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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…
Wolfpack girls crush Sentinel, earn play-in berth
MISSOULA — Reese Ramey scored a game-high 17 points and Glacier pulled away from Sentinel in the fourth quarter to claim a 65-34 victory in Western AA girls basketball Thursday.
Polson boys top Libby; Bigfork stuns Whitefish
POLSON — Malakai Curley scored a game-high 14 points and Polson pulled away from Libby in the second half for a 53-39 win in a Northwest A boys basketball play-in game Thursday evening.
Polson girls down Whitefish
POLSON — Aleysia Black and Rylee Taylor-Jefferson scored nine points each as Polson used a strong first half to defeat Whitefish 38-29 in a Northwest A girls basketball play-in game Thursday evening.
Duchien leads Florence over Eureka
HAMILTON — Brody Duchien scored 20 points and Florence downed Eureka 70-36 at the Western B Divisional boys basketball tournament Thursday.
Lady Lions fall; Breakers Laird scores 38 at Western B
HAMILTON — Higher seeds Mission, Florence, Missoula Loyola and Thompson Falls were all first-round winners at the Western B Divisional girls basketball tournament Thursday.
Big Sky men: Griz win, Bobcats fall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brandon Whitney's 18 points helped Big Sky Conference leader Montana defeat Sacramento State 60-54 on Thursday.
Dankers resigns as Glacier wrestling coach
Ross Dankers, the wrestling coach at Glacier High School the last 12 seasons, has resigned from that position, Glacier activities director Mark Dennehy announc…
Double-Koss'd: Siblings lead Lions, Lady Lions
It figured that the Eureka Lions boys basketball team, coming off an 18-6 season bolstered by seven seniors, would get younger.
Full Count: Fulfilling trip to Western B for Trojans
When Cody Orr was asked the last time the Troy boys basketball team made divisionals, he understandably hit a bit of a dead zone.
Keeping Score: Valley basketball teams struggle, standout performances and playoff push begins
This week we have basketball and more basketball as swimming and wrestling have ended, so without further ado let’s get into this week's hoop highlights.
Hellgate girls hold off Glacier’s late charge
The Wolfpack girls took it to the No. 1 team in Western AA, but in the end Hellgate held on.
C-Falls girls shut down Polson
POLSON — Rylee Sweeney and Taryn Borgen scored 12 points each and Columbia Falls held Polson to 12 second half points as the Wildkats picked up a 51-34 victory in Northwest A girls basketball Tuesday.
Sant’s shot sinks Wolfpack
MISSOULA — Easton Sant’s buzzer-beating fadeaway jumper lifted Missoula Hellgate over Glacier 49-47 in Western AA boys basketball Tuesday
Vikings, Wildcats close regular season with wins
WHITEFISH — Austin Savik poured in 25 points to lead four Bigfork players in double figures, and the Vikings pulled away to beat Whitefish 69-51 in Northwest A boys basketball Tuesday.
Bravettes complete the comeback on senior night
On senior night, Flathead sophomore Grace Gall kept the team afloat with her game-high 24 points until seniors Ava Malmin and Mattie Thompson sealed the win.