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Show Thursday, April 10, 2008 Page 6 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN ore mm 0 MM. UNITY SPO'RTS, PEOPLE AND OUTDOOR FUN a . ., . ..,.! legion action heating up in spring sports Beky Beaton NORTH COUNTY With Region 4 play now underway across the board, preseason predictions of drum-tight races for the play- off berths are bearing out in '. the early going. I In baseball, Lone Peak's ': ; dramatitj first -round win over" ' Timpanogos was easily the biggest story of opening day, but the Knights have to play theT'wolves again today at their place. Spanish Fork and American Fork picked up expected ex-pected victories but did give up some runs, r ' Region 4 teams now claim four of the top five slots in the state rankings. The twin bills will be played Monday and Wednesday next week i - . 4 forward because of spring break. Spanish Fork continues to roll in softball and accounts for Lehi's only league loss to date. The Pioneers got an early teg up after beating both Timpanogos and Lone Peak this past week. In soccer, the surprising Pioneers Pi-oneers are alone in first place after huge one-goal wins over both league favorites Timpanogos and Lone Peak, which are now tied for second along with Pleasant Grove. Here's a look at some of the key contests coming up in the next week. Records are as of April 8. Thursday, April 10 BASEBALL I Lone Peak at Timpanogos (4 p.m.): After Tuesday's finish, fin-ish, the Timberwolves (0-1, 10-2) will be looking to restore order on their home diamond, while the Knights (1-0, 8-3) will be out to prove that the victory was no fluke. BOYS SOCCER I Pleasant Grove at Timpanogos (4 p.m.): The Vikings (2-1-0, 7-2-0) and Timberwolves (2-1-0, 3-5-0) are tied for second place right now. This will be a good test for Pleasant Grove as Timpanogos will be anxious not to lose any more ground. SOFTBALL I American Fork at Lone Peak (4 p.m.): The Cavemen (0-3, 8-i) have struggled in league play after getting the season off to a flying start, but they have shown they can score in bunches. The Knights (2-2, (5-8) can tally runs too but have been inconsistent incon-sistent on the other side of the plate. Pitching and errors will likely determine the winner win-ner here. I Lehi at Pleasant Grove (4 p.m.): The Honeers (,'M. 10-4) 10-4) are playing very well and will want to keep that going, while the Vikings (1-3, 5-) need another 'W' to stay in the pack. Monday, April 14 BASEBALL I American Fork at Spanish Span-ish Fork (4 p.m.): The results of the twin bill between the Cavemen (1-0. 9-4) and the Dons (1-0, 11-2) will have an impact not only on playoff berths, but quite probably on the region title as well. I Lehi at Lone Peak (4 p.m.): The Pioneers (0-1, 4-(5) need to get at least a split this week to try to keep up with the leaders, lead-ers, while the Knights will be hoping to pad their advantage with a pair of victories. I Timpanogos at Pleasant Grove (4 p.m.): The Vikings (0-1, 9-3) need to show well this week or they may face the same fate as last year's highly -touted squad, which ended up staying home from the tournament. The Timberwolves Timber-wolves will want to win both games to stay in contention for the top spot. Awarded for their e fforts Cavemen bring home bevy of postseason honors in winter sports Beky Beaton NORTH COUNTY The girls basketball team was the focus of a lot of community excitement this winter, taking fans on a great ride clear to the state finals. Even better is that six of the seven players who received accolades this season will be back, including the entire starting lineup. All four of the boys basketball players play-ers earning notice will likely have opportunities to play at the next level, though only one of them will probably stick to hoops. The considerable accomplishments of the wrestling and swim teams were detailed in last week's issue. Here's a complete list of the honors that have been announced to date for the other winter sports. Girls basketball I Corey Clayton: AVP 5A Coach of the Year, AR4 Coach of the Year. Has shown he knows how to build a program and get the most out of his players. Haley Holmstead, Jr., GF: AS-1S & ID, 5A all-tournament team, A VP-Offensive POY, AVD-MVP, AR4-MVP. Do-everything competitor constantly succeeded on plays that didn't look like they could be made. Averaged 17.36 points, 5.23 rebounds, 2.55 assists as-sists and 1.91 steals per game. I Kaycee Mansfield, Jr., F: AS-1S & 2D, 5A all-tournament team, AVP, AVD-1. AR4-1. Efficient marksman averaged 13.09 ppg on 55 percent shooting from the field, 53 percent beyond the arc and 72 percent from the line. Leading rebounder at 8.91 per game along with 2.45 assists and 1.59 steals per contest. - I Cydne Mason, Jr., G: AS-2S & hmD, - AVP, AVD-hm, AR4-1. Assists leader ' averaged 2.95 per game with 5.91 points, 2.59 rebounds and 1.95 steals as well. Great court awareness and quick hands on both sides of the ball. I Amy Krommenhoek, So., G: AS-2S ; & hmD, AVP-hm, AVD-2, AR4-2. Av- eraged 9.18 points, 3.82 rebounds, 2.56 1 ; f: y A.1 iv. J " ' . H V X '1 X v - mm ! v. f V 1 ( k V .. . X . 1 : FILE PHOTOS 'North County American Fork collected several postseason honors during the wintvr sports season. Haley Holmstead was named the Daily I leruld A-Vuey ( )ffensive Player of the Year, Corey Clayton (top right) was named All-Vulley Girls 5A Coach of the Year and Greg Meacham earned AJ-Vaey honorable mention honors. assists and 1.55 steals per game, hit 35 treys. Long bomber has just started to show the range of her talents. I Nikki Ybarra, Jr., G: AS-1D (TD), AVP-Defensive POY, AVD-hm, AR4-2. AR4-2. Designated defensive specialist still scored 76 points with 52 rebounds, 34 steals and 28 assists during the season. I Makenzie Moea'i, So., FC: AS-hmD. AVP-hm, AVD-hm, AR 1-hin. Averaged Aver-aged 5.53 points and 4.(58 rebounds per game in a reserve role. Brings mental toughness from volleyball and provided a fearless presence in the See AWARDS. Page 7 0k I' n tilt. TT1 rr oTf ft u Big third inning lifts Caveman baseball past Vikings Eric May SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Using a nine-run third inning, in-ning, the American Fork Cavemen opened Region 4 baseball play with a 10-4 win at Pleasant Grove on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove took an early 3-0 lead in the second inning, getting six straight batters on base, capped by a two-run double from second baseman Regan Walker. That lead wouldn't last. American Fork sent 14 men to the plate in the top of the third and took the lead for good with a nine-run outburst. American Fork's Scott LeFrandt hit a two-run single, and that was followed by a . two-run double from starting pitcher Josh Mooney. "I was most pleased with our energy," said Caveman coach Jarod Ingersoll. "We would build on that through- rewind! out the game. It did a pretty good job getting us in position to take advantage of some lucky things." Those "lucky things" worked together with just four hits and some smart base running to put the Cavemen in control. Viking coach Ryan Hall went deep into his bullpen in that third inning, trying three different pitchers, but designated desig-nated hitter Nate Pitcher's RBI single drove in the ninth Caveman Cave-man run before the final out was recorded. The American Fork defense built on that momentum, limiting limit-ing Viking hits and not 1 V J X a :i 4" Evan Helville American Fork High School Parents: Chris and Doyle Melville Age: 18 Year: Senior Birthplace: Riverside, Calif. Sport: Track Position: Long-distance racer Favorite sports team: BYU Cougar football team Favorite television: Lost Favorite book: The Book of Mormon Favorite hero: Fahu Tahi Favorite class: AP chemistry Grade Point Average: 3.93 Favorite food: Barbecued chicken Favorite restaurant: Pier 49 Most memorable career moment: Setting a new personal record of 4:44 in the mile at the 2008 Asics Invitational. Invita-tional. Future plans: To work, then go on an LDS mission. American Fork head track coach Art Taylor said: "He's a great kid. He's been doing well in his races." Assistant Assis-tant coach Timo Mostert added, "This is his first year of doing track for us. He's been racing well. By region, he'll be a state qualifier." SCOREBOARD Results Baseball Date Result Opponent 408 Won 10-4 Pleasant Grove Softball Date Result Opponent 403 Lost 0-17 Spanish Fork 408 PPD Timpanogos Boys soccer Date Result Opponent 403 Lost 2-3 Pleasant Grove 408 Lost 0-6 Timpanogos Upcoming games Baseball Date Opponent Time 410 Pleasant Grove 4 p.m. 414 Spanish Fork 4 p.m. 416 Spanish Fork 4 p.m. Softball Date Opponent Time 410 Lone Peak 3:30 p.m 422 Lehi 3:30 p.m. Boys soccer Date Opponent Time 410 Lone Peak 4 p.m. 422 Spanish Fork 4 p.m. Track Date Opponent Time 411-12 Utah Co. Inv. & Timpview TBA 424 Timpview Relays TBA Standings Reported games tJirougnSOS Baseball REGION 4 School Region record Overall record Spanish Fork 1-0 11-2 American Fork 1-0 9-4 Lone PeaK 1 -0 8-3 Timpanogos 0-1 10-2 Pleasant Grave 0-1 9-3 Lehi 0-1 4-6 REGION 7 School Region record Overall record Spnngvilie 4-0 10-4 Mountain View 4-0 6-4 Orein 3-1 7-3 Tooele 2-2 8-5 Payson 1-3 5-7 Provo 1-4 7-8 Timpview 0-5 3-8 Softball REGION 4 School Region record Overall record Spanish Fork 4-0 15-0 Lehi 3-1 10-4 Lone Peak 2-2 6-8 Timpanogos 1-2 9-4 Pleasant Grave 1-3 5-6 American Fork 0-3 8-8 REGION 7 School Region record Overall record Tooele 5-0 9-2 Spnngvilie 4-0 6-4 Timpview 3-1 6-7 Payson 2-3 8-6 Mountain View 1-3 2-8 Orem 1-3 2-10 Provo 0-5 4-10 Boys soccer REGION 4 School Region record Overall record Lehi 3-0-0 7-1-0 Pleasant Grove 2-1-0 7-2-0 Timpanogos 2-1-0 3-5-0 Lone Peak 2-1-0 2-5-2 American Fork 0-3-0 1-7-0 Spanish Fork 0-3-0 0-8-1 REGION 7 School Region record Overall record Orem 4-1-1 6-1-1 Mountain View 4-1-1 6-3-1 Spnngvilie 4-2-0 6-2-0 Timpview 3-3-0 7-3-0 Provo 3-3-0 5-4-0 Payson 1-4-1 1-5-1 Tooele 0-5-1 0-5-1 15 MARK JOHNSTONNorth County American Fork's Jake Murphev (6) is qreeted at home plute by a teammate as Scott Lefrandt See REWIND, Page 7 (2) yells to another base runner during their game against Pleasant Grove on Tuesday. 1 SPEAK UP LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ONLINE www h e ra I d extra com |