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Show ports WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 • Bl Coveting what matters most Redefining STILL GOING: While he's not racking up records on the senior circuit, Stan Michelsen can be found pitching against men half his age. 73-year-old softball pitcher going stron Chad Vest STAFF W R I T E R Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News GAME PLAN: The Dons' Nicole Schofield goes up for a kill against Timpanogos — one of 19 for the team. SF spikers take T-Wolves 3-0 Bryan Redd STAFF W R I T E R Dons triumphed 25-21. 'The girls showed mental toughness. They battled The Lady Dons are uni- hard through the rough fied and playing excellent spots and the come-fromlate-season region volley- behind victory showed this ball. Last Thursday was no team is competing start to exception when the Dons finish," said Coach Troyer. traveled to Timpanogos and The third and final game defeated the T-Wolves on was defined by SF net domitheir home floor 3-0. nance. The Lady Don blockThe first game was a ers rejected the T-wolves complete team effort. SF with eight blocks for points, established themselves at led by Tanner Tobiasson with the net with nine kills, led three, and Kylie Schofield by Erin Redd with five. with three. The Dons relied The serving was top notch. on pinpoint jump-serving, Tamara Hansen served taking game three 25-17. five straight points and SF "The girls were very consnatched victory in game fident. It was a perfect time one 25-16. to surprise the opponent with SF struggled at the start our great jump-serving. The of game two as mental er- team was unified and played rors slowed the Dons' scor- well tonight," said a smiling ingefficiency.TheT-Wolves Coach Troyer. jump-served their way to a The Lady Dons volley13—9 lead. SF came battling ball team had a well-roundback out of a time out; com- ed match with 19 kills, 13 ing from behind, the Dons blocks, 18 digs and eight outlasted the T-Wolves in a aces. side-out match. The Dons The SF volleyball team had one of their best dig- played Lone Peak on Tuesging games of the season, day Oct. 28, and will wrap posting 10 digs leading to up the regular season ThursSF points, and the Lady day Oct. 30 against PG. Fact: In the world of sports, golf is rec ognized as the game of longevity. Very few world-class athletes have enjoyed prolonged careers. In football, there is Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice who played into his early 40s. In basketball, Jazz fans recollect the dynamic duo of Stockton-to-Malone. Both Hall of Fame players retired in their early 40s. In baseball, there are several who competed into their mid-40s, such as Nolan Ryan, Rickey Henderson and an ageless Julio Franco who hung it up at age 49. Fact: It's well documented that Spanish Fork has been a baseball and softball town for nearly half a century. In fact, during the '80s, SF entered the Guinness World Book of Records for having the most people per capita enjoying the game of baseball both as participants and fans. Considering the above, would you believe there's a 73-year-old man in town who continues to play softball seven months out of the year? It's true, and his name is Stan Michelsen. Michelsen grew up in the San Francisco Bay area in a suburb of Menlo-Atherton. During his adolescent years, he grew fond of the game of baseball. "We got to play all year round because we didn't have any snow," Michelsen said. Born in 1935, Michelsen began following baseball at the age of 10 by watching his favorite team the St. Louis Cardinals, mostly See MICHELSEN • B14 Chad Vest / Spanish Fork News ROOM TO MANEUVER: Running back Trevor Randolph turns the corner upfield against Lone Peak, Thursday, Oct. 23. ALL SET: Spanish Fork's Danee Merrell delivers another perfect set. Dons fall to Knights, prepare for state Jace Dalton STAFF W R I T E R The Spanish Fork Dons fell to the Lone Peak Knights 21-18 Thursday Oct. 23, at Don Field. Lone Peak jumped out to the early lead when Tannon Pedersen hit Chandler Allphin for 31 yards and the score. Spanish Fork couldn't do anything with their possession and gave it right back to Lone Peak. Pedersen found Allphin for 38 yards and the score, to make it 14-0 Lone Peak. In the second Spanish Fork got a little wind under their sails and moved the ball into field goal range. The field goal attempt was blocked by Lone Peak, but the Spanish Fork defense stopped the Knights and gave the ball to the Don offense. Breck Lewis found Richard Wilson for six yards and the score. The point-after-touchdown was blocked by the Knights to make the score 14—6 at the half. Spanish Fork started off the scoring in the third quarter with an eight-yard Breck Lewis draw. A two- point conversion attempt failed, to make the score 14-12 in favor of Lone Peak. The Knights answered right back with a two-yard run by Jared Fenton to make the score 21-12. Then, with 10:58 left in the game, Breck Lewis hit Richard Wilson right in the numbers for the score to make it 21-18. Spanish Fork again missed the point-after to have the score remain 21-18, Knights. With 5:21 left in the game the Don defense came up big, stuffing Lone Peak on fourth and one, and Spanish fork got the ball back with a golden opportunity. The Dons then converted two fourth-and-longs before the drive came to a screeching halt when a Knight defender intercepted a pass with just over a minute left in the game, sealing the 21-18 victory for the Knights. "We just didn't come to play" said senior tight end Richard Wilson. The Dons take on Jordan on the road in the first round of the state playoffs. |