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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 public lands at the state capitol in Helena. The Public Lands Rally supporters showcased signs throughout the capitol rotunda that reinforced "These Lands are Our Heritage," a message resonated loud and clear through efforts made by Montana Wilderness Association (MWA), Backcountry Hunters and Anglers,...
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 tenth place among 31 teams in the Choteau Invitational Friday and Saturday. “It was a pretty good tournament, we had five kids competing and three of them ended up in the finals,” coach Ian Taylor said. “I am happy with how we did in Choteau, there is no quit in the kids we took over there, and finis...
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 the rebound and falling 63-31 on the road to the defending State B champions, went out and put the fear of the law into the Deer Lodge Wardens, losing only 48-36 in Thompson Falls Saturday. The reason that result is significant is that Deer Lodge had upset Bigfork only a week earlier, breaking a...
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 better things in the coming weeks. Vanderwall wrestled his way to the 138 pound championship in the Choteau Tournament last week, becoming the first Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen wrestler to ever win three individual titles in the storied annual tourney on the Hi-Line. Peter Carey won fifth...
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 the Ted Kato Invitational in the mid-90s and has gone by that name ever since. And what a name, and a man, to live up to. Renamed in honor of the late, great Ted Kato, a legendary Montana educator and coach who finished up his teaching and administrative career in this area, the tournament will offic...
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. If the season lasts long enough, Trotter coach Eddie Fultz thinks his girls could develop into the top-flight team he thinks they could be by season’s end. “We are playing a little better each week,” Fultz said. “We have still got a ways to go, but I am pleased with our progress to this point....
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 learning under their belts last week, defeating the Lady Trojans 48-23 in Troy Thursday and losing to the Trotters 36-24 in Plains Friday. The Devils have two games this week, versus Thompson Falls in Noxon Tuesday (results were not available at press time) and against Two Eagle River in Noxon Friday....
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, you can lose even when you are playing well enough to win. Hot Springs Savage Heat girls coach Richard Jackson felt the wrath of the missed free throw in both games his team played last week, overcoming the charity stripe blues to win 38-34 in St. Regis Thursday but falling 51-22 to Charlo in the S...
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 basketball games last week, defeating St. Regis 43-35 on the road Thursday and fighting hard but falling to Charlo 55-39 in Hot Springs Saturday. The Heat have two more 14C conference games in the coming week, visiting Two Eagle River in Pablo Thursday and hosting Arlee next Tuesday. The Arlee game w...
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 61-33 to the Valkyries in Bigfork Friday and 66-36 to the Lady Wardens in Thompson Falls Friday. Hoping to find their defensive chops this week, the Hawks were to have visited Noxon Tuesday (results were not available) and will travel to Superior Friday for a game with the Clark Fork Mountain Cats, the...
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 Saturday. In the race for seeding position into the rapidly approaching 14C tournament, the Horsemen will travel to Charlo Friday for a crucial game with the rival Vikings, who knocked off Plains in Plains earlier this season and will likely be gunning to do it again. The Horsemen will host Troy in...
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 after a lackluster 48-36 loss to Troy in Troy the night before. Haflich got the effort he wanted and his Red Devils almost knocked off the Horsemen, losing only 40-33 by the time their latest hoop test was over. "The kids played hard, we gave ourselves a chance in that game," Haflich said. "And that's...
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