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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports PC RECREATION’S SPRING SOCCER PROGRAMS MINERS SOCCER GRINDS OUT A BIG WIN, B-2 B-1 GIRLS RELAY TEAMS HEAD TO SOCAL, B-3 www.parkrecord.com SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, APRIL 7-10, 2018 Local player hopes new pro rugby league will ‘awaken sleeping giant’ Spring is for soccer! PC Recreation offers Start Smart and Match Mix Up programs for kids to develop their skills in a fun environment. Start Smart Soccer, for ages three to 5, is a parent/child program and is held April 21st to May 19th on Saturdays. Match Mix Up, for ages 11-15 of all abilities, offers skill development and team play from April 25th to May 30th on Wednesdays. For more info and to register, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 615-5401. BASIN RECREATION SUMMER CAMP Registration for Basin Recreation’s summer camps was set to open Sunday, offering programming ranging from a single day up to the whole summer and featuring a range of different activities. The most popular camps are H20 adventure, tennis, and mountain biking. Space is limited. To sign up, visit basinrecreation.org or call 655-0999. For more information, email Angie at agreenburg@basinrecreation.org. SPRING BREAK CAMP Basin Recreation is hosting its Spring Break Camp from Monday, April 9, through Thursday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Camp programming includes games, arts and crafts, and swimming. Bring a swimsuit, towel, lunch and snacks. The cost is $40 per day or $130 for all four days. Camp is limited to 50 participants. Register online at: https://www.basinrecreation.org/recreation/youth-recreation/camps/. Or email Angie at agreenburg@basinrecreation.org with questions. For more sports briefs please visit www.parkrecord.com/sports TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD John Cullen, far left, player-coach for Park City’s Haggis rugby club, cheers on the sideline of Haggis’ matchup against the Denver Highlanders in a Rocky Mountain Rugby matchup Saturday, March 24, at Matt Knoop Memorial Park. Cullen, who is recovering from injury, is on the roster of the Utah Warriors Major League Rugby club. Cautious optimism as new league draws thousands in Salt Lake BEN RAMSEY The Park Record For the last five years, John Cullen has played for Haggis, the Park City- based rugby club team. In January, he and a handful of Haggis players got the opportunity to try out with the Utah Warriors, Salt Lake’s team in the newly-formed Major League Rugby organization, which started its inaugural season on March 30. For Cullen and the rest of the Warriors, it’s a chance at being professional athletes, but the nascent league is only the latest attempt to bring rugby to the American public and joining the venture comes with certain questions. At 3 p.m. on a recent Saturday, Matt Knoop Memorial Park was ringed by a 3-foot tall snowbank, which had been pushed off the field to allow play. The snow still held the little rubber nibs, which act as soil for the turf surface, embedded in it, giving the snow the look of a heap of lackluster chocolate chip ice cream. In one corner, the snowbank also served as a open-air refrigerator for nine cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon, some of which had been stripped from their boxes and lay in the snow as if sunning themselves, waiting for the game between Park City Haggis and the Highlanders to finish. Nearby, a handful of men were hanging out watching the game at one of the park benches. The scene -- the beer, the sparse crowds, the park field -- was a microcosm of club rugby, and it’s been a bePlease see Sleeping giant, B-4 Restaurant You run the show. So put your health on the right track with an Executive Health Exam. dining in a mountain town EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLES ARE CHANGING, AND NOT FOR THE BETTER. Today, there’s more pressure and fewer resources. Increased demands on time equal decreased exercise. Sleep is sacrificed. You don’t have the time to be sick. You need an efficient way to better manage your health. THAT’S WHY AN EXECUTIVE HEALTH EXAM IS ESSENTIAL — TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS. An Executive Health Exam at Park City Hospital’s LiVe Well Center protects a company’s top talent by supporting the long-term wellness and productivity of its key players. This in-depth, seven-hour exam provides an up-close look at your health, discovers potential health problems, identifies medical risks and provides expert insight into helping you live the healthiest life possible. Call today to learn more about the Executive Health Exam and how our services can help you live the healthiest life possible: CALL: 435-333-3535 LiVeWellCenter.org/PC 900 Round Valley Drive • Park City • UT • 84060 435-333-3535 • www.LiVeWellCenter.org/ParkCity Reveal SPOTLIGHTING RESTAURANTS IN PARK CITY & SUMMIT COUNTY EVERY WEDNESDAY C-5 |