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The Glacier Range Riders are off to the best start in franchise history.
BASEBALL: Lakers romp at Canadian Days tourney
Dawson Smith dazzled on the mound in game one and Leif Ericksen had a busy day at the plate to lead the Kalispell Lakers AA to two blowout wins at the Canadian Days tournament Saturday afternoon at Griffin Field.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Helena Capital ends Flathead's season in playoff sweep
HELENA — Flathead softball battled Helena Capital to a draw for five innings before the wheels fell off on a wet Saturday in the Western AA playoffs.
FIGHTING BRIEFS: Ash knocked out at Bellator; Bartlett wins bronze in Germany
BOISE — Straight Blast Gym North head coach Hamilton Ash was knocked out by Vince Morales in the third round of his bout at Bellator 155 Friday afternoon at CenturyLink Arena.
Lakers AA, A teams rained out at Canadian Days baseball tournament
The Kalispell Lakers annual Canadian Days American Legion baseball tournament is off to a wet start.
Divisional track roundup: Glacier girls lead at Western AA; Flathead boys in second place
HELENA — The Flathead boys had three individual event winners and the Glacier girls look on their way to a repeat victory after the first day of the Western AA divisional track and field meet on Friday at Vigilante…
Roundup: Ronan thumps Loggers in B/C divisional softball
ANACONDA — Ronan’s offense exploded to blow away a pair of close games at the Western B/C divisional softball tournament on Friday and secure a spot in the state tournament.
Tennis roundup: Ten divisional titles in row for Polson girls; Whitefish boys win first since 2008
Polson’s Mollie Lemm pulled off the upset of the tournament, her teammate Marlee Congdon won the singles title and the Pirates picked up enough other wins alon…
SOFTBALL: Glacier punches ticket to state tournament
The Glacier softball team swept seventh-seeded Missoula Hellgate in a best-of-three Western Division playoff series on Thursday at Kidsports Complex to reclaim…
VIANO COLUMN: Labor laws sports' next big battle
Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, announced Wednesday by the Obama administration, figure to have a far-reaching impact on the American workforce with a ripple effect felt in the lower- and middle-classes al…
LEGION BASEBALL: Scaled-down Canadian Days Tournament begins Friday
The Canadian dollar’s dramatic dip is a boon for Montanans looking for a cheap getaway north of the border.
SOFTBALL: Flathead's playoff games pushed to Saturday
HELENA — The Class AA softball playoffs between Flathead and Helena Capital have been postponed until Saturday morning due to impending severe weather in the state’s capital.
TENNIS: Glacier's Spencer Johnson reaches Class AA state semis
GREAT FALLS — Glacier’s Spencer Johnson weathered the rain and a pair of formidable opponents to reach the semifinals of the Class AA state tennis tournament a…
TENNIS: Rain hampers play at Class B-C state tournament
MISSOULA — Jason Brandt of Libby and Alex Buenz of Bigfork both were second-round winners in boys singles play on Thursday at the Class B-C state tennis tournament.
TENNIS: Columbia Falls' Getts, Whitefish's Smyley cruise into divisional semis
Two-time defending champion Emily Getts of Columbia Falls had no problems in the first two rounds, cruising into the semifinals of the Northwestern A divisional tennis tournament on Thursday in Kalispell.
TRACK: Divisional meets begin Friday
HELENA — There’s one final chance for the area’s track and field athletes to secure a spot at the state meet as divisional meets begin Friday around the state.