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Let that soak in
The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
Bruins, Bengals shut out Bravettes
Helena Capital and Helena High each pitched shutouts at Kidsports Friday, in wins over the Flathead Bravettes in Western AA softball.
Whitefish, C-Falls split in Cat-Dog dual
WHITEFISH — The Whitefish track team finally got its season started Thursday in a meet with Columbia Falls that was put together earlier in the week.
Browning drops opener to Libby
LIBBY — Destinee Crawford tripled and drove in five runs and Paislee MacDonald threw four innings of one-hit ball as Libby downed Browning 23-4 in a Northwest A softball game shortened by the mercy rule.
Glacier sweeps crosstown tennis
There was finally tennis in Kalispell Thursday after cancellations earlier this week iced a set of duals for both Flathead and Glacier. The sun shone and a li…
Winter weather cancels Saturday softball games
Expected bad weather on Saturday has led the Glacier and Flathead softball teams to condense their series with the Helena schools to Friday only.
Walburn third in Group B at Bryan Clay decathlon
AZUSA, Calif. — Whitefish product and Carroll College standout Lee Walburn completed a couple solid days of competition by finishing third in his decathlon group at the Bryan Clay Invitational meet Thursday.
Libby, C-Falls chase Northwest A softball crown
The Northwest A softball race should start shaping up soon, with defending State A champion Polson playing at Columbia Falls Thursday, hosting Ronan Friday and…
After so many relays and TDs, time to hand off
Somewhere in the late 1990s, Arron Deck called the Billings Gazette looking for information on Flathead High School.
Bigfork to compete in Class A beginning in 2023-24
The Vikings and Valkyries of Bigfork will be making the move to Class A beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the Montana High School Association announced Wed…
Caleb Aland picked to lead Flathead football
Caleb Aland was named the new football coach for Flathead High School Wednesday, an event he didn’t imagine last summer while he was a seasonal worker in Glaci…
Western A softball: Libby edges Ronan in 7th inning
LIBBY — Sidney Rusdal doubled twice, drove in three runs and scored the winning tally in the seventh inning of Libby’s 12-11 softball win over Ronan Tuesday.
Weather causes schedule changes to local sports
Several area sporting events were postponed or canceled due to high winds and low temperatures on Tuesday.
Wolfpack boys stay unbeaten
The Glacier Wolfpack boys tennis team won both its duals Saturday to improve to 5-0 overall. But even more impressively, the defending state champions were 16…
Bravettes tie Sentinel, fall to Big Sky
Alexis Kersten won in singles, as did Lolita Sattler, and the Flathead Bravettes tied Sentinel in a tennis dual on Saturday.
Columbia Falls wins twice; Loggers shut out Eureka
LEWISTOWN — Aspen Dawson hit a go-ahead RBI single and Columbia Falls scored five runs in the fifth inning to beat Havre 8-4 at the Lewistown Round-Robin softball tournament Saturday.