FINAL: Stampede held off a late charge by the D-Fenders for the the win. It gives Idaho a 2.5 game lead in D-League's West Divison.

THIRD QUARTER: I guess if you can't defend, try to shoot your way back into the game. The D-Fenders cut into the Stampede's lead to make it 83-72. Lance Allred is up to 26 points. Joe Crawford, who played at Kentucky, leads Los Angeles with 19 points.

HALFTIME...read more

Through Jan.28

(Games played varies)

Girls Basketball

5A

Area leaders

Points

Name, School Games Average

Devyn Christensen, Vallivue 19 15.5

Katelin Shannon, Vallivue 19 10.5

Jordin Juker, Boise 19 10.1

Mariah Roe, Borah 18 9.9

Stevie Humphries, Mtn. View 15 9.6

Kimberly Smith, Boise 19 8.8

Shelbi Smith, Borah 18 8.3

Sharaysa Stewart, Capital 16 8.1

Kayla Driscoll, Mtn...read more

Next week wil be the final girls basketball rankings.

Note: Records are through Tuesday. First-place votes in parentheses.

BOYS

5A

Team Record Points

1. Lake City (7) 11-2 42

2. Lewiston 11-2 29

3. Eagle (2) 11-3 26

4. Post Falls 11-1 21

5. Centennial 11-4 13

Others receiving votes: Capital 3, Vallivue 1.

4A

1. Skyview (9) 13-0 45

2. Jerome 13-2 36

3. Hillcrest 11-3 24

4....read more

I just got word from Nampa Christian head coach Randy Haverfield that wide receiver/defensive back Mike Siegersma will sign Thursday to play football at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.

If you are not familiar with Carroll, the Fighting Saints have won NAIA nationals championships in 2002, '03, '04, '05 and '07. No word on what position Siegersma will be playing there (WR or DB),...read more

Because of space limitations, I didn't get to hit on everything I wanted to in my Vallivue-Centennial game story in Wednesday's paper. You can link to that story here.

One of the keys for Vallivue's 68-62 win was the Falcons' play inside. The duo of Zach Kelsh (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Bryden Benke (14, 6) got the upper hand on Dallin Erickson and Kyle Davis. The play of Kelsh...read more

I just got off the phone with Nampa athletic director John Gregory who confirmed that Bulldog quarterback Quaid Morris has committed to play football at Weber State.

That Morris has committed to Weber State isn't much of a shock. Morris' brother, Trevor, plays basketball for the Wildcats.

In football, Weber State was co-champions of the Big Sky with Montana after finishing 7-1 in conference...read more

The Stampede had three players score at 23 points and were never really challenged by Colorado. To be far to Clorado they have lost a couple of NBA players in the last two weeks, but it was a good bounce back win for the Stampede, who play again on Saturday at 7 p.m.

My story for tomorrow's paper focuses a little on Coby Karl's departure. But more on the perspective of who will step up in...read more

I have been doing some follow up on reports that former Boise State standout Coby Karl was leaving the Idaho Stampede for Spain (click here for the story from Friday's paper).

The Web site for the Pro Exposure Network lists Karl as signing with Joventut Badalona in its transactions for Jan. 23. It doesn't list terms for the deal other than Karl has signed for the rest of the season.

Official...read more

Here is a story I out together for Friday's paper.

BOISE — Idaho Stampede guard and former Boise State standout Coby Karl has agreed to join a team in Spain for the rest of the season, according to reports from the Web sites for the Rocky Mountain News and Los Angeles Times.

The Rocky Mountain News was also reporting that Karl had received interest from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"They...read more

Here are the scoring and rebound leaders in the 5A and 4A SIC this week. Most are up to date.

If you don't see your stats, please provide scoring and rebounding averages by 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. E-mail to bmason@idahopress.com.

Note: Boys 5A stats compiled by Steve Schroeder

Through Jan.21

(Games played varies)

Girls Basketball

5A

Area leaders

Points

Name, School Games Average

Devyn...read more

State Media Basketball Rankings

Note: Records are through Tuesday. First-place votes in parentheses.

BOYS

5A

1. Eagle (4) 10-2 36

2. Lake City (4) 8-2 34

3. Lewiston (1) 9-2 24

4. Post Falls 9-1 16

5. Centennial 9-3 10

Also receiving votes: Capital 9, Borah 4, Twin Falls 1, Madison.

4A

1. Skyview (9) 12-0 45

2. Jerome 12-2 30

3. Hillcrest 10-2 26

4. Blackfoot 10-2 25

5. Century...read more

Middleton defeated Columbia 57-44 on Tuesday night. The win improved Middleton to 5-1 in the 4A SIC and 7-5 overall, while Columbia dropped to 1-5, 2-10.

The Vikings will host top-ranked Skyview on Friday. The game should give Middleton an idea on where it stands when it comes to a possible conference title and what they could do at state.

Here are a few thoughts on the upcoming game from Middleton...read more

Columbia picked up its second win in as many years at the River City Duals, held annually in Post Falls. Click here, to read a recap by the Coeur d'Alene Press.

The story focuses on the North Idaho teams, but they also include a listing of undefeated wrestlers in the 22 team tournament. Columbia led the way with seven, while Capital and Nampa each had two wrestlers finish the weekend perfect...read more

Here are the latest state-wide power rankings from Idaho Wrestling News.

There are also individual standings. Click here to check them out.

Or should I say recruiting and stats.

First the recruiting.

There were a few reports from across the state about some players college plans. The big one is that Lake City's Billy Sanders — the one time Miami (Fla.) recruit — has now committed to UCLA. You can read why here. With Highland's Taysom Hill (Stanford) and Mountain View's Darren Markle (Washington State), there...read more

State Media Rankings

Note: Records are through Tuesday. First-place votes in parentheses.

BOYS

5A

1. Lewiston (5) 9-1 36

2. Eagle (1) 9-2 25

3. Centennial (1) 9-2 22

4. Post Falls 8-1 14

5. Lake City (1) 7-2 13

Others receiving votes: Capital 5, Borah 4, Twin Falls 1.

4A

1. Skyview (8) 10-0 40

2. Blackfoot 9-1 26

3. Jerome 10-2 22

4. Hillcrest 9-2 21

5. Century 8-3...read more

Idaho Stampede had two players named to NBA Development League's All-Showcase Team.

Point guard Coby Karl was named to the first team, while forward Brent Petway was an honorable mention. The D-League Showcase took place last week in Orem, Utah. The Stampede had two come-from-behind wins during the week, which attracts front office personnel from every NBA team and several overseas teams.

You...read more

We had the placers from each weight class at the Rollie Lane tournament in Sunday's paper, but if you are looking for match scores and such, click here.

Columbia was dominate in claiming the team title, which as I wrote in my story about their win is a good sign in the Wildcats' quest for the 4A title at state. This, along with the title at the Buck's Bags Duals, gives Columbia some...read more

The opening day of the Rollie Lane Wrestling Invitational actually ended after Saturday's newspaper went to the press. As a result, we were not able to get the Friday's results in the paper.

To the see the results, click here. Also, I referred to state wrestling rankings in my story about Kuna's Cody Lords. If you want to see those individual state ranking, click here.

Rollie Lane starts Friday at Jackson Indoor Track facility at the Idaho Center. The following are the teams competing in this year's invitational and the seedings.

Check TreasureValleySports.com later for a preview. 

Schools competing in 2009 Rollie Lane Wrestling Invitational

Idaho

American Falls, Bishop Kelly, Blackfoot, Boise, Bonneville, Borah, Caldwell, Capital, Centennial, Columbia...read more

State Media Rankings

BOYS

Note: Records are through Tuesday. First-place votes in parentheses.

5A

1. Lewiston (5)     7-1    40

2. Eagle (1)     7-1    35

3. tie, Capital (1)     7-1    21

    Post Falls (2)     8-0    21

5. Centennial   ...read more

Thanks to all the coaches and statkeepers who provided statistics for this week.

Basketball leaders

Through Jan.5

(Games played varies)

Girls Basketball

5A

Area leaders

Points

Name, School    Games     Average

Devyn Christensen, Vallivue    12    17.0

Chelsie Luke, Meridian      11  ...read more

FINAL: Jamal Tatum, Brent Petway and Luke Jackson helped lead the Stampede in a come-from-behind victory. With Friday's win over Bakersfield, Idaho has beat the top two teams record-wise in the D-League.

THIRD QUARTER: Back-to-back 3s to end the third quarter gave the Toros the lead 74-68. Coby Karl leads Idaho with 15 points. Andre Brown has 19 to pace the Toros. 

SECOND QUARTER: Coby...read more

Here are individual basketball stats, we call it the Honor Roll, compiled by the IPT's Bruce Mason and 5A SIC statistician Steve Schroeder. The averages are through Dec. 30.

If you would like to submit individual stats or see an error, please have coach or team statistician e-mail them to sports@idahopress.com by Monday at 5 p.m. We run the Honor Roll in the paper each Wednesday.

A big thanks...read more