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Show tpwiiij.fri-Tifiriiif"ii n Page B2 Thursday, March 17, 1983 Park City News Park City hosts region basketball tournament on six hours' notice Fnest Restaurant IjJfc Open for dinner nightly jpCZJgt Live entertainment repjis &S& 5 nights a week a$ eSp Reservations requested 649-7177 3jf" lk Located at the Golf Course j 1? UTAH BOAT, SPORT and TRAVEL SHOW March 1 6-20th at the Salt Palace To celebrate our 5th year at the show, we will be offering unbelievable incentives on boards, rigs, sails, wetsuits and accessories bought or laid away at the show. O'Brien Free-Sail 3 complete O'Brien Free-Sail 1 complete Windsurfer One-Design complete Marker Mark 3 complete Rocket 83, 88 or 99 hull Kiwi 8", 10" pintail hull Windsports Custom hull boards include basic instruction course, delivery and setup and one year guarantee. Also: save 20 on all aluminum Windstick masts, Maul sails, or Pacific Surf sails, and adjustable booms. O'Neill Wetsuits; save 20 on any wetsuit ordered at the show. 1 3 E. Kensington Ave. ( 1 500) S.L.C. Utah 841 15 Phone: 487-2021 SW 2lil & Steaks, 2iesli Seafood Slightly Oystel Ba at the $649 , plus $ 1 00 gift certificate $725, plus $100 gift certificate $960, plus $1 00 gift certificate $ 1 250 , plus $ 1 00 gift certificate $695, plus $50 gift certificate $595, plus $50 gift certificate $695, plus $1 00 gift certificate COME SEE US! Restaurant Seivinq lunch daily fiom i : jo. operis at q :oo p.rri. Winnei fiom 5.00 p.m. lirii-bottles arid select unries aval Ule. CUnegound paiking Qak City Slesolt Slaza 649-7778 126 So. Main HeberCity, Utah 84032 Phone:654-3142 by John Kinch Preparing for an eight-team eight-team basketball tournament like the one held each year " by Region 11 usually takes about two weeks. But staff members at Park City High School had to do the job in about six hours last Thursday Thurs-day after a twist of fate left them hosting the 1983 Region 11 tournament. In the early hours of Thursday Thurs-day morning. South Summit Sum-mit High School, which was to host the tournament, found itself without a gym. A fire had burned a gaping hole in the roof, ruling out any events there. Park City Principal Jack Dozier was called later in the morning and was asked by the regional chairman if Park City High School would host the tournament. "The chairman called and said, "The South Summit gym has burned. Tag, you're it,'" quipped Dozier. Dozier and the high school staff quickly got the ball rolling. Officials and participating par-ticipating teams were notified of the change. Signs for the scoreboard, spectator seating, and concessions were made. The faculty was organized into ticket-takers, score-keepers, timers, and announcers. The gym was mopped, cleaned, and bleachers set up. Police were notified to control the crowds. Trophies and programs were brought over from Kamas. A hospitality room with food for visiting coaches was readied, as was a concession booth. By 2 p.m., when Wendover and North Summit tipped off the opening game of the tournament, all was ready and the tournament went smoothly until 10 p.m. on Saturday when the championship cham-pionship game was played. Park City played its first game against South Summit. Division 1 champs, on Thursday Thurs-day at 3:45 p.m. Like the fire that spread through South Summit's gym, so did the Wildcats', leadover Park City, until the buzzer ended the game and rquenched the score: 8347 in favor of South Summit. Park City was seeded eighth in the eight-team tournament and was simply playing out of its class. South Summit led 21-8 by the end of the first quarter. The Miners were unable to get any Utah's Direct Importer SavB from 4 A f?4Q Open 10-6 Mon. thru Sat. . . . where the Easter Bunny lives He just shows up every year with beautiful baskets full of goodies and toys. He must live very near the Basket Loft, Where else would he get all those wonderful things he brings on Easter Morning ... Now for 4 days only, Sunday, March 20th through Wed., March 23rd, save 20 on ALL our handled Easter baskets. Remember . . . Easter is April 3rd!! Mon.-Sat. 10-9 Sunday 12-5 AT TROLLEY SQUARE BASKET. tLOFT rebounds over the larger Wildcats. r" -' In the second quarter, Park City reverted to its game plan of trying to cause turnovers since rebounds were an impossibility. Even with Steve Winchester, Bill Simmons, and Doug Vincent diving after the ball and throwing themselves around the court, the Wildcats managed to keep their cool and led 43-21 by the half. South Summit scored at will in the third quarter, while Park City had difficulty dif-ficulty breaking the Wildcats' Wild-cats' zone defense. However, Park City's Chris Cooper managed to swish six points in the third and ended up with 12 for the game. South Summit led 61-33 at the end of the third and coasted to the victory, using Park City as a warm-up game for the rest of the tournament. tour-nament. For the Miners, the remainder of the tournament tour-nament would hinge on whether they could defeat' North Summit on Friday. If they lost to the Braves, as they did twice during the year, then the 1983 season would be over for them. Park City lost. But the Miners never gave up, hustling until the end. "I was pleased with the team both nights. They played well and certainly played hard," said Coach Bruce Reid. "It has been difficult dif-ficult with a season as poor as ours, easy to get down, infighting. in-fighting. But it just didn't happen. The team did the best possible job they were capable of doing." Park City fell behind early, trailing 15-6 by the end of the first quarter. North Summit's impregnable im-pregnable zone defense held the Miners to only 10 points in the second quarter. Throughout the season the cecond quarter had been Park City's best. But with one minute left Reid had already begun substituting. It was 33-16 at the half. & .sjt was too much of a deficit for the Miners to overcome. Although the Miners traded baskets with the Trojans in the third quarter, the game was already out of reach. The Miners scrambled around in the fourth quarter, as if it were a two-point difference dif-ference instead of 26. Reid Fines 535 S. 7th E. Phone 534-068 7 355-3343 V I 4 y v ' : i ' S"v ' 1 '1 XV V-.- : 'C Ij 9, A i l:" in uktvuf'" - "' I Senior Chris Cooper dribbles his last basketball finale against North Summit on Friday, March 11 removed the starters with points and Bill Simmons ad- three minutes left and put in the players that will be the nucleus of next year's team. The 1984 Miners played the 1984 Trojans to the 71-47 final score. Chris Cooper, as he has done almost every game this year, led Park City with 16 points. Tom Flinders had 11 Tennis team gets ready to defend state title Myron Hartz is on the hot seat. Hartz, a first-year science teacher at Park City High School, has taken on the added ad-ded responsibility of coaching the boys' tennis team this season. Under normal conditions, that would be responsibility enough. But these aren't normal conditions. Hartz has inherited a team which has won the state 1A championship champion-ship for the past two seasons. And many of last year's title-holders title-holders are back. Back is Trahan Whitten, who defeated Dugway's Troy Carney to win the state championship in number two singles. Back is Chris Elkins, who as a freshman breezed to the Hawaii-bound soccer team plans fundraiser The Park City Preps, a soccer team made up of 12-and 12-and 13-year-old girls hopes to be kicking a soccer ball around tropical Hawaii in a tournament later this summer. The Preps, along with their families, plan to leave for the annual Rainbow Soccer Tournament in Hawaii on July 2. The team is one of only four teams outside Hawaii and California to be invited. Alhtough this event is four months away, the 16 team members, as well as coaches and families, are already beginning a fund-raiser to help pay for the cost of the trip. With the help of local merchants, the team has assembled a coupon book full of exciting deals and discounts for purchasers to use all over town. The book, which is available for a donation of $15, has discount coupons for wining and dining, skiing and skating, working out (aerobic classes) and sitting out (a free photo session). There are also theatre ticket discounts, T-shirt bargains, racquetball court deals, and other values, over $200 worth. The book is valid until un-til next Christmas. Purchasing one of these books from a team member will help send the first-ever Park City youth team to a national tournament. For more information, call Coach Kathy Benner at 649-6900, Team Mother Mary Moore at 649-1135, or Acting Ac-ting Recreation Department Director Annie Bowman at 649-9461. ded eight. Doug Vincent, the final senior on the team, was scoreless for the game, but played well defensively. Park City tied for sixth place in the region with South Rich and St. Joseph. Fifth place was taken by North Rich and North Summit Sum-mit finished in fourth. South title in number three singles a year ago. Back is Bob DiTullio, who teamed up with Scott Pirraglio to take state in number two doubles. And back is Craig Griffin, who, with partner Collyn Adam-son, Adam-son, made it to the finals in number one doubles before finally losing to a duo from St. Joseph. "It looks like it will be a pretty strong team," Hartz said cautiously. He indicated that Whitten and Elkins would be the top contenders for the number one singles slot. Whitten, a senior, is best known for his booming serve. Elkins' trademark is his consistency. consisten-cy. According to Hartz, a as a Miner in Park City's Summit, one of the favorites, fell to Wendover in the second round, ending up in third. On Saturday night, undefeated un-defeated Dugway and Wendover Wen-dover squared off in a rough-and-tumble game, with Wendover , . upsetting Dugway, 60-56 to capture the Region 11 crown. number of players have a shot at the number three singles slot, including Griffin, Grif-fin, a sophomore, along with juniors DiTullio and Randy Dyer. Also battling for starting spots are Chris Bellamy, Mike Birch, Eric Simpson, Cordell Warr and Steve Ziegler. There are a couple of notable absences. Pirraglio and Adamson, who teamed up to win the state title in number two doubles as sophomores in 1981, then played on separate teams last year, have decided not to play tennis this season. The team has been practicing prac-ticing three days a week, from 6:30 until 8 a.m., in preparation for the Region 11 tennis season which begins April 8. Park City, Dugway and St. Joseph are expected to battle one another for the region title again this year. Also fielding teams are Rowland Hall-St. Mark's, South Summit and North Rich (in its inaugural season). But the Miners won't have to wait until April to get their first taste of competition. That will come Friday when they tackle 3A power Judge Memorial (time and place have yet to be decided). Tennis fans may remember that Judge took the Miners apart when the teams met a year ago. Hartz indicated that this Friday's "practice" match should help him decide what doubles combinations look most promising for the league season. "We'll look and see what happens at Judge, and see how they play together." The schedule calls for the league season to begin with a four-way meet at the Park Meadows Racquet Club April 8, and end with the state tournament May 13, also at the Racquet Club. Hartz said the club has again offered the use of its facilities for practices and tournaments without charge. |