Awesome AF Cavewomen versus Herriman Pretty Ponies and Lehi-Wasatch Soccer Game

Timp Sports Weekly

October 8, 2013

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's volleyball match at home against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies. We also take in the action of the Lehi-Wasatch girls' soccer game, which was quite riveting -- correction, ribbiting. Let's get straight to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Herriman Pretty Ponies Gallop Past Awesome AF Cavewomen in 5-Game Match Oct. 1

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen came up on the short end of a five-game volleyball match that they hosted against the Herriman Mustangs, AKA the Pretty Ponies, in Region Four action Oct. 1.

Guided by Sadie "Mill" Pond, Courtney Jones, Megan Sanford, and Jumper Asama, the Pretty Ponies dominated much of the early portion of Game 1. However, after Herriman's lead had grown to 14-11, server Maddie "Colonel" Sanders stirred an Awesome Cavewoman rally. Kassidy Roberts, Hannah Lynde, and Jaycee Whitehead registered kills that propped up American Fork's cause. Once American Fork pulled ahead 16-15, the game became a seesaw battle. Its outcome was not decided until a Kaylee Buckner kill gave American Fork a 26-24 win.

Game 2 also turned out to be a seesaw battle. It saw Asama prove to be really deadly at the net for the Pretty Ponies. Asama's hitting enabled the Pretty Ponies as far as 9-5. Buckner, Roberts, Sanders, and Jessie Eakins pooled their efforts together to keep Asama from doing severe damage to American Fork's front row. Pond and Swint proved to be handfuls for American Fork, also. Roberts and Buckner kept those Pretty Ponies from enabling Herriman to pull away. When the Awesome Cavewomen got a lead of 25-24, they seemed certain of winning the game. However, Asama threw up a tying block. She then served a tie-breaking ace. A Swint kill forced a fourth game.

Although the third game was also a seesaw fight, Roberts and Sanders became really hot at the net. Their combined hitting gave American Fork a 17-9 lead. Led by Asama and Swint, the Pretty Ponies rallied back back to tie the game at 23. Aided by a Herriman hitting error, Roberts registered a kill that gave American Fork a 25-23.

Early in the fourth, Herriman played ragged. The Awesome Cavewomen capitalized on Pretty Pony mistakes to a 7-3 lead. A Sanford kill sparked a Pretty Pony comeback. Through the leadership of Pond and Swint, the Pretty Ponies won the game 25-22. Herriman then won the fifth game 15-10.

Lehi Froggies Win 1-0 in Non-League Game Against Wasatch Bugs Oct. 3

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers pulled out a 1-0 win at home against the Wasatch Wasps, AKA the Bugs, in a non-league girls' soccer game at Lehi Oct. 3.

Playing under the lights overlooking the Froggies' football field, the two teams had to endure freezing breezes and chilling rain during the contest, which saw great displays of defense by both teams. In the second half, for example, Bug goalie Kari Richardson and her Lehi counterpart, Kirstin Josie did not let any shots zip past them, even though Froggie Rachel Rogers and Bug Camy Baird guided many impressive deep drives.

Because of the outstanding displays of defense by teams in the second half, it was hardly any wonder that the game's outcome got decided in the first half. Ten minutes into the game, Froggies and Bugs collected quickly together in the Wasatch penalty box as Lehi's Jerstine Burningham dribbled into it. Before Richardson could get into the Froggie's line of fire, Burningham kicked the ball into the goal net.

Lexy Grantham, Abbie Foster, Alicia Holmstead, and Alex Allgaeir guided Lehi in deep drives in hopes of widening the 1-0. However, Richardson proved to be too quick to allow any more shots to sneak past her. Bugs Taylor Discher and Maddy Hill found out that Josie, also, was too quick of a goalie to let any shots get past her.

Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "With it being a non-league game, we played quite relaxed against Wasatch. They hardly got any possessions in the game. We did a good job in passing the ball around."