SPORTS
Copperheads take one from Trotters
The unofficial score: Anaconda 1, Plains 0, Mother Nature, 1-1.And in the end, Ma Nature was the big “winner” Saturday as Anaconda’s Lady Copperheads came to town and scored a 19-4 win over Plains. A second scheduled game, against Deer Lodge, was rained out by the nature lady as heavy, off-and-on showers swept through the Plains area.Anaconda broke loose for six runs in the top of the first inning at Plains field. The Lady Copperheads pounded out five hits in the first inning in their opening turn at the plate.However, Plains came back in the bottom of the first with...
Plains’ Alexis Demming competes at 'Top 10'
It is billed annually as the “Top 10” track and field meet, a measuring stick event featuring the top 10 performers from throughout Western Montana in track and field events.And while the meet is typically dominated by Class AA and A schools, athletes from small Montana high schools have an opportunity to shine against the best in the state regardless of class.And for local standout track and field athletes like Plains’ Alexis Demming, there are no doubt some extra eyes on a handful of Class B and C standouts this year.Demming, the defending state girl’s discus champion from last year,...
PHOTOS: Superior T-ball sluggers
PHOTOS: Superior T-ball sluggers Sometimes doing the robot helps you make it to second base. Henry Crabb on the Blue Team for Superior's T-Ball throws in the some style Thursday night at Timberman Park. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan) Who's running to third, Gavin Steele is heading for home, and I don't know what the third baseman is digging in the dirt for. T-ball can be quite a riot! (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Plains girls finish 3rd at ARM track meet
Host Whitefish swept the men’s and women’s team titles at last weekend’s ARM track meet, while the Plains women continued their impressive run in the women’s title chase.Whitefish won the boys team crown with 126 total points, easily outdistancing second place Bigfork, which amassed 98 points. The Whitefish women compiled 167.5 points, well ahead of runner-up Columbia Falls.The Plains women, meanwhile, led by another double weight event sweep by junior Alexis Demmng, placed third in the women’s team standings with 62 points, many of them via Demming’s first place showing in both the discus and shot put.Demming is the defending...
St. Regis star John Pruitt signs with Rocky
One of the greatest challenges facing small town athletes who aspire to move on and continue their sports careers in college is that the small number of students at many B and C schools do not typically produce college-level competitors.Or so they think.And St. Regis High could easily claim to be the leaders of the pack in producing quality where quantity is lacking.The latest example is the signing this past week of St. Regis all-around athlete John Pruitt to a scholarship and a spot on their “developmental” team, aka JV.Widely regarded as one of the best players in the area,...
Mixed results for Superior tennis team
It was a mixed bag for the Superior tennis team this past week.Not so much in results as the Lady Bobcats kept dispatching the majority of players they faced in Philipsburg and Mission last week.But the makeup of the teams they played and mostly defeated consisted of girl and boy players from both of those schools.With not enough players available for a legitimate high school tennis match, Mission and Philipsburg recruited some male student players to fill in their depleted ranks.Mother Nature finally stepped in and halted the match with a Superior duo ahead in the last doubles match before...
Softball Game Preview: Thompson Falls Plays at Home
Thompson Falls is 2-7 against Plains-Hot Springs since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plains-Hot Springs Horsemen at 3:00 p.m. Thompson Falls will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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