Boise laxmen outscore Warriors 17-4 in Hailey
Boise High School (4-0, outscoring opponents 47-24) remained unbeaten in Treasure Valley Lacrosse League action Saturday with a 17-4 victory over the Wood River Warriors (1-3, 9-51) on the Hailey pitch.
Patrick Erstad and Sayre Thomas tallied four goals apiece for Boise, which pelted Warriors goalie Kasey Barker (14 saves) with 48 shots over the course of four quarters.
Scoring for Wood River were William Sutcliff (2 goals), Niels McMahon and Nick Chase. Earning an assist was Tanner Marcouiller.
Other Warriors players were Dillon Begley, Conner Bennett, Brian Boyle, Gus Conrad, Drew Deffe, William McCarthy, Chauncey McGraw, Cooper Rogers and James Williams.
After its Tuesday game against Centennial at Mountain Home, Wood River will entertain Eagle High School Saturday, April 24 at 12 noon at the high school in Hailey.
The team's 11-game regular-season slate in the Treasure Valley Lacrosse League continues Tuesday, April 27 against Meridian at Mountain Home. The final two of four Warriors home games are May 1 against Mountain View and May 15 against Rocky Mountain, both games at 1 p.m.
SVSEF alpine teams hand out awards
Student/athletes from the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation's alpine ski teams received season-ending awards Thursday, April 15 during the annual J1-J3 Intermountain Division teams and C-Travel Team banquet in Ketchum.
Average grade-point average for the entire IMD team was 3.3. Karlee Stagg (3.97 GPA) earned The Academic Award. Those with 3.8 GPAs were Willie Adicoff, Cole Caulkins, Nicole Roos and KJ Savaria.
Longevity Awards went to Willie Adicoff, Bergen Palmer and Karlee Stagg. The "Mountain Kidd" honor was given to Willie Adicoff.
The prestigious Engl Awards were presented to Nicole Roos and Tyler Davis of the J1-J2 IMD squad. Natalie Vorsteveld accepted the Howard Dean Scholarship.
Here are other awards for each team given out last Thursday:
J1-J2 IMD team (ages 15-18): Most Valuable—Karlee Stagg and Bergen Palmer. Most Improved—Teagen Palmer and Harlan Collins. Most Inspirational—Karlee Stagg and Willie Adicoff. Odmark Award—Reta Flynt and Connor Farrow.
J3 IMD team (13-14): Most Valuable—Sofia DeWolfe and KJ Savaria. Most Improved—Jordan Fitzgerald and Ben Kanellitsas. Most Inspirational—Sofia DeWolfe and Ben Kanellitsas.
C-Travel team: Most Valuable—Samantha Busby and Austin Savaria. Most Improved—Loni Unser and Mikey Levy. Most Inspirational—Samantha Busby and Mikey Levy. Odmark Award—Julia Vorsteveld and Yuri McClure.
Sweek, Fox in Bachelor downhills
Sun Valley J2 (ages 15-16) ski racers Miles Sweek and Sierra Fox earned class podium positions during the Western Region Elite Spring Series downhills April 15-18 at Mt. Bachelor near Bend, Ore.
Sweek was the second J2, in eighth place overall of 66 finishers, in Saturday's downhill. His other DH finishes included 15th (5th J2) out of 73 starters. Now racing for Park City, Fox was the second J2, in fifth place of 32 finishers, in Friday's women's DH.
U-12 boys second in Pocatello soccer
The Sawtooth United F.C. U-12 boys' soccer team competed in the 24th annual Portneuf Valley Spring Classic tourney April 16-18 in the glorious sunshine of Pocatello, coach Richard Whitelaw reported.
Whitelaw's "lads" went 2-1 and finished second in their group but didn't advance to the championship game due to an unusual finish to their excruciatingly close 2-1 loss to Apollo Crew of Pocatello.
"The match of the weekend was definitely the Apollo Crew clash, which resulted in the Crew securing a 2-1 win with the absolute last kick of the game," said Whitelaw. "It was yet again another classic encounter with our nemesis, end-to-end stuff but not a lot of clear-cut chances. Defense was the order of the day.
"It was the first match I've ever been involved in, when the referee blew his whistle to signal a goal and also blew to signal full time, all in the same breath. A goal mouth scramble enabled the Crew to have one final shot which hit the underneath of the crossbar and over the line. Game over. Unbelievable. Good for the Crew however. I thought I'd seen it all!"
Keegan Whitelaw scored the SUFC goal against the Crew.
In other games: SUFC beat PVSC of Pocatello 3-2 on goals by Keegan Whitelaw (2) and Danny Graves; and SUFC whipped Manchester of Idaho Falls 8-0 on goals by Henry Everitt 2, Tom Gillespie 2, Jack Dwyer 2, Yuri McClure and Theo Castellano Wood. Carter Ros preserved the clean sheet.
Other players on the squad were Emmitt Stevens, Garrett Rawlings, Joey Reidy, Mikey Levy and Alex Schwartz.
Next, the Canyon Rim Classic this weekend in Twin Falls.
Bigwood Golf Course is open
The Bigwood Golf Course opened Monday, which couldn't have been better timing with the mountain closing Sunday, according to Derek Agnew, general manager of Thunder Spring, LLC and Zenergy Health Club and Spa.
"We thought the opening was going to be Thursday (April 22), but warm days melted everything," he said.
Agnew said, "We obviously understand what's happened with the local economy and want to make Bigwood even more affordable for the locals."
Bigwood Director of Golf for his third season is Scott Syms. Agnew is serving his fourth season as general manager. Superintendent Norm Shorts is back for his 22nd season. It's actually his 26th at Bigwood.
Here are some fees:
Discounted early spring green fees are $25 for nine holes ($50 for 18). Agnew said it represents a big drop from last season when its early green fees were $32 nine, $58 for 18.
He said, "We've also lowered the golf cart rate by a few dollars to $10 for nine and $15 for 18 (old price was $12 and $18).
Peak Season rates starting June 18 have also been reduced for 2010. Last year they were $46 for nine holes and $86 for 18. This year, the rates have dropped to $40 for nine holes and $80 for $18.
New Early/Late Season pass is $600 for unlimited golf through June 20 and unlimited golf after Labor Day. These passholders can play during peak months with early/late tee times before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m.
Unlimited Season Pass costs $900—a $100 savings off the normal price of $1,000. The special continues through June 1.
The driving range is open with an on-site credit card processor. Cost is $6 large bucket and $3 for small bucket.
Call 726-4024 for details.
Carbonate Hill Climb is Saturday in Hailey
Runners and walkers will climb Hailey's Carbonate Mountain on Saturday, April 24 for the second annual Carbonate Hill Climb presented by The Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Staging area is Hop Porter Park in Hailey. The event supports Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Idaho.
Registration is from 10-10:45 a.m. with the race starting at 11 a.m. The barbecue at the park begins at 12 noon. Music will be presented and childcare offered. Pre-registration fee is $10 per person or $25 for a family. Race day registration is $20 per person. The barbecue costs $5.
There will be prizes for the top three overall men and women, and first-place finishers in 12-and-under boys and girls. Register in advance at Sturtevants, The Elephant's Perch and Backwoods Mountain Sports. You can also call 788-4191 and visit theadvocates-aplacetogo.org.
The weekend activities include a free self-defense class for adult and teen women with Sun Valley Taekwondo head instructor Gary Peterson. It is Friday, April 23 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Blaine County Recreation District fitness studio, Community Campus, Hailey.
Hailey Coed Softball meeting
The organizational meeting of the 2010 Hailey Coed Softball League has been scheduled for Thursday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. at The Wicked Spud in Hailey. Details, call league organizer Mike Beall at 720-6842.
SVSEF Nordic skiers invited to summer camps
Several Sun Valley Ski Education cross-country skiers have been selected to attend U.S. Ski Team Development Camps this summer.
Race results from this past winter helped determine the selections. SVSEF Nordic team director Rick Kapala said, "Attending these camps provides our up-and-coming junior age class skiers a great opportunity to train with other high level skiers and learn from USST coaching staff."
Invited from the SVSEF to the U.S. National J2 (ages 14-15) Talent Camp July 31-Aug. 8 at Houghton, Mich. were Sloan Storey, Maggie Williams, Maranda Stopol and Zachary Lindahl. This is the first step in the National Development Pipeline for younger cross-country skiers.
The top 12 boys and 12 girls from the Western U.S. ages 16-19 (J1 and Older Junior) are invited for a week of intensive training and sport education at the USST Western Region Development Camp at Park City, Utah June 21-27. Chosen from the SVSEF were Erik Fagerstrom, Daniel Sundali, Annie Pokorny and Emily Williams.
Ketchum Wide Open returns May 15
It's a spring "Par-Tee," when the Ketchum Wide Open miniature golf tournament returns to 11 downtown Ketchum bars and restaurants on Saturday, May 15, organized by Mountain Town Events. Cost is $20 for each two-member team. Participating businesses are The Sawtooth Club, Roosevelt Grille, Casino, Grumpy's, Lefty's Bar & Grill, Papa Hemi's Hideaway, Rico's Pizza and Pasta, The Cellar Pub, Smoky Mountain Pizza, Sushi on Second and Whiskey Jacques. Prizes will be given for best overall score, best group costume and worst score.
Cooking up a storm at BSU
Three Wood River High School culinary arts students won the Idaho State culinary cook-off during the FCCLA Cooking Competition April 8-9 at Boise State University.
FCCLA is the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, a 65-year-old non-profit national vocational student organization for secondary school students in consumer science education.
There were six districts of Idaho represented at BSU.
Wood River's Kelly Chapman Johnny Burbridge and Jessica Martens received the top team awards. They received a small scholarship to attend Johnson and Wales College of Culinary Arts.
"I am very proud of them," said Joyce Pratt, Wood River High's FACS teacher in the Culinary Arts Program.
The big night for Mr. Wolverine
Who would have known Wood River High School boys had so much talent and sheer showmanship?
Certainly the crowd at The Community Campus auditorium had an inkling last Wednesday night, April 14, for the third annual Mr. Wolverine beauty and talent show.
Teacher Stephanie Spindler's Student Union Leadership Team presented the popular event. "It was a big night full of fun and competition," she said. "There was ribbon dancing, karate and singing just to name a few of the talents."
Judged the winner was senior Juan Martinez. The runner-up was the only freshman Stephen Poklemba. Chauncey McGraw was the "GQ Cover Guy" while Keven Abbott and Tyler Peters tied for the "Beyonce Bootylicious" moves honor.
Teachers Chet Olson and Julia Grafft were the hosts. The judges were Dody Chatterton, Bruce Tuxhorn, James Foster and Kari Haugen.
