Sports

Madison County athletes representing Sheridan, Twin Bridges and Ennis high schools earned 27 of the 54 all-conference honors after the 2025 Southern C 8-Player football season. The Ennis Mustangs, who finished second in the conference behind state finalists Flint Creek, earned 12 of the honors.

The Twin Bridges Falcons and the Ennis Mustangs both had a pair of players honored in the all-conference awards after their trips to the divisional tournaments. 

“It was a really tough way to end a very successful season,” said Sheridan Panthers’ head coach Tyler Lott after the team’s 28-0 first round playoff loss to St. Regis-Mullan. “We unfortunately somewhat beat ourselves with too many costly mistakes and turnovers. You’ve got to play good football in the playoffs and we just simply didn’t.

The Twin Bridges Falcons defied the odds to fall a few points short of spot in the finals and a trip to state at the Western C Divisional Tournament held Nov. 6-8 at the Manhattan Christian School’s Memorial Events Center.

Ennis football earns a spot in the final eight: The Mustangs 52-38 win at home against the Darby Tigers has earned them a second round road trip to face 8-man power house Fort Benton

The Ennis Mustangs boys cross country team brought home a second place finish from the Class B cross country championship in Missoula on Oct. 25. It was the first class B cross country medal in the school’s history. 

“Cross country might look like an individual sport because yes, everyone is out there suffering solo, but it’s the shared struggle that turns a group of runners into a team,” explained head coach Lindsey Graden, whose Ennis Mustangs are poised to challenge for a team medal in the class B state championship meet. 

Mustangs volleyball earns two wins as they prepare for the playoffs: Ennis moved their overall record to 8-3 on the season with wins over West Yellowstone and Manhattan