Timp Sports Weekly
September 18, 2012
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at how happy -- correction hoppy -- the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, were about posting a second straight football during their recent Homecoming Week celebrations. We will also look at the Froggies' Region Four volleyball opener against the Bingham Miners. Finallly, we will have a wrap-up of the recent Rocky Mountain Invitational hosted by the Lehi and Lone Peak volleyball teams. As they say in Lehi, let's swim straight to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Tame Vicious Viewmont Vikings 47-6 in Homecoming Game Sept. 14
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
Still happy -- correction, hoppy -- over their recent road win over the Payson Lions, AKA the Kitties, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, celebrated Homecoming Week by leaping past the Vicious Viewmont Vikings 47-6 on Pioneer Field Sept. 14.
The Vicious Vikings brought a 0-4 record with them to the Sept. 14 game. Viewmont's winless record gave the Froggies something to be optimistic about. During the Vicious Vikings' opening drive, Lehi's defense gave Froggie fans much to croak about. The Froggies kept Viewmont from picking up a first down. Moreover, the Vicious Viking drive ended with Froggie Collin sacking Vicious Viking quarterback Davy Black for a 10-yard loss.
From their 38-yard line, the Froggies began their march of the night. Folo Ulukivaiola got the attack going with a nine-yard carry. Folo then took turns with Ryan Absher and Derek Hastings run in running the ball clear deep into Vicious Viking territory. The Viewmont defense halted the Froggies. However, Viewmont itsself couldn't get out of the hole. During a fourth-down, Vicious Viking punter Cade "Shire" Sherwood got tackled on the Viewmont 19-yard line. From there, Lehi had Derek Hasting and Ulukivaiola each took a turn at carrying the ball during two plays to the Vicious Viking 1-yard line. Taking a handoff from quarterback Clayton Greenwood, Hastings scored the first touchdown during 2:42. A pack of Vicious Vikings prevented Ulukivaiola from scoring a two-point conversion.
During the next Vicious Viking march, Black hurled a 42-yard pass that put his team deep into Froggie territory. However, the Vicious Vikings drew a 15-yard penalty that slowed their march down. Near the first quarter's end, Black threw an interception to Absher, who raced clear to the Lehi 49-yard line.
Even though the Froggies penetrated deep into Viewmont's territory in the early second period, the Vicious Viking defense compelled them to gamble on a 36-yard field goal try. Froggie Parker Ballard kicked a field goal during 8:44.
Midway through the second quarter, Black guided the Vicious Vikings into midfield position. Before he could make a big pass, he got sacked by Justin Hales and Zach Trapp for a seven-yard loss, slowing down the attack to a halt. The sacking turned out to be one of three things that proved decisive in the second period.
The other two decisive factors were Absher's long touchdown runs. He made the first one on a 70-yard carry. He made the second one on a 39-yard rush. Aided by Ballad's successsful extra-point kick and Ulukivaiola's two-conversion run, Absher's two second-period touchdowns set the stage for Lehi turning the second half into a route.
To the Lehi fans' joy, the second half was like a repeat of the wonderful Sacred Massacre that the Utah Utes carried out against the Brigham Young University Cougars, AKA the Zoobies, at Lavell Edwards Stadium in 2011. After Ulukivaiola had returned the second-half kickoff to the Froggie 30-yard line, he, Taylor Caiden, and Absher took turns at rushing the ball towards the Vicious Viking 10-yard zone. Once the Froggies got inside, Asbher scored a touchdown. Minutes later, Viewmont fumbled away the ball on the Vicious Viking 26-yard line. Ulukivaiola raced the ball 24 yards into the Viewmont 10-yard zone. Caiden scored a touchdown via a one-yard carry.
During the fourth quarter, he scored another touchdown on a two-yard carry. Ulukivaiola scored a touchdown during a six-yard play. Black threw a touchdown pass late in the game, but that play came too late to save the Vicious Vikings from sinking into defeat.
Froggie Spikers Defeat Bingham Miners in Four-Game Match Sept. 11
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Lehi Froggies opened Region Four volleyball play by winning at home against the Bingham Miners, AKA the Pickers, by scores of 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, Sept. 11.
The match gave fans a chance to watch a showdown between two volleyball powerhouses. The Froggies had their front flippers full as they battled to win the match's first two games. Stacked with talented players like Lexi Thompson, Kina Tausinga, Gabby Hoyer, and Torre Glasker, the Pickers proved that they could still be a serious threat despite having been without the services of Danica Youngblood for two years now.
Lehi Coach Jamie admitted, "We didn't serve well. In the second game, we left them get a wide lead before we chipped away to win it. We started out slow in all four of our games before we started warming up at the net. Carly White was a great server for us. White also did well as a libero. Makayal Houghton had some great digs for us. We do need to run our passes better, so we can cut down on our errors."
The first game saw Thompson register a tie-breaking kill that put her Pickers ahead 2-1. Froggie Ashley Robbins registered a kill that tied the game. Trades in the lead continued as Robbins, Houghton, Reesie Tua, and comic strip character Beetle Bailey's "distant cousin" Bree Elle Bailey front a strong Lehi defense of the next. Lehi got a 3-2 lead, then quickly lost it under the constant barrage of spikes registered by Glasker and her teammate Meg Bourdeax. The leaded traded hands until an Alexis Baker ace gave the Froggies a 16-15 lead. Aided by frequent kills by Bailey helped the Froggies keep hopping ahead of Bingham. Game 1 ended with a Houghton kill.
Lehi came close to losing the second game. With Bingham pulling ahead 1-0, Lehi again started out sluggish again. This allowed the Pickers to build up a 10-6 lead at one point. Bingham stayed narrowly ahead on hits from Galsker, Thompson, and Bourdeaux. When the Pickers had secured a lead of 20-15, the Froggies seemed done for. Hailee Rupp registered a kill that sparked a Froggie comeback. Despite a stubborn Picker effort led by Glasker, the Froggies could not be checked. Bailey's hitting propelled them into taking a 24-23 lead. A Robbins ace won the game for them.
Hits by Thompson and Tausinga enabled the Pickers to take a 4-1 lead in the third game. Guided by Bailey, the Froggies jumped back to tie the game at eight. A Bourdeaux kill tipped the Pickers back ahead. Bingham never let Lehi regain the lead again in the third game, even though the Froggies tied the score several times. The Pickers managed to win the game 25-21 on hitting errors.
With Bingham pulling ahead 2-0 in the fourth game, the Pickers looked as though they would force the match into a fifth game. Through Thompson's serving, the Pickers built up a lead of 7-4 on Bordeaux and Glasker's hitting. Bailey didn't let the Pickers bury her Froggies alive. She constantly registered hits that eventually gave Lehi the momentum to keep catching up with the Pickers. Finally, a Bailey ace put Froggies ahead 19-18. Lehi never fell behind again. Soon, a Rupp kill gave the Froggies the match point.
Bailey led Lehi with 21 kills and 15 digs. Houghton contriued 11 digs.
Salem Hills Sky Tweeties Win Bronze Division of Rocky Mountain Invitational
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Salem Hills Sky Hawks, AKA the Sky Tweeties, won the Bronze Division of the Rocky Mountain Championship Classic, hosted jointly by Lehi and Lone Peak.
The Sky Tweeties spent their first day of the two-day volleyball tournament playing at Lone Peak, AKA Loner High. Because of some losses they had suffered on that first day, they ended up having to spend the second day playing for the Bronze Division at Lehi.
The first team they took on was the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats. Even though Brighton shot down the Sky Tweeties in the first game, Salem Hills flew back to best the Bad Old Puddy Tats in the next two game to win the match. As Brighton's arch rivals, the Alta Tweeties would say, poor Old Bad Puddy Tats didn't know what got them.
For their next match, the Sky Tweeties took on the Juab Wasps, AKA the Super Bugs, in a two-game match. Even though an Ally Nelson ace put the Super Bugs on the board first in the opening game, the Sky Tweeties soon erased Juab's 1-0 lead. Aided by server Ellie "Got 'Em" Cottam, Macky Treanor's hitting soon gave Salem Hills a 3-1 lead. Guided by Hailey Wright and Meg Hansen, the Super Bugs pulled back out in front 4-3. That turned out to be the last time that they led in the game. The Sky Tweeties flew back out front and stayed narrowly ahead through the hitting of Cottam, Treanor, Danille Clark, Brenna Allredge, and Maryn Turley.
In the second game, the Super Bugs lost their super powers. The Sky Tweeties took a 7-1 lead on hits from Andrea Hale, Tessa Olsen, and Treanor. Salem Hills never looked back after that point.
While the Sky Tweeties took a break, some of them got to watch a showdown between the Bad Old Puddy Tats and the Taylorsville Road Warriors, AKA the Redwood Road Warriors. The match went three games. In the first game, the Bad Old Puddy Tats built up a 4-1 led over Taylorsville, thanks to hitting by Manda Thomas, Shannon McPherron, and Mandy Taft, a "distant cousin" of late US President Bill Howard Taft. The Redwood Road Warriors didn't give up, even though they were a young team. Led by their team's sole senior, Dani Ahlstrom, the Redwood Road Warriors battled back to win the first game 25-18.
The Bad Old Puddy Tats showed no mercy in the next two game. Anxious to take down a team of rookies, Brighton displayed a ferocious performance on the front row. Bad Old Puddy Tats Montana "Hannah" Ivey, Keida Adams, London Breinholt, and Taft registered kills that permitted to lead all the way in both Games 2 and 3. The Bad Old Puddy Tats won those two games by scores of 25-18 and 15-8.
In the Bronze Division quarterfinals, the Sky Tweeties defeated the San Juan Broncos, AKA the Ponies, 25-19, 25-10. The combined hitting of Cottam and Cassidy Adams gave Salem Hills an 8-1 lead. As a result, the Ponies couldn't catch up with them, despite valiant efforts from Ponies Brooke Lyman and McKale Simpson, a "distant cousin" of TV character Bart Simpson. In the second game, the Sky Tweeties destroyed the Ponies 25-10.
In another quarterfinal match, the Timpview Thunderbirds, AKA the Millionaires, outlasted Taylorsville by scores of 25-20 and 26-24. The match's most thrilling moment occurred when Millionaire Lauryn Dela Cruz blocked a shot, scoring the match point.
Cruz's block set the Millionaires up for a showdown with the Sky Tweeties, their arch rivals. Salem Hills won that match by scores of 25-15, 25-11. Salem Hills Coach Kathy Treanor said, "I pulled some secret strategy that threw Timpview off their game."
In the first game of the semifinal, Macky Treanor's hitting helped the Sky Tweets fly out to a 9-3 lead. Even though Cruz's serving allowed the Millionaires to get back within 9-6, they couldn't get any closer. Hales' serving stopped them cold. For Timpview, the second game was as devastating as the Crash of 1929. The Millionaires couldn't put together an offense that could prove profitable for them.
In winning the second game, the Sky Tweeties took on the Hurricane Tigers, AKA the Bouncin' Tiggers, in the championship match. It was like a battle for a state championship. The Bouncin' Tiggers clawed their way out to an 9-4 lead on hits from Brooklyn Guber and and Addie Edwards. However, the Sky Tweeties got their offense of the ground. Macky Treanor, Cottom, Hale, and Taylor Christensen registered firepower that put the Sky Tweeties ahead 18-17. The rest of the game was a seesaw battle. It ended on a Hurricane hitting error.
The second game was close until the score read 19-14, Salem Hills. The Bouncin' Tiggers became plagued with hitting errors that doomed them. The Sky Tweeties won the game 26-16, and they took home a small crystal championship trophy.
In the tournament's silver division, Lehi took first, and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, took second in the gold division.
