by Jean Schurman Hamilton Automotive, Western Rockies Radio, and a slew of businesses from throughout the Bitterroot selected Gerald (Jerry) Browe of Hamilton as the recipient of a 2011 Toyota […]
Victor teams demonstrate caring, connection, love
It’s been almost a year since I stepped away from the sports desk at the Bitterroot Star but I haven’t left sports behind. Instead, I have become that grey-haired granny […]
‘Bulls, Broncs, and Honky Tonks’ this Saturday
The First Annual Bulls, Broncs, and Honky Tonks, will be this Saturday, July 31 at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. Although the cowboys will be competing Saturday evening at 6pm, there […]
Fenceposts/Sports Talk – A bittersweet goodbye
In March of 1997, I ran into Carlotta Grandstaff in the middle of State Street in Hamilton. (We were both walking.) I asked about an ad I had seen in […]
Lady Broncs advance to state
The Lady Broncs of Hamilton finished in third place at the Western A Divisional in Butte over the weekend. They will now advance to the Class A State tournament in […]
Florence boys win barnburner, claim District 6B championship
The Powell County Wardens came to town on Friday to try and stop Florence from winning the District 6B championship. The two teams were pretty evenly matched with both teams […]
First ever girls wrestling state tournament held
For the past few years, more and more high school girls have been wrestling. Most of the time, the girls have had to wrestle boys. Some have made it to […]
Darby tops Victor
The Darby Tigers topped Victor, 39-27, in 13C action on Saturday. After a quick start, the Pirates slowed down and Darby took advantage of the situation. “We knew it would […]
Florence finding a way
The Lady Falcons of Florence took on District 6B conference leader Anaconda on Thursday. The team came out with a different look, playing much more patiently and determined to get […]
Corvallis girls hitting stride
The Corvallis girls are coming into their own just in time for the post season play. The team played two tough teams this last weekend and ended up winning one, […]
Florence sweeps Arlee
The Florence Falcons cleaned up on Arlee on Friday in a double header. The boys defeated the Warriors, 87-56. The Lady Falcons defeated the Scarlets, 66-22 in the late game. […]
Girls basketball roundup
Corvallis 52, Frenchtown 50 (OT) Corvallis – Savannah Jessop 7, Jenna Jordan 10, Haley Lords 6, Madeline Gilder 10, Brooke Powell 13, Katelyn Weidan 6. Frenchtown – Maddy Eggers 17, […]
Wrestlers dual in Stevensville
This is the inaugural year for girls’ wrestling in Montana. Although there have been a few girls wrestling over the last few years, this is the first time they will […]
Lady ‘Jackets notch big win
The Lady Yellowjackets of Stevensville picked up a big non conference win over Polson, 63-32. Stevensville cam out and poured in 21 points in the first quarter and 13 in […]
Hamilton tops Corvallis in Battle of the Bitterroot
This year, because of the pandemic, most schools are trying to get Senior Night done before the traditional last game of the season, just in case that last game is […]
Darby tops Victor
There was another ‘battle of the Bitterroot’ only Class C style. The Victor Pirates traveled to Darby for a District 13C match up. Darby has had success this year even […]
Girls basketball roundup
The Lady Pirates of Victor are a young team with no seniors on the team. Although not very tall, they are quite speedy and can cause some issues for the […]
Florence upends Corvallis
The Florence Falcons entered the non conference game against Corvallis on a three game winning streak on Thursday. The Falcons had topped Loyola, Arlee and Anaconda; all are 6B opponents. […]
New coach for Yellowjacket wrestlers
The coaching staff for the Stevensville wrestling team has a bit of a Corvallis feel to it when you first look at them. Russ Hendrickson is the head coach for […]
Florence grapplers look tough
In the age of COVID, wrestling has taken on a different look. Gone are the big tournaments with multiple schools participating. In their place are dual matches with at most, […]