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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…
Griz pummel Eastern, 63-7
After a nightmarish October it’s been a November rain of points for the Montana Grizzlies, who crushed Eastern Washington 63-7 Saturday at Washington-Grizzly S…
PHOTOS: Mission beats Fairview 54-48, advances to 8-man championship
Photos from the Mission Bulldogs' 54-48 win over the Fairview Warriors in the State C 8-man football semifinals at St. Ignatius High School on Saturday, Nov. 1…
Polson, T-Falls, Bigfork spikers bow out of state tourney
All three valley teams bowed out of the All-Class State Volleyball tournament Friday in loser-out action at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Polson, Bigfork hunt title berths
Polson and Bigfork, schools (and combatants in the near future) that sit 35 miles apart on the shores of Flathead Lake, are back in the semifinals for high sch…
Top seeds Polson, Bigfork, T-Falls upset at state volleyball
The first day of the All-Class State Volleyball Tournament at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Thursday saw a few top seeds unexpectedly fall in the first round.
All-state soccer teams announced
All-state soccer teams announced
Bigfork Vikings trio can air it out
A couple years ago you could count on Bigfork’s football team to run nine times out of every 10 plays, and if it seemed predictable, the Vikings still cranked …
Polson spikers win 2nd straight divisional title
Turns out Polson isn’t just a football town, because the Pirates volleyball team is 16-2 and owner of back-to-back Western A championships.
Valkyries volleyball earns first state tournament trip since 2005
The Valkyries volleyball team will be making a trip to the state tournament in Bozeman for the first time since 2005 after finishing second at the Western B Di…
Big Sky Notebook: Bobcats making a habit of tight wins
The Montana State Bobcats are 8-1, ranked third in the Football Championship Division and if all their wins aren’t of the blowout variety, they’re still wins.
Bravettes bow out of divisional
Flathead’s run at the Western AA Divisional volleyball tournament ended Saturday, with a straight-set loss to Missoula Sentinel in loser-out action.
Polson beats the wind, Locomotives
Polson’s Jarrett Wilson intercepted a Laurel pass with 1:07 left in regulation, then scored on a 6-yard run with 29 seconds remaining to lift the Pirates to a …
Bigfork bounces Scotties en route to state semifinal
The Bigfork Vikings battered their way to a 52-12 Class B quarterfinal playoff win over the Glasgow Scotties led by Joseph Farrier who carried the ball 23 time…
Ostmo, Griz overpower Cal Poly
October is over and the Montana Grizzlies came to play. The Griz wouldn’t necessarily make that connection, but Saturday was a welcome tonic: Nick Ostmo ran for a career-high 221 yards and two touchdowns as Montan…
Saturdays are for football — and Stevenson
If Cy Stevenson was an unknown quantity outside Lincoln County in 2020, it wasn’t really his fault.