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Deja vu – it’s Shelley vs. Fruitland, again
When No. 1-ranked Shelley takes the field at Holt Arena tonight, the Russets won’t just be playing for a 3A state championship. With a win over Fruitland, undefeated Shelley can cement its legacy as the power of the 3A classification before jumping to 4A next season.
By winning titles every other season starting in 2003, Shelley [...]
Football
COLUMN: Mackay football – from extinct to the title game in five months»
There was no football at Mackay High School five months ago.
The school board lopped it, along with every other extracurricular program from volleyball to Future Farmers of America, out of the budget after a supplemental levy failed.
The town had no choice. Mackay has always been dependent on state education money because the federal government owns [...]
The weekend we’ve all been waiting for is year. A month’s worth of summer practices and 12 weeks of games all lead up to this — the state finals.
Eastern Idaho still has three teams vying for three titles. Looking into my crystal ball, I see all three bringing home the blue trophy.
Blackfoot vs. Sandpoint
For all [...]
Girls basketball
Ririe girls move to 3-0; Nov. 19 girls basketball roundup»
At Driggs, the Teton Redskins tied the game at 29 late in the fourth quarter, but the Ririe Bulldogs went on a 20-3 run to end the game and come away with the 49-32 win Thursday night in girls basketball action.
“We crept back on them and then turnovers killed us,” Teton coach Don Betts said. [...]
At Malta, the Challis girls basketball team outscored Raft River 19-7 in the third to win its first game of the season, 60-45.
Lauren Garlie and Jenna Hamilton led Challis with 20 and 19 points, respectively.
Challis led by six at the half but stretched the lead thanks in part to three 3s by Hamilton.
“Lauren’s points [...]
Boys basketball
Madison’s Fuller commits to Univ. of Utah»
Josh Fuller just made it a lot tougher for his friends who root for BYU.
The Madison High School senior and reigning Idaho boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year will suit up for the Utah Utes in 2010.
Fuller, 6-foot-7, 195 pounds, will attend Utah on a partial academic scholarship and red-shirt in 2010-11, then plans [...]
For 39 years, Jim Garchow was the voice of professional baseball and Skyline High School in Idaho Falls.
In addition to his broadcast duties at KUPI, Garchow served as the station’s general manager for 37 years and was a lifetime fan of country music, golf and bowling.
On Monday, the flags at Melaleuca Field flew at half-staff [...]
Volleyball
I.F.’s Spofford signs with Montana State»
Two eastern Idaho athletes will continue their playing careers after signing letters of intent on national signing day Wednesday.
Idaho Falls senior Megan Spofford accepted a full-ride volleyball scholarship from Montana State University in Bozeman.
Spofford was a three-year starter at Idaho Falls and was named a 4A/5A High Country Conference First Team middle blocker after this [...]
Rumor has it, the best way to pass a nine-hour bus ride home from Post Falls is to slip into a deep, sugar-induced euphoria before passing out.
The afterglow of winning a state title helps.
So sayeth the Bonneville Bees, who endured a nervous, 489-mile bus ride north, who slept through most of the return ride home [...]
Boys soccer
Gomez’s second golden goal lifts Bonneville boys to title game»
CALDWELL — Like a wedding crasher enjoying the thrill of sneaking into the party uninvited, Bonneville forward Luis Gomez leaned in close with a secret.
“We’re not even supposed to be here,” Gomez said softly while grinning.
The “here” was the 4A state boys soccer tournament, which is now much more than a destination — thanks to [...]
CALDWELL — Hillcrest boys soccer coach Bryan Johnston and his team will have a hard time shaking off an offseason of “what could’ve beens” after a bitter 3-2 loss to Sandpoint in the 4A boys state soccer tournament semifinals Friday afternoon.
The Knights (9-8-3) looked like one of the stronger teams in the tournament after waxing [...]
Girls soccer
Sandpoint tops Hillcrest girls»
CALDWELL — A fatigued Hillcrest girls soccer team struggled early and eventually fell 6-1 to Sandpoint in the Class 4-A girls state soccer tournament semifinals Friday afternoon.
After winning a breath-taking 2-1 double overtime thriller against Twin Falls on Thursday, the Hillcrest girls were tasked with beating a similarly tired team in Sandpoint. In the first [...]
Lake City 2, Skyline 0: At Meridian, the Skyline Grizzlies bowed out from the 5A state tournament after Lake City score two second-half goals.
Despite not scoring a goal in two games, Skyline coach Kip Archibald said he was happy with his team’s performance.
“It was a great experience for the girls,” Archibald said. “A lot of [...]
Cross Country
Strange happenings up north for XC»
Strange things happened at the 2009 high school state cross-country championships Saturday in Worley.
Held at Circling Raven Golf Course 25 miles south of Coeur d’Alene, coaches were at odds trying to figure out why the state championships don’t go as predicted when the event is held in northern Idaho.
This year’s meet mirrored events that occurred [...]
GREEN CANYON — The Salmon girls came into the 3A District 6 cross-country championships with a one-two punch and walked away with their first district title since 2003.
Salmon’s Alice Keller and Sheyenne Dupree finished first and second, respectively, scoring low enough to fight off Teton’s challenge and win by one point 37-38.
The Diggers took the [...]
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