Memorial Weekend Baseball Tournament

Timp Sports Weekly
May 26, 2009

Publisher's Message

With the high school sports season now history, we will be turning our attention to the world of summer baseball. Through the next several issues of this magazine, we will be covering games played by northern Utah County's high schools' teams. We will also be devoting coverage to teams playing in the American Fork Pony and Timp Colt leagues. For this issue, we look at how the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings and Lone Knights, AKA Loners, fared in last Saturday's action of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Tournament. Let's get to the action!

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Ferocious PG Bounces Back to Beat Riverton Silverpups After Losing to Lone Peak
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After losing a close game to the Lone Peak Gold Knights, AKA Loners, in a May 23 game at Lone Peak, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings bounced back to win 10-4 over the Riverton Silverwolves, alias Silverpups, in a second-round game of the 18-under age division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Day Weekend Invitational.

Spurred by Nate Hardman's three-run homer in the first inning, the Vikings secured a 5-0 lead. It received a severe cut the next inning. In the bottom of the second, Riley Slaymaker hit a one-run single to spark a four-run rally, fueled by two Pleasant Grove errors and a Colton Pickering single.

Though unable to score in the bottom of the second, the Vikings settled down in the top of the third to keep the Silverwolves from catching up with them. Mitch Dahl's pitching kept Riverton from picking up a fifth run in the game.

The Vikings, meanwhile, pulled away in the bottom of the third. As soon as Viking Bo Caldwell had hit a one-out single that inning, Stephen Rockhill doubled him in to launch another five-run rally. Rhett Rickenbach fueled it with a one-run single. Soon, Keaton singled him and Rockhill in. Pleasant Grove then loaded the bases. With Colby Croft getting accidentally hit by a pitcher, Keaton scored the 10th Viking run.

Although Riverton held the Vikings in check after the third, the Silverwolves couldn't recover from that inning.

Pleasant Grove Coach Brian Belliston said, "This game taught us that we need to maintain our focus and intensity. We lost both of those things in the Lone Peak earlier this morning."

In the game against the Black Knights, Pleasant Grove took a 6-2 lead in the first two innings. However, the Vikings let up after the second inning. Singles from Brayden Matheson and Travis Thomas sparked Lone Peak into rallying back. Staging a four-run rally in the bottom of the fifth, the Black Knights went on to defeat the Vikings 9-8.

Rickenbach produced two singles and two runs for Pleasant Grove in that game. Secretan contributed a single to the Vikings' losing effort.

Lone Peak Black Knights Battle Northridge Knights to 8-8 Draw
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly

At a May 23 game for the 18-under division of the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball's Memorial Weekend Invitational, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA Loners, battled to an 8-8 draw the Northridge Knights, alias the Iron Studs.

Played at Lone Peak, the game saw scoring open in the bottom of the second when Northridge's Ty Gabile doubled in Gavin Farr.

Hitting a one-out, infield single in the top of the third, Matt Olson soon came home on a Logan Leavitt sacrifice fly. Knight Kyle Hannemann soon singled in Rhett Reiber to put Lone Peak ahead 2-1.

A fourth-inninng balk called against Northridge pitcher Colton Mahoney scored Dakota Murdock, who opened the round with a left-field single. Josh Stephan's sacrifice groundout scored Mike Draper. Keyan Norman singled in a run to improve Lone Peak's lead at 4-2

In the bottom of the fourth, Dominic Taylor hit a solo homer, The Gold Knights didn't let Northridge make any runs in the fifth and sixth innings. During those same two innings, Gold Knight Dane Petersen scored on a fifth-inning steal at home, and teammate Mark Simpson, no relation to TV's Bart Simpson, came home on a passed ball.

After clubbing the Gold Knights with a seventh-inning double play, the Northridge boys capitalized on Lone Peak mistakes in the bottom of the seventh to stage a four-run rally fueled by singles hit by Mahoney, Mike Goodrich, and Clint Lilac.

With the score tied at six, the game went into extra innings. Each team scored a run in each of the extra innings. Because of the tournament scheduled, the umpires declared the game a draw after the ninth.

Riverton Silverpups Defeat Lone Peak Gold Knights 4-3
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After the 10-4 bruising that the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings had served them earlier on May 23, the Riverton Silverwolves, AKA Silverpups, came back to win 4-3 over the Lone Peak Gold Knights in a Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Invitational game at Lone Peak.

Neither team could score during the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, Riverton's Nate Hartley hit an infield single, and he soon came home on a passed ball. Having singled earlier in the inning, Taylor Bell came home on a passed ball, and teammate Bo Davison hit a one-run single to improve the Silverpups' advantage at 3-0.

In the bottom of the inning, Gold Knight Keyan Norman hit a two-run double, and in the fifth, Josh Scoresby's one-run single tied the game at three.

Lone Peak's comeback attempt crashed the next inning. In the top of the sixth, Bell singled into left, and Riley Slaymaker doubled him in. Bell followed up his tie-breaking run through striking out three straight Gold Knights in the bottom of the inning to clutch the game for Riverton.


Lone Peak Black Knights Shut Out Davis Darts 3-0
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having come from behind to beat the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 9-8 in a first-round game for the Rocky Mountain School of Baseball Memorial Day Invitational's 18-under division, the Lone Peak Black Knights, AKA the Loners, shut out the Davis Darts 3-0 in a second-round game at Lone Peak May 23.

Black Knight pitcher Travis Thomas threw a one-hitter during the five-inning game. The only Dart to hit off him, Jayce Day smacked a single into left, only to become stranded at second.
Thomas posted three strikeouts during the game.

In the bottom of the first, Brayden and Ryan Savage each hit a one-out single. Ethan Sannon singled in Matheson. In the third inning's lower half, Black Knight Matt Oakman tripled into left. Matheson singled in a run, then stole home to complete the game's scoring. The fourth opened with Thomas hit a center-field double, but Davis caused him to become stranded at third.

Season Finales

Timp Sports Weekly
May 18, 2009

Publisher's Message

This week's issue covers the conclusions of the Lehi and American Fork soccer and track seasons. We will also look at the Lehi Pioneers' performance in the still on-going state 5-A girls' softball tournament. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Pioneers' Soccer Season Ends in Split of 2 Home Games
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Life dealt a hard blow to the Lehi Pioneers' dreams of finishing their 5-A soccer days with a state championship last week. A split in two state playoff games at Lehi cost the Pioneers their season.
In an octafinal state game May 12, Lehi hopped away with a 3-1 win over the Skyline Eagles, AKA the Tweeties. However, in a May 15 quarterfinal, the Vicious Viewmont Vikings scuttled the Pioneers 2-1.

The first 30 minutes of the Skyline game went down as a deadlocked battle as Lehi goalie Riley Anderson and his Eagle counterpart Matt Kershaw held their own.

Addy Rice, Scotty Nelson, Andrus Jones, and Nielsen Lofgren led the Skyline attempt at snapping the Pioneer defense. It proved unbreakable until midway through the second half.

Meanwhile, Ryan Curtis, Austin Tuckett, and Ben Prisendorf directed an unrelenting series of Pioneer attacks deep into Eagle territory. Curtis, for example, came really close to scoring the game's first goal when he produced a breakaway play in the middle of the first half. Kershaw intercepted Curtis' shot, however.

Ten minutes before halftime, Prisendorf passed the ball to Spencer Gray to put Lehi ahead 1-0. The Pioneers couldn't improve on upon their lead, though.

Anderson did keep it intact just before halftime. Shortly before the referee whistled the start of halftime, the Pioneer goalie picked off a direct shot kicked by Nelson.

The Eagles became more aggressive on offense in the second half. Anderson managed to keep their shots from fly across the goal line -- until 18 minutes into the period.

Taking a pass from Jim Madsen, Lofgren scored a tying goal. As Lehi attempted to break the 1-1 deadlock, sweeper Graham Empy frustrated the Pioneers with steals. Empy's efforts turned out to be vain, though.

Pioneer Zach Morgan broke the tie during a breakaway a play. Morgan kicked in a successful shots before Kershaw could get to him.

Skyline received a chance for tying the game at two when Madsen made an indirect kick. A small contingent of Pioneers rushed together to keep Madsen's kick from flying into the net.

With eight minutes left, Tuckett connected a pass to Curtis for a third Pioneer goal. It put the game away.

The win gave Lehi the right to host the Vikings in the quarterfinals. In the May 15 game, Ian Ramos scored the game's first goal. Lehi couldn't improve upon its 1-0 lead. Viking Jared Peterson tied the game at one, and midway through the second half, Viewmont's Brandon "Donald" Trump kicked in a tie-breaking goal, which was his way of saying, "Lehi, you're eliminated!"

The Pioneers will be spending next spring playing in a 4-A league.

Lehi Softball Team Wins Over Skyline, But Loses at Syracuse
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers split two games in the first two rounds of their state 5-A softball tournament. At Lehi May 13, they won 5-4 over the Skyline Eagles, AKA the Tweeties. Lehi dropped a road game May 15 in Syracuse, when the Titans, alias the Midgets, shut them out 2-0.

In the Skyline game, Lehi had five hits and had no errors. Whitney Cook hit two homers, including one that broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth to give Lehi the win.

Skyline posted a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the May 13 game, and the Eagles stretched their advantage to 3-0 on a third-inning run. Cook hit her first homer in the bottom of the third, but Skyline picked up a run in the fourth. Lehi tied the game at four in the bottom of the fourth.

In the Sryacuse game, Lehi pitcher Ariel Zimmerman fanned 11 Titan batters. Zimmerman's performance became overshadowed by Titan pitcher Ashley Ostler in the bottom of the third. That inning, Ostler hit a one-run triple, and she came home on a wild pitch to end the game's scoring.

Local Tracksters Finish Season Through Placing High at State Meet
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At the State 5-A track, hosted by Brigham Young University May 14-15, northern Utah County athletes finished their season with placing high in 17 events.

Lone Peak's Angie Kaplar finished her prep career by winning a third straight state championship in the girls' 100-meter hurdles. She said, "Going out with a third straight state title in the 100 hurdles was a great way to finish my high school career."

She went on to finish seventh in the girls' 200-meter dash and 300-meter hurdles. She was also on the Lone Peak girls' 1,600-meter relay team that finished second in the finals. Lone Peak Coach Misty "Windy's Blackmailing Sister" Jorgensen said, "By placing second today, our girls' 4x400 relay team set a new school record of 3:56."

Kaplar's teammates on the squad included Megan Smith, Megan Mower, and Taryn Toolsen.

Lone Peak also finished fourth in the girls' 400-meter relay.

With a score of 40, Lone Peak finished fourth in the girls' division, and the Loners also finished 11th in the boys' after picking up 18 points. American Fork and Lehi each made 12 points in the boys' division to tie for 18th place. Posting five points, the American Fork Cavewomen tied the Copper Hills Grizzlies and the manly Spanish Fork Lady Dons for 21st in the girls' division.

Finishing fifth in the boys' 1,600-meter run, Lehi posted a new school record of 3.26.08. Lehi Coach Matt Rowe said, "For these four guys to do it was quite an accomplishment. Three of them are seniors. Preston Yardley is the only one we'll have back next year."

Yardley's departing teammates included Mikey Babcock, Zeke Rojas, and Jesse Tyson.

Rowe added, "I am proud of our two boyshot put throwers who placed."

In the shot put, Pioneer Jose Galindo took third and Dave Thompson seventh.

American Fork's Hannah Dehmel flung herself to a sixth-place finish in the girls' shot put. Teammate Taylir Garrison took seventh in the girls' high jump.

American Fork Coach Art Taylor said, "We're a young team. We will have most of our kids back next year."

Lone Peak's Steve Morrin finished second the boys' 3,200-meter run and third in the boys' 1,600-meter race. Also in the boys' 3,200-meter run, American Fork's Austin West and Robby Lee finished third and fourth respectively. in the boys' 1,600-meter run, Lee took eighth and West 12th.

"Our goal for the boys is to earn at least 30 points," said Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking Coach Glenn Larsen. "The goal for our girls' team is to score in double figures."

The Vikings achieved both aims through the efforts of Levi Williams, Scotty Matheson, Julie Mazeika, and Autumn Robertson. Pleasant Grove picked up 34 points to finished fifth in the boys' division, and in the girls' competition, the Vikings earned 11 points.

Pleasant Grove's Levi Williams finished second in both the boys' 110- and 300-meter hurdles. Teammate Scotty Matheson took second in the boys' long jump and third in the high jump.

Mazieka finished seventh in the girls' 3,200-meter race, and Robertson took second in the girls' high jump.

Region Four Finales

Timp Sports Weekly
May 12, 2009

Publisher's Message

With the high school spring sports seasons winding down this month, this issue will be looking at the end of regular season schedules of American Fork and Lehi's softball, baseball, and soccer teams. This issue will also look at the recent Region Four track meet, hosted by Pleasant Grove. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

AF Lady Cavebatters End Season with Home Loss to Lone Peak While Lehi Splits 2 Home Games
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In last week's softball action, the American Fork Cavewomen and Lehi Pioneers finished their regular season schedule for this year. While American Fork got trampled 11-1 by the Lone Peak Knights, AKA Loners, in a Region Four finale at home May 6, Lehi split two home games.

The Cavewomen went into their last season game with another piece of bad luck. Hayley Holmstead, one of their leading hitters, had to end her season early because of knee surgery the week before. So an already handicapped American Fork found itself pitted against a Lone Peak team desirous to take out on the Cavewomen frustration that the Knights had been having since Lone Peak's one-run loss at Lehi five days before.

The Knights got onto the scoreboard first when a Raven King sacrifice groundout scored leadoff batter Lauren Gourdin, who had gotten on base through a walk. One-run singles by Jeni "Jedi" Keller and Racheal Schomacher stretched Lone Peak's lead to 3-0 during the first inning.

In the bottom of it, pitcher King struck out Alexis Morris and Annie Christensen while Megan Hansen grounded out to second base.

King kept Lone Peak's 3-0 lead intact until the Cavewomen loaded the bases on two outs in the bottom of the third. A wild pitch let Abby Pace race home. That run turned out to be the only one that the Knights let the Cavewomen have in the game.

With Janessa Ludlow singling in a run in the top of the fourth, the Knights quickly put the game away.

Over in Lehi that same day, Whitney Cook hit a two-run homer in the fifth to lift the Pioneers to a 5-3 win over the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings. Lehi Coach Leslie Warr said, "We had a 2-0 lead in the first two innings. PG scored two runs in the third, and we got a run in the bottom of the fourth. PG tied it at three in the fifth, and Whitney hit her two-run homer in the bottom of that inning. The win gave us a second-place finish region."

During the course of that thrilling game, Lisa Castleberry hit a single and homer for the Vikings while teammate Kenzi Jardine chipped in two singles. Shelby Lund contributed a single and a double to Lehi's winning cause. Ariel Zimmerman finished the game as its winning pitcher.

Lehi's last scheduled home game ended in a 6-4 loss to the Manti Templars, AKA the Fightin' Turkeys.

A Zimmerman double gave the Pioneers took a 1-o lead in the second dinning. Manti tied it at one in the fourth, and the Templars pulled ahead 5-1 on a four-run rally in the fifth. Lehi trimmed the lead to 5-4 in the sixth, but Manti picked up an insurance run in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, a Templar error let Zimmerman get on base, giving Lehi hope of least tying the game. However, after Casey Romero walked, Zimmerman got pinched in a fielder's choice play at third. That play virtually smashed Lehi's cause.

Besides her second-inning double, Zimmerman also belted a home run for Lehi. Lund hit two singles for the Pioneers during the game.


AF, Lehi Baseball Teams End Seasons With Losses
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers each suffered two straight losses as they wrapped up their Region Four baseball schedules.

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings defeated American Fork 4-3 at home May 4 and 8-7 on the Cavemen's diamond May 6.

Besides pitching in the May 4 contest, Josh "Rim Hanger" Mooney hit a home run for the Cavemen. They took a 1-0 in the first inning. Pleasant Grove tied the game at one in the third. American Fork sneaked ahead 3-1 in the fifth. However, in the bottom of the seventh, Johnny Burton hit a three-run homer to give the Vikings the win.

For the May 6 thriller, American Fork grabbed a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the first. Though Pleasant Grove picked up a run in the top of the second, the Cavemen stayed ahead during the first three innings. American Fork scored two run in the third, but the Vikings shut American Fork down during the final four innings.

Pleasant Grove picked up its third run in the fourth, then tied the game at seven on a four-run rally in the fifth. The Vikings finally scored their tie-breaking run in the sixth.

American Fork got doubles from Kyle Hall, Ben Beddes, and Bo Fisher. Nate Hardman and Colby each belted a double for the Vikings.

While the Cavemen had to deal with suffering narrow losses in their final week of baseball action, Lehi got hammered in both of its games against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners.

In the May 4 game at Lehi, Lone Peak soaked the Pioneers up by a score of 16-4. Lehi scored all of its runs in the sixth inning. By then, though, the Knights had already acquired a 13-0 lead. Seven of the Knights' runs occurred in the top of the fifth. Dillon Robinson and Jake Hannemann each hit a double for the Knights during the blowout.

During the May 6 at Lone Peak, the Knights grabbed a 4-0 lead in the first inning, and they never looked back. The umpires called the game after the fifth, because of the Knights' 13-3 lead. Lehi scored all of its three runs in the third.

T.J. Russon and Bronson Anderson each hit a double for the Pioneers in the game. Lone Peak got doubles from Robinson, Mike Draper, and Jed Goeckeritz. Adam Kelsch hit a homer for the Knights in the blowout.


Cavekickers Finish Soccer Season With Two Wins; Lehi Scores 2 Win to Become Region 4 C0-Champ
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekley

Region Four soccer ended last week, producing contrasting results for the American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers.

American Fork lost two straight games, costing the Cavemen a chance for going to state. Lehi, on the other hand, won two games at home, securing a piece of the Region Four championship.

In a May 7 game at American Fork, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, destroyed the Cavemen 4-1. Timpanogos scored two goals in the first half and another two in the second. American Fork made its only goal during the second half. The T-Pups' goals were made by Parker Brown, Josh Jensen, McKay Steggell, and Stevie Chapman.

Officially known as the Lone Peak Knights, the Loners defeated American Fork 1-0 at Lone Peak May 8. Brody Berry scored the game's only goal.

The win came in the aftermath of a 3-0 loss that the Loners had suffered on the Lehi Pioneers' home field May 6.

Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "Neither team could score in the first half. Austin Tuckett scored the first goal in the opening minute of the second half. He soon scored another one right afterwards by dribbling past three or four Lone Peak players. Ian Ramos made the third goal on a free kick."

Lone Peak Coach Eric Stevens said, "We played great defense in the first half. We made some mistakes in the second half that let them score. We had the ball moving quite well, but we couldn't put it in. We weren't as focused in the second half, as we were in the first half. We had great offensive performances from Craig Petersen, Ben Wayman, and Tyler Bair, and Matt Petersen.

McMurtie that his Pioneers didn't play as well in a May 8 against Spanish Fork as they had done against Lone Peak. The Lehi coach said, "We played just good enough to win."

Lehi took a 4-0 lead in the first half through shots from Ryan Curtis, Zach Hancock, Ian Ramos, and Hensen Keetch. Ryan Holt scored the game's final goal in the second half to give Lehi a 5-0 win over the Spanish Fork Dons.

Lehi-Lone Peak Softball Action

Timp Sports Weekly
May 6, 2009

Publisher's Message

This week's cover story concerns the tight softball game between the Lehi Pioneers and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA Loners. The game reflected the fierce rivalry shared between northern Utah County's high schools. Besides the cover story, we'll look at the latest action in boy's soccer and baseball. We'll also tell who placed in what at the recent BYU Invitational. We'll then finish out with an essay on what can happen when a person doesn't call it quits. Let's get to those items.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Softball Team Survives 8-Inning Thriller Against Lone Peak
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Playing an eight-inning softball game at home April 30, the Lehi Pioneers won 4-3 over the Lone Peak Knights, nicknamed the Loners by the American Fork Cavemen.

Through the course of the contest, Pioneer hurler Ariel Zimmerman fanned eight batters as she became locked in a pitching duel with Rachel Schomacher, who posted six K's.

During the top of the first, Zimmerman walked leadoff hitter Lauren Gourdin, but struck out Raven King and Jeni "Jedi" Keller. Second baseman Annie Nelson grounded out McKenzie St. Clair to help keep Lone Peak scoreless that inning.

After Schomacher had struck out leadoff batter Becky White in the bottom of the first, Shelby Lund slugged a center-field single, and Bree McBride joined her on base through an error at first. Schomacher didn't let Lehi go anywhere, though. The Lone Peak pitcher fanned Nelson, then caused Zimmerman to ground out to second base.

The game stayed a scoreless tie until the bottom of the third. Singling at the start of that inning's bottom half, Casey Romero soon came home on a McBride single, slugged into center. A Lehi pinch runner scored the next run through an error.

In the top of the fourth, St. Clair and Keller each slugged a left-field single. Before the Knights could go anywhere with those two hits, Zimmerman struck out Schomacher and Lachelle Eckles, slowing Lone Peak down. The fourth ended with Lehi still ahead 2-0.

Though Gourdin singled in the fifth, Lehi kept her chained on second, preserving the Pioneers' lead. It grew to 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth when Romero scored a run on error.

Lehi played without any errors -- until the sixth. That inning, the Pioneers committed two errors, which allowed Lone Peak to post two runs.

In the bottom of the sixth singles, from Whitney Cook and Ashley Zimmerman prompted Lone Peak to have King replace Schomacher as pitcher. The reliever struck out Lund to end the inning.

On one out in the seventh, Schomacher singled in King to the game at three and force it into an eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth, Kjersti Secretan singled in Ariel Zimmerman to give Lehi the win.

Earlier in the week, the Pioneers won 9-4 in an April 28 game on the Orem diamond of the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups.

Meanwhile, the American Fork Cavewomen lasted only three innings in an April 28 game at Spanish Fork. Spurred on by a Kylee Bufton home run, those manly Spanish Fork Lady Dons shut out American Fork 15-0 in the abreviated contest.

Lehi Soccer Team Posts 2 Straight Region 4 Wins
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly

By scoring two Region Four wins last week, the Lehi Pioneers improved their chances for state 5-A boys' soccer tournament action. In an April 28 game at home, Dylan Straw kicked in a second-half goal to pace Lehi to a 1-0 win over the American Fork Cavemen.

April 30 saw the Pioneers win 2-1 in overtime on the field of the Timpanogos Timberwolves, alias T-Pups. T-Pup Caleb Porter score the game's first goal during the opening period. Ian Ramos kicked in a second-half goal to force an overtime. During it, Zach Morgan scored the winning goal.

American Fork won 2-0 on the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' home field April 30.

AF Sweeps 2-Game Series Against T-Pups; Lehi Drops Both Games Against Spanish Fork
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Last week, American Fork Caveman Ben Beddes proved to be the clutch hitter for his Region Four baseball team as it swept a two-game series against the Timpanogos Timberwolves, alias T-Pups. Beddes knocked in three run in an April 28 game at Timpanogos to give the Cavemen a 3-2 win on the T-Pups' home field. At the Cavemen's home diamond April 30, he hit a one-run single in the bottom of the seventh to lift American Fork a 10-9 win over the T-Pups.

Also during the April 30 contest, Evan Wright and Ryan Evans each hit a triple for American Fork.

The T-Pups took a 4-0 lead during the first 1 1/2 inning. American Fork scored a run in the bottom of the second, then pulled ahead 5-4 in the third. Timpanogos stayed closely behind American Fork, and the T-Pups tied the game at nine in the seventh's top half.

Lehi had a rough-time against Region Four leader Spanish Fork in games played April 28 and 30.

Lehi Coach Pat Gleave said, "We played really good at Spanish Fork, but we made a couple of costly errors that permitted them to make some runs. In the game at our place, we didn't really good. We had only one run. Tanner Martin scored it for us in the first inning. We made lots of errors in the second game, allowing Spanish Fork to beat us 12-1 in five innings."

In the April 28 game, Adam Duke had a gay old time striking out seven Lehi batters. Duke's ptiching permitted the Dons to win 7-1.

Adam and Brock Duke hit a three-run double and a home run in the April 30 game. It saw Jordy Hart hit a double for Lehi.

Six Local Tracksters Place at BYU Invitational
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Six northern Utah County tracksters placed at the BYU Invitational May 2.

In the boys' 3,200-meter run, Lone Peak's Steve Morrin finished third and American Fork's Austin West fifth. Lehi's Jake Brydson took eighth in the boys' 200-meter dash.

Lone Peak's Cody Jacob flung himself to a sixth-place finish in the boys' discus. Ferocious Pleasant Grove Viking Levi Williams took second in the boys' 110-meter high hurdles and fourth in the boys' 300-meter hurdles. Cody Jacobs of Lone Peak took fourth in the boys' discus.

Publisher's Column
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly

Thinking Things Through First Often Pays in the Long Run

Two years ago, American Fork Cavewoman Hayley Holmstead came out of the Lehi Pioneers' gym crying. No, her team didn't lose to the Pioneers. In fact, the Cavewomen won by a double-digit margin.

The reason she cried was that she had an off-night. Although she would usually score in double figures in her games, Hayley didn't set the nets ablaze in that game. In fact, the Pioneers held her to four points.

In front of me, she told her mother, Sondra, "Mom, I sucked tonight. I don't think I should play anymore. I'm going to quit."

Sondra said, "You just had a bad game. That's all."

"No, I'm not good on the court anymore. I'm going to quit."

In a soft voice, I said, "Hayley, think it through first before you do it."

I walked away, thinking Hayley might not listen to me either. On the following Tuesday, I showed early for a Cavewoman basketball game, and I saw Hayley, dressed in her game uniform, taking practice shots. Later on that night, she scored in double figures to lead her team to a victory over the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA Puppies. Soon after that game, Hayley gave me a hug after I had interviewed her coach, Corey Clayton.

Through the next two years, I didn't think what the end result of my giving Hayley that piece of unwanted advice would be. That end result was Hayley getting named as the Salt Lake Tribune's
Most Valuable Player for the All-State 5-A girls' basketball team. That shows what can happen when a person doesn't throw in the proverbial towel.

Lehi-PG Soccer

Timp Sports Weekly
April 26, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week, we look mainly at stories covering rivalries between Lehi and Pleasant Grove in soccer and American Fork and Lehi in baseball. We will also examine how northern Utah County track and softball teams are doing as this year's high school spring sports seasons prepare to wind down. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Pioneers Take Down PG Kickers in Region 4 Soccer Battle
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In Region Four soccer action at Pleasant Grove April 24, the Lehi Pioneers overpowered the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings 3-1. Lehi's win came in the aftermath of the Pioneers' 4-2 triumph at home against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners.

Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "We came out strong and broke the game open in the first half. We had some good finishing.

"We came back from spring break and shook off the rust at our practices. We showed a lot of good offensive and defensive performances in both of our games this week. We had defeated Lone Peak 4-2 at home last Wednesday. Tonight, we were still very composed.

Lehi never trailed in the Pleasant Grove game. As nighttime rain fell on the Vikings and Pioneers, the contest started out as a stalemated duel between Pioneer goalie Riley Anderson and his Viking counterpart Uli Estrada.

Twenty minutes into the contest, Pioneer Ben Prisendorff passed to Ryan Curtis for a goal. Less than a minute after that successful shot, Spencer Gray scored the second Lehi goal from two feet outside the goal line. Brannen McEwan scored the third Pioneer goal on a rebound of a 45-yard shot.

The Vikings refused to let the first half end with them still scoreless. As soon as Pleasant Grove had smothered a Pioneer attack in midfield, Viking John Taylor shocked the Lehi defense through scoring on a 30-yard shot.

It pumped up on the Viking offense. Levi Wright, Tom Holman, and Nate Fonseca orchestrated a string of Pleasant Grove attacks that strong tested Anderson. He did not fold under the mounting stress that the Vikings put upon him. Pioneers Hensen Keetch and Zach Morgan contributed strong defensive efforts in keeping Wright and Taylor from doing much further damage to Lehi.

In the second half, Pleasant Grove received several good opportunities at slashing the Pioneer lead more. Those chances came through corner kicks. However, Keetch and Morgan joined Anderson keeping those Viking corner kicks from turning into goals.

Unlike in the first half, Estrada didn't let Lehi extend its lead. The Viking goalie frustrated scoring attempts carried out by Gray, Ian Ramos, and Zach Hancock.

Thus neither team scored in the final period.

Meanwhile, the American Fork Cavemen fell onto hard times during last week's soccer action.
Second-half goals scored by Dave Tuttle and Brody Berry lifted the Knights to a 2-0 win on the Cavemen's field April 23. April 25 saw the Spanish Fork Dons having a gay time while winning 2-0 at American Fork. The Cavemen will be playing at Lehi April 29.


AF, Lehi Split Their Region 4 Baseball Series
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers split their two-game Region Four baseball series last week. At Lehi On April 21, the Pioneers defeated American Fork 7-6 in a nine-inning thriller. American Fork bounced back to win 10-6 at home against Lehi April 23.

Going into the April 21 game, the Pioneers were still on a high after having won 3-2 over the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, at home April 20. That game saw T.J. Russon, Ed Day and Palmer Page each hit a double for the Pioneers.

With not having won a Region Four game so far, American Fork needed a win at Lehi to stay in the chase for the league's third state tournament spot. For a while, the Cavemen looked as though they would be able to do that.

Getting on base through an error at the start of the game, Caveman Jake Miller soon came home on a one-out double hit by Josh "Rim Hanger" Mooney. He tried turning his two-bagger into a triple, but third baseman Tanner Martin tagged him. Martin then grounded out Bo Fisher.

Walked by pitcher Mooney in the bottom of the first, Martin soon came home on Day's two-out single, hit into left.

With pitcher Luke Miller not letting the Cavemen put any runners on base during the top of the second, Lehi quickly loaded the bases during the bottom of the inning, courtesy of singles smacked by Page and Bronson Anderson. Mooney walked Luke Miller, drawing Page home. Second baseman Stu Duersch turned up a double play as Dave Morgan scored a third Lehi run. Mooney struck out Russon to retire the Pioneers to the field.

In the third's top half, Evan Wright doubled into right on one out. Lehi kept him stuck at second before he could scored the second American Fork run.

For the bottom of the third, Rem Worthen singled off Mooney on two outs. The Caveman pitcher got even with him by picking him off at first, ending the inning.

Walked by Luke Miller in the top of the fourth, Mooney soon moved to third on a Fisher single. After Ben Beddes had hit into a double play, Mooney scored a run. Kyle Hall doubled in a run to tie the game at three. Despite a double hit by Page in the bottom of the fourth, American Fork held Lehi scoreless that inning.

Swatting a one-out single into right in the top of the fifth, Jake Miller stole home home. While keeping Lehi at bay for a spell, the Cavemen built up a 5-3 lead. It vanished in the bottom of the seventh, though, when the Pioneers score two runs to force the game into extra innings.

Neither team could score in the eighth. In the top of the ninth, American Fork pulled ahead 6-5. However, after Lehi had tied the game at six in the bottom of the ninth, Lehi Coach Pat Gleave said, "Dave Morgan hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ed Day for our winning run. American Fork did have the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, but we didn't let them rally."

The next day in American Fork, the Spanish Fork Dons shut out the Cavemen 9-0. Spanish Fork pitcher Chase Castleberry scattered four hits while teammates Brock Duke hit a home run and Tagg Lanceford produced three RBI for the Dons.

American Fork redeemed itself April 23 when the Cavemen led the Pioneers all through the game. Ryan Evans fanned six Lehi batters while Wright hit a triple. Mooney and Fisher each contributed a double to the Cavemen's cause. Jordy Hart hit a home run for Lehi.

In a makeup game against Lone Peak at American Fork April 24, Fisher hit a home for the Cavemen. That homer was not enough for the Cavemen. Alias the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights defeated the Cavemen 5-4.

Lehi Stays in Softball Contention While AF Gets Ready to Wait for Another Year
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

While the Lehi Pioneers are looking forward to playing at the State 5-A softball tournament next month, the American Fork Cavewomen are going to have to be waiting until next spring for to have the experience of post-season play.

That was beacause in Region Four play action at American Fork April 21, the Pioneers washed the Cavewomen by a score of 15-1. American Fork went on to lose 10-2 at Pleasant Grove on April 23. Lehi, meanwhile, dropped a tight game at home April 23 when the manly Spanish Fork Lady Dons overcame them 5-2.

AF, Lehi Harriers Place at Asics Invitational
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At the recent Asics Invitational at Orem High, American Fork took eighth in the girls' division and 12th in the boys'. Lehi took ninth in the boys' division and 15th in the girls'.

In the girls' 100-meter hurdles, Lehi's Jessica Vanderhoef took sixth and American Fork's Kristi Warren sixth.

American Fork Cavewoman Alexis Laws took fourth in the girls' 1,600-meter run. Whitney Hunter of Lehi threw her way to a ninth-place finish in the girls' discus.

Stu Stringham of American Fork took fifth in the boys' high jump. Lehi's Jose Galindo took second in the boys' shot put and fifth in the boys discus. American Fork's Willie Cameron took seventh in the boys' discus.

Lone Peak -AF Baseball Action

Timp Sports Weekly
April 21, 2009

Publisher's Message

Because of bad weather last week, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Lehi Pioneers couldn't complete their crucial two-game series against Lone Peak and Timpanogos in Region Four baseball action. We will take a look at the games that the Cavemen and Pioneers did manage to play before they scattered all over for their spring break. Let's get to the report on last week's action.

Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lone Peak Comes From Behind to Take Down Awesome Cavebatters in April 13 Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

During an April 13 game on the Lone Peak Knights' baseball diamond, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen came so close to pulling themselves out a recent slump that they had been in. However, Lone Peak rallied from behind in the sixth to defeat American Fork 11-8.

Lone Peak Coach Mike LaHarogue said, "Our guys never gave up. Dillon Robinson and Kade Andrus came up with home runs that tipped the momentum to us. Ryan Stepan pitched really well for us."

American Fork Coach Jarod Ingersoll said, "We played a real good defensive game right up to the sixth. We then let them get back into the game. We also left too many men on base. We got to go with much character and determination into our next game with Lone Peak. We'll be playing that game at our place."

The second game was supposed to have been played on April 15, but a heavy snowstorm prevented the Cavemen and the Knights from playing on the diamond. No word yet has been announced when the makeup game will be played.

In the top of the first in the April 13 game, Josh "Rim Hanger" Mooney hit a one-out single into right, moving Stu Duersch into scoring position. After Stepan struck out Bo Fisher, third baseman Mike Draper snatched a Ben Beddes fly ball to retire American Fork to the field.

For the bottom of the first, pitcher leadoff batter Brayden Matheson grounded out. However, pitcher Mooney walked two batters and gave up a right-field single to Andrus. With the bases now loaded, an Adam Kelsch walk scored Jake Hannemann. Before Lone Peak could go on a long rally, second baseman Duersch turned up a double play that kept the lead stuck at 1-0.

Also known as the Loners to American Fork kids, the Knights received a thumping from the Cavemen in the top of the second. Ryan Pitcher singled in Kyle Hall to start a four-run rally for American Fork that inning. Ryan Evans and Duersch also each hit a one-run single during the rally. Duersch scored the fourth American Fork run on a passed ball.

After Duersch had clubbed Lone Peak with a double play in the bottom of the second, Gus Williams singled Draper in. However, Robinson flew out into left field before the Knights could get a rally going.

Held scoreless in the third, the Cavemen renew scoring in the fourth. With one out, Duersch singled Evan Wright in, then came home on a Beddes double hit into left.

With American Fork ahead 6-2 in the top of the fifth, Pitcher opened that inning by whacking a left-field single. Lone Peak soon pinched the Caveman in a fielder's choice play at second. American Fork managed to load the bases on two outs. Before the Cavemen could pull off a two-run rally, first baseman Andrus intercepted a Mooney line fly.

The bottom of the fifth opened with Williams singling into center. Robinson homered him in with a shot over the left-field fence. After Andrus had slugged a single, Colton Dunn replaced Mooney at the mound. Dunn's turn as pitcher was soon done for when the Knights loaded the bases. No relation to Hank Hill of King of the Hill fame, Aaron Hill replaced Dunn as pitcher, but the Knights still rode within 6-5.

As the sixth opened with Bo Fisher hitting an infield single, the Cavemen battled to widen their lead. On one out, Hall doubled Fisher in, then scored on Pitcher's sacrifice fly. American Fork's two sixth-inning runs couldn't prove to be enough to keep the determined Knights from taking them down.

As soon as Hill had given up singles to Matheson and Williams in the bottom of the sixth, Ingersoll had Taylor Tonks take over as pitcher. Tonks' time at the mound that inning turned into a nightmare for him. After a Robinson sacrifice fly had scored a run, Andrus hit a two-run homer that tied the game at eight. Singles from Kelsch and Hannemann caused Tonks to get pulled and Jim Davis to get sent in to pitch. On two outs, Jed Goeckeritz singled in two runs, and Draper doubled him in for the final Knight run.

In the top of the seventh, Jake Miller was the only Caveman to get on base through. The other three American Fork batters that inning all flew out into outfield.

In other Region Four baseball action April 13, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, drained the Lehi Pioneers 5-4. T-Pup Jeff Gassman hit a one-double in the bottom of the seventh to end the game. Lehi will host the T-Pups on April 22.

In a non-league softball game at American Fork April 13, the Awesome Cavewomen won 12-5 over the Provo Bulldogs, AKA Bullpuppies. Haley Holmstead and Kayla Sorensen each hit a homer to pace American Fork to its third win of the season. American Fork had recently won its first home game when the Cavewomen won 5-3 over the T-Pups.

Region Four Action for April 14

Timp Sports Weekly
April 14, 2009

Publisher's Message

The last week saw how quickly no team can be underestimated. The Lehi Pioneers, for example, shocked the much touted Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' softball team in a shutout game on April 10. Meanwhile, the Awesome American Fork Cavemen rebounded from a heartbreaking soccer loss to Pleasant Grove at home April 8 by stunning the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, 1-0. The Pioneers' soccer team also demonstrated last week that it could come back after losing at home Lehi's baseball team came really close to splitting a two-game series with the Vikings after experience a 6-1 beating in April 7 action. The Cavemen's baseball team has fallen onto frustrating times through losing two straight games last week. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Pioneer Batters Drop 2 Region 4 Baseball Game to Ferocious PG Vikings
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers came up on the losing end both times in their two-game series against the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings during the start of Region Four baseball action last week. At Pleasant Grove, the Vikings soaked up Lehi 6-1 in an April 7 game. While rainy weather had caused cancellations of other Region Four baseball games, the Pioneers and Vikings managed to get their contest at Lehi played on April 9. The Vikings staved off the determined Pioneers 8-7 in that game.

In the first Pleasant Grove game, Lehi's Ed Day scored the afternoon's first run in the second inning. The Vikings didn't let the Pioneers make any more runs in the contest. Lehi Coach Pat Gleave said, "We couldn't make big hits against Pleasant Grove. We left too many guys on base."

The Vikings took a 2-1 lead in the third inning, and they never looked back.

For the April 9 rematch, Lehi threw Luke Miller. He had a rough beginning during the top of the first as he walked the Vikings' first three batters. After Miller had struck out Sean Stevenson, a Nate Hardman sacrifice groundout scored Keaton Secretan. Jordan Edwards singled in Aaron "Newy" Newsander right afterwards. Left fielder Bronson Anderson snatched a Calder Bonnett fly ball to shut Pleasant Grove down briefly.

On one out in the bottom of the first, Jordy Hart hit a one-run double off pitcher Newsander. Lehi then hopped ahead 3-2 through Day homering Hart in with a shot launched over the left-field fence.

Despite Miller giving up a two-out single to Secretan in the second, Lehi maintained its' 3-2 lead throughout that entire inning.

In the third, Hardman singled Stevenson in to tie the game at three. Miller didn't let the Vikings row ahead that inning.

Hitting a left-field single at the start of the of third's bottom half, T.J. Russon tried stealing second, but a throw from catcher Stevenson put him out at third. Hart retaliated by hitting a double into left. Singling right afterwards, Day soon stole second, distracting the Vikings long enough for Hart to steal home for a tie-breaking run.

The next inning, Secretan doubled in C.J. Cardon, then scored a tie-breaking run.

Neither team could score during the next 2 1/2 innings. Finally in the top of the seventh, the Vikings picked up three insurance runs. Lehi staged a three-run rally of its own in the bottom of the seventh. The rally opened with Tanner Martin coming home on a passed ball. Russon singled in Bronson Anderson, then came home on passed ball. Newswander shut down Lehi after that.

The two Pleasant Grove games were links in a chain of three straight losses that Lehi endured last week. The other team to defeat the Pioneers was Copper Hills. In a non-league contest April 8, the Copper Hills Grizzlies defeated Lehi 3-1 at Pioneer Field. Gleave said, "In the seventh Palmer Page hit Bronson Anderson in for our only run of the game. They took a 3-0 lead over us. We played great defense. We just kept hitting the ball to them."

The Pioneers' last win was an 8-7 victory at home against the Mountain View Bruins, also known as the Teddy Bears. Gleave said, "Mountain View rallied back with a four-run to the game at seven in the sixth. Tanner Martin scored the winning run for us in the bottom of the sixth."

During the Mountain View game, Page, Martin, and Dave Morgan each slugged a double for Lehi.

AF Cavekickers Lose to Vikes, but Win 1-0 on Timpanogos T-Pups' Home Field
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Last week proved that the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's soccer team could rebound after losing a heartbreaker at home. In April 8 action, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings rowed into American Fork and defeated the Cavemen 2-0. American Fork bounced back by winning on the home field 1-0 on the Timpanogos Timberwolves, alias T-Pups, April 10.

The first half of the Pleasant Grove game went down as a defensive battle. Quinton Hull, Parker Harrison, and Austin Mansfield led frequent American Fork invasions deep into Viking territory. However, Pleasant Grove goalie Uli Estrada didn't let one Caveman shot slip past him during the game.

Meanwhile, Caveman goalie Chris Pineda had a stellar performance in the first half as he kept frustrating Viking players like Levi Wright and Nate Fonseca through frequently picking off their shots.

Hull gave Pleasant Grove's Winston Sorhaitz quite a battle during the first half as those two players frequently vied for the ball near the sidelines.

American Fork's impressive defense of its home field could not prevent the second half from becoming a heartbreaking moment for the Cavemen. During the game's final period, Wright and Sorhaitz each kicked in a goal for the Vikings. Pleasant Grove's defense kept the Cavemen from catching up with the Vikings.

The Cavemen rebounded from that loss when they went to Timpanogos April 10. Two minutes into the game, Parker Harrison passed to Jordan Jacklin for a goal. Pineda's ability to hold the T-Pups scoreless helped to put American Fork back into the race for Region Four's three state playoff spots. The Cavemen's Region Four record is now 2-2.

Lehi Kickers Lose at Home to T-Pups April 8, but win 5-1 at Lone Peak April 10
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Like the Awesome American Fork Cavemen last week, the Lehi Pioneers proved they, too, could make comebacks after experiencing heartbreaking losses at home during Region Four soccer play. At the Pioneers' football stadium April 8, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, dried up Lehi 2-1. Lehi rebounded from that defeat by winning 5-1 on the Highland field of the Lone Peak Knights, known to the Cavemen as the Loners.

Right after the April 8 game, Lehi Coach Steve McMurdie said, "I think we made two mistakes that let them score their two goals. Every time they would score a goal, our heads would be down. We can't let ourselves get down whenever the other team scores. When we get down, we lose our consistency."

The T-Pups took a 2-0 lead in the first half. Stevie Chatman scored the first Timpanogos goal. Josh Jenson made the next one. Lehi finally got onto the scoreboard 20 minutes into the second half when Austin Tuckett scored a goal in a breakaway play.

At Lone Peak April 10, the Pioneers and the Knights battled to a scoreless deadlock in the first half. The next period turned out to be a different story. During it, Ian Ramos scored two goals for the Pioneers. Ramos' teammates Dillon Straw, Zach Morgan, and Weston Jensen each kicked in a goal for the Pioneers. Brody Berry scored the only Lone Peak goal.

Lehi Softball Team Floods Away Knights, Ferocious Vikes in Region Four Action
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

By flooding away two softball teams in a row during last week's Region Four action, the Lehi Pioneers managed to stay in a tight race with Spanish Fork Dons for their league's pennant.

On April 7, Lehi came from behind to win 4-3 on the diamond of the Lone Peak Knights, nicknamed the Loners by the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. The Pioneers followed up that win with a 3-0 win on the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings' field April 10.

Lehi Coach Leslie Warr said, "We were behind until the sixth inning when Aly White hit a two-run double to tie the game at two. The game went into an eighth inning. In the top of it, Ariel Zimmerman knocked Whitney Cook in with a triple, and K.J. Secrest bunted Ariel in. Lone Peak scored a run in the bottom of the inning, but we shut them down right afterwards."

During the course of the heart-stopping game, pitcher Zimmerman posted 14 strikeouts.

In the game on the Vikings' diamond April 10, Pleasant Grove used sisters Kayloni and Angie Mikalauski as pitchers against Lehi. During the first three innings, in which she threw, Kayloni let the Pioneers score three runs. Throwing the rest of the game, Angie didn't let a single Pioneer reach home plate.

Ariel Zimmerman's pitching limited Pleasant Grove to three hits and caused seven Viking runners to become stranded on base.

AF Cavebatters Experience Bad Week
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Last week went down as a bad time for the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's baseball team. In a Region Four opener at Spanish Fork April 7, the Dons had a merry old time in trouncing the Cavemen 10-0, ending the game in five innings. April 10 saw the Fremont Silverwolves, alias Silverpups, win 4-1 on the Cavemen's diamond.

Spanish Fork pitcher Adam Duke gave up two hits and fanned seven batters as he wiped out the Cavemen in 4 1/2 innings. Two Greg Money triples powered the Dons to get the game over early. American Fork committed four errors in the game. Both hitting a single during it, Stu Duersch and Josh Mooney were the only Cavemen to make hits off Duke during the game.

American Fork had Jim Davis threw against the Silverpups in the non-league game April 10. Davis' pitching couldn't stop Fremont from pulling ahead 4-1 on three Caveman errors. American Fork scored its only run in the bottom of the first. Fremont pitcher Austin Storey gave up only one hit during the game. In the bottom of the first, Duersch scored the Cavemen's only run of the game.