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September |
Bonners Ferry High School Sta te Championship
Baseball Team given rings commemorating their
championship: In this
article, you can watch a short video of the
players and coaches receiving their rings, and a
close up of exactly what the rings look like. |
Just to update you on some important
sports information details:
• The Bonners Ferry Badgers Boys' Cross Country team is
in first place in the Intermountain League, and
ranked #5 in Idaho for 3-A division schools
• The BFHS Boys' Soccer team is ranked #2 in the
state for 3-A schools according to the latest
Idaho Sports coaches poll. |
 Badger Cross Country looks sharp in 17-team
meet, including some of the largest high schools
in Idaho: The smallest race
had 87 runners, the largest had 188, and
included several 5-A classification schools from
Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, and others. |
 Badger Cross Country teams compete at Post Falls
Invite: Bonners Ferry Cross Country
athletes post a great showing in a meet
featuring many schools, including several 5-A
classification schools. Abby Gorton places
fourth overall. |
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August |
 BFHS Cross Country performs well in first meet
of season: Last Saturday was
a good day for Badger Cross Country. At
the last minute, the meet originally planned for
three teams had grown to five teams. The
Badgers stood out from the crowd with their
teams' results. |
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June |
 Here
is the story on Bonners Ferry's Victoria Rae,
Idaho's new 3-A State Champion in Shot Put:
She earned
her State Championship with a lot of dedication
and hard work, and also puts a lot of hard work
into academics at Bonners Ferry High School. |
 Badger Chris Sabin signs letter of intent to
play college baseball with Treasure Valley
Community College: He'll be
back at the same field where the Badgers just
won the State Championship. |
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May |
 Badger girls earn hard-fought second place
trophy at State: This story
details the amazing hard work, dedication, and
stamina it took for the Badger girls to earn
their second place trophy. This trophy
carries a story that will amaze and impress you. |
See the full story in our Sports
Section:
Badger Baseball Claims 3-A Idaho State
Championship
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 Badgers perform well at State Track and Field
Championships: Sophomore
Victoria Rae
is State Champion in Shot Put, gets second in
Discus; other Badgers perform well and
also place in the State Meet. |
Bonners Ferry Baseball defeats Kimberly in State
Tournament Game 2, plays in Championship Game tomorrow:
Game was tied going into the final inning,
Badgers pull out the win. |
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Badger
Baseball defeats Payette in Game 1 at State,
moves on to semi-finals:
Only four teams remain in the running
for the 3-A state championship. Bonners
Ferry is one of those four. |
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9B Co-ed Softball League forming, seeking
players: Grab your glove and
sign up for 9B softball! |
Four Badgers on Intermountain League All-League
Softball; Bateman is 2018 Most Valuable Player:
Click on this story to see our photographs of
the Badger 2018 All-Intermountain Leaguue
players, including the Intermountain League Most
Valuable Player for 2018. |
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Badger Baseball claims District I Championship,
moves on to State: The Badger Baseball team claimed its sixth
District Championship, second in three years, as
senior Will Parr threw a no hitter against the
Timberlake Tigers in a 5 – 0 victory. |
 Six Badger Baseball players on IML All-League
Team;
Bateman selected as League MVP for 2018:
The Bonners Ferry Badgers Baseball team
dominated the Intermountain League All League
selection with six players being recognized.
Senior Brady Bateman took home the prestigious
All-League MVP award. One additional award
is revealed at the end of this story. |
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Here is the coach's account of the big baseball
win yesterday—Badgers capture fourth consecutive Intermountain
League title: The Bonners
Ferry Badger baseball team had to travel to
Spirit Lake twice after the 1 ½ hour game rain
delay start on the Tuesday, May 1 game against
Timberlake went to a suspended game due to
darkness with a 7-7 score through 7 innings.
But, the Badgers came away with a thrilling 8-7
victory to capture their fourth straight league
title. Read the exciting account here. |
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Badgers defeat Timberlake to win IML title
in a game that lasted two days:
That's right. Bonners
Ferry and Timberlake were tied for first place
going into this game, the last of the season.
The winner earns first place in League, and gets
first seed in the upcoming District Tournament.
Read this story to see how it all went down. |
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April |
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Badgers sweep Wildcats on the road in IML
doubleheader: Badger's IML
record goes to 7-1. League finale vs
Timberlake tomorrow, May 1. |
 Badger Baseball Batemans Bomb Wildcats:
Lots of hits in Monday's Badger win. |
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Badgers split with Timberlake in baseball:
First league loss in two years. |
This Saturday the Bonners Ferry Badger baseball
team hosts Intermountain League rival Timberlake
in a double header. It will also be Senior
Day, where seniors on the team will be
recognized and honored. Consider coming
out to support the Badgers. The first game
begins at 11:00 a.m.
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Three Badger athletes receive North Idaho Sports
Awards at Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet:
Bateman, Sabin, Dunham: Award
winners for 2017 at annual Hall of Fame
Banquet. |
 Badger Baseball wins both games of double header:
Badgers take two vs Priest River. |
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February |
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Badger cheerleaders top in IML:
Bonners Ferry cheerleaders took first place with
their show routine today at the district
championships in Coeur d'Alene, and earned the
overall Grand Championship for the Intermountain
League! The team will travel to the Ford Center,
Boise, March 16 to compete for the state title! |
~ Hoops tourney cancelled ~
The Boundary County Middle School
Basketball Tournament scheduled for today;
Saturday, February 17, has been cancelled due to
impending weather conditions. |
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Lady Badgers fall to Snake River, Timberlake
crushes Buhl:
Snake River edged Bonners Ferry in the Idaho
State 3-A girl's basketball championships at
Skyview High School, Nampa today, 58-51.
Timberlake made easy work of Buhl, winning 46 to
25. |
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Lady Badgers
going to state! |
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| Thank you to
Paula Burt |
| The Lady Badgers played a nail
biter against the Kellogg Wildcats in
front of an electric Badger crowd
tonight, which energized the Badgers to
a 46-36 win and the Badger girls' first
trip to state since 2013! The Badgers
take on Snake River at 8 p.m. Thursday
in Nampa. GO, BADGERS! |
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Time to cheer on the Lady Badgers!
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| Courtesy Paula
Burt |
| Calling all
Badger fans! Come help light up the
Badger Den at 6 p.m. Friday, February 9,
to help light the way for the lady
badgers to move onto the state
tournament! The Badgers, ranked second
in the IML, take of third ranked
Kellogg, with the winner qualifying for
state! GO, BADGERS! |
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Foundation accepting applications for grants:
The Idaho Fish & Wildlife Foundation is
accepting applications for its 2018 grants
cycle. The grants program provides funding on a
competitive basis to nonprofit organizations,
the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and
tax-exempt organizations. |
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Lake trout fishing at Priest Lake will continue:
Fish and Game will continue managing Priest Lake
as primarily a lake trout fishery while also
protecting native cutthroat trout and bull trout
in Upper Priest Lake. |
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Parks & Rec hoops deadline Saturday:
Deadline for Boundary County Parks & Rec
basketball is this Saturday, February 3. After
that there will be a $10 late fee. Basketball
clinics will be held at Bonners Ferry High
School on Saturday, February 10. |
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January |
 Third annual volleyball color run coming in June:
Bonners Ferry High School Volleyball's third
annual Color Blast 5k Run/Walk will be the event
to be at on Saturday, June 16, for a splash of
color in your life! Participants will take off
from the Boundary County Fairgrounds at 10 a.m.,
heading west. |
 Peyton, Brody shine at Elk's district hoop shoot:
Peyton Hinthorn is going to the Elks Idaho State
Hoop Shoot in Blackfoot after hitting 23 of 25
free throws to win in the 8-9 year-old division
today at the district hoop shoot in Kellogg.
Brody Rice, in the 10-11 year old division,
brought home a second place trophy as both
represented their community well! |
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Lady Badgers bury the Miners:
The Lady Badgers hosted Wallace Saturday on
Senior Day, and sent the Miners home with a
56-23 trouncing. The Badgers opened with a 22-3
first quarter, with all three of the Miner's
points coming from the free throw line. |
 Celebrate senior day Saturday with the Lady
Badgers: It's Badger girls
basketball senior day tomorrow, as the team's
four seniors; Kadi Bateman, Tori Burt, Kassy
Skeen and Miranda Wenk, have contributed to an
awesome Badger season, and on graduating will
leave a strong legacy for their teammates to
carry forward. |
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Badgers prevail over Post Falls JV:
Miranda Wenk scored 20 points and grabbed 18
rebounds to lead the Bonners Ferry girls to a
69-51 victory over the Post Falls JV at home
Thursday. In the boys game, Chris Sabin scored
22 points to lead the Badgers to a 61-49 win. |
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Lady Badgers fourth in IdahoSports 3A power
rankings:
As of January 17, the Bonners Ferry Badger girls
are ranked Number 4 in the Idaho State 3A
bracket of the
IdahoSports.com power rankings. The Badger
boys are ranked Number 10. |
 Badger wrestlers 5-0 to win River City tourney:
The Bonners Ferry Badgers went 5-0 in the Copper
division to take first place at the River City
Team Dual Tournament in Post Falls, beating West
Valley, Gonzaga Prep and Shadle Park, Spokane,
Whitefish, Montana, and Bishop Kelly, Boise to
win. |
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What's this access/depredation fee?
Why do I have to pay an extra $5 for my license?
It’s a question that will commonly be asked when
hunters, anglers and trappers buy their 2018
licenses, so here’s a quick refresher. The
“Access/Depredation fee” is a new, one-time
annual fee that applies to everyone – residents
and nonresidents alike – when they buy their
first annual license of the year. |
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St. Maries rolls over Badgers:
The Badger boys fell at the hands of the 8-1 St.
Maries Lumberjacks Thursday in a non-league away
game, 57-44. The loss puts the Badgers at 4-5 on
the season.
Dylan Hittle led the Badger scoring drive with
11 points. |
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Badger girls fall to Timberlake:
The Badger girls fell to Timberlake Tuesday in
an Intermountain League road match 55-43.
The Lady Badgers stayed within fighting distance
throughout the game, with Miranda Wenk leading
all scorers with 22 points. |
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Badger boys spank Spartans:
Chris Sabin landed 21 points to lead the Badger
boys to a 66-41 win over the Priest River
Spartans at home Saturday night, improving their
season record to 6-5 overall and 1-0 in league
play. |
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Badger girls dominate Priest River:
The Lady Badgers opened tonight's game against
Priest River, the opening IML league match for
both teams, with spark and pizzazz, jumping out
to a 35-2 first quarter and never looking back
in a 62-18 victory that saw the whole team enjoy
game time. |
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Badgers ride a long way to beat the Lions:
The Badgers traveled to Lincoln County High
School on Wednesday in Eureka and both the boys
and girl's varsity got on the bus for the long
ride home with wins. |
 Porter named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week:
The Canadian Hockey League today announced that
rookie James Porter of the Kelowna Rockets is
the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the
week ending December 31 after posting a 2-0-0-0
record including one shutout with a
goals-against-average of 0.48 and save
percentage of .987. |
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December |
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Steelhead limits reduced for 2018 spring season:
Steelhead anglers are reminded that Fish and
Game commissioners extended the reduced bag and
possession limits for the 2018 spring steelhead
season, which starts January 1. |
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New Year, new hunting and wildlife watching
opportunities:
Welcome to 2018 and all it will bring for
outdoors folks. Many are looking forward to
hunting, and even if you’re not a hunter, you’re
probably a wildlife watcher, so there’s lots of
cool things in the coming months. |
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Badgers topple Colville at Eagle Holiday tourney:
The Lady Badgers outshot the Colville Indians
through four quarters Thursday morning to win
their second match 64-41 at the Eagle Holiday
Tournament at West Valley High School, Spokane. |
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Eagles hold off
Lady Badgers in tournament play:
The Badger girls put up a tenacious fight today,
but fell to Eagle Holiday Classic host West
Valley High School in Spokane, as the 5-4 Eagles
managed to grind out a 63-55 win in tournament
play. |
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Boys fall, girls win in hoops action:
The Badger boys fell to the St. Maries
Lumberjacks at home Thursday, while the girls
hosted Lakeland Friday night and won. |
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St. Maries caps Lady Badger win streak:
The Badger ladies started out strong Thursday at
St. Maries, leading 14-8 after the first
quarter, but the Lumberjacks chipped away
through the rest of the game to hand the girls
their first loss on the season, 57-45. |
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Lady Badgers undefeated in six games:
The Badgers traveled to Post Falls Saturday for
a day of basketball at Genesis Prep, and the
Lady Badgers kept their undefeated season alive,
defeating the Jaguars 61-37 to improve their
record to 6-0.
The boys results were not reported. |
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Badger boys fall to Grizzlies:
The Badger boys traveled to Newport, Washington,
Thursday night, where they fell to the Grizzlies
74-38 to drop their season record to 3-2. |
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Girls win, boys fall to Bulldogs:
The Badger girls pulled off a win in the house
of the Bulldogs Saturday, keeping their winning
streak so far this season alive at five with a
final score of 65-52.
The Badger boys put up a tough fight, but
couldn't over come a second quarter deficit and
suffered their first loss of the season to the
Bulldogs, 75-66. |
 BCMS wrestlers win District 1 championship:
Your District 1 Middle School Champions for the
second year in a row are the Bonners Ferry
Badgers! Taking first place spots on the dais
were Jake Summerfield, Marcus Regehr, Eli
Richards, Joel Cowley, Kyle Smith, Andrew
Sandelin and Hunter Higeretta. |
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Badger varsity romps at Cusick, face Sandpoint:
The Badger girls trounced the Cusick Panthers in
an away game Thursday, outshooting their
opponents in every quarter to chalk up a 59-24
win. The undefeated Badger boys also won their
match Thursday with a 78-66 win. |
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GPS collars show the hidden lives of deer and
elk:
The whup, whup, whup of a helicopter grows
louder as a herd of deer flees toward a trap. A
small army of Fish and Game staff and volunteers
hide as the animals run into a hidden net and
become entangled. People rush to the thrashing
animals, and within seconds, untangle and calm
them by placing a mask over their eyes and
carefully pin their legs to their bodies. |
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Badgers go 3-0 with win over Wallace:
Brady Bateman scored 22 points Tuesday night to
lead the Badger boys to a 68-53 win Tuesday
night at home, improving their record to a
perfect 3-0. |
 Looking for action? Try Pickleball!
Pickleball is similar to tennis and badminton.
It’s played indoors with a paddle rather than a
racket. It's found its way to Bonners Ferry!
If you are 14 or older and like being physically
active, you might like to try the
fastest-growing sport for adults. |
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Trapper classes offered:
Beginning July 1, 2018, every trapper who
purchased their first trapping license after
June 30, 2011, will be required to attend and
pass a mandatory trapper education course before
they can purchase an Idaho trapping license. |
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