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AJSHS Speech and Drama team starts the 2026-’27 season
By Evann Johnson AJSHS Student Reporter Anaconda Junior Senior High School held their first speech and drama practice on Thursday, Oct. 1, with the informational meeting taking place two days prior. Coached by Maggie Swanson and first-year coach at AJSHS, Joe Vermeire, the team starts the season strong with 15 total participants. Swanson said the school opened up the team to eighth graders this year, which have been a lot of fun to work with. This year’s speech and drama competitors are: seniors Ada Calhoun, Brenna Carney, and Eva Murray; juniors Blakelyn Cline, Megumi Heuberger, Evann Johnson, Yasmine Keyes, Loretta…
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Road warriors return: AHS thumps Eureka, 34-8
Anderson has five-TD game as win takes some sting out of 28-24 Homecoming loss The Copperheads had a historic run on the gridiron in 2025, defeating Loyola for the first time en route to their first postseason game in 10 years, and this year they’re picking up right where they left off, with another historic win and another trip to the playoffs – with the possibility of a home playoff game still in the cards. Anaconda stands at 2-1 in conference (2-3 overall), good for second place behind only Thompson Falls, to whom they narrowly fell, 28-24, on Homecoming night…
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AHS bumps past Powell County at Homecoming
The Lady Copperhead volleyball team had a happy Homecoming on Thursday, Sept. 17 with a 3-0 sweep of Deer Lodge’s Powell County High School, but don’t let that goose egg fool you as it was a thrilling contest every bump, set and spike of the way as the individual scores for each set were 25-23, 25-19 and 26-24 – all in Anaconda’s favor. After a see-saw battle to begin the first set, Anaconda jumped out to a 9-6 lead as senior Logan McKay dealt three aces in a row to Deer Lodge, who then answered back with a 6-0 run…
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AHS Cross Country takes on three meets in eight days
Copperhead Cross Country has been running the gauntlet of late, competing at three different meets within an eight-day span that began on Saturday, Sept. 19 with the Mountain West Classic in Missoula, continued on Thursday, Sept. 24 with the Butte High Invitational at Highland View Golf Course and concluded with the Dillon Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Beaverhead Golf Course. The Mountain West saw several ‘Heads set personal bests, including Gage Novak who finished 15th among Class B boys’ varsity runners and 141st overall with his time of 18:14.5 to set the pace for the Copperheads. Other personal bests…
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