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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Bozeman, Gallatin netters sweep Flathead
Flathead played host to the Gallatin and Bozeman tennis teams Friday at FVCC, which wrapped up regular season play. The visitors swept the hosts in both duals.
Glacier boys split Friday duals
Glacier’s netters wrapped up their regular season with a pair of Friday duals against Bozeman and Gallatin at FVCC.
Wildkats finish third at Polson ABC meet
The Columbia Falls girls showed off some speed and strength Saturday, and took a solid third at the Nelson-Thomas ABC track and field meet.
Vikings and Valkyries run off with 7-B crowns
Joseph Farrier won three events, Wyatt Johnson, Inga Turner, Madison Chappius and Emma Pouwers all doubled up, and the Vikings and Valkyries swept the District 7-B track and field titles Saturday.
Ronan hires Flathead grad Sherwood as boys coach
George Sherwood, a former standout athlete at Flathead High School who has been an assistant coach for three sports at Ronan, is the new head basketball coach for the Chiefs.
McIntyre hits moonshot, Bulldogs beat Broncs 8-2
Whitefish beat Hamilton 8-2 Saturday at Memorial Field on the second day of the Sapa-Johnsrud Baseball Invitational.
Krause skies out, Glacier sweeps Pack-Kat Dual
The weather had to be encouraging for the runners at the Dr. Mike Nicosia Cat-Pack track and field dual held Thursday.
Legion baseball: AA Lakers too much for Libby
LIBBY — Andre Cephers threw two sharp innings on the mound, had three hits and drove in three runs as the Kalispell AA Lakers downed Libby 17-3 in a non-conference Legion baseball game Wednesday.
Franklin tosses gem, Bravettes shut out Knights
Lacie Franklin tossed a complete game shutout to lead the Flathead Bravettes to a 4-0 victory over Western AA foe Missoula Hellgate Thursday at KidSport.
Hollensteiner wins thrice, Flathead rules Last Chance
This year’s Last Chance Triangular actually had four track and field teams, but that didn’t thin out the points for the Flathead Braves and Bravettes Thursday.
Roster cutdown approaches for Range Riders
The 2023 Glacier Range Riders, on the way to Cutdown Day, gather at Flathead Field at 10 o’clock every morning. For five or so hours, they… do what, exactly?
Sydney Mann rising to the top on a loaded Columbia Falls softball team
Columbia Falls softball coach Dave Kehr has been at this a while — 26 years to be exact — and shortstop Sydney Mann ranks among the best he’s coached.
Tanner Russell helps Navy win rugby title
The Navy Midshipmen won its first Division I-A national rugby championship Saturday, rallying past Cal for a 28-22 victory, and Tanner Russell played no small part.
Robbins, Mann push Kats to 8th-inning win over Ronan
Sophie Robbins beat a force play at home for the go-ahead run and Sydney Mann capped a big eighth inning with a two-run single as Columbia Falls beat Ronan 7-3 in Northwest A softball Tuesday.
Farrell, Allen, Goudette power pack over Polson
Ella Farrell hit two home runs, and Zoey Allen and Kenadie Goudette each hit one as Glacier’s softball squad made quick work of visiting Polson Tuesday, 15-0.