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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports ADULT WINTER VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE The PC MARC will host a six-versussix coed adult volleyball league on Wednesday evenings from 6 to10 p.m. between Feb. 7 and April 11. Recreation and competitive divisions will be available. The team registration deadline is Feb. 3. Visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 435-615-5401 for more information. DROP-IN ADULT BASKETBALL The PC MARC is offering drop-in basketball on Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Games go to 15 and the winner stays on. Ages 18 and up are welcome to play with a facility drop-in fee or free with facility pass. For more info, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. VALENTINE’S DAY COUPLES YOGA AT BASIN RECREATION A Valentine’s Day edition of couples yoga at Basin Recreation is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7–8 p.m. The cost is $5 for couples and singles are welcome for $10. To register and for more information, visit basinrecreation.org or call 655-0999. YOUTH & ADULT KARATE The PC MARC is offering sessions of youth and adult karate from Jan. 8 to Feb. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. Adult sessions are scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays and are for those 14 and over. Youth sessions are available for ages 4 and older and class schedules vary. For pricing, schedules, and to register, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. SPRING YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE Registration is open for Park City Recreation’s Spring Youth Soccer League for kids ages 4 to 11. The league is held April 14 to June 2 on Saturdays and/or Wednesdays at the Park City Sports Complex. The early bird fee is $60 and includes a uniform. The fee increases on Feb. 15. Parent volunteers are needed to coach every team, and head coaches receive a 50 percent discount on the registration fee. The registration deadline is March 16. Space is limited in all divisions. For more info and to register, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. NORDIC RACE RESCHEDULED The Wasatch Citizens Series Nordic Race has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 28. For further information go to Utahnordic.com. INTRO TO BOULDERING The PC MARC’s Intro to Bouldering clinic teaches essential indoor bouldering skills. Classes will cover basics like hanging, weighting your feet and flowing movements. The class runs Jan. 9 to Jan. 30 on Tuesdays, 4:45-5:45 p.m. The cost is $35. Ages eight and up are welcome. For more information and to register, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. For more sports briefs please visit www.parkrecord.com/sports L.A. KINGS CAMP STOPS IN PARK CITY, B-2 LOCAL SKIERS RACE TO VICTORY, B-3 www.parkrecord.com B-1 WED/THURS/FRI, JANUARY 24-26, 2018 Local announcer and producer calls the shots Scott Chester balances two lives and hasn’t missed a home game BEN RAMSEY The Park Record Scott Chester is something of an institution at Park City High School. For a couple nights a week, he sits at the far right end of the little scorekeeper’s table at home basketball games and announces the action, as he has done since 2007. He estimates that he has announced more than 300 games in total and can’t recall missing a home football game during his tenure. What most people don’t know about Chester is, through that time, he has worked as a line producer in the film industry, making sure day-to-day operations on primarily Utah-based sets run smoothly. People who know Chester say he doesn’t talk about that side of his life much when he’s at games, but with two films he’s worked on in the Sundance Film Festival this year — “Hereditary” and “Damsel” — his cover is likely blown. Chester first came to the school in 2006 after moving from southern California, and became involved in the athletic scene after one of his daughters made the softball team. “I came back and watched them play in late May and they weren’t good,” he said. “They had won something like one of their last 58 games.” Having coached softball for eight years, Chester put in an application to coach the team the next season, and BEN RAMSEY/PARK RECORD Scott Chester works the public address system at a recent Park City High School wrestling match. He says he cannot recall missing a home football game since he started announcing in the early 2000s. then-athletic director Doug Payne gave him the position. Six months later, Payne asked Chester to also fill in as announcer. “He goes ‘Well, I need somebody. The guy can’t do it tonight,’” Chester said. “And I’ve been doing it ever since.” Chester became instrumental in several aspects of Park City High School’s sports culture. He ran the booster club for a while and created the Miners Nation segments for KPCW. However, he has since relinquished those duties to parents and students after his youngest daughter graduated in 2013. But announcing is a different animal — it’s something he loves. As anyone that’s attended Park City basketball or football games knows, he isn’t into dry com- mentary. He likes to spice it up. “The roster never has sizes on it, and I like to give the size, you know – 6-1, 6-3, 5-8, whatever,” he said, sitting in Park City High School’s lobby before a recent wrestling match. The night before, he had worked the PCHS boys basketball game against Ogden. “So I called out Nate Lowe, I’m like, ‘At guard, No. 15, a 6-foot-7 sophomore,” Chester said. “And I’m literally looking at him as I say it and he’s like ‘No I’m not!’ “No kidding you’re not. But when Nate Lowe goes off for 25 (points) last night, he’s going to be 6-7 the rest of the year.” Chester said he tries to walk the fine line between coming off as an un- abashed proponent of the Miners (which he is at heart) and being an objective announcer of the game. But sometimes that’s hard, especially during rivalries — games Chester relishes. “There’s been a couple times over the years when we’ve had streakers that have decided to disrupt the homecoming game and whatever, and I’ve said things like, ‘Special thanks to the Wasatch (High School) valedictorian for providing halftime entertainment’ or something like that,” he said. “I definitely fuel the rivalry. … I think the rivalry is cool. (Wasatch) used to try to paint the W (on the side of PCHS), then one year they tried to paint the W and needed 100 gallons of paint and showed up with two. So just the upper left corner had a little yellow on it. I made sure to mention that.” That is just a thin sampling of a decade’s worth of antics, but he said it’s all supposed to be in good fun. “We don’t have big luxury scoreboards showing us tons of stuff, so I just think there’s a way to bring excitement and energy into the box that, it’s not super homerish but it still makes it fun for people, and I think I get that feedback from parents,” he said. “They like hearing their kids’ names, and I just enjoy adding something to the high school experience for kids. I was a high school athlete, and there’s nothing like getting your name called when you did something good.” He’s also had the pleasure of using his position to help people, like when he made an announcement to help raise money for a Wasatch wrestler who had recently broken his neck. “It was very soon after the injury and Please see Producer, B-4 Lousy winter puts freeze on Soldier Hollow Utah Nordic teams chase snow to compete around the West BEN RAMSEY The Park Record It’s no secret that low snow totals and warm weather have created problems for skiing venues in the area, but Soldier Hollow’s Nordic ski track has possibly had it the worst. In the past two weeks, Soldier Hollow has had to cancel the 10th Mountain Division Biathlon, The TUNA/Soldier Hollow Superqualifier Race and the University of Utah’s Utah Invitational – which was held in West Yellowstone, Montana, instead. Soldier Hollow posted a list of factors contributing to the cancellation of this weekend’s Superqualifier on its website, which says the venue currently does not have a skiable loop. “Everything possible is being done by our snowmakers and groomers, but there are still gaps, and the stadium is very narrow for this large-scale event,” the statement read. “Midway Irrigation, our snowmaking water source, shut down due to a leak. Our snowmaking ability is limited to two nights, with an unknown timetable for them to fix the leak.” It continued to state that, with two nights of snowmaking, it would have been difficult to produce a viable track in time for the TUNA event. And with such a small margin for error, holding the event would have been likely to “jeopardize the event and quality everyone has appreciated over the years.” According to Dave Hanscom of The Utah Nordic Alliance, The Superqualifier usually draws several hundreds of people from across the West, including local athletes vying for points toward Junior Nationals. In its cancellation, athletes will instead travel to a qualifying event in Sun Valley, Idaho. Abi Holt, coach of the University of Utah Nordic Ski Team, said it was the first time the team ever rescheduled an event at Soldier Hollow because of snow conditions. “We kept holding out hope the weather would cooperate a little more, and we’ve always taken for granted that Soldier Hollow would pull it off,” she said. “There have been times that we thought there was no way they could do it and they’ve made it work.” Holt said lack of snow has created problems for Nordic teams across the West, which must choose from an already small pool of venues. “Utah is not the only one hurting for snow this year — it’s definitely a small circuit, so we are keeping track of where the skiing is,” she said. “We are always limited by the size of the venues, how many are legal by ski standards and know Need CBD oil for pain? East West Health is the only clinic in Utah to carry Charlotte’s Web, the World’s Most Trusted Hemp Extract. Charlotte’s Web™ is a whole plant hemp extract containing the entire range of U.S. Government patented cannabinoids. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Allison Berry, in a blue hat, is cheered on by teammates and friends as she approaches the finish line of the TUNA Wasatch Citizens Series cross-country race at Soldier Hollow on Dec. 16. Following poor snowmaking conditions, Soldier Hollow has struggled to host races this season. how to hold a top-level race. There aren’t many places when you come down to it.” She said the University of Utah team was supposed to travel to Red River, New Mexico, in the near future, but that race has been moved to Crested Butte, Colorado. “We hear(Colorado is) hurting there as well but they should be able to do it,” she said. Holt added that her team made the decision to switch venue six days before the event, which meant scrambling for volunteers and changing itineraries for seven NCAA teams. But in the cross-country world, that’s not unheard of. “There has been a lot of discussion among the coaches and in this line of work. Everyone understands that snow challenges are part of the deal,” she said. “We are all taking a hit and paying some penalties for these travel changes, but no one is really snow-rich this year. And if you don’t come to these races there’s not really another option.” Please see Nordic, B-4 INTRODUCING OUR NEWLY RENOVATED CLUBHOUSE AND THE BEST VIEWS IN PARK CITY Health issues CBD oil can help manage: INFLAMMATION MIGRAINES INSOMNIA ANXIETY CHRONIC PAIN MENSTRUAL CRAMPS We also have topical creams for your aches and pains. Come by our office to see all of the Charlotte’s Web products we have to offer. 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