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Clean Sweep: Glacier wins Archie Roe titles
Go West, young man; Kyle West to be exact.
State Swimming: Glacier school records fall
The team results weren’t quite what Karen Bouda or the Glacier Wolfpack wanted, but the veteran swim coach for both of Kalispell’s AA schools prefers to stay p…
Girls Hoops: Vals cruise Saturday
Ava Davey led four Bigfork players in double figures with 17 points and the Valkyries made short work of Whitefish Saturday, 71-22, in Northwest A girls basketball.
Boys Hoops: Vikings subdue Bulldogs
BIGFORK — Bigfork’s Austin Savik scored seven of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Vikings subdue Whitefish 51-46 in Northwest A boys basketball action Saturday.
Thrice is nice: DeShazer wins 3rd state title
BILLINGS — Libby’s Jace DeShazer picked up his third state championship and finished off a perfect 47-0 season on Saturday, defeating Miles City’s Easton DeJong. No surprise there.
Troupe, Thompson are champs
BILLINGS — They were a long time coming, but Flathead’s Anders Thompson and Sawyer Troupe finished their wrestling seasons a combined 90-0 Saturday, each with …
Butte tops Bravettes, Braves at Flathead gym
Flathead’s Braves and Bravettes fell short on the basketball court Saturday afternoon, with visiting Butte closing out one game late (girls) and building a big lead early (boys) for two Western AA wins.
Friday Boys: Browning hands C-Falls 2nd league loss
BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III scored 19 points and the Browning Indians made a nine-point halftime lead hold up for a big 67-58 boys basketball win over Northwest A rival Columbia Falls Friday.
Prep Hoops: Wolfpack girls win, boys fall to Butte
A mild upset by the Glacier girls seemed to set the host Wolfpack up for a basketball sweep against visiting Butte Friday. The Bulldogs’ Hudson Luedtke had other ideas.
State Wrestling: Brawlers advance 10 to semis, Wolfpack 4
BILLINGS — The Thompson Twins are going strong and so are the Flathead Brave Brawlers.
State Wresting: MatCats' Fainter, Libby’s DeShazer make semis
BILLINGS — Jace DeShazer’s run for a third state championship started strong with a pair of victories on Saturday, and Columbia Falls’ Traic Fainter joined him in the semifinal round after a good early showing.
Big Sky Men: Griz rout NAU
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Aanen Moody had 20 points in Montana's 94-66 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night.
Bravettes lose at Missoula Big Sky
MISSOULA — Kadynce Couture scored 19 points and the Missoula Big Sky Eagles used a big second quarter to push past Flathead 56-48 Thursday in Western AA girls basketball action.
Late surge lifts Big Sky over Braves
MISSOULA — Carson Towe scored 14 points, five coming in a late 10-0 Missoula Big Sky surge that carried the Eagles past Flathead 67-59 Thursday in a Western AA boys basketball game.
Girls Hoops: Smith’s big first half sparks Whitefish girls
LIBBY — Bailey Smith scored 25 points, Ainsley Scott added 13 and Whitefish built a big first-half lead on the way to a 61-30 win over Libby in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.
Boys Hoops: Genovese goes off in 4th, Whitefish boys win
WHITEFISH — Mason Genovese scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help Whitefish pull away from Libby for a 59-43 win in Northwest A boys basketball action Thursday.