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The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
Twins beat Cranbrook in walkover, 13-3
WHITEFISH — The Glacier Twins managed just four hits, but didn’t need any to score nine first-inning runs in a 13-3 Legion baseball win over Cranbrook, B.C. on Saturday.
Whitefish selects Bollweg as next football coach
Whitefish High School selected its next football coach Thursday, and the backstory for Brett Bollweg lines up nicely with the man he’s replacing.
Kersten, Knutson third at Western Conference tennis
Rain washed out some of the later rounds of tennis at the Western AA Conference Invite at FVCC Saturday, but a few winners were crowned before the weather came.
Whitefish girls cruise, boys second at Iceberg
COLUMBIA FALLS — Hailey Ells and Erin Wilde won two events each, and the Whitefish girls cruised to the team title at the Iceberg Invitational track and field …
Erickson, Sempf help Wildkats to third in Corvallis
CORVALLIS — Hannah Sempf and Siri Erickson were double winners for Columbia Falls at the Sapphire Twilight Meet to help the Wildkats to a third place overall finish Thursday.
Butte downs Wolfpack, 4-1
Butte pitcher Ashlinn Mullaney held the Glacier offense to four hits and the Bulldogs downed the host Wolfpack 4-1 in a Western AA softball game Friday.
C-Falls softball downs Polson, 14-4
POLSON — Kyrah Trenkle had three hits, and she and Abbie Darsow hit home runs to lead Columbia Falls to a 14-4 Northwest A softball win over Polson Friday night.
Wolfpack boys win Dahlberg Invite
BUTTE — It was a fast track in Butte Friday, and the Glacier boys were the fastest.
Halt Cancer at X awards $50K grant for early breast cancer detection
KALISPELL — Researchers from the Mayo Clinic seeking to better understand genetic mutations that increase risk for breast cancer received a $50,000 grant from Halt Cancer at X to advance their work.
C-Falls tennis dual almost washed out
COLUMBIA FALLS — Rainy weather mostly foiled the Columbia Falls and Polson tennis dual Thursday, but a few matches finished before the storm rolled in.
Glacier surges past Flathead
First the Flathead Bravettes had a big inning, and then the Glacier Wolfpack had a bigger one. When the mud settled, Glacier had a rainy crosstown softball wi…
Spartans down Flathead softball
MISSOULA — Stella Summerfield threw a five-inning one-hitter for Missoula Sentinel, and the Spartans downed Flathead 21-1 in softball Wednesday with walks and a handful of hits.
Strong shoulders: Labrum hopes Wolfpack can turn softball season around
Sammie Labrum has a solid softball name, and it makes sense that as a senior she’s shouldering more of a leadership role for the Glacier Wolfpack softball squa…
Bigfork boys, Whitefish girls win Bigfork Invitational
BIGFORK — Bigfork won the boys team title at its own Bigfork Invitational track and field meet Tuesday, but a lot of the big marks belonged to Whitefish.
Flathead netters top C-Falls
Alexis Kersten’s singles victory highlighted a Flathead tennis dual win over Columbia Falls Tuesday.