Brave Brawlers win Best of West Duals

An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Newberg High in the final match gave Flathead — which rallied to tie the Oregon power, 36-36 — the victory in the Best of the West Duals finals.

FHS Theatre presents uproarious Christmas classic

The festivities are turned upside down as the Herdman kids hijack all the major roles from Mary to the Shepherds and challenge everyone’s traditional notions of Christmas.

Flathead boys 2nd at Best of West; Lady Brawlers 6th

PASCO, Wash. — While Newberg, Oregon got back to the top spot Friday, Flathead coach Jeff Thompson was quite pleased with his Brave Brawlers at the two-day Best of the West wrestling tournament.

Braves claim victory at Dahlberg Invite, Wolfpack third

BUTTE — William Hollensteiner set a personal record to win the 400 meters, and Flathead won the team title at the Harry “Swede” Dahlberg Invitational Friday at Bulldog Memorial Field.

Films honored at FLIC festival

Winners of the 12th annual Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) in Polson have been announced in 13 categories with Corey Payette’s “Les Filles du Roi” taking Best Picture for a feature-length film and Best Director.

Legals for March, 17 2024

Flathead girls fourth in Optimist's meet, Glacier fifth

GREAT FALLS — Helena High looks ready for a three-peat, and Flathead’s Alivia Rinehart can really fly.

Anders Thompson fifth at Super 32 Challenge

Anders Thompson, a senior at Flathead High School, took fifth place at 190 pounds at the prestigious Super 32 Challenge, a folkstyle wrestling tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

Flathead harriers sweep Glacier Invitational meet

Three out of four went the Flathead cross country program Wednesday, sweeping the team titles and boasting the overall boys winner at the Glacier Invitational meet at Rebecca Farm.

Flathead sweeps Last Chance Quad; Whitefish girls run blazing 100

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish girls certainly showed their speed at the Last Chance Quad meet held Thursday.

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D&T BBQ wins first place in Best Food at the Fair

D&T BBQ won first place in the Best Food at the Fair competition at the 2024 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo.

Sheriff says missing boater drowned in Flathead Lake

Search and rescue teams from Lake, Flathead and Missoula counties, as well as Kootenai County, Idaho, on Monday continued scouring Flathead Lake for the body of a missing boater, presumed to have drowned after becoming separated from his boat Thursday, June 27.

Whitefish and Glacier rank in Montana’s top three high schools in US News rankings

Whitefish High School ranks second in the state and Glacier High School third in the state, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best High Schools list.

Paddling film festival April 25 in Whitefish

The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour presenting the world’s best paddling films of the year — whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, SUP, action and lifestyle – in more than 120 cities and towns across Canada, United States and around the world.

Doubling up: Standout Flathead runner Rumsey Eash added soccer to her duties this fall

Lilli Rumsey Eash is a good-bordering on-great cross country runner who came into 2023 with three All-State finishes to her credit.

Legals for March, 3 2024

Bozeman edges Bravettes, 1-0

The Bravettes held off Bozeman for as long as they could, but Hadley Brown broke through to give the Hawks a 1-0 win Saturday in their Class AA quarterfinal game.

State cross country: Backyard battle in Class A

Rebecca Farm is host to the 60th Montana State Cross Country Championships Saturday, and for the first time since 2020.

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