Tigers claim 14C basketball championship

Chaos comes in many forms. It can be horrible or it can, believe it or not, be beneficial.

Charlo girls tops Hot Springs for 14C title

The Charlo Vikings girls basketball team left no doubt who the District 14C champion is.

Hot Springs boys beat Noxon in consolation final

Coming out of the District 14C postseason tournament, the Hot Springs boys basketball team as the consolation round winner, had to wait until Monday night before they knew if their season was still alive.

St. Regis girls win 14C consolation final

As advertised, the St. Regis Lady Tigers are not a team to be overlooked in high school basketball’s postseason battles.

Thompson Falls boys earn No. 2 seed in Western B

Things pretty much followed the script at the boys 7B District basketball tournament this past weekend in St. Ignatius.

Lady Hawks take second in 7B tourney

Form held in the girls Western 7B conference tournament this past weekend as the top-seeded and once-beaten Bulldogs from St. Ignatius beat No. 2 seed Thompson Falls for the league title Saturday night at Mission High School in St. Ignatius.

Seedings set for divisional tournaments

First-round pairings are in for this coming weekend’s two Divisional tournaments for schools in Sanders and Mineral counties.

Horsemen take third in 7B hoops tourney

It will go down as a 3-0 sweep for the Thompson Falls boys basketball team during this 2023-24 season, as once again the Blue Hawks came out on top of a rapidly improving Plains Horsemen team, 60-37, in a District 7B boys semi-final playoff game.

Tourney roundup: Trotters clip Superior, 29-28

The 14C and 7B boys and girls basketball tournaments were a treat for local hoop fans from the opening tip-off.

Legals for February, 21 2024

FWP reopens public comment periods for grizzly, wolf management plans

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday it was reopening public comment periods into early March on the state’s new grizzly and wolf management plans, both of which have drawn scrutiny from animal protection groups and conservationists.

Lenten lunches return to Superior Senior Center

Tammy Wieweck has been a member of the United Methodist Church in Superior for 11 years, joining after her first visit.

Mineral Chamber elects new leadership

With an enthusiastic group of around 60 people, with 50 voting members, the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce held its first election Wednesday evening in the St. Regis Community Center.

Plains Council OKs fees for public documents

Plains Council unanimously passed Freedom of Information Act fees during Monday night's council meeting.

Governor still mum on tribal law enforcement in Lake County

Officials in Lake County say the clock is ticking for the state to assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Indian Reservation, but so far they’ve heard nothing from Gov. Greg Gianforte.

A rube arrives in Trout Creek

I had been eyeballing a piece of property in Trout Creek for about a year. It was cheap enough, I had the money, why not? So, I bought it.

Thompson Falls wrestler Hannum medals at state

It was probably the best match of the state wrestling tournament last weekend in Billings.

COLUMN: Cotton Swab Bowl

Everyone recovered from Super Bowl Sunday?

Hot Springs girls No. 2 in 14C tourney

With their regular season schedule behind them following their 60-39 road loss to the Charlo Lady Vikings Friday night, the Hot Springs girls basketball team can now turn their attention to this week’s District 14C Conference tournament in Polson.

Two Eagle River clips Noxon, 56-55

It may not be kosher to think of a loss in a basketball game as a positive “statement” to be making.