Bison take tourney honors

Wolfpack finish third, Flathead winds up fifth at tip-off event

Glacier, Flathead have high hopes for tourney

Kalispell is a wrestling town.

Waltraud Wally Margarete Caffrey, 83

Waltraud Wally Margarete Caffrey passed away Nov. 20, 2009. She was born on Feb. 22, 1926, in Buchen, Germany, to Karl and Kaethe (Frey) Oeftering. Not long afterward, the family moved to the historic city of Heidelberg, Germany, where Wally spent her childhood with two brothers, Helmut and Richard, and two sisters, Gisela and Ingeborg. Shortly after World War II ended, Wally met her husband-to-be, George Caffrey, who was a soldier in the American army. After several years of dating and courtship, George and Wally were married on Feb. 1, 1950, in Heidelberg. Then they moved to Denver, where George s family of origin was living. Wally became a U.S. citizen on Aug. 31, 1954. After George re-enlisted in the military (Air Force), George and Wally, now accompanied by two young sons, lived in a variety of locations around the world including Nagoya, Japan; Okinawa, Japan; Rapid City, S.D.; Madrid, Spain; Glasgow; and Sacramento, Calif. Although she worked for a few years in secretarial jobs, Wally mostly devoted herself to homemaking. Her cooking and baking skills in particular were legendary. Following George s retirement from the Air Force in 1972, George and Wally moved to Western Montana and within a year had purchased a home in the Mission Valley. This gave Wally the perfect opportunity to indulge her love of flowers and plants. For many years her gardens and greenhouse were the floral showcase of the Mission Valley. Wally also had a great love of animals. She always had a dog or two and donated generously to animal welfare and wildlife charities. When her health declined in 2003, Wally moved to the Flathead Valley, first to an assisted living facility and then joining her husband at the Montana Veterans Home, where she charmed the staff until her death on Nov. 20. Wally was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother and a generous neighbor and friend. She will be loved, remembered and missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and both brothers. She is survived by sisters, Gisela von Bluecher of Heiligenhafen, Germany, and Ingeborg Oeftering, also of Germany; sons, Patrick and Jeannie Caffrey of Seeley Lake, and Gregory Caffrey of Helena; sister-in-law, Mary Stephens, of Clearwater, Fla.; granddaughters, Marlayna Caffrey of Helena, Krista Caffrey and Sarah Caffrey, both of Missoula, and Jannah Caffrey of Los Angeles; grandson, Daniel Caffrey, of Missoula; great-grandson, Bryan Caffrey, of Helena; and numerous nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Helena Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at a later date in her beloved Mission Valley.

Girls Hoops: Wildkats bounce back against Dogs

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Loyola sweeps Bigfork

BIGFORK - So close.

Whitefish, Polson, C-Falls eye state x-country trophies

If the Whitefish girls want to win that fourth cross country state championship in a row, it looks like they'll have to outrun a familiar foe.

Whitefish boys, Ronan girls stay alive

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BIRTHS

Dashiell Asa Hellickson, son of Sarah and Remy Hellickson of Kalispell, was born Jan. 28 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Local Births

Cole Anderson Mecham, son of Todd and Julie Mecham of Las Vegas, was born Nov. 16.

Rustlers whip Flathead

Karl Tucker II scored four first-half touchdowns and added another in the third quarter as third-ranked C.M. Russell whipped Flathead 44-14 in Class AA football action Friday night at Memorial Field.

Smith's 25 points carry Eureka past Charlo, 83-59

ST. IGNATIUS — Dalton Smith scored 25 points and Trey Bohne had 20 as Eureka cruised to an 83-59 win over Charlo at the Mission Valley basketball tournament Saturday.

Wolfpack stumbles in loss to Bruins

Turnovers and foul trouble sent the No. 4 Glacier girls in a spiral at the beginning of the fourth quarter against No. 2 Helena Capital and the Wolfpack never recovered, losing 53-45 at home on Friday in a Western AA conference basketball game.

Stillwater girls, boys MCAA state champs

HELENA - Stillwater Christian School captured the Montana Christian Athletic Association state boys and girls basketball titles on Saturday at Carroll College.

Morleys run off with 6k titles

The Morleys were individual winners at the Columbia Falls Cruise 6k (3.7 miles) run on Saturday in Columbia Falls.

Eureka spikes Thompson Falls for District 7B tournament title

BIGFORK — Eureka captured the District 7B volleyball tournament title Saturday evening by rallying past Thompson Falls 25-19, 17-25, 10-25, 25-22, 15-10.

Columbia Falls boys 5th, one win from State A

Jace Hill had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the Wildcats over Browning 69-50 in the fifth-place game at the Western A Divisional Saturday. Columbia Falls next plays Havre, the fourth-place team out of Eastern A, for a berth into the State A tournament March 9-11 in Bozeman.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD airs tragicomedy 'Don Giovanni' in Whitefish

“Don Giovanni,” an opera based on the legendary fictional libertine Don Juan, will be shown at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center May 20 as part of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD program.

Reports: Utah State hiring Bobcats' Sprinkle

Montana State men’s basketball coach Danny Sprinkle, who took the Bobcats to the last two NCAA Tournaments, has been hired away by Utah State according to several reports on Friday.

Prep Football: Whitefish upends Bigfork; Eureka wins big

BIGFORK — Carson Gulick threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading Whitefish over Bigfork 20-16 in a Western A football game.

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