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Bobcat men defeat N. Arizona after strong first half
BOZEMAN — Jed Miller scored 22 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Montana State over Northern Arizona 77-68 in Big Sky Conference men’s basketball on Saturday evening at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Poor shooting 2nd half dooms Lady Griz against N. Colorado
GREELEY, Colo. — Heather Baymon scored 29 points as Northern Colorado held Montana to just 19 second half points to take a 77-58 victory in Big Sky women’s basketball Saturday.
Brave Brawlers claim Pacific NW Classic title, Glacier 4th
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Flathead put four wrestlers on the top of the podium and claimed the team championship at the Pacific Northwest Classic at University High School.
Wolfpack girls place three in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. — Katelyn Sphuler nabbed the individual crown at 100 pounds and Glacier took sixth as team at the Lady M2 Mallet tournament at Rogers High School.
Montana State women best Northern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Taylee Chirrick led all scorers with 27 points and Montana State raced away from Northern Arizona 82-65 in Big Sky Conference women’s basketball on Saturday afternoon.
Dillon girls run away from Polson
DILLON — Kaitlyn Konen scored 16 of her 23 points in the first half as Dillon cruised to a 61-33 victory over Polson in A girls basketball.
Bravettes place 4th at Super 14
BELGRADE — Four Bravette Brawlers worked their way onto the podium at the girls Super 14 wrestling tournament Saturday at Belgrade High School.
Lindskoog leads Wildcats boys to victory over Hamilton
HAMILTON — Rhett Lindskoog hit four 3-pointers on the way to 14 points and Columbia Falls put away Hamilton 64-33 in nonconference boys basketball Saturday.
Full Circle: Lamson, Vigen first met in 2019; now the QB has MSU’s offense humming
NASHVILLE — The fact that Justin Lamson has been such a good fit at Montana State doesn’t really surprise Bobcat coach Brent Vigen, who clocked his quarterback…
PHOTOS: Bobcats at FCS Championship media day
Montana State University gets a first look at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 3 ahead of the FCS Championship game against Illinois State.
Bravettes put three into semis in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Coming off titles at the CMR Holiday Classic, Bella Downing and Julia Kay earned their way into another semifinal to start the new year at the Montana Super 14 tournament Friday.
Braves, Wolfpack place multiple wrestlers in Pacific NW Classic semis
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — A combined 12 Kalispell wrestlers worked their way into Saturday’s semifinal round at the Pacific Northwest Classic Friday.
Whitefish native Sanderson named to US Olympic hockey team
Whitefish native and Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson was named to the 2026 US men’s Olympic ice hockey team Friday as USA hockey released the rosters…
Multiple Montana football players enter transfer portal
As the college football transfer portal opened on Friday, Montana was dealt a blow as multiple players entered their names.
Griz men down NAU in conference opener
MISSOULA — Brooklyn Hicks scored 15 points off the bench and Montana had five players in double-figures in a 78-64 victory over Northern Arizona in Big Sky men's basketball Thursday.