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Show Page 6 V 0 V BEST IN CITY: BOYS 4 The Orem boys' 4x400 relay team o Impressive spring for prep boys athletes in Orem this year Landon Olson Through th- course o! a se.ison. a learn usualk ends up reiving on herons from plenly of different players Stale champion 01 Uiiiom of the region, there's still that ( h.im e, even if usl for a game, for a player to step up and deliver de-liver the game-winning hit. score that winning goal or set that personal per-sonal record that helps the team But . 1 here are some players who do it game in and game on'. Constantly at the forefront, it's those players who def ine a season and usually put the hardware hard-ware in f he trophy case. Here's a look at some of the top Urcs' athletes from the city jf ( hem this spring Baseball It w as another stellar vear . " v . t .7 Mountain View's No. 2 singles player AJ. Millet took home a Region 7 second round 0 the state tournament ' 0 V I ' P , k tl ' . .-'UP ' v ' , ; I . . ' , ' 1 X ' ' f : m '-"VV " Ills' Shuwn Curlson. Andrew Melville. not only for pitcher Tyson Ford, hut for Timpanogos as a team. l or the second straight year, and t he third time in four years, t hi 1 wolves t( Kk home t he state title. ford was instrumental in that, picking up a pair of wins in the state playoffs as well as leading the T -wolves to a region title. Showing he was equally a threat at the plate, Ford hit a home run in the championship game io help propel Timpanogos Timpano-gos past Lone Peak. He had a good target behind the plate, though, in senior catcher Alex Wolfe. Besides handling the heat lord threw at him, Wolfe as an excellent hitter, hit-ter, getting on base more often than not and finishing the season sea-son with 21 KFHs. Another offensive weapon w as Tyson (jonzalez. The quick outf ielder could heal out infield hits, steal bases and score runs. 0 R E M GENEVA TIMES OUTDOOR F U ?J Josh Pugrmre and Tim Rowberry James Jaramillo Mountain View Not to mention track fly balls and rob the other learn of hits. One player who wasn't robbed of many hits, though, was Mountain View's Chris Beason. One of the top hitters in the state, Benson hit over .400 for the year, including six home runs. Benson hit for the evele dur- LANDON OLSON 'North County title and advanced to the f A lull LwJ rNh ? r rn irri f? ?r ' - y M ) F ySi j--.. ' i . . V -- - "x r' " " j ,:- ft 1 . v T -" . r- ' " '. - -'. ' - ' - celebrate Us victory at the state Cory Bowler Timpanogos ing a game this past season, and as the No. 2 batter in the Mountain Moun-tain View lineup, not only hit his way into scoring position, but also provided an RBI threat. Even if opponents were to get by Benson, they still had to face Bryan Dickiason next in 1 he lineup. Dickinson was nearly as ef IJ!"1 111 " I I yy! 'Ir- i ;V r;;; ' ' M'ir LANDON OLSON 'North County Orem's Kevin Mitchell led Orem with nine goals to help the Tigers reach the state semifinals. meet. Ammon Spencer Mountain View fective of a hitter, finishing with almost a .400 average. But while providing offense, Dickinson's Dickin-son's job was also to shut other teams down, as he spent plenty of time on the mound when he wasn't playing shortstop. Although the Tigers had a down year on the field, it definitely defi-nitely didn't carry over to the Thursday, June 9, 2005 f V -7 LANDON OLSON, North County Bryan Dickinson Mountain View classroom for a pair of seniors. Shawn Naugle and Britten Maughan were both honored as Academic All-state at the end of the season for maintaining a See BOYS, Page 7 I Best in city, girls prep athletes, Next Week. LANDON OLSON North County Orem's Kai Kamoe's leadership and passing ability helped Orem get to the state semifinals. POOR |