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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Corvallis girls hitting stride
The Corvallis girls are coming into their own just in time for the post season play. The team played two tough teams this last weekend and ended up winning one, […]
Florence sweeps Arlee
The Florence Falcons cleaned up on Arlee on Friday in a double header. The boys defeated the Warriors, 87-56. The Lady Falcons defeated the Scarlets, 66-22 in the late game. […]
Springtime is coming in
By Chuck Stranahan Angler’s Journal, 2-3-21 edition Somehow the modern translation of that 13th century middle English poem quoted above is less than the original. The lyricism and nuances […]
Girls basketball roundup
Corvallis 52, Frenchtown 50 (OT) Corvallis – Savannah Jessop 7, Jenna Jordan 10, Haley Lords 6, Madeline Gilder 10, Brooke Powell 13, Katelyn Weidan 6. Frenchtown – Maddy Eggers 17, […]
Broncs lose in OT
To say the Hamilton Bronc’s game against Butte Central was a bit strange is a bit of an understatement. With some strange plays, calls and a missing coach, the […]
Wrestlers dual in Stevensville
This is the inaugural year for girls’ wrestling in Montana. Although there have been a few girls wrestling over the last few years, this is the first time they will […]
Lady ‘Jackets notch big win
The Lady Yellowjackets of Stevensville picked up a big non conference win over Polson, 63-32. Stevensville cam out and poured in 21 points in the first quarter and 13 in […]
Hamilton tops Corvallis in Battle of the Bitterroot
This year, because of the pandemic, most schools are trying to get Senior Night done before the traditional last game of the season, just in case that last game is […]