Columbia Falls mourns for teens killed in icy crash at Evaro

A former standout Columbia Falls athlete and his girlfriend were killed in a two-vehicle accident on an icy Evaro Hill on U.S. 93 on Friday, Jan. 3.

Missoula County Sheriff Jeremiah Petersen identified the victims as 19-year-old Alihn T. Anderson, of Columbia Falls, and 17-year-old Brynn A. Courville, of Dixon.

Anderson, who graduated in 2024, was a key member of the Columbia Falls High School football and basketball teams. He started for the Wildcats as a freshman and could play just about anywhere on the field, said Jaxon Schweikert, who coached Anderson during his entire four-year football career.