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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…
Softball: Pack shuts out Kats in marquee matchup
COLUMBIA FALLS — Friday’s matchup of state softball champions just about had it all: Dynamic pitching, noisy hits and — despite the chill and brief drizzle — m…
Whitefish sweeps Bigfork, Ronan in tennis
POLSON — Jack Oehlerich, Walt Siegmund and the doubles tandem of Cole Moses and Aaron Anderson all won twice Friday, helping the Whitefish boys take dual tennis wins from Bigfork and Ronan.
MSU sweeps Cat-Griz track and field dual
BOZEMAN — Three school records and a slew of head-turning performances carried the Montana State track and field teams to a pair of resounding wins over their arch-rival at the Cat-Griz Dual on Friday afternoon at …
Wolfpack thinclads swept CMR Friday
Ethan Anderson swept the hurdles, Aiden Krause and Kai Johnson won two throws each and Glacier decisively swept its track and field dual with visiting Great Falls CMR Friday.
Tuesday Tennis: Columbia Falls sweeps Ronan
COLUMBIA FALLS — Lexi Olberholtzer and the duo of Alanis Petersen and Kristina Tamburelli picked up 6-0, 6-0 victories as Columbia Falls girls swept Ronan Tuesday in Northwest A girls tennis.
Evan Epperly picked to lead Glacier hoops
Glacier High School announced its pick for the next boys basketball coach Tuesday, and it is former player Evan Epperly, who has been back coaching with the Wolfpack the past two seasons.
Baseball: Eureka spoils Bigfork’s home opener, 13-0
EVERGREEN — A pair of six-run innings by Eureka — the second rally helped along by four errors — spoiled the Bigfork Vikings’ “home opener” Tuesday, which ende…
Bravettes down Libby 13-3 in softball
LIBBY — Kaidyn Lake had four hits, including a home run, and Lacie Franklin also homered Tuesday as the Flathead Bravettes beat the Libby Loggers 13-3 in non-conference softball.
Braves, Bravettes shine in opening dual
MISSOULA — Ben Bliven took the victory in the 100 meters with a time of 10.98 seconds and the 200 meters in 22.26 seconds to highlight Flathead’s efforts at a season-opening track dual against Missoula Big Sky Tues…
BRIEFS: Glacier Gymnastics excels at state meet
HELENA — Glacier Gymnastics had an excellent showing at the Montana Women’s State Championships March 21-24 at the Helena Athletic Club, taking first in one division and second in another.
Billings Hotel Senior Classic All-Stars
2024 Senior Classic All-Stars First Team: Jace Hill, Columbia Falls; Maurice Redhorn III, Browning; Tommy Running Rabbit, Browning.
Carroll's Pickens is NAIA Player of Year
HELENA — Not only is Jamie Pickens the first Carroll College player to be first-team All-America in back-to-back seasons, on Monday she was announced as the 2024 NAIA National Women’s Player of the Year.
Helena schools sweep Flathead tennis
Rowan Anderson picked up a pair of singles victories on Saturday, but Flathead fell in both boys and girls tennis to the Helena schools on Saturday at FVCC.
Eureka baseball moves to 5-0
EUREKA — Rowan Burow and Tristan Butts combined on a five-inning shutout in the first game, and the Eureka Lions went on to sweep Bonners Ferry, Idaho in high school baseball Saturday, 10-0 and 11-4.
Eureka sweeps own Easter Bunny Meet
EUREKA — Eureka’s Kricket Bridges swept the 100 and 200 and teammate Haidyn Guckenberg won both the 400 and the 300-meter hurdles, and the Lions went on to sweep the team titles at their Good Friday Easter Bunny me…