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Wolfpack cut down Knights, 7-6
One play can make or break a season and Teagan Dixon’s throw home on an Andrew Richardson single broke Missoula He…
Whitefish boys fall to Frenchtown
Mason Kelch hit two 3-pointers and scored 16 to lead the Bulldogs. CJ Thew and Mason Genovese added 11 points each.
Where was everyone in ‘01
The Montana Grizzlies’ last title? That came in 2001, 13-6 over a little school in Greenville, South Carolina called Furman. Little, as in 3,000 students were enrolled there at the time.
Boys Hoops: Put-back lifts Hamilton over C-Falls
HAMILTON — Jace Hill’s three-point play with 40 seconds had Columbia Falls in the lead, but the Hamilton Broncs hit the offensive glass to pull out a 65-64 boys basketball win Tuesday.
Girls hoops: Wildkats win big over Hamilton
HAMILTON — Hope McAtee scored 25 points and snared nine rebounds, and Taryn Borgen added 20 points as Columbia Falls opened its girls basketball season with a 65-48 win over Hamilton Tuesday.
Friday Night Lights for Griz, Furman
MISSOULA — The Montana Grizzlies get another night football game, with the announcement Sunday morning that their quarterfinal against Furman will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
PHOTOS: Griz blast Blue Hens, advance to FCS quarterfinals
Photos from the Montana Grizzlies 49-19 win over the Delaware Blue Hens in an FCS playoff game at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 2.
Brave Brawlers, Bravettes win opening duals
Flathead’s dual streak is now up to 53, after they edged Great Falls High 33-29 and thumped CMR 71-6 to open their wrestling season Saturday at Flathead High.
Glacier boys drop pair of duals
Mark Ahner scored two pins and Kaleb Shine won twice, but the Glacier Wolfpack boys still dropped their opening wrestling duals to the Great Falls schools Saturday.
NDSU shocks Montana State with blocked PAT in OT
BOZEMAN (AP) — Hunter Poncius blocked Casey Kautman's extra point attempt in overtime and North Dakota State escaped with a 35-34 win over sixth-seeded Montana State on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS play…
Snow blinded: Grizzlies roll past Blue Hens, 49-19
MISSOULA — The snow started right before kickoff Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, and not much else went right for the Delaware Blue Hens from there.
New season, same goal for MatCats
Columbia Falls wrestling team is eager to get back on the mat for a new season following the school’s first team state championship since 1990 last spring.
Glacier grapplers look to replace seniors, fill weights
The Glacier boys wrestling team lost five seniors off last year’s squad, but the good news is one half of its state placers return.
Flathead wrestlers fine with losing favored status
After two straight State AA championships Flathead’s boys wrestling team slipped to second at last year’s tournament, and now the Brave Brawlers are right where coach Jeff Thompson likes them.
Rocky men stun MSU, 70-62
BOZEMAN — Kael Robinson scored 18 points to lead four Rocky Mountain College players in double figures, and the NAIA Bears stunned Montana State in men’s basketball Thursday, 70-62.
Cats, Griz back at it
The Big Sky Conference will start playing in the afternoon and go well until after dark Saturday, with four teams having Football Championship Subdivision seco…