Idaho boys soccer state title game postponed. Why? And when will it resume?
Caldwell and Borah battled for 56 minutes through rain and a host of storms Saturday night. But a pair of lightning delays postponed the 6A boys soccer state championship game.
The two teams will resume their title match at 7 p.m. Monday back at Rocky Mountain. The score will remain unchanged at 0-0, and the Lions and Cougars will play out the final 24 minutes to decide the state title.
A host of lightning strikes first forced an hour-long delay 17 minutes into the game. Julie Hammons, an assistant director with the Idaho High School Activities Association, said both schools agreed to postpone the game if the weather forced another delay. And the lightning returned midway through the second half.
Caldwell Athletic Director Jon Hallock said both schools were concerned about player safety with constant stops and restarts on a wet field.
No. 4 seed Borah (15-4-1) is playing for its first state title since 2017, while No. 6 seed Caldwell (15-6-2) reached the finals for the first time in the state’s top classification since the IHSAA began sponsoring a state tournament in 2000.
IDAHO 6A BOYS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT
BOISE 0, THUNDER RIDGE 0 (BOISE 6-5 PKs): William Donahey converted the decisive penalty, and goalkeeper Jonah Wasko made a diving save in the eighth round of the shootout to give the eighth-seeded Brave a third-place trophy.
Wasko made nine saves for his second straight shutout for Boise (14-9-1). Meyer Smith, Tyler Ediss, Avi Rajbhandari, Hudson Faull, Jack Andonian and Donahey all converted their spot kicks as the shootout went into three sudden-death rounds.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 5, OWYHEE 1: Landon Frei recorded a hat trick, and Amjed Salim added a pair of goals as the third-seeded Mavericks (17-4-1) brought home the consolation trophy for the second straight year.
Christian Zannitto scored the lone goal for Owyhee, which ended the season 14-7-1.
STATE TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY
Consolation final
At Eagle
Mountain View 5, Owyhee 1
Third-place game
At Eagle
Boise 0, Thunder Ridge 0 (Boise 6-5 PKs)
MONDAY
Championship
At Rocky Mountain
Borah vs. Caldwell, 7 p.m.
IDAHO 5A BOYS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT
WOOD RIVER 5, VALLIVUE 0: The Wolverines avenged a state championship game loss to Vallivue last year, lighting up the scoreboard at Columbia High.
Ivan Reyes led the Wood River (18-1-2) onslaught with two goals and an assist. Mateo de la Torre, Jackson Wallace and Reidar Slotten also found their way onto the scoresheet as the Wolverines captured their second state title in the past three years.
Alvaro Espinoza finished with 10 saves in net for Vallivue, which closed the year at 17-2-1.
BLACKFOOT 3, NAMPA 3 (BLACKFOOT 4-3 PKs): Makai Venegas, Marquez Venegas and Kevin Rosas found the back of the net for No. 7 Nampa (11-10-1). But Blackfoot pulled out a shootout victory for the consolation trophy.
STATE TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY
Consolation final
Blackfoot 3, Nampa 3 (Blackfoot 4-3 PKs)
Third-place game
Twin Falls 2, Sandpoint 1
Championship
Wood River 5, Vallivue 0
IDAHO 4A BOYS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT
COEUR D’ALENE CHARTER 1, MCCALL-DONNELLY 0: Brooks Judd buried a pass from Elliot Engles, lifting the top-seeded Panthers (18-1-0) to their first state championship at Meridian High.
Mattis MacMillan made seven saves to post the clean sheet for Coeur d’Alene Charter, while Diego Sbarini stopped a pair of shots for third-seeded McCall-Donnelly (15-2-1).
STATE TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY
Consolation final
At Owyhee
Teton 2, Bonners Ferry 1
Third-place game
At Owyhee
Wendell 2, Sun Valley Community 0
Championship
At Meridian
Coeur d’Alene Charter 1, McCall-Donnelly 0
This story was originally published October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM.
