August - 2021

Granite County Sheriff's Report: August 29, 2021

Granite rallies to beat Drummond in volleyball opener

PHILIPSBURG – Tuesday’s opening match of the District 13 volleyball season may very well have featured two of the top teams in Drummond and Granite. And while the Lady Prospectors walked away with a 3-1 win, the scores indicated a closer match than what some may have anticipated. With the Lady Trojans being out gunned in size and experience, they didn’t show any signs of intimidation as they opened with a 26-24 win in Game 1. Granite played with the visitors until the end, fa

Area teams open volleyball season with Tip Off Tournament

DRUMMOND – Drummond and Granite opened the 2021 Volleyball season Saturday playing in the Tip Off Tournament at Drummond High School. The Lady Prospectors finished their pool play before heading into the bracket where they won the opener over Hot Springs (11-15, 15-12, 15-9) before falling to Seeley in a close match (21-19, 12-15, 13-15). On the day Asha Comings led Granite with 13 kills and added 10 service aces. Reece Pitcher led in blocks with 11.5 and Annabelle Locke had

Titans roll in season opener, beating Darby 52-12.

PHILIPSBURG – The defending state champions picked up where they left off last year, rolling over their opponent in Week 1 58-12. It all got started when senior Avery Metesh took the opening kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown just 10 seconds into play. “I told the team right before we went out there that I was gonna bring this thing to the house and I did,” said an excited Metesh after the game. “Blockers were great and I made one move and I was off to the races.” Starting

Granite County Commissioner's Agenda: August 31, 2021

Lady Trojans seek to build program with renewed attitude, new head coach

DRUMMOND – Despite its brevity, the Drummond Lady Trojans extended their 2020 season into the Division Tournament as the second place team coming out of Districts. But with four starting seniors now gone, Paige Fickler takes the reins to keep the program headed in the right direction. Fickler, a Drummond grad, takes over for Brooks Phillips and is looking to build a culture where the focus is around one mantra. “Every day, in every way, we get a little better,” recited the ne

Lady Prospectors taking new coach, focus into 2021 season

“I worked with all of them in off season,” Ward said. “I made sure to have them tell me if I set it wrong and where to put it. I worked with all of them to make sure I’m setting to their best spot.” PHILIPSBURG – A new coach and a new attitude are what the Granite Lady Prospectors are hoping will propel them into and through the 2021 volleyball season. It also doesn’t hurt that they return five seniors and four girls that are all power players at the net. Kaley Hansen has tak

Granite County Sheriff's Report: August 23, 2021

This Week at the Rialto Theater

DEER LODGE - Movies this week at the Rialto Community Theater in Deer Lodge, Montana playing August 27-28-29 at 7:30 p.m. each night. Jungle Cruise (2021) PG-13 / 127 minutes While social distancing or out cruising Stop by Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 For Rialto Popcorn and Concessions Serving Large Extra Butter Popcorn for $ 5.00 Visit the Rialto Community Theater website for more information.

Change in the wind Friday night as Flint Creek opens season against Darby in Philipsburg.

GRANITE COUNTY – New season. New Staff. New players. It’s all part and parcel of high school sports. But there may be no program under more scrutiny than the Flint Creek Titans at the start of the 2021 8-Man Football Season. 2020 saw the Titans claim their third championship in four years, making them the most successful program under the Big Sky since their creation in 2014. And they did it with legendary coaches like Jim Oberweiser, Mike Cutler and JC Holland, the latter tw

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