Sports
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Poster Player of the Week: Whitefish's Jack Oehlerich
This week’s Poster Player of the Week, presented by Corwin Motors, goes to Whitefish tennis standout Jack Oehleric…
Track roundup: Fast times at Sapphire Twilight
CORVALLIS — The rescheduled Sapphire Twilight Invitational went off without further delay Thursday, and some Flathead Valley athletes shared the spotlight.
Duel in the circle
The first time Glacier and Missoula Big Sky met it was a 12-9 shootout, but Thursday’s meeting was a pitchers duel.
Polson tennis sweeps Ronan, splits with Columbia Falls
Polson girls 7, Ronan 0 SINGLES — Karly Smith, Polson def. Amy Snyder 6-1, 6-2; Baylee Lemm, Polson def. Loren Olson 6-0, 6-0; Alexa Kinaman, Polson def. Grace Heiner 6-3, 6-3; Johanna Beiber, Polson def. Brinley…
Bravettes hit 4 home runs in 19-9 win at Columbia Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — Four Bravettes hit home runs as Flathead picked up a 19-9 nonconference victory over Columbia Falls Thursday in high school softball.
Glacier baseball outslugs Big Sky
MISSOULA — The Glacier Wolfpack brought out the lumber Thursday, hitting four home runs and holding off Missoula Big Sky 10-7 in Western AA baseball action.
Baseball: Vikings double up on triples, beat Whitefish
WHITEFISH — Bigfork’s Hayden Mayer and Mason Lewis hit back-to-back triples in a six-run third inning, and that carried the Vikings to a 7-5 road baseball win over Northwest A rival Whitefish Thursday at Smith Fiel…
Brothers in stride: Austin and Tamret Savik bonded by sports
The first time Austin Savik met his brother Tamret Savik, it was at an airport.
Full Count: Merchant of Vikings has big goals
On May 25, 2024, Bigfork sophomore Robert Merchant clocked 11.23 seconds in the 100 meters, good for sixth place at the State A track and field championships.
Baseball: C-Falls beats Whitefish; Polson sweeps Browning
WHITEFISH — Jaxson Cadwell and Lincoln Fisher drove in two runs each as Columbia Falls downed rival Whitefish 8-2 in a high school baseball showdown Wednesday at Smith Fields.
Tuesday: Frenchtown walks off Polson softball
FRENCHTOWN — Abbi Edwards came home on an error in the bottom of the seventh to give Frenchtown a walk off win over Polson Tuesday 11-10 in a nonconference softball matchup.
Eagles fly past Braves
Ethan Paugh hit a three-run home run and Missoula Big Sky used a nine-run first inning to take a 15-4 victory over Flathead in Western AA baseball Tuesday at A…
Big Sky softball holds off Bravettes
MISSOULA — Sara Bjornson went the distance in the circle for Missoula Big Sky as the Eagles stymied a Bravettes for a 5-2 victory in Western AA softball Tuesday.
Bigfork’s Merchant among record-setters at fast Pilcher Top 10
MISSOULA — The Russ Pilcher Top 10 meet went off without a hitch Tuesday at MCPS Stadium, the weather holding and the athletes flying.
Lions’ Lambertsen among multiple-even winners at Eureka Top 8
EUREKA — Josh Lambertsen keeps racking up wins and school records.
One Timer: The only one for the history books, for now
A week has now passed since the first Crosstown baseball game and even though it's fresh in our minds now, this is a game that will be remembered for ages.