FLOWW Network, Payette, ID (2025)

07/01/2025

🚨 MAJOR UPDATE: Coach Kip Crofts Indicted

A Canyon County grand jury has indicted veteran Idaho football coach Kip Crofts on felony charges, with court documents revealing shocking details about the alleged crime.

What We Know:

• Crofts accused of ma********ng in front of 14-year-old in December 2024
• Incident occurred while he was teacher/coach at Caldwell High School
• Released from jail Friday after posting bond
• Faces up to 25 years in prison
• Next court date: July 7

Former students are now speaking out about alleged incidents spanning his 32-year career across multiple Idaho schools.

2021 Payette Protest: 30 students staged walkout after Crofts allegedly “pinned a student to the wall.” The reporting student was expelled while Crofts faced no consequences.

Former 14-year-old student reports inappropriate touching during PE. When reported, detective allegedly dismissed it saying “that’s just the kind of guy he is.”

Parents report he was accused of watching p**n during class and googling “is it okay for a teacher to kiss a student.”

This case highlights how successful coaches can be protected while student safety concerns are ignored across multiple school districts.

Crofts’ Career:
✓ Led Meridian to 2007 state championship
✓ Assistant coach during Bishop Kelly’s 3-peat
✓ Coached at Payette, Caldwell
✓ Received “Double Coach Award” in 2022

Police believe there may be more victims and urge anyone with information to contact local law enforcement.

Read the article at https://flowwnetwork.com/blog/2025/06/29/updated-exposed-coach-kip-crofts-could-face-25-years-2/

06/30/2025

🚨 TRANSFER UPDATE 🚨Aryssa Aburto (Weiser HS) is on the move! ⚾

The former Weiser High School standout is transferring from Treasure Valley Community College in Oregon to Grays Harbor College in Washington, continuing her softball career in the Northwest Athletic Conference.

📍 TVCC ➡️ Grays Harbor College
🗓️ Originally committed to TVCC: March 8, 2024

2024-25 Season Stats at TVCC:
• 9 Games, 10 AB, .100 AVG
• .308 OBP, 1 Triple, 2 RBI
• 3 Walks, 7 Strikeouts
• Showed plate discipline despite limited playing time

Aburto is looking for a fresh start and more opportunities with the Chokers as she transitions from Oregon back to the Pacific Northwest. Her ability to work counts and get on base could be valuable assets for Grays Harbor’s program.

The Weiser product continues her softball journey in the NWAC! 💪

06/26/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Former Caldwell, Payette, Meridian & Bishop Kelly Football Coach Arrested for Sexual Abuse of a Child under 16

Kip Erik Crofts, 59, was arrested by Nampa Police on charges of sexual abuse of a child under 16.

The veteran coach had a 32-year career across multiple Idaho high schools:
• Led Meridian to 2007 5A state championship (12-0)
• Assistant coach during Bishop Kelly’s 3-peat (2013-2015)
• Head coach at Payette (2016-2021)
• Most recently at Caldwell High School (2023-present)

Unconfirmed reports suggest he may have been placed on leave from Caldwell prior to arrest for alleged inappropriate behavior at school.

This is a developing story.

Read more at https://flowwnetwork.com/blog/2025/06/26/veteran-idaho-football-coach-arrested-on-child-sexual-abuse-charges/

06/18/2025

𝒲𝐸𝐿𝒞𝒪𝑀𝐸 𝒯𝒪 𝒯𝐻𝐸 𝒮𝒩𝒜𝒦𝐸 𝑅𝐼𝒱𝐸𝑅 𝒱𝒜𝐿𝐿𝐸𝒴 🍿

The Snake River Valley Conference is a 4A high school athletic conference in southwestern Idaho that includes schools from Payette, Fruitland, Weiser, McCall, Homedale, and Cole Valley Christian. These communities, spread across the western part of the state, compete against each other in various sports throughout the school year including football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, track and field, and other athletic programs. As a 4A conference, the SRV represents mid-sized high schools in Idaho’s classification system, creating competitive matchups between schools from both valley communities along the Snake and Payette Rivers as well as mountain towns like McCall. The conference fosters strong regional rivalries and provides a pathway for teams and individual athletes to advance to the state tournaments, playing an important role in high school athletics across this diverse geographic region of Idaho.

We are proud to represent and cover the SRV.

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05/31/2025

🚨FIRST EVER: Idaho 4A Baseball All-Coaches Teams Announced! ⚾️

FLOWW Network was honored to help host the coaches’ meeting that made this inaugural recognition possible, and we’re excited to be among the first to publish these well-deserved honors!

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dawson McNelly, Sugar-Salem

• .558 batting average
• 14 home runs ( #10 nationally!)
• .31 ERA

COACH OF THE YEAR: Brady Gardner, Sugar-Salem

FIRST TEAM ALL-COACHES:
Bo Larsen (Marsh Valley), Eric Wylie (Timberlake), Porter Higley (Buhl), Titus Vidlak (Fruitland), Jahzyon Sylva (Payette), Jackson Gardner (Sugar-Salem), Will Chappell (Sugar-Salem), Tate Whitworth (Marsh Valley), Quinn Hood (Fruitland), Kace Malstrom (Sugar-Salem), Carson Kile (Cole Valley), Chance Martel (Homedale)

SECOND TEAM ALL-COACHES:
Remmington Higley (Buhl), R***r Scott (Marsh Valley), Ben Aldrich (Sugar-Salem), Sam Chappell (Sugar-Salem), Jake Penfold (Payette), Lukas Hall (Homedale), Owen Baker (Fruitland), Dane Parkl (Timberlake), Lucas Guray (Cole Valley), Landon Bushong (Fruitland), Blake Wilson (Cole Valley), Nate Grosvenor (Fruitland)

Side note: The Coaches discussed the potential for an All-Star game to showcase next year’s selections! 👀 We’ll see how that plays out but that’ll be super exciting if it happens.

📰 READ MORE on www.flowwnetwork.com

Congratulations to all the honored student-athletes and coaches! ⚾

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05/28/2025

🏆 4A SNAKE RIVER VALLEY ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS ⚾

What a season in the Snake River Valley! Congratulations to all our honored players, coaches, and teams who made this year unforgettable.

🌟 CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
• Titus Vidlak (SO) - Fruitland
• Jahzyon Sylva (JR) - Payette

🥎 PITCHER OF THE YEAR:
Owen Baker (JR) - Fruitland

👨‍🏫 COACH OF THE YEAR:
Mark Vidlak - Fruitland

FIRST TEAM:
Jake Penfold (SR) - Payette | Darrien Pecunia (JR) - Payette | Lukas Hall (JR) - Homedale | Chance Martell (JR) - Homedale | Wylee Bidiman (JR) - Homedale | Blake Wilson (SR) - Cole Valley Christian | Chris Bobrowski (SR) - Cole Valley Christian | Eli Hamby (SO) - Cole Valley Christian | Quinn Hood (SR) - Fruitland | Landon Bushong (SR) - Fruitland | Coye Coffman (SR) - Fruitland | Jaden Grosdidier (JR) - Fruitland | Max Vidlak (SR) - Fruitland | Nate Grosvenor (SO) - Fruitland | Carson Kile (SO) - Cole Valley Christian | Mason Taylor (FR) - Homedale | Lucas Guray (SO) - Cole Valley Christian | Austin Tesnohlidek (SR) - Fruitland

SECOND TEAM:
Carson Fine (JR) - Homedale | Xavier Uranga (JR) - Homedale | Boston Ivie (FR) - Homedale | Dylan Irish (SR) - Cole Valley Christian | Tyler Romine (SR) - Cole Valley Christian | Wyatt Black (SO) - Weiser | Kaden LaChapelle (JR) - Weiser | Sutton Fitch (JR) - Fruitland | Michael O’Campo (JR) - Payette | Jayden Barrera (SO) - Payette | Gauge Christy (SO) - Payette | Donavan Uranga (FR) - Homedale

HONORABLE MENTION:
Jameson George (SR) - Fruitland | Cole Morgan (SO) - Cole Valley Christian | Cole Naugle (JR) - McCall-Donnelly | Ryker Phillips (JR) - Payette | Cole Ingle (JR) - Weiser | William Dunne (SO) - Homedale

*Note: Due to limited player photos available, we were only able to create graphics for the individual award winners and First Team. All players deserve recognition for their outstanding contributions to Snake River Valley baseball!*

Special congratulations to Fruitland for an incredible season - their dominance across multiple award categories shows the depth and quality of their program!

05/19/2025

Proud to reach 2,000 Followers here on Instagram! 💥

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Whether that’s in pictures, videos, or broadcasts.

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05/17/2025

COLE VALLEY EDGES TOP-SEEDED KIMBERLY 8-5 TO ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ‼️🥎

The #2 Cole Valley Christian Chargers pulled off a nail-biting 8-5 victory over the #1 Kimberly Bulldogs in the semifinals of the 4A Idaho State Softball Championships, earning their spot in Saturday’s championship game with a clutch performance that featured four home runs.

In a back-and-forth battle that saw multiple lead changes, Lauren Colson sparked the Chargers with two solo home runs in the first and third innings, setting the tone for Cole Valley’s resilient attack. Addy Herrera added a game-tying homer to left field in the fourth inning, and Brinkley Lauderdale delivered what proved to be the decisive blow with a go-ahead solo shot to right field in the sixth that gave Cole Valley a slim 5-4 lead.

Kimberly, the tournament favorite who had dominated their earlier games, refused to go away quietly. The Bulldogs seized a 3-2 advantage in the third inning on timely RBI singles from Brooklyn VerWey and Addi Cann, then recaptured a 4-3 lead in the fourth when Jaci Cowger singled home a run. VerWey’s solo home run in the seventh kept Kimberly’s hopes alive, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Cole Valley’s clutch three-run rally in the top half of the inning.

Karlie Barnum gutted out a complete game victory in the circle for the Chargers, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits while striking out four batters. She also contributed significantly at the plate with a team-high three RBIs on a crucial hit during Cole Valley’s seventh-inning surge that provided just enough breathing room.

Abbie English’s daring steal of home in the fifth inning proved to be a pivotal momentum shift, tying the game at 4-4 and setting the stage for Lauderdale’s go-ahead homer one inning later.

With the hard-fought victory, Cole Valley advances to Saturday’s championship game at 11:15 AM, where they’ll face the winner of the Weiser-Kimberly play-in game. Despite the loss, Kimberly still has a path to the title game if they can defeat Weiser in the 9:00 AM play-in matchup.

05/17/2025

WEISER COMPLETES TOURNAMENT COMEBACK WITH 5-3 WIN OVER TIMBERLAKE 😧‼️

The #3 Weiser Wolverines continued their remarkable tournament run with a hard-fought 5-3 victory over the #6 Timberlake Tigers in the 4A Idaho State Softball Championship consolation final, advancing to Saturday’s championship play-in game against Kimberly.

After falling to Cole Valley in the quarterfinals, Weiser has shown tremendous resilience by winning two consecutive elimination games to earn a shot at the championship bracket on Saturday morning.

The Wolverines wasted no time establishing control, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning by capitalizing on two costly Timberlake errors and an RBI single from pitcher Madi Janicek. Bennett Torres extended Weiser’s advantage to 4-0 in the second inning with an RBI single as part of her perfect 2-for-3 day at the plate.

Madi Janicek was outstanding once again in the circle for Weiser, allowing just two hits and three runs (only two earned) while striking out seven over 6⅔ innings to earn her second victory of the day. Her ability to keep Timberlake’s potent offense in check proved crucial to the Wolverines’ success.

Bennett Torres led Weiser’s offense, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Ellie Shirts showcased her speed with two stolen bases. The Wolverines made the most of their opportunities, collecting five hits and taking advantage of several Timberlake miscues.

Amy McCune and Sadie Green each drove in one run for Timberlake, who saw their impressive tournament run come to an end. Shae Jones took the loss despite a solid effort, allowing five runs (only two earned) on five hits while striking out six and not issuing a single walk.

With the victory, Weiser advances to face #1 Kimberly in Saturday’s championship play-in game at 9:00 AM, with the winner moving on to face Cole Valley in the championship final at 11:15 AM.

05/16/2025

WEISER RALLIES LATE TO ELIMINATE GOODING 4-2 ‼️

The #3 Weiser Wolverines kept their championship hopes alive with a dramatic come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the #4 Gooding Senators in an elimination game, powered by Natalya Hoobery’s clutch three-run homer in the sixth inning.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, Weiser mounted a decisive rally that completely flipped the game. Alli Navarrete started the comeback with an RBI double to tie the score, setting the stage for Hoobery’s heroics. The Wolverines’ right fielder then delivered the knockout blow, crushing a three-run home run to center field that gave Weiser a 4-2 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Madi Janicek was outstanding in the circle for Weiser, allowing just one run on 11 hits over 6⅔ innings while striking out four and walking two. Her ability to work out of trouble was critical as Gooding consistently threatened but struggled to capitalize on their opportunities.

Natalya Hoobery starred at the plate for Weiser, going 2-for-3 with the game-changing three-run homer and driving in all but one of the Wolverines’ runs. Ellie Shirts contributed with two stolen bases and flawless defense, leading the team with four chances in the field as Weiser played error-free softball.

Gooding collected 12 hits but was unable to convert them into runs, stranding multiple runners throughout the game. Kodi Garza, Kaylee Silver, Jaelynn Patton, and Olivia Rogers each had two hits for the Senators, with Garza also stealing two bases as part of Gooding’s aggressive baserunning attack that netted four steals. Rogers took the tough loss after allowing four runs on seven hits over six innings while striking out seven.

With the victory, Weiser advances to face Timberlake in Game 11 at 3:45 PM in another elimination contest, while Gooding’s season comes to an end.

05/16/2025

TIMBERLAKE STAYS ALIVE WITH 4-2 VICTORY OVER TETON 😤😤

The #6 Timberlake Tigers continued their tournament run with a hard-fought 4-2 win over #5 Teton in an elimination game at the 4A Idaho State Softball Championships, keeping their championship hopes alive while ending the Timberwolves’ season.

Shae Jones delivered another stellar pitching performance for Timberlake, going the distance with a complete game effort. The Tigers’ ace allowed just six hits and two runs over seven innings while striking out nine and walking four to earn her second victory of the day.

Timberlake took an early lead in the first inning when Jesi Kitchin drove in a run with a groundout, then extended their advantage to 2-0 in the third inning by capitalizing on a Teton error. The Timberwolves fought back to tie the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning when Kapri Eiden delivered a clutch two-run double down the left field line.

The Tigers responded immediately in the top of the sixth, regaining the lead with two decisive runs. Jesi Kitchin broke the tie with an RBI double down the left field line, and Shae Jones followed with a sacrifice fly to push the advantage to 4-2.

Amy McCune was perfect at the plate for Timberlake, going 3-for-4 to lead the Tigers’ offense, while Reese Allaway added two hits. Kitchin drove in two runs with her groundout and double. The Tigers’ defense was also sharp, turning two critical double plays that helped preserve the victory.

Gracie Kincaid collected two hits from the leadoff spot for Teton, while Kapri Eiden drove in both Timberwolves runs. Jimmi Williamson took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits over 5⅓ innings.

With the victory, Timberlake advances to face Weiser in Game 11 at 3:45 PM in another elimination contest, while Teton is eliminated from the tournament after reaching the quarterfinals.

05/16/2025

COLE VALLEY ROLLS PAST WEISER 7-2 TO ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS

The #2 Cole Valley Christian Chargers powered their way to a convincing 7-2 victory over the #3 Weiser Wolverines in the 4A Idaho State Softball Championship quarterfinals, booking their spot in the semifinals against top-seeded Kimberly.

Cole Valley broke the game open with a decisive five-run explosion in the second inning that proved to be the difference. Emery Hawkins ignited the rally with a two-run single before Lauren Colson delivered the knockout blow with a towering three-run home run to center field that gave the Chargers a commanding 5-0 lead they would never relinquish.

Karlie Barnum was outstanding in the circle for Cole Valley, going the distance with a complete game effort. The Chargers’ ace limited Weiser to just four hits and two runs (only one earned) over seven innings while striking out five and walking just one batter.

Lauren Colson provided both power and consistency for the Chargers’ offense, finishing 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, and two stolen bases. Addy Herrera also contributed a multi-hit performance as Cole Valley collected seven hits overall.

Madi Janicek, who had been dominant in Weiser’s opening round victory, took the loss after allowing seven runs (five earned) on seven hits over six innings. She did strike out six batters while also driving in one of Weiser’s two runs. Taylor Mordhorst led the Wolverines offensively, going 2-for-3 at the plate.

With the victory, Cole Valley advances to face #1 Kimberly in Saturday’s semifinal showdown at 11:15 AM, while Weiser drops to the consolation bracket where they’ll play Gooding in an elimination game.

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