Page 5B Page 16B Raiders rally for Adrian volleyball win in Nampa Avalanche Sports wins again B SECTION, 16 PAGES. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006 COMMENTARY, 10-11B, CLASSIFIEDS, 14-15B. Trojans, Huskies upbeat in defeat Pilgrims’ late fi eld goal denies scrappy Huskies important win Playing with its quarterback Plymouth has been there, we of the future, the Marsing High haven’t. They just played their School football team showcased hearts out.” its drive for success right now The Huskies (3-3 overall, 2-1 during Friday’s loss to New 2A WIC) had a shot at sending the Plymouth. fans home happy even after Mira The Pilgrims ended the Huskies’ — a foreign exchange student charge to the top of the league who had missed three fi eld goals standings with a 17-15 victory earlier in the contest — nailed his triggered by a 22-yard fi eld goal game-winner. by Asterio Mira with 2 minutes, Freshman quarterback Tyson 11 seconds left in a showdown of Heller, the son of the head coach, this year’s top two 2A Western turned the key on the Huskies’ Idaho Conference squads. hurry-up offense immediately “The knew coming in tonight, after Mira’s kick. whether we won or lost, we’re still In less than a minute, the strong- going to the playoffs right now,” armed freshman ran five plays Marsing coach Don Heller said. to gobble up 43 yards and put “And we told them we just played our hearts out. New –– to page 4B Homedale running game held in check Homedale High School running back Mark Vance carries the ball for extra yards Friday against Weiser. Vance rushed for 43 yards on eight carries. Photo by Gregg Garrett Seven turnovers sink Trojans’ perfection Deward Bell Stadium was as expects to lead into the 3A state said. “They’ll probably use more quiet as the Owyhee Desert at playoffs. misdirection. I think we can match night Friday as Homedale High “They’ve seen what it takes,” up with them physically, but we School fans watched Weiser Thomas said. “We’re taking these have to watch what we’re doing trample their Trojans’ perfect guys to the playoffs. ourselves. 2006 football season. “We just need to win one of “And quite being our worst The Wolverines capitalized on the next two games, and we’d enemy. It’s like we’re not only seven Homedale turnovers and be there.” going against one team, but raced out of town with a 34-0 3A Homedale’s road doesn’t get ourselves, too.” Snake River Valley conference any easier this week. The Trojans Friday’s mistake-filled game victory. play host to conference-leading marked the fifth consecutive McClellin breaks century mark again Even with the devastating loss, Fruitland for a 7 p.m. kickoff year that Weiser has beaten Marsing High School senior Shea McClellin tries to crawl for more though, Homedale coach Thomas Friday. Homedale in football. This is the yards Friday against New Plymouth. McClellin still cracked 100 yards Thomas called Friday a learning “Fruitland is a similar team, rushing against the Pilgrims, but didn’t get the numbers fans are used experience for a team he fully physically (to Weiser),” Thomas –– to page 4B to seeing. Marsing youth football rolling into PPK event Another perfect Saturday has 30-0 on Sept. 30. the three teams from the Marsing The Tigers take on Nampa Lions Optimist youth football Paving at noon Saturday in program sitting pretty in the latter Marsing. stages of the season. In the 11-12 tackle division, The Raptors, a tackle team for 9- the Marsing Lions are 3-1-1 after to 10-year-olds, kept its unbeaten beating RST 14-8 on Saturday. season intact with a 22-12 victory The Lions edged Commercial Tire over Remington Carter. 6-0 on Sept. 30. The Raptors are 5-0 heading into a 10:30 a.m. game Saturday PPK held this weekend in Marsing against Silverhawk Marsing Lions Optimist Realty. They also beat Domino’s spokesman Jim Briggs said that the 24-8 on Sept. 30. league incorrectly announced the Homedale cowboy wins ICA all around Marsing’s fl ag football team, date of the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass Homedale’s Luke Jeffries prepares to tie his calf during the tie down roping competition at the Idaho the Tigers, moved to 5-0 Saturday and Kick Sectional contest. Cowboys Association Finals rodeo last weekend at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa. Jeffries won the ICA with a hard-fought 14-12 victory The PPK event will be held at tie down roping championship to fuel his triumph in the all around competition, too. Photo by WT Bruce over Rexman Advantage. The 2 p.m. Saturday at Marsing High Photography Tigers shut out HCS Construction School. Page 2B Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Sports Raiders lose to HSB Athletics are popular at with fumbles of doom Homedale Middle School Horseshoe Bend High School the Raiders. He also caught a had to turn on the afterburners to touchdown pass. The Homedale Middle School River Valley conference this The team has competed in defeat an upstart Rimrock football Sam Richardson also hauled in fall sports program hit the season. She credits the tutelage the Homedale Invitational and team Friday. a 35-yard touchdown pass from postseason this week. of eighth-grade coach Brenda took a shot at the recent Bob The Mustangs scored 32 TJ Snyder for Rimrock. The volleyball teams compete Reay and seventh-grade skipper Firman Invitational at Eagle unanswered points over the third Rimrock was bitten by seven in the District III playoffs Wayne Skeen, who have been Island State Park, which attracted and fourth quarters to pull out 50-14 fumbles, though, including four Saturday with the eighth-grade focusing on ratcheting up their teams from New York, Florida 1A, Division I conference victory from Araujo and two from Snyder. teams traveling to Payette Lakes athletes’ skills, especially with the and California. at home against the Raiders. “We had a bunch of fumbles Middle School in McCall and the overhand serve. Gabby Nash completed the “We played a very tough game, once again that led to our defeat, seventh-graders hitting the road “They both believe that it 3-kilometer race in 17 minutes, probably our best game,” Rimrock but the kids are improving leaps for Ontario, Ore. makes a big difference in a game, 26.02 seconds for the HMS girls. coach Jim Clark said. and bounds every week and hope Admission for playoff games and so much more speed can be On the boys side, sixth-grader Rimrock was within two to fi nish out the season with three is $2.50 for adults and $1 for generated by serving overhand,” Reed Maggard was the Trojans’ touchdowns, 28-14, with five wins,” Clark said. students. Asumendi-Mereness told The top fi nisher, completing the 3K minutes left in the third quarter. The task won’t get any easier Luci Asumendi-Mereness, the Owyhee Avalanche in an e-mail. in 16:12.06. Corby Schamber, Freshman Ricardo Araujo this week when Rimrock plays activities director at HMS, reports “Several girls who couldn’t sixth grade, Michael Vigil, rushed for 69 yards and a host to Wilder for Homecoming. that the Trojans’ volleyball teams serve overhand at the beginning seventh grade, and Alfonso touchdown on 13 carries for Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday. are competing strong in the Snake of the season have gained more Barbosa, sixth grade, fi nished confidence and more accuracy together in a pack. Schamber and are beginning to improve in ran a 17:11.70, followed by this area.” Vigil’s 17:40.31 and Barbosa at 17:43.56. Trojan Fall Sports Football The cross country District III Four games into the season, the meet is Thursday in Ontario, new-look Trojans seventh- and Ore. eighth-grade football squads both owned 2-2 records. Homedale Spirit squad Football VOLLEYball wrapped up the regular season With 46 percent of the student Varsity Tuesday at home against Ontario. participating in extra-curricular Friday, Oct. 13, home vs. Fruitland, 7 p.m. Varsity Scores from those games weren’t activities at HMS (a total of 132 Junior varsity Tuesday, Oct. 17 at available at press time. students), one would think that Thursday, Oct. 12 at Fruitland, 6:30 p.m. 3A District III Tournament, site TBA The Trojans program features spirit is pretty high. three new coaches and 53 athletes. Even so, school offi cials are Doug Anders is the lone returning trying to punch the spirit even SOCCER coach, and is in his third season higher by resuming the Spirit Boys soccer with the Trojans. Mark Weekes, Squad program. Thursday, Oct. 12, 3A District III Tournament, a teacher at the high school and Asumendi-Mereness said site TBA the high school’s tennis coach, that the cheerleading squad was Saturday, Oct. 14, 3A District III Tournament, CROSS COUNTRY former Homedale High School eliminated a few years ago, but site TBA football player Cole Cooper and Barbie and Lacey Vander Boegh Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Anthony Cortinas round out the have been enlisted to teach Girls soccer West Park Open, Nampa coaching staff. interested seventh- and eighth- Thursday, Oct. 12, 3A District III Tournament, “The coaches have done a good grade girls cheers and dance site TBA job of getting to know each other, routines. Saturday, Oct. 14, 3A District III Tournament, getting to know the kids and “We’re excited about having this site TBA incorporating a new offense and group as part of our student body defense,” Asumendi-Mereness and an integral part of building said.