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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…
Whitefish girls right where they want to be
The Whitefish girls soccer team is exactly where the Bulldogs expect to be every year — competing in a state final.
AA football: Glacier looks to bust Broncs again
A couple more of these meetings and we’ll have a rivalry. Billings Senior and Glacier are squaring off for the third straight year in the Class AA football pl…
Lyngholm, Sterck lead another Bravette sweep
Olive Lyngholm had 11 kills to lead a strong Flathead attack that carried the Bravettes past Missoula Hellgate in straight sets Thursday, in Western AA volleyball.
Frazier shines in final home match for Glacier
Glacier’s last home volleyball match was a satisfying sweep of Missoula Big Sky, with the lone senior — Maddie Frazier — having her usual big night.
Hensley hauls the rock
Glacier’s Jackson Hensley (2) is averaging 6.1 yards a carry this season, his first at running back.
Farrell, Wolfpack win in 5
Ella Farrell sent down 18 kills and added two assists, and Glacier outlasted Missoula Hellgate in five sets Tuesday in Western AA volleyball. Maddie Frazier added 11 digs and two aces for the Wolfpack, which beat …
Big Sky notebook: Special teams giveth...
Special teams loomed large over the Big Sky Conference’s marquee games this past Saturday, making a difference in both Montana State’s win over Weber State, and Montana’s loss.
Lady Bulldogs win in OT, on to state title game
The Whitefish Bulldogs are headed to their second state final in three years after a 5-3 overtime victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs in a State A semifinal gam…
Wildcats earn third straight trip to state final
Last year the Columbia Falls Wildcats had to go through Missoula Loyola en route to the State A boys soccer final. It was the same story this year, and the Wil…
West tops Glacier 3-2 in quarterfinal
The Billings West Golden Bears edged the Glacier Wolfpack 3-2 in the final minutes of a State AA quarterfinal game on Friday.
Wildkats fall to Billings Central
Down three goals to the Billings Central Rams in a State A semifinal on Saturday, the Columbia Falls Wildkats desperately needed to score.
Herd throws 3 TDs, Vikings blank Lions
Tristen Herd threw three touchdown passes Friday, the third starting a second-half surge that carried Bigfork to a 39-0 win over Eureka and the Western B football title.
Pirates hold off Bulldogs, 34-27
Polson’s Jarrett Wilson packed a lot of football into the first half Friday, and Whitefish quarterback Fynn Ridgeway had the goods in the second.
PHOTOS: Polson hangs on to beat Whitefish, 34-27
Photos from Polson's 34-27 win over Whitefish in a Western A high school football matchup at Polson High School on Friday, Oct. 21.
Undefeated Hamilton tops Columbia Falls 23-7
Defending state champion Hamilton Broncs kept their undefeated record intact by topping the Columbia Falls Wildcats 23-7.