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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Griffin Adams sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports SWENSON SKIS TO WIN AT WHITE PINE, B-2 www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, JANUARY 11-13, 2017 Losing streak won’t keep Miners down Head Coach Mike Doleac foresees wins coming on the horizon PARK CITY BASEBALL’S WINTER BASEBALL CLINICS Park City Baseball will be holding Winter Baseball Clinics for boys and girls aged 7-14 at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings Jan 14 – Jan 31. The clinics will be run by the PCHS baseball staff and players, together with PCB team coaches. The cost is $100 for five sessions and includes a PCB t-shirt. These clinics are open to the community: Come one, come all! We encourage anybody who plans to try out for PCB spring ball to attend. PCB offers youth competitive baseball for boys and girls aged 7-14. To register and for more information visit www.parkcitybaseball.org GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record FESTIVAL AT WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK The Wasatch Mountain State Park Visitor Center will be hosting its second annual Winter Festival on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors can demo a handful of equipment, such as snowshoes, snow bikes and snowmobiles, but can rent only snowshoes and cross-country skis. The day use fee is $7 per car for up to eight people and $4 per car for Seniors 62 and over. The Park is asking people to call in advance to reserve equipment. For more information, call (435) 6541791 or email friendsofwasatch.org. FREE LUNCHTIME LEARNING AT THE PC MARC Take control of your health in 2017 with plant-strong eating. Kent Mauer will lead a Free Lunchtime Learning session at the PC MARC on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at noon during which he’ll discuss the delicious simplicity of plant-based nutrition and how it helps with weight loss and preventing and reversing a multitude of health problems. For more info, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. For more Sports Briefs, go to www.parkrecord.com/sports. B-1 PARK CITY SKI TEAM HOSTS U14 RACES, B-3 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School boys’ basketball Head Coach Mike Doleac instructs his team during a game earlier this season with South Summit. The Miners have lost 10-straight games, but Doleac sees success in the near future. In sports, losing streaks are never easy to endure. Players are beaten down and tired. Fans are frustrated. Coaches are both of those, and then some. That’s how Park City High School boys’ basketball Head Coach Michael Doleac feels about his team’s current situation. Before heading into region play on Tuesday night, the Miners are currently riding a 10-game losing streak. Their last win came on Dec. 6 when they beat Rowland Hall 59-42. This streak has certainly taken its toll on the team. “It’s definitely frustrating,” Doleac said. “I look at it as my job is to put [the players] in situations to be successful. I haven’t been able to get them a win. “I question a lot about what I’m doing and what I’m trying to establish as far as a program and the way I operate. The self-doubt does creep in.” Doleac took over a team that won just one game last season, so in reality, he’s improved the program from a season ago. But as most competitors feel, losing just doesn’t cut it with these Miners and Doleac feels they are heading in the right direction, despite the losses. “You watch some film and we are moving and trending in the right direction,” Doleac said. “It’s just a matter of time before they break free and really start making shots. A lot of what we’re doing is we just have trouble making shots and finishing plays when they’re there. They make the right basketball play but they have trouble finishing.” Park City is coming off of two weeks in a row in which it played three games in three days. They first participated in the Utah Autism Holiday Classic following Christmas, where they registered losses to Skyline, Judge Memorial and Desert Hills. The next week, the Miners were making up a postponed game, which forced them to play Summit Academy, Morgan and Ben Lomond on consecutive days -- all losses. Heading into the holiday season, Park City was a manageable 3-5. After, its record plummeted to 3-11. Despite that fact, all of the games were crucial to the Miners’ development to becoming a better team. “I think it gave us a lot of experience,” Doleac said. “We saw things we need to improve on, for sure. We got game time. That’s something you can’t really replicate in practice.” The Miners might be losing, but it’s not for a lack of effort. Doleac says that every player on this team has put forth his best effort since the start of the season, which is all a head coach can ask for. “To their credit, they keep playing hard every single night,” Doleac said. “That’s hard to do, especially when you’re not getting the results that you want to get. You’re not seeing the wins. I’m really proud of the guys for that.” And as the players continue to learn and develop, so does Doleac. The firstyear head coach is starting to adapt to game situations versus having a set lineup or rotation before the game. He even brought up some of the freshmen Please see New Miners, B-2 Call us today to get started on your SCUBA Certification 714-851-DIVE 2069 E. Oquirrh Mountain Circle Homesite 364 | 1.57 Acres MLS 11603823 | $410,000 232 N. Abajo Peak Way 3 Bedrooms | 3 Bath | 2,398 Sq. Ft. 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