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AA Legion: Lakers bow out at State
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta — Plenty of pitching, not enough hits for the Kalispell Lakers.
Legion: Lakers bounced Chargers from State AA
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta — Andre Cephers hit the go-ahead single and added another RBI as the Kalispell Lakers defeated the Great Falls Chargers in a loser-out game at the Montana-Alberta State AA Legion Baseball Tour…
Clarkson’s slam helps Range Riders over Chukars
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — TJ Clarkson hit a second inning grand slam while Jack Lynch and Jake Millan drove in a pair of runs each and the Glacier Range Riders defeated the Idaho Falls Chukars 11-8 Wednesday at Melaleuc…
Pioneer League Insider July 30
Reese Miller of the Grand Junction Jackalopes has quietly put together a monster season out of the bullpen.
Buchanan watchlist includes MSU’s Brott, UM’s Wing
Three Big Sky Conference players — one each from Montana State, Montana and UC Davis — are among the 30 players named to the Buck Buchanan Award watchlist released Wednesday.
Range Riders clip Chukars Tuesday
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Logan Beard homered in the first inning, and the Glacier Range Riders kept the Idaho Falls Chukars grounded from there for a 5-3 Pioneer League baseball win Tuesday night.
Lakers drop State AA opener, 2-1
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta — The pitching was sharp and the seventh-inning rally almost happened, but the Kalispell Lakers dropped their opening game at the Montana/Alberta AA Legion tournament Wednesday, 2-1 to the Bil…
Full Count: Buckmaster holds onto pitching itch
Bryce Buckmaster was pretty much unhittable for 600 pitches this season, anchoring a solid starting rotation for the American Legion Kalispell Lakers.
All to play for
The Kalispell AA Lakers open the Montana/Alberta American Legion baseball tournament Wednesday at 10 a.m., against a Billings Scarlets squad that won three ear…
Gillman, Jones on Payton watchlist
Stats Perform released its 30-player preseason watchlist for the 2025 Walter Payton Award, and three Big Sky Conference players are on it.
3 Griz make Shrine Bowl 1,000
The East-West Shrine Bowl, one of college football’s preeminent all-star showcases, released its annual preseason list of 1,000 players to watch from all levels of the game that are eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft …
Sports Briefs: Whitefish ace for Bedley
Robert Bedley fired a hole-in-one on No. 7 of the South Course of Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Wednesday.
A Lakers take 3rd, Red Sox down Bucs for West A title
WHITEFISH — A quick start didn’t hold up for the Kalispell Lakers, who bowed out of the West A District American Legion tournament with an 8-5 loss to the Bitterroot Bucs Sunday.
Liniak’s walk-off homer caps Range Riders comeback win
After losing the lead and giving up four runs in the top of the ninth inning, the Glacier Range Riders looked well on their way to dropping a fifth-straight heartbreaking game to the Missoula PaddleHeads before Kin…
State AA and A Legion pairings
American Legion AA and A