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Eggstravaganza 'a delight'
More than 20 volunteers helped stuff over 7,000 plastic eggs with candy and golden eggs filled with a dollar bill the week before the 10th annual Trout Creek Easter Eggstravaganza. Then last...
Question of the week
DONNA SCHEITER, Plains - “Wearing my hair long.” KIM HILL THOMPSON, Thompson Falls - “Playing in the sand.” JESSE BYLER, Plains - “Playing in the sandbox.” ROBB HILL, Thompson Falls - “Reading comic books.” JOEL WHITE, Trout Creek - “Hunting becaus...
Plains track off to a great start
The Plains Horsemen and Trotters headed to Eureka to take part in the Good Friday Easter Bunny track meet last Friday. Starting the day Nicholass Hill proved his quick footedness, earning third place in the 100 meters with a time of 12 seconds....
Hawks, Devils open season in Frenchtown
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks and the Noxon Red Devils went to Frenchtown for their first meet of the track season, taking on 25 teams between Class A, B and C. “I thought our athletes went out and competed hard. The veterans, returning from last y...
Red Devils score first win
The Red Devils hit the road first taking on the Frenchtown Broncs falling 0-22. Coming out on the top of the first the Red Devils would be able to get a man on base but were unable to score, while in the bottom Frenchtown was able to get on the...
Plains, TF golfers tee off 2024 season
The Plains golf team hosted a nine-hole match last Friday with Thompson Falls and Superior joining the competition. Thompson brought 10 players, five boys and five girls. The Horsemen/Trotters did...
Red Devils fall to Pirates in opener
The Noxon-Thompson co-op baseball team had their inaugural game of their inaugural season, traveling to Polson to take on the Pirates last Saturday. The Red Devils fell 2-20 in just three innings to the Pirates, who won the state championship in...
Plains, T. Falls players honored
Several basketball players in Thompson Falls and Plains were honored recently with All-Conference designation. Lady Hawk Gabi Hannum, a sophomore, was named an All-State player in District 7B, as was junior Hawk Bryson LeCoure. Solveig Nygaard and...
Archery club sees success
If you walked into the Thompson Falls Junior High gym on Sundays starting the first weekend of December until the last week of April, you would be met with the sound of arrows cutting through the air, followed by the soft thump of those arrows...
Red Devils gear up for first competition
It’s almost baseball season, and with that comes the Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op team of the Red Devils, with 24 kids on the team total, 16 from Noxon and eight from Thompson. Coach Lucas MacArthur said the team is practicing where they can, mostly i...
Hot Springs girls move on
The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat brought the hardware home last weekend, taking second at the 14-C District tournament in Polson, securing themselves a spot at divisionals. The Savage Heat boys finish...
Hot Springs, Noxon split wins
In the last week of regular season play, Hot Springs and Noxon faced off on the west end of the county, splitting games with the Savage Heat girls beating Noxon and the Red Devil boys beating Hot Spri...
Hawks finish regular season with wins
It was a winning week for the Blue Hawks as they finished up their regular season last week with both the boys and girls beating Troy on the road last Thursday and besting the Superior Bobcats...
Hot Springs falls to Charlo
CHARLO 60, HOT SPRINGS 39 The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat took to the road one last time for the regular season falling to the Charlo Lady Vikings 60-39. The powerhouse Charlo team came out getting the first points and quickly shutting down the...
LeCoure puts up 36 in Hawk win
THOMPSON FALLS 73, MISSION 42 The Blue Hawk basketball team had a massive 73-42 win in Mission last Thursday, putting up impressive numbers. Junior Bryson LeCoure had an incredible game, getting 36 points for Thompson Falls. “Everyone knew he could d...
Savage Heat girls win, boys fall
HOT SPRINGS 49, ST. REGIS 20 The Lady Savage Heat hosted the St. Regis Lady Tigers, taking the home win. Hot Springs came out on fire, getting the first points on the board. They would put full court...
Red Devils edge out Charlo, Alberton at home
NOXON 61, CHARLO 55 The Noxon Red Devils hosted the Charlo Vikings, securing the win on their home court. The Vikings would be the first to put points on the board, but the quick-footed Red Devils...
P-HS wrestling takes three championships at Mission Valley
The Savage-Horsemen wrestlers took to the Mission Valley Championships, with three wrestlers taking first place, two taking second place, and four wrestlers finishing in third. Beau Crabb was the first Savage-Horsemen to take the podium in the...
Wrestlers grapple for Kato glory
As a first-time wrestler watcher the 28th annual Ted Kato Invitational was a perfect start. There was no shortage of great wrestling there. I think I even saw the definition of determination, as a...
Devils beat Hot Springs in OT
NOXON 58, HOT SPRINGS 53 The Noxon Red Devils took things to the next level last Saturday with an exciting overtime win over the Savage Heat in Hot Springs. Swiftly the Red Devils came out putting...
Horsemen gallop to victory in Mission
Plains was on the road last week for basketball, traveling to Mission on Thursday and Eureka on Saturday. PLAINS 57, MISSION 49 The Horsemen beat the Bulldogs 57-49. Swiftly the Bulldogs came out of the cage aggressively putting the first points on...
Powerhouse Hawks win at home
THOMPSON FALLS 65, TROY 45 The Blue Hawks hit the home court to take on the Troy Trojans securing the win 65-45. Although the Trojans won the jump off it would be the soaring Blue Hawks who would...
TFHS ready for wrestling
This weekend is the 28th annual Ted Kato Memorial wrestling tournament held in Thompson Falls with 16 teams coming together, Arlee, Fort Benton, Polson JV, Darby, Mission, Plains, Superior, Priest River Idaho, Sandpoint ID, Cascade, Fairfield, Deer...
P-HS hits the road for competition
by Skye Hill Though their travel plans changed a bit, the Savage-Horsemen wrestling team found some good competition over the weekend. Plains-Hot Springs was originally scheduled to travel to Choteau for a tournament last weekend, but changed plans...
Trotters win, Horsemen lose against Superior
by Skye Hill SUPERIOR 50, PLAINS 44 The Horsemen took on the Superior Bobcats, losing at home 44-50. Swiftly the Bobcats were able to win the tip-off. It would be the Horsemen who would earn the first points on the board. Putting full-court pressure...
