Sports
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Wolfpack cut down Knights, 7-6
One play can make or break a season and Teagan Dixon’s throw home on an Andrew Richardson single broke Missoula He…
Eureka steals a win from Bigfork in extras
BIGFORK — Eureka and Bigfork went back-and-forth for seven innings and needed extras to decide a winner, with the Lions scoring the winning run in the eighth i…
Poster Player of the Week: Reggie Sapa of Columbia Falls
This week’s poster player of the week goes to Reggie Sapa of the Columbia Falls Wildcats.
Crosstown tennis: Pack hit 90, then 100
Chalk up dual win No. 100 for the Glacier boys tennis team.
Griz ready to wrap up spring drills
The final workout of Montana’s spring football drills is Friday evening, and takes the form of a scrimmage set inside Washington-Grizzly Stadium at 6 p.m.
Bravettes pick up first softball win
MISSOULA — Mackenzie Brandt hit two home runs, Olivia Nyman socked another and the Flathead Bravettes held off Missoula Hellgate for their first softball win of the season Thursday, 10-6.
Glacier's rally falls short at Sentinel
MISSOULA — Down 6-1 after four innings, Glacier had its comeback fall just short in an 8-7 softball loss at Missoula Sentinel Thursday.
AA Lakers start season Saturday
The Class AA Kalispell Lakers start their American Legion baseball season Saturday, and the games won’t be against some pushover.
Late runs lift Ronan softball over C-Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — A seventh inning bases-loaded walk to Kailyn Marengo lifted Ronan to a 6-4 victory over Columbia Falls Thursday in Northwest A softball.
Whitefish tennis sweeps Libby
WHITEFISH — Liesl Brust led the Whitefish singles, while Maggie Mercer and Camry Kelch highlighted the Bulldog doubles in a 7-0 sweep of Libby Thursday in high…
Keeping Score: Clutch hits, record runs, and rivalry wins
We dive into a packed week of Montana high school spring sports.
Full Count: Is there an O-lineman in the house
Dillon Botner felt he had a good reason to step away from football after a senior season in which he made three starts on the offensive line: Med school.
Briefs: Gus Thompson games are Saturday
The Gus Thompson Memorial Baseball games will be held this Saturday at Thompson Memorial Park, starting with a Pee Wee Major League game between Rocky Mountain Builders and Sunriser Lions at 11 a.m.
Hurdler, he is
The question for Ethan Anderson coming out of middle school was: Is he a hurdler, or isn’t he?
Pirates hold Sentinel to 4 hits
MISSOULA — Cole Wadsworth and Landon Pablo combined on a four-hitter, and Wadsworth had two hits and scored three times in Polson’s 12-1 baseball win over Missoula Sentinel Wednesday.
Eureka uses big first inning to cruise past Ronan
EUREKA — By the time the game reached the second inning, the Ronan Chiefs found themselves looking at a 14-run deficit as the Eureka Lions plated eight runs in the first and six in the second to propel them to a 16…