Whitefish mulls 20-year resort tax extension

Whitefish officials are planning for the future of the city’s resort tax.

Braves belt CMR, 38-9

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BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Libby sweeps Eureka; Polson pounds Stevi

LIBBY — Jonny Cielak scored 15 points and Erik Lauer chipped in 12 more to lead Libby to a runaway 56-33 win against Eureka Tuesday night in District 7B action.

Class AA Soccer Playoffs: Glacier Hosts, Flathead On The Road

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Briefs: Tech’s Henley named All-Region by AVCA

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Three Montana Tech volleyball players, including Flathead High graduate Taylor Henley, were named All-Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Tuesday.

Unbeaten Valkyries cruise to 7-B title

Braeden Gunlock scored 13 points to lead a balanced Bigfork offense, and the unbeaten Valkyries coasted past Thompson Falls 51-12 for the District 7-B girls basketball title Saturday.

Maidens, Lady Pirates win; play Saturday

WHITEFISH — Kailynn Marengo hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and the Ronan Maidens built upon a 10-point halftime lead to beat Whitefish 49-37 in a Northwest A girls basketball play-in game Thursday. Ronan (7-12) will play at Polson (10-9) Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Polson pulled away to beat Libby 39-32 Thursday.

Basketball: Flathead chops Loggers

If the Flathead Bravettes were rusty from the two-week holiday break, they didn’t show it.

Hamilton hammers Polson

POLSON — Carson Rostad passed for three touchdowns, ran for two and Declan O’Brien returned a kickoff 95 yards for another score as Hamilton (3-1) hammered Polson 48-6 in Class A nonconference football play Friday night.

Braves gut out OT win over Big Sky

The Flathead Braves put on a clinic Saturday, finding the open man, causing turnovers and running the open floor. It was a giddy 14 minutes on their home court.

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Three seats on Flathead Electric Cooperatives’ Board of Trustees are up for election this year. Potential candidates must be members of the co-op and live in the district they seek election to represent. The nominating petition requires 25 signatures from co-op members who also live in the candidate’s district. Nominating petitions with a photograph and biography (100 words or less) are due to Flathead Electric by Feb. 28.

Night of Lights, Bigfork parade canceled

Wind-chill values fell to as low as minus 30 degrees Friday morning in Northwest Montana.

Wilson has huge game, Polson routs Stevi

Junior quarterback Jarrett Wilson had another huge Friday, throwing for 565 yards and seven touchdowns in Polson’s 52-12 win at Western A foe Stevensville.

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- Red Cross “Montana’s Largest Pulse Project” blood drive, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Flathead Electric Co-op, Kalispell.

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State B boys basketball: Choteau defeats Vikings

GREAT FALLS — The Bigfork boys won’t repeat as state champions, falling 62-53 to a hot-shooting Choteau team in the second half of their semifinal game on Friday in the Class B state basketball tournament at Four Seasons Arena.

GLACIER BASKETBALL: Wildkats knock off Glacier girls, boys blow out 'Cats

The Columbia Falls girls ratched up their defense to pull away from Glacier in a close 56-47 nonconference basketball victory on Friday at Glacier High School.

AA state boys basketball: Top-ranked Helena Capital downs Wolfpack

BILLINGS — Glacier managed to hang with top-ranked Helena Capital for the better part of quarter before the Bruins took over, posting a 63-44 victory in semifinal action at the Class AA state boys basketball tournament Friday evening at MetraPark Rimrock Auto Arena.