Farrow family benefit set for April 11
Silent auction and raffle items are being sought for the April 11 Farrow Family Benefit scheduled for 2-10 p.m. at Silver Springs Ranch, 114 Price Lane in Bellevue off Glendale Rd.
All proceeds will go to help Kathy Farrow and her family, following the untimely death of her husband and the children's father Tracey Farrow last year.
Donations of silent auction items and other contributions can be made at First Bank of Idaho in Bellevue or Idaho Lumber in Hailey. Jane Eittreim is collecting side dishes for the dinner. If you can bring something email her at Jane.eittreim@msn.com.
The focus will be on family fun at the Farrow benefit. There will be a jumpy gym and face painting for the kids, plus a horseshoe tournament and card games. Also planned: A pig feed and music from 8-10 p.m. by the Kim Stocking Band.
Child care will be available. Questions, call Buffy at 720-1998 or Kelly at 720-9763.
Sophia Schwartz just misses skier halfpipe podium
Waterville Valley (N.H.) freestyle skier Sophia Schwartz, 18, who grew up in Telluride, Colo. and Sun Valley, placed fourth in women's skier halfpipe Saturday at the 2009 Sprint Freestyle U.S. Championships held at Squaw Valley, Ca. Hailey's Wing Tai Barrymore placed ninth in skier halfpipe for the men. Also competing from Sun Valley were Colter Brehmer (18th) and Trace Page (32nd).
The 100-competitor national championships featured moguls Friday and dual moguls Sunday. Among local finishes were Schwartz 26th moguls and 21st duals; Aunika Phillips 32-M and 31-DM; Kali Phillips 38-M; Lauren Phillips 37-DM; Kurtis Fieguth 34-M and 31-DM; Austin Bourret 40-M and 35-DM; Joey Richardson 42-DM.
Ketchum's Shane Cordeau, a U.S. "C" team racer, got about 80 feet of air in Friday's singles moguls and crashed near the finish line. He took out the timing and that caused about an hour delay in the race, Sun Valley coach Andy Ware said.
Fink-Debray fifth in Western Region men's slalom
Ketchum's Miles Fink-Debray, 21, placed fifth of 111 starters and only 56 two-run finishers during Sunday's men's slalom event of the USSA Western Region FIS Open on Picabo's run at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation racer Fink-Debray had been 10th of 65 finishers in Saturday's slalom. Another local racer, 21-year-old Tyler Chandler, was 14th and 24th in the two FIS slaloms and 33rd in Friday's giant slalom.
The SVSEF had two of the most promising young men in the field. Tanner Farrow, 15, moved all the way up to 21st place in Sunday's slalom after placing 36th SL and 43rd GS the previous two days. Bergen Palmer, 16, was 21st in Saturday's SL and 26th in Friday's GS. In a field of 100 women, Sierra Fox, 15, placed 42nd SL and 68th GS.
Atkinson Park field use meeting is April 8
A meeting for all sports groups wishing to schedule Atkinson Park fields in Ketchum for 2009 will take place Wednesday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Atkinson Park Recreation Center. A representative from your team or group must be present to guarantee use of fields. Call 726-7820 for more information.
Hailey Coed Softball meeting is April 16
League commissioner Mike Beall (720-6842) said the first organizational meeting of the Hailey Coed Softball League is Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wicked Spud, Hailey.
Outlaw League top players
Sun Valley Co. Men's Basketball League commissioner Lewis Garza has announced the team Most Valuable Player and honorable mention selections for each of the 10 teams:
Jivaro Headhunters: MVP Darrell Tullis and HM Mike Payne. Rocky Mountain Hardware/Soundwave: MVP David Morgan and HM Luke Macdonald. Growing Concern: MVP Aaron Tremayne and HM Reno Christino.
Sturges Productions: MVP Brandon Rohe and HM Kyle Livingston. Nelson's Auto Service: MVP Morgan Uhrig and HM Brian Nelson. Hailey Auto Exchange: MVP Alberto Vasquez and HM Jorge Garcia. Blaine County Recreation: MVP Joel Perron and HM Josh Perron.
Coeneo: MVP Jesus Villaneuva and HM Cesar Ponce. Wood River Motors/Sutton: MVP Ross Sutton and HM Wes Southward. Professional Roofing/Home Media: MVP Daniel Hollis and HM Riley O'Grady.
Sign up for youth baseball and softball
The Blaine County Recreation District and Wood River Baseball/Softball Association have set the following dates for youth baseball and softball registration:
5-6 Coed Tee Ball (BCRD): Wednesday, April 8, 5-7 p.m. at The Community Campus, Hailey.
7-8 Coed Coach-pitch (BCRD): April 8, 5-7 p.m., Community Campus.
7-10 Machine-pitch Girls' Softball (BCRD): April 8, 5-7 p.m., Community Campus.
11-13 Player-pitch Girls Softball (BCRD): April 8, 5-7 p.m., Community Campus.
9-12 Cal Ripken Rec. Baseball (BCRD): Today, Wednesday, April 1, 5-7 p.m., Community Campus.
There will also be a fund-raising baseball clinic held on Saturday, April 11 to benefit the Farrow family. It is set for 2-10 p.m. at Silver Springs Ranch, 114 Price Lane, Bellevue. Details can be found at woodriverbaseball.com or at baseball registration. Contact the Blaine County Recreation District at 788-2117 or online at bcrd.org for more details.
Dress down for Galena Lodge's Ride-Stride-Glide
Galena Lodge is counting down toward its season closing date of Sunday, April 5—but there is one more fun event coming up at the lodge located 23 miles north of Ketchum.
Galena Lodge's Ride-Stride-Glide event is set for Sunday, April 5 starting at 9:30 a.m., preceded by registration from 8-9:15 a.m. There is no advance registration, organizer Don Shepler said. Just show up and be ready for the LeMans "go find your bikes" start.
Depending on the weather, Shepler said the course will feature, in sequence, a bike ride of about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), a running leg of about 3k or 3.5k, and a skiing leg of about 5k to 6k. Participants can expect to spend about 20 to 40 minutes out on the course for each leg, said Shepler.
The Ride-Stride-Glide is popular for its Team Division ($30 per 3-person team), but solo participants are also welcome ($15 per person). Costumes in team themes are encouraged. There will be chili buffet lunch afterward.
Meanwhile, a blustery and snowy day didn't prevent 45 skiers from taking part in last Sunday's annual Galena Loppet Nordic 20-kilometer tour around the perimeter of the Galena trails.
Call 726-4010 for more details.
B+ Hockey playoffs are underway
First-round game results for the B+ Hockey League playoffs are in the books, based on March 29 games at Sun Valley Skating Center.
The #1-seeded Isles (9-5-1) advanced to the "Hutch Cup" finals with a 3-1 victory over the #6 Sharks (4-10-1). Isles goals: Dave Fluetsch, Jim Hobbs and Todd Avison. Sharks goal: Brad Dredge.
The #5-seeded defending champion Hutch's Bad Dogs (5-7-3) kept their hopes alive with a 7-6 overtime shootout victory over the #2 Senators (8-6-1). The Senators erased a 5-3 deficit to force two scoreless five-minute sudden death OT periods. In the shootout the Bad Dogs got goals from Dave MacMillan and Rob Prew, while the Senators countered with a single goal by Ken Pratt. Bad Dogs goals including shootout goals: Rob Prew (3), Gary Norbom (2), Wendy Speth and MacMillan. For the Senators: Sean O'Connell (3) and Ken Pratt (3).
Also, the #3 Vipers (8-6-1) eliminated the #4 Wildcats (6-6-3) by a score of 5-2. Vipers goals: Terry Crawford (2), Baba Street, Steve McCoy and Scott Miller. Wildcats: Peter Shaffer and Nic Thomas.
Coming up Sunday, April 6: At 6:30 p.m., Sharks vs. Senators in a loser-out game; at 7:45 p.m. the Vipers vs. Bad Dogs, with the winner advancing to the "Hutch Cup" finals against the Isles; and at 9 p.m., Wildcats vs. the winner of Sharks-Senators in a loser-out game.
Other games Sunday are Blues vs. Devils at 4 p.m. and Flyers vs. Coyotes at 5:15 p.m.
Hot Shot basketball is back
Camp director Carson Sofro, a former basketball star at The Community School and University of Redlands, has announced the schedule for the third summer of his Hot Shot Basketball Camps. The Hailey camp is set for July 27-30.
Now called HSBCAMPS (Hot Shot Basketball Camps) with its new website hsbcamps.com, Sofro's program has three new locations—Summit High School in Bend, Ore., Chula Vista, Ca., and, for the first year, Wood River High School.
The Hailey camp will run from Monday through Thursday, July 27-30 with a morning clinic from 8-9:50 a.m. for kindergarten through third grade boys and girls (72 kids maximum) and also a Day Camp from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for boys and girls in grades 4-12 (maximum 100 players). Registrations are accepted online on a first-come, first-served basis, Sofro said.
