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The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
Columbia Falls splits pair at Combo tourney
BUTTE — Abbie Darsow had three hits and drove in four runs, and Columbia Falls started off the Laverne Combo Memorial softball tournament with a 12-1 thumping of Livingston Friday.
Bernhardt, Krause, Hensley highlight Glacier’s home dual
A hurdles sweep by Glacier’s Caleb Bernhardt was among the highlights of the track and field dual held Thursday between the host Wolfpack and Class A Columbia Falls.
Four double-winners take Flathead to victory
WHITEFISH — Brody Thornsberry swept the boys 100 and 200, and Dylan Zink, Taliana Miller and Lilli Rumsey Eash also won twice as Flathead won both sides of a track and field meet in Whitefish Thursday.
Foresti, Hoxie lead Polson netters to sweep of Ronan
POLSON — Polson swept Ronan in a tennis dual Thursday, with Camilla Foresti leading the way for the Lady Pirates.
Wolfpack softball shuts down Hellgate 15-0
Sammie Labrum hit two home runs and Paishance Haller hit another as Glacier downed winless Missoula Hellgate 15-0 Thursday in Western AA softball.
Pack sweeps crosstown
Glacier swept Flathead in crosstown tennis Thursday at FVCC, the last competition before Northern AA Divisionals next week.
Flathead’s Zink sees familiar faces all around his favorite event
Dylan Zink can look at the rankings on athletic.net and see all the talented triple jumpers on this side of the Continental Divide.
Glacier senior Kauffman leads AA in triple jump
There was a time when Tate Kauffman was strictly an 800-400 runner, and it was fine. Not superlative, but fine.
Foss, MacDonald power Loggers’ win over Lions
LIBBY — Mackenzie Foss homered and drove in six runs, Paislee MacDonald went 5-for-5 and scored drive times and Libby outscored Eureka 17-7 in non-conference softball Tuesday.
AA tennis: Kersten leads Bravettes to tie with Great Falls
Alexis Kersten, Patricia Hinchey, and Isabella Parrott each won a pair of matches for the Bravettes in tennis duals with Great Falls High and C.M. Russell on Tuesday at FVCC.
Polson too much for Bravettes
POLSON — Carli Maley homered and drove in seven runs, and Class A power Polson topped AA Flathead 15-5 in a softball game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.
Wildkats top Browning 20-0 in short game
COLUMBIA FALLS — Maddie Moultray capped Columbia Falls’ 10-run first inning with a grand slam Tuesday, and the Wildkats downed Browning 20-0 in a Northwest A softball game shortened to 2 ½ innings.
Wolfpack netters split with Great Falls schools
Against Great Falls, the Glacier boys swept 8-0, and the girls 5-2 (scores for one match were not available). CMR topped the Wolfpack girls 6-2, and the boys 7-1.
Western B golf: Bigfork girls, Eureka boys earn state berths
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS — Bigfork’s girls team earned a spot at State, and so did the Eureka boys at the Western B Divisional golf tournament on Tuesday.
Lakers AA roll past Bitterroot Red Sox
Lakers A split with Havre Northstars 18U