The Challis Vikings homecoming game was like a walk in the park. Challis won 47-0, pushing their record to 6-1.
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The Lady Viking volleyball team honored its one senior, Erin Anderson, before the first serve at the homecoming volleyball game against Grace Oct. 11.
The Challis Vikings finally returned to their home turf Oct. 5 to take on the Glenns Ferry Pilots in an important conference game.
The three Challis middle school runners ended their seasons on a high note at the district meet, their final race of the season, held Oct. 3 in Salmon.
While the final score may not have weighed in favor of Challis’ Lady Vikings in their Pink Night match, the night was successful.
Challis High School students and staff are gearing up for homecoming week activities.
Challis High School cross country runner Hannah Aldous led the Lady Vikings at the Sept. 28 invitational in Shelley with a time of 24:52.5.
The Lady Vikings had just one matchup last week but it was quite a battle.
Three students were promoted at Chondo Martial Arts Academy in Challis last month.
The final golf tournament of the season brought plenty of action to the Challis Golf Course Sept. 15.
The Challis cross country team traveled to Boise last weekend to compete in the Bob Firman invitational against 4,295 athletes representing 136 high schools and 61 middle schools from nine states.
Last week the Lady Vikings traveled across Custer County to take on the Miners of Mackay.
Last Friday the Challis Vikings took on the Raft River Trojans for Raft River's homecoming game.
The Challis cross country team hosted 209 runners from seven schools in four races in the Sept. 15 Mile High Classic at Challis Hot Springs.
The Lady Viking volleyball team earned two wins in last week’s four matches.
Pheasant hunts for area youths are planned in Challis and Salmon on Saturday, Oct. 6.
The Challis Vikings couldn’t push past No. 1-ranked Oakley in their Sept. 15 road game.
The course at the Wood River Community School cross country invitational had to be altered a bit Sept. 7 after a wasps' nest was found on the course and several runners were stung.
The Challis Vikings kept on rolling in the Sept. 7 football contest at Grace, bringing home a 40-2 win.
The Lady Vikings played two matches and a tournament last week, pushing their overall record to 1-2 and 0-1 in conference play.
Four Challis High School athletes competed in the second cross country meet of the season held Aug. 30 at West Jefferson.
A solid week of practice led the Challis Vikings to a resounding 44-18 victory against the North Gem Cowboys last week.
The Lady Vikings expected a close match in their Aug. 30 road match-up against Salmon. The teams had split the previous weekend when they met in the Ice Breaker Tournament.
The Challis Viking football team began the 2018 season on their home field against their cross-county rivals, the Mackay Miners.
The Lady Viking volleyball team began the 2018 season as they have for many years by competing in the Ice Breaker Tournament in St. Anthony.
A photo of Austin Ollar in the May 24 Messenger included an incorrect photo credit. Lily Verhoeven took the photo of Ollar pitching in a state tournament baseball game.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats arrived at Nampa Christian High School on April 17 with high expectations.
Challis Junior-Senior High School students and siblings Lane and Kelli Ann Strand continue their winning golfing ways.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats earned their way to another 2A Idaho State Tournament with a win over Soda Springs.
Challis High School rodeo team member Kade Bruno slides from his horse to grab a steer in the May 4 and 5 high school rodeo in Leadore.
The Challis High School boys dominated the field in the 10-team District V and VI track and field championship, which the Vikings hosted.
The Challis Junior High Vikings finished their track and field season in third place at he 1A middle school districts in Arco May 4.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats brought home two wins and a loss from the district tournament last week in Idaho Falls.
Challis Junior High Viking track team members shone at the Salmon meet held last week.
The track and field season is well under way for junior high Vikings.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats received the first blemish on their season record last week in a game against Firth.
More than a few stadium records were broken at the Dow Dean Mountain Madness Meet on the Viking’s home track April 13.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats came home with three more wins under their belts after last week’s road trips for games against Wendell and Gooding.
The 2018 track and field season is underway for the Challis Vikings.
Challis High School students challenged a team of CHS alumni in a fundraiser for the girls basketball team.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats defeated the Rockland Bulldogs in baseball action in Blackfoot March 29.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats struck out on a total of five games last week.
The Challis-Mackay RiverCats kicked off the 2018 season with a big win against Declo.
The Challis High School wrestling team earned both first place in the 1A division and second place in the 2A division of the state wrestling tournament. Front, from left, Christopher Arrizubieta and Kasen Hohnstein. In the back are coach Jake Zollinger, Caden Zollinger, DJ Lanier, Cooper Eri…
The season ended Feb. 20 for the Challis boys’ basketball team, when the Vikings lost a second district game to the Grace Grizzlies.
Three Challis Blackheart wrestlers were crowned state champs at last weekend’s state tournament and the team earned the 1A team trophy.
Four Challis Blackheart wrestlers hopped up to the top tier of the medal stand at the district tournament as the champions in their weight classes.
The Challis Vikings boys basketball season ended the night of Feb. 20 when the Vikings fell to Grace in the second round of the district tournament.
The Challis Vikings wrapped up the final week of regular season play with three basketball games, winning two but losing a tight, tough battle in the final home game against Mackay.
Challis player Erin Anderson drives to the basket in a Feb. 1 game against Grace in the district tournament. Challis lost the first game of the two-game contest against Grace.
Six Challis High School wrestlers stepped on the winners’ platform during the Mario D’Orazio Memorial Invitational Tournament held last weekend in Challis.
The Challis Vikings hit the road to face two tough foes last week — visiting the Mackay Miners on Jan. 31 and then facing the Grace Grizzlies on Feb. 2.
The Challis Vikings fought a hard battle in the Jan. 26 game against the Grace Grizzlies. It was the conference opener for Challis.