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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…
BASKETBALL: Bigfork boys, girls claim District 7B tournament championships
POLSON — Bigfork’s boys and girls were crowned District 7B basketball champions on Saturday in tournament play.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Flathead, Glacier lose in Helena
HELENA — Helena Capital jumped out to a 17-7 first-quarter lead and pulled away for good with a strong second half to dump Glacier 56-32 on Saturday afternoon in Western AA girls basketball action.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Glacier takes down first-place Helena on late triple
In desperation mode after a late bucket gave Helena High its second lead of the game with only 24 seconds to play, Glacier found an open shot in the corner wit…
BOYS BASKETBALL: Flathead knocks off Capital, again
The smile on Tyler Johnson’s face was the first big giveaway.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Schrade's buzzer-beater sends Glacier to win; Flathead routed in Helena
HELENA — Anna Schrade scored only two points, but they were the biggest of the game.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Vikings vanquish Troy to reach District 7B finals
BIGFORK — Last fall, Bigfork voters approved a bond request to fund, in part, a renovation of the high school that includes an expansion of the school’s gym, w…
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valkyries survive Trojan siege, advance to 7B championship game
BIGFORK — It was just 13 days ago that Bigfork held Troy to 17 points in a ruthless 39-point thrashing on the Trojans’ home court.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Libby girls, Thompson Falls boys advance to District 7B title games
LIBBY — Trinity Wallace hit a pair of clutch free throws with 22 seconds remaining to put Libby on top for good as the Loggers held off a determined Eureka squad 39-34 in a District 7B semifinal tournament girls ba…
TERRY COLUMN: Bracketing through the motions
No teams will be eliminated from this weekend’s District 7B tournament.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Troy boys, girls romp in district tournament play-in games
TROY — Sean Opland scored 25 points and Troy kept its season alive with a 53-22 shellacking of Eureka in a play-in game to the District 7B tournament on Tuesday night.
STATE WRESTLING: Eureka vaults to second in Class B/C
BILLINGS — Eureka wrestlers came up short in their bids for individual titles, but five top-three finishes carried the Lions to their first state wrestling trophy in 25 years.
STATE WRESTLING: Polson youth carries Pirates to 2nd-place finish in Class A
BILLINGS — Bob Owen has either been coaching wrestling for 41 or 42 years.
STATE WRESTLING: Vasquez, Braves bring home state hardware in Class AA
BILLINGS — There’s only one great remedy for a long, arduous week.
Sentinel slips by Glacier girls
The Glacier girls hung with top-ranked Missoula Sentinel for the first half, leading the Spartans for all but 1 minute, 33 seconds. Sentinel took over in the t…
Bravettes battle Big Sky, but come up 2-points short
Flathead battled all the way with Missoula Big Sky on Saturday afternoon, but the Bravettes came up two-point short in falling to the Eagles 35-33 at Flathead High School in girls Western AA division basketball pla…