Photo taken of the team before making it to the Semifinals at State. Photo: TownLift // Michele Roepke
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Park City High School Miners girls varsity soccer team was eliminated from the 4A Utah State Tournament on Tuesday by Ridgeline High, in a semifinal playoff match that ended 0-1 at the Zions Bank Stadium.
Earlier in the tournament, Head coach Anthony DiCicco and team captain Hailey Olsen led the athletes through a first round win in these playoffs against Provo High (3-0) and quarter final win against Snow Canyon High (4-0).
Ridgeline went on to take the State champion title, beating Crimson Cliffs in yet another close game with a result of 1-0.
I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.