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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
AA Divisional Track: Big marks in field events
Glacier’s Ogden breaks meet record in javelin
Bigfork's doubles teams lose in state tennis semis
MISSOULA — Bigfork had a pair of doubles teams fall in semifinal action Friday at the Class B-C state tennis tournament.
Softball: Frenchtown slips past C-Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — On the Wildkats’ senior day, hits were hard to come by for both the Frenchtown Broncs and Columbia Falls, as the Northwestern A contest featured just one earned run, resulting in a 4-2 road victory…
Softball: Polson hangs on to beat Libby, 7-5
LIBBY — Polson held off a late charge by Libby to claim a 7-5 Northwestern A softball victory on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Bigfork girls 2nd, boys 3rd at Western B divisional track
MISSOULA — Bigfork’s Logan Morley won the 800 (2:06.44) and 3,200 (10:30.03) on Friday to account for 20 of the Vikings’ 32 points at the Western B divisional boys track meet.
A State Tennis: Three Polson netters 3rd at state
BILLINGS — Polson’s Dylan McCrumb and Layne Zimmerman along with Brady Hislop had the best showing for Northwestern A athletes on the final day at the Class A state tennis tournament on Friday.
C-Falls girls, Whitefish boys 1st-day leaders at Northwestern A divisional track
FRENCHTOWN — Carla Nicosia won the 100 hurdles (15.66) and turned in the winning distance in the triple jump (35-4 3/4), Samantha Mundel took first place in the 1,600 (5:24.24) and Andrea Getts had the winning toss…
AA State Tennis: Tough go for Glacier, Flathead
BOZEMAN — It was a rough start for Glacier and Flathead at the Class AA state tennis tournament on Friday.
Western AA divisional track loaded with talent
For many, the Western AA divisional track meet today and tomorrow at Legends Stadium is one last chance for some of the brightest athletes in the state to extend their season.
C-Falls, Whitefish, Polson netters start 2-0 at state
BILLINGS — Northwestern A singles champion Emily Getts of Columbia Falls edged closer to her first state title on Thursday by winning first- and second-round matches at the Class A state tournament.
Libby slips by C-Falls in NWA softball play
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls Wildkats dropped a Northwestern A softball contest to Libby in extra innings on Thursday.
Bigfork girls tied for 5th in B-C state tennis
MISSOULA — The Bigfork girls are tied for fifth place after first-day action at the Class B-C State Tennis Tournament.
Wolfpack boys in mix for Class AA state tennis title
While not bringing the same firepower to the tournament as they did last season, the Glacier boys hope to still be in the mix for a state championship as the Class AA state tennis tournament begins today at Montana…
AA softball: Bravettes lose twice to Missoula Big Sky
MISSOULA — Flathead’s bid for a trip to the upcoming State Class AA Softball tournament fell short Thursday afternoon as the Bravettes dropped a doubleheader to Missoula Big Sky.
AA softball: Glacier earns trip to state
If the Glacier Wolfpack softball team had struggled at the plate this season, you couldn’t tell on Thursday afternoon.