Avalanche Sports Champs Announced COMMENTARY, 10-11B WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS, 14-15B
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Page 2B B section, 16 pages Page 16B Rimrock ready for Marsing PPK state tourneys Avalanche Sports champs announced COMMENTARY, 10-11B WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS, 14-15B. Native lands NCAA football job California’s LaVerne hires Ankeny, who played on Trojans state title teams Homedale native Andy Ankeny is used “It’s one of those deals (that) when you first the Leopards who arrives with no previous ties to football excellence, and now he has the get the job, you got from extremely excited to the university, but he’s not worried about opportunity build his own legacy as a college and fired up to, ‘Geez, what am I getting being an outsider. head coach. myself into. And now I’m just apprehensive “That’s going to be fine,” he said. “I think the A former two-time undefeated state to get there and get my feet on the ground and program needed a new direction and a breath of champion as a player with Homedale High get the thing rolling.” fresh air. Someone who has new ideas and has School, Ankeny was announced as the LaVerne is a small NCAA Division III had some success at the national level. new coach for the University of LaVerne school located in LaVerne, Calif., which is in “The fact that I’m not a LaVerne guy doesn’t in Southern California during a reception the greater Los Angeles area. bother me.” Tuesday afternoon. The 32-year-old Ankeny becomes only the –– See Native, page 7B “It’s exciting,” Ankeny said while waiting fourth head coach in LaVerne history, which for a flight in a Houston airport Monday stretches to 1948. –– Former Trojan named Cascade Andy Ankeny morning. He is the first football head coach hired by softball player of the year, page 7B STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON ARRIVES Trojans, Huskies take title hopes to BSU Emry, 4x100 relay shine; boys share district crown Marsing program’s bright future In nearly 20 years of coaching track and field, Thomas Thomas reflects in 2A state meet qualifiers has seen a lot of firsts. But when Three Marsing High School un- his Homedale High School boys derclassmen qualified for the 2A team tied for the 3A District III track and field state champion- championship last week, he had ships during the weekend. to take a double-take. Siblings Tyson Heller, a fresh- So did the public-address guy. man, and Holly Heller, a junior, “As they were announcing the will enter three different events team scorers, I heard Payette was when the state meet begins Thurs- third, then they said Homedale day at Bronco Stadium in Boise. was second and they corrected it,” Junior Ethan Sauer will com- Thomas said. pete in the triple jump. It turned out that Homedale and Tyson Heller won the District Weiser — Thomas’ old nemesis III shot put championship with a from the football field — had tied mark of 44 feet, 6½ inches. The for the title. effort was more than 4 feet better That revelation still shocked than the best throw of New Plym- Thomas. outh senior Kirk Ramsey (42-2). “I thought Payette would be Heller also will be on hand for the team we’d compete for the the discus after a fourth-place championship with,” he said. Perfect handoff leads to another low time throw of 125-7 at the district meet And the coach certainly didn’t Mark Vance gives the baton to anchor-leg runner David Liddell during held Friday and Saturday on the expect a dead heat Thursday at Homedale High School’s victory in the 4x100-meter boys relay Thursday Parma High School track. Fruitland High School. in Fruitland. Photo by Brian Shirk/Avalanche Photography McCall The boys discus takes place at “In track, there are so many 7 p.m. Thursday, while the shot variables — 18 events, five places. The Trojans entered the happened.” put competition is scheduled for Odds of (a tie) happening are final relay, the 4x400 meters, The Wolverines smoked the 10:30 a.m. Friday. pretty small,” Thomas said. clinging to a 92-88 lead over the field. The quartet of seniors Holly Heller’s time to shine “In 19 years as coach, I’ve Wolverines. Brandon Berquist and Kimbal comes Thursday night as well, “It came down to the last relay Palmer, junior Jake Scharbrough never seen a tie like that.” –– See Marsing, page 5B Junior just misses Yet there it was: Weiser 96, race,” Thomas said. “Weiser and sophomore Trent Winegar Amanda Staudenmier finished one Homedale 96. Payette was third had to take first and we had –– Siblings carry on Heller spot out of the state meet in the with 86 points. to take third, and that’s what –– See Boys, page 4B tradition at state meet, page 5B 400 meters. COUNTY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES Track and field Katie Holloway and Sarah Black Homedale — Joshua Myers (boys sin- 1A baseball Thursday-Saturday at Bronco Stadium Marsing — Holly Heller, Tyson Heller, gles), Emily Verwer and Levi Jones (mixed Friday-Saturday in Caldwell, exact site on Boise State University campus Ethan Sauer doubles), Vanessa Brown and Chanda Cox not announced as of press time Rimrock — Anna Cantrell (girls doubles) Rimrock coached by Bob Murray Homedale — David Liddell, Austin Melba — Emily Romero Emry, Matt Holloway, Chris Anders, Mark 1A softball 3A golf Vance, Trent Acree, Austin Ferguson, Jake 3A tennis Friday-Saturday at Sunset Park, Lew- Played Monday in Post Falls, results not Tolmie, Nickole D'Alessio, Kindra Gal- Friday-Saturday at various locations in iston available at press time loway, Annamaria Salas, Jordan Warwick, Boise Rimrock coached by Mike Chandler Homedale — Ryan Garrett Page 2B Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Sports STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON ARRIVES Rimrock spring athletes head to State Freshman guns for high jump title; baseball in postseason in Caldwell For the second consecutive tournament is being played at year, Rimrock High School Sunset Park in Lewiston. spring sports fans will have a Rimrock is the No. 2 seed from reason to pay attention to the state District III after losing Saturday’s championship season. championship game to Council, But this year, part of the action 8-7. The Lumberjacks, who take will be close to home. on District II No. 2 Culdesac in The Raiders’ baseball and a 5 p.m. game today, knocked softball teams will compete in their Rimrock into the losers bracket respective 1A state tournaments of last weekend’s tournament later this week. with a 21-7 clubbing Saturday Track and field coach Kermit morning. Tate also will have a competitor Rimrock began the district in the 1A state championship tournament with a 13-1 victory meet Thursday at Bronco Stadium over Wilder. After the semifinal Throw on the money on the Boise State University loss to Council, the Raiders beat Rimrock freshman Jackie Thurman, left, awaits the throw from Kaile Murray before putting the tag on a campus. Horseshoe Bend to get into the Council base runner during last weekend’s district tournament in Fruitland. Photo by Doug Thurman Freshman Anna Cantrell championship game. qualified for the high jump by winning the 1A Western Idaho Baseball Conference championship last C o a c h B o b M u r r a y ’s Trojan Spring Sports week. baseball team makes its second Cantrell’s seeding height for consecutive appearance in the 1A the state competition, which will state tournament this week. The be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, was Raiders are the only team from Softball Baseball 4 feet, 10 inches. There are only the southern half of the state in the qualifying heights better than that tournament, which will be played Great Season Great Season — both 5-0 from Lapwai junior in Caldwell. Sasha Reuben and Kootenai The Raiders’ first-round Trojans! Trojans! senior Kendra Willms. matchup comes at 11:45 a.m. Friday against Genesee, the Softball second seed from the North. Track and Field One year after being eliminated Kendrick and Timberline-Wieppe Thursday-Saturday, May 17-19 at 3A state in the latter stages of the 1A open the tournament at 9:30 a.m. championship meet, Bronco Stadium, Boise District III softball tournament, If Rimrock beats Genesee, State University Rimrock found a way to break the Raiders meet the Kendrick- through Saturday at Mesa Park Timberline winner in a 4:15 p.m. in Fruitland. semifinal Friday. Coach Mike Chandler’s Raiders The championship game is set Golf will meet District II No. 1 seed for 11:45 a.m. Saturday, and a Tennis Prairie in a first-round game second game, if necessary, will Great Season Friday-Saturday, May 18-19 at 3A state cham- at 3 p.m. MST on Friday. The be played at 2 p.m. pionship tournament, various locations in Boise Trojans! HOMEDALE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER Farm Bureau J. Edward Perkins, Jr. D.C. 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