The Hamilton Broncs held off a strong Billings Central team on Saturday in the Class A State quarterfinals. Billings Central defeated Hamilton last year in the state championship but that was not to be this time. Hamilton relied upon a strong, balanced attack to win, 34-17. Billings Central came into the game as the No. […]
Lady Blue Devils, Lady Falcons on to state
It’s a familiar scene; it’s the middle of November and the Florence and Corvallis volleyball teams are heading to Bozeman for the All Class Volleyball State Tournament. Both teams have dominated this season and both teams cruised through their respective divisional tournaments. Corvallis has the No. 1 Seed going into the Class A State tournament. […]
Fairfield trips up Florence
Florence lost to Fairfield, 55-20, in Class B quarter final action. Fairfield is the defending state champion and has not lost in the second round playoff game since 2014. Florence coach Pat Duchein said he thought his team didn’t get too nervous about the game. He said they concentrated on just playing their own game. […]
Stevensville advances to divisional
On Monday night, the Lady ‘Jackets of Stevensville used a united attack to roll over Hamilton in three games and punch their ticket to the Western A volleyball divisional in Dillon. Although each game was close in the early minutes, strong play at the net by Maddalena Margini and Aliyah Anderson kept Hamilton off their […]
Florence rumbles, stomps Shepherd
Saturday’s first round playoff game in Florence was the first home playoff game in more than 20 years. The Falcons didn’t waste much time and opened with a 47 yard touchdown run by Colby Kohlman. It was the first of eight touchdowns in the 59-6 route of Shepherd, their Eastern B opponent. “I knew when […]
Lady Falcons claim district title
The first step in the Lady Falcon’s post season trip is complete and they didn’t even have to leave their own gym. Florence was host to the 6B seeding tournament on Saturday. With only four teams in the district, the tournament sets the spots for the divisional tournament that will begin this Thursday in Eureka. […]
‘Wow’ moments on court and off
The volleyball game between Stevensville and Corvallis served up more than volleyballs. There were the pink and lavender uniform shirts the Corvallis team was wearing to show support for Colors of Cancer. Lavender is the color for all cancers and pink, of course, is for breast cancer. Stevensville was sporting a gold ribbon for childhood […]
Hamilton Broncs secure first round bye
The Hamilton Broncs secured a first-round playoff bye with a win on Friday night. Hamilton defeated Polson, 57-18. Landon Duce scored the first three Bronc touchdowns. Here opened the scoring with a 16 yard run and Tyson Rostad kicked the PAT. Duce’s second TD was from four yards out, and he then scored the two […]
Hamilton’s Poulsen is state champ
Hamilton’s Brynnli Poulsen clinched her first state cross country championship on Saturday in the snow in Great Falls. She ran a blistering 18:16.22 to win, and was followed by Dillon’s Madalen Shipman who ran the course in 19:41.84. Olivia Buoy of Corvallis finished in seventh place with a time of 20:04.21. Corvallis’s Rose Day was […]
Grace Lutheran Church celebrating 100 years
Grace Lutheran Church will celebrate its centennial on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The church is hoping that Carl Swanson will be able to attend. He was baptized in the original church at 4th and State in Hamilton and has been a member of the congregation since then, according to centennial chairman Catherine Tye. She is […]
Hamilton American Legion post celebrates 100 years
On Saturday, October 26, the American Legion Post #47 will celebrate 100 years of service and camaraderie for veterans from World War I to the Middle East conflicts of the last few years. Coincidentally, this is the centennial anniversary of the national organization as well. For the Hamilton Post, this celebration will give the public […]
Blue Devils fall short in playoffs
The wind was a major factor in Saturday’s first round playoff game in Corvallis. Normally the Blue Devils like to defend the north goal and aim for the south goal. But just as the game began, the wind started howling from the west and southwest and made any Corvallis shots very difficult. “The wind was […]