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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
A Maiden (and Chief) voyage for Ronan hoops
To this point Leina Ulutoa, the leading scorer and rebounder on this year’s Ronan basketball team, hasn’t traveled far for a basketball game.
Schweikert, C-Falls boys rout Bulldogs
The Columbia Falls Wildcats pulled away from rival Whitefish to win 63-28 in a clash of Western A foes Thursday night.
Wildkats topple Whitefish
A second quarter shutout lifted the Columbia Falls Wildkats to a 52-30 victory over the Whitefish Bulldogs in a Western A girls basketball game Thursday.
Wolfpack boys pin Eagles
The Glacier Wolfpack boys wrestling team racked up seven pins in nine contested matches Tuesday, swamping Missoula Big Sky 66-9 in a dual.
Wolfpack girls top Big Sky in wrestling dual
The Glacier girls got three pins and won their wrestling dual against Missoula Big Sky on Tuesday, 18-9 in Western AA wrestling.
Flathead first, Glacier sixth at Pacific NW Classic
Another day, another tournament win for the Flathead Brave Brawlers. The Braves bested 18 teams to take top honors at the Pacific Northwest Classic, held at University High School in Spokane Valley.
Bravettes win Western Montana Girls Invite
The Bravettes topped the field at the Western Montana Girls Invitational on Saturday, a day after claiming the stop spot in a dual tournament in Ronan on Friday.
Wildcats edge Broncs at Western Montana Invite
Columbia Falls edged Frenchtown Saturday at the Western Montana Ronan Invitational, bolstered by a number of strong individual performances at the tournament.
Bravettes pick up scrappy win over Butte
The Flathead Bravettes outlasted the visiting Butte Bulldogs 39-36 in Western AA basketball Saturday in a game that featured major runs by each team.
Cummings scores 30 in Flathead boys loss
Butte’s Cameron Gurnsey scored 12 of his 16 points in the final quarter Saturday, leading the Bulldogs over Flathead 59-48 in Western AA boys basketball action.
Glacier boys hit 10 3s, bury Sentinel
Glacier combined balanced with strong outside shooting — Adam Nikunen had four of the Wolfpack’s 10 3-pointers — and thumped Missoula Sentinel 70-37 in Western AA boys basketball Saturday.
Sentinel girls stay hot to beat Glacier
The Sentinel Spartans closed strong Friday, in their girls basketball win at Flathead. The Saturday matinee Spartans were even tougher.
Boys hoops: Eureka wins Friday; Browning Thursday
EUREKA — Trent Truman scored 11 of his 15 points in the first quarter while Eureka took a 20-2 lead, en route to a 54-14 boys basketball win over District 7-B foe Plains Friday.
Girls hoops: Browning too much for Ronan
BROWNING — LIsh Spoonhunter and Mecca Bullchild scored 15 points each, and Browning outscored Ronan 26-3 in the first quarter enroute to the Northwest A win.
Glacier boys fall to Luedtke-led Bulldogs
BUTTE — Butte’s Hudson Luedtke scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Friday, helping the Bulldogs rally past Glacier 60-55 in boys basketball.