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Show SPORTS The Park Record. Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15704 Twitter: @ParkRecSports PCHS GETS NEW REGION, PLAYOFF FORMAT, B-2 www.parkrecord.com MORE REBUILDING FOR GIRLS BASKETBALL, B-3 B-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, FEBRUARY 23-26, 2019 At season’s end, icing but no cake YOUTH SPORTS ALLIANCE SCHOLARSHIPS The Youth Sports Alliance is accepting scholarship applications for spring/ summer training and post-season competitions through Feb. 28. Athletes in good standing and enrolled in a YSA winter sports program are eligible to apply for financial assistance if unable to train and compete without the help of outside funding. Athletes must demonstrate a commitment to their sport(s), receive a nomination from coach or program director, and show financial need. For more information go to YSAparkcity.org. WINTER II YOUTH TENNIS Registration for Winter II Youth Tennis Programs at the PC MARC is now open. The programs begin Monday, Feb. 25, and are open to kids ages 5 through 18. All levels are welcome. For information on days, times, and prices, visit parkcityrecreation.org or call 435-615-5429. SUPERHERO TRAINING The PC MARC is hosting a four-week Superhero Training Academy for children aged 3 through 5 every Friday from 9-9:45 a.m. beginning March 1. “Superheroes” will learn to hop, skip, run, jump and throw. For more information, visit parkcityrecreation. org or call 435-615-5400. WARRIORS START SEASON The Utah Warriors Major League Rugby team’s next home game is on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Zions Bank Stadium near Bluffdale at 7 p.m. The team draws players from Park City’s rugby club, Haggis. For more information go to warriorsrugby.com. Please see Sports briefs, B-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Nate Lowe, left, says he expected more than the team’s eight wins coming into the season. The junior, and the rest of the starting five, will return next season. Miners basketball ends mixed season with win, but misses playoffs BEN RAMSEY The Park Record The 2018-2019 season wasn’t all that the Park City boys basketball team hoped for, but, at least, it ended with a win Wednesday night. The Miners finished a mediocre season with a dramatic comeback in front of a home crowd, beating Stansbury 62-61 with a last-second layup from senior point guard Mark McCurdy. The Stallions got the last laugh, though, finishing the season in fourth in Region 11 and progressing to the state playoffs, while the Miners took fifth and turned in their basketball jerseys until fall. That was a bitter disappointment for a team with a veteran starting five. “I expected a lot more coming in than what happened,” said junior wing Nate Lowe after Wednesday’s game. “And it’s not like we just played awfully the entire season. We lost a lot of really close games.” Eight of the team’s 13 losses were within 10 points, and two were within five – a 57-55 squeaker against Morgan on the Trojans’ court on Nov. 20, and an overtime loss to Bonneville at PCHS on Jan. 15. Park City finished the season 8-13 overall; 4-7 in Region 11. Coach Mike Doleac said the team “had our lumps,” but Wednesday was not one of them. Stansbury had kept a narrow lead over most of the game, but the Stallions expanded the gap by 10 points halfway through the fourth quarter. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Park City post Alex Obradovich and wing Adam Spink brought the Miners within two points of Stansbury, 5957, with a minute and a half left in TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Park City High School’s Mark McCurdy takes the game-winning shot for the Miners in the final seconds of the game against Stansbury High School on Wednesday evening. The Miners defeated the Stallions 62-61, but the Stallions advanced to the playoffs. regulation. The Stallions went up 61-57 on free throws before McCurdy hit another 3 for the Miners. With 13.5 seconds left on the clock, Obradovich fouled the Stallions’ ball handler, who missed his one-and-one opportunity. Obradovich snatched the rebound, and Doleac called a timeout. In the final possession, McCurdy drove the ball down the court and, as the final buzzer sounded, flew over a defender to the rim for the winning score. “It was a great win,” Lowe said. “It didn’t count for much, but it’s always good to win.” Please see Season, B-4 |