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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 …
Bulldogs sweep Bigfork
BIGFORK — Whitefish tennis earned a narrow sweep of Bigfork in a nonconference dual on a dreary overcast day Tuesday.
Young athletes weather Glacier Triangular
The athletes at the Glacier Triangular track meet got through most of the day on Tuesday before the skies opened up and made things miserable. That was plenty …
American runner wins Boston Marathon
BOSTON — American Meb Keflezighi has won the Boston Marathon, a year after a bombing at the finish line left three dead and more than 260 people injured.
Busy day for Flathead, Glacier with tennis duals
MISSOULA — Flathead and Glacier battled Missoula Big Sky, Hellgate and Sentinel on the tennis courts Saturday in dual play.
Polson cruises on final day on tennis play
CUT BANK — The Polson boys and girls both beat Cut Bank and Lewistown to wrap up a successful weekend of tennis action on the Hi-Line Saturday.
Softball: Glacier tips Helena, beaten by Capital
HELENA — The Glacier Wolfpack softball team lost to Helena Capital 3-1, but came back to edge Helena High 2-1 in Western AA road games on Saturday.
Softball: Bravettes fall to Bruins, Bengals
HELENA — The Flathead softball team’s trip didn’t go as planned, as the Bravettes lost to Helena High 16-6 and Helena Capital 10-0 in Western AA contests on Saturday.
Track: Glacier boys win Missoula Invitational
MISSOULA — The Glacier Wolfpack boys track and field team saw four of its competitors hit state qualifying marks as it edged Missoula Big Sky by nine points to win the Missoula Invitational on Saturday. Glacier tot…
Tennis: Bigfork shines in No. 1 doubles action
BIGFORK — The Bigfork girls tied St. Ignatius and defeated Troy while the Bigfork boys lost to St. Ignatius and Troy on Saturday in dual action that featured j…
Wolfpack bites Flathead
Glacier junior Hunter Blalack took a unique approach in his crosstown tennis match against Flathead’s Glenn Strickler on Friday at the Flathead Valley Communit…
Pirates navigate Cut Bank gusts
CUT BANK — Polson tennis nearly finished the day undefeated at the Cut Bank Invitational, winning both girls matches as the boys earned a split in high winds on the east side of the mountains.
Libby girls take fifth at T-Falls Invite
THOMSPSON FALLS — The Libby girls track team finished in fifth place with 22 points at the Thompson Fall Invitational on Thursday. Plains won the invitational with 182 points.
Dogs 1st, Kats 2nd at track invitational
FRENCHTOWN — The Whitefish boys, led by individual winners Keaton Gove (110 hurdles, 15.40), Luke May (javelin, 178-7), Jed Nagler (high jump, 5-10), Sean Foley (long jump (20-4) and EJ Havens (pole vault (13-0), r…
Softball roundup: Loggers rally by Wildkats; Pirates roll
LIBBY — Kelsey Klin clubbed two triples and added a single and drove in three runs in four trips to plate and Hannah England had another solid effort in the circle as Libby dropped Columbia Falls 10-6 on Thursday i…
Class A in flux
A lot of change happened in Montana high school athletics this week.