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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…
Lady Griz, Bobcats win ahead of Monday showdown
MISSOULA — Carmen Gfeller scored 18 points, including 12 free throws, and the Montana Lady Griz held down offensive-minded Northern Arizona for a 66-60 win in Big Sky Conference women’s basketball Saturday.
C-Falls MatCats take fifth at A Duals
Columbia Falls finished fifth at the 19-team Class A Duals that concluded Saturday at Fergus High School, beating Ronan in a shortened dual by an 18-12 score to leave the Chiefs in sixth.
Vikings fifth at Ted Kato Invite
Bigfork had two first place wrestlers and Whitefish had one at the Ted Kato Invitational held Saturday.
Mission girls hand Valkyries first setback
Kason Page scored 19 points, Kooper Page added 17 and the Mission Bulldogs knocked off previously unbeaten Bigfork 52-44 in a District 7-B girls basketball battle Saturday.
Vikings knock Mission from unbeaten ranks
Bryce Hilliard scored 15 points and the Bigfork Vikings edged Mission 57-54 Saturday, handing the Bulldogs their first boys basketball loss.
Flathead wins Montana AA Duals, Glacier fifth
The Flathead Brave Brawlers won yet another boys wrestling tournament Saturday, thumping Billings Senior 43-18 for the championship of the Montana AA Duals.
Voisin fourth in Big Air event at X Games
ASPEN — Maggie Voisin earned a fourth-place finish in her first event, Women’s Ski Big Air, at the X Games Aspen on Friday night.
Maidens edge Lady Bulldogs
RONAN — Olivia Heiner poured in 17 points to help the Ronan Maidens edge the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs 38-31 Friday in Northwest A girls basketball.
Moy, Bravettes top Pack convincingly
Looking at the final score from the girls crosstown basketball game Friday — Flathead won 52-23 on its homecourt to stay unbeaten — it’s easy to forget that Gl…
Wolfpack surges to boys crosstown win
The Glacier Wolfpack showed no jitters on Flathead’s home floor Friday, in a 69-49 crosstown boys basketball win.
Bigfork Vikings hold off Lions, 55-54
Isak Epperly led a balanced Bigfork attack with 14 points, and the Vikings made just enough free throws late to hold off Eureka 55-54 in a District 7-B boys basketball game Thursday.
Gedlaman scores 21, Wildkats handle Browning
Grace Gedlaman’s double-double lifted the Columbia Falls Wildkats to a 59-36 victory over the Browning Lady Indians in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday night.
Crosstown hoop battles on tap at Flathead tonight
The first of two crosstown basketball doubleheaders is tonight at Flathead High School, where the girls battle at 6 p.m. and the boys square off after.
Flathead welcomes high-scoring Joston Cripe back to court
What was supposed to happen was Joston Cripe was going to have a solid spring season of AAU basketball, followed by an excellent summer of playing hoops with h…
New pro baseball team reveals name and mascot
The Flathead Valley’s new professional baseball team on Wednesday revealed its brand as the Glacier Range Riders, along with a mountain goat mascot.