Junior National Qualifier: Gavin Galyardt placed first in the skate race and Taylor Nalder placed second in both of her Nordic races at the Junior National Qualifier of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association at Bogus Bason over the weekend.
Four alpine racers for the McCall Winter Sports Club skied to first-place finishes in the Monroe Cup at Rotarun Ski Area in Hailey. The race consisted of two slalom runs on Saturday and Sunday.
Royer to compete in Iditarod Jessie Royer won her third Idaho Sled Dog Challenge last week, crossing the finish line in Cascade in just over 50 hours, 12 hours faster than last year’s winning time. In second place was last year’s winner Josi Thyr, who also bettered that winning time, finishing less than an hour behind Royer.
The McCall High School hockey team traveled to Coeur d’Alene last weekend to compete in a regional U18 tournament. The first game Friday found the Vandals facing off against the Moscow Bears for the fifth time this season.
Kyler Nitzel scored a team-high 16 points and hit clutch free throws late as the Cascade girls basketball team stayed alive by defeating Salmon River, 37-33, during a 1AD2 District III elimination game played Tuesday in New Meadows.
Vandal football coach looks forward to family time It was fall of 2016 when McCall football became fun again. It was Lee Leslie’s second season at the helm of the Vandal football team, and after a 3-0 start the town was buzzing.
Sam Penny scored 17 points and threw down a first half dunk as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team wrangled a 52-41 victory from Payette last week to win its third straight following a two-game slide.
Cascade Aquatic and Recreation Center will host “Ski to the Moon” Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Senior Ashtyn Jones collected 17 points, seven rebounds and eight steals as the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team wrapped up the regular season by cruising past Payette, 48-19, during a Snake River Valley Conference game played Friday.
PHOTO BY CHELSEA TUTTLE/FOR THE STAR-N EWS The Cascade cheer team faced off against district competition Saturday at Capital High School in Boise, but fell short of its goal to qualify for state. The Rambler squad already deserves cheers for accomplishing a goal in place since coach Dorothy Olson took charge of the team in 2019: Participate in actual competitions.