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Show 'Frustrating' Miners lose by KURT KIDMAN Record associate editor One word can easily describe Park City High School basketball coach Paul Wlllard. That word is Frustrated with a capital F. Despite playing well at times, the Miners lost to Lehi, 62-41, and their record dropped to 1-2. Park City will have the holidays off before resuming resum-ing Region Nine play at South Summit, Sum-mit, Jan. 3, and at home against North Summit on Jan. 4. The old Miner bugaboo turnovers tur-novers once again reared its ugly head. In the first half alone Park City Ci-ty turned the ball over 13 times, all of them coming in the first three minutes and the last two-and-a-half minutes of the half. During that time Park City was outscored 16-3. "So far this year has been very frustrating," Willard said. "We do have the talent to compete this year. We're not nearly as over-matched or inexperienced or unable to play with other teams as we have been the past two year. The frustrating thing is that we're not doing it. "Psychologically right now if we miss a couple of shots we turn into basket cases. I think right now our problems are mostly mental. The kids have got to believe in themselves and let the things that are going to happen, happen. We have got to be more spontaneous and not think so much." The thing that killed the Miners, besides turnovers, was shooting. Park City shot only 32 percent from the field, and only 20 percent (5-20) from inside the key. That is a statistic Willard calls "catastrphic." Park City also hit only on-ly 50 percent of its free throws, including in-cluding failing on the front end of several one-and-ones. Lehi jumped out to an 8-0 lead before Jason Schlenske scored the Miners' first bucket. Schlenske finished the game as Park City's leading scorer with 10 points. Ron Mathews and Jeff Keye each had eight points and Bruce Buckner pitched pit-ched in seven. The Miners caught the Pioneers at 19-19 with 3:15 left in the first half. Good steps to take to by PETER C ARSE Red Pine Backcountry Rescue Many of us have those days in winter when the only thing we really want to do is to be out touring around the hills, checking out the critter tracks and losing a few hours in the magical clean silence. Since our schedules don't always align with optimum backcountry conditions, how can we still get out and enjoy, without becoming involved in an avalanche situation? In the Wasatch, a good first step is to call 364-1581 and hear the current relative avalanche danger for a variety of elevations and aspects in the backcountry. This gives a good indication of which areas to avoid. On days when signflcant avalanche avalan-che danger has been identified on almost all aspects and elevations, it makes most sense to focus on designated lower-elevation ski trails and touring centers. Besides, under these conditions off-track travel is often arduous at best. As the snowpack stabilizes and the avalanche danger decreses in some areas, it's fun to branch out in the rolling wooded hills and see how our smaller neighbors fared through the storm. It is important to be able to recognize slide paths and avoid them. For starters, it can be assumed assum-ed that all treeless slopes, bowls, and gullies steeper than about 30 degrees are possible avalanche paths. It helps to know how to read a topo map, as the starting zones of many slide paths are not obvious from the lower reaches of a run-out or deposition zone. Evidence of avalanche activity, such as fracture lines and deposition, deposi-tion, is the most obvious way to recognize a slide path. Remember that place on subsequent tours. Most often, slide paths can be identified by looking at the trees and shrubs in the run-out zone. Look for destruction destruc-tion of trees and branches, such as "flag trees," which have no branches bran-ches on the uphill side. When choosing a safe route, avoid avalanche paths and steep slopes. PACIFIC POOLS & SPAS OF UTAH Service & Repairs Prompt, same day service 7 days a week Spas Hot Tubs Pools Call: 1-262-7777 but then Lehi's big front line began to take over. Matt Calton (ft-foot-5), Gary Smith (6-fooU) and Matt Redmond Red-mond (6-foot-7) got good position under the basket for rebounds and follow-up baskets and the Miners were called with several loose ball fouls. Park City got to 30-26 early in the second half on baskets by Schlenske and a nice steal and layup by Keye, but then the Pioneers started hitting from outside. Guards Scott Price and Scott Peck each nailed some outside shots and the Pioneers pulled pull-ed away the rest of the way. Price paced the winners with 13 points, Calton added 12 and Redmond had 10. "We let them dictate too much of the tempo of the game, we didn't take them out of what they wanted to do," Willard said. "We started to be more aware of our defensive assignments and responsibilities but we didn't play defense well as a group all of the time. "On offense, we never got our rythym, again we had the problem of being too sporadic. I think we're really tentative on our shots right now. There's no automatic reaction, it's more of a robotized reaction. We're trying to guide or direct the ball instead of using good principles of shooting. It shows up real well on films." Despite Willard's frustration he is still optimistic. He realizes that three games do not a season make, and his reasoning behind scheduling no preseason games is that he doesn't want his team to peak too early. "We really have two things going for us right now," Willard explained. "The first is that nobody sees us as a threat, because we haven't given anybody any reason to see us as one. I believe with a little confidence and a little more intensity that we can surprise some people. "The second thing is, we're still not 100 percent. Jason Schlenske is not still completely fit and Larry Winterer hasn't even played yet. If we can get everybody healthy and get a rythym going one day it's going to click on like a light switch. EBadk. (Dapunimitipy Instead, enjoy the superior views and easier travelling along ridgelines or do some bunny-stalking bunny-stalking in the thick woods. Always tour with self-rescue capability (bring (br-ing a friend, rescue beacons, shovels, and the knowledge of how to use them), but remember that if all else fails, a backcountry rescue effort ef-fort can be initiated by getting to a fl S EEL 11 Presents a NEW YEAR'S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA for Emotional Rescue" Celebrate with Dancing to "Shades" here from San Diego Dinner Set Ups Corkage Party Favors $35.00 per person RSVP 649-2555 Located in Shadowridge. adjacent to Park City Ski Area parking lot. For the benefit of members & their guests ' V;, - " - jy ';71 T7am s Brett Peretti's free throws Miners from losing. Everything will fall into place and, I hope, we'll start playing the kind of basketball we're capable of." Another thing that gives Willard hope is the fact that there doesn't seem to be a real dominant team in Region Nine. Lehi was beaten at avoid avalanches phone and dialing 911. Finally, impress your friends. Become more familiar with basic snowpack anaylsis and the effects of weather. Excellent references on the subject are available at the Park City Library and all the good climbingskiing climb-ingskiing shops here and in Salt Lake. your 1 to Lehi - M weren't enough to keep the home by North Summit two weeks ago, and last week South Summit traveled to Coalville and beat North Summit. Willard feels the class of the region might be Morgan, and the Miners have already played the Trojans Tro-jans in Morgan. affetty The Park Record and Colesport Ltd. would like to say for making the First Annual Jog For TotsJingle Bell Fun Run a great success! Special Thanks to Mountain Design for printing the T-shirts Kelly Gee and The Fire Station tor donating their time and their station tor the race, Al and Kurt tor their great police escort Don Gomes - announcer extraordinaire and last, but certainly not least, Santa Claus tor interrupting his appointed rounds to appear at the tinish. Park Record Wednesday, December 24, 1986 Page B11 Chiropractic Outlook By Donald A. Cofcr, D.C. Is Your Lower Back In Trouble? The lumbosacral joints or low back spinal portions are most often involved in disorder. As a supporting pivot for the vertebral column, they are easily strained. You may develop lumbosacral joint trouble because of poor posture, heavy or improper lifting, incorrect sitting or sleeping position, and fatigue. Repeated abuse weakens ligaments binding these joints together. You may face lumbosacral instability or chronic back trouble. A thorough chiropractic diagnosis and treatment program should not be delayed. Gentle manipulation loosens lumbosacral joints locked in a painful position. Tight muscles pushing bones and joints out of place are gently relaxed to case pressure and irritation. Presented By 649-1017 - Located on Hwy. 224 r mm -JV ft Jim Baker - proprietor Organic Fuels Unlimited Alpha Beta Channel 45 Sneakers McDonald's Jacky's Yogurt Cafe Bodi-Fit The Gazebo Mrs. Field's Cookies Schirf Brewing Company Insta-Sign P.C. Graphics Summit Savings & Loan KPCW Cofer Chiropractic And Sports Injury Clinic across from Park City Golf Course |