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Show Page 5 Marsh Runs Team To Second The Winners ! Park Git First K y Captures Its nud sen Cup Paced by Louie Leatham's , fastest , time , of the day, Park City High School won its first ever Knudsen Cup at Brighton Saturday. With Leatham topping the men's field and the local ladies posting the best women's team time, the Park High squad edged defending champion Brighton High by 2.08 seconds. Fourteen teams from 11 northern Utah high schools competed in the 31st running run-ning of the Knudsen Cup, believed to be the oldest annual an-nual high school ski race in' the country. Team totals are computed by combining the three fastest men's times with the two' fastest women's times. The Park City team was composed of Leatham, Eric Smith, Mickey Henrion, Mike Ivers, Kip Foote, Chris Elwell, Polly Ivers, Kim Koch and Ginny Fish. The Miners finished with a total time of 598.77 seconds. In second place with a 600.85 clocking was Brighton, followed by Olympus, 624.50, and Highland, 627.47. Skiing aggressively but smoothly, Leatham covered Ahe long giant slalom course from near the top of the Millicent Lift to the bottom of the hill in 106.80 seconds. The snow was soft and the gates were tight but the Park High skier held his line despite feeling fatigue near the finish. The fastest men's team time was posted by East High. In the women's team competition, Park City finished on top with Polly Ivers leading the way. Ivers raced through the gates in 127.58 seconds while teammates team-mates Kim Koch posted a 128.30 and Ginny Fish had a 132.76 clocking. Bountiful's Sondra Van Ert had the fastest women's time of the race and Judge Memorial had the second fastest team clocking. With its first Knudsen Cup victory under its belt, Park City will be looking to repeat next year. Only Chris Elwell graduates from the winning team and the school has a strong crop of young racers on the way up. If it can capture the cup two more years in a row, Park High will retire the trophy. This feat has been accomplished by only East, which did it twice, and Ogden. Adgate Dominates ace Two U.S. Ski Team members, mem-bers, Cary Adgate, of Boyne City, Missouri and Tamara McKinney, 16, of Olympic 1 Valley, ' California dominated over the U.S. Spring Series held at Mission Ridge, Washington on April 4th through the 7th 1 and at Alpental, Washington on April 9th and 10th. Cary Adgate won both Giant Slalom events at Mission Ridge on April 4th and 7th. Eric Wilson, 21, from Montpelier, Vermont member of the U.S. B team came in second ' for both Giant Slalom events. On April 4th, Pete Patterson, 21 from Sun Valley, Idaho captured cap-tured third place. Since his injury in February 1978, Pete has had impressive results throughout the end of this season. The women's Giant Slalom held on April 5th was captured by A team member mem-ber Tamara McKinney. In second place was Viki Fleckenstein, 23, of Syracuse, New York and in third place came Cindy Nelson, 22, from Lutsen, Minnesota. The women's G.S. on April 6th, was won by Cindy Nelson, who placed 4th overall in the 1979 Women's World Cup. Taking another second place was Viki Fleckenstein, and in third B team member Heidi Preuss, 18, of Lakeport, New Hampshire. Ham-pshire. The men's and women's Slalom events were held on April 9th and 10th at Alpental, Alpen-tal, Washington. Tamara McKinney once again captured cap-tured both the women's Slalom events. Heidi Preuss, adding another top placing to the series, came in second. Sun Valley Idaho's Christin Cooper, 19, also a member of the U.S. A team skied to a third place. The following day Christin was in second place and in third place A team was Susie Patterson, 23, also of Sun Valley. A surprising first place win for the men's Slalom competition hfld on April 9th, racing against some of U.S. Ski Team A and B members was Billy Dorris, 20, from McCall, Idaho. Bill has been on the U.S. Development team this past year. Staying on the top with a second place was Pete Patterson, with Eric Wilson third. On April 10th, Cary Adgate skied to another first place victory in the series. Billy Taylor, 22, of Orchard Park, New York member of the B team, came in second and Eric Wilson finished third. Open 8:00am-6:00pm Located at the Ski Connection Resort Plaza, Parking Lot Level Fastest Food In Town Beer, Hamburgers, Foot Long Hot Dogs, Beef Stew, Chili and Much More! ) fit, . ' i j Gourmet Coffee & Teas es ires o & cappuccino Greek pocket pita sandwiches fresh roasted coffee bean varieties bulk tea & tea things coffee makers & acessories accessories espresso & cappuccino pots fresh carrot cakes oatmeal cookies Park City Resort 2336 E70th So S.L.C.84121 943-2105- 649-9791 I t'J vV- ,ff 1 f - y f s y l UjX. ,;i ,i ft ,'i 'v Determination and skill secured a second place in their class for a local team who entered the fun, but grueling, Pole, Pedal and Paddle race in Jackson Hole, Wyoming April 14. Local ski club director Bob Marsh and Salt Lakers Charlie Butler and Richard Clements banded together as the Wasatch Touring Center team and ventured north in their premiere showing in this unusual competition. The race is three events in one. It began at the top of the tram at Jackson Hole with a nearly four-mile, all out, downhill race to the bot-ton bot-ton of the mountain, where the 20-mile bicycling event started, followed by a nine-mile nine-mile paddle down the Snake River in a kayak. The annual event was sponsored by Miller Lite and the Teton Village Corp., and attracted more than 750 enthusiasts who made up 234 teams. The classes were separated into men's and women's amateur and pro divisions, a mixed class, and a fun, veterans, media and handicapped class. In addition, there were those who felt hearty enough to compete in all three events by themselves. Teams and individuals come from as far away as New York to compete in this and other regional Pole, Pedal and Paddle events. Some come weeks in advance advan-ce to train and run and rerun the course. Marsh and entourage came the night before. The local ski coach don ned his jet skis Saturday morning for the first event: the downhill race. Entrants were started at 30-second intervals, in-tervals, and Marsh zoomed past four other racers on his blistering three-minute run to the bottom. His racing bib was ripped from his heaving chest by Richard Clements, whose bicycle was being held upright and ready 20 feet away. Richard was off and pedaling, while Marsh scraped himself off the ground and headed for the finish to cheer on his teammates. team-mates. Nearly an hour later Richard skidded to a stop at the put-in location for the river running event, where Charlie Butler tore the bib from Clement's back. With the help of Marsh, still in ski uoois and wading in the water, the kayak was launched laun-ched for the final leg of the race. With the moral support of screechers and leapers on the river banks, the local team was honored with a second place finish in the men's amateur class one hour, 48 minutes and 25 seconds from the starting gun. "I taxed myself in the race more than ever before," a beaming Bob Marsh said. "We were second in the amateur division, but we would have been fourth overall. The whole event is a sprint everyone goes all out the whole time. "We learned a lot up there," Marsh continued. "The key person is the biker, and Richard was fantastic." fan-tastic." The Wasatch Touring Center intends to get really serious next year. They're going up early for training, and are coming back with another trophy only this time for first place. "It was so much fun and anyone can enter," Marsh said. "I'm hoping to organize a Pole, Pedal and Paddle event here in Park City next year!" Marsh said he envisioned a downhill race from the top of the gondola, followed by a bike sprint over to Heber, and a kayak race down the Provo River, maybe ending at Bridal Veil Falls. "It's all speculation now, of course, but it sure would be a great time!" 3rd Annual Rec Dept River Trip When: June 8-June 12-5 days Where: Green River Wilderness Desolation Canyon Cost: $220 per person plus tax Includes: Air transportation from Green River to Sand Wash put-in, meals on the river, sleeping bag, Foam pad, ground cloth, life preserver, utensils, waterproof storage bag & ammo-can. Service: Wild & Scenic will conduct the trip with licensed, experienced guides. 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