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Column: Greenhorns make history on BC ice
The Greenhorns made history on Jan. 21 at Lake Windermere, British Columbia, and it’s at least partly because a gr…
Column: Key for Eureka is having a good, even great Day
One of the factors behind Eureka’s long-term success on the high school gridiron is that coach Trevor Utter has been a middle school principal for 18 years.
Column: From Rawson to the Grizzlies' Hall of Fame
Dylan McFarland confirmed that he was in Washington-Grizzly Stadium Saturday, watching Weber State prevail over his alma mater 55-48, and he is surprised as anybody that it was the Wildcats’ fifth win in six games …
Column: Samson hits send, lands big fish
It was March of this year that Kyle Samson, seeking a home football game for his Montana Tech Orediggers, did something drastic.
Column: Short game, short season
Shaun Forrest had all of one season as an assistant before he answered the call to lead the Whitefish golf teams in 2024.
Column: We've run out of teams... not really
Blaine Baker, Libby Class of 2004, didn’t know what was wrong with him at the Western Divisional basketball tournament his senior year; he just knew he was miserable and had white sores in his mouth and throat.
Column: New AD Bravely steps in at Flathead
If the state of Idaho is a triangle, then you could say new Flathead High activities director Matt Allison has lived in every corner of the Gem State — including the town of Middleton, which isn’t in the middle at …
Column: Bigfork's Benn bids farewell to coaching
Jim Benn has called his last play for the Bigfork Football Vikings, and his departure from the Montana coaching ranks was just the way he wanted it: quiet.
Column: Bulldogs' Big, Bad Bullet Bob
The memorial for Bob McLeod is Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Whitefish High School gym, fittingly, because he was the basketball coach during that magical 1969-70 basketball season.
Column: Kai Johnson excels in the no-spin zone
Mark Kessler, assistant track coach and head flag football coach at Glacier High, feels senior athlete Kai Johnson is ahead of her time.
Column: Krause takes aim at Fargo, discus record
About halfway through his six discus attempts on Tuesday, at the Pilcher/Western Montana Top 10 track and field meet, Glacier’s Aiden Krause started verbally adding something extra.
Column: Walburn finds his stride in the Palouse
Lee Walburn found a gem in the Palouse, as people call the area around Washington State University in Pullman.
Column: Another Griz Spring Game, another win
A rite of spring back in my Billings Gazette days was that co-worker Bill Bihaus would go to a Rocky Mountain College football scrimmage.
Column: Area ADs work among giants
When Libby High graduate Jerek Wolcott, the assistant athletic director at the University of Idaho, needed volunteers for the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament he knew just who to call.
Column: ‘Fletch’ set for next chapter of baseball life
As Major League Baseball gears up for Opening Day, it’s a good time to give the floor to the Glacier Range Riders’ newest skipper, Paul Fletcher.