With Class B and C schools heading to district track meets and Class A athletes having only one more weekend before Divisionals, this week’s track meets took on added […]
Sports
Wind hampers – doesn’t stop – sprinters
The annual Bob Reed Ravalli County Invitational track meet was held Saturday at the CCEC track in Corvallis. This meet featured the six valley schools plus Loyola. The winds were […]
Softball in full swing
With only a month left until the state championships, the softball teams are getting into the tournament mode where they play multiple games in a day. The Frenchtown Invitational is […]
Corvallis, Hamilton win Twilight Meet
The Corvallis Twilight Meet is small by design. The coaches want the feel of the district and divisional meets with smaller numbers of entrants. They also don’t want to […]
Busy week for valley track teams
Busy week for track teams Hamilton competed at the Frenchtown Invitational on Saturday in Missoula. The boys finished third in the five team field. In the sprints, Kyle Crossman was […]
Blue Devil Tennis – building a dynasty
Blue Devil Tennis – building a powerhouse Corvallis is becoming known as a powerhouse when it comes to tennis. With three consecutive state championships for the boys, the team […]
Gene Hughes Track Meet signals spring
The Gene Hughes Track Meet is always one of the first meets of the year. Many times the athletes dodge snowflakes and the cold to compete. This year the […]
The coach rides away
Some coaches leave their posts when they feel their talent is depleted and they just don’t have the time nor the inclination to put in to build another team. […]
Softball gears up
Three of the valley’s softball teams got in a game or two before Spring Break last week. Hamilton, Stevensville and Corvallis all hit the diamonds in their opening games of […]
Stevi brings home the gold
“Gone. Fought. Won!” In case you haven’t heard, the Stevensville Yellowjackets won the boys’ basketball Class A championship on Saturday night in Billings. It was the first ever boys basketball […]
Falcons finish third
The Florence Falcons really should be happy. After all, they did finish their season with a 24-2 record, one of the best records in the state. However, they finished […]
Scrappy Lady Falcons fall short
Say what you will, the teams that ran into the Lady Falcons of Florence knew they had been in a game afterwards. This group of tough, athletic players may have […]
Victor rally not enough against Arlee
The Victor Pirates looked great for 29 minutes of their opening game at the Class C state tournament. It was the last three minutes that got them as they fell […]
Stevensville girls punch ticket to state
It was a battle in Corvallis on Monday night between the Hamilton and Stevensville girls’ basketball team. On the line, a trip to the Class A state tournament in Butte. […]
Victor claims first divisional title
For the first time ever, the Victor Pirates enter the Class C state tournament as the Western C divisional champions. It will be only the third time that Victor has […]
Hamilton & Stevensville battle at Southwestern A
The quest for a berth at the state tournament this weekend in Butte had not been determined at press time. Hamilton finished second at the Southwestern A tournament in Butte […]
Yellowjackets take Southwest A title
It was a battle at the MAC Center in Butte for the Southwest A championship on Saturday. Stevensville and Butte Central matched up in front of a packed house to […]
Florence girls win trip to state
The Lady Falcons of Florence came back up the loser’s bracket to challenge Eureka on Saturday afternoon for a chance to go to state. Florence opened with a win […]
Florence takes Western B title
The Florence boys’ team brought home the Western B championship on Saturday. They will open their state tournament play on Thursday, March 7th at 10:30am against the No. 3 seed […]
Pirates take down Tigers
The Victor Pirates came out strong against the Darby Tigers and came away with a 71-57 win. But the game was closer than the score indicated with Darby never giving […]