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  • Noxon student headed to state bee

    Shana Neesvig|Mar 8, 2018

    Noxon eighth grader Jaedyn Murray will be competing at the State Geography Bee competition this year. After finishing first in the Noxon School competition, Murray continued to progress earning herself a spot amongst other state level competitors. She will compete on April 6 in Bozeman. If successful, she will move forward to the national level. Sponsored by National Geographic, the National Geography Bee takes place beginning May 20....

  • Shooting for the stars

    John Hamilton|Mar 8, 2018

    Three local youths recently won their way to the Montana State Hoop Shoot in Livingston, but just getting that far required the winning of three previous shoots this winter. Aubrey Baxter of Thompson Falls, Gabby Hannum of Trout Creek and Carson Toivonen of Superior, all under the auspices of the local Clark Fork Elks Lodge No. 2757, won previous shoots at the school, lodge and district level to qualify for the State Hoop Shoot Feb. 3. In Livingston, Toivonen won third place in the boys 8-9 age...

  • Youth wrestlers take aim at qualifying tourneys

    Mar 8, 2018

    High school wrestling season may already be over for another year but the Little Guy and AAU seasons are hitting full stride over the next few weeks. In Little Guy wrestling, the post season begins this week with the first qualifying tournament, the Valley tourney in Superior Saturday. On the AAU trail, all roads lead to Great Falls this weekend for the Montana State Folkstyle AAU meet, which will be held Friday through Saturday on the campus of Great Falls High School. Local grapplers have been...

  • View from the sidelines

    John Hamilton|Mar 8, 2018

    Arlee may have won another State C boys basketball title last week but, as it turns out, that may be only the second most important thing they have accomplished this season. Perhaps the biggest victory for coach Zanen Pitts and his determined boys was their incredible success at spreading the message of about the growing suicide problem on their Flathead Indian Reservation. They shared their poignant message of hope in the face of tragedy in two videos they produced late this season. A suicide several weeks earlier by a teen who played...

  • Blue Hawk sport meeting announced

    Mar 8, 2018

    Thompson Falls High School officials will hold their annual spring sports parents/athletes meeting at 6 p.m. at the TFHS gym next Tuesday, March 13. Although technically not required, Thompson Falls Athletic Director Jake Mickelson said it is “highly recommended for parents” to attend this informational meeting with coaches before practices officially begin for golf, softball and track and field in the coming weeks....

  • New coaches in place for Thompson Falls

    Mar 8, 2018

    Coaching staffs are in place for Thompson Falls High School as the prep spring sports seasons rapidly approach across western Montana. In Blue Hawk track and field, Trenna Ferris steps in as head coach behind the legendary Randy Symon, who finally hung up his whistle last spring after more than 30 years of guiding the program. Ferris’s transition should be made easier by the return of the assistant coaching staff last year, comprised of Amy Gilbert, Jake Susic and Sarah Naegeli. In softball, football coach Jared Koskela has stepped into the h...