Sports

Nearly two dozen athletes from Mountain Home took home dozens of medals as they competed in this year's Special Olympics state summer games, held recently. The track and field event comes as the Mountain Home team continues to grow and remains one of the larger teams in Idaho, said Stacy Bauer, co-local program coordinator with the High Hopes team...

Mountain Home High School's Tigers tennis team wrapped up its annual summer tennis camp at Richard Aguirre Park on Friday. The camp, which is the primary fundraiser for the Tiger tennis team, had 19 students participating, ranging in age from 4 to 14 years old with the children and teens divided into four age groups...

"I got it!" Abram Pedroza shouted in joy as the fishing bobber dipped below the water. Feeling the tension on the line, he started to reel in the length of twine that extended dozens of feet along the water. His mother, Tiffany Belt, watched as her son landed the fish — a tiny bluegill no larger than the three year old's hand. A few seconds later, his father came and helped free the fish from the hook before the youngster continued to fish...

The Mountain Home Tigers Tennis Camp runs from Monday to June 23 at the Richard Aguirre Park tennis courts. "The goal of the camp is to introduce kids to the sport of tennis and teach the basic fundamentals of the sport and, most importantly — have fun," said Tigers tennis coach Tamzy House...

ryouts for the Mountain Home Soccer Club's falls season runs from Monday to June 16 with the non-profit group enrolling those between the ages of 8 to 14. Held at East Side Park, the evaluations are open to girls and boys ages 8 or 14 or those entering the third grade this fall...

The Mountain Home Tigers track and field team claimed a state championship title with other athletes earning additional medals during their appearance at this year's state tournament, which ended May 20. Sable Lohmeier was named the state champion in the discus throw with an official throw of 140 feet, four inches...

Recognizing her athletic abilities on the soccer field, a sophomore at Mountain Home High School was recently selected to attend the Olympic Development Program Far West Regional Camp. Asia Jackson, a member of the Lady Tigers varsity soccer team, will join students from across the region at the camp, scheduled for July at Colorado State University at Fort Collins, Colo...

One of Mountain Home's competitive soccer clubs dominated the competition to go undefeated in regular season action to clinch a championship title during a tournament held May 7 in Twin Falls. The Mountain Home under-16 boys squad posted a pair of 6-0 shutouts on their way to winning a division title as they competed at the 2017 Canyon Rim Classic...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers finished their regular season on a sour note but regained momentum as they beat Skyview in the second round of postseason play. Mountain Home 0, Emmett 9 Mountain Home 16, Skyview 13 For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers continued to see some fierce competition as this year's softball season entered its final days Mountain Home 0, Bishop Kelly 10 For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Mountain Home High School's Tiger tennis team picked up a few wins in individual sets as they wrapped up this year's regular season. Mountain Home boys 1, Caldwell boys 6 Mountain Home girls 1, Caldwell girls 6 Mountain Home boys 0, Vallivue boys 7 Mountain Home girls 0, Vallivue girls 7...

After playing the past two years with the Mountain Home Tigers varsity football squad, one of the team's running backs was recently selected to play the sport as part of an international athletic competition. Austin Tetrault will represent Idaho as he joins a nearly 40-person team during the Down Under Sports Tournament starting in mid-June...

The Mountain Home Lady Tigers softball team saw mixed results over the past few days as they rallied to move past Emmett but faced an overwhelming battle against Middleton. Mountain Home 14, Emmett 9 Mountain Home 7, Middleton 25 For the full story, pick up a copy of the Mountain Home News or click on this link to subscribe to the newspaper's online edition...

Mountain Home High School's tennis team found the going tough as they battled Bishop Kelly and Emmett last week. Mountain Home boys 0, Bishop Kelly boys 7 Mountain Home girls 1, Bishop Kelly Girls 6 Mountain Home boys 0, Emmett boys 7 Mountain Home girls 0,...

Mountain Home's Lady Tigers found their niche at the plate as they scored a number of runs during wins against Skyview and Wood River but saw themselves coming up short in a loss to Ridgevue. Mountain Home 11, Skyview 5 Mountain Home 0, Ridgevue 6