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HORSEMEN 58, TROJANS 38 A Trojan Horse might have helped Troy's boys basketball team at Plains Saturday when the Horsemen stampeded the Trojans for a 58-38 victory and the Horsemen's ninth win of the season. Troy got on the board first with a 2-pointer. Horseman Anaya Loberg tied things up, but Troy returned the favor with a long 3-point shot. Horseman Zephaniah Dines left the game with a leg or foot injury early in the game, but that didn't stop Plains from taking the lead with baskets by Aden...
by Annie Wooden It was a busy first day of competition at the Western B/C Divisional wrestling tournament at Shelby High School on Friday. Friday evening, Plains-Hot Springs sat in fourth place as a team with 76 points. Florence High School currently leads the team competition. Here's how the Sanders County wrestlers fared in day one. 103 Pounds: Blue Hawk Weston Block will wrestle in the semifinal round Saturday morning. 113 Pounds: Matthew Thurston of Plains pinned Russell Douglas of Boulder...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Com’bak Kids 39.5 36.5 Leftovers 39 37 Roll’n Along 38.5 37.5 Jokers Wild 38.5 37.5 Mixed Nuts 36.5 39.5 Fun Team 36 40 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 698; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2066; Hcp. Game: Roll’n Along, 899; Hcp. Series: Fun Team, 2519; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 219; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 615; Hcp. Game: Ron Hawkinson, 275; Hcp. Series: Ron Hawkinson, 674. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginger Ward, 166; Scr Series: Wendy Kelley, 446; Hcp. Game: Kristy Beaty, 240; Hcp. Series: Kristy Beaty, 666. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Howar...
As a first-time wrestler watcher the 28th annual Ted Kato Invitational was a perfect start. There was no shortage of great wrestling there. I think I even saw the definition of determination, as a wrestler got his dislocated shoulder popped back into place to not only finish his match but win it as well. Sanders County had two wrestlers take the top spot at the Thompson Falls wrestling tournament, including Blue Hawk Weston Block, an eighth grader who won the 103-pound bracket, and...
While the boys were battling it out at the Ted Kato Memorial Tournament in Thompson Falls Saturday, the girl grapplers were hitting the mat at Plains, where eight teams from Montana and Idaho wrestled for some three hours. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks had five girls from eighth grade to senior competing in the meet. The Lady Hawks had five wins and six losses for the day. There were nearly 40 wrestlers, including Thompson Falls, along with the Arlee Scarlets, Darby Lady Tigers, Whitefish Lady...
NOXON 58, HOT SPRINGS 53 The Noxon Red Devils took things to the next level last Saturday with an exciting overtime win over the Savage Heat in Hot Springs. Swiftly the Red Devils came out putting the first points on the board, and Hot Springs was unable to answer back. Noxon had an early 10 point lead, but a Red Devil foul would put Hot Springs on the free throw line for their first points in the game. The Savage Heat were able to gain another basket, and catch the foul to put more points on...
The Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen had a prosperous night at their wrestling mixer at Plains Friday night with 11 victories and only four losses. The Plains-Hot Springs team was joined by wrestlers from Arlee, Whitefish, Darby, and Powell County (Deer Lodge) for three rounds of matches, including just over a dozen girls, though Plains-Hot Springs has no girls on its team this year. It was also "Senior Night" for the Plains grapplers, who were presented to the crowd with their parents before...
The Blue Hawk wrestling team got a good look at some of the Ted Kato competition on Friday as they hosted a mixer at Thompson Falls High School. Thompson Falls welcomed Priest River, Cascade, Eureka, Fairfield and Fort Benton to the Friday competition. There were plenty of matches for the boys and girls. Max Hannum had a match against Dillon Connelly of Valier on Fridday, pinning Connelly in the first period. He went on to pine Colby Crowell of Cascade as well on Friday. Hannum nearly had a...
The Blue Hawks traveled to Superior on Saturday for a pair of wins on the court. The Lady Hawks took on the Bobcats first, winning 58-38. Both teams were a little slow out of the gate, with the Hawks scoring just 10 points in the first quarter to Superior's 4. The Hawks kept their lead in the first half while they worked to find their groove and were up 21-12 at the half. The Hawks found that groove in the second half, coming out with more energy and sinking baskets. Solveig Nygaard put up two...
Plains was on the road last week for basketball, traveling to Mission on Thursday and Eureka on Saturday. PLAINS 57, MISSION 49 The Horsemen beat the Bulldogs 57-49. Swiftly the Bulldogs came out of the cage aggressively putting the first points on the scoreboard. The Horsemen were quick to answer back, putting their own points on the board. The teams would go back and forth, but at the end of the first, the Horsemen were up by only one point. Headed into the second both teams would keep up an aggressive defense, keeping each team almost...
THOMPSON FALLS 65, TROY 45 The Blue Hawks hit the home court to take on the Troy Trojans securing the win 65-45. Although the Trojans won the jump off it would be the soaring Blue Hawks who would gain the first points on the board. The Blue Hawks would prove to have nimble hands, capitalizing off several steals to keep their lead. Finally Troy was able to break past Thompson's defense to put points on the board. The Blue Hawks would keep the Trojans to a single digit score going into the second...
This weekend is the 28th annual Ted Kato Memorial wrestling tournament held in Thompson Falls with 16 teams coming together, Arlee, Fort Benton, Polson JV, Darby, Mission, Plains, Superior, Priest River Idaho, Sandpoint ID, Cascade, Fairfield, Deer Lodge, Valier, Missoula Sentinel, and Missoula Big Sky. The boys will wrestle in Thompson Falls this year, while the girls will take to the mats at Plains High School. The Ted Kato Memorial is named after lifelong educator and administrator Ted Kato who taught and coached all over Montana during his...
The Hawks were flying high at Plains Thursday night as they trounced the Horsemen and Trotters in their own home corral. The Horsemen junior varsity boys claimed a 30-27 victory in overtime, but that was the only win for Plains. The Lady Hawks JV team defeated the Trotters 45-21. The varsity Lady Hawks claimed a 47-35 win over the Trotters and the Horsemen lost to the Blue Hawks 55-46. Horsemen head coach Brooks Sanford had eight wins with only one loss. He saw no reason why his girls couldn't c...
by Skye Hill Though their travel plans changed a bit, the Savage-Horsemen wrestling team found some good competition over the weekend. Plains-Hot Springs was originally scheduled to travel to Choteau for a tournament last weekend, but changed plans due to winter weather and attended the John Fisher jv tournament in Missoula. PHS had several wrestlers take the top spot in Missoula. Finishing first for the Savage Horsemen were Matthew Thurston, Gavin Schrenk, Drew Carey, John Waterbury, David Chapman and Gabe Rasmussen. Brenden Vanderwall and...
by Skye Hill SUPERIOR 50, PLAINS 44 The Horsemen took on the Superior Bobcats, losing at home 44-50. Swiftly the Bobcats were able to win the tip-off. It would be the Horsemen who would earn the first points on the board. Putting full-court pressure on the Bobcats, Plains was able to take the lead quickly in the first quarter. It was short-lived as Superior was able to break past the Horsemen’s full court defense. With a buzzer beater half-court shot the Bobcats tied up the game at the end of the first. Headed into the second Plains was able to...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Com’bak Kids 38.5 33.5 Leftovers 38 34 Jokers Wild 37.5 34.5 Roll’n Along 35.5 36.5 Mixed Nuts 33.5 38.5 Fun Team 33 39 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 768; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2194; Hcp. Game: Com’bak Kids, 906; Hcp. Series: Com’bak Kids, 2550; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Bernie Groshong, 237; Scr. Series: Bernie Groshong, 594; Hcp. Game: Bernie Groshong, 257; Hcp. Series: Bernie Groshong, 654. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginger Ward, 185; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 509; Hcp. Game: Anita Brown, 241; Hcp. Series: Eileen Turk, 664. INDUSTR...
The Plains boys and girls basketball teams had a clean sweep in games against Noxon Friday evening at Plains. The Horsemen junior varsity boys first dispatched the Red Devils 44-24, followed by the varsity Horsemen, which claimed a 74-39 finish, and then the Plains Trotters defeated the Lady Red Devils 36-25. Lady Red Devil varsity head coach Cory Brodmerkle was confident her girls would break their losing streak and get their first win of the season, but the Trotters had a different idea and...
MISSION 54, THOMPSON FALLS 38 For the first home game after the holiday season the Lady Hawks faced the Lady Bulldogs of Mission falling 54-38. Mission was quick to win the jump off gaining the first points, before sophomore Gabi Hannum was able to get the first basket for Thompson. Both teams would go point for point until a Mission foul would put Annalise Fairbank on the free throw line, allowing the Lady Hawks to take the lead. Swiftly the Lady Bulldogs were able to gain the lead once again...
The Savage-Horsemen and the Blue Hawk wrestling teams traveled to the Cut Bank Invitational last weekend. Thompson Falls had two wrestlers get to the podium, including senior Max Hannum in second and Weston Block in fifth. The Savage-Horsemen had four wrestlers place, including Johnny Waterbury, who finished second at 152 pounds. Plains-Hot Springs took third and fourth at 138 pounds, with Drew Carey pinning Beau Crabb in the consolation final, and Matthew Thurston placed fifth at 113 pounds. Hannum, wrestling at 182 pounds, won his first two...
HOT SPRINGS 46, SUPERIOR 35 The Savage Heat hosted the Superior Bobcats in the first home game after holiday break, taking the win 46-35. Nick McAllister led with a stunning 22 points, Quincy Styles-DePoe behind him with nine, and Ben Aldridge rounded it out with nine for Hot Springs. SUPERIOR 42, HOT SPRINGS 31 The Lady Savage Heat took on the Lady Bobcats of Superior, falling 42-31. No results were given to the Ledger at this time. SEELEY-SWAN 43, HOT SPRINGS 21 The Savage Heat took on the...
Two Thompson Falls students were the best in their age group and are moving on in the Elks hoop shoot competition. Quinn Nichols and Tristan Kelly of Thompson Falls won their respective age groups at the Western District competition, held last weekend in Polson. The two qualified for the state competition. Nichols won the age 8-9 division for the girls and Kelly the boys' age 12-13 division. Lou Hannum of Trout Creek placed second among boys age 10-11, as did Dani Hill of Noxon for girls in...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Jokers Wild 36.5 31.5 Com’bak Kids 35.5 32.5 Leftovers 35 33 Roll’n Along 34.5 33.5 Fun Team 32 36 Mixed Nuts 30.5 37.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 745; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2107; Hcp. Game: Leftovers, 860; Hcp. Series: Leftovers, 2480; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Bernie Groshong, 241; Scr. Series: Bernie Groshong, 611; Hcp. Game: Bernie Groshong, 262; Hcp. Series: Bernie Groshong, 674. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginger Ward, 218; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 535; Hcp. Game: Ginger Ward, 263; Hcp. Series: Ginger Ward, 670. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE...
There was no snow this year at the 42nd annual Keg Bowl, but that didn't stop 22 players of different generations of Blue Hawks from hitting the field. The men were split into two teams, the Blue team and the White team. While no real score was being kept, it would be the blue team who would kick the game off, the white team were swift to earn the ball back. After a white ball fumble the football would find itself back into the hands of the blue team. They couldn't make the play happen and...
A group of runners started their 2024 fitness goals early with the annual New Year's Day fun run in Thompson Falls. Twenty-two runners braved the damp chill and icy roads to bring in the new year with a brisk run. The runners gathered at the Elks Lodge on Monday for the 25th annual fun run, with runners choosing a 5K or a 2K distance. They took off at 9 a.m. "We used to have over 100 runners," said organizer Sarah Naegeli with the Clark Fork Running Club. Other towns started having a New Year's...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Jokers Wild 35.5 28.5 Com’bak Kids 32.5 31.5 Roll’n Along 32.5 31.5 Leftovers 32 32 Fun Team 30 34 Mixed Nuts 29.5 34.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 685; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 1986; Hcp. Game: Mixed Nuts, 881; Hcp. Series: Com’bak Kids, 2484; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 215; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 574; Hcp. Game: Rob Johnson, 252; Hcp. Series: Hank Smith, 640. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Catherine Hummel, 182; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 472; Hcp. Game: Catherine Hummel, 246; Hcp. Series: Catherine Hummel, 659. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W...
