The Start of Region Four Boys' Soccer Season

Timp Sports Weekly

March 29, 2016

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two Region Four boys' soccer games. One pitted the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies. The other game involved the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. Both contests were riveting -- correction ribbiting, as they say in Lehi, a city that has much to croak about. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lone Peak Loners Outlast Ferocious PG Vikings in Region 4 Boys' Soccer Action March 25

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four boys' soccer game played at Pleasant Grove March 25, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, defeated the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 1-0.

The contest stayed mainly a show of great defensive efforts by both teams. Brothers Carson and Connor Ecalano led valiant Ferocious Viking efforts to secure to take firm control of the midfield. However, Loners Chance Vawdry and Handsome Caleb Hanssen did a good job of undermining the Ecalanoes' efforts through coming up with steals that allowed Lone Peak to make frequent penetrations of the Ferocious Vikings' territory. Hanssen tried through several indirect kicks to score goals for the Loners. However, Ferocious Vikings like Clain Erekson, "Long Neck" Tye Kerr, and Matt Smyth prevented Hanssen's indirect kicks from going into the Pleasant Grove goal net.

Twenty-two minutes into the game, a goal finally occurred. Vawdry scored the night's only goal on a shot which he booted from inside the Ferocious Viking penalty box. The Ferocious Vikings spent the rest of the game trying to recover from Vawdry's successful shot. Alex "High Strung" Young, Big Jorge Valdizan, and T.J. Richardson applied much pressure on Loner goalie Doug Cave. He did not let a single Pleasant Grove shot sneak past him.

Lone Peak Coach Mark Graham said, "We did a great job in controlling the midfield throughout the whole night. Doug was absolutely fantastic at goalie. Robby Swanson did great at that position, too, when we had him replace Doug late in the second half."

Herriman Pretty Ponies Gallop Past Lehi Froggies 2-1 in Region Four Boys' Soccer Opener

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers did not have much to croak about in their Region Four boys' soccer opener, played at Lehi March 23. The Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, galloped past the Froggies 2-1 in the league opener.

It commenced with Pretty Pony Hunter Simmons guiding an attack deep into the Froggies' territory. Carter Rios, Bullfrog Ben Driggs, and Austin Caprio combined their efforts to thwart the Pretty Ponies' efforts. 

Alex Dewnsap and Carter Johnson kept the Pretty Ponies' spirits up through continuing to lead attacks through the Froggies' center. Froggie goalie Ben Williams did an impressive job and intercepting every shot that Dewnsap and Johnson took.

In the meantime, the game stayed deadlocked until its 13th minute. Froggie Jadon Scholes scored a goal on a breakaway play. The successful shot stirred up a chorus of thrilled croaks all over Pioneer Stadium.

Within minutes after all those croaks died away, the game took a shocking turn for Lehi. The Pretty Ponies suddenly took control of the offensive. Lehi fouls inside the Froggie penalty area gave the Pretty Ponies chances to score on Kaleb Augat indirect kicks. However, the Froggies didn't let a single Augat indirect kick zip into the net.

Nevertheless, Dewnsap scored a tying goal on a shot from inside the Froggie penalty box. The deadlock score lasted only a minute, for Johnson stole the ball and scored on a breakaway play. No more scoring occurred after it.

Lehi Froggies' Sweep of Baseball Doubleheader at Taylorsville and Ferocious PG Viking Win over Herriman Pretty Pony Lacrosse Squad

Timp Sports Weekly

March 22, 2016

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flooded away the No. 3-ranked Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, in both games of a March 19 baseball doubleheader at Taylorsville. We will also look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings came out on top of the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in a lacrosse game at Pleasant Grove March 17. As they say at Lehi, let's swim straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Froggies Flood Away Taylorsville Redwood Road Warriors in Both Games of March 19 Baseball Doubleheader

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a preseason baseball doubleheader on the home diamond of the Taylorsville Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors, March 19, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, flooded away the home team in both games by scores of 14-2 and 11-1.

The two games pretty much cost the Redwood Road Warriors their No.3 ranking in state polls for 5-A baseball teams. Both contests also gave coaches from Lone Peak and Jordan a chance to see how vulnerable the Redwood Warriors could be, especially their pitchers. With some of their players on hand to see Lehi wash away the Redwood Road Warriors, the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys, took satisfaction in knowing that since the Froggies could beat Taylorsville, so could they. The Redwood Road Warriors and the Plowboys are to begin their league series this week.

In the first game of the Lehi-Taylorsville twin bill, Froggie pitcher Drew Zimmerman showed why pitching was an apparently inherited trait in his family, known for producing very talented softball players for the Froggies. During the five innings that he pitched for Lehi, Drew posted six strikeouts and while giving up just one walk and a one hit.

The game opened with Redwood Road Warrior Austin "Super Powers" Buttenob striking out Froggies Cam Grace and Jason James. Suddenly, No. 3 hitter Ty James doubled off Buttenob, who then walked the next two Froggies: Kelton and Kaden Higgins. James soon came home on a passed ball. Buttenob struck out Devin Smith, before the Froggies could go on a long scoring rally.

In the top of the second, Zimmerman doubled into left, and Ty Willes tripled him in. Right after catcher Luke "Bananas" Jacketta caught a Stockton "Stock" Birch pop fly, a Grace sacrifice fly, caught by right fielder Bo Bennett, scored Willes.

During the bottom of the second, Zimmerman walked Bananas Jacketta, but prevented the next three Redwood Road Warriors from getting on base. Taylorsville couldn't any more runs on base until the bottom of the fourth.

During the top of the third, Zimmerman hit a two-out triple off reliever Carson "Sea Dog" Pulsipher. and then came home on an error to put the lead at 5-0.

With the fourth opening on a Grace single, the Froggies soon loaded the bases on no outs. Kelton singled in Grace to open a three-run rally for the Froggies. On two outs, Smith singled in two runs to put the lead at 8-0.

In the bottom of the fourth, Kasey "Big C" Gaal rifled a single into left. Zimmerman retaliated by striking out Bracken "Eggs" DeBenendictis. Right fielder Birch and first baseman Kaden Higgins intercepted respectively fly balls hit by Jacketta and Buttenob.

On two outs in the top of the fifth, Grace singled into center, and Jason James singled him in. In the bottom of the fifth, center fielder Grace picked off an Ardan "Pardon" Larson fly ball while Zimmerman struck out Crosby Bringhurst and Logan Gibbons.

In the top of the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors had Eric Romero, a "distant cousin" of the late Hollywood actor Caesar Romero, take over pitching duties. Romero couldn't stop the Froggies from loading the bases on one out. Though Romero forced Smith out in a fielder's choice at home, Taylorsville's web-footed opponents soon hopped onto a scoring run started by pinch Colby Page's theft of home plate. By the time Romero finally shut the rally down, the Froggies had scored six runs on him.

Zach Bingham took over pitching duties for Lehi in the bottom of the sixth. Bennett hit a center-field single off Bingham. Gaal singled in Bennett and then scored a run himself on a DeBenedictis single. On two outs, Bananas Jacketta tripled Gaal. Buttenob fly out into right field, ending the game early.

Though the Redwood Road Warriors battled the Froggies to a scoreless tie in the first inning of the second game, Taylorsville found the Froggies' pitching staff was still hard to hit against. Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll, the little brother of Awesome American Fork Caveman Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll, said, "Our pitchers also got ahead in the counts in their throws against Taylorsville's hitters. Our hurlers kept throwing pitches that frustrated Taylorsville. Our fielder's did a good job in backing up our pitchers. We didn't have one error in either of our two games today."

In the second inning, Froggie Brock "Big Rock" Hansen whalloped a center-field single that gave Lehi enough momentum to hop ahead. Aided by an infield error, Smith singled in Hansen to start a brief rally. During it, Kaden Higgins and Zimmerman each doubled in a run. Second baseman Gaal turned up a double play that slowed the Froggies down to a halt.

On two outs in the bottom of the second, Buttenob singled into left, and a Jacketta singled moved him into scoring position. Larsen singled Buttenob in. The Froggies foiled various Redwood Road Warriors attempts to pick up additional runs during the course of the seven-inning contest. After holding the Froggies scoreless in the top of the third, for example, the Redwood Road Warriors put runners on base through singles from Gaal and DeBenedictis in the bottom of that inning. However, Lehi kept Taylorsville's runners chained on base in the third.

A Zimmerman double in the fifth paved the way for a seven-run Froggie rally. It opened with Willis doubling in two runs, who then came home on a Grace single. Jason James doubled in Grace, and Tyler James hit a two-run double.

Reliever Colt Fivecoats held Lehi scoreless in both the fifth and sixth, even though Grace did singled off him in the fifth, and Ty James hit a one-out sixth-inning double. With Hansen hitting into a double play in the sixth, the Redwood Road Warriors received one final chance at coming back in the bottom of the seventh.

Chase "Big Stuff" Huff attempted to stir up a Redwood Warrior comeback by hitting a fifth-inning single, but he got put out by catcher Kelton Higgins' throw to second baseman Jared Anderson.

Singles from Bingham and Clayton Driggs opened the way for Lehi to pick up an insurance run belted in by an Austin Clark single. Shortstop Huff turned up a double play that shut Lehi down for the afternoon. Lehi reliever Jason James didn't let a single Redwood Road Warrior get on base in the bottom of the seventh.

Ferocious PG Vikings Outlast Herriman Pretty Ponies in Lacrosse Thriller March 17
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

By the way the first half of the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' March 17 boys' lacrosse game against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, went, Pleasant Grove should have rowed with a huge win. However, the night ended with the Ferocious Vikings winning by only 10-9 on their home field against the Pretty Ponies.

Pleasant Grove Coach Marc Miller said, "We had a great first half. We took a 7-1 lead over Herriman that half, but we let up in the third quarter. That allowed them to rally back. We go some momentum back in the fourth quarter, preventing them from pulling ahead.

During the first quarter, Ferocious Viking goalie Kayden Arbon held the Pretty Ponies scoreless, though they did apply much pressure on him. Great support from Smart Alec Moffitt, Cole Mecham, and Billy Tribe helped the Ferocious Viking goalie in preventing any Pretty Pony shots sneaking past him until the second period.

Tribe scored the Ferocious Vikings' first two goals, and a successful Jaden Bishop shot improved Pleasant Grove's lead at 3-0 just before the first quarter break.

The prospect of a big shutout win for the Ferocious Vikings grew stronger in the second quarter. Pleasant Grove's lead grew to 6-0 on close, successful shots fired by Bishop, Rudy "The Blue Ruby" Walker, and Konor "Ten Bucks" Hamilton.

Cage Blackburn quickly reminded the Ferocious Vikings that they weren't going to corral his Pretty Ponies easily. Blackburn went on a shooting spree late in the second quarter. His first two shots narrowly went off course. Blackburn's third shot flew into the Ferocious Viking net. Arbon managed to keep Blackburn and the other Pretty Ponies on the field from making additional goals in the half's closing minute.

Successful shots from Blackburn and Brody Stevenette in the second half's first few minutes cut the 7-3. Those two Pretty Pony goals made clear that Herriman had to be taken seriously now. Pleasant Grove, however, showed through its playing that it still regarded the Pretty Ponies as a cupcake team. Blackburn and Stevenette made clear that Herriman wasn't going to be a pushover after all. Those two Pretty Ponies guided their team in stampeding back to tie the game at seven. Herriman held Pleasant Grove scoreless in the third quarter.

Bishop broke the 7-7 draw at the start of the final quarter. However, Herriman proved to be relentless. Shots from Stevenette and Trent "Potsy" Weber tied the game at eight and nine. By a stroke of great luck, the Ferocious Vikings didn't let the Pretty Ponies gallop ahead during the game. Ferocious Viking Wesley Norton snapped the 8-8 draw, and Moffitt scored the winning goal for Pleasant Grove late in the final quarter.

Lehi Froggie and Awesome AF Caveman Baseball at Spanish Fork

Timp Sports Weekly

March 15, 2016

Publisher's Message

This week's issue deals with baseball games that the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and my Awesome Cavemen played at Spanish Fork, nicknamed Gaytown because it's such a happy community to live in, recently. Many of you will be happy to know -- correction, hoppy to know that both the Froggies and Awesome Cavemen took home wins from that town. Let's get straight to the stories of those games.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Lehi Froggies Open Baseball Season With 11-1 Win at Spanish Fork

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, opened their baseball season with an 11-1 win on the home diamond of the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happy Speedies, March 7.

It was not originally my intent to cover that game. I had taken a bus down to nearly Salem to cover the Froggies' softball team's preseason opener at Salem Hills. After I had learned that the Sky Tweeties' softball game had been canceled because of the softball diamond being too muddy to play on, I learned through Lehi pitcher Drew Zimmerman's moment that the Froggies' junior varsity baseball team was playing its first non-league game at Spanish Fork's Russ Swenson Memorial Park. So I went with her to that other facility.

When I got there, Froggies were in the middle of playing the top of the first inning against the Happy Speedies. I arrived in time to watch the Froggies' No. 2 hitter Jack Kohler double into left. He got thrown out at third soon afterwards while trying to steal that base. The Happy Speedies held the Froggies scoreless in the first.

The first Froggie to throw from the mound, Drew Zimmerman struck out the Happy Speedies' first three hitters in the bottom of the first. He again held Spanish Fork scoreless in the second inning, even though he did give up a left-field single to Brady Brook, who the Froggies pinched in a fielder's choice play for a second out.

Now back in the top of the second, Froggie Dax Phillips belted a one-out double to score Andy Johnson. Austin Clark and Jared Anderson soon each singled in a run to improve Lehi's lead at 11-1.

Spanish Fork held the Froggies' lead at 3-0 during the third and fourth innings. The top of the fifth opened with a Clark double getting hit into center.  After Cam Cooper grounded out, Kohler singled in Clark to unleash an eight-run rally. During it, Kohler, Devin Smith, and Zimmerman also each singled in a run.

Walked by reliever Smith in the bottom of the fifth, Brook scored a run as teammate Briggs Newman, a  "distant cousin" of late Hollywood actor Paul Newman, got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at second.

Lehi Coach Jason Ingersoll said, "Our three pitchers stayed consistent in throwing strikes, and they got ahead of everyone of Spanish Fork's batters. Together, they held Spanish Fork to two hits today. That's a pretty big accomplishment to pull off against a team like Spanish Fork, because they have had a great baseball program for years. The three pitchers we used were Drew Zimmerman, Zach Bingham, and Devin Smith."

Awesome AF Cavemen Post 2 Victories to Win Wiggy Wash Classic
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened their varsity season on March 11 with two wins at Spanish Fork's Russ Swenson Memorial Park to win the Wiggy Wash Classic, hosted by the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Happy Speedies.

In the first game, the Awesome Cavemen outlasted the Happy Speedies 6-3. American Fork then won 7-5 over the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, in the second game to win the three-team tournament.

In the first game, Happy Speedy Riley Daniels didn't let a single Awesome Caveman get on base. Even though Happy Speedy Tanner "Hollywood" Argyle singled off pitcher Ryan Hardman in the bottom of the first, the Awesome Cavemen kept that Spanish Fork player stuck on base as the opening inning ended in a scoreless deadlock.

Hit by a pitch at the start of the second inning, Awesome Caveman Colt Scharer scored the game's first run on a Taylor Sabotka sacrifice groundout. Aided by Dakota "Black Hills" Colby single, Kastan Rasmussen singled in Hardman.

Getting on base through an American Fork error during an error in the bottom of the second, Bracken Archibald soon came home on a two-out single hit by Parker Harrison.

The Happy Speedies held American Fork's lead at 2-1 during the next two innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Newman and Josh Cowden each singled in a run to put Spanish Fork ahead 3-2. The Happy Speedies stayed ahead until the sixth.

It opened with Scharer singling into center, and Colt "Nails" Carpenter double moved him to third. Sabotka singled in Scharer to tie the game at three. Hardman tripled in two runs to put American Fork ahead 5-3.

Getting on base through a walk in the top of the seventh, Buster "Bunny" Hardman stole his way around the diamond to put the lead at 6-3. Bunny Hardman took over pitching duties right after Daniels hit a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh. Bunny threw a pitch to first to pick off Devin "Bollywood" Argyle. After walking Bracken Archibald, Bunny caused Newman to fly out to shortstop  Mick Madsen.

Even though the Bingham game opened with Buster "Bunny" Hardman whacking single into left, neither the Awesome Cavemen nor the Pickers could score any runs during the first 2 1/2 innings. In spite giving up a second-inning single to Matt Dean, pitcher Mick Madsen had good luck with holding the Pickers scoreless until of the bottom of the third. That inning, Sean Keating, a "distant cousin" of late moral crusader Charlie Keating, tripled in Tanner "Furry Burry" Burr to open a scoring run for
Bingham. During the rally, Cache Westerkamp singled in Keating, and he then came home on a Tate Farnsworth double. Farnsworth scored Bingham's fourth run during an American Fork error.

The Awesome  Cavemen managed to recover from that mistake quickly enough to be able to come into the game. Bingham, in the meantime, managed to hold American Fork scoreless until the fifth's top half. During it, the Pickers committed four errors which the Awesome Cavemen capitalized on. Chandler Wood hit a one-out single that drove in Nails Carpenter and set off a four-run rally, which saw the Awesome Cavemen score two runs on an error. Buster "Bunny" Hardman singled in a run that tied the game at four during two outs.

Singling in the bottom of the fifth, Keating soon came home on a Dean single. Reliever Sobotka shut Bingham down for good after that hit.

In the top of the sixth, Carpenter hammered a two-run double to put American Fork ahead 6-5. In response, Picker catcher Copper "Cop" Hansen snatched a Sobotka pop fly as he hit into the backfield fence. Wood singled in Carpenter to nail down the Awesome Cavemen's 7-5 win in the sixth.

In the top of the seventh, Awesome Caveman Treil Morse, a descendant of Sammy Morse, the inventor of the telegraph. hit a two-out single, and got stuck on base. American Fork didn't let a single Picker get on base in the bottom of the seventh.

American Fork Coach Jarod "The Prankster" Ingersoll said, "It's always fantastic to begin your season with wins over Spanish Fork and Bingham, especially in one day. They both have had great baseball programs for many years. They're still well coached For us to beat both of them today shows how much we have improved. This will get us ready for Jordan at our place this coming week. We'll then go to a tournament down in Saint George."

Awesome AF Cavemen Versus Fremont Silverpups at State 5-A Boys' Hoop Tournament

Timp Sports Weekly

March 8, 2016

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a state octafinal game between the Fremont Silverwolves, AKA the Silverpups, and my Awesome American Fork Cavemen. That game was the first state 5-A boys' hoop contest that I covered in 20 years. The last one I covered was a loss that the Awesome Cavemen suffered on the home court of the Vicious Viewmont Vikings in 1996. The Fremont-American Fork game was one that I covered for the Crossroads Journal, a semimonthly based in Eagle Mountain. Hopefully, my first version of my story on that game will appear in that paper. In the meantime, here is my second version, and as you readers already rightfully guess, it's not going to be politically correct. Let's get to my Timp Sports Weekly version of that story.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavemen Quiet Fremont Silverpups in State 5-A Boys' Hoop Octafinal

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen opened their state 5-A campaign with an 85-54 win over the Fremont Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, in an octafinal game at Utah Valley University's McKay Events Center March 1.

By the way the first quarter went, it appeared that the Awesome Cavemen would get howled out of the tournament by the Silverpups. Fremont crack shot Byrant Beus had a great first quarter with putting American Fork's state title hopes in doubt. He hit a trey and an inside jumper to put his Silverpups ahead 5-0. With their top shooter Brendan Bailey, a "distant cousin" comic strip character Beetle Bailey, out with an arm injury, questions arose quickly about how the Awesome Cavemen would fare against the Silverpups.

Awesome Caveman Spencer Johnson attempted to put those questions to rest by hitting a trey to cut the lead to 5-3. It quickly grew to 9-3. Big George Brimhall hit a trey in hopes of getting the Awesome Cavemen marching back into the game. However, Kole "Lord" Calvert and Bronson Harrops quickly stretched the lead out to 13-6.

Sophomore Zach McWhorter ignited a comeback for the Awesome Cavemen. Late in the first quarter, McWhorter pulled down an offensive rebound, and he scored a bucket. Pulling down a defensive rebound, Beus passed to Max "Brother" Hubbard, a "distant cousin" of late science-fiction L. Ron Hubbard, for a trey that stretched the lead to 13-8. McWhorter hit an inside shot that put American Fork within 16-10 at the end of the quarter.

American Fork Coach Doug Meacham said, "McWhorter did a really good job in finding the ball. He was really tough on the boards, and he hit those big shots near the end of the first quarter to put us back into the game."

McWhorter's work paved the way for American Fork's takeover of the lead in the second quarter. Johnson hit two straight buckets that permitted a Benji Judd trey to tip the Awesome Cavemen ahead 17-16. The Awesome Cavemen didn't let the Silverpups hit any shots from the floor until Beus swished in a bucket in the half's 22 seconds. Seven of the Silverpups' nine second-period points had to come from the foul line. Treys from Johnson and Judd enabled the Cavemen to secure leads as wide as 26-17 and 28-19. Foul shots from Parker Wayment, Beus, and Harrop enabled the Silverpups to stay within five points for much of the second quarter. The half ended with a Brimahll trey putting American Fork's lead at 33-25.

While Johnson, Judd, Dallin Hucks, and Jake Whitehead went on a shooting spree for the Awesome Cavemen, American Fork held the Silverpups to five points in the third quarter. This allowed American Fork to secure a 39-29 lead on two Johnson free throws. The Awesome Cavemen stayed ahed in double figures for the rest of the game. Whitehead gave American Fork fans something to cheer about when he stuffed a shot at the end of Period e.

With the Awesome Cavemen having outscored them 25-5 in the third quarter, Beus and Harrops set off frantic rally. The Silverpups racked up 24 points in the final quarter, but the rally occurred too late to save Fremont's season. American Fork reserves like Rob Browther and Ryan Reid, a grand nephew of the late Brigthton Puddy Tat coaching legend Duke Reid, kept the Awesome Cavemen's double-digit lead intact through hitting treys and pulling down great rebounds.

Pulling down six points for the night, Johnson led American Fork with 27 points while Brimhall and Judd each added another 12. Beus led the Silverpups with 13 points while Harrops added another 10.