American Fork

Football: Former Caveman wide receiver Derrek Richards, who played his college career at the University of Utah, has signed a free agent contract with Tampa Bay.

Lehi

Gymnastics: Aimee Waller, 15, won first place for Level 9 in the Utah State Gymnastic competition April 4 at the Logan university. As a result of her performance, Waller was invited to join the gymnastics team that represented Utah at the regional competition in Long Beach, Calif., in April. Waller maintains a 3.915 GPA with honors classes at Lehi High School.

Lone Peak

Football: Former Knight standout Shawn Murphy, an offensive lineman for Utah State, was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the NFL Draft on Sunday.

Mountain View

Baseball: Caleb Loveland hit his first home run of the season in the third inning of the Bruins' game against Timpview on Tuesday, but still, he doesn't have a home run this season. Loveland launched the ball out of the park over the center-field fence, but unfortunately for him (and for Mountain View), the umpire had called a balk on the pitcher and so the home run didn't count. Rather than a two-run homer, the runner on first moved to second and Loveland was still up to bat. He ended up walking.

Orem

Baseball: In one of his first games back from a torn hamstring, Tiger sophomore Harrison Gray made his presence known on Friday against Mountain View. Gray proved to be a Bruin killer late in the game when he hit home runs in his final two at bats to put Orem ahead for good in their 11-8 win. Gray finished the game with six RBI.

Payson

Baseball: Cody Ferguson is doing it all for the Lions. He is second on the team in hitting with a .405 average and is second on the team in ERA with 3.87. Dalton Smith leads the team in hitting at .439 and Spencer Smith leads the team in home runs with four and RBI with 18. Tyson Memmott is 4-4 on the year with a 2.80 ERA.

Pleasant Grove

Baseball: Reagan Walker leads the team in hitting with a .423 average. Sean Stevenson leads the team in RBI with 18. Stevenson also leads the team in doubles. Calder Bonnett tops the team in innings pitched with 29. He has a 4.53 ERA.

Provo

Boys soccer: The Bulldogs have lost four region contests, all by a single goal. Finishing has been the biggest problem in those games as Provo has scored only twice in those four contests.

Spanish Fork

Softball: During the impressive undefeated season thus far, the Dons have only been challenged three times. A 5-4 win over Hunter, a 7-5 win over Springville and a 5-2 win over Bountiful have been the only times Spanish Fork has failed to win by at least five runs.

Springville

Baseball: The Red Devils now have a team batting average of .375 and a team ERA of 2.75. Ben Doxey leads the team in hitting at .548, followed by Isaac Allred at .463. Kurt Averett has a 1.15 ERA, lowest among pitchers with more than 10 innings.

Timpanogos

Baseball: Thanks to a hot streak that started in region play, Taylor Lyons is now hitting .511 on the year. In Region 4 action, Lyons is hitting .682. T he T'Wolves have three players hitting .400 or better. In addition to Lyons, Bret Lopez is batting .447 and Mitch Foster is hitting an even .400.

Football: The Utah Chapter of the National Football Foundation recognized 12 players for its prestigious Scholar-Athlete Awards at a banquet last week including T'wolf senior Christian Stewart. The players were given their awards based upon how well they played during the 2007 season, academics and community involvement. They were each awarded $1,000 scholarships.

Timpview

Boys soccer: The Thunderbirds and visiting Springville didn't only have to battle each other in their contest Tuesday evening but they also had to deal with a stiff wind. The wind was strong enough at Timpview's stadium that one of the goals tipped up slightly, forcing the game to be delayed while T'Bird staff members placed weights to ensure the posts didn't tip over.

Football: The Utah Chapter of the National Football Foundation recognized 12 players for its prestigious Scholar-Athlete Awards at a banquet last week including T'Bird senior Mark Ercanbrack. The players were given their awards based upon how well they played during the 2007 season, academics and community involvement. They were each awarded $1,000 scholarships.