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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.104 Twitter: @ParkRecSports PARK CITY HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB There will be an informational meeting April 23, from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at the National Ability Center for all new riders and parents interested in joining the Park City High School Mountain Bike Club. The club provides cross-country mountain bike riding and racing through the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). The team is open to fall semester seventh-through-twelfth grade students. GOLF GROUP HOSTS ANNUAL SOCIAL The Park City Women’s Golf Association 18 Hole Group will hold their annual opening social on April 30 at 5 p.m. at a local private residence. All interested lady golfers are welcome to attend. Annual membership dues are $40 and there is a $20 cost to attend the social. Play is held weekly on Tuesday mornings from May to September. Utah Golf Association fees are not included and UGA membership is required to play. Club membership forms are available in the Park City Municipal golf course pro shop and at the social. Call 559-905-2230 or email mmcnair1@comcast.net for detailed information. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL Basin Recreation’s Little League Baseball Program, for kids between the age of 6 and 14, will run from April 23 to June 8. Games will be played at Ecker Hill, Treasure Mountain, Park City High School softball field and Trailside Elementary for more information visit: www.basinrecreation.org or call 435-655-0999. Tryouts will be held the week of April 16. Please see Sports briefs, B-2 LOCAL VOICE CALLED TO NEW PRO LEAGUE, B-2 www.parkrecord.com MINERS BASEBALL MAKES REGION INROADS, B-3 B-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, APRIL 14-17, 2018 Ice Miners hockey skates into new territory 16U team takes second in USA Hockey’s Tier II national tournament BEN RAMSEY The Park Record On April 9, most of the players from the Park City Ice Miners 16U hockey team returned home from Wayne, New Jersey, and the Tier II USA Hockey National Championships. They were tired, having played five games in five days, and ultimately had been defeated in the championship game by Team South Dakota, but it was a historic season for the club. The team had pushed farther into the national championship tournament than they ever had before. “I knew at their first practice of the year they were going to be good, I didn’t know how good,” said Mike Adamek, coach of the 16U team. The team, possessing a core of Park City players, had seen an influx of talented Salt Lakers. “We knew we had something special; I think we knew it after tryouts,” goalkeeper Andrew Pedersen said. “I feel like we all had that feeling we could go far.” But teasing out just how far the Utah State Amateur Hockey Association team could go would take most of the season, especially because at the Tier II level the club had only one in-state competitor, the Davis County Eagles, based out of Bountiful. This meant the team spent most of its season traveling and hosting tournaments. According to Pedersen, the team started its season with a tough loss in the finals of a tournament in Arizona. “But I feel we really gelled after that loss,” he said. His teammate, right winger Sam Willis, said the Miners’ raw talent was undeniable, but they had to build PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Andrew Pedersen, left, playing in goal for the Park City High School Ice Miners last season. Pedersen and the 16U travel team reached farther into the national tournament than the team ever has. chemistry, and the early-season losses served as a catalyst to bring the team together. In November, the Ice Miners hosted their first home tournament – the High Mountain Shootout – and defeated the Utah High School Activities Association’s High School All Star Team in the championship game. After that, the team traveled to Minneapolis, where it played against much larger schools. The tournament COURTESY OF YVETTE CONNELY/PARK CITY ICE MINERS Please see Second, B-4 A poster depicting the Park City Ice Miners 16U team after taking second in USA Hockey’s Tier II national championship tournament. Landings Don’t Always Go As Planned And when they don’t, our physical rehabilitation specialists at Park City Hospital work as a team to provide optimal healing. At The Concussion Clinic at Park City Hospital, our therapists work in an integrated way with physicians, neuropsychologists, athletic trainers, and other professionals to offer recovery services for athletes and others who sustain mild traumatic brain injuries during sport, motor vehicle accidents, or any other event. 900 Round Valley Drive, Park City | 435.658.7350 | ParkCityHospital.org |