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Vandals among All-Idaho selections

Rarely in the spotlight, impossible to ignore, McCall-Donnelly defender Solomon Arndt has been recognized with a selection to the 4A All-Idaho First Team for boys soccer.Arndt was not alone in being honored during a vote by state coaches, as Vandal goalkeeper Michael Foster finally got his due by being chosen for the second team.Both honors come following a sterling season that involved M-D winning a fifth straight district championship and bringing home a fourth place trophy from the 4A state tournament.Arndt, who stands an imposing 6-foot-1, has played on the back line of defense his entire high school career.

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Cascade Roundup

The Cascade girls basketball team was ramped up and ready to open the season last week against Vision Charter School of Caldwell, but poor weather forced the matchup to be rescheduled.The Ramblers still got in some preseason action with a couple of outings in the days leading up.Cascade coach Linzie Green said no scores were kept during a jamboree that featured opponents Compass Charter School and Wilder.

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M-D Round-up

The McCall-Donnelly football team celebrated its season at a gathering last week, and handed out awards to players.Senior quarterback Maddox Arnold received Offensive Player of the Year.Linebacker Peyton Esplin, also a senior, was tabbed the Vandals’ Defensive Player of the Year.Finn Moon earned Lineman of the Year honors while Mikey Wyman received the Leadership Award.Junior Gunnar Newman was given the Sportsmanship award.Avery Riggs was tabbed the Vandal Tough Player while Colt Value was recognized with the Vandal Standard Player award.The junior varsity team also handed out awards, with Pete Trupiano being named Offensive Player of the Year and Landon Bledsoe earning Defensive Player of the Year.The Vandals went 6-4 this season, earning a trip to the postseason for a second straight season under head coach BJ Sorensen.

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Vandals knock off 6A Nampa

There was no flinching as the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team welcomed 6A Nampa to the M-D gym on Saturday. Kaitlyn Esplin just missed a double-double and Izzy Tinney enjoyed a perfect night shooting as the 4A Vandals knocked off the visiting Bulldogs, 56-23, in front of a home crowd to etch their first win of the season.

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Ramblers honored by Long Pin

Cascade senior Stuart Derrick snared first team honors on both offense and defense as the Long Pin Conference announced postseason awards for football.Two more Ramblers, Cole Olson and Hayden Hull, were also recognized with first team nods following a vote by league coaches.Hull was also selected to the All-Long Pin Second Team for his work on the defensive line, joining teammate Jackson Hansen, who made the list as a tight end.Olson’s first team selection came at running back, and came despite the Rambler senior missing two games to start the year as he recovered from offseason surgery.

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Mountaineers’ James delivers dagger in OT

The McCall Mountaineers thrilled a home crowd over the weekend, pulling out a pair of close victories over the Reno Ice Raiders at the Manchester Ice and Events Centre.It started with a walk off performance Friday night when Mountaineer forward Nate James delivered a dagger – a golden goal – in overtime to end the game, 6-5, and secure the victory.Goaltender Seth Askew, a McCall resident, also turned away 26 shots during the overtime win, including three in extra time.James’ game-winner came on a broken play just inside Reno’s blue line.“Nate jumped off the bench, grabbed the puck, made a great move and then had a very accurate shot picking the top corner,” Mountaineer coach Marty Flichel said.McCall completed the weekend sweep with a 5-4 win Saturday on the shoulders of a three-goal effort from Chase CooneyThe victory sent the Ice Raiders packing back to Reno with a pair of losses.A repeat of last year.No wonder the Reno squad tackled Friday’s opener with vigor.It was a physical game.

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Vandals snare SRV selections

McCall-Donnelly’s do-it-all dynamo – Gunnar Newman – collected first team selections on both sides of the ball as the Snake River Valley Conference announced postseason awards for football.Nine total Vandals received recognition following a vote by league coaches, including Colt Value, who earned a full cycle of honors for his role on offense, defense and special teams.

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