Ryan Kostecka
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Park City, UT, United States
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The Park City Baseball Miners — a club that is made up of almost entirely Park City High School kids — begins its summer season on Monday
It’s been a very weird time for David Feasler as of late.With the sun shining bright and temperatures reaching the mid-70s, the Park City High School baseball coach is → Read More
In accordance with the Summit County health department, Park City High School athletes resumed training on June 1
Christmas may be more than six months away, but for Park City High School football coach Josh Montzingo, he could barely sleep on Sunday night because of the excitement → Read More
Woodward Park City partially reopened last week, with more to come in the following months
Park City is starting to gain a sense of normalcy with the reopening of businesses, restaurants and now, outdoor recreation parks. Woodward Park City reopened its outdoor activities on → Read More
Parkite Keegan Swenson now owns the world for record for the ‘Everesting’ Challenge, ascending 29,029 feet in under 8 hours
Keegan Swenson is a born competitor. All you have to do is talk to him for a few minutes and it’s apparent that he loves to compete and push his mental and physical limits to see how far he can go. But with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the sports world, Swenson was forced to… → Read More
Mikaela Shiffrin and Gus Schumacher share top honor while five others named athletes of the year
Each spring, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announces its “Athletes of the Year” from the previous season. These awards are the oldest given out by the organization, dating all the → Read More
Parkite Genevieve Rohner was recently named to the U.S. Para-Equestrian Emerging Athletes list and is aiming for the 2024 Olympics
At 12 years old, Parkite Genevieve Rohner has been through more physically and mentally than many will in a lifetime.Born premature at 28 weeks as a triplet, Rohner’s underdeveloped → Read More
Park City athletes have a big upcoming season for their respective U.S. national teams with Olympic qualifiers taking place
For the upcoming 2021 winter sports season, athletes from Park City are not only going to be well represented on the U.S. National teams, they’re expected to provide different → Read More
Miner Elise Heddens is heading south to compete for Auburn as an heptathlete for the track and field team
It was the hardest decision Elise Heddens had ever had to make in her life.It came down to her decision last November, choosing between what was her first love → Read More
After the NCAA granted seniors an extra year of eligibility, Miners are embracing the added college competition
When Lauren Pederson signed her national letter of intent to attend the University of Virginia on a lacrosse scholarship, she had two goals; to compete as a freshman and → Read More
Ten Parkites have been nominated to the USA Nordic junior and senior national teams
The 2020-21 USA Nordic competitive season is still over half a year away, but that doesn’t mean the organization can’t make headlines. USA Nordic announced on Sunday that 47 → Read More
Utah High School Activities Association cancels spring sports seasons
On Tuesday afternoon, Dave Feasler was working on the baseball field. Rather than preparing for the Miners’ game at Payson later that day, or making sure the field was → Read More
The Live Like Sam foundation is matching any donation up to $5,000 to help the community during this time period
Sam Jackenthal may have passed four years ago, but his spirit lives on stronger than ever.When the 16-year-old freestyle skier from Park City died in a training accident in → Read More
After 57 hours and four countries, Nina Lussi, a 25 year-old U.S. ski jumper, finally made it home
It was a whirlwind of an adventure for Parkite Nina Lussi.After nearly getting stuck in Slovenia on Sunday, March 15, and Turkey the following day, and being stopped by → Read More
UHSAA suspends spring sports for two weeks due to coronavirus
The Utah High School Athletic Association announced on Thursday afternoon that beginning Monday, March 16, all spring activities including all Park City, North Summit and South Summit high school → Read More
A strong group of returners are ready to lead Park City to a state championship in lacrosse
When Michael Persky took over the Park City High School boys lacrosse team last fall, he already knew what kind of group he was inheriting.The Miners are not only → Read More
The Park City High School baseball team is prepped for a big season in its jump to Class 5A
It’s the beginning of March and the sun is shining. With spring time right around the corner, that signifies the start of something beautiful; baseball season.While Major League Baseball → Read More
US Ski and Snowboard to host its first ‘Girls Mini-Camp’ at Woodward Park City
Growing up, Parkite Kate Anderson wished she had opportunities like the one coming to the snowy mountain town this weekend. U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Woodward Park City are → Read More
The Silver Summit Series returns to Park City Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 29
With over 7,300 acres and 348 trails, Park City Mountain Resort is the largest ski resort in the country. And when combined with its Olympic pedigree after hosting four → Read More
The Park City track and field team wrapped up a good indoor season with a strong showing at the Simplot Games
A handful of Park City track and field athletes traveled to Idaho last weekend to participate in the Simplot Games at Idaho State University in Pocatello — considered one → Read More
Park City boys basketball upsets No. 21 Lehi in first round of playoff
Thomas Purcell was never going to stop believing.Despite the Park City boys basketball team’s 5-15 overall record, despite the 1-13 record in Region 8, despite the blown leads and → Read More