McCall-Donnelly Track and Field

Local athletes soar at Mile High

Local track and field athletes delivered through cold, wind, snow – even hail – as several schools descended upon the Richard Sabala Athletic Complex on Tuesday for the Mile High Invitational.The whacky weather also did not stop vehicles from cramming the venue parking lot, around Payette Lakes Middle School and down the street as parents, students and fans gathered to watch athletes from McCall-Donnelly, Cascade and Meadows Valley compete close to home for the first and only time this spring.M-D, the only 3A team in attendance, dominated the medal count among the eight schools that made the trip to McCall, racking up 22 individual golds and four more wins in the relays.

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Athletes tackle Homedale, New Plymouth meets

Vandal athletes collected eight golds as the McCall-Donnelly boys track and field snared another overall team win while competing at the Amy Christofferson Invitational on Friday in Homedale.George Speirs, Matthew Daniels, Van Vinson, Jacob Mascheroni, Seth Weller and Elise Johnson all won individual events at the multi-class meet, which featured athletes from 15 schools, including most of the Snake River Valley Conference.Speirs was able to grab wins in the 800- and 1,600-meter races, then collected a third gold in the boys sprint medley relay, where he teamed up with fellow seniors Caleb Beaman, Daniels and Vinson to top the field with a time of 3 minutes, 52.36 seconds.Daniels picked up an individual victory in the 400 while Mascheroni, a freshman, represented the M-D boys in the 3,200 and earned his first individual victory this season.Vinson also nabbed another win in the pole vault, topping 14 feet, while Seth Weller earned a repeat victory in the javelin with a personal best throw of 136 feet, 3.5 inches.

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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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