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Show B-4 The Park Record Calendar High School Sports Football Park City @ Stansbury September 28 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Millard September 28 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Delta September 28 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Springville September 28 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Ogden October 5 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Am. Leadership October 5 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Millard October 5 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Maple Mountain October 5 7:00 p.m. Girls Soccer Park City vs. Bonneville September 26 3:30 p.m. South Summit @ Summit Acad. September 27 3:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Springville September 27 4:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Utah Military September 28 6:00 p.m. Park City @ Juan Diego October 1 3:30 p.m. North Summit vs. St. Joseph October 2 4:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Judge Memorial October 2 4:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Maple Mountain October 2 4:00 p.m. Park City vs. Ogden October 3 3:30 p.m. North Summit @ Waterford October 4 4:00 p.m. North Summit @ Layton Christian October 4 6:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Judge Memorial October 4 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Skyridge October 4 6:30 p.m. Boys Golf State Tourney October 1-2 3:30 p.m. State Tourney September 27 & 29 TBA Cross Country Park City Invite September 28 3:30 p.m. Mountain Bike Racing Park City @ Soldier Hollow September 29 8:00 a.m. Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) Kickball 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00-9:00 p.m. Volleyball Park City @ Stansbury September 27 6:00 p.m. North Summit vs. Utah Military September 27 6:00 p.m. Park City vs. Tooele October 2 6:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Summit Acad. October 2 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Timpanogos October 2 6:15 p.m. Park City @ Juan Diego October 4 6:00 p.m. Speed Skating Training Wednesday 6:30-7:45 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse Drop-in Sports Basketball (age 16 +) Tues. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Basketball (age 16 +) Tues/Thurs Noon-2:00 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 +) Mon/Wed/Fri Noon -1:30 p.m. Soccer (age 16 +) Wed. 8:00-10:00 p.m. Soccer (age 30 +) Tues 8:00-10:00 p.m. Masters Swim Tues/Thurs Noon-1:00 p.m. South Summit Aquatics & Fitness Center (783-2423) Flag Football Coed League Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (655-0999) Girls Tennis Comp Division Wednesday Rec Division Wednesday Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun Adult Men’s Softball Thursday Rock Wall Weather Hotline (cancellations) Saturday 6:30-10:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m Park City Ice Arena Gold League Sunday Mormon church ditches the Boy Scouts, not the outdoors Faith breaks from Scouts over issues of inclusion BY BRADY MCCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church’s new youth program, which will roll out in 2020 when it cuts all ties with Boy Scouts of America, will still include outdoor and adventure activities even as the initiative becomes more gospel-focused, the faith confirmed Friday. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided a few more details about the initiative in a news release that said a full and detailed description will come later because different aspects of the program are still being tested. The Utah-based faith announced in May it was leaving the Boy Scouts of America at the end of next year in a move that ends a nearly century-old relationship between two or- ganizations that were originally brought together by shared values but diverged in recent years. Amid declining membership, Boy Scouts of America recently opened its arms to openly gay youth members and adult volunteers as well as girls and transgender boys. The Mormon faith, which has long been the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, has clung to its opposition of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The church has also seen significant expansion in countries outside the U.S. where Boy Scouts wasn’t offered and said it wanted to create its own uniform youth program it could use around the world and tailor specifically to its gospel. More than half of the church’s 16 million members live outside the U.S. and Canada. The news release reiterates that the faith’s program will be similar to Scouting with an emphasis on outdoors, service work and character building. It won’t have a ranking system like the one culminating in an Eagle Scout recognition that many generations of Mormons strived to achieve as a life milestone. It will be for boys and girls. “Camps and other outdoor activities have always been and will continue to be a prominent part of gospel learning, building relationships, and strengthening faith in Jesus Christ,” the release said. “Leaders, youth, and parents will be empowered to identify and provide outdoor activities that invite spiritual experiences and meet the unique needs of their children, young women, and young men.” For now, the faith is referring to the program as its new “children and youth development initiative.” The May announcement that it was unhitching from Boy Scouts didn’t come as a major surprise. The faith removed 185,000 boys between the ages of 14 and 18 last year, signaling that an end to the long-time alliance was near. The remaining 425,000 boys will end Scouts at the end of 2019. Pickleball Open Gym 615-5432 Ice Hockey Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 26-28, 2018 615-5707 6:30 p.m. To include an upcoming sports event in the calendar, please send an email to Joe Lair at scoreboard@parkrecord.com Searching for new things to do? Continued from B-1 Nyman returns to the slopes “I need to weigh the options, but it’s a possibility I just skip it,” Nyman said. Whether he fulfills his promise to fans, then, remains in question. He has already returned to the snow, but as far as competing at Garmisch and a return to skiing’s top 10, fans, like Nyman himself, will just have to wait. Nyman gets the impression – from colleagues and doctors – that he’ll return to full strength after Continued from B-3 You don’t have to work this hard. Check out the calendar in Scene for local music, events and more! SafeSport bolstered with funds of which comes from the U.S. Olympic Committee. The SafeSport Center now has 24 full-time employees with plans to reach 50 by next fall. It has come under criticism for not processing cases quickly enough. CEO Shellie Pfohl said funding remains an issue, and also says the center has faced challenges in hiring investigators with backgrounds in looking into sex-abuse cases. “It’s taking us a little extra time to find the right people with the right skillsets,” she said. When the SafeSport Center opened in March 2017, it received 20 to 30 calls a month. Since the onset of the #MeToo movement and the gymnastics assault case involving Larry Nassar, that has increased to about 20 to 30 calls per week. At a Congressional hearing earlier this year, USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey said his federation contributed only $43,000 to the center but could provide more resources. Under Continued from B-1 Sports briefs SOLDIER HOLLOW SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Soldier Hollow and USA Nordic are seeking volunteers to help run the 2019 BMW Biathlon World Cup, coming to Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway from Feb. 14 to 17, 2019. The event is spread over four days of competitions and will include approximately 28 nations and 180 athletes. Volunteer PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO From left: Steven Nyman, NASCAR crew chief Cole Pearn and NASCAR driver Martin Truex, Jr. warm up on spin bikes at the Center of Excellence at the Olympic Ski and Snowboard crossover event in June of last year. At that time, Nyman was five months into his recovery from a knee injury. a year. From the time of his injury, it’s 55 weeks until the World Championships. the new formula, the 11 largest NGBs will give .25 percent of their revenue, with a cap of $90,000. “It was definitely the feeling of the NGBs that they should play a larger role in supporting the center,” NGB Council chair Max Cobb said. The SafeSport Center has also applied for a $2.5 million government grant and expects to find out whether it receives that by the end of the month. partments at individual NGBs and the USOC. “In a lot of cases, we heard athletes didn’t feel we had their back,” said Susanne Lyons, who served as interim CEO and will become USOC chair next year. “This way, it will be (one) call and we can send athletes to the right place.” In a lot of cases, we heard athletes didn’t feel we had their back,” Susanne Lyons Incoming USOC chair Sex abuse in Olympic sports has been a front-and-center topic at this week’s U.S. Olympic Assembly, where Sarah Hirshland delivered her first remarks as the CEO, and set the stage for what she says will be a more athlete-focused organization. Among her first big initiatives will be to centralize the sprawling category of “athlete services” – everything from funding to training to reporting abuse cases – into one place for athletes, instead of having them sprawl across de- positions include: race headquarters and competition office staff; course marshall; medical team; range crew; start/finish control officers; stadium staff; car driver; welcoming/parking credential officials. Visit UtahOlympicLegacy. org for more information or contact event volunteer coordinator Jennifer McCulloch at jmcculloch@ uolf.org or (435) 658-9120. PC MARC OFFERS KARATE World-champion sensei Nikki Ikeda is offering Shotokan karate classes for a variety of skill levels, for both youth and adult practitioners. The next session began on Sept. 24. Days, times, and fees vary per class. Visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 435-615-5401 for more details. In other Olympic news Friday: –The USOC board voted to pay equal medal bonuses to Paralympians as it has been paying to Olympians, a move that will be made retroactively to the Pyeongchang Olympics. Athletes receive $37,500 for gold medals, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze. U.S. Paralympians won 36 medals in South Korea and will take in more than $1.2 million in bonuses. –Lyons said the independent report detailing the way the USOC handled sex-abuse allegations is being delayed because investigators are having trouble getting information from victims. –Chairman Larry Probst said the USOC’s “litigation strategy has not changed,” in regards to the federation’s attempt to be removed as a defendant in a number of lawsuits stemming from the Nassar case. Lyons took heavy criticism at a Congressional hearing after the USOC filed the motions. PARK CITY SOCCER FALL DEVELOPMENT Park City Soccer Club is offering girls- and boys-specific Futures Programs for players aged 6 to 9. The programs, led by professional coaches, are focused on teaching soccer in a fun environment, facilitating a love for the game and promoting the development of basic skills. There is an eight-week program starting Oct. 5. Players can join at any time during a session and the program is scheduled, when possible, to complement fall rec league soccer, allowing players to do both. For more information, visit www.parkcitysoccer.org or contact Youth Program Director Matt Terwillegar at mattpc94@ gmail.com. |