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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
C-Falls sweeps Flathead on hardwood
COLUMBIA FALLS — Behind a strong defense and a strong backcourt, the Columbia Falls boys erased a poor showing in the first quarter to beat a physical Flathead team 43-42 in a nonconference basketball game on Satur…
Basketball: Bison beat Glacier boys
GREAT FALLS — Matthew Wyman hit a runner in the lane with six seconds left to give Great Falls High a 74-73 Class AA boys basketball victory over Glacier on Saturday afternoon.
C-Falls has five champs, wins Lucey team title
EUREKA — Shonn Roberts (126), Colton Gove (138), Zayne Brunz (145), Bryan Shaffer (152) and Ike Schwikert (182) all won individual titles for Columbia Falls at the Buzz Lucey Invitational wrestling tournament on Sa…
Braves, Wolfpack middle of pack finishers at CMR Holiday Classic
GREAT FALLS — Flathead’s wrestlers finished 17th with 67 points and Glacier was one spot behind with 66 at the 36th annual CMR Holiday Classic on Saturday.
Great Falls stumps Wolfpack
Great Falls’ aggressive, trapping defense flustered Glacier down the stretch and the Lady Bison knocked off the Wolfpack 53-45 in a Class AA nonconference girl…
Basketball roundup: Nicholson, Watsch lead Whitefish past Libby
LIBBY — Keaton Nicholson scored 14 points, AJ Watsch added 12 and Whitefish opened Northwestern A conference play with a 55-46 win over Libby Saturday.
Glacier boys down Dogs
WHITEFISH — Unable to break down Whitefish’s zone defense, the Glacier boys found their rhythm from deep, making nine 3-pointers in a 65-45 blowout of the Bulldogs in a nonconference basketball game on Friday night.
Wolfpack cruises by Whitefish in girls basketball
WHITEFISH — The Glacier girls ran away with a 61-5 victory over Whitefish in an inter-class basketball game Friday at Whitefish High School.
Glacier's Gibson, Stupack in semis at Holiday Wrestling Classic
GREAT FALLS — Glacier had two wrestlers advance to the semifinals of the 36th annual Holiday Wrestling Classic on Friday at C.M. Russell High School.
Glacier to induct 25 student-athletes to HOF
Glacier High School will induct 25 individuals from the class of 2013 to its Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon.
Basketball: Braves blow by Polson
The Flathead boys basketball team took advantage of its size inside and blew away winless Polson 69-37 in an inter-class game Thursday at Flathead High School.
Basketball roundup: Broncs defeat Wildcats
FRENCHTOWN — A strong fourth quarter allowed Frenchtown to upend Columbia Falls in a Northwestern A boys basketball contest on Thursday evening.
Mat Cats 4th in Class A wrestling poll
Columbia Falls is ranked fourth and Polson seventh in this week’s Class A wrestling poll, released Wednesday.
Bravettes roll over Polson
POLSON — Tana Fountain scored 18 points and Emma Andrews added 17 as Flathead (2-2 overall)stormed past Polson for a 66-26 nonconference girls basketball victory on Thursday.
Hockey: Nationals finish 1-2 at showcase
LAS VEGAS — The Billings Bulls scored five unanswered goals in the second period to blow out the Glacier Nationals 8-2 in an exhibition junior hockey showcase Wednesday at SoBe Ice Arena.