Bulldogs down Columbia Falls, 3-1

The Whitefish Bulldogs poured in three goals in the second half to top the Columbia Falls Wildcats 3-1 at Smith Fields on Thursday in Northwest A soccer.

Flathead sweeps Bigfork netters

Flathead earned dual victories in non-conference tennis on Tuesday at FVCC.

Barry Johnston, 70

Barry Leigh Johnston, also known as "Banker Barry" or "BDB," was born on Jan. 3, 1954, and passed away on Feb. 11, 2024, surrounded by family and friends.

122nd Brawl shaping up as biggest ever

It’s a top-five matchup and the Big Sky Conference championship hangs in the balance, so obviously the 122nd Brawl of the Wild needs no hype.

Ramage, Ellis, Beagle and Todd in semis at State A tennis

Columbia Fall’s Cloey Ramage worked her way into semifinals at the Class A State Tennis Tournament on Thursday, as did Whitefish duo Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt

Montana Senate GOP forms select committee on ‘judicial reform’

Montana Senate Republicans are launching a new special select committee following several court decisions that went against their favored outcomes, saying those decisions overstepped the separation of powers and alleging several courts violated the state Constitution in the same process.

Bigfork's Morley among MHSA Hall of Fame inductees

The list includes Makena Morley, a 2015 Bigfork High School graduate who among other things helped Colorado to an NCAA cross country championship and continues to run professionally.

Whitefish spikers sweep Browning

Myli Ridgeway had eight kills and 13 digs to lead Whitefish to a straight-sets win over Browning in Western A volleyball action Tuesday.

Big Sky Men: Griz rout NAU

Cats fall at No. Colorado

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Aanen Moody had 20 points in Montana's 94-66 victory against Northern Arizona on Thursday night.

Columbia Falls starts quick, ousts Glendive at State A

BUTTE — On Friday the Columbia Falls Wildcats got the hot start, a 20-7 burst that paved the way for a 67-61 win over Glendive in a State A boys basketball loser-out game.

Arlee downs Eureka boys for State B berth

PABLO — Arlee used a 13-3 run over the final four minutes to defeat Eureka 65-57 Saturday in the Western B Divisional consolation game, securing a spot in the State B tournament in Billings.

Dykstra, Bobcat women hold off Weber State

OGDEN, Utah — Marah Dykstra scored 20 points and Montana State held off a late Weber State charge to win 67-65 in Big Sky women’s basketball Monday.

Missoula Sentinel, Bozeman Gallatin boys keep AA championship hopes alive

MISSOULA — Kale Fasting added 15 points on 5-5 shooting and Bozeman Gallatin defeated Great Falls CMR to advance to the AA boys state championship game Saturday at 8 p.m. against Missoula Sentinel.

Eureka girls shut down Superior

EUREKA — Dylan Sharp scored 20 points, including two 3-pointers and Eureka defeated Superior in district 7B girls basketball on Friday.

C-Falls softball slugs way to 2 more wins

BUTTE — Haden Peters hit a home run in two games, Sydney Mann hit two homers in one game and Columbia Falls slugged its way to two more wins at the Laverne Combo softball tournament Saturday.

Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

Once overwhelmingly white, the booksellers association added 46 stores last year that reported diverse ownership.

Bobcats steamroll Stetson, home winning streak hits 22

With Touchdown Tommy Mellott out with injury, “Scoring” Scottre Humphrey ran for three touchdowns, quarterback Sean Chambers ran for two scores and Montana State dominated Stetson in a 57-20 win on Saturday.

Legislature must address pension debt

You may believe that Montana is debt free following actions by the legislature earlier this year to pay off state debt.

Browning, Bigfork girls win big at Western A

BUTTE — Natalee St. Goddard led a balanced Browning scoring attack with 11 points, and the Lady Indians thumped Hamilton 68-37 in the first round of the Western A Divisional Thursday.

Redhorn skies for 29, Browning edges Whitefish

BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III scored 29 points, 15 in a frenetic final quarter that ended with Browning pulling out a 72-70 boys basketball win over Whitefish Tuesday.