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With fall sports wrapped up, local athletes are being honored with All-Conference and All-State status. In District 14C volleyball, Noxon’s senior Mia Vogel earned All-State status, along with Charlo’s Karly Alder and Aida Cote. All were also named first team All-Conference along with senior Maygan Swanson of Noxon, Hot Springs’ only senior Lauryn Aldridge and sophomore Kara Christensen, and Leah Cahoon from Charlo. Athletes named to the second All-Conference team list included Lady Red Devils own Seanna Richter, Charlo’s Shonlea Matt, Alberto...
Thompson Falls alumni Justin Morgan, a sophomore at Montana Tech, has a lot to be proud of this year already. Morgan took third in the Frontier championship earning him All-Conference honors, with the Tech Orediggers as a team taking second place. This put the 19th-ranked Orediggers on the road for their first ever trip to the 44th annual NAIA National Championship in Vancouver, Washington. Racing on the Fort Vancouver National Historic Championship course with 36 other schools and 85 runners...
With fall sports wrapped up, local athletes are being honored with All-Conference and All-State status. In District 7B volleyball, Thompson Falls sophomore Gabi Hannum and Plains junior Lexi Deming earned All-State status, along with Eureka's Annie Vaughn and Kara Stanger, and Mission's Izzy Evans. All were also named first team All-Conference, along with Eureka's Aubrey Casazza. Athletes named to the second team All-Conference list included Blue Hawks Sarah Koskela and Addi Pardee, Trotters Blakely Lakko and Teagan Saner, Eureka's Sophie...
OVER THE HILL GANG W L Mixed Nuts 21.5 18.5 Fun Team 21 19 Jokers Wild 21 19 Com’bak Kids 20.5 19.5 Roll’n Along 19 21 Leftovers 17 23 Team Scr. Game: Fun Team, 823; Scr. Series: Fun Team, 2270; Hcp. Game: Fun Team, 905; Hcp. Series: Fun Team, 2516; Mens Inv. Scr. Game: Ron Beaty, 257; Scr. Series: Ron Beaty, 645; Hcp. Game: Hank Smith, 262; Hcp. Series: Hank Smith, 698. Wms Inv. Scr Game: Wendy Kelley, 188; Scr Series: Ginger Ward, 526; Hcp. Game: Wendy Kelley, 235; Hcp. Series: Ginger Ward, 676. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE W L Bernie’s Auto 31 13 Po...
Teammates were now competitors, competitors now teammates as Mission High School hosted the 2023 volleyball all-star game. Twenty-three girls from eight schools (Mission, Arlee, Hot Springs, Polson, Two Eagle River, Plains, Charlo and Ronan) came together forming two teams, the Lights and the Darks. While a score was being kept, the real winners were the crowd watching intense volleys, near perfect set assists, and powerful spikes. But more importantly the crowd got to see laughs, mistakes, and...
Camp Bighorn in Plains launched a new fall sport for kids in grades third through seventh in the form of a climbing team. Partnering with Plains Elementary for transportation, the kids rode the bus after school to Bighorn where they were broken up into four teams, consisting of eight kids per team. Twice a week the climbers learned and practiced their climbing skills on Bighorn's newly finished outdoor rock climbing wall. With four ropes and multiple routes the climbers were never bored, even...
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks and Plains Trotters traveled to Eureka for the class B divisional tournament. Though neither team earned a bid to state, the Hawks finished fourth in the division. The first match was between the Plains Trotters and the Florence Falcons. Quickly in the first set the Falcons came talons out gaining the lead. Although the Trotters tried to catch up, it would be Florence who would take the first set. The Trotters seemed to have lost their steam in the second set,...
The rain couldn't dampen the heat the Hot Springs football team had this past Saturday, even though they fell to the Harlowton-Ryegate Engineers 60-65. "We knew Harlowton had a talented group of kids. Both teams played hard and gave the crowd a lot of action," Coach Jim Lawson said The Engineers came out at high speed earning the first set of points on the scoreboard. Nick McAllister was able to find Johnny Waterbury for a massive 55-yard pass for the Savage Heat's first points of the game....
The Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat took to the road for the Western Class C divisional volleyball tournament in Manhattan last Thursday. While the Savage Heat didn't make it to the state tournament, they put forth a great effort at divisional to cap off a great season. To open the tournament the Savage Heat faced the Twin Bridges Lady Falcons falling in three sets, 12-25, 8-25, 16-25. Both teams came out going point for point in the first set, until the Lady Falcons took the lead earning the set...
Sanders County youngsters put their free throw skills to the test last Sunday for the annual Elks Hoop Shoot. Event organizer Mike Thilmony said more than 125 kids from Noxon, Trout Creek, Thompson Falls, Plains, St. Regis and Superior schools competed this year. Each school sent one qualifier in each age division to the county competition in Thompson Falls, which was sponsored by the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge. First-place winners in each division now have an opportunity to compete at the...
Saturday's temperatures didn't get above freezing in Hot Springs, but the Savage Heat were smokin' as they kept their undefeated season going with a 40-6 playoff win over Valier. "It was a good effort by the kids. I think they're pretty excited. We have a pretty strong group and they are humble about things," Coach Jim Lawson said. Now, the Savage Heat will play host to Harlowton/Ryegate in the quarterfinal round. "It's only going to get tougher from here," Coach Lawson noted. Valier traveled...
After a busy weekend of volleyball in Hot Springs, only one Sanders County team in District 14C are moving on to the divisional tournament. Hot Springs finished second in the district tournament, held on their home court, after playing four matches in a row Friday to end the tournament. Noxon placed third in the district and had a playoff match Monday against Valley Christian, the No. 3 team from District 13C, Noxon fell in three sets and missed a trip to divisional.. Charlo and Noxon each had...
Six schools went head-to-head and point-for-point at the District 7B volleyball tournament, this year held at Plains High School. Both Plains and Thompson Falls earned a trip to the Western B Divisional tournament, slated to begin Wednesday in Eureka. First on the court at district on Friday were St. Ignatius and Troy, with the Bulldogs defeating the Trojans in three sets. Plains had their first match against the Superior Bobcats, and the Trotters took the win in three fast sets. Lexie Deming...
The Blue Hawk football team ended their season last Saturday in the first round of the playoffs. The Red Lodge Rams defeated Thompson Falls 46-0. On the way to Red Lodge, the Hawks were able to stop in Bozeman for a pregame practice with the Montana State University Bobcats. "It's always a reward to stop and play with any college team, the kids really love being able to feel what it would be like to play in a big stadium like that." said coach Jared Koskela. Then it was time for the big task of...
Teams from throughout the region will meet at the nets this weekend as two county schools are set to host district volleyball tournaments. Hot Springs will host the District 14-C tournament on Thursday and Friday, while Plains will have home court advantage for the District 7-B tournament Friday and Saturday. Thursday's 14-C action kicks off with St. Regis challenging Alberton at 10 a.m., followed by the home host Hot Springs facing off against Two Eagle River at 11:30 a.m. Charlo, the No. 1-seed, and Noxon, the No. 2 seed, both have byes in...
The runners of Thompson Falls and Plains once again took to Rebecca Farms in Kalispell for what would be some runners' last race as high school cross country runners. With 382 total runners, the competition proved to be tough. "The state meet is always a roller coaster with the wonderful highs followed by the heartbreaking or just missing a goal lows. I appreciate how our teams came together to compete and support each other, celebrating the successes and working together," said coach Sarah Naeg...
THOMPSON FALLS 3, TROY 0 The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks hosted the Troy Trojans last Tuesday, securing the win in three sets, 25-20, 25-18, 25-13. Quickly the Lady Hawks set the tone of the game with solid serves in the first set, keeping the Trojans on their toes. Troy came back passionate in the second match but still were no match for the Lady Hawks at the net. With two set wins Thompson came into the third set with confidence, quickly getting into a steady rhythm earning the win. Addy Deal an...
The Plains Trotters defeated the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat in four games at Plains last Tuesday, taking their overall standing to seven wins and four losses. It was a special win for four seniors of the varsity squad - Teirainy Bellinger, Jaelyn Carr, Blakely Lakko, and Marissa Young - and two seniors on the junior varsity squad - Hallie Corbin and Abigail Wessley - who were recognized at Senior Night. The JV girls picked up a clean sweep against the Savage Heat by winning three straight...
PLAINS 77, DARBY 26 The Plains Horsemen hit the road for their last game of the season to take on the Darby Tigers gaining the win 77-26. Although the Tigers were able to score the first touchdown on a kickoff return, the Horsemen were out to finish their season with a win, answering back with a 51-yard pass from Nick Hill to Anaya Loberg. Darby’s defense tried to keep Plains from scoring again but faltered as Hill threw a 28-yard pass to Loberg. The Horsemen were able to get one more monumental 71-yard pass touchdown by Loberg before the T...
The regular season ended last week for the Sanders County 6-man football teams, and now they can look ahead to the playoffs. Hot Springs clinched the top spot in the West and will play host to Valier this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the first round of the playoffs. Noxon narrowly missed the playoffs, ending up No. 4 in the West. The top three teams advance to the postseason. Noxon was originally scheduled to play Hot Springs in the final regular season game of the year, but the Savage Heat forfeited...
The boys U19 soccer team finished its last home game in a tie against the Mission Valley Christian Academy Eagles last Tuesday at the Amundson Sports Complex in Plains. Clark Fork Soccer Alliance coach Josh Allday didn't put in his top players out of fairness to the Polson team because they were smaller, younger and were a coed team and the result was a 5-4 loss to the Eagles. "I think that was an outstanding job of coaching, holding his top players to make it a more competitive game," said...
by Skye Hill and Annie Wooden Taylor Swift fans caused an earthquake when the pop star performed in Seattle. The phenomenon is being referred to as Swiftquake. Last Thursday in the Plains High School gym, there was a Trotterquake as the home volleyball squad beat Thompson Falls in five intense sets. The Blue Hawks had swept the Trotters in three straight sets when the teams played in Thompson Falls in September. This month, Plains was out for revenge. The Trotters kicked off the first set with...
The Western B/C Divisionals hosted 11 schools at the Rivers Bend golf course, with runners from both Thompson Falls and Plains earning new personal and seasonal bests. Trotter Marina Tulloch earned first place for the girls with a smashing time of 20 minutes, two seconds. Tulloch's time is a new school record for Plains. The freshman is ranked among the top five in the state for class B as the team prepares for the state tournament this weekend. Owen Jermyn, an eighth grader, also set a record...
THOMPSON FALLS 12, FLORENCE 43 The Blue Hawks hosted the Florence Falcons for their last home game last Friday, falling 12-43. Quickly the Falcons were able to break through Thompson's defense and score a touchdown. While the Blue Hawks tried to hold Florence back, they were able to score another touchdown before the half of the first quarter. With only seconds left Nick Tessier was able to run an incredible 90-yard touchdown for Thompson, putting them on the scoreboard. In the second quarter...
If you don't believe in global warming, go to Hot Springs on a Friday night and watch the Savage Heat football team. With a 64-6 win over Lima last Friday, the team sits at 6-0 for the season and has outscored their opponents by more than 200 points total. Hot Springs has scored 262 points and their five opponents this season (one win was due to a forfeit by Gardiner) have combined for just 51 points. "We're definitely getting better," Coach Jim Lawson said over the weekend. "I like what I'm...
