OCR Text |
Show IN THE B SECTION The Park Record www.parkrecord.com 3usiness FYI Professional Services B-7 B-4 1 SATURDAY, MAY 1 3, 2000 SPORTS EDITOR: Derek Jensen 649-90 14 ext. MO am I t r Poor Copy Briefs i Athletic Clinic A bigger, faster, stronger weight lifting lift-ing and running ciintc, sponsored by the Park City High School Booster Club and football program, will be held at the school gym on Saturday, May 13 at 9:30 a.m. Every boy and girl presently in the 8th - 12th grade in Park City is invited. Participants should meet at the gymnasium gymna-sium with athletic gear and a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided by the Boosters. For more information, contact Dave Waiters at 649-3076 or Debbie Reid at 649-9037. Booster club meeting The Park City High School Booster Club is having a year-end meeting on Monday, May 1 5 at 7 p.m. at the school. Please join the members to appoint new officers and discuss a new banner program. Parents are needed as liaisons between their team and boosters. boost-ers. For more information, contact Dave Walters at 649-3078 or Debbie Reid at 649-9037. Track club meeting The Park City Track Club is holing a meeting for youth, ages 9-18 interested inter-ested in track and field on Tuesday, May 16, in the PCHS cafeteria. Those wishing to compete in Hershey's Track and Field and USA Track and Field meets should bring copy of their birth certificates with a parent or guardian. For further information can Amy Jensen at 645-9185 or Mitt Novak at 647-0149. Extreme soccer tryouts The Extreme Soccer Club of Park City has just announced spring try outs for their 2000-2001 competitive soccer teams. Try outs will be held at Ecker Hilt Middle School starting May 22nd. Try outs for boys U-15 to U-18 win be held from 6-8 p.m.. Monday, May 22nd. U-1 1 and U-12 boys and girls teams will try out on Tuesday, May 23rd from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 25th the U-1 3 and U-1 4 boys and girls teams will hold a tryout from 6-8 p.m. Players trying out for a team need to wear shin guards and cleats and should bring a water bottle and a soccer soc-cer ball. A parent or guardian needs to be present to sign a medical release form. Callbacks will be held the following follow-ing week. For more information please call coaching directors Lee Gitlin, 655-9176. 655-9176. Amanda Schmutz. (801) 466-6390 466-6390 or Paula Robb at 615-8123. Extreme soccer program looking to grow up Coaching directors will bring vision and experience to town by Derek Jensen OF THE RECORD STAFF As Park City s best male and female soccer soc-cer players have grown up they've had a history his-tory of taking their game to the Salt Lake valley - thinking that was the most logical destination to test their skills against the best com petition. But with the hiring of Amanda Schmutz and Lee Gitlin, both well -seasoned players and coaches, the program is looking to take a significant step forward. The idea, they say, is to improve the quality of play among the Park City teams to prevent the annual exodus exo-dus of players headed to the Wasatch Front. "People who are serious about the game want their kids to play in the highest division. divi-sion. We want to say that we have a product that merits your attention," Gitlin said. Currently the program has teams for nearly every age group bom age 12-16. Once school is out it also includes the boys and girls who played on the high school teams. There are about 150 kids playing this season in both the fall and spring seasons, but the directors want to see the membership go up. "The challenge is going to be to get more people out, but I think we can do it," Gitlin s?ad. Right now full-time players pay $375. while the half-year players pay $250. The money goes for uniforms, fields, referees and fees. It is also significantly less than what the Salt Lake leagues charge. "I dont think people realize what a value it is," added Gitlin. As the new directors. Schmutz and Gitlin will be hands-on - attending practices prac-tices and games to groom their young talent tal-ent "Our job b making all our coaches the best they can be, which in turn will make the players better," Schmutz said. The teams play games in Park City as m w tm . . w.mvm HI fl-f tHH-' i" 1 wilW,f'.ft ' 111 ! V. " ''"V ' V V " "-''-f"-l '"' "-.. "L " 1 H Am - -J 2 L I ' V (Lil L2 I TOGEH CU&EH WW fifOCMO Amanda Schmutz and Lee Gitlin huddle by the net during the recent spring snowstorm. As the new coaching directors for the Park City Extreme soccer program, they hope the forecast is bright for the future of youth soccer soc-cer along the Wasatch Back, Tryouts for the fall season will commence next week. well as on the road from Provo to Ogden. They will also compete in tournaments in Idaho, California and Colorado as a change of pace from the competition already scheduled locally. Schmutz, who has been playing the game since age five, was on the first team the University of Utah had in Division I. Since staying at the school as a coach, she has branched out to coach both Salt Lake Community College and the Community Olympic Development Program. She will combine her experience with Githn. who played and coached soccer for years in New York before moving to Utah five yean ago. "Out ultimate goal is to have an A and B team in every age group." Schmutz saht "and as Park City grows, the Lids will get better and we wool kwc them to Salt Lake teams." Tryouts for next falls season begin next week for the various age groups as Ecker Hill Middle School. Call 615-S123 for specific spe-cific information.. Park City lacrosse program making inroads toward success jo auq. - . il, I i w -j ;m , si Jo . S;o-l BOX COLLflMC eo RtekWey 111 scoops up the baU with No. 15 Ty Shepherd and No. 10 Jon Schulthess looking on during Park CKy's home game with Alta this week. Though the dub team dropped the game, they have enjoyed their most successful season this year and took forward to continuing to build the program next season. Club team completes best overall season by Derek Jtnsen OF THE RECORD STAFF Lacrosse is hardly considered a mainstay main-stay in the high school sports culture of the West. But thanks to some dedicated coaches and players. Park City's club team is trying hard to dispel that notion. This week the team completed their season after playing a host of games in Park City and many along the VVasxtch Front. Though their record is a modest 3-8, 3-8, it marks the most successful season they've had since forming several years back. And with interest among players high, it seems a good harbinger for the fate of the team as it looks to the future. "We're trying to get it from a club mentality to a high school sport mentality." mentali-ty." said Debbie Mell. a parent who has helped ith the team's organization. "This is definitely one of the best ears they've had." First-year head coach Rick Wev has continued to groom the team on the offensive end. seeing improvement in the scoring column. This season he was supported sup-ported on the defense by the addition of Mark Fischer, a transplant from Maryland ho played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins. "He's really made a difference in our defensive play," Mell atd. hile adding that the team has also benefited from the addition of assistant coach Alan Stockbndge. The team has been led on the offen- Plea$ see Lacrosse. B-2 Cfd o$ma& Grill will be reopening TUursUy, May I IHv miUcwMcrlvc oh Ctty W ee. grillq) i.ooks likeNYeah - Just like , -Yea my fansN ( everyone is KV. us! J Chawe returned! 7 t. 1.111 111 in mrt i J . w v I WIH ck $r&sA Hew SwcMer Kenu! See Tkerel 'uvuvuvuvuvuvi . vN |