by Ashley Jones One thing head coach Jeff Lewis is looking forward to this season is building the boys’ team. Their team consists of younger players including freshmen and sophomores. Gaining experience is key for this season. Lewis is also looking forward to teaching tennis to newer players. The girls’ team has good juniors and […]
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Strong game play by Lodge Grass has them advancing in the Class B Boys Basketball Tournament
by Ashley Jones The 2021 class A boys basketball quarterfinals took place in Billings Montana. Game 3 was played by Florence-Carlton and Lodge Grass. The first quarter began with the Falcons in control after winning over the tip off. Lodge grass converted the first two points in the game after an early turnover. Falcons (14) […]
The Stevensville softball program is eager to be back on the field
by Ashley Jones With spring sports starting, the Yellowjackets are excited to be back playing this season. Head coach Chris Newman stated, “last year, the season was cut short. Missing a season was hard on the girls.” Newman later stated, “The girls who played summer ball were able to come back easier than the girls […]
Early season streamer fishing
by Chuck Stranahan I had a couple of guys come into my fly shop in Hamilton a few days ago and ask for streamers. That’s what they intended to fish. I didn’t have to dampen their excitement and tell them that the good dry fly fishing was not quite here yet. That was a […]
Going beyond the ready-made
I learned from a friend in Deer Lodge recently that my byline had hit the local paper. There was talk of that since Jesse Mullen, who own the Phillipsburg Post and Silver State Mail in Deer Lodge, took over the Bitterroot Star. Jesse and I are on schedules that have confounded a sit-down meeting, so […]
Havre outscores Hamilton to advance in the Girls Class A Basketball Tournament
By Ashley Jones Havre’s pressure and consistent shooting lead Havre High School to victory on Wednesday morning. A 54-37 win had Havre advancing in the Class A tournament. Both teams have met up before in the first round of the class A tournaments.Throughout this tough matchup, the Havre girls were shooting well behind the arc […]
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 the Bitterroot Star. They were looking for a sports reporter. I love sports, and used to have to write reports when I worked at the […]
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 Great Falls at the Expo Center. They will play Havre, the No. 2 seed from the East at 9am on Wednesday, March 3. Hamilton opened […]
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 having size and speed. Both the Falcons and the Wardens matched each other basket for basket in the first half. Florence had a one point […]
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 the state tournament but few have had much success at that level. This year, with the inception of girls wrestling, more girls than ever came […]
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 probably be a tough game, especially after coming off a tough game at Drummond,” said Darby coach Crystal Smith. “You never know what you’re going […]
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 the shot, and not just flinging the ball up for a shot according to coach Duane Zeiler. “We just have to play within ourselves, take […]