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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Wolverines win in double OT
Aleksei Garin scored on a power play in the second overtime to give the Whitefish Wolverines a 4-3 Western States Hockey League victory over the Butte Cobras at the Stumptown Ice Den on Friday night.
Boys basketball: Balanced Bigfork thumps Frenchtown, 70-48
MISSOULA — Adam Jordt turned in a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists to help Bigfork dump Frenchtown 70-48 in boys Northwest and Southwest Class A Tip-Off Classic basketball action Friday afternoon at the …
Glacier, CMR girls basketball postponed
The Glacier girls basketball season and home opener on Friday evening with Great Falls C.M. Russell was postponed because of pertussis.
Glacier boys lose hoop opener to CMR
GREAT FALLS — The Great Falls C.M. Russell Rustlers scored 11 of their 27 first-half points from the charity stripe to down the Glacier Wolfpack 53-36 in Class AA nonconference boys basketball action Friday night.
Libby wrestlers split duals with Frenchtown, Browning
FRENCHTOWN — Defending Class A state wrestling champion Garret Chapel of Libby won twice by pin at the Frenchtown Mixer on Friday night.
Girls basketball: Whitefish spills Stevensville
MISSOULA — Haley Nicholson broke loose for 14 points and Dani Douglas helped out with 12 as Whitefish dumped Stevensville 40-34 at the girls Northwest and Southwest Class A Tip-Off Classic basketball tournament Fri…
Hill climbs to sixth
LAS VEGAS — A night after eight bull riders posted scores during the seventh performance of the PRCA National Finals Rodeo — the most of any round — eight more earned prize money during Thursday’s performance in La…
C-Falls sweeps Flathead
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls boys and girls both improved to 2-0 on the basketball season Thursday evening by defeating Flathead in nonconference action.
Girls basketball: Glacier, C-Falls loaded, again
Another basketball season has arrived and once again the Flathead Valley has a host of talented girls teams with potential title runs in their sights.
Glacier drops wrestling dual with Missoula Sentinel
MISSOULA — Ryder Day (126), Sam Barber (138), Quinn Barber (152) and Isaac Sanez (170) all won by pin while Justin Gibson (113) won by a technical fall to account for all of Glacier’s scoring in a Western AA wrestl…
Boys basketball: New coaches, new 5s
Boys basketball in northwest Montana will look a lot different this winter.
Northern exposure: Former Flathead QB Reilly has Edmonton challenging for the Cup
All Kalispell’s Mike Reilly wanted was a chance to play football.
Wrestling season in full swing
Columbia Falls has a rich tradition on the mats, but standout Shonn Roberts is looking to become the first Wildcat to join an elite group of high school wrestlers.
Bennett, Olson land Coach of Year awards
Grady Bennett of Glacier High School and Tim Olson of Whitefish High School have been named Coach of the Year for their respective sports by the Montana Coaches Association.
Bulldogs split mat action with Libby, Polson
WHITEFISH — Matthew Sampson was a double winner for Whitefish as the Bulldogs split Northwestern A dual wrestling action with Libby and Polson on Tuesday evening.