McCall-Donnelly wrestler Matthew Daniels advanced all the way to the championship match at the 3A Idaho High School Championships Saturday before suffering his first loss of the entire season to finish second in the state.
Battered but far from broken, McCall-Donnelly’s Zion Rushton snared an 11-10 victory during the final moments of the fifth-place match at the 3A Idaho High School Championships Saturday, then headed straight for the medical area.
PHOTO BY Cesar Hidalgo, from Guatemala, maneuvers a soccer ball around other players during an indoor soccer game at Barbara Morgan Elementary last Thursday. City of McCall Parks and Recreation sponsors the weekly winter event, which runs every Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
For The Star-News Still alive and still kicking, the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team outlasted Parma, 79-66, on Tuesday during a 3A District III Tournament elimination game played at the M-D gym. The Vandals (13-5 overall) host Weiser (4-18) today at 7 p.m.
For The Star-News The Cascade boys basketball team will play for a district championship today after knocking off top-seeded Council, 57-51, last week during a 1AD2 District III semifinal game played in Council. Sam Huckaby stacked 16 points with eight rebounds as the Ramblers traded blows with the Lumberjacks, who at 12-0 marched through Long Pin Conference opponents during the regular season without surrendering a loss.
For The Star-News Wins for PLMS hoops The Payette Lakes Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team defeated Cascade, 41-40, on Feb. 14 and wrapped the regular season on Tuesday against Ontario.
For The Star-News Matthew Daniels continued his undefeated run this season by pulling off a threepeat as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team competed at the 3A District III Tournament on Saturday in Payette. Daniels took the 152-pound division with a 4-2 decision over Weiser’s Kash Cobb to win his third district crown in as many years.
The Lardos Creekbottom Boys posted a score of 8-under par to win the 17th annual Yacht Club Challenge snowshoe golf tournament recently at Riverfront Park. The Lardos Creekbottom Boys team included Rob Hines, Jarad Howard, Jarrad Elliot, Danielle Howard and Justin Congleton.
Change in rules could follow The Valley County Waterways Management Plan was adopted by county commissioners on Monday. Adopting the plan does not change any rules on lakes and rivers in Valley County but sets standards that advise what rules should be adopted.
Cascade’s Kyler Nitzel was named one of the Long Pin Conference’s best girls basketball players again, earning a first team selection for the third time in four years. The Rambler senior was joined by teammates Kallyn Rogers and Lily Gerzine in being recognized during a vote by league coaches.