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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Lillard, Johnson lead Glacier to dual sweep
Jeff Lillard and Kai Johnson won two events each, and Glacier swept Missoula Sentinel in a track and field dual held Thursday at the Wolfpack’s home track.
Flathead senior Tali Miller closing out an underrated career
Tali Miller was a solid three-sport athlete for the Flathead Bravettes — volleyball, basketball and track and field — before flag football came along last fall.
Flathead sweeps Bigfork netters
Flathead earned dual victories in non-conference tennis on Tuesday at FVCC.
Valley athletes shine at Pilcher Top 10
The 23rd Russ Pilcher Top 10 meet brought in solid spring weather Tuesday, along with the best track and field athletes within a 150-mile (or so) radius of MCPS Stadium.
Wildkats score late to put away Flathead
Columbia Falls’ Sydney Mann outdueled Flathead pitcher Macey McIlhargey, shaking off a homer by Kaidyn Lake to beat the Bravettes 6-3 in non-conference softbal…
Tommy O'Connell is player of week at Miles
Glacier High and Kalispell Lakers alumnus Tommy O’Connell was the Mon-Dak Conference player of the week for April, after hitting .500 for the Miles Community College Pioneers.
A Lakers split with Northstars
Bryce Buckmaster was strong in relief and Hunter Glidden’s sacrifice fly in the seventh lifted the Kalispell A Lakers ovre Havre 4-3 in the first game of a Class A Legion doubleheader Sunday at Archie Roe.
AA Laker sweep Cranbrook Bandits
Ostyn Brennan had a game — really, a day — and the Kalispell AA Lakers swept a pair of mercy rule-shortened Legion games from Cranbrook, British Columbia Sunday at Griffin Field.
AA Lakers sweep Norths
The Kalispell AA Lakers pitchers were stingy with the hits, and swept a doubleheader from Class A Havre Saturday, 6-1 and 13-3.
A Lakers no-hit, one-hit Chargers
While the AA Kalispell Lakers were tying up hitters on Griffin Field, the A Lakers’ were doing them one better.
Glacier netters sweep Butte, Sentinel
It was a good day for the Glacier tennis teams Saturday, sweeping visiting Western AA schools Butte and Missoula Sentinel in duals at FVCC.
Bravettes tie Sentinel, beat Butte
The Flathead Bravettes counted a win and a tie Saturday against Butte and Missoula Sentinel on a blustery morning at FVCC.
Polson softball tops C-Falls Friday, 8-6
Samantha Rensvold hit a go-ahead, 2-run single in the seventh inning for Polson, and the Pirates rallied to beat Columbia Falls 8-6 in a Northwest A softball showdown Friday.
Polson’s Fisher, Eureka’s Butts throw gems; Mission rallies
Polson pitcher Espn Fisher scattered four hits in seven innings of work, and drove in a run as the Pirates held off Columbia Falls 3-2 Friday in high school baseball.
Hurdler Schrader leads C-Falls boys to Iceberg win
The Columbia Falls Wildcats capped a busy week with the boys team title in their own Iceberg Invitational track and field meet Saturday.