Photo by Brooks Phillips PHILIPSBURG – Being billed a battle of No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, this opening round game of the MHSA 8-Man Football Playoffs should have been much closer. But upon further inspection, it was anything but. The Flint Creek Titans ran off 32 first-quarter points on their way to a 58-7 blowout of the Sheridan Panthers Saturday afternoon at Mungas Field in Philipsburg. The win extends the Titans’ season record to 8-0 and vaults them into the second round. Aft

Photo contributed by Crystal Langton MISSOULA – When Paige Fickler was hired as Drummond’s Head Volleyball Coach this past summer, her mother Leslie asked how she thought they’d do. “I think we can win a district title with this group,” Fickler said. To which her mother replied, “That’s a long shot with just two returning starters.” Turns out, Fickler was dead right. The Lady Trojans claimed the District 13 Volleyball Tournament championship Saturday by beating Seeley Swan in

PHILIPSBURG – It’s playoff time and the Titans are right where they want to be – At home in the first round. But while this scenario may be familiar, it’s also different. Flint Creek enters as the No. 2 seed out of the West, having been 7-0 but losing the point differential to No. 1 Thompson Falls. So while the opener is at home the Titans would have to take to the road for any matchups with other No. 1 teams. More on that in a minute. Let’s first break down the two teams and

MISSOULA – Manhattan Christian may have dominated the field, but Drummond’s Scott Parke pierced the Top Ten with a sixth place finish at the MHSA State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Missoula. Parke finished with a time of 18:15.37. The event was held at the University of Montana Gold Course. Parke didn’t jump from the line as was viewed by those in attendance, with the Class C runners taking off ahead of some Class A runners early. But the Trojan runner bided his time and ev

MISSOULA – Manhattan Christian may have dominated the field, but Drummond’s Scott Parke pierced the Top Ten with a sixth place finish at the MHSA State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Missoula. Parke finished with a time of 18:15.37. The event was held at the University of Montana Gold Course. Parke didn’t jump from the line as was viewed by those in attendance, with the Class C runners taking off ahead of some Class A runners early. But the Trojan runner bided his time and ev

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PHILIPSBURG – The Lady Prospectors swept their way out of the regular season Saturday, beating Lincoln in three straight sets, 25-7, 25-9, 26-24. The win leaves Granite in second place in the district when the tournament starts Thursday at Valley Christian. The locals were in control from the start, easily winning the first two sets before allowing Lincoln to creep into the third. But even trailing 24-22, Granite rallied to claim the set and the match. Reece Pitcher led the a

DEER LODGE – The Drummond Lady Trojans closed out the 2021 regular season by playing up a class, falling to the Powell County Wardens but gaining some good experience in the process. Powell County won the match 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20. The Lady Trojans were never really out of the match and were even 1-1 after the first two sets. But the Wardens steadied their game and held off the Class C upstarts to win the match in four sets. Drummond’s new trio of hitters continued to

DRUMMOND – The Lady Trojans put a clamp on the third place finish in the District 13 standings Thursday with a 3-1 win over the Darby Tigers, 25-19, 20-25, 25-14, 25-21. The match was their sixth in eight days and closed out their regular season district and home schedules. “We weren’t the same intensity that we were Tuesday night,” said DHS Head Coach Paige Fickler. “I’m happy that we came out with a win in four, but I’d have liked to see us do it in three. It’s all good. It