Sports
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Poster Players of the Week: Whitefish Tennis
This week’s Poster Player of the Week goes to the Whitefish boys and girls tennis teams after a terrific performan…
Western A Football: Jarrett Wilson MVP; Whitefish lands 8 All-State picks, Columbia Falls 6
Whitefish had eight All-State picks — three playing both ways — and Columbia Falls had six while Polson’s Jarrett Wilson was named offensive MVP on the Western A football honors teams released Tuesday.
Big Sky Notes: Grizzlies, especially the special teams, are on NDSU’s radar
The North Dakota State Bison didn’t roll up nine Football Championship Subdivision football titles in 10 years by taking anyone lightly, and the Montana Grizzl…
PHOTOS: Griz charge past Redhawks with 31-point second half
Photos from the Montana Grizzlies 34-24 win over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in an FCS playoff game at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 2…
Griz rally past Redhawks
Malik Flowers sparked a run of 31 straight points with a record-tying kickoff return, and the Grizzlies sped past Southeast Missouri State 34-24 in an FCS play…
Column: Thankful for extra kicks, tackles — and one big win
As we gather around the giant yard bird that accompanies this holiday, the Polson Pirates can give thanks for the seasons they had.
Bigfork puts 6 on B All-State football team
Six Bigfork Vikings made All-State for Class B football, the Montana Coaches Association announced this week.
Big Sky Notebook: Momentum is a win away for Griz
The Montana Grizzlies head into the playoffs coming off a loss, which isn’t all that unique, even to the Griz, and even under coach Bobby Hauck.
Polson’s Jarrett Wilson commits to Montana Tech
Polson quarterback Jarrett Wilson is going to be an Oredigger, after announcing Sunday on Twitter that has committed to Montana Tech to play football.
FCS playoffs: Montana State earns No. 4 seed, Griz get in
South Dakota State and Sacramento State earned the top two seeds in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs when the 24-team field was announced Sunday.
Focused Bobcats literally carried the day
Bobcat fans showed up for a frigid College GameDay program, and then they got more amped up during Montana State’s 55-21 rout of Montana in Saturday’s Cat-Griz game.
Cats pile up 439 rushing yards in 55-21 rout of Griz
Tommy Mellott, Montana State’s superb sophomore quarterback out of Butte, is as direct at a postgame press conference as he is hitting the gap on a zone runnin…
Belt rallies to beat Mission for 8-Man title
The Belt Huskies broke out in the second half of the Class C 8-Man championship game at Mission High School to top the Mission Bulldogs 52-24 and claim their f…
PHOTOS: Mission falls to Belt in 8-Man final, 52-24
Photos from the State C 8-man championship game where the Mission Bulldogs fell to the Belt Huskies 52-24 at St. Ignatius High School on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Mission Bulldogs take on Belt for 8-man title Saturday
Mission’s first 8-man football championship appearance was a long time coming, though superintendent Jason Sargent foresaw it after the 2020 season.
Griz, Cats set for 121st ‘Brawl’
The players for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats would like to treat the 121st “Brawl” as any other game, and the coaches feel the same. But yo…