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Show Page B4 Thursday, September 18, 2003 Times Newspaper rem defense holds ffoir a paiir of shutouts Brianne Harrington s goal ignites Tiger offense at Lehi in 4-0 win LANDON OLSON Times Sports Editor LEHI It only took finding the goal once to energize the Tigers and propel them to a 4-0 victory over Lehi in a non-region non-region soccer match-up Sept. 10. Although both teams started slowly, Orem freshman Brianne Harrington got things going in the 29th minute for the Tigers. Tamika Wilson attempted a cross ing shot, but it deflected off the top of the goalie's hands. Harrington was there, fighting fight-ing through both the goalie T u: Jf i fctnu a liuiu ut'ieuuti iu r 1Y1 1 IV JULll 111, "I was waiting and I Wilson crossed it and I just stayed with it, stuck with it, and punched it in," Harrington said. "I just hit it right through their hands. A simple goal." Although it was only after the score, Orem was changed team on the field, showing more energy and pressing the Pioneers even harder. The Tigers weren't able to add to their lead in the first half, but in the second sec-ond half, came out on the attack. Head coach Jennifer Rawlings said the inconsistency comes with youth and the team is up and down throughout the game, although the play in the second half was what she likes to see. "I feel like the second half we played a full 40. If we can do that for two halves now, it wouldn't have even been close," she said. Not that it was once the Orem offense got on track. Less than two minutes in, Natasha Martin broke through the defense and took V AA i-o - a the ball wide, drawing the gdalkeeper out and taking an angled shot into the goal. "The ball bounced over the girl and I just took it on a fast break down and went past the goalie and scored," Martin said. She had another chance later in the half on almost an identical play, but was unable to convert, although the freshman did say having one-on-one opportunities makes her a bit nervous. "It's nerve racking," she said. "It's just like, 'Where do I go? Where do I place the ball?'" Even with a 2-0 lead in the closing minutes of the game, Orem was still pressing, creating more one-on-one opportunities and picking up another pair of goals less than a minute apart. In the 33rd minute of the half, Wilson was able to get behind the defense and take a chip shot over the '' keeper for the score. Thirty seconds sec-onds later, Brittany Call drove the ball in to the edge of the penalty box and took a low shot, finding the bottom corner of the net. One of the reasons for the opportunities opportuni-ties in the second half, in addition to the increased energy, was Rawlings added another forward to spread out the Lehi defense, creating more one-on-one chances. "I like that because it shows to me my players are confident with the ball at their feet and they're willing to take risks. That's great," she said. "I have these freshmen fresh-men taking one-v-ones. That's awesome." The game was the final non-region contest con-test for the Tigers who fill finish out the season with five more Region VII games. . if ; wy i r' v T'rniM jr. -is - - - ' 9 if phnlo by I amlon OKunlTimes Sewpuper Mariam Gappemarier (11) of Orem tries to control a ball again Lehl's Lacey Klelnman. Tigers fend off Pleasant Grove to earn their first Region VII victory V ! v It Art .1 i - . . r f ;r-v ill-.; ? 7 ' .' phnlo by Ben Drnnetlrmcx Newspaper Tiger Katelyn Nielson (16) fights for the ball from a PG attacker. BEN DENNETT Times Correspondent The Orem girls' soccer team came out firing and it paid off in a 3-0 victory vic-tory over Pleasant Grove in Region VI action on Thursday. The Tigers had five shots-on-goal in the first three minutes of the game. None of the early shots scored, but the pressure wore down the Viking defense. The Tigers were first to seemingly every loose ball and out-shot the Vikings nearly three to one in the first half, but still couldn't put the ball in the net. Caitlin Herrmann broke through for the first goal of the game midway through the first half. The goal was set up by the play of two freshmen, Natasha Martin and Brianne Harrington. Harrington brought the ball up the sideline and centered it to Martin. Martin took the shot, but the Pleasant Grove goalie put an outstretched foot on the ball. Herrmann punched the rebound into top right corner of the net, from 25 yards out, to put Orem in the lead for good. The Tigers would take the 1-0 lead to halftime. Martin scored in the early stages of the second half to give the Tigers a two goal cushion. Team captain Brittany Call centered the ball to Martin, who was alone in the box and hit the bottom left corner of the net. Harrington would score the Tiger's final goal of the game. On the Tiger's attack the ball came loose, just outside the top of the box. Harrington took possession and forced the ball through traffic and found the goal. Pleasant Grove was forced to switch into a more attacking game in the second half. The Vikings were able to earn some corner kicks, but the Tiger defense, led by goalie Allie Hatch, was up to the task and preserved pre-served the shutout. Orem played at Lone Peak on Tuesday and will host Timpanogos on Thursday. Prior to Tuesday's game, the Tigers were 4-4 overall and 1-1 in region play. Kid omainis 24 Us di win itroimontsiflifi) ow r, . ;: ' , Cv " btxt a. ,,..; . ';---; w 4- u.t'k-4 - i - j i LANDON OLSON Times Sports Editor Unstoppable. It's about the only way to describe Kristie Kidman as the Bruin volleyball team was unable to slow the Spanish Fork outside hitter down on Thursday. Constantly hammering away at Mountain View from the left, Kidman found holes, or when she couldn't, just blasted the ball through the block, racking rack-ing up 24 kills and leading the Dons to a 23-25, 25-15, 31-29, 25-21 victory. While Spanish Fork handled the Bruins to wrap up the match, game one started well for Mountain View. Although falling behind 13-9, the Bruins ripped off seven straight points as part of an 11-1 run to go up 20-14. Mountain View brought up game point at 24-17, only to see the Dons score six straight to close within 24-23. But Bruin setter Janae Wright sealed things with a surprise dump to take the game 25-23. In the second game, Mountain View was unable to contain the Dons. Spanish Fork jumped out to an 11-4 lead, and although the Bruins closed to within two at 12-10, they couldn't get any closer. SFHS finished with an 11-2 run for the 25-15 win. Definitely the biggest game was the third, though. The two teams stayed heck-and-neck and were tied at 20-20 when the Bruins scored through straight for a 23-20, edge. But Spanish Fork answered, scoring four straight to force game point. Mountain View responded with two more, but neither team could create the two point margin necessary for the win. The Bruins had three chances at game point while the Dons had four, and it was on the fourth they finally converted for the 31-29 win. Not surprisingly, three of the final four Spanish Fork points came from Kidman. "We prepared the kids in practice to play tough, and maybe a little better preparation and we'll finish that game off," said Mountain View coach Wayne Wood. In the fourth, the Bruins stayed close, but attacking errors at the end and a kill by Kidman finished them off. "Our girls really played well, they played consistent. They started off a little lit-tle slow, but then they stayed consistent the whole evening," said Spanish Fork coach Amber Newell. Despite the loss, the Bruins did have a big positive in the match. Injured at the end of August competing in a tournament, tourna-ment, senior outside hitter Ashley Henry returned and played a complete match for Mountain View. Sept. 4 at Timpview she saw limited action, but Thursday's match was her first complete one since the injury. "We couldn't keep her off the court. She wanted to play," Wood said. For the match, Henry finished with 14 kills and six blocks, including four solo. photo by 1. amlon Olson77wt'.v Newspaper Ashley Henry (22) rips a ball past the Spanish Fork block. Henry finished with 14 kills. Middle blocker Ashley Chessman added cessful, but Wood said it's an area they'll six kills and five blocks for the Bruins. still be focusing on improving. Wood said the middles are something The Bruins will be back at home the team has been working on and, at Thursday when they start Region VII times, setting the middle has been sue- play against Timpanogos. Orem Kiwanis hosts 34th annual cross country event At 8 a.m. on Saturday, at Utah Valley State College, the Orem Kiwanis Club will host the 34th annual cross country coun-try track meet. Coined as "the largest sanctioned crosscountry cross-country event in the state" with nearly 1000 participants from Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho, the top performers perform-ers use the meet to qualify for and compete in upcoming events as well as influence their national ranking. This meet also precedes the State Cross-Country event and is timely training for those who qualify to compete. Last year, all High Schools from Orem were represented with Timpview finishing in first place as a team for the Boys 4A and Timpanogos finishing in first place for the Girls 4A division. In the 5A Division it was Davis High School that garnered 1st place for both the Boys and the Girls team. The individual winners of the various divisions can be viewed at www.runnercard.com under results. MMm ssssSsssss note Volunteers are always needed for this year's event from registration to participant coordination throughout the entire event. Anyone interested in donating his or her time for the benefit of the youth are encouraged to contact Jack Trent at (801) 802-7700. Internationally, Kiwanis has undertaken the task of eliminating iodine deficiency, one of the leading causes of birth defects, especially in developing countries. More can be learned about the club's mission and objective at www.oremkiwanis.org. The Kiwanis Club places emphasis on children both young and old; hence, the involvement with the cross-country meet. The Orem club is also heavily involved with the Head Start service project and Hope of America. For more information on the cross-country event or to become more involved with the Kiwanis, Club of Orem, please visit www.oremkiwanis.org. |