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Show www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, AUGUST 2-4, 2006 INTHEB SECTION Weather B-2 Scoreboard B-4 Recreation Report B-6 Business B-12 EMIR* POINTS Golftryouts Park City High School golf tryouts will begin Aug. 7 at Park City Golf Club. Potential players must be at the course at 6 a.m. dressed in proper attire and have a signed parent disclosure in order to try out. Please contact Tim Jeffrey at 640-3407 with any questions. Wheel clinic The United States Luge Association in conjunction with the Wasatch Luge Club will be conducting their Summer Wheel Clinic Aug. 7 from 6-8 p.m. at the Utah Olympic Park. Boys and girls ages 8-13 are encouraged to attend. The cost is free, but pre-registration is required. Please call the luge office in Park City at 647-3800 for details and to register. Rink schedule The ice arena is reopening Aug. 8 with a summer mini-session running through Aug. 26. Public skating times are as follows: Tuesdays 2-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesdays 24:30p.m., Thursdays 2-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m., Fridays 2-4:30 p.m., Saturdays 12-3 p.m. and 6:15-8:15 p.m. Freestyle sessions for figure skaters are Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:45-5:45 p.m. Stick-and-puck sessions are Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 p.m. and Saturdays 4:45-6 p.m. Drop-in hockey sessions are Tuesdays noon1:30 p.m., Wednesdays 8-9:30 p.m., Fridays 6:30-8 p.m. and 8:15-9:45 p.m. and Saturdays 3:15-4:30 p.m. {please check the schedule to see what time your ability level meets). Drop-in speedskating sessions are Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 p.m. Call the information line at 615-5700 or check out the Web site at www.pcice.org for more details. Bike Racing Intermountaln Cup Series Wolverine Ridge August 12 Athletic turf field ready for Miners action By ADIA WALPBURGER Of the Record staff When Park City School District support services district director Steve Oliver first set out with a timeline for a completely revamped version of Dozier Field, he decided to take the conservative route. With the precariousness of weather, workers and materials, he figured a promise to have the field ready by the first home football game on Aug. 18 was about as liberal as he could get - and hoped he wouldn't have to send Coach Brandon Matich and the Miners down to Salt Lake on that Friday night. Turns out his hesitance has made him a hero. The Miners marched onto the new field for the first time Monday morning - a full two weeks before the projected finish date and three weeks before the annual Endowment Game that kicks off the football season. Oliver said it was a mix of forces that delivered the field so soon. Hughes Construction finished grading the surface for the new field turf one week early. Then, Sportexe, who manufactures the sports turf, by a stroke of luck provided a double-sized crew to install the field. "I'm really pleased," Oliver said. "I think it will be a real asset for the community." He's not the only happy one. Matich started the usual morning conditioning at the practice field, when they were told they could move onto the field. The initial reaction from the Miners was one of approval. "It's a lot faster and it's a lot better for weather conditions." said wide receiver/cornerback Matt Govin. "Now we have always home advantage." That "home advantage" is one of the biggest benefits of the new turf. When the field was covered in natural grass, a few snowfalls would render the field unusable and late-season and post-season games would be moved to the turfcovered field at South Summit High School. The new turf, which is actually Adult Coed Softball Wednesday Adult Men's Softball Thursday Adult Coed Softball Friday 6 - 1 0 p.m. 6 - 1 0 p.m. 6 - 1 0 p.m. 8 a.m. 6 a.m. High School Sports Football Park City vs. Hillcresi August 18 7 p.m. Girls' Soccer Park City @ Skyline August 17 Volleyball Park City @ Dixie Tourney August 18-19 3:30 p.m. TBA Ice Arena (615-5700) Closed. Re-opens August 8 Public Skate Tues. - Fri.. 2 p.m. - 4:30p.m. Public Skate Monday & Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:30p.m. Public Skate Saturday Noon - 3 p.m. Basin Recreation Fleldhouse (655-0999) Over 30 Drop-in Coed Soccer Tues. 7 - 9 p.m. Adult Competitive Drop-in Soccer Wed. 8 - 1 0 p.m. Drop-in Barling Cages Fri. 1 - 5 p.m. Drop-in Barling Cages Sat./Sun. AH Day Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services Racquet Club Adult Drop-In Dodge Ball Monday (615-5401) Park City Rugby Football Park City 7's tourney July 29 TBA South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-4038) 7:30 p.m. Jack Sutton Field - City Park Adult Coed Softball Sunday 2 - 6 p.m. Adult Coed Softball Monday 6 - 1 0 p.m. Adult Men's Softball Tuesday 6 - 1 0 p.m. SCOTT S\NEJPARK RECORD The new Dozier Athletic Field is lined and ready to go for a this coming year's football, soccer and lacrosse action, The durable turf is said to offer better traction and stability for athletes and also means better weather resistance and less maintenance during each season. referred to as Omnigrass, is much more weather resistant. According to Craig Edwards, a representative of Sportexe, the field is walerresistant and actually gets tackier. adding more traction, as it gets wetter. The field system is entirely synthetic, comprised of two-and-a-half inch grasslike fibers made of polyethylene. The thick fibers are attached to a strong backing and sewn onto the field surface. A layer of ground-up rubber is added. exposing only about a half-inch of playing surface and giving athletes a strong cushion, with superior traction and stability. Edwards says that once the snow falls, the ultraviolet rays from the sun Please see New, B-5 Keyes ready for nationals in Kalamazoo Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 E 100 Series Endurance Solo August 26 SPORTS EDITOR: Adia Waldburger 649-9014 ext.118 sports@parkrecord.com A new day dawns at Dozier SPORTS CALENDAR Summer Sports B-1 Soorts THE PARK RECORD Pool Monday-Friday Saturday 5 a.m. - 10 p.m. 7 a.m. -7p.m. Rock Wall Monday, Tuesday Saturday 5 - 8 p.m. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. not only the best players from around the country, but also American players competing internationally, making the competition the toughest of the year. "It's basically the championship of juniors," Keyes said. Last year, Keyes attended the same event for the 16s age group, but this is his first time competing against the top age group of juniors. Keyes will be joined by another Parkite. Loyola Marymount-bound Nick Perez, who is training in Florida. Both boys earned a spot in the elusive event by having a top 200 ranking nationally. Keyes says that he is training and mentally preparing for the competition. He explains that the skill level is often quite even at the highest level, but it's the mental preparedness that gives many players the edge. "At this level, there really isn't an easy match," Keyes said. "It's definitely mostly mental. A lot of times, kids will psyche themselves out." Keyes was able to win one match at the clay court national tournament, but said in general, the Intermountain region usually doesn't perform well at that event, because they rarely ever play on the clay surface. The hard court is where Keyes thinks the Western contingent can really shine. The Hard Court National Championships also attract the most col- Senior hoping to make his make in premier junior tennis tournament By ADIA WALDBURGER of the Record naff Fletcher Keyes is a guy that knows a lot about timing and strategy. There's the kind he can control, and then there's the kind he can't, where as one of the top junior tennis players in the state and the region, he uses his mental edge to outsmart players all in matches all-year long. He spent his last summer bogged down by mononucleosis and last winter battling a nagging wrist injury, but the timing and strategy of this summer couldn't be better. After all. it's the all-important summer before his senior year when strong appearances at the national tournaments mean looks by some of the top college tennis programs in the country. 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