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Show Keeping pace Celebrities Ski Over the weekend Deer Valley Resort opened its season with the Merrill Lynch Celebrity Ski classic. Members of the Park City High School girls cross-country team competed in the Foot Locker national cross-country meet in California last Saturday. SPORTS EDITOR: Please see B-9 Adia Waldburger 649-9014 ext.l 13 www.parkrecord.com Please see B-3 sports@parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, DECEMBER 8-10,2004 IN THE B SECTION Weather Scoreboard B-2 B-4 Recreation Report Business B-6 B-9 FYI B-19 i]l!lft 9HIH 'Park City Recreation is offering its fourth annual Youth Basketball Camp. This is an opportunity to improve basic basketball skills before league play begins. The camp will be held Monday, Dec. 27 through Thursday, Dec. 30 from 9-10:30 a.m. for grades 3-8.The camp will be held in the Park City Racquet Club gymnasium. Register by calling the Racquet Club at 615-5400 or online at www.parkcityrecreation.org. Coach wanted The Park City High School baseball program is seeking an experienced and dedicated individual to coach the freshman/sophomore team and to help with the junior varsity and varsity teams. Anyone interested should contact Head Coach Buster Schwab at 655-8585. December Events The Heber Valley Gun Club (HVGC) has a number of upcoming events in December. On Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. they will be holding their annual Christmas Party and Election Dinner for club members. On Saturday, Dec. 18 the club will host the Christmas '. Turkey Shoot, which is open to members and the public from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. There will be prizes and games available at this event as well. HVGC is open to the public on Thursdays from 6-10 p.m. For more information or directions, please call (435) 654-4840 or (435) 671-2365. Prepping in football paradise Park City native Taylor Meehan making the most of his skills in many places By ADIA WALDBURGER Of the Record staff It's amazing what a liltlc sunshine will Jo for a man. Jusl ask Taylor Median, the Park City native and high school senior who has spent the last year in sunny Southern California. Since arriving in the Golden Slate, Meehan went from regular football player to being named an All- CIF (California Invitational Finals) player and receiving Player of Ihe Week and Athlete of the Week honors from the Los Angeles Times. Yes. in California, Meehan found his football heaven. Meehan and his family moved from Park City lo Orange County last January for family reasons. "My parenls grew up out here and my grandpa is really old. So we wanted to gel the family back together," said Meehan. Originally, the Medians were only planning to slay for six months, but things soon changed. During Ihe spring, Meehan talked a lot with Ihe coaches of the football program at Corona del Mar High School, where he attended. The idea of playing football in the sports hot-bed of Orange County began to grow on Median and he decided to slay. In the summer. Median's parents returned to Park City, while he stayed in a small apartment and balanced a fulltime job with two-a-day football pracPHOTO COURTESY OF KURT JUPIN/MaxPreps.com tices. Taylor Meehan lines up at defensive end in a game in California. Meehan attended school in California this last year Once the season started. Meehan really began to settle into the fall foot- and intends on returning to Park City this spring to finish high school and prepare to attempt to walk on to the University of Utah football team. ball culture of Southern California. "Football is mega out here. Our class, but your mind would be on foot- Practices ;il Corona del Mar arc held ihe Bay game, which pilled Corona del whole lives, when we are in season, is ball." said Meehan. from 2-7 p.m. Monday through Mar against Newport Hiyh School, the football, football, football. You're in Football is pretty intense in this area. Thursday. And at the annual Battle of Please see Meehan, B-5 SPORTS CALENDAR High School Sports Boys' Basketball Park City vs. Ogden Dec. 8 7 p.m. North Summit vs. Duchesne Dec. 8 7 p.m. South Summit vs. Waterford Dec. 8 7 p.m. Park Cfty @ Emery Tourney Dec. 10-11 TBA North Summit @ Parowan Dec. 11 7 p.m. South Summit vs. Duchesne Dec. 15 7 p.m. Park City vs. Rowland Hall Dec. 17 7 p.m. North Summit vs. Malad, ID Dec. 17 7 p.m. South Summit vs. Beaver Dec. 17 7 p.m. Girls' Basketball Park City @ Bear River Tourney Dec. 9-11 3 p.m. North Summit vs. Altamont Dec. 9 7 p.m. South Summit vs. St. Joseph Dec. 9 7 p.m. fyfanti @ North Summit Dec. 14 7 p.m. Grantsville @ South Summit Dec. 14 7 p.m. "-Park City @ Carbon ** Dec. 16 7 p.m. South Summit <9 Altamont Dec. 16 7 p.m. • park City @ Dixie >. Dec. 17 7 p.m. • North Summit @ North Sevie •I Dec. 17 7 p.m. " North Summit @ South Sevier Dec. 18 7 p.m. South Summit vs. Hurricane Dec. 18 6 p.m, Miners triumph for third in tourney Swimming Park City vs. Tooele Dec. 9 3 p.m. Park City @ Tooele Tourney Dec. 17-18 3 p.m. Wrestling Park City @ Union Duels Dec. 10 3 p.m. Park City @ N. Summit Toumey Dec. 18 8 a.m. Winter Sports Cross Country Skiing Wasatch Citizens Series - Soldier Hollow Dec. 11 10 a.m. Bobsled America's Cup - UOP Dec. 11 3 p.m. Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services(615-5401) Drop In Dodge Ball Monday 6 p.m. Adult Coed Volleyball Wednesday 6 p.m. Mens' Adult Basketball Thursday 6 p.m. Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 Basin Recreation Reldhouse (649-1564} Adult Drop-in Soccer Mon. Wed. Adult Drop-in Lacrosse Mon. Adult Coed Soccer Tues. Thurs. Batting/Golf Cages Drop-in Sat. & Sun. redemption following a loss to lien Lomand. Both learns came out aggressively in the first half, and Park City look a onepoinl lead going into halftime. The seeBy ISAAC WAITERS saw battle continued into the third quarRecord Intern ter with Carbon lulling a three pointer Fans entered the tiny gym ;it Ben at the buzzer lo cut Park City's lead to Lorn and high school ready lo wnleh the one. tip-off of the Ben Loniiind Classic After Malt Kunkel hit two free championship game. Instead of seeing throws to give Park City a five-point their teams running lay up drills, they lead, it appeared as if the Miners may be saw Park City and Carbon playing the pulling away, but Carbon countered lasl minutes of a consolation game thai with two foul shots and a three pointer had the intensity of an NBA champi- to tie the game at 53. onship, d a m e 7. Carbon's scrappy play and pressure Saturday night's game look the defense may have been enough to put Miners two overtime periods to dispatcli away the Miners had they me! the night the Carbon Oinos in a game in which before, but Park City remained calm neither learn led by more than five and continued to execute Iheir offense. points. The two overtime periods had "The night before we didn't execute an abundance of excitement, but the our plays, but against Carbon I think the most heart-stopping moment occurred kids learned that il is imperative to exewhen Brandon Buford netted a three- cute every play, and they did." said pointer to send the game into the deci- Coach Buford. sive second overtime. With 57 seconds left and the game "I don't think I have ever played or tied at 57, Geoff Walker scored on a lay coached a game thai had that much up to give the Miners the lead and put excite me nt," said Miners head coach the pressure back on Ihe Dinos. Carbon Troy Buford. didn't flinch, however, ihey pressed the ball up the floor and after an offensive "That was just an amazing finish." The Miners entered Saturday's con- board they scored and tied the game solation game coming off of a tough again. two-point loss the night before to With both teams playing as if their Canyon View. Carbon also looked for lives were on the line, physical play was Park City wins in double overtime at Ben Lomand 8 - 1 0 p.m. 7:30-10 p.m. 10 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m.- Noon SCOTT §\UE!PARK RECORD Kyle Mutcher gets vertical on Friday. mandatory and ihe referees were very reluctant to blow the whistle. Unlike the night before however. 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