By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Preston opened its baseball season Friday in Twin Falls with a 10-0 loss to Jerome. “Our team played tough for the first four innings,” said Coach Brandon Ormond. “We had solid pitching by Jason Wade, who only allowed four runs in five innings of work. But due to...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer Preston traveled to Highland High School on Thursday, March 14, for its first track meet of the season. The girls team came in third with 59 points, behind 5A Highland with 73 and first place Rigby at 159. The boys team also placed third with 64 points, behind...
By TERESA CHIPMAN PHS sports writer When you are doing something you love it doesn’t matter how hard it is, it still doesn’t feel like work. That is how Taylor Smellie feels about basketball. “I have been playing basketball ever since I can remember,” he said. “When I was really little I had a...
By RODNEY D. BOAM editor@prestoncitizen.com Preston High School cheerleaders swept the district competition held at Pocatello High School recently. This is the first time the Preston cheer squad has qualified in all four areas since the IHSAA recognized cheer as a sport, said Coach Pandi Elison. “They did very well. They took first in...
By CONNOR WALDRON WS sports writer West Side overcame a disappointing loss to Grangeville on Friday evening, regrouped Saturday morning and beat the Firth Cougars at Capital High School in Boise to bring home the third-place boys basketball trophy. Like it has been for many games this season, the Pirate defense clamped down on...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor West Side overcame a disappointing loss to Grangeville on Friday evening, regrouped Saturday morning and beat the Firth Cougars at Capital High School in Boise to bring home the third-place boys basketball trophy. Like it has been for many games this season, the Pirate defense clamped down on...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor Infrastructure work on the Horse Station at Cache Valley, located in Franklin, is expected to begin this summer. The Horse Station is a proposed horse–sports and commercial mixed– use project planned for 167 acres, just off U.S. 91 near the Utah/Idaho border. Ultimately it will host training and...
By ROBERT S. MERRILL Assistant editor An annual snowmobile fun run, sponsored by the Franklin County High Markers Snowmobile Club, will be held Saturday, March 9. Everyone is invited to the fun run, according to club president Tim Golightly. “A fun run is just a time to get together with friends and enjoy our...
