June 2024

Cascade swim trio making waves

A trio of Cascade Killer Whale swimmers are testing unknown waters.Laura Inwards, Jordyn Cummins and Faith Powell have started competing in USA Swim Meets, considered a significant step up from regular action with the Cascade team.Ryan Harrison coaches the trio on the Killer Whales, a swim team associated with the Cascade Aquatic and Recreation Center.

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Whales clock fast times

The Cascade Killer Whales swim team collected several personal records while hosting a meet on Saturday at the Cascade Aquatic and Recreation Center.Cascade swimmers enjoyed a banner day while welcoming the West YMCA team, also known as the Blue Dolphins.

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Riders tackle NW Cup downhill

Hundreds of mountain bikers from all over the West descended upon Tamarack Resort over the weekend for the NW Cup downhill races.Among a sea of competitive riders who visited Donnelly, a couple of McCall siblings, Joey and Alaina Guliuzza, gave the large-scale event some local flare.

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Ponderosa Park develops Kokanee Cove

The first stages of construction are underway on a new public beach access, up to six rental cabins and an event center at Kokanee Cove in Ponderosa State Park.Plans also include pathways, extensive landscaping, restrooms, parking spaces and a new access road.The site to the south of the public boat launch in Ponderosa Park was purchased from the Nazarene Church in the early 2000s.

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McCall teams treat fans at tournament

Local teams treated fans to a handful of victories as the West Central Idaho Youth Baseball Club hosted its first-ever tournament in McCall last weekend.The McCall Mountaineers 12-and-under team led the way by winning four of seven games during the three-day gathering, which featured teams from surrounding Idaho and even Oregon.The McCall Moose Babe Ruth team opened play among the Babe Ruth ranks (age 13-15) on Friday, but were dismissed 13-6 by Grangeville.

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