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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 …
Column: ‘Fletch’ set for next chapter of baseball life
As Major League Baseball gears up for Opening Day, it’s a good time to give the floor to the Glacier Range Riders’ newest skipper, Paul Fletcher.
Eureka beats Troy 15-0 in 3
EUREKA — Tristan Butts threw three no-hit innings, AJ Truman homered and drove in three runs Wednesday as Eureka downed Troy 15-0 in high school baseball.
College of Idaho men fall in semis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There will be a new NAIA men’s basketball champion, after Langston, Okla. knocked off College of Idaho 58-52 in the semifinals Monday night at Municipal Auditorium.
Argonauts top Carroll 58-53 in NAIA semis
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — :Providence’s Ashlee Maldonado scored 22 points, and the Argonauts beat Carroll College 58-53 in a tight, all-Montana NAIA women’s basketball semifinal Monday.
NDSU pulls away late to beat Lady Griz
FARGO, N.D. — Abbie Draper scored 18 points, Elle Evans added 17 and North Dakota State pulled away late to beat Montana 72–63 at the Women’s NIT game in the Scheels Center.
Providence, Carroll advance to semifinal
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — it will be an all-Frontier Conference semifinal at the NAIA national women’s tournament Monday, after both Providence and Carroll College won their Saturday games at Tyson Events Center.
Whitefish alums win Al Manuel events for UM, MSU
MISSOULA — Whitefish products won a pair of events at the 2024 Al Manuel Invitational track and field meet Saturday, one each for the Grizzlies and the Bobcats
Lady Griz play at NDSU Monday
Montana and North Dakota State will play a second-round Women’s NIT game on Monday at 6 p.m. Mountain in Fargo, N.D., it was announced Friday morning.
Briefs: Pack softball players Allen, Hodous sign letters of intent
A pair of Glacier softball standouts, Zoey Allen and Bella Hodous, have signed letters of intent to continue playing at the college level.
Makena Morley 5th at LA Marathon
Bigfork product Makena Morley finished fifth at the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, making her the top American on the women’s side.
Carroll, Providence win in Round of 16
SIOUX FALLS, Iowa — Fighting off foul trouble, Carroll College’s Jamie Pickens converted a layup off a pass from Maddie Geritz with 55 seconds left in overtime, helping the Saints beat Loyola, La. 58-55 at the NAIA…
C-Falls surges past Ronan in baseball
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kellen Kroger had three hits, Reggie Sapa had a triple and two runs batted in and Columbia Falls surged past Ronan 14-4 in high school baseball Thursday.
Loyola's Johnston is Montana's Gatorade POY
Missoula Loyola’s Reynolds Johnston has been named Montana’s Gatorade Player of the Year for boys basketball, the organization announced Thursday.
Lady Griz rout Boise St.
MISSOULA — Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw scored 20 points, four more Montana players reached double figures and the Lady Griz thumped Boise State Wednesday in the Women’s NIT, 92-66 on Robin Selvig Court.
Bobcats fall in OT to Grambling St.
DAYTON, Ohio — Jimel Cofer scored all 19 of his points in the second half and overtime and Grambling State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Montana Stat…