Gunnar Newman racked up 133 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries but the McCall-Donnelly football team got a stark reminder on Friday the Snake River Valley Conference is one of the state’s best at 4A, falling to Homedale, 33-14.Newman added another 33 yards through the air while playing on the Trojans’ home field, catching four balls to give the Vandal junior 166 scrimmage yards.
Shilah Arnold delivered eight kills as the McCall-Donnelly volleyball team kept its season alive, dropping Homedale in three sets, 25-10, 25-14, 25-15, during a 4A District III Tournament elimination game played in McCall on Tuesday.The Vandals host Weiser today at 6 p.m.
Charlie Speirs and Jacob Mascheroni nabbed the top two spots and the McCall-Donnelly boys cross country team snared a repeat title at the 4A District III Meet on Tuesday in Payette.The Vandal girls also finished second place as a team, losing a chance to repeat as district champs by tiebreaker.Speirs won the boys overall district title, running the 5,000-meter course at Warren E.
New head coach, same result.Sebastian Carheden scored a pair of goals and the McCall-Donnelly boys soccer team continued its district dominance by knocking off Weiser, 4-1, last week at the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex.Bogdan Monahan and Toby Klasner also hit the net as the Vandals won a fifth straight district crown with a home crowd cheering on despite cold temperatures and the occasional flurry of snow.But there was a new head coach on the sideline for this one – Forrest Stanley – a long time assistant for the Vandal girls soccer team who took the reins of the boys program this fall when Brad Kindall decided to step down after eight years.Kindall’s teams won four straight district championships and qualified for state six times, bringing home a fourth place trophy last season.
Four different Vandals hit the net as the McCall-Donnelly boys soccer team blanked Emmett, 4-0, during a 4A District III Tournament semifinal played Tuesday at the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex.Jose Manuel, Bogdan Monahan, Toby Klasner and Sebastian Carheden all beat the Huskies goalkeeper under the lights at Sabala Field.The Vandals will host Weiser today at 5 p.m.
Zion Rushton converted a penalty kick to tie the game but the McCall-Donnelly girls soccer team lost to Homedale, 3-1, during a 4A District III Tournament semifinal played Tuesday at the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex, ending its season.Down 1-0, Rushton hammered a penalty shot into the left side of the net to help the Vandals pull even, 1-1, headed into halftime.But the Trojans scored twice after the break and M-D could not recover, ending its hopes to earn a berth to the 4A State Tournament, slated for next week in Post Falls.“We had one own-goal in the first half,” Vandal coach Mike Maini said.
Bisbee Henderson provided a spark as the McCall-Donnelly volleyball team got defensive to sweep Weiser, 25-15, 25-20, 26-24, during a Snake River Valley Conference match played last week.The victory helped the Vandals extend a winning streak to 13 games and move to 24-1 overall on the season, including 9-1 in league.M-D blockers had a strong day and Henderson was active on defense, coming up with 17 digs.“She was simply amazing in the back row,” Vandal coach Amber Green said.
McCall-Donnelly running back Colt Value got hit behind the offensive line, shook free of the defender and bolted 55 yards for a touchdown.It was that kind of performance as the Vandals overpowered Payette, 48-6, during a Snake River Valley Conference game played Friday under the lights at the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex.M-D coach BJ Sorensen called it one of his team’s best games this season, with multiple players making their mark.“Our offensive line continues to improve and make things easier for our skill players,” Sorensen said.
McCall-Donnelly cross country teams snared top five finishes while competing at the Inland Empire Championships on Saturday in Lewiston.Charlie Speirs finished fifth overall in the boys varsity race, crossing the finish line at Lewis Clark State College in 15 minutes, 49 seconds.Speirs’ teammate, Jacob Mascheroni, came in two spots later, placing seventh, with a time of 16:04.M-D coach McCall Keller said Speirs provided a highlight with his sub-16 minute time, but both runners excelled.“He and Jacob went out a bit too slow but worked their way up the field and had a strong finish,” Keller said.Josie Leslie was the first runner in for the M-D girls, completing the 5,000-meter varsity course in 19:44 to finish sixth overall out of 69 runners.Lauren Nelson (22nd) and Nina Giddings (27th) gave the Vandals three girls inside the top 30.Keelee Burns and Jessica Hammari also competed for M-D, helping the team to a fifth place finish in team standings.The Vandal boys were able to nab a share of third place as a team.Bishop Kelly, a 5A school based in Boise, won the overall boys title while Enterprise (Oregon) finished second.
The passing game struggled as the Cascade football team tackled Horseshoe Bend on Friday, but Rambler rushers made sure that did not matter.Running back Cole Olson sprang for 195 yards and three touchdowns on the ground and the Cascade gridders brought home a Long Pin Conference victory, knocking off the Mustangs, 36-14, under the lights at Horseshoe Bend High School.Stuart Derrick also chipped in 138 yards and two scores on 12 totes on a day the senior signal caller struggled to connect with his receivers.The Ramblers moved to 5-1 with the Long Pin win.