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Rambler teammates share second

Cole Olson and Tyler Thurston both earned a share of second place as the Cascade golf team competed at a tournament in Caldwell last week.The Rambler teammates both shot a 43 over nine holes at TimberStone Golf Course, finishing behind medalist Cole Fay of Compass Charter, who led the individual boys with a 39.The effort, combined with scores from Lincoln Huckaby (63) and Kysar Ellsworth (66), helped the Cascade boys place third overall as team.Olson was able to draw with Fay the day prior, as both golfers shot a three-over-par 39 at Nampa’s Ridgecrest Golf Course to share second place behind medalist Ryan Gonzales of Nampa Christian.The back-to-back outings gave Olson a second straight runner-up finish in as many days.Meanwhile, Thurston finished with a 48 on the Nampa links while Hayden Hull shot a 54, Ellsworth a 59 and Huckaby a 62.The Rambler girls joined the boys at Ridgestone, which took place April 23, and were led by Viktoria Stepanishena’s 66.

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Vandals let early lead slip

Seniors Owen Naugle and John Hatfield teamed up for some double trouble as the McCall-Donnelly baseball team blitzed Weiser in the first inning during a Snake River Valley Conference tilt played last week in McCall.Or was it a triple double, with Cole Naugle providing a third extra base hit on a day the sophomore led the Vandals by going 3-for-4 from the plate.Either way, M-D could not hold on against the rival Wolverines, falling 9-5 despite a quick start that featured key hits from all three players.Seth Julian and Gavon Keegan also delivered hits while Owen Naugle finished with two.

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MV GOLF TACKLES TIMBERSTONE Cody Padgett submitted the best round as Meadows Valley golfers competed on the links at TimberStone Golf Course in Caldwell last… Login to continue reading Login…

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Vandals clean up at SRV meet

The McCall-Donnelly track and field team broke out the brooms when Snake River Valley Conference schools met last week in Payette, sweeping both boys and girls overall titles.George Speirs (800- and 1,600-meters), Ben Walker (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Taylor Nalder (800, 1,600) all won a pair of individual events as the Vandals dominated the annual gathering of conference schools.

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Brewer bomb seals Vandal win

Monique Brewer’s home run blast in the sixth inning did not just put the exclamation point on McCall-Donnelly’s 11-1 win over a visiting Parma team on Monday – it ended the game.The Vandal senior stepped up to the plate and belted a pitch over the left field wall at the M-D softball field to sink the second place Panthers.

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Reeder seizes SRV win

Freshman Charlie Reeder seized medalist honors as the McCall-Donnelly golf team engaged with Snake River Valley Conference members in a tournament last week in Weiser.The Vandal boys also snared a share of first place, shooting a combined 177 on the Rolling Hills Golf Course to tie a Homedale team that has already won a couple of tournaments this season.Reeder’s 39 over nine holes topped the boys individual field.

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Parma spoils Vandal homecoming

The McCall-Donnelly baseball team enjoyed a victory of sorts on Monday, getting a chance to play a game on its home field for the first time in two-plus seasons.But the actual game was spoiled when a visiting Parma team defeated the Vandal hardballers, 9-2, during a Snake River Valley Conference game on the strength of a 5-0 first inning.Gavon Keegan, James Turlington, John Hatfield and Cole Naugle collected hits for M-D, which last played an actual game in McCall in May of 2021.

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Ramblers make ruckus in Middleton

The Cascade track and field team tackled another large meet on Friday – the Middleton Invitational – but that did not stop Rambler athletes from making their mark.Trever Sayers snared silver in the high jump to record Cascade’s top finish at the multi-class meet, which featured athletes from 15 schools from the 1A, 2A and 3A classifications.

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