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Riding into 2026
Jonah Giblin is a rookie pitcher for the Glacier Range Riders, but he’s not a stranger to Kalispell and Glacier Ba…
Dye and Dezzani qualify for Nationals
Glacier Nordic Club athletes, 13-year-old Kendall Dye from Whitefish and 17-year-old Findley Dezzani from Columbia Falls, qualified for the 2025 Junior Nationa…
Bigfork boys rally again, earn spot at Western A
POLSON — The Vikings like to close strong.
Loyola Rams cruise to Western B boys title
HAMILTON — Make it three straight for the Rams.
Browning girls start strong against Polson, earn Western A berth
BROWNING — Shaylee Heavy Runner scored 18 points. 10 coming in Browning’s dominant first quarter, and the Lady Indians beat Polson 65-52 in a Western A Divisional play-in game Saturday.
Loyola Breakers clinch Western B girls; Mission 3rd
HAMILTON —The Breakers break through.
Sacramento State knocks off MSU women
BOZEMAN — Montana State’s 19-game is over, after Sacramento State rode hot 3-point shooting to 73-69 women’s basketball win over the Bobcats in front of 3,357 fans in Worthington Arena.
Lady Griz rally past Portland St.
MISSOULA — The Montana Lady Griz nailed down Boise bye and a spot in the Big Sky Conference Championship quarterfinals with a 74-61 home win over Portland State on Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena.
T-Falls boys into Western B title game against Loyola
HAMILTON — Thompson Falls downed Florence to advance to the Western B divisional championship game Saturday against Missoula Loyola, who defeated Arlee in the second semifinal.
Loyola, Florence advance to title game; Eureka stays alive
HAMILTON — Saturday’s girls Western B divisional championship game is a District 6B showdown as Missoula Loyola and Florence earned semifinal wins Thursday.
Fantastic finish: Braves get 1st league win on last-gasp 3
A delay call gave Flathead the ball back with 19 seconds left in the game down one, but all Dustyn Franchini-White needed was three seconds.
Big Sky Now: Basketball playoff race heats up, Brawl of the Wild, and tournament predictions
This week on Big Sky Now, hosts Josh Amick and Jon Allen from the Daily Inter Lake break down Montana’s thrilling 89-85 win over Montana State in the Brawl of …
Poster Player of the Week: Austin Savik of Bigfork High School
This week's poster player of the week goes to Austin Savik of the Bigfork Vikings.
Big Sky women: MSU wins 19th straight; UM wins
BOZEMAN — Down two starters Montana State went to its strengths, defense and depth, and beat Portland State 78-49 on Thursday night to capture a piece of a Big Sky Conference title.
Hellgate girls pull away from Bravettes
MISSOULA — Paisly Johnson and Elly Reed scored 16 points each as Missoula Hellgate defeated Flathead 53-43 in Western AA girls basketball Thursday evening.
Sentinel boys power past Glacier
MISSOULA — Lincoln Rogers scored 17 points and Sentinel teammate Carson Towe added 13 as the Spartans downed Glacier 55-40 in Western AA boys basketball Thursday evening.