Helena Capital cruises past Braves

HELENA — Kyler Meredith scored all 18 of his points in the first half, teammate Merek Mihelish added 21 and Helena Capital defeated Flathead 90-58 in Western AA boys basketball Friday.

Smith Valley School seeks approval for $6 million bond

Smith Valley School District will seek voter approval of a $6 million bond issue in an upcoming mail-ballot election to expand facilities and accommodate enrollment growth.

Basketball roundup: Whitefish girls pick up 1st win

WHITEFISH — Simone Craft hit a 3 to break a 41-all tie and added a free throw with 30 seconds remaining to give Whitefish a come-from-behind 45-41 Northwestern A girls basketball victory Tuesday evening over Libby.

Whitefish, Polson drop 1st round matches at Class A state volleyball

BOZEMAN - It was quick, but not necessarily painless.

Lady Lions hold off Bluehawks

Katie Schmidt scored 21 points and Eureka picked up the pace in the second and third quarters to claim a 49-42 District 7-B girls’ basketball win over Thompson Falls Saturday.

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State added as defendant in lawsuit over compact

Attorneys for the Flathead Joint Board of Control on Wednesday added a new defendant — the state of Montana — to a lawsuit over the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

3rd-quarter Butte surge sinks Bravettes

MacKenzie Tutty scored 15 points, Kodie Hoagland added 14 and the Butte Bulldogs pulled away after halftime to beat the Flathead Bravettes 48-35 Saturday in Western AA girls’ basketball.

Polson, Ronan girls advance to Divisionals

Lexi Wirz led four Polson players in double figures with 13 points, and the Lady Pirates survived a wild fourth quarter to beat Whitefish 52-46 in a Northwest A play-in game.

Thomas leads Griz into Big Sky title game

BOISE, Idaho — Dischon Thomas scored 21 points, Brandon Whitney added 17 points and four assists and Montana handled Idaho State 72-58 late Wednesday to make the Big Sky Conference men’s tournament championship.

Whitefish overcomes pesky Ronan

Bulldogs pushed to four games with Maidens

Dechart, Eureka take care of Plains

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No. 1 rematch: Vikes spill Cats

COLUMBIA FALLS — The last time Bigfork and Columbia Falls met on the hardwood as the No. 1 teams in their respective classes, the Wildcats steamrolled to a 21-point victory.

Polson, Whitefish, Eureka, Bigfork net victories

POLSON - Heidi Rausch had three blocks and 11 digs and Ashley Johnson added nine kills and 11 digs as the Polson Pirates (4-3, 3-1) swept visiting Libby (1-4, 1-3) in a Northwestern A volleyball match on Saturday.

'Kats snag NWA win over Libby

COLUMBIA FALLS — A trio of high-scoring Wildkats carried Columbia Falls to a 52-41 win over Libby in a Northwest A conference matchup on Friday night at Columbia Falls High School.

Basketball Libby boys slip past Polson, 48-42

LIBBY — The Loggers won a tight Northwest A boys basketball contest against the Polson Pirates on Saturday, 48-42 with three players scoring in double digits.

Sentinel rallies, survives Wolfpack

MISSOULA - The Glacier girls went in to Missoula on Tuesday night and nearly came away with an upset of No. 2 Missoula Sentinel, losing the game 47-42. The Wolfpack had won six of its last seven games since its first meeting with the Spartans this season, and led 11-7 after the first quarter. But, a poor second quarter doomed the rest of the night. The Wolfpack was outscored 18-9 in the second and trailed by five points at half, a lead it couldn't erase after halftime.

Glacier, Flathead win road matches

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Buffalo Hill Golf Course seeks longer lease

The 240 acres and facilities at Buffalo Hill Golf Course are due for a much-needed facelift.

Big Sky downs Flathead 53-20

Plenty of things went right for Missoula Big Sky and the other way for Flathead Thursday night, but the key stretch came in the second quarter of what was a tie football game.