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Wood River's Wallace dashes to three wins at district track meet

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

J.J. Wallace had a good feeling going into a trio of track races on Friday. “It’s probably the best I’ve ever felt coming into race day,” he said. The Wood River Wolverines junior completed, in his words, the “difficult task” of winning the boys 400-, 100- and 200-meter dash finals on Friday at the Idaho Class 5A District IV track and field championships as one of 12 Wolverine athletes to qualify for state.
Tanner Riley to return as WRHS girls soccer coach

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Wood River Athletic Director Kevin Stilling has announced alum Tanner Riley as the new head coach of the Wolverines girls soccer program. Riley, who went 12-11-4 during her first stint as the team’s head coach in 2019-20, will replace Vicki Foster after four seasons. Formerly Tanner Dredge, she graduated from Wood River in 2011 and tallied 115 goals, including 21 hat tricks, in her playing career for the Wolverines.
Carey's Preston Wood signs with Yotes

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Carey High School senior Preston Wood, who quarterbacked the football team to the Idaho Class 1A state championship in 2024, has signed a letter of intent to play college football at the College of Idaho in 2025. Wood garnered Sawtooth Conference football and boys basketball MVP honors during the 2024-25 school year.
Cutthroats sending four doubles teams, two singles players to state

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Ten Sun Valley Community School tennis players qualified for the Idaho Class 4A state tournament with top-three finishes at the 4A District IV tournament in Sugar-Salem and Madison on Friday and Saturday. Cutthroats head coach Kurt Almquist said he was happy to see the players rewarded for their improvement throughout the season. “This is one of the best teams I’ve been with,” he said. “I’m proud of all the girls and boys and all the hard work they’ve [put in].
Panthers qualify 8 athletes for track and field state champs

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

In the words of Carey Panthers track and field head coach Lane Kirkland, junior David O’Crowley is “built for endurance.”“He’s able to maintain his pace well,” Kirkland said. “His final lap is as fast as his first lap.”O’Crowley showed that ability by winning the boys 3,200-meter run at 10 minutes, 46.05 seconds at the Idaho Class 2A District IV track and field championships at Oakley High School on Thursday and Friday.
SVCS sends 6 track athletes to state meet

22 hours ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Six Sun Valley Community School track athletes qualified for the state tournament with top four finishes at the Idaho Class 3A District IV/V track and field meet at Kimberly High School May 7 and 8. In girls action, sophomore Brynley Gage won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 40.27 seconds, catching Soda Springs’ Ellie Wood at the end to win the race by 0.8 seconds and qualify for the 3A state championships, set for Friday and Saturday at Middleton High School, for the first time.
Cutthroats eighth after first day of boys state golf

2 days ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

The Sun Valley Community School Cutthroats boys golf team is in eighth place after the first day of the Idaho Class 3A High School golf championships at River's Edge Golf Club in Burley. As a team, the Cutthroats shot 359. Declo is in first place in the tournament at 332. The Cutthroats are currently 16 shots behind third-place Melba at 343. Ry Mann led the Cutthroats with a 7-over 79. Anders Coulter shot an 85, while Dave Houck carded a 92.
Eight Wolverines qualify for state tennis tournament

5 days ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Wood River Wolverines head tennis coach Jamie Hjort enjoys the “good energy” of the state tennis tournament week as the team heads to Ridgevue High School in Nampa for the Idaho High School Tennis Championships next Friday and Saturday. “It’s an intense week, but it’s great for the kids,” he said. “Every year is exciting when we’re taking kids to state because it’s the first time for some of them. We also have ones who are returning.
Burley outlasts Wood River for spot in 5A state softball tourney

6 days ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

Despite home runs from senior Makinzie Nelson and sophomore Paityn Nelson, the Wood River Wolverines came up one run short of advancing to their second consecutive state tournament appearance as Burley rallied past the Wolverines 5-4 in an elimination contest in the 5A Great Basin Conference district tournament Wednesday in Burley. With the win, Burley advanced to the state tournament and the GBC championship game against the Jerome Tigers.
Cutthroats boys golf qualifies for state tourney

6 days ago | mtexpress.com | Eric Bean

The Sun Valley Community School Cutthroats boys golf team qualified for the Idaho Class 3A state tournament at the 3A District IV golf tournament at Rivers Edge Golf Club in Burley on Tuesday. The team’s score of 351 earned the Cutthroats second place in the tournament, five strokes behind first-place Declo at 346. “We would have got first place if each kid shaved one stroke off their score,” said Cutthroats head boys coach Greg Fairfield.