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Greer and Jermyn place in unique Pablo race

In the final serious yet not-so-serious tuneup race of the regular season, Plains Horsemen harriers Cord Greer and John Owen Jermyn finished first and second in the Mission Shadow Duels in Pablo Saturday.
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Supermen Bobcats look to fly to strong finish

The undeniably Superman-ish Bobcats flew past the Plains Horsemen 52-0 in Plains Friday to improve to 7-0 with two big regular season football games to go.
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Tigers earn eighth straight playoff berth

Eight straight great years of gridiron excellence, and the proof is in the playoffs.
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Cats scratch Panthers in 14C net play

The Superior Lady Bobcats defeated the Alberton Panthers 25-13, 25-11, 25-13 in District 14C volleyball action in Alberton Oct. 6.
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Lady Tigers stop Panters, Red Devils

The St. Regis Lady Tigers won a pair of District 14C volleyball matches in St. Regis last week, defeating Alberton 25-14, 25-12, 25-21 Thursday and Noxon 23-25, 25-12, 25-17, 25-22 Saturday.
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Undaunted Horsemen fall to Bobcats

It was a victory of sorts for the undaunted Plains Horsemen.
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Hawks lay it on the line with Loyola

The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks host Loyola Friday with a berth in the rapidly approaching State B 11-Man playoffs on the line. Simply put, if the Hawks win they are in. If they lose they could still get in, but it would become more complicated.
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Hawk netters sweep past Wardens

Playing some of their best volleyball of the season, the Lady Hawks swept to two impressive Western B net wins last week, topping Deer Lodge 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 25-23 in Thompson Falls Thursday and getting the best of Mission 16-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 in Mission Saturday.
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River's Bend to host Western B-C cross-country races

The cross-country tradition continues in Sanders County as the 2026 Western B-C divisional meet will once again be held at River’s Bend golf course outside of Thompson Falls Thursday.
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Trotters spike Bulldogs, Lion in 7B play

The Plains Trotters won two more District 7B conference matches last week, topping Mission 25-19, 25-27, 25-22, 25-16 in Plains Thursday and defeating the Lady Lions 26-24, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-7 in Eureka Saturday.
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Red Devil netters turn in strong showing

The young Noxon Lady Red Devils played three matches last week, falling to Hot Springs Tuesday and Clark Fork Thursday in Noxon before traveling to St. Regis and falling to the Tigers there Saturday.
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Blue Hawk boys wrap up soccer season

In a perfect storybook ending to their high school soccer careers, all four seniors on the Thompson Falls-Plains boys soccer team scored goals as the Blue Hawks defeated the visiting Browning Indians 10-0 in Plains Friday.
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Lady Hawks close out bittersweet soccer campaign

It was a bittersweet ending for all involved, but the Thompson Falls-Plains-St. Regis Blue Hawk girls soccer season finished season play with a 9-0 feel-good win over Browning in Plains Friday.
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PHOTOS: Thompson Falls Homecoming celebrations

Thompson Falls High School celebrates Homecoming.
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Devils focus on building 6-man foundation

Focusing on growth and development more than on wins and losses, the Noxon Red Devils hosted Power-Dutton-Brady in Montana 6-Man football action Friday.
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