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Carson Garner's hot start mirrors the Range Riders'
Carson Garner thought professional baseball was right there.
Bigfork bolts to easy 7B boys basketball win
THOMPSON FALLS — Second-ranked Bigfork used a fast start to blow by Thompson Falls 67-43 in District 7B boys basketball play Thursday evening.
Hockey: Maulers shut out Wolverines
MISSOULA — Austin Azzinnaro scored the first and last goals and assisted on the second as the Missoula Maulers blanked the Whitefish Wolverines 3-0 in Western States Hockey League play on Thursday evening at the Gl…
MHSA: Transgender student-athlete proposal will likely be withdrawn
HELENA — A controversial proposal from the Montana High School Association that would allow transgender student-athletes to compete in activities of a gender different than the student’s sex at birth will likely be…
Columbia Falls, Whitefish grapplers win league duals
POLSON — Columbia Falls won four straight matches from 126 to 145, eight overall, to defeat Polson 41-27 Thursday evening in a Northwestern A wrestling dual.
Valley powers clash in C-Falls
For the second time in a week, the Valley will host a cross-class basketball clash of state powers.
C-Falls stays atop Class A, Vikings fall to No. 2
In the second batch of prep basketball polls this season, the Columbia Falls boys and girls programs retained their top spots from a week ago, the Glacier girls remained No. 2 in Class AA, the Bigfork Vikings fell …
Columbia Falls 58, Whitefish 12
Images from the Cat Mats' 58-12 victory against the Bulldogs in Columbia Falls on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.
Wrestling: Eureka wins dual with Greenchain
EUREKA — Eureka totaled three pins and a major decision to top Lincoln County rivals Libby on the mats on Tuesday, 34-28.
Cats pin Whitefish
COLUMBIA FALLS — Anything can happen in a Cat-Dog wrestling dual. With just under 10 miles separating the rival schools, the intensity seems to be a bit higher…
Basketball roundup: Polson can't keep pace with Corvallis
CORVALLIS — Despite six different Pirates scoring in Tuesday night’s nonconference matchup, three of which reached double-figures, Polson dropped their road contest against the Corvallis Blue Devils 59-46.
Eureka, Flathead have two individual mat champions
CUT BANK — Eureka and Flathead both had two individual wrestling champions at the Cut Bank Invitational on Saturday.
Glacier girls thump Big Sky
Three shots.
Sentinel girls top Flathead cagers
As the Missoula Sentinel Spartans came sprinting out of the gates, the heavy-footed Flathead Bravettes struggled to keep up.
Swimming: Fast times at The Summit
The long layoff over the holidays turned out to be more of a positive than a negative for swimmers from Flathead and Glacier high schools on Saturday.
Basketball roundup: Flathead knocks off Missoula Sentinel
MISSOULA — Flathead outscored Missoula Sentinel 14-7 in the fourth quarter en route to a 50-43 Western AA boys basketball victory on Saturday.