Lehi Froggie-Lone Peak Loner Soccer Action, Froggie Volleyball Win, and Helltown Hellions' Roasting of Froggie Football Team

Timp Sports Weekly

September 1, 2015

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Lone Peak Loners' 3-0 win over the Lehi Pioneers, AKA Froggies, in girls' soccer. In volleyball action, we have a story of how the Froggies flooded away the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, in a three-game volleyball match. For football fans, there is a story of how the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Hellions, scorched the Froggies. Finally, we'll conclude with a report on how the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen both won the AF Grass Relays for a second fall in a row. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Lone Peak Loners Drain Lehi Froggies 3-0 in Region 4 Girls' Soccer Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four girls' soccer opener at Lehi Aug. 18, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, drained the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 3-0.

The game opened with Siri "Rag" Dahl guiding Loner attacks deep into the Froggies' territory. Froggies Ali Schmidt, Ali Merrill, and Maddi Smith helped goalie Ali "Baba" Bach in fending off Dahl's attacks. Loner Cameron "Trucker" Tucker kept those assaults alive, aided by T.J. McKendrick's indirect kicks.

The Froggies managed to battle the Loners to a scoreless draw at the end of the first half. In the early second half, the Loners gained the upper hand. Nine minutes into the final period, Bach dropped the right after picking off a shot.  Loner Natalie Wells zipped forward and scored the first goal. From 30 yards out, McKendrick scored the second goal on a pass from Tucker midway through the period.

The Froggies kept the Loner lead at 2-0 until the final 10 minutes of play. As the clock wound down, Haylee McCune passed to Trucker Tucker for the final game's final goal.

"It's always gonna come down to how we handle the pressure," said Lone Peak Heather Dahl. "Lehi put a lot of pressure on us. We held up under it. "

Lehi Coach Jerry Prisendorf said, "We were a little more excited in the first half. In the next half, though,  we didn't play as aggressive as we did. In learning a new style of play, we held our ground until Lone Peak scored that first goal. It took our enthusiasm out of us. For their second goal, we didn't close them down. That's why they scored it."

Lehi Froggies Jump Past Taylorsville Redwood Warriors in 3-Game Volleyball Match Aug. 20
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers jumped past the Taylorville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, in a three-game volleyball on the Froggies' home court Aug. 20.

Apparently, out of Taylorsville's longtime reputation of being a volleyball powerhouse, the Salt Lake Tribune sent down sports stringer Eric Butler, a very shiny man, to cover the match. Hopes excited that it would last five games, something that would give newspaper readers a reason to read about the game.. However, the Froggies leaped past the Redwood Road Warriors in three games by scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-13. So it's no wonder that Butler's version of the lopsided, non-league match can be found only at SLTrib.com, but not in the Salt Lake newspaper's Aug. 21 print edition. Anyway, here's my version of how the Froggies flooded away the Redwood Road Warriors.

Taking advantage of a missed, Redwood Road Warrior serve, the Froggies leaped out to an early 5-0 lead on hits from Marta Ellsworth, Amber Lamborn, Mikayla Upham, and Rylin Roberts, no relation to former BY Zoobie basketball legend Fred "Boo" Roberts, who now calls Utah Valley home.

The Redwood Road Warriors did drive within 5-2. Redwood Warriors Sarah Paulson, Morgan Tolivno, and Zae Patane made attempts at the net to offer Lehi a strong challenge. However, Ellsworth, Lamborn and Faith Crabb, a "distant cousin" of late Hollywood actor Buster Crabb, undermined the Redwood Road Warriors' attacks at the net. So it was not surprising that the Froggies soon leaped ahead 20-4. Kailey Peterson stirred a rally for the Redwood Road Warriors to put them within 24-9. Ellsworth registered a kill to end the rally and Game 1.

Game 2 unfolded with the Froggies leaping ahead 4-0. Peterson and Ginger Wright guided the Redwood Road Warriors within 5-2. Through Roberts' serving, Lehi rowed far ahead of the Redwood Road Warriors. Hits from Wright, Paulson, and Chrystelle Salzar allowed Taylorsville to sped back within 13-7. That was the closest that the Redwood Road Warriors could get to their web-footed opponents. Hits from Roberts and Lamborn produced a 25-11 win.

For the third game, server Sydney White created a 3-0 lead for Lehi. The Redwood Road Warriors battled back within 3-1 and 13-6 on Morgan "Morgie" Guevara's hits. However, Lamborn, Roberts, Ellsworth, and Upham kept the Redwood Road Warriors in check through much of Game 3. It ended with a Roberts kill producing the match point.

Lehi Coach Jaime Ingersoll said, "We served really good. Our serving and hitting kept them from getting into a good rhythm."

Springville Hellions Scorch Lehi Froggies 21-10 In Non-League Football Action Aug. 21
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league football game at Lehi Aug. 21, the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Hellions, scorched the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 21-10.

Still high on their recent home win over the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, the Froggies were counting on to exorcise Springville, AKA Helltown, for a second straight win. With Froggie Ben Slagowski returning the opening kickoff to their 34-yard line, the Froggies expected to cool the red-hot Hellion defense quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Quarterbacked by Cammon Cooper, the Froggies couldn't move the ball beyond their 40-yard line, and their drive ended with Junior Mulloipola sacking Cooper for a five-yard loss.

Long runs by Tait Eriksson and Devyn Tate gave the Hellions the fuel they needed for piercing the Froggie end zone on Helltown's first drive. Junior quarterback Jantsen "Big Chief" Thorpe lobbed a 20-yard pass that helped the Hillions reach the Froggie 1-yard line. Taking a handoff from Big Chief Thorpe, Scotty Averett scored the game's first touchdown, and Lindsey Garrett booted in an extra point.

The Froggies began their second march from their 21-yard line. A 20-yard Slagowski carry put the Froggies in fine midfield position. Helltown soon prevented Lehi from picking up a first down. However, the Hellions drew a roughing-the-kicker penalty, which put Lehi deep inside Helltown territory. With the Hellion defense keeping the Froggies from moving behind the Helltown 19-yard line, they had Jacob Keeslar kick a 35-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7-3.

Long, Averett runs put Helltown midfield at the end of the first quarter. The next period began with Tate running 53 yard into the Froggies' end zone to put the score at 13-3. Garrett booted in an extra point to make the score 14-3

The Helltown defense quickly snuffed out the first Lehi march of the second quarter, and a Thorpe, 34-yard to Tanner "Big Dog" Perrero put Helltown on the Froggie 19-yard line. Just the Hellions were about to enjoy the smell of another touchdown, they fumbled away the ball on the Lehi 40-yard line. Defensive end Erik Humphrey, a "distant cousin" of the late, much-revered politician Hubert Humphrey, scooped up the pigskin and raced 60 yards for a touchdown. Keeslar kicked in an extra point to cut the lead 14-10. Humphrey's big run turned out to be the only time that the Froggies would make a touchdown against the Hellions. Their defense held Lehi scoreless through the rest of the game.

In the third period, Helltown had running back Payton Kelepolo do most of the rushes for them. Kelepolo's long runs paid off for Helltown. With the stadium lights now shining (they were off in the first half, because of a power failure), Kelepolo scored Helltown's third and final touchdown on a two-yard carry during 7:44.

Despite Graydon Hadfield's catch of a 23-yard pass soon afterwards, the Froggies could never get inside the Hellions' 10-yard zone. Hellion Brennen Rymer frustrated the Froggies with picking off two Cooper passes in the fourth quarter.

Awesome AF Cavemen and -Women Win AF Grass Relays for Second Straight Year
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen won both the varsity boys and girls' portions  at the 20th Annual AF Grass Relays, held right behind American Fork High on Aug. 22.

This was the second straight year that American Fork's girl and boys' varsity cross country teams had finished first at the meet. They raced against a total of 45 schools, that included the Madison (Idaho) Bobcats, AKA the Bobkittens, and the Rock Springs (Wyo.) Tigers, AKA the Partyin' Puddy Tats.

The Awesome Cavewomen, who won the varsity girls' relay, included Sammi Hollingsworth, Sarah Musselman, Katie Cornell, Kami Squires, and Sophie Baird. Baird said, "We broke the course record today. The prior one was 62:03. Our new record is 61:01.2.

"I'm really proud of how we trained through the course of the summer and the coaches getting after us to do better. Sarah Musselman is a new addition to our varsity team. She was a big plus for us today."

Cornell said, "The biggest challenge for me today was jumping over the hay bales on the course. I didn't give up on my team, though."

The Awesome Cavewomen received a strong challenge from the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, who actually led them early in the varsity relay. However, American Fork pulled ahead of the T-Pups midway through the race and never fell behind again.

American Fork had three Awesome Cavewomen among the relay's 15 fastest racers. Mussselman finished third, Baird 10th, and Hollingsworth 11th.

American Fork Coach Bruno Hunziker said, "Our girls' varsity team is made up mostly of veterans. We  figured we could take this meet after we had defeated Davis for the girls' title at the Highland Invitational last Thursday. Today is the second time in a row that our girls have won the varity relay."

The members of the Awesome Caveman team that took first included Pat "Patch" Parker, Joe Simmons, Hagan Harmer, Pat Larkin, and Casey Clinger.

A "distant cousin" of MASH Corporal Clinger, Casey said, "I was the No. 5 runner in the relay. I was able to hold my place in the relay, especially after Larkin had handed the baton off to me. We were ahead in the race all the way through. The second-place team finished four seconds behind us."

American Fork had two representatives among the varsity boys' relay's 15 fastest runners. Clinger finished third among them and Simmons 10th.

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers finished fifth in the varsity boys' relay, and their teammate Ryan Raff finished as the 13th fastest racer in the run. Other members of the Lehi team included Tommy Heaps, Austin Hinckley, Collin Morrison, and Connor Arnell.

The Froggies also finished seventh in the girls' varsity relay. Lehi's varsity relay team consisted of Katelyn Struthers, Sami Austin, Emily Storrs, McKenzie Butterfield, and Alexis Watts.

Lehi Coach Jamie Avisio said, "The girls' varsity team made a lot of improvements today.

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings had representation among the varsity girls' relay's 15 fastest runners. Ferocious Viking Haley Janey finished 12th among them. Lone Peak Loner Amanda Eriksen finished 14th among them.

Pleasant Grove Coach Mark Morrison said, "All of our kids ran well. Some of them got good times and others didn't. This was our first meet of the season."

In the meet's earlier races, Awesome Cavewoman Lexi Wright won the jayvee girls' ninth-grade-sophomore race.

Ferocious Viking Girls Fall Sports and First Lehi Froggie Football Win in Two Years

Timp Sports Weekly

August 25. 2015

Publisher's Message

The start of the latest school year has brought with it an onrush of fresh high school sports seasons. For this issue, we look at wins that the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings posted in volleyball and girls' soccer last week. We will also look at an account of how the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flooded away the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, in a football game that was the first Lehi win in two years. Let's look at those stories.

Ferocious PG Vikings Flatten Bouncin' Orem Tiggers 1-0 in Girls' Soccer Aug. 17

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In preseason girls' soccer action at Pleasant Grove Aug. 17, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings flattened the Bouncin' Orem Tiggers 1-0.

The Tiggers came onto the Ferocious Vikings' AstroTurf field, expecting to bounce all over Pleasant Grove like they did five years ago. However, the Ferocious Vikings executed a defense designed to shut down long-ball attacks, which the Tiggers tried all night to execute. Pleasant Grove Coach Leo Tortorelli said, "All preseason, we have been playing teams that have been using long-ball offenses. So we focused on shutting down the one employed by Orem tonight."

Kenzie Van Buren, Syd "Ice Age" Jacobs, and Savannah "Georgia" Hills paced the Tiggers in using the long ball attacks. The Ferocious Vikings kept denying the Tiggers fine shot selections, especially when Orem had Van Buren make corner kicks, which the Ferocious Vikings repeatedly deflected out of their penalty box.

Ferocious Viking goalie McKenna Eaves had great backup from teammates like Nicole Wilkes, Bre Carson, and Taylor Johnson in preventing the Tiggers from zipping the ball past her.

Although Johnson did get some great opportunities at scoring a goal on indirect kicks, Tigger goalie Chelsea Peterson kept picking off Johnson's shots. Peterson, in fact, held the Ferocious Vikings scoreless until the early second period.

Ten minutes into it, Ferocious Viking Nicole Coons connected a pass to teammate Moriah Lucas. Seeing teammate Kendrey Court at the top of the Tigger penalty box, Lucas crossed the ball to her. Court booted the ball into the goal net before Peterson or fellow defender Lexi "Dakota" Yakota could get into the path of the shot. It turned out to be the only goal of the game.

Ferocious PG Vikings Defeat Northridge Iron Maidens 3-2 in 5-Game Volleyball Match Aug. 18
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In an Aug. 18 volleyball preseason opener at Pleasant Grove, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings defeated the Northridge Knights, AKA the Iron Maidens, three games to two by scores of 25-19, 13-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-11.

In Game 1, the Iron Maidens, led by Talia Thompson, jabbed ahead 3-2. A close relative of former BY Zoobie volleyball and hoops legend Jen Hamson, Ferocious Viking Sara Hamson registered a tying kill. Malli Valguardson smacked a kill that put the Ferocious Vikings ahead 4-3. The Iron Maidens secured leads of 5-4 and 10-8. No relation to Richard "Trick Dick" Nixon, Bailey Nixon and Brooklyn Dahl, closely related to Ferocious Viking volleyball legend Kim Dahl, came forward to make big hits for PG. Once the Ferocious Vikings pulled ahead 13-11, they never fell behind again in Game 1, even though the Iron Maidens did fight back within 16-13 and 18-15. Aided by Kenly Secretan's serving, Dahl, Hamson, and Valguardson came up with hits that produced the 25-19 win for the Ferocious Vikings.

Game 2 reminded them that the Iron Maidens had to be taken seriously. Pleasant Grove and Northridge battled to tied scores of 7 and 8. Once a Thompson kill broke the tied score of 8-8, the Iron Maidens took firm control of the momentum. Sisters Rachel and Marissa Parsons joined Amelia "The Merciless North Briton" Newkirk in helping Thompson in guiding the Iron Maidens in pull away from the Ferocious Vikings. The Ferocious Vikings hurt themselves through making bad hits. So it was not surprising that at one point, the Iron Maidens had a 20-10 lead. Despite a Tania Muniz kill, the Ferocious Vikings couldn't pull themselves out of a hole that the Iron Maidens had shoved them into.

In the third game, the two teams battled to a 3-3 tie. A Dahl kill broke it, and the Ferocious Vikings built up a 10-4 lead through the combined hitting of Dahl, Valguardson, and Hamson. Thompson and the Parsons sisters stirred up a rally that put the Iron Maidens within 10-8 and 11-9. Bad hits and missed serves tripped the Iron Maidens up. This allowed the Ferocious Vikings to stay at least five points ahead through most of the third game's closing minutes. Pleasant Grove won the game on an Iron Maiden missed serve.

For the fourth game, Secretan's serving helped the Ferocious Vikings secure a 7-1 lead. It was enough to create an impression that Pleasant Grove would win the game. That expectation turned out to be false. A Newkirk kill sparked a comeback for the Iron Maidens. With Thompson, the Parsons sisters, and Newkirk taking firm charge at the net, the Iron Maidens battled back to tie the game at 16 on an ace. Though a Dahl kill broke the 16-16 draw, the Iron Maidens showed strong determination in snatching the momentum like they had done in the second game. When a Ferocious Viking violation broke the 19-19 tie in their favor, the Iron Maidens stayed narrowly ahead for the rest of the game, thanks to hits from Thompson and Newkirk.

The Iron Maidens' 25-22 win in Game 4 stirred up questions whether Pleasant Grove would indeed lose before its hometown crowd. Hits by Hamson, Valguardson, and Natalie Rider gave the Ferocious Vikings a 6-1 lead. Rachel Parsons guided the Iron Maidens back within 7-6 on ace. Two Valguardson hits and a Ferocious Viking double block checked the Iron Maidens long enough for the Ferocious Vikings to pull ahead 12-8. Marisssa Parsons, Thompson, and Rachel Parsons led their Iron Maidens back within 14-11. Northridge lost the game -- and the match -- on a bad bump, though.

Lehi Froggies Hop Past Hillcrest Puppies 34-12 in Preseason Football Opener Aug. 20
By Dean Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a prep football season opener at Lehi Aug. 20, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, hopped past the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, 34-12.

The Froggies had much to croak about that game. Not only was it their first win in two years, it was also something of a miracle. That was because of unforeseen delays had shoved back until last week the completion of the rebuilding of their Astroturf field. Clear until the end of this month, the Hillcrest-Lehi game looked as though it would have to be moved to the Puppies' Midvale stadium. Thank God, however, work on the field was done in time for the Aug. 20 season opener.

Froggies supporters displayed their school spirit in various way. Two Froggerettes, for example, dressed up as 19th-Century pioneer women wearing bonnets, and they posted themselves on the front row of the Lehi student section. Like the other Froggies at the game, they had much to croak for joy over, especially the fact that their football led the entire game.

It unfolded with both teams hurting themselves with penalties and bad passes. In one play, the Froggies' first drive collapsed through a fumble during a pass play. The Puppies recovered that fumble on the Lehi 46-yard line and started their first drive of the game. That march ended abruptly through Braden Calton sacking quarterback Gavin "Elk" Herd at the Lehi 46-yard line.

Lehi finally got its offense going strong late in the first period. Through running back Grayden Hadfield's 25-yard carry to the Puppy 1-yard line, the Froggies scored their first touchdown at 4:19 on Hadfield barging through a wall of Hillcrest defenders. Jacob Keeslar kicked in an extra point.

A minute later, Herd fumbled away the ball on the Puppy 22-yard line. Despite Jasper Bennett sacking Froggie quarterback Cammon "Super" Cooper on the Hillcrest 26-yard line, the Froggies still extended their lead before the first period ended. Long passes from Copper to Wyatt Parkinson and Cody Frampton shoved Lehi to the Puppy 1-yard line. Taking a handoff from Cooper, Brandon Tayofa scored a touchdown. The Puppies prevented Keeslar from kicking in an extra point.

Lehi snuffed out a brief Puppy drive through Colton Carter sacking Herd at the end of the first quarter.  Early in the next quarter, Cooper passed 25 yards to Hadfield for a touchdown at 9:39. Keeslar booted in an extra point to improve the lead at 20-0.

The Puppies didn't let Hadfield's second TD go unanswered. Long carries by Booker "Eve of Destruction" McGuire and Karris Davis gave the Puppies strong momentum as they stuck to a ground attack consumed much of the second quarter's minutes. The Puppies reached the Froggie 1-yard line in the last 30 seconds of the half. At 0:28, Herd scored a touchdown. Calton tackled Davis at the 5-yard line to prevent Hillcrest from scoring a two-point conversion.

In the third quarter, Herd guided his Puppies clear the Froggie 10-yard line. However, on Calton batted down a fourth-down pass at the Lehi 1-yard line. Hillcrest didn't get another good chance to score in the third period. Meanwhile, Cooper made long passes to Wyatt Parkinson and Carson Terrill, putting Lehi at the Hillcrest 2-yard line. Taking a snap there, Cooper barged his way through the Puppy defensive line to score a touchdown during 6:30. Keeslar booted in his third PAT to put the lead at 27-6.

In the early fourth quarter, Herd lobbed a 60-yard touchdown pass to Davis, but the Froggies once more prevented the Puppies from scoring a two-point conversion. The Puppies couldn't receive any more scoring opportunities though the rest of the game.

At 3:05, Parkinson ran 53 yards for a touchdown that put the game away, and a fourth Keeslar extra-point kick concluded the game's scoring.

Lehi Coach Ed Larson said, "We had great offensive effort tonight. We did a good job in being on the watch for looks they might give us. They gave us some looks that we weren't expecting. Now that we have begun the season with a W, we're going to be getting ready for Springville. We'll be playing them here next Friday."

Awesome AF Cavewoman and Ferocious Viking Girls' Preseason Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

August 18, 2015

Publisher's Message

Sorry, folks, for the two-week hiatus. I spent it waiting for the start of the high school fall sports season.  Beginning last week, it saw my Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and the always Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings start their girls' soccer seasons with non-league games. For this issue, we look at the Awesome Cavewomen's home loss to the Fremont Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups. We also see how the Ferocious Vikings defeated the Timpanogos Timberwolves (AKA Timberpups and T-Pups) and the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears. Let's look at the account of those games for kicks.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Fremont Silverpups Outlast Awesome AF Cavekickers 1-0 in Girls' Preseason Soccer Opener Aug. 11

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen kicked off their girls' soccer season on a disappointing note Aug. 11. Before hometown fans, they got shut out 1-0 by the Fremont Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, in an exhibition game.

American Fork's new head coach, Derek "Big Gun" Dunn said, "We came out physically ready, but not mentally ready, for this game. We made a long list of mental mistakes that finally caught up with us in the second half. A lot of our players have very little varsity experience. Last year, they were playing behind girls who had acquired a lot varsity experience over four seasons. So they had to learn a lot things today about playing on a varsity level. It's good that they learn those things now before region starts two weeks from now."

The Awesome Cavewomen and Silverpups played to a scoreless draw in the first half. A niece of Awesome  Cavewoman sports legend Mindy "Little One" Dibb, Kassidy Dibb provided much offensive punch for American Fork on the field -- until she got hurt in the second half. She and Sophie "Miss Panther" Stewart came up with frequent steals that put American Fork deep inside Silverpup territory. Aided by Kelsey Cook and Paige Orum, they came up with great shot selections, but Silverpup goalie Shyanne "Jonesy" Jones kept them from sending the ball across the goal line."

Kami  "Howler" Hunter and Kinsely "The Italian Foal" Napoli kept the Silverpups on the offensive as much as Dibb and Stewart did the Awesome Cavewomen. The Silverpups couldn't take advantage of American Fork's mental mistakes until late in the game. Midway through the second half, Napoli scored the game's only goal from inside the Awesome Cavewoman penalty box.

"That goal was something that should not have happen," Dunn said. "It was a result of sloppy defense on our part."

American Fork tried recovering from Napoli's goal, but Jonesy Jones kept American Fork from booting the ball into the net.

American Fork bounced back from that loss by winning 1-0 on the home field of the Highland Rams, AKA the Lambs, Aug. 13. Paige Orum scored the game's only goal.

Ferocious PG Vikings Quiet Howlin' Timpanogos T-Pups 1-0 in Preseason Girls' Soccer Action Aug. 11
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings opened their girls' soccer season by quieting the Howlin' Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the Timberpups or T-Pups, 1-0 at Pleasant Grove Aug. 11.

Underneath the lights of Viking Stadium, the Ferocious Vikings and the Howlin' T-Pups battled to a 0-0 tie in the first half. With streaks of lightning flashing over the distant West Mountains, questions arose as to whether the game would be completed. For the most part, the storm stayed away from Pleasant Grove. This gave Ferocious Viking goalie McKenna Eaves a chance to show that she could hold up under the pressure of 80 game minutes.

The Howin' T-Pups did apply much  pressure on Eaves. Olive Burnett, Carly Nelson, and Gentry Gardner paced Timpanogos in making big drives deep into Ferocious Viking territory. Eaves did not let a single T-Pup shot zip past her. Midway through the second half, for example, Eaves picked off a shot made by Tess "Donnie" Donaldson during a breakaway play. The Pleasant Grove goalie had great backup from teammates Kendry Court, Taylor Johnson, Addy "Zimmie" Zimmerman, and Bre Carson.
Those Ferocious Vikings came up with frequent big steals from Burnett, Nelson, and Aspyn "Big Tree" Farrer.

Bre Carson scored the game's only goal in the first two minutes of the second half. Carson took her game-winning shot from inside the T-Pup penalty box. Ferocious Viking Coach Lee Tortorelli said, "Bre Carson was excellent tonight. She had a great season last year, and she's one of our most exerienced players. McKenna Eaves held up well under the pressure that they placed on her.

"We spent the last few days preparing to shut down Timpanogos' offense. They've one of the best offenses in the state, and they have a great long ball. We kept them from going anywhere with it tonight."

Ferocious PG Vikings Post 3-1 Win on Mountain View T-Bears' Home Field Aug. 13
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings improved their girls' soccer record at 2-0 Aug. 13 through defeating the Mountain View Bruins, AKA Teddy Bears and T-Bears, at Mountain View.

The game marked the second straight year that the Ferocious Vikings played on the Teddy Bears' home field. So they felt right at home on that field.

Ferocious Viking goalie McKenna Eaves had her work cut out for her as the T-Bears applied much pressure on her throughout the first half. T-Bears Mandy Davilla, Natalie Peterson, and Savannah "Smiles" Hansen took turns at taking frequent shots at PG's goal net. While some of those shots went off course narrowly, Eaves picked off most of them, including a Peterson indirect kick.

The Ferocious Vikings managed to score early in the game. Ten minutes into it, Saylor "Seawoman" Sallenbach scored the first Ferocious Viking goal from the top of the Teddy Bear penalty box. Other Ferocious Vikings like Jenny Reynolds and Taylor Johnson tried to increase the lead, but T-Bear goalie McKenna kept them from making additional successful shots until shortly before halftime. On a breakaway play five minutes before halftime, Nicole Wilkes scored the second Ferocious Viking goal.

Less than a minute later, Teddy Bear McKenna Wiscombe received a pass from Alecia Robinson inside the Ferocious Viking penalty area. Wiscombe then booted the ball into the net.

The second half opened with Sallenbach narrowly missing a shot. The miss gave the impression that Pleasant Grove wouldn't make any more goals. The Ferocious Vikings did make one more goal, though. Late in the second half, Moriah Lucas scored the third PG goal on a breakaway play to end the afternoon's scoring.

Ferocious Viking Coach Lee Tortorelli said, "We were a little more hungry for the ball today than we were against Timpanogos. That was a big reason why we scored more goals today than we did last Tuesday."

Final Week of Awesome AF Caveman and Ferocious Viking Summer Baseball League Play

Timp Sports Weekly

August 4, 2015

Publisher's Message

The expiration of July 2015 brought with it an end to the regular season schedules of the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking summer baseball campaigns. Both my Awesome Cavemen and those Ferocious Vikings both had great seasons this summer. This issue deals with their final week of regular season play. We'll look at how the Ferocious Vikings fixed the Riverton  Silverpups while relishing stories about the Awesome Cavemen grounding the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, and making sure the Spanish Fork Dons did not have a gay, old time in a July 31 game. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Awesome AF Cavemen Pull Out a 13-8 Win Over Spanish Fork Dons

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Utah Baseball Academy League game at American Fork 31, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen posted a 13-8 win over the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA Gaytowners because of their town being such a joyful community to live in.

The game started out on a rough note for American Fork. Singling into center at the start of the game, Don Tanner Argyle came home on a Willey Daniels double that started a three-run rally for the Gaytowners. They picked up their next two first-inning runs on singles whacked by Logan "Fudd" Rudd and Brenden Bradford, a "distant relative" of famous Pilgrim Billy Bradford. Pitcher Mick Madsen struck Nate Diesel to end the Gaytowner rally.

 In the bottom of the first, Colt "Nails" Carpenter hammered a two-run single and then came home on a Chandler Wood single to tie the game at three.

With Madsen holding Spanish Fork scoreless in the top of the second, the Awesome Cavemen pulled ahead in the bottom of the inning. Getting on base through a Spanish Fork error, Spencer "Roony" Shelton paved the way for the Awesome Cavemen to smash the 3-3 stalemate. A Jace Ybarra sacrifice fly scored an Awesome Caveman pinch runner. Madsen doubled in Kasten Rasmussen and then Tua Ward singled him in to put American Fork's lead at 6-3.

American Fork's new lead didn't last for long. In the top of the fourth, a Rudd sacrifice fly scored Daniels to open a four-run rally. It saw Briggs Newman, Bradford, and Jaxon "Higgy" Higginson each single in a run to put the Dons ahead 7-6.

In response, Ryan Reid, a grandnephew of Brighton Bad Old Puddy Tat basketball coaching legend Duke Reid, doubled in two runs to put the Awesome Cavemen ahead 8-7. Rasmussen doubled in Reid to improve American Fork's lead at 9-7.

Madsen held the Gaytowners scoreless in the top of the fifth, though Rudd did single off him that inning. In its lower half, Madsen smacked a left-field, one-out triple to score Ybarra, but only to become stranded on as base as he watched position. Carpenter and Ward both struck out.

In the top of the sixth, a balk called against relieve Taylor Sobotka scored Nate Kiesel for the last Don run. On two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Ybarra tripled in Wood to put the final score at 13-8.

American Fork Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll said, "Our players showed how much they had grown by being able to come back strong after Spanish twice pulled ahead of them today. My guys had good approaches at the plate and played great defense. Madsen and Sobokta both pitched very well against a very good Spanish Fork team."

Awesome AF Cavemen Pluck Out 14-3 Win at Alta July 29
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Utah Baseball Academy League game in Sandy July 29, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen plucked out a 14-3 win over the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, mortal enemies of the Brighton Bad Old Puddy Tats.

The Awesome Cavemen never trailed in the game. Through a string of pitchers, they held the Tweeties scoreless in the first, third, fourth, fifth, and seventh innings.

The game opened with Awesome Caveman Buster "Bunny" Hardman doubling into left. On out, Mick Madsen doubled in Hardman and then came home on a Tua Ward single.

On one out in the bottom of the first, McKay Downdell doubled into center, and after teammate Cole Butterfield had K'd for the second out, Downdell got put out by a throw by catcher Hardman to third baseman Colt "Nails" Carpenter.

In the top of the second, Weston Flinders doubled into center, and scored on a Kasten Rasmussen sacrifice groundout. After second baseman Jeff Packard grounded out Kobe Lindeman, pitcher Regan Parry struck out Hardman

After pitcher Ward struck out Andy "Woodsy" Woods in the bottom of the second, Parry hit a solo home run. It went down as one of the few joyful moments for the Tweeties that Wednesday night.

During the third, Madsen tripled in Jace Ybarra and got doubled in by Ward. Hardman singled in two runs in the fourth, and in the fifth, Chandler Wood belted a one-out double, then came home on a Ryan Hardman sacrifice fly.

The Awesome Cavemen came really close to having the game end in the sixth. Doubling into center, Weston Flinders came home on a Ryan Hardman sacrifice groundout that set off a four-run rally. During it, Ybarra singled in a run, and Buster "Bunny" Hardman doubled in another two to put lead at 12-1. In the bottom of the sixth, Downdell doubled in Connor Joos and Coop Saxton to cut the the lead to 12-3.

American Fork picked up two insurance runs on a sacrifice groundout and an error in the seventh. In the bottom of it, the Tweeties loaded the bases through singles hit by Parry and Stock "Wally" Walbeck. Third baseman Carpenter suddenly turned up a double play that dazed the Tweeties. First baseman Chandler Wood picked off a Joos pop fly to clutch the game for the Awesome Cavemen.

Ferocious PG Vikings Defeat Riverton Silverpups 8-3 in UBAL Action July 27
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Utah Baseball Academy League action at Pleasant Grove July 27, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings closed out their regular home season with an 8-3 win over the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups.

With no scoring occurring in the first inning, the Silverpups howled ahead in the top of the second. Silverpup Eric Nelson singled in Skyler Davis, and teammate Jeff Lillywhite came home on a steal. Before the Silverpups could score a third run, A.J. Tebbs, a nephew of Bingham Picker basketball legend K.C. Tebbs, hit into a double play.

A Brennen May single led to the Ferocious Vikings loading the bases on two outs in the bottom of the second. Before Pleasant Grove could score a run that inning, Ethan Coombs, a "distant cousin" of hip hop P. Diddy Coombs, struck out.

Tripling in the top of the third, Connor Hall came home on a Stone Gibbons single to put the lead at 3-0.

The Ferocious Vikings held the Silverpups scoreless through the rest of the game despite singles hit by Lillywhite and Tebbs.

In the bottom of the third, the Ferocious Vikings loaded the bases on no outs, thanks to singles hit by McKay Bice and Ryne Christiansen. Logan Hooley singled in two runs, only to get thrown out in a forced play at second. Ty Lewis scored a tying run on a Staley Hansgen sacrifice groundout. Singles hit by Wells and May failed to break the 3-3 in the third.

The Ferocious Vikings pulled ahead 5-3 in the bottom of the fourth, thanks to one-run singles hit by Christiansen and Lewis. Riverton retaliated  by hitting the Ferocious Vikings with a double play that ended the inning.

Ty Wells homered in Hansgen in the bottom of the fifth. On two outs, Dylon Avilla hit a triple into center, and Hunter Kirby singled him in for the game's last run, even though Hooley did hit a single for the Ferocious Vikings in the sixth.