The Hamilton softball team flexed their muscles this weekend with wins over valley rival Corvallis and then in Butte at Butte Central on Saturday. Hamilton’s pitcher, Sky Lopez, picked up […]
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Weather cuts short Frenchtown Invite
There were 17 teams at the Frenchtown Invitational on Saturday. The weather was good in the morning but as the day went on, the clouds and the rain came, and […]
Track season off and running
If it’s raining, snowing, and the sun is shining all in the matter of a few minutes, it must be track season in Montana. The season began on Thursday with […]
Florence holds first ever golf tourney
The fledgling Florence golf team held their first golf tournament ever on Friday at the Hamilton Golf Course. Ten boys teams from Western Montana took part in the B/C event. […]
Softball snapshot
Hamilton defeated Dillon, 16-5, in their opening game of the softball season on Thursday. Sky Lopez had nine strikeouts in the game for Hamilton. Rachel Richardson went 1-for-2 with a […]
Tennis recap
Valley Christian 3, Darby 0 Singles: Trey Christiaens, V, def. Kyle Wall, 6-1, 6-0; Josh Streit, V, def. Bridger Ernsberger, 4-6, 6-3, 10-3; Will Hartzell, V, def. Ernsberger, 8-0. Valley […]
New look at Whitetail Golf Course
The Whitetail Golf course has been in operation for 70 plus years, nestled next to the Bitterroot River and surrounded by the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge. (In answering the question, […]
Sports Talk – How time flies when you’re having fun
A few days ago I was hit with an urge to do some spring-cleaning. I waited but the urge didn’t leave so I started cleaning out some drawers. As I […]
Valley’s top athletes compete in All Valley Classic
The 25th annual All Valley Classic was held on March 14th, 2017. The event honored the top high school athletes in the valley. Zach McCrossin of Darby and Reilly Rostad […]
Ref Rummel retires
This past November, at the All-Class state volleyball tournament in Bozeman, a record was quietly set. It wasn’t by a team or a coach. Instead it was the man in […]
Highland Games to be held in Stevensville
The Bitterroot Valley Highland Games will be held this Saturday, March 25, at 9 a.m. at Lewis & Clark Park in Stevensville. This event involves Celtic games and is sanctioned […]
Broncs bow out
The Hamilton Broncs’ basketball season came to an end on Friday when they lost out to Polson at the Class A state tournament. Hamilton entered the tournament as the No. […]
Florence falters against Red Lodge
The Florence Lady Falcons had to play some of the top teams in Class B at the state tournament in Billings over the weekend. They ended up winning one game, […]
Lady Blue Devils finish fourth with loss to Butte Central
The dream didn’t quite end the way they wanted but the Corvallis Blue Devils certainly had their chance at playing Cinderella at the Class A state tournament in Butte over […]
History makin’ Lady Blues!
The Blue Devils are still smiling, even after finishing second at the Western A Divisional in Hamilton on Saturday night. The Columbia Falls WildKats may have taken the top spot, […]
Lady Broncs finish fourth, advance
The Hamilton Lady Broncs will advance to the state Class A tournament in Butte this Thursday. They will play the No. 1 seed from the Eastern Divisional tournament, Hardin, who […]
Florence up for challenge game
The Lady Falcons of Florence lost to Ronan in the championship game of the Western B tournament in Ronan on Saturday night. And, in the consolation game, Bigfork defeated Deer […]
Broncs headed to state
The Hamilton Broncs will play again in two weeks at the Class A state tournament at the Butte Civic Center. They will play Laurel, the No. 1 seed from the […]
Florence teams advance to divisionals
By Jean Schurman Both the Florence Lady Falcons and the Falcons will advance to play at the Western B Divisional in Ronan this week. The top two teams from […]
Darby plays in district championship game
By Jean Schurman The Darby boys lost out to Lincoln, 60-50, in a challenge game for District 13C on Monday night, after losing to Valley Christian in the District […]