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Show Track team splits at By Beky Beaton The American Fork track team earned mixed results in a tri-meet with Timpview and Provo March 23, then placed in multiple events at the UHSTCA Invitational Saturday at Jordan High School. At Provo Tuesday, the girls tied for first with the Thunderbirds at 62 points, while the Bulldogs finished with 43. On the boys' side, Provo won with 67 points, followed by American Fork with 51 and Timpview with 48 in a tight competition. Becca Bush won the girls' 100 hurdles, with Kelsey Mitchell placing third. Brittany Brit-tany Harrison was second in the 300 and Bush third. Jessica Hunt was Becond in the 100, Carlie Cornell came in third in the 200, and Kenzie Clark was third in the 400. Sausha Sommers won the 800 and was second in the 1600. Lisa Tubb came in third in the 3200. The girls won both the 4X100 and 4X400 relays, and were second sec-ond in the sprint medley relay. In the field events, Michelle Roberts was second sec-ond and Bush third in the high jump. Hunt was second sec-ond in the shot put, while the Cavemen swept the top four spots in the javelin with Nicole Redford, Mari Elbaba, Kimber Craig and Tanya Heaton. Tennis is undefeated in The American Fork High School boys tennis team is off to a great start with three region wins on the season. The Cavemen defeated Springville 4-1 on March 18, Provo 5-0 on the 23rd, and Spanish Fork 5-0 on Thursday. The team is led by senior captain Brigg Barron, a four-year varsity player at 1 singles who is undefeated undefeat-ed and has dominated all of his opponents to date. The 2 singles player is Britton Bowen, also unbeaten unbeat-en so far. The 3 singles player and the other captain cap-tain on this year's team is Andrew Parker, with a region record of 2-1 so far after he lost a three-set nail-biter to Springville. The 1 doubles team consists con-sists of Alex Myers and Spencer Judd, who have also started the season off with a perfect record. The Girls' basketball needs help to raise funds for program The American Fork High School girls' basketball team is participating in a unique fundraising program, pro-gram, selling magazine subscriptions sub-scriptions to help raise much-needed funds for the program. Under the direction of head coach Corey Clayton, the Cavemen are selling a RFRVTENE CORNER i:p;r.ji(iw '.'fi(iiM Preiring your child properly for their first dental nsft can tatri what could be a possible traumatic experience into a rery fun one. This preparation should Begin long before the day of their first wsiL Start by allowing yoar child to watch you take care of yoar own teeth - examine your own teeth and mouth and brush and Ross your own teeth daily. Explain to yow chad that someday a dentist will need to look into their mouth and see If everything is O.K. Ut your child look into yaw mouth and touch your teeth, then swap and you look into their mouth and count their teeth. While doing this, look for any areas f swelling or redness or bleeding of the gams. Also look for brawn ar Mack spots on their teeth. If you tee any of these concerns, make sure to get your child a dental appointment as soon as possible. The earSer the dental visit the better, bat make sure they are being seen by the age of three. This wS! help your child get used to going to the dentist and wfii also help the dentist prevent problems that may occur later on. Even after doing these things, don't be embarrassed if your child does not cooperate! Dentists and their staff are experienced In coping with nervous children. Many times a chiki does much better K they are not assisted by a parent or guardian Mo the room. Be positive to your child and let them kaow that titey will have fun and tten you 3! come and see them wfcen H is tinte for their exam. Always remember to be honest with your chid but be sure not to ase words that may frighten then. Also, remiod aider siblings to be tflcovraging. By following these easy tips. It may cod the possible development of a dental fear that coukl last for years. For the boys, Chris Muehlmann won both the 100 and 200, and Josh Mayne was second in the 400. The Cavemen won the 4X100 relay and were second sec-ond in the sprint medley relay. Clayton Searle finished fin-ished second in the high f ,0 ifp'r v-p-j J . sOril If' , J ' , Ji i Vj 1 jjiZmmm-- J A . -; - J f L , 1 I v I n u n I I J t f .j, f ji I y " -' ' 1 - , 1 y -i! yy j.?- ..; .z :r..y:y'J Dale Golding won the 800 on March 16 and is one of American Fork's top distance runners. 2 doubles team includes Taylor Scott and Jared Aitken or Jordan Shettell. Either combination has come up winners in all their matches. Coach Bryan Barron is very excited about the potential of this year's team. "We have a tremendous tremen-dous amount of experience. Brigg has already participated partici-pated strongly in three region and three state tournaments. tour-naments. "Andrew and Bowen, also seniors, have already participated par-ticipated successfully in two region and two state tournaments. tour-naments. This previous experience will serve them well as they compete in the region and state tournaments tourna-ments this year." Coach Barron also expressed enthusiasm about some young underclassmen under-classmen who have made the team this year. Three one-year subscription (26 issues) of ESPN The Magazine, Maga-zine, plus a choice of two other magazines for $40. Unlike other fundraising efforts, an unprecedented 75 percent of the total sale is kept by the team. With checks' made payable to American Fork High School, the program - r''i iwmnteil rai.J Provo; Bush qualifies jump, while David Olsen was second and Erik Stone third in the long jump. American Fork swept the top four spots in the discus with Muehlmann, James Moore, Willis Ferguson and Brady Jensen. Ferguson won the shot put and Matt 3 matches freshmen, Spencer Judd, Taylor Scott and Jake Shettell, Shet-tell, "will have an immediate immedi-ate impact upon the success of this year's team," he said. The coach is also pleased about having a knowledgeable knowledge-able assistant coach in Jason Herrud. "Jason is an impressive tennis player and interacts well with the team. He has already had a positive impact, and we are fortunate fortu-nate to have him," Barron said. Currently the JV squad includes Aitken, Shettell, Chris Hoggan, Mike Barlow and Travis Wing. Throughout Through-out the season, any of these players can win challenge matches and move up to the varsity level. Payson visits this afternoon, after-noon, and the Cavemen go to Pleasant Grove tomorrow. tomor-row. All match starting times are at 3:30 p.m. receives $30 from every combination order sold. Proceeds will be used to help purchase new equipment equip-ment and uniforms, reduce participation fees and defray travel and tournament tourna-ment costs. For more information, contact Clayton at (801) 830-6013. f I A. jf" "II!bW Hair Cuts Includes Shampooing") Kiefs $3.50 Men's $4.50 Women's $6.50 Walk-ins Welcome 785-3113 200 East State Road, Pleasant Grove www.CapelliHair.com "All Satan Services are performed by students m tranng" Beck was third. At the Utah High School Track Coaches Association Invitational, the girls' squad finished 18th out of 35 teams with 12 points. The top individual finish was third place by Bush in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.05 seconds, qualifying her for the State meet. Harrison placed seventh in the 300 hurdles in 48.65 seconds, while Leslie Rose was seventh in the 3200 at 12:27.2, followed by Tubb in eighth in 12:32.3. The 4X1 00m relay team of Harrison, Har-rison, Hunt, Mitchell and Amanda Willard also earned eighth at 53.12 seconds. sec-onds. Other results were 'Jill Greenwood, who waB 19th in the 1600, Hunt 36th in the 100, plus Harrison ninth and Mitchell 13th in the 100 hurdles. Bush was 10th and Mitchell 11th in the 300 hurdles, Kellie Wentz ran the .3200 in 13:07.2, and Clark was 30th and Willard 38th in the 400. Bush and Roberts tied for 10th in the high jump, and the medley relay team of Roberts, Redford, Kristy Hair and Greenwood came in ninth. The boys' team placed 22nd. The 4X800 team of James Barlow, Mike Felix, Justin Crowther and Dale Golding took fourth in 8:46.01, and Muehlmann ..' . A -v s I " i . , ' "! , 114 1 - : : v. " r. c -it.' j ! ;. d,, r- y ; v .V f WOr : ? , I CA V f I : ' - . - - v " '', .: '' '-J A Caveman moves in for a Coveman By Dfan Vow Mfmmdtt By Dean Von Memmott Sports Correspondent The American Fork soccer soc-cer team dropped two straight games last week. In Logan March 24, the Grizzlies defeated the Cavemen Cave-men 3-0. Timpview shut the Cavemen out 7-0 in the region opener on Friday. Of the Wednesday non-league non-league contest, Caveman coach Saul Montano said, "The kids were intimidated against Logan. Logan was physical. Their style of play P E L L I INSTITUTE OF HAIR American Fork Citizen New Utah for State ii1 1 P l'MI I" I , VU'.'r'-- Photos by Beky Beaton Becca Bush competes in the 300 hurdles on March 16. She qualified for State in the 100 hurdles last weekend. was seventh in the 100 in 11.57 seconds. Other finishers for the Cavemen were Golding 11th and Felix 15th in the 1600, Muehlmann 10th in the 200, Crowther 11th and Tyler Jackson 20th in the 3200, plus Mayne ninth and Moore 12th in the 400. Barlow Bar-low was 22nd and Jacob steal against Canyon View on soccer team drops 2 took k nut nf nnr ramp " ai Vinlffimn TKti Thiinflr. took us out of our game." Logan took a 2-0 lead in the first half. The Grizzlies picked up their third goal midway through the second half. After the tough loss to the Thunderbirds, Montano said, "We're so young this year." The tremendous amount of varsity inexperience inexperi-ence among the Cavemen played to Timpview's advantage. The veteran-laden Timpview Timp-view team posted a 3-0 lead 2004 Ford Choose from: Leather, Jr Cloth. XLT, Eddie Bauer yajttaa - JP af .f : ' on Every Expedition in Stock!!!! Hurry in, Sale ends 33 103 MP Allen Patch C Vord - Mazda 2293600 Local 800360-5606 Toll Free 'Must Quality tor owner kjynttv arvt 1mnon tttru - Thursday, April 1 . 2004 - ;Jage 7 at UHSTCA "t A " t I ' I"! iJ 1 J I J III lIMM "T.i. V- -i 1 Moir 31st in the 800, while Moore came in 12th in the discus. The Cavemen will be competing today and tomorrow tomor-row at the Mt. Timpanogot; Invitational at Mountain View High School, then will go to Pleasant Grove Tuesday Tues-day and Wednesday for the Utah County Invitational. Photo by Ken1 Davis March 19. at halftime. The Thunder birds picked up their next four goals in the second half. Montano said, "Timpview was physical. Our guys became intimidated. It was lack of experience that hurt us today. The kids will get better as they get more get more varsity experience." American Pork is scheduled sched-uled to host Springville today and visit Provo on Tuesday. Varsity game time is 3:30 p.m. Expedition 4x4s f ' 7 f ' V. V 'la- i i tV ' s.mMaaaWlaaamMa1 IMCC - - J - -'ylyyj ;,' ji i -1 -j-r- '" " 1 |