Region 4 Pennant Chase

Timp Sports Weekly

April 13, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's two cover stories, we look at two baseball games that created a four-way tie in the Region Four baseball pennant chase. One game pitted the Awesome American Fork Cavemen against the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys. The other game saw the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, tame the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 18-5. Other stories in this issue involve two American Fork soccer games and two Awesome American Fork Cavewoman softball games. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

April 9 Win Over Jordan Plowboys Moves Awesome AF Cavebatters Into 4-Way Tie For 1st in Region 4 Baseball Standings

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen entered into a four-way tie for first in Region Four baseball standings April 9, when they posted a 9-5 victory at  home over the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys.

The Cavemen's victory came a day after their arch rivals, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, obliterated the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 18-5 at Pleasant Grove Field. Because the Loners and the Cavemen had split their two-game series against Pleasant Grove and Jordan respectively, the four teams ended up sharing first-place in Region Four standings.

During the week before spring break, the Cavemen suffered a road loss at the Plowboys' Sandy diamond. While nursing their wounded pride during the next nine days, the American Forkers posted a non-league win at home over the Copper Hills Grizzlies, AKA the Cubbies, and dropped an April 5 game against the Skyline Eagles, AKA the Little Blue Birdies, at Salt Lake Community College's Cate Field.

For the April 9 rematch against the Plowboys, American Fork Jarod "Jason's Shiny Big Brother" Ingersoll started Ben Beddes at the mound. The Caveman hurler walked Cory Hunt and Kilton Caldwell, but Beddes didn't let the Plowboys capitalize on those walks. The pitcher caused Reggie Jones and Kyle Andersen to fly out to left fielder Taison Smith. The pitcher grounded out Parker Terry to hold Jordan scoreless in the first inning.

In the bottom of the first, the Awesome Cavemen loaded the bases on no outs. Taylor Tonks doubled Ty Flinders, and teammate Kyle Hall tried scoring on the same two-baggers, but catcher Andersen tagged him at the plate. To make his "distant cousin" Ursula Andrus proud, Scotty Andrus singled in two runs, causing pitcher Tilton Turner to be removed from the mound. By the time left fielder Terry had snatched a Hall fly ball to end the inning, the Awesome Cavemen had secured a 5-0 lead.

The Plowboys didn't let American Fork's long rally break their spirits. On two outs,  Hunt singled in Clayton "Mr. K" Kinahan to start a five-run rally during the top of the second. After Jones belted a two-run double, Andersen doubled in another two runs to tie the game, but he got thrown out at third while attempting to turn his hit into a triple.

The second inning turned out to be the only inning in which Jordan scored runs. After that round, Beddes and reliever Tonks kept the Plowboys scoreless clear from the third inning to the night's final pitcher. Still, Jordan got a third-inning double and seventh-inning single from Brayden Draper. Hunt hit a fourth-inning single, but the Cavemen pinched him in a fielder's choice play at second.

In the bottom of the second, Tonk hit a one-run double, then scored a run on an Andrus sacrifice fly. Tonks' performance at the plate and the mound helped the Cavemen to maintain the momentum they needed to stay ahead through the rest of the game. American Fork picked up a run in the third, and in the fifth, the Cavemen loaded the bases on one out, enabling a Ryan Pitcher sacrifice fly to bring a pinch runner for the night's final run. 

In the seventh, Tonks struck out Andersen and Terry, but gave up saw Caldwell get on base via an error. It didn't come back to haunt the Cavemen, for center fielder Hall intercepted a Kinahan fly ball to end the game.

LP Loners Wreck PG's Hopes of Sweeping Over Them in Region 4 Baseball Series

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The April 8 baseball rematch between the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, can be best described as a contest between two pitching committees. The Loners had the better committee, for their pitchers held Pleasant Grove scoreless in two pivotal innings, enabling Lone Peak to win 18-7 in the five-inning game played on Viking Field.

"We were pitching by committee," admitted Lone Peak Coach Mike LaHargoue. The Loners began with Dane Peterson and finished with Dylan Robinson. The Loners' pitching committee kept the Ferocious Vikings from making any runs in the first and third innings. Because of Pleasant Grove's failure to bring runners home in those two rounds, the game turned out to be a proverbial train wreck for the Ferocious Vikings, who had won 6-5 on the Loners' home diamond the afternoon before.

Because of the closeness the first Ferocious Viking-Loner game, the second one drew a big crowd, which included several members of the sports news media and Timpanogos baseball coach Kim Nelson. The spectators had high expectations of another close game. What they saw instead was a shocking display of Knight firepower.

After the game had opened with Jake Hannemann getting on base through an error, Robinson doubled him in, then came home while teammate Jed Goeckeritz got forced out at third. Walked by Peterson in the bottom of the first, Calder Bonnett and Colby Croft soon stole into scoring position. However, left fielder Cam LaHargoue picked off a  Stevie Rockhill fly ball to end the inning.

Petersen slugged a right-field single to open the second inning, only to get forced out at third. The forceout couldn't prevent Pleasant Grove from suffering a big blow in the second. Right after pitcher Mitch Dahl had given up a single to Matt Oakman, Mikey Draper hit a two-run home over the left-field fence. Hannemann slugged a cemter-field single in hopes of keeping the momentum, sparked by the two-run homer, going. However, second baseman Courtney Iorg grounded out Robinson, and Dahl picked off Goeckeritz at first base.

The bottom of the second opened with Iorg launching a home run over the left-field fence. Pleasant Grove fans received a huge disappointment when they discovered that Iorg's homer couldn't tip the momentum their team's way. After Keaton Secretan had hit a two-out single into left, the Loners tagged him in a fielder's choice play at second to end the inning before the Vikings could score another second-inning run.

In the third inning, Lone Peak swelled its lead to 8-1 on one-run singles hit by Petersen, Draper, Hannemann, and Robinson. When catcher Croft tagged Hannemann at home for a third out, the scoreboard made clear to the Vikings that if they let the Loners go on another long rally, Pleasant Grove would be finished in five innings.

That warning came true in the fourth. That inning, Kennedy Kincade doubled in Goeckeritz, and Brayden Mattheson hit a two-run double that fueled a seven-run rally. During it, Hannemann singled in two runs. When Robinson doubled in Hannemann, the announcer declared, "He's ripped the crap out of the ball!"

That declaration epitomized what most of the Loner starters figuratively did to baseballs that afternoon.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Vikings' morale received a brief boost when Croft homered in Caldwell and Bonnett on two outs. Croft's three-run homer occurred too late to save the Ferocious Vikings from defeat.

Doubling in the fifth, Robinson came home on a Goeckeritz sacrifice groundout, and two other Loners scored runs during a fielder's choice play at second.

In the bottom of the fifth, an Iorg single quickly resulted in the Vikings loading the bases on no outs. Spurred on by a Stevie Rickenbach double, Caldwell and Keaton Secretan each singled in a run, and a Bonnett sacrifice fly scored the last Viking run. Robinson struck Jesse St. DeJour to end the game.

Coach LaHargoue said, "We had a better approach at our batting today than we did yesterday. We weren't constantly hitting the ball straight to them. We outwalked them today. We had 10 walks and they nine. Draper came up with a big hit for us with that two-run homer in the second. I'm kinda glad that we had the split. It moves us into a tie with PG and Jordan for first in region."

Bad Old Brighton Puddy Tats Blow Past Awesome Lady Cavebatters 18-4 in Region 4 Softball

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA, the Bad Old Puddy Tats, the Brighton Bengals came into American Fork April 5 and blew past the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen 18-4.

The young Cavewomen didn't have a chance against the Bad Old Puddy Tats. When Shelby Everett hit a three-run homer off pitcher Cierra "Red Mist" Loveless in the top of the first, Brighton proceeded to show no mercy to American Fork. By the time the Cavemen finally shut the Bad Old Puddy Tats down for the inning, Brighton had accumulated a 5-0 lead.

Brighton pitcher Sierra "Orange Mist" Nielson held the Awesome Cavewomen scoreless during the first two innings, allowing the Bad Old Puddy Tats to secure a 9-0 lead by the third inning. In the third's top half, Lori Mendenhall tripled in Sarah Konery, then came home on Brynn Wilde's sacrifice groundout.

A walk by Jen "Munchkin" Hardman allowed the Cavewomen to load the bases on one out in the bottom of the third. Abby Pace singled in Hardman to spark a three-run rally, which saw one-run singles from Jordy Van Wagner and Auri Wiseman.

In the fourth, those Bad Old Puddy Tats went on a four-run rally that pretty much doomed the Cavewomen. They did get a one-run single from Lexi Morris in the bottom of the fourth to prolong the game for another two innings.

In the sixth, one-run singles from Everett and Marissa Egbert sent the Bengals on a five-run rally. Cavewoman Jaela Moony answered it with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning. The home run ended the afternoon's scoring. The game ended with Morris getting picked off at first.

Ferocious Vikes win 18-2 on AF Softball Field April 6

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings defied chilly weather April 6 to win 18-2 on the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's softball field.

No scoring occurred during the game's firs two innings, because of a pitching duel between Awesome Cavewoman Jaela Moony and Ferocious Viking Angie Miklauski. On one out in the top of the third, though, Makenzie Larsen doubled in Katie Briggs, and Lisa Castleberry came home on an error. On two outs in the bottom of the third, Abby Pace singled into center, and Katelyn Romboy doubled her in.

When a Maegan Hansen single resulted in American Fork loading the bases on one out in the fourth, Whitney Thompson hit a one-run single to tie the game at two.

Singling at the start of the fifth, Larsen came home on a Megan Weber single to spark a six-run single for the Ferocious Vikings. That inning became the pivotal moment for Pleasant Grove. Viking Coach Jimmy Clark, "When we got that rally going, it opened the floodgates for us.

Miklauski held the Awesome Cavewomen scoreless in both the fifth and sixth. Clark said, "She had a low pitch and threw a lot of drop balls that let her defense work for her."

In the sixth, Sammi Dodson belted a one-run single that launched a 10-run rally for the Vikings, causing the game to be called later on that inning.

AF Cavekickers Win 3-0 at Home Over Hillcrest Puppies

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having won 1-0 over the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings in an April 1 game, the Awesome American Cavemen's soccer team won 3-0 at home against the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, April 7.

Brandon Gallegos and Jeff Brown guided frequent Puppy attacks on the Cavemen's goal. However, Jared Hall didn't let a single Hillcrest shot tear past  him during both halves of the game.

Twenty minutes into the game, Awesome Caveman Caleb Lundahl scored the game's first goal on a breakaway play. Teammate Caleb Garlick scored the next goal several minutes later. 

The Awesome Cavemen didn't sit on their 2-0 lead. Early in the second, American Fork's Jordan  Jacklin scored his team's third goal on a shot from inside the Puppy penalty box.

American Fork Coach Chile Barkley said, "We focused on playing our game. They tried playing outside traps to get our guys to go offsides. We got wise to them, though."

Loners End Awesome Cavekickers' 2-Game Winning Streak

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, ended the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's two-game winning streak by shutting them out 3-0 at American Fork April 9.

American Fork and Lone Peak battled to a 0-0 tie in the first half. However, in the second half, Ben Wyman scored the game's first goal on a penalty kick. Cam McLaughlin booted in the second goal from 18 yards out, and Alex Anderson scored on a free ball.

Chris Fullmer and Austin Mansfield led a valiant effort to turn American Fork's fortunes around. However, the Loners kept the Cavemen in check.

Lone Peak Eric Stephens said, "After we had won 4-0 against Jordan, we came down here with a too-relaxed attitude. Our guys were allowing American Fork to get a lot of 50-50 balls. I had a talk with our guys at halftime, and they went into the second half with a more serious attitude."

T-Pup Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly

April 6, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at how Lehi fared in soccer, baseball, and softball. We also have as our cover story, the Awesome American Fork Caveman varsity baseball team's big win against the Fremont Silver Wolves, AKA the Silverpups. Let's get right to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Kickers Take Down Timpanogos T-Pups 2-1 in March 25 Thriller

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer soccer team stayed unbeaten at home March 25 as it defeated the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, 2-1.

Lehi's Spencer Gray scored the game's first goal in the second half minutes into the contest. Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "It was tied 0-0 at halftime. Shortly after Spencer's goal, we made a defensive mistake that allowed them to score a goal."

T-Pup Cam Oldroyd scored the tying goal. Lehi's Iam Ramos scored the tie-breaking goal to keep Lehi unbeaten at home.

The game turned out to be last win that Mcmurdie would post as Lehi's head coach. On Monday March 29, he resigned. The Lehi administration has named Jim Prisendorf as Lehi's new head coach for the rest of this season.

Payson Kitties Spring Past Lehi Girls' Softball Team 3-1 n March 22 Action

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Kitties, the Payson Lions sprung past the Lehi Pioneers 3-1 in a non-league softball game at Lehi March 22.

In the top of the first, Kitty Tasha Roberts slugged a two-run single off pitcher Ariel Zimmerman. The Lehi pitcher didn't let the Kitties make any more runs until Vanessa Vigill hit a one-run single off her in the top of the third. Lehi's only run  occurred during the first four innings. The toughness of the Kitty defense made the afternoon a frustrating experience for Lehi batters like Bree McBride, who managed to whack a seventh-inning single, only to get nailed in a fielder's choice play at second. 

Snowy weather forced Lehi to cancel games against the Springville Reds, AKA the Hellions, and the Orem Tigers, alias the Tiggers. Lehi is taking time off from game action until after this week's spring break.

Howlin' Fremont Silver Pups Get 'Dunn' In By Awesome AF Cavebatters 13-1 in March 27 Play

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league baseball game in Plain City March 27, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen had the Fremont Silver Wolves, AKA the Howlin' Silver Pups, get Dunn 13-1 in by a pitcher who gave up only two hits during the five-inning contest.

Pitcher Colt Dunn held  the Silver Pups hitless until the fourth inning when Fremont's Tayson Wilson and Jason Lema each hit a single off him. By then, however, Fremont was already a lost one. 

Swiss movie actress Ursula Andrus' "distant cousin" Scotty Andrus helped to make sure that Silver Pups were doomed during the top of the second. Now the game had opened with Awesome Caveman Kyle Hall doubling off pitcher Ozzie Kelly. However, the Silver Pup defense kept that American Fork player stranded at second. After Dunn didn't let a single Silver Pup get on base in the first inning, the Cavemen loaded the bases through singles from Ty Flinders, Jeremey Reynolds, and Ryan Draper in the top of the second. The fourth Caveman to bat that inning, Andrus hit a grand slam that started a nine-run rally. As the Silver Pup defense fell to pieces, Ryan Draper hit a two-run single that set the stage for the game ending early. 

Andrus said, "I was just hoping to get the ball into a hole somewhere in the outfield, but it became caught in the wind, which carried it over the fence."

In the third inning's top half, Flinders singled in Taison Smith and Ryan Pitcher. Short stop Pitcher turned a double play that crippled Fremont in the bottom of the third. Hitting a right-field single in the top of the fourth, Draper soon scored on an error at first.

After joining Lema in slugging a fourth-inning single, Wilson scored Fremont's only run while the Awesome Cavemen clugged the Silver Pups with another double play.

Fremont held the Cavemen scoreless in the fifth inning. The Silver Pups' last chance for coming back collapsed when Dunn struck out Kelly to end the game.

American Fork acting head coach Jay Holmstead said, "The fielders on our team executed well on defense, and Scotty's grand slam gave us a lot of momentum. Fremont made a lot of errors that we took advantage of. Dunn threw well today. This was his best performance this season."

Lehi Post Profitable Win at Home Against Timpview Millionaires

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers reaped a profitable win at home against the Timpview Thunderbirds, AKA the Millionaires, March 25. Lehi flooded away the visiting team by a score of 11-0 during the five-inning contest.

Lehi Coach Jason Flinders said, "We posted 10 runs in the third inning. T.J. Russon hit a two-run homer for us, and Palmer Page hit a solo homer for us. Kaden Longman, our pitcher, threw a one-hitter for us."

The win left Lehi with a 4-1 season record.

Timpanogos T-Pups Howl Past Lehi 5-2 in Region 7 Baseball Contest

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, howled past the Lehi Pioneers 5-2 in a Region Seven baseball game at Lehi March 30.

The Pioneers battled the T-Pups to a 0-0 tie in the first inning. During the second inning, however, Timpanogos Coach Kim Nelson said, "We had a couple of bunts that allowed us to load the bases. J.D. Ashman knocked in a couple of runs to get us going."

Jason Fullmer scored the third T-Pup run in the second. Lehi pitcher Bronson Anderson didn't let the T-Pups pick up additional runs until the sixth.

In the meantime, Lehi's T.R. Russon hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third.

On one out in the top of the sixth, T-Pup Tyler Hamilton tripled into center. Getting on base through a walk, Scooter Nelson led off from first to distract the Pioneers long enough for Hamilton to score a run. Soon afterwards, Fowler hit a one-run triple to end T-Pup scoring for the night.

In the bottom of the sixth, Russon slugged a center-field single, but the T-Pups pinched soon him in a fielder's choice play at second. Rem Worthen hit a one-run  single that gave Lehi a chance for at least tying the game. The Pioneers would have done that, had centerfielder Ashman not picked off at the fence a Trevor Jeppson  fly ball that would have otherwise landed outside the ballpark. Nelson said, "When you a big play like that from J.D., that says a lot of his experience as a varsity  player." 

Lehi Coach Aaron Flinders said, "We played really well, but they made a couple of plays that made it possible for them to win like that sixth-inning catch at the center-field fence. J.D. Ashman took a tying home run away from us when he made that catch at the fence in the sixth. Bronson Anderson kept us in the game."

Lehi avenged its heartbreaking loss by winning on the T-Pups'  home field April 1.

Lehi Kickers Suffer First League Loss at Paws of Mountain View T-Bears April 1.

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer boys' soccer team suffered its first Region Seven, courtesy of the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the T-Bears and Teddy Bears, in a game played on Lehi's football field April 1. The Teddy Bears defeated Lehi 1-0.

The Pioneers and Teddy Bears played an extremely tight contest in freezing, nighttime temperatures. With the stadium's lights shining on him, T-Bear Sam Hickman scored the night's only goal on a corner kick made Andy Woolley. The second Hickman received the kick, he headed the ball into the goal net during the contest's 20th minute. That successful shot spoiled what was an otherwise terrific performance by Lehi's Riley Anderson. 

Hickman's goal didn't take the fight out of Lehi. The Pioneers' new head coach, Jim Prisendorf said, "Our guys had a no-quit attitude tonight. They didn't let themselves get intimidated by Mountain View's being the defending state champion. Though we were missing four starters, our boys kept hanging in there. We have to applaud them for that. Until someone knocks Mountain View off, we're now the second-best in the state.

"Tonight,. we lost Dillon Straw for the rest of the season. A leg injury had kept him from playing for most of this season. The doctor gave him an okay to play for five minutes tonight. However, his leg got hurt really bad. We feel really bad for him, because he's a senior. "

During both halves of the contest, Spencer Gray, Austin Tuckett, and Josh Beatty led fierce Lehi attacks into T-Bear territory. Teddy Bears like Connor Salmon and Jose Sisneroes offered the Pioneers so much resistance that Lehi couldn't find any good spots where they would be able to make kicks that would send the ball flying into the goal net."

Awesome AF Cavebatters Outlast Copper Hills Cubbies 6-5 in Non-League Baseball Game April 3

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen defeated the Copper Hills Grizzlies, AKA the Cubbies, 6-5 in a non-league game at American Fork April 3. 

The bragging-rights game lasted eight innings, before the Awesome Cavemen finally pulled it out through hitting from Kyle Hall in  the eighth's lower half.

American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "We executed just much better than we did at Jordan last Tuesday. We had great pitching for Taylor Tonks, Colt Dunn, Aaron Hill, and Ben Beddes. We made some great plays for grounders like the oone that Jack Blackhurst made that turned the game around for us in the sixth."

During the first two innings, Tonks held the Cubbies scores. Meanwhile, American Fork got a first-single from Ty Flinders and a second-inning double from Scotty Andrus, a "distant cousin" of movie actress Ursula Andrus. However, Copper Hills pitcher Flame Thrower Evans kept the Cavemen scoreless during the game's first four innings.

In the top of the third, singles from Tony Petersen and Colton Clayson permitted the Cubbies to load the bases. Zach Watts' sacrfice groundout scored Collin Kuehn. Soon, a Jake "Captain" Morgan single hit Tonks in a leg, causng the Caveman pitcher to be taken out of the game.

Dunn took over at the mound, but Clayson still came home on a passed ball.  Dunn and Aaron Hill, a "cousin" of TV's Hank Hill, held the Grizzlies scoreless during the fourth and fifth innings.

The sixth opened with Morgan slugging a two-run single that stretched Copper Hills' lead to 5-1. American Fork caught up with the Cubbies in the bottom of the sixth. Andrus scored a run on an error that touched off a four-run rally for American Fork. During the comeback, Blackhurst singled in a run, and sometime later, the Cavemen loaded the bases on two outs after Flinders had doubled in a run. A Hall walked scored the tying walk, forcing the game into an eighth inning. 

The combined pitching of Hill and Beddes shut Copper Hills down in both the seventh and eight innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Zach Robinson singled into left, and Hall batted him in for the winning run.

Orem Tiggers

Timp Sports Weekly

March 23, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the opening of the Lehi boys' Region Seven soccer campaign with their win over the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers. We then look at how the Lehi Pioneer baseball team has fared in the aftermath of posting a 5-0 record at a tournament in St. George. Let's, people in Lehi would say, hop right to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Kickers 2-0 Win in Region 7 Opener Leaves Bouncin' Orem Tiggers Flat

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Seven boys' soccer opener at Lehi March 18, the Pioneers shut out the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, 2-0. 

Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "This is the first time in years that we have beaten Orem. We had to play under windy conditions today. For the first half, we played against the wind. We played with it. Ian Ramos scored our first goal late in the firs half by dribbling past three or four Orem players to make his successful shot. Aaron Caprio scored our other goal on an assist from Austin Tuckett in the second half.

"Our focus was to get after every 50-50 ball we could see. We beat Orem to a lot of 50-50 balls. We could have scored a lot more goals if the weather weren't so windy, but we're still glad to open region with a win."

Lehi Pioneer Kickers Corral Mountain Crest Ponies 3-1 in Non-League Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers corralled the Mountain Crest Mustangs, AKA the Ponies, 3-1 during a non-league boys' soccer game at Lehi March 14.

In the game, Lehi's Austin Tuckett kicked in the afternoon's first successful goal. Shortly before halftime, Pony Jason Yates tied the game at one. For the second half, Spencer Gray broke the 1-1 tie. LEhi's Iam Ramos scored on a penalty kick.

Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "This game is a turnaround from Pleasant Grove last Friday. We had greater performances from our our guys today. Tuckett made our first goal on a free kick 20 minutes into the game. Gray's goal occurred 15 minutes into the half. With region starting up pretty soon, we're going to be in for a real long fight. Our region is really tough."

Lehi Baseball Team Drop 2 Straight Games, but Win a 3rd Contest March 20

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After going undefeated in a recent St. George prep baseball touranment, the Lehi Pioneers encountered a brief rough patch before finally posting a 10-2 win at home over the Olympus Titans, AKA the Midgets, March 20.

In the first Pioneer home game of the season, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, shut out Lehi 4-0. Lone Peak Coach Matt LaHargue said, "Kinyon Norman threw a two-hitter today. When a pitcher can do that against Lehi, he's having an exceptional afternoon. He kept them off balance with his curve ball. It made Lehi players uncomfortable whenever they came up to bat."

Jed Goekeritz got the Loners going with a homer he hit during the first three innings. Lone Peak scored a run in each of the game's first four innings. Tyson Bringhurst tried turning things around for Lehi with a sixth-inning single, but after Hunter Houghton had flown out into right field, T.J. Russon hit into a double play from which the Pioneers could never recover."

In a pick-up game at Pleasant Grove March 19, the Pioneers hopped ahead 3-0 in the top of the first. However, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings rowed out in front 5-3 during the bottom of the first inning, and they never looked back. They kept Lehi scoreless until the Pioneers scored two runs in the top of the fifth. The Ferocious Vikings scored all of their runs in the first four innings. 

Bronson Anderson homered Palmer Page in the first inning. Rem Worththen and Tyson Briunghurst slugged two singles for Lehi. Colby Croft batted in four runs for the Ferocious Vikings, including two on a homer run.

Lehi led the entire March 20 game against Olympus. The Midgets could not shut down Lehi's hitting power. Bronson Anderson hit a solo homer that motivated Lehi to flood the Midgets away. Page, Dakotah Longman, and Rem Worthen each hit a double for the Pioneers.

Lehi Softball

Timp Sports Weekly

March 16, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week, we look at stories of two Lehi softball games and a stalemated battle between the Lehi Pioneers and the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

LP Loners Get Busted for Illegal Pitch, Giving Lehi Pioneers 5-4 Win in 9-Inning Preseason Opener

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a preseason softball opener Lehi on March 9, the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, got busted for an illegal pitch, which enabled the Lehi Pioneers to hop away with a 5-4 win during the nine-inning thriller.

As in recent games between the Pioneers and the Loners, the March 9 contest went down as a thriller. Even though only bragging rights were involved in the game, the two teams played intensely like squads battling for their region's sole remaining state playoff spot.

Pioneer Aly White scored the game's first run on an error in the bottom of the first.  With Lehi's Ariel Zimmerman and Loner Raven King engaged in a deadlocked pitching duel,  no further scoring occurred until the top of the sixth. Hitting a one-out single into right during Inning 6, Loner Lauren Gourdin soon got singled in by Kenzie St. Clair to tie the game at one.

In the bottom of the sixth, Pioneer Whitney Cook singled into left, but she soon got pinched in a fielder's choice play at second. That play ruined Lehi's chance for winning the game without having to go with the Loners into extra innings.

In the top of the seventh, Zimmerman fanned three straight Knight batters. King retaliated by forcing three straight Pioneers to get out. 

In the tip of the eighth, Lone Peak's Allyse Chipman got thrown out in a fielder's choice play at home, but King singled in Kaylee Keer to spark a three-run rally. It saw Kristen Nelson hit a two-out, two-run single that could have put the game away for the Loners. 

During the bottom of the inning, though, Areil Zimmerman singled in her little sister Taylor Zimmerman on one out.  The younger Zimmerman narrowly beat a throw to home plate, getting the momentum going for Lehi. Bree McBride slugged a two-run single that forced the game into a ninth inning, 

In the top of it, Ariel Zimmerman struck out three straight Loners to keep Rachel Schoonover stranded on base. In the bottom of the inning, a Kellie Jo Jenkins single moved Pioneer Annie Nielsen to third.  When Cassi Gray took her turn at bat, King delivered a pitch that plate umpire Bob Krommenhoek declared to be illegal. The violation let Nielsen walk home for the winning run. With it giving Lehi something to croak about for another year, Pioneer players rushed out from their dugout into light rain to celebrate the heart-stopping win. At the same time, Lehi fans honked their car horns joyously.

Lehi coach Leslie Warr said, "They showed great determination as they played marvelous defense against Lone Peak during all nine innings. When we made that squeeze play at home in the eighth, that boosted our momentum."

Ariel Zimmerman's Pitching a No-Hitter Earns a 13-0 Win Over Grantsville Lady Goat Ropers March 11

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Throwing a no-hitter in a non-league softball game at home March 11, a Lehi Pioneer pitcher enabled her team to win 13-0 over the Grantsville Cowgirls, AKA the Lady Goat Ropers.

The five-inning affair saw Aly White score the first Pioneer run in the bottom of the first. The Lady Goat Ropers' hopes of keeping the game close got washed away by a five-run rally that Lehi staged in the second inning. In the third, the Pioneers tacked on four more runs, and in the fourth, they scored another three.

Knocking in four runs for the afternoon, Kelly Jo Jenkins almost went completed a cycle. During her three times at bat, she slugged a single, a double, and a triple. Going 3-3 at the plate, White scored three runs while Bree McBride and Annie Nielsen each slugged a single for the Pioneers.

Lehi Coach Leslie Warr said, "Ariel's a pretty tough, pitcher. She had won a no-hitter last year, but I can't remember which team it was that she took down in that game."

Ferocious PG Vikings and Lehi Pioneers Battle to 2-2 Draw in March 12 Exhibition Soccer Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a non-league, nighttime game at Pleasant Grove March 12, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings battled the Lehi Pioneers to a 2-2 draw.

Pleasant Grove Coach Erik Bayles said, "We can always expect a tough game against Lehi. My young guys never gave up in the game. They battled back when Lehi pulled ahead 2-1. Lehi is always great a squad. I won't be surprised if they win the 4-A title this year."

Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "We had decided before the game that we would not play in overtime, if the game ended in a tied score at the conclusion of regulation. With this being preseason, we didn't want any guys to get hurt. We had a lot of attacks that we didn't finish."

The Pioneers spent most of the game on the Ferocious Vikings' end of the field. However, Lehi didn't score the game's first goal. Thirty-three minutes  into game, Viking Winston Sorhaitz dribbled into Lehi's crowded penalty box and scored a goal.

Pleasant Grove enjoyed its 1-0 lead until Lehi's Austin "Powers" Tuckett scored the tying goal on a kick from inside the penalty box. Pioneer Zach Stanley broke the tie a short time later. The Pioneers stayed ahead 2-1 until the last five minutes when Ryan Fonseca, a Ferocious Viking, evened the game at two.

 

Box Elder

Timp Sports Weekly

March 9, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at a state 4-A boys' octafinal game the Lehi Pioners won at home at the Box Elder Bees, AKA the Drones, March 2. That game gave Lehi fans something to croak about about as they watched their home team flood away the Bees. Let's get to that story.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Boy Hoopters Hand Box Elder Drones a Stinging Loss in State 4-A Octafinal Play

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Drones, the Box Elder Bees' season ended on a stinging note during a state 4-A boys' basketball octafinal at Lehi March 2. The Lehi Pioneers stomped on the Drones by a score of 62-37.

At first, Box Elder controlled the floor. After a Drone had pulled down a defensive rebound, Box Elder's Justus Brown sank an inside shot to put the Bees on the board first. Lehi's Willie Walker evened the game at two, but the Drones did not let the Pioneers hop ahead immediately. Cody Eyre hit an inside, set shot, and then he pumped a three-pointer to create a 7-2 lead for Box Elder. 

The buzz, which the Drones got from the five-lead, lasted only a short time. Aided by two Ryan Christofferson foul shots, Pioneer Zach Stanley hit a trey, and then he sank a go-ahead layup. A baseline shot from Pioneer Josh Scott provided Lehi with enough cushion to survive a hard blow dealt to the Pioneers Eyre.

Fouled right after sinking a three-pointer, Eyre swished in a foul shot to complete a four-point play that put the Drones within 11-10. Before the Bees could swarm back ahead, Josh Scott and Cody Hauver each hit a set shot that eventually proved to be poisonous to Box Elder. Just before the quarter break, Stanley hit a three-pointer that left Lehi leading 18-10.

"At halftime, we went over what adjustments we had to make on our offense," said Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell. "I thought our defense was good, but our offense was what we needed to adjust. Cody Hauver gave us some great minutes, especially in the second half. In the first quarter, our kids were scared. Scott and Stanley stepped up to give us the boards and shots we needed to turn the momentum to our favor. We played much better offensively in the second half than we did in the first. In the second half , we were a littlie more patient on our offense."

The next quarter opened with Brent Mecham hitting trey for the Drones. Mecham's scoring kept the Pioneer lead in single digits for most of the second quarter. Rebounds from Brad Munns and Brown permitted Mecham to keep Lehi from flooding Box Elder out during the second period.

After Eyre had sent the Drones flying within 24-19, Walker sank a three-foot shot that sent Lehi on a 9-5 scoring run in the half's final two minutes. When a Stanley trey put the score at 29-19, Lehi demonstrated that it could very well create a huge double-digit lead in the next half. A Munns jumper and a Mecham trey managed to move Box Elder within 33-24 at halftime. 

"In the second half, Walker did much better inside than he did in the first half. When they weren't paying to him, he would sneak in for his shots," Gladwell said.

In the early second half, a Brown layup prodded the Drones to buzz 33-26 and 35-28. Lehi wouldn't let Box Elder move in any closer than seven points. Midway through the third quarer, a Hauver trey put the score at 38-28, and Scott dropped a shot back in to give Lehi the momentum to turn the game into a washout.

"Cody's three-pointer was the thing that gave us the momentum to carry us through to the end of the fourth quarter," said Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell. 

In the fourth quarter, Walker finally became white hot inside the key. No matter how many times the Drones used to the Box-and-One defense to contain him, he kept slipping through to sink shots that sent Lehi rowing far ahead of the Drones. When a Christofferson bucket put the score at 53-32, Box Elder's season found itself doomed to lasting for only several more minutes. With Lehi staying more than 20 points ahead, second-stringers like Brendon Memmott and Ryan Pittard got to see a lot of game time in the final quarter.

Walker led Lehi with 18 points while Stanley added another 16 and Scott 14. Mecham led the Drones with 14 points while Eyre poured in another 13.

The Pioneers' season ended on a baad note March 4 when the Highland Rams, AKA the Lambs, butted them out of the playoffs during quarterfinal action at Weber State University's Dee Events Center.

Royals

Timp Sports Weekly

March 2, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's octafinal win over the Roy Lady Royals, AKA the Queens, in state 5-A girls' playoff action. We then look at how the Lehi Pioneers swished away the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears, during jayvee and varsity action at Lehi Feb. 24. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Awesome AF Cavewomen Open State Playoff Action With 73-56 Win over Roy Queens

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen opened their state 5-A playoff campaign with a 73-56 win at home over the Roy Lady Royals, AKA the Queens, Feb. 23.

The game opened with Queen Alissa Willard getting the opening tipoff. She connected a pass to Jessyca Fulmer for a successful set shot. Roy's 2-0 lead didn't last long. Awesome Cavewoman Amy Krommenhoek wiped it away through sinking a three-pointer and an inside jumper. Even thought Willard evened the game at five on a three-point play, Cavewoman Hayley Su'a'filo hit a go-ahead shot that sparked a 10-2 scoring run. Krommenhoek guided that shooting spree with her deadly accurate marksmanship. Laini Kalumbi and Su'a'filo also produced shots that gave the Cavewomen a 22-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

During the first four minutes of the second period, the Cavewomen held the Queens to three

points. At the quarter's midway point, Kalumbi pulled down a defensive board and zipped away for a layup that improved American Fork's advantage at 33-13. Willard sank an inside shot that set off a 10-2 scoring run for the Queens. Through Willard and Fulmer's collaboration, Roy battled back within 35-23. However, a fastbreak play went bad for Roy at that point, and American Fork capitalized on that misfortune of the Queens'. Su'a'filo and teammate Shelby Carson sank inside shots that kept American Fork's lead in double figures, despite an aggressive effort by Willard. Her shooting put the Queens within 39-29 by halftime.

The third quarter opened with Cavewoman Grace Farnsworth hitting a three-pointer. It marked the start of Farnworth's impressive, second-half performance. She pulled several crucial, defensive rebounds for her Awesome Cavewomen. Farnworth's teammate Kenzie Moeai joined her in battling Willard and Fulmer for rebounds. Most of the time in the half, Moeai and Farnsworth prevailed over those two Queens. 

Aly Gray hit three treys in hopes of tipping the momentum back to the Queens' favor. That hope evaporated, however, as the octafinal's second half progressed, even though Roy answered American Fork point for point in the third quarter. The Cavewomen stayed more than 10 points ahead during the game's last two periods. 

As the fourth period opened with the Cavewomen going on a 7-0 scoring run, the question was not whether they would last until the quarterfinals. The question was when by how far American Fork would dethrone the Queens. When Cierra Mitchell produced a three-point play to open fourth-quarter scoring for Roy, the Lady Royals made a last-ditch effort to survive the game. However, after Willard, the Queens' biggest gun, had fouled out at 2:34, their effort collapsed. 

American Fork Coach Corey Clayton said, "We knew this was going to be a pretty scrappy game. Roy is a pretty scrappy team. They did not fade away, even though we kept the point spread in double figures.

"Amy [Krommenhoek] got us going with her outstanding performance in the first quarter. Shelby Carson came up with some great rebounds. So did Kenzie Moeai, Grace Farnsworth, and Hayley Su'a'filo.

"Roy played a box and one to try containing Amy. However, we have players to come in to cover for her like Shelby Carson. Carson has proved time and time that when she comes off the  bench at crunch, she can come through for us."

Krommenhoek led American Fork with 16 points while Kalumbi added another 15, Farnsworth 11, Carson 11, Moeai 10, and Su'a'filo eight. Willard led the Queens with 25 points while Fulmer and Gray each pitched another 13.

JV Lehi Pioneers Flood Out Mountain View T-Bears 45-46

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers' junior varsity boys' basketball team finished its season at home Feb. 24 by flooding away the Mountain View Bruins, AKA Teddy Bears and T-Bears, by a score of 45-36.

With Dusty Draeger and Ryan Pittard as the Pioneers' chief shooters in the first quarter, Lehi rowed out to an early 9-2 lead. However, after it had grown to 11-2 on a Pittard shot, Forrest Jensen and Zach Oldham led the T-Bears on a 6-0 scoring run in the first quarter's final two minutes.

Early in the second quarter, Pioneer Landon Peters stole the ball and passed to Brad McGregor for a layup. That turned out to be the last time that Lehi scored in the first half. Using a defensive zone with stunning effect, the Teddy Bears deny the Pioneers lots of good spots for shot selections. Meanwhile, a Jess Larsen layup sent the T-Bears on 9-0 scoring that left them roaring proudly with a 17-11 lead in their paws at intermission.

In the early second half, Pittard and Draeger led the Pioneers on an 8-2 scoring run that tied the game at 19. Teddy Bear Rob Smith broke the 19-19 tie, but Draeger's shooting became a lifesaver for the Pioneers. When a Draeger trey put Lehi back ahead 23-21, the Pioneers knew that they still had a chance of finishing their season with a win. Nevertheless, the Bruins refused to capitulate. Those Teddy Bears used Jensen and Addison Shurtz's foul shooting to secure a 26-25 lead at the end of the third quarter.

For the final quarter, a Draeger three-point play and two McGregor foul shots launched Lehi out to a 30-26 advantage. However, a Kadan Curran trey put Mountain View within 30-29. Before the Teddy Bears could pull ahead again, Pioneer Colton Colledge scored on an offensive rebound. Lehi used Colledge's bucket as a springboard for jumping away from the Teddy Bears. Foul shots from McGregor and Pittard clutched the game for Lehi.

Draeger led Lehi with 20 points while Pittard added 10, McGregor seven, and Peters four. Oldham led the Teddy Bears with nine points, while Jensen added seven, Smith seven, Shurtz five, and Hunter Westwood two.

Lehi Varsity Boys Drown Mountain View Teddy Bears 68-34 in Region 7 Boys' Hoop Finale

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a varsity boys' basketball finale at Lehi Feb. 24, the Lehi Pioneers drowned the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears, 68-34. The win left Lehi in sole possession of second place in Region Seven standings, thus giving the Pioneers homecourt advantage in the state 4-A octafinals March 2. 

The game opened with T-Bear Kolton Gourley, nephew of former Awesome American Fork Cavewoman volleyball player Shauna Green, getting the opening tipoff. A Mountain View player launched the game's first shot, which Lehi's Will Walker rebounded. He streaked away and cut through a defensive zone that the Teddy Bears had hastily formed in hopes of containing him. He still scored the night's first bucket anyway. Mountain View's Taylor Warner answered that shot with a three-pointer. The T-Bears couldn't stay ahead for long. Scott Henderson hit a three-point shot that sent Lehi swimming way ahead of Mountain View. Josh Scott and Zach Stanley's combined shooting created a 12-3 advantage for the Pioneers.

 Gourley briefly ended the Teddy Bears inability to score by hitting a jumper late in the first quarter. It ended with Lehi croaking proudly about its 14-5 lead.

A Cody Hauver jump shot sparked a 5-0 scoring run for Lehi during the second quarter's first four minutes. A distant cousin of Awesome American Fork Cavewoman basketball player Kenzi Moeai, Kevin Moeai opened second-period scoring for Mountain View. In the half's final four minutes, the T-Bears outscored the Pioneers 7-5. Mountain View's scoring run got highlighted by Hunter Westwood sinking a trey and Roy Rob Smith nailing an inside shot, only to miss a free throw right afterwards.

With Lehi taking a 26-14 lead into the next half, the Teddy Bears found themselves facing a strong likelihood that their hopes for post-season play would get flooded away in this game. Mountain View needed a win at Lehi in order to have a prayer for making it to post-season. However, in the third quarter, Walker became hotter inside the key, and no matter how many times the Teddy Bears adjusted their zone to contain him, he kept invading the key from spots they wouldn't expect. Gourley's shooting kept the lead from going past the 20-point mark until Pioneer Ryan Christofferson put the score at 41-21. Christofferson's bucket sounded the death knell for the T-Bears' season. Lehi's Jordan "Mr." McGregor helped to make sure of that with his scoring and rebounding.

Mountain View's chances for state were gone by the fourth quarter, the Teddy Bears still came up with some thrilling plays like Conner Salmon's sinking a layup on a steal. With Walker, Scott, and Henderson controlling the boards, Lehi soon found it all right to let its reserves have a go at the Bruins. Second-stringers like Brendon Memmott, Ryan Pittard, and Dusty Draeger showed as much aggressiveness out on the floor as Lehi's starters did. While Memmott and Pittard took control of the boards, Draeger wowed hometown fans with a trey.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "It was a tough spot for Mountain View to be in tonight. They had to win here in order to be able to go on to the playoffs. We needed to win to secure a secure a second-place seed in the tournament. Josh Scott and Will Walker really did well in taking command of the boards. Those two guys work so well together. Mountain View sought to use a zone to contain Will, but he had enough floor smarts to know where to go where they wouldn't expect him to come into the paint. Zach Stanley is a team leader. He proved to be that as a point guard. Though he didn't score in double figures, he did come up with plays that enabled Will to be really dangerous inside."

Walker and Henderson led Lehi with 13 points each while Christofferson, McGregor, and Stanley each posted a score of seven. Gourley led the Teddy Bears with eight points, and Warner added another seven.

Lone Peak Loners

Timp Sports Weekly

February 23, 2010

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two stories about the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, taking down the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen in American Fork's final home games for this season. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

LP Loners Take Down Awesome AF Cavemen in Overtime Thriller Feb. 16

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen's home season ended on a heartbreaking note when the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, rode into town Feb. 16 and defeated them 59-54 in overtime during Region Four boys' basketball action.

Loner Chris Childs opened the game's scoring with an inside shot. His high accuracy with making inside shots made him and teammate Nick Emery the biggest threats to the Cavemen throughout the entire night. Caveman Jake Blackhurst answered Childs' first bucket with a trey. It set the tone for the entire first quarter. During it, the Loners secured leads of 4-3 and 7-5. Foul shots from Awesome Cavemen Marcel Davis and Ben Beddes tied the game at five and seven. At the end of the quarter, Loner Tannon missed both of his foul shots, causing the first quarter to end in a 7-7 draw.

In the second quarter's early minutes, a Quincy Bair foul shot put the Cavemen ahead 8-7, and a Davis jumper stretched American Fork's lead to 10-7. American Fork couldn't keep the Loners under control for very long. The combined marksmanship of Childs and Emery gave Lone Peak a 15-10 advantage.  Brody Berry helped the Loners much through pulling down some key defensive boards for them in the second period.

After Blackhurst hit an inside shot, he pulled down a defensive rebound and connected a full-court pass to Ryker Mathews for a shot that put the Cavemen within 15-14. American Fork quickly squandered golden opportunities that Mathews' shot gave them, for they soon made a bad pass after rebounding an  Emery free throw. Capitalizing on that turnover, Childs sank an inside shots to give the Loners a 17-14 advantage at halftime.

In the early third quarter, the Loners extended their lead to 22-14 on an Emery trey and a Childs layup. That was the biggest lead that Lone Peak would have in the third period. Successful shots from Beddes and Davis sparked a 7-0 scoring run for the Awesome Cavemen. When a Mathews three-point play had put them within 22-21, Childs put a shot back, making American Fork look as though it would again lose a chance to snatch the lead. The Cavemen didn't let Childs' handiwork discourage them any. As soon as a Childs bucket had put the score at 26-21, Bair hit a three-pointer, and Beddes evened the game at 26. An Emery three-point shot broke the tie. Rebounding and foul shooting by Colt Shumway permitted the Loners to take a 31-26 lead into the final quarter.

Two Beddes foul shots and a Davis bucket sparked a strong American Fork comeback in the fourth period. After two Pedersen foul shots had given the Loners a 35-32 lead, Davis tied the time at 35 through a three-point play. Two Bair foul shots put the Cavemen back ahead 37-35 in the final three minutes. Frequent switches in the lead ensued. In the final 40 seconds, Blackhurst hit a set shot that tipped the Cavemen ahead 40-39. Davis then sank two shots that could have clinched the game for American Fork. However, Pedersen hit a three-pointer in the final four seconds to force the game into overtime.

Getting the tipoff in the overtime period, Emery zipped away for a go-ahead layup as he got fouled. The Loner swished in a free throw. A Blackhurst trey tied the game at 45, but Emery hit a three-pointer of his own. American Fork came up cold at the foul line during the overtime period. Berry proved to be hot at the free throw line as his successful foul pitches provided the Loners with a lead wide enough for them to take home a win. 

Emery and Childs led the Loners with 17 points each while Berry contributed another 13 points. Davis led American Fork with 14 points while Bair added another 12.

LP Loners Come From Behind to Defeat Awesome AF Cavewomen 54-50 in Region 4 Girls' Hoop Finale

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lone Peak Knights' girls' basketball team  didn't have to go into overtime when they won 54-50 on the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's home court during a Region Four finale February 18. Lone Peak simply held up well under the stress of the game's final minute to win over the defending state 5-A champ.

The Knights, AKA the Loners, found themselves trailing the Awesome Cavewomen by as far as 10 points at various times during the night. To overcome this problems, Lone Peak Coach Keith Flood said, "We found we had to play better defense inside. We couldn't just block shots. Once we started playing better defense, we were able to get our offensive game going strong."

American Fork Coach Corey Clayton said, "in our region, every night is a tough night. Any team can take down any other team in our league on any given night. That was what happened tonight. Lone Peak played very well against us. We didn't play as well as we should have. Now we're going to have to focus on getting ready for state this Tuesday."

The game opened with Cavewoman Kylie Allen sinking a layup on a steal she made from Loner Marquelle Funk. An Amy Krommenhoek trey gave American Fork momentum. After a Laini Kalumbi three-point play put the Cavewomen's advantage at 8-2, American Fork looked as though it would soon blow the Loners out. Krommenhoek became the Cavewomen's big gun as her shooting gave them a leads as wide as 16-6. Loner Whitney Johnson trimmed it to 16-8 just before the quarter break.

In the second quarter, a Whitney Stevens trey opened an aggressive effort for the Loners. Johnson and Maddie McGrath led Lone Peak on a 7-4 scoring run in early Period 2. After the Loners had pulled within 20-15, Grace Farnsworth improved the Cavewomen's advantage at 23-15 on a three-point play. However, free throws from Funk and Mikail Burningham sparked another charge for the Loners. A Funk bucket put them within 23-21. After Krommenhoek sank a 17-foot shot, teammate Kenzi Moeai stole the ball and sank a layup to put the score at 27-21. A Burningham trey clipped the lead to 27-24 just before halftime.

American Fork's control of the game turned shaky in the second half. A Stevens bucket cut the lead to 27-26. That shot made the game's last two periods a story of the Cavewomen battling frantically to stay at least a couple of steps ahead of the Loners. They didn't let the Cavewomen pull any farther ahead than five points. From throws from Kalumbi, Hayley Su'a'filo kept American Fork narrowly ahead during the third quarter. Shots from Anna Hubert, Funk, Johnson, and McKenna Lusk kept the Loners within striking distance of the Cavewomen. At the end of the third quarter, Grace Farnworth hit two fouls shots and a field goal to give American Fork a 41-32 lead. A Hubert layup trimmed it to 41-34 just before the quarter break.

With the final quarter opening on Cavewoman Shelby Carson pulling down a defensive rebound, Moeai hit an inside shot that might have given the Cavewomen some momentum. However, after they had secured a 43-34 lead, they let the Loners go on an 8-0 scoring run, paced by treys from Johnson and Lusk. When two Hubert foul shots had put the Loners within 43-42, American Fork became faced with the prospect that if it kept letting Lone Peak pull within one point, the Loners would eventually ride ahead of the Cavewomen. After Su'a'filo had sank a shot, Funk answered it with a bucket of her own that put the score at 45-44. In spite of two Farnworth foul shots, a Stevens trey tied the game at 47. Krommenhoek broke the 47-47 tie.

In the game's final minute, Johnson tied the game at 49, and Stevens then picked off an American Fork pass. Flood said, "Johnson's biggest shot of the night was the bucket that tied the score at 49."

Johnson followed up her tying shot with a successful layup. American Fork received a chance to catch up with the Loners when Moeai went to the foul line. The Cavewoman hit her first foul shot, but missed her second one. A Loner rebounded it, and American Fork never got another chance for forcing the game into overtime. Johnson and Mikayla McChesney each sank two foul shots to clutch the game for the Loners.

Krommenhoek led the Cavewomen with 15 points while Farnworth added another 11. Johnson led the Loners with 12 points, and Funk contributed another 10.