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Ramblerfest back and bigger

Ramblerfest, a mini-music festival raising money to support Cascade schools athletics, is back this weekend and bigger than ever.Saturday will mark the third straight year the event will be hosted by the Cascade Athletic Association and held at Kelly’s Whitewater Park.

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Women, junior tournaments tee off McCall Amateur week

McCall Amateur week teed off with golfers tackling women’s and junior tournaments on Monday and Tuesday at McCall Golf Club.Madison Gridley wrapped up a title at the Women’s Amateur on Tuesday, a year after finishing a runner-up.Gridley, of Meridian, shot a 138 over two days to finish -8 under par and claim a five stroke victory in the Championship Flight.Gridley shot a 72 during her opening round Monday, but came through with a 66 over her final 18 holes Tuesday, collecting three Eagles and three Birdies to pull away.Kelly Goulet shot a 143 to place second while Payton Watkins-Panzeri finished third with a 145.Other winners included: Brenda Pickett (First Flight), Cheryl Neiers (Second Flight), Kelli Kinkela (Third Flight), Tami Hovde (Fourth Flight) and Kris Christensen (Fifth Flight).

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TAMARACK HOSTS JUMP PARK COMPETITION Tamarack Resort will host its second annual Mountain Bike and BMX Jump Park Competition on Saturday in Donnelly. Cost is… Login to continue reading Login…

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Vandal netters off to camp

The McCall-Donnelly volleyball team is off to camp this weekend, traveling to Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston to continue what has already been an eventful offseason so far.To prepare, Vandal players have engaged in ongoing open gyms and weight training.

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McCall team wins June tournament

The McCall Mountain Madness 16-and-under softball team celebrated the start of its summer season by winning a tournament back in June.The McCall team strung together three straight victories to snare a title at the Mesa Invitational, collecting wins over Fruitland (9-5 and 10-5) and Kuna Elite, 9-7.The June 7-8 outing was one of three tournaments the McCall team traveled to Payette County to compete in.Madness coach Jeff Walker said there have been growing pains since the tournament win, but the group has been rounding into form.“We have had struggles at times but are working on developing pitchers and key positions for the high school spring softball season,” said Walker, who also serves as the varsity head coach for McCall-Donnelly.The Madness lit up the fourth inning during the win over Kuna.Trailing 2-0, McCall scored nine runs during the frame to take a 9-2 lead, capped off by Val Sofaly stealing home on a single by Makenzie Pedrow.Sofaly also drove in two runs earlier in the inning with a single of her own.Kuna stormed back with five runs in the top of the fifth to pull within 9-7, but the Madness closed the door to snare the victory.Sofaly and Pedrow both finished the game with two hits on two trips to the plate.Payton Woolcott also collected two hits on three tries while Halle Newcomb delivered a double on her lone hit.Ceder Saxton shouldered the weight from the circle, pitching four innings and striking out four while allowing seven hits.The Madness dropped its most recent game to Grangeville, falling 16-15 on Saturday despite collecting 16 hits and getting a home run from Pedrow.McCall battled back from a 14-4 deficit in the first inning and watched Pedrow launch a solo shot over the right field fence on its way to seizing a 15-14 lead after two and a half innings.But Grangeville answered with two runs in the bottom of the third to retake the lead, 16-15.The Madness get a chance to get right this weekend when the club hosts the 2023 McCall Mountain Madness Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament, which starts Friday and runs through Sunday.

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