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Fifteen Vandal actors and designers attended the IHSAA State Drama Championship Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Dec.
December 2023
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Sled Dog Challenge dates set
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge will take center stage this January with the McCall Winter Carnival moving to new dates in February.The sled dog race has coincided with Winter Carnival since its inception six years ago and will continue its traditional start in the last weekend in January.
McCall dominates Sun Valley ice
Charlie Reeder and Colt Value both scored twice as the McCall Vandals high school hockey team snared a tournament championship with a 5-2 win over Jackson Hole on Sunday.Carson McMindes also scored the puck during the title game, which was held at Hailey’s Campion Ice House.
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Volunteers for the McCall Youth Hockey Association decorate a tree for their entry to the Festival of Trees which was held on Saturday.
Rushton, Roberts nab tournament titles
Zion Rushton started her sophomore campaign off with a bang, repeating as champion as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team competed at the Dick Griswold Memorial Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Potlatch.Ethan Roberts joined Rushton atop the podium at the multi-class meet, reaching the finals in the 170-pound division and pinning his opponent in under a minute.Finn Moon gave the Vandals yet another wrestler who advanced to the championship round, bringing home second place at 285 pounds.Bud Stonebraker (160) and John Spilotros (152) both earned bronze.
Thurston, Foster make ‘to watch’ list
Two boys basketball players from Valley County recently made a “Players to Watch” list for the 2023-24 season.Cascade’s Tyler Thurston and McCall-Donnelly’s Michael Foster were both included among a grouping of top players to pay attention to this winter in a list compiled by the Idaho Statesman.This is Thurston’s second straight year earning preseason recognition from the Boise-based newspaper.
Vandals make statement in opener
Luke Scott scored 18 points and Sam Penny threw down a dunk as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team opened the season Friday with an emphatic victory over Orofino in front of a home crowd.It might have been fitting if the final score, 58-30, included an exclamation point at the end.“This was a statement game for us,” junior post Michael Foster said.
Cascade coasts behind Thurston’s 25
Some shooters are sharper than others, and Tyler Thurston proved that again by scoring 25 points in 23 minutes as the Cascade boys basketball team cruised past North Star Charter of Eagle, 64-38, to open the season.Cole Olson added 16 points and the Ramblers jumped out to an early lead against the visiting Huskies and never looked back in a game played at Novotny Gym.“Our guys looked good in quite a few areas on Thursday,” Cascade coach Josh Hurley said.
Ramblers slip versus Ontario
Claire Pierce scored 10 points and Lacey Mack added nine points but the Cascade girls basketball team came up short against Ontario (Oregon), 35-28, during a game played last week at Novotny Gym.Allyson Bailey also added four points for the Ramblers, unlocking her first buckets of the season.
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McCall Nordic & Biathlon Ski Club will host a ski waxing clinic on Friday at 5:30 p.m.