Lehi Froggie Wrestling and Girls' Basketball

Timp Sports Weekly

December 31, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's message, we look at the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, posting wins against  the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, in wrestling and the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowgirls, in girls' basketball. As they say in Lehi, let's swim straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Neuter Riverton Siilverpups 40-27 in Dual Wrestling Meet

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four dual wrestling meet at Lehi Dec. 19, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, fixed the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, 40-30.

It took Lehi three matches to take firm control of the meet. It unfolded with Lehi's 130-pounder, Jaime "The Truck" Mackintosh, building up a narrow lead over Howlin' Jeromy Jarman. As The Truck sped out to a 6-0 lead, Froggie fans expected to be soon croaking over their 130-pounder's expected victory. However, Howlin' Jeromy had a different idea of how the match was to end. He wrestled back to tie the score at eight. Even though The Truck pulled ahead 10-8, Howlin' Jeromy continued putting forth a vicious effort. He scored a reversal and a two-point near fall to pull ahead 12-10. In the third period, Howlin' Jeromy pinned the Truck.

Froggie Dalton "The Outlaw" Rice didn't let the Silverpups relish Howlin' Jeromy's win for long. In the 138 weight class match, the Outlaw pinned Russ "Mr. Fuss" Young in the first period.

A 145-pounder, Froggie Reagan "The Pagan" Bodily scored a second-period reversal against Jade "The Panzer Tank" Frank. No more scoring occurred in the match, but its outcome gave the Froggies a 9-3 lead and a strong grip on the dual meet.

Although Iszach "The Irish Wolfhound" DeWiere thrice escaped from Froggie Max "The Battle Ax" Inman, he could never gain the lead in their 152 weight class match. Once the Battle Ax had chopped his way to a 6-0 lead, he gave such an amazing effort that he unsurprisingly came out a 10-3 winner in the match.

Silverpup, Jaime "Senor Lobo" Ortiz reminded the Froggies that not all Riverton wrestlers were doormats. Mr. Lobo pinned Garrett "The Bat" Batley in the first period of their 160 weight class matc, cutting the Lehi lead to 13-12.

In the 170 wight class match, Lehi's Caden "The Jack Hammer" Calton came so close to scoring in scoring a near fall. After taking down Hayden "Iron Fangs" Haslam,  The Jack Hammer quickly built up a 9-1 lead. Froggie fans expected that their 170-pound hometown hero would would pin Iron Fangs. However, Iron Fangs remained wiggly enough to keep himself from getting stuck. Still, The Jack Hammer came out a 14-3 winner.

Lehi's Branden "The Iron Wall" Terrill made his 182 weight class match a very short contest. At 0:45, he pinned Gerry "Poison Berry" Lane in the first period.

Riverton's Simon "Prince Outrage" Page avenged Lane by sticking Froggie Moises "The Prophet of Doom" Paredes in the first period of their 195 weight class match, cutting the lead to 22-18.

The Silverpups' chance of overtaking the Froggies got smashed in the 220 weight class match between Lehi's Deryke "The Steel Barrel" Terrell and Robbie "The Sexy Riverton Howler" Shurtliffe. The two grapplers wrestled to a scoreless tie in the first period. In the second period, The Steel Barrel posted a 5-0 lead on a takedown and three-point near fall. The Steel Barrel moved on to pinning The Sexy Riverton Howler at 46.3 in the third period.

Lehi picked up 12 free points on two straight matches forfeited by the Silverpups. In the 113 weight class match, Silverpup Billy "The Riverton Stud" Ludlow pinned Froggie Mikey "The Jammer" Jamiyandorj after just one minute of action.

Froggie Nick "The Slick" Austin opened his 120 weight class match by taking Silverpup Thrillin' Dylan Gregerson down. Thrillin' Dylan tied the match on a reversal, and he then sneaked ahead on a two-point near fall to take complete control of the match. Thrillin' Dylan won 12-3. 

In the night's final match, Froggie Tyler "The Sandstorm" Tahbo found himself trailing 1-5 against his 126-pound opponent, Jonny "Big Boy" Roy. The Sandstorm rallied back within 5-4. However, Big Boy pinned him in the third period.

Lehi Froggies Harvest 63-39 Win in Non-League Girls' Game Against Jordan Plowgirls Dec. 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers picked up a second straight win in girls' basketball Dec. 17 when they harvested a 63-39 win at home against the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowgirls.

Terra Tahbo was the spark plug that ignited the Froggies' amazing performance before hometown fans in the Dec. 17. Pulling down an offensive rebound, she put the ball back into the hoop. The sister of Froggie varsity wrestler Tyler "The Sandstorm" Tahbo, she soon followed that shot up with a three-pointer to put the Froggie lead at 5-0. Although Masae Loua  cut the lead to 5-4, her Plowgirls quickly lost the chance to pull ahead. Kylie Bartholomew hit a three-pointer that sent Lehi on a 12-4 scoring run in the first period. Bartholomew, Lexy Granthem, and Tyra "T-Rod" Rodriguez led the scoring run for the Froggies. When the period ended with Lehi leading 17-8, the Froggies made pretty clear that they were determined this time to win a game in regulation, not in overtime like they had done in the heart-stopping contest against the West High Black Kittens the Friday before.

In the second period, the Plowgirls slipped into a scoring drought. They didn't make any points until the last 1 1/2 minutes of the half. In meantime, Tahbo, Granthem,  T-Rod, and Bartholomew had a heyday in scoring. Their combined efforts netted a total of 14 second-period points that extended Lehi's lead to 31-8. Meanwhile, Tahbo, T-Rod, Beth Beeston, Faitoto'a Faleao, and Mikayla Nelson took firm control of the boards during rebounding battles against Plowgirls Tabytha Jones, Kikki "Dee" Tuileta, and Shae Jeffs. Finally at 1:30, Jeff lifted the Plowgirls' scoring drought by pouring in seven consecutive eights. Jones produced a three-point play at the end of the half, cutting the lead to 31-18.

In the early third period, T-Rod stole the ball and passed to Bartholomew for a three--pointer.  Grantem soon sank a layup as spectators expected that the Plowgirls would go into another scoring drought. Jordan did not do so this time. Led by Jones and Loua, the Plowgirls answered the Froggies bucket for bucket in the quarter. However, because the dismal second quarter that they had experience, Jordan couldn't erase Lehi's double-digit lead, even though the Plowgirls did pull within 43-32. The period ended with Plowgirl Elle "Mae Clampett" Jensen swishing in a trey to cut the lead to 48-35.

The final period opened with T-Rod hitting a jumper. It hinted how hot she would become scoring. T-Rod's shooting proved to be as incredibly accurate as Bartholomew's. Even though Tahbo made no points in Quarter 4, she did join Jessi Tedrow, Briana Bean, Nelson, and  Falaeo pulling key defensive rebounds to help Lehi ahead in double figures through the rest of the game.

Lehi Coach Brett Hays said, "All the way up to this point in the season, we've been working to maintain consistency. That was what we wanted to do tonight. The fact that we stayed consistent all the way through tonight means we're now in the second phase of our effort to become more improved team. Tonight is a testament to the success of our efforts so far this season."

Bartholomew led the Froggies with 22 points while T-Rod added another 13 and Tabbo 11. Jones led Jordan with 13 points while Loua added another eight and Jeffs seven.

Lehi Froggie Hoop Double Issue

Timp Sports Weekly

December 13, 2013

Publisher's Message

This week's blog is a special double issue covering a string of recent home basketball games hosted by the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. This double issue will also look at a recent dual wrestling meet between my Awesome American Fork Cavemen and the Lehi Froggies. We will also look at a Saturday high school swim meet held at American Fork's Legacy Center. As they say in Lehi, let's stroke straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

North Sanpete Gobblers Gobble Down Big Win Over Lehi Froggies in Girls' Basketball

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league girls' basketball game at Lehi Dec. 11, the North Sanpete Hawks, AKA the Gobblers, gobbled up a big win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. The Gobblers went home to Mount Pleasant quite thankful about their 57-43 win over their web-footed hosts.

When the game unfolded, North Sanpete looked as though it would not have anything to gobble about. Kaylee Bartholomew swished in a trey and then a 17-foot jumper to send the Froggies jumping ahead 5-0. However, Gobbler Taylor Gordon proceeded to make the game riveting --- correction, ribbiting.

That Gobbler scored two straight unanswered baskets to put North Sanpete within 5-4. Two Terra Tahbo foul shots extended Lehi's lead to 7-4 in hopes that the Froggies would continue dominating the quarter. However, a Jacey Dunn jumper enabled Gordon to put North Sanpete ahead 8-7. The Gobblers' first lead got devoured as quickly as a turkey's white meat on Thanksgiving Day. Hadllee Labrum swished in a three-pointer to tip the Froggies back out in front 10-8. Lehi couldn't croak joyfully about that lead for long. A Gordon hit a go-ahead trey of her own that sparked am 11-0 scoring run that spilled over into the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Froggies drew a lot of travel calls that snapped them out of their ribbon and enabled Gordon, Dunn, and fellow Gobbler Keisha Jorgenson to have a heyday in scoring. Also, Jorganson and Dunn controlled the boards even though Kierra Pulham did do some good rebounding for Lehi in Period 2. Froggie scoring renewed at the 1:30 mark when Bartholomew hit a trey after the Gobblers had extended their lead to 22-13. Lehi outscored North Sanpete 9-7 in the half's final 1 1/2 minutes. The combined firepower of Gordon and Ashley "The Sewing Machine" Nuttall enabled the Gobblers to take a double-digit lead into the next half. First half ended with Froggie Lia Smith hitting a three-pointer.

The disastrous second period haunted Lehi through the rest of the game. In the third quarter, the Froggies continued drawing further travel calls. They suffered a big blow when Faitoto'a Falaeo got hurt and had to spend the rest of the game on the bench. Also, the Froggies couldn't cool Gordon and Dunn down. Those Gobblers stayed very accurate in their shooting.  Meanwhile, Lexy Grantham joined Bartholomew and Tahbo in trying to stir up a comeback. After a Jorgensen bucket had put the lead at 31-19, Tahbo slashed it down to 31-27, but Dunn and Gordon undermined Tahbo's efforts despite Grantham swishing in a trey. The third quarter ended with North Sanpete leading 46-31.

Early in the fourth quarter, a Crystal Coates field goal sparked the Gobblers into trotting out to a 53-31 lead. Grantham orchestrated another Froggie rally at that point. Aided by three Addie Pearson free throws and a Jessie Tedrow set shot, the Froggies outscored North Sanpete 12-4 to pull within 57-43. However, the rally had occurred too late to save Lehi from getting dried up by the Gobblers.

Bartholomew led Lehi with 13 points while Grantham and Tahbo each contributed 10 points. Dunn led North Sanpete with 22 points while Gordon added another 19 points.

Taylorsville Road Warriors Soak Up 80-74 Win in Boys Basketball Action at Lehi Dec. 11
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a preseason boys' basketball game at Lehi Dec. 11, the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Road Warriors, soaked up an 80-74 win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies.

The game snapped a two-game winning streak that the Froggies had been enjoying. Of course, during the course of the Dec. 11 contest, they looked as though they would run the Road Warriors off the road. Lehi had outstanding scoring performances from Tanner Nygren, Derik Beeston, and Gavin Rasmussen. However, their performances couldn't the outstanding playing of Road Warrior Sid Freeman whose breathtaking treys and steals enabled Taylorsville to outlast Lehi in the riveting -- correction, ribbbiting contest.

 Freeman was not the only Road Warrior to have a blazing night at Lehi. So did teammate Manuel "Pastor" Evangelista. He hit a free throw and a jumper to put Taylorsville out in front 3-0. The Road Warriors' first lead didn't last long. After Rasmuusen had put the Froggies on the scoreboard, a Beeston three-pointer put them out in front 5-3. A seesaw battle ensued. After Road Warrior Aaron "The Redwood Road Baron" Caneperi had tied the game at five, Freeman swished in his first three-pointer to put Taylorsville back out in front, and an Evangelista bucket improved the Road Warriors' lead at 10-7. Lehi battled back to take a 13-10 lead on a Nygren shot. Freeman swished in his second trey to tie the game at 13. Two Caneperi foul shots prodded the Road Warriors to build up a 17-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Remi "Foxy" Prince stole the ball and swished in a layup in hopes of strengthening the Road Warriors' hold on the lead. However, a bad Taylorsville pass allowed a Nygren trey and Tyson Rupp set shot to put the Froggies within 19-18. Manny "Mammoth" Suarez nailed a three-pointer that gave Taylorsville 22-18 lead, but it proved not to be a strong enough cushion to keep Lehi away. Despite rebounding and shooting efforts from Road Warrior Jumpin' Jevin Warren, Ethan Tucket and Nygren still led a 6-2 scoring run that tied the game at 24. Freeman's third trey broke the  24-24 deadlock, and Taylorsville outscored the Froggies 11-6 in the final two minutes to take a 35-30 lead into the second half.

In the third quarter, the Froggies took control of the momentum. Taylorsville's top scorer that period, Evanagelista created leads of 41-34 and 44-36 for his Road Warriors. The son of Richfield Kitty Cat basketball legend Rob Cuff, Landon Cuff swished in a three-pointer that set up an 11-2 scoring run led by Rasmussen and Jacob Barnes. When a Rasmussen foul shot put the Froggies back out in front 47-46, their fans croaked excitedly, expecting that Lehi would row way ahead of the Road Warriors. That expectation did not turn out to be the case. Tommy "Mr. North Briton" MacKay hit two foul shots and a three-pointer to give his Road Warriors a 51-47 lead. Barnes and Nygren guided the Froggies within 51-50, 53-52, and 57-56 during the quarter's concluding two minutes. The period ended with Nygren nailing a buzzer-beating trey which put the score at 57-56.

The final quarter opened with Nygren giving the Froggies a 58-57 lead. Before Lehi could improve quickly upon it, Freeman went on a crime wave. He made several steals which he converted into layups. Aided by a Cuff set shot and a Marcus Draney tying free throw, Beeston and Rasmussen stepped forward to attempt to reverse the damage that Freeman was dishing out to the Froggies. Beeston and Rasmussen's efforts gave Lehi leads of 64-63 and 67-65. The combined foul shooting of Freeman, Prince, and Warren severely damaged the Froggies' efforts to pull out a third straight win. After Beeston  tied the game at 70 and 72, Warren had a heyday at the foul line. Aided by a Suarez jumper, Warren sank six straight foul shots to give the Road Warriors a 78-72 lead. Rasmussen put a shot back in to cut the lead to 78-74. Two Suarez foul shots concluded the game's scoring.

Nygren led the Froggies with 19 points while Rasmussen added another 13 and Beeston 12. Freeman led the Road Warriors with 29 points while Warren added another 15 and Evangelista 14.

Lehi Froggies, Lone Peak Loners Capture 1st-Place Trophies at Alpine District Swim Meet Dec. 14
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Held at American Fork's Recreation Center Dec. 14, the first-ever Alpine District Swim saw the Lone Peak Knights (AKA the Loners) and the  Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) win the girls and boys' divisions respectively.

The battle for the two divisions' trophies was fluid all the way through the meet, which featured teams from all eight of the Alpine School District's eight high schools. On the boys' side, example, after the first five events, American Fork emerged as the first-place team with 123 points while second-place Lehi had earned 92 and Lone Peak 85. After 12 events into the meet, however, the makeup of the boys' division's top three teams changed. While American Fork was still in first place with 217 points, Westlake had muscled in its way into second-place by picking up 180 points while Lehi had dropped down to third place, owning a score of 179.

In final boys team scores read Lehi 384, American Fork 376.5, Lone Peak 364, Pleasant Grove 287.5, Westlake 279, Mountain View 161, Orem 160, and Timpanogos 132. Team scores in the girls' division were Lone Peak 453, Westlake 415, American Fork 363, Lehi 335, Pleasant Grove 188, Timpanogos 155, Orem 125, and Timpanogos 65

On the girls' side, Lehi, Lone Peak, and American Fork stayed the top three teams in the meet's first nine events. During the first five events, for example, Lehi secured first place with 127 points while Lone Peak and American Fork shared second place, each having earned 116 points. Lone Peak's Kassandre Allen's first finish Event 9, the Girls' 100-yard butterfly, enabled her school to take the first-spot away from Lehi while accumulating a score of 184. Having been bumped down to second place, Lehi now had a score of 156 while American Fork stayed in third with an accumulation of 146. Westlake came on strong, however, and ended up with a second-place finish through grabbing 415 points along the way. American Fork stayed in its third-place spot throughout the entire meet. As for the Froggies, they finished their day with a fourth-place finish reminded them how much their arch rival Westlake had improved after having been in existence for four years now.

With his girls winning their division through posting a score of 453, Lone Peak Coach Mel Midgely said, "For our girls, everyone of them raced really hard. This was the first time that we had raced against Westlake. We bested them in the back and breast strokes, enabling us to win this trophy I'm holding."

While Westlake Shocker Madeline Lauder took fifth in the girls' 100-yard breaststroke, Lone Peak had three girls finish in that event's top six spots. In the girls' 100-yard breaststroke, Loner Katie Smith took
second while teammates Sarah Pulham and Shannon Christensen finished fourth and sixth respectively.
Smith went on to win the girls' 100-yard backstroke, which saw her teammate Natalie Davis take second.

Jentry "The Gardner" McGregor was one of the reasons for Westlake's surprising second-place finish in the girls' division. She won both the girls' 100 and 200 yard freestyle races. McGregor said, "In general, this meet showed what we could do after having moved from 4-A to 5-A. This gave us a chance to rise up and show that we could swim against other 5-A schools. My best meet was at Saint George, and today showed that I'm capable of improving a lot."

McGregor was also on the Westlake Shocker girls' 200-freestyle relay team that won first place. The other members of that squad included Kenzie "Mustang" Ford, Amber "What's Up" Dock, and McKenna "Ducks" Fowler.

Another Westlake girl who took home an Alpine District championship was Ford. She took first in the girls' 50-yard freestyle.

The meet opened with Lehi winning the girls' 200-yard medley relay. The members of that team included Elise Struthers, Hannah Hansen, Chloe Sturgill, and Mattie Irish.

American Fork won the boys' 200-yard medley relay. Its members included Ethan Pollock, Jacob "Moo" Winder, Rodrigo "Roddy" Merino, and Steven "Stevie" Oakelberry. American Fork Coach Kathy King said, "I think our boys have become really dedicated to swimming with a purpose. Our boys' 200-yard medley relay team proved that this morning. Three of them are on our 400-yard freestyle relay team."

The three, whom she referred to, were Merino, Pollock, and Okelberry. Jerimiah "Tree Frog" Harding was the fourth fellow on the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's 400-yard freestyle relay team.

It finished third, by the way, at the Alpine District Meet. Lehi Froggies John Morris, Gavin Doel, Tyler Blackburn, and Ty Johnson worked together to win the boys 400-yard freestyle relay, for your information.

Both Okelberry and Pollock each became double-winners at the meet. Okelberry picked up gold medals in the boys' 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle. Pollock, meanwhile, took the Alpine District titles in the boys' 100-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle.

The Froggies produced their share of double-winners. Hannah Hansen, for one, earned gold medals in the girls' 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke. Ty Johnson won the boys' 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.

In the girls' division, the Lone Peak team of Katie Smith, Samantha "Bewitched" Patterson, Natalie Davis, and Jordan Verdejo won the 400-yard freestyle relay.

A member of the Loner team that took Alpine District title in the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay, Spencer "Mountain" Dew won the boys' 200-yard individual medley and he finished second in the boys'  100-yard breaststroke. Dew's 200-yard freesty;le teammates include Parker Freeman, Ryan Micklesen, and Kade Hunter. By the way, Verdejo won the girls' 500-yard freestyle and took second in the girls' 200-yard freestyle.. Loner Katie Smith won the girls' 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:07.71

Pleasant Grove did have swimmers place in the top four spots of seven events. In the boys' 200-yard medley rely, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings took third in the boys' 200-yard medley and girls' 200-yard freestyle, and boys' 200-yard relays. PG's Chris Rovall finished third in the boys' 200-yard individual medley. Ferocious Viking Nalyssa Easton took fourth in the girls' 50-yard freestyle. Aaron Cookson took a bronze medal in the boys' 50-yard style. PG ninth-grader Dallin Bunnell earned third in the boys' 500-yard freestyle.

Ferocious Viking Coach Lisa Harris said, "This meet gives a chance to go against the same swimmers that we'll be facing at region, especially the ones from Lehi, AF, and Lone Peak. We still have much work to do."

Pleasant Grove finished fourth in the boys' division and fifth in the girls'.

In looking at his swimmers' accomplishments today, Lehi Coach Dennis Meyering said, "We have a lot of kids among our top swimmers who have strong chances to qualify for state. They just got to get better.

"The girls are getting better in cutting down their teams. This meet gave them and the boys a chance to see how they how will do at region against the three of the same schools that they swam against today. We had a lot of kids, who to come late to this meet, because of their ACT tests today. They did well here, though. We went one, two, three in the breast stroke. Tyler Blackburn, who took third in it, one of those kids who had hurried over here from the ACT tests. Blackburn alson won the boys' 100 breaststroke. That was not a bad accomplishment for a guy who had to come here late for the meet.  Alec Huff, by the way, finished second in the boys' 100-yard backstroke."

The meet had some interesting sights like a Loner boy carrying a black, wooden oar emblazoned with an image of a white sword, Lone Peak's logo, and the announcer calling the races like he would ones at Evanston's Wyoming Downs. Those kinds of sights made the 2013 Alpine District Meet an memorable occasion. Hopefully, the 2014 version will be just as entertaining.

Lehi Froggies Outlast Hunter Wild Things 72-68 in Overtime During Dec. 7 Boys' Basketball Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At the expense of the Hunter Wolverines, AKA the Wild Things, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, posted a 72-68 win in overtime at Lehi Dec. 7.

With the Jazz Bear present at the game, the contest proved to be downright riveting -- correction, ribbiting all the way through. Until he fouled out in the fourth quarter, Noah "Ark" Togiai was the Wild Things' biggest gun. After Lehi's Marcus Draney had opened the game with a free throw, Togiai put the Wild Things ahead 2-1. Suddenly, Derik Beeston sunk a trey that sent the Froggies swimming out to an 11-3 lead. Before the Froggies could create a 10-point lead, however, McKay Meidlinger hit an inside shot that sparked a 6-2 scoring that moved the Wild Things within 13-9. Just before the quarter ended,  Froggie Tanner Nygren hit a trey to unleash a 9-0 scoring run that extended into the second period.

Togiai produced a three-point play that revived the Wild Things' cause. Meidlinger and Togiai combined their efforts together to produced a thrilling Hunter comeback. In outscoring the Froggies 13-3 midway through Period 2, the Wild Things managed to get within 25-22. A "distant cousin" of my former junior high classmate Casey Draney, Marcus Draney hit a three-pointer from the baseline to set up a 6-2 scoring run for the Froggies. However, the half ended with Wild Thing Israel Tademy hitting a  three-pointer that clipped the Froggie lead to 31-27.

In the early third quarter, Togiai went on a shooting spree. Aided by a Joe "Hey" Arnold bucket, Togiai soon put the Wild Things ahead 36-34. For the next little while, the Wild Things controlled the Froggies' home floor. Hunter led by as far as four points. The Froggies refused to go belly up in their own gym, however. Froggie Gavin Rasmussen's rebounding gave Lehi opportunities for shifting the momentum back to its favor. Thanks to two straight Beeston three-pointers, the Froggies finally pulled ahead 49-47 at the end of the third quarter.

Two Togiai foul shots tied the game at 49 at the start of the fourth quarter. Soon, a Nygren layup tipped layup 51-49, and Togiai fouled out right afterwards. However, his fellow Wild Things showed that they were more than willing to carry on his work against the Froggies. Noah's little brother Stone "Pony" Togiai and Meidlinger guided the Wild Things in frequently snatched the lead from the Froggies. In the game's final 1 1/2 minutes of regulation, Pony Togiai hit a trey that put the Wild Things ahead 63-61. Beeston almost tied the game at 63, but after he had sunk his first free throw, he missed his second one, which Pony Togiai rebounded. The Wild Things couldn't convert Pony Togiai's defensive rebound into a bucket, however.

Lehi Coach Bobby Barnes said, "Derik Beeston put us back out in front, but a Hunter two-pointer forced the game into overtime. Our overtime win at Maple Mountain taught us how to stay composed on under the stress of OT. Gavin Rasmussen made the winning bucket for us."

Lehi outscored the Wild Things 7-3 in the overtime period.

Rasmussen and Nygren led Lehi with 17 points each while Beeston added another 14 and Jake Barnes 14. Noah "Ark" Togiai led the Wild Things with 26 points while Meidlinger added another 13.

Lehi Froggies Outlast West High Black Kittens 72-66 in Overtime Girls' Basketball Game Dec. 13
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Normally known as a day of bad luck, the latest Friday the 13th turned out to be the Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball team's lucky day. AKA the Froggies, they picked up their first win of the season on Dec. 13 by defeating the West High Panthers, AKA the Black Kittens, 72-66 in overtime.

The game was a total contrast to the Froggies' Dec. 12 loss to the North Sanpete Hawks, AKA the Gobblers. In that loss, the Froggies had drawn a long string of travel calls that yanked them out of their rhythm. That was not the case in the West High game, however. The Froggies stayed in rhythm all the way through the night.

Froggie Kaylie Bartholomew sank a layup that opened the game's scoring. Black Kitten Miriam "Church" Organista hit a trey that turned the first quarter into a seesaw fight. Terra Tahbo hit two foiul shots to put Lehi back ahead 4-3, only to see a Ravashing Bayana Alono bucket restore the lead to the Black Kitten. Lexy Granthem, Tyra "T-Rod" Rodriguez, and Bartholomew orchestrated a 6-0 scoring run that put the Froggies ahead 10-5. Just as it seemed that the Froggies were in the processing of skinning the Black Kittens alive, West's Kelsey "The Pearl of Great" Price became hot inside the perimeters. After Alono had scored on an offensive rebound, Price scored six straight unanswered points which enabled her Black Kittens to take a 13-12 lead into the second quarter.

Two Rodriguez foul shots put the Froggies back out in front 14-13. However, Price and Alono prevented the Froggies from taking firm control of the tempo during the quarter. A Price trey, for instance, put the Black Kittens ahead 16-14. Two Maykayla Nelson foul shots tied the game at 16, but an Alono layup broke that tie. With Terra Tahbo tying the game at 18 on an offensive rebound, Rodriguez pulled down a defensive rebound and passed to Granthem for a tie-breaking jumper. Despite a Madija Demic bucket that put the score at 23-20, Lehi managed to stay narrowly ahead for most of the half's final five minutes. Jessi Tedrow and Tahbo pulled defensive rebounds the protected the Froggies' narrow lead, which grew as wide as 29-23. Jordan "Lake" Powell sank a layup which stirred up an 8-0 scoring run that climaxed with her hitting a shot to give the Black Kittens a 31-29 lead. Trades in the lead continued clear up to the half's final second when Bartholomew hit a trey that left Lehi ahead 34-31 at intermission.

Aided by impressive defensive rebounding from Alono and Brenley Draper, Price became more threatening inside the perimeter during the second half. Bartholomew, Rodriguez, and Granthem pooled their efforts together to prevent Price from doing irreparable damage to Lehi. Still, frequent changes in the lead continued happening, even though the Froggies did build up a 36-31 lead at one point. After a Price trey had tied the game at 36, for instance, an Organista charity shot put the Black Kittens ahead 37-36. Pulling down a defensive rebound, Rodriguez dribbled all the way to the West High bucket and sank a go-ahead layup. Froggie Hadlee Labrum did her share to keep the game intense. For instance, she hit a set shot and then a free throw to tie the game at 41. An Organista trey broke that tie, but Bartholomew swished in a three--pointer of her own to tie the game at 44.  A Ravena  "Tigress" Alono foul shot left the Black Kittens ahead 45-44 at the end of the third quarter.

A Demic set set improved the Black Kitten lead at 47-44. Soon, two Granthem foul shots sparked the Froggies into outscoring the Black Kittens 18-13, thereby pushing the game into overtime. Lehi outscored the Black Kitten 11-8 in overtime to win the game. Lehi Coach Brett Hays said, "We've practiced all season on how to handle the stress of trailing in a game and coming back. All that efforet paid off in the West game. We had become conditioned enough to handle the stress of the overtime period. Mikayla Nelson win made the winning basket for us."

Granthem led the Froggies with 19 points while Bartholomew added another 15 and Rodriguez 14. Price led the Black Kittens with 20 points while Organista added another 13.

Lehi Froggies Drown Awesome AF Cavegrapplers 44-20 in Region Four Wrestling Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

As much I do like to make fun of the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, I do have to respect the fact that those web-footers have an amazing wrestling program. They showed me why when they drowned my Awesome American Fork Cavemen 44-20 in an opening Region Four dual meet at Lehi Dec. 5.

The Froggies wasted no time in taking control of the dual meet. In the 160 weight class match, for instance, Awesome Caveman Tanner "The Scanner" Durfee quickly found himself on the losing end as Froggie Max "The Fire Ax" Inman rolled ahead 4-0 on a takedown and two-point near fall. To his credit, the Scanner scored a reversal and narrowly escaped getting pinned. However, even though the Scanner did pull within 6-5, he still lost to the Fire Ax.

In the 170 weight class bout, Lehi's Caden "The Kracken" Calton proved to be too much for American Fork's Jacob "The Battle Bot" Rohton. The swift moving Kracken won the match 5-2 on a reversal.

When Froggie Garrett "The Bat" Batley pinned Griffin "The Pest" Best in their 182 weight class match, it became clear that American Fork would soon get washed away by Lehi.

As Lehi fans croaked for joy over witnessing Branden "Double Barrel" Terrill and Deruke "Iron Fingers" Terrell pinning Riley "The Sledge Hammer" Smith and Dazzlin' Danny Lubert respectively, American Fork supporters wondered when they would see an Awesome Caveman leave the mat as a victor. That an answer did not arise until after Bracken "The Noose' Stringam pinned Dakota "Black Hills" Blanco to put the Froggie lead at 30-0.

In the 106 weight class match, Cam "The Slammer" Hunsaker scored the first Awesome Caveman win of the night through sticking Angel "The Destroyer" Greigo in the first period. That American Fork pin got answered immediately by Froggie Mikey "The Jammer" Jamiyandorj pinning Todd "The War God" Jacklin.

A 120-pounder Taylor "The Cleaner" Durfee reminded Lehi fans that not all of the members of American Fork's varsity wrestling team were patsies. The Cleaner overwhelmed Nick "Mr. Slick" Austin 10-1. Moments like that match became rarities as the evening continued, even though Dandy Andy Bartolomew, nephew of American Fork wrestling legend John "Superstud" Bartholomew, scored a pin for American Fork.

After the dual meet ended, Lehi had much to croak about for weeks to comee.

Lehi Froggie-Mountain View Teddy Bear Basketball Game

Timp Sports Weekly

December 3, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Nov. 26 boys' basketball game between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Mountain View Bruins (AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears). The game turned out to be quite riveting -- correction ribbiting. It featured the great shooting of Froggie Tanner Nygren and T-Bear Manuel "El Toro" Ortiz. Let take a look at how those guys as well as their teammates did in the ribbiting preseason opener hosted by the Froggies.

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Mountain View T-Bears Dry Up Lehi 63-55 in Preseason Boys' Basketball Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, opened their basketball season with an eight-point loss at home Nov. 26. AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears, the Mountain View Bruins clawed their way into Lehi and drained it by a score of 63-55.

Manuel "El Toro" Ortiz. a "distant cousin" of KTVX news reporter Carlos Ortiz, opened the game with a shooting spree that gave his Teddy Bears an early 3-0 lead. In response, Froggie Tanner Nygren hit a trey that tied the game at three. While Nygren gave Froggie fans something to croak about, Ortiz and fellow T-Bear Spencer "The Mountain" Conrad decided to make the first quarter an un-bear-able moment for the Froggies. While Teddy Bear Wyatt Allred dominated the boards during the period, Ortiz and Conrad created an 11-3 lead for Mountain View. This gave Teddy Bear fans a reason to say instead of returning quickly to Orem City to hibernate through the Thanksgiving break. Soon a Hayden "Quite" Young trey and a Conrad three-point play gave the Teddy Bears a 17-4 lead. After Jacob Barnes hit a free throw, Marcus "Welby" Draney, a "distant cousin" of my former AF Junior High schoolmate Casey Draney, shoved the Froggies back into the game. He hit two consecutive three-pointers, especially one that he swished in a on steal that he made seconds before the quarter break.

The second quarter opened with Draney stealing the ball and passing it to Nygren for a successful baseball jumper that accelerated the Froggies' leap back into the game. Nygren popped in a total of seven straight second-quarter points to put the Froggies back out in front 18-17.  Although a Young foul shot tied the game at 18, the T-Bears couldn't control the tempo. Nygren and Alex Pittard's shooting enabled the Foggies to keep the momentum in the tight grip of their flippers. Two Roman "Emperor" McKnight foul shots put Mountain View back ahead 20-19. However, a Draney trey tipped the Froggies ahead 22-20. The game stayed a seesaw battle through the rest of the half. Derik Beeston hopped forward to help his Froggies out in the closing minutes of the half. Beeston swished in a three-pointer and a 17-foot shot that gave Lehi a 29-27 advantage. An Allred free throw trimmed it to 29-28 just before intermission. Froggie Ethan Tuckett answered that foul shot with a layup that he made from underneath the Teddy Bear bucket.

A "distant cousin" of Neil Warner, a former sports editor for the now defunct, conservative, alternative newspaper the Utah County Journal, Teddy Bear Ryan Warner went on a decisive shooting spree at the start of the second half. Warner scored nine straight unanswered points that put his Teddy Bears ahead 38-31.  Nygren hit an inside shot in hopes of sparking another Froggie comeback. However, the T-Bears held Lehi to eight points in the third quarter.

Nygren, Beeston. and Parker "The Funnel" Gunnell became hot in scoring in the fourth quarter. The three Froggies' combined scoring efforts gave Lehi leads of 46-44 and 47-46. Midway through the period, Warner stole the ball and passed to Conrad for a bucket that put the Teddy Bears back out in front 48-47. Ortiz's scoring made the lead too slippery for the Froggies to place their flippers on. Nevertheless, Nygren and teammate Jacob Barnes pumped in shots to put Lehi within 50-49 and 54-53.  Ortiz's final field goal gave Mountain View the gas to pull ahead. Allred, Warner, and Carson "Kit" Williams nailed charity shots that sewed up the win for Teddy Bears.

 Nygren led the Froggies with 25 poinmts while Beeston contributed another 10. Ortiz and Conrad led the T-Bears with 16 points each while Warner added another 11.

American Fork 2013 Pre-Footlocker Invitational

Timp Sports Weekly

November 12, 2013

Publisher's Message

This is our annual issue covering the Pre-Footlocker Invitational that American Fork High hosts every November. We will look at an account of the invitational held Nov. 9. Let's run straight to that story.

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Awesome AF Caveman and Herriman Pretty Pony Win First-Place Trophies at Pre-Footlocker Invitational Nov. 9

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

An Awesome American Fork Caveman and a Herriman Pretty Pony won the boys and girls' division of the Pre-Footlocker Invitational hosted by American Fork Nov. 9.

American Fork's Connor McMillan wont the boys' title as a follow-up to his clinching the state 5-A boys individual title at the state cross cross championships held at Salt Lake City's Sugarhouse Park two weeks before. Herriman Pretty Pony Lucy Biles won the invitational's girls' division.

Although no team scores were kept at this post-state meet, the 14 participating schools present at it looked upon it as a tool for selecting runners that they wanted to take to out-of-state regional meets within the next few weeks.

American Fork head coach Bruno Hunziker hinted that fact. He said, "We used this meet to select which seven girls to send to Arizona to represent us at a sectional meet. Sammy Hollingsworth will definitely be one of them. She is a ninth-grader, but she's our No. 1 runner. She has beaten two of our girls who'll be running in college next year. It'll be great to have her with us for the next three years."

Holllingsworth was the only Awesome American Fork Cavewoman in among the girls' race's top 10 finishers. She took eighth. Among the other six fastest Awesome Cavewomen in the race, Diane Leah took 11th, Maddi Bench 13th, Nikki Smith 15th, McKayla Stepp 16th, and Hannah Kendrick 19th. 

While American Fork did have the largest number of runners finish in the top 20 of the girls' race, the contest proved to be a showdown between Biles and Bingham Pickerf Marly Mitchell. As those two girls waited among 155 other racers at the starting line, they heard starter Timo Mostert said, "Girls, the course is the same as the one you ran at the Grass Relays two months ago, except we don't have any hay bales on the route today. The first-place finisher gets a big, honking trophy. The next 19 finishers will each get a medal."

Biles and Mitchell showed immediately how much each of them wanted the first-place trophy. They pulled way ahead of the other racers. The Pretty Pony and the Picker stayed within a few feet ahead of each other all through the race. Biles crossed the finish lline barely ahead of Mitchell.

The boys' race demonstrated why the Awesome Cavemen won their fifth consecutive state title two weeks ago. Three of the boys' division's top five finishers were American Forkers. While McMillan received the first-place award from Mostert, teammates Zach Jacklin and Casey Clinger finished second and fourth respectively.

Among the other Awesome Cavemen to finish in the top 20, Jacob Chase took 12th, Spencer Herzog took 14th, McKay Johns 15th, Dan Bentley 16th, Ty "Tinker" Bell 17th, and Caleb Thompson 20th.

American Fork boys' coach Mostert said, "We worked just before this meet. I'm glad that they showed as much eagerness today as they did tat the state meet. They wanted to show that they wanted to win as as team at a sectional meet in Arizona."

"Connor McMillan was one of the top 11 athletes at last year's sectional meet in Arizona. His first-place finishes at state and today's meet show why we expect him to place high again at the coming meet. Though he has received well-deserved accolades, he's not the only guy on the team. We have other great runners, and they want to qualify for nationals as a team. That's going to be our goal in a few weeks."

McMillan aid, "Today was a great tune-up for Arizona. It helped us to stay mentally ready for the sections after a two-week break from racing. It was awsome for me to win this year's state 5-A individual title and be on the squad that also took the state title again this year. Winning five straight state championships has created a great tradition for AF cross country."

While the Nov. 9 meet enabled American Fork to showcase why it's a cross country superpower, the invitational also gave the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings a chance to compete in post-season racing after having to sit out this year's state meet. Pleasant Grove Coach Mack Morrison said, "Today had great weather for us to run in. Today's meet will get us ready for the Footlocker regional meet in Walnut Grove, Calif. All of our runners, save one, raced well today, and that racer was hurt."

Among the top five Ferocious Vikings in the girls' race, Faith Olsen finished 52nd, Annaliese Henninger 88th, Aspen Lucas 79th, Kimmy Frye 90th, Kindall Cowpower 1118th, and Elise Adamson 157th.

As for the Ferocious Vikings in the boys' race, Justin Couts took 55th, Johnny Penrod 94th, and Mark Hailstone 152nd.

Both the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Westlake Thunder (AKA the Shockers) had runners compete at Pre-Footlocker. 

Among the Froggies in the girls' race, Maddie Kauffman took 10th, Kenzie Draper 27th, and Nicole Sscharman 45th.

As for Lehi runnners in the boys' race, Asutin Hinckley took 84th, Brady Taylor 89th, Jace Gurney 94th, and Connor Arnell 158th.

Cheyenny Larson finished 18th to become the fastest Shocker in the girls' race. Stephen "The Adventurer" Robbins finished 28th to become the highest--placing Westlake runner in the boys' division.

Lehi Froggies Versus Riverton Silverpups in Volleyball

Timp Sports Weekly

November 5. 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look a volleyball match between the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, and the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups. As they say in Lehi, let's hop straight to that story.

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Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Defeat Riverton Silverpups in 3-Game Match Oct. 29

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers finished their Region Four volleyball schedule Oct. 29 by posting a home win against the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups. Lehi defeated the Silverpups by scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.

Even though a Danelle Parady kill put the Silverpups on the scoreboard in Game 1, the Froggies wasted in no time in leaping way ahead of their howling guests. Big hits by McKayla Houghton, Rylin "Lady Everlyn" Roberts, and Faitoto'a Faleao permitted the Froggies to take a 4-1 le4ad. Parady guided her Silverpups within 4-3, but they proved to be no match for Lehi. Courtney Walker, Reesie Tua, and Aly Greenwood held their own against the aggressive hitting of Silverpups like Rachel Davis, 

Tiena Afu, and Alexis Averette. The combined great serving of Sidney White and Cydney Lund gave the Froggies the momentum that they needed to leap way ahead. A Lund ace gave Lehi a 25-14 win in the first game.

In the second game, the Froggies jumped ahead 5-0. A Maddi Averette kill sparked a brief comeback for Riverton. Led by Parady and Afu, the Silverpups howled back within 7-5 and 9-7. However, the Silverpups repeatedly shot themselves in the paw through missing serves and making frequent hitting errors. This allowed Houghton, Roberts, and Faleao to registered a series devastating blows to Riverton. Another Lund ace gave the Froggies one more 25-14 win.

In the third game, Riverton played as a demoralized squad. Even tough the Silverpups pulled within 7-4, Lehi swam far ahead of them. Before long, the Froggies commanded a 17-6 lead. Parady, Afu, and Rachel came up with hits to prolong the third game. However, Riverton couldn't prevent Lehi from completing the three-game sweep. The match ended with Faleao registering a kill.

Houghton led Lehi with 11 kills while Roberts contributed six aces.

AF-Lehi Volleyball Rematch and Lone Peak Loner Win Over Lehi Froggies in Football

Timp Sports Weekly

October 29, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a volleyball rematch between my Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. We will also see how the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, drained the Froggies of a final chance of going to state in football. As they say in Lehi, let's dive into those stories.

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Lehi Froggies Spike Awesome AF Cavewomen in 4-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 22
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a four-game volleyball match at Lehi Oct. 22, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, spiked the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 23-25, 25-14.

The match's outcome completed a home-and-home series between the two arch rivals. In both matches, the Froggies showed why they stood a good chance of leaping away with a state championship trophy this November. Also, American Fork did prove that it could play at least one decent game against their web-footed, arch rivals.

In the Oct. 22 rematch, the Awesome Cavewomen looked in the first two games as though the Froggies would wash them away in just three games. Paced by McKayla Houghton and Rylin "Lady Everlyn" Roberts, the Froggies hammered their way out to an early 3-1 lead in Game 1. Even though  Jaysa Whitehead and Kaylee Buckner kill put the Awesome Cavewomen within 3-2 and 4-3, American Fork couldn't accumulate in time the momentum that it needed to stay with Lehi. Reesie Tua, Faitoto's Faleao, Ashley "The Adventuress"  Robbins, and Bailee Lindquist pooled their efforts together to create a 20-10 lead for the Froggies in the first game. Kayla Taylor registered a kill in hopes of stirring up an American Fork comeback, but Lehi's control of the momentum proved to be impossible for the Awesome Cavewomen to break. Froggie Kara Moore registered a kill to give Lehi a 25-13 win.

A cousin of Rylin "Lady Everlyn" Roberts, Kassidy "Ace" Roberts guided the Awesome Cavewomen out to a 2-1 lead in the second game. Through the serves of Cydney Lund and Sidney White, the Froggies leaded ahead 4-3. Through Lady Everlyn Roberts' spiking, the Froggies soon built up a 12-5 lead. Ace Roberts registered a kill in hopes of slowing Lehi down. Through hits from Houghton and Lady Everlyn Roberts, the Froggies leaped away from American Fork. The Awesome Cavewomen clubbed themselves on the foot through making bad hits. Before long, Lehi owned a 23-12 lead. Whitehead blocked one shot in hopes of sparking a comeback. Lady Everlyn Roberts answered that block by registering a kill that gave Lehi a 25-15 win.

Before the Froggies could stroke home early with a win, American Fork dealt them a shocking surprise in the third game. Guided by Ace Roberts' hitting, the Awesome Cavewomen took a 3-1 lead. This time, they didn't let Lehi take firm control of the momentum. Buckner, Maddy "Colonel" Sanders, Abby Ensign, Jesse Eakins, and Ace Roberts pulverized the Froggie front row repeatedly throughout the game.  American Fork led by as far as 9-6. Lehi soon started taking the Awesome Cavewomen seriously. Eventually, the Froggies took a 15-14 lead, and they stayed narrowly ahead for a little while. When they had secured a 23-21 lead, they appeared destined to win the third game. However, they missed a service. That service error gave the Awesome Cavewomen a golden chance. On Tristie Tusinga's serving, American Fork came from behind to win 24-23.

That close win gave the Awesome Cavewomen confidence for Game 4. On Ace Roberts' serving, American Fork took a 3-1 lead. However, the Awesome Cavewomen made some hitting errors that the Froggies took great advantage of.  Lehi pulled ahead 4-3, and the Froggies strengthened their hold on the lead through Houghton and Lady Everlyn Roberts' hitting. The closest American Fork could get to Lehi was within two points. Lindquist and Faleao came up with tips that become big stumbling blocks for American Fork. Before long, the Froggies earned a 25-14 win over the Awesome Cavewomen.

Lehi assistant coach Angie "T-Bear" Roberts said, "McKayla Houghton had 14 kills and Rylin 12. Lund had 22 digs and White 18."

American Fork Coach Stephanie Bjork said, "Kassidy Roberts led us with seven kills."

Lone Peak Loners Dry Up Lehi's Hopes of State Football Play Oct. 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four football finale at Lehi Oct. 24, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, posted a 41-28 win to dry up any hope for the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, of hopping to state.

The Loner, who played a big role in the drying up of Lehi, was quarterback Baron "The Galloping Pole" Gaikowski. He scored four touchdowns that left Lehi croaking sadly at the end of the game.

Returning the game's opening kickoff to the Loner 25-yard line, Erik "Tornado" Ostrom soon became their main engine in leading Lone Peak's offense deep into the Froggies' territory. Wide receiver Dylan Murdock contributed strong to the Loners' first successful march through catching long passes from Gaikowski. Finally at 7:22, the Galloping Pole scored the game's first touchdown. Seth Hanneman

In their first march of the night, the Froggies' offense relied on Ryan Absher and Caden Calton as their main rushers. However, the Loner defense stopped the Froggies at the Loner 37-yard line through gang sacking quarterback Derek Beetson.

At their 25-yard line, the Loners began their second successful drive of the night. With Murdock catching a 37-yard pass from the Gaikowski, the Loners soon invaded the Froggie 10-yard zone again. At 1:19, Gaikowski followed a wall of offensive linemen into the Lehi end zone for a touchdown. Though Lehi prevented Pesci from kicking in an extra point, the game took on a smell of a blowout win for the Loners.

However, in the second period, Lehi made a strong attempt to make the game riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Calton, Absher, and Derek Hastings took turns at rushing the ball. Their combined carries soon gave Lehi to croak about. At 8:50, Beeston hurled a 25-yard pass to Austin Whetzel for a touchdown. A Hayden Hunt extra-point kick clipped the Loner lead to 13-7. This gave the impression that Lehi would soon jump ahead of the Loners.

However, The Galloping Pole had a big surprise for the Froggies. Midway through the second period, he lobbed a 47-yard pass to Tanner Sheide, a nephew of former Orem Tigger basketball coach Greg Sheide. That big catch put the Loners inside the Froggies' 20-yard zone. Gaikowski soon connected an 18-yard pass to Murdock for a touchdown, frosted by a successful Hanneman kick.

Lehi did not let Murdock's touchdown go answered. Although the next Froggie drive got shut down a by another gang sacking of Beeston, the Froggies managed to stage one more successful drive for the half. At 2:33, Beeston connected a 22-yard pass to Jalen Bailey, a "distant cousin" of comic strip character Beetle Bailey, for a touchdown. Hunt kicked in an extra point.

Dave Patterson's kickoff return to the Loner 25-yard line set the stage for another shocking drive executed by the Loners. Taking a handoff from Gaikowski, Ostrom raced 60 yards for a touchdown, and Hanneman kicked in an extra point right afterwards.

In the early second half, a big Lehi drive almost collapsed when the Loners cheered over what they assumed was a fumble recovery made by one of their players. However, the referees ruled that a Lehi player got his flippers on the ball first before any Loner could touch it. The call soon led to Calton scoring on a one-yard carry.

Gaikowski soon answered that touchdown with a 39-yard rush into the Loner end zone. Loner Matt Criddle doomed Lehi through intercepting the ball in the fourth quarter and rushing it 34 yards into the Lehi end zone. Calton managed to score a TD another one-yard run, but that play came too late to save the Froggies.

Lehi Froggie Volleyball and Football

Timp Sports Weekly

October 22, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two Lehi volleyball matches and a 42-17 win that the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, posted against the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in football. As they say in Lehi, let's swim straight to those games.

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Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Silence Westlake Shockers in 3-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 15

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a three-game volleyball match at Lehi Oct. 15, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, silenced the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, by scores of 26-24, 25-4, 25-14.

Game 1 of the match was the most riveting -- correction, most ribbiting of the three rounds that the Froggies went with the Shockers. A Malory Mecham kill put the Froggies on the board first, but guided by Anela Hansen and Tessa Riffle, the Shockers blasted their way back to tie the game at three. Through the combined hitting of McKayla Houghton, Reesie Tua, and Faitoto'a Faleao, the Froggies quickly leaped out to an 8-3 lead.

A Hansen kill sparked a comeback for the Shockers. Through Hansen's serving, Westlake soon secured a 9-8 lead, aided by hits from Riffle, Kelsey LaPray, and Cortlee Crockett, a "distant cousin" of famed frontiersman Davy Crockett. Though a Houghton kill tied the game at nine, the Froggies had difficulty in trying to get their hands back on the lead. Encouraged by Tianna Naylor's serving, the Shockers eventually acquired a lead of 23-18. The Froggies appeared to be boiled at that point. However, Rylin Roberts, a "distant cousin" of BYU basketball legend Fred "Boo" Roberts, registered a kill that sparked an incredible Froggie comeback. It almost didn't succeed, for a LaPray block put the Shocker lead at 24-22. Aided by a Shocker hitting error, Tua tipped the ball into a Westlake hole, boasting Lehi's morale. Soon, a Westlake hitting error tied the game at 24. A Froggie double block produced the  26-24 win for Lehi. 

The close loss demoralized the Shockers. They did not play as well in Game 2 as they had done in the first game. Houghton, Faleao, Tua, Mecham, Ally Greenwood, and Ashley Robbins delivered devastating hits to the Shockers in Game 2, which saw great serving from Froggies Cydney Lund and Sydney White.

Aided by Hansen's hitting, LaPray guided the Shockers out to a 2-0 lead in the third game. Lehi hopped back, and once the Froggies took a 4-3 lead, they never looked back. Roberts and Tua dominated the net in the third game while Candace Hadfield and Courtney Walker contributed some kills that kept Westlake off balance. After a Shianne Pace kill had put the Shockers within 18-9, Lehi proceeded to finish them off through blocks and spikes. Westlake finally did itself in through missing a serve, giving Lehi the match point.

Roberts led Lehi with 10 kills while Tua contributed another seven. Westlake Coach Wayne Wood said, "Courtney Paulson led us with seven kills. We passed well in the first game."

Herriman Pretty Ponies Gallop Past Lehi Froggies 42-17 in Oct. 16 Football Showdown
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a key game for a state 5-A football play berth Oct. 16, the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, galloped past the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 42-17 in Lehi Oct. 16.

During the first quarter, Lehi did put on a great on-field performance that gave their hometown fans something to croak about. In the opening kickoff return, for instance, Froggie Spencer "Quick Legs" Blackham returned the pigskin into midfield positon. However, a strong Pretty Pony defense pushed the Froggie offense 11 yards back, compelling Lehi to punt.

Quarterbacked by Braydon "Hoofs" Kener, the Pretty Pony offense galloped into the Lehi 10-yard zone, thanks swift steeds like Braydon Farmer and Kaden Strasters. Farmer scored the game's first touchdown on a three-yard gallop.

After Pretty Pony Colt "45" Andolesk kicked in an extra point, the Froggies made a valiant comeback attempt. Long runs by Caden Calton propelled Lehi to the Herriman 20-yard line. The Pretty Pony defense kept the Froggies from moving that yard line; so they had Hayden Hunt kick a field goal.

The score stayed at 7-3 until 11:55 in the second quarter. At that moment, Pretty Pony Kody Jarvis scored a touchdown on an 11-yard carry. That play signaled the beginning of the end of the Froggies, although nobody recognized that fact at the time. The Pretty Ponies' first double-digit lead didn't last long. Aided by Deryke Terrill's catches of two Derek Beeston passes, long rushes by Ashber and Calton moved Lehi to the Herriman 7-yard line three minutes after Jarvis' touchdown. Quarterback Beeston connected a seven-yard pass to Austin "Yeah, Yeah, Baby" Whetzel for a touchdown, which Hunt frosted with a successful PAT kick.

The score of 14-10 presented the promise that the game would remain riveting -- correction, ribbiting. That promise proved to be false, however. Herriman made sure of that. Long runs by Farmer enabled the Pretty Pony offense to stampede into the Lehi 10-yard zone. Taking a snap at 3:39, Kener trampled his way into the Froggies' end zone.

The Pretty Pony defense denied the Froggie offense a chance for a second first down soon afterwards, and Lehi punted to the Herriman 20-yard line. On a second-down play, Farmer moved swiftly like Secretariat 79 yards into the Lehi end zone.

In the next half, Farmer again carried out a series of long runs that moved Herriman clear to the Lehi 18-yard. There, Kener passed to Alec Blonquist for a touchdown. During the fourth quarter, Farmer scored another touchdown for the Pretty Ponies to put the game away. Late in that period, Absher took a handoff from Beeston and raced 30 yards for a touchdown that occurred too late to do the Froggies any good.

Lehi Froggies Flood Away Awesome AF Cavewomen in 4-Game Volleyball Match Oct. 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a four-game match at American Fork Oct. 17, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen by scores of 25-18, 27-25, 19-25, 25-20.

Guided by McKayla Houghton, Courtney Walker, Faitoto'a Faleao, and Reesie Tua, the Froggies leaped past the Awesome Cavewomen 25-18 in the first game.

For the second game, the Froggies built up an 18-14 lead over American Fork. A cousin of Froggie volleyball player Rylin "Lady Everland" Roberts, Kassidy "Can You Say Ace? I Knew You Could" Roberts shocked the Froggies with her impressive serving. Teammates Maddy "Colonel" Sanders and Kaylee "Buccaneer" Buckner registered kills that eventually gave the Awesome Cavewomen a 19-18 lead. American Fork led by as far as 22-19. A Houghton kill sparked a Froggie comeback. Leads traded hands quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Finally, however, American Fork hitting errors played to the Froggies' advantage. Lehi won Game 2 by a score of 27-25.

After a Tua kill had put Lehi on the scoreboard first in Game 3, the Awesome Cavewomen quickly reminded Lehi that they were not going to be a door mat like the Westlake Shockers were for the Froggies two days earlier. A Jaysa Whitehead kill spurred the Awesome Cavewomen into taking an early 3-1 lead. Despite great front efforts from Houghton, Lady Everland Roberts and Ashley Robbins, the Froggies couldn't get into the right kind of rhythm to defeat American Fork in the third game. The Awesome Cavewomen stayed ahead throughout the entire game, courtesy of fantastic hitting from Buckner, Sanders, Tristy Tusinga, Jesse Eakins, and Kassidy Roberts. Robbins' serving did put the Froggies within 10-9, but a missed Lehi serve enable American Fork to pull away and eventually post a 25-19 win.

American Fork took a 4-0 lead in Game 4. This time, a Lady Everland Roberts tip knocked the momentum to Lehi's favor. The Froggies soon tied the game at seven. An American Fork hitting error gave Lehi a big break. An Ally Greenwood kill gave the Froggies the punch they needed to hit their way out to a 17-11 lead. Tua and Faleao held their own against Kassidy Roberts and Buckner at the net as Lehi staged a successful defense of its lead. The Awsome Cavewomen narrowed the Froggies lead to 21-19 on a Sanders kill. However, another key American Fork hitting error gave the Froggies a break they needed for leaping away from the Awesome Cavewomen. American Fork eventually did itself in through a service error that produced the match point for Lehi.

Cydney Lund led Lehi with 20 digs while Sideny White produced another 17. Falaeo produced eight blocks, Lady Everland Roberts four, and Tua three. Lady Everland Roberts and Tua each registered 11 kills for Lehi.

American Fork Stephanie Bjornn said, "I do think we outplayed them in the second and third games. Their blockers eventually proved to be too much for us, though."

Lone Peak Loner Volleyball and Girls' Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

October 15, 2013

Publisher's Message

This week's issue deals with the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, in volleyball and girls' soccer. The Loner volleyball match that we're going to be looking at is a match that my Awesome American Fork Cavewomen falsely claimed that they won. As for the Loners' girls' soccer team, this issue will touch on their 2-0 win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in a Region Four finale on Lehi's home marsh. As the Loners would say, let's gallop to the accounts of those Region Four joists.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lone Peak Loners Really Do Beat Awesome AF Cavespikers in 4-Game Match Oct. 8
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

When the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, celebrated the end of a four-game volleyball match that they won at American Fork Oct. 8, I had to leave immediately in order to catch the last available FrontRunner train for the night. Therefore, I couldn't get the score of the first game of the match.

Upon arriving home, I checked the Deseret News' website to find out the first game's score in order to include it in this account. I received a big surprise, however. A  box score on the website reported that my Awesome American Fork Cavewomen had bested the Loners in the last three games of the match. How could that have been? Though I did catch the Awesome Cavewomen posting a 25-23 win in Game 2,  I definitely remembered that the Loners had won Games 3 and 4 by scores of 25-16 and 27-25. So I checked the Salt Lake Tribune's website to see if it had the correct box score of the match. The Tribune's website also reported that the Awesome Cavewomen had defeated the Loners three games to one.

When I told Lehi volleyball coach Jaimie Ingersoll, the wife of American Fork baseball coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll that contrary to what both Salt Lake newspapers had reported about the match, the Loners had won.

"No, they didn't," Jaimie said. "I talked to some of the American Fork players. They said their team won."

"Jaimie, I was there. Lone Peak won."

"Look, I talked to AF players. They said they won."

For a few hours afterwards, I really wondered if I had misread the scoreboard. To put to rest the question of who had really won the match, I, much to deep reluctance, visited the website of the newspaper that I had never quit hating since October 2008, the Provo Daily Herald. (I still rip up copies of that newspaper whenever I get my hands on them, by the way.) Its website confirmed what my notes had said: Lone Peak was indeed the winner of the four-game match. It's too bad some of my Awesome Cavewomen had lied to Jaimie and sportswriters for the two Salt Lake dailies.

Now having laid to rest the question of which team came out victorious in the American Fork gym Oct. 8, let's charge to the account of that contest itself.

In the first game of the Region Four joist between the two cross-county rival schools, Loner Emily Lewis, Jaysa "What Da" Funk, and Taylor "Sharpie" Hudson guided Lone Peak in posting a 25-18 win in that game.

Game 2 saw Kassidy Roberts, Jasayb Whitehead, Afton Law, Jessie Eakins, and Kylee Buckner provide hits that enabled American Fork to prevent the Loners from sweeping it in three games. The Awesome Cavewomen won the second game 25-23.

The third game opened with Maikala Jarema registering a kill that put the Loners on the scoreboard first. An American Fork double block sent the Awesome Cavewomen out to a 3-1 lead. Before American Fork could improves its hold on the lead, the Awesome Cavewomen missed a serve, and a Lewis kill tied the game at three. A Whitehead kill restored the lead to American Fork, but an Awesome Cavewoman service error tipped the momentum to the Loners' favor. Lewis kills gave the Loners the energy they needed to charge way ahead of American Fork. Before long, the Loners commanded a 14-4 lead.

Strong serving by Whitehead and some good front-row plays by Buckner enabled the Awesome Cavewomen to pull back within 16-12. They tripped themselves up with hitting errors. Powerful spikers by Lewis and Josie Burnsell gave the Loners another boost. They won the game 25-16 on a Lewis spike.

American Fork came really close in the fourth game to forcing match into a fifth game. The third game opened the Awesome Cavewomen pulling ahead 3-1. Although the Loners soon tied Game 4 on a Jarema kill, American Fork rolled out to an early 8-3 lead, courtesy of Lone Peak mistakes. Roberts, Eakins, and Tristie Tausinga came up with big hits that quickly produced a 19-8 lead for American Fork. The Loners seemed done for at that point, and the Awesome Cavewomen appeared to have a swell chance of taking Lone Peak down in the fifth game.

The Loners did not let their faith in themselves vanish. Encouraged by a Jarema tip, they capitalized on American Fork hitting errors to rush back into the game. Jenny Dodge came up with crucial serves that gave the Loners strong momentum. Soon, a Lewis tip put the Loners within 23-22. The game became a nail-biter. Once the Loners finally pulled ahead 24-23, the chances for a fifth game looked iffy. American Fork managed to get a 25-24 lead. However, a Lewis kill tied the game at 25. After an Awesome Cavewoman had bumped the ball out of bounds, Funk registered a kill that gave the Loners the match point.

Loners Defeat Lehi Froggies 2-0 in Region 4 Girls' Soccer Finale Oct. 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four girls' soccer finale at Lehi Oct. 10, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, defeated the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 2-0.

Both teams played such great defense that the contest turned out to be quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Outbursts of rainfall from time to time denied the Loners and Froggies chances for finding good spots for shot selections during the course of the game.

It opened with Loner Tess "Hay" Arnold leading a deep drive into the Froggies' half of the field. Soon, Lehi drew a foul in its penalty area. Angie Call attempted to score on an indirect kick, but Froggie goalie Kirstin Josie picked off the Loner's shot.

Tammy Tucker, Jessice Smith, and Arnold guided the Loners in spending most of the game on Lehi's end of the field. Lehi put up a stiff fight against the Loners' attacks in both halves of the game. Froggies Rachel "Buck" Rogers, Abbie "Ask Miss" Fostera, and Alex Allgaeir kept coming up with steals that gave Lehi fans hope that their team would hop ahead of Lone Peak. However, Loner goalie Cassidy "Butch" Smith didn't let a single Froggie shot sneak past her during either half of the game.

Halfway through the first half, Loner Caitlin Wadley scored the game's first goal from inside the Froggie penalty box. The game's scored stayed at 1-0 until late in the second half. Lone Peak Coach Heather Dahl said, "Natalie Lewis scored our second goal on a cross from Angie Call."

After Lewis' shot, the game grounded down in a ribbiting defensive battle that raged clear until the final whistle.

Dahl said, "We had made it a goal to put much pressure on Lehi and keep the ball on their side of the field most of the game. We were able to do that, but, as we had expected, Lehi continued to be one of the hardest teams to score against in this week. They have the record of having the least number of goals scored against them in region play. In spite of the terrible weather, we were able to move the ball against them. we just couldn't put the ball into the back of the net more than we could."

"Today was a little disappointing for us," said Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm. "We wanted to have a win, so we could take some momentum with us into the state playoffs next week. We did play great despite the terrible weather conditions. We did win 1-0 in last Tuesday's game at American Fork. Alicia Holmstead had scored the only goal on an assist from Abbie Foster in that game. We had hoped that win would give us momentum for this game. We just couldn't get the scoring opportunities that we needed."

Awesome AF Cavewomen versus Herriman Pretty Ponies and Lehi-Wasatch Soccer Game

Timp Sports Weekly

October 8, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's volleyball match at home against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies. We also take in the action of the Lehi-Wasatch girls' soccer game, which was quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Let's get straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Herriman Pretty Ponies Gallop Past Awesome AF Cavewomen in 5-Game Match Oct. 1

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen came up on the short end of a five-game volleyball match that they hosted against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in Region Four action Oct. 1.

Guided by Sadie "Mill" Pond, Courtney Jones, Megan Sanford, and Jumper Asama, the Pretty Ponies dominated much of the early portion of Game 1. However, after Herriman's lead had grown to 14-11, server Maddie "Colonel" Sanders stirred an Awesome Cavewoman rally. Kassidy Roberts, Hannah Lynde, and Jaycee Whitehead registered kills that propped up American Fork's cause. Once American Fork pulled ahead 16-15, the game became a seesaw battle. Its outcome was not decided until a Kaylee Buckner kill gave American Fork a 26-24 win.

Game 2 also turned out to be a seesaw battle. It saw Asama prove to be really deadly at the net for the Pretty Ponies. Asama's hitting enabled the Pretty Ponies as far as 9-5. Buckner, Roberts, Sanders, and Jessie Eakins pooled their efforts together to keep Asama from doing severe damage to American Fork's front row. Pond and Swint proved to be handfuls for American Fork, also. Roberts and Buckner kept those Pretty Ponies from enabling Herriman to pull away. When the Awesome Cavewomen got a lead of 25-24, they seemed certain of winning the game. However, Asama threw up a tying block. She then served a tie-breaking ace. A Swint kill forced a fourth game.

Although the third game was also a seesaw fight, Roberts and Sanders became really hot at the net. Their combined hitting gave American Fork a 17-9 lead. Led by Asama and Swint, the Pretty Ponies rallied back back to tie the game at 23. Aided by a Herriman hitting error, Roberts registered a kill that gave American Fork a 25-23.

Early in the fourth, Herriman played ragged. The Awesome Cavewomen capitalized on Pretty Pony mistakes to a 7-3 lead. A Sanford kill sparked a Pretty Pony comeback. Through the leadership of Pond and Swint, the Pretty Ponies won the game 25-22. Herriman then won the fifth game 15-10.

Lehi Froggies Win 1-0 in Non-League Game Against Wasatch Bugs Oct. 3

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers pulled out a 1-0 win at home against the Wasatch Wasps, AKA the Bugs, in a non-league girls' soccer game at Lehi Oct. 3.

Playing under the lights overlooking the Froggies' football field, the two teams had to endure freezing breezes and chilling rain during the contest, which saw great displays of defense by both teams. In the second half, for example, Bug goalie Kari Richardson and her Lehi counterpart, Kirstin Josie did not let any shots zip past them, even though Froggie Rachel Rogers and Bug Camy Baird guided many impressive deep drives.

Because of the outstanding displays of defense by teams in the second half, it was hardly any wonder that the game's outcome got decided in the first half. Ten minutes into the game, Froggies and Bugs collected quickly together in the Wasatch penalty box as Lehi's Jerstine Burningham dribbled into it. Before Richardson could get into the Froggie's line of fire, Burningham kicked the ball into the goal net.

Lexy Grantham, Abbie Foster, Alicia Holmstead, and Alex Allgaeir guided Lehi in deep drives in hopes of widening the 1-0. However, Richardson proved to be too quick to allow any more shots to sneak past her. Bugs Taylor Discher and Maddy Hill found out that Josie, also, was too quick of a goalie to let any shots get past her.

Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "With it being a non-league game, we played quite relaxed against Wasatch. They hardly got any possessions in the game. We did a good job in passing the ball around."

Lehi Froggie Homecoming Week

Timp Sports Weekly

October 1, 2013

Publisher's Message

This week's issue looks at the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, posting wins against the Lone Peak Loners' volleyball team and the Spanish Fork Dons' football team during the Croakers' recent Homecoming Week. Let's hop straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Defeat Spanish Fork Dons 45-13 in Homecoming Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league football game played during Lehi's Homecoming Week, the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Gaytowners, tried to prove that they were as masculine as their town's girls, known very widely for being quite manly. However, still sore over having lost at home to the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings on a last-minute touchdown pass caught by Malik Overstreet, a Lehite who transferred to PG High, the Friday before, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, washed away the Gaytowners 45-13.

The game opened with Don Bennett Bradford returning the kickoff to the Spanish Fork 20-yard. Don quarterback Jason "Sho Me Dee" Money attempted to get his squad's offense into the Lehi side of the 50-yard line. However, Deryke Terrell's nailing Taylor Noles at the Don 31-yard line slowed Spanish Fork to a halt.

Long carries by Caden Calton guided the Froggies to the Don 16-yard line. Unable to move the pigskin beyond that yard line, Lehi had Hayden Hunt kick a field goal.

The score stayed at 3-0 until the early second quarter. Long passes from Money propelled Spanish Fork to the Lehi 1-yard. Noles scored a go-ahead touchdown for the Dons. They then picked up an extra point.

For a little while, the Dons looked as they would have a gay old time on Lehi's field. However, Spanish Fork found out quickly that the Froggies could be quite protective of their home marsh. After Froggie Spancer "Prince Ribbit" Blackham had returned a kickoff to the Don 42-yard line, Lehi presented a shocking drive spurred on by Calton's rushes and Chase Matua's catches of long passes. Midway through the period, Calton scored a touchdown on a four-yard carry. Though Hayden Hunt's attempted extra-point kick failed, the go-ahead TD still meant that the night was going to be something that the Dons would not feel gay about.

Don attempts to recover from Calton's first touchdown got stymied by Spanish Fork penalties of Whetzel's sacking Money for an eight-yard.

Lehi pulled far away from the Gaytowners in the half's final four minutes. Calton scored his second touchdown on a four-yard run, and quarterback Derek Beeston chipped in a two-point conversion during a keeper play. Despite a 30-yard carry by Money to the Don 48-yard line, Spanish Fork march collapsed on a fumble on the Lehi 41-yard line. The Froggies hopped quickly from there to the Don 36-yard zone. Taking a handoff from Beeston, Ryan Absher raced away for a touchdown.

For a while, he became the player that the Froggies picked to be their scorer. Absher made a 25-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Froggie fans croaked excitedly as they watched Absher flip flop quickly 65 yards into the Don end zone. Calton scored on a one-yard touchdown soon afterwards.

Late in the quarter, Money passed six yards to Bradford for a meaningless touchdown. While Don fans excited for a little while, they quickly realized it wasn't something for them to feel gay about.

Lehi Froggie Spikers Survive Tight Battle With Lone Peak Loners Sept. 24
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Region Four volleyball match between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Lone Peak Knights (AKA the Loners) didn't draw a huge crowd like the ones that would show up between the Loners and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings. Nevertheless, the Froggie-Loner match, played at Leh, went down as a riveting -- correction, ribbiting contest that lasted for five games. The match ended with the Froggies defeating the Loners 26-24, 25-21. 20-25, 15-25, 20-18.

Game 1 opened with Brecken Bearson and Jaysa "What Dee" Funk guiding the Loners out to a 4-0 lead. Once a Makayla Houghton kill punt the Froggies on the scoreboard, they battled back. For a while, though, Calyn Barry and Emily Lewis delivered kills that kept the Loners narrowly ahead. However, they couldn't keep Houghton, Faitoto'a Faleao, and Courtney Walker under control. Those three Froggies' spiking soon put the Froggies ahead 24-23. Loner mistakes enabled Lehi to win Game 1 256-24.

In the second game, switches occurred frequently as Houghton, Faleao, Walker, and Reesie Tua guided Lehi in keeping Lewis and Funk from smacking the Froggies silly. Cydney White's serving allowed the Froggies to leap out to a 20-9 lead. Just as Lehi seemed certain of making short work of the Loners, Lone Peak suddenly showed it still had a lot of fight left in it. Capitalizing on Lehi errors, Makaila Jarema and Rylee Rogers, a "distant cousin" of comic strip character Buck Rogers, guided the Loners back within 24-21. A Cydney Lund ace won the game for the Froggies 25-21.

The third game also went down as a seesaw battle. However, this time, the Loners eventually grabbed control of the momentum. Natalee Gray, Carly Goff, Barry, and Funk held their own against Tua and fellow Froggie Rylin Roberts at the net. Lehi managed to stroke within 22-19, but the Froggies couldn't swim any closer to the Loners. A Lewis kill scored the game point for the Loners.

In the fourth game, the Loners quickly drained Lehi of any chance for avoiding a fifth game. For a little while, Lund and White's serving enabled Lehi to stay narrowly ahead. However, after a Funk kill had tied the game at 12, the game went downhill for Lehi. Barry, Lewis, Jarmea, and Rogers had a heyday at the net by hammering Lehi into submission. By the time the Loners got done with punching the Froggies black and blue, Lone Peak had posted a 25-15 win.

The final game went on as long as each of the first four matches. Jarema and Houghton's hits kept the lead switching hands frequently. Tua, Faleao, Walker, and Roberts kept Barry, Lewis, and Funk from dominating the net all throughout that game. It ended with a Lone Peak violation giving Lehi a 20-18 win.

Ferocious PG Viking-Lehi Froggie Rivalry

Timp Sports Weekly

September 25, 2012

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at one of the oldest sports rivalries in this state. No, we're not examining the latest Holy War, which thankfully ended in a 20-13 win which the University of Utah Utes posted at Lavelle Edwards Stadium, home of the BYU Cougars, AKA the Zoobies. The rivalry which we will be examining in this issue is the one between the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies. Like my Awesome American Fork Cavemen, the Pleasant Grovers have long called Lehi Swampville and its residents Webfooters. I simply call Lehi High kids Froggies, and they tease me about it every weekday afternoon when I row in to clean up their school. Anyway, in this  issue, we will look at a soccer contest, volleyball match, and a football game that were played between the Ferocious Vikings and the Froggies. We will also look volleyball matches that the Froggies and Vikings played against the Awesome American Fork Cavwomen and the Herimman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies. As they say in Lehi, let's stroke straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

Magnanovelist@gmail.com

Lehi Froggies Kick Ferocious PG Vikings Aside 1-0 in Sept. 19 Girls' Soccer Thriller

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pionners, AKA the Froggies, defeated the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 1-0 in a Region Four girls' soccer game at Lehi High Sept. 19.

Both teams displayed defensive performances which made the game quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Nevertheless, the game's outcome got decided midway through the first half.

Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "From 18 yards out, Rachel Rogers received a cross from Alisa Holmstead and kicked the ball straight over PG's goalie's head and into the net. PG continued making the game interesting with some great defensive and offensive plays. When we played PG under the lights at their place earlier this month, we beat them 3-1. Here, they caused us to miss shots that would have surely gone into the net."

Rogers said, "They were supposed to be not very good, but they gave us a very good challenge in both of the games that we played against them this month. They were quite physical today. They pushed us around a lot. That was what frustrated me the most about today's game. I sighed with relief when the game was over. Our goalie, Kirsten Josey, made some great saves for us today."

The Froggies also won the junior varsity game, played right afterwards, by a score of 1-0. Froggie Hannah Lutz scored that game's only goal on an 18-yard free kick. Lehi jayvee coach Suzy Whiting said, "Our jayvees played really good defense and passed around a lot."

Bergholm recalled, "In the jayvee game at PG, the Vikings built up a 3-0 lead in the first half. We came back in the second half and won the game 4-3."

Ferocious PG Vike Spikers Drain Lehi Froggies in 5-Game Volleyball Match in Sept. 12 Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings outlasted the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, in a five-game volleyball match played at Lehi Sept. 12. The defending state 5-A champs, the Ferocious Vikings pulled through the match by scores of 20-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-10.

The match went down as a contest as exciting as the matches that Ferocious Vikings had played against their arch rivals, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, for state championship titles.

Game 1 of the Sept. 12 match went set the tone for the seesaw battle that raged all night between the Froggies and the Ferocious Vikings. Lehi hopped onto the scoreboard first. A niece of former American Fork Awesome Cavewoman sports legend The Beautiful Stephanie Trane, Ferocious Viking Brisa Winterton registered a kill that tied the game at 1. Before long, the Ferocious Vikings had rowed ahead 7-3. The Froggies refused to sink to defeat. Guided by Cydney Lund,  Courtney Walker, McKayla Houghton, and Rylan Roberts, Lehi jumped back into the game.

Madison "Avenue" Walford, Stacey Dahl, Rache "Hurricane" Gale, and Alexus Sharp worked well together in keeping the Ferocious Vikings ahead for most of Game 1. They enabled PG to have a lead as wide as 12-6. However, the Froggies proved to be too jump to be contained. Aided by Lund digs and Roberts' hitting, Houghton held her own against PG's ferocious line as she led the Froggies into eventually hopping ahead 17-16. Faitoto'a Falaeo registered kills that enable Lehi to stay ahead permanently in the game. A Houghton kill gave Lehi a 25-20 win in the game.

In the second game, Sydney White's serving helped the Froggies leap ahead 3-1. With Houghton and Walker controlling the net, the Froggies soon commanded a 7-3 advantage. Walford and Gale attempted to tip the momentum to Pleasant Grove's advantage. However, Faleao and teammate Reesie Tua joined Houghton in producing kills that produced a 14-6 lead for the Froggies. Sharp and Walford organized a comeback that capitalized on missed Lehi serves. Before long, the Ferocious Vikings finally pulled ahead 19-18. A Roberts kill tied the game at 19. The game went down as another seesaw battle. However Ferocious Viking mistakes permitted Lehi to win 25-23.

The Ferocious Vikings seemed done for. Nevertheless, they went into Game 3 determined to prolong the contest to a fifth game. Even though a Faleao hit gave the Froggies a 2-1 lead in the third game, a Gale hit sent the Ferocious Vikings rowing out in front 5-4. The game then to a 20-minute break, because of a controversy over player rotations. Once the matter was resolved, Pleasant Grove took control of the game, and they won it 25-23. Guided by Gale and Winterton, the Ferocious Vikings also won the fourth game by a score of 25-23.

"Our girls played looser in the third and fourth games, and they had great offensive passing," said Pleasant Grove Coach Alyce Wilson. "In the fifth game, we battled Lehi to a 10-10 draw, but we then scored the game's last five points."

Ferocious PG Vikings Narrowly Keep Unbeaten Record Intact in Ribbiting Football Thriller at Lehi Sept. 20
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

For almost a decade now, it has been a common assumption that the Lehi Pioneer football team is a doormat for every school it plays. AKA the Froggies, the Pioneers have debunked that assumption this year by hopping out on top of three of the five games that they have played so far this year. The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings would have been the fourth team to have lost to the Froggies, had it not been some last-minute breaks that enabled Pleasant Grove to row from behind to win 37-34 to improve its unbeaten season record at 5-0.

Under other circumstances, the Pleasant Grove-Lehi game, played at Pioneer Stadium Sept. 20, would have been viewed by the news media as being too insignificant to be worth covering. However, because of the Froggies' surprising improvement in football this, Central Utah press organizations decided to send reporters to the contest. It proved to be worth their time. So sportswriters like the Salt Lake Tribune's Aaron "Mr. Soccer" Falk could hardly wait to write heart-stopping copy about the game. Though I am now just a citizen journalist, the kind of soul that full-time news media people look down on, I will present you my version of that riveting -- correction, ribbiting game.

The game opened with Froggie kickoff returner Austin Whetzel catching the ball in the Lehi end zone. Quarterbacked by Derek Beeston, the Froggies' first drive penetrated the Ferocious Vikings' territory. However, Pleasant Grove's defense stopped the Froggies' cold at the Viking 32-yard line.

Sophomore Malik Overstreet's catch of a 65-yard Jeremiah Evans pass propelled the Ferocious Vikings into Lehi's 10-yard zone. At 5;52, running back T.J. Wind took a handoff from quarterback Evans and moved like a tornado into the Froggie end zone. Lehi prevented kicker Cesar "Salad" Madrigal from booting in an extra point.

Lehi had Derek Hastings, Ryan Absher, and Caden Calton take turns with rushing the ball during the Froggies' second drive of the game. Although Lehi did dive deep into the Ferocious Vikings' territory, the Pleasant Grove defense still proved to be unbreakable. The first quarter ended with Ferocious Viking Micah Jones catching a long pass that put Pleasant Grove at the Lehi 11-yard line.

The Froggies' stubborn defense in the second quarter convinced the Ferocious Vikings to go a field goal. Madrigal's kick for it failed.

Despite Beeston getting gang-sacked for an eight-yard loss, long runs by Hastings and Absher moved the Froggies clear to the Pleasant Grove 26-yard line. Unable to move the ball beyond that point, the Froggies gambled on kicker Hayden Hunt to try for a 36-yard field goal. Hunt's kick for one succeeded.

With their narrow lead slashed to just three points, the Ferocious Vikings staged an aerial attack to stay out in front. Evans' long passes to Jacob Doman and Wind blew Pleasant Grove into the Froggie 10-yard zone. After linebacker Hunter Sowell sacked Evans at the Lehi 4-yard line for a one-yard loss, Wind took a handoff from his team's quarterback. Despite getting tackled at the 1-yard line, Wind had a tip of the ball land in the Froggie end zone for a touchdown. With a Madrigal extra-point kick improving Pleasant Grove's lead at 13-3, the Froggies appeared destined to get boiled in the second half. However, they demonstrated quickly that they weren't going to throw up their flippers and let the Ferocious Vikings wipe them out.

In the first half's closing seconds, Beeston lobbed a 45-yard touchdown pass to Whetzel. A Hunt extra-point kick put Lehi within 13-10.

Wind tried to be as devastating to Lehi as a typhoon. The third quarter, for example, opened with Wind making a 40-yard rush. Wind soon scored on a nine-yard touchdown play. With Madrigal's second straight successful extra-point kick improving the Ferocious Viking lead at 20-10, the Vikings looked forward to drying up Lehi in second half.

During the first Lehi drive of the second half, running back Adam Demke got injured. The game got stopped for 20 minutes. so the injured player could be carefully extracted from the field. Lehi's cheerleaders huddled together and said a prayer for Demke. Meanwhile, Lehi players shouted, "Demke's our brother. Let's get this game for him."

As Demke finally got wheeled away by stretcher to an awaiting ambulance, the crowd shouted, "Pray for Demke! Pray for Demke!"

Motivated by a new purpose, the Froggies waged a fierce offensive effort. It paid off with Absher catching a 37-yard touchdown pass from Beeston.

Pleasant Grove efforts for recapturing the momentum failed in the third period. When the Ferocious Vikings recovered their own fumble at a cost of 18 lost yards, a crucial march for them died out.

Beginning at their 25-yard line, the Froggies hopped fiercely into the Pleasant Grove 20-yard zone. Soon, Beeston connected a 17-yard touchdown pass to Whetzel to put Lehi ahead 22-20. Though the Pleasant Grove defense blocked Hunt's extra-point kick, the Froggies still had clear control of the moment.

Lehi prevented the Ferocious Vikings from picking up a fresh first down during their final march of the third quarter. It ended with Lehi moving the ball clear to the Ferocious Viking 7-yard line.

At 10:31 in the final quarter, Caden Calton scored touchdown on a one-yard carry. Beeston gambled on a try for a two-point conversion. The attempt failed.

Lehi came really close to scoring a safety when Evans recovered his own fumble at the Pleasant Grove 2-yard line at the cost of 18 lost yards. Just as the quarterback seemed destined to get sacked on the next play, he handed the ball to Wind, who then swooped 78 yards to the Lehi 24-yard line. Aided by Spencer Romney's catch of a 12-yard pass, Wind soon scored a touchdown on an eight-yard carry. Evans soon connected a pass to Taylor "Ro" Bott for a tying two-point conversion.

The tied score of 28-28 gave the impression that the game would soon flood into overtime. Lehi battled fiercely to sweep away that prospect. Despite Zac Dawe sacking Beeston for a 12-yard loss, a passing interference penalty called against Pleasant Grove enabled the Froggies to invade Pleasant Grove's 20-yard zone. At 5:39, Beeston passed 16 yards to Absher for a go-ahead touchdown. Although the Ferocious Viking defense prevent Hunt from kicking in an extra point, Froggie fans croaked with relief at the expectation that the game would go into overtime. That expectation grew stronger when Evans threw an incomplete pass during a fourth down play in the final two minutes of regulation.

The game suddenly took a shocking turn for Lehi. On a first-down play, Beeston got gang-sacked at the Lehi 4-yard line at a cost of 16 lost yards. Lehi's attempts to get out of the deep hole proved fatal. After Beetston tossed an incomplete pass, three Ferocious Vikings nailed him in the end zone for a safety. It tipped the momentum to Pleasant Grove's way.

Romney returned a kickoff to the Lehi 36-yard line. Doman's catch of a 25-yard pass put Lehi in a fatal corner. With 27 seconds left on the clock, Evans passed to Overstreet for a go-ahead touchdown, which Madrigal frosted with an extra-point kick.

Aided by a 16-yard carry by Calton, Whetzel caught a 45-yard pass that gave Lehi hope. On the game's last play, Absher rushed the ball clear to the Pleasant Grove 11-yard line, where he got tackled out of bounds.

With a relieved look, Pleasant Grove Coach Les Hamilton, no relation to actor George Hamilton, said, "Overstreet made the catch of his career when he received that touchdown pass in the game's 30 seconds. He's just a sophomore, but he played like a longtime veteran tonight. T.J. [Wind] was possessed tonight. He made those long runs that helped to save us. Jeremiah Evans found the right guys to connect for the big plays tonight. We were luck to come out of this alive. We made a lot of mistakes and hurt ourselves with big penalties. Lehi was ready for us. Offensively and defensively, they were gritty. We're going home tonight with a lot of respect for them."

On my way out of Pioneer Stadium, an old Lehi man told me, "Write in the paper that Lehi's coach [Dave Hastings] cost us the game."

That old man may not  believe it, but Dave Hastings was not the party responsible for the game's final outcome. Overstreet was the guilty culprit, and count on him being proud of that.

Ferocious PG Vike Spikers Scuttle Awesome AF Cavewomen in 3-Game Match Sept. 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings showed in a road match at American Fork Sept. 17 that their win at Lehi had not left them emotionally drained. The Ferocious Vikings scuttled the Awesome Cavewomen 25-19, 25-12, 25-11.

Pleasant Grove Coach Alyce Wilson said, "Lehi taught us what to do in matches, so we could do much better in winning quicker."

Athough Kailey Buckner, Hannah Lynde, and Kassidy Roberts guided the Awesome Cavewomen in maintaining a close fight against the Ferocious Vikings in the first game, Pleasant Grove's Rachel "Hurricane" Gale, Madison "Avenue" Walford, and Brisa Winterton (a niece of American Fork sports legend Tony Trane) guided their team in posting a 25-19 win in Game 1.

In the next two games, the Ferocious Vikings massacred the Awesome Cavewomen. Gale and Walford  guided Pleasant Grove in destroying the host team. In the third game, for instance, Pleasant Grove built up a 21-7 lead. After a Bailey Nixon kill had put them on the edge of being doomed, the Awesome Cavewomen made a short comeback guided by Roberts and Maddy "Colonel" Sanders. American Fork got within 24-11, but a hitting error ended the match.

Gale lead Pleasant Grove with 16 kills. For American Fork, Lynde produced 15 kills and Roberts 12 digs.

Lehi Froggies Gild Herriman Pretty Ponies in 3-Game Volleyball Match on Sept. 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers opened Region Four volleyball play at home by gilding the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a three-game match Sept. 17.

In fixing the Pretty Ponies by scores of 25-20, 25-15. 25-19, the Froggies demonstrated that they could truthfully croak about the fact that they had a lot of returning veterans from last year still on staff.

The match opened with a McKayla Houghton kill putting the Froggies on the scoreboard first. The Pretty Ponies tied Game 1's score at one, two,  five, 13, and 14. Pretty Ponies Sadie "Fish" Pond, Oakley "Squint" Swint, and Elaine Asaasa provided the Froggies a strong challenge at the net, keeping the first game a close affair.

For a spell, Faitoto'a Faleao, Courtney Walker, and Houghton provided Lehi with the gas for staying narrowly ahead of the Pretty Ponies. However, Herriman eventually pulled ahead 15-14, giving the impression that the Froggies might have to play at least four games instead of three against Herriman. Lehi tied it at 15, and then the Froggies stroked ahead 16-15.

A Swint block tied the game at 16, but Lehi leaped back out in front 17-16. The Froggies never let the Pretty Ponies catch up with them again in the game, even though Herriman stayed close during that round's final minutes. A Faleao kill give Lehi a 25-20 win in the game.

The Pretty Ponies galloped ahead 1-0 in the second game, but Lehi immediately turned the game into a seesaw fight. Once the Froggies had pulled ahead 5-4 on a double block, they began leaping away from Herriman. Courtney Walker, Reesie Tua, Rylin Roberts, and Houghton joined Faleao in keeping Pond and Asaasa from tipping the tempo to the Pretty Ponies' favor. Ashley Robbins' serving lasted long enough to create a 20-10 lead for Lehi. The Froggies went on to win 25-15.

Pond's hitting and blocking enabled the Pretty Ponies to gallop out to an early 8-3 lead. Lehi fans' minds became filled with memories of their Froggies playing poorly in the third game of a recent home match against the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats. Lehi had to play four games in that match to beat the Bad Old Puddy Tats.

A Faleao kill sparked a comeback for the Froggies. Capitalizing on some Herriman hitting errors, Lehi soon tied the game at eight on a Houghton kill.  The game then became a seesaw contest, which switches in the lead occur more quickly than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Once a Walker kill put the Froggies back out in front 18-17, they built up a lead strong enough to keep the Pretty Ponies at bay for the rest of the game.

Lehi Coach Jaimie Ingersoll said, "We had some strong serving in all three games to enable us to our leads. Courtney Walker hit some great corner shots for us."

Houghton posted 13 hits for Lehi. Robbins served up four aces and made 43 assists while Cydney Lund made 16 digs for the Froggies.