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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports PCHS MOUNTAIN BIKING TAKES FIFTH This weekend the Park City High School mountain biking team took fifth overall in Moab in its fourth race of the season, a press release from racer Anna Castro stated. Castro said Park City competed with 29 racers among a field of more than 700 in Friday’s Northern Division race. Jenae Rasmussen placed third for varsity girls after a hard fought battle to close the gap between her and the girls varsity leader, Megan Kitchens. Coming in behind Rasmussen for the Miners were Grace Jencks, who finished 10th, followed by Anna Castro in 14th, and Natalie Fink in 16th. For the varsity boys, Thomas Fendler finished 22nd for Park City, and Aidan Rasmussen in 27th. The Park City mountain bike team’s last race will be the high school championships in Cedar City on Nov. 3-4 HALLOWEEN YOGA GLOW AND HIGH FITNESS Basin Recreation will offer Halloween Yoga Glow and High Fitness classes at the Fieldhouse’s studio A on Oct. 28. Yoga Glow runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. & HIGH Fitness from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Yogis are encouraged to dress up for a spooky morning under black lights. Drop-ins cost $5, but the class is free for those in full costumes. PC TENNIS BARTENDERS CUP The 39th Annual Bartenders Cup will be held Friday evening, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, at the PC MARC. The four-team tennis competition consists of a random team selection based on player level. The $45 fee includes a barbecue dinner on Friday, prizes, a hat, and more. For more info and to register by Nov. 1, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5400. Please see Sports briefs, B-4 MEET THE MEN WHO DRIVE THE ZAMBONI , B-2 www.parkrecord.com B-1 WED/THURS/FRI, OCTOBER 25-27, 2017 After 30 years on the team, a rugby veteran plays last competitive match Robert Lopez, ‘the ageless wonder’ hangs up his rugby cleats BY BEN RAMSEY The Park Record On Saturday, Robert Lopez prepared for his last competitive rugby game with Park City Haggis. After playing with the Division II men’s team (the top division in Utah) for the last three decades, and with major surgery looming, he said, it’s time to hang up his boots. Jason Hoke, president of Haggis, said Lopez has been “a mainstay of the team.” “He’s just been around to help with whatever for years,” Hoke said. “I think he’s been president, he’s been captain. He’s been everything under the sun.” Lopez got his start at 15 when he played with Highland High School — a rugby juggernaut. Though his father played soccer, Lopez said he felt the pull of the school’s rugby tradition, and once he tried contact sports, he couldn’t go back to soccer. He took a break from Rugby to play football with a junior college, but returned to rugby after pressure to use steroids dissuaded him from the gridiron. He joined Salt Lake Rugby, where, because the sport was still esoteric in the U.S., he found he could create a real impact on the teams he played with. Back then, Haggis and Park City Muckers were two separate teams, with Haggis having many players Lopez BEN RAMSEY/PARK RECORD Robert Lopez of Park City Haggis rugby team, center, congratulates the Denver Harlequins after their game on Saturday. It was Lopez’s last Division II game with a team he has spent three decades with. Those close to Lopez describe him as a model rugby player who exhibits the necessary consistency to lead the team. He helped the team win its sole Division II national championship in 2005. looked up to. One day after a game in which Salt Lake Rugby beat Haggis, the team asked him to come play for them. “It was kind of an honor to think I was actually formidable enough to come play with them,” he said. “So I came up here, and, in fact, I scored my first try up in those posts right here at SHOOT TO RSL GENERAL MANAGER HITS THE ICE, B-3 Park City. That was memorable, and I fell in love with Haggis.” He became seriously involved with the team, and after it merged with Park City, he helped the squad win the men’s rugby Division II national championship and served as a major financial sponsor along the way. Now, Lopez said he is playing with the kids of those he played with decades ago. “One of these guys came up to me after practice and said, ‘You played with my uncle,’” he said. For example, Lopez currently plays ECHO UTAH’S LARGEST TREE FARM TREE RANCH THRILL! 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