JOSH AMICK

Upholding the name: Reggie Sapa

COLUMBIA FALLS — For more than four decades, the name Sapa has echoed throughout the Columbia Falls community. Whether it is at a ballpark, the gridiron, the hardwood or the local Blue Moon Nite Club, where three-sport athlete Reggie Sapa works to maintain the establishment his family built.

Todd Pratt: New yet familiar face

Since their inception in 2022, the Glacier Range Riders have hired a new manager every offseason with the hiring of Todd Pratt in November making it four straight seasons under new leadership.

Columbia Falls downs Whitefish, secures North conference

WHITEFISH — On a warm Friday evening, Columbia Falls head coach Chad Green was showered off with a water bucket as the team celebrated their 12-0 victory over their rival Whitefish in high school baseball at Smith Fields.

AA Lakers take 2 from Calgary

Solid pitching and defense guided the Kalispell AA Lakers to 9-1 victory in game one, and earned the sweep over the Calgary Cardinals at Griffin Field in an American Legion doubleheader on Friday.

Sapa closes door on Cats' win over Dogs

COLUMBIA FALLS — On a frigid Friday night at Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Field it was Reggie Sapa’s cool demeanor that allowed the Columbia Falls Wildcats to escape with a 9-8 win in a back-and-forth game against a gritty Whitefish Bulldogs team.

Frenchtown trips Ronan boys in OT

C-Falls to face Dillon in semifinals

WHITEFISH — The game appeared to be heading into double overtime after Ronan’s Kolby Finley hit a corner three to tie the game with 17 seconds left.

Collision course: Bigfork, Dillon girls win big

C-Falls and Frenchtown also make semifinals

WHITEFISH — Bigfork held Butte Central scoreless in the second quarter, outscoring them by 16 to extend their lead to 23 by halftime in a 51-24 win in Western A girls basketball divisionals Thursday morning.

Final shot for Braeden Gunlock

Senior seeks perfect cap to Valkrie career

BIGFORK — For the last four years the success of the Bigfork Valkyries girls basketball program has been synonymous with one name, Gunlock.

Fantastic finish: Braves get 1st league win on last-gasp 3

A delay call gave Flathead the ball back with 19 seconds left in the game down one, but all Dustyn Franchini-White needed was three seconds.

Bravettes complete the comeback on senior night

On senior night, Flathead sophomore Grace Gall kept the team afloat with her game-high 24 points until seniors Ava Malmin and Mattie Thompson sealed the win.