This has not been the best spring for playing tennis. When practice began in mid-March, all of the outside courts in the valley were covered in up to a foot of snow. Then came the wind, rain, and more snow. Veteran coach Bill Everett of Stevensville said he had never had to shovel so much […]
Track roundup
The Dave Tripp track meet was held Friday in Polson and featured many of the smaller schools in Western Montana. The Darby girls took seventh in the track meet which Charlo won. Darby’s Amber Anderson finished third in the 100 hurdles with a time of 17.41. Carley Fryberger of Charlo won with 16.90. Casey Ehmann, […]
Bluegrass returns to Lone Rock this Saturday
Just as the blue birds return to the grasslands around the Three Mile area, bluegrass at the Lone Rock School is another sign of spring. This Saturday, April 13, the Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association will have their Oldtime Bluegrass Festival & Fundraiser. The event will begin at 12 noon and run until 8:30 p.m. with […]
Sort Pink is this weekend
This year, Sort Pink of Montana will be celebrating their 10th year of fundraising for Tough Enough to Wear Pink. The event will be held at the Sapphire Arena which is north of Corvallis on Eastside Highway. It is a three-day event with the open on Friday afternoon. This will feature some of the top […]
Florence, Corvallis notch wins on Saturday
After of flurry of preparation, building and painting, the new softball field at Florence was christened on Saturday with a double header against Thompson Falls. The field has been moved 15 feet to the south to allow access all around the field. New fencing, sod, a warning track and new dugouts are all up. There […]
Corvallis girls win Frenchtown meet
The Frenchtown Invitational Track meet was actually held at Big Sky this year due to the winter damage and mud at the track in Frenchtown. There were 20 teams in attendance with Corvallis winning the girls team results and Dillon taking home the boys championship. Corvallis won three events. The 1,600 relay team of Kailee […]
Tennis results
Boys Loyola 6, Hamilton 0 Singles: Jacob Hollenback, L, def. Sam Toenjes, 6-3, 7-6 (6); Teddy Heuchling, L, def. Bodie Hansen, 6-0, 6-0; Dan Kaleva, L, def. Charlie Passey, 6-0, 6-0; Seth Lowe, L, def. Ryan Jordan, 5-7, 6-1, 10-7. Doubles: David Ramsey and Jacob Bellamah, L, def. Ryan Craig and Drew Lehtola, 6-1, 6-1; […]
Season begins for SAAA athletes
The first gathering of the season for Bitterroot Celtic Games was held last Saturday at Lewis and Clark Park in Stevensville. According to Highland Games organizer Garrett Middleton, this is the first competition of the season in this area. Contestants from the valley, North Idaho, and Helena competed in the traditional events of the Scottish […]
Hamilton softballers blast Dillon
The Hamilton Broncs took a 19-2 win over Dillon Saturday with senior pitcher Jorden Taggart narrowing missing a shut out. The only runs scored by Dillon came in the fifth inning on two fielding errors by Hamilton. The game ended in the fifth inning on the 10-run rule. Hamilton improved to 2-0. Coach Dave Kearns […]
Corvallis Time Trials results
The three Class A schools held the first track meet of the season last Wednesday with record snowflakes and rain making the events miserable. Corvallis won both the boys and girls scoring but Hamilton and Stevensville had some standouts too. Hamilton’s Ashley Searle cleared 5 feet to qualify for state in the high jump. Ashton […]
Wild horses and wild stories
There recently was a news article in the Missoulian about the wild horses up Eight Mile, northeast of Stevensville. That got me to thinking about my own family’s connection with those horses. I talked with my brothers to get their take on the story and see what they remembered. Tom didn’t remember much but then […]
27th All Valley Classic held
From the smiles on the players faces, the 27th annual Kiwanis All Valley All Star game was a success. The games were held on March 12 and are a fund raiser for the Kiwanis, who, in turn, give scholarships back to the valley. The games pitted teammates against teammates and gave the players an opportunity […]