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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 18-20, 2017 B-3 The Park Record Streak broken: Miners top Tooele in close contest Park City’s oldest most consistent collision center Est. 1978. CKM Collision at Quinn’s Junction “Physics Behind Collision Repair” Younger players come through for PCHS in the clutch Receive 5% off auto repairs GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record When playing host to Union last week, the Park City High School boys’ basketball team had an up-and-down performance. The Miners were hot out of the gate, jumping out to a big first-quarter lead, but eventually cooled off in the second and third quarters before finishing strong in the final frame. Despite making in interesting, though, the team couldn’t pull out a win over the Cougars, falling in the region opener. In the midst of an 11-game losing streak, Head Coach Mike Doleac stressed the importance of his team getting a little bit better each day after the loss. “Some days it might be two steps, but we can’t have any steps backward,” Doleac said following the loss to Union. “Even if it’s a tiny step, we just have to move forward. That’s what I want to stress with our guys and try to keep them as positive as possible.” Apparently, the players were listening. When Tooele came to town on Friday night, it was nearly déjà vu for the Miners. They jumped out to a quick 15-6 lead after the first quarter, found themselves trailing after the second and third, but were right in the thick of things as the end of the fourth quarter neared. This time, though, Park City used some clutch free-throws from some of its youngest players and strong defense down the stretch in order to pull out the 49-47 win over the Buffaloes on Friday. With the exp. 02/28/17 Jon Brady Office Manager Chad Knaras 3844 North Old Highway 40 Park City | Utah | 84098 Owner 435.649.9802 ckmcollision.com COMING SOON Tanzi Propst/Park Record Park City High School’s Mark McCurdy (10) goes in for a layup in the fourth quarter of the game against Tooele High School Friday evening, Jan. 13, 2017. The Miners came back to win 49-47 over the Buffaloes. win, the Miners snap the previously-mentioned losing streak, as well as gain their first region win of the season. “It’s just nice to get a win right now,” Doleac said. “The guys played really hard, especially in that fourth quarter. More importantly, attitudes stayed really good and strong. We had some opportunities to fold and let adversity to get in the way. … We didn’t do that. We battled. We stayed strong and we were able to pull out a win. “I’m really proud of the boys for how hard they played and how mentally tough they were, especially in the fourth quarter.” Leading the way for the Miners was Nate Lowe with 13 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter. Jack Lecher was instrumental in helping the team jump out to a first-quarter lead by scoring 10 of his 12 points in that frame, while Mark McCurdy chipped in 10 points of his own. Please see Streak broken, B-4 assemble PARK CITY ExEcutivE OfficE SpacE in Kimball JunctiOn January 19-29, 2017 Private Offices Work Stations Co-Working Space Conference Rooms Sundance // Music Cafe // Slamdance // Bus Map For more information please contact Angela at 435-200-1312 info@assembleparkcity.com | www.assembleparkcity.com Call us today to get started on your SCUBA Certification 714-851-DIVE 1526 Ute Blvd #114 Park City UT 84098 |