Hutch Cup match-ups round into shape
Hutch's Bad Dogs showed that a dog bite can be as bad as a shark bite during B+ Hockey action Sunday night at Sun Valley Skating Center.
The Bad Dogs (5-6-2, 12 points) won their third straight and stopped the red-hot, first-place Sharks 2-1. Sharks got an early goal from Jay Hendricks. Dogs equalized with a Chris Roberts goal in the second. With six minutes left, Jeff Emerick tallied the winner.
Still, the Sharks (9-3-1, 19 points) clinched the top seed in the upcoming, third annual Hutch Cup playoffs when the Isles jumped out to a three-goal lead and held off the Vipers 5-3.
Isles (6-5-2, 14 points) got goals from five different scorers, Todd Avison, Dan Gorham, Nic Thomas, Scott Seaward and Dale Johnson. Goals for Vipers (6-4-3, 15 points) came off the sticks of Jim Laski, Tony Mallane and Benjy Walker.
The last-place Wildcats (2-8-3, 7 points) battled the fifth-place Senators (3-5-5, 11 points) but in the end the Nats held off the Cats 2-1. Doug Wilson and Ryan Laughy scored for the Nats while pick-up player Todd Avison got the lone Cats goal.
Just one more week remains before the league playoffs.
Go backwards on the Boulder Ski Tour
Retrace your steps on the Boulder Mountain Ski Tour or try it for the first time, backwards, on Saturday, March 13.
The Elephant's Perch of Ketchum (726-3497) is sponsoring the Boulder Backwards Classic Tour for cross-country skiers this Saturday.
It will be a timed race for the first time—but there is no pre-registration or prizes. A North Valley Trails pass is required along with a $15 NVT donation.
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Be sure to be waxed and ready to go Saturday, and allow time for cars to be shuttled to the Galena Lodge finish.
The 30-kilometer skiers will start at 10 a.m. from the Sawtooth National Recreation Area eight miles north of Ketchum. Allow two to three hours to complete the course. The 15k skiers begin at Baker Creek at 11 a.m. Allow one to two hours.
A drink station will be available at Baker Creek, and a special lunch at Galena Lodge.
Seventh graders earn second VB tournament victory
The Wood River Volleyball Club seventh-grade team won its final tournament of the Magic Valley League season Saturday, March 6 at Wendell. The girls went through pool and bracket play dropping only one set in the two-out-of-three set format. Earning their second tournament win of the season, they beat Gooding in straight sets to clinch the title.
Team members included Tayler Bosch, Brittney Bradley, Sami Goitiandia, Megan Lube, Raylin Lyons, Rachael Malone, Valeria Morse, Ciceley Peavey, Emma Poe and Bella Stimac.
Meanwhile, the eight-grade club team finished third in its tournament at Valley. On the team were Christina Contreras, Cassidy and Shelby Cooper, Sadie Dawson, Gisel Guzman, Lauren Jacobs, Courtney Lecrone and Kendra Price.
Women's hockey in McCall
The Sun Valley Twisters women's "C" level ice hockey team went 1-1-1 during the eight-team Stix tournament at McCall last weekend. Highlight was Sun Valley's 1-0 victory over Moscow Novice Saturday night on a third-period goal by Twisters tournament MVP Erika Connelly, assisted by Tristan Ellison Gralenski. The Twisters also tied 2-2 with McCall Ospreys and lost by shutout to the Moscow Cougars. Gralenski, Jennifer Schultz and Connelly were the weekend goal scorers, defensive player Teresa Lipman Behen getting an assist. MVP and other honors went to Ellison Gralenski, goalie Linda McMahon and Gayle Selisch. Other skaters for coach Dick Springs were Donna Doan, Erika Greenberg, Lolly Greeninger, Becky Stokes, Maureen Thomas, Tryntje Van Slyke and Jamie Richmond.
Hagermania spring baseball
Boys and girls ages 10ish and under are invited to the Hagermania 10-and-under spring training youth baseball clinic on Saturday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hagerman. Conducting the clinic are former Wood River High School baseball coaches Lars Hovey and Larry Lloyd, plus Gary Krumm and Mike Randall. Cost of $35 per person includes a camp shirt and lunch. Register by visiting sawtoothbaseball.com.
