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Whitefish tennis rolls past Flathead
Liesl Brust and Jack Oehlerich led a near perfect day for Whitefish tennis as the Bulldogs swept Flathead Tuesday …
Schweyen, UM settle for $350,000
The University of Montana and former Lady Griz basketball coach Shannon Schweyen have reached a $350,000 settlement stemming from the end of her tenure at UM, 406mtsports.com reported Wednesday.
Whitefish edges Bigfork 6-5 in baseball
WHITEFISH — Brady Howke’s RBI grounder in the fourth inning scored Chris Schwaderer with the go-ahead run, and Whitefish held off Bigfork 6-5 in high school baseball Wednesday.
C-Falls’ Schrader earns honor at Frontier meet
BUTTE — Montana Tech swept the Frontier Conference track and field championships for the second straight season Monday, and the men got a boost from Columbia Falls’ Adam Schrader.
Polson tennis rolls past Bigfork, splits with Corvallis
POLSON — Tate Barentsen picked up a pair of singles victories as the Polson boys tennis team defeated Bigfork and Corvallis Saturday.
Pirates walk off Pack on Maley HR
POLSON — Those Polson Pirates are still potent, as Carli Maley proved Tuesday with a walk-off, three-run home run that sent them to an 8-5 non-league softball win over the Glacier Wolfpack.
Kroger, Wildcats top Eureka in baseball showdown
EUREKA — Kellen Kroger threw a complete game four-hitter and drove in the go ahead run in the sixth inning Tuesday, as Columbia Falls beat Eureka 6-2 in a key high school baseball game.
Crosstown Tennis: Pack powers past Flathead
Sarah Downs and Haven Speer led a doubles sweep for the Glacier girls, while Will Rudbach and Sam Engellant picked up a straight sets win for the boys against …
Sapa triples twice, C-Falls cruises
COLUMBIA FALLS — Jace Hill and Dawson Juntunen combined on a five-inning three-hitter, and Reggie Sapa hit two triples as Columbia Falls beat Troy 12-2 in high school baseball Saturday.
Polson rallies past Libby; C-Falls’ Lawrence has huge day
LIBBY — Olivia Jore hit a tie-breaking home run and Samantha Rensvold threw a complete game in the circle as Polson rallied past Libby 9-8 in a Northwest A softball game Saturday.
A Lakers, Reps split twinbill
Hunter Glidden’s sacrifice fly put the Kalispell A Lakers up for good in the fourth inning, and they went on to down the Helena Reps 7-2 and salvage a split of their Legion doubleheader Saturday at Griffin Field.
Kallis shutout sparks AA Lakers' sweep
GREAT FALLS — Oscar Kallis threw a five-hit shutout in the opener, and Luke Nikunen threw well and stole three bases in the nightcap as the Kalispell AA Lakers swept a Legion baseball doubleheader from the Great Fa…
Briefs: Wilde sets UM record; Link shoots ace
Sophomore Erin Wilde out of Whitefish jumped 5 feet, 10.5 inches to win the high jump and set a new record mark for the UM program at the Tom Gage Classic Saturday.
Bravettes' bats silenced by Bengals, Bruins
Flathead’s bats were silenced Saturday, as the Bravettes lost a pair of games to Helena High and Helena Capital by scores of 4-1 and 6-1.
Goudette leads Glacier HR barrage
Kenadie Goudette hit a grand slam in the first game, two more home runs in the second, and Glacier beat Helena Capital 10-4 and Helena High 9-1 in Western AA softball Saturday.
Osweiler to hold free camp at Legends July 20
High school and youth football players should circle July 20 on their calendars — Brock Osweiler is once again coming back to Kalispell to help with the Flathe…