If you saw a large number of horse trailers and pickup trucks headed to Hamilton on Saturday, chances are, the occupants were headed to the Ravalli County Fairgrounds for a […]
Sports
Creamery Picnic Milk Run held
The annual Milk Run was a huge success this year with 67 racers taking part in either the 10K or 5K run that starts Saturday off for Creamery Picnic. The […]
Boltz win!
The Bitterroot Boltz, a traveling baseball team made up of 13 year olds from throughout the Bitterroot made a big splash in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, this last week. The […]
North Bitterroot Allstars take state!
The North Bitterroot Allstars captured the 2011 15yr Babe Ruth Baseball Montana State Title, beating Glendive 8-2 in the final game Monday, July 25th. Ten teams from around the state […]
Bitterroot Bucs
Bucs split with Missoula A Mavs The Bitterroot Bucs split a double header with Missoula last Friday. The Bucs won the first game 7-6 but lost to the Mavs, 2-0, […]
Bitterroot Swim Team Results
The Bitterroot Swim team had one final meet before this week’s divisional meet which will be held in Hamilton the weekend of July 22, 23, and 24. Plains Swim […]
Legion baseball recap
The Bitterroot Bucs finished third at the Missoula A Mavs tournament over the weekend with three wins and a loss. They opened their tournament by defeating the Post Falls Prairie […]
Premier bull riding event set for Darby
When the chute gates open in Darby on Saturday night at the Elite Bull Connection Shoot-Out, there will be two sets of athletes on display – the cowboys and the […]
Bitterroot Bucs win own tournament
For the second time in three years, the Bitterroot Bucs won their own Rasmussen Classic Tournament over the weekend. The event featured teams from the Mission Valley, Salmon, Dillon, and […]
Bitterroot Sparks
The 10U Bitterroot Sparks Fastpitch Softball Team placed 3rd out of 11 teams at the Capital City Classic in Helena, June 24-26. More importantly, the tournament presented the 10U Bitterroot […]
This doc practices what she preaches
Many people go for a run or a bike ride after work to get in shape or stay in shape. They make the trip to the gym a part of […]
American Legion baseball action
The Bitterroot Bucs played in a tournament at Lewistown. They opened with a win over the Gallatin Valley Outlaws in extra innings. Riley Philips pitched a complete game with 14 […]
DeWalt named Big Sky Athlete Award winner
The University of Montana’s Kara DeWalt has been selected 2011 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winner, announced the league recently. The student-athletes were selected by their respective institutions based upon […]
American Legion baseball recap
The Bitterroot Bucs and the Bitterroot Red Sox were at separate tournaments over the weekend. The Red Sox played in Three Forks where they blanked Havre, 16-0. They played Lewistown […]
Barnyard Games
First place winner in this Barnyard Games was “Roper & Red Neck” (Buck Rudolph and Phil Gregg). Formidable Frontiersmen (Paul Jochim and Darren Meeks) and the Full Moon team (Joe […]
Babe Ruth Tournament
Cage Golden of the Bitterroot Boltz baseball team slides into home during the Senior Babe Ruth tournament in Florence. The Boltz, a 13-year-old traveling team from the Bitterroot Valley took […]
Running for a cause
Almost 100 runners and walkers took part in the second annual Hemry Foundation and G.O. Fun Run and Walk. The one-mile run featured many participants of all ages including small […]
Bucs and Red Sox split
The Red Sox and the Bucs played a double header on Sunday and split the action. Both games featured a monster home run. In the first game, Zac Blackstun of […]
Bitterroot Bucs double header
The Bitterroot Bucs and the Belgrade Bandits split a double header on Sunday. The Bucs won the first game, 14-4 after five innings. Justin Biereley was 3-for-4 with a double […]
Sports Talk – Lessons, and hugs!
This was graduation weekend for the valley. Each spring friends and family gather to celebrate this rite of passage for young adults. And each spring I take a few minutes […]