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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 21-24, 2017 The Park Record B-4 Calendar 3-A State Championships High School Sports February 10-11 TBA Park City @ Rockwell Rumble Wasatch @ Springville January 20-21 TBA February 3-4 TBA January 24 7:00 p.m. January 25 7:00 p.m. January 25 7:00 p.m. January 27 7:00 p.m. January 27 7:00 p.m. January 27 7:00 p.m. FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup January 27 7:00 p.m. South Series Slalom/Snowbird February 1 7:00 p.m. February 1 7:00 p.m. February 1 7:00 p.m. Division 3A Tournament Park City @ Grantsville North Summit vs. South Summit Winter Sports Park City @ Union North Summit vs. Summit Acad. Alpine Skiing South Summit vs. Providence Hall Wasatch vs. Payson Park City @ Tooele North Summit @ Maeser Prep YSL Giant Slalom January 21 9 a.m. February 2-4 TBA February 4-5 9:00 a.m. Nordic Skiing South Summit @ Summit Acad. Wasatch Citizens Series Race #3 – Mountain Dell Park City @ Grantsville January 24 7:00 p.m. January 26 7:00 p.m. January 26 7:00 p.m. Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) January 27 7:00 p.m. Coed Volleyball January 27 7:00 p.m. Recreation Sports Comp Division Wednesday 6 – 9 p.m. 6 – 9 p.m. Rec Division Park City vs. Tooele January 31 7:00 p.m. Wednesday January 31 7:00 p.m. Basketball North Summit vs. Providence Hall South Summit @ Am. Leadership January 31 7:00 p.m. February 2 7:00 p.m. February 2 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Stansbury North Summit @ South Summit Park City vs. Utah Select 8:15 p.m. Park City vs. Select Red January 28 All Star Game February 22 8:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Region X Championships 8:00 a.m. 7 – Noon Over 30 Drop-in Soccer Tuesday 9 – 11 p.m. 18 & over Drop-in Soccer Adult Men Thursday Mon/Wed/Fri 6 – 9 p.m. Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 Park City Ice Arena Ice Hockey Gold League Sunday Silver League Bronze League Friday 9 – 11 p.m. Noon – 1:30 p.m. Golf Simulator/Driving Range Tues/Thurs 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Drop In Ultimate Frisbee Sunday 7 – 9 p.m. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Adult Basketball Thursday Rock Wall 6 – 9 p.m. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Wed. – Fri 4 – 6 p.m 6:30 p.m. Wed/Thurs/Sun 8 p.m. Swimming January 28 Sunday Saturday Ice Hockey January 21 Open Field Play 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Payson (655-0999) February 25 January 24 Park City @ Union Basin Recreation Fieldhouse 18 & over Drop-in Soccer 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Maeser Prep 6:30-8 p.m. 10:00 a.m. January 24 North Summit vs. Am. Leadership Monday February 11 Race #5 – White Pine Wasatch @ Springville Training Sessions Wednesday 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Summit Acad. Speedskating 10:00 a.m. January 24 North Summit @ Maeser Prep 8 – 10 p.m. January 28 Race #4 – Soldier Hollow Girls Basketball Drop in and League Play Monday Wrestling Boys Basketball Curling 8 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com. IT’S LIKE WATCHING AN ACTION MOVIE, STARRING YOU. THE MOST FUN DURING SUNDANCE F I L M F E ST I VA L Avoid the long movie theater lines and come experience some real live action at Park City Gun Club. We offer 12 shooting lanes in two ranges, a simulation room, and tactical range for you to revel in your very own action-packed adventure. To learn more, visit parkcitygunclub.com/movie Back to back: PCHS wins again Lecher leads Miners to second straight victory GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record Losing 12 of the first 15 games, including an 11-game losing streak, can certainly take its toll on a high school sports team. It would be easy for players, especially seniors who won’t be around for the following year, to throw in the towel midway through the season. Not the Park City High School boys’ basketball team, though. The Miners found themselves in this exact situation to kick off the 2016-17 campaign, but they never folded. In fact, they’ve only played harder, and better, as the season has gone along. They’ve improved to the point that Park City took down the visiting Stansbury Stallions on Wednesday evening 51-48, giving the team its second straight victory. This is the first time the Miners have won back-to-back games since the first week of December and the confidence continues to rise on this squad. “It always feels better to win and come out on top,” PCHS Head Coach Mike Doleac said. “We needed this for a little bit to get some positive energy going. The guys played hard. They did enough to win. It wasn’t perfect, but they certainly did enough to win the game. I’m super happy for the guys.” Leading the way for the Miners was Jack Lecher with 16 points, while the Zur twins, Collin and Spencer, combined for 15 points. But, to the surprise of many in the stands, none of those seniors were in the starting lineup at tip-off, as Doleac opted to go with a couple younger players on the squad. This was the first time all season long that at least one member of the trio (Zur twins and Lecher) wasn’t named a starter, but that didn’t stop them from being key contributors throughout the game. They were especially effective in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 of the team’s 17 points in Continued from B-1 Down, but not out “I decided it was really the only way to treat this and to get back to be able to race next year at the level I really want to be able to race at,” Ligety said. On Wednesday, Ligety underwent the surgery at the University of Utah. It was a successful one with the recovery timetable sitting somewhere between 8-12 weeks. With that timeframe, this would pit Ligety in the middle of spring as a potential comeback to the slopes, but he doesn’t plan on pushing it. With a long-term focus in mind — the 2018 Winter Continued from B-3 Excited Miners TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School’s Jack Lecher (11) dribbles around Stansbury’s Tavita Gagnier (34) as the Miners look to score against the Stallions in the second half of the game Wednesday evening. The Miners won 51-48. the frame. “The lineup we started was not the best lineup we had to give us a chance to win, but it was what we needed to do,” Doleac said. “That’s how it was. I’m glad [Lecher and the Zurs] hung in there, mentally, accepted it and were able to finish the game strong.” In recent games, Park City usually found itself playing catch up in the second half. It happened against Union, where the Miners fell short, and it happened against Tooele, but they pulled out a win. Wednesday night, however, was a different story. Instead of playing catch up, the Miners held the lead for much of the game. They were the ones fending off the visiting team’s rally as the clock wound down. While there are still things to work on, this was a welcome change for the team. “The one thing I noticed down the stretch is that we need to do a better job protect- ing that lead,” Doleac said. “I think we still need work on [protecting the lead], but to the kids’ credit, they were able to get it done.” Next up for the Miners is an away game at Grantsville. The Cowboys are currently the Region 10 leaders with a 2-0 record in region play, making the Miners’ quest for threestraight wins a difficult one. That said, Doleac and company don’t feel like underdogs. In fact, they’re heading into the contest confident. “I think [Grantsville] may be the strongest team in our region right now,” Doleac said. “That’ll be a big challenge for us, especially going out to their place to play. It’ll make it even more so. “It’s a great challenge, but I think we have every opportunity to win that game. There’s no reason we can’t.” Tip off between PCHS and Grantsville is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Olympics are just around the corner — the 32-year-old skier sees summer as a time to get back to serious training. “I’m not going to try and push it too soon,” Ligety said. “I’ll take that step by step as far as how it feels and what everybody is saying to do as far as the long-term approach goes. The main goal is definitely to be 100 percent in the middle of summer, so I can go train fullon down south in New Zealand and Chile. “Come the first race [of next season], I’ll be good to go and healthy again.” In the meantime, Ligety plans on staying in Park City for much of his rehab. Living just over the hill from the USSA gym, he can’t think of a much better place than his hometown to get through this difficult process. When he’s not busy working his way back to full strength, Ligety will be dedicating his down time to his company Anomaly Action Sports, which designs and manufactures athletic gear under the brands Shred Optics and Slytech Protection. “I guess it’s good that I have the business and it’s nice that it’s located in Park City now,” Ligety said. “That gives me another little thing to do with my time and kind of keep myself sane.” Ligety will need those sane moments when he’s watching the World Championships in early February, wishing that he could be out there defending his title. Even so, Ligety won’t be down for long. In the grand scheme of things, 8-12 weeks during a 13-year career is a blink of an eye. Ligety announced to his fans, family and friends on social media on Tuesday that he made the decision to undergo this surgery. At the end of the post, he used the hashtag “#illbeback.” For those who know Ligety, there’s little to no doubt he will, indeed, be back. teams split games last season, with the home team taking the win each time. White is hopeful that the experience gained from last season’s contests will aid them this time around. “We know Grantsville is tough,” White said. “We’re going to have to play probably our best game of the season to even compete with them. We feel like we’ve got at least a shot at giving them a game. “The biggest thing is we want to keep a mental edge. We have some unfinished business [at Grantsville].” Tip-off between the Miners and Grantsville is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Looking for a JoB ? Check our HELP WANTED section in CLASSIFIEDS ! |