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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 …
C-Falls, Libby players named all-state in basketball
Columbia Falls’ Jared Trinastich, Winter Kemppainen and Cydney Finberg and Libby’s Jared Winslow were all named to the Class A all-state basketball teams on Thursday.
Rodeo: Back in the saddle
Dan Yates, at age 36, is on the comeback trail.
Local talent looks to win 'Aces' tour
The inaugural Smoking Aces Tour, a freestyle skiing and snowboarding tour throughout Montana, concludes today on Big Mountain at Whitefish Mountain Resort with the Ace of Spades Tour Championship scheduled to start…
Glacier trio named to all-state basketball team
Growing pains: Edwards overcomes mono, tonsillectomy in 1st season with Zags
The journey from the Montana Class AA state basketball tournament to the NCAA tournament was a long one for Gonzaga freshman Ryan Edwards.
Class B state boys basketball: Vikings victorious
BOZEMAN — It wasn’t easy, but they’re perfect.
Class AA state girls: Billings Senior slips past Wolfpack
BILLINGS — Billings Senior outscored Glacier 30-16 in the middle two quarter to post a 50-41 consolation victory on Saturday morning at the Class AA state girls basketball tournament.
Class AA state boys: Bengals knock out Glacier
BILLINGS — Helena High took advantage of a poor offensive third quarter by Glacier to post a 53-39 victory over the Wolfpack in consolation play at the Class AA state boys basketball tournament on Saturday morning.
Class A state girls: Columbia Falls settles for 3rd
GREAT FALLS — Haley Belgarde made two free throws with less than a second left to give Columbia Falls a 54-52 overtime victory over Laurel in the third-place game Saturday at the Class A girls state basketball tour…
Bigfork's perfect season ends with Class B title
The Bigfork Vikings added one final win to their flawless season on Saturday night.
Class B state basketball: Bigfork in title game
BOZEMAN — Pushed harder than it had been in months, Bigfork responded from a six-point second half deficit with a 15-0 run, wresting control from Southern B champion Huntley Project to win 68-56 in the semifinals o…
AA state boys basketball: Top-ranked Helena Capital downs Wolfpack
BILLINGS — Glacier managed to hang with top-ranked Helena Capital for the better part of quarter before the Bruins took over, posting a 63-44 victory in semifinal action at the Class AA state boys basketball tourna…
Class A state girls basketball: Wildkats rally, but fall short
GREAT FALLS — Hamilton knocked off top-ranked Columbia Falls 44-39 on Friday night at Four Seasons Arena in semifinal action at the Class A state girls basketball tournament.
AA state girls basketball: Sentinel sinks Glacier
BILLINGS — Glacier clamped down on high-scoring Missoula Sentinel for four quarters, but it still wasn’t enough as the second-ranked Spartans claimed a hard-fought 37-26 victory in the semifinals of the Class AA st…
Class A state girls basketball: Kats cruise to semis
GREAT FALLS — That was easy.