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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Wrestling: Mat Cats win 3 at Polson Invitational
POLSON — Three-time Class A defending state champion Shonn Roberts took the individual title at 138 pounds on Saturday at the Polson Invitational wrestling tournament.
Wrestling: Braves go 2-1 at Capital City Duals
HELENA — Flathead left the mats at the Capital City Duals on Saturday with a 2-1 mark with three wrestlers going 3-0 — Trae Vasquez (113), Anthony Wright (160) and Logan Wilson (182).
Basketball: C-Falls sweeps Corvallis
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nearly a month removed from the gridiron, Ty Morgan appears to be in midseason form on the hardwood.
Off in a splash: Local swimmers kick off season at Kalispell Invite
Sophomore Nate Burnham won the 200 freestyle and freshman Jessica Loyda turned in the fastest time in the 50 freestyle to lead the Glacier boys and girls at th…
Makena Morley defends West regional XC crown
WALNUT, Calif. — Makena Morley, a senior at Bigfork High School, defended her Foot Locker West Regional cross country title on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College while Glacier freshman Annie Hill finished fourth a…
Flathead tops Whitefish in opener
WHITEFISH — With fresh legs late, Flathead pulled away from Whitefish to turn a tie game at halftime into a 73-54 blowout in the first boys basketball game of …
Johnson guides Bravettes by Bulldogs, 49-35
WHITEFISH — The upstart Whitefish Lady Bulldogs went toe-to-toe with the Class AA Flathead Bravettes early in their nonconference basketball game on Friday nig…
Braves pin dual loss on Bulldogs
BUTTE — Flathead won a pinfest with the Butte Bulldogs on Friday in Class AA wrestling dual action.
Wolfpack drops mat dual to Butte
BUTTE — Justin Gibson (113), Ryder Day (126), Sam Barber (132) and Eli Horn (285) all posted pins in their first match of the Class AA wrestling season Friday afternoon for Glacier, but it wasn’t enough to get the …
Glacier's McChesney, Hill named all-state MVPs in AA football
Glacier seniors Brady McChesney and Josh Hill were named Class AA offensive and defensive most valuable players, leading 20 players from the state champions named to the all-state teams, released Friday.
Kalispell Invitational first outing for local swimmers
The high school swim season for Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Flathead, Glacier and Whitefish begins Saturday with the Kalispell Invitational at The Summit.
Bigfork bouncing back
Bigfork went undefeated on its run to the Class B state boys’ basketball championship last season, topping Columbus 71-62 in front of a packed house in Bozeman to bring the title back to the shores of Flathead Lake.
May, Sandry lead local postseason honors
Luke May and Josh Sandry piled up accolades after taking the Whitefish Bulldogs and Bigfork Vikings to the semifinals in their respective classes as postseason football awards covered the Flathead Valley on Tuesday…
Hockey: Wolverines sweep Cobras in Butte
BUTTE — Aleksei Garin scored a little more than a minute into the second overtime period to lift Whitefish to a 2-1 win over Butte on Saturday in Western States Hockey League play. The win completed a weekend sweep…
Plains reclassifies at MHSA meetings
HELENA — Plains will reclassify from Class B to Class C in all sports beginning in 2015-16 after approval from the Montana High School Association executive board on Sunday. At the same meeting, the board approved …