Two speed bumps for WRHS cagers
Wood River High School basketball teams didn't have much to brag about last week—the girls suffering their biggest loss of the season to Jerome and the boys getting hammered by hot-shooting Kimberly.
Coach Mendy Benson's Wolverine girls (11-3, 3-3 league) stayed within striking range of #2-ranked 4A school Jerome for much of the first half Thursday, but the Tigers (13-1, 6-0) swept the season series by a 57-35 score with a 33-point second half. Jerome drilled five 3-pointers to none for Hailey.
Cheyenne Swanson (9 points) and Haylee Thompson (8) led Wood River, which dropped its second straight road game after five wins. The Wolverines travel to Twin Falls (7-6, 2-4) today, Wednesday, the Bruins having whipped Burley (8-5, 3-3) 60-31 last Thursday.
Wood River hosts Hillcrest of Idaho Falls Friday, Jan. 15.
Coach John Radford's Wolverine boys had no answer for Kimberly's blistering hot shooting and rebounding superiority Friday night in Hailey. Kimberly (2-5) avenged a nine-point home loss to Wood River with a 75-47 runaway victory.
Junior sharpshooter Brian Crane (17 points) topped 11 Bulldogs in the scoring column and senior Nick Dame added 15 points. Senior Tyler Wadsworth (7 rebounds) led Kimberly's 33-13 edge on the boards.
Senior guard Jordan Doan matched his career best with 14 points plus 2 assists and a long 3-pointer at the final buzzer. Wood River (2-6, 1-3) posted its season high with 47 points, but lost its third straight game.
Others were Quentin Dowdle (10 points, 4 rebounds), Alex Padilla (7 points), Keven Abbott (6 points, 4 rebounds) and Kevin Jensen (4 points). Scoring two points apiece were Stone Sutton (3 assists), Juan Martinez and Ryan Dean.
Wood River visited #5-ranked Jerome (7-3, 2-0) Tuesday night and goes to Filer (6-2) on Friday. Rounding out the rest of the Great Basin are #1 Twin Falls (9-1, 3-0), Minico (6-3, 2-0), Burley (4-7, 1-2) and Canyon Ridge (1-8. 0-4). Burley visits Hailey on Jan. 20.
First home meets for wrestlers tonight
Wood River High School's wrestling team stages its first home meets of the 2009-10 season tonight, Wednesday at the Hailey high school gym. The Wolverines meet Filer at 5 p.m., then Filer clashes with Wendell at 6 p.m. and Wood River takes on Wendell about 7 p.m.
The Wolverines had a good tune-up at last weekend's 36th annual Buhl Invitational tournament. Placing in the top six for Wood River were Kasey Barker, Alex Thomas and fourth-place Tanner Orchard.
Individual tourney records were Orchard 4-2 at 152 pounds, Barker 3-2 at 189, Thomas 3-1 at 285, Tyler Jaramillo 2-2 at 171, Tyler Bartlett 1-2 at 112, Tim Boyle 1-2 at 119, Andrew Beck 1-2 at 125, Tommy Bailey 1-2 at 135, Storm Anderson 0-2 at 160, Zach Brown 0-2 at 130 and Jared Anderson 0-1 at 103.
In the Canyon Ridge junior varsity tournament, Juve Ruiz earned second place at 189 and Dylan Casey third at 152.
Ski Club slalom, Skoch Cup
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the Sun Valley Ski Club is opening its 2010 ski racing season with a slalom on Baldy's Cozy ski run. Registration is from 8-9 a.m. at Warm Springs Lodge with the first run of slalom starting 10 a.m. Cost is $15 for two timed runs. Awards for age classes from under-21 to over-85 follow.
Formula Sports and the ski club are sponsoring the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Intermountain Masters Skoch Cup on Friday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 17. Super giant slalom is Friday, with giant slalom Saturday and slalom Sunday. Register today from 11-2 at Warm Springs Lodge.
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2010 Adult Coed Volleyball Tournament on Saturday
Team sign-up is Friday, Jan. 15 for the Adult Coed Tournament co-sponsored by Census 2010 and La Alianza. Call Ruby Mireles at 727-8738. The tournament is set for Saturday, Jan. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Campus gym, Hailey.
Bantams in Idaho Falls
The Bantam "Salmon Valley" youth ice hockey team, made up of Sun Valley and Salmon 13-14 year old skaters, played in Idaho Falls this past weekend. Goal scorers included Cam Benson, Calder Zarkos and Mason Noyes. Although the local team dropped three of its four games, they had an exciting 3-3 tie Saturday night, followed by a well-played 2-0 loss Sunday. Other players included Chase Hutchinson, Cam Jenner, Riley Sibbach, Sam Rudell and Gage Jorgenson.
B+ Hockey update
Sunday night, Vipers (5-1-1) started the New Year with a win and a shutout over Senators (1-3-3). Scoring goals were Jim Laski, Scott Miller and Gary Norbom.
Wildcats followed through on their New Year's resolution with a 3-2 win over Hutch's Bad Dogs. Dave MacMillan scored first for the Cats but Georgia Hutchinson answered right back for the Dogs. Late in the second period Billy Sprong and Merri Whitehead scored back-to-back goals putting the Cats up 3-1. Buck Drew got one back for the Dogs but the Wildcats (2-4-1) hung on to beat the Bad Dogs (2-4-1).
In the nightcap, Sharks (4-2-1) moved into second place with a 5-4 victory over the third-place Isles (3-2-1). Rob Prew scored the game winner, his second goal, with less than two minutes remaining. Behind goals from Alex Baron, Jim Slanetz (2) and Prew, the Sharks led 4-2 after two periods. Sparking the Isles' steady comeback were goals by Dan Gorham, Baba Street, Todd Avision and the equalizer by Dale Johnson.
Outdoor pond hockey tournament is Jan. 16-17
Teams are signing up for the valley's third annual Idaho Pond Hockey Classic, to be held over the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 16-17 at Atkinson Park, Ketchum.
The city of Ketchum and Blaine County Recreation District are sponsoring the two-day tournament. Format is four-on-four (maximum 6 skaters on a team), no goalies and double elimination.
The "B" Intermediate division tournament is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The "A" Advanced division is Sunday from 10-4. Fee is $100 per team. The paid registration fee is due by Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.
For more details, contact the Blaine County Recreation District office in Hailey (788-2117), or John Kearney Jr. at Atkinson Park (726-7820). Email Kearney at jkearney@ketchumidaho.org.
Jiu-Jitsu seminar
On Sunday, Jan. 3, an evening seminar took place in Hailey featuring one of the sports top instructors, Fabio Santos. Santos is a red and black belt under the legendary Rickson Gracie. "The seminar had a great turnout, and we're excited about this year's upcoming events and scheduled seminars," said Lee Anderson of USA Grappling (720-3519). Anderson's school holds Jiu-Jitsu classes in Hailey Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. for all ages and skill levels.
Morgan's, Grumpy's collect SHL wins
Senior Hockey League standings tightened up Monday night at Sun Valley Skating Center as Morgan's Fine Finishes beat SunValley.com 3-2 in overtime and Grumpy's/SV Auto Club pounded Yoga 7-1.
Forty seconds into overtime, Sean Murray scored the Morgan's game winner. Goals for Morgan's: Chris Benson and Ryan Laughley, assists to Tim Johnson, Beets Johnson and Dave Hennessy. SV.com goals came from Bryan Winkler and Trevor Thomas, assists to Eric Wingard and Mike Brooks.
Goals for Grumpy's came from Brad Stansberry, Cody Proctor, Harry Weekes, Rune Haavik, Tyler Davis-Jeffers, Rod Watson and John McGuone, with assists to Charles Friedman, Proctor, McGuone, Watson and Haavik. For Yoga, Jon Duval scored.
Here are the standings SunValley.com (3-4, 20 goals scored/24 against); Yoga (4-3, 24/24); Grumpy's/SV Auto Club (4-3, 34/25); and Morgan's Fine Finishes (3-4, 24/29).
Coming Monday, Jan. 18: 8:20 p.m., Morgan's vs. Yoga and 9:30 p.m., Grumpy's/SV Auto Club vs. SunValley.com.
