As you are hiking and exploring Montana this spring and summer, be sure to take a break from scanning the horizon and look down at the ground once in a while. Not only will this help you avoid stepping on a cactus or a rattlesnake, but you might also see one of eastern Montana’s rarely seen critters —the greater short-horned lizard, commonly known as a “horny toad.” If you are lucky

The Montana Coaches Association has announced its Coaches of the Year for spring 2024. Savage’s Nicki Reuter and Roberts’ Melissa Bertolino shared the honor for Class C girls’ track. Other winners for girls’ track were Helena’s Jesse Zentz in Class AA, Corvallis’ Spencer Huls in Class A and Missoula Loyola’s Justin Johnston in Class B. Selected for boys’ track were Bozeman

Wolf Point’s two doubles teams each won matches during the Class B/C state tennis tournament held last week in Missoula. The senior team of Kaylee Johnson and Kaleah Miller- Toves opened with a victory but then lost in the next round. The team bounced back with another victory but then was eliminated in loser-out action. The team of senior Nevaeh Graham and sophomore Lauren Rodenberg opened

The Poplar Indians earned 10 points in the boys’ division and eight points in the girls’ division during the Northern B divisional track meet held in Glasgow on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. The highlight for the Indians was Adrien Matuck capturing first place in the long jump. The senior took first with a mark of 19-4. Two Poplar girls qualified for the Class B state meet as well.

Led by divisional championship performances by Peyton Summers and Charles Page, the Wolf Point Wolves came away with the thirdplace trophy from the Northern B track meet held in Glasgow Friday and Saturday. The Wolves finished with 56 points. Glasgow topped the boys’ standings with 134 points while Fairfield placed second with 82 points. Fairview took fourth with 42 points. Summers was