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What will 2018 fire season bring?
Into the fire season we go. Fire season has not really gotten hot yet in western Montana, and local wildland fire officials hope to keep the 2018...
the ART of the BUGLE
Did that majestic bull elk just tip its crowned head, with seven gnarly royal points on each side, e...
Agencies prepare for f ire season
by John Hamilton When it comes to wildfire, complacency is the enemy; and the makings of another hot fire season seem to be in place. With the memory...
Hill gang golfers enjoy Monday play
You have to get up pretty early in the morning if you are going to be part of the Over the Hill golfing gang. Okay, you really don’t have to get up...
Cougs to host 2 twinbills
If you haven't seen them play yet, this weekend's games in Plains could be the last chance you get...
One more game
The much-decorated Thompson Falls student-athlete Jase Sorenson got the chance to play one more football game as a Blue Hawk, before flying away to No...
Kassidy, Kelsey, Stacy earn B-C softball recognition, honors
by John Hamilton Three Sanders County softball players have been named to the 2018 Western B-C...
Montana State Target Shoot hits bull's eye
Randy Pirker did not invent competitive archery shooting, but he did help make it a big deal in...
Riech returns to teach throwers
The legend returns; and here comes an opportunity to learn from two of the masters of javelin throwing in the United States. Legendary Hot Springs ath...
Red Devil rising
by John Hamilton Red Devil rising; and he is not finished yet. Goal-oriented Noxon junior Levi...
Plains athletes bond on State C excursion
Plains track and field coach Denise Montgomery knows there is a lot more to being a team than...
Blue Hawk thinclads compete at State B meet
One season into her Thompson Falls track and field coaching job, Trenna Ferris is thinking she is...
Trotters drop two close ones at State B-C tourney
The Plains-Hot Springs Trotters now know they belong among the best, and will make another run at ad...
Young Lady Hawks play well but fall
It was only a little over two months long, but the Lady Hawks' return to the playing fields of compe...
Hawks 4th, 5th in Western B
The Thompson Falls boys won fourth and the Lady Hawks fifth at the Western B-C divisional track and...
Plains thinclads move on
In Class C, only the best of the best even get the opportunity to move on to the State C track and f...
Devil athletes score big
Little big team. The Noxon Red Devil track and field teams, not big in numbers but long on talent and desire, accorded themselves quite well at the...
Trotters win way to State B-C tournament
It has been a great run so far; why should the fun stop now? The Plains-Hot Springs Trotters fought...
Hawks excel at State B
Only four-strong, the Thompson Falls golfing team made quite a splash at the State B golf...
Zeroing in on State
They are the Blue Hawks' fearless foursome of the golfing links, and they are currently competing...
A final rehearsal
Consider this the final rehearsal before the real thing. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk track and fiel...
Trotters win Twilight Zone battle
There is a dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space as...
Plains track teams hope to move on
Even without one of their best, they are still among the best. Competing without their defending State C champion Jessica Thompson (who won the C...
Now is the time in prep track wars
If you really want to get to the next level, this week's divisional track meets in Frenchtown are...
Red Devils shine bright in 14C meet
The Noxon Red Devil track and field teams made quite a splash in last week’s two-day District 14C meet in Missoula, winning a strong second place...
