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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 …
Flathead girls fourth in Optimist's meet, Glacier fifth
GREAT FALLS — Helena High looks ready for a three-peat, and Flathead’s Alivia Rinehart can really fly.
Whitefish boys, Columbia Falls girls win at Iceberg Invite
COLUMBIA FALLS — Whitefish senior Carson Krack set a personal record while winning the 400, teammates Simon Douglas, Azure Stolte and Carson Gulick also won events and the Bulldogs squeaked out the boys’ title at t…
Glacier softball picks up two wins against Butte
BUTTE — Ella Farrell drove in five runs including a fourth inning grand slam and pitched a complete game Saturday, as Glacier picked up a pair of 12-1 victories over Butte in Western AA softball.
Legion: A Lakers walk off Chargers, twice
One week after a pair of one-run losses, the Kalispell A Lakers beat the Great Falls A Chargers 3-2 and 6-5, both in walk-off fashion. to sweep their Legion doubleheader at Archie Roe.
Butte products shine in Sonny Holland Classic
BOZEMAN — On a day named for a Bobcat legend from Butte, two players from there shone in Montana State’s annual Sonny Holland Classic spring scrimmage in Bobcat Stadium on Saturday.
Baseball: Wildcats double up Jackets, 10-5
MISSOULA — Kellen Kroger brought in three runs and Matthew Mitts drove in two more as Columbia Falls defeated Stevensville 10-5 Friday in the Western Montana Showcase at Ogren Park.
C-Falls walks off Frenchtown
COLUMBIA FALLS — Bella Mann’s one-out RBI single tied the score in the seventh inning, and then Onnika Lawrence drew a bases-loaded walk to cap Columbia Falls’ 3-2 win over Frenchtown in Class A softball Friday.
Braves claim victory at Dahlberg Invite, Wolfpack third
BUTTE — William Hollensteiner set a personal record to win the 400 meters, and Flathead won the team title at the Harry “Swede” Dahlberg Invitational Friday at Bulldog Memorial Field.
Whitefish, C-Falls athletes shine at Corvallis Twilight meet
CORVALLIS — While Hamilton’s girls and the Corvallis boys ruled the team scores, Whitefish and Columbia Falls had some highlights at the Corvallis Twilight Meet held Thursday.
UM's Todd sets school javelin record
MISSOULA — A week after hitting 70 meters for the first time in his career, Montana's Evan Todd set a school record in the javelin at the Montana Open Friday at Dornblaser Stadium.
Pack slugs 3 HRs, beats Bravettes 9-2
Three different Glacier players hit home runs and Ella Farrell delivered a complete game in the circle as the Wolfpack defeated Flathead 9-2 in Crosstown softb…
A Lakers look to pile up innings, victories
The Kalispell A Lakers enter their 2024 baseball season with just three veterans, which even by Class A American Legion standards is a small number.
Whitefish tennis sweeps Flathead
Jack Ochlerich earned a three-set victory over Holden Askvig and the Whitefish boys swept Flathead 8-0, while Alivia Lusko led the Whitefish girls to a 7-1 victory over the Bravettes Thursday in high school tennis.
Briefs: Babe Ruth opens play Saturday; Polson re-hires Kelley; Table tennis
Kalispell’s Babe Ruth Baseball Association is holding its opening ceremonies on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at KidSport.
Big Sky Hall inducting Holland, Kollar, Read
One Grizzly — “Papa Bear” — and two Bobcats are part of the 2024 Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame induction class that was announced Thursday by the league office.