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Poster Players of the Week: Whitefish Tennis
This week’s Poster Player of the Week goes to the Whitefish boys and girls tennis teams after a terrific performan…
Wilcox, Ferguson out at Flathead
Flathead athletics lost two coaches last week when Bravettes volleyball coach Leon Wilcox and Braves soccer coach Dan Ferguson announced they have stepped down from their respective coaching positions.
Wrestling: Eureka pair at top of rankings
Eureka’s Garrett White and Zach Durden each were listed in the first Class B-C wrestling rankings, released on Wednesday.
Pro baseball coming to Whitefish
WHITEFISH — A new professional baseball franchise will be established in Whitefish beginning this May as a founding member of the independent Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League (MRPBL).
Pirates pin Libby
POLSON — The Polson Pirates used four first-period pins and a major decision to defeat the Libby Loggers 46-24 in an early season Northwest A wrestling dual on Tuesday night.
Bob Stitt named new head football coach for Griz
Tip-off Hoop Classic: C-Falls cruises by Stevi
MISSOULA — Three players scored in double figures and Columbia Falls was at its offensive best in the middle two quarters on Saturday for a 75-52 boys basketball victory at the Northwest and Southwest Class A Tip-O…
Makena Morley 3rd, Hill 8th at Foot Locker
SAN DIEGO — Makena Morley had her best showing ever at the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning at Morley Field in Balboa Park.
Boys basketball: Great Falls downs Flathead
GREAT FALLS — Great Falls exploded for 32 points in the third quarter to cruise by Flathead 87-60 on Saturday in Class AA boys nonconference basketball action.
Girls basketball: Bravettes fall to Bison
Just when the Flathead Bravettes had scrapped their way back into the game, the visiting Great Falls Bison went on a run to stay out of reach and win the Class…
Libby's Crace, Chapel take mat titles at Kinney Classic
SUPERIOR — Libby’s Zach Crace (152) and Garret Chapel (170) won individual wrestling titles on Saturday at the Bob Kinney Classic.
Wolverines win in double OT
Aleksei Garin scored on a power play in the second overtime to give the Whitefish Wolverines a 4-3 Western States Hockey League victory over the Butte Cobras at the Stumptown Ice Den on Friday night.
Boys basketball: Balanced Bigfork thumps Frenchtown, 70-48
MISSOULA — Adam Jordt turned in a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists to help Bigfork dump Frenchtown 70-48 in boys Northwest and Southwest Class A Tip-Off Classic basketball action Friday afternoon at the …
Glacier, CMR girls basketball postponed
The Glacier girls basketball season and home opener on Friday evening with Great Falls C.M. Russell was postponed because of pertussis.
Glacier boys lose hoop opener to CMR
GREAT FALLS — The Great Falls C.M. Russell Rustlers scored 11 of their 27 first-half points from the charity stripe to down the Glacier Wolfpack 53-36 in Class AA nonconference boys basketball action Friday night.
Libby wrestlers split duals with Frenchtown, Browning
FRENCHTOWN — Defending Class A state wrestling champion Garret Chapel of Libby won twice by pin at the Frenchtown Mixer on Friday night.