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The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
Range Riders fall to PaddleHeads, drop fifth straight
The Missoula PaddleHeads beat the Glacier Range Riders 11-3 Friday night at Glacier Bank Ballpark in Pioneer League baseball.
Sports briefs: 3 aces at Whitefish
Using a 6-iron, Diana Johann fired a hole-in-one on No. 3 on the South course of the Whitefish Golf Club on Sunday, June 11.
Twins, A Lakers each win 2 Thursday
WHITEFISH — Four pitchers combined on 10 shutout innings, and the Glacier Twins swept a Legion baseball doubleheader from Western A foe Libby Thursday, 10-0 and 15-0.
PaddleHeads top Riders Thursday, 8th straight win
MISSOULA — Back-to-back errors by the Glacier Range Riders fueled a 3-run, fifth-inning Missoula rally that carried the PaddleHeads to a 7-3 Pioneer League win Thursday at Ogren-Allegiance Park.
Third chance paying off for Howell, Range Riders
In 2020 Gabe Howell was enjoying what he called his second chance: Four years after being drafted by the Atlanta Braves, he was hitting .396 for the Savannah B…
East-West Shrine Game: Oakland pulls double coaching duty in Butte
If you’re an extra-celebrated high school football player, June can mean a whirlwind tour of Montana. Same if you happen to coach.
AA Lakers start hot, cool off against Senators
The Kalispell AA Lakers’ bats were off, then on, then off again. Max Holden homered and Carter Schlegel threw five 1-3 sharp innings as the Lakers beat the He…
Kalispell School Board officially hires Trageser as Flathead boys basketball coach
The Kalispell School Board made it official at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, approving Dan Trageser as the next boys basketball coach at Flathead High S…
Newman-Dodd powers Missoula past Riders
Jayson Newman-Dodd homered twice and drove in four runs Wednesday, and the Missoula Paddleheads took a 7-3 Pioneer League baseball victory from the Glacier Range Riders.
Range Riders fall in lightning-shortened game
MISSOULA — Walks and lightning were too much for the Glacier Range Riders Tuesday, in a 10-5 loss to Missoula that was shortened to seven innings by threatening skies.
Golden Knights capture first Stanley Cup title
Golden Knights games have always been as flashy as any show on the Las Vegas Strip, the sword-fighting mascot taking the ice before what seems like a legion of…
Twins take win, lead in Canada
CRANBROOK, Alberta — Late rallies in both games put the Glacier Twins in position for a doubleheader sweep of the Cranbrook Bandits Saturday, before rain got in the way.
A Lakers drop 2 to Bitterroot Bucs
An 11-run inning and a pair of 7-run outbursts carried the Bitterroot Bucs to a doubleheader sweep or the Kalispell Lakers Sunday, in A Legion baseball at Griffin Field.
AA Lakers fall to Moose Monarchs
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta — The AA Lakers fell to the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs 7-4 Sunday after sweeping the Moose Monarchs Saturday.
Range Riders split weekend action, win series
BILLINGS — The Billings Mustangs used a trio of homers to power past the Range Riders 5-2 Sunday in the final game of the six game series.