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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…
State B girls: Valkyries down Columbus for state tourney win
BOZEMAN — The Valkyries survived a scare from Columbus to earn a win at the Class B State basketball tournament Friday morning, downing the Cougars 48-44.
State B boys: Bigfork falls to Three Forks; Eureka bows out
BOZEMAN — Three Forks knocked the Bigfork Vikings from the championship bracket Friday at the State B basketball tournament with a 65-54 victory in the semifin…
Saturday State Hoops Pairings
State AA GIRLS Saturday 9 a.m. — Sentinel (12-12) vs. Billings Senior (14-10), lo 9 a.m. (at Skyview) — Flathead (17-6) vs. Billings West (20-3), lo
Battle, Montana St. beat Weber St. 69-66 in Big Sky semifinal
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — RaeQuan Battle came off the bench to score 17 points to lead Montana State to a 69-66 win
White leads Montana State women to Big Sky title over NAU
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Darian White scored 17 points, Leia Beattie added 16 and Montana State earned its third NCAA Tournament berth with a 75-64 win over Norther…
State AA girls: Bravettes eliminate Butte
BILLINGS — The Flathead Bravettes got back on the winning track in a big way Friday, beating Butte 60-33 at the State AA girls basketball tournament behind big games from Maddy Moy and Clare Converse.
State AA Boys: Gallatin knocks out Glacier
BILLINGS — A second straight slow start meant a second straight loss for the Glacier Wolfpack, which bowed out of the State AA boys basketball tournament with a 63-42 loss to Gallatin Friday.
State A girls: Browning holds off Maroons
MISSOULA — Browning earned another day at the State A girls basketball tournament, even as the fouls continued to pile up.
Vikings bounce Manhattan
BOZEMAN — The start could have been better but it’s the finish that mattered for the Bigfork Vikings at the State A basketball tournament Thursday.
Boulder upsets Bigfork girls, 61-55
The Bigfork Valkyries fell to Boulder 61-55 on the first day of the State B basketball tournament Thursday.
State A boys: Glendive nips Polson, 52-49
MISSOULA — There was foul trouble for their best player, a lack of 3-point shooting and still, the Polson Pirates were right there.
Browning, C-Falls girls lose in State A action
MISSOULA — Browning fell into the loser’s bracket Thursday, and Columbia Falls fell out of it.
State Basketball Pairings for Friday
State AA March 10-12, MetraPark, Billings BOYS Friday Noon — Glacier (10-13) vs. Gallatin (12-11), lo GIRLS 10:30 a.m. — Flathead (16-6) vs. Butte (11-12), lo
Bobcat men rout Sacramento St. Thursday
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Xavier Bishop had 14 points to lead five Montana State players in double figures as the league champion Bobcats romped past eighth-seeded Sacramento State 83-61 in the Big Sky Conference tournam…
State A boys: Polson downs Havre to stay alive
MISSOULA — Colton Graham scored 19 points and ignited a huge third quarter for the Polson Pirates, who went on to beat Havre 74-58 in a State A loser-out game Friday morning.