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The Ever-changing Pioneer League
The Pioneer Baseball League has, in simple terms, three new faces in its 12-team lineup for 2026: The Modesto (Cal…
Bigfork puts 6 on B All-State football team
Six Bigfork Vikings made All-State for Class B football, the Montana Coaches Association announced this week.
Big Sky Notebook: Momentum is a win away for Griz
The Montana Grizzlies head into the playoffs coming off a loss, which isn’t all that unique, even to the Griz, and even under coach Bobby Hauck.
Polson’s Jarrett Wilson commits to Montana Tech
Polson quarterback Jarrett Wilson is going to be an Oredigger, after announcing Sunday on Twitter that has committed to Montana Tech to play football.
FCS playoffs: Montana State earns No. 4 seed, Griz get in
South Dakota State and Sacramento State earned the top two seeds in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs when the 24-team field was announced Sunday.
Focused Bobcats literally carried the day
Bobcat fans showed up for a frigid College GameDay program, and then they got more amped up during Montana State’s 55-21 rout of Montana in Saturday’s Cat-Griz game.
Cats pile up 439 rushing yards in 55-21 rout of Griz
Tommy Mellott, Montana State’s superb sophomore quarterback out of Butte, is as direct at a postgame press conference as he is hitting the gap on a zone runnin…
Belt rallies to beat Mission for 8-Man title
The Belt Huskies broke out in the second half of the Class C 8-Man championship game at Mission High School to top the Mission Bulldogs 52-24 and claim their f…
PHOTOS: Mission falls to Belt in 8-Man final, 52-24
Photos from the State C 8-man championship game where the Mission Bulldogs fell to the Belt Huskies 52-24 at St. Ignatius High School on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Mission Bulldogs take on Belt for 8-man title Saturday
Mission’s first 8-man football championship appearance was a long time coming, though superintendent Jason Sargent foresaw it after the 2020 season.
Griz, Cats set for 121st ‘Brawl’
The players for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats would like to treat the 121st “Brawl” as any other game, and the coaches feel the same. But yo…
Big Sky Notebook: Time to get those Game(Day) Faces on
So here we are again, staring at a Cat-Griz game that has big stakes outside the old cliche of state bragging rights.
2 Polson spikers named All-State
Senior Clara Todd and junior Avery Starr of Polson were named All-State, and the Pirates’ Lucy Violett was a first-team pick on the Northwest A All-Conference volleyball team released Tuesday.
Flathead’s Henley, Glacier’s Gulick land Frontier volleyball honors
Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson announced the 2022 Frontier Conference volleyball honors teams, and Flathead High product Taylor Henley is a first-team pick.
Rams upset Vikings 14-6 in Class B semi-final
The Vikings quest for back-to-back Class B state title games fell just short with Bigfork falling to Missoula-Loyola 14-6 in the semifinal game.
Mission holds off Fairview
Bryce Umphrey scored four touchdowns, including a 69-yard kickoff return, and the Mission Bulldogs held off Fairview 54-48 in a State C 8-Man semifinal footbal…