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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…
Makena Morley defends West regional XC crown
WALNUT, Calif. — Makena Morley, a senior at Bigfork High School, defended her Foot Locker West Regional cross country title on Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College while Glacier freshman Annie Hill finished fourth a…
Flathead tops Whitefish in opener
WHITEFISH — With fresh legs late, Flathead pulled away from Whitefish to turn a tie game at halftime into a 73-54 blowout in the first boys basketball game of …
Johnson guides Bravettes by Bulldogs, 49-35
WHITEFISH — The upstart Whitefish Lady Bulldogs went toe-to-toe with the Class AA Flathead Bravettes early in their nonconference basketball game on Friday nig…
Braves pin dual loss on Bulldogs
BUTTE — Flathead won a pinfest with the Butte Bulldogs on Friday in Class AA wrestling dual action.
Wolfpack drops mat dual to Butte
BUTTE — Justin Gibson (113), Ryder Day (126), Sam Barber (132) and Eli Horn (285) all posted pins in their first match of the Class AA wrestling season Friday afternoon for Glacier, but it wasn’t enough to get the …
Glacier's McChesney, Hill named all-state MVPs in AA football
Glacier seniors Brady McChesney and Josh Hill were named Class AA offensive and defensive most valuable players, leading 20 players from the state champions named to the all-state teams, released Friday.
Kalispell Invitational first outing for local swimmers
The high school swim season for Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Flathead, Glacier and Whitefish begins Saturday with the Kalispell Invitational at The Summit.
Bigfork bouncing back
Bigfork went undefeated on its run to the Class B state boys’ basketball championship last season, topping Columbus 71-62 in front of a packed house in Bozeman to bring the title back to the shores of Flathead Lake.
May, Sandry lead local postseason honors
Luke May and Josh Sandry piled up accolades after taking the Whitefish Bulldogs and Bigfork Vikings to the semifinals in their respective classes as postseason football awards covered the Flathead Valley on Tuesday…
Hockey: Wolverines sweep Cobras in Butte
BUTTE — Aleksei Garin scored a little more than a minute into the second overtime period to lift Whitefish to a 2-1 win over Butte on Saturday in Western States Hockey League play. The win completed a weekend sweep…
Plains reclassifies at MHSA meetings
HELENA — Plains will reclassify from Class B to Class C in all sports beginning in 2015-16 after approval from the Montana High School Association executive board on Sunday. At the same meeting, the board approved …
Football pride back in Kalispell
As Glacier won the Class AA football championship Friday at Legends Stadium in front of a standing-room only crowd bigger than the field had seen in nearly a decade, there was plenty of cheers and fireworks as the …
Volleyball: Glacier has five named all-state
The Glacier Wolfpack and Flathead Bravettes were strongly represented on the Class AA All-State volleyball team released on Monday.
Montana vs. Montana State: Grizzlies playoff ready
MISSOULA — Both Montana and Montana State entered Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football game playing for a spot in the playoffs.
Brawl of the Wild