
M-D’s Daniels delivers dramatic third title
Matthew Daniels delivered some latematch heroics to snare another individual championship as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team competed at the 49th Annual Buhl Tournament Friday and Saturday in Buhl.
Matthew Daniels delivered some latematch heroics to snare another individual championship as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team competed at the 49th Annual Buhl Tournament Friday and Saturday in Buhl.
Kyler Nitzel scored 21 points, but the Cascade girls basketball team let a Long Pin Conference game against Garden Valley slip away, 45-35, on Saturday at Novotny Gym. Kallyn Rogers scored six points and Lacey Mack added five points as the Ramblers fell to 5-7 on the season, including 1-2 in league games.
Three alpine racers from the McCall Winter Sports Club competed in three days of racing at Snowbird ski area in Utah over the weekend. The event included two slalom races on Saturday and Sunday and one giant slalom race on Monday.
Sam Penny scored 16 points and threw down one of two dunks on the night as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team outdueled Council, 54-39, in front of a packed crowd on a Friday night at the M-D gym.
The Cascade boys basketball team struggled against a visiting Garden Valley squad Saturday, losing 63-44 in a Long Pin Conference game played at Novotny Gym. It was the Ramblers’ first game since losing all-conference performer Tyler Thurston, and coach Josh Hurley said the team missed more than just the junior’s knack for finding the net.
Gabi Green collected 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals but the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team struggled to get going early during a Snake River Valley Conference tilt against Weiser last week, falling 45-34 in a game played at the M-D gym.
M-D reaches final The Ford Idaho Center in Nampa was stuffed with Vandal faithful as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team played in its second straight 3A state championship game in March. The Vandals lost a heartbreaker, 40-22, to Kimberly, but the M-D squad already cemented a legacy after bringing a first-ever district championship to the school’s boys basketball program.
Koby Rivas battled for 17 points but the Meadows Valley boys basketball team lost to Salmon River, 64-29, during a Long Pin Conference game played Monday in New Meadows. Rivas scored 13 of those points during a strong third quarter for the Mountaineers, but by then it amounted to too little too late.
The McCall Mountaineers hockey team seized an early lead Friday, but Sun Valley stole a couple back late to snare a 2-1 victory in front of a home crowd at Campion Ice House in Hailey. The Mountaineers also lost to the Suns on Saturday, 7-2, dropping their record to 3-5 through eight games.
Luke Scott’s 16 points led three Vandals in double figures and the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team made plays late to knock off Caldwell, 54-47, last week on the road. Sam Penny added 15 points and Rylan Pate scored 12 points as the Vandals punched above their weight to defeat the 4A Cougars in a non-conference game played in Caldwell.