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Show 3rd Ameua! Jans Wintem Welcome A look at P.C. Ski Team Junior Olympians -i$; j uU ' -' -- ; . f , . ! , ;. : . .." ') r: -.jl rV- ii7 - ' . LdT Ytl ..... -v.i - - ; . y Ti ' ' : , Jr x- D) better and better, taking a first place in the Tribune Classic at season's end. This will be Jere's second year as a JII. He is an excellent soccer player and racquetball player and enjoys swimming as well. He's no slouch in school either, carrying a 4.0 grade point average at the Treasure Mountain Middle School. Scott Cartier, 15, a two-year Junior Olympics qualifier, performed perform-ed best in downhill last season. There he racked up three fifth-place results in his first year as a JII in Intermountain action. A sophomore at Park City High School, Cartier is one of the starting junior varsity running backs. This year's junior varsity is the best in the school's history. Scott is also a top-notch BMX (bicycle motocross) racer. This past summer at the nationals he placed fourth in his division. And he boasts a 3.7 average in school. Essie Doilney, 13, was in her first year on the JHI circuit last season. She did well enough there to be invited to her first Junior Olympics, where she placed higher than her starting position in each race. Essie likes to play soccer and is a straight-A student at Treasure Mountain Middle School. Jacob Doilney, 14, an eighth grader at TMMS, will leave his sister Essie behind in the JHI ranks this season as he moves up to the JIIs. Jacob came on very strong at the conclusion of last season and was the surprise of the Junior Olympics. Doilney blasted to a fifth-place finish in the giant slalom, coming from a starting position of 4 1 st. Then in the slalom it was more of the same as he started 23rd, but finished fifth. He also grabbed a second place in the Intermountain Championships. But don't think Doilney is just a winter man. No, he is a fine golfer, and likes soccer, football and water skiing, like his sister, he has a 4.0 academic average. , Marcia Griffiths, 13, will not be with the Park City Ski Team this season. Her family has moved, and Griffiths now will be racing for JIV Danny Tebbs prepares to abuse a gate. JII Jere Calmes came into his own at the end of last season. Last season was a banner year for the Park City Ski Team (PCST), especially in Junior Olympic competition. compe-tition. The team sent 15 racers to the Jl (age 16-18), JII (14-15) and JHI (12-13) Olympics. In the rain and slush of Washington state the JI and JII Olympians didn't have their best days. But at home in Park City the JUIs mopped up the competition. Of the 15 Junior Olympic qualifiers, eight were Jills, four were JIs, two were JIIs, and one was a JIV (10-11). That will make this season interesting, as many of those excellent jm racers will move into the JO ranks. Generally, competition is most difficult the first year a racer moves up into the next highest bracket because he or she comes up against racers with an extra year of experience. Only two JII Olympic qualifiers, Danny Tebbs and Essie Doilney, will be back in the JIIIs this year. That undoubtedly will make the PCST JII ranks the cream of the crop this year. Here is a look at last year's Junior Olympians in alphabetical order. Jere Calmes, 14, has participated in the Junior Olympics the past three years. He swept the Intermountain Championships as a JLTI two years ago, but found the competition tougher in the JII ranks last season. But as the season went on, Jere got Romark Academy, making that already stiff competition even stiffer. Marcia earned her first Junior Olympics berth last season. Bret Johnson, 14, had a banner year in 1983. After qualifying for his second Junior Olympics team, he went on to win the downhill and take third in the giant slalom. He was odds-on favorite to win the overall championship, but fell and did not finish the slalom. Then in Intermountain Championships Champion-ships he took two of the titles. Bret has competed in a triathlon and likes to bicycle to the top of the Uintas. He also plays soccer and basketball. Erik Johnson, 14, is another of the new JIIs on the PCST. Last year Erik qualified for the Jm Olympics in Park City and took a fifth in the Intermountain Championships. When not on the hill, Erik often can be found in the pool, as he has also made the Junior Olympics in swimming. Since his family lives in Salt Lake, Erik attends East High, where he is on the school swim team. He also races bikes, hikes, wrestles and water skis. At East High he has a 3.5 grade point average. Jason Lawson, 17, moved into the JI ranks for the first time last season. After tearing up the JII ranks the previous two years taking a first in slalom, second and fourth in downhill, and second and sixth in g.s. he was up against more I seasoned racers in the JIs. He b-'d an inconsistent year, but did well enough to earn an invitation to the JI Olympics at Crystal Mountain, Washington. His best weekend was in March at Snow King, where he placed second and fifth in two downhills. He now is attending a string of U.S. Ski Team development camps. Jeremy Nobis, 14, moves into the JIIs this year and you gotta believe the JITIs in the area are glad. In his two years as a Jin Jeremy made the Junior Olympics. The first year he won a slalom. Then last season he was second in slalom, fourth in g.s. and seventh in downhill. That consistency earned him a second place overall. Then in the Intermountain Championships he grabbed a first and a second. Off the slope, Jeremy plays football for the Miner junior varsity, is a Babe Ruth baseball player and likes soccer and mountain biking. Stephanie Palmer, 14, is another of the fine 14 year olds on the PCST. Stephanie had an incredible year last season, winning virtually every race she entered until Feb. 11, when a spill in a downhill race at Snowbasin injured her knee. She was out until two weeks before the Junior ITI Olympics. But even with that lack of practice time, and having to overcome any fear of re-injury, Stephanie burned through the downhill on Payday to take first place. Then third-place results in the slalom and g.s. gave her the overall Junior Olympic crown. In the championships, Palmer continued her assault on the jm ranks by taking two firsts and a second. Stephanie also is an avid soccer player, competing on the Silver Kicks (Park City's adult women's soccer team) and in the youth league. She also likes to golf, bike ride, windsurf, and run rivers. She won the Kiwanis Academic Award last year. Tori Pillinger, 17, is expected to move on to the Europa Cup this season, leaving Intermountain competition com-petition in her wake. Actually, she didn't compete in the Junior Olympics last year, although she was selected to the team, because she was racing on the World Cup in Lake Placid, New York, instead. For more about Tori please turn to the adjacent article. Danny Tebbs, 12, will compete as a Jin this year for the first time. Last year, as a JIV, he was good enough to qualify for the Jin Olympics, where he was a big surprise. Racing against kids with two years' extra racing experience, Tebbs placed 13th in the g.s. and 11 in the slalom, 9th overall. At the Intermountain Inter-mountain Championships he added a second and two firsts to his trophy collection. Danny appeared as a regular on the Little League baseball field and the youth league soccer field over the summer and fall. Tyler Tebbs, 14, is the last of the fine Jm corps moving up to the JUS this year. t ' Last year at the JHI Olympics' Tebbs battled with Bret Johnson for the overall title, after taking first in giant slalom and third in downhill. But like Johnson, Tyler crashed and did not finish. In the Intermountain Championships he took a fourth in slalom and a third in g.s. Ty lists his other interests as soccer, bicycling, sailboarding and sailing. He earns As and Bs at Park City High School. Trevor Thompson, 17, was another of the PCST JI Olympians. A senior at Park City High School, he is in his third year on the team after moving from Michigan. Last year he was a late qualifier for the Junior Olympics, based on his performance at three downhills at Snow King, Wyoming. Thompson took a second and a fifth there. At the Junior Olympics his best result was a 32nd in slalom. Scott Williams, 19, finished his JI standing last season with a berth in the Junior Olympics. There, in his fifth Junior Olympics, Williams turned in the best result of the Park City trio, of Williams, Jason Lawson and Trevor Thompson a 15th in one of the three slaloms. Williams attends the University of Utah. vMfMe.gpf: t '-M-. j'v,! vjS. il$s.'ff?J if- - i'i y -"if- 1 V. If ' ?. ',.;;'. :- " X ' , i i M i Stephanie Palmer Scott Cartier Erik Johnson ' ' ' ' 'I l rx : " , . ' ( 4 $ -$s"'-.-'-'--:?.- 1 i " j . i 1 tr - - 1 Jeremy Nobis Bret Johnson Essie Doilney ' " 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' " 1 ' 111 " ' -A f -a SPSS' i ... Zr? f I r ', . ' ar . ,-4: Tyler Tebbs Jason Lawson Jacob Doilney |