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The Plains Trotters took their second consecutive win Saturday when they showed Superior who was superior, claiming victory in four games at home. The Superior Lady Bobcats defeated the Trotters the first game 25-23, but head coach Kim Lakko said she wasn't concerned. "The girls are competitors, one set is not the end of a match. The girls played to win and to climb back on top through a fourth set," said Lakko, who was the team's assistant coach last year, but she and Jesse Butcher switched roles this year and Butcher took over the junior...
Noxon's first home football game came down to the last play on Friday as they beat the Valier Panthers 32-26. With less than a minute left in the game, the Panthers were within 10 yards of the goal line, but the Noxon defense boosted their efforts and forced a turnover on downs to stop the visitors. The Red Devils had the ball for the first drive but were unable to score early in the game. Valier returned their first possession for a touchdown and took a 6-0 lead. When Noxon got the ball a...
The Blue Hawk volleyball team got their first action on their home court last Thursday as they welcomed the Florence Falcons to Thompson Falls. Though the Hawks lost in three sets, Coach Sandra Kazmierczak is excited to see what the team accomplishes this season. The Hawks opened the season the week before at the Choteau tournament. "They did great there," Kazmierczak said. "We took seventh out of 15 teams and they played really good volleyball there." Coach Kazmierczak said that last week they...
The Plains High School cross country team had a good showing at the Flathead Invitational, talking first place of the four Class B schools. Several Plains runners had personal bests, including Trotter Marina Tulloch, a sophomore, who finished first in Class B with a time of 19:41.93 and fourth overall out of 127 girls from 18 schools from across Montana. The first Horseman across the finish line was freshman Owen Jermyn, who finished fifth in his class at 17:17.63, also a personal best. The...
JOLIET 23, THOMPSON FALLS 14 The Blue Hawk football team hit the road taking on the Joliet JHawks sinking 23-14. The JHawks were able to break past Thompsons defense to score the first touchdown, while the Blue Hawks tried but were unable to answer with their own touchdown. This would be the only score in the first quarter. Headed into the second quarter Thompson was able to gain a swift two yard run to tie up the game early. The Hawks defense was able to keep Joliet from finding the end zone for much of the second quarter. But with minutes...
It looked as though the Plains Horsemen football team was going to have their second consecutive victory of the season, but the second half of the game said otherwise. The Horsemen had a 20-point lead going into the third quarter, but with three key players injured - two out for the game - and a pumped up and revitalized Darby team, the Tigers clawed themselves to a 36-34 conquest. Both teams were undefeated at the beginning of Friday's game. The Horsemen had claimed a 51-8 triumph over the...
The Thompson Falls cross country team crossed state lines last weekend to compete at Farragut State Park in Idaho. “We ran JV at this meet. There were LOTS of teams there, so the competition was great in all the races,” head coach Sarah Naegeli said. Blue Hawk Weston Block had a time of 20 minutes, 10 seconds, with teammate Balke Shusterman coming in at 20:54.Nathan Baxter crossed the finish line in 21:46, while Tuff Ryder (21:48) came in seconds behind. Luke Pastorius had a time of 22:21, and Jakob Molina came in at 25:02. Aubrey Baxter too...
by Ed Moreth It was a rough day for the Plains Trotters volleyball team that lost its first game of the season on its home court. The varsity girls started out slow, losing game one 25-10. The Loyola Breakers drew first blood and though the Trotters were able to tie things up, once their competitors got hot, Plains never got within seven points. Loyola again started out in the lead in game two and for a while kept the Trotters from putting more than a single point on the board. But when the loca...
Plains hosted youth soccer Saturday at the Amundson Sports Complex. Above left, Plains player Branson Fryxell gets the ball away from Thompson Falls Thunder player Daniel Berger during an U11 game. Plains won game 5-0. At right, Noxon's Bryson Purdy goes against Berger in a U11 game in which Thompson Falls won 5-0....
The Over the Hill Gang had the fun day scramble and yellow ball. The yellow ball winners were Dave Petteys, Bill Nolen and Howard Morkert, while the scramble winners were Rusty Haggard, Rich Hooten, and Roger Webster. Randy Hojem was closest to the pin on No. 10. Rick Kendall had closest to the pin on No. 5 and No. 8, along with the long drive on No. 6 for those 70 and over and a birdie on No. 5. Rich Hooten had the long putt on No. 3, as did Al Luckow on No. 6. Randy Hojem on No. 2, Dennis Gripp on No. 4 and No. 9, Liz Morkert on No. 7 and...
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POLSON 9, THOMPSON FALLS 4 The Thompson Falls/Plains Blue Hawk soccer team hosted the Polson Lady Pirates, falling 9-4. The Pirates were quick to score at the top of the first half, and while the Blue Hawks tried, they were unable to answer with their own goal. Polson would score two more goals within the first eight minutes of the game. “We gave up an early penalty and then committed a couple of quick defensive errors leading to early scores,” said head coach Nick Lawyer. But the ladies never faltered and kept their offense strong, let...
DRUMMOND 3, HOT SPRINGS 0 The Hot Springs Savage Heat hosted their first game taking on the Drummond Trojans, falling in three sets. In the first set Drummond was quick to take an early lead over Hot Springs, and they were able to keep their lead 9-3. The Savage Heat tried to keep up with the Trojans but they couldn't gain the lead and soon Drummond had a massive 10 point lead. That was until Hot Springs' own Brooke Jackson was able to serve up several aces to bring the score to 18-14.The...
For the first time in nearly 10 years Plains High School hosted a cross country meet and the results were positive for the local athletes. Eight Horsemen and six Trotters took part in the Plains Sanders County Fair Cross Country Meet, the school's first home cross country meet Friday against the Arlee Warriors and Scarlets. The 3.1-mile race course was held on the property of Joel and Wendy Collett about one mile into the woods off Combest Creek Road. "I'm happy that we are able to put on a...
THOMPSON FALLS 48, CONRAD 45 The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks hit the road for their first game taking on the Conrad Cowboys, securing the 48-45 victory. The Cowboys opened the game with the first touchdown, but were quickly answered with a massive 60-yard touchdown by Hawk senior Braedon Ferris. Conrad tried to break past the Hawk defense but was unable to before Kaiden Robins was able to score a touchdown, giving Thompson Falls a five-point lead. The Cowboys dominated the second quarter with...
THOMPSON 0, LONE PEAK 10 Previs field had a different look to it Saturday as the newly formed Plains-Thompson Falls Blue Hawk girls soccer team hosted their first game of the season, taking on the Lone Peak Big Horns and falling 10-0. Both teams started out putting pressure on each other, but the Big Horns were quick to show their competitiveness and were able to sneak a shot past the keeper to score their first goal. The Blue Hawks held their own and were able to get the ball down the field....
The Thompson Falls cross country team took to Ronan for the Canal Bank Run. The course is three miles along the canal, a dirt and gravel road, with lots of sunshine. Freshman Weston Block had a great time of 19 minutes 31 seconds, while Blake Shusterman had a time of 20:52. Tuff Ryder came in behind with 22:20, and Nathan Baxter finished in 22:48. Luke Pastorius (22:51) and Jakob Molina (27:24) also had a great race. “Weston also ran on the varsity team as an eighth grader last year, and ran a fantastic first freshman race in the heat!” said co...
With the air getting cooler it could only mean two things, the start of school and school sports. Fall sports this year include football, volleyball, cross country, and the newly formed Plains-Thompson Falls soccer teams. Get ready for Friday nights under the lights with your Sanders County football teams with the first games starting August 30, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks hit the road in their first game taking on the Conrad Cowboys. The Noxon Red Devils also hit the road taking on the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans for their first game of the...
A familiar sight at River's Bend Golf Course came crashing down Monday during Over the Hill play. About 11 a.m., Ray Marshall said he was 50 yards from the green on No. 3 when the stump of an old tree came crashing down. "It made a loud noise when it hit the ground and shattered into many pieces," Marshall said Monday. No one was harmed when the tree fell. A top portion of the tree, which was dedicated to the late Henry Hammill, fell in 2009 during a windstorm. Bruce Craw didn't let the fallen...
The Feed-N-Fuel team of Russ Wood, Mike Normandin, David Petteys, and Doug Gunderson took the lead and the low team gross score with 184, secruing the win for the seacond half of the season, while the NLC Inc. team (Bill Nolen, Mike Lilly, Scott Rasor and Mike Tessier) was able to score the team low net score with 140. Nolen shot the low individual gross score of 39, while also earning a chip-in on No. 4, the long putt on No. 6 and closest to the pin on No. 5. Mike Lilly had the low individual net of 31. Dave Garr was closest to pin on No. 2,...
The Custom Solutions team of Bob Brown, Doug Fisher, John Owens and Tom Pride had the right strokes Wednesday with their low gross 172, while the Double H team (Jared Haas, Eric Sterich, Jason Anderson,and Jason Helvey) took the low net score with 145. Mike Baxter shot the low gross round of 41, while John Owens had the low net of 33. Chadd Laws was closest to pin on No. 2, Wil Mitchell was closest to pin on No. 8. Mike Thilmony won closest to pin on No. 5 and also had the long putt on No. 3. Dan Kier sank the long putt on No. 6., Doug...
The Thompson Falls-Plains soccer team started its inaugural season with practices Friday and Saturday on Previs Field. "I'm very excited for this year," said Michael Scharfe, head coach for the Thompson Falls-Plains Blue Hawks boys team. Nick Lawyer, head coach for the new girls team, also held practice on the Thompson Falls football field Friday and Saturday. The Thompson Falls School Board voted in favor of the co-op fall soccer team last March. The teams are composed of students from eighth g...
Feed N Fuel really fueled their golf game on Tuesday as Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Dave Petteys and Doug Gunderson combined for the low team gross of 180, while Bear Muscle Fitness (Steve Fairbank, John Mosher, Cody Mosher and Doug Robichaud) had the low team net of 148. Scott Pardee proved his skills with the low individual gross score of 38, and Rusty Haggard shot the low net of 31. Pardee was also closest to the pin on no. 2, while Haggard got a chip-in during his round. Robichaud’s drive was closest to the pin on No. 5 and No. 8, w...
It was wild Wednesday at River’s Bend last week as the Wild Coyote team of Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert and Dave Petteys howled their way to a win with a combined 173. Edward Jones carded the low team net, with Dan Kier, Wil Mitchell, Jesse Mack and Ryan Craven carding a 137. Mitchell’s 38 was the low gross score for the evening, with Jay Deal scoring the low net of 32. Doug Fisher was closest to the pin on No. 2, with Mike Thilmony taking that honor on No. 5 and John Mosher on No. 8. Mosher also sank the long putt on No. 3,...
Some golf leagues may be winding down, but the Over the Hill Gang is keeping the momentum going on Monday’s at River’s Bend Golf Course. Dave Gar shot the low men’s gross of 42 on Monday, while Ray Hoff had the low net of 32. Lana Nolen’s 49 was the low gross for the day, while Kristy Beaty carded the low net of 38. Gary Thompson sank the long putt on No. 4 and had the closest drive on No. 8. Dave Petteys won for the longest putt on No. 2, with Dennis Gripp taking that honor on No. 3, Rusty Haggard on No. 6, Bruce Sterling on No. 7, Doug De...
