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Show OREM TIMES Page 11 COMMUNITY SPORTS, PEOPLE AND OUTDOOR FUN Emiliy Julian Otvm High School "i i Tigers' win over Provo 'special' Thursday, September 13, 2007 prep u FILENorth County Orem's Andrew Romine throws to rrst during an Aug. 1 game. Romine hit for the cycle Friday night at Ogden. Owlz hope to play 'David' to Great Falls' 'Goliath' Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY The Pioneer League Championship Cham-pionship series between the Orem Owlz and Great Falls White Sox isn't exactly David vs. Goliath, but it's close. The Owlz backed into the playoffs with a sub-.500 record after finishing behind Idaho Falls in the South Division in both halves of the season. Meanwhile, Mean-while, the White Sox rolled through the Pioneer League from the beginning, finishing with a 51-24 overall record. And as dominant as Great Falls was against all of its competition, com-petition, the White Sox were particularly successful against Orem, taking 6-of-7 games while outscoring the Owlz a combined 55-38. Despite the fact that Great Falls won 14 more games than the Owlz during the regular See OWLZ, Page 13 Neil K. Warner NORTH COUNTY Attention Orem High School football foot-ball fans: If you are tempted to hit the concession stands or take a bathroom break during special teams, don't do it. Don't even think about it. Not when Steve Warner is rushing the punter. Not when Travis Strong is returning a kickoff. Not when Orem's special teams coach, Casey Vanderhoef , has called a surprise onsides kick. Orem used a bevy of special teams plays to pull away from Provo 37-14 in the Region 7 opener on Friday night. "It was a great win. Everyone played well, defense, special teams. Offense, we scored with runs and passing," said Orem coach Bob Steele. "It was opposite op-posite of the Viewmont game. In the Viewmont game our special teams were suspect. Tonight they were sterling." Provo seemed to be enjoying itself early in the second quarter when the Bulldogs had a 14-7 lead, But after a series of mis-cues, mis-cues, Provo watched its lead disappear. Orem got its first score of the game compliments of the special teams. Warner rushed in and blocked a Provo punt. Jake Goden recovered the ball on the Provo 29. That set up a 16-yard touchdown pass from Josh Hamblin to Matt Gamett. Provo answered with an 80-yard touchdown drive that was highlighted by a Matt Griner-to-Anthony Miles 36-yard 36-yard pass. At the end of the run, Miles tried to hurdle an Orem defender and was tackled. Miles dislocated his elbow on the play and left the game. Cameron Meyers finished off the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run that tied the game. Provo's defense set up another mJ.f I MARIO RUIZNorth County Orem's Jeffrey Mella (25) runs through the Provo defense during Friday's game. Bulldog score when Josh Mortensen intercepted in-tercepted an Orem pass and returned it from the Orem 35 to the 13. Mortensen's pick set up a 5-yard touchdown run from Griner that put Provo up 14-7. But on the ensuing kickoff, Travis Strong returned the kick 96 yards for a touchdown. It was another in a series of big Orem special teams plays. At Orem, special teams are no longer like the movie previews: special teams are more like the feature presentation. Orem's defense forced Provo to punt, but the snap was high and after a scramble, Orem recovered at the Provo 4. Hamblin scored on a 1-yard run to put the Tigers up 21-14 following Tyler Boutler's PAT with five minutes left in the half. Sensing the Tigers had Provo on the ropes, Vanderhoef went for the kill. I le called an onsides kick and Orem executed it to perfection. Boulter recovered his own kick at the Provo 44, which set up a Tucker Tuck-er Lamb 12-yard TD run with 2:16 left. The excitement wasn't over yet. After Af-ter the Bulldogs were forced to punt, Provo punter Patrick Sorensen could see his punt would get blocked, so he tucked the ball and ran. He was tackled short of the first down at the Provo 34. The short field set up another Lamb TD run, from four yards out that gave the Tigers Ti-gers a commanding 34-14 lead at the half. Orem added a 28-yard field goal from See TIGERS, Page 14 Senior, middle blocker Favorite movies: Practical Mag ic and Mulan Favorite book: Someone Like You Favorites TV shows: Grey's Anatomy and The Office Subject: History Other sports: Basketball Hobbies: Reading, doing stuff outdoors, out-doors, hanging out with friends Heroes: My two best friends, Rachel and Regan People who have helped volleyball career: Natalie Tidman, Wayne Wood, Joe Hillman Favorite quote: "No sacrifice, no victory." Future plans: Go to college to be a dental hygienist, go on a mission, get married. Coach's quote: "Emily is a great leader on and off the court and I know I can rely on her to help the team. She pulls the team together. When she's on she's definitely a force to be reckoned with. I wouldn't trade her as a middle for anybody else. She's a great addition addi-tion to our team this year." Orem volleyball coach Natalie Tidman After good week, big games loom for local football and soccer teams RussLyman NORTH COUNTY Last week was a banner week for local sports teams. Orem and Mountain View football both looked good in wins to extend their winning streaks and jump out to good region starts. Soccer teams also fared well, going a combined 5-0 while outscoring opponents 33-3. 33-3. Both Orem and Timpanogos sit atop their respective regions re-gions while Mountain View isn't far behind. Even Mountain View's volleyball team earned some respect by taking a game from nationally ranked Lone Peak. These teams will look to build even more momentum as a number of big games loom. Here's a look at some of games to watch in the coming week. FOOTBALL I Timpanogos at Orem, Friday, 7 p.m.: No matter what the records are coming into this game, these city rivals will always leave It all on the field when they play each other in what should be a high-scor ing affair The T'Wolves and Tigers present a stark contrast in styles with Timpanogos bringing an all-out aerial attack led by Christian Stewart and Grant Jimeneb while Orem will come with a ground game led bd i ucker Lamo who appears to have tuny recovere from a sprained ankle suffered in fall practice I Tlmpvlew at Mountain View, Friday, 7 p.m.: pie Bruins' three-game winning streak will be put in beri ous jeopardy when they go up against the T Birds, who have won their last 14 in a row Defenses should shine as Mountain View has giv only 14 points in its last two games while Timpvi has limited its last two opponents to a combined points The Bruins will be maW underdogs, but should Mountain Vipw win. it would be one oi the biggest insets of the season, if not Ihis decnde SOCCER ) Lone Peak at Timpanogos, Thursday, 4 p.m.: This game ptts Heijion 4 s last two unbeaten teams against each otliei Although the T'Wolves have steadily improved over the past several yeais while inching closei Id the Knights, l one Peak is still the class of the legion until tinipanogos or someone else proves olherwise The key to this game will be how the young T'Wolves react to playing in such a big game tor Hie fust time in most of f'eu careers One Jhtng that should help Timpanogos is that the game was moved to Orem because Lone Peak's new field isn't ready yet Family Legacy Dental ff A Group Of The Finest Doctors & Professionals In Dentistry , ua PRDVDOOILBGE S v HE A ' . .. 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