September 2024

‘Idaho Originals’ in McCall

Heather Platts and Bruce Miller traveled across Idaho collecting stories from small towns, both fact and folklore, before writing eight songs and creating an album called “Idaho Originals.”The Twin Falls based singer-songwriter duo known as “Crazy Love” will perform a musical travelogue at the McCall Public Library tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m.

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Vandal VB caps busy week with title

Shilah Arnold delivered 12 kills and the McCall-Donnelly volleyball team snared a tournament title at the Idaho Classic, played at Meridian’s Mountain View High School on Friday and Saturday.Genevieve Kertz added five kills and three blocks as the Vandals knocked off Ambrose School in the championship match, 25-10, 25-19.It was the conclusion of a busy week that saw the M-D netters tackle nine matches in five days.

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Vandals get defensive to beat Trojans

The McCall-Donnelly girls soccer team got defensive against Homedale last week on the road, settling a much-anticipated Snake River Valley Conference tilt, 1-0, when Zoe Spangenberg found the net on a corner kick opportunity.The win, along with a 5-0 shutout of Payette two days later, kept the Vandals unbeaten through seven games and atop conference standings.Head coach Mike Maini said the M-D squad slowed the Trojan attack with a stout effort.“We knew they had some great players, and they do,” Maini said.

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Cascade competes at Classic

Senior Claire Pierce notched 23 kills as the Cascade volleyball team enjoyed a busy weekend competing at the Idaho Classic tournament, held Friday and Saturday in Meridian.Ceder Saxton added 12 aces and 27 digs and Kielee Mack chipped in 19 assists as the Ramblers played a total of seven games during the two-day gathering, which featured teams from multiple classifications and was hosted by Mountain View High School.Pierce also tallied three blocks and 15 digs as Cascade was knocked out of the bronze bracket with a 25-15, 25-11 loss to Oakley.

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Sports Briefs

Will Huckaby snared a fifth place finish as the Cascade cross country team competed at the Nampa City Meet on Saturday.Huckaby completed the 5,000-meter course at Nampa’s West Park in 19 minutes, 42.81 seconds, good enough for fifth in the junior varsity division.Roby Kirby was next in, placing 36th with a time of 23 minutes, while Kysar Ellsworth gave the Rambler boys a third runner inside the top 40 finishers.Gracie McCammon represented the Cascade girls during the JV race.

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