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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 7-9, 2019 B-3 The Park Record We want to thank the community for your support over the past decade plus! the Being voted asfor one of Park City’s best dental We want to thank community your support offices is always a huge honor. Thank you Park over the past decade plus! Being voted as City for trusting usone with needs! of your Park dental City’s best dental offices is always a huge honor. Thank you Park City for trusting us with your dental needs! CHRIS SAMUELS/PARK RECORD Clay, left, and his wife Mindi, right, surround Stock Class champion Cameron Lewis, middle, on Saturday night at the Demolition Derby in Coalville. Continued from B-1 Demo derby The fact that you get to go out there and crash other cars, it’s the best,” Clay said. “Now I get to take part in another portion of the derby apart from riding and to be honest, I really like it. I’ll probably keep doing it for a long time.” Likewise, Mindi grew up going to the Summit County Fair’s derby, wanting the same thing for her four kids as she had as a child. Braxten, 19, Jordyn, 14, Kambryn, 11, and Talon, 8, have all fallen in love with the derby as much as their parents have. “It (the fair and derby) was always something fun to look forward to in the summer and luckily, our kids have taken to it as much as we have,” Mindi said. “Now, some of the kids will compete but the all of them are amazing. They help put up banners, help clean up and just get things done. … They’re all grown to love it more and more the older they’ve gotten.” Mindi’s dad Brett, and brother Riley are also involved in the demolition derby as sponsors. Brett owns Extreme Excavating and Landscaping in Salt Lake City while Riley owns Double R Construction in Park City, both of which help with multiple aspects of the derby. Also participating as sponsors are Big Canyon Homes in Coalville and Primo Builder in Wanship, the in-laws of Mindi’s sister Jaci Berman, truly making the derby a family affair for the Stuarts. “All of our sponsors are either friends or family. They all love the derby just as much as we do so having a great support system is the key to a good derby,” Mindi said. “The derby is a family in itself, all part of a huge extended family who make it all happen. When other places ask how we do it, I tell them that they have to become part of the family.” www.parkcitydentistry.com • 435.649.4343 Storm Boy Drive-In Movie g y August 10 | Dusk | Prices Vary Prospector Square, Lot K r e e e e k www.basinrecreation.org i CHRIS SAMUELS/PARK RECORD The annual Demolition Derby at the Summit County Fair took place last weekend in Coalville in front of 3a sold out crowd. Continued from B-2 Trio leads Miners golf this summer and taken the next step forward,” Murphy said. “Wyatt has been playing AGA (Amateur Golf Association) this summer, traveling to different parts of the country, so that’s been really good for him.” This season, Murphy will have a full roster of 15 varsity golfers and six on junior varsity. The squad is a combination of experience and youth, with 10 upperclassmen and five underclassmen. “We have five kids returning from last year’s state team so we are a deep team; we have multiple guys who can go out and post a score,” Murphy said. “But we also have a couple of young guys who will push the returners, making us that much tougher.” The two main philosophies for Murphy this year, apart from winning, will be about team depth and progression. Part of winning when it matters most is making sure his team doesn’t peak to early in the months of August and early September, but instead a gradual incline of building confidence and depth is the ideal format to winning a state championship, according to Murhpy. “My biggest focus on the season is to make sure they aren’t on the course dominating right now. … I really need to see progression so we peak at the end of September going into state.” Murphy said. “It’s up to the boys as to who will represent us at region and state. If they’re on the right path and peaking, I like our chances.” Murphy anticipates having four to six players who are weekly staples for the competi- tions. The remaining spots will switch be based on who’s hot and playing well, mostly determined by practice. The inner team competition expected to take place each week is what Murphy believes will drive his team. The Miners, who began the season on Monday, will play five tournaments in the month of August and another three more in September. If qualified, they’ll compete in the state championships, a two-day event beginning Monday, September 30 at Wasatch Mountain Golf Course. “Experience will be huge difference maker because these boys have been part of program. The bar has been set so there’s some pressure for them repeat and do what the teams before them have done,” Murphy said. “At the same time, it’s really cool to see them to rise to the challenge. Emotions can sometimes get the best of them so my job is to keep their confidence high, making sure they’re taking it shot-by-shot.” PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Eli Kimche putts on Hole 5 of the Park City Golf Course during the Region 11 tournament in 2018. Post your best shots on Instagram with the hashtag: #ParkCityPics and we’ll put the best ones in The Park Record! |