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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
No. 1 rematch: Vikes spill Cats
COLUMBIA FALLS — The last time Bigfork and Columbia Falls met on the hardwood as the No. 1 teams in their respective classes, the Wildcats steamrolled to a 21-point victory.
Kalispell youth wins gold in taekwondo
Standout taekwondo competitor Adam Bartlett, 13, recently won a gold medal at the U.S. Open International Taekwondo Championships.
Montana Western football lands two Flathead players
When Montana Western released it’s initial signing day class, not a single Flathead Brave was listed.
Building a recruit pipeline
College football recruiting is an intricate and often frustrating process.
Griz sign Sandry, Harris
MISSOULA — Bigfork safety Josh Sandry and Glacier defensive end Andrew Harris headline the Flathead Valley additions to an extremely-talented class who will play for the University of Montana next season.
Pack trio signs with Cats
BOZEMAN — Glacier linebacker Josh Hill signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Montana State this fall, heading a class that features two other Wolfpack players as preferred walk-ons among a group he…
Glacier's Harrison Kauffman signs at Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Glacier defensive lineman Harrison Kauffman signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Lehigh University this fall, one of two Glacier High stars to sign with a NCAA Division I school o…
Basketball: Stillwater sweeps Troy
Stillwater Christian held off a strong charge and hot shooting from Troy on Tuesday night to win its final home game of the season 58-56 in a nonconference gir…
Hellgate taps Bravettes
Playing on tired legs after a draining crosstown loss to Glacier on Thursday, the Flathead girls struggled to make shots from all over the court against visiti…
Jessica Loyda leads Glacier swimmers
HELENA — Swimmers from Columbia Falls, Flathead and Glacier wrapped up their regular-season scheduled on Saturday with more fast times and high places at the Bohn-Morer Invitational.
Basketball roundup: Tinkle scores 23, Hellgate blows out Flathead, 69-33
MISSOULA — Flathead fell behind early, trailing 25-12 after the opening quarter and 41-13 at the half in a 69-33 Western AA boys basketball loss to top-ranked Missoula Hellgate on Saturday.
Flathead wrestlers pull sweep in Helena
HELENA — Flathead recorded three pins and won seven of the 13 matches to edge Helena High in a Western AA dual wrestling match on Saturday that ended in a virtual draw. The Braves won the 30-30 match tie by criteri…
Polson pins Ronan, Whitefish
POLSON — Polson’s wrestlers picked up a Northwestern A dual victory over Whitefish, winning 51-15, and then finished up by downing rival Ronan, 42-30, on Saturday to wrap up the regular season on a positive note.
Wolverines check Blue
WHITEFISH — The Whitefish Wolverines saw a three-goal lead disappear late, but were able to rally to pick up a 5-3 victory over Lake Tahoe in Western States Ho…
C-Falls 5-0 at Whitefish Duals; Eureka goes 3-1
WHITEFISH — When six hours of mat action was completed, Columbia Falls and Eureka emerged as the top two teams in the Whitefish Duals on Friday.