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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
C-Falls wins Western A softball crown
FRENCHTOWN — Aspen Dawson drove in four runs and Maddie Moultray and Kyrah Trenkle had two RBIs each as Columbia Falls downed Polson 11-7 for the Western A Divisional softball title Saturday night.
AA Lakers bats start fast in wins
The AA Lakers picked up a sweep Saturday with an 11-3 win over Sherwood Park in the early game and a 10-1 win over the Calgary Cardinals in the nightcap of the…
PHOTOS: Lakers A, AA action from the Canadian Days Tournament
Action from the Kalispell Lakers A game against the Cranbrook Bandits and the Lakers AA game against the Sherwood Park AAA Athletics during the Canadian Days T…
Whitefish rolls into baseball final, will face Polson
BUTTE — Logan Kunz doubled, drove in four runs and scored twice Friday, and pitcher Ty Schwaiger shook off a tough inning as Whitefish beat Hamilton 14-3 in the semifinals of the State baseball tournament.
C-Falls, Libby to meet in Western A softball semis
FRENCHTOWN — Haden Peters hit a two-run double in the first and added another RBI double in a 13-run second inning for Columbia Falls, which made short work of Butte Central at the Western A softball divisional.
Zetooney, Erickson show speed at Western A
CORVALLIS — Whitefish Brooke Zetooney ran the fastest 100 meters this spring on Friday, in the prelims at the Western A Divisional track and field meet. She also scored eight points in the shot put.
Nikunen hurls shutout in AA Lakers win Friday
Adam Nikunen tossed a five-inning shutout as the AA Lakers beat the Edmonton Padres 10-0 Friday on the first day of the annual Canadian Days tournament in Kalispell.
A Lakers pick up sweep Friday
It was a strong showing for the A Lakers on the first day of the annual Canadian Days tournament in Kalispell with the Lakers picking up a pair of wins Friday.
VanCampen, Vessar, Franklin clinch Bravettes’ state berth
The Flathead Bravettes didn’t get a sweep Saturday, but they made the State AA tournament.
A Lakers slug way to win
Braden Capser was a perfect 2-2 at the plate with two doubles and two RBI Saturday as the Kalispell A Lakers beat Changeup Academy 11-3 at Archie Roe field.
Glacier boys, Bravettes third at Western AA track
Jeff Lillard and Aiden Krause were money, and so were Alivia Rinehart and Zoey Bortz. Behind them the Glacier boys and Flathead girls took home third-place trophies from the Western AA Divisional track and field me…
C-Falls, Whitefish girls finish 2-3 at Western A
The host Corvallis girls couldn’t be caught this weekend, but Columbia Falls and Whitefish will have another shot at the Blue Devils next week.
Glacier sweeps divisional doubles, team titles
Two Glacier doubles pairs were crowned champions and the Wolfpack edged C.M. Russell for both team titles at the Northern AA tennis divisional on Friday.
Glacier boys, girls lead Northern AA tennis
Things shaped up mostly as expected on the first day of the Northern AA tennis divisional on Thursday, with Glacier leading both the boys and girls team races and C.M. Russell not far behind.
Whitefish, Polson advance to first state baseball semis
Whitefish Jacob Polumbus threw seven strong innings and catcher Fynn Ridgeway hit a three-run triple as the Bulldogs downed Frenchtown 7-2 at Montana’s first State baseball tournament Thursday.