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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 …
Polson starts baseball season with title rematch, win
Polson started the 2024 baseball season where they left off in 2023, with a 15-8 win over Whitefish on Friday afternoon in Polson.
Bigfork nine tops Ronan in 8 innings
RONAN — Carson Parish’s one out, RBI double in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and Bigfork held on to beat Ronan 4-3 Monday, in the high school baseball debut for both programs.
Nate Chute races draw stacked field of shredders
Kyle Anderson took home the top prize in the mens open division the Nate Chute banked slalom and boardercross races last weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Carroll, Providence women make NAIA Round of 16
Ashlee Maldonado scored 23 points, Keanna Salave’a had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Providence moved onto the NAIA Women’s tournament Round of 16 with an 80-69 win over Reinhardt, Ga. Saturday night.
Call me a lot of things, but not surprised
While the high schoolers step aside — aside from the scads of all-star contests across the state — we pause to take stock of Montana State’s unexpected Big Sky Conference men’s basketball championship Wednesday nig…
Thomas leads Griz into Big Sky title game
BOISE, Idaho — Dischon Thomas scored 21 points, Brandon Whitney added 17 points and four assists and Montana handled Idaho State 72-58 late Wednesday to make the Big Sky Conference men’s tournament championship.
Bobcat men hold off Hornets, make Big Sky final
BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford III scored 19 points, including two late baskets, and Montana State held off Sacramento State 74-71 in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament Tuesday.
Curnow, Reinker are State A MVPs
Dillon’s Carter Curnow and Billings Central’s Kamryn Reinker, who guided their teams to titles last weekend, are the Most Valuable Players for the State A tournament in Butte.
Lady Griz, Bobcats fall in Big Sky women’s semis
BOISE, Idaho — The Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament championship will not have a Montana feel, after both Treasure State teams lost in Tuesday’s semifinals at Idaho Central Arena.
All-Northwest A hoops teams picked
The all-conference basketball teams for the Northwest A have been released, and a total of three players each from Bigfork and Browning were selected All-State, along with two from Columbia Falls.
B Hoops: Eureka has 2 boys picked All-State
The all-conference basketball teams for District 7-B have been released, and Eureka had two boys selected All-State for Class B.
Stingy defense leads MSU women's hoops to OT win
BOISE, Idaho — When offense isn't clicking it may take an extra defensive play to win a close game. That's what Montana State got in a 47-44 overtime win over Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Conference Tournament …
Lady Griz get their Boise breakthrough
BOISE, Idaho — The Montana women’s basketball team won its first postseason game since 2018 with a 73-61 victory over Idaho on Monday afternoon in a quarterfinal game of the Big Sky Conference Championship at Idaho…
Ford, Goracke lead Montana State past Weber State
BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford had 27 points and Brian Goracke chipped in 25 points of his own to lead No. 5 Montana State past No. 4 Weber State 91-82 at the Big Sky basketball tournament in Boise.
Valkryies come up just short
BUTTE — The quest of the Bigfork Valkyries got away right at the end Saturday, when Carol Old Bull put back an offensive rebound to give Billings Central a 39-…