Browning, Bigfork girls win big at Western A

BUTTE — Natalee St. Goddard led a balanced Browning scoring attack with 11 points, and the Lady Indians thumped Hamilton 68-37 in the first round of the Western A Divisional Thursday.

Legislature must address pension debt

You may believe that Montana is debt free following actions by the legislature earlier this year to pay off state debt.

Pack spikers sweep Bravettes

Flathead and Glacier met up Thursday night for crosstown volleyball with the Wolfpack coming out on top 25-23, 25-20, 25-18 in the Western AA match at Glacier High School.

Vals, Lions to meet for 7-B girls crown

The Bigfork Valkyries avenged their only loss of the season, jumping out to a 20-0 lead on the way to a 55-27 win over Mission in the semifinals of the District 7-B girls basketball tournament Friday.

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.

Belo, Bobcats bully Bears Thursday; Griz fall in OT

GREELEY, Colo. — Jubrile Belo scored 17 points as Montana State beat Northern Colorado 77-56 in Big Sky Conference basketball Thursday night.

Polson edges C-Falls; Big Sky upsets Glacier

POLSON — Ryker Wenderoth scored 12 points as the Polson Pirates beat the Columbia Falls Wildcats in a Northwest A basketball game at Salish-Kootenai College on Saturday.

Sackett, Flathead pound Capital

FHS prevails in 3 sets, hosts Big Sky next

HELENA - Hannah Sackett had 11 kills, 11 digs and served seven aces as the Flathead Bravettes swept Western AA foe Helena Capital 25-14, 25-21, 25-14 on Friday.

Walker, Jensen lead Bigfork over Eureka

Nick Walker scored 16 points, Jack Jensen added 18 and the Bigfork Vikings downed Eureka 63-36 in a District 7-B boys basketball game Tuesday.

Reilly drives Eskimos to another win

HAMILTON, Ontario — Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly, a 2003 Flathead High grad, engineered a 75-yard touchdown-scoring drive in the final 1:10 of play to lead his team to a 31-28 victory over the Hamilton Tiger Cats (0-4) on Thursday in the Canadian Football League.

Griffith leads Wolfpack to comeback victory

LIBBY - Trey Griffith scored 15 points in the fourth quarter and Glacier rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Libby 49-46 in nonconference boys basketball on Tuesday night.

Carlson 3 lifts Browning over Columbia Falls boys

COLUMBIA FALLS — Jesse Carlson scored 15 points, including a 3-pointer with 7 seconds left, and Browning edged Columbia Falls in Northwest A boys basketball.

National Signing Day: Griz are “full”; Cats also land big class

The Montana Grizzlies officially added 19 future players on National Signing Day Wednesday, and the Montana State Bobcats added 20, and where they all fit in may not be clear for a while.

C-Falls drops Dillon in boys basketball opener

COLUMBIA FALLS - Austin Barth scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and the Columbia Falls Wildcats rallied from a four point halftime deficit to defeat Dillon 44-34 on Friday in a rematch of last year's Class A state championship game at the NWA/SWA Tip-off Tournament.

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Skyview wins 3rd boys title; Capital girls rally on Hellgate

Payton Sanders hit a jumper in the lane as time ran down and Billings Skyview claimed its third outright State AA boys’ basketball championship in seven seasons Saturday, 62-60 over Great Falls High.

Flathead’s Johnson, Hornets Knock off Lady Griz

BOISE, Idaho -- Summer Menke scored 18 points and Kalispell’s Tiana Johnson added 11 to push Sacramento State past Montana 65-58 at the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament Monday.

Broncs hold off Polson boys

FRENCHTOWN - Cody Fischer scored 17 points and Zach Camel added 15, but it wasn't enough as the Frenchtown Broncs defeated Polson 66-59 in a Northwestern A boys basketball contest on Tuesday.