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Riders top Raptors with big flies, big inning
KALISPELL — The Glacier Range Riders used a huge fifth inning to propel them to a 10-9 win over the defending Pioneer League Champion Ogden Raptors at Glacier Bank Park on Tuesday.
Riders’ Pintaro makes mid-game history
KALISPELL — Glacier Range Riders’ starting pitcher Jonathan Pintaro was removed early in the third inning of Sunday’s game against the Great Falls Voyagers, but not because of pitching struggles or injury.
No rain on this parade
“Fire truck” is not the rally cry you’d expect, but for Columbia Falls softball it kept all eyes on the prize.
BRIEFS: C-Falls’ Kehr honored by MCA; Spint gets ace
FORT SHAW — Dave Kehr, who guided the Columbia Falls Wildkats to their second straight State A softball title last weekend, is among the spring honorees for Coach of the Year, according to the Montana Coaches Assoc…
Beaten Thursday, Range Riders bounce back big on Friday
GREAT FALLS — The Great Falls Voyagers took an early 9-0 lead against the Glacier Range Riders, as they jumped on starter Brady Held an eventual 12-7 Pioneer League win on Thursday, snapping the Riders six-game win…
Kalispell A Lakers hold off late Libby rally
Tait Orme homered and Liam Rech drove in a pair of runs as the Kalispell A Lakers defeated Libby 8-6 Thursday evening.
Brink’s three-hit day lifts A Lakers over Libby
LIBBY — Cale Brink picked up three hits and scored four runs for the Kalispell A Lakers Wednesday in a 13-3 conference win over Libby.
Perfect combo: Swagger, and a ‘good human’
Bigfork’s Jack Jensen had a heck of a 2023 track season, capped by him kicking away from his competition to win the State B 800 and 1,600 titles. Then Bigfork High moved up a classification this school year and Jen…
C-Falls Simpson among track record-setters
Several records were set throughout the state track and field championships held last weekend in Great Falls and Laurel, not the least of which were Flathead High’s two all-class records in the boys relays.
Pack's Goudette, Farrell and Warriner All-State
The Glacier Wolfpack had three softball players named All-State — Kenadie Goudette was named for the fourth time — and seven total were honored in voting by Western AA coaches.
Wednesday: Daly homers again in Riders win
GREAT FALLS — John Daly homered for the second straight game, Gavin Tonkel added a home run and the Glacier Range Riders made an 8-1 lead hold up for an 8-5 Pioneer League win over Great Falls Wednesday.
PBL: Daly's slam keys Range Riders Tuesday
GREAT FALLS — John Daly hit a grand slam to highlight Glacier’s seven-run fifth inning, and the Range Riders went on to down Great Falls 11-7 in Pioneer League baseball Tuesday.
4 decades in, MCA hits a winner with Donna Hilsop
After over four decades of coaching, long-time Polson tennis coach Donna Hislop was named the Montana Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year.
Eureka's Miller named softball All-State
Eureka’s Maura Miller is among five Northwestern B softball players selected All-State, in voting by league coaches.
Capital tops Glacier in 8th for State AA title
HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack made Helena Capital work extra for it, but the Bruins won their first State AA softball title since 2009 Sunday, on Anna Cockhill’s trip around the bases in the bottom of the eighth in…