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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Girls Hoops: Browning rallies past Havre
HAVRE — Lish Spoonhunter scored 16 points and Mecca Bullchild hit two fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Browning Lady Indians rallied past Havre 59-58 Saturday to stay unbeaten.
Boys Hoops: Polson holds off Ronan
POLSON — Trent Wilson scored 25 points, 20 in the first half, and Polson held off comeback-minded Ronan 61-55 in a Northwest A boys game Saturday.
Helena downs Glacier girls behind Bullock, free throws
Alex Bullock scored 21 points, and Helena made a 33-20 halftime lead hold up Saturday for a 58-49 win over Glacier in Western AA girls basketball.
Swanson scores 21, Bruins down Bravettes
Megan Swanson scored 21 points and Helena Capital went up 10 points early in a 47-28 victory over Flathead in Western AA girls basketball Saturday.
Brave Brawlers win Rocky Mountain Classic
Make that four tournament wins for the Flathead Brave Brawlers. The Braves added another win to their list by winning the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic at Sentinel High School on Saturday.
Lieberg dazzles as Bengals beat Wolfpack 57-45
Helena sophomore guard Jaxan Lieberg finished with 24 points and the Bengals pulled off a road win over Glacier 57-45 Saturday afternoon at the Wolf Den.
Capital rebounds to beat Braves
The Helena Capital Bruins brought their board-crashing ways to the Flathead gym Saturday, and left with a 58-37 win that favored function way over form.
Capital girls pull away from Pack
HELENA — Kathryn Emmert and Jada Clarkson scored nine points each and Helena Capital pulled away in the second quarter to take a 48-24 Western AA girls basketball win from Glacier Friday.
Helena High pushes past Flathead boys
Colter Petre scored 19 points and Helena put together a strong second half to down Flathead 62-52 in Western AA boys basketball action Friday.
Boys hoops: C-Falls wins at Ronan; Whitefish takes down Libby
RONAN — Cody Schweikert scored 15 points, including four free throws in the fourth quarter, and Columbia Falls held off Ronan 64-57 Friday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Girls hoops: C-Falls Wildkats hold off Ronan
COLUMBIA FALLS — Hope McAtee and Emalee Alton scored 11 points each, and Columbia Falls made a 24-9 lead hold up for a 53-50 girls basketball win over Northwest A rival Ronan Friday.
Olsen, Kastelitz key Glacier win
The Wolf Den continues to be a tough place for the Helena Capital boys to pull out wins, with Ty Olsen and the Glacier Wolfpack subduing the Bruins again Frida…
Flathead grapplers in lead at Rocky Mountain Classic
After the first day of action at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament, Flathead leads the field of teams with Billings West not far behind.
MatCats go 2-0 at Polson Dual Mixer
The Columbia Falls MatCats were 2-0 Thursday at the Polson Dual Mixers wrestling meet.
Girls hoops: Vals, Lady Indians stay perfect
THOMPSON FALLS — Braeden Gunlock scored 24 points and Bigfork emphatically handed District 7-B rival Thompson Falls its first girls basketball loss Thursday, 64-16.