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Local pickleball tournament to benefit families of kids with heart conditions
Claire Ruf may have lived a short life but her legacy continues to bless the lives of families impacted by congenital heart disease. Claire was diagnosed with heterotaxy syndrome at 18 weeks gestation and passed away last year when she was 14 months old. The rare condition occurs when the heart and other organs are in the wrong place in the chest and abdomen. Many children with heterotaxy also have complex congenital heart defects (CHD).
City Park courts to adopt even/odd approach for morning racket sports
Park City Recreation Director Ken Fisher said they’ve historically had a hands-off approach towards the three tennis courts located next to the City Park field. “Like a lot of communities, if you come and the courts are being used, you need to wait an hour and then the person that’s on there needs to give up that court to you,” Fisher said. “What we found is that the pickleball players are coming in the morning on certain days, really through the pickleball club, and they’ve been great to work with and they said ‘we’ll give up a court if a tennis player comes.’ But it’s very intimidating I think for a tennis player to ask 40, 50 pickleball players to give up a court.”
Park City lacrosse one step closer to defending title
The girls team beat Highland over the weekend, 20-4. The Miners will play Maple Mountain Tuesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. If the team wins, Park City heads to the finals at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman Friday. They’ll play the winner of Tuesday’s Olympus and Brighton game.
Miners baseball ends season as Region 10 Champs; first title in seven years
The team’s first 20-plus game winning season since 2018 didn’t come easy. Coach David Feasler explains the team had to work together. “What contributed to it was just a really good group of kids that came together and bought into what we wanted to do,” he said. “They didn't complain about not being able to practice outside, they didn't complain about 20 straight road games, and 25 of 31 overall games being played on the road.”
Youth Sports Alliance provides after school activities, transportation
Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher has an update on how the organization is using its new Land Rover Defender vehicle to transport students to and from after-school activities and what is coming up next season.
US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has been banned for 14 months for three violations of anti-doping rules and can’t race until December. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency published
Miners lacrosse teams advance to state semifinals
Both Miners lacrosse squads advanced to the state semifinals with their wins at Dozier Field Saturday afternoon. Park City’s boys squad defeated East 13-8. They’ll take on the winner of Olympus and Bountiful Wednesday at noon at Westminster University. Park City’s girls squad defeated Highland 20-4. Megan Magee,...
Utah parafencing athletes aim for Paris Paralympic Games
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (KUTV) — With the Paris Paralympic Games approaching, two Utah residents are striving to represent both the United States and their home state in the sport of parafencing. Shelby Jensen Mitchell and Garrett Schoonover have been training rigorously at Valkerie Fencing in Pleasant Grove to secure their spots on Team USA.
6A boys volleyball: Pleasant Grove runs away from Lone Peak to win inaugural championship
OREM — Pleasant Grove was the very first team to compete in a sanctioned boys volleyball match in March. On Saturday night, they were the last team standing with a trophy. After a back-and-forth war of attrition through the first two sets, the Vikings exploded to finish off the Lone Peak Knights 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15 Saturday night at the UCCU Center.
Softball Recap: Bountiful picks up sixth straight win at home
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bountiful had no problem doing just that on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Wasatch Wasps out 3-1. The win was familiar territory for Bountiful who now have eight in a row. Ella Miller made...
Baseball Recap: R.J. Wilson can't quite lead Pleasant Grove over Fremont
Pleasant Grove and Fremont squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Pleasant Grove had to settle for second. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fremont Silverwolves. Pleasant Grove has struggled against Fremont recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Worthy of the trophy: Pleasant Grove wins 6A boys title with four-set victory against Lone Peak
When Pleasant Grove’s Ethan Hillyard won a state title with his club team two years ago, all he got was a crummy medal. On Saturday, Hillyard was holding a huge state championship trophy and beaming from ear to ear. “I mean, this better, to be honest,” Hillyard said.
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