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Glacier tennis set to defend court; Whitefish sending 9 to State A
Home-court advantage awaits the seven Glacier singles and duos who qualified for the State AA tennis tournament th…
Sentinel gets best of Glacier, 8-0
MISSOULA — Rylee Crane threw a five-hit shutout and Missoula Sentinel used walks and timely hits to beat Glacier 8-0 in a Western AA softball game Wednesday at Sentinel Field.
Bravettes, Braves earn high marks at Big Sky dual
MISSOULA — Gabe Felton, Miller Bushnell and Dylan Zink won two events each for the boys, and Lilli Rumsey Eash won twice for the Bravettes while Flathead performed well at a dual track and field meet with Missoula …
Big Sky softball slams Bravettes
Grace Hood hit a grand slam and Missoula Big Sky picked up its first softball win of the season with a 16-5 win over Flathead Tuesday at the Eagles’ field.
Glacier tracksters sweep Bison
Sidney Gulick and Alyssa Vollersten each won two events for the Glacier girls and Caleb Bernhardt and Tate Kauffman did the same for the boys, as the host Wolfpack swept a windy dual track and field meet with Great…
Columbia Falls sweeps Ronan in tennis opener
RONAN — Columbia Falls netters started their season Tuesday with a sweep of Ronan by both the boys and girls teams.
Four area soccer players compete in Vegas
Four local soccer players participated in the 2022 Players Showcase, an annual tournament and opportunity to play in front of college scouts, held this year in…
C-Falls, Whitefish start tennis season this week
The Columbia Falls tennis team almost didn’t have a court to play on when practices started last month, but a little persistence and improvisation on coach Mic…
Wiesgram hits another slam for Griz
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Brooklyn Weisgram hit another grand slam and the Montana softball team wrapped up its three-game series at Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon with a 19-8 win over the Thunderbirds.
Glacier boys sweep Helena tennis duals
HELENA — The Glacier boys won their opening duals against Helena High and Helena Capital, and the girls split theirs on the opening day of AA tennis on Friday.
Polson girls top Stevi
POLSON — Sierra Lundeen and Hope Morrison won their singles matches to help Polson to a 4-3 win in a tennis dual against Stevensville on Friday.
Wolfpack gets solid marks, splits dual
Sam Ells ran impressive times while winning the boys 1,600 and 3,200, and Noah Fincher and Holly Skelton won twice as well for Glacier, in the Wolfpack’s dual …
Farrell, Goudette, Labrum lead Glacier’s 2-0 start
GREAT FALLS — Ella Farrell won twice, homered once and Glacier rode a hot offense to Class AA softball wins over Great Falls Russell and Great Falls High Thursday.
Flying start for several Flathead track athletes in dual
Kennedy Moore and Lilli Rumsey Eash won two events each Thursday, as Flathead kicked off its track and field season with a dual with Eureka at Legends Stadium.
Flathead, Glacier netters on Helena courts today
A season ago the Glacier boys won its 10th consecutive divisional title and the state AA tennis crown and appear poised to be a top team again this year.
Break out the gloves and eye black
A dozen years as a head football coach in California and another 18 as an assistant at the high school and college level have prepared Mark Kessler for this moment. Girls flag football is coming to Montana this Au…