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A surprising 1-2 Wolfpack punch
MISSOULA — It turned out Owen Thiel had plenty to celebrate.
Flathead volleyball falls to Missoula Big Sky
Flathead took a first set win, but Missoula Big Sky nabbed the next three to down the Bravettes Saturday in Western AA volleyball.
Purple power puts Lady Pirates in 3rd
MISSOULA — Cross country titles might be a rite of passage for the Hardin Bulldogs, but the Polson Lady Pirates have been building — and decorating — toward a trophy for a while.
PHOTOS: Bulldogs come back to bite Bigfork, 22-21
Photos from the Whitefish Bulldogs' 22-21 win over the Bigfork Vikings at Bigfork High School on Friday, Oct. 24.
Glacier soccer overcomes pair of red cards to defeat Billings Senior
Down a pair of players, but up on the scoreboard.
Flathead falls to Sentinel, 21-7
MISSOULA — Rudy Hess threw for one touchdown and ran for two more, and Missoula Sentinel outlasted Flathead 21-7 in Western AA football action Friday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
Whitefish rallies past Bigfork for No. 2 seed
BIGFORK — Whitefish clawed back from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Bigfork 22-21 Friday night.
C-Falls outscores Libby, 50-26
COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks scored four touchdowns, including an interception return, and Columbia Falls outscored Libby 50-26 in a Northwest A football battle Friday.
Griz thump Hornets, 49-35
SACRAMENTO — The Panda Bowl was almost all Panda.
Griz-Cats Capsules
Sac State is 3-21 vs. Top-5 FCS teams, with wins over No. 5 Montana in 2019 and 2021.
Poster Player of the Week: Easton Brooks of Columbia Falls
This week’s Poster Player of the Week goes to Columbia Falls defensive back Easton Brooks.
Bravettes fall in Butte in 4 sets
BUTTE — Makenna Aldrich had 14 kills and seven blocks, the Flathead Bravettes still fell to Butte in four close sets Thursday in Western AA volleyball.
Glacier girls are 2 fastest in AA field
Seems like Glacier High is saving the best for last.
Turn off the bus
The road to the State AA championship runs through Kalispell and Legends Stadium.
Glacier’s Thiel has designs on fitting finale
Glacier’s Owen Thiel owns the third-best time over a cross country course in Montana this fall, and you’d figure that would have plenty of colleges calling.