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Shots from the sideline: Daily Inter Lake photographer provides a peek behind the photos from the FCS Championship game

I sent my wife a text at halftime. “0 for 3,” it read. Referring to the number of touchdowns Montana State had scored in the first two quarters of their FCS Championship game against Illinois State, 3, and the number of quality photographs I had of each play, 0.

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Polson girls best Hamilton

POLSON — Rylee Taylor-Jefferson scored a game-high 23 points and Polson used a strong second half to down Hamilton 52-44 …

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Bigfork boys race past Libby

LIBBY — Treker Hickey and Austin Savik scored 14 points apiece and Bigfork started strong en route to a 59-25 …

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Hellgate hoops sweep Flathead

Spencer Wayland scored 17 points as the Missoula Hellgate boys jumped ahead of Flathead early and took a 55-40 victory …

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Butte boys pull away from Glacier; Bulldog girls down Wolfpack

Hudson Luedtke scored 29 points and the Butte boys stayed unbeaten with a 72-57 victory over Glacier Saturday, while the …

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Flathead wrestlers sweep Butte Saturday

BUTTE — On Saturday the Bravettes provided the drama as Flathead swept its boys and girls wrestling duals from Butte …

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Big Sky Now: Bobcats crowned FCS National Champions and a recap of the Big Sky season

On this episode of Big Sky Now the panel breaks down an unforgettable overtime victory over Illinois State in Nashville …

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Flathead sweeps Crosstown duals

There was a white-knuckle showdown early on and another to finish, and when it was over Flathead had a decisive …

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Mad Plumes pile up points in Browning win

BROWNING — Roy Mad Plume led a balanced Browning offense with 14 points and the Runnin’ Indians got past Whitefish …

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Whitefish girls hold off Browning

WHITEFISH — Reese Hudson scored 16 points and Whitefish used 12 fourth-quarter free throws to subdue Browning 47-42 Friday in …

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Hoops: Graham, Luedtke lead Butte over Flathead

The Butte Bulldogs hit the Flathead gym Friday and a couple of them — Cadence Graham and Hudson Luedtke — …

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Poster Player of the Week: Bigfork's Austin Savik

This week’s Poster Player of the Week goes to Bigfork’s Austin Savik of the Vikings basketball team.

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Wayland powers Hellgate boys over Glacier

MISSOULA — Spencer Wayland scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half and Missoula Hellgate used a strong …

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Hellgate girls pull away from Glacier

Texas Gilman scored 12 points and Cody Schneider added 11, including nine in the fourth quarter as Missoula Hellgate defeated …

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Boys roundup: Saviks are double trouble as Bigfork beats C-Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS — Tamret and Austin Savik scored 14 points each and Bigfork pushed ahead in the third quarter of …

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Girls roundup: Lawrence keys Wildkats over Vals, 53-47

BIGFORK — Columbia Falls’ Onnika Lawrence scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Wildkats pulled way over the …

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Full Count: To sum that up, we need to borrow a word

Gorgeous in spots and dragging in others, Montana State’s 35-34 overtime win over Illinois State Monday in the NCAA Division …

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Strength and smarts: Aiden Sweat a leader for Wolfpack wrestling

On the mat you need a mix of brains and brawn to take down your opponent, and Glacier senior Aiden …

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Late Tuesday: Ronan boys rally past C-Falls

RONAN — Kolby Finley scored 22 points to lead four Ronan players in double figures Tuesday as the Chiefs rallied …

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