Track trumps hoops as most popular girls sport
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 6:32pm.The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently released its 2008-09 participation report, and track and field supplanted basketball as the most popular girls sport with 457,732 participants (an increase of 10,212).
High school sports news and notes
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 5:56pm.It's been awhile since I've had a chance clean out my e-mail inbox, but here are a couple items that deserve mention about Nampa High and high school wrestling. Sorry it took so long to post these.
Idaho media high school football poll (Week 5)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 9:16pm.Check out high school football scores, stats and schedules at varsityextra.idahostatesman.com and follow the Varsity Extra blog (IDS_VarsityX) on Twitter.
5A
1. Capital (9) 4-0 49
2. Skyline (1) 5-0 33
3. Highland 4-1 28
3. Vallivue 4-0 28
5. Rocky Mountain 3-1 6
Varsity Extra athletes of the week (Sept. 21-26)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:09am.I select athletes from each sport on a weekly basis and post them here Monday. If I get them right or wrong, let me know in the comments section below. And please e-mail me your nominations at jzentz@idahostatesman.com.
Idaho media high school football poll (Week 4)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 7:36pm.Check out high school football scores, stats and schedules at varsityextra.idahostatesman.com and follow the Varsity Extra blog (IDS_VarsityX) on Twitter.
5A
1. Capital (9) 3-0 49
2. Highland 3-1 30
3. Skyline (1) 4-0 23
3. Vallivue 3-0 23
5. Coeur d’Alene 3-0 20
Bob Firman Invitational cross country meet preview
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:41am.The Bob Firman Invitational cross country meet returns to fan-friendly Eagle Island State Park on Saturday and it's shaping up to be a doozy.
Schools from California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming have combined to register more than 3,000 athletes, who will race for 5 kilometers across grass, sand and packed dirt. The runners in the elite division will be competing for some of the most prestigious titles on the racing calendar in the West.
A meet schedule, past champs, top course times, a course map and helpful links are located at the bottom of this story.
Varsity Extra athletes of the week (Sept. 14-19)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Mon, 09/21/2009 - 11:11am.I select athletes from each sport on a weekly basis and post them here Monday. If I get them right or wrong, let me know in the comments section below. And please e-mail me your nominations at jzentz@idahostatesman.com.
Eagle graduate Brittany Hewitt taking national stage by storm
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 9:26pm.Brittany Hewitt, a 2008 Eagle High graduate and Idaho Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, is taking full advantage of a scholarship at the University of Hawaii.
Idaho media high school football poll (Week 3)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 4:25pm.Check out high school football scores, stats and schedules at varsityextra.idahostatesman.com and follow the Varsity Extra blog (IDS_VarsityX) on Twitter.
5A
1. Capital (8) 2-0 44
2. Highland 2-1 27
3. Centennial (1) 2-0 21
3. Vallivue 2-0 21
5. Coeur d’Alene 2-0 10
Others receiving votes: Skyline 7, Post Falls 3, Caldwell 1, Lewiston 1.
Varsity Extra athletes of the week (Sept. 7-12)
Submitted by Jesse Zentz on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 1:30pm.I select athletes from each sport on a weekly basis and post them here Monday. If I get them right or wrong, let me know in the comments section below. And please e-mail me your nominations at jzentz@idahostatesman.com.
