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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…
NW Shootout lacrosse set for KidSport
KidSport will be filled with enough lacrosse players to shake a stick at, first with high school games Friday evening and Saturday morning, and then a youth tournament over the weekend.
Softball: Sentinel surges away from Bravettes
MISSOULA — Grace Hood and Sadie McGuinn hit two home runs each and Missoula Big Sky surged away to beat Flathead 18-3 Thursday in a Western AA softball matchup.
Softball: Polson overcomes 3 Ronan HRs, wins 10-6
POLSON — Ronan hit three home runs — two by Neveah Perez — but the Polson Pirates were able to rally from a 4-1 deficit to beat the Maidens 10-6 in Northwest A softball Thursday.
Columbia Falls' Malaki Simpson aims for State A sprint titles
Columbia Falls sprinter Malaki Simpson knows this is his year to become a state champion.
Tennis: Polson sweeps Ronan
Polson boys 4, Ronan 1. SINGLES: Lachlan Sloan, Polson def. Rowan Parks 6-2, 6-4;
Eureka girls win fourth meet of spring
EUREKA — Eureka’s Kricket Bridges won twice, setting a personal record in the 200 meters, and the Lions won their fourth girls track meet title of the season Tuesday — this time at the Lincoln County Meet.
Tuesday baseball: Eureka, Polson win big
EUREKA — Tristan Butts hit a home run and Tyce Van Orden threw three no-hit innings as Eureka defeated Browning 16-0 in high school baseball Tuesday.
Softball: Glacier topples Big Sky in extras
Kaydee Walcheck’s sacrifice fly scored Olivia Warriner with the winning run, and Glacier took a 5-4, eighth-inning victory from Missoula Big Sky Tuesday on the…
Bigfork's Gunlock commits to BYU
After a banner junior season in which she helped Bigfork finish second at the State A tournament, the Valkyries’ Braeden Gunlock announced Tuesday she has committed to play women’s basketball at Brigham Young Unive…
MSU-Northern signs Browning's Redhorn III for 2 sports
Maurice Redhorn III, the Browning Indians’ leading scorer the last two basketball seasons and a standout at team roping, has signed to compete in hoops and rodeo at MSU-Northern, the Frontier Conference school anno…
Wildkats handle Lady Pirates, 12-2 in 5
COLUMBIA FALLS — Annika Reid hit a two-run homer and Columbia Falls drove in eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat Polson 12-2 in high school softball Tuesday.
Tennis: Whitefish sweeps past Columbia Falls
WHITEFISH — Jack Olerich led a singles sweep for Whitefish over Columbia Falls as the Bulldogs picked up a 6-1 dual win in high school tennis Tuesday.
AA Lakers split doubleheader with Helena
The Kalispell AA Lakers and Helena Senators split their Sunday doubleheader in Kalispell. The Senators strung together 16 hits in the opener to beat the host Lakers 7-4 in 11 innings. The Lakers bounced back in gam…
No Big Sky players drafted; 7 UDFAs
It wasn’t a banner three days for the Football Championship Subdivision, and especially for the Big Sky Conference, as far as the 2024 NFL Draft was concerned.
Briefs: Hole-in-one, Karate promotions, Havre coach retires
BIGFORK — Guin Cummings got her first career hole-in-one Thursday, at Eagle Bend Golf Club.