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 […]
Sports
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 […]
Hamilton Booster Club All Sports Banquet held
The annual Booster Club All Sport Banquet took place at Hamilton High School on June 2. Everyone was treated to a steak dinner and then a program was held to […]
Raymer wins 3 titles, leads Tigers to championship
The Darby Tigers literally ran away with a state championship on Saturday with wins in the 200, 800, 1,600 and 3,200 races. Doug Raymer won the three distance races and […]
Corvallis girls are champs!
The Corvallis girls’ track team brought home the gold from the Class A state championship meet on Saturday. Senior Paige Squire led the way with three wins and three new […]
Florence takes third
Courtney Byrne led the Lady Falcons to a first-round victory over Shepherd in Great Falls on Thursday on the opening day of the Class B/C softball tournament. The tournament, originally […]
Blue Devils State A Championship
Two Hamilton players brought home individual championships from the Class A tennis tournament over the weekend and the Corvallis boys came home with the team championship. Bob Huppert defeated Mitchell […]
NBC Basketball Camp to be held
Darby boys’ basketball coach Scott Marsh will host an NBC Basketball camp at Valley Christian School in Missoula this June. The girls’ cam will run from June 13 – June […]
Blue Devils sweep Southwest A
The Blue Devil track team served notice they will be a force to reckon with this weekend at the Class A State Track Meet in Missoula. The Blue Devils won […]