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…
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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…
Florence girls win trip to state
The Lady Falcons of Florence came back up the loser’s bracket to challenge Eureka on Saturday afternoon for a chance to go to state. Florence opened with a win over Thompson Falls and then lost to Deer Lodge, the eventual champion. They then topped Bigfork in loser out action, and Loyola in the consolation…
Florence takes Western B title
The Florence boys’ team brought home the Western B championship on Saturday. They will open their state tournament play on Thursday, March 7th at 10:30am against the No. 3 seed team from the Southern B Division. That team will be determined this weekend. Florence took on a familiar foe in the championship game Saturday, the…
Pirates take down Tigers
The Victor Pirates came out strong against the Darby Tigers and came away with a 71-57 win. But the game was closer than the score indicated with Darby never giving up and Victor hitting a slump in the second quarter. “Darby’s the type of team that just keeps playing hard no matter what the score…
Victor holds on for win over Darby
The Lady Pirates held off a late surging Darby team to take a 60-47 conference win over the Lady Tigers. Victor came out strongly and built up a 28-point lead by the end of three quarters. Powered by Shai Scheffer’s 16 points and Haley Tillotson 14 points, the Lady Pirates played a solid offensive game….
Yellowjackets drop Big Sky, fall to Butte Central
Until Saturday, the only game that Stevensville had lost was against Class AA Missoula Big Sky so when the Eagles came to town, Stevensville had a little bit of something to prove. The Yellowjackets came out strong and played tough in a very physical game and came away the victor, topping Big Sky, 62-50. By…
Wrestling Roundup
Florence finished third behind St. Ignatius/Charlo and host Thompson Falls at the Ted Kato Invitational on Saturday. Tanner Cobbs took the championship at 189 with a pin of Thompson Falls’ John Garrahy, 41 seconds into the match. Torren Lawson was defeated by Garret White of Eureka at 119 pounds. In the consolation round, Jace Pancake…
Lady Broncs edge Stevi in thriller
The Battle of the Bitterroot was in Stevensville on Thursday night where the Hamilton Lady Broncs and the Lady Yellowjackets matched up against each other. The two battled with Hamilton maintaining the lead most of the game but by no more than a couple of points the entire game. A last second lay in by…