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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…
McAtee stuffs the statsheet as Wildkats beat Whitefish 70-33
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Wildkats beat the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 70-33 Saturday in Northwest A hoops.
Bruins start fast, knock off Pack girls, 58-23
The Helena Capital girls bounced back after falling to Flathead Friday night with a 58-23 road win Saturday over Glacier in a Western AA matchup.
Wildcats outrun Bulldogs, 74-47
The Whitefish Bulldogs made things tough early on for host Columbia Falls Saturday afternoon but down the stretch the Wildcats pulled away for a 74-47 conferen…
It’s official: Vasquez is a 4-time champ
The goal of a fourth straight state championship seemed pretty much ordained for Glacier wrestling standout Teegan Vasquez.
Kraft, Bengals top Pack girls 43-31
Avery Kraft scored 15 points — six in the third quarter as Helena opened up a nine-point lead on the way to a 43-31 Western AA girls basketball win at Glacier High School.
Dowler, Wolfpack pull away to win at Helena
Noah Dowler poured in 22 points and the Glacier Wolfpack pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 56-46 Western AA boys basketball win over Helena High Friday.
Bruins swamp Braves, 60-27
Joey Michelotti’s 12 points led a balanced Helena Capital offense, and the Bruins built a 35-16 halftime en route to a 60-27 Western AA boys basketball win over Flathead Friday.
Bravettes come up clutch to beat Capital 47-42
The Flathead Bravettes picked up a hard-fought 47-42 win over Helena Capital Friday night in a clash of Western AA foes.
Bravettes sit second while Glacier, others in the hunt
Let the record show that the Flathead Bravettes’ hopes of a third straight state wrestling title were in trouble before the 120-pound quarterfinals.
Brawlers, MatCats have titles in sight
Another Flathead sweep seems like a long shot after one day’s action at the All-Class State Wrestling meet at First Interstate Arena.
Glacier’s Vasquez eyes fourth title
Winning one individual state wrestling title is hard enough, let alone two. Even harder still to win three, and even fewer have won four.
Wolfpack’s Madisyn Frazier has quickly become top-flight wrestler
Madisyn Frazier recently committed to play volleyball at the University of Montana-Western this fall, but first she has a wrestling season to finish up.
Windauer, MatCats are going big
A year ago the Columbia Falls MatCats were a formidable team that was beset by injuries as the postseason approached.
State titles and bonus daughters
One thing you may not know about Amber and Bella Downing — I didn’t — is that they are not related.
Heiner, Maidens hold off Columbia Falls for win
Olivia Heiner hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points Thursday, leading the Ronan Maidens past Columbia Falls 50-48 in a Northwest A girls basketball game.