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Show Thursday, September 29, 2005 OREM GENEVA TIMES A5 COMMUNITY SPORTS, PEOPLE AND a "ccc- c 711 I. " --Tk.m JEREMY HARMON North County Mountain View's Madi Wiscombe (2) and Lone Peak's Becca Hofheins race for the hall as the Bruins host the Knights in Orem on Sept. 22. Chris Peterson NORTH COU.'v t a relatively young age, Jeff Holmes is already truly a student stu-dent of the game. But when you con sider how long the Timpanogos golfer has been at his craft, the way he approaches approach-es the game is not surprising. Holmes, a sophomore, said he has been playing "forever." In actuality, he is almost right, since he says he picked up a golf club when he was just a one-year-old. The 16-year-old is a thinker. He wholeheartedly agrees with the oft -pronounced idea that competing on the links is mostly mental. "The thing is, anyone can shoot a 72," Holmes said. "Golf is all about the mental game." To try to gain the edge mentally, men-tally, Holmes said he does a lot of reading. Lots of hours with the books, learning about the intracacies of the game. "Golf is different from a lot of other sports," Timpanogos coach Kim Nelson said. "It doesn't require the physical nature na-ture that others do. You have to have a tough mental makeup." Holmes, who hopes to qualify for the state tournament this year, is currently third in the hunt for Region 4 medalist honors. hon-ors. But with two more years to go in his high school career, Nelson knows that Holmes has lots of potential. "How far he goes with golf depends on how much he wants to work," Nelson said. "He has the talent to play at levels way past high school." So, what about aspirations of competing past his prep years? "Raying professionally has always al-ways been something I want to do," Holmes said. "That's pretty far-reaching right now, but I just try to get better every day." During the golf "off-season," u y Orem, Timpanogos, Mountain View look for wins in football this Friday Chris Peterson NORTH COUNT" Each coming off losses on the football field, Orem, Timpanogos Tim-panogos and Mountain View all look to rebound when they continue region play on Friday. Fri-day. But it won't be an easy task, to say the least, for any of them. Timpanogos travels to Spanish Span-ish Fork, who many picked to be one of the contenders in Region 4. Mountain View turas from ' one tough opponent (Lone Peak) to American Fork, on the road. The Cavemen, especially espe-cially their swarming defense, are tough to beat at home. The Tigers are the only of the three to host a game this week when they take on win-less win-less Payson. The Lions' record MARIO RUIZNonh County Sixteen-year-old Jeff Holmes practices at the driving range. The Timpanogos senior recently won a Region 7 tournament. Holmes says he plays basketball and snowboards, but doesn't participate in any other sport competitively. But even when he can't get on the links, he is still working hard to hone his game. "I set up a net in our garage and hit balls, I putt in my room," Holmes said. And he exercises. "Running, push-ups, the usual stuff that athletes do," he said. Conditioning is important, said Holmes, to prepare yourself your-self for the course. forward is deceiving though; they have been in every game this season, sea-son, only to fall near the end. Golf Both Mountain View and Timpanogos will be participating participat-ing in a Region 4 match at Gad-stan Gad-stan on Wednesday. Volleyball Timpanogos hosts a pair of matches this week, welcoming American Fork on Tuesday and Mountain View on Thursday Orem hits the road twice, playing at Springville first, then at Lehi. ) OUTDOOR FUN Knights defeat Bruins in soccer Chris Peterson NORTH COUNIY Last Thursday's girls soccer soc-cer matchup between Lone Peak and Mountain View was certainly much-anticipated by many parties. Players and parents of both schools looked forward to the contest, as did Knights' coach Mike La Hargoue, who spent more than a decade-and-a-half at the helm of the Bruins. La Hargoue is now on a different dif-ferent mission turning the Lone Peak program around one that, at least so far, he has been successful at so far. The Knights are 11-0-1 on the season, and have beaten Mountain View twice in as many tries. The latest victory, on Thursday, was a 3-1 triumph, the first time La Hargoue has returned since his departure to go north. Former Bruin Shantel Flanary scored twice. The week was made even more interesting for Lone Peak when its game in Highland against Timpanogos was forced to be rescheduled because only " 1 "When I'm golfing, I just try to stav calm. I breathe a lot; I try to think about breathing," he said, then quickly adds something some-thing else he thinks about. "I try to think about fairways and greens." Nelson, who is in his fourth year at Timpanogos and 10th year overall coaching golf, understands the talent Holmes possesses, but hopes that he won't try to play out of his realm. "I hope he's not thinking he has to play out of his mind. That Tennis Springville will be the site of a Region 7 meet on Friday. The 5A state tournament begins at Liberty Park on Thursday. Soccer Mountain View plays host to Spanish Fork. Timpanogos travels trav-els to Pleasant ( irove and Orem goes to Ix-hi, all on Tuesday. On T hursday, region tiebreakers tie-breakers are settled. Cross Country Orem and Timpanogos are set to run at the Orem Kiwanis Invitational on Saturday. The races will be at the soccer field of Utah Valley State College. Chris Peterson con he reached at 344-2556 rewind one official showed up "They (bine Peak) came out with a lot of heart and soul and really kxjked different than the team we played at our place." LaHargoue said after the game, referring to the Knights' fairly easy win over Mountain View in Highland earlier in the year. "That was the team 1 left." Despite the loss, Mountain View coach Sara Autuaia was pleased with her team's effort. "It is our best game we have played all year. (Xtr girls gave all of their heart and effort into this game." In the week's other soccer action, Orem won both of their games, 3-1 against Timpview and 8-0 versus Payson. Anne Shallenberger scored two goals, and goalkeeper Aly Tucker was stellar in the shutout. Timpanogos took out Spanish Fork, 8-0, while Mountain View fell to American f ork, 1-0. 9 tends to get you in a bad place," Nelson said. "He just has to play as well as he has been, and keep the momentum going." Next year, Holmes will Ik? in good shape to grab the region title and make a run for the state crown. He understands that he is one of the favorites to accomplish that, but at the same time, acknowledges he will need to work hard to reach that goal. College golf Is also in his plaas, although it's a little early to know where he will !e play SATISFACTION GUARANTEED -n't It,7 Volleyball Orem rolled, leating Lehi 3-2. then turning around and overwhelming over-whelming Timpview 3-0. Timpanogos and Mountain View both got swept to its opponents, op-ponents, respectively Pleasant ( Irove and I .one Peak. Football All three local teams fell in its games on the gridiron. Pleasant ( irove overcame Timpanogos 20-11), while Mountain View fell to Lone Peak, 33-17, and Spring-ville Spring-ville beat Orem 24-21. Cross Country At the Mount Nebo Invitational Invi-tational at Spanish Fork, the Timpanogos boys placed second and the girls were fourth. At the Bob Firman Invitational Invitation-al in I'.agle, Idaho, the Mountain View boys dominated, with four runners placing in the top 15, including Adam McDonald (1st). Derek Zabriskie (9th). J.B. See REWIND, A 6 if' ing. Arizona State would be his "dream." Other preferences, said Holmes, would be University Univer-sity of Oklahoma and Brigham Young. His father whom Holmes credits with getting him started in golf hopes for the best in Ins son's collegiate plaing days, said Jeff. "He just wants me to play at a good school," he said. I Chris Peterson ran he reached at 344 2556 or cpel erst mr" heruldex t ra.com. i i i j " - C 'fir SX -.SoBsnX, KtM.'.m JrLmmm Ji; 4JU4 i.. Jiact. -C?n . A I T ccr e ts , m tm m IV I s gciiy-cw - prep Noelle Pitcher Mimnttim View u('ii : 'i LA. Year: Senior Age: 1 Birthplace: liotintiful, Utah Sport: Volleyball Position: Middle Blocker Height: 6 foot 2 Accomplishments: t ed the Brums in hittinij pen entai(' at the Davis Tournament earlier in the season, as the team wont 4 4; had 4 kills and 4 blocks in an earlier season victory over Orem; carries a 3.0 rade point average. Favorite sports team: BYiJ men's volleyball Favorite movies: "National lrea sure" and "Pride and f'roiudice" Favorite food: Ice cream, fruit Favorite restaurant: Wendy's Favorite book: " I he Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" Favorite class: Sports Medicine Hobbies: Playing volleyball, handrnaking cards; being Willi family Dislikes: Bad weather Most memorable career moment: mo-ment: Beating Orem volleyball this season and last season Goals: Go to college, hopefully on a scolarship, be successful in life. Heroes: Parents, Carol and David Coach's quote: "With her heighth, she (juts up a real good block. She sets a good example for the others, and is the most improved player on our team from last year." Mountain View coach Jon Fairbanks eye TENNIS Three local women compete on team Three local women are part of a team from I -'tali County that will join re re-ational re-ational league tennis tr ams from across the country as they comrxjte for a national title at the USA League len-nis len-nis 2.5 Adult National Championships Cham-pionships in Palm Springs, Calif., this weekend. Orem's Nicole Holland, Colleen Magriplis and Janei'a Nielsen Serry are competing in California with eight other players from Alpine, Highland High-land and lrovo in representing represent-ing the LS I A s Intermoun tain Section. Held at the Riviera Resoit & Racquet Club and the Moore Tennis Academy, the tournament will determine the No. 1 men's and women's teams in the country at the 2.5 level. 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