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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Brave Brawlers take home Jug Beck crown
MISSOULA — Flathead’s Brave Brawlers shook off an injury, saw a couple sophomores reach the top of the podium and won the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament Saturday.
Flathead, Butte split
She made the second one count.
Pack boys falter in fourth
Hudson Luedtke outscored the Glacier Wolfpack 15-4 in the fourth quarter to complete the Butte Bulldogs’ comeback for a 57-54 road win at the Wolf Den Friday n…
Glacier girls take first at Missoula Swim Meet
MISSOULA — Olivia Gibbons swam her way to the record books, breaking a school record in the 100 breaststroke by half a second to lead the Glacier girls to a first-place team finish at the Missoula Swim Meet on Satu…
Taylor-Jefferson wills Polson to victory
BROWNING — Polson’s Rylee Taylor-Jefferson poured in 29 points, including the last five of the game to lift the Lady Pirates over Browning 45-44 in Northwest A girls basketball action.
Strong first half leads CFalls to win over Bigfork
BIGFORK — Columbia Falls got hot from beyond the arc, nailing 10 3-pointers to pick up a road victory over Northwest A foe Bigfork 55-42 on Saturday.
Butte holds off Glacier girls
Sophomore Cadence Graham led all scorers with 26 points and guided the Butte Bulldogs to a road victory of the Glacier Wolfpack 61-52 at the Wolf Den Friday ni…
Thursday: Ronan boys beat C-Falls
RONAN — Laurance Lozeau’s 18 points led three Ronan players in double figures, and the Chiefs used a big second half to beat Northwest A foe Columbia Falls 75-60 Thursday.
Big Sky boys down Flathead
MISSOULA — Cole Silberstein buried five 3-pointers and scored 26 points, leading Missoula Big Sky over Flathead 70-53 in Western AA boys basketball.
Flathead girls fall on road to Missoula Big Sky
MISSOULA — Kenzie Schmitz scored 13 points and Missoula Big Sky had four players reach double figures as the Eagles defeated Flathead 67-34 in girls basketball Thursday.
Ronan girls down C-Falls in OT
RONAN — Lauryn Buhr scored a game-high 16 points and Ronan powered past Columbia Falls 58-55 in overtime Thursday in girls basketball.
Glacier wrestlers battle with Butte
The Glacier Wolfpack boys were impressive through the higher weights Thursday, and ended up narrowly losing their wrestling dual with Butte 42-41 at the Wolf Den.
Flathead wrestlers sweep duals with Butte
It was Senior Night at the Flathead gym and the host wrestling teams scored an impressive sweep over Butte Thursday.
Browning-Whitefish games ppd.
Thursday’s basketball games between Whitefish and Browning — the girls in Whitefish, and the boys in Browning — were postponed to Feb. 14 because of high winds and blowing snow on Marias Pass.
Briefs: Fairfield junior ref clinic; Germer back in Big Sky
Former Montana Grizzlies offensive line coach Chad Germer has accepted the same position at Eastern Washington, the school announced Thursday.