Timp Sports Weekly
May 31, 2011
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, our cover story will be about the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's taking second at state, in spite of having just five young men involved in the affair. The story will also deal with how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings, Lone Peak Knights (AKA the Loners), and Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) faired at the meet. We will also look at prior track meets that the Awesome Cavemen and Cavewomen competed at. We will also have a story about the Loners' Memorial Day weekend game against the Riverton Silverpups. Let's run straight to those stories. We will also look at the Froggies' soccer win over the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Awesome AF Cavemen Take 2nd at State 5-A Track Meet
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Taking just five Awesome Cavemen to the state track meet at Brigham Young Unversity during May 20-21, American Fork took second.
American Fork Coach Art Taylor said, "We figured that Davis would beat us by 40 points, but it was amzing that they beat us by only five points.. Earlier in this meet, Timo [Mostert] started adding up the points, and he said we were in first place. We stayed ahead of Davis for a while. It was not the relays that Davis finally passed us. We had hoped that our relay teams would win first-places for us, so we could take state. None of our relay teams won, though."
American Fork took eight in the boys' 400-meter run. Lone Peak took fifth in the 5-A girls' 400-meter relay. Lehi took ninth in the 4-A girls' 400-meter relay.
American Fork took seventh in both the girls and boys' 1,600-meter relay. American Fork came quit close to winning the boys' medley relay, but arch rival Lone Peak's anchor pulled ahead to give his team state medley relay title by one second. American Fork finished second.
Lone Peak Coach Misty "Windy's Blackmailing Sister" Asay said, "The lineup we had for our medley relay team was completely different from the one we had at region. Today's medley relay was all mental. Our guys wanted it more than AF did, and they won it."
American Fork still produced a double state champion: Austin West. In May 20 action, he won the boys' 1,600 and 3,200. He also finished fifth in the boys' 800-meter run. He said, "This was my best meet. I set a new state record in the 1,600."
Pleasant Grove finished seventh in the boys' medley relay.
In the boys' 1,600, West's teammate Clayton Young took third and Ferocious Viking Haven Shelton fifth. Shelton went on to finish second in the boys' 800, in which he led Dayis' Brad Nyel until the last 100 yards, when that Davis Dart passed him by to win the state title. Shelton said, "I have a lot of respect for Nye and West. They're good competitors. With me being a junior, this meet has given me the kind of experience that I'll need for next year."
Viking Kendra Richardson finished second in her girls' 800-meter heat and seventh over all. She said, "I felt that I did pretty good. I got to race against a lot of fast girls. I finished fourth at region."
Among other locals who competed in the boys' 3,200-meter run, Young took second, Steve Morin of Long Peak took third, Mac Morrison of American Fork sixth, and Awesome Caveman Asherne Richardson seventh.
Lone Peak Loner Brendon Strassen took sixth in the boys' javelin. Loner
Awesome Caveman Danny Keller took fourth in the boys' high jump and seventh in the boys' 400-meter run. Teammate Cole Odle took sixth in the boys' 400-meter run. Lone Peak's Corrie Lamoreaux took ninth in the girls' 400-meter race.
Ferocious Viking Skylar Monson took third in the boys' long jump. Ferocious Viking Alex Compton took ninth in the boys' 200-meter dash and 12th in the boys' javelin.
Loners Defeat Riverton Silverpups 12-4 in Memorial Day Weekend Tournament
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
After losing their state 5-A pennant a few days earlier, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, demonstrated that they could bounce back from heartbreaking experiences, to win games. That proved to be so on May 28 when they defeated the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, 12-4 in a Memorial Day weekend tournament game at Orem's Timpanogos High, home of the Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups.
The Loner-Silverpup game turned out to be a race against the weather. With dark gray clouds drifting over to the Utah County side of the Wasatch Mountains, questions arose over whether the Loners and Silverpups would be able to get their game in before a nasty rainstorm would set in. Although scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the game had pushed 30 minutes back because of the lateness of the Timpanogos-Wasatch game. It saw the Wasatch Wasps, AKA the Bugs, lead the T-Pups 4-1 until the top of the fifth, when Timpanogos scored 11 runs to win the game 12-4.
When the Riverton-Lone Peak game finally got underway, it gave a sneak peek at how tight games between the two schools could turn out to be when Lone Peak and Riverton would be squaring off against each other in the new league that the Utah High School Activities Association had assigned them to.
In the top of the first, Riverton pitcher Tony "Stormy" Harris caused leadoff hitter Carson Kelshaw to fly out to left fielder Matt Crook. Although Harris bean No. 2 hitter Hunter Trowbridge, shortstop Mick "The Quick" Jomes turned up a double play that held the Loners scoreless in the opening inning.
During the bottom of it, E.J. Lind's two-out double drove in Matt Davidson for the first Silverpup run. Jones singled in Lind, only to see teammate Taylor Wittenbaugh ground out.
The second inning opened with Harris walking Riley Otteson. The walk quickly turned out to be a blessing for the Loners. After third baseman Davidson had grounded out Justin Simpson, a "distant cousin" of TV's Lisa Simpson, Jeremiah "Bullfrog" Van Dyke, a "cousin" of actor Dick Van Dyke, singled in Otteson. Advanced into scoring position by Neil Burraton's left-field single, Tanner "Smitty" Smith singled Van Dyke in. Braxton Devereaux slugged a single, only to become snagged in a double play that prevented the Loners from pulling ahead in the second.
In the bottom of the inning, Braxton Jackson doubled into left, and Ryan "Mr. Giant" Bryant singled him in. The Silverpups' second lead didn't survive the third inning.
During the top of it, Braxton Barnes and J.D. Spencer's singles set the stage for a Loner takeover of the lead. Trowbridge doubled in Barnes. Spencer tried coming home on the same hit, but the Silverpups nailed him in a squeeze play. Parker Kinkade hit a two-run homer that tipped the Loners ahead 5-3. On one out in the bottom of the inning, Lind singled in Harris, then advanced into scoring position on a Wittenbaugh, two-out single. Lone Peak kept the Silverpups from capitalizing on that hit.
In the fourth, Simpson whacked an in-the-park homer which unleashed a six-run rally for the Loners. The rally saw Barnes and Kelshaw each double in a run. Beginning in the bottom of the fourth, Lone Peak held Riverton scoreless for the rest of the game.
In the sixth, Devereaux doubled into left during one out, then came home on Spencer's two-out single, concluding Loner scoring for the game. During the bottom of the sixth, Riverton got singles from Josh Layson and Lars Olsen, a "cousin" of the character Jimmy Olsen of the Superman comic book. Both Silverpups got stranded on base.
Soon after the game, the clouds unleashed a downpour. For Riverton, it was something that had occurred too late.
Lehi Froggie Soccer Team Win Region 7 Title During May 7 Showdown Against Westlake
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers won their fourth straight Region Seven soccer title during a league finale at home against the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers. Lehi flooded away its arch rival by a score 1-0.
The game went down as a contest to see which school had the most awesome defense for the night. Both squads put forth such a strong defensive effort that fans had to wonder if any scoring would occur at all. Unlike in baseball, spectators come to soccer games, expecting to see breathtaking offense. What they saw at the game was a series of frequent steals by both teams.
Froggies like Zach Stanley and Wes Crump produced steals that kept Lehi on the Shocker end of the field for most of the game. Jake Curl came up with some kicks that enabled the Shockers to penetrate deep into Lehi territory. However, Froggie goalie Taylor Watkins did not let a single Shocker shot fly past him during the entire night.
The game's outcome got decided shortly before halftime. After Lehi had failed to score on a corner kick, Logan Cottle rebounded the ball, then dribbled it over to the Shocker left wing. Cottle connected a cross to Cade Ramos, who then booted in a goal. It was the only one that goalie Giorgi Pitta gave up. That shot was enough to give the Froggies something to croak joyfully about after the game.
Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "This is our fourth straight region championship. Westlake is a tough team. They gave Provo a big scare recently. We beat them with really good defense."
Two week after Lehi had taken down Westlake, the Froggies' ended unhappily -- no, make that unhoppily. In the octafinals of the state playoffs, the Mountain Crest Mustangs, AKA the Ponies, galloped into Lehi and dried up the Pioneers 2-0, ending their year-long reign as state 4-A champs.
Awesome Cavemen Win Boys' Division at Utah County Invitational
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen won the boys' division of the Utah County Invitational, hosted by Timpanogos, April 9.
American Fork boys' coach Timo Mostert said, "This is the first time we've won this invitational. The boys ran really well today."
Awesome Caveman Austin West won the boys' 1,600-meter run. In the boys' 3,200-meter run saw Awesome Cavemen Clayton Young finish second, Ashnafe Richardson fourth, and Mac Morrison fifth.
Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking Haven Shelton won the boys' 800-meter run. He said, "My win today qualified me for the state. I had a close race against AF's Clayton Young, a friend of mine. He led me for a final little, but after the final turn in the race, I went out in front of him as hard as I could. "
In the girls' 800-meter run, Awesome American Fork Cavewoman Morgan Warner took second and Ferocious Viking Kendra Richardson took fifth. Richardson said, "I think I did good enough to qualify for state. I won first in my heat, but I finished fifth overall. These girls I ran against were super fast. I have respect for them."
In the boys' 400-meter run, Awesome Cavemen Cole Odle took first and Dan Keller second. Pleasant Grove's Blake Ellis finished seventh in the boys' 400-meter. Ferocious Viking Alex Compton took second in the boys' 100-meter dash.
Lehi took third in the boys' 400-meter relay and fourth in the boys' medley relay. Lehi's Jackie Heaps took sixth in the girls' 3,200-meter run. Lehi finished seventh in the girls' medley relay.
Warner also took fourth in the girls' 1,600-meter run. American Fork girls' coach Bruno Hunziker said, "For Morgan to place second in the 400 and forth in the 1,600, that was quite an accomplishment for a mid-distance runner. I was pleased with ninth-grader Diane Leach, who posted a personal best of 12:15 in the girls' 3,200. Though she didn't earn points for us, her posting that time was pretty good."
Among other finalists in the girls' 400-meter dash, Westlake had Danya Morin take third, Lilly Keel fourth, and Katie Cease sixth. In the girls' shot put, Westlake Shockers Noelani Jackson took second and Eve Manumalena seventh.
Lone Peak Loner Billy Musselman won the boys' pole vault, which saw Caveman T.J. Bishop finish third. The Loners' boys' medley relay team took first. In the boys' high jump, Awesome Caveman Brendan Flannery took eighth. American Fork's LesMarie Purcell took third in the girls' discuss, which saw Lehi's Bianca Guas finish sixth.
In the girls' high jump, Awesome Cavewoman Taylir Garrison took second and Loner Chanel Turner eighth.
