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Big Sky Football: Radioed play calls, 9-game league schedule on way
Among the preseason honors doled out at the Big Sky Conference’s Football Kickoff last weekend in Spokane came a couple bits of news.
Former Griz LB Welnel named assistant AD
Marcus Welnel, a former Grizzly football player with experience as a financial advisor and as General Manager of the Good Ol’ Grizzlies NIL Collective, has bee…
Team Montana 5th at NHSRF
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Josie Robbins of Dillon and Wyatt Warneke of Great Falls are top-five rodeo hands who in turn led Team Montana to place fifth in the World Standings for the National High School Rodeo Associati…
A Lakers fall 10-3 to Bandits Sunday
CRANBOOK, British Columbia — Given a reprieve when rain suspended Saturday’s game while Cranbrook was having a big inning, the Kalispell A Lakers couldn’t retake momentum in what became a 10-3 Legion baseball loss …
Johnston closes Open with 3rd 74
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Ryggs Johnston, the Libby High product believed to be the first native Montanan playing in the men’s British Open, closed with another 74 Sunday at Royal Portrush.
6 Bobcats, 5 Griz dot preseason all-Big Sky football
SPOKANE — As part of the 2025 Big Sky Kickoff Weekend, the league office has announced its 39-member Preseason All-Conference Team ahead of the upcoming footba…
AA Lakers complete sweep of Elks
Riders drop two straight to lose opening series
Area athletes compete in MLB Pitch, Hit and Run
The Kalispell Lakers hosted an MLB Pitch, Hit & Run contest as part of its Community Night on Friday, with 100 athletes competing in six divisions.
10-run 3rd carries AA Lakers over Elks
The Kalispell Lakers got one big inning Saturday, pushing across 10 runs in the third frame on the way to a 10-7 win over the Lethbridge Elks in Montana/Albert…
A Lakers fall in Cranbrook; Mariners, Loggers split 2
CRANBROOK, British Columbia — Tait Orme hit a first inning three-run home run, but the Cranbrook Bandits had too much offense in a 13-6 victory in game one of a scheduled doubleheader Saturday.
Ryggs Johnston shoots 74 Saturday at Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Playing the last three holes 3-over, Libby product Ryggs Johnston shot a 74 Saturday at the British Open, falling to a tie for 56th at 1-over for the tournament.
Libby’s Johnston makes charge at British Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Libby native Ryggs Johnston charged up the leaderboard with a five-under par 66 in the second round of the 153rd British Open at R…
Riders win 2nd straight as Schafer shuts down Ballers
TJ Clarkson hit a two-run single in the third and Jack Lynch added one more run in the sixth as the Glacier Range Riders grabbed their second straight win over the Oakland Ballers 3-2 Friday at Glacier Bank Park.
Avalanche sweeps down on Bozeman
The Montana Avalanche U18 Goudette team, based out of Kalispell, went 5-0 and won the championship at the Montana State Junior Olympics softball tournament tha…