Former McCall-Donnelly wrestling coach Dan Erekson is currently doing just what he tells his students and athletes to do: Go for your dreams. Erekson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and child back in July to train to wrestle competitively again, leaving roles as the high school coach and teacher behind.
Joel Sherer and Rob Pair will team up to steer the ship for the McCall-Donnelly wrestlers this season. The co-coaches take over for former skipper Dan Erekson, who moved to Las Vegas in July to train and wrestle competitively after running the Vandal program the last four years.
Seniors Griffin Good and Kyler Kunde represented the McCall-Donnelly football team at the East-West Shrine All-Star Game on Saturday at Middleton High School. Both players were selected to play for the East, which suffered a 24-22 loss to the West.
Four returning players have Daniel D’Lerma feeling good going into his third season as head coach of the Meadows Valley boys basketball team. The Mountaineers open play today at home, hosting St. John’s Bosco Academy of Cottonwood at the MV gym. Tipoff is at 6 p.m.
Payette Lakes Middle School wrestlers were the lone Vikings in action last week, traveling to Garden Valley for a dual meet. Kevin Rushton and Cayden Fee both picked up wins to lead the PLMS wrestlers.
Kallyn Rogers scored 10 points, but the Cascade girls basketball team’s quest to win a third straight game fell short against Wilder, 3919, on Friday at Novotny Gym. Freshman Ceder Saxton also chipped in five points as the Ramblers fell to 2-1 with the non-conference loss.
The McCall-Donnelly girls basketball junior varsity swept games last week to move to 2-0 on the season. The Vandals edged Cole Valley, 41-36, on Saturday and Grangeville, 45-25, earlier in the week.
The Payette Lakes Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team swept the competition during games last week to move to 8-1 on the season. The Vikings topped Weiser Middle School, 33-14, in a game played at the PLMS gym.
Gabi Green poured in 17 points, but the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team dropped a non-conference game to Cole Valley, 36-30, on Saturday at the M-D gym. Ashtyn Jones also chipped in eight points, four rebounds and a team-high five steals.
Kiki Frick passed her senior moves in the field test to become a U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist for the McCall Figure Skating Club. Her test was completed virtually through the Vaca Valley FSC in Vacaville, California in August 2022. Frick is a freshman in high school.