Timp Sports Weekly
September 30, 2014
Publisher's Message
This week's issue covers a five-game volleyball match that the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, hosted against the Lone Peak Knight, AKA the Loners. The game was downright riveting -- correction, ribbiting. As they say in Lehi, let's swim straight to that story.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Froggies Take Down Lone Peak Loners in 5-Game Volleyball Match Sept. 23
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
The five-game volleyball match that the Lehi Pioneers won at home against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, Sept. 23 went down as one of the most riveting -- correction, ribbiting contests between those two teams. The contest presented a rivalry as fierce as the one shared by the Loners and the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings. Lehi won by the contest by scores 14-25, 19-25, 25-16, 29-27, 15-8.
In the first game, kills by Emily Lewis, a close relative of BY Zoobie football legend Chad Lewis, enabled the Loners to take an early 3-1 lead. Guided by Rylin Roberts, To'a Faleao, and Mikayla Upham, the Froggies jumped back to take a 6-4 lead. A very close relative of former American Fork sports legends Colby Evans and Brittany Risher, Hayley Evans delivered amazing serves that enabled Jaysa "What Da" Funk to register hits that tied the game at six.
A Froggie double block quickly lead to Lehi commanding a 9-6 lead. In serving an ace, Loner McCall Kinkade, a "distant cousin" of late painter Tom Kinkade, stirred up a rally that enabled Lone Peak to eventually pull ahead 12-10. Even thought a Faleao kill put the Froggies within 12-11, the Loners didn't let them catch up. Lewis, Kinkade, Ally Anderson, and Maikilla Jarema registered a string of devastating hits know the Froggies out of rhythm.
Funk's serving produced a 2-1 lead for the Loners in the second game. A "distant cousin" of Hollywood actress Julia Robert, Rylin Roberts, Upham, and Amber "This is Your Night" Lamborn pooled their serving and hitting skills together to produce a 3-2 lead for the Froggies. However, Lewis and Jarema took firm control at the net. Those two Loners' hitting soon produced a 14-6 lead for their team. A "distant cousin" of fairy tale character Snow White, Froggie Sydney White tried to orchestrate a rally for the Froggies. However, their offense got stuck while Lone Peak built up a 20-10 lead. Just the Loners looked as though they would be coasting to a double-digit win. Upham, Roberts, and Kara Moore organized a strong comeback that Jarema tried to slow down. After the Froggies had pulled within 24-19, a missed Lehi serve gave the Loners the win.
The match looked as though the Loners would dry up the Froggies in three games. However, a Faleao kill gave Lehi a 2-1 lead. Funk and Kinkade's hitting kept the Loners close on the Froggies' heels. Finally, the Kinkade's hitting produced a 14-12 lead for the Loners. They looked as though they would put the Froggies away. However, Moore's serving tipped those web-footed Lehites ahead 16-15. Despite strong efforts by Jarema, Lamborn took control of the net. Teammate Kylie Jacklin gave her much back up, and a Faleao kill gave the Froggies a 25-16 win.
The fourth game opened with the Loners taking a 2-0 lead. Jacklin registered two straight kills that tied the game at two. After Faleao made a tie-breaking kill, Jacklin served an ace that put Lehi ahead 4-3. Leads continued to change hands quicker than you could say Ali Lamb Chop. Roberts, Jacklin, Upham, Faleao, and Faleao held their own against Jarema, Lewis, Funk, Kinkade, and Anderson. Finally, Roberts registered a kill that won the game for Lehi 29-27.
Losing the fourth game destroyed the Loners' morale. They played awful in the fifth game, even though they did pull within 3-2. Upham hits sparked the Froggies into a taking a 6-2 lead. Lamborn and Upham pulverized the Loners' front row. Meanwhile, Faleao and Jacklin produced key hits that created a 14-6 lead for the Froggies. Lewis attempted to lead a comeback, but a bad Loner hit ended the match in a Froggie win.
Lehi Coach Jaime Ingersoll said, "After being down 0-2 in games tonight, our girls showed a lot of determination coming back. They stayed patient on offense in the third game. Makayla Lamborn had great kills down the middle to hurt Lone Peak severely."
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