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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…
Softball: Hamilton hammers Polson
POLSON — Polson hit a pair of grand slams but it wasn’t enough to outscore a hot-hitting Hamilton squad, as the Pirates fell 21-16 in a Class A nonconference softball game on Thursday.
Softball: Frenchtown blanks Bravettes
The Flathead Bravettes don’t like to take the easy way out.
Track and field: Polson excels at host triangular
POLSON — Mathew Rensvold, Danny DiGiallonardo, Jacob Clairmont and Mariah Corrigan led Polson with first-place finishes on Thursday in a triangular track meet with Corvallis and Hamilton.
Track and field: Glacier splits close duals at Great Falls High
GREAT FALLS — Glacier came out on the top end of one tight track dual, but lost the other one on Thursday with Great Falls High at Memorial Stadium.
Track and field: Flathead wrangles CMR
Although Flathead was far from full strength for its track dual with Great Falls C.M. Russell on Thursday at Legends Stadium, it did not prevent the Braves and…
Terry column: Spring break tough for spring sports
The hallways of Flathead, and many of the surrounding high schools, have been quiet this week.
Softball roundup: Wolfpack win 3 out of 4; young Bravettes go 0-4
GREAT FALLS — The Glacier Wolfpack and Flathead Bravettes both kicked off the 2015 softball season at the Great Falls Jamboree on Saturday with contrasting results.
Troy's Opland, Plains' Phillips triple winners at Eureka Time Trials
EUREKA — Nolan Hofstee had the best throws in the shot put (43-1/2) and discus (146-4) while Christian Langston (11.36) and Bryant Little (5:20.83) turned in the fastest times in the 100 and 1,600, respectively, to…
Big Sky loses shootout; moves on to quarterfinals of USA Hockey
LANSING, Mich. — The Big Sky Wildcats advanced to the quarterfinals at the USA Hockey 19-and-under Tier II girls national championships on Saturday, fighting to a 1-0 shootout loss, but gaining the necessary point …
Clairmont, Corrigan win events for Polson at Gene Hughes Invitational Track
CORVALLIS — Jacob Clairmont and Mariah Corrigan were individual winners for Polson on Saturday at the Gene Hughes Invitational track meet.
AA tennis: Flathead, Glacier battle wind, Bison, Rustlers
GREAT FALLS — Battling treacherous winds between 40-60 miles per hour on the east side of the Great Divide, the Glacier and Flathead tennis squads started their Class AA seasons with a couple of matches against Gre…
Bigfork boys place 4th in golf opener
MISSOULA — Bigfork finished fourth and Eureka 10th in the boys team standings on Friday at the Loyola Invitational golf tournament.
Four C-Falls players named all-state
Columbia Falls had four players named all-state in Class A basketball after successful campaigns this season that saw both the boys and girls teams finish third at state.
Track and Field: Jumping into the season
Flathead won 15 girls events and 13 boys events as it kicked its track and field season with a dual against Whitefish on Thursday at Legends Stadium.
Hockey: Wildcats win first game at nationals
LANSING, Mich. — Powered by three goals from Flathead Valley skaters, the Montana Big Sky Wildcats won their first game at the USA Hockey 19-and-under Tier II girls’ national championships, dispatching the Princeto…