CHUCK BANDEL
Valley Press
Recent Stories
Tigers track teams bring back top talent
The 2025 St. Regis track and field team is small in numbers but has some promising returning talent from last season that bodes well for the Tigers and Lady Tigers.
Blue Hawks' season ends at state tourney
There was talk at the beginning of the just concluded boys’ Class B basketball season that 2024-25 would possibly be a rebuilding year for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks.
Locals earn spot on Class B All-State rosters
Solid, all-around players and a pair of scoring machines top the list of local Class B boys and girls all-state and all-Western conference selections released this past week.
Local hoopers make All-Star rosters
The Class C all-state and all-conference basketball teams have been announced, with several players from Sanders and Mineral counties schools represented.
25 the magic number for Class B and C winners
Twenty-five was the apparent magic number in the Montana Class B and C basketball championships which concluded this weekend in Butte and Missoula.
Kvelve's Comments: Spring brings sports renewal
A song has been stuck in my head lately, circulating around the bone dome and weaving in and out of the grey matter.
Blue Hawks No. 2 seed at state tournament
The Thompson Falls boys advanced to this championship tournament this coming weekend at the Adams Center on the campus of the University of Montana as the lone representative from the far northwest portion of the state.
State B tournament bracket set
For local (Sanders and Mineral counties) high school basketball fans, it is the only game in town.
Local teams reach consolation finals
Two local teams (Mineral and Sanders counties) and one from nearby Lake County (Charlo) made it to the consolation finals of this past weekend’s B and C basketball finals in Hamilton and Butte respectively.
Blue Hawks earn No. 2 seed at state
Wow. That might be the best single word to describe the championship run by the Missoula Loyola Rams during this past weekend’s Western B Division basketball tournament in Hamilton.