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Pioneer League Insider July 30

Reese Miller of the Grand Junction Jackalopes has quietly put together a monster season out of the bullpen.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Prep hoops: Glacier falls short, twice

In the game of basketball nothing is given for free, but how a team performs at the charity stripe can be the biggest difference between wins and losses.

Eagles soar past Bravettes

Big Sky boys complete sweep of Flathead

Kadynce Couture and Ava Malmin both scored almost half of their team’s points. The difference was Couture scored 24 and Malmin scored 15.

Big Sky girls hold off Glacier

The Wolfpack may not have strength in numbers, but there certainly isn’t any quit in this team.

Pack boys falter in fourth

Hudson Luedtke outscored the Glacier Wolfpack 15-4 in the fourth quarter to complete the Butte Bulldogs’ comeback for a 57-54 road win at the Wolf Den Friday night.

Butte holds off Glacier girls

Sophomore Cadence Graham led all scorers with 26 points and guided the Butte Bulldogs to a road victory of the Glacier Wolfpack 61-52 at the Wolf Den Friday night.

Helena uses big 2nd half for win at Flathead

After trailing at halftime, the Helena Bengals outscored the Flathead Bravettes 28-15 in the second half for a comfortable 46-34-win Saturday afternoon.

Lady Bruins swarm Bravettes for 30-14 win

Eva Dahlquist outscored Flathead, scoring 17 points to lead the Capital Lady Bruins to a 30-14 win over the Bravettes Friday night.

Slow scoring second half dooms Bravettes

A scoreless third quarter from the Flathead Bravettes was all the difference in the game, as the Bozeman Hawks won a non-conference girls basketball game easily 43-20 Friday night.

Wolfpack defense leads the way over Great Falls

From the tipoff at the Wolf Den the Glacier Wolfpack’s defense hounded the Great Falls Bison in their first boys basketball win of the season, 38-22 Saturday afternoon.

Braves start hoops season with convincing win

After a winless 2023-24 season, the Flathead Braves wasted no time picking up their first win on their season opener, 73-49 over the visiting Great Falls Bison Friday night.

New year, new skipper for Range Riders

The Range Riders finished the 2024 season clinching their first postseason berth and were two games away from winning their first Pioneer League Championship in just their fourth season.

Grizzlies sink Vikings, 28-17

MISSOULA — A game that featured power outages, injuries and red zone turnovers may not have been ideal for seniors in their final regular season home game, but the Montana Grizzlies prevailed over the Portland State Vikings 28-17 Saturday.

Johnston accounts for 5 TDs in C-Falls win

COLUMBIA FALLS — Quarterback Banyan Johnston accounted for five touchdowns as the Columbia Falls Wildcats advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 42-16 home victory over the Corvallis Blue Devils Friday night.

Columbia Falls defense overwhelms Bigfork

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls Wildcats’ defense forced seven Bigfork Vikings turnovers, to pick up a big Western A conference football win 43-14 Friday night.

Bengals play lights out, beat Braves

After high winds knocked out the power at Legends Stadium — delaying kickoff by 30 minutes, the Helena Bengals played lights out for four quarters in their 47-13 win over the Flathead Braves Friday.

Flathead looks for first win, Glacier faces toughest opponent yet

Flathead Braves (0-5) return home Friday to Legends Stadium where they will welcome the Helena Bengals (1-4) in a conference matchup at 7:00 p.m

Wolfpack girls three-peat at state

BOZEMAN — After a grueling two-day schedule, the Glacier Wolfpack girls flag football team found a way to get the game-winning stop on fourth down to win their third consecutive state championship over the Huntley Project Red Devils Friday, 18-13.

A Football: Frenchtown rolls past Bigfork

BIGFORK — Frenchtown’s quarterback Brody Hardy accounted for five touchdowns as the Broncs used a big second half to win on the road against the Bigfork Vikings 48-13 Friday night.

Kalispell teams head to new-look flag football state tourney

BOZEMAN — For the first time in its three-year history, the annual girls flag football state championship held at Bobcat Stadium is going to look drastically different when it kicks off Thursday.

Riders settle for split

Bats go silent after first inning of 2-1 loss to High Wheelers

In yet another pitcher’s duel, the Range Riders’ offense fell silent in the final eight innings and the Yolo High Wheelers took Game 2 of the Pioneer League Championship Series 2-1 at Glacier Bank Park on Wednesday night.

Range Riders keep rolling

Gabe Howell’s home run provided all the offense the Range Riders needed to win game one of the Pioneer League Championship Series 2-0 over the Yolo High Wheelers Tuesday night at Glacier Bank Park.

Riders win Game 1

Wicklander deals as Glacier wins playoff debut

Patrick Wicklander dominated the top-ranked Missoula PaddleHeads offense with seven strong innings and 11 strikeouts, as the Range Riders won their first playoff game in their three-year history, 4-2 at Glacier Bank Park Tuesday.

Range Riders falter in 8th

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Newcomer Patrick Wicklander dazzled in his Range Riders debut before things fell apart in the eighth inning and the Missoula PaddleHeads won 7-1 on Tuesday.

Range Riders recap: Battling through a rough start to the second half of Pioneer League

From the Glacier Range Rider's recent road struggles against Great Falls to standout performances by Gabe Howell - who's making a big impact since Mason Dinesen's departure - there's plenty to cover.

Range Riders' cold start continues

Things got out of hand quickly Tuesday night at Glacier Bank Park, where the Boise Hawks hit four home runs en route to a 14-2 victory over the Range Riders.