The Flathead Bravettes are balanced and looking to be aggressive in transition this season.

Bravettes coach Kaylee Fox — who has been in the program since 2010 and head coach since 2023 — says her team has a lot of new faces and will feature girls from each grade in the varsity roster. 

There’s been some turnover on the Braves as well, under third-year coach Dan Trageser. 

Two seniors lead the way for the Bravettes: forwards Teagan Flint and Taylor Greene. 

“They both have worked their way up through the program, they are awesome people and great leaders,” Fox said. 

Joining Greene and Flint in leadership roles are junior Caitlin Converse and sophomore Grace Gall, who both featured for the Bravettes a season ago. 

“We have a lot of kids who have gotten some experience,” Fox said. “We allowed for some of our kids to get some JV minutes so that they could build some confidence and now they need to take that up into the next level of playing.” 

Fox notes that her team, 3-15 last season, features three girls topping six feet: sophomores Makenna Aldrich and Gall along with freshman Lexi Herion. 

The Bravettes are balanced in age and in size, but Fox wants her team to get more aggressive in transition in the early part of the season. 

“We want to be more aggressive running up and down the court,” Fox said. “That comes with the balance of being able to play more players, so trying to figure out some of those rotations and protect our home court.” 

Braves look to continue improving 

New season, same expectations for the Braves. 

As Trageser moves into year three with the program the goal for his boys team remains the same: get better each day. 

“We have a lot of new faces in a lot of new places,” Trageser said. “With that comes a lot of teaching. I think our biggest thing right now is getting guys up to speed; with that there is a bit of a learning curve, but I think there is a lot of eagerness, a lot of excitement too.” 

Trageser adds that his team isn’t solely focused on making state, and that if they continue to improve each day, then, “things will take care of themselves come March.” 

He also notes that while many expect the Braves to be rebuilding this season, he thinks this squad has the ability to play spoiler. 

The Braves finished 3-16 in 2024-25 but capped of the season with a home victory over Hellgate. They started the year 2-1 with victories over Great Falls and Bozeman. 

Leading the way for Flathead this winter are seniors Boston Case and Kyler Kossman and juniors Ben Reichner and Reece Brotherton. 

Case and Brotherton make their way onto the squad after a pair of seasons at the junior varsity and both have stepped up early in practice for Trageser. 

“Reece is really exciting, he is 6-foot-6 and he has the ability to really play one through five for us, which as we move into conference play we can hopefully find some mismatch opportunities for him,” Trageser said. 

Reichner has taken a vocal leadership role.  

“As a point guard it’s kind of his duty to run the show and he is really taking that upon himself to be a model student and to be a model athlete for us,” Trageser said. 

Kossman brings varsity experience to the Braves from his time at Eureka. The senior center helps Flathead with size and acts as a true post presence for the Braves. 

Trageser also points out seniors Eli Coopman and Lance Schneller as players that can make an impact early on the court.  

The Braves head to the Electric City for a weekend showdown with Great Falls Friday at 7 p.m. and CMR on Saturday at 2 p.m. 

The Bravettes start their season Friday with Great Falls High, at 7 p.m. in the Boyle Gym. They stay in Boyle for Saturday’s 2 p.m. matchup with Great Falls CMR.