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  • Hawks take off for Hamilton

    John Hamilton|Feb 27, 2020

    LIBBY – Finishing fourth in the District 7B tournament is not the end of the world for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys, in fact it could represent a new beginning, a fresh start on reaching potential post-season glory. With the Hawks looking at new horizons in this week's Western B divisional tournament in Hamilton, which coach Jake Mickelson and his Hawks will enter as the No. 4 seed from District 7B, the Hawks think they have a realistic shot in their next big game. Not anticipating a m...

  • Hot Springs Savage Heat boys fight the good fight in tourney

    John Hamilton|Feb 27, 2020

    Never discount the fighting heart of the Savage Heat. Coaches Scott Fredrickson and Trevor Paro guided their resilient Hot Springs Savage Heat to two wins in four games at the District 14C tournament in Ronan this past week, finishing the tourney in a very respectable third place. "It was a fun year, this is a great group of kids," Fredrickson said. "We will miss Brandon (Knudsen) and Luke (Waterbury), our two seniors, but these other kids will now have a chance to build on what they learned...

  • Devils get sick at wrong time

    John Hamilton|Feb 27, 2020

    Talk about getting sick at precisely the wrong time, the under-the-weather Noxon Red Devil boys fell victim to the flu bug and to their opponents in the District 14C tournament in Ronan last week. Without starter Aiden Galloway in their tournament opener against Two Eagle River Thursday, the Devils were upset by the hot-shooting Eagles 57-51. The Devils lost 66-53 to Hot Springs Saturday morning in loser-out action. Already pretty thin on their bench, the Devils had to readjust their lineup to play the Eagles without point guard Galloway,...

  • STANDING TALL

    John Hamilton|Feb 27, 2020

    In the end, the Horsemen left no doubt; they were the best boys basketball team in District 14C this season, going out and proving it at the District 14C tournament in Ronan last week. Completing an unbeaten campaign against conference foes, coach Tyrel Allen's Plains Horsemen took down Sanders County rival Hot Springs 70-46 in the semifinals Friday and then stared down St. Regis 55-45 in the 14C chipper Saturday night to claim the 2019-2020 14C championship. Accustomed to playing night games...

  • TROTTERS REPRESENT

    John Hamilton|Feb 27, 2020

    Suffering the misfortune of playing in the same conference as two of the top ten teams in the state, the Plains Trotters placed third in the District 14C tournament in Ronan last week, defeating Noxon 57-43 in the consolation game Saturday. Coach Eddie Fultz and his Trotters started the tourney with a 54-13 win over Two Eagle River Thursday, then lost a hard-fought 53-42 decision to Hot Springs in the semifinals Friday before coming back with a 34-24 win over St. Regis Saturday morning to earn...

  • Lady Red Devils enjoy encouraging tourney

    Feb 27, 2020

    All said and done, the Noxon Lady Red Devils ended up having a pretty good basketball season in their first campaign under new head coach Cortney Vohs. The very young Lady Devils showed well in last week's District 14C tournament in Ronan, defeating St. Regis 42-35 in the first round Thursday, falling 51-18 to eventual champion Charlo in the semifinals Friday, coming back to trip up Two Eagle River 48-34 in loser-out play Saturday morning, and finally, falling 57-43 to Plains in the 14C consolat...

  • Keeping it Green

    Sanders County Recycling Staff|Feb 27, 2020

    INTERESTING LEGISLATION ON PLASTICS CONSIDERED IN OREGON: Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have introduced two recycling bills to the U.S. Senate, one of which is modeled after the successful Oregon “bottle bill.” Oregon’s U.S. senators are hoping to replicate the state’s recycling success on the national level, having introduced a pair of bills that take aim at the prevalence of plastics in American waste. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden put forward a national version of Oregon’s Bottle Bill Feb. 12, which would set up a collection and reimb...