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Show B-4 The Park Record Calendar High School Sports Boys Basketball Wasatch vs. Kearns December 26 7:00 p.m. Park City vs. Skyline December 27 11:30 a.m. North Summit vs. Morgan December 28 7:00 p.m. Park City @ Autism Tourney December 28-29 TBA Park City vs. Ben Lomond January 4 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Waterford January 4 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Am. Heritage January 4 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Payson January 4 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Duchesne January 8 7:00 p.m. South Summit vs. Grantsville January 9 7:00 p.m. Girls Basketball South Summit @ Duchesne December 28 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Bountiful December 28 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Uintah December 29 4:30 p.m. Wasatch @ Payson January 2 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Morgan January 3 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Riverton Tourney December 28-29 TBA Park City vs. Ben Lomond January 4 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Tintic January 4 7:00 p.m. Wasatch vs. Springville January 4 7:00 p.m. North Summit @ Duchesne January 8 7:00 p.m. South Summit @ Grantsville January 8 7:00 p.m. Wasatch @ Timpanogos January 8 7:00 p.m. Ice Hockey Park City vs. Viewmont January 2 6:30 p.m. Park City vs. SL Stars January 9 6:30 p.m. Park City vs. Farmington January 16 6:30 p.m. Park City vs. Sky Canyon January 23 6:30 p.m. Swimming Park City @ Bear River January 9 3:00 p.m. Park City vs. Skyline January 16 3:30 p.m. Division 11 Championships January 26 9:00 a.m. Wrestling Park City @ Ben Lomond January 5 3:30 p.m. Park City @ Tooele Tourney January 11-12 TBA Park City vs. Ogden January 17 4:30 p.m. Park City @ Mt. View Tourney January 18-19 TBA Park City @ Bonneville January 24 3:30 p.m. TBA Nordic Skiing Youth/Jr. Trials December 28-31 TBA Wasatch Citizens Series #2 January 5 10:00 a.m. Skeleton TBA Recreation Sports Park City Recreation Services (615-5401) Basketball Adult League Thursday 615-5707 Gold League Sunday Silver League Wed/Thurs/Sun 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Speed Skating Training Wednesday 6:30-7:45 p.m. Basin Recreation Fieldhouse 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) 6:00-9:00 p.m. Adult Basketball Thursday Volleyball Comp Division Wednesday Rec Division Wednesday Ice Hockey Drop-in Sports Alpine Skiing Intercontinental Cup January 18-19 Park City Ice Arena (655-0999) Winter Sports Intermountain Cup Snowbird Qualifier January 11-13 6:00-9:00 p.m. 6:00-9:00 p.m. Rock Wall Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Pickleball Open Gym Wed. – Fri 4:00 – 6:00 p.m Weather Hotline (cancellations) 615-5432 Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 26-28, 2018 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? You don’t have to work this hard. Check out the calendar in Scene for local music, events and more! COURTESY OF NATHAN RAFFERTY Nathan Rafferty leaves a checkpoint in Morocco during the Africa Eco Race, which follows part of the original path of the Dakar Rally. Rafferty, 47, was the first American to complete the Eco Race. Continued from B-1 Racing in the Dakar Rally However, the Dakar Rally remains the sport’s marquee event, the jewel in any rally racer’s crown. “I was really excited and proud of that achievement,” Rafferty said of his sixth-place finish. “I don’t have that same expectation going to Peru. The level of competition is much greater.” Rafferty said he considers simply crossing the finish line a win, but he hopes to place in the top 50. Above that, his chances narrow. He described the top-30 as “full-time, professional, millionaire motorcycle racers.” “While I am technically in the same race, I can’t say I’m really racing them,” he said. “I am toward the faster of the slow guys; I have a day job.” Racing motor bikes through the dunes requires both driving and navigational skills. Before the start of each leg, drivers are given a navigation scroll which lists mile markers and directions, as well as important landmarks and obstacles. “There are no arrows, no flags, no nothing but sand dunes and camels,” Rafferty said of his experience in the Eco Race. “It’s a blast. It’s kind of a race to see who gets lost the least.” There will be one 15-minute break each day when Rafferty and other racers reach a checkpoint where the competitors can refuel and refill their water bottles. The rest of the checkpoints are digital, marked only as data in a mandatory onboard computer that ensures no one cheats. A typical day on the dunes will run from morning to eve- Continued from B-2 Building the legacy illustrated by athlete housing development at the Utah Olympic Park. Continued from B-1 Sports briefs COURTESY OF NATHAN RAFFERTY Rafferty, pictured competing in the Africa Eco Race in June, will use his Dakar Rally race to raise funds for the High Five Foundation. ning, including a drive back to the ever-shifting race headquarters, called the bivouac, where pit crews work on vehicles, the media and race staff live, and drivers sleep and prepare for the next day’s leg. Over a typical 500-km. day, Rafferty said perhaps 300 km. is racing, while getting to the race start and the night’s bivouac can account for another 200 km. When the race clock is ticking, Rafferty and other competitors will reach top speeds of just shy of 100 mph. But most of the time, Rafferty said, they will stay closer to the 50-70 mph range. “There were days in Africa when I was in sixth gear all day for five hours,” he said. “Those are the days that actually kind of scare me.” The directions, called a road book, offer warnings about terrain, but it’s always possible that the landscape has changed between when the book was written and the race began, and the landscape could have variables such as wandering livestock or wildlife. But the hardest part about long rally races, Rafferty said, is staying focused. He doesn’t listen to music, he just tries to pay attention to the landscape and the road book. As for motivation, he said while the top racers have sponsorships and factory teams that pay for their performances, Rafferty is just doing it to see if he can. He paid for his own place in the race, and is so unconcerned about winning that he doesn’t know what the prizes are. “For me, it’s just one of those things – whether you’re riding the Point 2 Point on the mountain bike or running a marathon, or doing whatever, it’s just to see what your body is capable of,” he said. He’s also using his competition to raise money for the High Fives Foundation – a nonprofit that provides medical assistance to people who have been injured in extreme sports accidents. Rafferty said the organization helped a friend after a bad ski accident, and said he felt he should give back (his campaign is online at go.rallyup.com/Dakar). He has already raised $16,000 toward his goal of $20,000. Rafferty said he is confident he will hit his fundraising goal, and though he’s nervous about injuring himself before starting the Dakar Rally, he said he won’t shy away from his other passions. “I think you only get hurt when you change your normal pace of play,” he said. “I would be lying if I said it wasn’t in the back of my mind a little bit, but I’ve been out skiing a bunch and it’s too fun to throttle back.” “We have essentially financed the construction of that facility because of our commitment to create a greater amount of services for athletes to take advantage of while they are in Utah,” he said, adding that the next “evolution” in the UOLF would focus on adding “facilities and services that round out the support to athletes and training.” As for additional future improvements to accommodate an Olympics, should Salt Lake City win the 2030 race, those decisions will be made jointly between the UOLF and the USOC. “Now that we are a known entity that will be partnering with the USOC, we will work together to figure out the process and the timing,” he said. “Right now we have to be patient and be in a little bit of a holding pattern until the steps become more obvious.” tals in an encouraging and fun atmosphere. Each session will include 30 minutes of practice and 30 minutes of game time. The season runs from Jan. 7 to Feb. 13. Information concerning age group days and times can be found at basinrecreation.org. Call 435-649-6670 for more information. SKELETON INTERCONTINENTAL CUP TUNA SUPER QUALIFIER From January 17-19, Soldier Hollow will host more than 700 youth cross country skiers from all over the West, ages 6 to 20 for the Junior Super Nationals Qualifier. Check-in and training starts on Thursday. Racing will begin with a skate sprint on Friday and will finish on Saturday with a classic mass start. Racing will start at 9 a.m. on both days. LITTLE FOOT SOCCER Basin Recreation is hosting Little Foot Soccer for young soccer players. The program is open to boys and girls, in preschool (must be 4 years old) through second grade. Programming centers on teaching game fundamen- The Utah Olympic Park will host International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation skeleton races on Jan. 18-19. The races are free and open to the public and will host some of the most competitive youth sliders in the world. Competitions are scheduled to start at noon, though the schedule may be subject to change. DISCOUNTED SILVER MOUNTAIN MEMBERSHIPS Silver Mountain Sports Club is now offering temporary winter memberships at a discounted rate. Winter memberships run through April 15. Sign up is available at both locations on Gold Dust Lane in Prospector or Ute Boulevard in Kimball Junction. 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. The event is spread over four days of competitions and will include approximately 28 nations and 180 athletes. Volunteer positions include: race headquarters and competition office staff; course marshal; medical team; range crew; start/finish control officers; stadium staff; car drivers; 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. BOULDERING CLINIC The PC MARC is hosting bouldering clinics each Tuesday, from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. running through the winter. The clinics are free, with drop-ins encouraged. Climbing shoes are available for rent. |