It has been over 5 months since fans and athletes have been able to participate in any kind of Wolverine athletics, but the drought was brought to an end last week when the Lady Wolverines hosted fellow Washington County athletes, the Tri-Valley Titans, a combination of Cambridge and Midvale High Schools.
The fans were excited to be able to get back into Tom Falash Gymnasium to support the Lady Wolverines, and the grandstands reflected the excitement with full student and community sections.
Weiser High School Cross Country team coach Scott Hale is looking forward to the season. With 17 runners and a mix of both experienced and inexperienced runners, Hale is excited for his third season as the Wolverine head coach.
Weiser School District trustees approved a return-to-sports plan with COVID-19 guidelines on managing facilities and sports specific protocols that schools will follow as the first games of the fall season start this week.
Superintendent Wade Wilson said the plan was developed in conjunction with administrators at the other schools in the Snake River Valley Conference rather than have each school write their own individual plan.
The lady Wolverines girls soccer team will hit the field with a large team of 32 players filling the JV and varsity teams this fall. Bernie Weldon has been coaching the Wolverines for four years and is assisted by coaches Damon Courtois and Trine Lønberg.
Weiser high school boys soccer team hopes to have a strong showing in the SRV this season.
Coach Kathy Bokides is returning for her 21st year as head coach of the Wolverines. With eight seniors and 11 returning varsity and 25 total players the Wolverines look forward to taking the field with a solid depth of talent.
Bokides expects that this year will be similar to last year for the Wolverines in that while there won’t be any standouts, they will have a solid well-rounded team.
Football is one of those things that is a constant every fall. Cut grass, helmets hitting pads, and the sound of fans roaring on the hillside at Roy Dickerson Memorial Field is something that some didn’t think would truly happen this year, but here we are opening up another Wolverine football season.
Coach Tom Harrison continues at the helm for the 2020/2021 season, along with assistant coaches Dave Britt, Jayson Bruce, Brad Cordes, Doug Dickerson, Gavin Eisenbarth, Darren Thomas and Bowe von Brethorst.
Conor Marsh, a 2020 Weiser High School graduate, plans to continue his wrestling career at the collegiate level this fall at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa.
Marsh was joined by his parents Brian and Brenda Miller, along with WHS wrestling coach Drew Dickerson and assistant coaches Chris Willet and Chad Gibson, for the official letter signing last week at Weiser High School.
Despite the day-to-day uncertainty regarding COVID-19, schools and fall athletic programs, the Weiser High School volleyball program was given the go-ahead by the Weiser school board on Aug. 10 and the coaches and athletes wasted no time surging forward with their 2020 season.
Once varsity head coach Lindsay Grant was given clearance to proceed, coaches and 39 student-athletes hit the gym the following day to give players an opportunity to vie for a position on one of the coveted Lady Wolverine volleyball squads.
The governing body of Idaho high school sports recently issued extensive guidelines and recommendations that are designed to minimize COVID-19 risks for players and allow practices to start on Aug. 10.
The Idaho High School Activities Association’s 52-page document was prepared using guidance from the National Federation of State High School Associations and the NFHS and IHSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committees.
Smiles and both sounds of bodies hitting the floor and volleyballs flying in the air filled the Weiser High School gyms as the Wolverine volleyball program was able to host its Gold Medal Squared camp July 13-16.
With COVID-19 restricting playing and practice time this summer for sports, both the players and coaches were extremely grateful to be able to host a camp. For this camp, 39 athletes in grades 7-12 participated.