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Show Page B2 Thursday, September 3, 1987 Park Record Seasoned squad ready to spike 'em by RANDY HANSKAT Record staff writer "All experience is an arch to build upon." If those words from Henry Brooks Adams are true, then the Park City High School girls' volleyball team will have a great foundation. Eight of the nine girls on the varsity team are seniors. In all, 20 girls are looking forward to the Miner volleyball season opener Sept. 4 at home against South Summit. In addition to the nine varsity var-sity players, this year's junior varsity varsi-ty team will field 11. Last year's varsity team went 3-12, a bit of underachieving, according accor-ding to Gail McBride, coach of the team. She said last season the girls didn't play together very well, looking look-ing instead for individual glory. She expects this season to be different, dif-ferent, from the team record to the team attitude. "The girls are trying to work hard as a team, instead of a bunch of individuals, " she says. The core of this year's squad will be the five returning players from last year's varsity team. They are all seniors: Theresa Lints (setter), Holly Elkins (outside hitterbackup setter), Valeri Elkins (outside hitter), hit-ter), Holly Robinson (outside hitter), hit-ter), and Carolee Sany (outside hitter). hit-ter). The other members of the varsity, according to McBride, are seniors Julie Hill (setter), Wendy Smith (middle hitter), and Launi Stevens (setter); along with junior Tracey Montgomery (middle hitler). This is Wendy Smith's first year at Park City. Ci-ty. She played on tl,.? varsity team last year at East High in Salt Lake. McBride says the JV team has many underclassmen on it. Those players will be an important part of the team, McBride explained. "We are going to have to work very hard with the JV to set up for the loss of most of the varsity team after this season." Helping out with this year's team is a welcome addition from Colorado, Col-orado, Mardji Hyde. Hyde is the assistant coach on this year's squad. Hyde's background is impressive, and should lend valuable experience to the Miner program. At Englewood, Colorado, Hyde was twice all state in volleyball, as the setter of that school's team. From there she played on one women's junior national team, and on two coed national teams. She has also coached two seasons at the junior high school level, and runs numerous camps throughout Colorado. Col-orado. McBride is especially excited to have Hyde's setting experience. "The setter is the quarterback of the team," she said. "It will be good for her to pass on her knowledge of the position to the girls." Another change in this year's team will be the playing format. McBride said the Miners will play a 6-2 setup this season. That means of the six players on the court, two will be designated setters, one in the front row and one in the back. -' She wants three hitters (spikers) on the front row at all times. The person on the left side will be the outside out-side hitter. In the center spot will be the middle hitter, with the offside hitter on the right side. The backcourt will consist of the setter in the middle. On each side of her will be a passer, whose sole job is to dig out the opponent's serves and spikes, getting them ready for the setter. Each player will specialize in one, maybe two positions, McBride says. In reading the lineup above, you may have noticed there were no "offside "of-fside hitters." The reason being that the setters become offside hitters when on the front line. , I 1 Au 1 ' - . -Jit r:r - I Wendy Smith shows the right stuff on this spike: V -"" I J IKsv4i 1 I 1 X : i With the rotation involved in volleyball, changing spots with every new server, to specialize by position means a good deal of moving mov-ing after the serve is hit (moving from the position rotated to into the position you specialize in). That can create some confusion, especially when learning the system for the first time. McBride knows there may be some of that, but believes the specialization will be an asset in the long run, especially for the girls want to go on and play college volleyball. "It is far better to specialize in one position, than to be mediocre in all facets," she says. Plus, she says she is merely keeping keep-ing up with the times. "Volleyball has gotten very advanced the last few years. You need to specialize to keep up." Overall she expects a good season for the Miners. Most of the players have a better understanding of the game, compared with Jast season, she says. They also have a desire to win, and they know they need each other to do it. Following is the P.C.H.S. Volleyball schedule for 1987: Sept. 4 South Summit at Park City Sept.10 Morgan at Park City Sept.17 Grantsville at Park City Sept.24 Park City at Union Oct. 1 Park City at Wasatch Oct. 14 Park City at Lehi Oct. 23 Region Tournament Oct. 30 State Tournament All dates will consist of two varsity matches sandwiched around one junior varsity match. The first varsity var-sity match will begin at 5 : 30 p.m. Gail McBride (left), head volleyball coach, gives some advice ad-vice during practice. An event for those who ike to ride and run dirt roads. Coming down out of Dutch Canyon into Midway, the final section will follow the paved road to the Wasatch State Park visitors center. She said the run will be approximately approx-imately one third up, one third down, and one third flat. What is there in it for you? Well, the top finishers In the various divisions divi-sions (team men, women, coed, under 18, and family; Individual women and men) will receive trophies for their efforts. But the real goodies come during the drawings: draw-ings: Castle Telemark Skis, Castle Skating Skis, Bic Sportracks, Patagonia clothes, lycra from Pro-Leisure Pro-Leisure Wear, Saranac ski gloves, and various other items. The cost of the event is $12 per person per-son pre-registration, $15 day of race. Nordic club members pay only $10. Clark-Erickson said the goal of the event is to appeal to families to participate par-ticipate as a group. From there it is hoped that membership in the club will expend. To become a club member costs $25, and is open to anyone of any age. Some of the benefits of membership are numerous free clinics and discounts dis-counts on season track skiing passes. Do you ever have trouble deciding if you would rather go bike riding or take a run? Have trouble picking between those funny biking shoes with the weird soles or your Nike Air running shoes? Does the Park City Nordic Club ever have an event for you. Sept. 12 the Jordanelle Biathlon, a combination mountain run and ride, will kick off from City Park at 10 a.m. According to Lori Clark-Erickson, the organizer of the biathlon (actually (actual-ly this is not a true biathlon in the dictionary sense), the race will open with a 30 kilometer (19 miles) mountain moun-tain bike ride. That route will start at the park, run down the railroad grade to the dump. From there the course will take the riders to Keetley Junction, then to Kranmer, and on to Hailstone Junction. At Hailstone Junction, the riders can then become runners, or they can tag up with a partner who will then do the running. Whereas the bike portion of the race is "pretty mellow," according to Clark-Erickson, the run is a bit more intensive. She said the 15 K (nine mile) run will follow an overland route from Hailstone to Dutch Canyon, mostly on trails and Is Your Back Problem Getting Any Better? I I M M If not, Cofer Chiropractic Clinic can help. 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