Sports
Celebrating Northwest Montana athletics with timely coverage of high school, college, and community sports.
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 first, Glacier sixth at Pacific NW Classic
Another day, another tournament win for the Flathead Brave Brawlers. The Braves bested 18 teams to take top honors at the Pacific Northwest Classic, held at University High School in Spokane Valley.
Bravettes win Western Montana Girls Invite
The Bravettes topped the field at the Western Montana Girls Invitational on Saturday, a day after claiming the stop spot in a dual tournament in Ronan on Friday.
Wildcats edge Broncs at Western Montana Invite
Columbia Falls edged Frenchtown Saturday at the Western Montana Ronan Invitational, bolstered by a number of strong individual performances at the tournament.
Bravettes pick up scrappy win over Butte
The Flathead Bravettes outlasted the visiting Butte Bulldogs 39-36 in Western AA basketball Saturday in a game that featured major runs by each team.
Cummings scores 30 in Flathead boys loss
Butte’s Cameron Gurnsey scored 12 of his 16 points in the final quarter Saturday, leading the Bulldogs over Flathead 59-48 in Western AA boys basketball action.
Glacier boys hit 10 3s, bury Sentinel
Glacier combined balanced with strong outside shooting — Adam Nikunen had four of the Wolfpack’s 10 3-pointers — and thumped Missoula Sentinel 70-37 in Western AA boys basketball Saturday.
Sentinel girls stay hot to beat Glacier
The Sentinel Spartans closed strong Friday, in their girls basketball win at Flathead. The Saturday matinee Spartans were even tougher.
Boys hoops: Eureka wins Friday; Browning Thursday
EUREKA — Trent Truman scored 11 of his 15 points in the first quarter while Eureka took a 20-2 lead, en route to a 54-14 boys basketball win over District 7-B foe Plains Friday.
Girls hoops: Browning too much for Ronan
BROWNING — LIsh Spoonhunter and Mecca Bullchild scored 15 points each, and Browning outscored Ronan 26-3 in the first quarter enroute to the Northwest A win.
Glacier boys fall to Luedtke-led Bulldogs
BUTTE — Butte’s Hudson Luedtke scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Friday, helping the Bulldogs rally past Glacier 60-55 in boys basketball.
Late Spartan 3 sinks Flathead boys
MISSOULA — Brady Rupert hit his fourth 3-pointer with 23 seconds left, lifting Missoula Sentinel to a 40-38 win over Flathead Friday in Western AA boys basketball.
Hensley commits to Montana Tech
Jackson Hensley, the leading rusher on last fall’s Glacier Wolfpack, announced via Twitter that he has committed to Montana Tech to play football on Friday.
Lady Pirates pressure defense comes up big in win over Whitefish
The Whitefish Bulldogs hung around early but as time went on the visiting Polson Pirates pressure defense took over and ran away with a 44-32 win in Western A basketball Friday.
Big third quarter carries Pack girls to win
Freshman Karly Allen scored seven of her 11 points in the pivotal third quarter, and Glacier rallied past Butte for a 48-36 girls basketball win at home Friday.
Second-half surge carries Spartans over Bravettes
It was a hectic battle that bordered on the ragged Friday at the Flathead gym, where the host Bravettes battled Missoula Sentinel in girls basketball.