Local sports briefs
SKI TEAM ANNOUNCED: Olympic champion Ted Ligety (Park City) and first-time World Cup winner Steven Nyman (Provo) headline the 2008 U.S. Alpine Ski Team, which was named Monday. The group, from the A team through the development team, includes 27 men and 27 women; 15 are Olympians. The team, now in full summer training mode, will kick off the 2007-08 World Cup season in October. The top U.S. Ski Team stars will be showcased in early December when the World Cup comes to Beaver Creek, Colo., and Aspen, Colo. Nyman earned his first World Cup top-three finish during the Visa Birds of Prey races at Beaver Creek, Colo., and two weeks later won his first race, capturing the downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. Despite starting the season with a broken hand, Ligety had two more World Cup podiums and finished with two U.S. championships for the third straight season.
LACROSSE VISIT: Four professional lacrosse players, including a pair of Utahns, will be in Sandy today from 6 to 7 p.m. Kyle Fiat, who played at Utah State, and Matthew Mehrer, who played at the University of Utah, will join Casey Cittadino and goalie Reed Sothoron to greet youth lacrosse players and sign autographs at Tribal West Lacrosse, 9860 S. 700 East, Suite 6. For more information, call 501-0880.
GRIZZLIES STAYING PUT: The ECHL has announced that the Utah Grizzlies will remain in the West Division and that the National Conference playoff format will stay the same for the 2007-08 season. The decision was made following last week's annual board of governors meetings. For the third consecutive season, the Grizzlies will be in the same division as Alaska, Idaho, Phoenix and Victoria.
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VOLLEYBALL CLINIC: The Provo High School advanced volleyball skills clinic will be held June 26-28 at the Provo High main gym from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 801-362-3373.
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