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Libby Loggers softball 2-2 at Western A divisional
The Libby Loggers varsity softball team ended its season last weekend at the Western A divisional tournament in Polson.Libby won a shootout over Corvallis, 21-20, in Friday’s opening game. Later that day, Libby dropped a 7-1 decision to Frenchtown.Against Corvallis, the Loggers trailed 20-14 in the bottom of the seventh inning before rallying for seven runs.Paislee MacDonald, Dakota Allen and Leah Rusdal each had three hits. Allen and Rusdal each hit home runs. MacDonald had a double while Aleesha Bradeen collected two doubles. Camen Kohler got the win in relief of MacDonald.Against Frenchtown, the Loggers were limited to five hits while...
Missoula Impact takes two from Loggers in Legion play
The Missoula Impact swept a doubleheader from the Libby Loggers in American Legion baseball action Saturday, May 18, at Lee Gehring Field.The Impact jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the second inning before the Loggers answered with four in the third. But Missoula scored five in the sixth and three in the seventh while Libby tallied two in the sixth to make the final score, 17-6.In the second game, Missoula led 3-0 after two innings, but the Loggers tied the game at 3-3 in the third.Missoula answered with seven runs in the fourth to take control on its way...
Libby's Beagle reaches state tennis semifinals
Libby's Ryan Beagle is halfway to his quest to bring a state championship home after winning both matches Thursday at the Montana Class A tournament in Kalispell.The junior Logger opened with a 6-0, 6-1, opening round win over Corvallis sophomore Pierce Yaskus. In the quarterfinals, Beagle topped Hardin senior Chase Wells, 6-3, 6-0. Beagle will face Hamilton's Andy Purcell in the semifinals at 8 a.m. Friday at Flathead Valley Community College.Purcell needed three sets in both of his wins to make the semifinals.In the other semifinal, Polson's Torin Ellis faces Hardin junior Jameson Noteboom. Ellis scored straight-set wins in his first two matches while Noteboom did the same.
Libby, Troy have 17 state track and field qualifiers
Seventeen south Lincoln County track and field athletes qualified for their respective Montana State Track and Field Championships after last weekend’s competitions.In Class A, the Libby Loggers are sending 11 athletes to state while the Troy Trojans send six to the Class B event. Both will be held in Laurel with competition beginning Friday and ending Saturday.In Class A, the top 10 from each event in the Northwest Divisional in Columbia Falls qualified. Libby has four boys and three girls headed to state.In Class B, the top six from each event in the Northwest Divisional in Missoula qualified. Troy has...
Plains softball wraps up season
For half an inning, it looked like the streak was over.Plains was up 7-0 in their Western Divisional play-in softball game in Troy. And it was not just a trip to divisional play at stake, the large early lead was a good sign that the season long losing streak was going to end in the home park of the Lady Trojans.Teirainy Bellinger scored the first run for the Trotters when she singled , stole second, moved to third on a single by Tia Bellinger, then scored on a wild pitch.Emma O’Keefe then drove in a pair of runs with a...
Beagle wins divisional tennis title; seeks state gold
Libby tennis standout Ryan Beagle is a three-time state qualifier with two state bronze medals and three Western A divisional titles.But his goal has not changed and that’s to win a Montana state championship.Beagle, a junior, will get another crack at the gold beginning Thursday in Kalispell at Flathead Valley Community College where the state tournament is being held this year.Play begins Thursday with the first round and quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will be played Friday.Beagle is coming off his second straight divisional title last week, also at FVCC. He won a straight-set battle against Polson’s Torrin Ellis, 7-5,...
Libby Loggers softball begins divisional play today in Polson
The Libby Loggers varsity softball team is playing well as it enters divisional play today in Polson.The Loggers rolled to two shutout wins May 10 at the Laverne Combo softball tournament in Butte. Saturday, May 11, the Loggers played Florence-Carlton, scoring a 6-1 win before wrapping up the tourney with a 7-5 loss to Dillon.The Loggers open the Western A divisional with an 11 a.m. game Friday against Corvallis. A win vaults them into a 3 p.m. quarterfinal game against Frenchtown. Another win puts Libby into the semifinals on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.Placewinner games begin at 5 p.m....
Power outage no match for Troy softball, baseball teams
A major power outage notwithstanding, the softball and baseball teams of Troy High School celebrated a playoff win, a birthday and a Senior Night win Tuesday.While the inconvenience was felt from Troy to Bull Lake, caused by a squirrel at BPA substation, according to city officials, the Trojan sports teams were undaunted.The softball team was in a 7B District play-in game against visiting Plains. The Trotters came off the bus swinging their bats at Kensler Field and led 7-0 before the Trojans got their first crack.When the first inning was over, Troy led 12-7 and never looked back while rolling...
Locals post strong results at 7B District meet
How important is depth in team sports?Ask the Lincoln County High School (Eureka) boys and girls track and field teams, who swept the team titles at the Western 7B District postseason meet this past Saturday in Libby.The Lions boys won three individual titles out of 15 up for grabs, and added a victory in one of the two relay races as they nipped runner up Superior 127-122.The Lady Lions, meanwhile, also had three individual event title winners and first place finishes in both relay events to hold off Superior’s Lady Bobcats, 143-138 for the women’s team title.Not to diminish in...
Libby tennis ends regular season with Ronan sweep
Libby Loggers high school tennis wrapped up the regular season last week with two matches against Ronan.Divisional play began at Flathead Valley Community College on Monday and wraps up Wednesday.Thursday, May 9, the Libby boys won 5-1 at Ronan. In singles, Ryan Beagle, Tyler Andersen and Morgan Davis were each straight-set winners.The doubles teams of Alderic Martineau and Xavier Reatz and Eric Thompson and Dylan Warner were also straight-set winners.The Libby girls squad topped the Maidens, 6-0.In singles play, Marissa Hollingsworth, Maggie Fantozzi and Allie Thorstenson were each straight-set winners. The same occurred in doubles play where the teams of...
Troy's Nolan Morris wins twice at 7B District Meet
Saturday’s 7B District track and field meet in Libby was a good one for Troy as several of its competitors qualified for the Western B and C Divisional Friday and Saturday in Missoula.Troy sophomore Nolan Morris led the way with a pair of wins as the Trojans placed fourth as a team with 75 points. Eureka, which won both team titles, led in the boys race with 127 points while Superior scored 122.Plains was third with 77, Thompson Falls was fifth with 63 and Mission was sixth with 58.The Eureka girls team scored 143 to best Superior by five points....
Loggers Legion baseball wins twice at Wood Bat Tournament
The Libby Loggers kicked off the American Legion baseball season last weekend in the Wood Bat Classic at Lee Gehring Field in Libby.The Loggers opened with a 6-1 win over the Kalispell Sluggers on Friday, May 3, then edged the Central Alberta Wolves, 4-3, on Saturday, May 4. The Loggers dropped games to the Missoula Impact on Saturday and Sunday to the Cranbrook Bandits.Libby was at home Wednesday, May 8 for a game against Kalispell AA and lost 19-5 in seven innings.The Loggers are on the road this weekend with a game Saturday at Missoula. They play at Kalispell AA...
Bigfork baseball gets W over Troy
Bigfork got strong pitching outings from Mason Lewis and Ryeln Rodriguez in an 8-3 West Division victory over Troy on Tuesday, April 30. The Vikings scored six runs in the first two innings and cruised to victory as Lewis struck out five batters in four innings and Rodriguez fanned five more Troy batters.Grady Campbell was 2-for-4 in the game while driving home two runs. Liam Benson and Hayden Mayer also drove in runs. Both teams committed five errors, and Bigfork finished with five hits as a team. BIGFORK 8, TROY 3Troy - 002 - 001 - 0 - 3 - 6 - 5BFork...
Libby Logger softball celebrates Senior Night
Libby’s home softball game against Polson may have ended in defeat, but the Loggers had plenty to celebrate in a narrow, 9-8, loss.One of the high moments for the Loggers occurred before the first pitch when six seniors were recognized along with their family members. The group included Paislee MacDonald, Lyndee McElmurry, Mylie Rayome, Jossalyn White, Aleesha Bradeen and Jaycee Wilson.The next was the return of injured pitched MacDonald. She hadn’t appeared in the circle since taking a liner off her shoulder against Columbia Falls on April 18. MacDonald came on in relief of freshman starter Carmen Kohler with the...
Libby Loggers tennis stays busy in Western A action
The Libby Logger tennis teams have been busy with four matches in the last nine days.Most recently, Libby hosted Columbia Falls at home. The girls won 5-2 while the boys tied 3-3.In the girls match, Libby swept the doubles matches in straight sets and claimed two of four in singles play.The top doubles team of Ellie Andreessen and Allie Thorstenson beat Madi Yerian and Lucie Love, 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2, Elaina Covington and Kaitlyn Canary were 6-2, 6-2 winners, while the No. 3 pairing of Savanah Lucas and Kayla Hoff won 6-4, 6-2.In singles play, No. 2 Maggie Fantozzi...
Libby boys track and field team wins county meet
The Libby Loggers boys track and field team rolled to a win at the Lincoln County Meet in Eureka on Tuesday.The Loggers easily outdistanced the host Lions by winning ? Events and scoring 94 points. Eureka scored 59 and Troy had 24.The Libby girls team placed second with 44 points. Eureka won it with 96 and Troy finished third with 17 points.In the boys meet, Libby’s Tristan Andersen had another dominant day as he won three events to lead the Loggers. Andersen threw the javelin 162 feet, high jumped 5 feet, 10 inches, long jumped 19 feet, Cody Watson won the 3,200-meter...
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