Hoopsters recall the Braves’ 1988-89 title season
A newspaper clipping in a scrapbook shows Flathead basketball players, from left, Dana Hashley, Travis Pine and Renny Hellickson celebrating at the buzzer after a 80-77 Western AA win over Sentinel in 1989. The caption reads: Kalispell players leap from the bench at the buzzer to celebrate Friday's 80-77 Western AA victory over Sentinel. Left to right are Dana Hashley, Travis Pine and Renny Hellickson. The photo was taken by John Ashley of the Missoulian. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A newspaper clipping in a scrapbook shows a team photo of the 1989 Flathead Braves boys basketball team. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A newspaper clipping in a scrapbook shows Flathead's Mark Gilman going up for a layup against Butte in the Western AA Divisional championship on Feb. 25, 1989. Butte won, 70-61. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
If you’d asked at the time, probably nobody would have guessed that the 1989 State AA boys’ basketball title would be the Flathead Braves’ last.
History would suggest otherwise, since the Braves’ five state titles are pretty spread out...
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