State AA boys: Wolfpack beats Bozeman in third place game

Glacier is young as Montana high schools go, and while its boys basketball history includes the 2017 State AA championship, that’s the only trophy the Wolfpack had. Until Saturday.

Organizations partner to assist blind veterans in pushing to new limits on ski slope

The helpers are instructors with DREAM adaptive and the Whitefish Veterans Support Team, which partnered for the first time this winter to bring adaptive ski lessons and access to a group of six veterans, who are blind and members of the Blinded Veterans Association.

Stanley Stroisch, 71

Stanley Stroisch, 71, passed away on Feb. 21, 2023 at his home in Kalispell.

State B boys: Vikings clamp down on defense for third place finish

The Bigfork Vikings capped off their final year competing in Class B with a third place finish at state after beating Red Lodge 45-36 on Saturday.

State A boys: Unbeaten Lewistown tops Dillon for boys crown

The Lewistown Golden Eagles capped off an unbeaten season with a State A championship after defeating the Dillon Beavers 54-47 on Saturday at MSU’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

Bill to open more walkup campsites in Montana sailing through

House Bill 440, which would limit the number of reserved campsites at 80% in order to allow more walkups, passed unanimously in committee, and then it passed unanimously in the House.

State AA girls: Bravettes make title game

Kennedy Moore’s 20 points and 10 rebounds stick out in Flathead’s 51-43 defeat of the defending state champion Skyview Falcons, in the late semifinal game at Civic Center. But there was so much more that fueled a dominant second half in which the Bravettes outscored Skyview 28-14.

State B boys: Mustangs burst out the gates to beat Vikings

Malta pushed the pace early and often to take a 47-41 win over Bigfork in a State B semifinal Saturday afternoon. Bodhi Brenden made three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 17 points for the Mustangs.

State A girls: Hardin, Havre to meet in chipper

Hardin and Havre will meet Saturday in the State A girls final, while four other teams will battle for a place in the third place game.

State B girls: Vals rally, top Baker 52-38

A 14-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters carried the unbeaten Vals past Baker 52-38 at the State B girls basketball tournament at Four Seasons Arena.

State A girls: Browning bounced by Havre

Amaya Jarvis and Yelena Miller scored in double digits to lift the Havre Blue Ponies to a 73-53 win over the Browning Lady Indians in the first round of the State A Girls basketball tournament on Thursday.

State AA boys: Wolfpack trounces Falcons

Kaidrian Buls scored 15 points and he and Adam Nikunen combined on seven 3-pointers Thursday to lead Glacier over Billings Skyview 65-48 at the Butte Civic Center.

Battle, Montana St. beat NAU, win 2nd straight Big Sky title

RaeQuan Battle scored 25 points and Montana State beat Northern Arizona 85-78 Wednesday night to clinch its second consecutive Big Sky Conference title and an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Entertainment and Arts Events

Hockaday features young artists; WTC hosts adult prom; Free concert; College speaker series; Mountainfilm on Tour in Whitefish

Performance features music of legendary composers

Renowned violinist Wai Mizutani will be joined on stage by several musicians at the Wachholtz College Center for his next concert.

Legals for March, 9 2023

Bravettes, Vals lead 6 teams into state tourneys

The Flathead Valley is well-represented at this week’s state basketball tournaments, and at least a couple teams are in it to win it.

Sharron Kay (Kirkland) Brearey, 78

Sharron Kay (Kirkland) Brearey

Alleged nude prowler enters not guilty plea

The man allegedly found naked in a Columbia Falls area home trying to steal a motorcycle pleaded not guilty to felony burglary in Flathead County District Court last week.

Felony child endangerment case dismissed against drunk driver

A Flathead County District Court judge dismissed a felony criminal child endangerment case against a Kalispell woman in January after she agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge.