Kalispell's Patrick O'Connell records first tackle in NFL

SEATTLE — Former Glacier High and Montana Grizzlies football star Patrick O’Connell made a big splash on his birthday Sunday by making his first NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lumen Field.

AA: Wolfpack girls fall to unbeaten Skyview

MISSOULA — Things didn’t look great at halftime at Dahlberg Arena, where the Glacier girls trailed Billings Skyview 29-18 in the first round of the State AA basketball tournament.

MSU women clinch share of Big Sky title

BOZEMAN — Montana State’s ball movement early led to confetti movement late, as the Bobcat women’s team beat Montana 92-78 in Worthington Arena Saturday afternoon to clinch a share of the 2020 Big Sky Conference Championship.

Montana has dive team to search for aquatic invasive species

BILLINGS (AP) — Aquatic invasive species are like the COVID-19 of streams and lakes. It takes only one watercraft to become a super spreader, introducing an invader like Eurasian watermilfoil or zebra mussels to a waterway.

Flooring business spruces up downtown corner

When Paul Roybal purchased a historic 21,000-square-foot space in downtown Kalispell, he was well aware of how much work it would take to make it a proper home for Roybal’s Abbey Carpet and Floor.

Whitefish girls hit 7 triples, rout Libby

WHITEFISH — Three Whitefish Bulldogs combined for seven triples in a commanding 46-18 win over the Libby Loggers in Northwest A girls basketball at Whitefish High School on Friday.

Flyers beat Capitals 5-2, extend winning streak to 7 games

WASHINGTON (AP) — Travis Konecny scored just over a minute after a questionable video review wiped out a goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to seven games.

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BOZEMAN ­­­— Montana State’s ball movement early led to confetti movement late, as the Bobcat women’s team beat Montana 92-78 in Worthington Arena Saturday afternoon to clinch a share of the 2020 Big Sky Conference Championship.

Polson surges past Wildkats

COLUMBIA FALLS - For 16 minutes, there was little rhythm to be found. But once Rochelle Woods got her hands on it, the Lady Pirates never let it go.

Adjustments pay off for Libby

Loggers sweep Columbia Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS - It was gut-check time for the Libby Logger volleyball team.

Water-skiing plan gets board support

A water-skiing subdivision planned on farmland north of Kalispell got a favorable nod from the Flathead County Planning Board last week following a public hearing that lasted more than four hours.

Field of trees

Creston soil, cold conditioning help create hardy stock from thriving nursery on nearly 160 acres

In addition to the natural scenery of the Swan Range, people who drive Montana 35 east of Kalispell are treated to the beauty that results from the hard work of Bob Fink and his staff at Four Seasons Nursery.

Habel able to go for Bravettes

Junior outside hitter totals 13 kills on sprained ankle in sweep of Bulldogs

Manitoba lake teems with big northern pike, walleyes

 Last week, JoAnn and I returned from three weeks of fishing and vacationing with family and friends in Minnesota and Canada.

Bravettes drill Big Sky in volleyball play-in match

No letdowns, no third set naps and no sweat.

Hellgate girls swamp Flathead

Alex Coville scored 16 points and snared 11 rebounds and the Missoula Hellgate Knights cruised to a 46-25 win at Flathead Saturday in Western AA girls’ basketball.

Committee recommends denial of Bigfork subdivision

The Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee voted to recommend the denial of three requests by Longbow Land Partners, Inc. pertaining to the planned North Shore Woods housing development project during its July meeting Thursday.

Whitefish's new Fire Chief brings two decades of experience to the job

The Whitefish Fire Department’s new chief comes from a long line of firefighters and brings two decades of experience to the top job.

Amazon reports rare quarterly loss as online shopping slows

Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its money-making juggernaut stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping and a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup.

State A girls: Browning holds off Maroons

MISSOULA — Browning earned another day at the State A girls basketball tournament, even as the fouls continued to pile up.