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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…
Bravettes complete the comeback on senior night
On senior night, Flathead sophomore Grace Gall kept the team afloat with her game-high 24 points until seniors Ava Malmin and Mattie Thompson sealed the win.
Heartbreaker: Bruins tip Braves at buzzer
Dylan Almquist broke the Flathead Braves’ hearts Saturday.
Eureka boys, girls take 3rd at Districts
MISSION — Kyler Kossman scored 24 points, Cole Sartori added 14 and Eureka held off Mission 57-53 for third place at the District 7-B tournament Saturday.
Grizzlies hold off Bobcats, 89-85
BOZEMAN — Montana led Montana State wire to wire Saturday; it just didn’t feel that way.
Girls roundup: Perez leads Maidens to win
POLSON — Nevaeh Perez scored 19 points and the Ronan Maidens locked down Polson in the second half of a 42-35 Northwest A girls basketball win Saturday.
Helena girls top Wolfpack, 70-53
HELENA — The middle quarters weren’t kind to the Glacier girls basketball team, and neither was the free throw line.
Helena High boys trip Glacier, 57-41
Jaxan Lieberg scored 19 points, Tevin Wetzel added 14 and Helena High beat Glacier 57-41 to complete a weekend sweep of its Kalispell foes.
Capital Bruins squeeze past Bravettes
HELENA — The Helena Capital Bruins didn’t shoot well from the line Saturday, but they hit enough free throws to pick up a 50-49 Western AA girls basketball win over Flathead.
Bobcats too much for Lady Griz
BOZEMAN — Montana State scored the game’s first six points, jumped out to a 26-12 lead and never looked back in thumping Montana 98-66 in a gold-splashed Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.
Kemppainen heats up in Wildkats' Friday win
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kierra Kemppainen hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and the Columbia Falls Wildkats steadily pulled away to beat Browning Friday in Northwest A girls basketball.
Todorovich, Bengals too much for Bravettes
HELENA — Helena High’s Madi Todorovich scored 16 points, all of them in the first half Friday as the Lady Bengals beat Flathead 51-38 in Western AA girls basketball.
Lieberg, Wetzel lift Helena boys over Flathead
The Helena High Bengals put on a show Friday night at the Flathead gym, particularly in the third quarter of an 81-51 win over the host Braves in Western AA boys basketball.
Browning boys win Northwest A showdown with C-Falls
BROWNING — Jude Reevis scored 21 points and Browning ruled the glass and free throw line to beat Columbia Falls 69-58, in a showdown of top Nortthwest A boys basketball teams.
Capital boys push past Glacier Friday
Merek Mihelish scored 12 points and Dylan Almquist fueled a late 6-0 run that pushed Helena Capital past Glacier 56-52 in Western AA boys basketball Friday.
Ramey, Wolfpack girls solve Bruins
HELENA — Reese Ramey scored 16 points, eight of them coming down the stretch as Glacier defeated Helena Capital 46-43 in Western AA girls basketball action Friday.