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The Trotters opened the divisional tournament against Loyola, falling 67-26. Loyola was quick to score and Plains worked out some early jitters. The Breakers put full-court pressure on Plains, scoring 13 points before Plains senior Blakely Lakko scored halfway through the first quarter. Aubree Butcher sank a three-pointer later in the quarter and the supportive Plains crowd erupted like it was a state championship. Loyola led 26-7 as the second quarter started and increased their lead rapidly, b...
The Thompson Falls girls' basketball team also finished their season at the divisional tournament in Pablo. Like the boys, the Lady Hawks made it to Saturday's consolation semifinal where they had a rematch with the district champion Mission Bulldogs, falling 60-35 in what would be Thompson's final game of the season. "Divisional was a learning experience for us," Coach Mike Tessier said. "None of our girls have played at that level. Our youth showed and we needed that seasoned veteran." He said...
The Savage Heat girls went 0-2 at the Western C Divisional tournament in Frenchtown last weekend, ending an exciting season in the postseason. After finishing second in District 14C play, on Thursday, Hot Springs met West Yellowstone in the first round of the divisional tournament, falling 45-22. The team struggled on the court early, scoring just four points to West Yellowstone's 20 in the first quarter. The Wolverines continued the attack in the second quarter, increasing their lead to 33-12...
The Plains Horsemen finished what can be characterized as a rebuilding year at the divisional tournament, losing both of their matchups at Pablo. The Horsemen opened the divisional tournament against Anaconda, losing 58-22. The Copperheads would score two buckets before Plains got on the board. Anaconda took control of the game and were up 18-4. In the second quarter, the Horsemen had a surge of energy as they put up four points before Anaconda sank a three-pointer to take back the momentum. The...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Jokers Wild 50.5 45.5 Mixed Nuts 50.5 45.5 Leftovers 49 47 Com’bak Kids 47.5 48.5 Roll’n Along 45.5 50.5 Fun Team 45 51 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 721; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2075; Hcp. Game: Mixed Nuts, 867; Hcp. Series: Com’bak Kids, 2390; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 217; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 579; Hcp. Game: Rob Johnson, 234; Hcp. Series: Rob Johnson, 639. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Anita Brown, 170; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 399; Hcp. Game: Anita Brown, 247; Hcp. Series: Marilyn Caley, 616. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Berni...
It was a successful District 7B tournament in St. Ignatius last weekend as all four Sanders County teams earned a trip to the divisional tournament Feb. 22-24 in Pablo. Thompson Falls boys and girls each placed second in their respective bracket, with the Plains boys finishing third and the girls finishing fourth. The Horsemen opened the District tournament last Tuesday with a play-in game against Troy which they won 59-45. In St. Ignatius, the Blue Hawks and Horsemen met in the first round...
The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat brought the hardware home last weekend, taking second at the 14-C District tournament in Polson, securing themselves a spot at divisionals. The Savage Heat boys finished third in the district, but fell in a playoff game with Drummond on Monday. While the Noxon Red Devils fought a valiant fight, both the boys and girls teams finished their seasons at District. It was the Noxon Lady Red Devils who opened the tournament Thursday facing off against the Lady Eagles of...
The Plains Horsemen cleared the first hurdle in the postseason with a 59-45 win over the Troy Trojans last week at Plains. Troy collected nine points in the last four minutes of the game, partly because one of the Horsemen's top players had fouled out, but that didn't stop Plains from also hitting their mark for nine points in the last few minutes of the game. Anaya Loberg chalked up 15 points in the game before fouling out in the fourth. "Anaya plays with a lot of passion and when it is...
It was a big day for little guys in big battles. Nearly 285 wrestlers gathered on the mats for the Superior Invitational and the first Little Guy Wrestling meet of the season, but those little guys included little gals, too - almost 50 of them from seven teams of Sanders, Mineral, Lake, and Missoula counties. Superior and Frenchtown each had more than 60 grapplers, but Plains had the largest team of Sanders County with 45 boys and 10 girls. Hot Springs had the smallest number of wrestlers with...
by Annie Wooden and Skye Hill Blue Hawk Max Hannum returned to the state championship round for the second year in a row, taking on rival McCoy Banner of Fairfield at 182 pounds for the final match of his high school career. Hannum pinned his way to the championship round, with none of his matches lasting more than two minutes until the final round. Hannum pinned Gaven Flannagan of Simms in 1 minute, 58 seconds. In the quarterfinals, he had a rematch with Gabe Rasmussen of Plains, pinning the Sa...
In the last week of regular season play, Hot Springs and Noxon faced off on the west end of the county, splitting games with the Savage Heat girls beating Noxon and the Red Devil boys beating Hot Springs. HOT SPRINGS 44, NOXON 29 The Lady Red Devils hosted county rival Hot Springs last Thursday sinking 44-29. Coming out on fire the Lady Savage Heat gained the first points from winning the jump-off, proving quick passes. Noxon was unable to answer with points of their own before Hot Springs found...
It was not a good day for the Plains Trotters Saturday when both the varsity and junior varsity squads were both hammered by Mission in the last regular game of the season. The JV squad of Mike Tatum and Charity Jermyn was defeated by the Lady Bulldogs 54-28. For Brooks Sanford's varsity Trotters, it was worse - they were thoroughly beaten by 62 points, 80-18. Sanford knew the Lady Bulldogs were going to be a tough opponent because a week prior they were ranked sixth in the state. Mission went...
The Plains Horsemen claimed victory in their final regular home game of the season with a 60-53 triumph against the Mission Bulldogs. Saturday was a packed house for Plains High School Senior Night when six seniors were honored, including players Joe Martin, Zander Czifro, Zephaniah Dines, Nicholas Hill, Aden West and Anaya Loberg, along with team managers Marissa Young and Hallie Corbin, who recently enlisted in the Army National Guard. See the Trotters article for its seniors. The Horsemen's c...
It was a winning week for the Blue Hawks as they finished up their regular season last week with both the boys and girls beating Troy on the road last Thursday and besting the Superior Bobcats Saturday in Thompson Falls. THOMPSON FALLS 60, TROY 10 The young Hawks came out working as a team in Troy last Thursday during their last away game to get a swift layup to start the game. Troy was unable to answer back with their own basket. The Lady Hawks would soar high in the first quarter keeping the...
CHARLO 60, HOT SPRINGS 39 The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat took to the road one last time for the regular season falling to the Charlo Lady Vikings 60-39. The powerhouse Charlo team came out getting the first points and quickly shutting down the Lady Savage Heat defense. They were able to score another basket before Hot Springs was able to sink a basket. Headed into the second the Lady Vikings had a massive 10 point lead over the Lady Savage Heat. They kept the pressure on Hot Springs, who was able to only break past them a few times. Charlo...
Shelby sits at the crossroads of Interstate 15 and Highway 2 on Montana's hi-line. Western Montana wrestlers came to a different crossroads last weekend as they competed in the divisional tournament in Shelby, fighting for a trip to the state tournament. The Plains-Hot Springs team finished the tournament in third place, garnering 172 points. Florence finished in first place with 239 and Eureka was second with 187.5. The Savage-Horsemen had an incredible nine wrestlers qualify for the state...
Plains and Thompson Falls put on a great show on the court last Thursday in Thompson Falls as the rivals met for the final time in the regular season. The Blue Hawk girls bested the Trotters 51-25 and the Hawk boys won 46-28. It was an aggressive game for the Hawk boys and Horsemen as Thompson Falls took an early lead and kept it the entire 32 minutes. The Hawks led 11-6 after the first quarter and 25-13 at the half. The lead was enough to lead the Hawks into the home stretch for the win. Aden...
It was a busy week for the Hot Springs basketball teams last week. The Savage Heat went back-to-back with Two Eagle River Wednesday and Thursday, with the girls getting two wins and the boys two losses. The Lady Savage Heat beat Two Eagle River 59-49 on Wednesday and 50-43 on Thursday, while the boys fell 44-54 on Wednesday and 53-65 on Thursday. The Savage Heat boys bounced back with a win on Saturday, though, beating Alberton 56-37 in Hot Springs. The girls did not play on Saturday as Alberton does not have a team. In their win at home...
Saturday night at the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium was a little like Groundhog Day. The Hawks welcomed the Eureka Lions basketball teams, and the night was nearly a repeat of when the Hawks traveled to Eureka just a couple weeks ago. While the Blue Hawk boys fell to the Lions 64-36, the Lady Hawks finished the evening off with a 60-50 overtime win. The Lady Hawks handily led the Lions through the first three quarters, up 15-5 after the first and 31-15 at halftime. As the third quarter...
The Red Devils hosted Two Eagle River on Friday in Noxon, sending the team home with two wins. The Red Devil boys lost 49-62 and the girls 41-50. The Red Devils kept it close in the first quarter, down just five points as the buzzer sounded. The Eagles soared in the second though, as they scored 19 to Noxon's 2 points and led 34-12 at the half. In the second half, Noxon had more momentum as they worked to lessen the lead. In the fourth quarter Noxon scored 27 points, more than they had the...
THOMPSON FALLS 73, MISSION 42 The Blue Hawk basketball team had a massive 73-42 win in Mission last Thursday, putting up impressive numbers. Junior Bryson LeCoure had an incredible game, getting 36 points for Thompson Falls. “Everyone knew he could do it, he is very efficient. The only other Blue Hawk to score like this in a single game was KellyKelley McKenzie scored 50 versus. Troy in 1991. Bryson was well on his way. He might have gotten there if it was a tighter game in the fourth quarter,” Coach Jake Mickelson beamed at his team. Thompson...
If you have to face off on the wrestling mat against your best pal, you might as well make it the best match of the evening. Last Thursday as the Blue Hawk wrestling team hosted Plains-Hot Springs and Superior for a mixer, Blue Hawk Brock Ryan and Savage-Horseman Beau Crabb (best friends off the mat) put on an exciting show. It was a scramble for the two wrestlers as they traded control in the match. Crabb was up just two points, 12-10, after two periods, and neither wrestler was letting his...
HOT SPRINGS 49, ST. REGIS 20 The Lady Savage Heat hosted the St. Regis Lady Tigers, taking the home win. Hot Springs came out on fire, getting the first points on the board. They would put full court pressure on the Lady Tigers, quickly setting the tone of the game. The Lady Savage Heat would score 16 points before a foul would put St. Regis on the line, earning them the first points of the game. With only a minute left, Hot Springs kept St Regis to low scoring but they were able to gain points...
NOXON 61, CHARLO 55 The Noxon Red Devils hosted the Charlo Vikings, securing the win on their home court. The Vikings would be the first to put points on the board, but the quick-footed Red Devils would be swift to answer with points of their own. Noxon would be down by five points, when Ricky Williams was able to sneak in a three pointer to close the point gap. The Vikings quickly answered with swift layups before the end of the first quarter. Headed into the second, Noxon was now down by only...
The Savage-Horsemen wrestlers took to the Mission Valley Championships, with three wrestlers taking first place, two taking second place, and four wrestlers finishing in third. Beau Crabb was the first Savage-Horsemen to take the podium in the 138-pound weight class. He won his first two matches by pin, and went on to the finals to pin Cory Tappen of Flathead. John Waterbury was the second wrestler to get first place, first having a bye. He went on to pin his next opponent to place in the semifinals. Waterbury went on to win by a 12-8 decision...
