Page 2B B section, 16 pages Page 5B Trojans boys claim Rimrock softball ends third on Nyssa track Avalanche Sports hiatus with split COMMENTARY, 10-11B WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS, 14-15B. Big week for Trojans’ top tennis player Senior heads for Boise Invitational, could face archrival twice Joshua Myers tuned up for his Parma and biggest challenge by maintaining H o m e d a l e his unbeaten senior season on the were the only tennis courts last week. u n b e a t e n s Homedale High School’s No. i n S R V 1 boys singles player wiped play. Parma out opponents from Nampa and moved to 2-0 Payette on April 2 and April after beating 3, respectively, to prepare for F r u i t l a n d , what could turn out to be two 1 2 - 0 , o n showdowns against Parma junior Thursday. Joshua Myers Bryant Timmons. Timmons, It’s anticipated that both Myers who finished fourth with now- and Timmons will compete in graduated Trent Weber in last this weekend’s Boise High year’s boys doubles ladder in the Invitational. 3A state tournament, battled past “His biggest competition will Weiser No. 1 Johnny Hullinger, be Timmons of Parma,” Homedale 6-4, 7-5, on April 3. Timmons second-year coach Mark Weekes blasted his way by Fruitland No. said. “He has beaten everyone that 1 Cameron Kinzer, 6-0, 6-0, on Josh has beaten this year.” Thursday. It’s a certainty that Myers Also on April 3, Myers remained and Timmons will square off undefeated by throttling Payette Thursday when the Panthers visit No. 1 Ingon Rodrigues, 6-1, 6-0. Homedale for a key early-season Rodrigues is trying to fill some 3A Snake River Valley conference meet. After last week’s action, –– See Tennis, page 16B Huskies slide past NC Sophomore locks in Homedale High School golfer Grant Sweet eyes a putt during last week’s 3A Snake River Valley conference tournament at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Weiser. Sweet fired a 4-over-par 40 for his team’s second-best round of the day as the Trojans won the overall title. Photo by Gregg Garrett Golfers grab historic win Solid numbers sent the Homedale High School golf team to a team victory April 3 in a Snake River ‘ ... Our guys continued to Valley conference meet in Weiser. The Trojans’ four-stroke win over Fruitland and compete and mark the scores Weiser is believed to be the school’s first conference posted by the others in their triumph since moving into the 3A ranks in 2004, second-year coach David Thompson said. groups.’ With junior Jordan Pegram tying for second place — David Thompson in the individual race at 3-over-par 39, Homedale carded a 166 in the nine-hole event at Rolling Hills Homedale golf coach Golf Course. “Overall, the team scores seemed to be up a little Fruitland’s Ty Pena captured low medalist honors bit this week, but our guys continued to compete by one stroke over Pegram and Payette’s Nick and mark the scores posted by the others in their Morrison. Marsing survives marathon groups,” Thompson said. Pegram, Peter Foss (Fruitland), Collin Hershey for first league win Grant Sweet notched a 40, and senior Trevor (Payette) and Bryce Glarborg (Weiser) shared second. Marsing High School’s Elly Collet slides into third base ahead of Krzesnik came in at 42. In the junior varsity match, Fruitland beat the tag by Nampa Christian freshman Allyssa Hoff after a Miranda Thompson also gave the varsity nod to freshmen Payette by four strokes, 188-192, for the team title. Clausen double during the second inning of Thursday’s 2A Western Reece Landa (45) and Ryan Ryska (49). Homedale was third at 195. Idaho Conference game at West Park in Nampa. Marsing owned “The two freshmen … struggled some with the Ryan Garrett fired a 45 and tied for fourth in the an 8-1 lead after an inning and a half. More than three hours later, narrow fairways and this being their first exposure to individual meet, while Zach Tolmie (46) carded his the Huskies climbed onto the bus after a wild 25-23 victory. See the Rolling Hills course,” Thompson said. lowest score of the season. story, Page 4B Page 2B Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Sports Liddell lights up Lions Invite Senior helps Homedale boys at 111-0. Sam Hart was 11th to third place in big Nyssa meet in the discus at 102-9. Senior David Liddell provided freshman Kasen Covington in the The Home- the fuel Friday for the Homedale long jump, and finished fourth in d a l e g i r l s High School boys team’s third- the triple jump. Covington also team scored place finish at the Lions Invi- won that event. only 20 points tational track and field meet in Liddell finished sixth in the in the meet, Nyssa, Ore. long jump to cap a day in which but showed a truckload Liddell swept the sprints, win- he was the meet’s top individu- David Liddell ning the 100 meters in 11.55 sec- al scorer with 25 points. Emry of promise onds, and taking the 200 meters snagged 23 points. The Trojans as youngsters came to the front in 23.40. scored 77 points total, finish- again. The first-year varsity track ing third behind team champion Freshman Kindra Galloway fin- competitor also served on the Tro- Capital. ished sixth in both the 100 meters jans’ second-place 4x100 relay Keeping up the performance (14.02) and the 200 (29.35). team. Liddell teamed with Trent of youngsters, sophomore Tyler Another ninth-grader, Nikole Acree, Mark Vance and Matt Hol- Gibson finished third in the 800 D’Alessio, was impressive with loway to turn in a 44.96 and finish in 2 minutes, 17.20 seconds. A a sixth-place shot put showing just .29 behind champion Capital cross country runner in the fall (30-6¼). of Boise, a 5A school. for coach Nick Schamber, Gibson Sophomore Annamaria Salas Sophomore Austin Emry kept also finished fifth in the 1,600. finished sixth in the triple jump up his impressive run. He cleared A pair of juniors put Homedale at 30-10 and seventh in the long 6 feet, 4 inches — just an inch off in the top 10 in the throws. Jaime jump with an effort of 14-2½. his career best — to win the high Uriarte finished eighth in the shot Senior Sarah Black cleared 7-6 jump. He was second to Capital put at 38-3½ and 10th in the dicus in the pole vault to finish third. Trojan Spring Sports Softball Varsity Baseball Friday, April 13, home vs. McCall-Donnelly, Varsity 5 p.m. Friday, April 13, home vs. McCall-Donnelly, 5 Adrian lopes at Lions Invitational p.m. Katie Bowns paces the early leader of 800 meters race at the Nyssa Junior varsity Tuesday, April 17, home vs. Nampa Christian, Lions Invitational on Friday. The Adrian High School freshman finished Friday, April 13 at McCall-Donnelly, 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 10th in 2 minutes, 48 seconds. Photo by Angie Sillonis Junior varsity Friday, April 13 at McCall-Donnelly, 5 p.m. Youth, speed shine Track and Field Saturday, April 14 at John Stewart Memorial Tennis Invitational, Payette Thursday, April 12, home vs. Parma, 4 p.m. through for Adrian Tuesday, April 17 at Fruitland (tri-meet with Friday, April 13 at Boise High Invitational, Vale, Ore.) Camel’s Back Park, Boise, 4 p.m. The sprinters took center stage assignment in 46.4. Saturday, April 14 at Boise High Invitational, Friday for Adrian High School at Hope’s partners in the 4x100 Golf Camel’s Back Park, Boise, 9 a.m. the Lions Invitational in Nyssa. relay effort were Witty, sophomore Thursday, April 12, home for SRV nine-hole Tuesday, April 17 at Fruitland, 4 p.m. Senior Maurus Hope was the Kyle Osborn and junior Kyle meet, River Bend Golf Course, Wilder, 3 p.m. highest-finishing member of the Rogers. Monday, April 16, at SRV nine-hole meet, Scotch Antelopes’ boys track and field On the girls side, senior Sarah Pines Golf Course, Payette, 3 p.m. team, snagging a runner-up spot McPeak had Adrian’s second-best in the 400 meters. performance behind Hutchings. On the girls side, Stephenie McPeak was fourth in the 100 Hutchings finished second in the high hurdles at 18.27. Freshman discus. The senior uncorked an teammate Ranae Orosco finished HOMEDALE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER Farm Bureau effort of 105 feet, 4 inches, but eighth. J. Edward Perkins, Jr. D.C. Insurance Company OWYHEE AUTO SUPPLY was beaten by Parma senior Erica Junior Jayna Witty ran a 337-4668 337-4900 337-4041 Cox, who went 110-3. 1:08.05 for seventh in the 400. Hutchings was seventh in the She also served on the Antelopes’ Owyhee Family Dental Center discus (30-3). sixth-place 4x400 relay team a family oriented practice Specialty Inc. 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