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The Ever-changing Pioneer League
The Pioneer Baseball League has, in simple terms, three new faces in its 12-team lineup for 2026: The Modesto (Cal…
TRACK: Flathead's Krantz leaps to victory at Skor-Dekam
HELENA — Flathead senior Keaton Krantz cleared 20 feet, 6 1/2 inches to win the long jump at the Skor-Dekam Invitational at Vigilante Stadium on Saturday.
Softball: Offensive woes sink Libby in losses to Ronan, Frenchtown
FRENCHTOWN — Ronan jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead after three innings to down Libby 13-3 on Friday at the Frenchtown Invitational softball tournament.
Potkonjak shoots 69 to win Libby Invitational
LIBBY — Joseph Potkonjak shot a 3-under 69 to claim medalist honors at the Libby Invitational golf tournament on Friday at Cabinet View Golf Course.
Sentinel girls nip Columbia Falls in tennis
MISSOULA — Emily Getts, Molly Schmit and Harley Molchan were all winners at Nos. 1-2-3 singles, respectively, for Class A Columbia Falls in a girls tennis dual with Class AA Missoula Sentinel on Friday, but the Spa…
TRACK: Glacier dials back at host meet
With three track meets in five days for Glacier’s athletes, Thursday’s quadrangular with Bigfork, Eureka and Ronan at Glacier High School was a relaxed affair.
VIANO COLUMN: A city boy in the wilderness
I’m as city as it comes, if I’m going to be honest about it.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Big Sky edges Glacier in marquee diamond rematch
MISSOULA — Big Sky senior Macey Newbary picked up just the third hit of the day for her team, hitting in teammate Natalie Schwab in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge Glacier 1-0 in a Western AA softball game o…
TENNIS ROUNDUP: Libby boys romp against Glacier JV; Bigfork splits with St. Ignatius
LIBBY — The Libby boys cruised to a 6-0 dual tennis win over the Glacier JV on Thursday afternoon while the two schools battled to a 3-3 tie in girls play.
RUNNING: Bigfork's Hughes wins excellence award
PUEBLO, Colo. (April 26, 2016) – Colorado State University-Pueblo cross country and track standout Bailey Hughes, a junior from Bigfork, was the recipient of the 2016 Threlkeld Prize for Excellence at CSU-Pueblo, W…
TERRY COLUMN: Why the rush for throwers?
When the first round of the NFL draft kicks off Thursday, there’s an almost certainty that quarterbacks will be taken with the top two picks.
WEDNESDAY BRIEFS: Pair of locals make college commitments; MSGA season begins Friday
SOFTBALL: Flathead rallies for third straight win
COLUMBIA FALLS — Flathead coach Tasia Gates bounced out of the dugout and gave two muffled pumps of her right fist when the final out nestled in Kylee Meredith…
TENNIS: Flathead, Whitefish split dual at FVCC; Polson sweeps Columbia Falls
Whitefish and Flathead worked to a split in a nonconference tennis dual on an overcast Tuesday at the Flathead Valley Community College tennis courts.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Glacier blasts Broncs in battle of state champs
FRENCHTOWN — Glacier put Frenchtown away late in a battle of defending state champions on Tuesday, routing the Broncs 10-1.
TRACK & FIELD: Glacier's Annie Hill blazes to two Top 10 meet records
MISSOULA — Glacier’s Annie Hill set a pair of meet records as the top runners in the western half of the state gathered for the Russ Pilcher Top 10 meet on Tuesday.