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Wolfpack cut down Knights, 7-6
One play can make or break a season and Teagan Dixon’s throw home on an Andrew Richardson single broke Missoula He…
Prep Baseball: Bigfork might be best of tough Northwest A
Columbia Falls is coming off a third-place trophy and Polson is one year removed from the inaugural state championship, but Bigfork might be the team to watch …
2-time softball champion Wildkats reload
Columbia Falls went 25-4 last softball season, and four of the principals in the Wildkats’ heart-stopping repeat as Class A champs have departed: third sacker …
Briefs: Lakers’ baseball camp April 11
The 2025 Kalispell Lakers Baseball Camp is scheduled for April 11 at Griffin Field, and players age 8-16 are urged to sign up before the April 8 deadline.
Peoples nets 19, C of I wins NAIA title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Samaje Morgan scored a season-high 28 points, Dougie Peoples had 21 points and five 3-pointers, and No. 1 seed College of Idaho beat seventh-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 on Tuesday night to cla…
Griz return to practice field after spring break
The Montana football team returned to the Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility on Monday after a week-long hiatus for spring break with fresh tans, rested legs, and a ramped-up intensity for the final three weeks of th…
Full Count: Vegas lights and press box fights
The passing of Norm Clarke, the eye patch-wearing Terry native who spent a lifetime in newspapers, has brought a flood of eulogies and remembrances from across the state and country.
Polson girls tennis sweep Hamilton, Libby
POLSON — Baylee Lemm picked up a pair of straight set wins as Polson girls tennis downed Hamilton and Libby Friday.
Balance, burst carry Buckeyes over MSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Taylor Thierry had 16 points, and No. 4 seed Ohio State used a balanced attack to beat Montana State 71-51 on Friday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Glacier's Ramey selected All-State for hoops
Glacier’s Reese Ramey, a senior guard, is an All-State selection for girls basketball for the 2024-25 Class AA season.
Briefs: Rams' Johnston again wins Gatorade honor
Reynolds Johnston, the 6-foot-6 senior who led Missoula Loyola to a record-tying third straight State B boys basketball championship last weekend, has again been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Montana.
Aiden and Sadie Sweat pin down national titles
The Sweat family is racking up the wrestling titles.
Norm Clarke, a Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82
Norm Clarke, a colorful journalist who covered the back-to-back World Series champion Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s as an Associated Press sports writer and the…
Wisconsin tops Montana 85-66 in March Madness first round
DENVER (AP) — Wisconsin backup forward Carter Gilmore made a sweet 3, then turned to the Montana fans and signaled for them to "shhhh."
Big Sky Now: March Madness on deck for Griz and Bobcats
March Madness is here, and Josh Amick and Jon Allen diving deep into the Big Sky Conference teams heading to the big dance!
Harris named Lady Griz head coach
Nate Harris, who led the Lady Griz on a stirring run to the Big Sky Conference championship game last week in Boise in an interim role, has been named head coach of the Montana women’s basketball program.