AF Cubs-Yankees

Timp Sports Weekly

June 1, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at an American Fork Colt League game, two American Fork Pony League contests,  and two Lehi Pioneer wins over club teams in a Memorial Day weekend baseball tournament. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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AF Cubs Claw AF Yankees 10-2 in Timp Colt League Play May 25

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Timp Colt League action at American Fork's Rotary Park May 25, the American Fork Cubs clawed the American Fork Yankees 10-2.

In the top of the first, Colton Hale singled in Adam Tate to put the Yankees on the board first. However, through striking out Toddy Healey, Cub pitcher Derek Durfey kept the Yankee lead stuck at 1-0. The Cubs tied the game at one in the bottom of the first.

A "cousin" of TV's Homer Simpson, Nathan opened the second inning by singling into left, and a Zach Gillies double moved  him to third. Suddenly, Simpson had a good reason to shout, "D'oh!" Durfey struck out Dave Hadlock, and Kyler Houston flew out to first base.

In the bottom of the second, Cubs Trey McMurtrey and Colby Cordova came home on a passed ball and an error respectively to put their team ahead 3-1.

Third-inning singles from Hale and Austin Smith couldn't get the Yankees anywhere. With Durfey striking out Simposon at the end of the third's top half, the Cubs proceeded to double their lead. Singling at the bottom of the third, Durfey stole home, opening a three-run rally for the Cubs. Jeremy Reynolds contributed a one-run double and K.C. Cordova a one-run single to the rally.

Though Durfey gave up a double to Braxton Jex in the top of the fourth, he continued holding the Yankees scoreless that inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Durfey singled into left, then stole home. One-run singles from McMurtrey and Colby Cordova powered a four-run rally for the Cubs.

On one out in the top of the fifth, Houston tripled into center, and he came home on Tate's sacrifice fly to conclude the night's scoring. Durfey struck out Healey to shatter the Yankees' last real chance for rallying back.

Cardinals Rock Rockies 10-2 in AF Pony League Play May 26

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In American Fork Pony League action at Bus Manning Field May 26, the Cardinals shocked the Rockies 10-2 through staging a nine-run rally.

The game went down as a classic pitching duel between Rocky Tony Peltzer and Cardinal Hayden Payne.  In the top of the first, for example, Peltzer struck out Payne and Jordan Hennen, then caused Kalin Goodwin to fly out to left field. On two outs in the bottom of the first, Nick Bernardo hit a triple into left, only to see teammate Hunter Loveless ground out.

In the top of the second, Cardinal Tyler "McBragg" McBride singled in Brayden Bezzant for the night's first run. Rocky first baseman Jadin Smith answered by turning up a double play. The Cardinals' 1-0 lead couldn't survive the bottom of the second. On one out in the inning's bottom half, Bridger Brooksby hit a two-run single.

After it, the game turned into a stalemated pitching duel between Peltzer and Payne. With neither team able to score in the third and fourth innings, the contest seemed destined to end in a Rocky victory. In the of the fourth, for example, Goodwin doubled into left, then tried stealing home, only to get tagged at the plate. The Cardinals didn't let Rockies capitalize on a Bernadro double hit in the bottom of the fourth.

The Cardinals finally got things going their way in the top of the fifth when they loaded the bases on two outs. McBride came home on an error which set off a nine-run rally for the Cardinals. Two-run singles hit by Payne and Collins Richards got the rally moving at top speed. By the time the Rockies finally shut it down, they were in such dire straits that Payne finished them off by striking out out three straight batters. Payne had fanned nine hitters for the night.

White Sox Sock Twins 25-2 in AF Pony League Play

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In American Fork Pony League action at Bus Manning Field May 27, the White Sox socked the Twins 25-2.

During the first 2 1/2 innings, the White Sox took a 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the third, Buzz Beeson came home on a passed ball for the first Twin run of the night. White Sox Emmett Green didn't let the Twins score again until the bottom of the fifth. 

in the fourth opened with White Sox Taylor hitting what most folks thought was a home run, but the umpires ruled the hit to be a ground-rule double. Larson still stole home, though, to opena nine-run rally, which saw Brayden Oxborrow hit a twi-run double and Larson a two-run single. The White Sox pulled off a double play in the bottom of the fourth to keep the Twins in check.  

Hit by Kincade Hallock, a one-run single stirred up a 12-run rally for the White Sox. The rally saw Larson hit a three-run homer. Green hit a grand slam, but the umpires ruled it a two-run double, because of a base-running violation. That couldn't change the outcome, though. 

In the bottom of the fifth, Aaron Butcher doubled in Alex Fender, but Green didn't let the Twins rally back.

Lehi Pioneers Hop Past North Davis Gadwalls 7-4 in Memorial Day Baseball Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers opened their preseason summer baseball schedule with a 7-4 win over the North Davis Gadwalls in a May 28 game at Pioneer Field.

The game was in connection to a Memorial Day weekend tournament sponsored by Rocky Mountain School of Baseball. The team that Lehi took on was a club squad comprised of players from various Davis County high schools such as Northridge and Clearfield.

In the top of the first, Trevor Jeppson singled in T.J. Russon to open a three-run rally for Lehi. 

During the bottom of the first, Lehi held North Davis scoreless despite two errors that let leadoff batter Ty Willie race clear to third. Lehi pitcher Bronson Anderson struck out two Gunwalls to protect Lehi's lead. 

North Davis pitcher Colton Mahoney held the Pioneers scoreless during the next five innings, despite a fourth-inning double from Lehi's Tanner Beeston. In the meantime, a Braden Parry single enabled the Gunwalls to waddle within 3-2 during the bottom of the third.

On one out in the top of the sixth, Hunter Houghton and Russon each singled in two runs. Those singles proved to be lifesavers for Lehi. During the bottom of the sixth, North Davis' Cam Clark doubled in Willie on two outs, then came home on a Manhoney double. Anderson struck out Brett Hamilton to clutch the win for Lehi.

Lehi Defangs Draper Vipers 17-1 in Memorial Day Weekend Tournament Game May 28

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Memorial Day weekend tournament game played at Lehi's Pioneer Field May 28, the Lehi Pioneers defanged the Draper Vipers, a Salt Lake County club team, 17-1.

The game opened with Draper's Aaron "Rattler" Davis doubling off pitcher Kaiden Longman. However, Lehi kept Rattler stuck on second. 

For the bottom of the first, Palmer Paige doubled in T.J. Russon to open a six-run rally for the Pioneers. During that rally, Trevor Jeppson also whacked a one-run double, and Cody Hickman singled in another two runs.

Both singling in the second, Russon and Paige came home on an error. Davis slugged a one-out double in the top of the third, only to get tagged at third. Team Dylan Knight soon stole home, but that run turned out to be the only one that Longman let Draper have that morning. Lehi picked up a run in the third, and in the fourth, Longman hit a two-run double that sparked a 10-run rally that left the Vipers defanged. K.J Griffith also hit a two-run double during the rally.

Start of 2010 AF Pony League Season

Timp Sports Weekly

May 25, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a baseball game on the opening night of the 2010 American Fork Pony League season at Bus Manning Field May 19.. We also look at the American Fork Yankees scuttling Pirates 15-3 in a Timp Colt League game at American Fork's Rotary Park May 20. Let's get right to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Giants Edge Rockies 7-6 In AF Pony League Thriller May 19

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Though the evening of May 18 proved to be chilly, the Giants-Rocky duel went down on host contest as this year's American Fork Pony League opened first night of official action. The Giants took down the Rockies 7-6.

Giant pitcher Colby Frost and his Rocky counterpart, Tony Peltzer, didn't let either team make any runs in the first inning, even though Rocky Hunter Loveless hit a single in the bottom of the round.

Singling in the top of the second, Frost soon came home a Jacob Elliot single. At the end of the first inning's top half, Dakota Blanco grounded out to first baseman Loveless. The bottom of the second opened with fist baseman Taylor making a diving catch of a Bridger Brooksby flyball. The Rockies scored a run on a Damon Carter sacrifice groundout.

In the third inning, Taylor Dutson hit a one-run single to put the Giants ahead. Their 2-1 lead quickly became history in the bottom of the third when Chris Tuna doubled in one run and Luis "Lou" Fgirueroa hit a two-run double to push the Rockies ahead 5-2 on a four-run rally.

On one in the fourth, Elliott singled in Frost to start a three-run rally that tied same at five. Singling in the bottom of the fourth, Nick Barnadro soon came home on a passed ball to give the Rockies another lead.

In the fifth's top half, Tyler Whitlock came home on a passed ball. Doubling into center, Duston scored the winning run on a passed ball. The Giants helpd the Rockies scoreless during the next 1 1/2 innings.

AF Yankees Scuttle the AF Pirates 15-3 in Timp Colt League Action May 20

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Timp Colt League action at American's Fork Rotary Park May 20, the American Fork Yankees scuttled in the Pirates 15-3.

The Yankee rolled out to an 8-0 lead in the first inning. In the inning's top half, Adam Tate singled into left, then stole around to make ninth Yankee run. On two outs, Brazton Jex doubled in two runs to improve the lead at 11-0.

In the bottom of the third, Pirates finally got onto the scoreboard through Caron Buckner and Mile Peret stealing home plate.

Singling in the top of the fourth, Yankee Kyler Houston came home on a Tate single. Colton Hale homered Tate to unleash a four-run rally.

Getting on base through a walk in the bottom of the fourth, Cam Thomas scored the last Pirate run through coming on a Dalton Savage sacrifice groundout.

Start of 2010 AF Pony League Season

Timp Sports Weekly

May 25, 2010

Hoppy Endings

Timp Sports Weekly

May 18, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how the Lehi Pioneers fared in the first two rounds of the state playoffs for the 4-A baseball, softball, and soccer championships. For Lehi, the stories of the first week of the Pioneers' state playoff experience ended for them on a happy note -- or the Lehites would say -- a hoppy note. That was why the Pioneers had much to croak about last week. Let's plunge into those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Stansbury Ponies Gallop Away With 13-7 Win Over Pioneers

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Ponies, the Stansbury Stallions galloped away home with a 13-7 win that they posted on the Lehi Pioneers' baseball diamond during first-round state baseball action May 10.

Now during the first four innings, Lehi stayed ahead of the Ponies. The Pioneers staged a three-run rally in the bottom of first. However, Stansbury pitcher Taylor Hunt held the Pioneers scoreless during second and third innings. This allowed the Ponies to charge back within 3-2 via scoring a run in both the second and third innings.

After Lehi held Stansbury scoreless in the top of the fourth, Pioneer T.J. Russon doubled into center during the inning's lower half, and Palmer Page homered him in. That two-run shot should have gave Lehi the momentum to row way ahead of the Ponies. However, the game took a shocking direction for the Pioneers in the fifth's top half.

Getting on base through a walk that inning, Pony Jake Wittoski got advanced into scoring position by a Chris Pitts single. It caused Caden Longman to be sent in as a relief pitcher. Seeing a Longman wild pitcher, Wittoski came home. Despite Pitts getting thrown out in a forced play at home, Wittoski's run paved the way fore a long, Pony rally. Clint Peterson got it going full-steam through homering in Colt Barkdull, who had singled into center. A Hunt single and a Cody Young double made Lehi's situation further alarming. Bo Leava singled Hunt and Young in to put the Ponies ahead 7-5. Bo Leva singled in two runs, and Wittoski doubled in another two Ponies to enable Stansbury to take a 9-5 lead into the sixth. 

In the top of the sixth, Barkdull hit a solo homer over the left-field fence, and Hunt retired two Pioneers in the bottom of the inning to keep Lehi scoreless.

Branden Walker's hitting a one-out double in the top of the seventh set the stage for a final Pony rally.  As soon as Mate Culluer got on  base through a walk, Wittoski homered him and Walker in to conclude Stansbury scoring for the afternoon. 

In the bottom of the seventh, Lehi loaded the bases on one out. Trevor Jeppson singled Bronson Anderson in, only to get pinched in a fielder's choice play as Rem Worthen scored. Reliever Walker snatched a Tyson Bringhurst pop fly to win the game for the Ponies.

Pioneer Softball Team Scalps Bountiful, Exorcises Springville To Win Trip to Final 12 

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Playing the first two rounds of the state 4-A softball tournament at their place last week, the Lehi Pioneers scalped the Bountiful Braves, AKA the Bravettes, 2-1 on May 12 and exorcised the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Hellions, 1-0 May 13.

In the Bountiful game, the Bravettes scored the first run when Heather Stucki singled in Kelsey Simmonds. For the bottom of the inning, Annie Nielsen singled in Aly White to tie the game at one. In the third's lower half, Briana McBride doubled in Kellie Jo Jenkins.

The rest of the game went down as a defensive battle, even though White hit a sixth-inning double, only to get caught stealing third. The game ended with pitcher Ariel Zimmerman grounding out Bobbie Hugoe, then striking out Justine Ethington and Carly Poth.

Zimmerman struck out 11 Bravette batters for the afternoon.

Lehi Coach Leslie Warr said, "Ariel averages 11 or 12 strikeouts a game. She's had 18 strikeouts during one game this season. She had three pickoffs today.

"Bountiful comes from a very strong region. They execute plays we. I saw the trick play that Bountiful used to get Aly in the sixth. They use it when they want an opponent thinking that she will be able to steal to third. 

"We had nice doubles from Aly and Briana. Those hits helped us a lot, especially Briana's. 

"This win will set us up for another game against Springville. When we played them last week, we beat them 3-0. Ariel pitched her best game that day. We heard Springville batters say, 'That ball is moving around our backs.'"

Zimmerman frustrated Springville again in the May 13 rematch when she struck out nine Hellions. Lehi scored the day's only run during the bottom of the first.

Lehi Kickers Hop Past East High Alley Cat 3-2 in Overtime, Melt Away Snow Canyon 2-1

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In an octafinal game for the State 4-A boys' soccer playoffs, the Lehi Pioneers hopped from behind to win 3-2 over the East High Lepoards, AKA the Alley Cats, May 12.

During the entire first half, Alley Cat goalie Mikey Peine didn't let any Pioneer shot slip past him despite a great aggressive effort from Lehi. Ben Prisendorf, Ian Ramos, and Andy Lifirth keep leading strong attacks on East's center and wings. However, Alley Cats such as Gray "Graham Cracker" Turner, Spencer Ford, and Andy Lash would often steal the ball and conduct deep penetrations of Lehi's territory.

The Alley Cats spend most of the first period's final 20 minutes on the Lehi side of the field. This fact presented worries that East would get onto the scoreboard first before the Pioneers could. A valiant Pioneer defense kept the Alley Cats from punching a shot in -- until the last two minutes. Lehi drew a foul inside its penalty box. Lash scored through making a successful penalty kick.

For most of in the second period's first 14 minutes, Lehi stayed on the offensive. The Pioneers' scoring efforts turned out to be vain as Peine kept the ball from rolling across the goal line. Also, Lehi became afflicted with frustrating moments such as one that show the Pioneers miss two shots on goal within seconds of each other. Midway through the second half, the Alley Cats snatched the momentum. Turner scored the second East goal during a ferocious battle for the ball inside the Pioneer penalty box.

That shot didn't go unanswered for long. Two minutes later, Ramos scored a goal from 40 yards out. The score then stayed at 2-1. As the game's final 16 minutes wound down, a dinner which the Pioneers had shared a team earlier in the evening started looking as though it would be the last meal that they would have together this season. In the last minute of the game's regulation portion, Pioneer Braden Sorenson scored a goal to force an overtime.

Lehi goalie Riley Anderson didn't let any East shots get past him in the overtime phase. Ramos said, "Their goalie went out of the penalty to get the ball, but Spencer Gray outmaneuvered him through dribbling in a curved pattern. Spencer then kicked the goal in to win it for us. " 

"i kicked the goal from 10 yards out," Gray said.

"That was our a third golden goal this year," declared Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf. "The other two overtime games that we won this year were at Timpanogos and Mountain View.

"We worked hard on possessing the ball longer than East could. If we can out-possess a team, we can usually win. The key is making enough dangerous balls in the game.  

"Ian Ramos is the catalyst for our team. If he plays really good, our game can really click for us."

 

"That goal I made tonight gave us the confidence that we needed for pulling this one out," Ramos said.

In the aftermath of their win over East, the Pioneers earned a berth in the state 4-A semifinals by melting away the Snow Canyon Warriors, AKA the Flakies, in a quarterfinal game May 14.

Pioneer Baseball Team Stings Box Elder Drones To Earn Right To Play in Final 12

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers rebounded from their May 11 heartbreaking loss to the Stansbury Stallions, AKA the Ponies, by stinging the Box Elder Bees 7-6 in a second-round state 4-A baseball game Lehi May 13.

A solo homer, hit by Hunter Balmer, put the Drones on the scoreboard first in the opening inning. Lehi eventually secured a 4-3 lead during the first four innings.

The fifth inning looked as though it was going to be a repeat what what the Pioneers had endured in Inning 5 of the Stansbury game. On one out in the top of the fifth, Drone Kyle King doubled in center, and Taylor Hadfield homered him in put Box Elder ahead 5-4. Balmer and Ethan Jones each singled off Caden Longman. After Lehi forced Balmer out during an attempt steal to third, Longman struck out Jesse Gullion.

In the bottom of the fifth, Trevor Jeppson singled into left, and then scored on an error. With Dakota Longman hitting into a double play, Lehi's chances of breaking the 5-5 tie vanished that inning.

Lehi and Box Elder held each other scoreless in the sixth. The next inning opened with Taylor Hadfield hitting what promised to be a home run. However, a strong breeze knocked the fly ball off course into foul territory. That setback led to Hadfield striking out. Balmer doubled into left, and a Jones double reeled him in for a tie-breaking run. Caden Longman didn't let the Drones score any more runs.

Lehi's situation became very alarming in the bottom of the seventh when the Pioneers' first batters for that round got out. Cody Hickman gave Lehi's season new hope of lasting longer when he singled into left. Dakota Longman homered him in, earning Lehi a trip to the Final 12, set to be played this week at Kearns High.

"I just swung," Dakota Longman said. "That home run is my most favorite hit so far."

"It was the biggest hit of his life," said Lehi Coach Jason Flinders. "This is the best moment for Lehi in the last few years. None of these kids have been to a state tournament before. It's absolutely great for them to finally experience playing in one. These kids, Dean, had opportunities to give up today. They didn't want to do that, though. We competed well enough to earn the right to play at Kearns next week."

AF Dodgers

Timp Sports Weekly

May 11, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a Colt League baseball game played in American Fork and an account of the Lehi Pioneers hopping away with the Region Seven boys' soccer championship. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com 

AF Dodgers Hold Off PG Red Sox 14-13 in Timp Colt League Opener May 4

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In the very first game of the 2010 Timp Colt League season, the American Fork Dodgers held off a fierce Pleasant Grove Dodger comeback in order to win 14-13 at Rotary Park May 4.

During the top of the first, American Fork pitcher Spncer Hartley didn't let a single Red Sox player get on base. Hartley's first-inning performance at the mound permitted the Dodgers to take firm control of the game in the bottom of the first.

The inning's lower half opened with Dusty Mullen whacking a triple. It gave the Dodgers much momentum. Tyson Maag singled him in, and Cam Blackhurst doubled in two runs, then stole home to enable American Fork to take a 4-0 lead into the next inning.

Singles from McKay Clement, Hunter Cannon, and Ty Cannon permitted the Red Sox to score two runs. Hartley proceeded to slow Pleasant Grove down by striking out Eric Jacobson and Jake Meline.

In the bottom of the second, Adam Rasmussen singled in a run, and Big Mikey Arnett doubled in two Dodgers to improve the American Fork lead at 7-2.

In the third, the Dodgers held Pleasant Grove scoreless. Singles from Zach Mitchell and Brock Tanner set the stage for a long American Fork rally that should have knocked Pleasant Grove out of the game. Hartley hit a two-run single that opened a six-run rally for the Dodgers. When the inning ended with Tanner striking out, American Fork commanded a 13-2 lead. That should have meant instant doom for Pleasant Grove. However, the Red Sox proved in the fourth that they still had a lot of fight still left in them.

In the top of the fourth, McKay Clement singled in his brother Shad in, then came home on a Parker Christian single. In the bottom of the fourth, the Red Sox played such a strong defense that American Fork made only one run in the bottom of the inning. The Dodgers got held scoreless for the rest of the game.

In the top of the fifth, Riley Smith singled in Jacobson and Meline to open a six-run rally. It climaxed with Hunter Cannon tripling in two runs. He soon got picked off at third, ending Pleasant Grove's attempted comeback.

Lehi Soccer Team Rows Away With Region 7 Men's Soccer Championship

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers had a swell reason to want to croak with  relish as they finished their regular boys' soccer season with finally winning the Region Seven championship through quieting the Westlake Thudner, AKA the Shockers, 6-0 at Lehi May 4.

Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Tonight leaves us in sole possession of first place in region. Last Tuesday, we took down Mountain View. That put us in a tie with them for first in the league. Tonight, we're going to have the region championship trophy all to ourselves.

"Westlake has improved a lot since we play played tbem. (Shocker soccer coach] Dan [Watkins]

will have back next year a lot of talent to work with."

For the first 25 minutes of the first half, Shocker goalie Taylor Brown managed to keep Lehi scoreless despite having come at him frequent penetrations led by Austin Tuckett, Iam Ramos, and Wes Crump.

Lehi goalie Riley Anderson came really close at times at seeing Shocker shots tear past him and into the goal net. The Lehi goalie managed to interrupt shots fired by D.J. Searcy and Stephen Lifferth.

When the time on scoreboard read 13:39, Pioneer Rolando Hernendez sored the night's first goal. Two minutes later, Pioneer Zach Stanley kicked in a goal.

Anderson came up with several very close saves in the second half as the Shocker became more aggressive in their attacks. Westlake got stunnded early in the period when Braden Sorenson score two goals in the half's first 20 minutes. Late in the half, Anderson switched position, and he scored the Pioneers' sixth goal for the night with just 7:30 left.

Timpview Tycoon Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

May 4, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at home games that Lehi's baseball and boys' soccer teams played on April 29. The Pioneers hopped away with crucial wins in both of those contests. As the folks in Lehi would say, let's dive into those stories immediately.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Kickers Flood Away Timpview Millionaires 4-2 in Region 7 Soccer Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers secured a solid hold on second place in Region Seven boys' soccer team standings when they washed away the Timpview Thunderbirds, AKA the Millionaires, 4-2 amid freezing weather on Lehi's football field April 27.

Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "Tonight should leave us with a solid hold on second in region. This assures us a home field advantage in the first round of the state playoffs within the next couple of weeks.

"Our set plays kept Timpview from catching us with us, even though they twice got within one goal of us. We made some mental lapses that allowed them to get their two goals. We got to work on our defense, so we can keep those mistakes from getting us eliminated from the state tournament."

Led by Mitch Hatfield, Karson Payton, and Juan "Jack " Gomez, the Millionaires braved freezing wind and snow to make frequent penetrations of the Pioneers' territory. However, Timpview encountered much resistance from Pioneer goalie Riley Anderson and speedy teammates such as Zach Stanley and Kyler Fisher.

Lehi eventually took control of the momentum and harassed Timpview goalie Migual "Mikey" Villa. The Millionaire goalie held the Pioneers off for a little while. However, Pioneer Brayden Sorenson scored the game's first goal.

Makinfg an offensive rebound a short time later, Zach Stanley kicked in a goal to improve Lehi's lead at 2-0. Before the Pioneers could hop farther ahead, the Millionaires served them a reminder that the game was not going to end in a washout win for them. Sixteen minutes into the first period, Hatfield scored a goal on an indirect kick. 

The score stayed at 2-1 until shortly before halftime when Pioneer Wes Crump booted in a shot. It couldn't give Lehi the momentum to pull away.

During the second half's first five minutes, Timpview's Dave Christensen scored a goal. It prodded the Pioneers into playing defense more aggressively than they did in the first half. Seventeen minutes into the second half, Ian Ramos scored the fourth Lehi goal. It clutched the game for the Pioneers, for their defense prevented the Millionaires from scoring a third goal.

Lehi Batters Take Down Provo Bullpuppies 17-11 in Freezing Slugfest April 29

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In spite of freezing winds and occurrences of snowfall April 29, the Lehi Pioneers won at home 17-11 over the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies. The win kept Lehi in the chase with the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, for the Region Seven pennant.

After the Bullpuppies had taken a 1-0 lead on a Matt Greiner home run in the top of the first, a Cody Hickman double sparked the Pioneers into rowing ahead 4-1 during the bottom of the inning. A solo home run hit by Palmer Page in the bottom of the second gave Lehi the momentum to build up a 10-1 lead during the game's first half. 

In the top of the fourth, homers hits by Greiner and Seth Rehineer sparked the Bullpuppies into going on a seven-run rally. Provo then pawed ahead 11-10 in the top of the fifth. That inning became the turning point of the contest.

Singling on no outs in the bottom of the fifth, Page got homered in by Bronson Anderson. Rem Worthen doubled, and Dakota Longman singled him in. Lehi soon loaded the bases on two outs, and T.J. Russon hit a ground slam that put the Pioneers in position to end the game with a possible four-run rally in the sixth.

In the top of the sixth, Bullpuppy Kyler Hamilton singled into center, only to get pinched in a fielder's choice play at second. That play pretty prevented Provo from barking back into the game. Pitcher Russon struck out Marlowe "Moon River" Williams to end the sixth's top half. 

Despite giving up a double to Anderson in the bottom of the sixth, reliever Rehineer held Lehi scoreless that inning. The next inning, Russon didn't let any Bullpuppy get on base, for he struck out Russ Isom, Rehineer,  and Kyle Asyo.