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Idaho River Kids Stand Up Well In Reno

Gary Wilson — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:19:56 +0000

Wow, the kids from Boise looked right at home in Reno this weekend! Hats off to Scott Wootten who did a fantastic job prepping these guys during the last 6 weeks! Here are the results from the events they competed in - IRK kids in bold:

Freestyle
Juniors
1. Kyle Hull
2. Seth Stoenner
3. Alec Voorhees

Boater-X
Juniors
1. Jonathan Shales
2 . Jason Craig
3. Connor McLeod - and HERE is a pic of Connor gearing up

Michael Hayes had his picture on the front page of the Reno news paper and I know Ethan McLeod got special mention as well as others.

Check out coverage here:
http://rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/SPORTS/805120338
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/SPORTS01/805100362
http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/2008/05/09/reno-day-1-open-class-comp/
http://worldkayakblogs.com/throwdown/2008/05/11/reno-day-3-boatercross/

Nice job to ALL of the Boise kids and special thanks to Scott for helping to get these guys prepared! Can’t wait until next year!

2nd Boise Throwdown Next Thursday.

Gary Wilson — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:34:08 +0000

Remember next Thursday, May 15th, is the 2nd Boise Hometown Throwdown. Prizes awarded for participation NOT scores It’s all about fun! 5:30pm is when it all kicks off. Hope to see you there!

Reminder - IWA Used Equipment Sale Tomorrow in Boise

Gary Wilson — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:16:19 +0000

Time for the annual IWA Used Equipment Sale. For more info go HERE!

Location : Idaho River Sports - 3100 W. Pleasanton Boise, Id

Schedule :
Friday May 2nd

Check in from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Saturday May 3rd

Check in from 7am to 8:45am
Sale starts at 9am to 2pm
Unsold items must be picked up by 3pm

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Boater-X Banter

Gary Wilson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:41:30 +0000

During Devon Barkers clinic on Sunday she had the kids do a couple of boater-x runs. Our friend, Link, caught this great picture of Seth and Tyler duking it out with a little friendly boater-x banter.

Devon Barker and the Idaho River Kids Make Boise News

Gary Wilson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:57:20 +0000

IRK had sessions Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Devon Barker came down and volunteered to put on a clinic for the kids. What a great roll-model Anyway, Channel 2 came out and shot some video and had it on the Sunday evening news. This event was the brainchild of Chuck from Alpenglow and really turned out to be a great event - thanks Chuck and Devon!

Link to the Video is HERE!

You can check out the article HERE!

Boat Swap at Alpenglow This Saturday

Gary Wilson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:36:15 +0000

Go HERE for more info. 9am to 5pm - corner of Bogus Basin and Hill Roads.

PBR To Host Junior Event In May

Gary Wilson — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:25:10 +0000

The Payette Boise River Revival will hold a Juniors event on May 30th. Check HERE for more info

What Is Your Bladder Doing??

Gary Wilson — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:49:00 +0000

Well, not your bladder exactly…… but if you want to know if the Bladder Dam on the Payette in Horseshoe Bend is up or down before you make the drive go HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

If the dam is down the Gutter is flooded and usually no waves are surfable.
If it is up the Gutter is usually good at the 3rd or 4th wave.
If the Bladder is in ‘cascade mode’ tighten your helmet - the Bladder Wave is likely in!!

The complete url is http://www.innergex.com/en/energie/02-10-05-horseshoebend-recrea_e.html

IRK Hits Climax Wave

Gary Wilson — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:51:39 +0000

Tonight the Idaho River Kids hit the Climax Wave. I can’t believe how all of this group has progressed from last summer. They really improved as the evening went on and just kept going despite a tough move to get back into the staging eddy using a rope. Sunny and 65 degrees meant we could paddle without poggies

The Payette has been running between 4500 and 5000 though the week and looks to hold that for a while. Looking good for the Bladder in May maybe - keep your fingers crossed!

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Boise Hometown Throwdown - Thursday Evening

Gary Wilson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:39:57 +0000

At the Gutter - We’ll kick off registration at 5:30pm. Devon Barker will be one of the judges - prizes for participation not scores Hope to see you there!

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