Sports
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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Hunting surprise: a doe with antlers
For one Kalispell girl, the hunting season got off to an interesting — and rare — start.
New lift, new terrain to greet skiers
Whitefish Mountain Resort is looking forward to the 2014-15 season with the new Flower Point Triple chairlift on the north side of the mountain and a renovated Base Lodge plus several other resort enhancements.
C-Falls has three, Polson, Whitefish two all-State
Three members of the Columbia Falls girls soccer team, which finished second to Laurel in postseason play, have been named to the Class A all-state and all-conference teams from the Northern Division.
State volleyball: Wolfpack vs. West; Flathead has Senior
The top-ranked Glacier Wolfpack opens Class AA state volleyball action Thursday versus Billings West at 2 p.m.
Prep football: Whitefish, Bigfork, Glacier home for semis
Fifth-ranked Bigfork, Whitefish and top-ranked Glacier (11-0) will all be hosting semifinal playoff football games this weekend.
No score for Hill on last ride at Canadian Finals Rodeo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Beau Hill came up empty during Sunday’s final performance of bull riding at the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place.
Hockey: Wolverines rally past Butte, 6-5
WHITEFISH — The Whitefish Wolverines scored four goals in the second period to shed a three-goal deficit and beat Butte 6-5 on Saturday at Stumptown Ice Den, sweeping the weekend series with the Cobras.
Class A football playoffs: May, Bulldogs pull through
WHITEFISH — On a picturesque Saturday afternoon, with the Whitefish Range towering over Memorial Field, the Whitefish Bulldogs capped off a come-from-behind victory that will stand in the school’s history books for…
Volleyball: Wildkats divisional champs, again
LIBBY — Columbia Falls repeated as Northwestern A Divisional volleyball champions on Saturday, downing Frenchtown 23-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-13 in the championship match.
Class B football playoffs: Bigfork manhandles Malta, 41-0
BIGFORK — Bigfork quarterback Josh Sandry rolled out left to pass, saw an opening in the Malta defense and broke through and housed it for a 71-yard touchdown …
AA football playoffs: Glacier blasts West
It took some time for Glacier to get back in the groove.
Florence falls to Loyola in Western B semifinals; Bigfork eliminated
RONAN — Missoula Loyola Sacred Heart outlasted Florence 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 15-8 in semifinal play at the Western B Divisional volleyball tournament on Friday evening.
Northwestern A divisional: C-Falls spikers state bound
LIBBY — Columbia Falls punched its ticket to the Class A state volleyball tournament on Friday evening by defeating Frenchtown 3-1 in the Northwestern A Divisional semifinals.
Class B football: Bigfork, Malta familiar foes in postseason play
For the third time in four years Bigfork (8-1) will play Malta (6-3) in the Class B football playoffs. The Vikings are hoping the result falls in their favor this time around.
Class A football playoffs: Whitefish ready, rested after bye week for Miles City
Whitefish is healthy, rested and ready for postseason football play.