The Darby boys came away with a big win at the District 13C track meet in Missoula over the weekend. The Tigers won by 51 points over Seeley-Swan. Victor finished third. The top six finishers in each event will advance to the Western C Divisional. That meet will be Friday and Saturday at the Missoula…
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Lady Broncs undefeated at Butte Tourney.
Hamilton defeated Laurel, 10-0, in their opening game at the Laverne Combo Tournament in Butte on Friday. Kaytlyn Menk was the winning pitcher and allowed only three hits by the Locomotives. McKayl Rothie and Menk each powered a home run. Menk went 2-for-3 at bat and also had an RBI. Rothie was 3-for-4 with…
Florence’s Baerlocher calls it a day
This summer, Sam Baerlocher of Florence is going to be doing something different. Instead of ferrying a bunch of teenage boys around to summer basketball tournaments and putting on camps, he will be rebuilding roofs and painting houses. After 28 years of coaching in some capacity or another, Baerlocher has stepped down as the head…
Fine tuning on the track
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 pressure. The Corvallis girls stepped it up at the Wayne Estes meet in Anaconda and powered their way to a 136 point win in the…
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 a bit rough some of the time and created strong headwinds or tailwinds. Some of the stronger athletes only competed in a couple of events,…
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 the lead off tournament and offers teams a glimpse of teams they normally wouldn’t get a chance to play. Florence, a Class B school, took…
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 be at the track all night. As it was, the event began at 5 on Friday, and didn’t finish until 10:30 under the lights. Hamilton…
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 second in the 100. Adam Hanson finished fifth in the 100 and was fourth in the 200. Teague Blome was fifth in the 200. Cody…
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 is looking tough already. And when veteran coach Chris Maul-Smith says this year is a ‘year of opportunity’ for his boys team, the rest of…
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 weather cooperated for much of the day before a deluge hit the Corvallis track near the end of the meet. Thirteen teams participated in the…