More than two years after suffering a stroke, area resident Darryl Ricker Sr. was back at his home away from home this summer. He has been a competitor at the Big Sky State Games for years and he was happy to finally return to run in Billings this past July. He said some fellow competitors were pleased to see the return of the 65 year old. “Some of them thought I died,” Ricker laughed.

during the Rez Summer Slam held Aug. 2. Champions Of Tournament Winning championships during the Rez Summer Slam were: First/second grade: Hot Shots Third/fourth grade girls: Shooting Stars Third/fourth grade boys: Stangs 2 Fifth/sixth girls: Poplar Fifth/sixth boys: Mavericks Seventh/eighth girls: Gourneau Construction Seventh/eighth boys: Glasgow Ninth/10th girls: Wolf Point Alpha

For many reasons, 2023 was the “Holy Grail Year” for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ pallid sturgeon recovery efforts in the Yellowstone River drainage. That’s fisheries manager Mike Backes’ term for it. Fisheries crews were able to validate the spawning of two wild heritage females with a wild heritage male and an unknown male in the Tongue River after capturing larvae that matched

Dustyn Azure, head coach for Eastern Oregon University’s wrestling program, worked with some enthusiastic young athletes during a two-day camp in Wolf Point on Friday and Saturday. Azure is a native of Poplar and graduate of Wolf Point High School. While in high school, he placed sixth at state as a sophomore, fourth as a junior and won the state title as a senior. He went on to earn NAIA national

Former Froid/Lake athletic standout Mason Dethman is looking forward to a bigger role for Montana State University’s football team as a redshirt freshman this season. Montana State, which advanced to the FCS national championship game last season, started practices last week. Dethman is hoping to work his way onto all the special teams for the Bobcats. “And maybe get into the rotation