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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…
Rivalry matches on tap for area soccer squads
Soccer season is already well underway for area teams, several of whom surely have today’s date circled in the calendar. Flathead, Glacier, Columbia Falls and Whitefish certainly do.
MHSA votes to move 2023 AA-B state track to Butte
The Montana High School Association Executive Board on Wednesday approved relocating the 2023 AA-B State Track and Field meet from Gallatin High School in Bozeman to Bulldog Memorial Stadium in Butte.
Smith, Whitefish take slim leads over Avery, Glacier
Billy Smith shot a 68 and Whitefish took a narrow lead in the team race after the first day of the Kalispell Invitational golf tournament, held at Northern Pin…
Briefs: Libby's Stevenson commits to Griz
Cy Stevenson, a senior running back and defensive end at Libby High School, announced via Twitter Wednesday that he’s committed to the University of Montana to play football.
Riders win PL finale with wild final play
GREAT FALLS — Eddie McCabe drove in three runs, Austin Bates made a tag of a lifetime and the Glacier Range Riders beat Great Falls 4-3 in their Pioneer League season finale Saturday.
Flag football debuts in the valley
Spectators at Legends Stadium witnessed history as Montana high school flag football premiered Saturday morning in the first games played in the Flathead Valle…
Flathead earns volleyball split
Missoula Sentinel topped Flathead in four sets Saturday in Western AA volleyball.
Wolfpack spikers top Butte
Glacier downed Butte in three sets Saturday in Western AA volleyball.
Brisendine scores six in Glacier rout of Butte
Glacier’s Reagan Brisendine exploded for six goals in a 10-0 rout of Butte on Saturday in Western AA soccer.
Bravettes work to a tie with Sentinel
A tough, physical battle between the Flathead Bravettes and Missoula Sentinel Spartans ended in a 0-0 tie Saturday in Western AA soccer.
Griz defense stymies South Dakota in 24-7 win
South Dakota’s defense was pretty fierce Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Then there was Montana’s.
PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier, Butte square off in flag football matchup
Photos from a flag football round-robin featuring Flathead, Glacier and Butte at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Bruins down Braves 51-14
The Flathead Braves fell 51-14 to the Helena Capital Bruins at Legends Stadium on Friday in Western AA football.
Whitefish puts away Maroons; Eureka among NW winners
WHITEFISH — Fynn Ridgeway ran for three touchdowns, Ty Schwaiger added two more and the Whitefish Bulldogs ground down Butte Central 34-20 in Western A football action Friday.
Rumsey Eash tops field at Flathead Invite
Flathead’s Lilli Rumsey Eash surged to the front of the pack to win her second cross country meet of the season at the Flathead Invite at Rebecca Farm on Frida…