus last night. They stayed united today. For the Box Elder match, Madi had 12 kills and Bre Elle 11. Tandy Muse made 24 successful serves for us."

Awesome Caveswimmers Win Both Divisions of the Utah County Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen won the boys and girls' divisions of the Utah County Invitational, held at the Orem Recreation Center Nov. 12-13. This marked a second straight year that American Fork High's boys and girls' swim teams had won county.

American Fork won the girls and boys' 200-yard medley relays.  American Fork also won the boys and girls' 400-yard freestyle relays. Camille Okleberry won the girls' 200-yard  and 500-yard freestyle races. Jamie Nebeker took the girls' 200-yard individual medley title. Morgan King took county in the girls' 100-yard freestyle.

Caveman TJ. Murphy took the gold medal in the boy's 100-yard fly, and teammate Wade Healey won the boys' 100-yard freestyle, and he took second in the men's 200-yard freestyle. Caveman Seth Wynn took the 100-yard men's backstroke title. Chris Nielson took second in the boys' 500-yard freestyle. Daryk Roberts finished second in the boys' 100-yard brestoke.

American Fork Coach Kathy King said, "I was really pleased that our lower-seeded kids swam as aggressively as our top-seeded ones did. That motivated our top-seeded swimmers to want to perform better."

Pleasant Grove's Matt Rameson won the boys' 500-yard freestyle, and he took third in the b0ys' 200-yard freestyle. Christie Bunnell took second in the girls' 100-yard butterfly. Pleasant Grove Coach Lisa Harris said, "I was pleased with kids cutting down their times much since the Cedar City Invitational. Today wasn't our best day for our relay teams. We had regular anchors missing. Some kids did step up and swam their best as substitute anchors in the relays." 

Lone Peak won the boys and girls' 200-yard freestyle relays.  Taking second in both the girls' and boys' divisions, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, had the team of Sam Scoresby, Cate Woolston, Brittani Finlayson, and Kira Hamilton, take second in the girls' 200-yard freestyle. Brittani Finlayson of Lone Peak won the girls 100-yard breaststroke. Cate Woolston won the girls' 50-yard freestyle race and finished second in the girls' 100-yard freestyle. Lone Peak's Connor Christiansen won the boys' 50-yard freestyle and finished second in the boys' 100-yard freestyle. Chris Nielson took first in the boys;' 200-yard freestyle.

Scoresby took second in the girls 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle races.

Lone Peak Coach Chad Reimschussel said, "This meet showed us what we needed to do to make a lot of improvement between now and region."

Lehi's Sam Blackburn took second in the boys' 100-yard butterfly. Michelle Grant finished 12th in the girls' 200-yard freestyle. Bailey Tuttle took ninth in the girls' 50-yard freestyle. Lehi Coach Dennis Meyering said, "We were pleased with having Tanner Frandsen finish under a minute in the 100 fly. He finished sixth in it."

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Timp Sports Weekly

November 2, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, did in volleyball. We also have articles about about a three-way high school swim meet held at the American Fork Recreation Center. We will begin this issue with an account on how the Lehi football season ended -- as the Lehites would say -- on an unhoppy note. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

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Westlake Thunders Past Lebi Football Team in Region 7 Finale

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers' hopes of ending their football season with a win on Oct. 22 got dried up by the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers. In a Region Seven Finale at Lehi that night, the Shockers dried up the Pioneers 49-6.

After the game, Westlake Coach Jason Walker said, "We used this game as a warm-up for East next week. We've already traded game films with them, and East is going to be a tough team to meet in the first round of the state playoffs. Even though our post-season hopes weren't riding on this game, we still took it seriously, because of the rivalry between us and Westlake. We wer playing them for bragging rights."

Before the game. a lot of folks before the  figured that the Pioneer, AKA the Froggies, didn't have a prayer against Westlake. What local sports fans wanted to know was by how far would the Shockers destroy Lehi. The first quarter gave them their answer.

Quarterbacked by Fast John Ursua, Westlake didn't spend long getting onto the scoreboard. Two and a half minutes  into the game,Nate Jensen caught a 33-yard, touchdown pass. Mike "Steel Toe" Carlson booted an extra point. Carlon was to go seven for seven in successful extra-point kicks. Before Lehi could recover Jensen's TD, Lehi quarterback Kinloch Gray throw interception to defensive back Nick "The Slick" Waitkich, who then raced 25 yards on four a touchdown.

After Adam Tait had returned a kickoff to the Froggie 19-yard line, Gray connected a 10-yard pass to Zach Stanley. On the next play, Shocker Con Sa'aga sacked Gray for an eight-yard loss that slowed Lehi down to a halt. That failed drive summed up the story of Lehi's offensive efort in the first half. The Pioneers could not once get the ball into the Shocker side of the 50-ytard line during the first two quarters. In the meantime, the Shockers' lead continued growing.

Late in the first quarter, Waitkich raced the ball 25 yards into the zone, and one minute before the quarter break, he raced 34 yards to the Lehi 1-yard line. On the next play, Shocker running back Semi "Typhoon" Taeoalli scored a touchdown.

The  second quater, Ursua lobbed  a 48-yard pass and a 35-yard one to Taeolli for two touchdowns that put the game away for the Shockers.

Lehi finally picked up a first down late in the second period on  a Jacob Benson carry to the Froggie 31-yard line. With Zane Munger catching a 28-yard pass, Lehi hopped clear to the Shocker 25-yard line, where the Froggies tried for a field goal. The attempt failed.

In the second half, the Froggie defense held Westlake to one touchdown. It occurred early in the third quarter when Taeolli raced the pigskin 70 yards into the end zone. 

In the fourth quarter, the Froggies prevented the Shockers from scoring a field goal. That accomplishment made the last period the one bright moment for Lehi. Even though the Pioneers had no chance whatsoever for coming back, their morale did receive a post when Munger caught a 57-yard pass that put them on the Shock 12-yard line. On the next play, Stanley caught a touchdown pass during 5:22. No more scoring occurred after that.

Ferocious Vike Spikers Take Jordan Plowgirls Down in 3 Games

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

During Region Four volleyball action at Pleasant Grove Oct. 19, the :Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings made sure in a rematch that they harvested a win over the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA Plowgirls, in three games instead of four. The Ferocious Vikings defeated Jordan by scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.

Spurred on by Audrey Biggs and Kim Dahl, Pleasant Grove quickly smashed a 1-1 draw and created a 4-1. Amy Sorenson, Carli Williams, and Hannah "Come On Tanna" Wenberger stirred up fierce Jordan comebacks. The Plowgirls quickly tied the game at eight. A Dahl kill put the Ferocious Vikings back ahead. Still, Jordan stayed on Pleasant Grove's heels. Annie Jekinson produced two straight kills that permitted the Ferocious Vikings to pull away. Jenkinson delivered a kill that clutched Game 1 for the Ferocious Vikings.

Pleasant Grove took a 3-0 lead in the second game. Williams and Weinberger's hitting moved the Plowgirls within 4-3. Kills by Delayne Daniel and Sydney "Syd" Johnson gave the Ferocious Vikings momentum to pull away. Hits by Audrey "Wee" Gee and Sorenson permitted the Plowgirls to get within five points several times, but spurred on by Megan Hymas' serving, the Ferocious Vikings won Game 2 on a Dahl kill.

McKell Hymas' serving created a 7-1 lead for Pleasant Grove in the third game. After the Vikings' advantage had grown to 12-4, the Plowgirls staged a rally. Hits from Williams and Kaylee Kearsley moved the Plowgirls within 18-13, but Dahl's hammering slowed them down. Soon, an Audrey Biggs kill produced the match point for Pleasant Grove.

Lehi Froggies Fix Provo Bullpuppies in 4-Game Match at Lehi Oct. 21

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Seven volleyball at Lehi Oct. 21, the Lehi Pioneers, alias the Froggies,  fixed the Provo Bulldogs, AKA Bullpuppies, 25-9, 25-12, 19-25, 25-19.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "We gutted it all the way through the game. Our offense and defense wasn't consistent after the first game.  We let them get back into the match in the third game. We should have won tonight in three games, instead of four."

The first game was not something for Provo to bark about. BreElle Bailey and Anau Faleo deliver kills that sent Lehi jumping out to an early 7-1 lead. Great contributions by Mikayla Dunford and Cousin Madi Memmott ensured that Bullpuppies could rally back in time despite efforts from Makenna "Gold" Daniels and Shelby Daniels, a "distant" cousin of late movie star Bill Holden.

Even though the Bullpuppies took a 1-0 lead in the second game, they fared no better against the Froggies than they did in the first game. Bailey, Dunford, Faleo, and Cousin Madi made Game 2 another frustrating experience for longtime Provo Coach Wendy Bills. Even though the Bullpuppies paddled back within 7-5, the Froggies proceed to wash them away again. Bailey, Faleo, and Cousin Madi registered hits that gave Lehi the momentum to row away.

By Game 3, Provo's morale should have been so shaken that the Pioneers would have had no problem in brushing the Bullpuppies away. However, the Froggies made a fatal mistake in becoming relaxed at the net after they had created a 5-0 lead. Sensing that Lehi had quit taking the game serious, the Bullpuppies came barking back into the game. Blocks by Camille Nelson frustrated Lehi as Provo soon plunged ahead 12-11. The Froggies tried to retake the lead. However. the Bullpuppies stayead ahead all the way through the rest of the game. winning by 25-19.

In the fourth game, the two schools traded leads frequently as Nelson , Holden, and Kelsi Koop gave Faleo, Bailey, and Cousin Madi a tough battle at the net. Midway through the game, a Pioneer double block finally stopped the Bullpuppies attempts to retake the lead. Kills by Cousin Madi and Bailey spurred the Froggies into leaping away. A missed Provo serve gave Lehi the win.

During the match, Bailey and Faleo led Lehi with 11 kills each.

AF Swimmers Dominate 3-Way Swim Meet At AF Recreation  Center Oct. 20

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen and -women dominated a three-way meet that opened their swimming season Oct. 20. 

Held at the American Fork Recreation Center, the meet saw the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners defeat the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 172-114 in the boys' division 176-100 in the girls. 

American Fork defeated the Loners 163-123 in both the boys' and girls' divisions. American Fork also took down Pleasant Grove 189-87 in the boys' competition and  202-79 in the girls'.

American Fork Coach Kathy King said, "We're a really young team. We have a lot of new kids. They dropped their times quite a bit. We excited about what they're capable of doing this season."

Lone Peak Coach Chad Reimschussel said, "While we're also a young team, we did really well in all 22 of today's events."

"We had a great performance from Jordan Bramhall as our anchor in the boys' 400 free medley relay," said Pleasant Grove Coach Lisa Harris. "Our second-stringers dropped their times amazingly today. Christie Bunnell won the girls' 100 fly for us." Bunnell also took second in the girls 50-yard freestyle.

The girls' 100-yard butterfly was the only event won by a Ferocious Viking at the meet.

American Forker won the meet's first five events. After American Fork had swept the boys and girls' divisions of the 200-yard medley, Awesome Cavewomen Camille Okleberry won the girls 200-yard freestyle, which saw teammate Morgan King take second. Wade Healey won the boys' 200-yard  and 100-yard freestyle race while Jamie Nebeker took the girls' 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke titles.

Ben Hymas became the first Loner to win at the meet when he took the boys' 200-yard individual medley crown. Loner Sam Scoresby won the girls' 50-yard freestyle in a time of 25.83. Lone Peak's Connor Christiansen took first in the boys' 50-yard freestyle.

American Fork's T.J. Murphy took the boys' 100-yard freestyle championship medal in a time of 55.57. Cate Woolston of Lone Peak won the girls' 100-yard freestyle relay. The Loners also won the boys and girls' divisions of the 200-yard freestyle.

Seth Wynn won the boys' 100-yard backstroked and Daryk Child the boys' 100-yard breastroke. Loner Brittani Finlayson won the girls' 100-yard breaststroke. The meet ended with American Fork's girls and boys' 400-yard freestyle relay teams winning first.

PG Spikers Finish Regular Season With 3-Game Win Over Hillcrest Puppies Oct. 28

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings ended their Region Four volleyball campaign at home Oct. 28 by sweeping away the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, in a three-game match by scores of 25-10, 25013, 25-10.

The win ensured Pleasant Grove a third-place finish in the state tournament. Viking Coach Jamie Schapper said, "I gave all my seniors a chance to start tonight. This was going to be the last game that they would be playing here. They had put in their dues for the past four years. So I gave them a chance to show what they could do as starters. I told them, 'Just go hard tonight.'"

Le'o Fotu and Audrey Biggs led a Ferocious Viking attack on the Puppy front line. They frustrated Puppy players like Natalie Rudd and Cate Ashley. When the scoreboard read 11-2, Pleasant Grove, a Ferocious Viking victory became an inevitability despite blocks from Danielle "Miss Tornado" DeClou. Kim Dahl's hitting and serving quickly produced a 25-10 win for the Ferocious Vikings.

An Ashley block put Hillcrest ahead 1-0 in the second game. For a short spell, it was a close contest. After the Puppies had moved within 7-5, a Dahl kill caused the game to turn into another big win for the Ferocious Vikings. They won Game 2 on a Puppy double hit.

The third game opened with Dahl killing a Rudd serve. The Ferocious Vikings soon built up an 11-2 lead . Taylor Reese's serving positioned the Puppies within 12-5, but that turned out to be the closest that they could get to the Ferocious Vikings. Dahl and Daniel's hitting kept them at bay. 

Lehi Spikers Stun Westlake Shaockers in 3-Game Match

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly

The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, finished their home season by besting the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, in a three-game match at Lehi on Oct. 26. The Froggies defeated the Shockers by scores of 25-17, 25-8, 25-21.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "We've won the region title, and things clicked for us tonight. We did give up stretch of points. We were able to rebound. We had a ton of blocks [Cousin] Madi Memmot and BreElle Bailey led with 13 kills apiece while Tandy Muse served up three aces."

The first game was a seesaw battle for a little while. The match opened with Shocker  Elle Brainhard blocking a Lehi shot. Westlake soon commanded a 3-1 lead. Lehi battled back. After a Hailee Rupp block tied the game at four, a kill by Cousin Madi sent the Froggies hopping ahead 5-4.  Soon, the Froggies commanded a 12-6 lead. Westlake didn't let Lehi take a double-digit lead. Kamani Ah Quin and Sophi Provencal helped Brainard in keeping Westlake in the game. Bailey's hitting and Mikayla Dunford's tipping soon produced a 25-17 win Lehi.

Despite an Eve Manulmalenna kill putting Westlake on the scoreboard first, Lehi soon pounded the Shockers to pieces through the persistent hitting from Dunford, Faleo, Bailey, and Cousin Madi. When a Tandy Muse ace put the Lehi lead at 17-6, Westlake didn't have a prayer for coming back. A Bailey block gave Lehi a 25-8 win.

"In third games, you sometimes can let down. We didn't do that in tonight's third game," Ingersoll said. 

Game 3 saw the Shockers and Froggies frequently trade leads. Late in the game, Lehi finally secured a firm grip on the momentum through breaking a 15-15 tie. Nevertheless, Westlake stayed close. When a Manulmalenna kill put the Shockers within 20-19, a fourth game seemed to be inevitable. Rupp tipped the ball into the hole, and a Bailey kill gave the Pioneers the momentum that they needed to pull away. A Faleo kill gave Lehi the match point.