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Big changes at State AA Baseball for weather
The heavy threat of inclement weather in Butte on Saturday has caused tournament officials to compact the State AA…
Montana sends four Olympians to Beijing Games
With three freestyle skiers and a hockey player making the Olympic grade, you can call Montana a hotbed of (frozen) water sports.
Western AA seeding complete, stage set for state tourney
MISSOULA — Flathead qualified 24 wrestlers for the AA state tournament and Glacier 19 at the Western AA divisional seeding tournament Saturday.
Columbia Falls places 16, takes second at Western A wrestling
Columbia Falls qualified 16 wrestlers for state and finished second in the team race Saturday, at the Western A Divisional meet.
Sentinel tips Bravettes with 6-0 closing run
The Flathead Bravettes have made a habit of winning close games this girls basketball season, but Missoula Sentinel turned the tables.
Cummings, Flathead boys break through at Sentinel
The Flathead Braves are getting to be a tough number on the road, downing Missoula Sentinel 50-37 Saturday one day after a near-miss in Butte.
Sullivan leads Pack past Butte on road
Connor Sullivan scored 21 points, 14 after halftime, and Glacier rallied past Butte for a 62-54 Western AA boys basketball win Saturday afternoon.
Bigfork's Berreth reaches 1k career mark
Emma Berreth scored 21 points and reached 1,000 for her career, and the Bigfork Valkyries downed Plains 73-9 in a District 7-B girls basketball game Saturday.
Bigfork boys pummel Plains
Cole Knopic scored 11 points off the bench and Bigfork made short work of District 7-B boys basketball rival Plains Saturday, 69-14.
Glacier girls pick up 2nd straight league win
Noah Fincher and Bethany Sorenson scored 13 points each, and the Wolfpack surged past Butte 42-37 Saturday for its second straight Western AA win.
Bravettes hold off scrappy Butte girls
The Flathead Bravettes got back on the win column Friday, which you might expect from an 11-1 team, and they dominated the boards, which makes sense when the o…
Strong start for Glacier, Flathead at seeding tourney
Flathead put 17 wrestlers in the semifinals Friday at the Western AA seeding tournament, held at Missoula Big Sky High School, a final tuneup before state next week.
Glacier girls down Spartans for first league win
Kiera Sullivan scored 14 points, including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers, and Glacier broke through for its first Western AA conference win Friday, 49-45 over Missoula Sentinel.
Braves’ rally falls short in Butte
Jace Stenson hit five 3-pointers and scored 31 points, and Butte withstood a Flathead fourth-quarter rally to claim a 61-55 Western AA boys basketball win Friday.
Sentinel boys take down Glacier, 49-43
Drew Klumph scored 16 points, Joe Weida chipped in with 12 and Missoula Sentinel edged Glacier 49-43 for a Western AA boys basketball win Friday.
Wildcats edge Coyotes 56-54
Jace Hill scored 19 points, nine during a wild fourth-quarter comeback, and Columbia Falls edged Shelby 56-54 Friday for a non-conference win.