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Show B-4 The Park Record Calendar High School Sports Park City @ Hillcrest March 6 3:30 p.m. North Summit vs. Layton Christian March 14 4:00 p.m. Boys Basketball Division 3A Championship February 24 Division 2A Championship February 24 Division 4A Tourney starts February 24 Division 5A Tourney starts February 26 TBA TBA TBA TBA Girls Basketball Division 3A Championship February 24 TBA Division 2A Championship February 24 TBA Division A Championship February 24 TBA Division 4A Tourney Quarterfinals March 1 TBA Girls Lacrosse South Summit @ Union March 6 3:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Morgan March 7 3:30 p.m. Park City vs. Highland March 8 8:30 p.m. Park City @ St. George Tourney March 9-10 TBA North Summit @ Ben Lomond March 9 3:30 p.m. South Summit @ Parowan March 9 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Rockwell March 10 3:00 p.m. Softball South Summit @ Duchesne March 6 3:30 p.m. South Summit @ Mountain View March 7 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ St. Joseph March 9 4:00 p.m. South Summit @ Millard March 9 3:00 p.m. Park City @ Skyline March 12 3:30 p.m. Track & Field TBA Boys Lacrosse Park City @ Brighton March 9 TBA Winter Sports Alpine Skiing Youth Ski League February 24 South Series February 24-25 TBA TBA Citizens Series Race #5 February 24 10:00 a.m. Wasatch Powder Keg February 25 7:30 a.m. Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) 8:00 p.m. Drop-in Sports Basketball (age 16 ) Tues/Thurs Noon-2:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Tues. 8:30-10:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Sat/Sun 8:00-10:00 a.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Mon/Wed/Fri 2:00-4:30 p.m. Pickleball (age 16 +) Sun–Friday 8:30 a.m. Noon Volleyball (age 16 +) Thurs. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Wed. 9:00-11:00 p.m. Drop-in Soccer (age 30 +) Tues 9:00-11:00 p.m. Masters Swim Tues/Thurs Noon-1:00 p.m. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Adult Basketball Thursday Saturday Adult Coed League Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Weather Hotline (cancellations) BEN RAMSEY/PARK RECORD Chris Hacon looks for a heel-hook during Wednesday’s Winter Competition at The Mine Bouldering Gym in Kimball Junction. Hacon is second in the overall men’s open standings behind Doug Ayers. Top six will compete in March bouldering finals BEN RAMSEY The Park Record 615-5432 Park City Ice Arena Gold League Sunday Climbing the standings Basin Recreation Fieldhouse Rock Wall Volleyball Ice Hockey TBA Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun (655-0999) Park City @ Alta March 7 Nordic Skiing Baseball Park City @ Snow Canyon March 10 Boys Soccer Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 24-27, 2018 6:30 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com BE A LOCAL HERO Volunteer for a local non-profit The Mine Bouldering Gym held its fourth winter competition of the season on Wednesday night, in which Chris Hacon of Salt Lake City won the men’s open division, followed by Reed Chamberlain. Hacon currently sits in second overall, behind Park City resident Doug Ayers. Both Hacon and Ayers have two full-point victories — having competed on different weeks — though Ayers has significantly fewer falls, which is used as a tie breaker. Lucy Cox and Lucy Jibson led the female youth division, while Micah Liss took first in the male youth division followed by Jonah Jibson. Stella Strader was uncontested in the women’s open division, which she now leads, and Izzy Matthewson was uncontested in the female intermediate divi- sion, though Cortney Rhodes leads with fewer falls in the overall rankings. Hacon and Chamberlain both struggled with the toughest problem — rated V8, according to Chamberlain. Hacon said it was his favorite route of the event. “The reason is the usual one,” he said. “When you’re not sure if you can do it or not and eventually you come out on top, it’s always a lot of fun, right?” The last competitions before the finals are on March 7 and 21. With international team at stake, Guardsmen compete Victors will earn a place on the All-Guard team BEN RAMSEY The Park Record On Sunday, Soldier Hollow will be crowded with cross-country skiers, though unlike a usual weekend, nearly all the athletes will represent a unit of the U.S. National Guard. That’s because Sunday marks the beginning of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships, which serve as the selection process for the National Guard’s national biathlon team, the All-Guard team. According to Shawn Robison, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Utah National Guard biathlon team, this is the first time the series will be held in Utah since the National Guard started endorsing biathlon among its enlistees in the 1970s. The four-day competition will draw teams from National Guard units across the U.S. The top 15 men’s finishers and top 5 women finishers (based on number of competitors in each gender), will become part of the All-Guard team, which will then compete against other militaries in Europe and South America. “In 2017, Utah was named the National Guard Biathlon Western Regional Hub with Vermont as the Eastern Hub and Minnesota as the Central Hub,” Robison said. “Utah was chosen because of our world-class facilities at Camp Williams and Soldier Hollow. This is Utah’s opportunity to show that we can support and run this competition to the highest standards. Once we succeed at that, we will be on a three-year rotation with Vermont and Minnesota.” The series starts with a sprint on Sunday, followed by a pursuit on Monday, a relay race on Wednesday, and a patrol race on Thursday. According to Robison, about 150 competitors from the National Guard have registered for the race, coming from the 30 states with National Guard units that have biathlon teams. Though Robison said the relationship between the mil- itary branch and the sport is strong, only a small fraction of its enlisted members compete. “It’s not for everyone,” he said. “It’s definitely one of the more challenging sports, because you go from a high level of exercise to a calm.” But, he said, for some members of the National Guard, it’s an important part of their lives. “It’s a bug you get, and if you like it, you like it, and if you don’t, you don’t,” he said. Robison said less than 1 percent of the National Guard competes in biathlon, and locally, about 25 members of the Utah National Guard participate. Regardless, he said the competition will be strong. In particular, Alaskan competitors Travis Cooper and Tadhg Nakada, former Olympians Duncan Douglas of Rhode Island and Dan Westover of Vermont, and Park City competitor Jeremy Teela will push the pace. Robison said there will be signs to guide spectators, and recommended finding a spot near the penalty loop for a close view of the action. Races start at 9 a.m. each day of the series. Triple-deke wins U.S. gold Plus a roundup of notable moments from the Olympics DENNIS WASZAK JR. Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The United States’ women’s hockey team beat Canada 3-2 on Thursday in a gold-medal game that claimed a spot among the Olympics’ most thrilling moments in recent memory. ``They should make a movie on it,’’ U.S. forward Hilary Knight said. ``We had all the drama and everything. It’s sort of a storybook ending to an incredible series of accomplishments.’’ It’s the first time the Americans won it all since 1998, when they beat the Canadians 3-1 in the first women’s hockey tournament at the Olympics. Canada had won the last four Olympic golds, including four years ago in Sochi when it rallied from a two-goal deficit to shock the Americans. This time, the U.S. bounced back from a 2-1 deficit in the third period to win in a shootout, capped by a jaw-dropping triple-deke by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson for the go-ahead goal. ``I’ve butchered it a thousand times, just ran into tires, tripped over tires just working on my hands,’’ Lamoureux-Davidson said. ``Just glad it worked out this time.’’ TAKING A CHANCE With a third of the 12 riders limping off the course with injuries, David Wise faced an all-or-nothing run after his ski bindings failed him in his two previous trips down. ``We cranked my bindings up as high as they would go,’’ Wise said. ``We’re like, `You know what, my leg’s coming off before the ski does.’’’ Everything stayed on, and he skied to victory. GISIN’S GOLD Michelle Gisin finished the Alpine combined in 2 minutes, 20.90 seconds to eclipse sil- ver-medalist Mikaela Shiffrin by 0.97 seconds. Wendy Holdener of Switzerland was 1.44 seconds back to earn the bronze. ``I tried to put my heart into that run,’’ Gisin said. ``It’s insane.’’ Lindsey Vonn made a mistake early in the slalom and didn’t finish in what was likely the final race of her Winter Games career. SLALOM SURPRISE Myhrer Hirscher skied off course in the opening run of the men’s slalom, while Henrik Kristoffersen set the fastest time. But Kristofferson couldn’t make it all the way down on the second run. That left Myhrer at the top of the podium. ``To be able to do this after the season they have had,’’ Myhrer said of Hirscher and Kristoffersen, ``is, of course, amazing for me.’’ Ramon Zenhaeusern of Switzerland won the silver, 0.34 seconds behind Myhrer. Michael Matt of Austria took bronze. |