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Poster Players of the Week: Whitefish Tennis
This week’s Poster Player of the Week goes to the Whitefish boys and girls tennis teams after a terrific performan…
Boxing: Stacked lineup for sixth annual smoker
The crosstown boxing smoker is back for its sixth year, with a fight card that has spread around the Flathead Valley. The bouts begin at 6:30 p.m. today at the Trade Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds with d…
Ex-NFL player Hernandez convicted of murder
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing…
Track and field: Glacier sweep crosstown
The Glacier boys and girls swept the crosstown track dual on Tuesday at Legends Stadium, battling the wind and cold on a dreary day in Kalispell.
Golf: Potkonjak paces Vikings to third place
RONAN — Bigfork’s Joseph Potkonjak shot 79 for a second-place finish during the Ronan Invitational at Mission Mountain Golf Club on Tuesday.
Tennis: C-Falls swept by Glacier, splits with Flathead
The Columbia Falls tennis teams traveled to Flathead Valley Community College to take on both Glacier and Flathead in a pair of nonconference duals on Tuesday.
Flathead, Glacier meet for 8th time in crosstown track
Flathead and Glacier will meet for the eighth time in crosstown track action today at 3 p.m. at Legends Stadium.
Whitefish netters down Bigfork
WHITEFISH — Whitefish will finally get a chance to rest up before its next outing.
Softball: Libby posts 2 wins; Polson 3rd at tourney
LIBBY — Devon Gallagher homered in both games and Hannah England held both Eureka and Timberlake (Idaho) to four hits as Libby posted two softball victories Saturday to improve to 5-0 on the season.
Track: Bigfork, Eureka sweep titles
BIGFORK — The Bigfork boys and girls each won their host track invitational, surviving windy conditions that swept western Montana on Saturday. It’s the first time in three years the school has been able to complet…
Bravettes lose to Helena, Capital in softball
Howling winds hampered any long-ball opportunities at Conrad Complex, but there were still plenty of hits in the Flathead Bravettes’ doubleheader against Helena High and Helena Capital on Saturday afternoon.
Glacier splits on diamond
In a home doubleheader with Helena Capital and Helena High, the Glacier Wolfpack softball team was handed its first loss of the season before utterly dominating Game 2 on Saturday.
Braves win track title at Missoula; Glacier girls second
MISSOULA — The Flathead boys won the team title and the Glacier girls finished second at the Missoula Invitational on Saturday, battling high winds at one of the largest track and field meets in western Montana.
Tennis: Wildkats top Sentinel JV
MISSOULA — The Columbia Falls Wildkats tennis team traveled to Missoula on Friday for a dual with the Missoula Sentinel Spartans’ junior varsity squad and came away with a commanding win, taking the dual five match…
Softball: Polson doubles up at Belgrade tourney
BELGRADE — The Polson Lady Pirates were a force to be reckoned on the first day of the Belgrade Softball tournament on Friday.
Crosstown tennis: Glacier boys romp; Flathead girls net tie
The Glacier boys were in their usual dominant form, cruising past Flathead in the first crosstown matchup of the season 7-0 on Thursday at the courts at Flathead Valley Community College.