Mineral Independent and Valley Press
ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON
Huckleberry takes center stage at Trout Creek festival
Trout Creek remains standing as the one and only huckleberry capital of the world, it’s annual Huckleberry Festival is held to prove that fact every year.
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Thompson Falls archers bag triple crowns
Led by Montana Archery Association triple crown winners Elena Whittenburg and Mason Bartlett, Thompson Falls Archery Club members posted some very impressive results in 2026.
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Huckfest Run for Fun keeps on running
The Run for Fun just keeps running and running and running… and the runners keep coming back, often with family and friends joining in on the running too.
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Hot Springs athletes make memories at Junior Olympics
The Junior Olympic dream has ended but the memories made along the way will last forever.
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Sidelines: Time to charge ahead, after a quick look back
Before we charge ahead, a look back. Sports is a game of appreciating the highlights, of savoring the winning moments after all.
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Sidelines: Enrollment numbers not always the entire story
Some numbers are undeniably more important than others, the numbers that decide who competes against who in Montana high school sports perhaps being the most consequential of all for local schools.
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Aldridge and Slonaker head to California for Junior Olympics
Thanks to the donations of many friends, fans and local businesses, Ben Aldridge and Daniel Slonaker raised the necessary funding and were set to leave Montana Tuesday afternoon for the USATF National Junior Olympics at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif., this week.
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PHOTOS: Summer softball all-stars
PLAYERS FROM THE NORTH softball program completed summer play with an all-inclusive intrasquad game called the Compass Battle in Sandpoint July 20.
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High-flying Richards soars in crunch time
Landon Richards is used to going above and beyond, and the more pressure there is, the better he likes it. Maybe that is why he keeps setting new high jump records.
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Block girls big part of Turf Wars wrestling team
It was Turf Wars 2026 in Idaho, one of the largest amateur wrestling dual tourneys of the season, and the Block girls from Thompson Falls were a big part of it for Team Montana.
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North 14U to end play at Rampage in Rockies
Fresh off the Summer River Bash in Idaho, the North 14-U softball team will complete play at the Rampage in the Rockies in Missoula this week.
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Thompson Falls' wrestler Weston Block cooks at AAU Dual in Florida
Wrestling has been taking Weston Block places this summer, courtesy of the AAU Scholastic Duals program.
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Superior athletes excel in Pocatello
Superior track and field standouts Landon Richards, Ava White and Siri Cooper all turned in outstanding performances in the Region 11 Junior Olympics in Pocatello last week, with all three posting qualifying efforts for the National Junior Olympics at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California July 27 through August 2.
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Aldridge, Slonaker qualify for Junior Olympics national meet
When it comes to sports, Hot Springs standout athletes Ben Aldridge and Daniel Slonaker will not stop trying to get better — even during the offseason.
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