Park City High School boys basketball hosts youth camp, fundraiser

Park City High School’s boys basketball program turned its summer camp into both a revenue source and a community bridge, charging $120 per player for a week of instruction while opening the doors to fourth through ninth graders. The Monday-through-Friday camp ran from 9 a.m. to noon at Park City High School, and the proceeds went back to support the Miners program. For coaches, the setup was more than a summer fill-in. It was a way to bring younger kids into the gym now while helping fund the varsity program that will shape Park City basketball later.

Principal Caleb Fine said he would love to see the gyms full of community kids and described the camps as a chance for high school athletes to interact with and teach younger students. That gives the camp a family value that reaches beyond the scoreboard: a lower-cost summer entry point for local families, and a direct way for the school to keep boys basketball visible in the community. In a district where athletics already carry real weight, the camp linked younger students, current players and the program’s financial needs in one setting.

The camp also fit into a larger reset for the Miners under new head coach Drew Trost, whom Park City High School announced on April 15. Trost arrived with more than two decades of head coaching experience and a career record of 371-141, and Park City has described his winning percentage as .725. He also joined the Park City High School faculty as a mathematics teacher, giving the program a coach who is now part of the school day as well as the after-school athletics calendar.

Park City held a player and parent-guardian meeting on April 20 to introduce Trost and outline spring and summer programming. Fine and Athletic Director Jamie Sheetz were there when Trost addressed returning players and parents, and team activities were set to begin the next afternoon and continue through the summer. The camp, then, was not just a standalone event. It was one piece of a broader effort to build a stronger boys basketball culture at Park City High School, starting with the youngest players in town and ending with a program that can sustain itself.