Copperheads harriers compete in loaded Mountain West field
MISSOULA — The Mountain West cross country meet is one of the preeminent events in the entire Northwest, featuring 59 boys and 55 girls high school teams from Montana, Idaho…
Copperheads sweep Wardens in heated rivalry
(Bobby Swainston hits one of his three, 3-pointers during Thursday’s win at Memorial Gymnasium. COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Melissa Hempstead) With every passing game, the Anaconda-Deer Lodge rivalry continues to grow. And with…
Hill to play football for UM
(Quarterback Braxton Hill runs the ball against Salmon this season. He verbalized today to continue his playing career for the Montana Grizzly football team) COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Melissa Hempstead Braxton Hill, Anaconda’s…
Eureka holds off Anaconda for 54-41 nonconference win
(Anaconda’s Sydnie Peterson, left, and Megan Reich trap Eureka’s Liz Purcell at half court during Saturday’s loss at Memorial Gymnasium. PHOTO COPYRIGHT COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Blake Hempstead) Eureka put three players in…
Copperheads erase double-digit deficit, knock off Whitehall 55-48
(Logan Stetzner breaks down Britney Welker off the dribble during Thursday’s home win over Whitehall. PHOTOS COPYRIGHT COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Melissa Hempstead) Down 28-19 at the half after first half foul trouble…
Whitehall pulls away in OT to hand 'Heads third-straight loss
(Michael Galle get the ball in the front court chased by Braden Smith of Whitehall. PHOTO COPYRIGHT COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Melissa Hempstead) The Copperheads look more like a MASH unit than a…
Mikalatos suffers knee injury, out indefinitely
(Trent Mikalatos scores two of his game-high 30 last Saturday at Missoula Loyola. PHOTO COPYRIGHT COPPERHEAD COUNTRY/Melissa Hempstead) Wednesday’s practice dealt the Copperheads with another setback when star forward Trent…
Hurley brothers in sights of Braxton Hill
(Rob Hurley, left, and Scott Hurley both starred at Anaconda High School for the Copperheads and went on to play Division I basketball for the Griz and Bobcats. COURTESY PHOTOS)…
Loyola girls escape Snake Pit with 59-51 win
Three Copperheads scoring double figures wasn’t enough to topple the visiting Heart Breakers, falling 59-51 in a 6B tilt Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. Sophomore Logan Stetzner scored a team-high 15…
Career-high 30 for Mikalatos not enough to take down Loyola
MISSOULA — By the end of Saturday’s 6B clash with Missoula Loyola, Anaconda was left with nobody on the bench and one foul away from playing with four.
Copperhead boys rout Corvallis 62-23
CORVALLIS — The Copperheads held the hometown Blue Devils scoreless in the first quarter en route to a remarkable 62-23 win at the Inferno. Anaconda (6-1, 2-0) led 45-6 at…