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The Thompson Falls cross country team took to Ronan for the Canal Bank Run. The course is three miles along the canal, a dirt and gravel road, with lots of sunshine. Freshman Weston Block had a great time of 19 minutes 31 seconds, while Blake Shusterman had a time of 20:52. Tuff Ryder came in behind with 22:20, and Nathan Baxter finished in 22:48. Luke Pastorius (22:51) and Jakob Molina (27:24) also had a great race. “Weston also ran on the varsity team as an eighth grader last year, and ran a fantastic first freshman race in the heat!” said co...
With the air getting cooler it could only mean two things, the start of school and school sports. Fall sports this year include football, volleyball, cross country, and the newly formed Plains-Thompson Falls soccer teams. Get ready for Friday nights under the lights with your Sanders County football teams with the first games starting August 30, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks hit the road in their first game taking on the Conrad Cowboys. The Noxon Red Devils also hit the road taking on the Power-Dutton-Brady Titans for their first game of the...
A familiar sight at River's Bend Golf Course came crashing down Monday during Over the Hill play. About 11 a.m., Ray Marshall said he was 50 yards from the green on No. 3 when the stump of an old tree came crashing down. "It made a loud noise when it hit the ground and shattered into many pieces," Marshall said Monday. No one was harmed when the tree fell. A top portion of the tree, which was dedicated to the late Henry Hammill, fell in 2009 during a windstorm. Bruce Craw didn't let the fallen...
The Feed-N-Fuel team of Russ Wood, Mike Normandin, David Petteys, and Doug Gunderson took the lead and the low team gross score with 184, secruing the win for the seacond half of the season, while the NLC Inc. team (Bill Nolen, Mike Lilly, Scott Rasor and Mike Tessier) was able to score the team low net score with 140. Nolen shot the low individual gross score of 39, while also earning a chip-in on No. 4, the long putt on No. 6 and closest to the pin on No. 5. Mike Lilly had the low individual net of 31. Dave Garr was closest to pin on No. 2,...
The Custom Solutions team of Bob Brown, Doug Fisher, John Owens and Tom Pride had the right strokes Wednesday with their low gross 172, while the Double H team (Jared Haas, Eric Sterich, Jason Anderson,and Jason Helvey) took the low net score with 145. Mike Baxter shot the low gross round of 41, while John Owens had the low net of 33. Chadd Laws was closest to pin on No. 2, Wil Mitchell was closest to pin on No. 8. Mike Thilmony won closest to pin on No. 5 and also had the long putt on No. 3. Dan Kier sank the long putt on No. 6., Doug...
The Thompson Falls-Plains soccer team started its inaugural season with practices Friday and Saturday on Previs Field. "I'm very excited for this year," said Michael Scharfe, head coach for the Thompson Falls-Plains Blue Hawks boys team. Nick Lawyer, head coach for the new girls team, also held practice on the Thompson Falls football field Friday and Saturday. The Thompson Falls School Board voted in favor of the co-op fall soccer team last March. The teams are composed of students from eighth g...
Feed N Fuel really fueled their golf game on Tuesday as Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Dave Petteys and Doug Gunderson combined for the low team gross of 180, while Bear Muscle Fitness (Steve Fairbank, John Mosher, Cody Mosher and Doug Robichaud) had the low team net of 148. Scott Pardee proved his skills with the low individual gross score of 38, and Rusty Haggard shot the low net of 31. Pardee was also closest to the pin on no. 2, while Haggard got a chip-in during his round. Robichaud’s drive was closest to the pin on No. 5 and No. 8, w...
It was wild Wednesday at River’s Bend last week as the Wild Coyote team of Gary Thompson, Mike Normandin, Howard Morkert and Dave Petteys howled their way to a win with a combined 173. Edward Jones carded the low team net, with Dan Kier, Wil Mitchell, Jesse Mack and Ryan Craven carding a 137. Mitchell’s 38 was the low gross score for the evening, with Jay Deal scoring the low net of 32. Doug Fisher was closest to the pin on No. 2, with Mike Thilmony taking that honor on No. 5 and John Mosher on No. 8. Mosher also sank the long putt on No. 3,...
Some golf leagues may be winding down, but the Over the Hill Gang is keeping the momentum going on Monday’s at River’s Bend Golf Course. Dave Gar shot the low men’s gross of 42 on Monday, while Ray Hoff had the low net of 32. Lana Nolen’s 49 was the low gross for the day, while Kristy Beaty carded the low net of 38. Gary Thompson sank the long putt on No. 4 and had the closest drive on No. 8. Dave Petteys won for the longest putt on No. 2, with Dennis Gripp taking that honor on No. 3, Rusty Haggard on No. 6, Bruce Sterling on No. 7, Doug De...
When Heather Thompson picked up pickleball in April of this year, she never thought it would lead to her winning the Montana State Pickleball Singles Championship. Now Thompson has free entry to the national competition in November hosted in Dallas, Texas. "I really wasn't expecting much going into the competition, there were so many amazing competitors," Thompson said. Having played competitive tennis since she was eight years old, Thompson picked the sport up rather quickly, saying she...
The ladies had another stunning day of golf with Kim Pardee and Kim Sparks earning the low team gross score with 99, while Marshanna Drop and Doree Thilmony got the low team net score with 66. Doree Thilmony proved her skills getting the low individual gross score with 45, with Katie Miller getting the low individual net score with her 32. Kayla Mosher earned closest to pin on No. 1, Kim Pardee had closest to pin on No. 2, and Danice Toyias earned closest to pin on hole No. 8. Ruth Kronfuss showed her skills earning the long putt on No. 3 and...
The Over the Hill Gang had a wonderful Monday golf game with Ron Beaty getting the low gross men’s score with 36. Randy Hojem earned the low net men’s score with 29. Jan Thompson showed her skills getting the low gross women’s score with 45, while Kristy Beaty got the low net women’s score with 35. Rusty Haggard had closest to pin on No. 10, Jan Thompson had closest to pin on No. 14. Dave Tallant earned closest to pin on hole No. 17. Ron Belger proved his arm by getting the long putt on No. 12, with Rusty Haggard getting the long putt on No....
Anyone who graduated from Thompson Falls High School is familiar with the name Randy Symon. Whether he was your elementary PE teacher, your coach, or taught you how to drive, Randy Symon was there. But getting nominated for the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame had never been on the front of the retired Thompson Falls Track and Field coach's mind, until two lifelong friends took it into their own hands and got to work. "Everyone said this award was something that should have been done a...
The Bear Muscle Fitness team of Rick Hagedorn, John Mosher, Cody Mosher, and Doug Robichaud took the low team gross score with 172. While the Noxon Quick Stop team (Bart Haflich, Shawn Wilkinson, Arthur Potts, and Scott Garr) took the low team net score with 150. Cody Mosher earned the low individual gross score with 39, Steve Clark earned the low individual net score with his 34. Dave Petteys had closest to pin on No. 2, while Dave Garr had closest to pin on No. 5, and Rick Hagedorn had closest to pin on No. 8. Steve Clark proved his skills...
The Custom Solutions team who included RT Brown, Bob Brown, Doug Fisher, and Tom Pride took the low team gross score with their 166. The Highlead team (Jesse Mosher, John Mosher, Tyson Petticrew and Chadd Laws) took the team low net score with 145. RT Brown showed his skills getting the low individual gross score with 37, while Jason Anderson got the low individual net score with 30. Rick Hagedorn had closest to pin on No. 2, while Will Mitchell earned closest to pin on No. 5, and Scott Pardee earned closest to pin on hole No. 8. Howard...
The ladies had another picture perfect day at the River’s Bend golf course with Tina Wheeler and Jeanne Holleran getting the low team gross score with their 99, while Danice Toyias and Kristy Beaty earned the team low net score with 63. Tina Wheeler proved her skills earning the low individual gross score with 44, while Kristy Beaty got the low individual net score with her 31. Danice Toyias had closest to pin on No. 10, with Tina Wheeler behind her getting closest to pin on No. 11. Katie Miller earned closest to pin no No. 14, while Kelly W...
The Over the Hill Gang had a cooler Monday golf game at the River’s Bend golf course with Jesse Mack getting the low gross score for the men’s with a 40. Ray Marshall earned the low net men’s score with a 30. Rick Kendall got closest to pin on No. 10, while Gary Thompson proved his skills getting the long putt on No. 11. John Mosher earned the long putt on No. 12, while Dave Pettys got the long putt on hole No. 13. Larry Eddy had closest to pin on No. 14, while Dave Garr earned the long drive on No. 15. Randy Hojem earned the longest putt...
The Over the Hill Gang had some fun on Monday with a game of “Mutt and Jeff,” which had golfers adding up their scores on the two par three holes (5 and 8) and the two par fives (2 and 3) for a total. Rick Kendall won the Mutt and Jeff game with a 17, and also had the low men’s gross of 42 of nine holes. Wally Give and Randy Hojem were second and third, respectively, in the fun play. Larry Eddy had a 31 for the low men’s net and Kristy Beaty a 32 for the low women’s net. Beaty also had the long putt on No. 3. Kendall’s drive was closest to...
The ladies had another beautiful day of golf at the River’s Bend golf course with Jan Thompson and Tori Helvey earning the low team gross score of 95. Kim Sparks and Kim Pardee earned the low team net score with their 70. Jan Thompson got the low individual gross score with 46, while Jeanne Holleran showed her skills getting the low individual net score with 33. Kim Pardee proved her arm earning the closest to pin on No. 1, and Tina Wheeler earned closest to pin on hole No. 2. Lana Nolen got closest to pin on No. 8. Kim Pardee showed her s...
The Over the Hill Gang had a beautiful day of golf on Monday, with Gary Thompson getting the men’s low gross score with 40. Dennis Gripp earned the men’s low net score with 31. Jan Thompson carded the women's low net score with a 38. Jens Jantzen sank the long putt on No. 11, while Jan Thompson took that honor on No. 12 and Rusty Haggard on No. 13. Rich Hooten’s drive was the closest to pin on No. 14. Rick Kendall hit the long drive on No. 15. Gary Moe sank the long putt on No. 15, with Will Mitchell getting the long putt on No. 16. Charl...
The ladies had another hot day at the River’s Bend golf course with Jan Thompson and Tori Helvey getting the low team gross score with their 99, while Chris Kelly and Karli Thomas earned the low team net score with a 67. Tina Wheeler proved her skills getting the low individual gross score of 44, and Kelly earned the low individual net score with 30. Wheeler came out on top getting the closest to pin on No. 10, while Barb Petteys had the closest to pin on No. 11. Jeanne Holleran added another closest to pin on hole No. 14, with Kim Pardee e...
The 2023-24 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team was announced recently with 1,497 women's collegiate golfers from 412 programs recognized with this prestigious honor. Carroll College had three players recognized for their academic achievements over the past year. Sisters Megan and Ellie Baxter of Thompson Falls were joined by freshman Celi Chapman of Montana City as the three Fighting Saints to be honored for their outstanding work in the classroom. The trio finished the 2023-34 academic year with a combined 3.95...
The Over the Hill Gang embraced the summer heat on Monday, enjoying a Baja Scramble round at River's Bend Golf Course. Winners of the scramble with a score of 31 were Dennis Gripp and Gary Moe. Al Luckow and Tom Pride combined for second place and Chuck Manry and Doug Deck placed third. Moe had a chip-in on No. 5, while Mike Normandin put one in off the green on No. 3. The putts were aimed just right on Monday as Rich Hooten sank the long putt on No. 2, Jens Jantzen on No. 3, Dave Garr on No. 6, Chandler Wilkenson on No. 7, Jesse Mack on No. 8...
Running enthusiasts from Sanders County took to the streets of Missoula on Sunday for the annual Missoula Marathon. Mike Lilly of Thompson Falls finished 129th overall in the full marathon and 19th of 100 in his age group of 30-39. He finished the 26.2-mile course in 3 hours, 31 minutes, 17.55 seconds. Thompson Falls graduate Jacob Naegeli, who now lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was 42nd in the same age group, finishing in 3:04:17.59. Marlaina Mohr, 66 of Thompson Falls, also competed in the...
The ladies had another great Thursday of golf with Healy Ramey and Kayla Mosher earning the low team gross score with 109. Katie Miller and Madi Wheeler proved their skills getting the low team net score with a 77. Healy Ramey earned the individual gross score with her 47, while Kayla Mosher had the low individual net score with 35. Healy Ramey got closest to pin on No. 1, while Jeanne Holleran earned the long putt on No. 3. Katie Miller had the short drive on hole No. 4. Kelly Wheeler proved her arm earning the long putt on No. 6, while Healy...
