Sports

Ramblers rounding into form

Freshman Lauren Taylor scored a team-high seven points as the Cascade girls basketball team lost to Council, 52-22, during a Long Pin Conference game played Saturday on the road.Lily Gerzine added six points for the Ramblers while Claire Pierce scored five points.Cascade coach Steve Yamamoto said his team suffered the loss, but are trending in the right direction as his squad enters the stretch run of its season.“The girls played well, just not a lot of scoring,” Cascade coach Steve Yamamoto said.

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Foster scores 23 as Vandals still streaking

Vandal big man Mike Foster put a scare into another Snake River Valley Conference opponent Saturday.The 6-foot-4 post delivered a monster game with 23 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the McCall-Donnelly boys basketball team battered Weiser, 71-54, to win its ninth straight game.Luke Scott also submitted another sharp night shooting, scoring 18 points, as the Vandals continued a run of wins that began in early December.

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Mountaineers stung by Bozeman

Jacob May and Nathan James both scored twice as the McCall Mountaineers hockey team pushed the Bozeman Stingers to the brink Friday, but were stung with a late goal to fall 7-6.Mountaineers Chase Cooney and Tyler Forest also put the puck away during the first of two games played over the weekend at Haynes Pavilion in Bozeman, Mont.Tied, 6-6, late in the third period, McCall gave up a power play and the Stingers took advantage for a victory over a visiting team hoping to steal one on Bozeman’s home ice.The Mountaineers were not as sharp Saturday, giving up eight goals and scoring just once over two frames as the Stingers took advantage for the two-game sweep of weekend action.James was able to deliver a three-goal weekend by putting McCall on the board during the first period, but Bozeman notched four scores to exit the frame up, 4-1.

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Sports Briefs

The McCall Vandals hockey team will play host to collection of high school teams this weekend at the Manchester Ice and Events Centre for a two-day tournament.The Vandals open play Friday at 6:15 p.m.

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M-D rolls by Homedale for sixth straight

Izzy Tinney scored 17 points and Emma Ormsby delivered a double-double as the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team won its sixth straight by rolling by Homedale, 52-33, last week on the road.Ormsby, a sophomore post, collected 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Vandals shook off some early struggles to capture the Snake River Valley Conference victory.

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Daniels delivers statement at Rollie

Those in the wrestling community who did not know of Matthew Daniels before, likely do now.The McCall-Donnelly grappler on Saturday became just the third Vandal ever to win a championship at the well-regarded Rollie Lane Invitational, held at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa over the weekend.Daniels entered Rollie, considered one of the premiere tournaments in the Northwest, unseeded after missing early season matches to attend college testing.

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Vandal wrestlers podium in Nampa, Buhl

Matthew Daniels was not the only Vandal to make noise as the McCall-Donnelly wrestling team covered plenty of ground over the weekend, competing at tournaments in both Nampa and Buhl.While Daniels secured a coveted title at the Rollie Lane Invitational, held at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, his brother, Adam Rushton, also reached the podium at the same tournament with a rugged effort.Rushton went 5-2 and placed fifth at 182-pounds.

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