Alberton's Fredette flies to second at Anaconda meet
They are few in number, but the few are having a productive track and field season.
Superior moving back to Class C in some sports
Scorecard, scorecard, can’t tell the players (or conference?) without a scorecard.
Tracksters tune up at Kim L Haines meet
That was, in basic terms, a clean-up, rest-up and tune-up weekend for area Class B-C track and field teams as post season playoffs get underway this week.
Red Devils co-op baseball heads to state tourney
All the planning, all the hoping, all the work...and now the first season of high school varsity baseball is almost done for the Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op team in their first year of existence.
Local stars put on show at Archie Roe
When one of our own small town stars shines above the rest, it is a special thing.
COLUMN: A thank you
When describing a sporting event, it is often nearly impossible to put pen to paper without the use of terms like “battling,” “fight to the last minute,” "comeback," etc.
Lady Hawks stay hot in three wins
If you picked the trifecta for Thompson Falls’ Lady Hawks softball games last week you would be a winner.
Lady Hawks score 13-3 win over rival Plains
If you look purely at the score, you would think the Sanders County rivalry softball game between Plains and Thompson Falls was a rout.
Plains girls finish 3rd at ARM track meet
Host Whitefish swept the men’s and women’s team titles at last weekend’s ARM track meet, while the Plains women continued their impressive run in the women’s title chase.
St. Regis star John Pruitt signs with Rocky
One of the greatest challenges facing small town athletes who aspire to move on and continue their sports careers in college is that the small number of students at many B and C schools do not typically produce college-level competitors.
Copperheads take one from Trotters
The unofficial score: Anaconda 1, Plains 0, Mother Nature, 1-1.
Thompson Falls-Noxon co-op softball team wins four straight
Momentum with post season play on the horizon is always a good thing.
Mixed results for Superior tennis team
It was a mixed bag for the Superior tennis team this past week.
Plains’ Alexis Demming competes at 'Top 10'
It is billed annually as the “Top 10” track and field meet, a measuring stick event featuring the top 10 performers from throughout Western Montana in track and field events.
COLUMN: Choosing sides
Life, they say, is all about choices.
Baseball co-op Red Devils fall to Ronan, Frenchtown
It was an overcast, chilly day in the Northwest corner of Montana...perfect weather for baseball?
Thompson Falls-Noxon co-op softball team wins four straight
Momentum with post season play on the horizon is always a good thing.
Tigers golfers win on home course
The Tigers boys blistered the Trestle Creek Golf Course on the edge of town for a 345 team total over the 18-hole layout to clinch the team title by a wide margin over runner up Thompson Falls, 345-397.
Thompson Falls hosts Gary Thompson Invite
It was, as Thompson Falls head golf coach Doree Thiilmony said, “lots of golf.”
Noxon-Thompson Falls baseball co-op posts 13-2 win over Troy
Move over win column number, you’ve got company.
Trotters softball shows fight against Eureka
Despite what the scoreboard read at the end of the game, this was maybe the sign the Plains Trotters softball team has been waiting for.
COLUMN: Steeplechase
As comedian Jerry Seinfeld used to always say, “what is the deal with….?”. In this case, insert the word steeplechase at the end of that inquiry.
Lady Hawks softball scores two big victories
There is a saying in softball/baseball circles that chicks dig the long ball, a reference to fondness for home runs.
Seeley-Swan meet draws top teams
It would be a massive understatement to say the sports teams at Loyola Sacred Heart in Missoula are having a good year.
Superior tennis notches more wins
If tennis is your sport, Superior High is a good place to be.
Plains and T-Falls athletes shine at local track meet
This may as well have been a preview of next month’s Montana high school track and field postseason as a pair of local teams strutted their stuff at the Thompson Falls Invitational meet this past Tuesday.
Trotters softball faces top opponents
It was a tough week for the young Plains Trotters softball team.
Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op baseball home opener
This was a scene worthy of an advertisement for America.
Lady Cats tennis back on the court
For tennis fans in Superior and around the area, it was a welcome site indeed.
Local teams post solid results at Libby Invite
Bigfork boys and girls pretty much dominated the Libby Invitational track and field meet this past week at Logger Stadium on a blustery Tuesday afternoon.
St. Regis golfers win Plains Invite
One thing was certain following the 2024 version of the Plains Invitational high school golf tournament this past Friday in Plains: there are some pretty good young golfers in St. Regis and Florence.
Lady Hawks take on top softball teams at Missoula tourney
A couple of things are certain about the Thompson Falls softball team.
High school soccer coming to Thompson Falls and Plains
The sport, often described as the number one spectator sport in the world based on the number of fans who watch and follow it across the globe, is coming to Sanders County and beyond this fall as a high school sport.
Swope leads Lady Bobcats with medal in javelin
The Superior boys and girls track and field teams are emerging as a Class B Montana high school state contender, early results continue to show.
Trotters finish second at Dave Tripp Memorial
There’s a new player in the local track and field game, new contender that is, as evident by the results of this past weekend’s Dave Tripp Memorial Track meet in Polson.
COLUMN: Iron Mike back in the ring
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the arena, Tyson is being served.
COLUMN: Give us a break
I sometimes get the feeling Ma Nature is not a big fan of springs sports, the kind played in the great Montana outdoors.
Lady Hawks softball improves to 4-0
Thompson Falls pitching struck out 14 Sandpoint, Idaho batters this past Friday, giving the Lady Hawks a sweep of their two-game road trip and keeping their season record unblemished.
Prep golfers compete at Florence-Darby Invitational
Despite rain and the threat thereof, there was action on the links Thursday for Plains and Thompson Falls high school golfers.
Plains cancels baseball season
They are, technically, one for two in baseball’s iconic jargon.
Superior and Noxon impress at Frenchtown meet
It’s the 2024 Montana track and field season in the opening throes, but an interesting trend is potentially developing for Sanders and Mineral county fans of the sport.
Lady Hawks notch big wins to open softball season
With the necessary spring practices out of the way, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks softball team got down to the business of the 2024 Class B high school season.
Superior posts strong results at Corvallis meet
It was a good test for the opening meet of the season for several of the Montana high school track and field teams.
Red Devils tally baseball win over St. Ignatius-Arlee
It’s a classic example of what you do when you fall off a horse….if you like horse riding.
COLUMN: Say it ain’t so, Sho!
The Major League season has just begun.
Noxon tracksters put in work as season begins
There’s a new competitor in Noxon these days, a high school baseball team. But the existing spring high school sports program is also still there.
Superior Bobcats feature mix of experience and youth
The theme remains the same for spring sports at Superior High School: a good group of experienced athletes with another year under their belts, and a promising core of underclassmen eager for their chance to shine.
Alberton tracksters have high hopes
Slowly but surely the varsity sports program at Alberton High School, now in it’s second year of existence as a non-co-op team, is producing some quality athletes.
Plains track and field stacked with returning athletes
Loaded is not a bad way to be.
Noxon-Thompson Falls baseball kicks off debut season
Cold, rainy weather with doses of snow between the raindrops.