Seeley-Swan tops Lady Mountain Cats for 13C crown
The top two seeds proved to be accurate in the Montana Girls 13C basketball tournament held this past weekend in Frenchtown.
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Clark Fork fights hard at District 13C
As the beloved baseball legend Yogi Berra once said, “it ain’t over till it’s over.”
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Abigail Wheeler wins county spelling bee
With the spread of acronyms and slang abbreviations permeating social media these days, correct spelling of words is taking a beating.
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Wheeler claims Superior spelling bee championship
It came down to the spelling of a tall southeast Asia tree known for its hard wood.
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Mountain Cats edge Seeley; rout Lincoln
A nail biter and a blowout. Both victories none-the-less for the Clark Fork boys basketball team this past weekend.
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Clark Fork girls hold off the Lincoln Lynx
A blowout loss, then a dramatic thriller of a victory.
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St. Regis Tigers claim wins over Seeley-Swan and Noxon
With their star player missing in action, the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks figured to be a less daunting opponent for the once-beaten St. Regis Tigers.
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Zero to Five Initiative is focus of Cabin Fever meeting
Helping out the most vulnerable among us is a concept with Biblical roots.
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Mountain Cats dump Drummond; fall to Blue Hawks
It was raining outside the vintage Alberton High School gymnasium Saturday night.
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Lady Cats continue winning ways
This is a young team starting to gel.
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Mountain Cats even record at .500 after weekend sweep
The Clark Fork boys basketball team is coming together in a good way.
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St. Regis boys team rolls past Hot Springs and Lincoln
A week after suffering their first loss of the season, the St. Regis boys basketball team is back in the saddle.
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Hot Springs flies past St. Regis, 65-35
It was a tough weekend for the young ladies on the St. Regis High basketball team as they fell to undefeated Hot Springs, 65-35, Thursday.
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Mountain Cat grapplers perform well at Jug Beck Classic
Clark Fork wrestlers continue to show they may be the class of Class C.
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Trapper Association teaches how to preserve animal furs
These are skills that have been passed done through the ages and constantly honed. Knowledge is shared from generation to generation.
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St. Regis schools address changing social media risks
Nerd gods knowingly selling an addictive product. Two billion social media users worldwide being “programmed” by tech companies and they don’t even realize it.
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Superior H.S. alum wins Emmy award for work at ESPN
Dreams, determination and lofty goals.
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Locals hear about preventing suicide
Wintery weather no doubt played a role in reducing the turnout but the topic was as big as ever, Montana’s suicide rate.
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Stang's market gets major facelift
St. Regis residents will soon have enhanced grocery and dining options thanks to a major remodeling project underway at Stang’s market, including a possible name change.
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Superior High School students help local family in need
National Honor Society students from Superior High School recently worked together to support a local family in need.
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St. Regis boys and girls bounce back
When you’ve fallen off a horse, they say, the best thing to do is get back in the saddle and ride.
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Clark Fork girls basketball routs Victor and Noxon
The Lady Mountain Cats are on the prowl.
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Green leads Mountain Cats at Cut Bank Invite
The big two came through for the Clark Fork wrestling team last weekend, helping them to a fifth place finish in the 29-team Cut Bank Booster Invitational.
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Lady Tigers rout Victor for first win of season
After dropping a heart-breaking, low-scoring game on the road against Noxon Friday night, the St. Regis Lady Tigers got their first win of the season Saturday at home against the Victor Pirates.
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Tigers stay unbeaten with two lopsided triumphs
It was an impressive performance to say the least for the unbeaten St. Regis Tigers boys basketball team this past weekend.
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Mountain Cat wrestlers enjoy solid weekend at Western Duals
With the big boys continuing to wrack up wins in the heavy weight classes, and solid support throughout the roster, the Clark Fork wrestling team had by all accounts a good weekend.
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Clark Fork Lady Cats even mark at .500
A young team that keeps fighting and learning is a good thing.
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New law to curb vaping, tobacco use by young people
It recently got harder for young people to buy tobacco products, including vaping products, in Mineral County and throughout the state and country.
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Cabin Fever Pot Luck to host suicide prevention speaker
Rising suicides in the United States and Montana in particular, will be the focus of the year’s first gathering of Superior-based Cabin Fever’s Community Pot Luck meetings this Saturday, Jan. 11 at the 4-H Building on the Mineral County Fairgrounds.
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Paradise artist has unique vision for his work
In the amazing world that is art, there are a myriad of creative venues and expressions.
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Clark Fork Mountain Cats rally to beat Lincoln, 48-43
There’s no quit in the Clark Fork boys basketball team.
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Grant writer hired to seek funding for Superior pool
Swimming in the park has moved another step closer to reality in Superior.
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Mountain Cat wrestlers win Brawley Classic
Might have to start calling them the Cardiac Cats.
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200 more seats added to the fairgrounds rodeo arena
Blue jeans and boots will have a new place to rest this year thanks to a community wide effort spearheaded by the Superior Lion’s Club.
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Iconic grocery store changes hands after 100 years
Some businesses become more than just a store. They become local institutions for generations of people.
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Mary Queen of Heaven hosts Christmas concert
Choir voices and musical instruments filled the Mary Queen of Heaven Church in Superior last Monday night, heralding the arrival of the Christmas season.
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White Pine vet needs help from community
Arthur Evangelista needs a helping hand.
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St. Regis boys off to good start; girls stumble
There were mixed results for St. Regis High School basketball fans in the wake of last weekend’s Ronan Tip-off Tournament.
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Lady Mountain Cats collect win, but boys lose two
The Clark Fork Mountain Cats high school boys and girls basketball season got off to a 1-3 start last weekend at the Ronan Tip-off Tournament.
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Five locals named to all-state volleyball team
It was a good year for local high school volleyball players and their fans.
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Hot Springs' Knudsen named QB of Western Division All-Conference team
Brandon Knudsen, Hot Springs Savage Heat standout quarterback and linebacker heads the list of post-season honorees from the Western Division 6-man All-Conference team.
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Horse Plains VFW shares a 'little piece of home'
For the past four decades, Meralise Nass has been doing her part in making sure local military members get a “little piece of home” during the holidays.
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St. Regis Christmas Bazaar supports community
Saturday was national Small Business Day, aimed at attracting Christmas shoppers to the many and varied products turned they bring to market.
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Case proceeds for man accused of assaulting boy over hat removal
The case of a Superior man who is accused of assaulting a teenage boy for not removing his hat during the national anthem at an Aug. 3 rodeo at the Mineral County Fair has been quietly “in the works,” according to the defendant’s attorney.
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Fairview cruises past Mountain Cats for state title
Imagine being one of the fighters in a much-anticipated matchup of unbeaten heavyweights.
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Hearing in fairgrounds assault case set for Dec. 18
The case of a Superior man who is accused of assaulting a teenage boy for not removing his hat during the national anthem at an Aug. 3 rodeo at the Mineral County Fair has been quietly “in the works,” according to the defendant’s attorney.
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Area football players honored
The honors are pouring in for local 8-man football players, including Clark Fork two-way standout Trey Green who was named first team on both sides of the ball.
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Superior working to build new pool
Ambition and determination, when focused in a positive way and coupled with community support, can often overcome challenging obstacles.
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Schools' food drive is big success
The challenge was to help battle what Superior Schools Superintendent Scott Kinney said is poverty-generated “cold hands and cold hearts.”
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St. Regis students learn how to hatch and raise trout
In a spacious, well-equipped lab Brooks Sanford and his students at St. Regis High School are watching nature in action while helping hatch and raise juvenile rainbow trout.
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Mountain Cats roll to state championship game
A relentless, stonewall defense and a potent multi-pronged offense led the way as the Clark Fork Mountain Cats earned a berth in Saturday’s Montana 8-man football championship game via a 44-14 win over Great Falls Central.
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Mountain Cats rally past Belt for state semifinals berth
This was what playoff football is all about: two hard-hitting teams with outstanding athletes on both sides of the ball, multiple lead changes and a large group of energetic fans cheering them on.
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St. Regis football: Long trips, many memories
Outside the workout room at St. Regis High School, a large forest green bus with big orange and black tigers painted on the sides rolls to a stop.
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Mountain Cats smash Shelby, setting up matchup with Belt
This was a game that had something for every football fan: high scoring offense, hard-hitting defense, tense moments, trick plays and very large linemen going at it tooth and nail on both sides of the ball.
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From Somalia to St. Regis: A Marine's story
It’s a long way from the war-torn African country of Somalia to the relative serenity of St. Regis, Montana where Joe Steele is now Superintendent of Public Schools.
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St. Regis Community Center goes 'green'
The St. Regis Community Center is going “green” in a manner that could soon benefit all residents of the town of approximately 400 people.
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Vietnamese exchange students dons football pads for Mountain Cats
One minute you’re in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), a metropolis of nearly 9 million people and 7,716 miles from your destination. Hours later you are in Alberton, Montana, a scenic town of 417 residents according to 2016 census data.
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High-tech equipment comes to St. Regis sawmill
This isn’t your grandfather’s sawmill. No mules dragging logs to a spinning blade powered by a smoke-belching motor.
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County residents get access to mammography exams
Early detection of breast cancer can go a long way in heading off the devastation
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Clark Fork football caps unbeaten season in 60-12 win
It’s the goal, if not the dream of every team and every player who dons the pads and plays football.
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New laundromat offers comfy environment
For many people, a trip to the laundromat is not something they look forward to doing.
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Taapken's recovery after three years buoys Mountain Cats' perfect season
Already big for his age and possessing a love for football, Jordan Taapken was playing hard in preparation for the upcoming season three years ago. He could see from playing with the Alberton Junior High team a year earlier that the team had a promising future.
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Mountain Cats claw Horsemen and remain undefeated
For a hard-hitting, defense oriented first half, it looked like the Clark Fork Mountain Cats (Alberton/Superior co-op) had their hands full keeping their unblemished season record and No. 2 state ranking intact.
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New approach to learning benefiting St. Regis students
Educational innovation is often thought to be the product of large schools in large cities.
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Portable gas station gives county consumers a new choice
Motorists in Mineral County and the surrounding areas who need to fuel their vehicles but don’t need a cup of coffee, soda or snack now have an innovative new option.
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Mountain Cats pile up points in win over Seeley-Swan
Score 44 points in most football games and you probably get a win. Welcome to the world of Montana 8-man football.
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Safety first: Shop students get vital training
Montana, according to labor statistics, is not the safest place to work.
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Two equals one for St. Regis, Mullan football teams
Among the tall pines and towering mountains along the border between Northwest Montana and Northeast Idaho two equals one.
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