Articles from the January 17, 2019 edition
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Residents rally in Helena
Sanders County was well represented in Helena last Friday as 18 county residents, out of roughly 2,000 total Montanans, showed support for preserving the heritage of Montana's 30 million acres of...
Trae, Roman, Dakota medal
Packing a potent 1-2 punch at 113 and 120 pounds, where Trae Thilmony and Roman Sparks won first and second place, and at 182, where Dakota Irvine grappled down second place, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks scored 77.5 team points and finished in...
Rising to the challenge
After catching the State B champs on the rebound, the Hawk boys almost rebounded with their biggest win of the season. Coach Jake Mickelson and his Blue Hawks, two nights after catching Bigfork on...
Vanderwall wins 3rd Choteau title
The great Russell Kujala never did this. James DeTienne and Andrew Leichtnam, two other fabled P-HS state champion wrestlers, never did either. But now, Plains senior Josiah Vanderwall has, and he hopes to use it as a springboard for even bigger and...
It's Ted Kato time
The Ted Kato Invitational is not just another wrestling tournament; in Sanders County it has become an annual tradition. Formerly named the Thompson Falls Invitational, the tourney was re-branded as t...
Trotters down Devils, Eagles
The Plains Trotters stayed unbeaten in 2019 by defeating Noxon 36-24 Friday in Plains and Two Eagle River in District 14C basketball action last week, although scoring details from the Two Eagle game in Pablo could not be tracked down at press time....
Lady Devils deal with pressure
The Noxon Lady Red Devils are young and inexperienced, but they get a little older and a little wiser every time they play. Coach Ryan Weltz and his Lady Devils put two more games of living and...
Heat girls struggle from line
The scourge of the free throw – it has been a nagging problem for coaches since the beginning of basketball time. If you can make most of your free throws, you can win even when you are not playing that well. If you miss most of your free throws, y...
Hot Springs boys are a tough out
You might outscore the Savage Heat, but you will never truly defeat them that way. No matter what, they will keep after it until the final buzzer, win or lose. Coach Cameron Barber’s persistent if undermanned Hot Springs boys split District 14C b...
Lady Hawks look to shore up defense
Playing good defense is all about position, about being in the right place at the right time. Suffering through a few defensive lapses, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks lost twice last week, falling...
Horsemen ride to 2 more wins
The Plains Horsemen rode to another pair of District 14C conference wins last week, driving past the Noxon Red Devils 40-33 in Plains Friday and taking down the Two Eagle River Eagles 60-32 in Pablo...
Devils show effort
Put in your best effort and give winning a chance. Noxon boys basketball coach Bart Haflich wanted his Red Devil boys to show a little more of that effort that Noxon is famous for in Plains Friday...
Bowling Scores
THOMPSON FALLS BOWLING BEAUTIES W L Realty Northwest 37 27 Clay Pots 35 29 Mad Hatters 33 31 B & D Trucking 33 31 Gardner Ranch 32 32 Sunflower Gallery 22 42 Team Scr. Game: Realty Northwest, 427; Scr. Series: Realty Northwest, 1266; Hcp. Game:...
