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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
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.
Jumping into season
Flathead’s Matt Quist came into Tuesday’s Flathead A Invitational at Legends Stadium with some doubts.
Lorang third at Ronan
RONAN — Missoula Loyola had the medalists while team titles went to Ronan’s girls and the boys from Thompson Falls on Tuesday at the Ronan Invitational golf tournament.
Bigfork splits Loyola
MISSOULA — Bigfork split with Missoula Loyola in Class B tennis play on Tuesday at Playfair Park.
Pack grounded by Eagles, blows away Sentinel
Glacier softball shook off a tough loss to split a two-game set with Missoula Big Sky and Sentinel on Tuesday in a pair of Western AA conference games at Kidsports Complex.