Up and down ride for Hot Springs hoopers

For most teams, mid-season is the midway equivalent of a carnival.

'Passing league' gets kids on football field during summer

Several years ago, eight years by his reckoning, Superior High football coach Jeff Schultz was looking for a way to keep football players active in the sport during the off season.

Legals for April, 5 2023

St. Regis battles Superior before tournament begins

ST. REGIS/SUPERIOR – In one of their final games of the season before beginning the regional tournament the St. Regis Lady Tigers saw victory against their county rivals, the Superior Lady Bobcats.

Rediscovering home: Community spirit

The leadership shown by local residents jumps out from the pages of the Mineral County Historical Society file on the construction of the two swimming pools in Superior.

PHOTO: Red, white and boom

Tifani Amberson is on her sixth year selling fireworks in Superior at the KCB Creations stand in the Durango’s parking lot.

A good time at the Go for Gold Rodeo

Kora Berg is the apple of her father’s eye last Friday at the Mineral County Fair Superior Lions Club “Go for The Gold” Rodeo. Kaehl Berg is the owner of Deer Lodge’s Red Eye Rodeo, which provided the stock and pickup men for last weekend’s rodeo. (Scott Shindledecker/Mineral Independent)

Garrett O'Day takes a nice bull elk

Thirteen-year-old Garrett O’Day, of Superior, shows off the 4x4 bull elk he bagged on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 10, while hunting with his dad, Mark. They were glassing for deer when the bull showed up. Garrett’s older brother, Wyatt, also bagged a bull on Nov. 11.

Hawks earn lopsided victories

It was a good week to be a Blue Hawk or Lady Blue Hawk basketball player as both the boys and girls teams won a pair of games this past week.

Local grapplers put on show at Cut Bank

For local high school wrestling fans, the 157-pound match between Superior sophomore Turner Milender and Plains-Hot Springs senior John Waterbury would be the dream match of the year.

Superior's Sorren Reese signs with Carroll

Superior High School senior and cross county track athlete Sorren Reese, is headed to the capitol city next fall after signing with Carroll College for track and field.

Vandals strike Superior soccer complex

As the fall soccer season winds down for the Superior Stompers, the last thing organizers wanted to have to deal with was a recent bout of vandalism and careless defacement. On September 16, the leagues president, Alisha Boyce discovered the damage done at the park where their games are hosted.

Two Superior Little Guys take first

A wrestler didn't have to make it to the championship round or even place in the top four spots to celebrate. Such was the case for Superior Bobcat Tyler Wharry, who competed in the 125-pound junior high class, and claimed his first victory of the year. Immediately following his triumph, Wharry cheered, jumped in jubilation, and gleefully shook the hand of Superior assistant coach Gary Tourtelotte. The eighth-grader won his match against Frenchtown Bronc Colby Hagen 14-0.

School and parent group ask for help

SUPERIOR – A group of parents in Superior and local school officials want the public to support a measure that will prevent students from having to spend any more time than necessary in a middle school that is facing structural integrity issues, prone to plumbing problems and affected by mold.

Iconic grocery store changes hands after 100 years

Some businesses become more than just a store. They become local institutions for generations of people.

A glance back at the Superior football season

The goals this year for the Superior Bobcats were the same as in years prior that included putting the team first and to have great practices because the team will play like they practice.

Hummingbird at rest

A hummingbird rests its wings near Superior.

Archie F. Tamietti, 77

Archie F. Tamietti, 77

Connolly, McLees headed to state golf tourney

Neither of the two golf playing high schools in Mineral County (the only two in the area), St. Regis and Superior were able to advance a team to the upcoming State championships this week in far off Sidney.

Snowmobiler injured on Lookout Pass Dec. 23

Emergency crews responded to an injured snowmobiler at Lookout Pass on Dec. 23. The West End Volunteer Fire Department along with the Superior Ambulance Crew responded to the scene at about 3 p.m. where the snowmobiler had an injured knee and was hauled off the mountain.