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Show Thursday, April 28, 2005 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 7 PORTS Tennis Continued from Page 6 Timpview topped American Fork 5-0 on March 31, but there was a highlight even in the sweep as Shettell and Aitken battled for three sets before being edged by the T'birds 4-6, 7-6(5), 64. The Cavemen got their first league victory 3-2 over Payson on April 5. At first singles, Judd came from behind be-hind to pull out a 3-6, 64, 6-2 victory. "This tough three-set win was the deciding match," Herrud said. Hoggan won at third singles 6-3, 6-2. Shettell and Aitken won 6-2, 64 at first doubles. "They played well together and should be one of the top seeds going into the region tournament," Herrud said. The rematch with Spring-ville Spring-ville on April 11 didn't go any better than the first time, but Shettell and Aitken did win a thriller at first doubles 7-5, 64. "They beat a tough team in two great sets," the coach said. In third singles, Hoggan played a marathon match that included long rallies and entertaining tennis before the Red Devils won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The Cavemen made quick work of Provo on April 13, sweeping the Bulldogs 5-0. With effort, American Fork swept the singles positions posi-tions against Spanish Fork to get a 3-2 victory on April 18. Aitken won at the first position posi-tion 6-3, 7-6 (8), followed by Scott at 64, 6-3, and Hoggan at third singles 6-2, 6-3. Wing and Ross took their second doubles match to three sets. Scoreboard Continued pom Page 7 428 502 5D4 Date 428 502 5'04 Date 428 503 Date 430 55-06 4pm 4 p.m 4 p.m Time 4 p.m. 4 pm. 4 p.m Time vs. Timpview 130 p m vs. Payson 4 p m. 505-06 Region meet Track Opponent Time C BVU Inv "NA Region meelQ Sp Fork 4 p.m vs Payson O Springville vs Provo Softball Opponent Payson Provo vs Sp Fork Tennis Jump Continued from Page 6 with those schools in most sports since the last realignment realign-ment four years ago. "The Mountain View girls sports will pose some challenges challeng-es for us, but for the most part, I think our patrons, coaches and athletes are looking forward for-ward to being in the new region re-gion and are excited about the opportunities it will present," Wilson added. "Competing at the state level, we'll face some additional challenges, chal-lenges, but we hope to rise to meet those," he went on. "I think we'll do well in some sports at that level, but it may take some time for others." Some have expressed concern con-cern that the school is too small to be in 5A, but the district's enrollment figures indicate otherwise. oth-erwise. As of April 19, American Ameri-can Fork had 1,452 students enrolled. The projection for this fall is listed as 1,624, but Wilson said 1,660 students have already registered reg-istered for next year, and more are expected. "Statewide, we will be on the small end of 5A to begin with," he said. "However, in a couple of years, we expect to be in the 1,700 to 1,800 range, which would put us right in the middle of the 5A bracket." He said the administration hasn't gotten a lot of feedback from the community about the change. "I think people just expect us to be competitive, and I think our coaches are ready to get on with it," he said. "There is some trepidation of course, but some of our coaches were here when we were in 5A before and know what it takes to compete at that level. We expect a good year," he concluded. con-cluded. Athletic director Chad Seely also sees some issues but thinks everything will work out if approached ap-proached with the right frame of mind. "The first thing that comes to me is that we'll be competing with schools that have almost a thousand more students than we do," he said. "That can upset the competitive competi-tive balance, but it won't necessarily neces-sarily do so. "In some sports, 5A may actually be an easier go," he continued. "I think our football and boys basketball teams will be fine at the state level. "It will make things that much harder for girls basketball basket-ball and soccer, and softball and volleyball to a lesser degree," he said. "There should be no difference differ-ence for our cross-country and track teams as we compete well against 5A now." Running coach Timo Mostert agreed, but also said, "1 think our greatest challenge will be in convincing our athletes that we belong in 5A and can compete com-pete against traditionally larger schools." Seely added, "I hope we can stay competitive and continue to progress. A lot will depend on the attitude of our coaches, players and community." Longtime football coach Davis Knight thinks it boils down to just two choices. "We can either be positive and look forward to new challenges and opportunities, or we can sit around and moan and groan about it, which doesn't help anyone," any-one," he said "To tell the truth, I haven't detected any hesitancy on the part of our athletes or coaches to make the change. With the four regions we'll have now, I think 5A will become a really attractive, solid athletic division," divi-sion," he said. "Adding these six schools to 5A will enhance the overall clas-sificatioa" clas-sificatioa" Doug Meacham, an assistant football coach in addition to head basketball coach, agreed with Knight's assessment and thinks the athletes are ready to make the move. "I don't think our players will be intimidated," he said. "In fact, it's probably us coaches that think about enrollment numbers more than 17-year-olds do. "Basketball won't be affected by the move as much as football foot-ball and some other sports; 4A has had years where it's been as competitive or even more competitive than 5A in basketball, basket-ball, " he went on. "You can still compete in basketball because you only have five guys playing at a time. "Your depth may not be as good (as some other teams), but you can still compete. I'm looking look-ing forward to having some rivalries renewed with our new alignment. It's a challenge that we may not have chosen, but it's part of the deal." Knight added that the change "will put all of our programs pro-grams on notice that we have to be stronger and work harder." He said the entire athletic department de-partment will also need to work closer together. "We'll have to cooperate more from program to program and support each other's efforts if we want to be successful in this classification," he said. "We need to put more emphasis on our two- and three-sport athletes and encourage those young men and women who can to make the most out of their high school years. "We have students who can contribute and add to more than one program," he said. "We ought to be able to make it easier for them to be able to do that." He continued, "From a coaching coach-ing point of view, our new region will not be a big change. When we make the move to the playoffs and face the Ahas and Brightons, that's when we'll notice more. "Those teams play in platoons pla-toons (separate offensive and defensive units) and have their coaches split that way too," Knight said. "They have the availability of more depth with larger student bodies." He also noted that while the building is being expanded and improved, "we've got a lot of work to do to become a 5A school in terms of our athletic facilities, but that's out of the coaches' hands." Still, Knight doesn't think anyone should panic. "From a football point of view, this will bring a whole new perspective to the season," he said. "We expect it to be fun and a neat challenge. "Football's in a unique situation situ-ation in that our coaches have been in the system, and some were here when we were 5A before. "We're just focusing on being prepared and looking forward to the new opportunities. "It was a challenge before in 5A, but our athletes rose to the occasion," he pointed out. "We took our lumps the first year or two, but we won a region championship cham-pionship in 5A and competed well. "We held our own then, and I expect we'll do so again." 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