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Show Citizen - Wednesday, May 29, 1991 - Page 9 Cavemen earn fourth Spring sports in review: a season of success Sports By DEAN VON MEMMOTT The American Fork Cavemen took in fourth at the state 4-A baseball base-ball tournament in Salt Lake County last week. Lasting four rounds in the double-elimination double-elimination phase of the playoffs, American Fork played at both Salt Lake City's Derks Field and Murray's Mur-ray's Ken Price Park. The Cavemen scored wins against Cyprus and Viewmont, but fell to Bingham and, finally, to Pleasant Grove on the second-to-last day of tournament action. The Cavemen opened the tourney tour-ney by edgin g the Cyprus Pirates 6-5 6-5 in at Derks Field Monday afternoon. after-noon. American Fork pitcher Brandon Bran-don Crotts held Cyprus scoreless in the first two innings. This allowed the Cavemen to enjoy complete domination of the game for a while. In the meantime, Crotts clubbed a center-field single in the bottom of the first, then a bad throw from pitcher Sean Morrill to second base let him steal third. A Tyler Eastman East-man sacrifice fly scored Crotts. The Cavemen loaded the bases on one out the next inning, and Chris Bates hit a sacrifice fly that reeled in Dave Williamson. Crotts then tripled in J.P. Stoddard and Dave Bartholomew, giving the Cavemen a 4-0 lead. Cyprus fought back and managed man-aged to tie the game at four in the fifth inning. But when Eastman took the mound in the fifth, his pitching proved to be decisive in the Cavemen win. American Fork gained a run in the bottom of the fifth, then Eastman East-man fanned two hitters, and Jones captured a Daybell flyball to keep Cyprus from tying the game again. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Williamson doubled into center, and Voeller doubled him in for the decisive run. Nelson said Eastman's pitching was a big key to the win. "All through the nine outs he pitched, he was throwing strikes," the coach said. Tuesday night at Ken Price was a rough time for the Cavemen as the Bingham Miners hammered Studdent named Ricks MVP Ricks College has named starting start-ing catcher Mark Studdert of Highland High-land as the baseball season M.V.P. Studdent, age 21, is a sophomore sopho-more at Ricks where following an Girls plan basketball camps at AFHS American Fork High girls basketball bas-ketball coach Shauna McAllister will hold a basketball camp June 10 to 14 at American Fork High School. The camp will be for girls in grades five through 12. Cost is $20 and students register the first day of class. Girls grades 5, 6 and 7 will meet each day from 10 a.m. to noon. Grades 8 through 12 will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information contact Coach McAllister at 1-576-9821 or Rhonda Bromley at 756-1108. The camp will cover basketball fundamentals and is designed for anyone interested in playing basketball. bas-ketball. Eccles hosts boys camp for basketball Coach Bob Eccles will host a boys basketball camp June 3 to 7 at the American Fork High Gymnasium. Gymna-sium. The camp will run from 6 to 8 p.m. for 11th and 12th graders, 4 to 6 p.m. for 9th and 10th graders and 2 to 4 p.m. for elementary through 8th grade. Cost of the camp is $20. Registration Regis-tration can be paid the first day of the camp. For more information, call Coach Eccles at 756-4998. i valuable I I I I Good Every Day SWIM ONLY i $9 50 II PER CARLOAD V Home of the Famous "KAMIKAZE" Water Slide Th tickt tntltlM up lo 10 penons par vehicle lo lun day of swimming in Saratoga's lour natural warm-spring pools lor only $9 50. This oiler is valid through Labor Day Weekend. This otter does not include the Kamikaze Water Slide. them 9-4. American Fork trailed all through the game. The Cavemen picked up their first run in the bottom of the third, after Bingham had built up a two-run two-run lead. A Jones center-field single moved Crotts to third on one out. Crotts stole home on a wild pitch. In the fourth, Bingham loaded the bases on two outs. Stauffer then came up to bat. He drew a 2-3 count, but cleared the bases with a double. It virtually killed American Ameri-can Fork's comeback hopes. Doubling in the fifth, Crotts scored a second American Fork run, but Bingham picked up two sixth-inning sixth-inning runs on a Tebbs double and Stauffer's first-base sacrifice. In the bottom of the sixth, Lewis clubbed a left-field single, then scored on Tebbs' bad throw to first base. Butterfield held the Cavemen Cave-men to just that one run in the inning. The Cavemen staged one last desperate rally in the bottom of the inning. After Lewis had singled in Crotts, the Cavemen loaded the bases on two outs. However, Bingham Bing-ham reliever Barry Fuller struck out Voeller to end the game. At Derks Wednesday, the Cavemen Cave-men trounced the Viewmont Vikings Vi-kings 13-2 to stay alive in the tournament. tour-nament. In the top of the first, Jones scored the first run as Lewis got thrown out during a fielder's choice play at second. The next inning, American Fork loaded the bases on no outs. A Crotts sacrifice fly brought in Voeller, and Eastman East-man singled in two other runners. Doubling in the bottom of the second, Viking Scott Lalli came home on Jared Leishman's sacrifice fly. Pitcher Eastman did not let the Vikings score again until the fourth inning. The game turned lopsided in the fourth. After Jones singled in Crotts, Hutchings homered in three runs. In the bottom of the inning, Viking Jason Jarvis tripled into center, and Steve Bender singled him in. That was Viewmont's last good moment in the game. LDS mission he has just completed his second season. In high school he was All-District and Virginia All-State catcher. Community Calendar Hershey Track Meet The annual HersheyTrack Meet will be held starting at 5 p.m. at American Fork High School. Boys and girls, ages 9 through 13 are invited to participate in track and field events. There is no entrance en-trance fee, but registration must be completed by 4:30 p.m. Contestants will compete in groups according to their age. For further information, contact Steve Bailey at the American Fork Recreation office, 756-0250. WETm City Council The American Fork City Council Coun-cil will meet in a work session at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. The purpose of the special session ses-sion is to analyze the proposed budget. American Study Group "Assault on Religious Freedom," a video presentation by Fred Willougby, will be the subject of tonight's meeting of the American Study Group. The group meets at 7 p.m. at the Wasatch Bank meeting room, 606 E. State Street, American Ameri-can Fork. The public is welcome. The group is under the direction of Rod Harris. For more information, contact Harris at 756-5944. coupon 3 of the Week! RESORT! - LEHI UTAH "THF FAUII r-fi RESORT fc t 4 10 4 lift i at Tyler Eastman delivers a pitch week. Opening the fifth with a center-field center-field triple, Bates got singled in by Chad Parrish, touching off a five-run five-run rally that put the game away. American Fork's 13-2 lead caused the game to be called after the fifth . The next night, the Pleasant Grove Vikings obliterated the Cavemen 12-2. The game went scoreless for the first 1 12 innings, but in the bottom of the second, Pleasant Grove's Derak Johnsen singled in two runs, then stole home. The Cavemen loaded the bases on no outs in the third. An Eastman East-man sacrifice fly scored Bates, but pitcher Shane Smith didn't let the Cavemen pull off a rally. In the bottom of the inning, the Vikings picked up four runs on a passed ball, a Danny Norman Highland sets The Rodeo Queen contest for the Highland Fling will be held Tuesday, Tues-day, June 4, for all interested girls 12 years and older. The contest will begin at noon with personality judging at the Finley Family to sing The "Finley Family" of Albany, Ore., will appear at the Faith Independent Inde-pendent Baptist Church for a "Gospel Singing Night." The service serv-ice will start at 7 p.m. and a nursery nurs-ery will be provided. The Finley Family travels throughout the United States presenting Gospel-oriented Gospel-oriented musical program. The church is located at 166 S. Center, American Fork. Everyone is welcome. wel-come. Mexican Dinner The public is invited to a Mexican Mexi-can Dinner Fiesta. They may enjoy a delicious plate of food and entertainment. enter-tainment. There is a charge. It will be held at 634 N. 600 East, American Fork, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Stroke support group The Stroke Support Group of Utah County will hold a barbecue at Vivian Park in Provo Canyon beginning at 6 p.m. Everyone should bring their own meat and a side dish to share. They will be playing volleyball. Those who want to fish can but you will need a fishing license. (valuable 3-month membership 551 E. State (behind I I . .... m at the state tournament last double, and a Smith single. The Vikings not only stung the Cavemen with big hits but also with double plays. Shortstop Dan Schoonover turned up two double plays that really hurt American Fork, including one in the fourth. With the Cavemen's offense virtually vir-tually neutralized, it was only a matter of time before the game would be called on account of the 10-run rule. With one out in the fifth, Crotts hit a solo homer over the left-field fence. That was the last RBI Smith gave up. In the bottom of the inning, Johnsen homered in three runs, and Schoonover singled in another two to end the game. The Cavemen finished their season with a 16-6 record. rodeo contest Highland City Building, 5378 W. 10400 North. Horsemanship judging judg-ing will begin at 2 p.m. at the Highland High-land Arena. For more information, contact Jeannie Spykes at 756-7743. Taking Charge A four-week class series for diabetics and their families is offered of-fered by the American Fork I Iospi-tal. Iospi-tal. Classes are held from 10 a.m. to noon in the hospital Education Center. Cost is $25 for four-class series and includes lunch. Planning Commission American Fork's Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 3 1 N. Church St. Timp Special Service District The Timpanogos Special Service Serv-ice District's monthly meeting will be held beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting is held at the site of the district's wastewater treatment plant office at 5050 W. 6400 North, Utah County. Calendar entries Submit information on your group's activities for the Community Calendar by sending a written note to this newspaper, P.O. Box 7, American Fork, Utah, 84003, or by calling 756-5273. 756-5273. Community Calendar entries must be into the paper by Monday, 2 p.m., of the week you want the notice to run. coupon HEALTH CLUB, INC. (Formerly Tri-Cities Athletic Club) announces Super Summer Special Single $59.00 Family $99.00 Pizza Hut) 756-5224 By DEAN VON MEMMOTT As the 1990-1991 school year draws to a close this week, one thing can be said about this spring. It goes down as one of the most successful seasons for American Fork High athletes in recent memory. mem-ory. In the recent state 4-A baseball tournament, for instance, the American Fork Cavemen placed fourth. That is the best they have done in post-season play since they got elevated to 4-A six years ago. In the first week of their season, sea-son, they demonstrated what kind of team they were by posting a 4-0 record which won a tournament for them. However, they remained unranked in the state until after they won a Region Four opener on the diamond of the No. 1-ranked Pleasant Grove Vikings. The Cavemen Cave-men won another four games before be-fore Pleasant Grove handed them their first league loss. Finishing regular season play with a share of the region pennant, American Fork saw its right fielder Jared Hutchings have the best hitting performance of his senior year during a first-round state contest against Skyline. In the game, he reeled in seven runs on three straight homers, which included a grand slam. A long time may pass before such a performance is repeated re-peated by another Caveman. Other batters who came up with big hits for the Cavemen this season sea-son included Kevin Lewis, Tyler Eastman and Brandon Crotts. Not only were those three players excellent ex-cellent at punching out hits, they were also good pitchers. Their chucking allowed the Cavemen to win all but six of their games this year. The only one of the trio who'll be back next spring is Eastman. A junior, he posted a 6-0 record as a chucker. His experience should help the Cavemen as they rebuild their pitching staff next spring. The Cavemen soccer team had a rough pre-season, winning only two Techniques for Effective Classified Advertising 1. HEADING. The heading or first phrase in a classified ad should introduce the property or product in an attractive, appealing manner. It should proclaim a benefit, satisfy a need, or fulfill a dream. If the heading fails to catch the eye, the reader will simply pass it by. 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They had better luck against Region Four teams. Led by Gary Nixon and Kric Murdock, they came really close to taking the league title, hut losses to Timpview and Mountain View-prevented View-prevented them from doing that. Nevertheless, they tied for second sec-ond and got a state playoff berth. An overtime loss at Skyline ended their season. Because of the success they enjoyed en-joyed soccer, their coach, C'urtis Craig, said they had set a standard for future Caveman teams to follow. fol-low. The Cavewomen had a second straight winning season in soft-ball. soft-ball. During league play, they beat every school in Region Four save Timpview. It ultimately turned out to be the team that kept American Fork from going to state. But while they missed playing at state, the Cavewomen are expected ex-pected to have most of their starters start-ers back next year, including MeCall Fagan, Ali Lamb, and Kalli Walker. The Cavewomen were very successful suc-cessful in track. They won four state championships at the state 4-A 4-A meet. Also, they saw Windy Jor-gensen Jor-gensen go undefeated for a second straight year in the 100 and 200. Since she isonly a sophomore, more gold medals await her at future high school track meets. Teammate Tiffany Lott, also a sophomore, captured the heptathlon heptath-lon title at the BYU invitational this year and dominated women's hurdles in the 4-A ranks as well. The two teamed up on AF's 4 by 100 and 4 by 400 meter relay teams for another series of success, including in-cluding a state record in the 4 by 100. The team, comprised of all sophomores, should prove fearsome in coming years. And the Cavemen got to see their nationally ranked runner, Rob Christen sen, win the state 800. Yes, the spring of 1991 was a successful time for American Fork High athletics. The spring of 1992 is expected to be that, too. sufficient. Use 6th grade words so the ad can the asking price. Price is the most important, calls. 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