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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Bigfork blows by Mission
ST. IGNATIUS — The Bigfork boys jumped out to a huge first-quarter lead and built on it in the second half to cruise past St. Ignatius in a 72-48 nonconference basketball win on Tuesday.
Flathead tabs former asst. to lead boys soccer
Nate Evans, who was an assistant coach for one season in the Flathead soccer program, has been named the boys head coach.
Stillwater Christian, FVHS shooting for hoops titles
There will be no title for Stillwater Christian School to defend at the Montana Christian Athletic Association state girls basketball tournament this weekend in Helena.
Longtime Whitefish coach Byrd leaves for C-Falls
It was just a matter of time.
Another PBR victory for Triplett
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A perfect weekend led to another Professional Bull Riders circuit win for Matt Triplett at the Honda Center.
Uhde decisions Gonzalez for super middle weight title
Jesse Uhde of Kalispell won by unanimous decision over Daniel Gonzalez of Billings on Saturday night at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.
Planting seeds for state: Flathead, Glacier boys win individual titles at seeding meet
Glacier wound up with two individual wrestling champions and Flathead had one after a long day of mat action at the Western AA seeding tournament on Saturday at Glacier High School.
Wrestling: Columbia Falls, Eureka win divisional titles
POLSON — The Columbia Falls Mat Cats pushed 11 wrestlers through to the finals at the Northwestern A Divisional tournament, capturing seven individual championships on their way to the team title at Linderman Gym i…
Basketball roundup: C-Falls boys survive scare from Polson
COLUMBIA FALLS — With the score tied at 59, Columbia Falls’ Ty Morgan was fouled on a 3-point attempt with two seconds to play. He hit all ensuing three free throws, and the No. 1 Wildcats hung on for a 62-59 North…
Basketball: Capital boys shoot past Flathead
A day after hitting eight 3-pointers in an emotional 54-53 loss to Helena High, the Flathead Braves got a taste of their own medicine while hosting the Helena Capital Bruins on Saturday afternoon.
Bengals tip Braves
When the Flathead Braves get hot, they can play with anybody.
No. 1 Capital downs No. 2 Glacier
HELENA — Hailee Bennett scored 17 points and the No. 2 Glacier girls nearly erased a 16-point deficit before falling to No. 1 Helena Capital 45-39 in a Western AA basketball game on Friday.
Helena Capital trips Wolfpack in OT
The No. 5 Glacier boys nearly survived a second straight overtime game, but fell 42-39 to visiting Helena Capital in Western AA conference play on Friday.
State quest starts for grapplers
Today’s high school wrestling action at Eureka, Glacier and Polson is all about two things.
Glacier sneaks by Helena
Glacier wing Cain Boschee made a game-saving block at the end of regulation and stole a final attempt inbounds pass to seal a narrow 34-33 overtime win over vi…