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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…
FEATURED: Game, Getts, Match
Emily Getts, a 17-year-old tennis star for Columbia Falls High School, has a happy-go-lucky attitude when it comes to her net game.
TERRY COLUMN: Reaching the unreachable
Records are made to be broken, or so the saying goes.
SOFTBALL: Polson earns first win, shuts out Flathead
Camas Renault delivered a two-run second inning single and combined with Haley Fyant on a seven-hit shutout in Polson’s 4-0 win against Flathead at a brisk Boy…
TRACK & FIELD: Flathead makes splash in Whitefish dual
Three Flathead athletes won multiple events as the Braves and Bravettes kicked off the season in a dual against Whitefish on Tuesday at Legends Stadium.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Libby wins third straight, Columbia Falls rolls
LIBBY — Madisen Monigold went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and Libby ripped off its third straight win, clobbering Troy 21-2 in Western B/C conference play on Tuesday night.
GOLF: Libby's Jonny Cielak wins Eureka Invitational
EUREKA — Libby senior Jonny Cielak won his second straight tournament to start the Class B golf season, shooting a 1-over-par 72 at Indian Springs Ranch to win medalist honors at the Eureka Invitational on Tuesday.
RUGBY: Black and Blue rip Bitteroot Warriors
The Black and Blue rugby team opened the high school season Saturday by dominating a big, talented Bitteroot Warriors squad 25-7.
SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Glacier goes 3-1 at Great Falls Jamboree
GREAT FALLS — Glacier opened its defense of the Class AA state championship with a 3-1 showing at the Great Falls Jamboree on Saturday.
TENNIS ROUNDUP: Glacier boys, girls beat C.M. Russell; Polson sweeps pair
GREAT FALLS — Glacier and Flathead opened the tennis season with dual action in the Electric City versus C.M. Russell and Great Falls High.
TRACK & FIELD: Clairmont, Corrigan lead Polson at Gene Hughes Invitational
CORVALLIS — Polson had two individual winners on Saturday at the Gene Hughes Invitational track meet.
SATURDAY BRIEFS: Straight Blast fighter wins silver, clinics on tap at Buffalo Hill
Leah Taylor, a coach at Straight Blast Gym of Montana Kalispell, won a silver medal in the medium heavy women’s black belt division at the Pan American Championships in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last month at the Univers…
GOLF: Libby's Jonny Cielak wins inaugural Spring Swing by two shots
MISSOULA — Libby senior Jonny Cielak shot 2-under par on the front and back nine to shoot a 4-under-par 67 for his round, holding off teammate Ryggs Johnston f…
SOFTBALL: Libby's bats go cold in opener with Anaconda
LIBBY — Khalyn Hageness struck out seven in a complete game but the Libby offense was unable to muster much in a 1-0 season-opening loss to Anaconda on Friday afternoon.
VIANO COLUMN: Biggest secret in sports
Sports have a secret they like to hide from us.
RUGBY: Whitefish's Heavirland to make Sevens debut for U.S. National Team
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Whitefish’s Nicole Heavirland will make her debut for the USA National Rugby Sevens squad at its matches in Atlanta next week, the team …