Mineral Independent and Valley Press
ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON
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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Everyone wins in Over the Hill golf
Maybe it’s the beautiful River’s Bend course on the banks of the mighty Clark Fork River under the forested brow of rocky Flatiron Ridge.
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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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Two earn spot in Veteran's Softball Classic
Local All-State B-C softball standouts Bri Kulawinski and Nevaeh Christensen have earned invitations and been named to the Air Force team for the 13th Annual Veteran’s Memorial Softball Classic in Belgrade August 7-8.
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Frank, Weaver named All-Star alternatives
Sheldon Frank and Dallas Weaver of the Noxon-Thompson Falls Red Devils have been named as alternates on the West team for the 2026 Montana All-Star High School baseball game to be played at Legends Stadium in Butte August 15.
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Superior athletes excel in Junior Olympic meet
Excellence through persistence and good old fashioned hard work. With some valuable technical guidance provided by the Mountain West Track Club factored in.
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Busy North team takes 2nd at Deer Park tourney
From Coeur d‘Alene to Deer Park, the North softball team, including players from Thompson Falls, Noxon, Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, travels well, and have continued tearing up the basepaths at tournaments since the high school season ended.
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Mickelson leads another Blue Hawks hoops camp
Jake Mickelson looks like he is having way too much fun. He often does when it comes to kids and the game of basketball and bringing the two together, one can see the joy of it written on his face.
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Wildhorse Shootout 3-on-3 tourney draws 54 teams
Basketball games as far as the eye can see, every year for one day in Sanders County for the annual 3-on-3 tournament.
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Everyone wins with Unified Sports program
We are all better for it when everyone is there, which is exactly what the Unified Sports program is all about.
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