Girls Hoops: Browning rallies past Havre

HAVRE — Lish Spoonhunter scored 16 points and Mecca Bullchild hit two fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Browning Lady Indians rallied past Havre 59-58 Saturday to stay unbeaten.

Bigfork boys, girls advance to Western B Divisional semis

RONAN — The Bigfork boys had no trouble taking care of business on first-day action at the Western B Divisional boys basketball tournament Thursday evening at the Ronan Event Center.

Murder suspect wants extra charges dropped

Attorneys for a man accused of the 2010 bludgeoning death of a Kalispell man argued for the dismissal of recently added charges Wednesday in Flathead District Court.

Spencer, Boyer lead C-Falls girls to win over Hamilton, 50-34

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Ronan tips Whitefish, says perfect in NW-A

Polson, Bigfork post wins

RONAN — Kelby Finley scored 17 points for Ronan, and the Chiefs used a big third quarter to take down Whitefish 50-39 and stay unbeaten in Northwest A boys basketball games Tuesday.

Flathead netters go 5 sets, get first win

Savannah Sterck had 16 kills, 17 digs and three aces to help Flathead edge Missoula Big Sky in five sets for its first volleyball victory of the season Saturday.

Benn, Bigfork beat Class A Polson in ad hoc meeting

Cormac Benn rushed for five touchdowns as the Class B Bigfork Vikings beat Class A opponent Polson Pirates 54-40 on Friday.

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Libby spills Bigfork; Whitefish, C-Falls win with sweeps

LIBBY — Brooklyn Rainer and Mehai Sykes shared the kill lead with seven apiece and Rainer added two blocks as Libby defeated Bigfork 25-15, 25-20, 25-23 in a District 7B volleyball match.

Glacier, Flathead spikers split with Helena schools

Glacier couldn’t get a leg up on Helena Capital during their Friday night Western AA matchup, which Helena Capital won in three sets, bringing them to an impressive 6-0 for the season.

Libby charges back in fourth quarter for win over Eureka

LIBBY — Libby poured in 20 points in the fourth quarter — more than it tallied in the first three combined — to roar from behind and beat a stunned Eureka squad 38-31 on Tuesday night in the Battle of the Kootenai at Libby High School.

Girls hoops: C-Falls Wildkats hold off Ronan

COLUMBIA FALLS — Hope McAtee and Emalee Alton scored 11 points each, and Columbia Falls made a 24-9 lead hold up for a 53-50 girls basketball win over Northwest A rival Ronan Friday.

Maryland hospitality company buys Chico Hot Springs for $33 million

DiamondRock Hospitality Company announced Wednesday that it has purchased Chico Hot Springs Resort in the Paradise Valley for $33 million.

Girls Hoops: Smith’s big first half sparks Whitefish girls

Big Sky routs Ronan

LIBBY — Bailey Smith scored 25 points, Ainsley Scott added 13 and Whitefish built a big first-half lead on the way to a 61-30 win over Libby in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.

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Wolfpack spikers sweep Knights; Flathead wins in 4

Sidney Gulick powered down 17 kills and Glacier swept Western AA volleyball foe Missoula Hellgate in three games Tuesday at the Wolf Den.

MSU women shut down Bison

The Montana State Bobcats defense held North Dakota State to just 26 percent shooting and forced 16 turnovers as they defeated the Bison 65-45 Wednesday at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in women’s basketball in the Big Sky-Summit League Challenge.

Rough start dooms Wildcats at State A

BUTTE — The good feelings ended with the score 2-2, and then Lewistown ran off the next 17 points of a 62-49 win over Columbia Falls Thursday, at the State A boys basketball tournament.

VOLLEYBALL: Stillwater Christian sweeps Eureka

Dorothy Smith put down a match-high nine kills and Stillwater Christian dominated from the service line with 16 aces in a 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 win over Eureka Tuesday night.

Three Loggers hit double figures in win

EUREKA - Jared Winslow scored 17 and Micah Germany and Elias Lapka added 10 apiece as the Libby Loggers outlasted Eureka 50-48 in a nonconference boys basketball game.