Friday, December 05, 2025
Mineral Independent and Valley Press

ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON

Sidelines: Winter sports storm is about to break

It truly is the calm before the storm; but the storm is about to break.
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St. Regis boys look to defend district crown

In basketball, when the backbone is gone, you grow a new backbone.
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Bobcat girls open season against Hamilton

The Superior Lady Bobcats just can’t wait to get out there and run, run, run; and have some fun doing it.
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Hawk championship season will be hard to follow

Talk about a hard act to follow.
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Blue Hawk wrestling teams hope to make it happen

The motivation and experience is there, now it is a matter of making it happen on the mat.
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Red Devils, Savage Heat earn All-State honors

Justice Kayser and Cam Wengert of Noxon, and Ben Aldridge and Samson Jakabosky of Hot Springs have been named to the 6-Man All-State and Northwest All-Conference 6-Man football teams.
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Hawk soccer stars earn All-Conference nods

Five Thompson-Falls-Plains-St. Regis Blue Hawk soccer players – three girls and two boys – have been honored as Northern A All-Conference selections.
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Sidelines: Winter sports begin soon; football champs crowned

Who will be the game changers this winter?
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Justin Morgan wins Frontier XC title, All-American honors

Running wasn’t always Justin Morgan’s favorite thing, but he sure is a big wheel in the sport now.
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Blue Hawks honor their own

The final numbers are in and the Thompson Falls football Blue Hawks are honoring several of their own with 2025 team awards.
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8-man All-Conference teams selected

Conference coaches have made their selections of players for post season honors following the completion of season play by Western conference 8-Man football teams.
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Lady Hawks, Trotters earn 7B accolades

Local volleyball standouts Gabi Hannum and Addy Deal of Thompson Falls have been named first team all-conference and All-State B, and several other outstanding players from Thompson Falls and Plains have also been honored as selections for the 2025 District 7B All-Conference team.
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Local athletes earn 14C volleyball honors

The 2025 District 14C All-Conference volleyball team has been announced.
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Bobcats, Tigers selected for 8-man All-State

Six Mineral County high school football players have been named to the 2025 Montana 8-Man All-State football team.
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Sidelines: Looking back on fall sports

The 2025 fall sports seasons in cross country, soccer, football and volleyball have ended for all area teams and it’s time to reflect on what we just witnessed, to look back on what this year’s sports hath wrought.
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