Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
ARLEE — To say the Warrior grapplers have been busy is an understatement. The Warriors hosted Deer Lodge, Noxon and Florence on Dec. 6, traveled to Thompson Falls on Dec. 8 and wrestled in the Superior Invitational Tournament on Dec. 10. The Warriors finished with 15 wins and seven losses on their h...
Three Mission wrestlers took their first tournament wins in Superior. Barret Sargent, Chadd Anderson and Fabian Camacho all won their weight divisions. Sargent (171) defeated Arlee’s Clayton Trimble 6-2; Anderson (189) championed Thompson Falls’ Eric Milner 5-4 and heavyweight Camacho pinned Brow...
ARLEE — The Warriors basketball team is gaining experience one game at a time. Arlee lost its first game against the Drummond Trojans 60-73 at the Drummond tournament Dec. 9-10 but came out strong the next day, destroying Seeley-Swan 55-23. Head coach Dustin Keltner said this was the first time s...
ARLEE — Despite having 11 returning players, head coach Richard Bachmeier said his team is still fairly young. However, he predicts as the season continues, lots of practice will result in a bench with depth. “We got to work on everything,” Bachmeier said. “We need to work on consi...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Lady Bulldogs were outscored in two games at the Three Forks Tournament Dec. 9 and 10. The team was 0-2 at the tournament after losing to Big Timber, 47-27, and Boulder, 59-33. Katrina Stevens, who had seven points against Big Timber, paced Mission, while Loren Erickson le...
The Mission Bulldogs basketball team faced its first test of the season and walked away 1-1. The boys’ team picked up a win over Belt, 59-42, and a loss to Three Forks, 44-48. “They played their hearts out,” head coach Patrick Irvin said, adding that the Bulldogs could have pulled out tw...
Three Two Eagle River players scored in double figures in the 62-46 win over the Stephens Eagles of Wyoming, as Two Eagle River pulled away in the second quarter and wouldn’t give up the lead. The Eagles traveled to Billings for the season-opening Southern Classic Tournament last weekend. Artie Mend...
PABLO —Rhiley Big Beaver, a fifth-grader at Dayton Elementary, won the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes’ annual holiday card-decorating contest. This year’s contest featured the creations of students from smaller schools in the area. Penny Kipp, department head of tribal education...
ST. IGNATIUS — The town is once again looking for another Chief of Police after John Parker resigned during the city council meeting on Dec. 6. Parker’s last day was Dec. 9, and Mayor Charles Gariepy appointed officer Aaron Frank to serve as acting chief. Frank’s been with the department si...
In the past few weeks, law enforcement in Lake County has been the subject of extensive media coverage regarding allegations of corruption in several local agencies, mainly the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged misconduct spans from accusations of poaching by Sheriff’s deputies and Tribal...
