It was ugly. That is the first thing coach Toby Stack of Hamilton will tell you about the game between his Broncs and the Dillon Beavers. But while he is telling you this, he is smiling from ear to ear because his upstart Broncs nearly fell the defending state Class A champs. He summed up…
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Blue Devils win dual with Broncs
The night originally had three teams competing in a wrestling mixer at Corvallis but Mother Nature and bad roads kept Butte Central from making the trip to Corvallis on Thursday. But even without the Maroons, the two remaining teams had tough matches and had a nice tune up for the Jug Beck meet in Missoula…
Girl’s basketball roundup
Corvallis took on a couple tough teams, Polson and the Southwest A leader, Butte Central. Polson defeated the Blue Devils, 55-32. Lakyn Connors had 10 points to pace the Blue Devils. Connors had 12 points against Butte Central but it was not enough as they lost, 47-34. After defeating Loyola last week, the Lady Falcons…
Stevensville drops Corvallis and Dillon
The Battle of the Bitterroot between Corvallis and Stevensville always has the potential to mix things up. It looked as if that may be the case early on with the Blue Devils playing right with the Yellowjackets for much of the first half. “We fought hard,” said Corvallis coach Joe Jessop. “That’s how we have…
Short-handed Stevi falls to Dillon
The Lady Yellowjackets of Stevensville had a different look to them on Saturday in their game against Dillon. Gone was all state player, Alycia Sims, along with a couple of other starters. Sims, who injured her ankle against Corvallis earlier in the week, spent the game with her foot in a bucket of ice. A…
Florence rolls on
The Florence Falcons continued working on their high speed, up-tempo game plan and came away with two more wins over the weekend. They topped Frenchtown in non-conference action on Thursday and then rolled over Deer Lodge on Saturday. Frenchtown kept things interesting for three quarters, even taking the lead at one point in the second…
Stevensville looking strong this year
If the game against Anaconda is any gauge, the Stevensville Yellowjackets will be tough to stop this season. With a balanced group that goes deep onto the bench, the Yellowjackets bring speed, height, strength and the ability to score from inside the paint to outside the three-point line. The ‘Jackets have only three seniors on…
Florence outruns Mission
The Lady Falcons of Florence outran and outscored the St. Ignatius Bulldogs, 56-51, in a 6B conference game Thursday night in Florence. Florence jumped out to an early lead behind three baskets by senior Courtney Byrne but then turnovers and missed shots allowed the Bulldogs to get back in the game. By the end of…
Stevensville out strong
The Tip Off Tournament offers teams from the Northwestern A and Southwestern A a chance to see teams they no longer play during conference play. The tournament is held in Hamilton every other year and up north on the off years. This year, the tournament was in Hamilton. The Stevensville Yellowjackets began their season with…
Stevensville, Hamilton, win two
The Stevensville girls basketball team narrowly escaped being upended on Friday against the Frenchtown Broncs who made an appearance at state last year as the No. 1 team from the Northwest A. With starter Kyla Paulson recovering from surgery after volleyball, the Lady Yellowjackets were a bit tentative and not as aggressive as they have…