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Glacier tennis set to defend court; Whitefish sending 9 to State A
Home-court advantage awaits the seven Glacier singles and duos who qualified for the State AA tennis tournament th…
GOLF: 79th Annual Labor Day tournament begins Friday
Low handicap golfers from the United States and Canada will converge on Buffalo Hill Golf Club this weekend in hopes of bringing home one of the top amateur prizes in the Pacific Northwest.
BOYS SOCCER: Wildcats ready to make leap
It took O’Brien Byrd just four seasons to win his first boys soccer state championship at Whitefish High School.
GIRLS SOCCER: Polson taking aim at title
Michael Hewston has spent eight seasons as the Polson girls soccer coach, building a program without much of a tradition into one of the most talented teams in…
TERRY COLUMN: Getting the bad side of bye weeks
Class AA football is seeing a shift in its schedule for the first time in more than a decade.
SOCCER: Bigfork boys cancel season
BIGFORK — There are few, if any, Class B schools in the state that offer as many athletic opportunities for their students as Bigfork.
SOCCER: Whitefish kicks off season with win at Bigfork
BIGFORK — Whitefish senior Haley Nicholson will be the center of attention for opposing defenses all year for the Bulldogs girls soccer team.
CROSS COUNTRY: Polson girls top field at Butte Invitational
FAIRMONT — Four Polson girls finished in the top 19, leading the Pirates to the team victory at the Butte Central Invitational on Tuesday.
FOOTBALL: Stokes, Havre steamroll Whitefish
WHITEFISH — There were only fleeting moments of celebration as Whitefish football took the field for the first time since winning the Class A state championshi…
VOLLEYBALL: Wildkats flawless at Tip-Off tournament
WHITEFISH — Defending Class A state volleyball champion Columbia Falls stormed through the two-day Northwest vs. Southwest Tip-Off event, finishing with a perf…
SOCCER: C-Falls boys, girls roll to wins; Glacier, Flathead open at jamborees
Columbia Falls’ boys and girls posted lopsided shutout victories over Stevensville as the soccer season kicked off for a handful of local schools on Saturday.
CROSS COUNTRY: Glacier boys, girls capture team titles
LIBBY — Glacier snapped up the team titles while Sage Wanner of Columbia Falls and Nicole Bouma of Flathead were individual winners on Saturday at the Libby Invitational cross country meet.
FOOTBALL: Braves stumble in opener
The Flathead Braves couldn’t have dreamed up a better start.
FOOTBALL: Big second quarter sparks Columbia Falls romp
COLUMBIA FALLS — After a slow first quarter, Columbia Falls found the gas pedal for its potent offense, blowing out Corvallis in a 48-14 nonconference football…
FOOTBALL: Glacier stripes Bengals, 35-7
HELENA — Glacier showed it has quite a bit of firepower in its new-look offense, running away with a 35-7 Class AA football victory over Helena High on Friday night at Vigilante Stadium.
FOOTBALL: Eureka, Bigfork coast in openers
ST. IGNATIUS — Austyn Sherwood, Cannan Smith and Garrett Gollahan scored two touchdowns each as Eureka leveled St. Ignatius 61-0 on Friday in Class B football action.