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Show B-4 The Park Record Calendar High School Sports Baseball Park City vs. Stansbury May 6 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Maple Mountain May 6 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Tooele May 7 3:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Maple Mountain May 7 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Maple Mountain May 8 3:30 p.m. Playoffs Class 3A Tourney begins May 4 TBA Class 2A Tourney begins May 4 TBA Class 4A Tourney begins May 11 TBA Class 5A Tourney begins May 13 TBA Continued from B-1 Track & Field Speed Skating BYU Invitational May 3-4 Region Championships May 8-9 State Championships May 17-18 TBA 6:30-7:45 p.m. TBA TBA Basin Recreation Fieldhouse (655-0999) Boys Lacrosse Playoffs begin May 7 TBA Girls Lacrosse Playoffs begin May 8 TBA Tennis State Tourney May11 TBA Girls Golf Region 11 @ Park City May 6 1:00 p.m. Softball Wasatch vs. Skyridge May 7 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Timpanogos May 9 3:30 p.m. Playoffs Class 3A Tourney begins May 4 TBA Class 2A Tourney begins May 9 TBA Class 4A Tourney begins May 11 TBA Class 5A Tourney begins May 14 TBA Training Wednesday Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services Drop-in Sports Basketball (age 16 +) Tues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Basketball (age 160 +) Tues/Thurs Noon-2:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Sat/Sun 8:00-10:00 a.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Mon/Wed/Fri 2:00-4:30 p.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Sun–Friday 8:30 a.m. Noon Volleyball (age 16 +) Thurs. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Mon/Wed/Fri Noon -1:30 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Wed. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 30 +) Tues 8:00-10:00 p.m. Masters Swim Tues/Thurs Noon-1:00 p.m. (615-5401) South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center Soccer 7v7 Coed League Thursday (783-2423) 6:00-9:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Boys Soccer Wasatch @ Springville May 7 4:00 p.m. Playoffs Class 4A Tourney begins May 1 TBA Class 3A Tourney begins May 1 TBA Class 2A Tourney begins May 1 TBA Class 5A Tourney begins May 14 TBA Thursday Weather Hotline (cancellations) 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Rock Wall Saturday 615-5432 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Park City Ice Arena Ice Hockey Gold League Sunday Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m 615-5707 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com Hockey player coaches The Blue Jackets made the playoffs, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round. “Those are the only six NHL playoff games I have under my belt and I’ll never forget it,” he said. He said he has no regrets, especially of his time in Columbus, but he’s also had seasons that he wishes he had back. In 2015-2016 he was with the Colorado Avalanche for one of his best seasons – playing 74 games and racking up eight goals and six assists. But if he could do it over again, he would go back today. “I just ran out of gas,” he said. “I think it was midway through the season. I was on this great path. Our line was playing really well. They even had a nickname for us – the ‘gladiator line.’” He, John Mitchell and Cody McCloud were playing at the tops of their games each game as the Avalanche’s fourth line, and were a constant threat. But Skille said he lost focus after a certain point. “I just wish I could go back Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, May 4-7, 2019 and give my head a shake and maybe punch myself in the head,” he said. “Looking back on my career, I think that was a really good chance to be extended and make a home in an NHL city.” But he’s not dwelling on that season. He finished this season at Genève-Servette HC with five goals and five assists in 23 games. Though he’s still keeping an ear out for calls from the NHL, he said playing in Geneva wasn’t bad, either. “To play hockey there is the trip,” he said. “They do a really good job taking care of the players. The way the league is set up, you get a lot of free time.” A season in the National League is 50 games long instead of the NHL’s 82, and Skille and his teammates sometimes got – luxury of luxuries for professional hockey players – two consecutive days off to relax. “You get a life outside of hockey, which for me, playing in the NHL in America, you don’t really get to experience that,” he said. On weekends, he was just an hour drive from the famous French ski resort town of Chamonix, or a three-and-ahalf hour train ride from (the original) Zermatt. The Alps were his oyster. He said his teammates would sometimes hop on a flight to Paris for a weekend trip. “It’s just a great gig,” he said. But Skille said coaching in the offseason is an easy choice for him. Not only does he have the fundamentals of the game down pretty well – he has a solid 600 professional games under his belt – he also has a lot of experience at camps. He’s coached with the Hockey Ministry’s Hockey International Camps, and launched his own camp in Madison last year. Skille said his interest in coaching partly comes from his father, Lee, who has spent more than 30 years coaching and teaching, both hockey and various high school classes. He has also served as athletic director at Madison West. “Part of my childhood was bumping around from camp to camp with my dad enjoying the game of hockey,” Skille said. Now, he’s hoping to pass that experience and enthusiasm for the game along. Skille could end up back in Geneva, or with Dinamo Misnk in Eurasia’s Kontinental Hockey League, where he competed two seasons ago, or he could end up competing for another NHL/AHL team. But he said as time goes by, he’s focusing more on community – both being part of one and building the one he’s in. “I’m here in the area,” he said. “I’m excited to serve the community and all ages are welcome to contact me. I don’t bite. I’m willing to help in whatever way I can.” Searching for new things to do? You don’t have to work this hard. Check out the calendar in Scene for local music, events and more! PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Park City Connor Monson looks for an open teammate during the Miners’ game against Lone Peak on Wednesday, April 24, at Dozier Field. Continued from B-1 Miners defeat Tigers Bilzi said Brighton had capitalized on some errors by the Miners, but that is the nature of playing Brighton – they make teams pay for their mistakes. Bilzi said he and the team took spoke frankly about the situation at halftime as they approached the second half trailing by three. “We said, ‘Guys, you could not have played worse,’” he said. “I know that doesn’t sound positive, but we didn’t see the need for any huge adjustments. Because we did have opportunities and looks in the first half, we just weren’t finishing them. … They knew they need to play better, and they did.” Bilzi said in the second half, the team started winning more Continued from B-1 Sports briefs BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY Basin Recreation is hosting Bike to School Day at all Park City School District Elementary Schools on Friday, May 17 from 7:30-8:15 a.m. The day begins with a ride to school, plus snacks, drinks and giveaways. After school, there will be a bike safety demonstration at Jeremy Ranch Elementary from 1-3 p.m. with a free BBQ, bike safety obstacle course and prizes. Learn more at basinrecreation. org. ground balls and junior Sam Levine started dominating the face-offs, giving the Miners more possessions. Overall, the team relaxed and settled into its game, Bilzi said. “My message to (the team) is let the game come to you,” he said. “When we force it is when we lose our structure and our way of playing. They were a little more methodical and the opportunities started to open up offensively.” Junior attackman Dylan Bauer led the team in scoring, putting up four goals over the course of the game. “Bauer went off, as he does,” Bilzi said. “He was phenomenal last night.” Senior midfielder Toby Burke also played well, scoring two goals, as did sophomore attacking midfielder Tyler Vendetti, who also scored twice. Levine and sophomore twoway midfielder Kirby Baynes notched a goal each. As for the defense, Bilzi said his players were “wild dogs.” “They love big games, our defensive guys,” he said. “We give them matchups and they take it very personally.” Junior long-stick midfielder Andrew Pederson was assigned to cover one of Brighton’s leading attackman, junior Blake Yates, while sophomore defender Luke McCall shut down their other, Josh Nydegger. “Luke has a way of taking people out of the game, and he did it again last night,” Bilzi said. Bilzi said while it is always fun to beat one of their biggest rivals, the way they did it was the icing on the cake. “If we blow them out or they blow us out, you really don’t learn much going into the playoffs,” he said. “But I expect if things go right for the both of us we will probably play each other again. I think we will both be better prepared for round two.” The Miners will begin the first round of playoffs on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Dozier Field. Their opponent is yet to be decided. The state championships will be held on Saturday, May 18, at Corner Canyon High School. INDOOR SOCCER CLINICS games, and is open to all women. For more information and location (private residence) call or text Karen at 435 513 6190. The Basin Recreation is offering supplemental coed soccer clinics. Each week, players ages 6 to 11 will focus on new skills and end the session with a 20-minute scrimmage. Clinics run on Tuesdays until May 28 and meet for an hour at The Fieldhouse. Times vary by age. Cost is $55. Learn more and register at basinrecreation.org. PC WOMEN’S GOLF 18 HOLE LEAGUE The Park City Women’s Golf Association has rescheduled its 18-hole league spring social for Wednesday, June 5 at 5:30 p.m. The event costs $25, and includes a full meal with beverages and dessert. The event will discuss details of the upcoming season, including its weekly flighted deadline to RSVP is May 29. MOUNTAIN TRAILS REGISTRATION Registration for the Mountain Trails Foundation’s summer events — the Tour Des Suds mountain bike race and the Triple Trail Challenge footraces — is open now at mountaintrails. org. All event proceeds support Mountain Trails Foundation, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to building, maintaining and protecting trails for non-motorized recreation in the |