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State cross country results

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Montana high school cross country season concluded on Saturday, October 25 in Missoula at the University Golf Course with the Montana 2025 Cross Country […]

Volleyball roundup

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Florence The Florence volleyball team hosted rival Missoula Loyola on Thursday, October 23 and won 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-18). For Florence, Emory Ralston had 12 […]

Remembering Coach Otto

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by Jean Schurman I first met Mike “Otto” Thill in the spring of 1997, just after I began covering sports for the Bitterroot Star. Even then, with all of his […]

Stevensville soccer upsets Billings

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor A penalty shootout is one of the most exciting things in sports. Regular  season soccer games end in a tie, but when a winner is […]

Volleyball roundup

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Florence The Florence volleyball team went to Deer Lodge on Tuesday, Oct. 14 to play the Wardens and won 3-0 ( 25-11, 25-13, 25-15). For […]

Florence, Hamilton, Darby all tally wins

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Falcons clobber Copperheads The Florence Falcons football team, #6 in the latest 406mtsports.com rankings, played at #10 Anaconda on Friday, October 17. The Falcons  dispatched […]

Cross country results

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Western A Fall Classic The Class A cross country teams from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville were all at the Hamilton Golf Club on Friday, October […]

Bitterroot Valley football scores

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Falcons tame #6 Lions The Florence football team is on a roll. After three early season non-conference losses to #2 Manhattan, #4 Three Forks and Class […]

Volleyball Blocktober Classic held

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The volleyball teams from Hamilton, Florence and Stevensville traveled to Butte on Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11, to play in the 2025 Blocktober […]

Hamilton flag football takes state! 

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Hamilton girls flag football team won the 2025 Class A State Championship on Thursday, October 2 in Hamilton by defeating East Helena 7-0 in […]

Valley football roundup

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Darby defeats St. Regis  The Darby Tigers bounced back from a tough loss to Superior by beating a strong St. Regis team 40-36 on Friday, […]

Corvallis boys win state golf title

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Corvallis boys golf team won the 2025 Class A State Championship in Sidney on Saturday, October 4. This is the first state golf championship […]

Bitterroot soccer scores

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Hamilton hosted Corvallis on Tuesday, September 30, in a Bitterroot Valley battle. The Hamilton boys won 3-0, and the Hamilton girls won 4-0. Corvallis’s Bode […]

Volleyball vitals

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Hamilton defeats Corvallis The Corvallis volleyball team hosted Hamilton on Thursday, October in a spirited battle between Bitterroot Valley foes. The student sections from both […]

Hamilton Invitational at Daly Mansion

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The cross country teams from over 20 high schools converged in Hamilton for the Hamilton Invitational at the Daly Mansion on Thursday, October 2. The […]

Cross Country results

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by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Thompson Falls Invite The Cross Country teams from Florence, Darby, and Stevensville competed at the Thompson Falls Invitational on Saturday, September 27. For the girls, […]