Sports

Beavs find sweet success in Bitterroot

With court locations spread through multiple towns in the valley with varying weather conditions—and different portions of the Dillon Beavers roster competing at each—the annual Bitterroot Invitational serves as the Montana high school tennis equivalent of a three-ring circus.

Troy goes #58 to Atlanta

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The Atlanta Falcons of the NFL will be getting what they think they are getting in Dillon’s Troy Andersen, their second round draft pick in the recent NFL draft. Andersen is intelligent, athletic, fast and a good, grounded Dillon kid. There will not be any early morning surprises for the Falcons involving Andersen, unless he takes on a side job watering livestock somewhere in Georgia.

Cubs put A’s to zzzzzz’s early

The young Dillon Cubs experienced their first growth spurt of the young baseball season on Sunday at Ray Lynch Park in Dillon.

Beavs battle Stevi, Frenchtown

After a promising start to 2022, the Beaverhead County High School softball team entered the grind of the season with a pair of losses against tough opponents last week.

NFL draft to call Dillon’s Troy Andersen’s name this weekend

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BOZEMAN, Montana – Brent Vigen has seen this before.

Dillon track teams building to something special

The Dillon track and field teams, led by stars Treyton Anderson and Ainsley Shipman, are on track for a special season. At Corvallis Thursday and Missoula Saturday, the Dillon teams combined for three team firsts and a second.

UMW Dawgs closes spring camp with frisky Red-Black Game

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The University of Montana Western defense rebounded with a vengeance from its showing in a public scrimmage earlier in the month to put an early hurt on the offense.

Out of the den, Cubs start 2022 season

The Dillon Cubs opened a new baseball season with a new head coach and a bunch of new faces in their starting lineup last weekend against an all-too-familiar foe in the Bitterroot Valley.

UMW women win Big Sky Region rodeo at Great Falls, men second

The University of Montana Western women’s rodeo team scored 340 team points at the University of Providence in Great Falls to out-pace defending CNFR champion Montana State and move closer to clinching a team berth at the College National Finals Rodeo.

Small BCHS crew competes at Missoula

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The Dillon Beaver track and field team, coming off three canceled meets due to weather, added an impromtu trip to Missoula on Saturday for an unscheduled appearance at the Missoula County Invitaitonal in a field dominated by Class AA teams.