The Corvallis Blue Devils struggled at the charity line but still came away with a 35-24 Southwest A conference win on Saturday. Corvallis hit only nine of 23 free throws in the contest. “We shoot free throws every night,” said Blue Devil coach Andy Knapp. “The only thing that comes to mind is that we […]
Corvallis tops Florence, falls to Butte Central
If you like basketball, the game between Corvallis and Florence was a good one to watch. Between running and gunning, rebounding and steals, there was something for everyone to watch. Florence took the lead early with four different players hitting treys in the first quarter. Eli Pedersen, JP Briney, Zack Christopherson, and Beau Neal all […]
Bitterroot Stockgrowers honor Thorson family legacy
There probably isn’t a ranch in the Bitterroot Valley that doesn’t have a squeeze chute in their corral system. Most were painted bright red. Built to handle cattle in an efficient and humane manner while doctoring, branding, pregnancy testing or artificially inseminating cattle, these red squeeze chutes could, and can, be found on almost […]
Lady Broncs log two more wins
The Hamilton Lady Broncs earned another Southwest A conference win with a 47-28 win over Frenchtown. The two teams were evenly matched but a well placed three point shot as the buzzer sounded to end the first quarter gave Hamilton the momentum for the win. Freshman Tayrn Searle hit the bucket from half court. Hamilton, […]
Hamilton rebounds with a pair of wins
The Hamilton Broncs came back from a loss a week ago to Butte Central to defeat Frenchtown in Southwest A conference action on Thursday, and Whitefish on Saturday. After trailing in the first quarter, Carson Rostad stepped up and sank six points to power Hamilton ahead in the second quarter while the entire team ramped […]
Hamilton wins Mike McChesney Memorial tourney
For years, Mike McChesney was always at the sidelines or on the Matt at almost any wrestling tournament in the valley and beyond. McChesney was a wrestling coach at Florence for a while and then moved on to become a wrestling official. He was always encouraging the wrestlers and was their biggest fan. He passed […]
Florence tops Stevensville to open 2020
The Florence Falcons may be young; they only have one senior on the team and he’s injured right now; but they are not easily intimidated. They proved that on Saturday night when they defeated Stevensville, 59-51, in a battle of the north end of the Bitterroot. Both teams have new coaches this year and each […]
Florence Lady Falcons win a pair
The Lady Falcons picked up a couple of wins over Class A teams over the weekend. Florence defeated Hamilton, 38-24, on Thursday, and then topped Stevensville, 40-25, on Saturday. With only one senior starter on the team, Florence is in a rebuilding state according to coach Duane Zeiler. “You saw who was consistent tonight was […]
Wrestling Wrap-up
Corvallis 57, Whitefish 18 113: Johnathan Williams, C, dec. Kadin Brown, 14-9; 120: Kanyon Stoker, C, p. Carter Moran, 5:16; 126: Jason Davis, C, p. Jackson Carson, 1:10; 132: James Wissenbach, C, p. Kolter Kidrick, 1:22; 138: Dakota Flannery, W, p. Nathan Broch, 2:46; 152: Ethan Chavez, C, p. Rylee Creasey, 2:45; 160: Camren Ross, […]
Exit Realty gift goes viral
It was a gift of the heart to help the needs of some of the Bitterroot Valley’s most helpless residents: school students who have unpaid lunch tabs. When Max Coleman of Exit Realty in Hamilton came up with the idea, he had no idea of the impact he, his wife, Tina, and the rest of […]
Pantry Partners hands out Christmas boxes
On December 17, the St. Mary’s Family Center was hopping with cowboys, cowgirls, students and maybe a few angels as they all gathered to put together Christmas food boxes for Pantry Partners Food Bank clients. The Bitterroot Back Country Horsemen come out in full force to put these food boxes together. They organized the products […]
Glyn Brawley Wrestling Meet continues
The first thing one sees as they enter the foyer at the Corvallis gymnasium is a five foot long plaque saying “If it’s to be, it’s up to me,” Glyn Brawley. Brawley was a long-time supporter of Corvallis wrestling and of the Corvallis school who passed away several years ago. He passed his love of […]