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  • Lady Hawks put 5 on all-con net team

    Nov 28, 2019

    Led by All-State B selections Scarlette Schwindt and Jody Detlaff and fellow District 7B first team pick Belle Cooper, a total of five Thompson Falls volleyball players have earned post-season honors it was announced early this week. In addition to the afore-mentioned Lady Hawks, Brooke Bowlin and Riley Wilson were honored as second team all-conference selections. Scwindt, only a sophomore, is already a two-time All-State B performer, Detlaff and Wilson are juniors, and Cooper and Bowlin...

  • Kylee, McKennzie and Jenna all All-State C

    Nov 28, 2019

    Sanders County seniors Kylee Altmiller of Plains, McKennzie Cannon of Hot Springs and Jenna Freeman of Noxon have all earned District 14C all-conference first team honors and All-State C recognition for their fine play in the recently completed net season. Further, seniors Emma Morgan and Dakota Butcher of Plains, and Hot Springs senior Sage Jackson and sophomore Katelyn Christensen have been named to District 14C second team all-conference. All-conference teams are selected by vote of league coaches following the regular season of play. Charlo...

  • View from the Sidelines

    John Hamilton|Nov 28, 2019

    All good things must come to an end and it’s the same with the 2019 prep football season in Montana. Champions were crowned in all five Montana high school classifications as the grid season concluded with games across the state last weekend. The Bozeman Hawks kicked off championship weekend in Montana by going into Butte and handing the hometown Bulldogs a 49-28 defeat to win the Class AA title Friday night. In the Class A championship, the Miles City Cowboys rounded up a 35-7 win over Laurel in an all-Eastern A final in Miles City. In M...

  • Youth wrestlers battle in Bigfoot

    John Hamilton|Nov 28, 2019

    They have walked in the footprints of the Bigfoot, and their wrestling lives will never be the same. Members of the Blue Hawk Wrestling Club competed in the Bigfoot Battle in Spokane last weekend and local youth wrestlers made their marks in one of the biggest tournaments of its type in the country. “There were over 1,400 wrestlers from various parts of the country, and the tournament was very tough, as it always is,” club coach Mike Thilmony said. “I was very proud of our kids as I felt they competed very hard and fought through some tough...

  • Horsemen Foster, Reyes earn honors

    Nov 28, 2019

    Plains junior Tucker Foster and senior Esvin Reyes have been named to the 2019 Western division 8-Man all-conference football team. Foster earned first team recognition for his fine play on the defensive line and second team honors for his work on the offensive line, while Reyes was honored as a second team selection at both running back on offense, and at inside linebacker on defense....

  • Keeping it Green

    Sanders County Recycling Staff|Nov 28, 2019

    There is a waste crisis on our planet today, with plastic everywhere we look. And it is our responsibility, as individuals, to do something about it. There will be at least a few things on this list that you can change today to make a difference to your personal waste footprint. 1. STOP BUYING STUFF One of the biggest things you can do to reduce your waste, is to simply stop buying so much stuff. When you’re buying new things, you’re creating demand for that thing, as well as creating demand for its journey of production and the waste that com...

  • State reviews park management

    Nov 28, 2019

    Even though the summer season at Montana State Parks is over, plans for the management of those parks is really hitting its stride. It’s been a busy 18 months for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and state parks. Gov. Bullock’s Parks In Focus commission issued its final report in 2018 making several recommendations about funding and management of state parks. A legislative audit was completed with several recommendations for oversight and funding. “We made a commitment to the public in 2017 that we would put parks on the right path to en...