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Show H THE B SECTION Classifieds B-12 .Crossword B-9 Professional Services B-3 Restaurant Guide B-7 Scene & Heard A-11 Scene B-6 TV Listings B-ll The Park Record. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1997 SPORTS EDITOR Dave Fields 649-90 14 ext 1 1 0 Rugby tournament Saturday and Sunday the Park City Women's Rugby Football Club, the All Blackies, will host the Women of the West Wasatch Mountain Challenge rugby tournament Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26. All games will be played at City Park beginning at 10 a.m. Seven teams will be competing in the tournament and the public is invited to join the All Blackies in City Park for food, beverages and hardhitting hard-hitting rugby action. Last call for Masters skiers There are a limited number of seasonal sea-sonal openings still available on the Park City Mountain Resort Masters Team. Training is scheduled for Nov. 17 through the end of March. The program fills quickly, racers should sign up quickly at the PCMR Sports Desk. The cost is $780. Once the season-long program is full, daily participation par-ticipation will be available for $60 per day. For more information, contact the Park City Mountain Resort Ski and Snowboard School at 649-81 1 1 . PCHS winter " sports physicals Sport physicals for all Park City High School winter sports (basketball, swimming and wrestling) will be offered on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the University of Utah Family Health Center on Bonanza Drive. Students must have a physical form on file before they will be allowed to practice or compete. The cost is $15 and forms are available from the coaches or in the main office. Moles and Nobis on the big screen The 1997 World Extreme Champion Brant Moles and former U.S. Ski Team racer Jeremy Nobis will be featured fea-tured in "The Harvest, a season's yield" at The Canyons Arena Friday, Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. The Teton Gravity Research "freeski" movie features the two local skiers ripping it up around the world. Were Growing... $( To better your travel K - MIL A MM m b v :k r i m 1 W ' , Avenir Travel & Adventures :f?jrik 649-2495, 1-800-367-3230 2029 Sidewinder Dr., Suite One ; (next to the State Liquor Store in Prospector) Armstrong is going Postal Jemison not sure how 26-year-old cancer survivor will impact team by Dave Fields OF THE RECORD STAFF America's best-known cyclist will join Utah's most successful road cyclist on the United States Postal Service Pro Cycling team. Lance Armstrong, 26, has announced he has signed a contract to resume his professional cycling career with the USPS which competed in this year's Tour de France. It is also the team that local rider Marty Jemison has been a part of for four years and has signed a contract con-tract for next year as well. Armstrong returns to cycling after a year-long battle with testicular cancer. NationalBanc Mongomery Sports, Inc., which owns and operates the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team, announced that Armstrong, a two-time Olympian, two-time two-time Tour de France stage winner and former World Champion, will become a member of America's premier cycling team. The U.S. Postal Service team was the only American-based cycling team to compete in the Tour de France this year. "I'm not sure exactly what it (Armstrong's joining the team) is going to mean, it's hard to say," Jemison said from his Pine Meadow home Monday. One thing Jemison was sure of is Armstrong's name alone will be good for the team. "Just Lance's name is worth a lot," the 32-year-old said. "I am excited to be racing for an American team that believes in me as a person and as a rider," Armstong said. "I have resumed my training and am looking look-ing forward to racing for the U.S. Postal Service team next year." Armstrong's return to professional cycling is slated for the Redlands Classic, in Redlands, Calif., on March 3-8, 1998. Armstrong will join the team at its annual annu-al training camp in Southern California Please see Armstrong's, B-4 U.S. bobsled U.S. bobsledder Randy Jones works weight room Wednesday. Members of in town for two weeks. T 41 I serve needs. T Climbers scramble in Bouldermania mm .N.'SV ... ; . ''' ' 1 ' 'ft' 4 h.:-naKM--i-inil ' Alii '. . . J'i"'iii"lWiin1 f A spotter, a judge and spectators Melanie Hibbard attempt one of the competition. and luge teams happy to be in Park City 3LJ DAVE FIELDSP4RK RECORD out in the Park City High School the U.S. luge and bobsled team are now at KitxfotSjwri Junior Ski & Sports Outfitters Save an additional 10 on last season's f ski outerwear now priced at $99 and under! 1 bave an additional 20 on last season's f V ski outerwear now priced at $ 100 and up! AT lO'.OO Afvl Come in for great Temporarily located Breeze Rental (next to the ice rink in the Resort 649 S V ,,... 'a . . DAVE FIELDSPlflK RECORD watch Bouldermania competitor 54 problems set for the Saturday 0 Country's top sliders splitting time between Sports Park and PCHS by Dave Fields OF THE RECORD STAFF Ice in the morning, iron in the afternoon. after-noon. The life of a bobsled or luge athlete involves splitting time between on-ice training and pumping iron in a weight room in New York or overseas. But the U.S. sliders' routine changed this week when the U.S. luge and bobsled team arrived in Park City. The Utah Winter Sports Park's new bobsled and luge track provides American sliders with a new home turf iced two weeks before the first World Cup of the year in Calgary. The Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid was previously previ-ously the only place for U.S. sliders to train and test new equipment without competitors looking over their shoulders. Two of the bobsledders enjoying the fcUPPGR LIMIT! 6 Months Same As Cash! y I 1 Financing Avaiiame y Credit Cards Accepted! I deals! in the Shop ! Orem 224-8306 Center) 1354 So. State (Next to Ultimate Electronics) ! - 1902 1 Hang Time hosts first bouldering competition for climbers of all abilities by Dave Fields OF THE RECORD STAFF Thousands of holds, 54 problems and only two hours. Competitors in last weekend's Bouldermania climbing competition at the Hang Time Bouldering Gym in Park City each had 120 minutes to complete 54 different combinations of routes up the walls of the indoor gym. Saturday's winner, Steve Jeffery of Salt Lake City, "flashed" completed on first try all but two of the problems in 90 minutes. In his remaining half hour, Jeffery finished the 53rd problem on his third try. Jeffery was climbing at a level comparable compa-rable to many of the lop climbers in the country. Some of the problems, which were set by the Hang Time staff and volunteers, vol-unteers, had an indoor rating of V9 or V10 on level with national or international internation-al indoor competitions. Bouldering is climbing without ropes close to the ground, in this case, less than 10 feet above the padded floor at Hang Time. Boulderers practice difficult moves, many times over and over, before "sending" or completing a problem or route. Some climbers use bouldering to train for outdoor climbing while others only boulder. Each problem had an assigned point value and climbers were awarded bonus points for completing the problem on the first try. Problems involved five to 15 moves each and climbers were assigned a judge that recorded each participant's completions. "(The competitors) thought the routes were pretty fun," said Hang Time staffer and judge Krisli Peterson. Thirty-five competitors look pari in the first annual competition at Hang Time, a surprisingly good turnout considering consid-ering Ihe beautiful weather. "I was really pleased with the turnout considering il was probably the last good outdoor climbing day of the year." While Pine Touring General Manager ndy Beerman said. " ' - ., Beerman's wife, Trish. 33, was lha oldest old-est competitor and only female in the advanced category. The youngest was 16. Climbers from Salt Lake, Provo and Please see Bouldermania, B-2 new American digs are Randy Jones and Chip Minton. When the ice mulled prematurely pre-maturely during the first day of sliding on Wednesday, the two buff 28-year-olds needed a place to work out. And where in Park City can you find a new (rack and a pile of workout equipment? Park City High School. While the volleyball team bumped, set and spiked in the gymnasium below, luge and bobsled athletes pumped iron in Ihe weight room above. As Jones lifted weights with "Beat Lehi" stenciled in spray paint on the slide, bobsled rookie Paul Weiss did pull-ups. pull-ups. All of Ihe athletes are familiar with weight rooms and if you don't believe it, check out their physiques. "Their thighs are the sie of your waist," volleyball coach Jessica Thompson told a Park Record reporter. And with reason. Bobsledders and lugers are true amateur ama-teur athletes, the pay is minimal and most have a job to return to when the season ends. Jones, a former running back for Please see Ice riders, B-5 F I T NESS WAREHOUSE Star Trac Treadmills ,-VoUd- consumer publications three years in a Row! Salt Lake 973-7303 UPP6R LIMIT 815 West 2400 South (Just Off 9th West) COPY in-i ,ri" "i it itniiiti t vn 1 1 ii" " in i r -"i i it t - n'i |