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Show SPORTS The www.parkrecord.com Park Record. Editor: Ryan Kostecka sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15704 Twitter: @ParkRecSports WASATCH CITIZEN SERIES 212 LACROSSE BRINGS FINISHES FIRST EVENT, B-2 HOME CUP TITLE, B-3 B-1 SAT/SUN/MON, DECEMBER 28-30, 2019 Parkites are ready for the big stage OPENING FOR COACHES AT PARK CITY HIGH SCHOOL Park City High School is looking for coaches for the following sports during the upcoming spring season: head coach for softball, assistant boys soccer coach and an assistant coach for boys lacrosse. Anyone interested should contact athletic director Jamie Sheetz at jsheetz@pcschools.us ADULT CO-ED SOCCER KICKS OFF SOON Basin Recreation’s 7-v-7 coed adult soccer league meets Thursday and Friday evenings from Jan. 9 through March 20 for 50-minute games at The Fieldhouse. You must have at least two members of each gender on the field at a time. Cost is $400 per team. Learn more and register at basinrecreation.org. WINTER PASS SPECIAL The PC MARC Winter Pass special ends on Wednesday, Jan. 1. All threemonth youth and adult facility passes are 20% off. Purchase passes online at parkcityrecreation.org or call 435615-5401. NEW YEAR’S DAY HIKE This free community hike is approximately 4.5 miles long on Glenwild trails, considered moderate in difficulty and will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 1 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at the Spring Creek trailhead and come prepared in warm clothing, hiking boots or trail shoes. Crampons are highly recommended for traction. Dogs are welcome with a leash or e-collar. Please register in advance to sign the required waiver. Learn more and register at basinrecreation.org. For more sports briefs, please visit www.parkrecord.com/sports Five amateur athletes set to compete at Youth Olympic Winter Games RYAN KOSTECKA The Park Record It’s safe to say that Christmas came a little early Parkite Paige Jones. Jones, 17, not only graduated from Park City High School the week prior to the holiday, it was announced on Friday, Dec. 20 that she would be traveling to Lausanne, Switzerland, to represent Team USA for the upcoming 2020 Youth Olympic games in mid-January. “The holidays definitely came early for me, as it’s been a crazy few days but also really exciting at the same time,” Jones said. “I’m done with high school and I’m going to be competing in the Youth Olympics, it’s hard to put into words a bit. I’m a little nervous but more than anything just excited and can’t wait to get there and start competing. Jones isn’t the only Parkite heading overseas for the Youth Olympics, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 9 and running until Wednesday, Jan. 22. Lauren Macuga will participate in Alpine skiing while Sydney Palmer-Leger will participate in cross-country skiing. The lone male representative from Park City is luger Matt Greiner. His classmate at Silver Summit Academy, Zoe Michaels, will represent Australia at the games, competing against Macuga in Alpine skiing. “Park City is one of the two main places in the country with a luge track, but when people think of luge all they think about is Lake Placid,” Greiner said. “For me it’s all about Park City, and there’s a ton of pride that comes from that. I want to show USA Luge that Park City is a place to find athletes, and let everyone else around the world know that we have talented luge COURTESY OF U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD Parkite Lauren Macuga, pictured at the 2019 Land Rover U.S. Ski Team training session at Copper Mountain, Colorado, this winter, will be representing Team USA in Alpine skiing at the upcoming 2020 Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, from Jan. 9 through Jan. 22. athletes here. ... Because we tend to be overlooked but I’m out to show that’s not the case.” Team USA’s roster is bigger this season. In 2018, Team USA finished fourth overall in the Marc Holder Award standings, based on total Junior World Nordic Ski Championships, including a nation’s points awarded for cross country, ski jumping and Nordic combined. For their top-eight finish, the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the International Olympic Committee awarded the Americans three Youth Olympic starts per gender across three disciplines — cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined. This is a step up from previous competitions where only one athlete per gender was allowed to compete. It appears that Jones, Michaels and Greiner are Park City’s top prospects in bringing home a medal. “There is definitely pressure to perform, especially after the season I’ve been having and the success I’ve been able to find,” Grenier said. “There’s a good chance hat I can come out of this with something really incredible, a medal maybe. But whether that happens or not, I’m just stoked to be there competing and am going to have a blast with it all.” Jones, who is already a member of the USA national ski jumping team, recently competed at the Continental Cup in Notodden, Norway, on Dec. 13-14, placing as high as 28th. Before then, she announced her presence to the world when she finished 19th at the FIS Cup in Ljubno, Slovakia in early August. “I think my experience already will definitely because I’ve been competing against the best in the world over the last two seasons,” Jones said. “I’m not nervous for it, more confident than anything. … I’ll compete at my best if I’m confident going into it and I think Please see Youth, B-4 HELP THEM GO BIG AS THEY GROW BIGGER Trade In. Trade Up. Save Big. CANYON MOUNTAIN SPORTS Park City Mountain Village (435) 658-5544 Canyons Village (435) 615-3440 Kids grow. Gear Doesn’t. 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