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Riding into 2026
Jonah Giblin is a rookie pitcher for the Glacier Range Riders, but he’s not a stranger to Kalispell and Glacier Ba…
Butte girls start strong to down Wolfpack
BUTTE — Cadence Graham scored 15 points and Franki Salusso added 14 as Butte defeated Glacier 68-48 in Western AA girls basketball Friday at the Butte Civic Center.
LeDuc looks ahead: Flathead wrestler solid as senior
It had been nothing but up for Conor LeDuc on the mats.
Shorthanded Hellgate girls pull away from Flathead
It wasn’t pretty, but a shorthanded Missoula Hellgate girls squad got the job done against Flathead Thursday evening in a 45-33 victory over the Bravettes in a Western AA matchup at Flathead High School.
A girls roundup: Whitefish holds off Ronan
RONAN — Allie Shors and Avery Orme tallied double-doubles as Whitefish bested Ronan 42-37 in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.
AA boys wrestling rankings
118 — 1, Aiden Sweat, Glacier; 2, Paydon De La Garza, CMR; 3, Reveles McEwen, Butte; 4, Jackson Roby, West; 5, Aiden Lake, Flathead; 6, Tyler Hovland, Skyview.
Polson knocks off Bigfork in Northwest A boys hoops
POLSON — The Northwest A boys basketball race continues to be jumbled, with Polson downing Bigfork 51-40 behind 13 points from Kyson Michel and strong defense over the middle two quarters.
Hellgate boys beat Flathead
MISSOULA — Zane Gillhouse scored 18 points, Spencer Wayland added 17 and Missoula Hellgate made a 36-20 halftime lead hold up for a 63-42 win over Flathead in boys basketball Thursday.
Bobby Kennedy introduced as Griz coach
Bobby Kennedy was officially welcomed as the Montana Grizzlies’ 38th head football coach Thursday, and he immediately thanked his roommate of eight months: Bob…
Whitefish’s Barinowski officially a Grizzly
The Montana Grizzlies unveiled the complete 2026 signing class on Wednesday, adding a total of 44 players to the roster with 20 additions from the high school ranks and 24 transfers inked on National Signing Day.
MSU adds 4 from prep ranks, plus Arizona transfer
Montana State added four prep standouts and a transfer to the Bobcat football program on Wednesday, the first day since early December for NCAA schools to officially add most players.
Bobcats lose DC Shawn Howe to NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
BOZEMAN — Montana State football has a little coaching upheaval of its own.
DeSpain, Gunlock fuel Valkyries' win over Browning
BROWNING — Paeten Gunlock scored 18 of her 30 points in the second half to help Bigfork pull away from Browning for a 57-43 Northwest A girls basketball win Tuesday night.
Griz head coach Bobby Hauck retires in surprise announcement
Bobby Hauck, the University of Montana alumnus who just finished his 14th season leading the Grizzlies football program, announced his retirement Wednesday in …
Vikes best Browning, jump to top of Northwest A
The Savik brothers left it all on the court for Bigfork in a battle with Browning for the boys Northwest A conference lead, combining for 31 points to lead Vikings over the Indians 59-50 on Tuesday.
Knights take defensive battle from Pack
The puzzle for Missoula Hellgate was what to do to win a physical defensive battle with the brawny Glacier Wolfpack, who forged a 27-21 lead early in the third…