Tweeties, Teddy Bears, Timberpups

Timp Sports Weekly

October 5, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at wins that the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lehi Pioneers posted against the Alta Hawks and Timpanogos Timberwolves. We also look at the Pioneers' heartbreaking loss to the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears, in football. As the people in Lehi would say, let's hop to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

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Ferocious Vike Spikers Outlast Alta Tweeties in Fierce Volleyball Contest Sept. 28

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings outlasted the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, in a Region Four volleyball match at Pleasant Grove by scores of a 25-13, 25-19, 18-25, 26-24.

Viking Coach Jamie Schapper said, "We had to fight really hard for every ball in the game. Alta's players are fierce fighters at the net. We have to respect them for that."

Through Delayne Daniel's kills and McKell Staheli's serving, the Ferocious Vikings built up an early 3-1 lead. The Tweeties battled back through Kaitlyn Vanoff's spiking. When a Challie Mitchell spike tied the game at three, the Tweeties looked as through they would swoop home with an early win. A Kim Dahl kill put the Vikings back out in front. The Tweeties didn't let Pleasant Grove's ferocious players coast away with an early win. That didn't turn out to be so. Vanoff, Mitchell and Cheyenne Swenson guided a determined Tweetie effort to retake the lead. Those three Tweeties repeatedly tested the quickness of the Viking front row. Alta repeatedly got within a point. The players on the Viking front-row proved to be quick enough to block most of the shots that Vanoff, Mitchell, and Swenson lobbed at Pleasant Grove. Before long, an Annie Jenkinson kill gave the Vikings the energy they needed for rowing away. Kills by Dahl late in the game netted a 25-13 win for Pleasant Grove.

The second game opened with Dahl kills spurring the Ferocious Vikings out to a 5-1 lead. Sisters  Audrey and Kat Biggs beat up the Tweetie front row in the second game. When a Daniel kill had improved the Viking lead had at 14-4, Alta's cause became a lost one. Tweeties did battle back through the hitting of Mitchell, Vanoff, Swenson, and Sydney Marchant. After a Mitchell kill had cut the lead to 17-12, Jenkinson and Dahl registered a kill that gave the Ferocious Vikings fresh momentum. Daniel's hitting finally renewed  the Ferocious Vikings' offensive effort. Kills by Daniel late in the game gave Pleasant Grove a 25-19 win.

Just as the Ferocious Vikings started anticipating that the match would be over in Game 3, the Tweeties shocked them through flying out to a 6-0 lead. Daniel, Dahl, and the Biggs sisters attempted to prevent a fourth game. Those four Vikings soon started holding their own against the Hawks. With Mitchell and Vanoff controlling the net, the Pleasant Grove didn't have a chance against the Tweeties. The closest the Vikings came to Alta was 21-16. Hitting errors tripped up Pleasant Grove's comeback attempt.

With the Tweeties winning Game 3 25-18, the Ferocious Vikings looked certain of playing a long, fourth game with Alta and a possible fifth one. For a little while, Pleasant Grove managed to keep pulling out in front while the most Alta could do was tie the game. Finally, a Nicole Koehler block moved the Tweeties ahead 7-6. A Kat Biggs kill tied the game at seven, and an Annie Jenkinson tip moved the Vikings ahead 8-7. More trades of the lead followed. When the Tweeties had secured a 13-12 lead on a missed Viking serve, they proceeded to built momentum, leading by as far as 21-18. Daniel's hitting enabled the Vikings to tie the game at 23. A Dahl ace put the Vikings ahead 24-23. A missed Viking serve led to an extension of the fourth game. After a Daniel kill had put the Ferocious Vikings ahead 25-24, a Tweety hitting error gave Pleasant Grove the match point.

Lehi Spikers Quiet Howlin' Timpanogos T-Pups in Region 7 Volleyball Action Sept. 30

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

When the Lehi-Timpanogos Region Seven match got over in three games Sept. 30, the question of which player the University of Utah's women's head volleyball coach came to watch didn't matter. 

What did matter was that Coach Beth Launiere witnessed  a shocking display of revenge that the Pioneers meted out to Timpanogos for the Timberwolves' spoiling Lehi's Homecoming two weeks before.

Led by Cousin Madi Memmott and Hailee Rupp, the Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, hopped all over the Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, by scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-10. 

The  first game opened with Niki Maxwell and Sarah Keyes guiding the T-Pups out to a 3-0 lead. A BreElle Bailey kill put the Pioneers onto the scoreboard, and they soon tied the game at five. Timpanogos broke the tie, but Lehi wouldn't give up. Spurred on by Memmott's serving, Lehi finally swam ahead 8-7. Anau Faleao and Rupp registered kills that tightened the Pioneers' lead. Aces by Sharissa Nielsen spurred the T-Pups to howl back within 16-13. Timpanogos' efforts fell apart at that point, and the Pioneers won the game 25-14.

A Memmott kill sent Lehi rowing out to an early 6-1 lead. Maxwell and Nielsen orchestrated a comeback that netted the T-Pups a 10-9 lead. For a little while afterwards, the Timberpups continued staying ahead. However, when they created a 17-14 lead, a Mikayla Dunford kill sparked a Lehi comeback. Soon, three straight Rupp kills pushed the Froggies ahead 22-19. Even though the Timberpups did come back within 22-21, they could not get their pass on another lead. Aided by a Rupp kill, Bailey and Shelby Sorenson threw up a block that proved fatal to Timpanogos. Lehi finally won the second game 25-14.

Breaking a 1-1 tie early in the third game, the Pioneers turned the match into a figurative slaughter. Dunford, Faleao, and Memmott clobbered the T-Pup front row while Bailey and teammate Raegan Lindsey served up aces that threw Timpanogos off balance. Meanwhile, the Timberpups became so shaken by the Pioneers' display of hitting power that they couldn't put together an effective attack despite some good hits by T-Pup Kailey Avery. When the action was over, the Pioneers had much to croak about their 25-9 victory in Game 3.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "BreElle served much better in the third game. Madi Memmott posted nine kills to become our top killer."

Mountain View Teddy Bears Crush Lehi 42-16 in Region 7 Football Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears, the Mountain View Bruins came into Lehi Oct. 1 and dried up the Lehi Pioneers, AKA the Froggies, 42-16.

To be honest, the game was not a beautiful performance for either the T-Bears or Froggies. Turnovers plagued both teams through the course of the game. The first turnover was an intercetion that T-Bear quarterback Brandon Bingham threw to Pioneer Noah Timpson during the game's opening minute. Timpson returned the interception to the Mountain View 10. The Froggies managed to move the ball all the way to the Bruin 1-yard line. However, the T-Bear defense stopped Lehi cold there. That was to be the closest that Lehi would score during the first half.

Long runs by Tanner Houston quickly placed the Teddy Bears on the Lehi 11-yard line. Taking the snap there, Bingham raced into the end zone at 6:10, and Nate Pierpont kicked an extra point.

Recovering a blocked, Lehi punt a few minutes later, Maxwell Bennett raced 46 yards for another T-Bear touchdown, frosted by a Pierpont extra-point kick.

The first period ended with T-Bear Alex Jensen picking off a Kinnoch Gray pass. That turnover resulted in Houston scoring on a touchdown run in the early second quarter. Houston made a seven-yard touchdown run a few minutes later. Teammate Seth Loveland caught a 15-yard touchdown pass late in the first half, and a Pierpont PAT kick concluded Bruin scoring for the night.

The Pioneers' defense proved to be impenetrable in the second half. Meanwhile, Lehi finally got onto the scoreboard when Gray passed 16 yards to Chris Johnson for a touchdown at 1:35 in the third period. Lehi then scored a safety.

Late in the final quarter, Lehi invaded the Bruin 10, and Gray passed to Zane Munger for a touchdown. Garrett Bayles kicked in a second extra point to end the night's scoring. 

Mountain View Teddy Bears

Timp Sports Weekly

January 11, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at four basketball stories and an account of the Lehi Pioneer wrestling team's final home win against the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears. Three of those stories cover contests that could have ended in any team's favor. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Grapplers Finish Home Season With 49-29 Win Over Mountain View T-Bears

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer wrestling team finished its home season with a 49-29 win over the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears, in a dual meet Jan. 7. The win left Lehi as the only undefeated team in Region Seven standings.

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said, "They [his grapplers] wrestled with lots of intensity. So they were able to way out in front early.  This was an important dual meet for us since we and Mountain View went into this with unbeaten region records." 

The meet opened with Mountain View's 125-pounder, Sam "The Rising Sun" Chun taking a 2-1 lead over Dallin "The Stallion" Rice. The Rising Sun couldn't keep The Stallion under control for long. Rice pulled ahead on a reversal, and he went on to win 8-2 over The Rising Sun.

The 130 weight class bout didn't last a full first period. Forty-five seconds into the match, Lehi's Koy "Squeeze Toy" Ash pinned Chris "Big Gun" Chun, brother of The Rising Sun. Ash's victory sparked a streak of Lehi pins. 

In the 135 weight class match, Lehi's Tanner "The Buck" Eastmond wrestled Hugo "The Tiger Shark" Ruelas to a 0-0 in the first period. In the second period, though, The Buck pinned The Tiger Shark.

Taking a 4-1 lead over Mountain View's Kaika "Hard Roll" Cole, Justin "The Throttle" Cottle pinned him in the second period of their 140 weight class match.

T-Bear Ryder "The Bright" Wright quickly became outmatched by Lehi's Logan "Dog Pound" Brown in their 145 weight class battle. Rolling out an to early 7-1 lead over The Bright, Brown pinned that Teddy Bear within two minutes of the match.

A 152-pound wrestler, Lehi's Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen pinned Ty "The Outlaw" Shaw so quickly, that the Pioneers looked as thought they would keep their streak of scoring falls going.

However, Mountain View's Zach "Hard Tack" Taylor stunned Lehi fans through pinning Riley "The Great Dane" Anderson 30 seconds into their 160 weight class match.

In the 171 weight class match, Mountain View's Bennett "The Silver Hammer" Maxwell secured a 5-1 lead over Lehi's Braxton "The Quick" Southwick. Though the Quick did jump back within 5-3 on a reversal, the Silver Hammer still pinned him in the third period. 

Pioneer Taylor "Il Toro" Savio set off another streak of Lehi pins during his 189 weight class match against Taylor "The Sower" Story. Il Toro built up an 11-0 lead in the first two period. Just when the match looked as though it would end in a technical fall, Savio pinned Story.

Lehi's Bubba "The St. George Dragon" Demke pinned Riley "The Tor" Moore 40 seconds into their 215 weight class match.

By pinning Lehi's Garrett "Big Boom" Bolles, 285-pounder Clancy "Thunder Bolts" Holz reminded Pioneer fans that the Teddy Bears were still capable of scoring wins in the dual meet.

The 103 weight class match between Lehi's Logan "The Fightin' North Briton" Passey and Slammin' Ammon Gafney went down as the evening's tightest contest. Slammin' Ammon secured leads of 3-2 and 8-5. However, The Fightin' North Briton continued showing the ferocity of his Scottish ancestors. Passey tied the match at five and eight. Soon, The Fightin' North Briton pulled ahead 11-8. Slammin' Ammon scored a takedown just before the final buzzer, but that move occurred too late to save him. Passey won 11-10. A Mountain View coach protested the outcome of the match, and the referee fine the Teddy Bears one point.

Lehi's 112-pounder, Andy "The Hun" Tilley didn't last a minute against Naakaki "The Navajo Ram" Tsosie. The Mountain View wrestler pinned Tilley a half minute into their match.

After battling Mountain View's Cam "The Mean Lamb" Urbach to a scoreless tie in the first period, Steve "The Corsair" DuBose pinned his 119-pound foe in the second period, ending the dual meet.

Lehi Pioneer Girls' Hoop Team Open Region 7 Play With Home Win Against MV T-Bears

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers improved their Region Seven girls' basketball record at 2-o by taking down the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears or T-Bears, 56-43 at home Jan. 5.

Lehi Coach Troy Gifford said, "Tonight, our girls learned to play all four quarters of basketball. Also, we were the aggressors. We proved we could be able to keep attacking the basket."

The win came in the aftermath of a home loss to the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, four days before. Eager to atone for that defeat, the Pioneers hopped out ahead of the Teddy Bears early in the contest. As soon as Lehi's Katie Rogers had caught the tipoff, she paused to Chelz Atoa for a three-point shot. It sent the Pioneers jumping out to a 7-0 lead. Before Lehi could move any further ahead, two Shanna Halielle foul shots opened a 6-0 scoring run for the T-Bears. Foul shots from teammate Mika Pinner enabled Shanna to tie the game at eight on an offensive rebound. To Lehi fans' relief, Briar Sands broke the 8-8 deadlock, and she stole the ball at the end of the quarter.

The second period opened with Rogers scoring through an offensive rebound. The ensuing quarter witnessed a combined shooting of Sands and teammate Gabby Grantham extend Lehi's lead out to 10 points four times. Also, Grantham harassed the Teddy Bears with steals. Maddie Beeton along with twins Shanna and Shaynne Halille guided Mountain View efforts to keep the point spread from extending beyond 10 points. The Bruins couldn't get any closer to the Pioneers than eight points during the quarter. It ended with Lehi leading 26-16.

In the third period, Mountain View's Lindsey Ezola hit a three-pointer that sparked a strong T-Bear comeback. The Teddy Bears held the Pioneers to seven points in the quarter as Mountain View clawed its way back into the game. Gifford said, "Whitney Cook came up with some big-time plays for us, especially in the third period."

Hitting a three-pointer right after Ezola had done so, Cook came up with steals and rebounds that permitted the Pioneers to maintain their lead as T-Bears such as Pinner delivered big slashes to it.

With Pinner cutting the lead to 33-31 by sinking a quarter-ending shot, Mountain View had a real chance of winning on the Pioneers' home floor like the Loners had done four days before. In the fourth quarter, Pinner produced a three-point play that gave the Teddy Bears a 34-33 lead. Mountain View's stint in the driver's seat didn't last a minute. Two Sands foul shots tipped the Pioneers back out front. Upon making a defensive rebound, Grantham connected a pass to Anau Faleano for a successful jump shot that prevented a Shanna Halille trey from putting the Bruins back out in front. Pioneer Jackie Cattani came up with steals, three fourth-quarter points, and some defensive rebounds to help tighten Lehi's hold on its narrow lead. Besides producing key assists, Cook hit a jumper that kept the T-Bears from placing their paws on the momentum. Free throws from Rogers and Cattani gave Lehi the fuel to pull away in the game's final two minutes.

Cook led Lehi with 11 points while Sands added another 10. Shanna Halille led the Teddy Bears with 14 points while Pinner added another 12.

Awesome AF Cavemen Lose Region 4 Opener At Home to Jordan Plowboys

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having enjoyed a successful preseason in boys' basketball, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen suffered a heartbreaking loss Jan. 6 when the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys, rode into American Fork and defeated them 54-51 in a Region Four opener. 

American Fork Coach Doug Meacham confessed, "We lost our composure after the first period. We committed dumb fouls, and we did everything out of character. We gave up lots of layups and free throws to them. When we're defending down the stretch, we have to watch out for little things that can cost us games. We need to be better defenders.

"In the first half, we let [Joe] Mero hit some threes that hurt our momentum. They [Jordan] went to the foul line more frequently than we did. They went to the line 31 times and we 19.

"We need to attack the basket more often instead of going for jump shots."

The Cavemen had complete ownership of the first period. A Jake Blackhurst sent the Cavemen swinging their way out to a 9-0 lead through Marcel Davis' scoring. After the Cavemen's scoring run had climaxed with a Ben Beddes trey, an Alex Hart bucket put the Beetdiggers onto the scoreboard. Those Plowboys had trouble grabbing the momentum in the first period. Caveman Quincy Bair hit a 10-foot jumper and a trey to put the score at 16-4. After the Cavemen's lead had grown to 18-4, Jordan went on a scoring run led by Kevin Goldsmith. When a Goldsmith trey had put the Plowboys within 23-20, the Cavemen had to forget about the game returning to being a cakewalk. Late in the second period, Beddes drew a technical foul when American Fork led by just 27-26. Mero hit a technical shot that tied the game at 27. Caveman Mike Wells hit a tie-breaking trey, but Goldsmith sank a layup that enabled Mero to put the Beetdiggers ahead 32-30 on a three-point shot just before halftime.

Early in the next half, Beddes hit two foul shots and a three-pointer to put the Cavemen back ahead 35-32. With help from two Blackhurst foul shots, Beddes put the score at 40-32. A Goldsmith three-point play opened a 10-2 scoring run that ended the third quarter in a 42-42 tie.

In the final quarter, the Cavemen didn't hold up well under the stress of the tight game. They frequently fouled the Beetdiggers. A Nate Monson foul shot, for example, put Jordan ahead 43-42. Jordan's high accuracy at the foul line kept the Cavemen from pulling back ahead, despite battling back within one point several times.

Beddes led American Fork with 16 points while Davis added another 13. Goldsmith led Jordan with 18 points and Mero contributed another 15. 

Provo Bullpuppies Soak Up Lehi Girl Pioneers 52-26 in Region 7 Play

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball couldn't make it through its current without a region loss. In a Region Seven battle at Lehi Jan. 8, the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies, soaked up Lehi 52-36.

With Ashley Kuchar as their biggest gun, the Bullpuppies took 10-6 lead in the first quarter. Even though Lehi did stroke within 10-7 in the second period, Provo rowed out to a 20-10 lead. Katie Rogers and Anau Faleano led Lehi efforts to keep the game close. When the first half ended with Provo leading 22-14, the Pioneers still had a chance for hopping back into the game.

However, Kuchar became really hot in the second half. The Pioneers couldn't shut her down anywhere on the floor. Kuchar's shooting gave the Bulldogs a double-digit lead. Gabby Grantham did put Lehi within eight points a few times on steals, but Kuchar's scoring remained impossible to cool down. Kuchar finished the game with 24 points. Grantham and Rogers led Lehi with 11 points each.

Provo Bullpuppies Survive Tighten Region 7 Boys' Opener at Lehi

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Publisher

In a Region Seven Boys' basketball opener at Lehi Jan. 8, the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies, outlasted the Lehi Pioneers 48-46.

A Keith Moor sent the Bullpuppies out to an 8-2 lead. During the game's early minutes, Ryan Durrant dominated Provo scoring as Lehi had some difficulty with putting an effective offense together. Soon, Willie Walker and Ryan Christofferson got the Pioneer scoring machine at top speed. The Pioneers battled their way back within 21-17 during the first quarter.

In the next quarter, though, Kyle Collinsworth replaced Durrant as the top Bullpuppy scorer. He hurt Lehi tremendously inside the paint. Besides frequently barging his way through for layups, he frustrated Walker and Christofferson on the boards. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs outscored the Pioneers 15-8 in the second quarter.

After Provo had improved its lead at 38-25 in the early third quarter, Walker orchestrated a strong Pioneer comeback through his shooting and rebonding. Teammate Josh Scott frequently pulled down defensive boards that Lehi changed into buckets. The period ended with a Scott basket putting Lehi within 42-37.

Walker's offensive efforts finally paid off for the Pioneers. In the final quarter, he put them ahead 43-42, but Collingsworth scored on an inbounds pass to restore the lead to Provo. Walker came really close to forcing the game into overtime when he tied the score at 46 through a three-point play. However, with only four seconds left, Collingsworth rushed his way through Lehi's 1-2-2 zone defense to score the winning basket.

Collingsworth led Provo with 18 points and Durrant added another 11. Walker led Lehi with 23 points while Scott added another 10.