Hundreds of mountain bikers from all over the West descended upon Tamarack Resort over the weekend for the NW Cup downhill races.Among a sea of competitive riders who visited Donnelly, a couple of McCall siblings, Joey and Alaina Guliuzza, gave the large-scale event some local flare.
Local teams treated fans to a handful of victories as the West Central Idaho Youth Baseball Club hosted its first-ever tournament in McCall last weekend.The McCall Mountaineers 12-and-under team led the way by winning four of seven games during the three-day gathering, which featured teams from surrounding Idaho and even Oregon.The McCall Moose Babe Ruth team opened play among the Babe Ruth ranks (age 13-15) on Friday, but were dismissed 13-6 by Grangeville.
Ronald Lee Sabala, a longtime lover of McCall, passed away just over a year ago.
Yadi and Payette Spangenberg shared a fun moment Saturday when the mother and daughter combined to win the 9 to 5 at Jug Mountain Ranch, a cross country mountain bike challenge put on by Twisted Turtle Racing.The Spangenberg duo, 46 and 15 years old, picked up the victory in the two-person women’s division, taking turns circling a 8.3-mile loop a total of nine times in 7 hours, 33 minutes, 13 seconds to reach the top of the podium.Saturday’s event asked riders to complete as many trips around the loop as possible from 9 a.m.
Call it a sibling sweep for George and Charlie Speirs after the brothers both won races at the 47th Ponderosa Park Run on Saturday in McCall.
A pair of students who attend Payette Lakes Middle School will compete on one of rodeo’s bigger stages next week.Colt Crockett and Ember Swain, both of Donnelly, each recently earned positions on the Idaho National Junior High Rodeo Team.The local duo will now travel with their Idaho teammates to compete in the 19th Annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR), which runs Sunday through the following Saturday and takes place in Des Moines, Iowa.It is the first time at nationals for both Crockett and Swain.Swain, riding her horse Trixie, qualified for the Idaho team after posting a time of 20.8 seconds in the pole bending event to become a reserve champion at the Idaho State Finals earlier this spring.
The McCall Ladies Golf Association returned to summer action in June.Results from early June outings are as follows: (9 hole – gross) First flight – 1.
MCCALL YOUTH BASEBALL RECAP Max Wadlow hit an in-the-park home run, but the McCall Mountaineers 10-and-under baseball team lost the second game of a doubleheader… Login to continue reading Login…
George Speirs delivered a top 15 finish to lead a contingent of McCall-Donnelly track and field athletes who competed at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, held in Eugene, Oregon last week.
Youth baseball will take over McCall this weekend when the West Central Idaho Youth Baseball Club hosts a first-ever tournament in the mountains.