by Scott Sacry On Sunday, July 7th, the two Bitterroot Valley legion baseball teams, the Red Sox and the Bucs, squared off in Hamilton. The Red Sox took a 5-0 […]
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Corvallis’ Lewis is Gatorade Player of the Year
by Scott Sacry Corvallis’ Olivia Lewis was awarded the 2023-24 Gatorade Montana Girls Track & Field Player of the Year on June 26th. The award celebrates the nation’s top high […]
Hamilton gets new tennis courts
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton School District unveiled their new high school tennis courts to the public on June 18th. The six new courts are located northwest of Hamilton’s football […]
McCarthy basketball camps expanded
by Scott Sacry One of the most popular summer camps in the Bitterroot Valley is the annual McCarthy Basketball Camp, run by Hamilton’s Frank McCarthy. In years past the camp […]
Sabres Soccer U18 Boys are state champs
by Scott Sacry The Stevensville Sabres U18 boys soccer club team won the state title in the U18 Division at the Montana Cup Soccer Tournament in Helena on June 7-9. […]
Bitterroot Legion Baseball – Bucs, Red Sox results
by Scott Sacry The two Bitterroot Valley American Legion teams, the Bitterroot Bucs and the Bitterroot Red Sox, are swinging into form for the 2024 Legion season. As of June […]
Locals play in Montana Shrine Game
by Scott Sacry The West defeated the East 48-20 at Wendy’s Field at Daylis Stadium in Billings on Saturday, June 15th, in the 77th edition of Montana’s Shrine football game. […]
Former Hamilton standout soars in Arizona
by Scott Sacry Former Hamilton standout Taylor Searle was the best pole vaulter in the state of Montana during his junior year in 2023. Last May, Searle cleared 15 feet […]
Valley coaches awarded ‘Coach of the Year’
by Scott Sacry Three Bitterroot Valley coaches were among the selections for the Montana Coaches Association (MCA) Spring 2024 “Coaches of the Year.” The three coaches selected were Spencer Huls […]
Reiner wins Yellowstone Darby Xtreme Bareback event
by Scott Sacry The best bareback riders in the world descended on the Richard Cromwell Memorial Rodeo Grounds in Darby on June 1st & 2nd for the Yellowstone Darby XTREME […]
Stevensville soccer camp has international feel
by Scott Sacry Stevensville Youth Soccer (SYS) is once again teaming up with UK International Soccer for their 2024 Summer Camp June 17-21. This is the 6th year that SYS […]
Softball & baseball all-conference, all-state honors
by Scott Sacry The 2024 All-Conference and All-State teams have been announced for softball and baseball. As always, many Bitterroot Valley athletes were honored. Florence softball is in the Southwest […]
Lone Rock softball team ‘makes it reign’
by Scott Sacry The Lone Rock Reign, a U12 girls softball team from the Lone Rock area, had a unique team building activity this year. They collected crayons. Ever wonder […]
Corvallis wins back-to-back state track championship
by Scott Sacry Corvallis is once again on top of the Class A track world. Both the Corvallis boys and girls teams won the Class A State title in Laurel […]
Corvallis’ Olivia Lewis breaks state record
by Scott Sacry Corvallis’ senior track standout Olivia Lewis finished her high school track career in historic fashion at the Class A State meet in Laurel on May 24-26. And […]
Hamilton girls track 3rd at state
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton girls took 3rd place in the team standing at the Class A state track meet, while the Hamilton boys took 5th. The following Hamilton athletes […]
Class B state track standouts
by Scott Sacry Florence’s Isaac Bates had an exceptional state meet at the Class B State meet in Laurel on May 24-26. Bates won the 400m (50.50) and took 2nd […]
Florence girls 3rd in state softball
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls softball team took home the 3rd place trophy at the Class B State Softball tournament in Billings on May 24-25. Florence defeated Huntley Project […]
Hamilton girls 2nd in state tennis
by Scott Sacry The Class A State Tennis tournament was played in Kalispell on May 23-24. The Hamilton girls continued their strong play this year, and took home the Class […]
Florence Falcons soar to state baseball title
by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcons are the 2024 Baseball State Champions. Florence defeated Hamilton 4-2 in an all-Bitterroot-Valley final to claim the state title on Saturday, May 18th in […]