Awesome AF Caveman-Westlake Shocker Baseball Doubleheader and Awesome AF Cavemen's Win Over Lehi Froggies in Boys' Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

April 5, 2016

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a junior varsity ball doubleheader that the Awesome American Fork Cavemen hosted against the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, and American Fork's road in boys' soccer against the Lehi Pioneers. As they say at Westlake, let's streak straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavemen Sweep Away Westlake Shockers in JV Baseball Doubleheader April 2

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen swept away the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, in a junior varsity baseball doubleheader played at American Fork April 2. American Fork quieted the Shockers 11-1 in the first game and outlasted them 9-4 in the second contest.

During the four innings that he threw for American Fork in Game 1, Travis "T" Johnson held the Shockers scoreless, even though he did give up three hits to them. During the top of the first, for example, Johnson did not let any Shocker get on base.

After AF's No. 1 hitter, Marty "Do the Hustle" McCoy grounded out in the bottom of the first, Chandler "Crazy Horse" Wood singled into left, only to become chained on base as Colt "Nails" Carpenter struck out and Treil Morse, a direct descent of Sammy Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, struck out.

In the second, Brakin Nokes, a "distant cousin" of former local TV personality Jackie Nokes, clubbed a single off Jackson. However, Nokes got caught in a double play turned up by second baseman Weston Flinders, a close relative former Ferocious PG Viking sports star Tracy Flinders, turned up a double play that kept the game a scoreless deadlock until the bottom of the second. That double play also claimed teammate Hunter "Spearhead" Akemon. Shortstop Ryan Hardman, a little brother of Awesome Caveman varsity player Buster "Bunny" Hardman grounded out Ty Workman took the Shockers scoreless.

In the bottom of the second, Johnson singled into left, and on two outs, Mason Warenski, a distant relative of my former junior schoolmate Mike Warenski, doubled Johnson in. Westlake didn't let the Awesome Cavemen pick up their second run until the third inning.

A former teammate of Johnson's, Bryton "Big Action" Jackson smacked a left-field single off him in the top of the third. Johnson retaliated by grounding out Taylor Marshall and Zach "Street" Smart. As Bryan "Ten-Speed" Vansickle flew out to center fielder Wood.

After the third's lower half opened with Ike Garlick striking out, Spencer "Rooney" Shelton  got on base through a walk, and Hardman doubled him. Abbot Boone, the next batter hit into a double play.

In the fourth inning, a Jake Smith single and a Morse doubled powered a six-run that eventually proved to be fatal to the Shockers.

In the top of the fifth, Akemon got on base through a walk, and a Workman center-field single moved him into scoring position. Akemon scored the Shocker's only run of the game as first baseman Morse turned up a double play.

The bottom of the fifth opened with Buster "Bunny" Hardman's little brother dinging a double into left. Boone soon singled Ryan in. Wood knocked in Do the Hustle McCoy, and a Morse one-run double ended the game early in American Fork's favor.

In the second game, pitcher Boone held the Shockers scoreless in the first inning. In its lower half. Jake Smith whacked a two-out double, and Johnson singled him in. Warenski grounded out before Johnson could score American Fork's second run.

The second inning opened with Nokes singling into left. After Nokes and Masen Fisher got snagged in an American Fork double play, Workman singled in Kyler Fisher, and Matt Beck came home on a Workman single to put the Shockers ahead 2-1.

After Flinders flew out to center fielder Kyler Fisher at the start of the second's lower half, Shelton singled into left, and he soon stole home to score a tying run as he watched Ryan Hardman get called out for leaving a batter's box too early. Alec "Quite" Smart singled in a run to put American Fork ahead 3-2, but got tossed out at second.

American Fork held the Shockers scoreless in the top of the third, and in the bottom of that inning, the Awesome Cavemen went on a five-run rally that saw Johnson double in two runners. After the third, the Shockers held the Awesome Cavemen scoreless until the sixth

Aided by an American Fork error in the top of the fourth, Workman doubled in Nokes and Masen Fisher to cut the lead to 8-4. Hit into center during the top of the fifth, an Isaac Garside double gave the Shockers a chance at rallying closer to American Fork. However, the Awesome Cavemen erased that opportunity.

A Jackson two-out single gave the Shockers another chance for a rally. Second baseman Flinders tagged him, and Westlake couldn't place any more runners on base. On one out in the bottom of the sixth, Smith doubled into center, and a Warenski sacrifice fly scored him for the doubleheader's final run.

American Fork jayvee coach Jay Holmstead, "Our guys really competed in their jayvee series against Westlake. They went after every strike that Westlake pitchers threw at them. They hit really good, and our pitchers kept Westlake pretty under control through the entire series. Our jayvees defeated Westlake earlier this week."

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

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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.

Westlake Shockers' Post-Season Win Over Lehi Froggies in Boys Hoops

Timp Sports Weekly

March 1, 2016

Publisher's Message

For our issue's cover story this week, we look at the exciting post-season playoff game that occurred between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Westlake Thunder (AKA the Shockers). Played at American Fork High's two-year-old field house, the contest was a battle for Region Four's state playoff spot. Like the Lehi-Westlake at Lehi back in January, the contest was downright riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Let's see whether the Froggies or the Shockers won the Feb. 26 thriller.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

magnanovelist@gmail.com

Westlake Shockers Dry Up Lehi's State Playoff Hopes During Play-In Game at AF Feb. 26

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Feb. 26 boys' contest at American Fork High's field house was something that basketball fans would have loved to have seen. The arena was almost filled to capacity. In fact, I couldn't find a comfortable spot to sit until the fourth quarter. Now, if folks thought the game was between my Awesome American Fork Cavemen and the Lone Peak Loners, they were wrong.

The contest involved the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, and their sworn arch rivals, the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers. Lots of bad blood was going on in that game. With memories of Westlake students calling the Froggies inbreds in a game last January, Lehi was determined to flood the Shockers away. However, thanks to brilliant execution of a zone defense, the Shockers dried up the Froggies 74-53.

The game's final score didn't mean the contest was dull. It was riveting -- correction, ribbiting at times. The game unfolded with Westlake's web-footed foes leaping out to a big lead. With an Ethan Tuckett trey putting Lehi on the board first, Blaze Nield and Tanner Nygren guided the Froggies out to a 10-2 lead. It stirred up in my mind of the 10-2 lead that Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings had posted over the Layton Stickers in a state 5-A quarterfinal the day before. Layton rallied back in that game and eliminated the Ferocious Vikings from the girls' state tourney. Now did the Froggies' 10-2 lead spur the Shockers into rallying back? I think so

A Trent Fullmer set shot sparked the Shockers into blazing back on an 11-3 scoring run in the quarter's final two minutes. Two Mikey Nelson treys gave the Shockers the energy they needed to tie the game at 13 just before the first quarter break. Right after Nelson's second trey had knotted the score at 13, Tuckett broke the tie with inside shot. Nelson evened the game at 15 just before the final buzzer.

The second quarter opened with Froggie Braden Carter splitting the 15-15 tie. Suddenly Shocker Mason White, a "distant cousin" of Superman comic book character Perry White, tied the game at 17, and Nelson gave the Shockers a 19-17. Nield produced a rare four-point play in hopes of keeping the Froggies ahead. However, their 21-19 lead couldn't discourage Westlake one bit. After Westlake had tied the game 21, "A" Mazien Fausett put the Shockers ahead 24-21 on a three-point play. Though Lehi did hop within 24-23, the Froggies couldn't retake the lead because of great rebounding by Faussett and Asa McCord as well as the combined shooting of Fullmer and Nelson. The Froggies managed to keep the point spread in single digits until Fausett hit a three-pointer a second before the halftime buzzer to put the score at 36--25, Westlake.

With Marcus Draney pulling down some great boards for Lehi in the third quarter, he and Nygren led the Froggies back within 38-30 on two foul shots and a trey. Shots from Dallin Stoddard and Nelson soon produced a 40-30 lead for Westlake. Trying to avert a blowout at that point, Brady Christensen, Draney, and Chase Berry, a "distant cousin" of rock pioneer Chuck Berry, pulled some boards and twice Lehi within eight points. However, Lehi couldn't get any closer to the Shockers.

Westlake Coach Nate Carling said, "To squeeze them out of the paint, we used a zone defense against them. We did start out with a man-to-man defense. However, it didn't work out for us. So we switched to our zone defense. It worked effectively for us. Through it, we were able to pull down important defensive and offensive rebounds."

With the Shockers' zone defense denying Lehi chances for second shots, the Froggies fell farther behind as the game progressed. More bad news occurred for them when Draney got hurt midway through the fourth quarter, and an American Fork ambulance crew took him out of the field house.

Nelson and McCord's rebounding and shooting helped the Shockers build up a 20-point lead after Nield had put Lehi within 49-39. Once two Fausett free throws put the Shocker lead at 72-51, Westlake knew it had its ticket to the state tournament punched.

Nield led the Froggies with 16 points while Tuckett added another 10 and Nield nine. Nelson led Westlake with 18 points while Fausett added another 16 and Fullmer 13.

Awesome AF Cavewomen Corral Mountain Crest Ponies 75-41 in State 5-A Girls' Hoop Octafinal
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At the state 5-A girls' basketball tournament at Salt Lake Community College's Taylorsville campus Feb. 23, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen corralled the Mountain Crest Mustangs, AKA the Ponies, 75-41.

The Awesome Cavewomen led the entire game. It opened with Jenna Shepherd and Taylor Franson guiding the Awesome Cavewomen out to an early 4-0 lead. Cloe Buckmiller hit an inside shot in hopes of getting her Ponies in galloping ahead. However, Shire Stephenson hit two straight buckets that helped American Fork secure a 9-2 lead. The Ponies battled back within 9-6. Two Colleen Katoa free throws sparked a 10-6 American Fork scoring run that saw Franson and Shepherd dominate that boards. Lovely Olivia Wilbert and Sheridan Juassi paced the Ponies back within 17-10. After Katoa hit another two foul shots., Buckmiller hit two free throws of her own to put Mountain Crest within 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.

With Franson still dominating the boards, Paige Farnsworth hit a three-pointer that unleashed a 23-10 scoring run for the Awesome Cavewomen. American Fork's Taylor Moaeki went wild in scoring that quarter. When Brittany Palmer put the Awesomen Cavewomen's lead at 42-22 just before halftime, Mountain Crest lost its desire to play.

American Fork held the Ponies to eight points in the third quarter as Moaeki continued burning the nets for the Awesome Cavewomen. Farnsworth contributed treys and rebounds as the Ponies couldn't figure out a way to keep Franson from continuing to control the boards.

Once Moaeki put the lead at 60-30 in the early fourth quarter, American Fork began showing how it would be able to hold its own in a quarterfinal rematch against the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers. (American Fork did beat Bingham, but lost to the Skyview Bobcats, AKA Bobkittens in the semifinals.) The Awesome Cavewomen had their entire bench play in their octafinal's closing minutes.

American Fork Coach Corey Clayton said, "Taylor Franson played absolutely awesome on the boards."

Moaeki led American Fork with 16 points while Farnsworth added another 12 while Katoa added another 11. Buckmiller and Jaussi led Mountain Crest with eight points each.

Awesome AF Cavewoman and Caveman Basketball

Timp Sports Weekly

February 23, 2016

Publisher's Message

As the high school basketball season winds down during these next two weeks, we're devoting this latest issue to two road wins that the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen posted last week.  Also, with much reluctance, we will deal with the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, hopping past my Awesome American Fork Cavemen in a riveting -- correction, ribbiting boys' basketball game played at American Fork Feb. 19. Let's go straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome AF Cavewomen Tame Ferocious PG Vikings 81-38 in Feb. 16 Hoop Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Four girls' hoop action at Pleasant Grove Feb. 16, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen tamed the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 81-38.

The Awesome Cavewoman, who led the taming of the Ferocious Vikings, was Taylor Moeaki. American Fork Coach Corey Clayton said, "Because she had been injured earlier in this season, PG hadn't seen her play before. So she totally shocked them with her playing, especially when she would shoot. She came out as our top scorer tonight."

Aided by fellow Awesome Cavewomen Taylor Franson, Jenna Shepherd, and Shire Stephenson, Moeaki guided her team in outscoring the Ferocious Vikings 28-10 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Ferocious Vikings made Malli Valguardson their main as they tried to overcome the double-digit deficit. Valguardson scored 12 of the Ferocious Vikings' 14 second-quarter points. Shots from Stephenson and Moeaki kept the Awesome Cavewomen ahead in double figures during the quarter.

In the third quarter, Ferocious Vikings Sara Hamson, Brooklyn Dahl, Sadie Nixon, and Alexus Reeves came forth to participate with Valguardson in vicious battles against Awesome Cavewomen Sydney Bishop, Brittany Palmer, and Paige Farnworth for rebounds. Hamson managed to score on two offensive rebounds that she made in the second half. Still, the Awesome Cavewomen held her to five points in the game. Farnsworth hit two treys in the second half to help American Fork stay more than 20 points ahead.

Valiant defensive efforts from Awesome Cavewomen like Addy Holmtead, Jenna Shepherd, and Jaime Shepherd enable American Fork to hold the Ferocious Vikings to 14 points in the last half.

Moeaki led American Fork with 31 points while Farnsworth added another 11. Valguardson led the Ferocious Vikings with 22 points while Nixon and Hamson each added another five.

Awesome AF Cavewomen Soak Up 81-46 Win at Lehi Feb. 18
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen finished their Region Four campaign with an 81-46 win on the court of the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, Feb. 18.

The web-footed players of the home team did attempt to make the contest a strong challenge for the Awesome Cavewomen. Receiving the night's opening tipoff, Froggie Taylor Takahashi passed to Katie Peck for the night's first bucket. Awesome Cavewoman Taylor Moeaki pulled down a defensive rebound and cut away to sink a tying layup. A niece of Utah State basketball legend Eric "Franny" Franson, Taylor Franson scored on a steal to put American Fork ahead 4-2. Though shots from Froggies Katy Peck and Bryanna Raff did tie the game at four and six, the Awesome Cavewomen didn't let the Froggies leap ahead again. Once a Moeaki trey broke the tied score 6-6, the Awesome Cavewomen went on a 27-4 scoring run led by Moeaki and Jenna Shepherd. When the first period ended with Shepherd sinking a layup on a steal, American Fork commanded a 33-10 lead.

The second period opened with Froggie Brooklyn Heaton scoring in a full-court pass. A Shelby Jenkins jumper then reduced the American Fork lead to 33-14. Just as the Froggies looked as thoughn they were about to hop back into the game, Awesome Cavewoman Savannah Empey hit a three-pointer that gave her team the momentum to maintain a double-digit lead. Shots from Jenkins and Peck sawed the lead down to 36-18. Aided by a Paige Farnsworth trey, Franson sank a layup that kept American Fork's lead from slipping underneath the 20-point mark.

Taking a 53-21 lead into the second half, American Fork had its entire bench see action on the floor in both the third and fourth quarters. This gave Awesome Cavewoman players like Colleen Katoa, Brittany Palmer, Addy Holmstead and Kylee Andrus, a "distant cousin" of Hollywood actress Ursula Andress, a chance to come up with steals and great rebounds. On one play, Katoa stole the ball and raced full-court straight to the Lehi basket, only to miss a layup. Despite that miss, the Awesome Cavewomen kept everyone of Lehi's players from scoring in double figures, though Froggie Aleya Zenter scored six of her seven points on two treys.

Moeaki led American Fork with 19 points while Jenna Shepherd added another 10. Peck led Lehi with eight points while Jenkins and Zenter each added another seven.

Lehi Froggies Hop Past Awesome AF Cavemen in Ribbiting Feb. 19 Hoop Thriler
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen were aside themselves Feb. 19. For the first time in seven years, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had beaten them twice in boys' basketball in one season. Having already flooded away my Awesome Cavemen at Lehi last month, those web-footed hoopsters hopped over to American Fork on Feb. 19 and jumped all the way home with a 66-57 win. It gave the Froggies something to croak about for years to come.

With Feb. 19 being Senior Night at AF, the hometown crowd counted on their team's 12th-graders to guide the Awesome Cavemen in drying up the Froggies. American Fork's lead gun, Spencer Johnson put the Awesome Cavemen on the board first. Froggie Ethan Tuckett tied the game at two. A "distant cousin" of comic strip character Beetle Bailey, Brenden Bailey broke tied scores of 2-2 and 4-4 during the course of the first quarter. After Froggie Blaze Nield clipped the lead to 6-5 on a free throw, Beetle Bailey's "distant cousin" pulled down an offensive rebound and put the ball back into the hoop. An Ethan Tuckett trey tied the game at eight just before the first quarter break.

Bailey's rebounding delayed a Froggie takeover of the lead during the early second period. Awesome Caveman Benji Judd broke the 8-8. However, the Awesome Cavemen couldn't build upon their 10-8 lead. Nield hit a free throw, and then he wished in a bucket that put his Froggies ahead 11-10. Shots from Nield and Tanner Nygren improved Lehi's lead at 14-10. With teammate Braden Condie hitting a three-pointer, Johnson soon capitalized on Nygren's missing the front end of a one-and-one. Johnson hit foul shots that put the Awesome Cavemen back out in front 15-14. A tying, Nygren trey paved a path for the Froggies to leap out to a 21-17 lead. A Dallin Hucks trey put American Fork within 21-20 just before halftime.

Nield dominated scoring in the early third quarter even though Awesome Cavemen Jake Whitehead and Zach McWhorter stepped forward to challenge Lehi seriously on both the boards and the floor. Even though a McWhorter bucket put American Fork within 24-23, Nield and Marcus Draney guided the Froggies in stretching their lead out 33-25. Johnson guided a 10-0 scoring run which climaxed with McWhorter tying the game at 33. Whitehead broke the tie, and switches in the lead ensued.

The frequent changes of ownership of the lead continued into the fourth quarter. When Johnson scored on an offensive rebound to put American Fork ahead 39-38, the Awesome Cavemen looked as though they would finally drain Lehi dry. However, Froggie Chase Berry, a "distant cousin" of rock pioneer Chuck Berry, puled down some key rebounds that Lehi capitalized on. After a Tuckett bucket had put the Froggies back out in front 40-39, Berry went to work on pulling down very important rebounds, sinking free throws, and hitting great field goals. Berry's most important bucket of the game was the one he hit on an inbounds play that put Lehi ahead 55-45 in the last two minutes of regulation play. Free throws by Nygren, Nield, and Draney clutched the game for Lehi, even though Johnson and Whitehead guided a valiant effort to lead American Fork back within 57-52.

Lehi Coach Shawn Yeagar said, "Besides hitting some really important shots, Chase Berry pulled down some really big boards for us, enabling us to pull this game out."

Nygen led the Froggies with 25 points while Nield added another 15. Johnson led the Awesome Cavemen with 21 points, and Whitehead added another 10.