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. Not so with Keith Chambers. He is leaving at the top of his game after guiding his Stevensville Yellowjacket team to the state championship a…
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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 the season. Hamilton started off against a tough Class B school, Ronan. The Maidens play a lot of softball in the off-season and are a…
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 championship for Stevensville and the first time a valley boys’ team has won a basketball championship since 1962. “ We’ve come full circle,” said coach…
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 third in Class B for the fourth year in a row. “I bet there’s a record book where we could put four years in a…
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 been outsized but they played with all heart. Florence opened against Conrad on Thursday. The two teams were fairly evenly matched in the first half…
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 to Westby-Grenora, 64-58. The Pirates controlled the game for much of the first half. They took an eight-point lead into the half and had control…
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. That tournament begins this Thursday. The two teams battled with Stevensville leading throughout the game until the final minute of regulation play when Mckayl Rothie…
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 competed at the state tournament. Victor earned the trip by defeating Ennis, 51-33, in the championship game. “We’re tough to beat,” said first year coach…
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 but Stevensville earned the right to challenge the Lady Broncs. That challenge game was Monday night in Corvallis. (See www.bitterrootstar.com for the outcome and details…
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 duke it out for the title. The two teams had split in the regular season. Butte Central was coming off of a triple overtime win…