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Clean Sweep: Glacier wins Archie Roe titles
Go West, young man; Kyle West to be exact.
Helena Capital cruises past Braves
HELENA — Kyler Meredith scored all 18 of his points in the first half, teammate Merek Mihelish added 21 and Helena Capital defeated Flathead 90-58 in Western AA boys basketball Friday.
Helena rolls over Wolfpack girls
Madi Todorovich scored 14 points and teammate Grace Murgel added 12, including four 3-pointers as Helena High defeated Glacier 60-41 in Western AA girls basketball Friday.
Updated: District 7B tournaments
ST. IGNATIUS --- District 7B Boys Tournament
Maidens, Lady Pirates win; play Saturday
WHITEFISH — Kailynn Marengo hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and the Ronan Maidens built upon a 10-point halftime lead to beat Whitefish 49-37 in a Northwest A girls basketball play-in game Thursday. Ronan …
Whitefish, Ronan boys advance to final Northwest A play-in
Whitefish and Ronan got through their Northwest A boys basketball play-in games Thursday; next up is a 1 p.m. battle in Ronan on Saturday.
Kiera Sullivan finds her calling
What was supposed to happen was, Kiera Sullivan would keep tackling, shooting and sprinting from the end of her 2022 school year straight through to today.
Basketball Brawl II is Saturday at UM
The Montana Grizzlies want to continue a stretch of dominance, and the Lady Griz want to slow one down.
Kenedee Moore floater lifts Pack girls
BUTTE — Kenedee Moore hit a runner at the end of a coast-to-coast drive, beating the buzzer and lifting Glacier over Butte 36-34 in Western AA girls basketball Tuesday.
Butte tops Wolfpack boys with 3-point barrage
BUTTE — The Glacier boys shot their way into a 10-point third-quarter lead Tuesday, before the Butte Bulldogs heated up even more.
First-place Eagles surge past Bravettes
Missoula Big Sky’s Kadynce Couture scored 17 points and the first-place Eagles outscored Flathead 42-16 over the middle two quarters of a 63-43 Western AA girls basketball win Tuesday.
Big Sky tip-in at buzzer beats Braves
Calijah LaRance tipped in a Missoula Big Sky miss at the buzzer Tuesday, allowing the Eagles to escape the Flathead gym with a 54-52 boys basketball win over the Braves.
Boys Hoops: C-Falls routs Libby; Whitefish cruises
COLUMBIA FALLS — Mark Robison scored a team-high 15 points, 12 in Columbia Falls’ dominant first quarter, and the Wildcats downed the Libby Loggers 71-29 Tuesday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Girls Hoops: Wildkats, Lady Pirates win big
LIBBY — Taryn Borgen poured in 22 points, Hope McAtee added 17 and Columbla Falls raced out to a 41-18 lead on the way to a 78-43 win over Northwest A foe Libby Tuesday.
Browning girls roll past Ronan, 59-29
BROWNING — Jerel Whitegrass scored 14 points, Sugar Spoonhunter added 10 and Browning took control early in a 59-29 Northwest A girls basketball win over Ronan Monday.
4th-quarter surge sparks Browning boys
RONAN — Maurice Redhorn III scored 26 points and Browning used a 9-1 fourth-quarter run to take control in a 70-63 win over Ronan Monday, giving the Indians 10 league wins.