Momma Bears

Timp Sports Weekly

December 29, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at the Lehi Pioneer girls' thrilling home game against the Bear River Lady Bears, AKA the Momma Bears. The game was a classic case of a team coming back from a huge road loss to win a nail biter at home. Let's get to that story.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Lehi Pioneer Girls' Hoop Team Redeems Self In Close Win Against Bear River Momma Bears

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After experiencing a 30-point loss in a girls' basketball game at Judge Memorial a week before, questions abounded as to whether the Lehi Pioneers would be able to hop back to win a game at home before taking time off for the Holidays. Well, Lehi did prove it could do that when it posted a 39-36 at home over the Bear River Lady Bears, AKA the Momma Bears, Dec. 22.

Lehi Coach Troy Gifford said, "I was proud of my girls. I was down two starters in this game. Brooke Barnes and Jackie Cattoni were out for tonight's game. Brooke was hurt and Jackie was out of state for a family get-together back East. We changed our staring line-up. Gabby Grantham got into a good groove at point guard. Though she didn't hit in double-figures, she did a good job of showing leadership on the floor."

Even though the game opened with Momma Bear Kelli Smart getting the opening tipoff, Bear River lost the ball on a bad pass. Lehi's Katie Rogers capitalized on that turnover. She hit two foul shots that sent the Pioneers rowing out to an 8-2 lead through shots from Aerin Ogden and Briar Sands.

The Momma Bears didn't let the first quarter end in complete Lehi domination. Bear River's Jessica Olsen hit a three-pointer and an inside shot to cut the lead to 8-7. Before the Momma Bears could sneak ahead, Sands sank a three-f00t shot to send Lehi with a 10-7 lead into the next quarter.

It opened with a Sands bucket sparking an 8-0 scoring run for the Pioneers. With Rogers sinking two buckets to fuel that rally for Lehi, the Pioneers soon commanded an 18-7 lead. Bear River called a time-out in hopes of making adjustments to keep Lehi from flooding the Momma Bears out of the gym. Late in the second quarter, two Ogden buckets helped to swell the Pioneer advantage to 24-10. Lehi held the Momma Bears to four points in the second quarter.

The Pioneers maintained their double-digit lead all through the third quarter. Two Anau Faleano buckets stretched the Pioneer lead to 28-12, but after a Rogers bucket had put the score at 30-14, Karah Jeppson hit an inside shot that opened a comeback for the Momma Bears. With each team scoring only six points in the third quarter, the Momma Bear comeback picked up steam in the final period. 

"We and Judge went into our game as two undefeated teams. We stayed with them until the third quarter, and the game went downhill for us." Gifford said, "Tonight, Aerin Ogden came up with some big rebounds for us, especially in the second half. Faleano played much better in the second half than she did in the first. Sadie Johnson proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the floor."

It opened with Jeppson sinking an inside shot. Olsen and Jeppson led the Momma Bears in outscoring the Pioneers 9-2 in the final period's first three minutes. When two Jeppsen foul shots had put Bear River within 32-27, the game's outcome was no longer predictable. Lehi had to rely on Rogers foul shots and Faleano buckets in order to stay narrowly ahead. After two Sands foul shots had put the score at 39-33 in the last seven seconds, Lehi finally had the game put away. Still, Momma Bear Shayla Buxton hit a trey just before the final buzzer to remind the Pioneers what could have easily happened to them, had there been a couple of more minutes left on the clock.

"We wanted to shut down No. 32 [Buxton]," Gifford said. "Whitney Cook and Chelz Ato did a job of keeping No. 32 from doing much doing. She scored only five points during the night."

Rogers led Lehi with 11 points while Sands added another eight. Olsen led the Momma Bears with 18 points while Jeppsen added another eight.

AF Hoops

Timp Sports Weekly

December 22, 2009

Publisher's Message

While last week's issue focused mainly on Lehi sports, we're going to look this week at the Awesome American Fork Cavemen and Cavewomen's wins in preseason basketball at home. We will also look at the Lehi Pioneer wrestling team's home win over the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups.

Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Awesome AF Cavemen Edge Out Timpview Millionaires 60-57 in Exhibition Game

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavemen improved their winning streak at 4-0 by outlasting the Timpview Thunderbirds, AKA the Millionaires, 60-57 in a non-league, boys' basketball game at American Fork December 15.

The last minute of the game went down as one of the longest moments of the contest. Two Josh Warner foul shots tipped the Millionaires within 58-57. The Cavemen then sought to run down the clock until Timpview would not have enough time to pull down a defensive board that would enable the Millionaires to be able to force an overtime or win on a three-point shot. However, a Timpview player made a fatal mistake of fouling Marcel Davis at the 0:03 mark. The Caveman guard went to the foul line and hit both of his free throws. Timpview thereupon took a gamble on a 20-foot shot. It dropped shot of the hoop as the buzzer sounded.

During the course the game, the Millionaires, led by Ky Raymond and Elis Robison, secured a 17-11 lead in the first quarter. However, in the second period, the Cavemen made an awesome comeback as they outscored Timpview 20-11 through shots launched by Ben Beddes, Ty Flinders, Marcel Davis, and Chase Hansen. American Fork outscored the Millionaires 14-8 to take a 45-31 lead into the final quarter. In the last period, Timpview outscored American Fork 21-15.

"To pull off the comeback, we were just trusting each other," Beddes said. "We knew what to do. We were watching opportunities. Marcel Davis handled the pressure well in those last seconds of the game when he hit those two free throws."

American Fork Coach Doug Meacham said, "I thought we played well defensively, and we attacked their 1-3-1 zone press the whole. We got some real big rebounds from Ben and Marcel. Our game was to attack their zone press. Every we drove into the paint, we managed to get a rebound or a basket."

Flinders led American Fork with 19 points while Davis and Hansen each added another 17. Raymond led the Millionaires with 14  points while Robison contributed another 10.

Awesome Cavewomen Break 2-Game Losing Streak By Taking Down Macho SF Lady Dons

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen's basketball team broke its two-game losing streak Dec. 17 by winning 55-42 over the Macho Spanish Fork Lady Dons at home.

After having posted a 6-0 record at the start their preseason, the Cavewomen fell into a slump when they lost to the Springville Red Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, and the Skyline Eagles, alias the Blue Tweeties. Spanish Fork's manly girl cagers came really close to causing American Fork suffer its third straight loss.

In the first quarter, Spanish Fork's Brynne Nielsen got the tipoff. Cavewoman Laini Kalumbi stole from her and fed the ball to Grace Farnsworth for a short shot that opened the game's scoring. American Fork's 2-0 lead quickly became painted over by a 6-0 scoring run sparked by a Hayleigh Emerine bucket. American Fork's efforts to regain its first-quarter lead proved frustrating. Through her boarding and scoring, Erin Redd led Lady Dons in a successful effort to stay ahead for the entire period. Kalumbi led American Fork within 6-5, but that turned out to be the closest the Cavewomen could get to pulling ahead. After Makenzie Moea'i had put American Fork within 10-8, a Jen Huntsman bucket left the Dons with a 12-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In response to an Emerine bucket at the second quarter, Amy Krommenhoek scored five straight points to open an American Fork comeback. Krommenhoek's shooting spree put the Cavewomen within 14-13. A Kalumbi bucket put American Fork ahead 15-14. A Redd free throw tied the game at 15, but a Moea'i jumper broke the tie. The Macho Lady Dons pulled back out in front 19-17, and Nielsen hit a trey. It was not enough to break the Cavewomen's spirit. Seconds before halftime, a Krommenhoek trey put Americcan Fork within 24-22.

The third quarter opened with Farnsworth hitting a go-ahead three-pointer for the Cavewomen. Even though Spanish Fork did slip back out front 28-25, Moea'i scored on an offensive rebound, and Krommenhoek hit a trey that sent American Fork on a 10-0 scoring run that broke Spanish Fork's hold on the momentum. Besides beating Dons to some crucial rebounds, Shelby Carson nailed shots that helped the Cavewomen maintain a tight hold on the led By the end of the third quarter, American Fork led 43-34.

Spanish Fork's efforts to contain American Fork proved vain in the fourth period. Krommenhoek and Kalumbi led a successful attempt to keep American Fork ahead all through the last period. Both Cavewomen came up with steals and swished foul shots that soon gave their team a 51-40 lead. Free throws by Krommenhoek and Farnsworth put the game ahead in the final minute.

American Fork Coach Corey Clayton said, "For the third period, we switched our defense from man to zone. We played man in the first half, but Spanish stayed ahead of us for much of the time. We were able to switch well to zone. That helped to shut Erin Redd down. She's their go-to girl. She pretty runs the floor. They know where to get the ball to her. Amy Krommenhoek was missing shots in the first half, but she came hot in the third period. She got some good looks. Shelby Carson pulled down some key defensive rebounds for us in the third period."

While Redd led the Macho Lady Dons with 19 points, Kalumbi led American Fork with 17 points. Among American Fork's other high scorers, Krommenhoek posted 14 oints, Farnsworth 11, and  Carson 10.

Lehi Wrestlers Stick Timpanogos T-Pups In 45 Minutes

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

At a Region Seven wrestling dual meet at Lehi Dec. 16, it took the Lehi Pioneers only 45 minutes to win 60-24 over the Timpanogos Timbewolves, AKA the T-Pups.

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said "They [Lehi] wrestled had. They pinned when they needed to."

The T-Pups did well at onset of the meet. Taking a 5-1 lead over Pioneer Riley "The Swedish Stud" Anderson, Timpanogos' Jacob "The Full Moon" Smith pinned him with just one minute left in their 160 weight class match. In the 171 weight class showdown, T-Pup Tanner "The Naughty Pup" Preswich pinned Braxton "The Slick" Southwick 49 seconds into their bout.

The T-Pups' 12-0 couldn't survive a strong Lehi comeback. A deluge of Pioneer falls began with Taylor "Il Toro" Savio sticking T-Pup Tagen "The Pack Leader" Herrick in the first period of their 189 weight class match. Lehi's Garrett "The Tricky" Bolles pinned Timpanogos' Sam "Huff 'n' Puff" Ahmu halfway through the first period of the 289 weight class match.

Lehi's 103-pounder, Logan "The North Briton Laddie" Passey toyed with Gabe "The Wild Dane" Olsen for a little while, then stuck him.

In the 119 weight class match, Timpanogos' Tyler "Duke Howler" Reese broke the string of Lehi wins by pinning Steve "Sir Doom" DuBose in the second period. Their match had begun on a promising note for Sir Doom when he scored a takedown to secure the first lead. However, Duke Howler wrestled back to score the fall.

Dallin "The Purple Stallion" Rice of Lehi pinned Hayden "Swift Paws" Knudsen, a 125-pound T-Pup, in the first 30 seconds. Lehi's Koy "Squeeze Toy" Ash pinned Brian "Senor Lobo" Meza at the end of the first period of the 130 weight class match.

The 140 weight class match saw Pioneer Justin "The Throttle" Cottle take a 4-0 lead over T-Pup Zach "The Wicked Wolf" Peck. From there, The Throttle went on to pin The Wicked Wolf.

Lehi's streak of wins suffered another interruption when T-Pup D.J. "The Widowmaker" Argyle pinned Logan "The Hoppin' Hound" Brown.

 The evening ended with Lehi's Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen sticking Jake "Superpup" Beveridge.

Lone Peak-Lehi Basketball

Timp Sports Weekly

December 14, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at Lehi wrestling and two Lehi boys' basketball stories. One of those stories will deal with the theme of the decade-long rivalry between the Lehi Pioneers and the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. Their rivalry is as fierce as the one between the Knights and the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. The Dec. 11 game between Lone Peak and Lehi showed how intense the rivalry could get at times. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Pioneers Skin Kearns Kittens 63-37 in Exhibition Game December 8

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

After having exorcised the Springville Devils, AKA the Helltown Hellions, by three points on Dec. 7, the Lehi Pioneers rowed back into town Dec. 8 and skinned the Kearns Cougars, AKA the Kittens, 62-37 in boys' basketball.

The triumph improved Lehi's preseason record at 4-0. Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "Our inside kids did a great job with getting the close shots in for us. We had a tougher time at Springville last night. So tonight's game was a little easier for us. Our defense did a really good job in closing off their passing lanes in the third period, so we were able to keep them from rushing back."

With Lehi's Willie Walker sinking a layup to open the night's scoring, the Pioneers took swift control of the game. After Ryan Chistofferson had put the lead at 4-0, Morino Moore nailed a jumper to put the Kittens on the scoreboard. Kearns suddenly went cold in scoring. Walker and Jordan "Mr. " McGregor led Lehi on an 8-0 scoring run. A Dalton Noble shot opened a 9-4 scoring run that put the Cougars within 16-11 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Kearns kept Lehi from pulling farther ahead than 23-12. Two Moore foul shots sparked another rally for Kearns. Moore and Sammy Sweat moved the Cougars within 25-18. Moore wowed spectator with a layup that he made right behind him. That shot trimmed the lead to 25-18. Lehi's Cody Hauver answered that shot with a jumper made on a Walker assist. After Christofferson and Cougar Brady Sawsak had each swished two foul shots, Noble hit a three-point shot during the buzzer, cutting the lead to 29-23.

In the third period, McGregor hit an inside shot that stirred up an impressive display of firepower. At the same time, Lehi held the Kittens to six points during the entire third period. It ended with Lehi leading 45-27.

Lehi's Josh Scott opened the fourth quarter with scoring four straight unanswered points. Zach Stanley's foul shooting pushed the Pioneer lead past the 20-point mark. The Cougars couldn't do much in scoring on the floor. They had to settling for picking up the majority of their fourth-quarter points from the foul line.

When the game ended , Scott led Lehi with 15 points while Walker added 14, Christofferson 11, and McGregor eight. Noble led the Kittens with 10 points.

Lehi Grapplers Open Home Season With 56-18 Win Over Orem Tiggers

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer wrestlers opened their home season with a 56-18 win over the Orem Tigers, AKA the Tiggers, Dec. 10.

Lehi Coach Dan "Mr. Nice" Rice said, "We have showed tonight to be good at 119, 125, 135, 189, and 215. Our 215 wrestler ran out of gas in his match tonight, though."

The Region Seven dual meet opened on a thrilling note with a 171 weight class match between Lehi's Braxton "The Slick" Southwick and Orem's Josh "The Blue Razor" Steele. Scoring a takedown first, The Blue Razor built up an 8-3 lead over The Slick. Southwick battled back to tie the match at 12 by the end of regulation. In the overtime phase, Southwick took Steele down to win 14-12.

The 189 weight class match saw Lehi's Taylor "Il Toro" Savio take Orem's Seth "Low Blow" Snow down and pin him within a minute. 

In the 215 weight class match, Lehi's Bubba "The St. George Dragon" Demke took a 2-0 lead over Orem's Trevor "Mr. Exterminator" Gruwell. The lead changed hands a few times during the match. Shortly before regulation time was to expire in the second period, Mr. Exterminator pinned the St. George Dragon.

Lehi's Garrett "The Tricky Stud" Bolles didn't let that fall go unanswered. In his 289 weight class match, he pinned Henry "The Orem Matador" Sanchez 75 seconds into the bout.

Lehi received a reminder that it was still going to lose matches in the dual meet. The 103 weight class match saw Orem's Jovani "The Yoyo" Tolayo pinned Lehi's Logan "The North Briton Laddie" Passy.

After the Pioneers had improved their lead at 21-12 on Andy "Baron Dandy" Tilley's forfeit win, Lehi's 119-pounder, Steve "Sir Doom" DuBose grappled in a tight match against Orem's Robert "Bad Boy Bobby" Salinas. Sir Doom won his match 6-4.

After Lehi's 130-pounder Koy "Squeeze Toy" Ash had overcome Vince "The Driller" Miller 10-1, Pioneer Tanner "The Earl of Destruction" Eastmond pinned Jacob "The Super Tigger" Simpson in their 135 weight class match. That pin set off a series of swift Lehi wins. Justin "The Throttle" Cottle, Logan "The Hoppin' Hound" Brown, and Trevor "The Handsome" Hansen each scored a pin for Lehi. The dual meet ended with Orem's 160-pounder, Taylor "Lord Mac" McNeil sticking Lehi's Colby "The Lightning Bolt" Massa.

Lone Peak Loners End Lehi Boy Hoopsters Winning Streak

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneer boys' basketball team knew that its latest winning streak would come to an end at some point this season. The Pioneers simply didn't want the ending to occur during their Dec. 11 game at home against the Lone Peak Knights, AKA the Loners. However, in the game's last 10 seconds, a Nick Emery shot gave the Loners a 52-50 over Lehi.

The rivalry between the schools showed itself shortly before the opening tipped. The two balconies of the main gym became packed with students and other spectators. Dressed in white shirts, Lehi students "read" newspapers while the announcer shouted out names of the Knights' starters. Those kids then tore up their newspapers when they heard the names of their team's starters.

Lehi students cheered hysterically when Pioneer Ryan Chistofferson hit a three-pointer to open the game's scoring. Soon Knight Brody Berry stole the ball and got fouled. He hit a free throw that Lone Peak used as a base for a 6-0 scoring run. Two straight Emery treys put the Knights ahead 7-5. Zach Stanley hit a go-ahead trey for the Pioneers. A seesaw fight ensued. The first quarter ended with two Jordan McGregor foul shots putting Lehi ahead 11-9.

With Knight Chris Childs tying the game at 11 during the start of the second period, the Pioneers quickly found out that they would have serious problems with other Loners besides Emery. Shots from Childs and Tannon Pedersen enabled the Knights to swipe back the lead as soon as Lehi had secured it. The Knights led by as far as 26-22 in the period. Christofferson and Willie Walker's efforts inside the key kept the Pioneers close to the 5-A powerhouse. The half ended with a McGregor foul shot trimming the Loners' lead to 26-23.

With Pioneer Zach Stanley tying the game at 28 on a trey early in the third period, Josh Scott put Lehi ahead 30-28. The Pioneers led for the rest of the quarter, even though the Loners did tie the game at 35 and 38 on a Pedersen three-point play and an Emery three-pointer. At the end of the quarter, Walker sank a layup that gave Lehi a 46-43 lead.

In the fourth quarter, Emery became a bigger threat both inside and outside the perimeter. Emery's shooting made Lehi's hold on the lead slippery. After a Scott foul shot had improved Lehi's lead at 50-47 in the last minute, Emery hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 50. Under the immense pressure of the tied score, Lehi lost control of the ball. The turnover proved fall. At 0:07, Emery hit his go-ahead shot. Lehi gambled on a corner shot which flew over the hoop. 

Scott led Lehi with 12 points while Walker and Stanley each contributed 11 points.  Pedersen led Lone Peak with 22 points, and Emery added another 19.

Three-Zip

Timp Sports Weekly

December 8, 2009

Publisher's Message

For this week's issue, we look at three high school basketball teams that have managed to evade defeat during their first two weeks of play. They include both of the Lehi Pioneers' varsity basketball teams and the Awesome American Fork Cavemen. Let's get to the stories about those teams.

Dean Von Memmott

deanmemmott@hotmail.com

Lehi Pioneer Girls Win 69-68 Over Macho Spanish Fork Lady Dons

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

By winning 69-68 over the Spanish Fork Dons, AKA the Macho Lady Dons, Dec. 3, the Lehi Pioneer girls' basketball team finished last week with a best start in three years.  The one-point win improved the Pioneers' record at 3-0.

In talking about the strong unity that his players showed in the one-point win, Lehi Coach Troy Gifford said, "We haven't beaten Spanish Fork in two years. They came in here, thinking they were going to get us again. I'm proud of my girls showing much unity in playing against a tough team like Spanish. 

"Brooke Barnes and Jackie Cattoni shot some big threes that enabled us to come back in the second half after being down by almost 10 points. Briar Sands played an outstanding defense for us tonight. She came up with steals that enabled us to stay in the game. 

"Even though Erin Redd was their top shooter tonight, the Spanish Fork girl we wanted to guard the most was Brynine Nielsen. We held her to nine, and most of her points came on foul shots."

At the start of the game, Katie Rogers produced a three-point play to put the Pioneers onto the scoreboard first. Lehi's first lead didn't last long. Two Shea Johnson foul shots and a short, Nielsen jumper put the Macho Lady Dons ahead 4-3. A seesaw battle ensued and raged throughout the first quarter. Redd and Jen Huntsman provided a string of rebounds that kept the Dons from falling way behind in the game. Gabby Grantham and Cattoni frequently bothered Spanish Fork with steals and three-point shots. One Grantham trey put Lehi within 16-15 near the end of the quarter. An Redd bucket kept a Cattoni three-point goal from tipping Lehi ahead. Cattoni hit a trey during the buzzer to shave the lead to 18-17.

The second quarter opened with Redd sinking an inside shot that gave the Dons the momentum they needed to stay ahead clear till halftime. Redd's shooting proved to be so accurate that Lehi caught up only once in the quarter. During that one time Barnes hit trey cutting the lead to 27-25. Grantham sank an a bucket that tied the game at 27. Haleigh Emerine broke the tie, sparking another series of trades in the led.                                        

In the third quarter, Nielsen and Shae Johnson scorched Spanish Fork with a series of inside shots stretched the manly Lady Dons' lead out to as wide as 44-35. A Sands bucket ignited a 13-4  rally lead by Cattoni, Barnes, and Grantham. The third-period rally climaxed with a Rogers free throw tying the game at 48. Just before the quarter break, Grantham sank a bucket, which got canceled out by a Lehi foul.                                                                

At the start of the fourth quarter, Barnes hit a go-ahead three-pointer for Lehi. Spanish Fork didn't let the Pioneers hop too far ahead. The Macho Lady Dons stayed within two points of the Pioneers for much of the quarter.

The game's last three minutes went down as a frantic affair. Syd Butler and Redd's shooting tipped Spanish Fork ahead 60-58. A fierce seesaw fight began. Treys from Grantham and Spanish Fork's Kelly Hales kept holds on the lead slippery. When Sands put a shot back in to give Lehi a 66-63 lead in the final 39 seconds, the Pioneers looked as though they might be able to pull away. However, a Shae Johnson trey enabled Butler to tie the game at 68 before fouling out in the final 10 seconds. With only eight seconds left on the board, Cattoni hit a tie-breaking foul shot. The Pioneers followed it up with the blocking of a Spanish Fork shot.

Cattoni led Lehi with 21 points while Barnes added 18, Grantham 12, and Rogers 11. Redd led Spanish Fork with 15 points while Hales, Johnson, and Nielsen each contributed nine points.

Awesome AF Cavemen Overpower Timpanogos T-Pups 75-58 Dec. 4

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

By the way last week ended for the Awesome American Fork Cavemen's basketball team, they looked as though they would finally be enjoying a great season after experiencing two straight frustrating seasons. In opening their home season with a 75-58 win over the Timpanogos Timberwolves, AKA the T-Pups, Dec. 4, they put their young season record at 3-0.

The other two teams taken down by them were the Mountain View Bruins, AKA the Teddy Bears, and the Provo Bulldogs, alias the Bullpuppies.

Led by Jake Blackhurst and Austin Waddoups, the Cavemen dominated the first quarter. It ended with American Fork leading 22-9 over the T-Pups.

In the second quarter, Marcel Davis and Quincy Bair worked well in concert with each other to help the Cavemen maintain their double-digit lead. Davis often fed passes to Bair for shots. Meanwhile, Beddes and Blackhurst dominated the boards. American Fork kept T-Pup center Ryan Van Pelt from doing much damage inside during the second quarter, even though Timpanogos did answer American Fork point for point in the period. It ended with American Fork leading 40-26.

American Fork's hold on the tempo spilled over into the second half. After Beddes had opened it with a foul shot, Bair wowed Caveman fans with a dunk shot that put the lead at 43-28. Two straight buckets by Chris "Moby Dick" Melville stirred up a T-Pup comeback. A little while passed before the Cavemen realized that the T-Pups were howling back into the game. Brothers Ryan and Ty Hamilton sank shots that enabled Nielsen to reduce the Caveman led to single digits. Through producing a three-point play and sinking a foul shot, Brandon Porras enabled Van Pelt to put the T-Pups within 49-46. Beddes scored on an offensive rebound at the buzzer to go on a shooting spree that killed Timpanogos' comeback.

In the fourth quarter, Beddes scored six straight unanswered points to stretch the lead to 57-46. As the game turned into a rout, Davis stole the ball during one moment and passed it to Bair for a jumper. Sophomore Chase Hansen had a fine fourth quarter in scoring. The Cavemen shut down Van Pelt and Melville. Waddoups, Blackhurst, and Beddes had held well under pressure to sink foul shots to keep the lead in double figures.

At one point of the game, American Fork fans taunted T-Pup Tanner LeBaron, a former Caveman, shouting, "Shouldn't have transfered! Shouldn't have transferred!" LeBaron joined Melville and Van Pelt in fouling out.

American Fork Coach Doug Meacham said, "In the first half, we settled too much for threes. In the second half, we shot only five threes. I'm okay with us shooting threes, but I prefer us to get the ball inside to score. 

"We were more aggressive in tonight. We created a lot of chances for steals. We had about 22 steals. Our pressure forced them to lose the ball more frequently. Ben Beddes and Jake Blackhurst are our senior leaders, and they showed tonight why they're that."

Waddoups led American Fork with 14 points while Hansen, Beddes, and Blackhurst each contributed 12 points. Melville led the T-Pups with 22 points, and Van Pelt added another 11.

Lehi Pioneer Boys Open Home Season With 55-48 Win Against Juan Diego Dec. 1

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

In boys' basketball action Dec. 1, the Lehi Pioneers opened their home season by washing away the Juan Diego Soaring Eagles, AKA the Screamin' Canaries, 55-48.

Lehi Coach Craig Gladwell said, "It's great to get a win like this at home at the start of the season. We were up against a very athletic Juan Diego team that gave us a challenge with their zone.  Their No. 23 [Ajay Pizza] did very well inside for them. We had Jordan McGregor guard him much more in the second half. McGregor shut No. 23 down.

"Their zone was the first one we saw this year. We were patient and kept our composure as we handled their zone press to stay ahead. As this year goes on, we'll learn and show what we can do against a zone."

With Lehi's Will Walker getting the tipoff, a Josh Scott bucket sent Lehi hopping ahead 2-0. However, a Morgan Heslop trey put the Soaring Eagles ahead 3-2, and a seesaw fight followed. Two straight Zach Stanley treys put Lehi ahead 11-6. However, even Pizza attempted to get a rally going for the Soaring Eagles, Walker's control of the boards permitted Lehi to lead by as far as 19-10 during the first quarter. It ended with Pizza trimming the lead at 19-12.

Early in the second quarter, Jalin Ames and Pizza guided the Soaring Eagles within 19-17. Layups by McGregor and Rupp gave Lehi the momentum it needed to keep Juan Diego from catching up with it, even though a Heslop trey did cut the Pioneer lead to 26-23. A McGregor three-point left Lehi leading 29-23 at halftime.

Even though the third period opened with Scott sinking a layup, the Soaring Eagles refused to let themselves get flooded out of the game. Logan Mortensen swished in five straight points to send the Soaring Eagles flapping within 33-30. A Ryan Christofferson trey gave Lehi enough push to stay narrowly out in front, even though Juan Diego did pull within 36-33 on two Pizza foul shots.

Heslops, Mortensen, and Pizza's shooting prevented the Pioneers from securing a 10-point lead over the Soaring Eagles in the final quarter. Christofferson and Stanley warned up at the foul line in the final quarter to help the Pioneers lead by as far as 49-40. Walker became hot in the final period to keep the momentum in Lehi's hands.

Stanley led Lehi with 15 points while Walker added another 12 and Scott 10. Hitting four treys, Heslop tied Pizza as Juan Diego's leading scorers with 12 points each. Mortensen added another 11.

Payson Kitties

Timp Sports Weekly
November 30, 2009

Publisher's Message


With the high school basketball season now having started, we are going to look at a story involving a tight girls' game between the Lehi Pioneers and the Payson Lions, AKA the Kitties. As the folks in Payson would say, it was purr-fectly exciting game. Let's get to that story.


Dean Von Memmott
Publisher
deanmemmott@hotmail.com


Lehi Pioneers Outlast Payson Kitties 63-61 In Nov. 24 Girls' Hoop Opener
By Dean Von Memmott
Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers' opened their girls' basketball season at home with 63-61 win over the Payson Lions, AKA the Kitties, Nov. 24.

Lehi's new head coach, Troy Gifford said, "We have a lot of smaller players, who are fast. They love to battle fiercely out on the court. It was not surprising, then, that we had some girls get into foul trouble tonight. We had a lot of jayvee players go in and cover for our starters who got into deep foul trouble.

"Brooke Barnes had a great night hitting threes for us. She hit some threes in the third quarter to open the game up for us and give us momentum to carry us through the rest of the second half."

Kelsie Brown put the Kitties on the board first when she produced a three-point play in the early minutes of the game. A Barnes trey tied the game at three. A tight battle ensued. With Heather Finch putting Payson ahead 5-3, the Lions battled fiercely like alley cats to stay out in front. Combined shooting from Ambree Draper and Breynn Rowley built up a 12-7 lead for Payson. After a set shot by teammate Katie Rogers, Lehi's Gabby Grantham stole the ball and sunk a layup that positioned Lehi within 12-11. Two Rowley free throws and a short, Lacie Zeeman shot built up a 16-11 advantage for the Kitties at the end of the first quarter.

While Payson had much to meow about its first-quarter achievements, Lehi snatched the momentum from the Lions' paws in the second period. It opened with Pioneer Briar Sands sinking a bucket that opened Lehi's comeback. The Pioneers outscored the Kitties 5-1 to get within 17-16 during the quarter's first two minutes. Brown guided Payson in clawing out a 22-18 lead, but the Kitties found themselves powerless in trying to keep Lehi from hopping ahead. Rogers produced a three-point play that gave Lehi the gas it needed to stay in the game. Sands soon hit a bucket which gave Lehi a lead of 23-22. The seesaw battle ensued. When two Zeeman foul pitches tied the game at 29 just before halftime, it seemed the second half would open with a deadlock. That prospect did not turn out to be so, thanks to Pioneer Anau Faleano. She broke the tie with a baseline shot seconds before halftime.

The second half opened with Barnes hitting a three-pointer that sent Lehi on a 10-2 scoring run. It did not knock the Kitties out of the game. Two Rowley foul shots opened a fierce Kitty attack on Lehi's 39-29 lead. Led by Finch, Brown, and Tori Adams, Payson battled back within 45-42 at the end of the quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Grantham and Barnes took command of a determined effort to keep Lehi narrowly ahead. While Barnes nailed three crucial treys, Grantham produced layups on steals. Pioneer Jackie Cattoni contributed foul pitches that ultimately proved crucial. When Payson got within 53-52, Cattoni hit a trey that gave Lehi a wide enough cushion to hold on to it lead.

The game had to be halted in the final 23 seconds when Brown suffered a neck injury during a battle for a loose ball. When play renewed, Grantham scored on an inbounds pass to ice the game for Lehi.

Barnes led Lehi with 13 points while Granthan added another 12. Finch led the Kitties with 15 points while Brown and Adams each contributed 10.

Utah County Swimming Championships

Timp Sports Weekly

November 16, 2009

Publisher's Message

This week's issue looks at looks at four northern Utah Valley high schools that participated at the Nov. 13-14 Utah County Invitational, held at the Orem Recreational Center. In a matter of speaking, the invitational determines which local high schools have the best boys and girls' swim teams overall in this valley. Also, the meet allows swimmers who take county to show why they're legitimate contenders for state championship medals at the end of the four-month season. Let's get to those stories.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and Cavemen Win Girls and Boys' Divisions at Utah County Invitation

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Awesome American Fork Cavewomen and Cavemen both won first-place trophies at the Utah County Invitational, a swim meet held at Orem's Recreation Center Nov. 13-14.

American Fork posted a score of 253 in both the divisions to win the meet's two county team championships. AKA the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights gave the Cavewomen the toughest competition through racking up 252 points to take second in the girls' division. For the Cavemen, they managed to overcome the  Springville Red Devils, alias the Helltown Hellions, the meet's second-place finishers, by 28 points. 

American Fork Coach Kathy King said, "The kids stepped it up today. I was concerned that they might not be able to drop their times significantly. Many of the kids did do that, though. They got a lot of kinks out, and they learned a lot on what they had to do to improve in their techniques."

American Fork got off to a good start on the first day of the two-day meet. American Fork won both the girls and boys' medley relays. Cavewoman Camille Okleberry won the meet's first gold medal for individual events  by taking the girl's 200-yard freestyle. She went on to win the girls' 500-yard freestyle championship.

 Jamie Nebeker won the girls' 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard breaststroke. Caveman Matt Okleberry, Camille's brother, finished second in the boys' 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle races. Okelberry said, "I posted my times in those events. So I'm already qualified for state."

McKay King took county title in the boys' 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard backstroke. Cavewoman Abby Morrison cruised away with a gold medal in the girls' 50-yard freestyle.

On the second day of the meet, T.J. Murphy joined the list American Fork swimmers to win county championships. He took in the boys' 100-yard butterfly, and he finished second in the boys' 100-yard freestyle.

The team of Daryk Childs, Kyle Smith, Baby Wade Healy, and McKay King won the boys' 200-yard freestyle.  The team of Murphy, Okelberry, Smith, and King won the boys' 400-yard freestyle. Smith said, "To win the 400 free relay, we concentrated really hard on the techniques that Kathy taught us at practice. We got them down well enough to win in the time of 3:20.49. Springville gave us a real good battle. We beat them by just a second."

Momo King took eighth in the girls' 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. Casey Nicole earned  fifth-place finish in the girls' 100-yard freestyle. Healy took seventh in the boys' 100-yard freestyle.

The team of Morrison, Casey, Okelberry, and Tabi Sumsion took second in the girls' 200-yard freestyle. Childs took fourth in the boys' 100-yard breaststroke.

LP Swimmers Take 2nd in Girls' Division and 3rd in Boys' At Utah County Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

AKA the Loners, the Lone Peak Knights' swim teams took second in the girls' division and third in the boys' at the Utah County Invitational, held Nov. 13-14 at the Orem Recreation Center.

Having a strong chance at taking home the 2009 county team titles, the Knights racked up points in everyone of the meet's 22 events. Lone Peak's new head coach, Chad Reimschussel said, "In every events, we had at least two swimmers step and score points for us."

The Knight girls' effort fell a point short of winning the county girls' championship. In the tight battle for it, the Awesome American Fork Cavewomen scored 253 points and Lone Peak 252. In the boys' division, incredible domination by American Fork caused Lone Peak to finish a weak third with 157 points. 

Despite coming up short in their attempt to take home both county team titles, the Knights still produced individual county champs. Knight Kim Welch, for example, said, "I'll be qualifying for state real soon. My times are where they are at for being seeded at state. Today, I won the girls' 100 back and 100 butterfly. I'm hoping that today will be when I qualify for state."

Hannah Siebach won the girls' 100-yard freestyle title in a time of 57.48.

In the 200-yard medley relay, Lone Peak took second in the girls' division and third in the boys'.

Cate Woolston and Sam Scorsby took third and fourth respectively in the girls' 500-freestyle. "Tom" Sawyer Hendrickson took seventh in the men's 500-yard freestyle.

The team of Woolston, Scoresby, Siebach, and Welch took first in the girls' 200-yard freestyle  relay. The team of Scorsby, Woolston, Welch, and Kira Hamilton won the girls' 400-yard freestyle relay. Lone Peak took third in the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay and seventh in the boys'.

Ferocious PG Vike Swimmers Take 7th in Both Girls and Boys' Divisions At Utah County Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Ferocious Pleasant Grove Vikings finished seventh in both the girls and boys' divisions of the Utah County Invitational, a swim meet held at the Orem Recreation Center Nov. 13-14.

Pleasant Grove scored 163 points in the girls' division and 81 in the boys'.

Sara Gagon took fourth in the girls' 200-yard freestyle. Christie Bunnell took second in the girls' 500-yard freestyle and third in the girls' 100-yard butterfly. Summer Mazeika took 27th in the girls' 100-yard freestyle. 

Ryan Fonseca took 14th in the boys' butterfly. Curtis Clayson took 12th in the boys' 100-yard freestyle. Jordan Bramhall took  18th in the boys' 500-yard freestyle. Jordan's brother Nate Bramhall took third in the boys' 100-yard breaststroke. The Bramhall brothers joined Fonseca and Elan Maynez securing a fifth-place finish for Pleasant Grove in the boys' 400-yard freestyle.

The team of Gagon, Bunnell, Lisa Jensen, and Sara Dickerson took fourth in the girls' 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Clayson, Jamie Ricks, Andy Biesinger, and Craig Holmes took eighth in the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay.

Dickerson took 16th in the girls' 100-yard backstroke. Maynez took sixth in the boys' 100-yard backstroke. Jensen took 18th in the girls' 100-yard breastroke.

Lehi Takes 6th In Both Girls and Boys Divisions at Utah County Invitational

By Dean Von Memmott

Timp Sports Weekly Publisher

The Lehi Pioneers finished fifth and sixth respectively in both the boys and girls' divisions at the Utah County Invitational, a high school swim meet held Nov. 13-14 at the Orem Recreation Center.

Lehi posted 117 points in the boys' division and 202 in the girls'.

One Pioneer won a county title at the meet: Braedon Hegemann. He won the boys' 50-yard championship in the meet's Nov. 13 action. Hegemann said, "By winning the 50 free, I know I am going to have to put in more effort to be able to do well at the state meet at the end of this season. I have a good chance of also swimming the 100 free at state. I am currently ranked eighth among boy freestyle swimmers in 4-A."

Hegemann also finished 24th in the boys' 100-yard breaststroke.

Madi White took third in the girls' 100-yard freestyle. Dani Vaughn finished sixth both in the girls' 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke. Lehi Coach Dennis Meyering said, "Dani Vaughn broke three school records at St. George recently. She broke them in the 200-yard free, 100 fly, and 100 free. In the 200 free, she set a new school record of 59.9, breaking a school record set by Jackie Hadfield 10 years ago. As a leadoff for our three girl relay teams, she posted a time of 55.8 at the St. George Invitational."

Ryan Doel took ninth in the boys' 100-yard butterfly. Tanner Frandsen took third in the boys' 50-yard freestyle and 17th in the boys' 500-yard freestyle. Frandsen joined Colt Lindstrom, Devon Kirkham, and Timmy Walsh in finishing fourth in the boys' 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Rachel Hansen, Emilie Mardsen, Lindsey Smith, and Madie Taylor took eighth in the girls' 200-yard freestyle relay.

Trevor Blackburn took 16th in the boys' 100-yard backstroke. Emilie Mardsen took 14th in the girls' 100-yard breastroke. 

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.

Dean Von Memmott

Publisher

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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."