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Show Thursday, October 13, 2005 A6 prep Peter Tuitupou Mountain View High School COMMUNIH r P 0 F- T S . PEOPLE A fJ D OUTDOOR F U N Timpanogos, Mountain View football face grueling schedules Chris Peterson Two panics I r l six davs Trial's mil a basket bull or baseball schedule. It's a grueling football schedule that both I im-panogos im-panogos and Mount am View face, starting I ridav night Gindit loning will heavily come into play when the teams take the field for then usual Friday night games (when they play each other), then turn around and compete next Wednesday, due to the short school week because of the Utah l.diK at ion Assocalion conference con-ference )rern lias a bye next week (after playing at lrn on I ndav). a good time to take a break ( )f course, the pair of teams are taking on non region opx-nents opx-nents the I imlxTwolvcs are at Springville and the Brums at Timpview - hut injuries are always al-ways looming as a possibility And ailments. es-( willy to key players, could be devastating devastat-ing as the teams wrap up the regular season and head toward xtstseason play Orem's Stacee Rowley returns the Chris Peterson Being consistent in sports is invaluable, And seeing a season's worth of hard work pay off at the end is satisfying, to say the least The ( )rem Tigers girls tennis ten-nis team made just that hapjien when they finished second only to Murray at the 1A state tournament tour-nament m Salt bike City last week. Mountain View loses crucial Chris Peterson High school fxtball is unique in many ways. The excitement of the prep players battling under un-der the "Friday night lights" is unparalleled. The authenticity of the competition com-petition is special, as the young guns, most of them playing for nothing more than their love of the game (with no chance of advancing ad-vancing to the next level), leave everything on the field. But at least one thing the prep game is missing, perhaps at the same tune lending to its truly amateur nature, is the luxury of forward Volleyball All of the spikcrs only play a single game this week, due to the short week liecau.se of UFA. The Bruins play host to Spanish Span-ish Fork, while Orem travels to Provo. Timpanogos will play at home against bine Peak. Cross Country Highland High School and Sugarhouse Park will tie the site of an all-class state meet. Soccer The state playoffs continue in I xith 5A and -1A, as the teams still alive in postseason play will take part in the semifinal round at Juan Diego High Schxil. Chris Peterson can be reuched ut .'-M-2.'i56' or epeterson"1 hemdex ra.com. hull buck to Highland's Oioe Allred during the singles third at Liberty Purk on Friday during the 4A The two-day event played at I itierty Park and completed at the Canyon Tennis and Racquet Rac-quet Club, due to rain, was the culmination of hard work and jxTseverance for Orem. Often in sjxirts. coaches endlessly end-lessly preach of good conditioning condition-ing Perhaps a trait not taught, but rather learned by athletes, is the talent to come through in what sjxirts people like to call "the clutch." that moment of truth in which the situation be rewind instant replay. A feature that the pro game has enjoyed for years, instant replay was implemented by the majority of college football teams just this season. After last Friday's heartbreaking heart-breaking 21-18 home loss to Spanish Fork. Mountain View's coaches and players wouldn't be faulted if their thoughts were on the lost hojx? of instant replay 's inclusion in the high 4 V SI V' i . . JEREMY HARMONNorth County Mountain View's Raymond Mounga (33) gets tackled by Orem's Karsen Mudsen (47) during a game on Si'pl. .9. 77ie liruins play two games in six days, slurling on Friday night. ' p. v N. : . V ' ; -'I V -i" ' '" 'wS' , comes do or die. The Tigers' ability to perform admirably at the right time manifested itself last week, as the No. 2 doubles team of Ashley Ash-ley Call and Michelle Peterson took the title. In addition, the No. 1 doubles duo of Courtney Kezerian and Nicole Clark took second, as did No. 3 singles player Stacee Rowley. Orem coach Lynsi Pearson said that while she wasn't sur game to Spanish Fork on controversial call school game Fveryone would agree that the feature would have been useful when Brums quarterback Kyle Long was blindsided by Aaron Binks. who jarred the ball loose with a vicious hit. Binks' teammate John Lyon scooped up the ball and stepjwd one yard into the end zone for the game-wmning game-wmning touchdown. "This was a huge win for as," Spanish Fork coach Scott Brumfield said after the game. "This is the biggest game of our season so far." Mountain View coaches vehemently protested the call, claiming that Long's arm was 'At -t li -i tin i prised at her team's success, the Tigers probably snuck up on some teams. "We expected to be right up here, but no one else did." After the first day of competition, competi-tion, Orem had placed itself in a good position, placing a player in every event except one (No. 2 singles). "I feel pretty good about the shape we're in," Pearson said going into the last day of play. "I think we have a good shot." traveling forward, and therefore there-fore should have been ruled an incomplete pass. But withouth the benefit of instantly replay, the call on the field stood. So does the Bruins' loss, seriously hurting their playoff chances. Soccer Orem wrapped up the Region 7 title with a 2-1 victory over Lehi. Both Timpanogos and Mountain Moun-tain View kept things rolling, as the Timberwolves beat up on Pleasant Grove 6-1 and the Bruins Bru-ins blanked Spanish Fork. 4-0. m0 FRANK BOTTNorth County girls tennis tournament. When all was said and done, Orem ended up with 17 points, seven behind the champion Spartans. Rowley, although always confident and upbeat, retained a humble demeanor throughout the tournament. "It was really fun," she said after Friday's play was complete. com-plete. "We've done really good." A junior, Rowley has a lot to See TENNIS, A 7 Two days later, the T'Wolves lost a close overtime game to Lone Peak. 2-1. Mountain View stayed undefeated for the week with a 4-2 win over Park City. Volleyball Timpanogos beat American Ameri-can Fork, 3-1, before losing to Mountain View by the same count. The Bruins win over the Timberwolves enabled them to bounce back from a sweep at the hands of Pleasant Grove. Orem had a tough week, first losing to Springville, then to See REWIND, A 7 '.V H : - Year: Senior Age: 17 School: Mountain View Sport: Football Positions: Tight enddefensive end Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 225 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Accomplishments: Has caught 24 passes for 306 yards (12.8 yards average) and five touchdowns. touch-downs. On defense, leads the team with seven sacks; has 21 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles, and has also caused two fumbles and recovered two fumbles, eight quarterback hurries hur-ries and four passes tipped or batted down. Favorite food: Polynesian food Favorite movie: Friday Night Lights Favorite TV show: SportsCenter Favorite book: Harry Potter series Favorite restaurant: Golden Corral Favorite class: English Hero: Brother, Andy Hobbies: "Play sports, hang out with my friends, and chill" Dislike: Homework Most memorable career moment: mo-ment: Catching the game-winning 25-yard touchdown in overtime over-time against Layton last season in a 21-14 victory. Future plans: "Go play football in college; go on a mission; have a family" Coach's quote: "He's kind of a main cog on our offense; he does everything well. When he catches the ball, he's got better speed than people probably think. On defense, he is explosive explo-sive off the ball. He's definitely one of the top players in the county." Mountain View coach Doug Meek eye FISHING Check outthese places if you want some angling tips With Utah's fall fishing season in full swing, many anglers are wondering where the best places are to wet a line. 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