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Runners from Plains, Thompson Falls and Hot Springs competed at Saturday's MHSA State meet at the University of Montana Golf Course in Missoula. It was a great day for racing according to Plains coach Jesse Jermyn. "We were blessed with great weather and a well put together meet, so props to Anders Brooker [event organizer] and his team." With conditions in the runners' favor, participants from each school posted excellent times on a course with hilly terrain that provided some challenges. The...
The script read like a Hollywood movie on a night where the Plains Trotters honored their seniors Izzy Butcher, Lexa Craft, Genna Deschamps, Madison Elliott and Kaylah Standeford. It was a game for the ages as Coach Jesse Butcher’s team pulled off a heroic comeback. In a season marred by new rotations and missing starters, Plains pulled it all together Friday night to rally from a two set deficit to defeat the Troy Trojans 22-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 16-14. The first set opened with the teams g...
It was a great week to be a Blue Hawk last week as Coach Jared Koskela's football team clinched the No. 1 overall seed for the Western Division heading to the playoffs and Coach Sandra Kazmierczak's volleyball squad clinched the #1 seed for the upcoming district tournament. It was yet another two-victory week for Kazmierczak's team as they defeated Troy (25-14, 25-12, 25-12) and then Plains (25-14, 25-9, 25-8). The Blue Hawks were led against Troy by senior captain Elli Pardee who tallied a team...
Entering last Friday night’s matchup against White Sulphur Springs, Coach Jim Lawson’s Hot Springs Savage Heat had the opportunity to win the Class-C six-man western division with a victory. The division title wasn’t meant to be this season however, as the Hornets overcame the rain and the stout Savage Heat defense to emerge victorious by a score of 8-6. Defense reigned supreme Friday night as both teams reached the end zone just one time, the difference being an extra point conversion by White...
Callie Cano (center) stood in her brother Nathan's place as an honorary captain for the coin toss before Noxon's final game of the regular football season last Friday. Nathan, a regular starter and team captain for the Red Devils, suffered a major head injury and was hospitalized last week during a football game. Valley Christian brought their own No. 2 jersey to center field to honor Cano and wish him a speedy recovery. Donations to help the family with Nathan's medical expenses can be placed...
Noxon's football squad welcomed in Valley Christian last Friday afternoon in a 6-Man Western division showdown with playoff seeding on the line. The Red Devils had the opportunity to improve from their fourth-place position in the division with a victory on Friday, but it wasn't Noxon's day as they fell by a score of 52-20. Valley Christian jumped out to a 30-0 first quarter lead that they never relinquished while they solidified their second-place finish in the division. Noxon was able to push...
Blustery fall weather is here, but many hardy anglers are still hitting the Flathead Lake, bringing in good numbers of lake trout entries in 2021 Fall Mack Days. The fishing event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Mack Days offers up to $200,000 in cash and prizes. Three $5,000 tagged lake trout, five $1,000 tagged lake trout plus over 9,000 fish tagged with values from $500 to $100. Another $1,000 tagged lake trout sponsored by Bretz RV and Marine of Missoula for cre...
As our local sports teams head toward the finish line of their respective seasons, it’s not hard to forget just how different things were one year ago at this time. From Sanders County to professional sports arenas, the silence created by a lack of spectators last season was deafening. Now that fans are back in attendance, it’s easy to appreciate all of the different dynamics that were sorely missed in 2020. Since we are approaching the season of giving thanks, I’d like to point to two recen...
The Hot Springs Savage Heat traveled to Noxon Monday for the final regular season match before the teams head to Superior this weekend to compete in the District 14C volleyball tournament. Lauryn Aldridge of Hot Springs (left) blocks a hit from Red Devil Emily Brown. Noxon will face Superior in the first round of the district rounament, while Hot Springs will match up against St. Regis....
The Hot Springs Savage Heat crowned their homecoming royalty during Friday's game against White Sulphur Springs. Jack McAllister was announced as king and Moira Lonergan as queen....
