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Montana State QB Tommy Mellott named Big Sky offensive player of the year
Everyone knew Tommy Mellott was special and now the Big Sky Conference has made it official, naming him the offens…
Boys Hoops: C-Falls routs Libby; Whitefish cruises
COLUMBIA FALLS — Mark Robison scored a team-high 15 points, 12 in Columbia Falls’ dominant first quarter, and the Wildcats downed the Libby Loggers 71-29 Tuesday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Girls Hoops: Wildkats, Lady Pirates win big
LIBBY — Taryn Borgen poured in 22 points, Hope McAtee added 17 and Columbla Falls raced out to a 41-18 lead on the way to a 78-43 win over Northwest A foe Libby Tuesday.
Browning girls roll past Ronan, 59-29
BROWNING — Jerel Whitegrass scored 14 points, Sugar Spoonhunter added 10 and Browning took control early in a 59-29 Northwest A girls basketball win over Ronan Monday.
4th-quarter surge sparks Browning boys
RONAN — Maurice Redhorn III scored 26 points and Browning used a 9-1 fourth-quarter run to take control in a 70-63 win over Ronan Monday, giving the Indians 10 league wins.
State Swimming: Glacier school records fall
The team results weren’t quite what Karen Bouda or the Glacier Wolfpack wanted, but the veteran swim coach for both of Kalispell’s AA schools prefers to stay p…
Girls Hoops: Vals cruise Saturday
Ava Davey led four Bigfork players in double figures with 17 points and the Valkyries made short work of Whitefish Saturday, 71-22, in Northwest A girls basketball.
Boys Hoops: Vikings subdue Bulldogs
BIGFORK — Bigfork’s Austin Savik scored seven of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Vikings subdue Whitefish 51-46 in Northwest A boys basketball action Saturday.
Thrice is nice: DeShazer wins 3rd state title
BILLINGS — Libby’s Jace DeShazer picked up his third state championship and finished off a perfect 47-0 season on Saturday, defeating Miles City’s Easton DeJong. No surprise there.
Troupe, Thompson are champs
BILLINGS — They were a long time coming, but Flathead’s Anders Thompson and Sawyer Troupe finished their wrestling seasons a combined 90-0 Saturday, each with …
Butte tops Bravettes, Braves at Flathead gym
Flathead’s Braves and Bravettes fell short on the basketball court Saturday afternoon, with visiting Butte closing out one game late (girls) and building a big lead early (boys) for two Western AA wins.
Friday Boys: Browning hands C-Falls 2nd league loss
BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III scored 19 points and the Browning Indians made a nine-point halftime lead hold up for a big 67-58 boys basketball win over Northwest A rival Columbia Falls Friday.
Prep Hoops: Wolfpack girls win, boys fall to Butte
A mild upset by the Glacier girls seemed to set the host Wolfpack up for a basketball sweep against visiting Butte Friday. The Bulldogs’ Hudson Luedtke had other ideas.
State Wrestling: Brawlers advance 10 to semis, Wolfpack 4
BILLINGS — The Thompson Twins are going strong and so are the Flathead Brave Brawlers.
State Wresting: MatCats' Fainter, Libby’s DeShazer make semis
BILLINGS — Jace DeShazer’s run for a third state championship started strong with a pair of victories on Saturday, and Columbia Falls’ Traic Fainter joined him in the semifinal round after a good early showing.
Big Sky Men: Griz rout NAU
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Aanen Moody had 20 points in Montana's 94-66 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night.