Getting fired up for fall sports
Photos by Mandi Bateman Matt Morgan and Jeff Novak fire off the line during a recent Bonners Ferry football practice. The Badgers varsity opens its season Friday, Aug. 25, when they host Libby at 7 p.m.
Nathan Varelman tackles his football training with enthusiasm under coach Cory Kramer.
Kyler Robles works on trapping/ controlling the ball during practice.
A soccer player bends over backward for the team and coach Wayne Wilkerson during a recent practice. The Bonners Ferry boys begin their season Saturday, hosting Priest River at 7 p.m.
BONNERS FERRY — With school just around the corner, the time has come again for the reawakening of school sports.
The players take to the gyms, tracks, and fields, under the guidance of their coaches, to learn and train. Badger pride, steeped in history, echoes on the players’ faces, from the eager youths awaiting their first chance to represent themselves and their school, to the seniors, facing their last years as Badgers before taking on a whole new world. If the eager enthusiasm of the players is any indication, this promises to be a good year for the Badgers.