Idyllwild School students (from left) Bryan Mabery and Rene Hernandez participated in the cross-country race North Mountain Invitational at Valley Wide in San Jacinto last week. All of the students did a great job and many medaled, said Office Manager Bethany Swanson. Bryan took first place for the fifth-grade boys division. Photo by Joe Neu
Idyllwild School students (from left) Bryan Mabery and Rene Hernandez participated in the cross-country race North Mountain Invitational at Valley Wide in San Jacinto last week. All of the students did a great job and many medaled, said Office Manager Bethany Swanson. Bryan took first place for the fifth-grade boys division.
Photo by Joe Neu
Jayden Emerson is leading the runners in Saturday’s 66th Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational. Jayden finished first out of 100 boys with a time of 15:41. Teammate Tanner Torrez was fourth and the Hemet Boys team finished second overall out of 15 boys teams. Photo by Jessica Priefer
Jayden Emerson is leading the runners in Saturday’s 66th Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational. Jayden finished first out of 100 boys with a time of 15:41. Teammate Tanner Torrez was fourth and the Hemet Boys team finished second overall out of 15 boys teams.
Photo by Jessica Priefer
Nicole Cochrane (on right) of Idyllwild School’s girls volleyball team returns a serve from the Noli team Wednesday. Idyllwild won the match in three games. Photo by Jessica Priefer
Nicole Cochrane (on right) of Idyllwild School’s girls volleyball team returns a serve from the Noli team Wednesday. Idyllwild won the match in three games.
Photo by Jessica Priefer
Jannelys Santiago represented Idyllwild Middle School in the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick sectional event held at Hammerling School in Banning on Sunday. She won third place in the girls division, 12-13 years old. Photo by Jannette Santiago
Jannelys Santiago represented Idyllwild Middle School in the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick sectional event held at Hammerling School in Banning on Sunday. She won third place in the girls division, 12-13 years old.
Photo by Jannette Santiago
Hamilton High School’s junior varsity football team traveled to Riverside and played the Sherman Indian varsity team. The Indians, with their age and size advantage, beat the Bobcats 43-6. Hamilton players pictured are (from left) Brendon Miller (50), Chance Vladika (76) of Idyllwild and former Idyllwilder Cody Uker (53). Photo by Mike Vladika
Hamilton High School’s junior varsity football team traveled to Riverside and played the Sherman Indian varsity team. The Indians, with their age and size advantage, beat the Bobcats 43-6. Hamilton players pictured are (from left) Brendon Miller (50), Chance Vladika (76) of Idyllwild and former Idyllwilder Cody Uker (53).
Photo by Mike Vladika

 

 

Town Hall Soccer

Richard Mozeleski filed this report on local soccer action at Town Hall:

This is the last week of youth soccer on the Hill. By Thursday we will have a champion in the ages 6-8 and 9-11 divisions. The teens and adults will meander into November as daylight and personal schedules permit.

The little tykes will wind up fast and furious as usual. This was the first year a score was kept for those games, and all survived. As a matter of fact, those “Idy bidies” drew the biggest crowds, hands down. There is no truth to the rumor that high stakes betting between grandparents was fueling this. Anyway, all the positive outweighed any of the regular negative that always finds its way in up here. The kids are always top shelf. A year of this for me and that still holds true.

Sadly, though, for the sports “family” up here (and I hate that word thrown around like that, but for what it’s worth): The group has had and is going through some trials. A young boy banged his head and will hopefully get through this uncertainty. One of our teenagers has gotten ill, and that, too, I pray changes for the better. And there are adults with enough nagging injuries to keep the nurse’s office busy. And I still don’t know how a “piñata fest” every two minutes with the kids feet and a ball doesn’t produce at least a broken shin pad or two. So, hopefully, everybody gets well, and these championship games will be exciting. That, I’m sure, will be the case.

Standings as of Oct. 27: 

Team W L T

Ages 4-5:

Town Crier Storm 2 2 1

Dora’s Red Cheetahs 2 2 1

Leigh’s Awesome Rockets 2 2 1

 

Ages 6-8:

Idyllwild.com Blue Nightmare 5 0 4

Forest Lumber Manchester United 4 1 4

Rustic Theatre Falcons 4 3 3

Idyllwild Heating Knights 4 3 3

Idyllwild Cabin Rentals Green Dragons 0 10 0

 

Ages 9-11:

Suburban Sand Dragons 9 0 0

Somewhere In Time Blue Dynamite 5 3 1

Pine Cove Market Crimson Tide 2 7 1

Pacific Slope Avengers170

 

Teens:

Clayton Masonry 5 5 0

Austin Tile 5 5 0

Roby Gray Construction 5 5 0

 

Adults:

Arriba 8 1 2

Cafe Aroma 7 1 1

Lumber Mill 7 2 1

Idyllwild Bake and Brew 4 5 0

La Casita 2 6 0

Idyllwild Pizza Co. 2 6 0

Ferro 0 9 0