Bobcat men rout Sacramento St. Thursday

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Xavier Bishop had 14 points to lead five Montana State players in double figures as the league champion Bobcats romped past eighth-seeded Sacramento State 83-61 in the Big Sky Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.

Wildcats whip Browning

COLUMBIA FALLS - Early and often.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Late layup lifts Loyola over district champion Bigfork

Hollenbach scores with 4.5 seconds left in 43-42 victory

It went just like the coach planned.

Hoops Roundup: Libby sinks fifth-ranked Polson; Eureka splits

POLSON — Colton Cannon scored a game-high 17 points and Alex Cislo added 11 as Libby knocked of No. 5-ranked Polson 41-40 on Saturday night.

TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT: Fast start carries Vals to easy win

MISSOULA — Bigfork’s girls basketball team used a fast start to roll by Anaconda 52-31 at the Tipoff Tournament on Friday at the University of Montana.

LETTER: The left finds a new way to launder money

The Obama administration has announced that the likeness of former president and 1812 war hero (who allowed the United States to continue as a nation) Andrew Jackson is being removed from the $20 bill.

Larson, Hellgate Knights hand Bravettes a loss

MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate’s Chloe Larson scored 20 points and the Knights held Flathead to one third-quarter point in a 42-36 Western AA girls basketball win Thursday.

Cummings, Braves fall at Missoula Big Sky, 73-57

Flathead’s Noah Cummings struck for 26 points, hitting three 3-pointers along the way, but the Braves still fell 73-57 to Missoula Big SKy in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday.

Commissioners set to take up ImagineIF board vacancy

Flathead County Commissioners are set to fill a vacancy on the ImagineIF Library Board during their meeting scheduled for September 20.

Columbia Falls rallies past Polson

Mason Peters threw for four touchdowns Friday, three in a blistering second half that rallied the host Wildcats past Polson 48-28 in a Northwestern A football battle.

Braves hold on to beat Hellgate

Joston Cripe scored 20 points, including a floater in the lane with 1.3 seconds left, and Flathead edged Missoula Hellgate 57-55 in Western AA boys’ basketball Thursday.

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.

Polson boys slide by Stevi in basketball

POLSON — Polson outscored Stevensville in all four quarters to claim a 66-45 Class A boys basketball victory on Friday evening at Salish Kootenai College.

Construction underway for Whitefish underpass

Construction of the Baker Avenue pedestrian underpass in Whitefish began earlier this month.

Polson faces long way back after loss

BOZEMAN - It's a long way back now for the Polson Pirate volleyball team.

Forum exposes lures of sex traffickers

When Sgt. Jeannie Parker was in high school more than 20 years ago, there were no cellphones, no text messaging and no Internet.

Browning, C-Falls make Western A girls semifinals

Browning, Columbia Falls, Hamilton and Dillon punched their tickets to the Western A girls basketball divisional semifinals Thursday.

Blue Hawks sweep Eureka teams

The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks got 21 points from Dante Micheli in a 60-47 District 7B boys’ basketball win over the Eureka Lions on Saturday.

Lady Griz, Bobcats win ahead of Monday showdown

MISSOULA — Carmen Gfeller scored 18 points, including 12 free throws, and the Montana Lady Griz held down offensive-minded Northern Arizona for a 66-60 win in Big Sky Conference women’s basketball Saturday.

Bad Bear, Bobcat women win at Sacramento State

SACRAMENTO — Kola Bad Bear scored 20 points to lead Montana State past Sacramento State 65-52 Wednesday, keeping the Bobcats in the hunt for a share of the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball crown.