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Thompson and Plains took to the road for the Florence-Darby Invitational hosted by the Hamilton Golf Club last week. With over 100 golfers and 10 teams between the boys and girls it proved to be tough competition. Plains did not have enough golfers to score as a team, but Coach Lisa Brown was happy with the efforts of golfers Brandt Snead, Drew Carey and Eleanor Bebb. "They all did a good job managing their games. We should have everyone ready to golf in our tournament on Friday" Brown said....
The Wild Horse Little Guy Wrestling Club in Plains had its annual after season awards ceremony at Plains School Thursday to recognize the feats of its team. The biggest award — the 2024 Wildhorse Little Guy Wrestling Kenny Lee Marjerrison Award — was shared by two team members, Owen Jermyn and Billyray Holotta. Marjerrison, who passed away in 2017, had been a longtime coach for the Plains High School wrestling team and the Little Guy Wrestling program. Jermyn and Holotta both went to the state championships last week. Jermyn, who competed in...
The Plains Trotters took on Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) in their second game of the season falling 1-16. Quickly MAC was able to get on the board, scoring a colossal 11 runs in the first inning, while keeping the Trotters to only first base. At the top of the second MAC was able to sneak in one more run before Plains was able to strike them out. Headed into the third, MAC would be able to score four more runs, after a walk and an error helped them keep their lead. The Trotters only had one hitter senior Marissa Young who hit a massive single...
The Noxon-Thompson Falls Red Devils faced the Ronan Chiefs falling 0-12. Swiftly the Chiefs were able to strike out the Red Devils while putting two runs on the board before the second inning. Headed into the second the Red Devils were able to strike out Ronan before they were able to get on second base. The Chiefs however would keep their aggressive defense to keep the Devils from scoring. Ronan was able to add to the board in the third inning, scoring two more runs while the Devils were unable to break past Ronan’s defense. Headed into the f...
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks started the softball season on fire by defeating their first two competitors with the mercy rule, dispatching Troy and Plains in a week's time and in five innings or less. The Lady Hawks defeated Troy 12-2 in five innings last Tuesday in the first game of the season. Oliva Fitchett came out on fire over the Lady Trojans, getting a no hitter three person strikeout in the first inning. The Lady Hawks were able to keep their focus and the bases loaded during the...
The Plains Horsemen and Trotters headed to Eureka to take part in the Good Friday Easter Bunny track meet last Friday. Starting the day Nicholass Hill proved his quick footedness, earning third place in the 100 meters with a time of 12 seconds. Behind him was Brenden Vanderwall with a time of 12.82, Zander Czifro had a time of 13.03, Asher Seymour close behind with 13.81, and Gabe Rasmussen rounded out the Horsemen in 13.99. For the girls, Aly Roy earned fourth place with her time of 15 seconds, close behind her was Ireland Corbin in 15.45,...
The Clark Fork Soccer Alliance girls are looking to settle a score against the Polson FC players during the regular season after getting beat by them in an exhibition game last week. The U18 girls teams played "just for fun" at the Amundson Sports Complex at Plains last Wednesday and were defeated 5-4, but head coach Nick Lawyer said his girls will have another chance to get back at them at the team's first real game of the season on Saturday, April 6, at Stevensville and at their only home...
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks and the Noxon Red Devils went to Frenchtown for their first meet of the track season, taking on 25 teams between Class A, B and C. “I thought our athletes went out and competed hard. The veterans, returning from last year, did a great job of being confident and helped the younger athletes, as the first meet is always a little nerve racking. I was impressed with all the athletes and their efforts,” said Thompson Falls Coach Trenna Ferris. Senior Trinity Riffle started her day strong, earning herself a state qua...
The Red Devils hit the road first taking on the Frenchtown Broncs falling 0-22. Coming out on the top of the first the Red Devils would be able to get a man on base but were unable to score, while in the bottom Frenchtown was able to get on the board after a massive center field hit allowed three runs. Going into the second inning the Red Devils kept the intensity but were unable to get anyone on base, headed to the bottom of the second the Frenchtown Broncs scored 18 runs on seven hits. At the top of the third inning the Red Devils tried to...
The Plains golf team hosted a nine-hole match last Friday with Thompson Falls and Superior joining the competition. Thompson brought 10 players, five boys and five girls. The Horsemen/Trotters did not keep score for the match but Coach Lisa Brown says the kids were very excited to get on the course. "Even in an event like Friday, the mindset is way different than practice. Our kids have made some great strides already, and Friday was really good for our golfers who have never golfed in a...
High school baseball season had hardly started when the Plains team was finished. The team folded last week because of a lack of players, said Principal Ryon Noland, who added that it was not an easy decision. He said he met with school board members, athletic director Marie Errecart, and Superintendent Kathleen Walsh, and seriously discussed the matter over the last few weeks. The Horsemen had nine at the first practice and had 10 last week, but head coach Richard Powers had hoped to get a few more. “I let them know what was happening to see i...
The Noxon-Thompson co-op baseball team had their inaugural game of their inaugural season, traveling to Polson to take on the Pirates last Saturday. The Red Devils fell 2-20 in just three innings to the Pirates, who won the state championship in 2023. The Pirates came out on top in the first and were swift to strike out the Red Devils. The Devils, getting their own chance, were unable to strike out Polson. The next thing the crowd would see would be a Pirate running across home base. The Red Devils would try to keep Polson to only one run but...
The Linderman gymnasium was wall to wall wrestlers and fans Friday and Saturday for the 2024 Montana Western Montana Championships, where almost 600 wrestlers from 34 Montana teams and one Idaho team battled in the last face-off of the season. Eleven Sanders County wrestlers finished in the top four placements. Plains was the only Sanders County team with wrestlers in the junior competition on Friday with three boys and one girl. Plains had 10 competing in the novice and middle classes on...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Leftovers 61 51 Mixed Nuts 59.5 52.5 Jokers Wild 56.5 55.5 Com’bak Kids 53.5 58.5 Fun Team 53 59 Roll’n Along 52.5 59.5 Team Scr. Game: Jokers Wild, 787; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2134; Hcp. Game: Jokers Wild, 983; Hcp. Series: Jokers Wild, 2661; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Don True, 258; Scr. Series: Don True, 603; Hcp. Game: Don True, 297; Hcp. Series: Don True, 720. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Debbie Rolleri, 199; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 517; Hcp. Game: Kristy Beaty, 253; Hcp. Series: Kristy Beaty, 693. FRIDAY NIGHT LITES W L North Sta...
Trout Creek School took 19 athletes to Helena last week for the National Archery in Schools State Tournament. The school brought home the first-place trophy for the third year in a row. Coach and teacher Becky Doyle said this is the third year of the program in the Trout Creek school and the second year that they have won in the middle school division. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks sponsors the program. "It is growing throughout the state," Doyle said. "Students shot 3D on Monday, then...
After months of gathering information, the committee to report the pros and cons of starting a sanctioned soccer team between Plains and Thompson Falls Schools presented to the boards last week. Thompson Falls School Board approved having a soccer team next year, to a packed room of parents, students and other interested parties from Plains and Thompson Falls. Those opposed to having soccer as a school sport were concerned with it interfering with the football fall schedule. The vote was 6-1 in...
Nearly 40 wrestlers from Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls qualified to compete at the Little Guy Wrestling State competition at Polson Friday and Saturday. The Sanders County teams were among a dozen teams and some 300 wrestlers at the Western Montana Little Guy Intervalley Tournament at Superior Friday and Saturday. Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls had teams at the competition, which went from 9 a.m. until about 6 p.m., finishing with the beginner class. Fifteen wrestlers from...
Several basketball players in Thompson Falls and Plains were honored recently with All-Conference designation. Lady Hawk Gabi Hannum, a sophomore, was named an All-State player in District 7B, as was junior Hawk Bryson LeCoure. Solveig Nygaard and Hannum were named to the girls’ first-team All-Conference list and Addi Pardee made second team All-Conference. Blue Hawks Nick Tessier and LeCoure were named first team All Conference, while Sam Burgess earned second team All Conference honors. Horseman Darren Standeford was also named to the f...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 58.5 49.5 Leftovers 58 50 Jokers Wild 53.5 54.5 Fun Team 53 55 Roll’n Along 51.5 56.5 Com’bak Kids 49.5 58.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 787; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2254; Hcp. Game: Mixed Nuts, 901; Hcp. Series: Leftovers, 2544; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Bernie Groshong, 260; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 611; Hcp. Game: Bernie Groshong, 277; Hcp. Series: Hank Smith, 679. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Wendy Kelley, 194; Scr Series: Wendy Kelley, 517; Hcp. Game: Yvonne Hawkinson, 260; Hcp. Series: Suzanne Martin, 684. FRIDAY NIGHT LIT...
Baseball is right around the corner and the Plains High School coach Rick Powers is scrambling to get his team ready for their first game of the season a little over a week from the first day. The Plains Horsemen began practice last Monday inside the main gymnasium, but the next day they started outside, despite colder temperatures and occasional flurries. High school baseball in Montana started only last year, when the Horsemen had six wins, six losses and one tie, but Powers, in his second...
If you walked into the Thompson Falls Junior High gym on Sundays starting the first weekend of December until the last week of April, you would be met with the sound of arrows cutting through the air, followed by the soft thump of those arrows hitting their target. You would hear the voice of archery teacher Tony Bierwagen as he lines up his next row of students. Bierwagen is no stranger to teaching the learnings of archery, as he’s been at it for almost 30 years. The Thompson Falls archery club started in 1983, with Bierwagen joining in 1...
It’s almost baseball season, and with that comes the Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op team of the Red Devils, with 24 kids on the team total, 16 from Noxon and eight from Thompson. Coach Lucas MacArthur said the team is practicing where they can, mostly in Noxon since five of the kids also do track and field. MacArthur said most of the team has played baseball before but it has been some years that they have not played. MacArthur stated that having 24 players means there will be JV games as well, and that most if not all of his players will be l...
The Plains Little Guy Wrestling team competed at Arlee Thursday and walked away with numerous wins and a few losses, but coaches felt they never gave up. The meet was for beginners and novice only, but the three-hour meet included almost 200 wrestlers from Plains, Hot Springs, Superior, Mission-Charlo, Ronan, and Arlee, including over 50 girl grapplers. "The kids wrestled very well in Arlee," said Andrew Leichtnam, head coach for the Hot Springs team, which had seven boys and one girl at the...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 53.5 46.5 Jokers Wild 51.5 48.5 Leftovers 51 49 Roll’n Along 48.5 51.5 Fun Team 48 52 Com’bak Kids 47.5 52.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 790; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2266; Hcp. Game: Roll’n Along, 890; Hcp. Series: Rolln’ Along, 2592; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ricky Hagedorn, 224; Scr. Series: Bernie Groshong, 589; Hcp. Game: Lonny Davis, 262; Hcp. Series: Ron Hawkinson, 674. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Debbie Rolleri, 210; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 565; Hcp. Game: Debbie Rolleri, 263; Hcp. Series: Ginger Ward, 697. INDUSTR...
At tournament time, emotions run high. For seniors, there's the possibility of it being the last time you'll play for your team. For others, the thirst for more competition drives you. The Blue Hawk boys' season came to an end at the divisional tournament in Pablo last weekend, playing three intense games. "We competed against some really good team this season," Coach Jake Mickelson said after the tournament. "We were really close to beating these teams who had beat us earlier in the season." He...
