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Show B-4 Calendar High School Sports Baseball South Summit @ Morgan April 11 3:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Timpanogos April 12 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Duchesne April 13 3:30 p.m. South Summit vs. Morgan April 13 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Timpanogos April 13 3:30 p.m. Park City vs. Morgan April 16 3:30 p.m. North Summit vs. Rowland Hall April 16 3:30 p.m. Park City vs. Juan Diego April 17 3:30 p.m. South Summit @ Judge Memorial April 17 3:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Skyridge April 17 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Juan Diego April 18 3:30 p.m. South Summit vs. Judge Memorial April 18 3:30 p.m. Park City vs. Juan Diego April 20 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Monticello April 20 5:30 p.m. South Summit @ Judge Memorial April 20 3:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Skyridge April 20 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Bonneville April 24 3:30 p.m. North Summit vs. North Sevier April 24 3:30 p.m. South Summit @ Grantsville April 24 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Springville April 24 3:30 p.m Softball North Summit vs. Rowland Hall April 16 4:00 p.m. Park City vs. Tooele April 17 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Utah Military April 17 4:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Grantsville April 17 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Morgan April 18 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Union April 18 3:30 p.m. Park City vs. Bonneville April 19 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Skyridge April 19 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Ben Lomond April 20 3:30 p.m. South Summit vs. Sky View April 20 3:30 p.m. North Summit vs. Utah Military April 24 4:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Morgan April 24 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Timpanogos April 24 3:30 p.m. Boys Soccer South Summit vs. Grantsville April 17 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Springville April 17 4:00 p.m. Park City vs. Tooele The Park Record April 18 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Utah Military April 18 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Ogden April 20 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Intmtn Christian April 20 4:30 p.m. South Summit @ Summit Acad. April 20 3:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Maple Mountain April 20 4:00 p.m. North Summit @ St. Joseph April 23 3:30 p.m. South Summit vs. Morgan April 24 3:30 p.m. Wasatch vs. Provo April 24 4:00 p.m. Track & Field Park City @ Ben Lomond April 18 3:00 p.m. Park City @ Stansbury April 21 9:00 a.m. Park City @ Davis April 28 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Park City @ Rowland Hall April 16 4:00 p.m. Park City @ Tooele April 17 3:00 p.m. Park City @ Ogden April 24 3:00 p.m. Park City @ Bingham April 26 3:30 p.m. Girls Lacrosse Park City vs. Lone Peak April 17 Park City @ Corner Canyon April 20 Park City vs. Herriman April 24 Park City @ Viewmont April 26 TBA TBA TBA TBA Park City vs. Corner Canyon April 17 Park City vs. Bountiful April 19 Park City vs. Coronado, NV April 21 Park City vs. Palo Verde, NV April 22 Park City vs. Olympus April 24 Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 Park City Ice Arena Ice Hockey 615-5707 Gold League Sunday Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse (655-0999) 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) Boys Lacrosse TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Adult Basketball Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball Thursday Rock Wall Saturday 7:00-9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Girls Golf Park City @ Tooele April 19 10:00 a.m. Park City @ Juan Diego April 25 1:00 p.m. Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) Soccer 7v7 Coed League Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 14-17, 2018 To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Park City High School’s Jackson Ehlers, left, fights for possession of the puck with Murray High School’s Daxton Nielson (97) last season. Ehlers was part of a core group of Park City players, joined by athletes from the surrounding area, that made a deep run into the Tier II national championships. With the addition of new players, the team had build chemistry early in the season. Continued from B-1 Second at Tier II nationals served as another galvanizing experience for the Ice Miners, who were beaten badly in several games against teams from Chicago, Illinois, and Canada which were above the Ice Miners’ USA Hockey population division, which is arranged in a similar way to the UHSAA’s statewide classifications. “We always try and play above our level a bit,” Pedersen said. “If we just ended up playing the Eagles, I don’t think we would have done so well at nationals.” Pederson said the team improved greatly after the Minneapolis trip. “Personally, I saw the puck better; I started stopping more shots,” he said. “By the end of the season our vision improved a lot; we started seeing each other on the ice better; we started finding the back of the net way easier, which is always good.” In February, over President’s Day weekend, the Miners won the California State Games – an Olympics-style tournament in San Diego, then set their sights on the national championship tournament in Wayne. To get there, the team had to beat the Eagles in a best-ofthree series. “They were pretty hotly contested,” Adamek said of the games. “We played them five times throughout the year in exhibition games and we won four times out of five. We were definitely the favorite. But we won the first game 2-1, second game 3-1.” That left only the national championship tournament. The Ice Miners took advantage of the opportunity in Wayne, dismantling the Bozeman Icedogs, of Montana, By the end of the season our vision improved a lot; we started seeing each other on the ice better; we started finding the back of the net way easier, which is always good.” Andrew Pedersen goalkeeper 7-1. The team then ground out a 4-3 win over the Las Vegas Jr. Golden Knights on April 6. The next day, the Miners beat the Charleston Jr. Rays, of South Carolina, 3-1. “After that game we moved on to the Delaware Ducks, who also pulls kids from Philadelphia,” Pedersen said, adding that the Miners were predicted to lose that game by a large margin. “We played our best game of the year to beat them 3-0,” Pedersen said. That put the team in the finals against Team South Dakota, and in doing so pushed the Ice Miners into uncharted territory. According to club officials, never before had a Tier II Utah team pushed into national championship finals (though they have at both higher and lower divisions). Unfortunately for the Miners, winning the tournament would remain a goal for another season. “I thought we played really well in the first period,” Willis said. “In the second it stayed 1-1, then within a minute they scored 2 goals, so it was 3-1 at the end of the second. But everyone stuck together, no one was on each other’s nerves. The third period was really hard.” Team South Dakota went on to score four more goals in the third period, ending the game 8-1, which was tough for the Miners to accept. “There was some disappointment,” Adamek said. “Toward the end, we knew it was over. The last five minutes we talked about playing for each other. Obviously there was some emotion in the locker room. But we talked it out, and I think everyone understood we did something special.” Pederson said to go so far in the national championships was “a surreal feeling.” “If you told me seven months ago we would be playing in the national championship game, I wouldn’t believe you,” he said. “I’m proud of my team, proud of my boys. … It was a hell of a season, I wouldn’t trade it for any other season.” Continued from B-3 Miners leading the region got a couple (runs) early and that was the difference in the game.” Hudgens had pitched an earned run average of 1.80 in 22 innings before Wednesday’s game, while the team has an overall ERA of 2.5. The Miners’ defensive prowess is backed up by a run differential of 85 scored, 15 allowed in Region 11 games. But the Miners’ success in the region may not necessarily translate to success in the Class 4A state championship. The Miners are 12-4 overall, with losses to: Highland, 0-3 in Class 5A’s Region 6, Grantsville, No. 1 in 3A’s Region 13, Pine View, which the Miners lost to 8-3 on March 9 and is No. 3 in 4A’s Region 9 behind Dixie (5-0, 18-2), and Snow Canyon (6-0, 18-1). But Feasler said the team is getting adequate experience in its region. He said the series against Stansbury and an upcoming series against Juan Diego Catholic High School – currently just behind PCHS in Region 11, with a record of 8-0, 10-4 -- are enough to keep the Miners sharp for the postseason. At the start of the season, the team set a goal of winning region, though to achieve both that and success at the state TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School’s Zack Blaszak, left, keeps his eyes on home plate, leading off of second base during the game against Tooele High School Wednesday afternoon. The win brought the Miners’ record to 9-0 in region, 12-4 overall, after struggling in games against larger schools early in the season. championship, the team is focusing on the present moment. “We’re 9-0 right now, so we just have to win 9 more,” Gross said. “It’s never really on our minds that far in the future. It’s more like ‘This is how we’re going to win Juan Diego’ or ‘This is how we’re going to win Stansbury.’” The Miners will play Juan Diego Catholic High School at Park City High School on April 17, away on April 18, then at home again on April 20 at 3:30 p.m., which will be accompanied by a free tailgate party. Senior pitcher and team leader David Feasler will take the mound. |