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The Over the Hill Gang had some fun on Monday with a game of “Mutt and Jeff,” which had golfers adding up their scores on the two par three holes (5 and 8) and the two par fives (2 and 3) for a total. Rick Kendall won the Mutt and Jeff game with a 17, and also had the low men’s gross of 42 of nine holes. Wally Give and Randy Hojem were second and third, respectively, in the fun play. Larry Eddy had a 31 for the low men’s net and Kristy Beaty a 32 for the low women’s net. Beaty also had the long putt on No. 3. Kendall’s drive was closest to...
The ladies had another beautiful day of golf at the River’s Bend golf course with Jan Thompson and Tori Helvey earning the low team gross score of 95. Kim Sparks and Kim Pardee earned the low team net score with their 70. Jan Thompson got the low individual gross score with 46, while Jeanne Holleran showed her skills getting the low individual net score with 33. Kim Pardee proved her arm earning the closest to pin on No. 1, and Tina Wheeler earned closest to pin on hole No. 2. Lana Nolen got closest to pin on No. 8. Kim Pardee showed her s...
The Over the Hill Gang had a beautiful day of golf on Monday, with Gary Thompson getting the men’s low gross score with 40. Dennis Gripp earned the men’s low net score with 31. Jan Thompson carded the women's low net score with a 38. Jens Jantzen sank the long putt on No. 11, while Jan Thompson took that honor on No. 12 and Rusty Haggard on No. 13. Rich Hooten’s drive was the closest to pin on No. 14. Rick Kendall hit the long drive on No. 15. Gary Moe sank the long putt on No. 15, with Will Mitchell getting the long putt on No. 16. Charl...
The ladies had another hot day at the River’s Bend golf course with Jan Thompson and Tori Helvey getting the low team gross score with their 99, while Chris Kelly and Karli Thomas earned the low team net score with a 67. Tina Wheeler proved her skills getting the low individual gross score of 44, and Kelly earned the low individual net score with 30. Wheeler came out on top getting the closest to pin on No. 10, while Barb Petteys had the closest to pin on No. 11. Jeanne Holleran added another closest to pin on hole No. 14, with Kim Pardee e...
The 2023-24 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team was announced recently with 1,497 women's collegiate golfers from 412 programs recognized with this prestigious honor. Carroll College had three players recognized for their academic achievements over the past year. Sisters Megan and Ellie Baxter of Thompson Falls were joined by freshman Celi Chapman of Montana City as the three Fighting Saints to be honored for their outstanding work in the classroom. The trio finished the 2023-34 academic year with a combined 3.95...
The Over the Hill Gang embraced the summer heat on Monday, enjoying a Baja Scramble round at River's Bend Golf Course. Winners of the scramble with a score of 31 were Dennis Gripp and Gary Moe. Al Luckow and Tom Pride combined for second place and Chuck Manry and Doug Deck placed third. Moe had a chip-in on No. 5, while Mike Normandin put one in off the green on No. 3. The putts were aimed just right on Monday as Rich Hooten sank the long putt on No. 2, Jens Jantzen on No. 3, Dave Garr on No. 6, Chandler Wilkenson on No. 7, Jesse Mack on No. 8...
Running enthusiasts from Sanders County took to the streets of Missoula on Sunday for the annual Missoula Marathon. Mike Lilly of Thompson Falls finished 129th overall in the full marathon and 19th of 100 in his age group of 30-39. He finished the 26.2-mile course in 3 hours, 31 minutes, 17.55 seconds. Thompson Falls graduate Jacob Naegeli, who now lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was 42nd in the same age group, finishing in 3:04:17.59. Marlaina Mohr, 66 of Thompson Falls, also competed in the...
The ladies had another great Thursday of golf with Healy Ramey and Kayla Mosher earning the low team gross score with 109. Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler proved their skills getting the low team net score with a 77. Healy Ramey earned the individual gross score with her 47, while Kayla Mosher had the low individual net score with 35. Healy Ramey got closest to pin on No. 1, while Jeanne Holleran earned the long putt on No. 3. Katie Miller had the short drive on hole No. 4. Kelly Wheeler proved her arm earning the long putt on No. 6, while Healy...
It was another cloudy Monday for the Over the Hill Gang with Dave Garr earning the men’s low gross score with a 41. Jerry Neal got the men’s low net score with his 31. Rusty Haggard earned closest to pin in two on No. 10, while Ron Beaty got the closest to pin on No. 14. Mike Normandin also had the closest to pin on hole No. 17. Roger Webster proved his arm by getting the long putt on No. 11, with David Tallant earning the long putt on No. 12, and Wally Gibe getting the long putt on No. 13. Jesse Mack got the long drive on hole No. 15, whi...
The Wild Coyote team (David Petteys, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert, Gary Thompson, and Ben Mummert) won the men’s league fun night scramble with a 30. RT Brown earned the long putt on hole No. 3, while Bruce Sterling had a chip-in on No. 18....
The Feed-N-Fuel team of Mike Normandin, Steve Clark, David Petteys, and Doug Gunderson took the low team gross score for the men’s league with 175. Noxon Quick Stop (Scott Garr, Bart Haflich, Bruce Haflich, and Shawn Wilkinson) took the low team net spot with a 152. David Petteys proved his skills earning the low individual gross score with a 40, while Steve Clark got the low individual net score with 35. David Petteys had closest to pin on No. 8. Steve Clark had a chip in on hole No. 3, and Ron Reedy earned a chip in on No. 7. STANDINGS N...
More than 300 adults and kids gathered on the tarmac of the old Plains airport on Saturday for the 8th Annual Wildhorse ShootOut 3-on-3 basketball tournament. It was near nonstop action as the crowd cheered for players of the 73 teams that registered for the tournament at the Amundson Sports Complex, including a dozen teams from Sanders County, said Erika Lawyer, who coordinated the tournament put on by the Wildhorse Sports Association. WSA is the nonprofit organization that runs the sports...
The Thompson Falls High School gym came alive last week with the sounds of basketballs as groups of kids from kindergarten to eighth grade came together for four fun-filled days of learning the fundamentals of basketball. In the morning sixth through eighth graders started the day, followed by fifth through third, and the last group was second through kindergarten. At the end of the four days, awards are given to the hot shot champs, free throw champs, and the 3-on-3 champs. "We really try to work on the fundamentals while still making it an...
It was a sunny Monday for the Over the Hill Gang with Jesse Mack earning the closest to pin on No. 1, while Rick Kendall got closest to pin on No. 5. Jens Jantzen's drive was closest to pin on No. 8. Mike Normandin came in swinging earning the long putt on No. 2, Dennis Gripp had the long putt on No. 3, and Tom Pride the same on No. 4. Jens Jantzen got the long drive on No. 6, while Brad Halveson earned the long putt on No. 6. David Pettyes got the long putt on No. 8, while Patrick Walt and Doug Deck earned the long putt on No. 9. Jerry Neal...
Kim Pardee and Doree Thilmony were the top ladies at the River’s Bend Golf Course getting the low team gross score with 97, while Tina Wheeler and Jeanne Holleran earned the low team net score with 74. Tina Wheeler came in with the low individual gross score with a 45, with Doree Thilmony earning the low individual net score with 33. Tina Wheeler swung in closest to pin on No. 11, while Marshanna Drop earned the closest to pin on No. 14 and Katie Miller with closest to pin on No. 17. Jeanne Holleran shot the short drive on No. 13, while h...
The Custom Solutions team of Doug Fisher, RT Brown, Bob Brown and John Owens combined for the low team gross score at the River’s Bend Golf Course with a 170 last Wednedsay. The First Security Bank team (Bill Nolen, Michael Scharfe, Ben Mummert and Mike Thilmony) came through to get the low team net score with a 146. RT Brown earned the low individual gross score with a 40, while John Owens was able to get the low individual net score with a 33. RT Brown was closest to pin on No. 2, while Steve Clark was closest to pin on No. 5, and Howard M...
Montana’s Best Builders team of Mike Thilmony, Cael Thilmony, Doug Czerwinski, Gary Gibbs and Kevin Sparks won the fun night scramble with a score of 30. Kade Pardee earned the long putt on No. 3, while David Reedy was able to sink the long putt on No. 6. Rusty Haggard was closest to pin on hole No. 5, and James Duncan was closest to pin on No. 8. Ty Pardee held the long drive on hole No. 9, as did James Duncan. RT Brown got a chip-in on hole No. 7....
The Over the Hill Gang had a cloudy Monday at the River’s Bend Golf Course. Tom Pride earned the men’s low gross score of 43, while Al Luckow earned the men’s low net score with a 36. Lana Nolen had the low gross women’s score with a 55, while Liz Morkert earned the low net women’s score with a 35. Dave Pettys earned closest to pin on No. 10, while Larry Eddy earned the closest to pin on No. 14, and Rusty Haggard earned the closest to pin on No. 17. Tom Pride earned the long putt on hole No. 11, while Dave Garr earned the long putt on No. 12...
The Bear Muscle Fitness team who included Cody Mosher, Chadd Laws, Paul Flemmer, and Tyson Pedicrew earned the team low gross score for the men’s league at the River’s Bend Golf Course with their 173. Sharks Auto Detila (Dave Garr, Rich Hooten, Russ Wood, and Rusty Haggard) earned the low team net score with a 144. Flemmer shot the individual low gross score of 40, while Mike Lilly earned the individual net score with a 30. Trevor Harris was closest to the pin on No. 2, while Kade Pardee earned closest to pin on No. 5, and Flemmer's drive was...
The Custom Solutions team of Doug Fisher, RT Brown, Bob Brown and Tom Pride found the right solution last Wednesday as they earned the low team gross of 173 at River's Bend Golf Course, as Wild Coyote (Steve Clark, Dave Petteys, Gary Thompson and Howard Morkert) howled to a low team net of 150. Kade Pardee carded the low individual gross of 38 and Jared Haas scored the low net of 33. Pardee also had the closest drive on No. 5 and the long putt on No. 6. Bob Brown was closest to the pin in three on No. 2, Michael Scharfe's drive was closest to...
The Annual Class B All-Star Football Game was played last weekend in Red Lodge. Newly graduated Blue Hawks Max Hannum and Braxton Dorscher represented the North in a close, entertaining game. The North scored first on a touchdown by Talen Reynolds from Loyola. The South controlled most of the rest of the game until the 4th quarter when the North made a comeback. Hannum made one of his two beautiful catches over the middle during the comeback, but the North fell short to the South 21-14. Hannum...
Montana’s Best Builders, including Nathan Snead, Doug Czerwinski, Paul Flemmer, and Mike Thilmony, proved once again that they have what it takes to get the low gross team score at the River’s Bend Golf Course with a 179, while the Sharks Auto Detail team of Jens Jantzen, Rich Hooten, Charlie Hooten, and Rusty Haggard earned the team low net score with a 155. Steve Clark earned the low individual gross score with a 42, while Mike Thilmony earned the low individual net score with a 33. Rusty Haggard earned the long putt on No. 6, while Sco...
The Over the Hill Gang had another beautiful day of golf at the River’s Bend golf course with Charlie Hooten earning the long putt on No. 2, while Larry Eddy earned the long putt on No. 3. Rick Kendall got the long putt on hole No. 4, with Dave Petteys earning closest to pin on hole No. 5. Wally Gibe got the long drive on hole No. 6, Jesse Mack came in with the long putt on hole No.6. Charlie Hooten earned the long putt on No. 6, while Dennis Gripp earned the long putt on hole No. 8, and Randy Hojem earned the long putt on hole No. 9. Ron B...
The Edward Jones Financial team including Ryan Craven, Will Mitchell, Dan Kier, and Jesse Mack showed they aren’t just good at finance but also golf at the River’s Bend Golf Course by earning the low team gross score with a 173, while the Whitefish Credit Union team of Chuck Manry, Al Luckow, Randy Hojem, and Shawn Morgan took the low team net score with a 144. Mike Baxter earned the low individual gross score with a 38, while Jesse Mack earned the low individual net score with a 32. Scott Pardee earned the closest to pin on No. 2, Chadd Laws e...
The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance celebrated a monumental victory at the Flathead Valley 3BR Tournament, clinching the championship in a thrilling final match against Polson FC. The girls showcased their talent, determination, and teamwork in a memorable 3-0 win. The annual 3 Blind Refs (3BR) Tournament, the largest in Northwest Montana, hosted over 180 teams. The Clark Fork team impressed throughout, scoring 14 goals and conceding only 2. Last year, the Clark Fork Soccer Alliance U18 Girls took...
