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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...
Three Blue Hawk football players have been selected for the Class B All-Star game. This will be the 77th year for the Montana East-West Shrine Game, which will be played June 15 in Billings. Max Hannum and Braxton Dorscher were selected to play for the West, and Nick Tessier was selected as an alternate. All are seniors at Thompson Falls High School....
The weather may have been cloudy and cold last Wednesday, but the gym of Thompson Falls High School was warm and bright as Senior Hayden Hanks signed to go to Boise State University in front of friends and family, to go from a Blue Hawk to a Bronco. Hanks said he is headed to college to take on business and to go for a defensive lineman position with the Broncos. "I am extremely excited and proud of Hayden. I think the whole team really made this happen. They made him believe in not only having...
THOMPSON FALLS 56, DEER LODGE 33 The Blue Hawk boys kicked off their holiday break with intensity Thursday night, beating Deer Lodge 56-33 at home. It was an aggressive game as the Wardens bested the Hawks 8-6 in the first quarter. Thompson outscored Deer Lodge 16-7 in the second to go into halftime with a 22-15 lead. In the second half the Hawks were determined to hold on to the win. They fired off key passes that led to points on the board and kept the Wardens to just 18 points total in the...
The Thompson Falls Blue Hawk wrestlers hit the road going to the Deer Lodge mixer before the holidays. The girls team had nine matches, winning five of those. Senior Desani Bewick in the 100-pound weight class took two wins by pin, and Veronica Vega lost both of her matches. Lexi Volk won one of her matches but went on to lose her second. Jaden Bewick also won her first match but went on to lose her second. In the 145-weight class, freshman Alyana Hockhalter won her only match. “I think all of the kids wrestled really well. Coming from the l...
Playing a sport at the college level is a big accomplishment. Being a two-sport athlete takes a lot of time and commitment. Getting to play two sports in college with your sister is a special, rare experience. Megan Baxter is a junior at Carroll College in Helena and plays on the school golf team and the junior varsity basketball squad. This year, the 2021 graduate of Thompson Falls High School gets to play both sports with her little sister Ellie, a freshman at Carroll. The Baxter sisters are...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Jokers Wild 34 26 Leftovers 31 29 Roll’n Along 30 30 Com’bak Kids 29.5 30.5 Fun Team 29 31 Mixed Nuts 26.5 33.5 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 748; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2159; Hcp. Game: Jokers Wild, 884; Hcp. Series: Roll’n Along, 2512; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Bary Moore, 224; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 625; Hcp. Game: Bary Moore, 264; Hcp. Series: Bary Moore, 672. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Ginny Flewelling, 179; Scr Series: Debbie Rolleri, 484; Hcp. Game: Ginny Flewelling, 267; Hcp. Series: Ginny Flewelling, 659. INDUSTRIAL LEAGU...
ANACONDA 58, THOMPSON FALLS 37 The Blue Hawk boys fell to Anaconda 58-37 in the first home matchup of the season as they played host to the Copperheads on Friday. The Hawks struggled to penetrate the Anaconda defense and get inside the paint to score. Thompson Falls was down 3-15 after the first quarter. They gained slightly in the second quarter as they settled into play and went into the locker room at halftime down by just seven points, 14-21. Thompson started the second half with renewed...
It was a clean sweep for both the Plains Horsemen and Trotters basketball teams last week in the non- conference game against Hot Springs at Plains, although the final game of the night was real touch and go to the end. The Trotters varsity team kept the fans at the edge of their bleacher seats throughout the game. The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat were undefeated going into the game with three straight wins. The Trotters had three wins with their only loss at Darby the previous Saturday. The...
The Savage-Horsemen wrestling team brought home plenty of hardware from the Buzz Lucey memorial tournament in Eureka last weekend. Drew Carey finished a champion on Saturday, pinning Flahead’s Brett Chivers in 1 minute, 54 seconds in the championship match. Carey pinned his way to first place, with none of his matches reaching the third period. Carey first pinned Polson’s Daniel O’Roake in 2:45 before making quick work of Ryle Sheppard of Florence, pinning him in 1:04. Carey won his semifinal match against Brayton Fitch of Flathead in 3:34...
The Thompson Falls wrestling team hit the road taking on the C.M. Russell Holiday Classic this past weekend. There was no shortage of competition as 57 schools came together. Blue Hawk senior Max Hannum proved to be a master of the mats, getting a bye for his first round. He then went on to pin Joshua Sironi of Billings. For round three Hannum pinned Gage Allen of Great Falls, which put him in the quarterfinal. Going up against Alexander Beck of Missoula, Hannum was able to get the pin, but ultimately lost by decision in the semifinal. Hannum...
TROY 35, NOXON 24 The Lady Red Devils hit the court to take on the Lady Trojans of Troy falling 24-35. The aggressive Troy team came out putting full court pressure on Noxon, leaving the Lady Red Devils scoreless for the better half of the first quarter. Noxon was able to find holes in the Lady Trojans defense to put down a few baskets. Going into the second quarter Troy was up six points,. The young Lady Red Devils tried their best to break through the pressure but were unable to close the...
Plains faced the Alberton Panthers at home taking the win 67-30. Quickly the Horsemen came out winning the jump off and getting the first points. Alberton tried to answer with a three but was unsuccessful. From a swift steal by Darren Standeford Plains was able to gain another basket before the Panthers were able to get points on the board. The Horsemen put full court pressure on Alberton, gaining another steal and basket. With only a minute left in the first quarter Plains had a colossal 21 point lead over the Panthers. The Horsemen were able...
The Blue Hawks hosted what was almost a mini-tournament last Thursday, welcoming five schools for a mixer at Thompson Falls High School. Florence, Bigfork, Mission, Arlee and Eureka traveled to Thompson Falls to compete. While no team scores were kept, Hawk Coach Mike Thilmony said it was good to see competition from throughout the division. The Hawks have five wrestlers on the girls' team this year. Jaden Bewick got a win Thursday against Kayden Dillard of Arlee. Desanie Bewick, Veronica Vega...
HOT SPRINGS 43, ARLEE 42 The Lady Savage Heat hosted their first game of the season against the Arlee Scarlets, earning the win 43-42. Hot Springs came out winning the tip but it would be the Scarlets who were quick to answer with the first basket. For most of the first quarter both teams would go points for points until with less than two minutes left Arlee was able to pull ahead. Sophomore Kara Christensen was able to tie up the game, when the Scarlets answered with a swift three-point shot....
THOMPSON FALLS 71, VALLEY CHRISTIAN 32 The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks took to the road this past weekend in the Anaconda tip-off tournament, first facing Valley Christian. While it was the Lady Eagles who won the tip-off, it would be Thompson who would put points on the scoreboard first. The Lady Hawks were able to keep the lead, but Valley Christian was able to break through the Lady Hawk defense to put their own points on the board. Thompson was able to keep their lead going into the second quarter, making the Lady Eagles work for every...
TWO EAGLE 57, PLAINS 45 The Plains Horsemen had two contests last week, first falling 57-45 at Two Eagle River. The Horsemen came out winning the jump off and the first two baskets before the Eagles answered with their own three-point shot tying the score early. Plains was unable to get more points before Two River was able to put down another three-pointer taking the lead. While the Horsemen tried to break free from the full court pressure of the Eagles, they would go point for point until the...
Superior High School was a busy place on Saturday with hundreds of people filling the bleachers and nearly 150 wrestlers competing in the Bob Kinney Classic Tournament all day. The Florence Falcons and its 18 wrestlers nabbed first place with 180 points, followed by the Libby Loggers at 165 points and the Superior Bobcats and its eight wrestlers in third with 121 points. The tournament is named after Superior's first wrestling coach, Bob Kinney. His son, Scott, recently retired as the school's s...
Plains and Thompson Falls grapplers had their first competition last weekend at the Owen Invitational in Polson. More than 370 wrestlers, including nearly 100 girls, from 18 teams took to the mats Friday and Saturday at the Linderman School gymnasium, including eight from the Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen team and 13 from the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks. The Savage Horsemen tied with Polson for ninth place with 81 points. Superior and Eureka were the two Class B teams that beat Plains-Hot...
HOT SPRINGS 53, VICTOR 15 The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat traveled to kick off the Hamilton tip-off against the Victor Lady Pirates, taking the win 53-15. Hot Springs came out on fire, putting the pressure on the Lady Pirates by taking the lead quickly in the first half. The Lady Savage Heat kept their tight knit defense, holding Victor to minimal scoring. Going into halftime Hot Springs was up 22 points. Coming back from the half Hot Springs was able to keep their double digit lead, putting pressure on the Lady Pirates. The Lady Savage Heat...
PLAINS 57, VALLEY CHRISTIAN 49 The Plains Horsemen opened the Hamilton tip-off tournament against the Valley Christian Eagles, earning the win 57-49. Darren Standeford led the Horsemen getting 16 points, Zayden Allen was behind him with 11, and Anaya Loberg rounded out the top scoring with 10 points. Allen proved to be a powerhouse in the paint getting eight rebounds, while Zeph Dines, Pablo Hernandez and Loberg each got five. ARLEE 60, PLAINS 41 The Horsemen took to the court Saturday against the Arlee Warriors, falling 60-41. It would be the...
A Plains teenager was selected as the 2023 Montana Youth Female Referee of the Year. The 18-year-old Claire Wrobleski was officially notified that she was the top female youth referee of the year. "I am excited to get this award because it is some recognition for all the refereeing I have done throughout the years. It's also a big encouragement to know that I am a competent referee," said Wrobleski, who's been a referee for the last five years. Although Wrobleski has known about getting the...
