Sports

Shirts to play in the Idaho All-Star basketball game

Published by admin on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 10:57am

It’s nearly spring and with that, the spring sports at Weiser High School have begun. However, for one athlete, the winter season, and most particularly basketball, has at least one more game. Mattie Shirts, who was awarded the 3A player of the year for our district has been invited to play in one more game before her senior year is complete.

Shirts is the third daughter of Dave and Trish Shirts. She is a three sport athlete having competed in volleyball, basketball and track and field all four years of her high school career at WHS.

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Baseball team plays in the Bill Betts Memorial

Published by admin on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 11:02am

Weiser Wolverine baseball spent some time in Fruitland this past weekend at the Bill Betts Memorial Tournament.

Weiser got the opportunity to play Timberlake and Sugar-Salem, both of whom they have met in state competition in the past few years. They also played New Plymouth, a good 2A competitor.

“I like this tournament because they do a good job to pair us up against non-home conference competition and gives a chance early on to see what we need to tweak,” Head Coach Bowe von Brethorst stated.

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Lady Wolverines take 18-5 loss at Middleton

Published by admin on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 10:59am

Weiser’s Wolverines varsity softball team found themselves behind early in Thursday’s, May 16 game against Middleton’s Lady Vikings. Weiser finally scored in the top of the fourth inning on back-to-back homeruns by Abi Wilkins and Paisley Noyer. Batting next, Tobie Noyer doubled, advancing to third on a ground out, and scoring on the next out, narrowing Weiser’s deficit to 13-3.

The Wolverines struggled early on defense, allowing the Vikings eight runs in the bottom of the first, three in the second, two in the third, and five in the fourth.

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Wrestlers place sixth at State Championship

Published by admin on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:45am

Your Wolverines wrestling squad travelled to state competition this past weekend in Nampa and did well.

The Wolverines competed against all of 3A and came back with a sixth place finish. Weiser had nine athletes place during the men’s and women’s championship, including Audrey DeLeon who finished on the women’s side in sixth place. There were six first time placers this year, three first time semi-finalists, and two first time finalists. Five out of five wrestlers that lost in the quarter-finals came back in the blood round and won.

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Weiser basketball boys end their season after a solid run in the District Tourney

Published by admin on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:36am

Weiser lost 38-57 to McCall

The Weiser Wolverine boys made a solid run in the SRV District Tournament. In the first round they barely missed the mark losing to Fruitland by two, who then went on to advance to the championship round and the Idaho State Tournament. They met Payette in the second round, defeating them 52-47.

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Weiser Wolverine boys advance with a win in the District Tournament

Published by admin on Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:33am

The boys SRV District Basketball Tournament continued Tuesday, Feb. 21 as the Weiser Wolverines met the Payette Pirates on the road. Both Weiser and Payette had suffered losses earlier in the tournament placing them on the consolation side of the bracket.

In a loser out, winner advance game situation, the Weiser Wolverines came out on top, 52-47, surviving to live another day.

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Lady wrestlers did extremely well at tournament in Emmett

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:32am

Weiser team consists of four wrestlers who won three matches

Last Wednesday, Weiser travelled to Homedale for the final SRV match of the season. Weiser filled all of their weights except for 106 pound weight class, which they haven’t filled consistently all season. Mickel Drydale has been fluctuating between 98 and 106 all season trying to see where to compete at the state level.

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Wolverines fall short in Homedale

Published by admin on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:25am

Weiser played their last regular season game on the road in Homedale on Saturday, Feb. 11. It was senior night for the Trojans and the stands were packed. Weiser brings a pretty impressive crowd as well.

The night began with the freshman squad winning 44-32. The JV did not fare as well dropping their game 48-33. The varsity fell behind early, clawed their way closer in the third quarter only to come up short losing 74-45.

Starters for this game were Jack Shirts, Kolin Cook, Tommy Johnson, Brayden Walker and Malakye Scott.