Sports Briefs: July, 11
M-D FOOTBALL HOLDS YOUTH CAMPThe McCall-Donnelly football team will hold a youth camp later this month, welcoming incoming players third grade through eighth grade.The three-day camp will be held July 30 to Aug.
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Bamboozled into supporting boat launch fee
When originally approached about the proposed boat launch fee, we were told it was going to be like those charged in Montana or Northern Idaho, to about $600 a year on average for a commercial launch pass.
Buckhorn Creek bridge jammed up
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In support of banning phones in schools
The McCall-Donnelly School Board of Trustees made an interesting move this week by forming a committee on student cell phone use.
Crafts abound!
The 35th annual Roseberry Arts & Crafts Fair took place over the weekend with its usual assortment of fine handmade work at the historic Roseberry townsite one mile east of Donnelly on East Roseberry Road.
Fosdick golf fundraiser set for August
The 39th Annual Fosdick Benefit Golf Tournament is slated for the start of August, and past and future supporters are invited to participate in the longtime fundraiser, which has contributed to several New Meadows causes for almost four decades.The two-day event is slated for the first weekend in August, with the golf tournament taking place on Aug.
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Vandals, coach dominate Brundage summit
A local high school coach showed his pupils a thing or two while winning the Brundage Mountain Summit Cat Track 10k last week.McCall Keller, 29, currently serves as head coach for the McCall-Donnelly cross country team.
Sibling wrestlers represent
A pair of siblings spent the last week of June testing their mettle against the rest of the state – and beyond – while representing the McCall Wrestling Club.Lily and Jed Erekson, 11 year-old twins, were selected to represent Idaho at the Turf Wars Duals in Pocatello, held June 24-25.Lily wrestled up on the Idaho 14-and-under girls team and submitted an 8-2 record while taking on the 75-pound division, defeating All-Americans from Utah and Colorado in the process.Jed, representing Idaho at boys 12-and-under, turned in a 4-4 record over two days of action, which featured Greco-Roman and Freestyle disciplines on separate days.Teams from Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, Colorado and Montana also competed at the Turf Wars.From there, the Erekson duo did not have to travel far, continuing on to the Western States Championships, which were held at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena.
Vandal hoopers put in summer work
It has been an eventful summer so far for the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team, with players competing in tournaments, training at camps and attending a WNBA game in Las Vegas.The Vandals played in four total tournaments through the months of May and June: Boise Crash the Boards, Spokane Summers Edge, Lewis-Clark State College tournament in Lewiston and the Nets on Fire tournament in St.