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  • Netters ready for real matches

    John Hamilton|Aug 30, 2018

    So much for pool play; let’s have some real matches. Fresh off pool play tournaments in Choteau, Mission and Drummond-Philipsburg, area volleyball teams will get into the swing of actual one-on-one matches this week. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks are set to play three matches in five days. Coach Sandra Kazmierczak and her Hawks were to have hosted Stillwater Christian Tuesday, will visit Loyola in Missoula Thursday and will entertain Florence Saturday. Coach Jesse Butcher and her Plains Trotters were to have played at Hot Springs Tuesday and w...

  • Hill players swing

    Aug 30, 2018

    They won’t take this sitting on the sidelines watching others play golf – the Over the Hill gang will go over that hill swinging. Taking their swings seriously on each scenic hole of River’s Bend, Sanders County’s friendliest group of golfers got after it again this past Monday on the freshly rained-on fairways and greens of their favorite golf course. Rick Kendall shot the low men’s gross of 39, Don Hansen scored the low men’s net of 31 and Lana Nolen shot the low women’s net of 34. In pin play, Kendall was closest to the pin in 2 on No. 10, r...

  • Hagedorn wins

    Aug 30, 2018

    First Security Bank shot the low team gross of 171 and clinched the second-half title to highlight action in Wednesday Night Men’s League action at River’s Bend last week. In the other big highlight of the evening, Ron’s Limping Dinos, the team formerly known as Ron’s Running Dinos, shot the low team net of 139. First Security will now face off with first-half winner Wild Coyote for the 2018 league championship this Wednesday. Mike Baxter, Michael Scharfe, Bill Nolen and Ben Mummert did the swinging for First Security last week while Jesse Mack...

  • Shanks a Lot takes second half

    Aug 30, 2018

    The Shanks a Lot team of Jenz Jantzen, Dave Garr, Charles Hooten and Rusty Haggard shot the low team gross of 174 and clinched the second half Tuesday Night Men’s League championship at River’s Bend last week. Finishing second in league standings, the Big Bull Sports team of Tom Kirkland, Ty Pardee, Russ Yeager and Jake Helvey shot the low team net of 131. Mike Gilmore carded the low individual gross of 38 and Kirkland the low individual net of 28. In other play of the day, Ron Belger was closest to the pin in 3 on No. 2 and hit the long 55+...

  • Hawk harriers run away from smoke in Idaho

    John Hamilton|Aug 30, 2018

    It was supposed to be in Libby but ended up being in Bonners Ferry. The Thompson Falls cross country teams, forced out of the Libby Invitational by heavy wildfire smoke in that area, instead ran in the Bonners Ferry Invitational Saturday. Liking the only slightly less smoky air of Idaho more than that in Montana, Josey Neesvig and Rachel Ribeiro turned in the best performances for the Hawks, finishing second and fourth in the girls varsity race, with Neesvig clocking 21:55 and Ribeirio crossing...

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    Aug 30, 2018

  • No new candidates for county attorney

    Annie Wooden|Aug 30, 2018

    Attorney Naomi Leisz of Trout Creek will be the only candidate on the ballot for Sanders County Attorney this fall. Earlier this month, current county attorney Bob Zimmerman withdrew his bid for re-election. Because the race is non-partisan, state law required the county to open the race for 10 days. Interested parties had until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, to file for the position. According to Sanders County Clerk and Recorder Nichol Scribner, no one filed for the position. Ballots for the Nov. 5 general election will be mailed Oct. 12....