by Scott Sacry
Football
All six Bitterroot Valley football teams were on the road to start the season.
Florence is looking to three-peat, having won two straight Class B state championships. It was more of the same for Falcon fans on Friday, August 25th, as they traveled to Boulder and defeated the Panthers, 27-0. First year QB Mason Arlington passed for 147 yards, rushed for 120 yards and scored 3 total touchdowns. The Falcon defense allowed only 143 total yards. Florence will host Townsend on Friday, Sept. 1st at 7 p.m.
Hamilton traveled to Whitefish on Friday, August 25th. The Broncs led 14-0 after the first quarter en route to a 21-7 victory. Hamilton hosts Butte Central on Friday, Sept. 1st at 7 p.m.
Corvallis traveled to Browning on Friday, August 25th. The Blue Devils built a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 45-0 victory. Corvallis hosts Frenchtown on Sept. 1st at 7 p.m.
Darby trekked north to Troy and trounced the Trojans, 50-38. Darby hosts Valley Christian on Thursday, Aug. 31st at 7 p.m.
Victor went to Arlee and lost, 12-68. Victor has a week off, then travels to Charlo on Friday, Sept. 8th.
Stevensville traveled to Libby and lost, 6-21. Stevensville will host perennial powerhouse Dillon on Friday, Sept. 1st at 7 p.m.
Soccer
The boys and girls soccer teams from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville were busy over the weekend, hosting games on Friday, August 25th and Saturday, August 26th.
The Corvallis boys defeated Lockwood, 4-1, on Friday. Chance Jessop, Ryan Hutchison, Eli Knight and Fox Goodrich each scored goals. On Saturday, the boys lost to Billings Central, 1-2. The Corvallis girls lost to Lockwood, 0-8, on Friday and were defeated by Billings Central, 1-6, on Saturday.
The Stevensville boys lost to Billings Central, 2-3, on Friday, then defeated Laurel, 5-2, on Saturday. Stevensville’s Evan Montague had 5 goals in the two games. The Stevensville girls lost, 1-3, to Billings Central on Friday, and lost to Laurel, 1-3, on Saturday.
The Hamilton girls defeated Libby, 6-0, on Friday. Hannah Hughes had three goals in the victory. Greta Gantz, Ellie Hughes, and Lauren Nelson also had goals in the game. The Hamilton boys lost, 1-2, to Libby on Friday. Then on Saturday, they defeated Lockwood, 3-1, with goals by Andy Purcell, Oshell, and Dane Hayward.
Golf
On Monday, August 21st and Tuesday, August 22nd, Corvallis hosted the Corvallis Invite golf tournament at the Double Arrow Golf Course in Seeley Lake. The golf teams from Corvallis and Hamilton competed against teams from Polson, Whitefish, Frenchtown, Ronan, Dillon, and Libby.
Individually for the girls, Hamilton’s Emma Hollingsworth took 3rd, Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett finished 4th, and Hamilton’s Brooklyn Brown took 6th.
Individually for the boys, Corvallis’s Brady Powell took second, while his teammate Tate Jessop took 5th.
In the boys’ team standing, Corvallis finished in 2nd, while Hamilton finished 3rd. In the girls’ team standings, Hamilton finished in 2nd place.