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Show T Page 10 0 R E M TIMES Thursday, September 14, 2006 Forward Continued from I'litfc H together in region play. "We are looking at the season sea-son as 0-0 heading into region play," Curtis said "It's a tough region so we are going to need to work hard and play as a team to win." Volleyball After a week long break, the volleyball team hosts Springville tonight a ():.') p.m. The Bruins are near the top of Kegion 4, competing with I.one K'ak and lleasant Grove. Mucy Merrell and Gabby le-liciano le-liciano led the Brums last week against the I'ayson Lions They will look to continue that leadership lead-ership as well as have other step up this week Cross Country Mountain View took the team title in a battle over Iavis at the BYU Autumn Classic. The Brums and IXirts are currently cur-rently ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the Southwest region. Both squads lived up to their billings, as Mountain View escaped with a narrow victory, posting 123 points to Davis" l.m "I knew going in that it was going to le a battle," said Mountain View coach Mike Hunter. "With this team I wasn't sure how they'd run as a favorite, because they hadn't really rx'en tested yet. I think it came down to that last mile. The guys just gutted it out." The Bruins ran without an individual standout, as CouLsen Goodwin led the team with his l tth-place finish. The difference differ-ence was made lower in the ranks, as all five Mountain View scorers finished before Davis' fourth man. OREM Football The Tigers begin play in Kegion 7 as one of the hottest teams in the valley. Coach Robert Rob-ert Steele has his team playing very well in two straight wins over Timpanogos and Mountain Moun-tain View . "Lvery win Ls fun," Steele said. "To beat a rival puts a little something extra on it. Now our guys can wear Orem colors around town with pride and without any little kid coming com-ing up to them and saying, 'We t)eat you guys this year.' It feels great." This week the Tigers will host the boys in purple from Lehi in the opener of region play for both teams. Running backs Jake Balser and Tom Steele power the Tigers Ti-gers running attack, alternating alternat-ing speed and power to get big gains on the opposition. "It's so much fun to have the ball in your hands," Tom Steele said. "I love to make contact and hit people and get to do that on both sides of the ball." Orem is currently fourth in Region 7 with a record of 2-2 and are ready to compete in a region that has no clear-cut favorite to win the title. Soccer The Tigers continued their Reliable Delivery Great Customer Service 375-5103 2mUtfHcvttlfi Your Tnwn Your Nfighlmrv- Ymir Newspaper. 331023003(333 ft. V- Bill Tooke, SRES 372-2345 www.Billlooke.com unbeaten streak knokcking off Springville and Provo, to teams that are looking for any opport unity to gain ground on Orem. This week the Tigers face the Pioneers from Lehi as well as traveling to Timpviewas they begin the second half of Region 7 play. (Goalkeeper Aly Tucker continues con-tinues to dominate between the pipes as Orem won both games this week by a single goal. Kaitlyn Thomas keeps scoring and the Tigers keep on top of Region 7. Volleyball After a loss to 5A powerhouse power-house Pleasant Grove, the Orem volleyball team looks to rebound tonight against American Fork, who is 1 1-9 so far this season. Lmily Julian and Anakari By bee are the leaders for the Tigers who look to compete highly with Provo and Lehi in Region 7. Golf Taylor Alward of Orem finished second in the medalist medal-ist race with a 73 at Hobble Creek, followed by Spring-ville's Spring-ville's Paul Norman at 74. The team race got tighter in spots 2-4. Timpview is second at 1,605, followed by Payson at 1,608 and Orem at 1,613. This week Orem wll travel to Talon Cove in Lehi to compete com-pete in another Region 7 meet on Monday. Cross Country The Orem team will compete iun the Wasatch Rendezvous at Cottonwood Complex on Saturday at 8 a.m. Tennis Orem Ls at home all this week, hosting Timpview and Springville Tuesday and Thursday Thurs-day a 3:30 p.m. All three Craig sisters look to continue their dominance in Region play as they compete in 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles. TIMPANOGOS Football After knocking of previously previ-ously unbeaten Payson, the T'Wolves are looking to continue con-tinue the offensive production and their winning ways. This week Timpanogos faces another undefeated team in thew Lone Peak Knights, who are the last team yet to lose. The game will be played at Timpanogos at 7 p.m. and is the Region 4 opener for both teams. Volleyball The T'Wolves are off this week, giving them a chance to rest up for cross-town rival Mountain View on Sept. 21. Soccer Stacy Bartholomew and the Timpanogos soccer team got back to their winning ways with a victory over Pleasant Grove on Tuesday. This week the T'Wolves face a tough test in Lone Peak today to-day at 4 p.m. Then focus their attention on Spanish Fork on Tuesday. FREE Home Evaluation No Obligation! Thinking of Selling? I GET RESULTS! Senlor' Real Eatate Speciillat Professional Consultation Owlz Continued from Page 8 six runs in the fifth inning to finished off Orem. The big blow in the inning came off a Brennan Herrera grand slam. "Two swings seven runs. We made mistakes at the wrong time and we paid for it," Kotchman added. "He's (Herrera) an experienced kid and his experience paid off. Whether he was sitting on it or guessing on it, he got it. And even if you guess right, you've got to hit it and that ball would have been hit out of anywhere." The Owlz had one more Volleyball Continued from Page 8 ability to move and is very versatile. She quick, she's explosive ex-plosive and she keeps getting better." The Knights will iook to reload re-load the talent around her with Lacey Lay cock moving into the setter position and Jessica Cook, Lacy Cramer and Caitlin Jensen filling the middle. Keep an eye on sophomore Aubrey Muaina, who has played well early in the season. like most teams, Meyer wants to see more consistency from her team. "I think the athleticism and experience is there but they need to be more consistent," she explained. "When we're dialed in, we're pretty tough to beat." Pleasant Grove (9-4) The question of how good the Vikings would be after losing los-ing such a talented group of players last year got answered early, as Pleasant Grove has played well throughout the preseason. Picking up the slack for the defending 5A champs has been a double dose of Mendivils. Outside hittermiddle blocker Whitney Mendivil saw playing time last year and had a propensity for big plays while younger sister Danika, an outside hittersetter, has filled some of the void left by the departures. Pleasant Grove also expects big things from outside hitter Hailey Barner, middle blockers block-ers Sarah Clement and Kayli Wakefield and setter Vayann Smith. The big question for the Vikings is how they will do when the pressure is on in region play and at state. Although Al-though they may have less experience this year, they still have the talent to emerge from Region 4. "Encourage your children to read a newspaper every day. They may grow up to make this a more peaceful world. " Jimmy Carter, former President It all starts with newspapers. Poih&Hcralo Your Town. Youi Nrijihbon. Your Nrwtf(r. For the best view of your world. Q u ght Her Fire. mm chance in the eighth inning. Bourjos walked, Nieves reached on an infield single and Luis Rivera, who had three of Orem's eight hits, followed fol-lowed with a single to load the bases with one out. Matt Sweeney stroked a single past Turner at first base to cut the lead to 9-3, but the Chukars promptly turned a double play to end the inning. Idaho Falls then turned to reliever Jacob Eckley to close out the game. He retired the side in order in the ninth to end Orem's season. The loss ended Orem's bid to three-peat. Orem had won back-to-back Pioneer League titles. The loss also snapped a DARK HORSE American Fork (11-4) Much of the hopes of the Cavemen will be riding on star outside hitter Alisha King, who can put the ball away from almost anywhere on the court. American Fork has looked good early and the play of setter Kaili Katoa and middle blockers Jamie Gould-ing Gould-ing and Rebecca Zirkle could take the Caveman to the next level. BUILDING FOR NEXT YEAR Timpanogos (5-6) Timberwolf head coach Lala Mulitala has to be excited about the pieces she has back this season. Outside hitter Jhordan Te'o is a force while middle blockers Amy Weitzel and Cali Nelson are excellent athletes. Success may hinge on the play of freshman setter Rae Multala. Mountain View (1-1) The Bruins look for big things from setteroutside hitter Rachel Glassford, one of the top volleyball players in the Valley. She'll need help from players like Macey Merrell Mer-rell and Chelsea Tressler to get Mountain View back to state. Spanish Fork (0-2) Things have been tough for the Dons early this season and head coach Amber Newell has her work cut out for her. Fortunately For-tunately she has senior Jenna Johnson to run the offense. Success for Spanish Fork would be staying competitive in most of their matches. 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Prow 375-5220 wwpildMrudijm-k-rs.ciirri streak of five straight seasons Orem (formerly Provo Angels) advanced to the championship series. The Owlz finished the season by winning both the first and second halves of the South Division. Orem finished with an overall record of 45-31. 45-31. The end of the season may mean an end to Kotchman's time as manager of the team. Kotchman, who was named Pioneer League Manager of the Year, hinted that he may not be back next year. Kotchman is one of the most respected and most successful success-ful managers in minor league baseball history. He has the Bulldogs the 4A trophy right now. Seniors Lori Wilson and Nalani Lobendahn are two of the top hitters in the state. "We're a season stronger and a season older," Provo head coach Wendy Bills said. "We have different personnel but the maturity should be there." The Bulldogs have a solid setter in junior Naomi Paige Flinders but Bills said they will need some sophomores like Kara Griffin, Samantha Den-nings Den-nings and Kylie Gateby to step up and play well in the middle. In order to be successful this year, Bills wants her teams to be solid in all areas of the game. "They have to get their serves in and take care of their passes," she said. "We have a smart setter and good team chemistry so if we do those things, we should have a good year." Lehi (26-1) The Pioneers got off to another an-other hot start this year and don't plan on slowing down, with almost all of last year's sixth place team returning. "We've always seemed to lack experience but this year we're in the situation of having a lot of players coming back," Lehi head coach Jamie Ingersoll said. "Last year gave us confidence confi-dence and experience at state." The Pioneers are a confident, confi-dent, experienced group that is having people step up all over the court. Leading the way are senior Christina Mea-som Mea-som and junior Marci Gray. "(Measom) has the ability to dominate on the front line, while (Gray) has the ability to dominate the back line," Ingersoll Inger-soll said. "I see (Gray) as the catalyst that picks balls up and (Measom) as the finisher." But teams expecting only one dimension from Lehi will be in trouble. Players like Megan Me-gan Zimmerman, Kehau Hao and Carina Eggleston are also .com yel lowpages with Regional Coverage of ov 125,000 Home 373-6450 FRAMERS WANTED for Steady Local work in Eagle Mtn. Pay DOE, top dollar for right guys. 789-5767 Hardworking Laborers needed Starting at $10hr Call 642-0112 POSTAL JOBS $15.67-$26.19hr, now hiring. For application and free government job info, call American Assoc of Labor 1-913-599-8042, 24hrs. emp. serv. -SIM".' tail ..! ufi'"' ' ffi iMiIwTf SSTt lMJn ij IJ nM) ggm longest tenure of any manager in the Angels' minor league system. He just finished his 23rd season and owns an overall over-all record of 1,457-1,236. "This losing thing I don't particularly like. I'll take a couple of weeks off and decide de-cide what I want to do next year, whether to come back here or not. I'll just play it by ear," Kotchman explained. "I just can't keep burning the candle at both ends with this scouting (and managing), starting the middle of January until now." I Neil Warner can be reached at nwarnerheraldextra. com. making big-time plays, while setter Katrina Warburton is doing a good job guiding the offense. DARK HORSE Springville (2-1) With losing much of their core from last season, the Red Devils might take some time to get rolling. That doesn't mean new head coach Wade Taylor doesn't have talent to work with. Sophomore Lindsi Barker looks to be a star in the making, while Samantha Sumsion and Bethany Burr will also play key roles. BUILDING FOR NEXT YEAR Orem (4-5) The Tigers might 've taken the biggest hit to graduation in the region in 2005, needing to fill a number of spots from the team that came in fourth in 4A. Setter Alecia Nilsson is a senior and can move the ball around well. It will be up to players like Amy Gonzalez and Lindsey Jefferson to put it away. Payson (1-1) The Lions come back with a nice tandem in setter Brooke Hiatt and outside hitter Alyssa Johnson. Miranda Bradshaw could become a big force in the middle for head coach Jodie Beck. The improvement from last year makes Payson a dangerous team to overlook. Timpview (0-1) While volleyball has traditionally struggled at Timpview, the Thunderbirds are quietly getting a nice group of players together. They have a new coach in Kaylene Cragun and athletes in players like Courtney Davis, Ella Moe and Ilea Wright. I Jared Lloyd can be reached at 344-2552 or jlloydheraldextra.com. www.harktheherald.com 100,000 dally page views. 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