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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 …
Broncs hold off Pirates in Northwestern A girls final
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Polson girls had their shot lined up to upset No. 2 Frenchtown at the Northwestern A Divisional girls basketball tournament on Saturday.
Four straight divisional titles for C-Falls boys
COLUMBIA FALLS — The whistle blew. The ball rolled ever so slowly around the rim and plopped in.
Valkyries fall to Breakers in Western B final
HAMILTON — Bigfork fell behind early and never fully recovered in falling to Missoula Loyola 48-39 Saturday night in the Western B Divisional girls basketball tournament championship game.
Columbia Falls girls 3rd at Northwestern A divisional
COLUMBIA FALL — Ciera Finberg hit two 3s and Hope Burlage one during a 22-point third quarter for Columbia Falls, sparking the Wildkats to the consolation title at the Northwestern A girls divisional basketball tou…
Eureka girls bow out of Western B divisional play
HAMILTON — Eureka bowed out of the Western B divisional girls basketball tournament Saturday afternoon, losing to District 7B rival Plains 45-33.
Wolfpack rips Braves
There was doubt early but the Glacier boys made sure to put a stamp on their second straight conference championship, blowing by Flathead in the final three qu…
Glacier defense checks Flathead
One defensive change made all the difference on Friday for the Glacier Wolfpack.
Wildcats, Bulldogs in boys final at Northwestern A divisional
COLUMBIA FALLS — There were no surprises on the first day of the Northwestern A divisional boys and girls basketball tournament on Thursday.
Bigfork girls in title game at Western B divisional
HAMILTON — No. 3-ranked Bigfork rode the scoring of Taylor Peck, 12 points, and Tessa Robertson, 10, to a 38-27 victory in the semifinals of the Western B divisional girls basketball tournament on Friday.
Peck, VanDerveer push Bigfork girls past St. Ignatius
HAMILTON — Bigfork held St. Ignatius to single-digit scoring in all four quarters en route to a 44-24 victory in opening-round action Thursday at the Western B girls divisional basketball tournament.
Flathead takes 2 from Hellgate
A pair of free throws by senior guard Matt McLean clinched a nail-biter for the Flathead boys, as the Braves escaped with a 71-69 home win over Hellgate on Thursday.
Libby girls work past Whitefish
COLUMBIA FALLS — With a deliberate style and a solid overall game, the Libby girls slid into the second round of the Northwestern A Divisional Tournament, beating Whitefish 37-14 on Thursday.
Camel, Pirates nip Loggers
COLUMBIA FALLS — It’s always good to have confidence.
Austin Cantrell, other local players sign with Montana Tech
Stumptown plays host to U19 state hockey
The puck drops on the Montana girls' U19 state hockey tournament tonight in Whitefish at the Stumptown Ice Den.