Timp Sports Weekly
September 9, 2015
Publisher's Message
For this week's issue, we look at at the final eight wild minutes of the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking-Westlake Shocker girls' soccer game, two cross country meets, and a preseason volleyball match between the Lehi Pioneers (AKA the Froggies) and the Alta Hawks (AKA the Tweeties). Let's get to the stories of those athletic events.
Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Ferocious PG Vikings Post 2-1 Win Over Westlake Shockers in Sept. 1 Girls' Soccer Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
For the first 72 minutes, the Sept. 1 game between the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, went down as a scoreless stalemate. Fans in the Pleasant Grove Viking Stadium bleachers had good reason to wonder whether the game would go into overtime. However, the game took a wild turn in the final eight minutes, and it ended with the Ferocious Vikings defeating the Shockers 2-1.
Pleasant Grove Coach Leo Tortorelli said, "Our conditioning held out for us tonight. Westlake had possession of the ball most of the time."
Westlake statisticians could attest to that comment. Shocker Coach Caitlyn Young said, "I was pleased with our offensive performance. We outshot them 12-3 and had possession 58 percent of the time."
Shockers Jayden Judy and Mori Megard guided efforts to keep their team on the offensive most of the game. This gave Viking goalie McKenna Eaves a big workout. Aided by teammates Saylor Sallenbach and Nicole Coon, the goalie managed to hold the Shockers scoreless for most of the game, especially in the first half.
Shocker fouls did provide Ferocious Viking Taylor Johnson with some fine opportunities to score on indirect and corner kicks. However, Westlake's tight defense undermined the Vikings' scoring efforts until the game's final eight minutes.
The Ferocious Vikings snatched the momentum in those last minutes. At 7:30, Ferocious Viking Moriah Lucas scored the game's first goal from just inside the Shocker penalty box. The Ferocious Vikings appeared destined to post a third straight 1-0 win at home. Westlake erased that scenario faster than you could say Ali Lamb Chop.
At 5:20, Judy booted in a tying shot, giving rise to a strong possibility of the game spilling into overtime. That possibility loomed until 3:00 when Ferocious Jenny Reynolds scored a goal. Though the Shockers maintained possession of the ball through the closing three minutes, the Ferocious Viking defense held firm, denying Westlake strong chances for shots.
Pleasant Grove Coach Leo Tortorelli said, "Our conditioning held out for us tonight. Westlake had possession of the ball most of the time."
Westlake statisticians could attest to that comment. Shocker Coach Caitlyn Young said, "I was pleased with our offensive performance. We outshot them 12-3 and had possession 58 percent of the time."
Shockers Jayden Judy and Mori Megard guided efforts to keep their team on the offensive most of the game. This gave Viking goalie McKenna Eaves a big workout. Aided by teammates Saylor Sallenbach and Nicole Coon, the goalie managed to hold the Shockers scoreless for most of the game, especially in the first half.
Shocker fouls did provide Ferocious Viking Taylor Johnson with some fine opportunities to score on indirect and corner kicks. However, Westlake's tight defense undermined the Vikings' scoring efforts until the game's final eight minutes.
The Ferocious Vikings snatched the momentum in those last minutes. At 7:30, Ferocious Viking Moriah Lucas scored the game's first goal from just inside the Shocker penalty box. The Ferocious Vikings appeared destined to post a third straight 1-0 win at home. Westlake erased that scenario faster than you could say Ali Lamb Chop.
At 5:20, Judy booted in a tying shot, giving rise to a strong possibility of the game spilling into overtime. That possibility loomed until 3:00 when Ferocious Jenny Reynolds scored a goal. Though the Shockers maintained possession of the ball through the closing three minutes, the Ferocious Viking defense held firm, denying Westlake strong chances for shots.
Awesome AF Caveharriers Dominate Both Ends of Pre-Region Meet Sept. 2
By Dean Von MemmottTimp Sports Weekly Publisher
The Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen dominated both ends of Region Four's pre-league cross country meet, hosted by the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings, Sept. 2.
American Fork had five runners finish in the top 10 of the girls' race and another three among the top 10 finishers for the boys' run. American Fork runners won both races.
In the girls' race, Awesome Cavewoman Sara Musselman took first while teammates Sophie Baird finished third, Sammy Hollingsworth fourth, Lexi Wright sixth, Katie Cornell eighth, Katie Bradshaw 11th, and Cami Squires 13th.
Musselman said, "I did really super today. I kept my pace, and I was excited that me and two of my teammates finished in the top four of our race. Now, I'm going to be looking forward to racing against Davis' girls at Murray.
In the boys' race, Awesome Caveman Casey Clinger took first as teammates Pat Parker finished second, Joe Simmons third, Hagan Harmer 11th, Pat Larkin 14th, Cole Phillipi 18th, and Jason Manning 20th.
A "distant cousin" to MASH character Corporal Clinger, Casey Clinger said, "Our boys didn't do as good as they have done in regards to time, but still it was good that three guys finish in the top 10 of our race. Doing this course was good, because it prepared me for I would need to do at region next month."
American Fork Coach Bruno Hunziker said, "We were coming off from days of a hard workout after last Saturday's Grass Relays. We showed a lot of hard effort today. Our girls ran tired. They're going to be ready to run against Davis at Murray next Friday.
Pleasant Grove, Lone Peak, and Westlake also had runners finish in the top 10 spots of both races.
Among the top seven Ferocious Vikings to finish in the girls' race, Haley Tanne took fifth, Skye Jeppson 12th, Kendelle Tanne 28th, Apen Lucas 46th, Nicole Sheridan 70th, and Melanie Gomez 107.
For the top seven Ferocious Vikings in the boys' race, Blackie Blackhurst took 50th, Joe Lamb 51st, Ali Ashtawy 61st, Price Walker 64th, Ryan Schulz 70th, Josh Walker 74th, Tanner Lyons 81st.
AKA the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights had two teammates finish in the top 10 of the girls' race and another four in the boys' run. In the girls' race, Loner Amanda Erickson took second while teammates Ali Bybee finished 10th, Rachel Saxey 19th, Alli Teement 26th, Sarah Parker 36th, and Marissa Sabin 51st. For the top seven Loners in the boys' race, Jamison Wilkes took fourth, Seth Freckleson fifth, Justin Hartshorn sixth, Zack Erickson seventh, Adam Jensen ninth, Craig Evans 12th, Josh Erickson 24th.
Westlake had two runners among the top 10 finishers in the boys' race. Westlake Shockers Josh Call took eighth and Logan Jensen 10th. The next five top Shocker runners to finish in the race, Ty Mortensen took 15th, Jacob Robbins 56th, Mason Freeman 110, Jence Bassett 111th, and Matt Morrison 112th.
For Lehi in the girls' race, Alexis Wright took 24th, Mckenzie Butterfield 29th, Mario Stowers 33rd, Meg Bartholomew 42, Sami Austin 43rd, Emilly Ibarra 85th, and Emily Hales 71st.
Among the top seven Lehi Froggies in the boys' race, Ryan Raff took 16th, Austin Hinckley 19th, Garek Bielaczy 33rd, Ed Cheserek 34th, Dylan Barker 52nd, Mo Farah 57th, and Nate Allen 67th.
Lehi Froggies Finish 3rd in Both Varsity Divisions at BYU Autumn Classic Sept. 5
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
AKA the Froggies, the Lehi Pioneers showed on Sept. 5 how well they could leap back after not having a good night at Region Four's pre-region meet. The Froggies finished fourth in the girls' varsity race and third in the boys' varsity races at the BYU Autumn Classic, held at BYU's Clarence Robison Track Facility.
For the Froggies in the girls' varsity race, Katie Sruthers took 18th, McKenzie Butterfield 32nd, Alexis Watson 33rd, Emily Stowers 41st, Kaylee Kenison 49th, Sami Austin 50th, and Meg Bartholomew 74th.
For the Froggies in the boys' varsity race, Connor Arnell took sixth, Ryan Raff ninth, Austin Hinckley 19th, Tommy Heaps 22nd, Collin Morrison 33rd, and Kobe Mickleson 87th.
For the Froggies, the Autumn Classic meant a second time for them to run against many of the competitors that race them at pre-Region three days before. Among the three other Region Four schools present at the BY Zoo-sponsored invitational were the Lone Peak Knight (AKA the Loners), Westlake Thunder (AKA the Shockers), and Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings.
The Loners had representation among the top 10 finishers in the both varsity races. For the Loners in the varsity girls' race, Amanda Erickson took ninth, Katie Christopherson 27th, Rachel Saxey 35, Alli Teement 38th, Sarah Parker 63rd, and Marissa Sabin 71st. Erickson's second-place finish gave the Loners a second-place finish in the race, which the Davis Darts, AKA the Tarts dominated.
For the Loners in the boys' race, Jamison Wilkes took eighth, Adam Jensen 12th, Seth Freckleton 17th, Craik Evans 27th, Justin Hartshorn 28th, Zack Erickson 30th, and Josh Erickson 55th.
For Westlake in the vasity girl' race, Michaela Case took 34th, Brittin Roth 44th, Aubrie Robinson 65th, Monica Monroy 70th, Beky Jex 79th, and Andie Mears 88th. Westlake took 11th in the varsity girls' division.
The Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, took sixth in the varsity boys' race. For the Shockers in that race, Josh Call took 23rd, Logan Anderson 32nd, Ty Mortensen 35th, Ethan Glover 53rd, Luke Johnson 57th, Jimmy Lewis 65th, and Awet Tesegay 86th.
Lehi Froggies Spring Past Alta Tweeties in Volleyball Action Sept. 3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
In a non-league volleyball match at Lehi Sept. 3, the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, sprung past the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, by scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-16.
The Froggies dedicated their match to the memory of Lehi assistant softball coach Carla Grow, who had died the night before from injuries incurred upon her during an Aug. 30 lightning strike at a family party she attended. Moreover, the Lehi volleyball took up a collection during the match to help pay for Grow's burial costs.
The Froggies' didn't let the trauma of Grow's death take their minds off the match. They put forth their best effort possible under the circumstances. Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "Both their Nos. 8 [Brook Vanderheide] and 21 [Lexi Walbeck] were quite scrappy at the net. We had to do a lot of adjustments to keep those two from doing much damage to us."
The match opened with Froggie Lamborn tipping the ball into an Alta hole. The Froggies soon owned a 2-0 lead. Soon, an Alex Betz kill tied the game at two. Kills by Rachel Richards, Mikayla Upham, and Rylin Roberts enabled the Froggies to pull away to a 15-5 lead. Vanderheide, Walbeck, and Kirstie Malmrose guided the Tweeties back within 15-9. Alta couldn't get any closer to the Froggies because of hits from Upham and Roberts.
In the second game, a Marta Ellsworth block sent the Froggies swimming out to an early 6-2 lead. Hoewever, Walbeck and Vanderheide guided the Tweeties back to tie the game at six. This time, the Tweeties kept on Lehi's tail. The Tweeties tied the game at 8, 10, 13, 15. However, Roberts, Ellsworth, Richards, Upham, and Faith Crabb kept the Tweeties from flapping ahead until late in the game. When Alta pulled ahead 23-22, the match looked as though it would go on for four games. Alta hurt itself with a violation, and a Faith Crabb kill gave Lehi a 25-23 win.
Hits by Richards enabled the Froggies to take a 5-1 lead in Game 3. However, Betz, Vanderheide, and Malmrose guided the Tweeties ahead 6-5. The game turned into a seesaw fight for a spell. Ellsworth's hitting soon put the Froggies back ahead 11-10. A block by her gave the Froggies the momentum they needed to stay ahead through the rest of the game. The Tweeties couldn't get any closer than 17-12, because of Roberts and Ellsworth's hitting.
Roberts led the Froggies with 19 kills while Crabb produced four blocks.
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