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Show 'ye Page 8 Orcm-Gcncva Times Wednesday, August 24, 1994 n n n n n v n n vn r iru i (0 1 K 11 TUTjmjmfjri o f LJ wJ JI J Li V7 . y ops By Gina Clark Sports writer For most Tiger fans, it doesn't seem like a whole year has passed since Orem came within four points and what some consider a few inches of a state championship. champion-ship. For Coach Paul Clark, however, how-ever, last year's eleven wins are the furthest thing from his mind. Clark and his 1994 Tiger squad are concentrating on the challenge chal-lenge at hand: putting together another successful football team. "In high school, every season is a new season," Clark said. Every year means "a whole dif V v w .c .. -jv mm 4 $ xl r . jv ' .v ?' if '" X- J i f . ' . ; r Jon Clark is one reason the Tigers are ranked in the top five for 5A. Clark will start at tight end and will be a key to the Tiger offense. Orem will play Timpview Friday at 7:30 p.m. on the Tigers' field. Bruins look to take balance, experience to top of region By Gina Clark, Sports writer Ask Bruin head Coach Mike Lahargoue how his soccer team looks and hell say "rusty." It's been almost a year since last year's 17-0 Bruins lost their only game in the state final match with Viewmont, and according to Lahargoue, a lot has changed on his Mountain View squad. The Bruins lost two all-state players in keeper Laurel Gooch and stopper Natalie Asay. At this point, Lahargoue says, "we're having a little bit of trouble filling some of those spots." Also, the Bruin "defense still needs to come around," Lahargoue added. But don't let any of that fool you. The Mountain View Bruins--however rusty-have a lot going for them this year. Mountain View returns three senior starters with plenty of varsity experience-eleven years of it between be-tween them, to be exact. Senior fullbacks Shelley Thomas and Jill Perry, and forward Shauna Koh-bock Koh-bock give the Bruins some key leadership and experience. Add to them the likes of Katrina Millet at halfbackforward, and Kim Dickerson at fullback and the Bruins may have "quite a number of offensive weapons," Lahargoue. Lahar-goue. Deon Lancaster is also working to fill the spot left by Natalie Asay at stopper. Fresh Present this coupon at Veteran's Memorial Pool & Wu'erslide Park, 500 North 450 West, Provo and receive a $1.00 disccjnt off tl e purchase price of ONE ALL-DAY Waterslide Pass (Reg. $5.50). All waterside passes include pool admission. Valid up to 4 people. Must have awpen. Expires 8-13-34 NOTE: Children ages 7 and under must rife the wa!erfcs with a person age 15 or older. Also, children ages 7 and under m'..st be accompanied in the pool by a parent or responsible person 18 years of no.; or older. -3 PROVO it: KX' ST ferent team." Still, the Tigers can count on 3ome familiar faces come Friday's kickoff with Timpview. Orem returns full-time starters Kasey Jackson, Shawn Peterson, Randy Lamoreaux and Jeremy Hill. Tight end Jon Clark and receiver Justin Anderson also saw some varsity minutes last year and will be definite factors, Clark said. Orern is counting on some key newcomers like defensive end Josh Custer, inside linebackers and co-captains Kirk Hoen and Sam Carrick, fullback Donny Atuaia, and lineman Matt 4 man Courtney Hill has the nod right now at goalkeeper. So fur, Mountain View has engaged in two preseason battles. Against top-ranked Weber, the Bruins were up 2-1 with ten minutes remaining when they Rave up some deep turnovers. According Ac-cording to Lahargoue, Weber "made us pay for them" as they turned things around to win 3-2. The Bruins enjoyed a preseason victory over Viewmont-the team that sent them home with second place last fall. Not much defense showed up in that game, as the Bruins won the 5-3 grudge match. After such a successful season last year, the pressure is on Mountain View to do it again. But, as Lahargoue states, "the pressure is what you put on yourself." your-self." Right now, Lahargoue wants to "get the girls into a position posi-tion bo we could win the championship." cham-pionship." That means taking advantage ad-vantage of all their options offensively offen-sively and bolstering a defense that h still a little rusty. It's safe to count on Mountain View doing both of those things. After last year's near miss at the state final, the Bruins will be hungry, Lahargoue Lahar-goue said. Mountain View completes preseason play Friday when they face Fremont. The Bruins begin region play next week when they take on Ilillcrest. .v POCL HOURS: Monday - Thutsdcys 1:C0-8:C0 p.m. Fridays & Snlnrdnys 1.C3-6:C0 p.m. OGT Loveridge. According to Clark, "you always al-ways have some question marks before you play a game." Jeremy Hill and Kasey Jackson are the only returning members of last year's dominating offensive and defensive lines. Orem's new linebackers are virtually untested un-tested in varsity play, Clark said. Also, Orem lost all-state special teams talent in kicker Kevon In-ouye In-ouye and punter Richard Rob-bins. Rob-bins. Still, the Tiger gridders are confident they can fill the shoes left by last year's starters. At quarterback, Randy Lamoreaux will add "speed, good instincts, and quickness" to the Tiger option op-tion offense, Clark said. Orem has a reputation for being a running team, but, Lamoreaux said, "we can pass whenever we want to." Lamoreaux is backed up by two strong junior QBs, Deven Mc-Cann Mc-Cann and Jason Gonzalez. The Tigers also look to take advantage ad-vantage of their "overall team speed," tight end Jon Clark said. Orem dominated region four last year, and in some early polls, is expected to do the same again. Those kind of expectations seem Young Orem team looks to build soccer strength By Gina Clark, Sportswriter In a region filled with what Coach Garlan Fitzgerrald calls "exceptionally strong teams," the Orem Tigers expect two tough battles every week. "The region will be very solid, very tough," Fitzgerrald said. "We're going to have to work very hard in order to qualify for state." Qualifying for state is what Fitzgerrald hopes his young soccer soc-cer squad can do. Orem lost a lot of senior starters last year, and is looking to rebuild with a staff of strong seniors and talented underclassmen. un-derclassmen. Orem's five seniors include Julie Blair at fullback, Ashley Phillips at forward, Emily Frederickson at halfback, Jessica Jones at right wing, and Amanda Packer at sweeper. According to Fitzgerrald, "these seniors are good, we just have to fill in around them." Orem is counting on some key newcomers to do just that. Fullbacks Brianne Phillips and Christy Bulkley as well as sophomore forward Tami Honeycutt all have important roles to play for the Tigers. Courtney Flygare, a virtual newcomer new-comer to soccer, is "becoming a fine goalie," Fitzgerrald said. The Tigers do have an experienced ex-perienced midfield in Heather Jensen and Emily Frederickson, and can count on good team speed. But at this point, Fitzgerrald Fitzger-rald says, the Tigers "haven't really come together yet." Still, in Orem's first three preseason showings, they've managed some winning play. Orem opened against Payson, defeating the Lions 2-1. Against former 4A opponent Timpview, Orem racked up four goals while keeping the T-birds scoreless. The Tigers got their single preseason loss when they fell to a tough Skyline squad 5-0. Orem is focusing right now on building "a defense more than anything," Fitzgerrald said. The Tigers are a young bunch, but could come together well enough to be a force in region four. "We're a very young team," Fitzgerrald commmented. "We're kind of building, but we still have some strong players." Orem wraps up preseason play Friday when they host Cottonwood. Cot-tonwood. Game time is 5:30. Region play begins next week when the Tigers take on two Salt Lake powerhouses, Alta and Brighton. a bit daunting. "There's a lot of pressure on us to do well," Kasey Jackson said. Still, Jackson and his teammates are taking it all in stride. According to Lamoreaux, the pressure to 'live up to expectations" expec-tations" is a plus for this team. "We're ready to go," he added. From the look of the region at this point, Orem should expect a tough battle for the region title. Davis Knight's American Fork crew looks like an early favorite, Clark said. Alta and Brighton will also be tough. At this point, Coach Clark puts his team "somewhere in the bottom three," but concedes that "we could be anywhere from first to last according to how well we jell together." Coming together as a team is Orem's current priority, Kasey Jackson said. And although the Tigers are looking at the season game by game, they all want another shot at the state championship. cham-pionship. "I think we want it more this year because last year we came so close," Sam Carrick commented. com-mented. Orem opens preseason play at home Friday when they take on Timpview. Game time is 7:30 p.m. (P YOUR HOMETOWN TIRE DEALER August Great Deals ALL AVAILAteS MATCHED SETS UGED ' Tinns & up Large Selection .. .. in Utah County v 'dTUDiriG ETUDES' With Coupon Exp. 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