The Lady Wolverines hit the road on Nov. 21 to the home of the New Plymouth Pilgrims. Weiser came out strong in the first quarter, shooting 43 percent from the field and outscoring the Lady Pilgrims to take an early 13-9 lead.
Senior Maddie Erickson and sophomore Mattie Shirts both had four points in the period. Senior Rhianna Soliz hit a three point basket and sophomore Tobie Noyer added a two point basket.
The Lady Wolverine basketball team kicked off their regular season play on Nov. 19. with a home pairing against the Melba Mustangs.
The Wolverines played a close game with the Mustangs through the first quarter with seniors Maddie Erickson and Jenifer Juarez and sophomore Tobie Noyer all scoring a basket during the quarter. Sophomore Macy Maloney drained a bucket from beyond the arc for a quarter total of nine points.
Weiser High School boys basketball concluded tryouts on Friday and Saturday with 40 boys trying out for the Wolverine teams. Head Coach Brad Adolfson is looking forward to a tough but fun season.
After losing 11 seniors to graduation, the varsity team only returns one player with significant experience.
The weather has made a significant change in recent weeks and with the changes outside comes the changes within the gymnasiums at Weiser High School and the sports conducted there.
Volleyball season has drawn to a close with the Weiser High School Lady Wolverines placing third in the Snake River Valley (SRV) Conference District Tournament, just missing a 3A State Tournament berth.
With the volleyball nets safely stowed for the season, out come the basketballs.
The Weiser Wolverines travelled to Madison Stadium in Rexburg, Idaho last Saturday to take on the Sugar-Salem Diggers in the quarterfinals of the state championship.
Sugar-Salem came in as the second seed in the state tournament receiving a bye last week and two weeks to prepare for the Wolverines.
Weiser was seeded seventh and was coming off of a huge 42-0 win against Fruitland the week before.
Playing on the turf field at Madison Stadium was something unfamiliar to the Wolverines, but that wasn’t the only challenge they would face.
Avenging their regular season loss, the Weiser Wolverines travelled to Fruitland this past Friday for the state play-in game. Weiser won the game mightily 42-0.
After the loss earlier in the season, the Wolverines were wishing for a rematch and they got the chance.
The difference between the two games was definitely measurable, but a major advantage was clear throughout the game: physicality.
On Friday, October 30, the Weiser High School girls’ cross country team competed in the State Cross Country meet in Pocatello, Idaho. Ben Hanthorn qualified to compete as an individual, but was not able to compete at the state competition due to an injury.
Representing the Weiser girls’ team were runners, Kendall Rynearson, Libbie Rynearson, Emily Abramson, Naomi Chandler, Nadine Chandler, Kiearra Hoobery, and Ellie Eames. The team placed 10th at the state meet. Coach, Scott Hale was pleased with their times and their efforts.
This last week the Weiser high school boys’ soccer team traveled to Post Falls, Idaho, for the state tournament held October 22-24.
The team played in very close games and unruly weather to end the week as the State runner-up.
The first game was a nail-biter. Weiser faced the Sugar-Salem Diggers from Eastern Idaho, and the teams proved to be equally matched. The first half of the game saw almost no attempts on the goal by either team, so the half ended 0-0.
On Tuesday, October 20, Weiser High School cross country teams hosted the 3A District III championships at Rolling Hills Golf Course. This event included all six teams from the district and determined who qualified for State both as teams and as individual runners.
In the men’s division, Fruitland’s Atticus Anderson set the pace with a 17:57.03 first place finish. He was only two seconds ahead of Parma’s Dakoda Lamb who finished at 17:59.
If there is ever a time to give it your absolute all on the court, it is in the runner-up match in the Snake River Valley (SRV) District volleyball tournament if you have any hopes of going to the 3A Idaho State volleyball tournament.
This last game is do or die and decides whether the seniors on the team are going to be granted at least two more games with the teammates they have spent the past 3-months with, or if a team gets to go home empty handed.