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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kvelve's Comments: Spiritual sports revival
Praise the Lord and pass the basketball.
Lady Bobcats' season ends at Western B
For a team that was rebuilding, the Superior Lady Bobcats basketball team made it a long way this year under the leadership of head basketball coach Jeff Schultz.
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.
Thompson Falls makes run at Western B
In addition to being involved in the boys Western B Division final and the girls B Division consolation round, the two teams from Thompson Falls had a good weekend in Hamilton.
Hot Springs goes 0-2 at divisonal tourney
It was a rough start to the Western Divisional girls basketball tournament in Butte this past weekend for Hot Springs.
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.
St. Regis boys knocked out of tourney
In the end, the tangled trio of teams atop the 13C conference came back to keep two of them out of the upcoming state tournament.
Red Devils nab a few wins at divisionals
The Western Divisional boys basketball tournament at the Butte Civic Center this past weekend got off to a not so good start for the Noxon Red Devils, then progressed to a pair of consolation victories before ending in a consolation semifinal to Seeley-Swan.
Division B-C basketball playoff pairings
There were still two spots to settle as of Monday afternoon in the Western C Divisional basketball tournament this coming weekend in Butte after eight teams from the 13C district tournament secured berths in the next round of playoffs.
Lady Tigers make run at 13C tourney
One team won the District 13C championship, the other came close, pulling off a big upset but falling one game short of the next round of playoffs.
Plains teams bounced from tourney action
The playoffs were not kind to the Plains boys’ and girls' basketball teams, with both teams losing two games during this past week’s Western 7B District tournament.
Blue Hawks claim Western 7B title
For the Thompson Falls boys’ basketball team, it was the first leg of what they hope will become a longer journey.
Kvelve's Comments: Post-season drama
A few lopsided wins along the way notwithstanding, the best word to describe this first salvo of B-C playoff basketball in the Western regions of this wonderful state is...”phheeewwww.”
Hot Springs girls take fourth at 13C tourney
For the Hot Springs girls, their late season momentum paid off with a fourth-place finish in the Western 13C this past week, good for a trip to the Western Divisional tourney in Butte this week.
Drummond girls win 13C tourney
It is a well-quoted axiom that in sports playoffs, anything can and often does happen.
Red Devils fight way into divisional round
Noxon’s boys basketball team lives to fight again in the Montana Class C playoff battle.
Lady Bobcats punch ticket to next round
It was a mixed bag for the Superior boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this past weekend at the Western 7B district tournament in St. Ignatius.
St. Regis holds off Seeley for 13C title
In the last minute of the boys Western 13C tournament title game between St. Regis and Seeley-Swan, which seemed to take an eternity, the last 1.4 seconds featured a big release of energy.
Consolation round wrap-up
There’s a reason they call it the consolation round.
Two Eagle River slips by Alberton girls
Two Eagle River’s girls' basketball team got their third victory of the season in their second-to-last game of the season at the expense of the home-standing Alberton Lady Panthers, who were looking for their first win of the year.
Red Devils stay hot in two wins
The Noxon Red Devils boys’ basketball team remained hot with a pair of victories this past weekend, 58-37 over Drummond and a 76-68 win over Philipsburg.
Kvelve's Comments: USA v. Canada
There are some things in life about which I just can’t look the other way.
Superior girls split home games; boys drop two
The battle and shuffle for playoff seeding is underway.
Random draw to decide 13C logjam
A lotto style random draw is the deciding factor in breaking the three-way logjam atop the Western 13C boys’ basketball conference as the District playoff tournament gets underway this Thursday through Saturday in Frenchtown.
Blue Hawks stay perfect, earn top seed
Momentum prior to a playoff tournament is often crucial for teams hoping to advance to the state basketball finals.
Trotters escape Eureka with win to cap regular season
The Plains girls’ regular season basketball schedule concluded the way it officially began back in November, with a win for the Trotters.
Hot Springs hoopers sputter heading into district tourney
With the regular season now in the rear-view mirror for the Hot Springs boys’ and girls’ basketball teams, the focus becomes this weekend’s (Feb 20-22) Western 13C District tournament in Frenchtown.
Tigers rebound with win over Victor
There’s a logjam atop the boys Western 13C conference regular season, with three teams tied with one loss each.
Waterbury earns second at state meet
Once again, the State Mat Classic wrestling championships from Billings are in the books, with a reportedly successful run.
Hot Springs girls burn Two Eagle River
With the high school basketball playoffs just two weekends away, every game takes on added importance as teams jockey for district tournament seeding.
Waterbury claims divisional title
One of the best, most inspiring sports stories of the year continued this past weekend during the Western Division B-C wrestling championships in Butte.
Lady Bobcats get two conference wins
With the basketball regular season coming to an end this weekend, every game takes on added importance, particularly seeding for the District 7B tournament two weeks hence.
Hawks soar on the road
It was a good week to be a Blue Hawk or Lady Hawk.
Kvelve's Comments: The injury bug
The ugly side of sports can happen at any minute.
Panthers have tough road trip
The road was not kind to the Alberton Panthers and Lady Panthers this past weekend, and it had nothing to do with snow.
Noxon puts stamp on 13C conference with two big wins
What had been a tight race atop the Western 13C boys' basketball conference is even tighter after a wild weekend topped by Noxon’s hellish run.
Lincoln snaps St. Regis' winning streak
On the positive side, the stress associated with being unbeaten is gone for the St. Regis Tigers basketball team, their 15-game winning streak put to rest by the Lincoln Lynx, 55-34, Saturday night in Lincoln.
Troy takes down Noxon in non-conference meeting
For the Troy boys’ and girls’ basketball teams it was a rare sweep this past weekend of an opponent this season, at the expense of the visiting Noxon Red Devils and Lady Devils.
Kvelve's Comments: The big game is here
The day is in sight.
St. Regis boys improve to 14-0
Running the gauntlet of the old 14C conference was one thing.
Panthers roughed up by visiting Plains
Home sweet home was not so sweet for the Alberton Panthers and Lady Panthers this past week, as a pair of 7B teams rolled into town and left the home teams reeling.
Savage Horsemen wrestlers earn hardware at Buzz Lucy
In what was a smaller-than-average turnout for a normally big wrestling event, the Plains-Hot Springs boys’ wrestlers finished fourth in a five-team field despite bringing a scaled-down number of wrestlers to the Buzz Lucy meet this past weekend in Eureka.