Poplar emerged with a straight set victory over conference foe Plentywood on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Indians scored a 25-14, 26-24, 25-19 win to celebrate homecoming. Behind by a 10-9 margin in the first set, the Indians earned a 14-10 lead on a kill by Braelyn Nordwick, a kill by Carsyn Fourbear and an ace by Frankie Gourneau. A tip by Fourbear and another ace by Gourneau put the margin at

Poplar’s football squad enjoyed a tremendous start in its homecoming football game against Plentywood but lost by a 56-26 final on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Indians accounted for the first 20 points of the conference game to excite their hometown fans. Poplar opened the scoring on a broken play when a snap went over punter Chasen Pribbernow’s head. The sophomore, however, kept calm and started

Area athlete Darryl Ricker competed in the Tri-Cities Ironman Triathlon in Richland, Wash., on Sept. 21. The Ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13-mile run. “I completed the swim in 35 minutes and completed 49 miles on the bike. But due to weather conditions, I was unable to make the bike cutoff,” Ricker said. “I competed for five hours and 30 minutes total.