Awesome AF Cavewomen's Loss to the Hillcrest Puppies in Girls' Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

August 20, 2013

 Publisher's Message

This week's issue deals with the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's preseason soccer campaign with a particular attention on their  2-1 loss at home to the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, on August 15. Let's get to the story of that exciting game.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavewomen Suffer a 2-1 Loss to the Hillcrest Puppies in Preseason Overtime Thriller

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In opening their girls' preseason soccer schedule last week, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen  got defeated 2-1 by the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, in an overtime thriller played on American Fork High's softball field Aug. 15.

The Awesome Cavewomen has had a long history of getting clobbered by the Puppies in girls' soccer. However, in the latest game, American Fork kept playing well enough to have a strong chance, even in the overtime portion, of pulling out a win.

Puppy Rosa Cortez initiated the first deep attack of the game. Hillcrest moved the ball really deep for a chance to get a good shot selection. However, Awesome Cavewoman goalie Kenzie "Take Off For the Great White North" Jorgenson picked off a Puppy shot.

The twin sister of Awesome Caveman baseball player Dallin Searle and the daughter of American Fork girls' soccer legend Ali "Lamp Chop" Searle, Audrey Searle initiated a strong Awesome Cavewoman attack up through the Puppy center. Defender Amy Cyr guided a strong Puppy effort that delayed American Fork from scoring the first game's first goal.

Ten minutes into the game, Awesome Cavewoman Anna Stevenson kicked in the afternoon's first goal. In fact, it was American Fork's very first goal of the season. (The Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowgirls, had defeated American Fork 2-0 Aug. 13.) Stevenson's successful shot created the impression that the Awesome Cavewomen would finally score their first win over the Puppies for the first time in the history of the two teams' 21-year rivalry.

The Puppies didn't let American Fork enjoy its 1-0 lead for long. After Cyr had rebuffed one Awesome Cavewoman attack, Puppy Makayle Hill, a "distant cousin" of Fox cartoon character Hank Hill, delivered a kick that sent the ball deep into American Fork's territory. Soon, fellow Puppy Jenna Hansen kicked in a goal on an angle shot.

The game then grounded down in a deadlock that saw great defensive efforts by both the Awesome Cavewomen and the Puppies. Awesome Cavewomen Laken Flinders, Taylor "T.J." Thompson, and Tin Lizzie Newman stepped forward to come up with some thrilling steals from quick-moving Puppies like Emily "Flaming" Sorge, Halah "Chaka" Kanh, Sadie "Hawkins" McLachlan, and Karra "Pretty Face" Gourley. Puppy goalie Nicole "The Foal" Jessen gave Cyr strong backup clear into the game's overtime portion.

Early in the overtime, the Awesome Cavewomen had some great shot selections. However, none of them could get any kicks to fly past Jessen.

When the Puppies took control of the ball, they put a quick end to the game. From the top of American Fork's penalty box, Skye "Pilot" Jefferies booted in a successful shot.

While the Puppies howled joyfully about their thrilling win, the Awesome Cavewomen slowly cleared the field for a post-game meeting with their head coach, Margie Stringam, wore a defected look. It was why I did not bother interviewing her after the game.

I did talk to the Puppies' head coach, Megan Beckstead, though. Wearing a tiny, diamond stud on her nose, Beckstead said, "They [the Puppies] played really hard until the final shot in overtime. They never gave."