Dominic Dumas scored twice but the McCall Mountaineers hockey team was edged by the Sun Valley Suns, 4-3, on Friday at the Manchester Ice and Events Centre. Dumas collected five goals over the two-game homestand hosted by McCall, which also lost 6-3 during a Saturday game to fall to 3-3 on the season.
Adam Rushton and Van Critchfield were crowned champions as theMcCall-Donnellywrestlingteam competed at the Andrew Beck Memorial Tournament on Friday and Saturday in Grangeville. A trio of underclassmen – John Spilotros, Finnigan Moon and Zion Rushton – also nabbed silver in their respectivedivisions.AveryRiggsand Gavon Keegan both earned bronze while TJ Leonard and Ethan Roberts also found a place on the podium, finishing fourth.
Fifteen-year-old Luke Bruce of McCall refined his freestyle skiing skills by jumping into a massive pit of foam cubes at an indoor training facility at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado. After practicing in the foam pit, Luke then tried a new trick in the resort’s terrain park, landing it on the first try on snow, said McCall Winter Sports Club Program Director Erik Fisher.
Ponderosa State Park will host a Free Ski and Winter Access Day Saturday, Jan. 7, with free cross-country ski lessons and a snowshoe tour.
With temperatures in the single digits on Saturday morning, 37 Nordic skiers competed in the McCall Nordic and Biathlon Ski Club’s Winter Start Race at the Bear Basin Nordic Center. “We had a fun event with cookies, hot chocolate, glitter station, and raffle prizes for the kids.
Lake Cascade State Park will host a free Winter Access Day Saturday, Jan. 7, from 11 a.m.
Freshman Lily Gerzine stole the ball and scored the go-ahead bucket as the Cascade girls basketball team knocked off Salmon River, 33-31, last week to secure its first Long Pin Conference victory in a very long time.
Jake Hendrix scored a teamhigh 11 points, but it was largely tough sledding for the Meadows Valley boys basketball team during an 87-29 loss to Garden Valley Monday in New Meadows. Cody Padgett also dished out a team-leading six assists as the Mountaineers played their first game in nearly three weeks, falling to 0-2 with the loss during their Long Pin Conference opener.
McCall-Donnelly’s Cole Burtenshaw and Griffin Good both earned recognition as the 3A all-Idaho football team was announced. Both players made the second team at the defensive back position.
Sam Penny scored 14 points and Luke Scott added 13 as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team found its groove during a 6937 trouncing of Parma on Friday. All facets were working for the Vandals during the Snake River Valley Conference game, which was played on the road.