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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.
Heartbreaker: Bruins tip Braves at buzzer
Dylan Almquist broke the Flathead Braves’ hearts Saturday.
Eureka boys, girls take 3rd at Districts
MISSION — Kyler Kossman scored 24 points, Cole Sartori added 14 and Eureka held off Mission 57-53 for third place at the District 7-B tournament Saturday.
Grizzlies hold off Bobcats, 89-85
BOZEMAN — Montana led Montana State wire to wire Saturday; it just didn’t feel that way.
Girls roundup: Perez leads Maidens to win
POLSON — Nevaeh Perez scored 19 points and the Ronan Maidens locked down Polson in the second half of a 42-35 Northwest A girls basketball win Saturday.
Helena girls top Wolfpack, 70-53
HELENA — The middle quarters weren’t kind to the Glacier girls basketball team, and neither was the free throw line.
Helena High boys trip Glacier, 57-41
Jaxan Lieberg scored 19 points, Tevin Wetzel added 14 and Helena High beat Glacier 57-41 to complete a weekend sweep of its Kalispell foes.
Capital Bruins squeeze past Bravettes
HELENA — The Helena Capital Bruins didn’t shoot well from the line Saturday, but they hit enough free throws to pick up a 50-49 Western AA girls basketball win over Flathead.
Bobcats too much for Lady Griz
BOZEMAN — Montana State scored the game’s first six points, jumped out to a 26-12 lead and never looked back in thumping Montana 98-66 in a gold-splashed Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.
Kemppainen heats up in Wildkats' Friday win
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kierra Kemppainen hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and the Columbia Falls Wildkats steadily pulled away to beat Browning Friday in Northwest A girls basketball.
Todorovich, Bengals too much for Bravettes
HELENA — Helena High’s Madi Todorovich scored 16 points, all of them in the first half Friday as the Lady Bengals beat Flathead 51-38 in Western AA girls basketball.
Lieberg, Wetzel lift Helena boys over Flathead
The Helena High Bengals put on a show Friday night at the Flathead gym, particularly in the third quarter of an 81-51 win over the host Braves in Western AA boys basketball.
Browning boys win Northwest A showdown with C-Falls
BROWNING — Jude Reevis scored 21 points and Browning ruled the glass and free throw line to beat Columbia Falls 69-58, in a showdown of top Nortthwest A boys basketball teams.
Capital boys push past Glacier Friday
Merek Mihelish scored 12 points and Dylan Almquist fueled a late 6-0 run that pushed Helena Capital past Glacier 56-52 in Western AA boys basketball Friday.