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Show B-4 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 23-26, 2019 Calendar High School Sports Boys Basketball South Summit @ Am. Heritage November 20 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ St. Joseph November 21 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Snow Canyon November 26 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Manti November 26 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ UVU Tourney November 26-28 TBA Wasatch @ Wasatch Academy December 2 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Real Academy December 3 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Millard December 4 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ North Sanpete December 5 6:30 p.m. North Summit @ Parowan December 6 4:00 p.m. South Summit @ Ben Lomond December 6 6:30 p.m. North Summit vs. Enterprise December 7 1:30 p.m. South Summit @ Ogden December 7 1:00 p.m. Girls Basketball South Summit @ Altamont November 21 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Layton Christian November 26 7:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Judge Memorial November 26 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Duchesne November 26 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Tabiona December 3 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Murray December 3 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Maeser Prep December 5 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Manti December 5 5:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Skyridge December 5 6:00 p.m. South Summit @ Dixie Tourney December 6-7 TBD Wasatch @ Uintah Tourney December 6-7 TBD Ice Hockey Park City @ UCI South December 2 Park City vs. Murray December 4 9:00 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse (655-0999) 6:30 p.m. Drop-in Sports Swimming Park City @ Springville December 5 3:30 p.m. Park City Swimvitational December 7 9:00 a.m. Wrestling Park City @ Wasatch December 4 5:00 p.m. Park City @ Provo December 5 5:00 p.m. Park City @ Grantsville December 7 TBA Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services Basketball (age 16 +) Tues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) 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) Volleyball Adult Coed Rec League Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Adult Coed Comp League Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Adult Basketball Thursday Weather Hotline (cancellations) Saturday Park City Ice Arena 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m 615-5707 Gold League Sunday/Wed Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun Park City new boys basketball coach Thomas Purcell looks on during a recent practice. The Miners, who are ready for the jump up to Class 5A, are set to begin their 2019-20 season on Nov. 26 when they travel to face Snow Canyon. Continued from B-3 Rock Wall 615-5432 Ice Hockey Begins 12-5-19 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Transition season 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Speed Skating Training Monday 6:30-7:40 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com 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! tinue his leadership for this season, he’s doing so as part of a group of seven seniors who Purcell really is counting to provide the overall leadership for the boys. “There’s only so much I can do as a coach so I’m really looking to all of the seniors to emerge as leaders on and off the court,” Purcell said. “We’ve already seen some great leadership in practice already and I really expect it to continue to grow. It will be up to them to help lead us through the tough parts of the season, and I think they’re ready for it.” Also returning for the Miners is leading scorer Nathaniel Lowe, a senior who averaged 13.4 points per game last season while knocking down 27-of-74 (35 percent) from beyond the arc. Obratovich, a senior, averaged 7.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last year while 6-foot3 junior guard Adam Spink chipped in 6.8 points per game, knocking down 27 three-pointers on the year. Even with all of the return- Continued from B-1 Junior Olympics Junior Olympic Championships later in December, with the top 15 runners from each race advancing to the national meet. Highlighting the meet was Park City’s 9-10 year old girls age group. Henly Wismer was the state champion in the 3k run, finishing in a time of 12 minutes and 1.95 seconds. Coming in second and third were Tatum Flach and Hadley Flach, finishing in times of 12:04.56 and 12:12.96, respectively. Park City has yet to have a team place in the top-10 at the TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Two Park City boys basketball players run through a drill during a practice. The Miners are expected to be at full strength with the addition of four football players just in time for the season opener on Tuesday. ers, Purcell’s rotation isn’t set in stone yet, but he knows he will keep 16 players on the team. “I think each team finds its own rhythm or balance and settles into a certain style of play as the season goes on that works for them,” Purcell said. “I’m not opposed to playing 10 to 11 guys or 6 to 7 boys, it just depends on them and generally with how much I demand on defense, those who do that will play the most.” Purcell says the expectations of the team are high, truly believing they will win a lot of games based on the talent and size they have. But if the Miners are to meet those goals, it will take more than talent and size to do so; it’s going to take full effort over the course of the entire season. “Everyone always think its either the last shot or last play of the game that determines the outcome, but that’s a total fallacy,” Purcell said. “I think it’s the little plays that add over the course of the game that add up to determine the outcome. I think we had lapses physically and mentally last year that we cannot have this year, but having correct energy and correct effort and a lot of that stuff takes care of itself.” Junior Olympic meet, but Taylor feels as if this year could be the first time considering the talent of her 9-10 girls team. “Apart from the top three finishers, our two other racers finished in the top-15, proving that we have a lot of depth at that age group,” Taylor said. “It’s really hard to do, but I really like our chances if we can go out and just run our race.” Altogether, Park City qualified 19 athletes for the national meet, including the girls’ teams in the 9-10 division and 13-14 divisions. With the Junior Olympics taking place in wintery Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Dec. 14, Taylor and the athletes are relishing the recent weather change in Park City, and see the Upper Midwestern location as an advantage. “We are training in winter at high altitude, which is similar to what we will experience in Madison so our runners won’t be going in fearful or cold,” Taylor said. “Our new training regimen is not for everybody, and we will be running in both the sleet and snow. But we won’t run below 20 degrees because it’s not safe for our runners. … So we will figure out an indoor situation to train in.” The team is not only led by Taylor, but also by Nikki Dotter, a former all-American runner who was recently inducted into the Washington state hall of fame. Also assisting are Kristin Brown, Carolyn Jackson, Katie Coccaro and recent Triple Trails champion Lynsey Gammon. “We truly do have such a great team and a great program,” Taylor said. “All of our coaches are super passionate about kids. … But they also bring real life experience as collegiate runners or swimmers, which only helps to the training and education our kids get.” COURTESY OF RACHEL TAYLOR Members of the boys 11-12 age division start their 3K run at the USATF State Association meet on Nov. 16 in Taylorsville. Van Talbott was the top finisher for Park City, finishing fifth, while Matthew Hladon and Kyle Clarke finished ninth and 12th, respectively, to advance to the Junior Olympic championships in December. |