Bobcats to face Alberton in 14C tourney
It’s called finishing strong, and that is just what the Superior Bobcats did last week.
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Hungry Red Devils hope to shake up 14C tourney
Coach Trever Kayser and his Noxon Red Devil boys will be going into this week’s District 14C tournament in Polson with an optimistic attitude and a hungry young team feeling like they have nothing to lose.
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PHOTO Song Sung Proud
Thompson Falls first and second graders, under the direction of elementary school teacher Lisa Mickelson, provided an inspiring and entertaining rendition of the national anthem at Friday’s high school basketball game in Thompson Falls. (John Hamilton/vp-mi)
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Alberton heads to 14C tournament
Coach Cera Bestwick and her Alberton Lady Panthers completed regular season play last week with District 14C conference games against Hot Springs Tuesday and against Charlo in Alberton Friday.
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Savage Heat hope to upload turnovers, wins
Turning to computer terminology to describe his desired outcome, Hot Springs Savage Heat girls coach Brady Ovitt has a plan for his team heading into the District 14C tournament in Polson beginning Thursday.
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Hawk wrestlers qualify for state meet
Call it the ultimate reality check for wrestlers.
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Blue Hawks fight past Trojans, 60-56
After having painted themselves into a corner, the Blue Hawk boys are now trying to play their way out.
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Hannum hits 1,000 as Lady Hawks fly by Troy
Coach Mike Tessier still believes his Lady Hawks are growing stronger every day.
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Turner wins at 165; five Bobcats advance to state
Where the best in the west go to wrestle, Superior’s Turner Milender proved to be the best of all B-C grapplers competing at 165 pounds last week in Butte.
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Pluses and minuses add up to wins for Lady Cats
The pluses and minuses of missing your top scorer.
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Trotters win one of final three games
In wait for the not-so-rapidly approaching Western B divisional tournament in Ronan March 5-7, coach Brooks Sanford and the Trotters completed regular season play with a flurry of three home games last week, defeating Noxon in a non-conference game 70-6 Tuesday, falling to Mission 79-40 Friday and losing 49-42 to …
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Plains boys season remains undecided
It’s either feast or famine for Plains Horsemen basketball fans.
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Lady Tigers play great D and never give up
Play great defense and never give up.
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Tigers earn 14C regular season crown
No one just let the St. Regis Tigers win a fifth straight District 14C boys basketball title, they had to go out and earn it the old-fashioned way, game by game. And earn it they did.
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Savage Horsemen send 7 to state wrestling
Plains-Hot Springs wrestling coach Jesse Jermyn thinks his Savage Horsemen grapplers are at the tipping point, on the verge of something special at just the right time.
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Lady Red Devils ready for tournament time
Completing regular season play with three games last week, coach Cory Brodmerkle and her Noxon Lady Red Devils will compete in the District 14C tournament in Polson this week.
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Proud Panthers battle on
If attitude counts for anything, the Alberton Panthers boys basketball team is a championship-caliber squad.
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Local wrestlers head to Butte for Western B-C
It’s time, time to fight for the right to wrestle and to move on to the bright lights of Billings and the Montana All-Class tournament.
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Lady Hawks fly by Trotters, 57-28
The games between Thompson Falls and Plains always mean a little more.
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Horsemen head off Blue Hawks, 70-44
For the Plains Horsemen, their 70-44 win over the rival Blue Hawks in Thompson Falls Thursday was mission accomplished. They started fast, played fast and moved to the big win.
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Consistent Lady Cats hold off Two Eagle
In a sometimes-chaotic game, the Superior Lady Cats were the models of consistency in Pablo Friday, scoring 16 points each quarter to register a gritty 64-47 win over the Two Eagle River Eagles.
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Bobcats look to finish season strong
Finishing strong is the goal for the Superior Bobcats boys basketball team.
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Lady Tigers keep making hoops progress
Whatever the scores of the games might eventually end up being, St. Regis Lady Tiger coach Zack is impressed with the progress his team has consistently made this season.
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St. Regis Tigers on the hunt for 14C crown
For the basketball crazy St. Regis Tigers, it doesn’t get any better than this. Big games with big stakes, and a regular season 14C title there for the taking.
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Lady Red Devils come close to victory
The Noxon Lady Red Devils came oh so close to winning their first game but, in the end, the visiting Alberton Panthers escaped Noxon with a 29-27 win Thursday.
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Slow motion Savage Heat split 14C games
Slow motion is meant for the highlight reel, not the basketball floor.
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Marley, Arya lead Panthers past Noxon
Using yet another productive all-around game from Marley Fredette and clutch free throw shooting from Arya Ray down the stretch, the Alberton Lady Panthers won their second game of the season in Noxon Thursday edging the host Lady Devils 29-27.
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Red Devils rise up to down Panthers, Vikings
Don’t be giving up on those Noxon Red Devil boys just yet.
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Heat stun Trotters with buzzer-beater
With the game slipping away, there was Kara to save the day.
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Fun-loving Red Devils play that way
The young Lady Red Devils lost 66-21 to the Hot Springs Savage Heat in Hot Springs Saturday but you won’t hear Noxon coach Cory Brodmerkle complaining about it.
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Horsemen look to start fast, stay fast
Plagued by poor starts all season, the Horsemen were bit twice more in that regard last week, falling behind Flathead Home School big early on the way to a 70-49 non-conference loss in Plains last Tuesday followed up by a 54-43 District 7B defeat in Troy Saturday.
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Undefeated St. Regis ranked No. 4 in power poll
The powerful St. Regis Tiger boys improved to 7-0 in District 14C play and 14-0 overall with a 72-42 win over Charlo in St. Regis Saturday.
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Sidelines: Christensen shares spotlight after making history
So, what was Kara Christensen doing gathering her teammates together for the official photograph commemorating her 1,000th basketball point scored for Hot Springs? And posing with them for said photo after Saturday’s history-making game with Noxon?
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Blue Hawk wrestlers plagued by the plague
The Montana high school wrestling season has been heavily impacted by sickness this season, and the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk grapplers have been no exception to that rule.
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Lady Tigers split 14C games
The St. Regis Tigers split a pair of District 14C games last week, defeating Alberton 54-25 in St. Regis Tuesday and losing 54-26 to Charlo in Charlo Saturday.
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Bobcat boys win two as Quinlan notches 1,000 points
The Bobcat boys got well in a hurry with two wins and junior Gannon Quinlan passed the 1,000 points scored mark for his career to highlight Superior hoops last week.
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Lady Cats top Panthers, fall to Trojans
The Superior Lady Cats did a lot of things right in Saturday’s game in Drummond with the unbeaten, largely unchallenged to this point Lady Trojans, but the one thing they did badly did them in.
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Bobcats grapple with illness and injury
Battered around a bit by injury and illness, the Superior Bobcat wrestling team that was left standing went into battle at the Mission Invitational Saturday.
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Bulldogs bite back, rally past Lady Hawks
Fighting back from a nine-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter, the Mission Lady Bulldogs used a clutch last-second shot from Shaedon Kain to cap a 20-9 Mission rally in the fourth quarter, giving the Bulldogs a heart-stopping 48-46 win over the host Hawks in Thompson Falls Thursday.
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Trotters trim Trojans in Troy
Bouncing back from a last-second loss to Sanders County rival Hot Springs, the Plains Trotters got well fast with a 49-30 road win over Troy Friday.
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Blue Hawk boys battle Bulldogs, Warriors
Expect a fight every night in District 7B boys basketball.
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Lady Tigers building excitement
The St. Regis Lady Tigers are building excitement one game at a time.
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Charlo gets best of Superior girls
The Vikings may be in the driver’s seat right now but the Lady Cats can still hit the eject button on Charlo. Only it will have to wait until tournament time now.
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Big game season arrives for Heat girls
It’s big game season for the Hot Springs Savage Heat.
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Lawyer, Rice lead Trotters by Lions
Simple basketball math really.
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No quit in Noxon Lady Red Devils
There is no quit in these Noxon Lady Red Devils.
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Thurston, Hollota win titles at Ted Kato
Matthew Thurston and BillyRay Hollota won individual titles and four other Savage Horsemen earned medals for Plains-Hot Springs in the Ted Kato Invitational wrestling tournament in Thompson Falls Saturday.
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Horsemen ride out tough road trip
It isn’t called the toughest road trip of the season for no reason.
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Unbeaten Tigers claw out two more wins
Just another great win for a great team.
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Superior's Milender wins title at Ted Kato
Now that he has settled on his weight at 165 pounds, Turner Milender sent a message to the rest of the Western B-C field at that weight by sweeping to the Ted Kato Invitational title in Thompson Falls Saturday.
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Ray leads but Lady Panthers fall
The Alberton Lady Panthers, in spite of junior Arya Ray’s 13 points, fell 62-20 to Two Eagle River in District 14C action at Alberton Saturday.
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Hawks hold off Noxon, fall to Trojans
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks fell into a deep hole early in Thursday’s game at Troy and simply could not fight their way out, eventually falling to the Trojans 63-48.
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Bobcats bounce back with win over Vikings
Getting Gannon Quinlan back in the lineup was a big factor, but coach Jake McElroy was happy with his entire squad after the Superior Bobcats bounced back from a disappointing previous week to defeat Charlo 53-46 in 14C action in Superior Saturday.
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Lady Hawks to play Bulldogs for 7B lead
It’s only one game but it’s potentially for District 7B conference’s heavyweight world championship – and the Lady Hawks want to be the ones leaving the Thompson Falls gym with the championship belt around their waists.
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Block wins, four other Hawks medal
Paced by sophomore Weston Block, who pinned his first two opponents and claimed the championship match at 118 pounds by forfeit, five other Blue Hawk grapplers earned medals and a total of 12 Thompson Falls wrestlers competed in the 2026 Ted Kato Invitational at TFHS Saturday.
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Panthers step up to battle Two Eagle River
Down to just nine players total for the JV and varsity games Saturday, the Alberton Panthers stepped up, soldiered on and ended up having a lot of fun competing against Two Eagle River in Alberton in District 14C boys hoop action.
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Trotters miss opportunities, eye possibilities
Missed opportunities often lead to new possibilities.
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Marley Fredette earns Player of Week honors
Marley Fredette, a freshman player for the Alberton Lady Panthers basketball team, has been named the MHSA (Montana High School Association) Female Athlete of the Week for her fine performance in leading Alberton to a 32-26 win over Noxon in Alberton Jan. 10.
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Panthers busy playing the beautiful game
A 2021 graduate of Alberton High School, Panthers boys basketball coach Carson Cashion is concentrating on teaching his team the beautiful game of basketball, and that work is already starting to pay off.
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Heat split with Panthers, Scarlets
The Hot Springs Savage Heat girls scored a split in games last week, defeating Alberton 62-16 in Alberton Tuesday and falling 48-45 in Arlee Friday.
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Lady Panthers host Two Eagle Saturday
The Alberton Lady Panthers, fresh off freshman Marley Fredette being named the MHSA Female Athlete of the Week (see related story) dropped a pair of basketball games last week, falling 62-16 to Hot Springs in Alberton Tuesday and 61-17 to Charlo in Charlo Saturday.
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Blue Hawk great Hanks commits to Griz
Hayden Hanks is back where he belongs doing what he loves, in Montana playing football.
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Tigers take down Eagles for 14C win
The first win is always the sweetest.
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Lady Cats chalk up more wins
The Superior Lady Cats kept the ball rolling on a great season by sweeping to a pair of District 14C conference wins last week, defeating Mineral County rival St. Regis 54-26 in Superior Thursday and topping Noxon 61-15 in Noxon Friday.
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Milender medals in prestigious Beck meet
Proving he belongs among the best prep wrestlers in western Montana, Superior junior Turner Milender won a sixth place medal at 175 pounds in the prestigious Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament in Missoula Saturday.
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Bobcats hope to bounce back strong
Jake McElroy wants his Superior Bobcats to pick themselves up, dust off and get back to work this week after a pair of disappointing losses to District 14C foes last week.
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Fighting Hawks split with Horsemen, Lions
Call them the fighting Blue Hawks.
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Lady Hawks overcome flu blues to win two
Battling their way through some flu blues as well as opponents, coach Mike Tessier’s Lady Hawks scored a pair of District 7B wins last week, edging by Plains 45-37 in Plains Thursday and streaking past Eureka 55-37 in Thompson Falls Saturday.
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Kato Memorial is Saturday in Thompson Falls
The Choteau was a no-go, but the Kato is a go-go.
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Horsemen look to escape heartbreak hotel
The Plains High School gym has been a heartbreak hotel of sorts for the resident Horsemen so far this season.
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Dangerous Devils take down Bobcats
Be wary of the Noxon boys when they are playing in the Devils’ den, ask the Superior Bobcats about that.
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Lady Devils fall to Eagles, Bobcats
The young Noxon Lady Red Devils lost a pair of District 14C conference games last week, falling 50-18 to Two Eagle River in Pablo Thursday and 61-15 to Superior in Noxon Friday.
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Even when they're bad, the Tigers are really good
Even when they play bad, the St. Regis Tiger boys are really, really good.
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Tiger girls all about growth and learning
To St. Regis girls basketball coach Zack Lott, this season is all about growth and learning for his Lady Tiger squad.
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Lady Red Devils learning as they grow
The young Noxon Lady Red Devil basketball team is learning the game the old-fashioned way, out on the court against quality opponents.
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Horsemen drop two heartbreakers
A last-second buzzer-beater in Hot Springs and an overtime loss in Darby added up to two tough road defeats for the Plains Horsemen in non-conference basketball action last week.
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Trotters charge back, top Tigers
Overcoming a slow start which left them trailing 19-14 at halftime, the Plains Trotters surged past the Darby Tigers 43-34 in a non-conference game at Darby Friday.
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Heat come back hot and beat Charlo
The best way to bounce back from a disappointing defeat is with an exciting victory.
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St. Regis juggernaut demolishes Blackhawks
Dare we call the St. Regis Tiger boys a juggernaut?
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Bobcats survive hardwood tests
It was a week of three big tests for the Superior Bobcats boys basketball team.
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Good, glad and not-so-ugly wins for Lady Cats
It was the good, the glad and the not-so-ugly for the Superior Lady Cats in a trifecta of interesting games last week.
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Bobcats set to compete in Jug Beck
Going with only four wrestlers, two of those Bobcat grapplers placed and Superior scored 55 team points at the Cut Bank Invitational last Friday and Saturday.
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Blue Hawk boys ready for rivalry game
Coach Jake Mickelson’s Blue Hawk boys are like dogs with a bone when it comes to ball.
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Freewheeling Lady Hawks fly past Valley Christian
Freewheeling and having fun, the Lady Hawks rebounded from a tough 60-55 loss in Mission Tuesday by running and gunning their way past Valley Christian 81-46 in Missoula Saturday.
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First Cut Bank, now Choteau for Hawk wrestlers
First Cut Bank, then Choteau.
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Lady Cats eye busy week of hoops
The best is yet to come for coach Jeff Schultz and his consistently persistent Superior Lady Cats.
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Cool, calm, collected Savage Heat ponder big week
Maintain your composure and everything else will take care of itself.
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Lady Hawks renew hoops rivalry with Mission
In a rekindling of a rivalry based on years of heated hand-to-hand combat on the basketball court, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks are set to visit the Mission Bulldogs Tuesday.
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Horsemen look to overcome transition concerns
Basketball is a game of transition. From offense to defense and back again. The key is to make that transition a smooth one, each and every time possible.
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Hard to guard Trotters trip Trojans
Being hard to guard is a distinct advantage in the game of basketball.
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Bobcats take it out on Panthers
Tired of practicing and facing off with each other over the break, the Superior Bobcats took their latent holiday aggressions out on Mineral County foe Alberton Saturday in Superior, sending the Panthers home on the short end of a 63-31 score.
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Tigers' Lulis surpasses 1,000-point mark
So you want to play a game of longball basketball? Be careful what you ask for when facing the St. Regis Tiger boys then.
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Hawks battle in Backwoods Brawl
That was fun, we will have to do it again next year.
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Hawks brace to face Mission, Valley Christian
The Hawks live to play another day, and look forward to that day.
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Lady Tigers fight the good fight
The Lady Tigers fought the good fight but the visiting Charlo Vikings managed to go on a run, build a big lead and hold on to win 54-31 in District 14C basketball action in St. Regis Saturday.
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Lady Devils break it off with holidays, resume play
Breaking it off with the holiday break is never easy for high school sports teams.
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Cats take in a Gonzaga game together
One team’s chaos is another team’s pleasure.
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Plains-Hot Springs wrestlers medal in Arlee
The Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen wrestlers competed at the Arlee Christmas Tournament Dec. 20 and four Horsemen earned honors. “The tournament went great,” coach Jesse Jermyn said. “We had six out of eight place.”
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No. 9 St. Regis Tigers improve to 4-0
Rated No. 9 in the most recent Montana Class C basketball power poll, coach Jesse Allan’s St. Regis Tigers proved themselves worthy of such high ranking by defeating the Noxon Red Devils 73-24 in Noxon Dec. 20 to improve to 4-0 overall.
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Sidelines: The calm after is the calm before the storm
It is the calm after the storm; it is the calm before the storm.
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Tiger girls top Noxon before break
The St. Regis Tiger girls improved to 1-4 with a 58-24 win over the Red Devils in Noxon before the holiday break. First-year coach Zack Lott will guide his team into another District 14C game with Charlo Saturday in the Tigers’ next scheduled action.
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Young Guns top Silver Bullets in 45th Keg Bowl
Winning isn’t everything in the Keg Bowl, but it does make for a mighty fun chaser at game’s end, and means bragging rights for at least another year.
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Wrestlers get a second chance at Walt Trudy
For teams like the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks, the best part of the CM Russell Christmas Classic wrestling tournament is often the Walt Trudy Memorial portion of the event.
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Blue Hawk boys drop nonconference games
It’s not how you start; it is how you finish. And the Hawks still look to finish strong.
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Trotters take two losses heading into break
Coach Brooks Sanford and his Plains Trotters seem to keep getting the best of both basketball worlds in Classes B and C
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Hot Springs girls hold off Tigers in OT
Playing clutch basketball when it counted, the Hot Springs Savage Heat girls defeated the visiting St. Regis Tigers 58-56 in overtime in Hot Springs Dec. 16.
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Goal-oriented Red Devils learn as they go
Noxon girls basketball coach Cory Brodmerkle gives her young Lady Red Devils goals before each game, and her team keeps meeting or exceeding those goals.
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Annual Keg Bowl kicks off Saturday
The locally famous Keg Bowl, unofficially one of the longest running for-fun football bowl games anywhere, will be played for the 45th year running Saturday east of Thompson Falls.
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Horsemen go cold heading into break
Playing solid basketball otherwise, the cold-shooting Plains Horsemen could not overcome the lack of scoring the cold shooting caused and fell 58-36 to the Lincoln Lynx in Plains Friday.
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Lady Hawks top Anaconda Copperheads, 45-20
To say the Lady Hawks’ shooting in Saturday’s 41-31 loss to the Blackhawks in Seeley Lake Saturday was bad is a dry understatement.
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Bobcats stop Vikings, 68-61
Practice? Who needs practice?
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T-Falls boys win one, lose one in Shelby
The Shelby Tournament last week was all about learning for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys. Learning to take some lumps as well as how to dish some out, coach Jake Mickelson’s young Hawks fell 72-21 to powerful Malta Friday before bouncing back to beat host Shelby 71-65 Saturday.
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Rice leads Trotters over Tigers
Led by a stellar effort from sophomore Hadyn Rice, who scored 22 points, cleared eight rebounds, grabbed three steals and blocked four shots, the Plains Trotters improved to 2-1 on the season with a 55-43 win over the visiting Darby Tigers in Plains Friday.
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Bobcat boys drop non-conference games
The Superior Bobcat boys dropped a pair of tough non-conference basketball games last week, falling 68-46 to Lincoln in Superior Thursday and 49-45 to Seeley-Swan in Seeley Lake Friday.
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Arbogast, Crabb medal at Bob Kinney
Dillon Arbogast won third place at 126 pounds and Cael Crabb third at 138 to highlight Superior Bobcat efforts in the Bob Kinney Memorial wrestling tournament in Superior Saturday.
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Cats top Lynx, fall to Blackhawks
Count on the Lady Cats for excitement, win or lose.
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Captains lead Blue Hawks in Kinney Memorial
The captains led the way for the way for the Blue Hawk wrestlers in the Bob Kinney Memorial tournament in Superior Saturday.
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Savage Heat get defensive in victory of Victor
Defense was the name of the game for the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat in a 51-27 victory over the visiting Lady Pirates in Hot Springs Saturday. The Heat were to have played at Arlee Thursday but that game was cancelled, Hot Springs coach Brady Ovitt said.
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Lady Red Devils grow as they go
The Noxon Lady Red Devis are growing into a good team as they go, and coach Corey Brodmerkle couldn’t be prouder.
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Holotta takes second at Bob Kinney tourney
BillRay Holotta won second place at 150 pounds to highlight Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen efforts in the Bob Kinney Memorial wrestling tournament in Superior Saturday.
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Lady Hawks learn from tough trip to Shelby
Mike Tessier knew the Shelby Tournament would be a tough tournament to play going in, but he wouldn’t want it any other way anyway. Only the good teams come to play in Shelby, it seems.
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Noxon hosts two games this week
The Noxon Red Devil boys, after graduating eight seniors off last year’s very, very good basketball team, is looking for a new identity.
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Blocking out a priority for Horsemen
Blocking out is a priority for Plains boys basketball coach Tyrel Allen right now.
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St. Regis boys down Eagles, 73-43
The St. Regis Tigers built on their still rising mojo in Missoula Thursday, using a scoring run right before halftime to build a good lead and controlled the action the rest of the game on their way to a 73-43 win over Valley Christian.
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Sidelines: 50 years of Superior wrestling marches on
The quote was pulled from somewhere that doesn’t really matter, but was does matter is the faces behind it. The faces of Gary Tourtelotte, Bob Kinney and Clark Conrow, the guys that truly started it all in Superior wrestling.
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Hawks battle stiff mat competition in Polson
If you were looking for some stiff competition, the Owen Invitational was a good place to start.
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Lady Hawks return many, hope for more
Gabi, Addy D, Solveig, Annalise and Emma will have to hold down the fort until Aubrey and Addy T return. And oh yeah, Audrey, just a freshman, might have something to add to this Thompson Falls girls basketball story too.
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Brock wins Owen Invite title
Led by Brock Ryan, who claimed the meet championship at 157 pounds, the Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen made a fine showing at the Owen Invitational wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday in Polson.
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Local teams take on the Hamilton Tip-Off
District 14C boys and girls basketball teams began 2025-26 season play in a big way at the Tip-Off Tournament in Hamilton last week in games played at the high school and junior high gymnasiums, alternating the use of the facilities each day.
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Lady Bobcats run to wins to start season
It may be basketball season but Superior Bobcat girls coach Jeff Schultz wants his team thinking of another fast-paced sport.
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Tigers go 2-0 at Tip-Off tournament
Just wait until the Tigers put together two good halves in one game.
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Plains hosts basketball-athon to start season
It was a basketball-athon, non-stop action virtually all day long, at the Tip-Off tournament in Plains Saturday as the high school basketball season officially began across Montana last week.
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Bobcat girls open season against Hamilton
The Superior Lady Bobcats just can’t wait to get out there and run, run, run; and have some fun doing it.
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St. Regis boys look to defend district crown
In basketball, when the backbone is gone, you grow a new backbone.
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Sidelines: Winter sports storm is about to break
It truly is the calm before the storm; but the storm is about to break.
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Blue Hawk wrestling teams hope to make it happen
The motivation and experience is there, now it is a matter of making it happen on the mat.
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Hawk championship season will be hard to follow
Talk about a hard act to follow.
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Red Devils, Savage Heat earn All-State honors
Justice Kayser and Cam Wengert of Noxon, and Ben Aldridge and Samson Jakabosky of Hot Springs have been named to the 6-Man All-State and Northwest All-Conference 6-Man football teams.
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Hawk soccer stars earn All-Conference nods
Five Thompson-Falls-Plains-St. Regis Blue Hawk soccer players – three girls and two boys – have been honored as Northern A All-Conference selections.
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Blue Hawks honor their own
The final numbers are in and the Thompson Falls football Blue Hawks are honoring several of their own with 2025 team awards.
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Justin Morgan wins Frontier XC title, All-American honors
Running wasn’t always Justin Morgan’s favorite thing, but he sure is a big wheel in the sport now.
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Sidelines: Winter sports begin soon; football champs crowned
Who will be the game changers this winter?
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Lady Hawks, Trotters earn 7B accolades
Local volleyball standouts Gabi Hannum and Addy Deal of Thompson Falls have been named first team all-conference and All-State B, and several other outstanding players from Thompson Falls and Plains have also been honored as selections for the 2025 District 7B All-Conference team.
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Local athletes earn 14C volleyball honors
The 2025 District 14C All-Conference volleyball team has been announced.
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Bobcats, Tigers selected for 8-man All-State
Six Mineral County high school football players have been named to the 2025 Montana 8-Man All-State football team.
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8-man All-Conference teams selected
Conference coaches have made their selections of players for post season honors following the completion of season play by Western conference 8-Man football teams.
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Sidelines: Looking back on fall sports
The 2025 fall sports seasons in cross country, soccer, football and volleyball have ended for all area teams and it’s time to reflect on what we just witnessed, to look back on what this year’s sports hath wrought.
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Bobcats season ends at Western C
Finishing the season with a fine run of play at tournament time, the Superior Bobcats completed the 2025 season competing at the Western C divisional tournament in Churchill last week.
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Lady Hawks finish fourth at divisionals
The Lady Hawks’ only wish is that they had more volleyball to play.
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Spartans take out Tigers in 8-man playoffs
The St. Regis Tigers’ magical 2025 football season came to an end in Scobey Saturday against the unbeaten Spartans. The hometown Spartans ran out to a big early lead and went on to post a 66-24 win in the Montana 8-Man quarterfinal contest.
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Hot Springs netters end season at divisional tourney
Coach Maria Begger’s Savage Heat volleyball team had its say this season, getting in their last words of the season at the Western C divisional tournament in Churchill last week.
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Trotters end play at Western B tourney
All in all, the Trotters had a ball with volleyball this fall.
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Sidelines: Playoffs march on, with or without you
There’s no going back now in high school sports.
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Tigers shut out Sheridan; next head to Scobey
It may have been the first high school football playoff game in St. Regis history, but it surely will not be the last. Not if this year’s team has anything to say about it.
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Sidelines: Third times a charm takes a long time
It turns out that St. Regis and Sheridan share some rather peculiar football history with each other. Call it a rather long-term rivalry with an interesting twist.
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Red Devils role models for future of Noxon football
The Red Devil role models.
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Bobcats fall to Flint Creek in Drummond
Color it Bobcat blue and red and call it another special season.
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Vikings, Heat, Bobcats move on to Western C tourney
The Charlo Vikings ran the table to win the tournament, the Hot Springs Savage Heat held up their end of the bargain by winning a solid second place, and the Superior Bobcats got their game together to grab third place in the District 14C volleyball tournament in Charlo Thursday and …
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Owen is State B champ, Cord wins third
Call him Owen, call him John Owen… whatever you call him you can now add this to his title – State B champion.
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Lady Hawks finish regular season on high note
Every coach alive hopes for one thing – for their team to be playing their best when it counts the most, at the end of the season right before the tournaments begin.
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Block, Franck pace Hawks at state meet
Maybe they were born to run.
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Noxon heads to Grass Range for playoff game
A man’s man kind of football team, those Lincoln Lynx.
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Bobcats win on senior night, earn No. 4 seed
The Superior Bobcats wrapped up a playoff berth and celebrated their seniors with a 41-0 win over the visiting Victor Pirates in Superior Friday.
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Heat play three five-set matches in five days
Coach Maria Begger and her Savage Heat volleyball team like to get their money’s worth out of matches, and received full five-set returns on their investments last week.
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Trotters cap regular season with wins
Some stories do still have happy endings.
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District 14C tournament begins Thursday
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Hawks' football season ends in Eureka
Where one season ends, the next ones then begin.
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Horsemen register bittersweet win to end season
Call it bittersweet, albeit a little on the sweet side.
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Red Devils ready for rugged Lincoln Lynx
The playoffs begin early in Noxon this year. Like, right here, right now in the west end of Sanders County.
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Bobcats wallop Warriors, host Victor Pirates on Friday
The Superior Bobcats appear to be headed for a playoff berth in 6-Man football and coach Jeff Schultz thinks his team’s recent successes are directly tied to one thing that his team has done incredibly well lately, and that is the effective defense his boys have been playing.
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Hawks fall on rainy night in Missoula
On a rainy night and a muddy field in Missoula, the Hawks played well through the first half but eventually fell 41-14 to the Loyola Rams in Western conference 11-Man football action Friday.
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Tigers take down Pirates, host Charlo on Friday
Firming up their probable playoff position, the St. Regis Tigers took down the Victor Pirates 46-6 in Western C 6-Man football action in Victor Saturday.
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Plains harriers lead way in Western B-C
Lucky moose? Who needs a good luck charm when you can run like this?
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Lady Hawks hope to end season flying high
Happiness is… playing volleyball! At least that’s what the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks seem to think.
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Trotters edged by rival Hawks
The Plains Trotters played only one match last week but it was a doozy – a four-set match with Sanders County rival Thompson Falls. The Hawks managed to fight past the Trotters 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, but coach Kim Lakko’s netters battled the Hawks gamely for every point along the …
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Hawks harriers shine in the sun
Sun, sun, sun, beautiful run day.
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Allen Ranch is Montana Tree Farm of the Year
Good work is not only its own reward, it also wins awards.
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Red Devils stop Savage Heat
With a playoff berth possibly on the line, the Noxon Red Devils showed up to play Friday, coming up with a key 38-6 win over the Hot Springs Savage Heat at Jenny Lampshire Memorial Field in Noxon.
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Runners start in reverse, but end up ahead at Mission race
A reverse order start doesn’t mean running backward, but it does change the flavor of a race.
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River's Bend to host Western B-C races this week
Western B-C runners will gather at River’s Bend Thursday for the 2025 divisional cross country meet, in preparation for the State All-Class Meet in Missoula October 25 at the University of Montana golf course.
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Hawks bulldoze Wardens for conference win
To say it was a big win would be putting it too lightly.
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Bohn leads Tigers to homecoming win over Arlee
It was a homecoming game to remember for the St. Regis Tigers, especially for junior Nathan Bohn, who led the boys in green and white to a convincing 62-26 win over the visiting Arlee Warriors Friday.
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Improving Hawks fall in final soccer games
The Thompson Falls-Plains Blue Hawks ended their season on a positive note last week with coach Michael Scharfe reflecting on the growth his team has showed this fall.
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To play or not to play, the Heat must decide
It’s decision-making time in Hot Springs for the fate of Savage Heat football for the rest of the season.
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Owen and Cord excel at Mission race
Running the race the Mission Shadows Duals way, where the slower runners get a head start on the faster ones, the Plains cross country team still came away with impressive results.
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Injury bug bites Trotters
An injury bug, who needs one of those?
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Bobcats bounce Horsemen; prep for Arlee next
Looking like a team that’s headed for the playoffs more every day, the Superior Bobcats ran past the Plains Horsemen 48-6 in Superior Friday.
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Lady Hawks push past stubborn Bulldogs
When push came to shove, the Lady Hawks finally pushed their way past the stubborn Mission Bulldogs, winning a five-set thriller, a marathon of a volleyball match in Thompson Falls Tuesday.
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Savage Heat won't back down, race by Panthers
The Savage Heat will not back down. Especially not on their home field and especially not on homecoming night in Hot Springs.
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Horsemen return to action, play well against Arlee
After several weeks without a game, the Plains Horsemen returned to the football field Friday, hosting Arlee for homecoming and falling to the visiting Warriors 52-32 in spite of the Plains boys’ best efforts. Now 0-2 on the field and 0-6 overall with the missed games counted in, the Horsemen …
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Positive Panthers look ahead to Valier
The power of Panther positivity.
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Improving Hawk boys get Wrobleski back, fall to Loggers
Playing the game a little better every day, the Thompson Falls-Plains Blue Hawk boys soccer team dropped a pair of well-played games to Libby last week, falling to the Loggers 3-2 in Libby Tuesday and 3-0 in Plains Thursday in Plains’ homecoming game.
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Bobcats fight the good net fight
The District 14C net wars continue until resolution of all conflicts is achieved.
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Darby drops Tigers; St. Regis to host Arlee Friday
That Townsend kid is the real McCoy.
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Bobcats fall to Blackhawks; Horsemen up next
As the No. 10 team facing the No. 6 Seeley-Swan Blackhawks on their home turf, the Superior Bobcats did not flinch, but still fell 56-42 to the conference-leading Blackhawks in Seeley Lake Friday.
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Trotters rally past Trojans for homecoming win
The Trotters celebrated homecoming week in Plains by defeating the visiting Troy Trojans 19-25, 25-15, 25-13, 28-26 at PHS Saturday.
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Hawks upended by Lions; host Bulldogs for Pink Night
Don’t forget the losses, but don’t dwell on them either.
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Hawk girls run win streak to three matches
In only the second year of its existence, the Thompson Falls-Plains-St. Regis Hawks girls soccer team is already making noise with a push towards a possible playoff spot
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Savage Heat tame tigers in three sets
The Savage Heat went to St. Regis and defeated the homestanding Tigers 25-20, 25-18, 25-15 in District 14C volleyball action Tuesday.
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Mission complete; Tigers set sights on Darby
With mission Mission accomplished, the St. Regis Tigers now set their sights on the Darby Tigers.
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Bobcats take down Darby; eye dangerous Blackhawks
The Superior Bobcat football team is still in it to win it.
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Runners converge on River's Bend for T-Falls Invite
Not too big, not too small, the Thompson Falls Invitational is just right – quite possibly the perfect competitive cross-country event.
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Hawks hesitate and Falcons take advantage
He who hesitates is lost, especially on the football field.
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PHOTOS Hot Springs volleyball in action
Hot Springs volleyball in action
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Trotters sweep matches with Arlee, Darby
The Plains Trotters won a pair of matches in Plains, both in three sets last week, defeating Darby Monday and turning back Arlee Friday.
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Rested Red Devils ready for action
Prepare for the best possible opponent each week and the rest will take care of itself.
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Undermanned Savage Heat host Alberton for homecoming
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, but sometimes numbers come into play.
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Hawks soccer falls to C-Falls, blank Browning
The Thompson Falls-Plains soccer Hawk boys split games last week, falling 10-0 to powerful Columbia Falls Tuesday in Thompson Falls and rebounding to defeat Browning 8-0 in Browning Friday.
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Hawks girls bounce back with win in Browning
The Thompson Falls-Plains-St. Regis girls soccer team bounced back from a tough home loss to Columbia Falls with a 5-0 win over Browning in Browning Friday.
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Hawks soccer hosts Columbia Falls in Plains
Coach Michael Scharfe and his Thompson Falls-Plains soccer squad may have lost 4-1 to Bigfork in Thompson Falls and 10-0 to powerful Whitefish in Whitefish Thursday, but not all is lost, there are still a lot of meaningful matches to play.
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Tigers host three volleyball matches
The St. Regis Tigers played three home matches last week and coach Kianna Branett’s Tigers defeated Two Eagle River 25-8, 25-13, 25-12 Tuesday, fell to Charlo 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 Thursday and lost to Seeley-Swan 25-13, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15 Saturday.
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Jermyn, Greer impressive at Mountain West Invite
When there are almost 600 competitive runners in a cross country race, a top 100 finish is a very impressive result, and a top 50 performance is even more newsworthy.
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Big game Heat race past Panthers
One big game leads to another.
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Hawks girls soccer hang with tough Bigfork squad
Let’s hear it for the conservative, disciplined approach to soccer, it might just be a winning formula.
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Bobcats bull past 'Dogs; host Darby Friday
Don’t forget about the Bobcats.
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Copperheads strike back at Thompson Falls
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks fell to the Anaconda Copperheads 63-14 in Western B football action at Previs Field Friday. Now 0-1 in conference play and 1-3 overall, coach Jared Koskela and his Hawks will host 0-0, 0-3 Florence this Friday, again at Previs Field.
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Savage Heat nudge past Bobcats
It was a seesaw match but, in the end, the momentum swung the home team’s way.
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Lady Hawks sting Trotters in county showdown
It could truly be called a stinging defeat in this instance at least.
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Determined Block leads Hawks at Mountain West
It’s hard to keep a good man down, especially when he really, really wants to run in the worst way. Or should we say in the best way?
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Young Hawks run in Mountain West
Those young ones can sure run, and are definitely worth watching into the future.
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Savage Heat shut down Heart Butte, 91-0
What’s not to like about that for Savage Heat fans?
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Blue Hawk harriers run well at Browning
Running in the Browning Invitational Saturday for the first time in many years, Blue Hawk harriers enjoyed the change of pace afforded by the new surroundings.
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Hawks play Wildcats tough on home turf
The Class A Columbia Falls Wildcats are traditionally one of the best boys soccer programs in Montana, year-in, year-out contenders for State hardware, and the 2025 edition of the Wildcats are no exception to that rule.
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Hawks host Copperheads for homecoming
Beware of the Copperheads! Beware of the Blue Hawks! Who is to be believed?
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Bobcats win again, eye key game in Mission
In lockdown mode the last two weeks, the Superior Bobcats hope to keep the defensive pressure on as they prepare for a key Western 8-Man football conference meeting with Mission Friday in Mission.
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Tigers trounce Trojans
The St. Regis Tigers turned on the defense and turned back the homestanding Troy Trojans 56-14 in Troy Friday. Now 2-1 in Western conference 8-Man football play, coach Jesse Allan and his Tigers are set to visit Plains for a date with the Horsemen this Friday.
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Trotters net one win, one loss in 7B volleyball
Win one, lose one, but the season still goes on.
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Call him Owen; John Jermyn wins best of class in Corvallis
Everyone in the Montana running world will soon know John Owen Jermyn’s first name preference.
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Horsemen open football season at Mission
A belated beginning is better than not playing at all, and most importantly the Horsemen proved that they wanted to be there.
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Vikings win first friendly with Savage Heat
The first round goes to Charlo, but Hot Springs coach Maria Begger fully expects to see the Lady Vikings again soon, and welcomes the opportunity to play their friendly rivals again.
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Lady Hawks seek improvement
Sure, wins are good and losses are bad, but Thompson Falls volleyball coach Sandra Kazmierczak is not too worried about all that right now. She thinks it’s the experience gained that counts the most.
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Red Devils top visiting Valier Panthers, 37-33
The visiting Valier Panthers would not go down easy but the hometown Noxon Red Devils eventually prevailed 37-33 at Jenny Lampshire Field in 6-Man football action Friday.
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Northwest Montana communities gather to recall Sept. 11
The soccer matches did not go down as scheduled, but the large tribute to first responders and all area emergency personnel certainly did. In a different yet just as meaningful manner.
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Heat start, finish fast, top Shields Valley
Rocketing out to a fast start, the Hot Springs Savage Heat built a 20-0 lead early and kept up the pace all game long in winning 84-51 on the road in Shields Valley Friday in Western C 6-Man football action.
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Trotters volleyball sweeps scrappy Tigers
The Tigers played tough but the Trotters had the horses in the end.
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Hawks boys create opportunities
Call it creating the space to excel.
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Hawks surge past Loyola
Watch out when the Lady Hawks get the old gym rocking.
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Improving Hawks to face Colstrip in Butte
The Hawks aren’t singing the blues; they want to rock and roll.
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Hawks girls score sweet-spot soccer wins
They call it Coca-Cola soccer, and it hit the sweet spot for the Thompson Falls-Plains-St. Regis girls in two matches last week, an important 1-0 road win over Polson Thursday and a 10-0 victory over Browning in Plains Saturday.
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Bobcats adjust, cruise by Troy Trojans
Football is a game of adjusting, to opponents and to your own strengths and weaknesses.
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Plains harriers compete at Kalispell
Plains cross country teams competed in the Flathead Invitational in Kalispell Saturday and John Jermyn and Cord Greer led the way.
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PHOTOS: Sanders County Fair stock sale
Images from the Sanders County Fair stock sale.
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Blackhawks bully Tigers in big 8-man win
ST. REGIS - The big, bad Seeley-Swan Blackhawks might be the bullies on the block in Western 8-Man football but that doesn’t mean the Tigers were all that impressed with them last Friday in St. Regis, they played to win.
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Hawks xc runners beat the heat at Kalispell
A little of the hot stuff is all right, but cross-country runners really prefer the weather to be a little cooler. Especially when wildfire smoke is added into the running and breathing equation.
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Sanders County Fair Rodeo action
Sanders County Fair Rodeo action
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 5 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AGO
Sidelines: Numbers game affecting area football teams
It’s the numbers game and it’s another entirely different game played within the game of football. A few area teams are struggling with the numbers crunch of too few players to go around.
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Double lightning indemnity strikes, Wolves top Hawks 14-12
Call it double lightning indemnity, and chalk one up to Mother Nature and her mysterious ways.
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CJI cools off Savage Heat in 6-man opener
The Hot Springs Savage Heat opened the 6-Man football season in Hot Springs Friday and the undermanned but feisty Savage Heat fell 52-8 to visiting Chester-Joplin-Inverness, one of the best 6-Man teams in Montana this season.
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Tigers claw back to win I-90 showdown
After a back-and-forth battle through the first half, the St. Regis Tigers roared back from a 10-point deficit to claw past the Mineral County rival Superior Bobcats 48-30 in the Western C 8-Man opener for both teams at St. Regis Friday night.
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Blue Hawks host Wolves to open football season
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks will open the prep football season hosting the Cut Bank Wolves in a non-conference Class B game at Previs Field in Thompson Falls at 7 p.m. Friday.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 5 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AGO
Trotter volleyball futures are rising
The temperature, and excitement, in Plains volleyball is rising and Trotter coach Kim Lakko is hoping to help her team cook up some more great net play this season.
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High school sports begin in a big way
High school sports wait for no one.
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Sidelines: It's all about living; not just surviving
It is all about living, not just surviving. Take that from someone who knows.
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Sidelines: For the love of sports
Introductions are in order to readers of the Valley Press/Mineral Independent. I am the new guy on the sports beat for VP-MI, the new reporter set to cover high school sports in Sanders and Mineral counties starting later this month.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 MONTHS AGO
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