

Writer: Zinke's representation was lacking, vote for Tranel
By Rex Koenig My grandfather took the train from Miles City to Missoula in 1950, and my family has been here ever since. Before I left for college I asked him what he learned in his 40 years of talking to juries as a trial lawyer in Western Montana. He said that people here are honest, they don’t like liars and they don’t take B.S. Ryan Zinke looked the leadership of the Navajo and Hopi tribes in the eye and told them that there would be no oil drilling in their ancestral hom


Titans’ ground game subdues Park City, 62-6
DRUMMOND – It was another opening of another show for the Flint Creek Titans as they rolled over the visiting Park City Panthers 62-6 Saturday afternoon at Drummond High School. Park City ends their year at 3-5 while the Titans improve to a perfect 10-0 and will host the No. 1 Belt Huskies November 5 at George Mungas Field in Philipsburg. It was clear from the outset that the Panthers weren’t ready for the physical nature of Flint Creek’s line. Sure, the visitors had a few pl


D13C RDP: Lady Trojans repeat as District 13C champions
That set up a rematch of 2021, this time with Drummond as the favored squad and the Lady Blackhawks as the underdog. But the rematch proved that Seeley was not going to play David to Drummond’s Goliath as the Lady Trojans swept the match and punched their first-class tick back to Manhattan. MISSOULA – For the second straight season the Drummond Lady Trojans claimed the crown of District 13C, earning the right to head east and play in the Western Divisional at Manhattan Christ


Granite County Commissioner's Agenda: November 1, 2022
Granite County Commissioner's Agenda: November 1, 2022


D13C RDP: Drummond bests Granite to advance in bracket
MISSOULA – Yogi Berra once mused that, “It was like déjà vu all over again.” And to everyone in attendance, it looked a lot like the first time Granite and Drummond met earlier in the season. But as the match wore on it was clear that the Lady Trojans had learned from their previous mistakes and captured a 3-0 win from their county rivals to advance to the Winner’s Bracket Finals Friday against Valley Christian in the District 13C Volleyball Tournament. When the Lady Prospect


Tallon, Lee tabbed as Granite Players of the Year
GRANITE COUNTY – The Granite Lady Prospectors were split between seniors and sophomores this season, so it seems only fitting that one of each would be honored come season’s end. Lady Prospectors Senior Lucia Lee and sophomore Ella Tallon were named as the Scheels Players of the Year by the Flint Creek Courier. The corporate sponsorship honors the best players from both Drummond and Granite High Schools who contribute most to their team through statistics and great team play.


Struna, Hauptman named Drummond Players of the Year
GRANITE COUNTY – It takes a team to run the table during a high school volleyball season, but without question the Lady Trojans had two at the heart of the engine driving it. Senior Jesse Struna and Holly Hauptman were named as the Scheels Players of the year by the Flint Creek Courier. The corporate sponsorship honors the best players from both Drummond and Granite High Schools who contribute most to their team through statistics and great team play. Each player receives a $


Granite County Sheriff's Report: October 24, 2022
Granite County Sheriff's Report: October 24, 2022


Lady Trojans cap regular season with sweep of St. Regis
DRUMMOND – It was three and done for Drummond Saturday night as they swept St. Regis in straight sets, 25-9, 25-20, 25-9. The match was a final tune-up for the Lady Trojans as they prepare for they prepare for the District 13C Tournament next week in Missoula. “I was expecting St. Regis to be more competitive and send the ball back over,” said DHS Head Coach Paige Fickler reflecting on the victory, “and I was expecting the balls to be hit from the 10-foot line or the back. I


Parke 4th, Drummond 5th at State Cross Country Finals
Photo by Tiffany Parke MISSOULA – Drummond’s Scott Parke took two big steps Saturday, bettering his 2021 performance by claiming fourth in the MHSA Cross Country State Championship Saturday at University of Montana Golf Course. As a sophomore Parke raced to a 6th place finish in a time of 18:15.37. In this year’s event he bettered his finish by two places in a time of 17:32.04. The junior runner also broke the Trojan record this year on the same course at the Mountain West Cl