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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…
WRESTLING: Flathead throttles Glacier in 9th annual crosstown showdown
Trae Vasquez wasn’t going to hide the truth.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Columbia Falls girls romp, boys come up short in Frenchtown
FRENCHTOWN — Columbia Falls continues to roll right along, whipping Frenchtown 62-24 in a Northwest A girls basketball matchup on Thursday evening.
TERRY COLUMN: Shaking off good losses
There’s nothing fun about losing.
WRESTLING: Glacier headed to Flathead Thursday for crosstown battle
The Glacier Wolfpack need not look far to see what a young, inexperienced group of wrestlers can blossom into before the season-ending state tournament.
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Flathead holds off Whitefish, Wolfpack wins at Polson
WHITEFISH — Whitefish stormed back with a 22-point fourth quarter but missed a potential game-winning shot in the final seconds as Flathead held on for a 41-40…
GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bravettes bound past Bulldogs, Glacier topples Polson
WHITEFISH — Tiana Johnson reached double-figures for the eighth consecutive game and Flathead picked up its fourth win of the season, 46-32 at Whitefish Tuesda…
WRESTLING: Columbia Falls sweeps host triangular
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls quickly dispatched a pair of Northwest A conference foes, sweeping its host wrestling triangular on Tuesday against Whitefish and Frenchtown.
MHSA rejects Hellgate's proposal for varsity football
MISSOULA — The Montana High School Association has rejected a proposal by Missoula's Hellgate high school that sought an option for its seniors if Hellgate was unable to field a football team in the fall.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sentinel hands Wildkats first loss of season
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls hung close with undefeated Missoula Sentinel on Saturday afternoon, but fell behind quickly behind a cold shooting performance in a 45-28 nonconference girls basketball loss.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bravettes struggle in loss to C.M. Russell
Confidence can be a funny thing.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Sentinel boys drop Columbia Falls, Flathead boys fall in Great Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls could not rebound from a horrible second quarter, losing 63-48 to Missoula Sentinel on Saturday in a boys nonconference contest between Class A and AA teams.
WRESTLING: Flathead's Trae Vasquez wins title at Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Invitational
MISSOULA — Trae Vasquez of Flathead was the individual champion at 120 pounds on Saturday, decisioning Nick Kunz of Helena Capital 8-5 in the finals at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic.
SWIMMING: Whitefish, Columbia Falls dominate at Cat/Dog Invitational
WHITEFISH — Swimmers from Columbia Falls and Whitefish dominated the action in the pool at the Cat/Dog Invitational on Saturday at The Wave.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Glacier bullies Broncs in runaway win
For the second straight game, the Glacier girls found an edge with their suffocating pressure defense, pulling away from Class A Frenchtown early in a 46-24 no…
BOYS BASKETBALL: Glacier gets back in win column, downs Frenchtown
As far as apes go, this was no gorilla.