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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Hockey playoffs: Junior Steelheads eliminate Wolverines
McCALL, Idaho — Skating stride for stride with one of the best junior hockey clubs in North America, the Whitefish Wolverines ran out of gas in a 6-2 loss to the Idaho Junior Steelheads on Saturday night and were e…
Class B state basketball: Bigfork's season ends with loss to Rocky Boy
GREAT FALLS — The boys basketball season for Bigfork (22-4) ended Saturday morning with an 83-75 loss to Rocky Boy in loser-out action at the Class B state tournament at Four Seasons Arena.
State A boys basketball: Columbia Falls beats Rams; finishes third
BOZEMAN — Ty Morgan scored 14 points to help Columbia Falls slide by Billings Central 34-30 in the consolation final at the Class A boys state basketball tournament Saturday evening at Brick Breeden Field House on …
AA state basketball: Glacier girls go out in style
BUTTE — Glacier capped off its best season ever by pulling off two huge victories on the final day of the Class AA girls state basketball tournament on Saturday at the Butte Civic Center.
Class B girls state basketball: Valkyries fall in OT to Manhattan
GREAT FALLS — Manhattan outscored Bigfork 9-5 in overtime to claim the 54-50 loser-out victory at the Class B girls state basketball tournament on Friday afternoon.
State B boys basketball: Choteau defeats Vikings
GREAT FALLS — The Bigfork boys won’t repeat as state champions, falling 62-53 to a hot-shooting Choteau team in the second half of their semifinal game on Friday in the Class B state basketball tournament at Four S…
Steelheads blank Wolverines
McCALL, Idaho — Winners of the last three Thorne Cup championships, the Idaho Junior Steelheads look to be in great shape for another title, shutting out the Whitefish Wolverines 9-0 in Game 1 of the second round o…
State A boys basketball: C-Falls advances; Polson out
BOZEMAN — Columbia Falls stayed in the hunt for a trophy, edging Belgrade 66-64 on Friday afternoon in loser-out play at the Class A state boys basketball tournament at Brick Breeden Field House on the campus of Mo…
AA state basketball: Glacier girls bounce back
BUTTE — Glacier bounced back to defeat Great Falls C.M. Russell 51-42 on Friday afternoon in loser-out play at the Class AA state girls basketball tournament.
Hockey playoffs: Wolverines draw tough assignment with Steelheads
A week after their first-ever franchise playoff series victory, the Whitefish Wolverines have another hurdle to overcome — a second-round matchup with the three-time defending Thorne Cup champion Idaho Junior Steel…
Class B state basketball: Colstrip girls slide past Bigfork, 55-50
GREAT FALLS — Colstrip did just enough to slip by Bigfork 55-50 on Thursday evening at the Class B girls state basketball tournament at Four Seasons Arena.
Class B state basketball: Bigfork boys hold on, nip Columbus, 53-50
GREAT FALLS — Defending state champion Bigfork pulled out a tough 53-50 first-round victory over a determined Columbus squad at the Class B state boys basketball tournament on Thursday at Four Seasons Arena.
Class AA state basketball: Billings West girls spill Glacier
BUTTE — Leading by seven in the fourth quarter, Glacier went cold from the floor for more than four minutes to end the game, falling to Billings West 53-47 in the first round at the Class AA girls state basketball …
Class A boys state basketball: C-Falls, Polson come up short
BOZEMAN — It was a rough day for Northwestern A’s two entrants at the Class A state boys basketball tournament.
Long road to repeat
It’s hard enough to win one state championship.