Richmond Champion’s sigh of relief could probably be heard down the Bitterroot Valley. After a year of rodeo and countless battles with bucking horses that outweigh him by hundreds of […]
Sports
Florence volleyball team is state runner-up
by Scott Sacry The Florence volleyball team won the 2024 Class B State Runner-up trophy in Bozeman on Saturday, November 16. The Falcons lost the first game of the tournament […]
Florence football falls to Malta
by Scott Sacry The Florence football team lost to Malta 37-0 in the semifinal game of the Class B State playoffs on Saturday, November 16 in Malta. The Falcons had […]
Postseason honors for Southwest A soccer
by Scott Sacry The All-State and All-Conference teams for Class A soccer were announced, and numerous Bitterroot Valley soccer players were honored. The following boys were chosen for All-State and […]
Falcons tame Panthers
by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcon football team defeated the Jefferson Panthers 35-14 in the quarterfinals of the Class B state playoffs in Florence on Saturday, November 9. The win […]
Florence volleyball dominates divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Florence volleyball team won the Western B Divisionals Championship in Anaconda on Saturday, November 9. This is the second year in a row they have won […]
Hamilton, Corvallis volleyball teams end season at divisionals
by Scott Sacry The volleyball teams from Hamilton and Corvallis were in Corvallis on November 7-9 for the Western A Divisionals. Both teams fought hard but lost out of the […]
Falcons flatten Fairfield in first round playoffs
by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcons hosted the Fairfield Eagles in a “birds of prey” showdown in the first round of the Class B State football playoffs on Saturday, November […]
Western A volleyball divisionals this week
by Scott Sacry The Western A Divisional volleyball tournament is set to begin in Corvallis on Thursday, November 7 and will go through Saturday. It pits the top four teams […]
Corvallis football ends season at Columbia Falls
by Scott Sacry The Corvallis football team went to Columbia Falls for the opening round of the Class A State football playoffs on Friday, November 1 and lost 42-16. The […]
Florence volleyball wins districts
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls volleyball team steamrolled through the District 6B tournament on Saturday, November 2 in Deer Lodge, winning all 6 sets they played. In the opening […]
Stevensville’s Newsom signs with Dickinson State
by Scott Sacry Stevensville senior softball standout Lilly Newsom signed her letter of intent to play college softball with Dickinson State University in a ceremony at Stevensville High School on […]
Corvallis and Florence boys cross country 2nd at state
by Scott Sacry The Montana Cross Country State meet was held in Missoula on Saturday, October 26 at the University of Montana golf course. All the Montana classifications were at […]
Corvallis football stymies Stevi, on to state playoffs
by Scott Sacry On Saturday, October 26, the Corvallis football team made the 14-mile trek north to Stevensville for an all-Bitterroot Valley matchup. The Blue Devils were looking to secure […]
Florence football defeats Loyola, gets #1 seed in state playoffs
by Scott Sacry The #3 (406mtsports.com) Florence Falcons and the #9 Missoula Loyola Rams squared off in Missoula on Friday, October 25 with the Western Conference title on the line. […]
Darby bests Victor in cross-valley volleyball matchup
by Scott Sacry Victor hosted Darby on Friday, October 25 in a matchup of old 13C rivals. Darby is now a Class B school and, as one would expect, the […]
Stevensville soccer loses out in state semi-finals
by Scott Sacry The term “heartbreaking” is an overused hyperbole in sports. But in the case of the Stevensville/Whitefish State Soccer Class A semifinal game on October 26 in Stevensville, […]
Rockies draft pick Omlid to meet Bitterroot Red Sox
by Scott Sacry It’s not everyday you meet a professional baseball player. And it’s not everyday you meet a professional baseball player who comes from the same community as you. […]
Stevi boys soccer team on to state semi-finals
by Scott Sacry The Stevensville boys defeated Libby 4-1 at the Stevensville Soccer Complex in the opening round of the Class A State soccer tournament on Saturday, October 19. Stevensville […]
Cross country teams prepare for state
by Scott Sacry Last week the Bitterroot Valley cross country teams had one final event before the State Meet, which will be at the University of Montana Golf Course on […]