Kirra Kotsenburg, age 9, competed in the Roxy Snow Classic, a smaller version of the Roxy Chicken Jam event that takes place at Park City Mountain Resort. She took second place in the 12 and under division. The amateur slopestyle competition attracts almost 100 girls annually.
Winter swimming
The South Summit Aquatic and Fitness Center (SSAFC) is gearing up for winter swimming lessons. Classes will be held Feb. 25-March 25 on Saturday mornings. The classes are as follows: Parent and Child A (ages six months to two years), Parent and Child B (ages 18 months to four years), and levels 1-6. Class time will be 9-9:45 a.m. Cost is $20 per student for levels 1-5 and $25 for level 6. SSAFC also offers the Boy Scout lifesaving and swimming merit badges. Class will be held from 9-10 a.m. on Saturdays and the cost is $15. For more information on swimming lessons and the pool, contact Judy Staples at (435) 783-4039. Space is limited, so register early at the SSAFC front desk. The SSAFC is located at 350 East 200 South in Kamas.
Softball tryouts
Tryouts for the Park City High School softball team will be held Feb. 27 at the Basin Recreation Field House from 3-4:30 p.m. and Feb. 28 from 3-5 p.m. at the high school. Arrive early and bring a glove. Call Jerry at 645-8663 for more information
register early.UTAH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION NAMES PAUL LARKIN AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Larkin succeeds Soni Taylor as leader of fast-growing statewide sport association SANDY, UTAH January 6, 2006 The Utah Lacrosse Association has named Paul Larkin of Holladay as its new Executive Director. He follows Soni Taylor, who successfully managed the organization through a multi-year period of 20 percent annual growth. Larkin played the sport on the Olympus High School boy’s club team and at Utah State University, where he was president of the men’s Lacrosse team. He has a degree in Business Information Systems, and varied experience in the business world. His technical skills will help the ULA improve its communication and online registration processes, and his organizational abilities will help strengthen the association’s volunteer base. He started on Dec. 27th. Soni Taylor who served as the organization’s first executive director for three years – will stay on for a one-month transition period before leaving to pursue Lacrosse-related business activities. "As the first full-time, paid US Lacrosse chapter executive director in the country, Soni is a true pioneer, well regarded by the national organization in Baltimore," said Michael O’Malley, ULA board president. "In her time with the ULA, she pushed us forward on many fronts, including driving broad-based expansion in our youth leagues and improving the ULA’s financial reserves and service delivery in a period of high growth. We’re looking forward to Paul helping to push our organization further." The Utah Lacrosse Association is a regional chapter of US Lacrosse, the national governing body of the sport. Lacrosse is a high-speed, high-scoring sport played by male and female Utahns from Kindergarten to post-collegiate age groups. More than 34 boy’s high school teams and 18 girl’s high school teams competed in the spring 2005 season. Lacrosse is considered the fastest-growing team sport in the country. More information is available at www.utahlax.org and www.uslacrosse.org. ### Contact Michael O’Malley at (801) 652-5578. Beginning Monday, December 12, 2005, KTMP 1340 AM Radio will broadcast live ski reports from Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley, and The Canyons. Tune in at 7:45am Monday Friday to hear these reports. KTMP is your hometown classic country radio station located at 260 North Main Street in Heber City. For more information call (435) 657-1340. Bottom of Form