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New Thompson Falls High School head wrestling coach Mike Thilmony was the best available man for the job. Now the head honcho, the man in charge of Blue Hawk wrestling, Thilmony’s first official act as coach will be guiding his 15-strong team into the Bob Owens Invitational in Polson Friday and Saturday. Thilmony said the mat action is slated to begin at 3 p.m. Friday in the 20-team tournament which features Class AA, A and B-C squads in one of the tougher open tourneys of any high school season in Montana. Recently hired as the head coach a...
There is a new old coach at the helm of Lady Hawk basketball, and that coach, Chadd Laws is excited about his new job. Not exactly a stranger to sports fans in these parts, Laws served as the head boys basketball coach at Thompson Falls from 2000 through 2014, after previously working as the head boys coach at Blue Sky High School in Rudyard from 1996 through 1999. Laws enjoyed success during his stint as the Hawks’ boys coach, guiding Thompson Falls to district titles in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, in addition to winning a rare Western B d...
It was a simple matter of a team needing a coach and a coach needing a team. In the end, both won out. The Hot Springs boys basketball team was in need of a coach this past off-season and put out a call for someone to step up and step in to the position vacated by Cameron Barber following last season. Recently the coach of the Terry Terrier boys hoop squad when living in that area from 2015 to 2017, Scott Fredrickson finally put in for the job and got it this fall. And Fredrickson has some coaching chops as evidenced by the job he did in...
The Hot Springs Savage Heat girls basketball team has been making noise for a few years; is it now, during the 2019-2020 season that coach Richard Jackson and his squad will reach their crescendo? Armed with a salty, senior-dominated roster and blessed with some other fine players in the underclassmen ranks, the Heat could be poised to make a run at post-season glory come February of 2020. The Heat placed fourth in an ultra-competitive District 14C tournament last winter, but have their entire starting lineup back whereas much of the league...
Thanks in large part to the school’s playoff football team, there is a renewed optimism with the Blue Hawk boys basketball team this season. Since several of their players had key roles on that stellar football team, coach Jake Mickelson and his Hawks like to think they are capable of making some post-season noise themselves this coming winter. “The kids are getting after it in practice, they seem really hungry,” Mickelson said. “We are thinking that we could do some damage this year.” By saying damage, Mickelson means winning some games, an...
The Sanders County Health Department offers the following advice to prepare for cold weather. The way to avoid frostbite and hypothermia is to plan for extreme cold before it arrives. Don’t get caught unprepared. Check the forecast at weather.gov or your favorite weather app, station, etc. Make checking the forecast part of your regular routine so you’ll know when to expect cold weather. Adjust Your Schedule. If possible, adjust your schedule to avoid being outside during the coldest part of the day. Try to find a warm spot for your chi...
Editor’s Note: During this special season of giving, The Ledger and First Security Bank would like to salute all the local nonprofit agencies that provide services to our Sanders County communities. They volunteer time, services, hearts and souls to help others. They truly put the “unity” in community. While there are many wonderful and worthy organizations in our country, we hope you will consider a donation right here at home this holiday season. Cancer Network of Sanders County (CNSC) P.O. Box 1311 Plains, MT 59859 Phone: 826-4278 Conta...
