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Bobcats topple turnover-prone Jacks 44-28
BOZEMAN — The suddenly top-seeded Montana State Bobcats advanced to the FCS semifinals Friday, and it was a bit of a slugfest that turned on turnovers.
Pike beats buzzer to lift CMR over Glacier
GREAT FALLS — Heartbreak strikes early for Glacier as Carson Pike banked in a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to give CMR a 64-63 victory over the Wolfpack in AA boys basketball Friday.
Braves rally past Great Falls
GREAT FALLS — The Braves started off 2025-26 on the right foot.
Billings West’s Matt Ludwig commits to Texas Tech
Billings West standout tight end Matt Ludwig has committed to playing football at Texas Tech University on Friday after being granted a release from a letter of intent he signed with Michigan.
Eureka boys rally past Chinook, are 2-0
SHELBY — Eureka’s Tyce Van Orden scored 28 points, 18 coming in the fourth quarter as the Lions rallied past Chinook 70-63 at the Shelby Invitational boys basketball tournament Friday.
Bravettes feature balanced attack; Flathead boys retooling, not rebuilding
The Flathead Bravettes are balanced and looking to be aggressive in transition this season.
New squads, but high hopes for Glacier basketball
The Glacier boys are ready to get in basketball shape.
Keeping Score: Inside Flathead girls and boys basketball
Flathead High School boys and girls basketball are officially back, and Keeping Score takes you inside both programs ahead of opening weekend.
Vidlak: Great numbers, vanilla comments
You can say two things about Stephen F. Austin quarterback Sam Vidlak, the former Griz QB turned Southland Conference player of the year: Awesome stats; vanilla quotes.
Glacier splits wrestling duals with Sentinel
MISSOULA — Kyler Detrick, Matthew Ahner and Daniel Pederson all scored pins but the Glacier Wolfpack still dropped their boys wrestling dual at Missoula Sentinel Thursday, 40-33.
Stillwater girls fall at Bonners Ferry Saturday
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Taren Bateman scored 23 points to lead Bonners Ferry over Stillwater Christian in girls basketball on Saturday.
Cats, Griz capsules: FCS Quarterfinals
When the Lumberjacks have the ball: Former Griz Sam Vidlak is the Southland offensive player of year, and has thrown for 2,447 yards and 21 touchdowns with six…
Big Sky Now: FCS playoff shake up, Montana surges and NDSU falls
Big Sky Now shares a full breakdown of the second round of the FCS playoffs and a deep dive into the biggest headlines shaping the Big Sky Conference.
Bobcats, quarterfinal foe SFA follow similar paths
The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks started their football season 0-2, including a 28-20 loss at Abilene (Texas) Christian on Sept. 6.
Full Count: A beginning, a middle and a next game
Much has already been made about the postgame dust-up between Montana State running back Julius Davis and an opposing player, and his coach, and his teammate, and I don’t mean to pile on.