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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 …
Hickok, Lee chase down titles
Former champs come from behind to win 4th of July tourney
Legion Baseball: Barber's no-hitter leads Lakers A
SPOKANE — The Kalispell Lakers A shrugged off an 0-2 Friday at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic with an emphatic 14-0 victory over the East Valley Knights in their final game of the tournament.
Morley makes finals at Junior Championships
EUGENE, Ore. — Bryn Morley of Bigfork finished third in a preliminary heat of the 1,500-meter run at the USA Track & Field Junior Championships on Saturday, keeping pace with some of the best athletes under the age…
Birdies put Porch first at Fourth of July tourney
WHITEFISH — Kalispell’s Ryan Porch birdied his last four holes on the way to carding a 4-under-par 68 at the 78th annual Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Golf Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club Thursday. Porch…
Legion baseball: Lakers A split opening games at Wood Bat tourney
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Kalispell Lakers A beat the Calgary Blues 8-4, but lost to Ferndale, Wash., 7-5 during opening-day action at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic American Legion baseball tournament on Thursday.
Waiting for an ace
It finally stopped snowing and with a week of vacation in the books, I finally got back on the golf course last week.
Whitefish Lake Golf Club ready for region's elite
WHITEFISH — A handful of former champions, including the defending men’s and women’s winners, will play in the 78th annual Fourth of July golf tournament beginning today at Whitefish Lake Golf Club. The tourney reg…
Mariners blow out Libby
LIBBY — The Mission Valley Mariners got off to a hot start and didn’t look back, posting five multi-run innings in a 16-2 victory over the Libby Loggers on Tuesday night.
Legion baseball: Lakers capture Ed Gallo title
WHITEFISH — The Kalispell Lakers A rallied to beat the Williston Keybirds (N.D.) 11-10 in the championship game Sunday afternoon at the 25th annual Ed Gallo Memorial American Legion Baseball Tournament at Memorial …
Wet day, but fast times for Whitefish Lake Run
The 37th Annual Whitefish Lake Run on Saturday morning was a soggy, cool affair, but that did not stop 407 brave souls from finishing either the 5k or 10k race…
Legion baseball: Sapa tosses 1-hitter for Glacier Twins
WHITEFISH — Jonny Sapa tossed a 1-hitter and Tristin Steinwand and Vincent Smith both went 2 for 3 with two RBIs in leading the Glacier Twins A to a 13-1 victory over the Missoula Prospects on Friday at the 25th an…
Legion baseball: Scarlets take 2 from Lakers
The Billings Scarlets came through with a pair of tight wins over the Kalispell Lakers Friday night in AA American Legion baseball action at Griffin Field.
Keybirds top Twins at Ed Gallo opening day
WHITEFISH — A soggy night in Whitefish couldn’t halt the opening day of the 25th annual Ed Gallo baseball tournament on Thursday, and the Glacier Twins A opened up their tournament with a 11-4 loss to the Williston…
Legion Baseball: Mariners split with Bucs
FLORENCE — The Mission Valley Mariners outlasted the Bitterroot Bucs in a sloppy Game 1 before dropping the second game of the American Legion doubleheader in Florence on Thursday.
Time to change the name
Typically, leadership in this country comes from the top.