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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…
Polson boys in Western A semis
It was a barn-burner for Browning and a stuck tractor for Columbia Falls Thursday, as both teams lost in the opening round of the Western A Divisional boys basketball tournament.
Browning, C-Falls make Western A girls semifinals
Browning, Columbia Falls, Hamilton and Dillon punched their tickets to the Western A girls basketball divisional semifinals Thursday.
Vals, Blue Hawks and Lions win big in Western B girls
The Bigfork Valkyries cruised into the semifinals of the Western B divisional tournament Thursday, as did Thompson Falls and Eureka.
Clare Converse enjoys ‘dream’ senior basketball season
After the Flathead Bravettes beat crosstown rival Glacier 52-23 on Jan. 21 and boosted their record to 9-0, the best start for the team in recent memory, they …
Zoeller, Chouinard, Cripe carry Flathead over Big Sky
Joston Cripe scored 28 points — 13 in the fourth quarter — and Flathead roared back from an 11-point deficit to beat Missoula Big Sky 76-73 in boys basketball …
Converse, Moy key as Flathead holds off Eagles
Clare Converse scored 13 points and the Flathead Bravettes held off Missoula Big Sky for a 44-37 Western AA girls basketball win Tuesday at the Eagles’ gym.
Local teams prepare for divisionals
High School Basketball
Stillwater second at MCAA state basketball
Sophia Sulzbacher, Zoe Linn named All-State
Vikings complete Bigfork sweep of 7-B tourney
Levi Taylor scored 16 points, Isak Epperly added 14 and the Bigfork Vikings won the District 7-B tournament title Saturday, beating Eureka 55-38.
Gunlock, Valkyries down Eureka for 7-B girls title
Freshman Braeden Gunlock scored 21 points and the Bigfork Valkryies put away Eureka 46-34 Saturday in the District 7-B girls basketball championship at the Big…
Vals, Lions to meet for 7-B girls crown
The Bigfork Valkyries avenged their only loss of the season, jumping out to a 20-0 lead on the way to a 55-27 win over Mission in the semifinals of the Distric…
Kindel, Bates lead Lions over Mission boys in 7B
It will be the Lions and Vikings for the District 7-B boys basketball title, after Eureka knocked off top-seeded Mission and Bigfork thumped Thompson Falls in …
Hill’s late 3-pointers send C-Falls to Western A
Jace Hill scored 27 points, including two 3-pointers in the final seven seconds, to lead Columbia Falls past Ronan 63-62 Friday and into the Western A boys basketball divisional.
Polson, Ronan girls advance to Divisionals
Lexi Wirz led four Polson players in double figures with 13 points, and the Lady Pirates survived a wild fourth quarter to beat Whitefish 52-46 in a Northwest A play-in game.
Eureka, T-Falls boys move on easily at tourney
Eureka and Thompson Falls boys built substantial halftime leads in the first round of the Western 7-B District tournament Thursday at Bigfork High School.