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The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
AUTO RACING: Riddles solve Montana 200 qualifying, take top spots
It was a different car, but the same result for Owen Riddle.
COLUMN: The curse of competition
I cover sports for a living. I thrive on competition. I’m a driven guy. I want to win at everything.
ARCHERY: Local 4-H places at nationals
The Half Moon Highlanders aren’t a big group, but they carry a big punch.
COLUMN: Celebrating the best of Northwest Montana
There are a lot of good athletes in Northwest Montana.
BASEBALL: Lakers A pitch way to sweep of Rangers
EUREKA — Sam Elliott and Drew Scherrer twirled a pair of complete games and the Kalispell Lakers A swept a pair of games 5-2 and 4-1 against the Kootenai Valley Rangers on Wednesday night.
LEGION ROUNDUP: Glacier Twins bounce back, hammer Loggers in Libby
LIBBY — The Glacier Twins A went on an offensive rampage, shaking off a difficult weekend by walloping the Libby Loggers 11-0 and 21-1 on Tuesday night at Lee Gehring Field.
GOLF: Local pair trail at Junior World Championships
LA JOLLA, Calif. — A pair of local golfers teed it up with some of the world’s best junior golfers, staying in contention after the first of three days at the IMG Academy Junior World Championships on the South Cou…
Legion baseball: Lakers AA win 2nd game, split with Royals
BILLINGS — Patrick O’Connell’s single in the top of the seventh inning drove in two runs to give the Kalispell Lakers AA a 4-2 victory in the second game of a doubleheader and a split with the Billings Royals on Mo…
Legion baseball: Lakers A lose 5-4 to Med Hat in Harp tourney final
Medicine Hat, which blew an early 4-0 lead, need a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to slip by the Kalispell Lakers A 5-4 in the championship game of the John R. Harp Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Griffi…
SOFTBALL: Long days at ASA tourney
Buckly Isakson will be in Alaska fishing just three days from now.
BASEBALL: Kalispell Lakers win twice more at Harp tournament
From raking hits to taking hits, the Kalispell Lakers A team found its way to the basepaths on Saturday, sweeping a pair of games for the second straight day at the John R. Harp Tournament at Griffin Field to claim…
BASEBALL: Glacier Twins split at Sapa-Johnsrud tourney
WHITEFISH — The Lethbridge Elks tallied five runs in the top half of the seventh inning to rally by the Glacier Twins 8-7 on Saturday evening at the Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial tournament at Memorial Park.
BASEBALL: Lakers sweep opening day at Harp
Hitting the ball well all day, the Kalispell Lakers A were finally able to break through on the scoreboard late in a 12-4 victory over the (Spokane) Ferris Sax…
BASEBALL: Cannons shoot down Glacier Twins at Sapa-Johnsrud
WHITEFISH — McKabe Cottrell battled through five gutty innings on the hill, then doubled home the game-tying run to lead the Spokane Cannons to a 4-3 win over …
SOFTBALL: ASA Junior Olympic tourney breezes through first day
Despite iffy weather conditions for the weekend, the Montana girls ASA Junior Olympic fastpitch softball tournament is off to a smooth start.