NAIA men: Carroll, Tech win openers

HELENA — Shamrock Campbell hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead Carroll College over Mount Vernon Nazarene in a first-round NAIA Men’s Tournament game Friday at Carroll’s gym.

Legion: Libby triples way to win over Rangers

LIBBY — Caden Williams hit two triples, Tripp Zhang hit another and the Libby Loggers held down the Kootenai Valley Rangers for a 5-1 win Thursday at Gehring Field.

Blackfeet operations manager indicted for stealing Covid-19 stimulus funds

James McNeely, the operations manager and spokesperson for the Blackfeet Tribe, was indicted for stealing at least $78,400 in federal Covid-19 stimulus dollars intended for the tribe, according to federal court documents filed last week.

US employers add a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in a sign of continued economic strength

Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% — the 23rd straight month that joblessness has come in below 4%.

Class AA State Boys Tournament Glacier falters offensively in finale

BY EVAN MCCULLERS

'Cats go wild in Whitefish

C-Falls boys hit 69 percent with 7 treys in 2nd, 3rd quarters

Legals November 20, 2018

No. 25768 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Jolyne M. Krogstad: Jolyne M. Krogstad, Petitioner Cause No. DV-18-1105C HEIDI J ULBRICHT Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jolyne Marjorie Marie Krogstad to Ren Marjorie Krogstad. The hearing will be on December 5, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: October 25, 2018 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: /s/ SARA SMITH Deputy Clerk of Court November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Vikings fall to Arlee in semifinal

HAMILTON – Cody Tanner scored 20 points and Arlee held down Bigfork’s offense in the second half of a 50-39 win Friday, in the Western B Divisional semifinals.

Bigfork, Troy move on at Western B

PABLO — Ian Lorang led a balanced offensive attack with 14 points, 10 coming in the fourth quarter, as Bigfork cruised past Valley Christian 74-61 on Wednesday during first-round action of the Western B divisional boys basketball tournament.

Shooter sentenced to 20 years at state hospital

LIBBY - One year to the day after he was shot three times during a confrontation at the Eureka police station, Mark Nelson was sentenced to 20 years in the state mental hospital.

Volleyball: Flathead falls in 5 to Helena High

Helena High handed Flathead its first conference loss in a 5-set Western AA volleyball match Saturday at Flathead High School.

Texas Tech overwhelms Montana State 97-62 in NCAA 1st round

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 20 points and set a dominating tone in the opening minutes for Texas Tech, which overwhelmed Montana State 97-62 Friday with one of the best-shooting games in the first round since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Band Tin Finley brings strong melodies to Polson theater performance

For Polson native Kati O’Toole, the concert April 20 at the Theatre on the Lake in Polson marks a musical homecoming. The Polson High School grad joins another alum, bassist Eric Hogenson, and friends and bandmates Annette Strean and Kirk Cornelius in Tin Finley – a band named after Nashville’s famed Tin Angel restaurant (where three of the four members either met or worked) and inspired by the quartet’s Montana roots.

Polson spikers headed back to state

COLUMBIA FALLS -- The Polson Pirates booked their third straight trip to the Class A state volleyball tournament on Friday.

Buzzer-beater completes Butte's sweep of Flathead

A bolstering Western AA league basketball win was there for Flathead High’s taking Friday, but the Butte Bulldogs took it instead.

Wild playoff victory for 'Cats

By DIXIE KNUTSON/The Daily Inter Lake

Pastor celebrates milestones

It's a year of anniversaries for the Rev. John Bent.

Roberts' double-double helps Eureka upend Arlee

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Glacier rallies to trip Sentinel

MISSOULA - Rachel Cutler had 22 kills and Tiffany Marks eight blocks as the Glacier Wolfpack rallied from a two-set deficit to claim a Western AA volleyball victory from Missoula Sentinel.

Pack win in double OT

Fuller’s two free throws sink Spartans

The Sentinel fan yelling “Pressssure!” as Connor Fuller and the Glacier Wolfpack took the court with four seconds left in double overtime must not have realized: This Glacier team knows pressure better than anyone.