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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 …
Morley takes to national stage
Weeks after claiming two state titles, Bigfork distance runner Makena Morley is taking her talents to the national stage.
Legion baseball: Mariners finish third at Cloninger Classic
HELENA — Mission Valley finished in third place at the Cloninger Classic with an emphatic 15-6 victory in the consolational final on Sunday.
Always a classic at The Summit
It wasn’t the greatest of mornings. With the temperature hovering around 50 degrees, skies overcast and the ground wet from rain the night before, it wasn’t th…
Epperly aids sweep, girls' split
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Montana topped Wyoming 105-103 in a high scoring affair in the first of two games in the Montana-Wyoming All-Star Basketball Challenge at Sheridan College’s Golden Dome.
South snaps North's win streak at Big Sky All-Star Game
BILLINGS — The South team broke a four-year winning streak by the North, rolling to a 27-8 victory in the Big Sky Class B All-Star football game.
Mission Valley on a tear at Cloninger Classic
HELENA — Mission Valley blew through its schedule Saturday, sweeping games against Kalispell A and Vauxhall (Alberta), winning by a combined 23 runs at the Cloninger Classic American Legion baseball tournament.
Libby tops Mariners at Classic
HELENA — Libby went up big early and held on to defeat Mission Valley 10-9 at the Cloninger Classic baseball tournament on Friday.
Braves focus on community outreach
A small group of teenagers did their part Friday to help a neighbor in need. Those teenagers just happened to be wearing Flathead football jerseys.
Lakers A sweep Kootenai Valley doubleheader
The Kalispell Lakers A played 14 solid innings of baseball underneath threatening storm clouds at Griffin Field, sweeping the Kootenai Valley Rangers in an American Legion baseball doubleheader on Thursday night.
Kalispell AA ekes out opener
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Kalispell Lakers AA squad started off their road trip on a high note, topping the Southridge (Kennewick, Wash.) Bandits 7-6 in the opening game of the Summer Palouse American Legion baseball to…
Peek in at World Cup
I’m not going to tell you to watch the World Cup.
Local coach's World Cup ties inspire youth
As the World Cup kicks off today, there will be remnants of a local coach dotting the fields in Brazil.
Wetsch's gem leads to Twins sweep
WHITEFISH — The Glacier Twins swept the Libby Loggers in an American Legion baseball doubleheader on Wednesday night, narrowly escaping both contests.
Bigfork hires new basketball coach, AD
BIGFORK — Former assistant Sam Tudor has been named the head boys’ basketball coach at Bigfork, taking the reins of the defending Class B state champions from Josh Downey, who departed for the head coaching job at …
Lakers AA win marathon game over Twins
WHITEFISH — In a game that took more than four hours, the Kalispell Lakers AA squad squeaked out a 12-11 win at the Glacier Twins A in a non-conference American Legion baseball game on Tuesday night at Memorial Par…