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Show '56. Id, Jl. 3 Kan )RK Viking boys finally make Ihe By Todd Veenker Sports Correspondent After four straight heart- reaking losses, Pleasant rove finally pulled out a -egion victory in the first ;ame of the second half of he region schedule. However, before the fikings could taste victory, ;hey suffered a loss to fountain View 65-61 on :eb. 3. It wasn't until last Yiday night's 56-49 victory ver Orem that Pleasant Jrove found a way to pull ut a win in the final aoments. Against the Bruins, "-Tleasant Grove appeared ieady to ride the emotion of ""4e home crowd and claim heir first victory of the egion schedule. After Chad vans and his six points led he Vikings to a 7-2 advan-age advan-age in the opening jioments, things appeared ' Beheaded in the right direc- 5Qk, ion. ' In fact, the Pleasant " Jrove lead was extended to """"feveri before the Bruins losed the quarter on a 6-2 un that cut the Viking lead , o only three points. h- r 1 i 1 r -. 1 y Si ... - st J 4.' , V . ' - v. i , ' 4 i is .-', """" pleasant Grove's Miriam Walther (left) prepares to enter pool during a heat of the 200-yard freestyle. lour swimmers earn 7th place at State By Dean Von Memmoh ' 1 With a contingent of just iur young women, the j'leasant Grove swim team till finished seventh in the iris' division at the state A championships, held last 'eekend at Brigham Young Tnivcrsity. "Every girl we brought lashed her time down con- iderably," said Pleasant rrove coach Melissa hompson. "Even though e had only four girls here, e're excited at how we did. e're also excited for s will eiesle g1(? na(j oniy sjx n Tuf;irlS) and they still won the th a 'uite championship." That Celeste is Thomp-.1 Thomp-.1 plaj'Ws sister Celeste Tiffany, 3y theb THF HVCIFNF COPNFP 'sobS Preparing your child property for their first dental visit can turn what could be J)llS ' 3 possible traumatic experience into a very fun one. This preparation should begin equ" long before the day of their first visit. Start by allowing your child to watch you take ut K care of your own teeth - examine your own teeth and mouth and brush and floss your , nl own teeth daily. Explain to your child that someday a dentist will need to look into GlJS fl ,l,cir mutn and see if everything is O.K. Let your child look into your mouth and touch your teeth, then swap and you look While doing this, look for any areas of swelling or redness or bleeding of the gams. Also look for brown or black spots on their teeth. If you see any of these concerns, make sure to get your child a dental appointment as soon as possible. The earlier the dental visit the better, but make sure they are being seen by the age of three. This will help your child get used to going to the dentist and will 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 child does much better if they are not assisted by a parent or guardian into the room. Be positive to your child and let them know that they will have fun and then you will come and see them when it is time for their exam. Always remember to be honest with your child but be sure not to use words that may frigttten them. Also, remind older siblings to be encouraging. By following these easy tips, it m3y end the possible development of a dental fear that could last for years. Mountain View battled through a low-scoring second sec-ond quarter that saw the Bruins outscore Pleasant Grove 13-11, leaving the Vikings with only a one-point one-point advantage. Landon Hallman's three points made him the team's high scorer during the period. However, things could have been worse as Mountain Moun-tain View had taken a slim lead prior to Chris Hall's layup following a blocked shot on defense. Pleasant Grove again gave up the lead midway through the third quarter until an Evans offensive rebound and putback helped the Vikings back into the driver's seat as the period came to a close. With eight minutes left in the contest, Pleasant Grove held on to the slim 44-42 lead. Cody Bilbro came off the bench to lead the Vikings with five points during the quarter. The fourth quarter was much like every other region game this season, back and forth and full of exciting plays. A series of " .-- i '.v"V"" the head coach for American Ameri-can Fork. The team of Brooke Jordan, Jor-dan, Ashley Heil, Stephanie Allred, and Stephanie Stansfield took 14th in the 200-yard medley relay. The combination of Heil, Miriam Walther, Tessa Jordan Jor-dan and Rristina Baird took fifth in the 400-yard freestyle. The team of Brooke Jordan, Tessa Jordan, Jor-dan, Walther and Baird took fourth in the 200-yard freestyle. Baird took second in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard 100-yard breaststroke. Walther took third in the 200-yard freestyle and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle. into their moutn ana count meir teem T1 great passes, first from Jay Helquist and 'then from Landon Hallman, gave the Vikings a four-point advantage advan-tage with four minutes remaining in the game. To the Bruins' credit, they battled back to tie the score just one minute after it looked like the Vikings might be pulling away. Pleasant Grove found themselves playing catchup catch-up in the final moments of the game. Trailing by three points, a Hallman steal gave the Vikings fresh hope with the clock nearing zero, but an open shot that would have tied the score hit hard off the back of the rim and Mountain View sealed an important road victory with a foul shot. Pleasant Grove was led in scoring by Evans with 15 points and Hallman with 14 points. Friday against Orem it was the Vikings' first chance at revenging an earlier ear-lier loss. Much like in their first meeting, both teams looked for good shots and didn't care that they used big chunks of the game clock while searching for the sure points. After one quarter Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove held a 10-6 lead. Trent Jeppson and Cody Bilbro led the Vikings with three points each. The Vikings built a huge second quarter lead thanks to a 16-4 run that was led by Evans' six points. At the break, it looked like Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove was headed toward a blowout victory with a comfortable 26-11 lead. Orem put up a small fight during the third quarter quar-ter as they narrowed the Viking lead by just two points. Again Evans led all Vikings with eight points. Basketball PGJH GIRLS: The Vikings have won seven more games in recent weeks, beginning with a big 57-26 victory vic-tory over Lakeridge on Jan. 15. Kristy Giles had a double-double -with 16 points and 10 boards to lead the effort. Amber Nielsen added 12 points and 9 rebounds, while Kailee May had 12 points and 7 boards. Paige Booth had 8 rebounds. Pleasant Grove beat Mountain Ridge 53-34 on Jan. 20, then topped Orem 36-26 on Jan. 22 and Timberline 46-38 on Jan. 27. Giles posted an identical 16 points and 10 boards in a 50-39 victory over Canyon View on Jan. 29. May had 8 points and 6 rebounds, Nielsen scored 8 and Aimee Dorais 7. After a disappointing loss to top-ranked Lehi earlier in the season, the Vikings left no doubts with a 63-46 victory on Feb. 3. Nielsen burned the.nets for 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting from the field, and also had 7 boards. May had a big night as well with 12 points and 15 rebounds, while Giles scored 12 with 7 boards and 3 blocks. Booth picked up 7 rebounds and sparked the team defensively, also providing 6 assists. The team posted 46 boards and 17 steals. Pleasant Grove simply overwhelmed Oak Canyon 49-27 on Feb. 6 with 51 rebounds, 18 steals and 15 assists. Giles, Dorais and Nielsen each had 13 points; Giles also had 12 boards and 5 blocks, Nielsen grabbed 11 rebounds and May 9. Wrestling PGJH: The Pleasant Grove Junior High wrestlers participated in a tournament at Orem High School last month. Clint Jacob placed first, Dustin Young placed second, and Quin Nielsen and Tyler Schwartz placed third. All of the boys traveled to Logan to participate in the state wrestling tournament on Jan. 31. Jacob placed fifth in that competition. Coaches for the junior high team are Darold Henry and Jeremy Fowles. i J 1 1 1 M i i i 1 i J U 1 1 You can now ourchas quality Ding & Dent appliances at up Products change weekly without prior notice. hirjywil' KltchcnAld Factory AirmoREHi plus side as fhey beat Orem V ' . " . ' k . - v- " - vv..v ..'-') r "" tr- v r v i . .. . V':Vv.- ; ' i " . :' ' A. 1 ' , " '. ' "O . ' ' . A, . X . ' , ... '- , . ' v - -.,'"".: v l ..-'' ' X x. 'I " :: .; ; Pleasant Grove's Jason Bond But as average as Orem had been during the first three quarters of play, they were spectacular during the fourth quarter. After scoring just 23 points all game, the Tigers added 26 points to their total in the final eight minutes. Pleasant Grove's Trent Jeppson helped the Vikings hold off the rally, thanks to a key three-point bucket midway through the period when it looked like Orem had complete control of the game. In the end, the clock ran ( I 1 10... "1 f Jl Sales. Service s Pasts r. i yj m-r - Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - Thursday, February 12, 2004 - Page 7 Photo by Ian Wingfield is double-teamed at Mountain View on Feb. 3. out ,on Orem's comeback and the Vikings escaped with the victory in a must-win must-win situation. For the second sec-ond straight game, Evans led Pleasant Grove in scoring scor-ing with a team-high 18 points. Hallman's 10 points gave the Vikings two players play-ers in double figures. Pleasant Grove and the rest of the region will take Friday off as attention turns to the state wrestling Utah High School Week Ending Team Rating 5A 1. Jordan 105.4 2. Alta 104.6 3. Brighton 104.1 4. Layton 100.5 5. Riverton 100.4 6. West Jordan 100.1 7. Hillcrest 98.5 8. Bingham 98.3 9. Fremont 96.6 10. Cottonwood 96.4 11. Skyline 94.5 12. Hunter 94.3 13. Northridge 94.1 14. Viewmont 93.8 15. Copper Hills 91.8 16. Taylorsville 91.0 17. Clearfield 89.0 18. Davis 88.1 19. Weber 87.2 20. Kearns 81.0 21. Granger 77.2 4A 1. Lone Peak 108.0 2. Mountain View 107.4 3. Timpview 107.3 4. American Fork 102.2 5. Olympus 102.1 6. Pleasant Grove 99.2 7. Provo 98.1 8. Woods Cross 96.4 9. Payson 95.9 10. Orem 94.5 11. Timpanogos 92.4 12. Cyprus 92.0 How to use the ratings: 1. Add 3 points to the home team's ratiitf. 2. Pair the two teams that play each other. 3. The difference between the two ratings indicates the predicted margin of victory. Last week's record: 125-37 77.2 Year to date record: 663-255 72.2 Copyright 2004 by Noland Parry Wake up feeling rested! TERBPUR-PEDIC As seen k JT PRESSURE RELIEVING nn T W I i... SWEDISH MATTRESS AND PILLOW v, I.V.I NASA technology has contributed to America's best sleeping system. Try it today! Allced's Sleep Cesser In the ACE Hardware building 785'2221 h0wrS Vv -fn. 7am -7pm.' Sit. 8am -6pm. ewS 330 SOUTH MAIN PL. GROVE tournament this week. The Vikings resume action next Tuesday at Lone Peak in a varsity double-header, with the girls playing at 5:15 p.m. and the boys at 7. The Vikings will most likely need a perfect second half record if they hope to make the state tournament. The Bruins' upset victory over Lone Peak last Friday didn't help the Viking cause. Boys Basketball Feb. 14, 2004 13. Bonneville 89.9 14. Box Elder 89.7 15. Highland 89.5 16. Sky View 88.1 17. Murray 87.3 18. Mountain Crest 86.8 19. Bountiful 86.1 20. Spanish Fork 85.5 21. East 84.8 22. Logan 83.9 23. Springville 81.0 24. West 78.1 25. Roy 75.1 3A 1. Lehi 97.8 2. Wasatch 96.3 3. Morgan 89.8 4. Snow Canyon 88.2 5. Pine View 87.5 6. Judge Memorial 86.7 7. Grantsville 85.3 8. Bear River 85.3 9. North Sanpete 84.9 10. Union 82.9 11. Uintah 82.5 12. Tooele 81.3 13. Ben Lomond 80.3 14. Emery 79.9 15. Delta 77.5 16. Dixie 76.7 17. Ogdon 76.1 18. Hurricane 75.7 19. Cedar City 74.5 20. Canyon View 72.7 21. Carbon 70.7 22. Park City 67.3 23. CJranite 64.6 3 in o' mi i state-l 50 E. Main Lehi 768-3461 i " Vxv I press-' |