Sports

Ramblers earn IHSAA honors

Cascade has earned distinction as the Idaho High School Activities Association announced awards for Schools of Excellence.The Ramblers were not selected as a School of Excellence for 1AD2 – that went to Rockland – but were still among the top three and were singled out by the IHSAA for “exemplary achievement.” Camas County also joined Cascade in receiving exemplary achievement distinction.The top three schools in each classification – Rockland, Camas County and Cascade for 1AD2 – will be recognized at the IHSAA annual meeting on July 31.“This year-long, voluntary program in which schools earn points based on their student-athletes’ performance in athletics, academics and sportsmanship is the top award for the IHSAA and its member schools,” the state athletic governing body wrote in a press release.Scoring for the award is broken down in three performance components: Academic, athletic and citizenship.

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Thurston earns Cascade award

Cascade’s Tyler Thurston was honored as Senior Athlete of the Year during an end-of-school assembly last week.The departing Rambler starred in multiple sports during his high school career, but – no surprise – he still has one love above all others.“It’s always been basketball for me,” Thurston said.The 18-year-old has featured for Cascade boys basketball since his freshman season, and spent his last two stacking repeat Most Valuable Player honors from the Long Pin Conference.Bringing home a third place trophy from the 1AD2 State Tournament with his basketball teammates remains one of his favorite memories.

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M-D honors senior athletes

McCall-Donnelly announced its Senior Athletes of the Year during an end-of-school assembly last week: Gabi Green and Jack Duncan.Josh Sorensen was also honored with the Home Town Sports Award, given to a Vandal athlete who best exemplifies sportsmanship during the school year.Green, who will play both indoor and beach volleyball at Southern Virginia University next year, submitted a singular senior season.

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Speirs to run for Aggies

McCall-Donnelly’s George Speirs will continue his running career at the NCAA Division I level.The Vandal standout has signed on to attend Utah State University, located in Logan, Utah, and compete in both men’s cross country and track and field.

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Green chooses SVU, family

McCall-Donnelly’s Gabi Green will see some familiar faces when she moves across the country to attend Southern Virginia University, a Division III school she has agreed to represent on the volleyball court next year.The Vandal star has committed to play both indoor and beach volleyball for the Knights, who compete in the USA South Athletic Conference.

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Vandals to compete in Eugene

The track and field season is not quite over for a handful of McCall-Donnelly athletes who qualified to compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, held June 12-15 in Eugene, Oregon.Vandal coach Freddy Hernandez said he anticipates taking a group of 9-11 athletes to compete at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.

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Former Vandal competes at nationals

Former McCall-Donnelly standout Sophie McManus concluded a strong year competing among the collegiate ranks, last week tackling the NCAA Division III Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with her Carleton College teammates.McManus, a junior at Carleton, placed 17th in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11 minutes, 2.33 seconds to place eighth in her heat.The former Vandal runner seized a spot at nationals by winning the steeplechase at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, held earlier in May.

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