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

Jefferson High School cross country got in its first meet of the season and what a beautiful morning it was, with plenty of sunshine to warm up the cool morning, no wind, and the smoke had lifted. It does not get any better for cross country. Three teams competed as others elected to stay aw… Read Article

Practices started  last week for Jefferson High’s cross country, volleyball and football. All the sports have had great turn-outs, and the kids are eager to blow off some steam.  Read Article

The start of August brings high school sports closer to getting in some much needed action, and this year it will be especially great to see football, volleyball and cross country start practicing this Friday Aug. 14.  Read Article

Most colleges told Jaxson Yanzick he was too small to play collegiate football, so, with a chip on his shoulder, the 5’8’’ 155-pound running back/kick returner will play this fall at the only school to make him an offer, the University of Montana-Western.  Read Article

In which sport has Jefferson High won the most state titles? That would be cross country, for which the Panthers have notched 10 boys’ championships and nine girls’ crowns. Read Article

In another year, we’d be gearing up now for the state high school track and field championships. Unfortunately, of course, track and field has been wiped out this spring – as have tennis and golf – because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read Article

It’s always fun to highlight the Jefferson High sub-varsity teams. They don’t get the weekly fanfare of the varsity squads, but this year’s basketball squads turned in great performances. Read Article

The Boulder/Clancy junior high wrestling team closed its 2020 season with a dual mixer in Anaconda and then Dillon Jaycee Wrestling Tournament. Read Article

The growth of wrestling in the area has been mirrored in the new coop team joining Boulder Elementary and the Clancy School, which is new to the sport. The combined team boasts 40 athletes, many of them trying wrestling for the first time – and gaining experience and confidence with each match. Read Article