There was another ‘battle of the Bitterroot’ only Class C style. The Victor Pirates traveled to Darby for a District 13C match up. Darby has had success this year even […]
Sports
Girls basketball roundup
The Lady Pirates of Victor are a young team with no seniors on the team. Although not very tall, they are quite speedy and can cause some issues for the […]
Florence upends Corvallis
The Florence Falcons entered the non conference game against Corvallis on a three game winning streak on Thursday. The Falcons had topped Loyola, Arlee and Anaconda; all are 6B opponents. […]
New coach for Yellowjacket wrestlers
The coaching staff for the Stevensville wrestling team has a bit of a Corvallis feel to it when you first look at them. Russ Hendrickson is the head coach for […]
I need to go fishing
by Chuck Stranahan I need to go fishing. To say so can invite somebody else to jab me, saying “So why don’t you do it?” It’s not that easy these […]
Florence grapplers look tough
In the age of COVID, wrestling has taken on a different look. Gone are the big tournaments with multiple schools participating. In their place are dual matches with at most, […]
New coach, new look for Victor
The Victor Pirates have a couple of new coaches this year. Matt Warren has taken over as head coach and he’s joined by Andrew Elliot as the junior varsity coach. […]
Lady Falcons gaining ground
The squeak of basketball shoes on the floor; the thumping of the basketball being dribbled down the floor; these familiar sounds were once again heard this weekend. Finally! The Florence […]
Florence grapplers handle tourney competition
Mike McChesney was a well-known coach, referee, and mentor of wrestlers throughout Western Montana. He coached and his children attended Florence so it was only natural that Florence would […]
The perfect storm
Dedicated, local community members, plus high-tech associates, valued foundation supporters, and the Stevensville School have combined to build an outstanding, high quality elementary through high school computer-oriented after school and […]
Bea Paxson, Paintball Queen
It doesn’t take long when you meet Bea Paxson to realize she is full of life and ready to take on the world. With her direct gaze and easy smile, […]
Petition for high school baseball being circulated
Montana is one of three states that doesn’t offer high school baseball to high school boys. Wyoming and South Dakota are the other two states. However, there is a push […]
Champion heads to National Finals Rodeo
This has not been a usual year for veteran pro rodeo bareback rider Richmond Champion. He’s had more time off than usual, and ridden in some smaller rodeos than usual […]
Fall sport season is a wrap
Well, the fall high school sports season is a wrap. It’s been a season like no other with changes happening each week and to different schools each week. The teams […]
Heartbreaking loss for Falcons
It was a game for the ages and for Fairfield, one to remember. However for the Florence Falcons, it was a bittersweet loss. The two teams met in the Class […]
Corvallis finishes fourth
It wasn’t the ending they were hoping for but considering how many seniors were on last year’s Class A State champion volleyball team, Coach Laurie Jones was pretty happy with […]
Tough tourney for Lady Falcons
The Lady Falcons opened up their Class B State tournament with a match against undefeated Huntley Project. Huntley was on their game and dominated the match. Kasidy Yeoman of Florence […]
Hamilton falls to Laurel
Hamilton was host to Laurel for the Class A semi finals. Laurel is the No. 2 Seed from the East and had one loss. Hamilton was undefeated. The game was […]
Falcons advance to semi finals
It hasn’t been an easy season for the Florence Falcons, just like with any team in the state this year. But having to go into quarantine two weeks before the […]
Florence takes second, headed to state
The Lady Falcons of Florence had to battle their way to the championship at the Western B volleyball tournament in Anaconda. And they did just that. There were a stumble […]