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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 …
Local pros sweep bouts
The Burton Boxing fighters swept the pro bouts and capped an exciting night of boxing on Friday night at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Archie Roe loaded with talent, teams
With just two weeks until divisionals, time is winding down for local track teams to get their events in order in time for state.
Small ball, errors help Glacier rally past Libby, 8-2
The Glacier strategy on Friday was to put the ball in play — and let the chips fall where they may.
Glacier, Flathead netters advance to semifinal action
HELENA — Flathead and Glacier advanced players to the semifinals in singles play during Friday’s opening session at the Helena Invitational tennis tournament.
C-Falls blanks Whitefish in softball
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls opened and closed with four-run innings in dropping rival Whitefish 11-0 on Friday in Northwestern A softball play.
Hellgate hammers Flathead in softball
MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate matched hits for runs in whipping Flathead 14-1 Friday in a Western AA softball contest.
Sentinel pulls away from Flathead; Frenchtown trips Polson
Flathead hung tough with Missoula Sentinel for three innings before the Spartans pulled away for a 16-4 Western AA softball victory Thursday afternoon at the Conrad Complex.
Ring master
After a little prodding, 34-year-old Jon Mount is back in the ring.
Keenan, Weimer medalists for Bigfork at St. Regis Invitational
ST. REGIS — Sara Keenan of Bigfork shot an 85 to claim medalist honors at the St. Regis Invitational golf tournament on Thursday.
Schulz, Reynolds double winners at Ken Good
WHITEFISH — Tuesday was a little moist, but that didn’t slow down the competition at Whitefish’s Ken Good Invitational.
Ronan sweeps Eureka in softball
Eureka played well in the first game of its doubleheader against Ronan on Tuesday but was error-prone in the second, dropping both games in Eureka.
Polson bats go deep in win over Glacier
POLSON — Martina Marquardt hit two 2-run home runs and Riley Kenney and Makaliah Wilson had one 2-run home each as the Polson Pirates stormed past visiting Glacier 15-0 in a nonconference softball matchup on Tuesda…
Libby sweeps Lincoln County meet
LIBBY — The Libby Loggers claimed first place in both the boys and the girls competition Tuesday at the Lincoln County Meet.
Polson boys win Lake County meet
POLSON — Claudia Hewston proved herself to be a pretty versatile athlete for the Polson Pirates on Tuesday.
Johnston places 2nd at national hoop shoot
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston placed second at the National Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at Western New England University gymnasium in Springfield, Mass.