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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
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.
Class B boys state basketball: Bigfork blasts Joliet, 66-41
BOZEMAN — For top-ranked and undefeated Bigfork, it’s on to the semifinals.
AA state boys basketball: Fast start pushes Glacier past CMR
BILLINGS — Glacier shot the lights out in the first half and cruised to a 62-47 victory over Great Falls C.M. Russell in the first round of the Class AA state boys basketball tournament on Thursday afternoon.
AA girls state basketball: Wolfpack slips by Bison
BILLINGS — The Glacier girls pulled out their first state basketball tournament victory in school history, locking down Great Falls High in the final two minutes of play to win 47-46 in the first round of Class AA …
All four local basketball teams advance at state
Four games, four wins.