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…
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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…
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. 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…
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…