Sports

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club is wrapping up a successful season. On March 24, the team traveled with 36 kids ranging from five years old to high school age to compete at Idaway District Tournament in Middleton, ID. 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 sport of rugby is growing at a high rate of speed. In fact, it is the fastest growing sport in the state of Idaho and the United States with a five year growth percentage of 82.4 percent nationwide and the girls game is growing at an even faster rate of speed then the sport as a whole...

Mountain Home High School's baseball team opened the season with a double header against the Wolverines of Wood River High School on March 9 in Mountain Home. The Tigers won one and lost one to begin the year in two hard fought games. The team lost game one 13-6 in a game that was a lot closer then the score appears...

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club was back in action this past weekend when they traveled to New Plymouth on March 3. The team was hit hard by the flu bug during the week and on competition day, but was still able to take 43 athletes to the event that hosted 364 wrestlers...

On a brisk afternoon, with a weather warning in effect, the Mountain Home High School wrestlers head to Pocatello for the state wrestling tournament the weekend of Feb. 23. The team has been performing well this season, making them a formidable opponent at the state tournament...

The Mountain Home High School Wrestling Team continues to dominate this season with a stellar performance at the district tournament. On Feb. 16 and 17, 4A Distict III held its district tournament at Vallivue High School. The Tigers had spent the past month with a depleted roster after suffering through a large number of injuries and illnesses, but the team had started to turn the corner by the time districts arrived and made the most out of the wrestlers they had available to them. ...

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club is continuing to see great success for all of the time and hard work they put into their season. On Feb. 17 the team traveled to Syringa Middle School for the Caldwell Tournament. There were 31 teams competing, with a total of 323 wrestlers...

The Mountain Home High School boys' basketball team had a rough season with an overall record of 5-15. On Friday Feb. 9, the team took on top-ranked Bishop Kelly Knights in the last "Black Out" game of the season. Between the junior varsity game and the varsity game, the school honored the seniors of the team with the presentation of a shadow box to commemorate their hard work and dedication to the team. ...

The Mountain Man Wrestling club just celebrated another successful tournament this past weekend when the team traveled to Jerome High School for the Jerome Invitational on Feb. 10. Fifty athletes and their families traveled to the Magic Valley for the tournament...

The Mountain Home High School wrestling team is a small, but formidable group of student athletes. The team is sitting at 9-20 in Duals this year, but that has more to do with the size of the team than the talent of the group. Since the team is so small, they do not have a full lineup which causes them to forfeit several weight classes each week...

The Mountain Home High School girls' basketball team's season has come to an end. Following a win on Feb. 3 against the Vallivue Falcons, Mountain Home moved on to Middleton High School for a chance to advance to the district championship game. The Lady Tigers put up a hard fight against the top seeded Vikings, but lost the game 66-36...

The Mountain Man Wrestling Club has been a main stay of youth sports in Mountain Home for years. Though the club has a long track record and some of the athletes came into the season with several years experience, many more are brand new to the sport this year...

This past weekend, Nakiyia Percell from North Elementary took second place in the State Elks Hoop Shoot Contest on Feb. 3 in Blackfoot. This is a statewide effort that resulted in almost 35,000 children participating, starting at the local level and their schools, through District and finally State.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 Lady Tigers Varsity Basketball team took on the Vallivue Falcon's on Feb. 3 in their first game of the 2018 4A District III Basketball Tournament. The Tigers have enjoyed a successful season with an overall record of 12-8 and a conference record of 7-8. ...