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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
State AA girls: Bravettes use early lead to beat Bozeman
After the Flathead Bravettes put the finishes on a 48-37 win over Bozeman, they didn’t look all that happy. Then their cheering section let them hear it, and some smiles went up.
MSU's Battle named Big Sky tourney MVP
Montana State guard RaeQuan Battle was the easy pick for Most Valuable Player of the Big Sky Conference tournament, which the Bobcats won for a second straight season on Wednesday.
State AA boys: Wolfpack trounces Falcons
Kaidrian Buls scored 15 points and he and Adam Nikunen combined on seven 3-pointers Thursday to lead Glacier over Billings Skyview 65-48 at the Butte Civic Center.
Battle, Montana St. beat NAU, win 2nd straight Big Sky title
RaeQuan Battle scored 25 points and Montana State beat Northern Arizona 85-78 Wednesday night to clinch its second consecutive Big Sky Conference title and an …
Hard Knocks, Golden Gloves under (sky) lights
Before he racked up a 9-4 record as a professional fighter, Jesse Uhde honed his skills at a place called Kalispell Boxing.
Bravettes, Vals lead 6 teams into state tourneys
The Flathead Valley is well-represented at this week’s state basketball tournaments, and at least a couple teams are in it to win it.
Wildcats work OT for State A berth
Hunter Goodman scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws in overtime, and the Wildcats beat Havre 82-74 Saturday at the Butte Civic Center.
Hot Bulldogs cruise to boys consolation win
The Butte Bulldogs may have started slow at the Western AA boys basketball divisional, but they certainly got hot after that.
Big Sky girls upend Sentinel for third
The script got flipped on Missoula Sentinel’s girls Saturday: They started out with a rally, then lost to the comeback-minded Missoua Big Sky Eagles 43-39 in the Western AA third-place game.
Chouinard, Bravettes win Western AA at buzzer
The Flathead Bravettes’ won a landmark Western AA title Saturday, on a buzzer-beating shot by Avery Chouinard that didn’t look good when it hit the rim. But t…
Hellgate boys dominate first half, beat Glacier
The Missoula Hellgate Knights got a certain measure of revenge Saturday, beating Glacier 57-33 for the Western AA boys divisional basketball title at Flathead …
Wolfpack beats Helena, sets eyes on Western AA Title
The Glacier Wolfpack won a hard-fought battle with Helena 48-41 Friday night to clinch a spot in the Western AA divisional title game.
Glacier girls push Helena, bow out of Western AA
The Glacier Wolfpack made a push at the end of their Western AA girls basketball loser-out game Friday morning, but the Helena Bengals held on for a 54-50 vict…
Bravettes hold off Sentinel for trip to Western AA chipper
It was another tense victory for the Flathead Bravettes Friday, but with a wrinkle.
Butte ends Braves season
Butte and Big Sky moved on to loser-out semifinals by winning Friday at the Western AA boys divisional tournament.