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Show 16 Softball team aiming at 4A title Aew coach optimistic about talent on his roster Pleasant Grove Review New Utah! - Wednesday, March 1 , 2000 - Page 9 By Dean Von Memmott conDT; Correspondent Even though the Pleasant I frovc Vikings' Softball team is ! .minated by underclassmen, I Jheir new head coach is confi- . nt about their chance for I ' winning the state 4-A girls' I Pennant this spring. ; . j aving replaced Lisa Hall as ' ' ,' feasant" Grove's top mentor, s jeff Wilson said, "This team is " - ooking at winning state. The dds have had trainers give "''hem personal instruction in !he offseason. We're not taking Hurselves as being No. 1 already. We're going to be work---ng toward a state champi- I ' ""We're very happy with the J j. ,f mo VmH fnr trvnnt.s " hp 4 7;aid. "The players we have are h ... r f ,m;t.lv voung, but as a wnole, hey're loaded with a lot of taint." tai-nt." He pointed out, "Our main Toup of players are juniors nd sophomores. We have three Seniors back: Bobbi Marsigli, 'vatie Sapp, and Lindsey West. rhey'll be providing leadership the team." Wilson said, "My leading litcher is Jennifer Scoville, a ophomore. Our reserve pitch-rs pitch-rs will include Sara Heilbut, Jhelsea Sondrup, and Mistie 'ark." Returning Softball catcher Cami Morrill has made a quick change from her basketball bas-ketball uniform. Assisting Scoville in the Viking battery again is returning return-ing catcher Cami Morrill, a junior fresh from Region Six girls' basketball action. Morrill was a starting catcher for Pleasant Grove last spring. Another key player back is Whitnie Winger, who had crunched several extra-base hits last season to pace the Vikings to a trip to state, where -they finished in the top 10. Although Wilson brings with him an entirely new coaching staff, its members are ones with whom the Vikings are already familiar. Helping him prepare Pleasant Grove for state this year are Darold McDade, Steve Francom, Tabitha Kennedy and Chelsea Williams. If the weather is cooperative, the Vikings will open their season sea-son at home against the Union Cougars, a longtime 3-A powerhouse power-house from Region 10. Pleasant Grove has scheduled non-league non-league games with the Olympus Titans and the Orem Tigers. Even if Mother Nature wipes out the Vikings' preseason schedule, they are tentatively scheduled to open Region Six play against Payson on March 14. The Vikings will then travel to Spanish Fork on March 16 and Springville on March 21. They'll next have home games with the Lone Peak Knights on March 23 and Timpview on March 28. Pleasant Grove will travel to American Fork on March 30, to Provo on April 4, and to Payson on April 6. Pleasant Grove will host Spanish Fork on April 11 and Springville on April 18. The Vikings will play at Lone Peak on April 25 and Timpview on April 27. Pleasant Grove will host American Fork on May 2 and Provo on May 4. ; $ litfUi I ' 1 ' " I ill ; 1 - ; : Lit" fcVW!''v J'V 4c Pleasant Grove bantam team finishes third This eighth grade team from Pleasant Grove Junior High finished third out of 14 teams in the Champions Academy Bantam "B" League last month. Team members include (front row, from left) Kyle Conners, Taylor Peterson, Alex lorg, Travis Beck, Cody Frampton, (back row) coach Jay Whatcott, Todd Whatcott, Brian Woods, Brett Waters, Thomas Pratt, Aaron Lewis, Chad Evans, McKay Stevens, coach Eugene Beck. Not pictured: Jesse Wilde, coach Scott Conners. tegion soccer champs eturn multiple players )ves S g. '. '. T . .6-..5-..5-..4-..4 ..2 . 1-1 .0-1 By Dean Von Memmott Sports Correspondent A squad of mostly expe-ienced expe-ienced players will be han-ling han-ling the defense of the leasant Grove Vikings' gion Six soccer title this pring. - Viking Coach Billy rynch said, "We're going to 8 really young this year. Je lost a lot of experienced barters to graduation last sar." But while that fact is ad news, the coach did say, We have back this year a it of players w-ho were )phomores in last year's rogram." He pointed out that one alf of this year's varsity squad ' comprised of juniors and the ';her seniors. Lynch said :!niority will play no role in i;termining who'll be first --ring. i-i "If you're good enough to i-i ay varsity, you're old enough play it, Lynch said. ' "If a 15-year-old gives more 'Fort in practice than a certain Inior, he'll be varsity first :ring," Lynch said. "We want to ve everybody a shot at becom- g a varsity starter." ' He said the attitude of this 'ring's players is good. He Sid, "That's a plus." Lynch said he had told his ayers "this year to go out and ive.fun, but play well." The Vikings will be needing do that when they open their us? ildhamis (I Of season at home against the Lone Peak Knights, March 14. "Though they have a new coaching staff, they have most of their experienced varsity players back," Lynch said. "We've played against them for the past three years. They are tough. "We're going to have to play our best. If we play hard, but yet lose, I won't feel bad. If we play garbage, I'll be upset." Because of the UHSAA bylaws limiting soccer games to 14 annually and Region Six's size, the Vikings won't have a chance to play non-league foes in order to work out kinks before the commencement of league play. Assisting Lynch this year are Doug Adams and Adam Gehring. &333I9G3 $269 mo; $229 mo; ESSfeVHI S'3.995 ' ... J11 995 "assa -i ." 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Freshman tryouts on Monday Tryouts for the Pleasant Grove freshman baseball team have been rescheduled for this Monday at 4 p.m. at Discovery Park. The tryouts were postponed from their earlier date because of weather. For more information, call Eugene Beck at 785-1406 or Doug Parry at 785-5624. Little League registration next week Pleasant Grove Little League registration has been scheduled for next week for children in grades 3 through 6. Sign-ups will be conducted on March 9 and 10 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and March 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the pre-school room on the north end of the PG Rec Center main gym. Everyone desiring to play must register, including children who played last year. For more information, contact Gordon Smith at 785-9204 785-9204 or 509-6323. 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