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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 board after a massive center field hit allowed three runs. Going into the second inning the Red Devils kept the intensity but were unable to get anyone on base, headed to the bottom of the second the Frenchtown Broncs scored 18 runs on seven hits. At the top of the third inning the Red Devils tried to...
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 not keep score for the match but Coach Lisa Brown says the kids were very excited to get on the course. "Even in an event like Friday, the mindset is way different than practice. Our kids have made some great strides already, and Friday was really good for our golfers who have never golfed in a...
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 2023. The Pirates came out on top in the first and were swift to strike out the Red Devils. The Devils, getting their own chance, were unable to strike out Polson. The next thing the crowd would see would be a Pirate running across home base. The Red Devils would try to keep Polson to only one run but...
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 Hannum were named to the girls’ first-team All-Conference list and Addi Pardee made second team All-Conference. Blue Hawks Nick Tessier and LeCoure were named first team All Conference, while Sam Burgess earned second team All Conference honors. Horseman Darren Standeford was also named to the f...
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 hitting their target. You would hear the voice of archery teacher Tony Bierwagen as he lines up his next row of students. Bierwagen is no stranger to teaching the learnings of archery, as he’s been at it for almost 30 years. The Thompson Falls archery club started in 1983, with Bierwagen joining in 1...
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 in Noxon since five of the kids also do track and field. MacArthur said most of the team has played baseball before but it has been some years that they have not played. MacArthur stated that having 24 players means there will be JV games as well, and that most if not all of his players will be l...
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 finished third in the district, but fell in a playoff game with Drummond on Monday. While the Noxon Red Devils fought a valiant fight, both the boys and girls teams finished their seasons at District. It was the Noxon Lady Red Devils who opened the tournament Thursday facing off against the Lady Eagles of...
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 Springs. HOT SPRINGS 44, NOXON 29 The Lady Red Devils hosted county rival Hot Springs last Thursday sinking 44-29. Coming out on fire the Lady Savage Heat gained the first points from winning the jump-off, proving quick passes. Noxon was unable to answer with points of their own before Hot Springs found...
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 Saturday in Thompson Falls. THOMPSON FALLS 60, TROY 10 The young Hawks came out working as a team in Troy last Thursday during their last away game to get a swift layup to start the game. Troy was unable to answer back with their own basket. The Lady Hawks would soar high in the first quarter keeping the...
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 Lady Savage Heat defense. They were able to score another basket before Hot Springs was able to sink a basket. Headed into the second the Lady Vikings had a massive 10 point lead over the Lady Savage Heat. They kept the pressure on Hot Springs, who was able to only break past them a few times. Charlo...
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 do it, he is very efficient. The only other Blue Hawk to score like this in a single game was KellyKelley McKenzie scored 50 versus. Troy in 1991. Bryson was well on his way. He might have gotten there if it was a tighter game in the fourth quarter,” Coach Jake Mickelson beamed at his team. Thompson...
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 pressure on the Lady Tigers, quickly setting the tone of the game. The Lady Savage Heat would score 16 points before a foul would put St. Regis on the line, earning them the first points of the game. With only a minute left, Hot Springs kept St Regis to low scoring but they were able to gain points...
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 would be swift to answer with points of their own. Noxon would be down by five points, when Ricky Williams was able to sneak in a three pointer to close the point gap. The Vikings quickly answered with swift layups before the end of the first quarter. Headed into the second, Noxon was now down by only...
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 138-pound weight class. He won his first two matches by pin, and went on to the finals to pin Cory Tappen of Flathead. John Waterbury was the second wrestler to get first place, first having a bye. He went on to pin his next opponent to place in the semifinals. Waterbury went on to win by a 12-8 decision...
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 wrestler got his dislocated shoulder popped back into place to not only finish his match but win it as well. Sanders County had two wrestlers take the top spot at the Thompson Falls wrestling tournament, including Blue Hawk Weston Block, an eighth grader who won the 103-pound bracket, and...
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 the first points on the board, and Hot Springs was unable to answer back. Noxon had an early 10 point lead, but a Red Devil foul would put Hot Springs on the free throw line for their first points in the game. The Savage Heat were able to gain another basket, and catch the foul to put more points on...
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 the scoreboard. The Horsemen were quick to answer back, putting their own points on the board. The teams would go back and forth, but at the end of the first, the Horsemen were up by only one point. Headed into the second both teams would keep up an aggressive defense, keeping each team almost...
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 gain the first points on the board. The Blue Hawks would prove to have nimble hands, capitalizing off several steals to keep their lead. Finally Troy was able to break past Thompson's defense to put points on the board. The Blue Hawks would keep the Trojans to a single digit score going into the second...
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 Lodge, Valier, Missoula Sentinel, and Missoula Big Sky. The boys will wrestle in Thompson Falls this year, while the girls will take to the mats at Plains High School. The Ted Kato Memorial is named after lifelong educator and administrator Ted Kato who taught and coached all over Montana during his...
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 due to winter weather and attended the John Fisher jv tournament in Missoula. PHS had several wrestlers take the top spot in Missoula. Finishing first for the Savage Horsemen were Matthew Thurston, Gavin Schrenk, Drew Carey, John Waterbury, David Chapman and Gabe Rasmussen. Brenden Vanderwall and...
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 on the Bobcats, Plains was able to take the lead quickly in the first quarter. It was short-lived as Superior was able to break past the Horsemen’s full court defense. With a buzzer beater half-court shot the Bobcats tied up the game at the end of the first. Headed into the second Plains was able to...
MISSION 54, THOMPSON FALLS 38 For the first home game after the holiday season the Lady Hawks faced the Lady Bulldogs of Mission falling 54-38. Mission was quick to win the jump off gaining the first points, before sophomore Gabi Hannum was able to get the first basket for Thompson. Both teams would go point for point until a Mission foul would put Annalise Fairbank on the free throw line, allowing the Lady Hawks to take the lead. Swiftly the Lady Bulldogs were able to gain the lead once again...
The Savage-Horsemen and the Blue Hawk wrestling teams traveled to the Cut Bank Invitational last weekend. Thompson Falls had two wrestlers get to the podium, including senior Max Hannum in second and Weston Block in fifth. The Savage-Horsemen had four wrestlers place, including Johnny Waterbury, who finished second at 152 pounds. Plains-Hot Springs took third and fourth at 138 pounds, with Drew Carey pinning Beau Crabb in the consolation final, and Matthew Thurston placed fifth at 113 pounds. Hannum, wrestling at 182 pounds, won his first two...
HOT SPRINGS 46, SUPERIOR 35 The Savage Heat hosted the Superior Bobcats in the first home game after holiday break, taking the win 46-35. Nick McAllister led with a stunning 22 points, Quincy Styles-DePoe behind him with nine, and Ben Aldridge rounded it out with nine for Hot Springs. SUPERIOR 42, HOT SPRINGS 31 The Lady Savage Heat took on the Lady Bobcats of Superior, falling 42-31. No results were given to the Ledger at this time. SEELEY-SWAN 43, HOT SPRINGS 21 The Savage Heat took on the...
There was no snow this year at the 42nd annual Keg Bowl, but that didn't stop 22 players of different generations of Blue Hawks from hitting the field. The men were split into two teams, the Blue team and the White team. While no real score was being kept, it would be the blue team who would kick the game off, the white team were swift to earn the ball back. After a white ball fumble the football would find itself back into the hands of the blue team. They couldn't make the play happen and...
