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Banks, Lions win Western B/C boys wrestling
BUTTE — The boys’ side of the Western B-C Divisional wrestling tournament was all knotted up heading to the final championship match, with Eureka and Cascade holding 204 points each. Wes Banks took care of that.
Flathead rules the roost
The Brave Brawlers and Bravettes came away from Saturday’s Western AA wrestling divisional with a pair of team titles and qualified a combined 43 athletes for …
Ronan pins down both Western A crowns
BROWNING — Ronan was sitting second for much of the Western A Divisional boys wrestling tournament. Then Koda King and Rowdy Crump got on the mat.
Boys hoops: Hill, Sapa lead C-Falls over Bigfork
COLUMBIA FALLS — Jory Hill and Reggie Sapa scored 12 points apiece and Columbia Falls rallied past upset-minded Bigfork 52-46 in Northwest A boys basketball Saturday.
Girls hoops: Browning handles Polson
POLSON — Amani Yellow Owl scored 14 points and Teslin Trombley added 12 as Browning defeated Polson 60-39 Saturday in Northwest A girls basketball.
Poster Player of the Week: Asher Knopik of Glacier High
This week's poster player of the week goes to Asher Knopik of the Glacier Wolfpack.
Brawlers, Bravettes leading Western AA wrestling races
Twenty-six Braves Brawlers are still alive at the Western AA wrestling divisional, and Flathead leads both the boys and girls team competitions after the first day of divisionals, Friday at Flathead High School.
Ronan, Browning girls lead at Western A wrestling
BROWNING — Defending girls A wrestling champions Ronan lead after one day of the Western A wrestling divisional Friday with host Browning in second.
Eureka boys 2nd, girls 3rd at Western B/C wrestling
BUTTE — Eureka sits second in the boys team standings and third in the girls rankings after one day at the Western B/C wrestling divisional Friday.
Columbia Falls boys cruise to win over Ronan
COLUMBIA FALLS — Bjorn Pedersen scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the first half and the Columbia Falls Wildcats controlled the game for a Northwest A win over the Ronan Chiefs 57-37 Friday night.
Big Sky Now: Basketball coverage, who's rising, who's falling behind
Montana and Montana State were favored to dominate, but Northern Colorado and Portland State are making waves in the standings.
Ramey rains from deep, Glacier boys complete crosstown sweep
Every kid dreams of scoring the buzzer-beater against their rival, and Reese Ramey lived it twice in one night.
For Ahner it's an honor to wrestle, at any weight
To understand how things could be different for Mark Ahner, take a look at his freshman, sophomore and senior wrestling seasons.
Balanced Bigfork battles past Libby
BIGFORK — Alex Ochs hit two 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead three Bigfork players in double figures, and the Vikings swamped Libby 58-30 Thursday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Whitefish rallied past Polson
WHITEFISH — Allie Shors scored 14 points, Yoli Krastev chipped in 11 and the Whitefish Bulldogs rallied past Polson 46-43 in a Northwest A girls basketball game Thursday.