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Big third quarter lifts Sentinel boys over Flathead
MISSOULA — Missoula Sentinel’s Carson Towe scored 27 points and fueled a big third quarter that carried the Spartans over Flathead 62-46 in Western AA boys basketball Thursday.
Hellgate girls overcome Glacier’s hot start
MISSOULA — Glacier’s girls had the flying start Thursday, but it was Missoula Hellgate that got things going in the second and third quarters of a 57-50 Western AA girls basketball win.
Wildkats built big lead in win over Polson
COLUMBIA FALLS — Onni Lawrence led a balanced Columbia Falls attack with 12 points, and the Wildkats built a 38-15 halftime lead en route to a 56-39 Northwest A girls basketball win over Polson Thursday.
Sentinel 3s bury Bravettes
MISSOULA — Avery Ogren scored 15 points and hit three of Missoula Sentinel’s 10 makes from the 3-point arc Thursday in a 53-33 girls basketball win over Flathead.
Vikings stun Bulldogs with second-half rally
BIGFORK — Treker Hickey scored 20 points and Alex Ochs hit three huge fourth-quarter 3-pointers as Bigfork rallied past Whitefish 58-51 Thursday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Bobcat women overcome slow start to down Sac State
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Montana State got off to a slow start shooting just 12.5% from the field in the first quarter but used its signature defense to ignite its offense in the second period to cruise to a 67-45 win …
Whitefish skier Townsend Reed sets sights on Freeride World Tour
Whitefish freeskier Townsend Reed competed in the YETI Freeride Junior World Championships in Kappl, Austria, Jan. 13.
Powerful Lyric
There are a handful of reasons Lyric Ersland is having the season he’s had so far for the Flathead basketball team, but the biggest is he decided something had…
Montana Football Hall inducting Hilliard
The Montana Football Hall of Fame made it official Wednesday, announcing that Flathead High and Montana Grizzlies star Lex Hilliard will be inducted June 28 in Billings.
Glacier boys wrestling picks up pair of dual wins
MISSOULA — Daniel Pederson earned a pair of pins as Glacier boys wrestling picked up dual wins over Missoula Big Sky and Missoula Hellgate Thursday.
Flathead wrestlers win 3 duals Tuesday
MISSOULA — A trip to Missoula netted three lopsided dual wins for the Flathead wrestling program Tuesday, with the Brave Brawlers winning twice and the Bravettes once.
Stillwater Christian battles past Eureka for sweep
Micah Strobel scored 21 points and Ryan Buzzard added 18 as Stillwater Christian defeated Eureka 59-55 Tuesday in boys basketball.
Bigfork girls power past Ronan
BIGFORK — Braeden Gunlock scored 24 points and Paeten Gunlock added 21 as Bigfork used a strong second half to pull away from Ronan 59-30 in girls basketball Tuesday.
Ronan boys use big fourth quarter to beat Bigfork
RONAN — Lawrence Lozeau scored 18 points and Tayen Edmo added 12 as Ronan outscored Bigfork 23-15 in the fourth quarter to take a 67-52 win in boys basketball Tuesday.
Poster Player of the Week: Caitlin Converse of Flathead High
This week’s poster player of the week goes to sophomore Caitlin Converse of the Flathead Bravettes.