Co-champ

Timp Sports Weekly

November 3, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Lehi Pioneers becoming volleyball co-region champions with the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears. The match that assured Lehi a piece of the league title was the season finale against the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups. Let's get to that story.

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Lehi Bests Timpanogos T-Pups in 3-Game Match to Win Share of Region Volleyball Title

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having pulled themselves out of a recent two-match losing streak, the Lehi Pioneers finally had a good reason to croak about how their recent Region Seven volleyball schedule had ended. In an Oct. 29 finale at home, the Pioneers washed away the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA T-Pups, by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-15.

Aided by Madi Greenwood's serving, the Pioneers hopped ahead 5-0 through kills from Bre Elle Bailey, Brook Izatt, and Miranda Parkinson. The T-Pups had difficulty with putting an effective offense together. By the time Mandy Merrill registered kills to get Timpanogos moving, Lehi had already rowed out to a 13-4 lead. Makayla Dunford's hitting gave the Pioneers additional momentum to stroke so far ahead of the T-Pups that Timpanogos didn't have a prayer for coming back strong in Game 1. With Lehi winning it 25-12, the Pioneers seemed certain of flooding away Timpanogos in three games.

Even though the second game opened with the T-Pups getting ahead 1-0, they soon found themselves with very little to howl joyfully about. Greenwood and Dunford's combined serving 

created a 9-2 lead for Lehi. The Pioneers made some hitting mistakes that allowed Timpanogos to get back into the game. Sisters Melinda and Mercendes "Benz" Riggs produced assists that Sharissa Nielsen and Ina Pili into kills. Despite experiencing resistance from Bailey, the Timberwolves managed to dig their way back within 13-11. Hitting errors slowed the T-Pups' comeback. Izatt produced a block that gave Lehi the game point.

Greenwood guided Lehi out to a 4-1 lead in the third game. Nielsen stirred up a comeback that saw the T-Pups move within 8-5. A Parkinson kill prodded the Pioneers into staying ahead. Late in the game, Parkinson served two straight aces which gave Lehi the final strength to finish Timpanogos off. A bad Timpanogos bump of an Aly White serve gave Lehi a 25-15 win.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "For region this year, we have mainly highs and some lows. We rebounded after Mountain View to come back to win a share of the region title. Our girls served really great in Game 1. We had some service errors in Game 2 that allowed Timpanogos to give us a close battle, though. Stilling, our hitting was great, and we had good performances from our back row."

Lehi assistant coach Angie "T-Bear" Roberts said, "Miranda Parkinson led us with eight kills, and Brook Izatt added another six. Aly White made 11 digs for us, and Bre Elle Bailey produced four blocks."

Alta

Timp Sports Weekly
October 26, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's volleyball losing its final home match of this year to the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweets. We also look briefly at other northern Utah County sporting events this took place during this past week. Let's get to those stories.

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Alta Tweeties Knock Down Cavespikers in 3-Game Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, ruined the end of the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's volleyball team's home season through defeating them by scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-22.

The first match opened with the Hawks flapping ahead 3-1. Led by Mazkenzi Moeai and Jessica Jardine, the Cavewomen battled back to tie the game at four. Serves by Jenny "Munchkin" Hardman enabled American Fork to maintain strong effort against the Hawks. Alta received great help from Kenzie Mitchell and Scout Heizer on the front row. Their efforts kept Alta ahead for the entire game.

After the 25-16 bruising dealt to them in the first game, the Cavewomen played much better in the second round. Hardman's serving created a 3-0 lead for American Fork. Kills by Moeai, Jardine, and Jenny Orton kept the Hawks at bay for a little while. However, Kaitlyn Vanderhoff joined Heizer and Mitchell in delivering fierce attacks on the center of American Fork's front row. The game quickly turned into a seesaw battle. The Cavewomen came really close to winning Game 2 when a Moeai kill put their lead at 24-22. However, American Fork missed a serve. Aided by a Heizer ace, Vanderhoff guided the Hawks to a 26-22 win through her blocking and spiking.

In the third game, Alta rolled ahead 4-2. Hayley Sua-Filo joined Moeai in delivering kills that turned the round into another seesaw affair. American Fork errors late in the game gave Alta a 24-22 lead. The Hawks scored their match point on an ace.

Moeai lead American Fork with 15 kills and eight digs. Jardine contributed seven kills. Emilee Crawlee produced 16 assists and Hardman 13.

American Fork Coach Danette Moeai said, "We made too many mistakess. We would get ahead of them by three points, and then we would let them back into the game. We got to be consistent in our playing. Next week, we're going to be playing at Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove. We got to win at those places if we expect to make it to state. We have two of the best hitters in the state. Our girls just got to believe in themselves, so they can make it to the state tournament."

Mountain View

Timp Sports Weekly
October 20, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's last home football game against the Brighton Bengals, AKA the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats and the Lehi Pioneers' volleyball match against the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears. We will also look at the Pioneers hoping past the Olympus Titans, alias the Midgets, and the Snow Canyon Warriors, AKA the Flakies, in state 4-A girls' soccer action. Let's get to those stories.

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MV T-Bears Dry Up Lehi Spikers To Force 2-Way Tie for 1st In Region 7 Standings
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Teddy Bears and T-Bears, the Mountain View Bruins dried up the Lehi Pioneers in a five-game volleyball match at Lehi Oct. 13 to force a two-way tie for first in Region Seven standings. The T-Bears bested Lehi by scores of 23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-17, 15-9.

Going into the Oct. 13 match, Lehi was smarting from a defeat that they had suffered on the court of the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, during Oct. 9. To retain their sole hold on first place, the Pioneers needed to hop past the Bruins.

During the first game, Lehi looked as though it would be able to flood away the Teddy Bears. Serving by Mikayla Dunford sent the Pioneers rowing ahead 4-1. Led by Sherrie Millard and Rachel Steele, Mountain View clawed its way back within 6-5. A seesaw battle ensued. Aided by Madi Greenwood's serving, Miranda Parkinson and Bre Elle Bailey provided Lehi with the kills needed to keep the Bruins from seizing complete domination of the game. After Mountain View had secured a 23-22 lead, the Bruins missed a serve. It proved fatal to Mountain View in that game, for Parkinson produced two straight aces that gave Lehi the win.

For the second game, Haley Hawkes' serving gave Mountain View a 3-2 lead. The Pioneers mounted a fierce attack on it. Parkinson, Bailey, Greenwood, and Brooke Izatt waged a fierce fight against the Bruins. The Pioneers' efforts finally netted them a 13-12 lead. However, the Teddy Bears refused to give up and go hibernate. A "distant cousin" of TV's Hank Hill, Andrea Hill delivered a front-row performance as hot as inflame propane. Hill's hitting frustrated Lehi's efforts to tame the Bruins. After kills from Bailey and Parkinson had given Lehi a 24-23 lead, a Pioneer hitting error proved fatal to the home team. T-Bear Sherrie Millard tipped the ball into a Lehi hole to break a 24-24 tie. A Chelsea Schofield ace won the game 26-24 for the Bruins.

Mountain View clawed out a 4-1 lead in the third game. Aided by Ali White's assists, Bailey and Parkinson guided Lehi in tying the game at seven. However, a Millard kill put the Bruins back ahead. Mountain View couldn't gain complete control of the game. Frequent ties occurred during. After an Izatt kill had evened the game at 22, a Mountain View hitting error enabled Lehi to go on to win the game 25-22 on a Katy Ford kill.

For the fourth game, Shelby Sorenson's serving allowed the Pioneers to build up a lead of 8-3. A Lehi hitting error gave Mountain View a big break. Hits from Steele, Scholfield, and Millard permitted the Bruins to get ahead 13-12. The strain of trying to keep Mountain View in check finally got to Lehi during that point. The Pioneers fell apart, and Scholfield's hitting prodded the Bruins in to pulling. When they won Game 4 25-17, they had the right kind of momentum needed for doing well in Game 5.

Hawkes' hitting gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead in the final game. Parkinson led Lehi back to take a 6-5 advantage. However, Heather Glassford, Scholfield, and Millard pooled their efforts together to hammar Lehi's front row to pieces. A Millard block gave Mountain View the win. Both the Pioneers and Teddy Bears now have 6-2 records in Region Seven play.

After the match, Lehi Jamie Ingersoll said, "I don't want to talk about tonight. Angie, give 'em the stats."

Lehi assistant coach Angie Roberts said, "Miranda Parkinson had 13 kills and Brooke Izatt seven."

A former Awesome American Fork Caveman, Mountain View Coach Andy Young had much to talk about. He said, "Tonight gives us a better attitude as we get ready to go into the state tournament. We're doing much better this year than we did last. Our girls are very talented. If they keep doing well, we could indeed take region. I'm glad my girls stayed positive tonight.

"We dug well tonight. We had 91 digs, 54 kills, and 12 aces. During this week, we practiced two-on-two. That helped us a lot tonight. We played only seven girls tonight. Scholfied had 21 kills, four aces, and 36 digs. Rachel Steele went 21-21 in her serving while she also produced 14 kills and 10 digs. Haley Hawkes had three aces, five kills, and four blocks. Sherrie Millard had nine kills and 10 digs for us."

Lehi Kickers Come From Behind to Defeat Olympus Midgets 3-2 in State Soccer Octafinal
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers came from behind to swish aside the Olympus Titans, AKA the Midgets, 3-2 in a state 4-A octafinal at Lehi Oct. 13.

Olympus' Savanah Spear scored the game's first goal during the opening half. The period ended with the Midgets leading 1-0. In the second half, though, Lehi took control of the game. Despite Olympus getting a goal from Natalie Bryson, the Titans' season soon got flooded away. Makelle "Bill" Yates scored the first Pioneer goal. Jessica Vanderhoef scored the next two Lehi goals to send the Pioneers into the quarterfinals against the Snow Canyon Warriors, AKA the Flakies.

Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "Today wasn't one of our prettier games. We have them some breaks that enabled them to lead us 1-0 by halftime. In the second half, we had seven or eight corner kicks on which we could have scored goals. A 3-5-3 offense, which we employed, worked for us today. This is the first time in a long while that we've made it past the first round."


Lehi Melts Snow Canyon 1-0 To Win Semifinal Berth of State 4-A Girls' Soccer Playoffs
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

For the first time in five years, the Lehi Pioneers are rowing to a state girls' soccer semifinal. Lehi earned that privilege by melting the Snow Canyon Warriors, AKA the Flakies, 1-0 in a quarterfinal played at Lehi Oct. 15.

"This was not one of our better games," confessed Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm. "The longer it took us to get our offense going, the more difficult it became for us to score. We had countless opportunities to score. We should have scored way more goals than we did. The longer it took us to get our offense going, the more advantages we gave Snow Canyon."

Neither team could score in the first half. It saw an aggressive effort by Snow Canyon's Liz Ricks and Sarah Henderson to deliver a fatal jab to Lehi's center. Through her pluckiness, Pioneer goalie Briar Sands prevented Henderson from scoring on frightening breakaway plays.

In the second half, Tasha Price, Jada Muse, and Kyleigh Royall tried turning away Snow Canyon's flanks. However, the Warriors' wings wouldn't fold. Lehi opted to hit Snow Canyon in the middle. Finally with 14 minutes of regulation play left, Lehi's Mikaela Kauffman dribbled into the Warrior penalty box and kicked a shot. It bounced off a Snow Canyon defender and into the goal net. The remaining minutes of the game went down as a nerve-wracking, defensive battle that saw Sands and Snow Canyon goalie Cecilee Horlacher hold up well under the immense pressure the game.

Brighton's Bad Ol' Puddy Tats Ruin AF Caveman's Last Home Game
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Brighton Bengals aren't AKA the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats for nothing. They ruined the end of the Awesome American Fork Cavemen football team's home season Oct. 14 by defeating them 35-12.

The game opened with American Fork quarterback Chase Hansen guiding a strong drive from the Caveman 18-yard line. Aided by Cade Zarboc's running, the Cavemen got into midfield position. However, a string of incomplete passes slowed them down to a halt.

Brighton's offense didn't fare any better during the first quarter. Quarterbacked by Derek Newell, the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats attempted to profit from running back Sosie Takie's rushing. However, late in the first quarter, Caveman Scott Newman picked off a Newell pass and returned it to the Caveman 46-yard line. Zarboc's carries moved the Cavemen clear to the Bengal 17-yard line at the end of the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, the Cavemen fumbled away the pigskin on the Bengal 15-yard line. That turnover gave the Bengals the break they needed. Chase Felix's catch of a 40-yard pass from Newell soon resulted in the Bengals' penetrating the Caveman 10-yard zone. On a two-yard carry, Takie scored the game's first touchdown at 5:25. A short time later, Newell connected a 58-yard pass to Steve Reinson for a touchdown at 0:24.

After throwing a 41-yard pass to Chase Felix early in the third quarter, Newell scored a touchdown himself on a six-yard keeper.

With American Fork's Ethan Wright catching a 15-yard pass from Hansen, the Cavemen stormed all the way to the Brighton 2-yard line. There, the quarterback tossed a touchdown pass to Zarboc. The Bengals prevented American Fork from scoring an extra point.

Before the Cavemen could score again, Reinson caught an 80-yard touchdown pass. It pretty much doomed whatever chance American Fork had left for coming back, even though Hansen did pass 20 yards to Zarboc for a touchdown at 2:09 in the third quarter.

The score stayed 28-12 until the last minute of the game when the Steve "The Baddest Puddy Tat Around" Robison picked off a Hansen pass and raced 80 yards for a touchdown. A Brighton PAT ended the night's scoring.

Timpview

Timp Sports Weekly
October 14, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two volleyball matches involving the Lehi Pioneers and the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and Lehi Pioneers. We also offer stories about how Lehi and the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, did at the Region Seven cross country meet, held Oct. 11. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Lehi Washes Away Timpview Tycoons In 3-Game Volleyball Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers have much to croak about in their Region Seven volleyball campaign. Lehi has managed to maintain an unblemished league record. As Lehi opened the second half of its league schedule at home Oct. 7, the Pioneers washed away the Timpview Thunderbirds, AKA the Millionairesses, by scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-18.

During the early portion of Game 1, Timpview and Lehi engaged in a seesaw battle. The Thunderbirds got their first lead when Briana "Movin'" Van bumped a shot into a Lehi hole. Aided by Madi Greenwood's serving, Miranda Parkinson and Bre Elle Bailey waged a fierce battle against Briana and her twin sister, Tachelle "Mini" Van, at the net. Mady White came produced serves that enabled Timpview to stay in the game for a long spell. However, a string of bad hits caused the Thunderbirds the momentum to slip out of their talons. Lehi won 25-15.

Assists by Aly White and Makayla Dunford allowed Brooke Izatt to hammer out a 4-0 lead for Lehi. When White's serving had created a 15-2 lead for Lehi, Timpview no longer had a prayer for getting back into the game.

The third game opened with Mady Huddleston creating a 2-0 lead for Timpview. For a little while, the Thunderbirds managed to wage a tight battle against Lehi. However, after a Movin' Van kill had put Timpview had 12-110, Parkinson orchestrated an aggressive Lehi attack at the net. Parkinson's efforts permitted Lehi to pull way away, even though the Thunderbirds did get as close as 22-17. Soon, a Greenwood ace won the match for Lehi.

Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "In the first and second game, we served excellently. In the third game, we made seven service errors that allowed them to go on some runs. We got some good hits from Miranda, Bre Elle, and Makayla. Miranda led with nine kills. Bre Elle and Makayla each made eight kills for us."

Bad Ol' Brighton Puddy Tats Take Down Awesome Cavewomen In 5-Game Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats, the Brighton Bengals won a five-game volleyball match on the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's home court Oct. 9. Brighton won the match by scores of 25-12, 14-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-10.

A Jessica Jardine ace put the Cavewomen on the board first in the opening game. For a little while, American Fork could hold its own against the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats. However, Nakisha Vilden pooled her talents together with sisters Lori and Emily Mendenhall in presenting an offensive effort that demoralized American Fork's front row. From Game 1 to Game 5, Vildenhall, a stunningly talented ninth-grader, shocked the Cavewomen with angle shots. Mendenhalls, meanwhile, racked up long strings of successful serves that knocked the Cavewomen out of the first game. Kenzie Wallace smashed the Cavewoman center. Brighton finally won the first game on a double block.

Those Bad Ol' Puddy Tats found out in Game 2 that the Cavewomen could deal them punishing blows. Makenzi Meoa'i and Jardine led a fierce Cavewoman offensive effort at the net. Spurred on by Jenny "Munchkin" Hardman's serving, the Cavewomen quickly held their own against Vilden, Wallace, and the Mendenhall sisters. Jenny Orton delivered some key kills for the Cavewomen and stirred up a rally that eventually netted American Fork a 25-14 win in the second game.

In the third game, Megan Johnson led a strong Brighton attempt to have the match end in four games. She battled fiercely against Meoa'i and Jardine at the net. Jessica Fugal's hitting helped to undermine Johnson's efforts. Meanwhile, Emilee Crawley came up with aces that kept American Fork losing control of the momentum. Late in the game, Jardine delivered three straight kills that enabled the Cavewomen to win 25-21.

After doing so well in Games 2 and 3, American Fork fell apart in the fourth game. The Bengals took advantage of American Fork service and hitting errors to grab a tight control of the game. The Mendenhalls, Wallace, and Vilden smashed the American Fork defense to pieces. With Brighton winning Game 4 25-16, the hometown team's fans had to wonder if their Cavewomen would be able to lift their morale in the final game. Brighton and American Fork battled to a 3-3 tie. Suddenly, a Johnson kill sent the Bad Ol' Puddy Tats dashing ahead 9-4. The Bengals never looked back.

American Fork Coach Dannette Moea'i said, "My kids came to battle tonight. They were more trusting of each other this time, and they were more also focused than they were at Brighton. However, they let a few dropped balls turn the momentum to Brighton's favor. We got to put some more W's on our season record, if we expect to play at state.

"We did better against their middles tonight than we did at Brighton. Jessica Fugal did great in filling in tonight for Hayley Sua-Filo, who's still recovering from a recent case of swine flu.

"Jessica Jardine had 18 kills, Makenzi 17. Jenny Orton had six blocks and Hayley Sua-Filo five blocks. Emilee Crawley had 21 assists and Munchkin 17."

Lehi Boys Take 5th, Lehi Girls 7th at Region Seven Cross County Championships.
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At the Region Seven cross country championships, held at Orem's Scera Park Oct. 11, the Lehi Pioneers' chances for going to the state 4-A got dried up. Lehi finished fifth in the varsity boys' division and seventh in the girls.

Varsity boys' team scores read Mountain View 38, Timpanogos 40, Orem 75, Timpview 118, Lehi 132, Westlake 151, and Provo 173. The varsity girls' team scores read Mountain View 38, Timpanogos 54, Timpview 70, Orem 101, Westlake 130, Provo 167, and Lehi 194.

Lehi Coach Matt Rowley said, "The pace of today's races was really fast. Most everyone of our kids cut down their times this morning. However, we didn't race fast enough to qualify for state in either the boys' division or the girls. We're all going to be staying home this year. We have a young team, so we'll have most of our runners back next year."

In the varsity boys' division, sophomore Ty Skousen took 17th, Preston Yardley 21st, Braden Smith 29th, Davis Crabb 31st, Cody Winn 37th, and Dallan Raff 48th.

In the varsity girls' division, Kelsey Hancock took 26th, Kacey Savage 34th, Summer Richards 43rd, Kate Rogers 45th, and Tia Mickelson 46th

In the jayvee boys' race, Ethan Clemence took 19th, Al Lopez 28th, Ryan Doel 29th, Cody Peterson 31st, Matt Richards 37th, Trenton Buckley 43rd, Kjeisten Secretan 58th, Ammon Ostler 74th, Nick Keetch 76th, Brayden Roberts 77th, Tanner Garlick 86th, Zach Lambert 89th, George Greaves 92nd, Chris Watkins 101st, and Josh Vogler 107th. With a score of 131, Lehi finished fifth as a team in the jayvee boys' category.

In the jayvee girls' race, Amber Rice took 45th, Marcie Ahlstrom 56th, Bethany Leishman 67th, Virginia Keetch 69th, and Jessica Bates 71st. Posting a score of 185, Lehi finished sixth as a team in the junior varsity girls' division.

Westlake Shocker Wins Trip to State 4-A Boys' Championship Race
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Shockers, the Westlake Thunder will have representation at the state 4-A cross country boys' championship race next week. A junior, Dillon Davis won the privilege to represent the Shockers at the race by placing eighth in the varsity boys' division of the Region Seven cross country championship, held at Orem's Scera Park Oct. 11.

Davis' team, meanwhile, found itself having to stay home from the state meet. The Shockers took sixth in the varsity boys' division and fifth in the varsity girls'.

Westlake Coach Aaron Robison said, "They [the Shockers] came here, picked to place last in both categories. Our kids did better than expected. Our boys came out ahead of Provo, and our girls finished ahead of both Provo and Lehi. A couple of volleyball players joined us at the last minute. That helped us out a lot."

Among other Shockers in the varsity boys' race, Austin Gleed took 28th, CalDon Preece 35th, Orien Gossard 43rd, Cortalnd Thoebald 42nd, and Marco Taranto 43rd,

In the varsity girls' race, Hillary Brown took 13th, Katrina Kropusek 20th, Makayla Bond 29th, Sarah Peterson 33rd, Katelyn Nielson 35th, Nina Allen 40th, and Becka Peterson 44th.

In the junior varsity boys' race, Pete Jones took 37th, Deebs Lafferty 45th, Dillon Gleed 55th, Kevin Norman 61st, Alex Pierson 63rd, Gabe Taranto 65th, Ryan Nielson 66th, Josh Rasmusson 70th, Carter Mitchell 72nd, Gabe Olson 73rd, Jeremy Butler 84th, Dakoda Willden 88th, Mitch Byrne 98th, Dave Bowers 99th, and Cole Evans 111th.

In the junior varsity girls' race, Briann Walker took 43rd.

volleyball rivals

Timp Sports Weekly
October 7, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at volleyball matches involving Lehi, American, Pleasant Grove, and Westlake. The stories about the matches show the rivalry shared among those schools. We also look at Lehi winning the Region Four girls' soccer championship. Let's get those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Steals Westlake's Thunder in 3-Game Match Sept. 29
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers stayed undefeated in Region Four girls' volleyball Sept. 29 by quieting the Westlake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, in a three-game match at Lehi. The Pioneers flooded away the Shockers by scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-9.

Westlake brought a 3-1 league record into the Sept. 29 match, making it one of the most important contests involving Lehi this year. Lehi Coach Jamie Ingersoll said, "Every region match, including tonight's, is very important. In going against Westlake, we had 16 team aces, six of them made by Miranda Parkinson. In the first game, we did very well on our offense. Our defense didn't make any mistakes. Miranda had 10 kills and Bre Elle Bailey seven."

Westlake Coach Kim Moore said, "I was proud our girls. We went up against the best hitters in the region, and we did pretty good on defense against them."

Even though Westlake had former Pioneer Elle Brainherd, a 6-2 junior, competing hard at the net, the Pioneers still managed to hop ahead 7-1. Aided by digs from Aly White and serves from Tanda Muse, Parkinson and Bailey held their own against the Shockers. Lehi led by as far as 10 points. Brainherd and Jovena McDowell's spiking eventually enabled Westlake to roll within 17-13. However, a Parkinson kill slowed the Shockers down. Aces by Muse enabled Lehi to win the first game 25-17.

Serves by Madi Greenwood sent Lehi stroking ahead 4-0 in the second game. With Brainherd keeping the Shockers in the game, server Katrina Kuopushek guided Westlake within17-13. Parkinson's hitting proved too much for Westlake to end. A Parkinson ace won the game for Lehi by the sore of 25-14.

Brooke Izatt and Makayla Dunford joined Bailey and Parkinson in hammering the Shockers to pieces in the third game. Once Lehi had built up a lead of 17-5, neither Brainherd nor McDowell could do anything to turn the game around for Westlake. A Bailey dink shot scored the match point for Lehi.

Ferocious PG Vikings Win 3-Game Match at AF Oct. 1
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

Ranked No. 18 in national high school volleyball polls, the Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings won a three-game match on the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's home court Oct. 1. Pleasant Grove's winning scores of those games read 25-20, 25-22, 25-10.

Pleasant Grove Coach Jamie Schapper said, "They started shutting down American Fork's outside hitters and middle blockers in the first game. American Fork did much better against us at the net in the second game. They answered us hit for it. For the third game, we had hitters play around their hitter, and we made smart shots. Tonight keeps us undefeated in region."

American Fork Coach Dannette Moeai admitted, "We were inconsistent tonight. We don't capitalized on other teams' mistakes. We let our opponent tell us how we're to play. We did have some great hits from J.J. [Jessica Jardine] and Makenzi [Moeai]. J.J. had seven kills and eight digs. Makenzi came up with six kills for us. Tonight's match leaves us with a region record of 2-4."

Led by Melissa Ryder, Nikki Mendeville, Jenny Hamson, and Cami McFarlene, the Vikings dominated all three games. American Fork didn't lead once in either Game 1 or Game 3. Mendiville, Hamson, and McFarlene punished the Cavewomen severely on both wings and in the center in the match's first and last games.

The second game saw American Fork hold its own against its nationally-ranked opponent. Spurred on by serves by Emilee Crawley and Jenny "Munchkin" Hardman, the Cavewomen provided Pleasant Grove the kind of challenge that pleased Coach Moeai. Jardine, Jenny Orton, and Makenzi provided stiff competition against Hamson and Mendiville. American Fork even led 20-19 at one stretch. However, a Mendiville kill scored the game point for Pleasant Grove.

With the third game basically a repeat of Game 1, American Fork found itself licking its wounds at the end of the game and having to focus on redeeming itself at Jordan this coming week.

Lehi Girls' Soccer Team Hops Past Provo to Win Region 4 Title
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers won the Region Four girls' soccer championship by sinking the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies, 6-0 in a league finale at Lehi Oct. 1.

In the first half, The Pioneers took a 4-0 lead through successful shots from Tosha Price, Kyleigh Royall, Mikaela "Bill" Kauffman, and Jenna Richins.

In the second half, Karina Perez, Julianna Keleman, and Samantha "Sam" Kohler led aggressive Provo efforts to get onto the scoreboard. However, Lehi goalie Briar Sands didn't let a single Bullpuppy shot get back past.

Meanwhile, Aliese Burningham scored the fifth Lehi goal on a short shot. Teammate Michelle Russon made the final Pioneer goal midway through the period.

Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm said, "We played quite a few seniors today. Some of our players were in off positions, but they showed that they wanted to play really good for a final time in front of our home crowd. We kept going deep, and we could have more because of the many shots we took. Some of our shots bounced goal posts or went narrowly off course.

"I'm proud that we'll be going into state as the region champ. This is the second year in a row that we have won region. We won't start state until nearly two weeks from today. We might very well open at home against Olympus."

Bullpuppies

Timp Sports Weekly
September 29, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at two contests that pitting the Lehi Pioneers against the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies. One of those showdowns was a three-game volleyball match. The other competition was Lehi's Homecoming game, which saw the Pioneers handling a really tough Provo football team. Let's get those stories.

Pioneer Spikers Flood Away Bullpuppies in 3-Game Match
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four volleyball match at Lehi Sept. 24, the Pioneers fllooded away the Provo Bulldogs, AKA the Bullpuppies, by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-16.

Game 1 unfolded with Lehi's Bre Elle Bailey registering a kill. However, Provo server Sheliah Saluone guided the Bulldogs out to a 5-1 lead. Lehi's Madi Greenwood registered a kill that kept the Pioneers' morale from collapsing like a circus tent. Aided by Aly White's digs, Bailey, Katy Ford, and Miranda Parkinson registered kills that eventually enabled Lehi to row ahead 12-11. Taking a turn at serving Parkinson created a 17-11 lead. McKenzie Peyson and Kelsi Koop tried to orchestrate a Provo comeback, but the Bulldogs couldn't get any closer to Lehi than five points.

With Mikayala Dunford disabling a Provo double block in the second game, Lehi proceeded to build up an 12-3 lead. The Bulldogs refused to washed out of the Lehi gym. Peyton led an aggressive Bulldog effort at the net while McKenna Daniels produced a long string of successful serves that eventually positioned Provo within 19-18. However, a Provo service error permitted Lehi to stay out in front. The Bulldogs self-destructed through a string of hitting errors.

With Lehi stroking ahead 4-1 in the third game, the Bulldogs put up a stronger effort to not to be finally sunk. Kills by Peyton put Provo within 5-4. However, Bailey and Parkinson collaborated in producing a strong effort to offset attacks led by Peyton and Saluone. The Bulldogs marched within 10-7, but couldn't get any closer. Lehi led by as far as eight points. Aided by Brooke Izatt kills, Dunford delivered an ace that scored a match point for Lehi.

Lehi Coach Jaimie Ingersoll said, "Provo's a real strong team. To win them in three games is amazing. Miranda Parkinson and Makayala Dunford were fantastic at the net tonight. Miranda had 14 kills, Makayala nine, and Bre Elle Bailey six. Aly White was amazing in producing a lot of digs for us."

The win against Provo sets Lehi up for a big region showdown at home against the WestLake Thunder, AKA the Shockers, Sept. 29. Westlake is currently 3-1 in Region Four volleyball play.

Bullpuppies Ruin Lehi Homecoming Week By Ripping Pioneers 32-0
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly


AKA the Bullpuppies, the Provo Bulldogs spoiled the Lehi Pioneers' 2009 Homecoming by ripping them apart by a score of 32-0 during a Region Four football game Sept. 25.

The first quarter went down as a deadlocked affair. Spurred on by T.J. Russon and Jake Benson's catches of long passes from quarterback Palmer Page, Lehi marched from its 23-yard line to the Provo 38-yard line. Three straight incomplete passes prompted the Pioneers to gamble on a field goal try. The ensuing kick sent the ball falling several yards short of the Provo goal post. For the rest of the quarter, Lehi's defense managed to keep the Bulldogs, quarterbacked by Matt Griner, from moving the ball deep into Pioneer territory.

With the first quarter ending in a score of 0-0, spectators expected that a chance did exist that a close game would finally be played on Lehi's Astro Turf field this time. That expectation turned out to be false during the second period. Early in it, the Pioneers punted to their 32-yard line. After Griner got sacked on a first-down play, running back Make Unufe rushed the ball 33 yards to the Lehi 1-yard line. At 9:41, Griner pushed his way through for a touchdown, which Trent Andrus, a "distant cousin" of actress Ursula Andrus, frosted with a successful extra-point kick.

The touchdown sounded the start of another long rout for Lehi. The Pioneers got one drive going strong. They looked as though they would tie the score. Suddenly Bulldog cornerback Alec Hunsaker picked off a Palmer Page pass and returned the interception 12 yards to the Lehi 29-yard line. The turnover resulted in running back Kyler Hamilton scoring a touchdown on a 36-yard run during 4:00. A few minutes later, Lehi fumbled away the ball on the 30-yard line, and Bulldog linebacker Armound Na'oupu recovered the fumble. The linebacker raced away for a touchown. Lehi prevented Provo from tacking on a two-point conversion. That achievement gave the Pioneers little consolation as they went into their locker room during halftime.

A Bulldog penalty nullified a 16-yard Griner touchdown run midway through the third quarter, allowing Lehi to hold Provo scoreless that period. In the middle of it, Lehi's Justin Cottle picked off a Griner pass and raced 30 yards into Provo territory. Carries by Colby Massa and Tyrell Fox moved Lehi all the way to the Provo 25-yard line. The Bulldog defense stopped the Pioneers there. The Provo 25-yard line became a barrier impossible for Lehi to penetrate during the second half.

In the final quarter, Bulldog linebacker Cam VanWagner recovered a Lehi fumble and raced to the Pioneer 19-yard line. The turnover doomed Lehi, for Griner soon scored a touchdown on a four-yard keeper play. He scored another touchdown during a 57-yard run a few minutes later. That TD ended the night's scoring.


AF Cavekickers Take Down LP Loners 4-1
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen won 4-1 at home against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners, in Region Two girls' soccer Sept. 24.

Cavewoman Laini Kalumbi produced a hat trick to bring about the upset win. Teammate Amy Krommenhoek scored the fourth American Fork goal. Kenzi Evans scored the only Lone Peak goal.

In other American Fork girls' sports action, the Cavewomen got defeated 25-17, 25-17, 26-24 in a three-game volleyball match on court of the Alta Hawks, AKA the Tweeties, Sept. 24.

Ferocious PG Vikings Win 21-7 on AF's Football Field Sept. 25
By Dean Von Memmott
Timpanogos Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings rowed into American Fork Sept. 25 and ruined the Awesome Cavemen's Homecoming Week by defeating them 21-7.

All the game's scoring occurred in the second half. Viking quarterback Dallas Lloyd scored two unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Caveman Ethan Wright caught a 13-yard pass from quarterback Chase Hansen. Lloyd answered that by passing 49 yards to Jason Fanaika for the night's final touchdown.

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Timp Sports Weekly
September 15, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's edition, we look at Lehi sports action in football, soccer, and volleyball. We also look at how the Awesome American Fork Cavemen did in football and volleyball. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
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Clearfield Squishes Lehi 41-14 in Football
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Tweets, the Clearfield Falcons swooped into Lehi's football stadium Sept. 18 and bombed the Lehi Pioneers 40-14.

The non-league contest saw the Clearfield offense waste no time in putting points on the board. Quarterbacked by Kolton Young, the Falcons began their opening drive from their 20-yard line. A seven-yard keeper play by Young spurred Clearfield into marching quickly into Lehi territory.

Taking a handoff from Young at the Clearfield 45-yard line, running back Austin "Powers" Ford raced 55 yards for a touchdown at 9:58.

Lehi quarterback Palmer Page attempted to led a strong response to Ford's touchdown run, but the Pioneers fumbled away the ball during their first march on the field. In recovering the fumble at the Pioneer 21, the Falcons marched clear to the Lehi 11-yard line, where a determined Pioneer defense compelled the Falcons to gamble on a field goal attempt. It flopped.

In the second Lehi march of the game, running back Colby Massa thrilled Pioneer fans with a 27-yard rush that gave them hope of seeing their team tie the game. However, Clearfield's defense stopped Lehi at its 44-yard line.

The remaining minutes of the first quarter saw Ford and Braxton Patterson take turns in running the ball to Lehi 6-yard line. At the start of the second quarter, Young scored a touchdown on a one-yard keeper play.

That TD didn't knock Lehi out of the game. The Pioneers still had a chance for getting back into it, but the opportunity for doing so received a hard blow when Page threw an interception to Clearfield's Swifty McGhee, who returned the ball to the Lehi 24-yard line. Occurring at the Lehi 20-yard line, a Falcon fumble delayed Clearfield from scoring its third touchdown. Nevertheless, the Falcon defense kept Lehi from capitalizing on the turnover.

Staying on the ground in the closing minutes of the first half, the Falcons finally got their third touchdown when Young raced the pigskin three yards into the end zone during 0:24. The quarterback then threw a two-point conversion pass to Jared Walsh.

In the early third quarter, Ford raced 28 yards into the end zone, effectively knocking Lehi out of the ball game. Still, Lehi battled fierce not to get shut out. The effort got hurt by the Pioneers fumbling away a kickoff at their 31-yard line. The fumble led to Patterson scoring a touchdown on a 28-yard run.

After Lehi's Dallin Rice had recoverd a kickoff on the Pioneer 19, the Pioneers finally had something to croak merrily about. Taking a handoff from Page, Massa raced 89 yards into the Clearfield end zone, and Lehi then scored an extra point.

That TD became a distant memory as McGee recovered a Lehi fumble at the Pioneer territory. Lehi didn't let Clearfield capitalize on that turnover.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Falcon Big John Bowcutt sacked Page, who lost the ball at the Lehi 32. The Falcon let go of the quarterback and recovered the fumble. Its recovery led to Young passing 35 yards to Cam Clark for the final Falcon touchdown for the night.

Four minutes later long runs by Jake Benson propelled the Pioneer offense clear to the Falcon 1-yard line. Benson scored a touchdown, and the Pioneers then tacked on an extra point to conclude the night's scoring.

T-Pups Hand Lehi Girls' Soccer Team 1st Region Loss
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The prospect of the Lehi Pioneer girls' soccer team going undefeated in region turned out to be a thing too good to be true Sept. 17. On the Pioneers' home field that afternoon, the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, defeated Lehi 2-1 in overtime.

Lehi never led at any time in the game. T-Pup Marissa Nimmer scored the game's first goal in the opening half. The Pioneers kept the T-Pups from extending the lead through good defensive efforts from goalie Briar Sands.

The score stayed at 1-0 well into the second half. With slightly less than 15 minutes left, Pioneer Mikall Yates scored the tying goal. Neither team could kick in a goal before the end of regulation.

Shortly after the opening of overtime play, T-Pup Angelica Dixon scored the winning goal on a breakaway play.

"It happened so fast that we didn't have time to stop it," said Lehi Coach Brett Bergholm. "When we went into overtime, we thought we had still a good chance to pull it out. We missed some chances in the OT period to score.

"The thing that hurt us today we was that we were out of sync on our back line. We couldn't get it to generate the quality of offense that we needed today."

On Sept. 15, Lehi won a 2-0 victory on the field of the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers. In that game, Gina Richans and Jessica Vanderhoef each scored a goal for Lehi.

Lehi Spikers Wash Away Orem Tiggers in 3-Game Volleyball Match Sept. 15
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers washed away the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, in a three-game volleyball match at Lehi Sept. 15.

Paced by Miranda Parkinson Bre Elle Bailey, Lehi flooded away the Tiggers by scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-22.

Lehi Coach Jaimie Ingersoll said, "We've played against really well against really good teams like Orem. We've made great gains like we did tonight, but we're still improving.

"Our serving was much better in Games 2 and 3 than it was in Game 1. Whenever we got behind tonight, we battled to inch back. We had great efforts by Miranda and Bre Elle. Miranda is coming off an ankle injury that she had suffered at the start of the season. It was great to see her do well tonight. Bre Elle is just a ninth-grader, and yet she's already showing what she's capable of providing for us in the next three years.

"Miranda had 15 kills and Bre Elle six. Aly White led with 13 digs for tonight."

In the first game, kills by Bailey and Parkinson permitted Lehi to secure a 4-1 lead over the Tiggers. They bounced back within 6-4. White's serving built the lead up to 8-4. Orem refused to give up. Brandee Akana and Hannah Robinson guided the Tiggers within 9-7, but Orem could not catch up with Lehi. The Pioneers improved their lead at 20-12, and a Robinson kill sparked Orem to bounce back within 23-20. Two straight Orem hitting errors gave Lehi the win.

The Tiggers leaped ahead 3-0 in the second game. Lehi rowed backed into the game, and it turned into a seesaw fight as Robinson and fellow Tigger Kaysie Taylor battled Bailey and Parkinson fiercely at the net. Pioneers Madi Memmott, Brooke Izatt, and Makala Dunford registered hits that eventually allowed Lehi to build up a big enough lead to be able to win 25-18.

Even though the Tiggers built up an 8-4 lead in the third game, Lehi server Tandy Muse triggered a come back, and the game went down as a nip-and-tuck fight. Kills by Parkinson and Bailey eventually enabled Lehi to squeeze past Orem 25-23 to end the match that round.

Jordan Defeat AF Cavegridders 43-42 in Overtime
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In a Region Four game at Jordan Sept. 18, the Jordan Beetdiggers, AKA the Plowboys, defeated the Awesome American Fork Cavemen 43-42 in overtime.

Jordan took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The next quarter, though, saw the Cavemen score 29 unanswered points. Cavemen Ethan Wright and Cade Zarbock each scored two touchdowns in that quarter. Kaiden Worthington also scored a touchdown.

The Beetdiggers plowed their way back in the second half. Jordan outscored American Fork 22-7 in the second half to force the game into overtime.

In the overtime period, Hansen scored a tie-breaking touchdown, but American Fork couldn't pick up an extra point. That quickly proved to be fatal for the Cavemen. Beetdigger McCoy Hill hustled the pigskin into the end zone, and Cody Rogers kicked in an extra point to win the game for the Plowboys.

Cavespikers Split 2 Region 4 Matches
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen split two Region Four volleyball matches last week.

At Brighton Sept. 15, the Bengals, AKA the Bad Old Puddy Tats, defeated American Fork in a three-game match by scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-11. Emily Mendenhall served up five aces for the Bengals.

American Fork bounced by winning a three-game match against the Hillcrest Huskies, AKA the Puppies, Sept. 17. In that match, Makenzi Moeai led the Cavewomen with 13 kills while Jessica Jardine added 13 and Hayley Sua-Filo four. In the match against the Huskie, American Fork posted winning scores of 28-26, 25-14, 25-19.