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Show ! Thursday, November 15, 2007 0 R E M TIMES Page 11 EtfE Orem'sfall sports teams have one of best runs in school history, led by girls soccer state title Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY The Orem High girls soccer team winning its first ever state championship highlighted what can be considered a successful suc-cessful fall sports season by all of the school's teams. In addition to the success of the girls soccer team, the girls tennis team placed second in 4A while the volleyball and girls cross country teams won region titles. On the boys side, the Tiger football team finished second in region. In addition to the outstanding outstand-ing team performances, a number of individuals won state titles, led Orem's trio of standout tennis players, Callie Craig, Kelsie Craig, and Andie Young. In addition to the hardcourt hard-court phenoms, Krystal Harper Harp-er won her second straight 4A girls cross country title. Girls Soccer Coming into the season with the high expectations as one of the favorites to win the state title, the Orem girls soccer soc-cer team sputtered out of the gates and lost its first game to rival Timpanogos. The Tigers lost two more games during the regular season and didn't Lopez signs letter Russ Lyman NORTH COUNTY Although he verbally committed com-mitted to play baseball for BYU months ago, Timpanogos shortstop and reigning Utah Valley Player of the Year Bret Lopez made it official on Wednesday when he signed a national letter of intent to attend at-tend BYU in a small ceremony at Timpanogos High School. Lopez was introduced as an exceptional athlete who is receiving a unique opportunity opportu-nity to play college baseball. He was also lauded for his commitment and contributions contribu-tions to the school where he is the Student Body President. Presi-dent. Lopez acknowledged that receiving the scholarship has been a lifelong goal of his and he is relieved to have it over with. "This is what I've been dreaming of ever since I started playing ball," Lopez said. "I'm really excited that I've finished this." Lopez made his decision based upon several factors, including BYU's facilities, program, proximity to his home and willingness to let fUMlJM We will help you see fW jlHl tMngs a little bit better! I; w-A llpu nJvvvi -; J "H in"7" Easy Clean Feature Lifetime Guarantee Energy Efficient ! QuaAy Installation No interest wasaicn vinyi rroaucts Until X- )ctober2007 fin.aoO-IOfl l" . Some restrictions appiy rrHmriN " Expires 1 130071 , - -V-:t5g Orem players react after beating Draper. normally appear to be the dominant team that people expected; at least not until the state tournament. During the tournament run, the team began to click on all cylinders and chose the perfect time to peak during the state championship game, a dominating domi-nating 4-0 win over Highland. The Tigers were somewhat x 1 '"I j'V ) ,,.mi... i "fog--: "tiAX-x . I til ASHLEY FRANSCELLNorth County Timpanogos shortstop Bret Lopez motions for a throw to third base for an out during a first-round first-round playoff game against Taylorsville High School onMay 16at Timpanogos. him serve an LDS mission, something he'll do before beginning be-ginning his eligibility. His verbal commitment came following his official iOWIMDOWS INSTALLS" 1 UMIIEU . t High Oiuiuy,,. LOW Pflcll too croo Highland, 4-0, in the 4A state fortunate to make it into the state championship game as they trailed Mountain View 1-0 in the semifinals with only three minutes left to play. However, senior Anne Shallen-berger Shallen-berger drilled a late shot into the net and Ashley Kamoe followed fol-lowed that up with an overtime goal to preserve and prolong the historic season. of intent to play for visit, which he made with teammate Gentry Croft and several other high school standouts. . "The coaches treated us re ' . Kill " jlf ...... 11 wiimmi io Utah County's Real Estate ! Leaden r III El K X :1J 4- V...I. I TORNOW Oct. 20 at Juan championships on Football It was an up-and-down season for coach Bob Steele's football team. Despite a 6-5 overall record, the Tigers did manage to finish second in Region 7 behind Timpview. Orem started off slow but got things rolling during the middle of the season where ally well and the atmosphere was also a key part," Lopez said. "I'm really excited because my parents will be able to come and support me C7M-MIDN: iljljfftV tn i I ;:. nMir Z-m4Km Rwrf n seim T-i-JL.I I-.- " loony immacuKHf Beautiful tile entry litrjien & dining room floor Stone archway between living S dming Large Mailer wjerted hjb ClubhouM wwighl room Pool! Hot tub Playground (or lid) Great Pleasant Grow location 3bedVoomi2FulBothi mic aTX A $167,900 J tCAU 830-2020 m mm wig- 1 TORNOWS & ASSOCIATES, INC ASHLEY FRANSCELLNorth County Diego Catholic High School in the Tigers only lost one game in Region 7 play. The highlight of the year was a 35-28 win over Mountain Moun-tain View to secure second place in the region. Despite playing at home in the first round of the playoffs, Orem fell to a tough Bountiful team See TIGERS, Page 12 Cougars and I'll be able to get support from my friends." Timpanogos coach Kim Nelson, who was an All- American at BYU and played 1 all four of his years with current Cougar head coach Vance Law, said that his commitment to BYU was just the next step he had to take to fulfill his goals as a baseball base-ball player. "I'm just proud of him," Nelson said. "One thing to remember is that you (Bret) will always be a part of Timpanogos baseball. Wherever Wher-ever you go, people will associate asso-ciate you with Timpanogos." Lopez chose BYU over offers of-fers from all of the schools in Utah, as well as Washington State. Several other big time programs showed interest until it became apparent that Lqpez would commit to BYU. While his future is well planned out, Lopez is focused on the upcoming season where he and a talented group of T'Wolves will try to win a state championship. "There's going to be a lot of pressure for sure," Lopez said ofthe upcoming season. "We have our sites set high, it's our last chance." Custom, monuments . ! Large Selection of Colors & Styles 1 ' '725 South 900 East Prov, t'tah i 3740580 Treatment by allergy bumd his i -UllJ J I . .Ia. asthma and allergies PLANT POLLENS INSECT VENOM MOLD5 All physicians art board ' certified In allergy and asthma as well as pediatrics uvsc waits for its NGAA grade Neil K. Warner NORTH COUNTY This is one important report re-port card. There are no A's, B's, or C's. You simply pass or fail. Utah Valley State may not have aced last week's NCAA test, but by all indications, the school will be receiving a passing grade by an NCAA accreditation committee who spent three days visiting the Orem campus last week. "It went pretty well. We don't have the final report back at this point," said UVSC Athletic Director Mike Jacob-sen. Jacob-sen. "They were really pleased with what we've done." The committee came to check up on the progress of the athletic and academic progress UVSC, who is in the sixth year of a seven-year transition from a junior college col-lege to a Division I university. Jacobsen said the school will get either a failing grade, a pass with exceptions or a pass. The grade could come anytime any-time between now and May. Fortunately, the 24,000-square 24,000-square foot Wolverine Student Stu-dent Center was finished (in October) and was ready to be toured by the committee. The Wolverine Center is a facility that features a 10,000-square 10,000-square foot wrestling room (which includes a locker room), computer lab, a testing test-ing center, locker rooms and offices. "I don't think there's any question (having the Wolverine Wolver-ine Center done) was a huge bonus," Jacobsen said. "I think it was very important for us to have that complete." Regardless of what grade the school receives, that doesn't mean there aren't some things to work on. The committee pointed out gender equity issues like the difference in locker rooms for the baseball and softball teams. The committee also didn't see enough minority minor-ity representation among student -athletes and in the athletic departments Those are both things Jacobsen Ja-cobsen said the school will be working on. There are plans for a locker room by the soft-ball soft-ball field that would include room for the soccer team. "Everybody was really excited. ex-cited. Thursday we meet was a staff and told them all at the same time. All of the head coaches were interviewed by the committee. Everything was fairly positive," Jacob-sen Jacob-sen said. "The No. 1 question is will this speed things up? I don't think so. We still have provisional status for another year and a half." Unfortunately for UVSC,, student-athletes and fans of the soon-to-be university, a passing grade will not speed up the process of its provisional provi-sional status. 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