Mineral Independent and Valley Press
ARTICLES BY JOHN HAMILTON
Superior trios 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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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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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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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.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
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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Hawks attend Montana Tech grid camp
Play now, play better later, when it matters more.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 2 WEEKS AGO
Ovitt named Lady Hawks hoops coach
Thompson Falls High School has hired Brady Ovitt to be the new head coach for the Blue Hawk girls' basketball team.
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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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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.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 3 WEEKS AGO
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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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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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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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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