Mineral Independent and Valley Press
ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON
Noxon’s Cade VanVleet claims national title in shot put
Noxon’s Cade VanVleet, a record-setting athlete at Montana Tech, reached the pinnacle of his sports career by claiming the NAIA indoor national championship in the shot put in record fashion Saturday in the national meet in Gainesville, Florida, winning his first-ever national title.
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Lulis named to 14C first team
Junior Conner Lulis of St. Regis was named first team District 14C and All-State C to highlight local players selected to the 2025-26 All-Conference team it was announced last week.
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Wolverines deny Tigers in Western C challenge game
The State C dream for the Tigers will have to wait until next year.
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Lady Hawks battle for third in Western B
Champions by any other name, the Lady Hawks won third place in the Western B divisional tournament in Pablo Saturday, upending Mission 47-44 in an epic overtime thriller to secure their hard-earned Western B trophy, the first for a Thompson Falls girls team since 2021.
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14C basketball all-star game to be played in Superior
District 14C coaches and athletic directors have announced the first annual 14C Basketball All-Star boys and girls games to be played in Superior March 18.
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Game lag bogs down Horsemen in Western B
Akin to jet lag, the Plains Horsemen may have been suffering from a slight case of game lag last week at the Western B boys divisional basketball tournament at SKC Event Center in Pablo last week.
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Trotters step up, win one in Western B
Hampered by illness to a key player and perhaps by recent inactivity, the Plains Trotters never quit trying but their season efforts ended at the Western B girls divisional basketball tournament at SKC in Pablo last week. The Trotters won one of three games before being eliminated.
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Western B basketball scoreboard
Western B basketball scoreboard
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Lady Cats complete play at Western C
Out of your comfort zone is right where the Lady Cats are most comfortable.
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Bobcats win first Western C game since 2015
Winning a game at the Western C divisional tournament for the first time since 2015, coach Jake McElroy and his Superior Bobcats completed season action at the Western C tourney in Butte last week.
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Horsemen earn Western B berth
All the waiting and practicing has turned out to be worth it.
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Proud Savage Heat end play at Western C
A season to be proud of, all said and done.
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Former Noxon athletes qualify for indoor championships
Former Noxon High School track and field athletes Cade VanVleet and Ricky Williams, both now competing for Montana Tech in Butte, have qualified for the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Gainesville, Florida March 5-7.
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Tigers persevere, hang on to State C tourney dreams
Now only one painstaking step away from their ultimate goal, the State C tournament in Missoula March 12-14, the St. Regis Tigers boys basketball team won three of four games at the Western C divisional tournament in Butte last week to move within one win of that desired State C …
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