Mineral Independent and Valley Press
ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON
Superior savors latest, greatest B-C tennis title
What a sweet, although not totally unexpected prize this 2026 State B-C tennis championship is, and Superior tennis fans have the right to savor it a little bit more before history turns the page on the Bobcats’ latest, greatest sports achievement.
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Gridders play in 8-man all-star game
St. Regis Tiger Barrett Bessette and Superior Bobcats Logan Merrill and Sam Doughty represented their Mineral County schools for the last time of their high school careers in the 42nd edition of the Bob Cleverly 8-Man All-Star football game in Butte Saturday.
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Sidelines: Wild spring sports season produces memorable results
What a wild, wonderful spring of sports action we just witnessed. Who could ask for more?
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Numbers add up for successful softball season at Thompson Falls
The final numbers are in, and they add up to a successful season for coach Jared Koskela and his Thompson Falls-Noxon Blue Hawk softball team.
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Horsemen surge to second place at State B track meet
John Owen Jermyn won State B titles at 1600 and 3200 meters and Cord Greer and Simeon Costner played strong supporting roles in those distance races to lead the Horsemen to a surprising second place team finish and trophy in the season-ending State B meet at MCPS in Missoula last …
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Deal powers Hawks at rainy state track meet
The State B track and field meet was an on-again, off-again affair for coach Trenna Ferris and her Blue Hawk athletes in stormy Missoula last week.
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Kulawinski and Christensen named to softball All-Conference team
Freshmen Nevaeh Christensen of the Thompson Falls-Noxon Blue Hawks and Bri Kulawinski of the Plains Trotters have been named first team Western B-C all-conference and All-State B-C to highlight local selections to the 2026 softball all-conference team.
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Savage Heat catch fire to take 3rd at State C
Proving too good to be denied, the Western C divisional track and field champion Hot Springs Savage Heat boys followed up their stunning win of the divisional meet a week earlier by earning third place in the State C meet in Laurel last weekend.
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Richards soars for Cats at State C meet
Maybe the sky is not the limit for Landon Richards after all.
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Epic effort propels Cats to tennis title
Epic effort leads to epic results, like an unexpected but very welcome State B-C tennis championship for long-time coach Rick Berreth and his never-say-die Bobcats.
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Fredette clocks 800 PR at State C
Alberton senior Shea Fredette ran a lifetime best 800 meters time of 2:01.13 to win third place in the race and score six team points for the Panther boys in the State C track and field meet in Laurel last weekend.
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Deal powers Hawks at rainy state track meet
The State B track and field meet was an on-again, off-again affair for coach Trenna Ferris and her Blue Hawk athletes in stormy Missoula last week.
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Savage Heat roll to shocking Western C win
The numbers didn’t work for Hot Springs football and basketball but, when it came to track and field, Savage Heat math ended up working out perfectly as the Hot Springs boys surged to a stunning win of the Western C divisional team championship in Missoula Saturday.
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Blue Hawk softball future looks bright
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
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