It all started in fifth grade. Or really, in first grade. Read Article

Jefferson High School's fall sports season got underway last weekend as the volleyball squad traveled to Columbus on Friday and the cross-country team hosted the first meet of the season on Saturday Read Article

Do not worry about the chemistry of this year's Jefferson High volleyball team. The squad returns ten seniors, the most in Coach Mike Majors' nine-year tenure, and all but one of those girls have played together since ninth grade—and some were on the same club teams before that. Read Article

Jefferson High School wrestlers got in some late summer action recently, competing in the Keith Pierce Memorial Tournament on Aug. 7 in Three Forks. This was a unique experience because the wrestling took place on the football field with the finals occurring under the lights. This was most l… Read Article

This is what happens when you win a state championship. Read Article

Jefferson High School’s boys’ track and field squad has won Class B state championships in 1980, 1992, 1997, and 1998. Read Article

Through the first day of the Class B State golf tournament at Eaglerock golf course outside Billings, it looked like Jefferson High sophomore Celi Chapman had a line on the championship. She shot an 80 in Tuesday’s opening round — her lowest of the spring — leaving her just two shots off the… Read Article

It was a great week for Panther sports. All three squads shone in post-season play, paving the way to Divisionals this week for track and field and State for golf and tennis. Read Article

The regular season ended last week for Jefferson High’s golf, tennis and track teams — and now, the post-season run-up to State championships begins. Read Article

Jefferson High has never had a full boys’ golf team go to the State tournament. Read Article

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Jefferson High’s spring sports enjoyed a packed weekend — and weather that briefly resembled spring. Here’s how the action played out. Read Article

Finally, a year and change later, Jefferson High’s spring sports were all in action last week. The Panthers’ track and field teams opened their season at the Joliet-Park City Meet in Laurel, while the golf squad squeezed in two meets after postponing their opener due to weather. Here’s how it went: Read Article

Spring put in an appearance as Jefferson High’s tennis team opened its season on Thursday. The girls enjoyed sunny skies and very little wind — the first time I can remember a beautiful day like this for the first meet of the year. Normally, for the first competition, fans are bundled up wit… Read Article

The basketball post-season is a cruel time. For all teams but one, the season ends with a loss; the physics of the bracket ensure that outcome. And the question is: Will the loss come today, or some other day? Read Article

For the first time in three years, Jefferson High’s girls basketball squad is headed to the Divisional tournament. Read Article

Another busy week of sports at Jefferson High School that ended the regular season for basketball and wrestling. The post season started on Tuesday with the Lady Panthers hosting Manhattan and the boys team hosting Whitehall. The top three teams will qualify for the divisional tournaments in… Read Article

Whew. This was the sort of week that gives sports columnists heart palpitations. Five basketball games in five days – and four of them nailbiters. It made for great high school sports – and Jefferson High’s Panthers mostly came out on top. Read Article

Jefferson High’s boys’ basketball hit the COVID-19 wall last weekend: With both varsity and JV teams in quarantine, games against Whitehall and Manhattan were postponed to next month. Read Article

It was a win one, lose one day for the Panthers wrestling team as it kicked off the season in two dual matches Saturday against Choteau and Fairfield.  Read Article

Finally, a month late, after everything, Jefferson High’s basketball squads launched their season on Saturday — and they were more than ready. In tune-ups for what promises to be a tough District schedule, the Panther boys and girls cruised convincingly past visiting Choteau High, with both … Read Article

Depth and quality. Read Article

On January 2, about a month later than usual, Jefferson High School’s basketball teams will host Choteau High’s Bulldogs for the first games of the 2020-21 campaign. Read Article

A few weeks later than usual, practices for Jefferson High’s wrestling and basketball squads started on Monday, December 7. If numbers mean anything, Panther sports should do well this winter, with large numbers of athletes turning out for all sports.  Read Article

December has arrived. In any other year, Jefferson High School would be gearing up for its first basketball and wrestling competitions. Read Article

The fall sports season is in the books — and the all-star selections are out. For Jefferson High, junior linebacker Jake Genger was named all-state, selected by coaches in the South Division. Genger was also voted first team all-conference. Read Article

The state volleyball championships concluded last weekend without Jefferson High, which saw its undefeated streak end at the South Divisional tournament.  Read Article

When you reach the Divisional volleyball tournament, there are no walkovers. That’s been especially true in Montana’s Class B South, which for years has brought together some of the state’s strongest squads. Read Article

On to Divisionals! Jefferson High’s volleyball swept through the District 5B tournament without losing a set, preserving their perfect record and qualifying for the Southern Division tournament in Red Lodge starting Thursday. Read Article

Jefferson High’s volleyball team took their undefeated record to Manhattan on Thursday — and escaped with a hard-fought, five-set win to preserve its perfect regular season. Read Article

Jefferson High’s volleyball teams took another step toward a perfect regular season, with both varsity and JV squads taking county rivals Whitehall Oct. 13 in straight sets. The Lady Panthers are now 9-0 in this shortened schedule, with one match to play. Read Article

Jefferson High School’s volleyball teams cruised through another week undefeated -- with the varsity pulling out its first five-set match of the season to topple Broadwater, its closest rival. Read Article

Jefferson High School cross country teams experienced new territory in West Yellowstone and did well. Logan Gillmore continues to lead the Panthers finishing in 18:22, Logan Hornung 18:57, Dylan Mikesell 20:14, Mike Emter 20:29, Christian Gillmore 21:01, Brendan Gallagher 21:28, and Dominick… Read Article

The Lady Panthers volleyball teams continue to win. The teams traveled to Three Forks last Thursday night to take on the Wolves, with the C girls taking a four set win 25-21, 25-14, 15-17, 15-5. The JV girls won in four also, starting the first set with a 20-25 loss, their first of the seaso… Read Article

The Jefferson High School cross country teams competed at Red Lodge last Saturday, leaving early in the morning to compete on a course they have not seen before. The course is laid out around the Red Lodge Airport so you can bet it is flat, not what you would think of a course in Red Lodge, … Read Article

The cross country teams got in another meet. This time they were able to run the course at the Three Forks golf course on a very nice day for being outside in beautiful Montana. Next up will be a long trip to Red Lodge on Saturday, Sept. 19. This will be a first for the Panthers and will aga… Read Article

It was a happy week at Jefferson High School as football and volleyball teams got in games. The football team traveled to Whitehall last Friday night to play a game that was put together between the two schools to get the kids on the field, as this was a non-counter for both teams. Due to th… Read Article