Timp Sports Weekly
September 10, 2013
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at the 36-33 win that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, had posted over the Pine View Panthers, AKA the Kittens, in a preseason football game played Sept. 6. We will also look at how the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, did at the Rocky Mountain Classic, hosted by the Froggies and the Lone Peak Loners, last weekend. We will also look at a brief account of the Salem Hills Skyhawks' huge win over the Stansbury Stallions, AKA the Ponies, at the Rocky Mountain Classic Sept. 7. As they say in Lehi, let's stroke straight to those stories.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Post 36-33 Win Over Pine View Kittens in Non-League Football Thriller Sept. 6
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
No can doubt that the Saint George-based Pine View Panthers, AKA the Kittens, went home disappointed Sept. 6 that they had failed to dry up the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, like the Dixie Flyers, AKA the Fly Boys, had done the week before. In the Sept. 6 non-league thriller, the Froggies defeated the Kittens 36-33 at Lehi's Pioneer Stadium.
After having been drained 50-20 by the Fly Boys, not to be confused with the Dixie University Partyin' Red Storm, Lehi wanted to redeem itself before hometown fans. However, the Kittens proved to be equally determined to soak up a win on Lehi's field.
With Derek Hastings as their main rusher, the Froggies began the game's first drive from the Lehi 25-yard line. Quarterbacked by Derek Beeston, the Froggie offense hopped clear into midfield position. However, strong resistance from the Kitten defense compelled those Croakers to punt.
A "distant cousin" of Duran Duran, a character in the 1968 film Barbarella, Triston "Duran" Duran returned the game's first punt to the Kitten 25-yard line. From there, quarterback Kody "Wild Willie" Wilstead guided the Kittens on their first successful march of the game. With Duran catching a 33-yard pass from Wilstead, the Kittens soon reached the Froggie 10-yard zone. Taking a handoff from Wilstead, Bladen Hosner rushed six yards into the end zone, and Ethan Baer, a "distant cousin" of former TV star Max Baer, kicked in an point.
The Froggies didn't let Hosner's first TD go unanswered. With Hastings and Caden Calton taking turns at rushing the ball, Lehi soon invaded the Kittens' 10-yard zone. This time, Pine View's defense couldn't stop the Foggies cold. Taking a handoff from Beeston, Calton curved around to the left to score a touchdown. A Hayden Hunt extra-point kick evened the game at seven.
The Froggie defense kept the Kittens from moving the ball into Lehi's end of the field. With Pine View having to punt, Calton broke the 7-7 tie on a 44-yard touchdown run. A Hunt extra-point kick left the Froggies with a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Wilstead fired a 28-yard touchdown pass to Hosner, but Lehi prevented the Kittens from picking up an extra point.
On a second-down play, Lehi fans croaked excitedly as they watched Calton race 65 yards into the Kitten end zone like a bullfrog being chased by a hungry alligator. Lehi scored a two-point conversion. However, the Froggies couldn't hop faraway from the Kittens.
With Colton Miller catching an 11-yard pass from Wilstead in midfield, the Kittens stormed deep into the Froggies' end of the field. Aided by Blake Ence's catch of a 49-yard, Wilstead pass, Hosner scored a touchdown, and a Baer exta-point kick trimmed Lehi's lead to 22-20.
Rushes by Hastings and Ryan Absher shoved the Froggies clear to the Kitten 1-yard line. Hugging the pigskin tightly, Calton barged his way through a wall of Kitten defensive linemen to score a touchdown, which Hunt coated with another extra point. Kitten Cason Prisbrey answered that Froggie TD with another one of his own on a eight-yard rush into the Lehi end zone at 1:51. Wilstead threw an incomplete pass during a two-point conversion try.
The Kittens finally pulled back out in front 32-29 on a Jack Bangerter touchdown in the third quarter. After a Baer extra-point kick had improved the Kitten lead at 33-29, the Pine View defense held Lehi scoreless until late in the fourth quarter when Beeston scored a touchdown on a keeper play. Hunt's extra-point kick concluded the game's scoring.
Salem Hills Sky Tweeties Defeat Stansbury Stallions in 2-Game Match in Rocky Mountain Classic Sept. 7
By Dean Von Memmott
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In a Rock Mountain Classic volleyball match at Lehi Sept. 7, the Salem Hills Skyhawks, AKA the Sky Tweeties, gilded the Stansbury Stallions, AKA the Ponies, by scores of 25-11 and 25-13.
The Ponies didn't have a prayer against Salem Hills, the tournament's defending Bronze Division champ. Guided by Megan Treanor, Callie "Fornya" Peterson, Jane Nelson, and Nicole Smith, the Sky Tweeties dominated the net in both games of the match.
Madison "Avenue" Alvey did a great performance as a server for the Ponies in the second game. However, despite some great front-row performance by Pony Rachel "Comrade" Kirchoff, Stansbury couldn't get any long rallies going.
When the Sky Tweeties got a 15-7 lead in the first game, the Ponies fell apart. Smith's serving enabled the Sky Tweeties to take a 9-0 lead early in the second game, and they never looked back.
My attention on the match got interrupted by volleyball referee Wendy Weaver wanting to show me photos she had taken at the scene of an accident in which she had hit a bull elk while she and a companion were returning from a volleyball match in Manti. As she showed me the photos on her cellphone, I felt relieved that even though Wendy's car and the elk were now goners, she was at least still among the living. The terrible fates that the car and the elk had suffered pretty much epitomized what happened to the Ponies' efforts against the Sky Tweeties. Salem Hills is one team nobody should ever underestimate, especially later on this season.
The Ponies didn't have a prayer against Salem Hills, the tournament's defending Bronze Division champ. Guided by Megan Treanor, Callie "Fornya" Peterson, Jane Nelson, and Nicole Smith, the Sky Tweeties dominated the net in both games of the match.
Madison "Avenue" Alvey did a great performance as a server for the Ponies in the second game. However, despite some great front-row performance by Pony Rachel "Comrade" Kirchoff, Stansbury couldn't get any long rallies going.
When the Sky Tweeties got a 15-7 lead in the first game, the Ponies fell apart. Smith's serving enabled the Sky Tweeties to take a 9-0 lead early in the second game, and they never looked back.
My attention on the match got interrupted by volleyball referee Wendy Weaver wanting to show me photos she had taken at the scene of an accident in which she had hit a bull elk while she and a companion were returning from a volleyball match in Manti. As she showed me the photos on her cellphone, I felt relieved that even though Wendy's car and the elk were now goners, she was at least still among the living. The terrible fates that the car and the elk had suffered pretty much epitomized what happened to the Ponies' efforts against the Sky Tweeties. Salem Hills is one team nobody should ever underestimate, especially later on this season.
Westlake Shockers Blaze Their Way to a 2nd-Place Finish in the Rocky Mountain Classic Sept. 6
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
With this autumn being the first season that the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, are playing as a 5-A volleyball team, they have already proved that they can do well in their new classification.
They made that clear to the Davis Darts, AKA the Tarts, in a pool match at the Rocky Mountain Classic, a volleyball tournament co-hosted by Lehi and Lone Peak. In the pool match played in Lehi's smaller gym, the Shockers defeated the Tarts 25-18 and 25-19.
Even though a Kendall Sargent kill paced the Tarts out to a 5-2 lead in Game 1, the Shockers quickly proved that they had a lot of spark. Anela Hansen, Shianne Pace, and Kelsey LaPray sparked the Shockers into blazing back into the game. Quicker than you could Ali Lamb Chop, the Shockers bolted ahead 8-7. Game 1 became a seesaw battle as Tarts Lexie Turner and Kenzie Nicol attempted to tip the momentum back to Davis' favor. However, the traditional volleyball powerhouse couldn't keep the 5-A newbies contained. Kills by Hansen, Tessa Riffle, and Aviary Shields enabled the Shockers to stay ahead through the rest of the game.
The second game also went down as a seesaw battle as Hansen proved to be an equal to towering players like Johanna Purdy and Turner. Kills by Tianna Naylor enabled the Shockers to pull away from Davis and sweep the match in two games.
In the Bronze Division's quarterfinals the Stansbury Stallions, AKA the Ponies, played much better against the Shockers. than they did against the Salem Sky Hawks, AKA the Sky Tweeties. In the first game, for instance, Westlake took an early 6-2 lead, but the Ponies narrowed it to 6-4. Guided by Rachel "Comrade" Kirchoff and Madison "Avenue" Alvey, Stansbury stayed close to the Shockers for a while. However, Hansen and Naylor's combined hitting proved to be impossible for the Ponies to overcome. Westlake won Game 1 25-17. The Ponies fell apart in the second game like they did in their match against the Sky Tweeties earlier in the day. With Stansbury's offense acting erratic, the Shockers had no trouble in corralling the Ponies. Pace, Hansen, and Naylor pooled their efforts together to produce a 25-15 over Stansbury.
In the semifinals, the Shockers found the Delta Rabbits, AKA the Wabbits, to be as cunning as the Deltans' favorite cartoon hero, Bugs Bunny. Westlake blazed its way out to an early 5-0 lead. Just as the Wabbits appeared that they would the roasted, they hopped back into the first game. Under the leadership of Sidney "What's Up Doc?" Springer and Shaylee "Cottontail" LaFevre guided the Wabbits back within 9-7. Hansen and Riffle jumped forward to stave off successfully the Wabbits' comeback effort. AKA Wabbitville, Delta kept leaping after Westlake. The Wabbits eventually got within 24-22. A Hansen kill ended the game in a 25-22 win for the Shockers.
In the second game, Wabbitville built up a 6-2 lead over Westlake. Hansen, Riffle, Sheilds, and Naylor hammered the momentum into dropping to the Shockers' favor. Finally, a LaPray kill put the Shockers ahead 11-10. The Wabbits tried controlling Hansen, but she proved to be too much for them to control. Mahealam Stone registered some hits that helped to roast Wabbitville severely. A Shields block won the game 25-15 and moved the Shockers into the championship final against the Dixie Flyers, AKA the Flyeryettes.
Not to be confused with the Dixie University Partyin' Red Storm, the Flyerettes proved to be the Shockers' toughest challenge of the tournament's medal-round matches. Under the leadership of
Tali Stevenson, Allisi Fakahua, Brittney Feala, and Jocie Bundy, the Flyerettes built up a quick lead of 14-6. The Shockers seemed done for. However, Hansen, Pace, and LaPray made sure that Dixie didn't make short work of Westlake. The Shockers battled back to tie the game at 23 on a Hansen kill. A LaPray ace put Westlake ahead 24-23. A Naylor kill gave the Shockers a 25-23 win.
In the second game, the two teams battled to tied scores of two, five, and six. A Feala kill sent the Flyerettes out an 13-6 lead. This time, Dixie proved to be tougher at the net. Brianna Duke joined in Fakahua, Bundy, and Stevenson in maintaining strong Flyerette control of the net. Dixie's lead swelled as wide as 24-8. Westlake rallied back within 24-12, but couldn't get any closer to Dixie.
Even though a Kendall Sargent kill paced the Tarts out to a 5-2 lead in Game 1, the Shockers quickly proved that they had a lot of spark. Anela Hansen, Shianne Pace, and Kelsey LaPray sparked the Shockers into blazing back into the game. Quicker than you could Ali Lamb Chop, the Shockers bolted ahead 8-7. Game 1 became a seesaw battle as Tarts Lexie Turner and Kenzie Nicol attempted to tip the momentum back to Davis' favor. However, the traditional volleyball powerhouse couldn't keep the 5-A newbies contained. Kills by Hansen, Tessa Riffle, and Aviary Shields enabled the Shockers to stay ahead through the rest of the game.
The second game also went down as a seesaw battle as Hansen proved to be an equal to towering players like Johanna Purdy and Turner. Kills by Tianna Naylor enabled the Shockers to pull away from Davis and sweep the match in two games.
In the Bronze Division's quarterfinals the Stansbury Stallions, AKA the Ponies, played much better against the Shockers. than they did against the Salem Sky Hawks, AKA the Sky Tweeties. In the first game, for instance, Westlake took an early 6-2 lead, but the Ponies narrowed it to 6-4. Guided by Rachel "Comrade" Kirchoff and Madison "Avenue" Alvey, Stansbury stayed close to the Shockers for a while. However, Hansen and Naylor's combined hitting proved to be impossible for the Ponies to overcome. Westlake won Game 1 25-17. The Ponies fell apart in the second game like they did in their match against the Sky Tweeties earlier in the day. With Stansbury's offense acting erratic, the Shockers had no trouble in corralling the Ponies. Pace, Hansen, and Naylor pooled their efforts together to produce a 25-15 over Stansbury.
In the semifinals, the Shockers found the Delta Rabbits, AKA the Wabbits, to be as cunning as the Deltans' favorite cartoon hero, Bugs Bunny. Westlake blazed its way out to an early 5-0 lead. Just as the Wabbits appeared that they would the roasted, they hopped back into the first game. Under the leadership of Sidney "What's Up Doc?" Springer and Shaylee "Cottontail" LaFevre guided the Wabbits back within 9-7. Hansen and Riffle jumped forward to stave off successfully the Wabbits' comeback effort. AKA Wabbitville, Delta kept leaping after Westlake. The Wabbits eventually got within 24-22. A Hansen kill ended the game in a 25-22 win for the Shockers.
In the second game, Wabbitville built up a 6-2 lead over Westlake. Hansen, Riffle, Sheilds, and Naylor hammered the momentum into dropping to the Shockers' favor. Finally, a LaPray kill put the Shockers ahead 11-10. The Wabbits tried controlling Hansen, but she proved to be too much for them to control. Mahealam Stone registered some hits that helped to roast Wabbitville severely. A Shields block won the game 25-15 and moved the Shockers into the championship final against the Dixie Flyers, AKA the Flyeryettes.
Not to be confused with the Dixie University Partyin' Red Storm, the Flyerettes proved to be the Shockers' toughest challenge of the tournament's medal-round matches. Under the leadership of
Tali Stevenson, Allisi Fakahua, Brittney Feala, and Jocie Bundy, the Flyerettes built up a quick lead of 14-6. The Shockers seemed done for. However, Hansen, Pace, and LaPray made sure that Dixie didn't make short work of Westlake. The Shockers battled back to tie the game at 23 on a Hansen kill. A LaPray ace put Westlake ahead 24-23. A Naylor kill gave the Shockers a 25-23 win.
In the second game, the two teams battled to tied scores of two, five, and six. A Feala kill sent the Flyerettes out an 13-6 lead. This time, Dixie proved to be tougher at the net. Brianna Duke joined in Fakahua, Bundy, and Stevenson in maintaining strong Flyerette control of the net. Dixie's lead swelled as wide as 24-8. Westlake rallied back within 24-12, but couldn't get any closer to Dixie.
In the third game, Pace's serving enabled the Shockers to blast back to tie the game at six after having let the Flyerettes take an early 4-2 lead. Westlake soon pulled ahead 8-7, but the Shockers couldn't keep control of the tempo. Feala and Stevenson's hitting sent the Flyerettes zooming ahead 9-8. Dixie never looked back. The Flyerettes won the third game 15-11.
Westlake Coach Wayne said, "Our players behaved more united in this tournament than they had done in prior matches this season. We've been working on unity quite hard all season. We stayed united in some real close matches at this tournament."
The Shockers are going to be returning their attention to Region Four play. They have opened it with a match at Lone Peak on September 4. The Shockers lost the four-game affair to the Lone Peak Loners.
Memmott, love the stories. Glad you cover the Pioneers AKA "Froggies"
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