A trio of Vandals were honored as 3A All-State teams were announced for volleyball, the most selections for the McCall-Donnelly program in some time.Gabi Green, a senior hitter, was named to the All-State First Team while teammates Shilah Arnold and Reese Johnson both earned spots on the Second Team.Green averaged a team-high 7.4 kills as well as 2.3 aces and 8.2 digs per game during the fall campaign.
Freshman Nova Guest scored 14 points and the Cascade girls basketball team got back in the win column with a 44-10 victory over the Ontario (Oregon) junior varsity on Saturday at the Rolly Lincoln Tournament in Wilder.Kielee Mack added nine points for the Ramblers and another freshman, Reata Atnip, chipped in eight points.The Cascade squad finished the three-day tournament with a 1-2 record, also dropping games to Idaho City and Garden Valley.Rambler coach Steve Yamamoto said he was able to empty his bench against the Oregon opponent, getting his young team valuable game experience.“I’m happy with where we’re at,” the coach said.
Izzy Tinney got the home crowd fired up early by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers and the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team opened Snake River Valley Conference play by knocking off Weiser, 53-37, last week at the M-D gym.Tinney finished the game with a team-high 17 points while another sophomore, Emma Ormsby, showed off some of her immense potential by collecting 10 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double performance.
Adam Rushton bumped up weight and still picked up an impressive win over a 5A opponent as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team competed at the Calhoun Classic in Nyssa, Oregon on Friday and Saturday.The Vandal senior was joined by his sister, Zion Rushton, in winning a tournament title at the multi-class meet, which classified wrestlers by weight divisions used in Oregon.That meant the elder Rushton, who normally competes at 182 pounds, was forced to wrestle up to 190 at Calhoun.
Foul trouble sidelined Sam Penny for stretches during Saturday’s game versus Caldwell, so the McCall-Donnelly junior made the most of his minutes.Penny wound up scoring 23 points in just 23 minutes to lead three Vandals in double figures as the M-D boys basketball team bounced the 4A Cougars, 67-61, in a non-conference game played in Caldwell.Luke Scott added 19 points as the Vandals knocked off 4A Caldwell for a second straight season.
McCall-Donnelly cheerleaders will tackle their first-ever competition on Saturday in Nampa, but the work started long before.Vandal coach Julie Carroll said her squad has been excited for a first-ever full season of cheer competitions, but was in need of a nine-panel floor mat system to practice and perform safely.
A house on First Street in downtown McCall is the first high-occupancy short-term rental to be approved by the McCall City Council under new regulations adopted last year.The approval means that a five-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home at 507 First St.
The American Red Cross would like to thank everyone who donated blood at our recent McCall blood drive at the Elk Creek Church.
Celebrate the Christmas season with services at St.
Brundage Mountain Resort would start its own fire department to serve homes being built at the resort’s base area, under a proposal aired this week to Adams County Commissioners.The Brundage Fire Protection Association would establish fire and EMS operations at the mountain instead of relying on emergency services in McCall and New Meadows that say they are already stretched thin by growth.Brundage would buy a fire engine, an ambulance and equipment for the fire department’s staff, which is expected to initially include a part-time fire chief and volunteer firefighter/EMTs.The resort expects to initially house the fire department in existing maintenance buildings at the mountain and would train ski patrollers who are certified EMTs to also be firefighters.The department would be funded by the resort and fees paid by the owners of future homes at the resort’s 368-acre base area, including 32 homes expected to be complete in 2025.“I think that’s the best solution for what we’re facing with the current situation,” Brundage Mountain President Bob Looper said.The creation of the new fire district must first be approved by the Adams County Commissioners, which on Monday signaled support for the proposal.