Hobson Memorial is Saturday
Spring Break is next week for local students, but many will first stop at Dollar Mountain Saturday, March 14 for the 32nd annual Hobson Memorial alpine ski races. They are designed for Wood River Valley junior racers who are members of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation or Hailey Ski Team.
Registration deadline is Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. There will be no day-of-race registration. Find registration forms at svsef.org or call 726-4129. Cost of $18 per racer includes lunch and race fee. Helmets are required of all participants, and crazy costumes are encouraged.
Check in and pick up your bibs from 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Carol's Dollar Mountain Lodge. The dual racing format, two runs per skier, fastest run counting, will start at 10:30 a.m. followed by lunch and awards on the patio. Volunteers are needed. Call Kelly Allison 726-7264 or 720-4504.
Storm girls' basketball team repeats as Valley League champions
For the second consecutive year, the Sun Valley Storm sixth-grade girls' basketball team has captured the championship of the Valley League Tournament. Sun Valley had a three-game sweep in the Feb. 26-28 double elimination meet at Castleford. The Storm also went undefeated for the second straight year in regular-season league games.
Coached by Jim Bradley and Raeghen Peavey, the championship team featured Hailey Pettit, Sarah Carty, Ciceley Peavey, Rory Cole, Brittney Bowers, Ashley Hicks, Kenya Schott and Brittney Bradley.
Bicycle preview March 19
Spring is a week away, and The Elephant's Perch of Ketchum is gearing up for its Spring Bicycle Preview on Thursday, March 19 with extended store hours through 7 p.m. You'll find exciting new models plus great deals on last year's bicycle brands.
All-Star boys' basketball team places second in Filer
Recently, a Wood River All-Star fifth-grade basketball team coached by Roy Tinker and John Hollenbeck placed second in a three-day Filer tournament, losing the championship game by only one point. On the team were Gunnar Gibson, Wyatt Johnson, Chris Nordsieck, Jordan Bjorkman, Emmitt Stevens, Alec Nordsieck, Walker Whaley, Nic Tidwell and Austin Shetler.
Spring Break swimming special
Wood River Community YMCA aquatic director Dyne Jones plans to offer a new program of five beginner swim lessons for $5 per person. Called SPLASH, the "Spring Break Special" will be available at the Ketchum pool from March 16-20. It is overseen by Jones, a Michigan native who raced on two U.S. national swimming teams and was an Olympic Trials qualifier in 1988 and 1992.
Mini World Cup ski racing
The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation's C-Home team had another Mini World Cup event Saturday (super giant slalom) and Sunday (downhill) at Dollar Mountain. Results:
Boys SG: 1—Kristian DeWolfe 37.81. 2—Will Snyder 38.53. 3—Wyatt Smith 38.80. 4—Hayden Cowden 40.07. 5—Cade Street 41.28. Downhill: 1—Will Snyder 35.65. 2—Kristian DeWolfe and Hayden Cowden 35.69. 4—Wyatt Smith 35.90. 5—Kobe Tamura 37.65.
Girls SG: 1—Sage Rheinschild 42.02. 2—Katelyn Rathfon 42.06. 3—Poppy Vorse-Whittier 42.20. 4—Margot Griffith 43.38. 5—Abby Norton 43.44. Downhill: 1—Poppy Vorse-Whittier 38.20. 2—Sage Rheinschild 38.41. 3—Lauren Cord 38.69. 4—Margot Griffith 39.14. 5—Hollie MacPherson 39.15.
Kahtoola Challenge up Baldy set for March 21
This year's Bald Mountain Snowshoe Challenge, this year sponsored by Kahtoola as part of its Winter 2009 tour, will be Saturday, March 21 starting at 8 a.m. from the bottom of Baldy's River Run ski run.
Welcoming spring, the annual 3,200 vertical foot climb up River Run and College to the 9,100-foot summit of Baldy is open to snowshoers and skiers. Pre-register at active.com or at The Elephant's Perch in Ketchum through Friday, March 20 at the price of $10. You can also sign up for $15 on race morning from 7-7:30 a.m. or by visiting kahtoola.com. Call 726-3497 for more details.
Last year there were 47 snowshoe and telemark skiers including repeat snowshoe winner Bill Nurge (45 minutes and 12 seconds) and women's champion Jenny Tobin of Boise (54:47). Telemark champions were Roger Mankus (1.09:51) and Charil Reis (1.45:49).
B+ Hockey playoffs are set
First-round match-ups for the B+ Hockey League playoffs have been set. The playoffs begin Sunday, March 29 with three games at Sun Valley Skating Center. Schedule is:
Sunday, March 29—At 6:30 p.m., #1 Isles (8-5-1) vs. #6 Sharks (4-9-1). At 7:45 p.m., #2 Senators (8-5-1) vs. #5 defending champs Hutch's Bad Dogs (4-7-3). At 9 p.m., #3 Vipers (7-6-1) vs. #4 Wildcats (6-5-3).
Results from Sunday's final regular-season games:
Wildcats 7-2 over Sharks. Wildcat goals: Pete Shafer (4), Mark Johnson, Paul Carson and Jim Laski. Sharks: Chris Roberts and Dan Gralenski.
Vipers 5-3 over Bad Dogs. Vipers goals: Scott Miller (2), Bob Gordon, Alex Baron and Baba Street. Bad Dogs: Chris Peterson (2) and Wendy Speth.
Sides wraps up Wentworth career
Hailey's Joey Sides wrapped up his college ice hockey career at Boston's Wentworth College in Saturday's championship game of the ECAC Northeast Tournament. Sides scored a go-ahead goal but it wasn't enough as Nichols College (25-3-0) won its first-ever conference title 4-3 over Wentworth (18-8-1) at Levy Rink in Harrisville, R.I. Wentworth College's Leopards had been gunning for their first conference title since 2004, and fifth championship overall.
Three-year captain Sides is a 5-11, 180-pounder from Sun Valley Junior Hockey and Avon Old Farms who enjoyed his best offensive season as a forward his senior season, after playing the last two years on the blue line. An honorable mention All-Conference selection, Sides finished as the fourth-leading Leopards scorer with a career-best 17 goals and 12 assists for 29 points in 23 games. For his 90-game career, he had 32 goals and 53 assists—12th on the school's all-time scoring list. His goal late in the third period of last week's semi-final game at Curry College gave Wentworth College the 3-2 lead it wouldn't relinquish on the road to the championship game.
All-Events bowling update
Mountain Sun Lanes event coordinator Rosie Soto clarified the final All-Events top rankings for the Feb. 28-March 1 city tournament. Here are the correct final standings:
All Events Scratch: 1—Erik Bywater 2099. 2—Mike Tackett 2030. 3—Elisa Tobia 1991.
All Events Handicap: 1—Elisa Tobia 2168. 2—Erik Bywater 2099. 3—Mike Olsen 2057. 4—Mike Tackett 2030.
The Zen of Masters swimming
The Wood River Community YMCA staged its first annual Zen Masters swimming meet Sunday, March 8 in the Ketchum pool. Here are results:
Fly
50—Women: 1—Dyne Jones, 42, 30.22. 2—Karen Morrison, 51, 32.28. 3—Imani Burrell, 44, 34.03. 4—Jane Peterson, 39, 37.22. 5—Toni LeClercq, 61, 38.47. 50—Men: 1—Brian Gallagher, 54, 28.85. 2—Hector Ocampo, 30, 34.78.
100—Men: 1—Chris Fedullo, 25, 1:00.6.
Free
50—Women: 1—Dyne Jones 25.84. 2—Karen Morrison 28.49. 3—Jennifer Davis, 41, 29.40. 4—Pam Ebertz, 54, 31.93. 5—Toni LeClercq 35.53. 6—Beth Riau, 64, 40.60. 50—Men: 1—Chris Fedullo 24.65. 2—Jeff Jones, 47, 25.53. 3—Hector Ocampo 29.25. 4—Brent Hardy, 27, 29.38. 5—Dick Brehmer, 67, 38.56. 6—Fred Bieker, 76, 40.28.
100—Women: 1—Pam Ebertz 1:09.10. 2—Tabitha Frey, 18, 1:16.60. 3—Toni LeClercq 1:21.30. 100—Men: 1—Chris Fedullo 53.44. 2—Jeff Jones 55.72. 3—Fred Bieker 1:42.50.
IM
100—Women: 1—Dyne Jones 1:07.90. 2—Jeannie Kiel 1:11.00. 3—Molly Fox, 24, 1:17.70. 4—Jane Peterson 1:18.30. 5—Pam Ebertz 1:25.40. 6—Toni LeClercq 1:27.30. 100—Men: 1—Brian Gallagher 1:03.90. 2—Erik Tiles, 29, 1:06.80. 3—Bob Rosso, 61, 1:09.80. 4—Hector Ocampo 1:17.80.
Back
50—Women: 1—Imani Burrell 33.91. 2—Beth Riau 52.53. 50—Men: 1—Erik Tiles 34.16. 2—Fred Bieker 49.18.
100—Women: 1—Imani Burrell 1:18.00. 2—Jane Peterson 1:18.80.
Breast
50—Women: 1—Jennifer Davis 34.68. 2—Molly Fox 39.64. 3—Imani Burrell 41.13. 4—Jen Hooper, 39,l 46.82. 5—Beth Riau 50.84. 50—Men: 1—Erik Tiles 32.28. 2—Bob Rosso 33.62. 3—Brent Hardy 36.78.
100—Women: 1—Jennifer Davis 1:17.70. 2—Molly Fox 1:23.80. 100—Men: 1—Erik Tiles 1:13.00. 2—Bob Rosso 1:15.20.
