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The Ever-changing Pioneer League
The Pioneer Baseball League has, in simple terms, three new faces in its 12-team lineup for 2026: The Modesto (Cal…
Range Riders pummel Chukars Thursday, 20-4
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Christian Kirtley, Jackson Raper and Mason Dinesen all drove in four runs Thursday, and the Glacier Range Riders again pummeled Idaho Falls in Pioneer League baseball, 20-5.
Griz finding a punter (again)
In July, Montana Grizzlies coach Bobby Hauck said he had a couple punters transferring in, though because fall camp was a few weeks away — and they were still recruitable — he didn’t name names.
Range Riders bang out 19 hits, rout Chukars
Gabe Howell and Matt Clayton homered, and the Glacier Range Riders rallied from an early 5-1 deficit to rout Idaho Falls 15-6 Wednesday in Pioneer League baseball.
Ryggs Johnston falls in US Amateur match play
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — Ryggs Johnston, the Libby product and Arizona State golfer, lost his Round of 32 match at the US Amateur Championship Wednesday, 1-up.
Defensive end completes a July Hail Mary
Every player that signs with the Montana Grizzlies football program wants to get on the gridiron sooner rather than later, and Glacier High’s Hank Nuce made sure it was sooner.
C-Falls’ Schweikert commits to Grizzlies
Columbia Falls football player Cody Schweikert picked his next team week, announcing on Monday that he has committed to play for the University of Montana.
Ryggs Johnston in US Amateur Round of 32
PARKER, Colo. — Libby product Ryggs Johnston, a super senior at Arizona State, won his match Wednesday and is through to the Round of 32 at the 123rd US Amateur golf championship.
Chukars' 4-run eighth beats Range Riders
IDAHO FALLS — Brandon Bohning hit a two-run home run and a three-run triple for Idaho Falls Tuesday, in the Chukars’ 10-8 Pioneer League baseball win over the Glacier Range Riders.
Flathead picks Williams as next softball coach
Flathead High has selected its new softball coach, and pending school board approval Brittany Williams will guide the Bravettes in 2024.
Wolfpack boy golfers win opening meet big
Coming off a second-place finish at last year’s State AA tournament, the Glacier Wolfpack boys golf team had high expectations for 2023. On Monday and Tuesday…
Range Riders drop 2 of 3 in Boise
BOISE, Idaho — A flurry of extra-base hits in a six-run fifth inning carried Boise past the Glacier Range Riders Sunday 10-5 and gave the Hawks the edge in this three-game Pioneer League series.
Range Riders take 2 of 3 from Hawks
Newcomer Jake McKenzie had two hits and scored twice, and the Glacier Range Riders’ bullpen was its usual lock-down self in a 9-3 Pioneer League win over the Boise Hawks Wednesday.
A title long coming; a little boost at end
You wonder how history might differ if Cary Finberg had been a teacher, which of course was the original plan.
Range Riders rally past Hawks
Jackson Raper and Kingston Liniak drove in two runs each, and the Glacier Range Riders brushed aside a early 3-0 deficit to beat the Boise Hawks 7-3 Tuesday in Pioneer League baseball.
Range Riders fall Monday to Hawks
Trevor Minder’s two-run double in the fifth inning broke open a close game, and two solo homers finished off Boise’s 7-1 Pioneer League win over the Glacier Range Riders Monday night.