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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…
WESTERN A DIVISIONAL: Polson boys, Columbia Falls girls punch tournament tickets
BUTTE — Polson advanced to the Western A divisional boys championship basketball game on Friday, clinching a spot in the Class A state tournament next weekend in Missoula.
WESTERN B DIVISIONAL: Bigfork boys clinch state tournament berth
Bigfork clinched a spot in the state tournament with a resounding 66-39 victory over Libby in the semifinals of the Western B divisional basketball tournament on Friday at Flathead High School.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork, Libby advance at Western B divisionals
Bigfork knows just about every team in Class B will be gunning for them.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Late layup lifts Loyola over district champion Bigfork
It went just like the coach planned.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hellgate spoils Glacier's senior night
On a night of celebrations at Glacier High School, the visiting team had the loudest cheers at the end of the night.
BASKETBALL: Whitefish girls stay alive at Western A divisional tournament
BUTTE — The Whitefish girls kept their season alive while the rest of the Northwestern A struggled at the Western A divisional basketball tournament on Thursday at the Butte Civic Center.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Hellgate tops Glacier, clinches top seed
MISSOULA — The Hellgate boys clinched the Western AA championship with a 50-34 win over Glacier on Thursday.
TERRY COLUMN: Falling down a Big Mountain
I’m not a skier.
BASKETBALL: Columbia Falls, Polson advance at Western A divisional
BUTTE — Columbia Falls and Polson each went 2-0 as the Western A divisional tournament tipped off Wednesday at the Butte Civic Center.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Hellgate burns Braves from long distance
Sometimes basketball’s not all that complicated of a game.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hellgate girls pull away from Bravettes
MISSOULA — Katie Stahl scored 15 points and the Missoula Hellgate girls pulled away from Flathead in a Western AA basketball game on Tuesday night.
LEGENDS STADIUM: Flathead greats Frank Cabbage, Jeff Epperly selected for Wall of Fame
Frank Cabbage and Jeff Epperly will join 26 former coaches and athletes on the Legends Wall of Fame at an induction ceremony on Friday during the crosstown girls’ basketball game at Glacier High School.
Pairings set for divisional hoop play
Western Divisional action for area Class A and B boys and girls basketball teams begin this week at the Butte Civic Center and Flathead High School.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Suddenly surging Braves win second straight
Twenty-four hours earlier, Flathead’s offense was floundering and the team was buried in the cellar of the Western AA conference, while Helena High was atop th…
BOYS BASKETBALL: Helena Capital rallies to beat Glacier in overtime
Helena Capital coach Guy Almquist called it “a hustle play.”