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Show ParkRecoSL www.parkrecord.com IN THE B SECTION Business B-7 Professional Services B-6 High School Sports Report B-2 The SATURDAY, APRIL 1 5, 2000 SPORTS EDITOR: Derek Jensen 649-9014 ext. 1 10 Local snowboard team turns proverbial comer Briefs Volleyball camp The Park City High School volleyball program is holding a middle school instructional volleyball camp this month. Open to 7th and 8th grade girls, the three-day camp will run April 24, 25 and 27 from 4 - 6:30 p.m. in the Treasure Mountain Middle School gymnasium. gym-nasium. It is highly recommended that 8th grade girls interested in trying out for the high school team attend the camp. Cost is $15 for all three days. For mors information or if you have questions call Anji at 435-763-6840. Baseball coach wanted Wanted: a baseball coach for the American Legion (18-and-under) team in Park City. Share your knowledge, skills and leadership with some zealous players. Games start June 7 and run until June 21. If this opportunity interests you call Layne Jones at 649-5359 or Randy Arnold at 649-6603. Also, any players looking to play ball this summer can call either of the above numbers. Lacrosse league The 2000 Thunder Lacrosse League is looking for boys in the 5th and 6th grade interested in playing lacrosse. Practices and games begin soon. Most games wilt be held Saturday with Men team playing a minimum of eight. The season concludes June 10. The registration fee is $97 and includes a numbered game jersey. Players must provide their own sticks, mouth guards and cleats. if interested, call the Lacrosse Association at 801-299-7222 or the coach at 645-0605. Applications are also available on the web at www.utahlax.org. Spring golf meeting The Park City Men's Golf Association will hold its annual spring meeting on Wednesday. April 19 upstairs at the Park Meadows Country Club. Meeting time is 6:30 p.m. Renewal and new memberships will be accepted at this time, and all interested inter-ested gentleman golfers are invited and urged to attend. The 2000 season is scheduled to tee off on Sunday. April, 30 with the traditional Icebreaker tour-man tour-man scramble tournament. For more information call 615-5800. (3jD o 0QO( n (HID ()oa Q Poor Copy New team director, sponsors and equipment help foster success by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF After being retooled and re-energized this season, the Park City Snowboard Team appears to be headed toward some level of prominence. Hopefully next year, the snow will follow sunt. The riders, who live in the considerable consider-able shadow of the Park City Ski Team and various other two board entities, were delighted to find a program this year with a new director, new coaches, new sponsors and eventually, new equipment. equip-ment. Along the way, they enjoyed a substantial degree of success, which represented rep-resented an important step forward for the athletes who train on a future Olympic venue. "We had some amazing athletes to work with," said Cassie Tauber. the programs' pro-grams' new director. "They were very focused on improving and a lot of fun." In recognition, the coaches organized the kids who labored all winter to get a competitive advantage over the best snow boarders from around the country. A gymnastics trampoline party was held to celebrate the successes of the new lyre-established team, which now proudly boasts 50 young, talented riders. On the season, the Park City team attended over 10 regional competitions, placing riders in the top-five of every event. Those placing in freestyle events included Robert Booth, Gavin Hill. Alex Lyman. Ryan Sylvester. Jenny Meakins, Erin Mortenson and Nick Lowe. Alpine riders who earned top placings included David Tille and Judie Guzman. Overall, the team competed in slopestyle at Brianhead. boardercross at Grand Targhee, Jackson and Bear Mm He , S ' - f ' I 'I'. ! If ' 0 1 L ROGER GLAZIER PARK RECORD Can Chudteigh (on left) tries to catch a runner from Uintah as they come to the finish of the H600 meter race during Tuesday's track meet at Park City High School. The Utars had varied success on the day, finishing near the top in soma events, white struggling in others TTtemsetfeetiredmaiaind femate students from LehL Uintah, Judge Memorial and Park Ctty. flE) (3IE (3iD (m Q O : t 3 ' - - .fci , - t " Members of the Prk City Snowboard Team take a break while exchanging training at Snowbird in February. Improved organization with the teem this season helped the riders gamer consistent top-five placings. Mountain in California. That was in addition to regular competitions and training at both Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons. The Park City Snowboard Team would like to thank Cole Sport for their support dunng the season, the staff at pp J If W o ixzzzxz& ont Bazooka's Snowboard shop along with all the parents, volunteers and contributors contribu-tors that were a part of the successful season. "The kids are already iooking forward for-ward to next year." Tauber added. "They were often, often complaining that the Tennis team PCHS suddenly 8-0, looking toward state by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF It must be a good sign that after every tennis meet so far this season, opposing coaches have come up to Park City High tennis guru Warren Pretotius to say "you're the best team we've seen ail year." With the tennis team currently undefeated unde-feated at 8-0. thus far nary breaking a sweat, it is easy to see why the compliments compli-ments are piling up. Yet Preforms remains measured when talking about his tcam early success - and even has reason for concern. "The thing that I've got to w atch for. that I'm already seeing signs of. is that our guys are getting too cocky." he said. "We've just got to watch that we dont let our guards dow n." They didnt this week. Park City kept the accelerator firmly pressed to the floor Tuesday and Wednesday, dismantling disman-tling Grantsville. 4-1 and beating previously previ-ously undefeated Judge Memorial 5-0. It was the first time in three years the Miners have defeated perennially tough Grantsville. Moreover. No. 1 singles player Philip Ivanov used gamesmanship gamesman-ship and execution to avenge last year's loss and outlast Grantsvilles Jonah Nelson. 6-4, 6-4. Nelson is one of the top-ranked junior players in the Intettnountain Region. "Philip played terrific," said Pretonus. who had high praise for Grantsville as a tough team who normally nor-mally beats Park City in tight matches. at ccatfrc &j ncvm cq: &sbz year was ending The coaching staff, trwimmcmal to the improvement of the team, included Tim Romas. "JhnK" Enloe. K C. Veterly. Phil Fell and David Hunter All will be back net vear in addition to half Please see Snowboard. B-4 is still coasting "They love plavmg .ijsnt u. he added Following hanov s lead. Park Citv's other singles players. T Glauser and Trevor Thompson, registered big m They were jenned by the No. 1 doubles group of Jason Smith and Scooter Mastian. The onK loss in the match came after No. 2 doubles' es Moiron and luke Ohl lost a close, three st match. "We could have jut as well won that also. We could have won five zip." Pretonus said Against Judge Memorial, who came into the match t-0. Pretor us feared she w orst. "I thought it would he close." he said "You can have a kid playing c:t of his mind on any given day ." The only players doing that Wednesday were the ones with "Park City" embroidered on their shirts Ivanov overpowered Judge's No. 1 player. play-er. 6-0, 6-1. who was also ranked and previously undefeated. "He's plavmg his best tennis of the year right now." Pretonus said about Ivanov. The remaining matches were also lopsided in the overall 5-0 win. Park City has now seen every opponent they will face except Rowland Hall. In those contests, they've recorded 5-0 wins over fellow Region 10 opponents Uintah, Wasatch and now Judge. "This year I think our team is just a notch above everyone else, Pretonus said. Ivanov improved hs overall record to f-2. He is joined by Glauser. now 7-1 and Thompson. 8-0. The two doubles units. Smith and Matain and Morrison and Ohl, are cruising at 7-1. Park City's Ptease see Tennis. B-2 3 |