October 13, 2010
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at how the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, did in girls' soccer and cross country. We also take a look at a volleyball match between the Ferocious Pleasant Grove and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. We will also see how the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, did at the Region Seven cross country meet. As they say in Lehi, let's hop right to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com
Lone Peak Loners Nail Ferocious Viking Spikers in 5-Game Match Oct. 7
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Unlike their last Region Four volleyball with the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings managed to last five games in an Oct. 7 match at Pleasant Grove.. However, the Loners still defeated them 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 15-7.
The defeat to the Loners could very well evaporate the Ferocious Vikings' hopes of winning the region championship this year. The Loners have only one league loss to their name so far this fall. The only team to take Lone Peak down this fall were the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats. They defeated the Loners Oct. 5.
During the Oct. 7 match's first two games, they showed much desire to rebound from their loss to the Bad Old Puddy Tats. The Loners made that fact shockingly clear in the first game.
It began with Loner Whitney Johnson registering a kill. Having recently recovered from an injury, Ferocious Viking Sydney Johnson, daughter of Deseret News photographer Stu Johnson, soon produced a kill that put the Ferocious Vikings ahead 3-2. McKell Staheli's serving improved the Ferocious Viking lead at 4-2, but a Marquelle Funk spike and a Kix Adolfo block enabled the Loners to pull ahead 5-4. Anna "Springs" Hubert delivered kills that tightened the Loners' hold on the lead. Kills by Kim Dahl, Audrey Biggs, and Delayne Daniel kept the Vikings rowing really close to Lone Peak. Hubert and Hayley Huntsman delivering hits so hard that they kept Pleasant Grove from tying the game in its closing minuites. A double block gave Lone Peak a 25-19 win.
Ashlan Rogers joined Hubert in creating a 5-1 lead. Pleasant Grove didn't let it become the starting point for a rout for the Ferocious Vikings. Dahl and Daniel's hitting permitted the Vikings to tie the game at seven, eight, and ten. A Funk kill broke a 10-10, and Loners charged ahead. Pleasant battled back within 19-18 through a Dahl kill. However, a missed Viking serve gave the Loners the final push that they needed for getting the game over with. Scoring two straight aces in the game's closing minute, Adolfo pushed the Ferocious Vikings into a corner they could not escape from. A Funk kill made it possible for a Viking violation to cost Pleasant Grove the game.
With the Loners securing a 3-1 lead in the third game, they looked as though they would be getting the match over early. Gabby Jenkinson suddenly shocked Lone Peak with a tip and a kill that stirred up the Ferocious Vikings' morale. They pulled back out in front through Dahl and Audrey Bigs' spiking. The lead traded hands frequently. After a Hubert ace had given the Loners a 14-13 lead, the Ferocious Vikings capitalized on Knight hitting errors through MaKell Hymas' serving. Although Pleasant Grove continued stay ahead through the rest of the game.
The Ferocious Vikings' winning Game 3 gave them confidence for the fourth game. Lone Peak to a 1-0 lead at the start of it, but after the Loners had improved their advantage of 4-2, Sydney Johnson's serving enabled the Ferocious Vikings to tie the game at 4-4. Whitney's Johnson's hitting and blocking gave the Loners a 6-4 lead, but a missed Knight serve resulted in Audrey Biggs making a kill that tied the game at six. Neither team could grab a firm hold of the momentum until Pleasant Grove had pulled ahead 10-9. Hits by Dahl and Daniel kept the Vikings from behind again, even though the Loners continue kept charging back within one points. Aided by a Dahl kill, the Vikings soon won the fourth game.
Through Dahl and Johnson's hitting, the Vikings secured a 4-3 lead early in Game 5. Once a Hubert kill had tied the game at four, a Viking violation shoved the game in the Loners' favor. Frequent hits from Rogersm Hubert, Huntsman, and Whitney Jobnson rattled Pleasant Grove to pieces like a jackhammer would a square block of concrete. The Vikings couldn 't recover quickly enough to present a united effort against the Loners. They defeated Pleasant Grove 15-7 to maintain their hold of first place in league standings.
Orem Tiggers Bounce Away With 3-0 over Lehi Oct. 5
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
It's been said that the wonderful thing about Orem Tigers, AKA Tiggers, that they're wonderful things. They proved that in a Region Seven girls' soccer finale when they bounced back home with a 3-0 win that they had earned on the Lehi Pioneers' home field Oct. 5.
The game's first half went down as a stalemated, defensive battle. Pioneers like Jenna Richins and Kristy Hansen joined goalie Ali Houghton keeping the Tiggers scoreless from making any goals in the opening period. However, Lehi couldn't shoot the ball into the back of the net during both halves of the game, despite great offensive efforts by Dylan Downs and Mikaela Kauffman.
In the second half, the Pioneers found themselves having to play with only 10 girls, because Alex May got red-carded. She will have to miss a state octafinal game that Lehi's to play this week on the home field of the East Leopards, AKA the House Kittens.
Orem Coach Ed Louder said, "Chris Bodine scored our first and third goals. Nicole Gowans scored our second goal on an assist by Bodine. Chris made her first goal four minutes into the first half when she headed the ball into the net. Nicole rifled her shot in during a deflection. Bodine made our third goal from 22 yards out. Today leaves us with a tighter hold on second-place in the league."
Lehi Boy and Girl Harrier Teams Finally Win Privilege to Run at State 4-A Meet
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers had much to croak about their experience at the Region Seven cross country meet at Orem's Scera Park Oct. 9. Yes, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, and the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears, won the region girls and boys championships respectively. True, Orem's Summer Harper and Taylor "Chuckie" Charles bounced away with the individual girls and boys' championships.
Nevertheless, the region meet's outcome left the Pioneers croaking for joy, for both their varsity boys and girls' teams had finally earned a right to state after having to stay home for years. Lehi finished finished third in the boys' division and fourth in the girls'. Such accomplishments were quite a surprise, given that Lehi had finished sixth in both divisions at the pre-region meet last September. Lehi Coach Matt Rowe said, "This is a great Saturday for us. Everybody was focused on their races. I can't say enough the leadership that our captains showed. We had positive energy today."
Three Froggies made the region's two all-star teams during the meet. The fortunate three included Cousin Kenzie Draper, Jackie Heaps, and Ty Skousen. Also a member of the Lehi girls' soccer, Cousin Kenzie said, "I just ran real hard, and I set a new personal best today [18:59.50]."
Heaps said, "I knew during the last lap that I would be definitely going to state, because all but two of my opponents were far behind me."
Skousebn said, "We wanted to go to state as a team. At the meet here last year, we didn't do good enough to qualify to run as a team at state. That was what motivated us to work harder in the off-season to be able to run at state this year."
In the varsity girls' division, Jackie Heaps took third, Cousin Kenzie ninth, Mikaela Kauffman 17th, Emily Allen 24th, Caitlin Hepworth 29th, Kelsey Hancock 31st, and Summer Richards 43rd.
For the varsity boys' division, Skousen took 10th, Bosco Huhire 15th, Braden Smith 19th, Davis "Buster" Crabb 24th, Brad Barton 31st, Dallan Raff 36th, and Kjeisten Secretan 44th.
Westlake Harriers Take 6th in Boys, 7th in Girls During Region 7 Varsity Cross Country Races
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Shockers, the Westlake Thunder took sixth in the varsity boys' division and seventh in the varsity girls' during the Region Seven cross country meet at Orem's Scera Park Oct. 9.
In the varsity boys' division, Austin "Shagadelic" Bower took 29th, AJ Larson 34th, Jared "Sting" Ray 40th, Chris "Fire" Cease 42nd, Caldon Preece 43rrd, Dillon "Bleed" Gleed 46th, and Hyrum Carlile 47th.
In the varsity girls' race, Katrina "Big Kat" Kropusek took 16th, Hillary "Downtown" Brown 22nd, Jayda "Heck" Beckstead 23rd, Sarah "Smiles" Peterson 27th, Katie "The Crease" Cease 36th, and Becka "Decca" Peterson 45th.
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