Long before the first tip-off of the winter season, the work that shapes a basketball team is already underway, often in quiet gyms, on summer weekends, in games that don't count in any standings. That was the scene in Chester and Joplin on June 26 and 27,
CJI standout Brynn Kammerzell has already built one of the most decorated athletic careers in recent local memory, and she still has one year of high school remaining. Now she has made her college choice and set her future career in motion. Kammerzell recently announced her commitment to continue her
Several area football players closed their high school careers on a statewide stage last week, representing their schools in Montana’s Class C all-star football games. Chinook’s Ayden Alisch, R.J. Engstrom and Griffen Crowley suited up for the Red team in the 42nd Bob Cleverley 8-Man
In Joplin, a 55-year story of weeds, wind and community pride reaches a new milestone with the dedication of a Veterans Wall of Honor. It started with a troop of unruly boys and a field full of weeds. Fifty-five years ago, Priscilla Pimley, a Scout leader looking for
The CJI Hawks closed the 2026 track and field season with a historic showing at the State C Track Meet in Laurel, bringing home three individual state championships, a new Class C state record, and several new school records. Junior Dane Grammar led the way with another dominant performance in