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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…
State XC: Flathead girls, others hunting for trophies
The Montana State Cross Country Championships are Saturday at the University of Montana Golf Course, and fittingly the Flathead Valley’s fastest girl will get things started.
Bengal spikers beat Bravettes in four
The Helena Capital Bengals topped the Flathead Bravettes in four sets in Western AA volleyball Thursday.
Glacier pushes Helena, but Bengals win 4-2
Helena topped Glacier in five sets Thursday, but the Wolfpack didn't make it an easy win.
Big Sky downs Flathead 53-20
Plenty of things went right for Missoula Big Sky and the other way for Flathead Thursday night, but the key stretch came in the second quarter of what was a ti…
PHOTOS: Flathead falls to Missoula Big Sky 53-20
Photos from a Western AA high school football matchup between Flathead and Missoula Big Sky at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on Thursday, Oct. 20. Flathead fell…
Thursday Night Lights: Flathead looks to end on upswing; Glacier faces Missoula Hellgate on road
Flathead broke a 17-game losing streak to start the football season; now it can end on a winning note.
Spartans drop Bravettes 3-0 in playoffs
Sentinel senior Hailey Wolsky scored two goals for the Spartans in a 3-0 win in a girls State AA soccer first round game on Tuesday.
Wolfpack beats Flathead 4-0, moves into AA boys quarterfinals
Glacier’s boys went into their AA soccer play-off game minus a key player Tuesday, but still had the firepower, and the magic number, to beat crosstown rival F…
Big Sky notes: Perhaps we should have known
While the Montana State Bobcats were taking care of business this past Saturday, the Montana Grizzlies were falling flat in their lone October home game.
Whitefish boys top Western A Fall Classic
Deneb Linton led his Whitefish squad to the team title at the Western A Fall Classic on Saturday with a second-place finish in his race.
Bravettes top Butte, 1-0
The playoff-bound Flathead Bravettes grinded out a 1-0 win in Butte to end regular season play Saturday.
Vandals knock off Griz, reclaim Stein
Certainly a majority of the Idaho Vandals weren’t born when their football program last claimed the Little Brown Stein.
Whitefish girls topple Laurel; boys beat Hamilton
Whitefish knocked off the defending State A girls soccer champions Laurel in penalty kicks on Saturday at Smith Fields in a Class A quarterfinal game.
Wildkats take out Corvallis 6-3
Hope McAtee scored three goals in the Columbia Falls Wildkats 6-3 victory over the Corvallis Blue Devils Saturday, but her last goal was the most impressive.
Wildcats blank Rams, advance to semis
If the first half was just Columbia Falls and Billings Central trading jabs, then the second half was where the big hits were landed.