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Whitefish tennis rolls past Flathead
Liesl Brust and Jack Oehlerich led a near perfect day for Whitefish tennis as the Bulldogs swept Flathead Tuesday …
Wolfpack undefeated at Missoula Invitational volleyball
MISSOULA — Three Flathead Valley volleyball teams battled through a demanding schedule to advance to the championship bracket at the Missoula Invitational on Friday.
Football roundup: Sandry, Bigfork crush Plains
BIGFORK — Josh Sandry ran 45 yards for a touchdown, passed 5 yards to Jonathan Landon for another and returned a punt 34 yards for a score to carry No. 10-ranked Bigfork to a 49-0 District 7B football victory over …
Chapman, Bozeman derail Flathead
BOZEMAN — The Flathead Braves couldn’t overcome Bozeman’s 29 unanswered points, including three Balue Chapman rushing touchdowns, as they lost 43-21 on Friday.
Hockey: Wolverines fall late to Seattle 6-5
WHITEFISH — Seattle scored three goals in the final three minutes of regulation to erase a two-goal Whitefish lead and deny the Wolverines their first home victory, the Totems winning 6-5 in a Western States Hockey…
Unbeaten Glacier rips Sentinel
On a night when the Glacier offense dazzled once again, it was the Wolfpack defense that put up the most startling numbers in the team’s 59-7 victory over Miss…
Football: Glacier hopes to avoid shootout with Sentinel
The last time Glacier played Sentinel, the two teams combined for more than 100 points and the Wolfpack compiled nearly 700 yards of offense under the bright lights of Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.
Football: Flathead hoping to get back on win track
If the Flathead Braves want to extend their season into the playoffs they’ll have to prove they’re worthy in the first of several key contests down the final stretch of the season. The Bozeman Hawks are the first t…
Prep soccer roundup: Libby boys blank Bigfork
LIBBY — Walter Briones gave Libby the early goal just six minutes into play and the Loggers rolled from there for an easy 5-0 triumph over Bigfork in Northern A boys soccer play on Thursday.
Glaciers Hill top runner at 7-on-7
HELENA — Glacier freshman Annie Hill once again topped All-American Bigfork senior Makena Morley, this time by 22 seconds at the Capital City 7-on-7 Invitational cross country meet on Thursday at Bill Roberts Golf …
Cougars down Lions
Stillwater stayed perfect against District 7B foes on Thursday, besting Eureka 25-12, 25-22, 18-25, 25-17 in a nonconference volleyball matchup at Stillwater C…
Pivotal week for prep playoffs
Friday marks the start of the home stretch to the high school football season, and an important date for many local schools trying to stretch their season a few more weeks.
Glacier still top of AA; Bigfork remains No. 10 in B
Glacier still holds the top spot in Class AA in the most recent Associated Press prep football polls released on Wednesday. The Wolfpack was one of four teams to hold its top spot in the polls, with the only shakeu…
Soccer roundup: Bulldogs rout Bigfork, 11-1
BIGFORK — Whitefish sophomore Haley Nicholson scored five goals and had a pair of assists to lead the Bulldogs (5-4-2 overall, 4-2-1 Northern A) to an 11-1 rout of Northern A foe Bigfork (4-5-2, 1-4-2) on Tuesday.
Volleyball: Glacier sweeps in Idaho; Flathead falls to Sentinel
MISSOULA — After defeating the Missoula Sentinel Spartans at home in four sets in September, the Flathead Bravettes failed to reach 25 points in a single set and were swept by the Spartans for a Western AA road los…
Volleyball: Wildkats sweep the Bitterroot
CORVALLIS — Led by Carla Nicosia’s 16 kills, the Columbia Falls Wildkats took down Corvallis in four sets on Saturday for a nonconference road victory.