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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Wrestling: C-Falls' Roberts 2nd at Rocky Mountain Classic
MISSOULA — Shonn Roberts of Columbia Falls settled for second place Saturday at the 38th annual Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic.
Marshall's free throw lifts Flathead over Rustlers
As the shot went up, a silence fell over Flathead gymnasium. The ball rattled around the rim, finally falling through the net as pandemonium ensued.
Basketball roundup: Bad 2nd QT dooms Bravettes at CMR
GREAT FALLS — Flathead couldn’t overcome a poor second quarter, falling at Great Falls C.M. Russell 42-32 in a Class AA nonconference girls basketball game on Friday night.
High School Wrestling Polls
Class AA
Rocky Mountain Classic: Three C-Falls grapplers in semifinals; Libby has 1
MISSOULA — Columbia Falls wrestlers turned in a strong showing on opening day of the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic at Missoula Sentinel.
Glacier vs. Columbia Falls
Glacier edges Columbia Falls by 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — The crowd at Larry Schmautz Memorial Gym held its breath for nearly three minutes as the Class A No. 1 Columbia Falls boys attempted to draw e…
Wolfpack slips past Wildkats
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls is No. 1 in Class A. Glacier is No. 2 in AA.
Bigfork bolts to easy 7B boys basketball win
THOMPSON FALLS — Second-ranked Bigfork used a fast start to blow by Thompson Falls 67-43 in District 7B boys basketball play Thursday evening.
Hockey: Maulers shut out Wolverines
MISSOULA — Austin Azzinnaro scored the first and last goals and assisted on the second as the Missoula Maulers blanked the Whitefish Wolverines 3-0 in Western States Hockey League play on Thursday evening at the Gl…
MHSA: Transgender student-athlete proposal will likely be withdrawn
HELENA — A controversial proposal from the Montana High School Association that would allow transgender student-athletes to compete in activities of a gender different than the student’s sex at birth will likely be…
Columbia Falls, Whitefish grapplers win league duals
POLSON — Columbia Falls won four straight matches from 126 to 145, eight overall, to defeat Polson 41-27 Thursday evening in a Northwestern A wrestling dual.
Valley powers clash in C-Falls
For the second time in a week, the Valley will host a cross-class basketball clash of state powers.
C-Falls stays atop Class A, Vikings fall to No. 2
In the second batch of prep basketball polls this season, the Columbia Falls boys and girls programs retained their top spots from a week ago, the Glacier girls remained No. 2 in Class AA, the Bigfork Vikings fell …
Columbia Falls 58, Whitefish 12
Images from the Cat Mats' 58-12 victory against the Bulldogs in Columbia Falls on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.