JOSH AMICK
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Pioneer League Insider: July 10
With his three-run home run in the first inning against the Missoula PaddleHeads, Glacier Range Riders’ Kingston Liniak passed Christian Kirtley for the franchise-record in home runs with 36.
Frenchtown downs Polson to win Class A State softball
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Frenchtown Broncs set the tone in game one against Polson on Saturday and followed that up with another victory over the Lady Pirates in the championship game to win the State A softball tournament.
Polson keeps winning, Columbia Falls season ends
COLUMBIA FALLS — Polson battled back to win in the final inning, while Columbia Falls won a pair of games before losing to Lewistown to end their season.
Glacier back at the Bank
After reaching the Pioneer League Championship last season and losing in the best-of-5 series 3-1 to the then Yolo High Wheelers (now Yuba-Sutter), the Range Riders made a change at manager with the hiring of Todd Pratt, someone who has been with the team since its inception in 2022.
Range Riders walk it off
Fireworks filled the sky at Glacier Bank Park after the season opener for the Glacier Range Riders, but it was Drew Sims who provided the show, sending a raucous crowd home happy.
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.