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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…
Flathead alum Osweiler seeks happy campers
Second-year Flathead football coach Caleb Aland figured it couldn’t hurt to reach out to Brock Osweiler, the former Braves quarterback who ventured onto an NFL…
Kubi named MVP of Treasure State Classic
A trio of Flathead Bravettes were drafted onto the B West team for last weekend’s Treasure State Classic all-star girls basketball tournament in Billings, and ended up losing in the championship.
Wolfpack trio makes 2nd-team all-Western AA; Olsen is defensive POY
The Glacier Wolfpack closed their boys basketball season on an 11-3 run and garnered the second State AA trophy in school history thanks to defense, rebounding…
Moore, Moy are All-State; Moore top offensive player
The Flathead Bravettes’ sterling basketball season netted them more hardware this week — as in two All-State picks and the Western AA’s offensive player and co…
Kansas St. tops Montana St. 77-65, 1st March Madness win since 2018
Markquis Nowell had 17 points and 14 assists and No. 3 seed Kansas State held off 14th-seeded Montana State 77-65 Friday night for its first NCAA Tournament wi…
Upset-minded Bobcats ready for K-State
A few hours after Montana State’s RaeQuan Battle, Jubrile Belo, Darius Brown II and coach Danny Sprinkle had their press conference in Greensboro, N.C., 15th-s…
Rounding up trophy runs of Wolfpack, Bravettes
Recency bias is a thing, so I have a couple things of note after watching the recent State AA basketball tournaments last weekend at the Butte Civic Center.
2 each from Vals, Vikings are B All-State hoops
The Bigfork Valkyries and Vikings, who teamed up for a landmark State B girls basketball title and a third-place finish at the boys tournament, each put two players on the All-State team.
Browning, C-Falls and Polson have girls, boys picked All-State
Browning, Columbia Falls and Polson each have one All-State player for boys and girls, while Browning ended up with five first-team selections for the All-Northwest basketball teams released this week.
3 each from Bravettes, Pack are all-tourney
The Flathead Bravettes and Glacier Wolfpack, who finished second and third at the State AA basketball tournaments, each put three players on their respective all-tournament teams.
LaRance free throws lift Montana Tech in NAIA Round of 16
Camdyn LaRance hit two free throws with 24 seconds left in overtime, and Montana Tech edged William Penn of Iowa 79-78 at the NAIA men’s basketball tournament Monday.
State AA girls: Flathead falls short
A three-point play by Sydney Pierce and a 3-pointer from Kourtney Grossman fueled a late run for the Billings West Golden Bears, who rallied past the Bravettes…
State AA boys: Wolfpack beats Bozeman in third place game
Glacier is young as Montana high schools go, and while its boys basketball history includes the 2017 State AA championship, that’s the only trophy the Wolfpack…
State B girls: Vals win first ever state title
The undefeated Bigfork Valkyries capped off their final season playing in Class B by beating Big Timber 49-37 to win their first ever state championship on Sat…
State B boys: Vikings clamp down on defense for third place finish
The Bigfork Vikings capped off their final year competing in Class B with a third place finish at state after beating Red Lodge 45-36 on Saturday.