Sunday, December 14, 2025

Finding your inner 'baaaa'

Robin Goldberg, a placid, soft-spoken yoga instructor from Whitefish, sets down a towel and places a small piece of paper at the head of it.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Finding your inner 'baaaa'

Robin Goldberg, a placid, soft-spoken yoga instructor from Whitefish, sets down a towel and places a small piece of paper at the head of it.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Andy Dunnigan makes his own name in music

Last name be damned, Andy Dunnigan was going to be a baseball player, and as a kid growing up in Whitefish it was going pretty well.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Andy Dunnigan makes his own name in music

Last name be damned, Andy Dunnigan was going to be a baseball player, and as a kid growing up in Whitefish it was going pretty well.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Budget Bob' calls it a career

There are two things Bob Tuman loves to talk about, and the 65-year-old found a way to make a career out of both of them.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Budget Bob' calls it a career

There are two things Bob Tuman loves to talk about, and the 65-year-old found a way to make a career out of both of them.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell native critically injured in hit-and-run

A fundraising campaign has been launched for Kalispell native Erin Brenneman, who was severely injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Portland, Oregon on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell native critically injured in hit-and-run

A fundraising campaign has been launched for Kalispell native Erin Brenneman, who was severely injured when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Portland, Oregon on Thursday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'The A-Team' star's role of a lifetime is as a father

Three-year-old Roland Benedict was playing in a Los Angeles park in the mid-1990s when another boy told him something completely preposterous. Utter balderdash. A ridiculous thing so silly and far-fetched even a 3-year-old knew it was bunk.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'The A-Team' star's role of a lifetime is as a father

Three-year-old Roland Benedict was playing in a Los Angeles park in the mid-1990s when another boy told him something completely preposterous. Utter balderdash. A ridiculous thing so silly and far-fetched even a 3-year-old knew it was bunk.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Last of the outlaws

In the early days of the Outlaw Inn, Ron Kelley’s barbershop, the King’s Lair, was in the heart of the action.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Last of the outlaws

In the early days of the Outlaw Inn, Ron Kelley’s barbershop, the King’s Lair, was in the heart of the action.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Theater maker creates change through art

Rebecca Schaffer sits alone at a desk in an office, presses her interlocked hands forward, cracks her knuckles and begins.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Theater maker creates change through art

Rebecca Schaffer sits alone at a desk in an office, presses her interlocked hands forward, cracks her knuckles and begins.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork's Jaeger named Montana's poet laureate

Accomplished Bigfork poet and longtime Flathead Valley Community College professor Lowell Jaeger has been selected as Montana’s seventh poet laureate, Gov. Steve Bullock announced on Friday.
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Bigfork's Jaeger named Montana's poet laureate

Accomplished Bigfork poet and longtime Flathead Valley Community College professor Lowell Jaeger has been selected as Montana’s seventh poet laureate, Gov. Steve Bullock announced on Friday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'Fake news' workshop coming to FVCC

ImagineIF Library is inviting the public to learn about “fake news” at a panel discussion featuring members of the local media, Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Flathead Valley Community College.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

'Fake news' workshop coming to FVCC

ImagineIF Library is inviting the public to learn about “fake news” at a panel discussion featuring members of the local media, Wednesday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Flathead Valley Community College.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Flathead grad finds success as pro wrestler

Fairy tales, beautiful but simple, aren’t supposed to be hard to understand. There are good guys and bad guys, heroes and villains.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Flathead grad finds success as pro wrestler

Fairy tales, beautiful but simple, aren’t supposed to be hard to understand. There are good guys and bad guys, heroes and villains.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Nothing but trash at zany Eureka fashion show

When the Eureka Creative Arts Center’s “Trash-2-Flash” rolled around a few years back, a hunter who preferred rather unusual game gathered some acquired pelts, stitched them together and voila! A perfect piece was hatched and strutted down the runway to the great joy of the gathered crowd.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Competition raises funds for first responders' chaplain

The Braveheart Chaplain Ministry has been looking out for the Flathead Valley’s first responders for nearly seven years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Nothing but trash at zany Eureka fashion show

When the Eureka Creative Arts Center’s “Trash-2-Flash” rolled around a few years back, a hunter who preferred rather unusual game gathered some acquired pelts, stitched them together and voila! A perfect piece was hatched and strutted down the runway to the great joy of the gathered crowd.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New director brings youthful energy to history museum

The Museum at Central School’s new executive director, precocious 28-year-old Michigander Jacob Thomas, is not what the people who hired him were used to.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Warrior mentality

Dan Holguin, the exuberant, confident, dreadlocked, heart-on-his-sleeve, 31-year-old Kalispell fitness instructor was not always this way.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Warrior mentality

Dan Holguin, the exuberant, confident, dreadlocked, heart-on-his-sleeve, 31-year-old Kalispell fitness instructor was not always this way.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spartans bring early boost to Flathead Valley

The unofficial start of summer in the Flathead Valley arrives caked in mud and sweat when the Montana Spartan Beast and Sprint races return to Quarter Circle Ranch at Averill’s Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork this weekend.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spartans bring early boost to Flathead Valley

The unofficial start of summer in the Flathead Valley arrives caked in mud and sweat when the Montana Spartan Beast and Sprint races return to Quarter Circle Ranch at Averill’s Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork this weekend.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The 'Godfather of girls track' led FVCC's trailblazing Mountainettes to championship

Neil Eliason may be the “Godfather of girls track” but the soft-spoken coaching legend didn’t earn the nickname the way the other dons did. This godfather ruled without an iron fist.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The 'Godfather of girls track' led FVCC's trailblazing Mountainettes to championship

Neil Eliason may be the “Godfather of girls track” but the soft-spoken coaching legend didn’t earn the nickname the way the other dons did. This godfather ruled without an iron fist.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

FVCC's Mountainettes dominated on hardwood, too

Their male counterparts may have come and gone in a flash, but for Mike Persha and the Flathead Valley Community College women’s basketball team, what was supposed to be a one-year favor for a friend turned into a seven-year run of sustained success that helped spark the sport’s growth in …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Men's basketball: One year and out, but what a year!

Years before he would hone his craft under a future hall of fame coach, convince a Texan with a funky name to study in Laramie, Wyoming, and turn the men’s basketball team at that state’s flagship university from perennial punching bag to NCAA Tournament darlings, Jim Brandenburg was finished with …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

FVCC's Mountainettes dominated on hardwood, too

Their male counterparts may have come and gone in a flash, but for Mike Persha and the Flathead Valley Community College women’s basketball team, what was supposed to be a one-year favor for a friend turned into a seven-year run of sustained success that helped spark the sport’s growth in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Men's basketball: One year and out, but what a year!

Years before he would hone his craft under a future hall of fame coach, convince a Texan with a funky name to study in Laramie, Wyoming, and turn the men’s basketball team at that state’s flagship university from perennial punching bag to NCAA Tournament darlings, Jim Brandenburg was finished with …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Whitefish writer finds home in Montana movies

For a month, the production crew was scrambling.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Whitefish writer finds home in Montana movies

For a month, the production crew was scrambling.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Flathead Valley Live on Stage takes a final bow

Flathead Valley Live on Stage, which had operated for more than 70 years as Community Concerts, will promote its final show later this month, the group’s board of directors has decided.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Flathead Valley Live on Stage takes a final bow

Flathead Valley Live on Stage, which had operated for more than 70 years as Community Concerts, will promote its final show later this month, the group’s board of directors has decided.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Melting snow causes damage at Conrad Mansion

The Conrad Mansion Museum’s 111-year-old “wedding dress,” a handful of shoes and purses, and the second-floor closet they were housed in have all been water-damaged by melted ice and snow caused by ice dams on the historic building’s north roof.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Melting snow causes damage at Conrad Mansion

The Conrad Mansion Museum’s 111-year-old “wedding dress,” a handful of shoes and purses, and the second-floor closet they were housed in have all been water-damaged by melted ice and snow caused by ice dams on the historic building’s north roof.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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The four women sat around a table on a chilly Montana morning, sipping coffee and sharing stories of how each one came to be at this particular table on this particular day.
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The four women sat around a table on a chilly Montana morning, sipping coffee and sharing stories of how each one came to be at this particular table on this particular day.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

No headline

The four women sat around a table on a chilly Montana morning, sipping coffee and sharing stories of how each one came to be at this particular table on this particular day.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

83-mile Flathead Classic sled dog races this weekend

Twenty-one years ago, he thinks, Steve Riggs was flipping through the Thrifty Nickel and saw an advertisement for a used dog sled.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

83-mile Flathead Classic sled dog races this weekend

Twenty-one years ago, he thinks, Steve Riggs was flipping through the Thrifty Nickel and saw an advertisement for a used dog sled.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

100 DAYS OF SOLITUDE

Whither the wandering soul, be she moose or man?
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100 DAYS OF SOLITUDE

Whither the wandering soul, be she moose or man?
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Politics, concert schedule don't mix

A potential scheduling conflict for Rob Quist has caused the cancellation of a New Big Sky Singers concert that had been scheduled Sunday at Flathead High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Prepping for the prom

Amie Bartell and Anne Trout were mere hours from walking down the red carpet, so naturally they were seated inside their salon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Prepping for the prom

Amie Bartell and Anne Trout were mere hours from walking down the red carpet, so naturally they were seated inside their salon.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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The area known simply as “The Canyon” has a quite the reputation.
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No headline

The area known simply as “The Canyon” has a quite the reputation.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

No headline

The area known simply as “The Canyon” has a quite the reputation.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Music promoter sees lively future in Kalispell

For a guy who got into the business by “complete accident,” Kenny Stiffler has big plans for reviving the long-dormant downtown Kalispell music scene.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Music promoter sees lively future in Kalispell

For a guy who got into the business by “complete accident,” Kenny Stiffler has big plans for reviving the long-dormant downtown Kalispell music scene.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Two Bear benefactor now a crew member

There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary about the mission the Two Bear Air rescue helicopter completed early Sunday morning north of Priest Lake, Idaho.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Two Bear benefactor now a crew member

There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary about the mission the Two Bear Air rescue helicopter completed early Sunday morning north of Priest Lake, Idaho.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Renovations bringing Hockaday into 'digital age'

The first sign that the Hockaday Museum of Art was ready for a technological upgrade came from the children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds from Flathead expected to join Helena rally

Among the thousands of women expected to hold hands and encircle the State Capitol during the Women’s March on Montana today will be an 82-year-old great-grandmother whose optimism outweighs her anger.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Zinke takes hot seat at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior, disputed Trump’s belief that climate change is a “hoax” and forcefully reaffirmed his opposition to the sale of public lands during his confirmation hearing Tuesday in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Art exhibit raises awareness of human trafficking

Soroptimist International of Whitefish, in conjunction with the office of Attorney General Tim Fox, is taking a unique art exhibit on a four-city tour of Montana to raise awareness of human trafficking.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Block party spreads message of 'love not hate'

Hundreds of hardy souls braved frigid temperatures to share a message of togetherness across racial, gender and religious lines at the Love Not Hate block party near Depot Park Saturday morning.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Message of unity spread at 'Love Not Hate' block party

WHITEFISH — Hundreds of hardy souls braved frigid temperatures to share a message of togetherness across racial, gender and religious lines at the Love Not Hate block party near Depot Park Saturday morning.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Art exhibit raises awareness of human trafficking

Soroptimist International of Whitefish, in conjunction with the office of Attorney General Tim Fox, is taking a unique art exhibit on a four-city tour of Montana to raise awareness of human trafficking.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Flathead musician Rob Quist seeks to fill Rep. Zinke's seat

Rob Quist, a Cut Bank native and longtime Flathead Valley performer, will seek the Democratic nomination in the potential upcoming special election to replace Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Skijoring puts spotlight on Lakeside

Steve Patyk doesn’t mince words when it comes to his adopted hometown.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'Love not Hate' community event planned in Whitefish

A pair of friends upset with the negative attention a white-nationalist leader and an anti-Semitic blog have brought their hometown are responding with a free community block party and concert on Saturday, Jan. 7.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Valley Voices Choir to sing at Carnegie Hall

Ask the members of the Valley Voices choir which performance venue is their favorite and it’s hard to find a consensus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Election results prompt historical society director to step down

Northwest Montana Historical Society Executive Director Gil Jordan will retire from his position on March 31 in part due to the election of Donald Trump as president, he announced to the group’s board of directors last week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Weary Wolfpack finishes third

BOZEMAN — One day after back-to-back dramatic comebacks, the Glacier Wolfpack just didn’t have another one.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

PERFECTION: Columbia Falls caps undefeated volleyball season with a 2nd straight Class A title

BOZEMAN — Nobody beats the Columbia Falls Wildkats, and they’ve got the record to prove it.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Wildkats cruise to Class A state championship volleyball match

BOZEMAN — Expecting a fight, the marauding Columbia Falls juggernaut instead romped its way to the state championship match and left the drama for its cross-valley rival on a wild, emotional Friday night at the all-class state volleyball tournament at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Glacier rallies twice, stays alive at AA state volleyball

OZEMAN — Glacier volleyball coach Christy Harkins was grinning ear-to-ear in the hallways of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse late Friday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Glacier splits on opening day

BOZEMAN — A day that started with an eye-opening, dominating sweep ended with a thud, a wild emotional swing for the Glacier Wolfpack Thursday at the all-class state volleyball tournament at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

STATE VOLLEYBALL: Columbia Falls rolls into semis; Whitefish hangs tough

BOZEMAN — Challenges have been hard to find for the defending Class A state champs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet' hits Whitefish Friday

When the 70-year-old retired Presbyterian minister and her 84-year-old retired minister husband perused the Whitefish Theatre Co.’s proposed 2016-17 schedule, there was a single act that stuck out above the rest.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Broadway veteran offering lessons in Whitefish

Singer Mike Eldred is ready to call the Flathead Valley home, and to make his mark on aspiring local performers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

State A soccer: Belgrade ends dream season for C-Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS — Four different Belgrade Panthers scored and the visitors ended Columbia Falls’ renaissance season in the Class A state soccer semifinals with a 4-2 win Saturday afternoon at Flip Darling Field.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Soccer playoffs: Sigurdsson, Cats in semis

COLUMBIA FALLS — When you’re at a school that hasn’t won a playoff match in nine seasons, “history,” Columbia Falls boys soccer coach O’Brien Byrd said, “can be haunting.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lions roar: Eureka wins 7B football

EUREKA — Senior lineman Owen Davis, his curly, Sideshow Bob haircut bobbing violently above his huddled teammates, roared at the top of his lungs. As he belted out his victory speech, four words ripped through the noise cleanly.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Football: Braves and Bruins battle for needed win

Last winter, Flathead trekked to head coach Kyle Samson’s alma mater to make its first playoff appearance in four years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Wolfpack shoots past Braves in soccer

The Wolfpack delivered an emphatic statement to its crosstown rival, wiping away more than two years of frustration with a dominating 3-1 win against Flathead on a rainy and cold Thursday night at Glacier High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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Junior hockey has left the Stumptown Ice Den, again.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Vikings headed out

BIGFORK — There are few, if any, Class B schools in the state that offer as many athletic opportunities for their students as Bigfork.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Vikings headed out

BIGFORK — There are few, if any, Class B schools in the state that offer as many athletic opportunities for their students as Bigfork.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

BOYS SOCCER: Wildcats ready to make leap

It took O’Brien Byrd just four seasons to win his first boys soccer state championship at Whitefish High School.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Glacier Twins look for repeat performance at state baseball tournament

GREAT FALLS — Coming off a 23-2 loss doesn’t usually inspire confidence.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Bucking the trend at The Event at Rebecca Farm

Buck Davidson sat in a familiar position after two phases of the CCI3* triathlon at The Event at Rebecca Farm. That position, unfortunately for him, was second place.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

COLUMN: A tear in my eye, no idea why

I teared up a little on Sunday night and I don’t know why.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

LEGION: Big inning boosts Kalispell Lakers A over Mission Valley

Ryan Symmes singled twice during a seven-run third and Sam Elliott twirled six solid innings to lead the Kalispell Lakers A to a 7-2 win over the Mission Valley Mariners on Friday night at Griffin Field.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Flathead keeps it in the family, hires Tricia (Samson) Dean as girls basketball coach

If Tricia Dean has questions about resurrecting a program, she won’t have to look far for answers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Tennis roundup: Ten divisional titles in row for Polson girls; Whitefish boys win first since 2008

Polson’s Mollie Lemm pulled off the upset of the tournament, her teammate Marlee Congdon won the singles title and the Pirates picked up enough other wins along the way to claim their 10th consecutive Northwestern A divisional tennis championship on Friday at The Summit.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Glacier sweeps AA divisionals

The Glacier boys eked out a sixth straight championship and the Wolfpack girls followed with a title of their own on Friday afternoon at the Northern AA divisional tournament at Flathead Valley Community College.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Wolfpack bites back, ends Flathead's season

Glacier had four days to stew about what happened.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bigfork qualifies for state, Ronan wins Western B divisional

Jami Grende’s voice trailed off while pouring over the final statistics, the Bigfork coach ruminating on her team’s foul trouble, shooting woes and a heart-breaking loss earlier in the week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

CROSSTOWN: Braves break streak, tame Wolfpack

There was nothing pretty about Friday night’s crosstown showdown for the Flathead Braves.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Bigfork, Libby advance at Western B divisionals

Bigfork knows just about every team in Class B will be gunning for them.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Hellgate burns Braves from long distance

Sometimes basketball’s not all that complicated of a game.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Suddenly surging Braves win second straight

Twenty-four hours earlier, Flathead’s offense was floundering and the team was buried in the cellar of the Western AA conference, while Helena High was atop the league standings, winners of six of seven.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Flathead knocks off Capital, again

The smile on Tyler Johnson’s face was the first big giveaway.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

BOYS BASKETBALL: Vikings vanquish Troy to reach District 7B finals

BIGFORK — Last fall, Bigfork voters approved a bond request to fund, in part, a renovation of the high school that includes an expansion of the school’s gym, work that could begin this summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valkyries survive Trojan siege, advance to 7B championship game

BIGFORK — It was just 13 days ago that Bigfork held Troy to 17 points in a ruthless 39-point thrashing on the Trojans’ home court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valkyries survive Trojan siege, advance to District 7B championship game

BIGFORK — It was just 13 days ago that Bigfork held Troy to 17 points in a ruthless 39-point thrashing on the Trojans’ home court.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valkyries survive Trojan siege, advance to District 7B championship game

BIGFORK — It was just 13 days ago that Bigfork held Troy to 17 points in a ruthless 39-point thrashing on the Trojans’ home court.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

STATE WRESTLING: Eureka vaults to second in Class B/C

BILLINGS — Eureka wrestlers came up short in their bids for individual titles, but five top-three finishes carried the Lions to their first state wrestling trophy in 25 years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

STATE WRESTLING: Polson youth carries Pirates to 2nd-place finish in Class A

BILLINGS — Bob Owen has either been coaching wrestling for 41 or 42 years.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

STATE WRESTLING: Vasquez, Braves bring home state hardware in Class AA

BILLINGS — There’s only one great remedy for a long, arduous week.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

STATE WRESTLING: Eureka in second after Day 1 in Billings

BILLINGS — A pair of top-seeds for Eureka went down in the second round, but the Lions still find themselves in position for a top-three team finish after day one of action at the All-Class state wrestling tournament at MetraPark on Friday.
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STATE WRESTLING: Polson sitting second in Class A

BILLINGS — Polson put together a terrific first two rounds, but it was a Columbia Falls wrestlers’ wild post-pin reaction and subsequent disqualification that owned the day Friday in the Class A portion of the All-Class state wrestling tournament at MetraPark.
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STATE WRESTLING: Flathead finishes Day 1 with a flurry

BILLINGS — It’s going to take an awful lot to keep the Flathead Braves down.
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C-Falls, Polson eye top 3 finishes at state A wrestling

BILLINGS — Local Class A schools bring five divisional champions into the state wrestling tournament, which begins today at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings.
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Eureka in the hunt for its first state mat championship

BILLINGS — Fresh off a second straight divisional championship, Eureka has its sights set on the biggest prize of all — the school’s first ever state wrestling championship — as the Class B/C state wrestling tournament gets underway today at MetraPark in Billings.
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Flathead focused on strong effort at AA state wrestling

BILLINGS — The first major decision in Flathead’s quest for a state championship did not go the Braves’ way.
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WRESTLING: Columbia Falls wins 4th straight divisional championship

WHITEFISH — Three Polson wrestlers won individual titles but it was Columbia Falls that ran away with the team championship at the Western A divisional tournament on Saturday afternoon.
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WRESTLING: Columbia Falls in control after day one of Western A divisional

WHITEFISH — Three-time defending Western A divisional champion Columbia Falls is no underdog.
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WRESTLING: Braves thinking big entering AA divisional

The divergent paths of Kalispell’s two wrestling programs will converge at the Western AA divisional tournament Saturday at Missoula Sentinel.
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FOOTBALL: Whitefish's Nagler inks with Montana

MISSOULA — Whitefish all-state wide receiver, state champion sprinter and state high jump champion Jed Nagler officially signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Montana Grizzlies football program on Wednesday at Whitefish High School.
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FOOTBALL: Opland leads in-state talent to Bobcats

BOZEMAN — It will take Sean Opland more than six hours, on a good day, to get from his childhood home to the campus of Montana State University.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

SOCCER: NSC Montana joins club scene

If the newest soccer club in the Flathead Valley gets its way, it will soon be home to the best young soccer players from Libby to Polson.
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WRESTLING: Flathead throttles Glacier in 9th annual crosstown showdown

Trae Vasquez wasn’t going to hide the truth.
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WRESTLING: Glacier headed to Flathead Thursday for crosstown battle

The Glacier Wolfpack need not look far to see what a young, inexperienced group of wrestlers can blossom into before the season-ending state tournament.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bravettes struggle in loss to C.M. Russell

Confidence can be a funny thing.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Glacier gets back in win column, downs Frenchtown

As far as apes go, this was no gorilla.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Missoula Sentinel runs away from Bravettes

“You can’t eat the elephant with one bite.”
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BASKETBALL: Campbell, Berg all Bigfork girls need to topple Troy

BIGFORK — Dealing with injuries that thinned out the bench, Bigfork knew coming in it would have to rely on its twin towers inside even more than usual Friday night against Troy.
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BASKETBALL: Bigfork boys fight past Troy

BIGFORK — The stands were full. The crowd was hyped. The lights went down for the starting lineups and Bigfork fans were ready to watch their undefeated Vikings put on a show against a one-win Troy team that looked woefully overmatched on paper.
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BASKETBALL: Campbell, Berg all Vals need to topple Troy

BIGFORK — Dealing with injuries that thinned out the bench, Bigfork knew coming in it would have to rely on its twin towers inside even more than usual Friday night against Troy.
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BASKETBALL: Campbell, Berg all Vals need to topple Troy

BIGFORK — Dealing with injuries that thinned out the bench, Bigfork knew coming in it would have to rely on its twin towers inside even more than usual Friday night against Troy.
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BASKETBALL: Bigfork boys fight past Troy

BIGFORK — The stands were full. The crowd was hyped. The lights went down for the starting lineups and Bigfork fans were ready to watch their undefeated Vikings put on a show against a one-win Troy team that looked woefully overmatched on paper.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

BASKETBALL: Bigfork boys fight past Troy

BIGFORK — The stands were full. The crowd was hyped. The lights went down for the starting lineups and Bigfork fans were ready to watch their undefeated Vikings put on a show against a one-win Troy team that looked woefully overmatched on paper.
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BASKETBALL: Big Sky boys outmuscle Flathead

The Braves did bad things in bunches Thursday night.
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FEATURED: Glacier's extraordinary A.J. Popp is already dominating pool

A.J. Popp is not supposed to be an ordinary girl.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Cold-shooting Flathead stopped by Hellgate

For all the signs of progress at Flathead this season, there’s still something missing, and it’s the most important thing of all.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

District 7B: Bigfork team to beat

THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

FEATURED: Kalispell's king of kicks is 14-year-old taekwondo champion

Close your eyes.
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FLATHEAD BASKETBALL: Braves, Bravettes roll Whitefish in pair of runaway wins

Tyler Johnson scored 13 points in his first game of the season and Flathead forced 21 turnovers en route to a comfortable 55-38 nonconference basketball win at home against Whitefish Friday night.
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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Class A boys - Columbia Falls' long reign to be tested

Retooled, C-Falls’ reign to be tested
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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Class A girls - Columbia Falls ready to take next step

Less than a month ago, Cydney Finberg and Kiara Burlage celebrated a state volleyball championship.
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BASKETBALL: Braves fight for overtime win against Polson

Flathead was getting nothing on offense.
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BASKETBALL: Bison too much for Braves

The start couldn’t have been better.
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BASKETBALL: Cold-shooting Glacier drops opener

Glacier wanted to be the aggressor, so it trapped in the backcourt, attacked the ball and forced Great Falls C.M. Russell to run up and down the court in the early going.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Coming off historic season, Glacier girls reaching for peak

There was nothing easy about Glacier’s climb to the upper-echelon of Class AA programs.
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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: New-look Glacier boys have big holes to fill

Even before it happened, this year’s Glacier team was going to look a whole lot different than a season ago.
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BASKETBALL: Braves can't get over hump against Bozeman, fall 54-47

If this was not a moral victory, there are no moral victories.
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BASKETBALL: Bravettes stumble in opener against Bozeman

Tiana Johnson scored a game-high 20 points but the balanced Bozeman Hawks were too much Saturday afternoon, spoiling Flathead’s season opener with a runaway 74-37 win.
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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Braves dreaming big under new head coach

As a first-time head coach inheriting a team that lost 12 straight games to end last season and beginning this year without its most dynamic scorer, it would stand to reason that Flathead’s Ross Gustafson would be modest when discussing his squad’s prospects this basketball season.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Bravettes making progress in Hendrickson's third season

Former college assistant Lisa Hendrickson took her first head-coaching job two winters ago at Flathead High School, ready to put the rigors of college recruiting behind her and to settle down with her young family.
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CLASS AA FOOTBALL: Glacier, Flathead land combined 35 on all-state teams

Glacier’s Caleb Jones earned first team all-state honors as a wide receiver and cornerback, and teammate Thomas Trefney was named the Western AA Offensive Player of the Year on Thursday when the Class AA award winners were announced.
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CLASS A FOOTBALL: Eight named all-state from state champion Whitefish

It’s good to be on top.
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FOOTBALL: Flathead quarterbacks Reilly, Osweiler at center of football universe

It’s hard to imagine a bigger day for Flathead football than this one.
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FEATURED: Change you can hear - new coach brings new attitude to Flathead basketball

The room is absolutely bumping.
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FOOTBALL: Whitefish wins first state championship since 1979

DILLON — It took 14 years for Whitefish to get back to the state championship game and 36 years for the Bulldogs to walk away from one with a win, so one can excuse head coach Chad Ross for feeling a little disoriented after the final whistle.
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FOOTBALL: Whitefish ready for 'almighty Dillon' in state title game

Whitefish coach Chad Ross was nervous about the Bulldogs’ game last week in Miles City, one they won 31-14 to reach today’s state championship game.
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NFL FOOTBALL: Flathead connection still strong for Osweiler

There was once a time when the Flathead Braves won six games on the shoulders of a tall, athletic quarterback whose natural leadership ability belied his youth.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

FEATURED: Whitefish football a family in more ways than one

WHITEFISH — The height of modern coach-speak might be calling your team ‘family’.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

FOOTBALL: Osweiler putting Kalispell on big stage

Flathead Activities Director Bryce Wilson was digging through tapes of old basketball players earlier this week.
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Class A volleyball: 'Kats state 'K'hamps

BOZEMAN — Sometimes, turning points are hard to find.
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Class AA Football: Semifinal thriller ends Glacier's repeat bid

BOZEMAN — No, one play does not decide a season, nor does it decide a game.
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State Volleyball: C-Falls advances to final; Whitefish bows out

BOZEMAN — Whitefish coach Jackie Fuller knew what she wanted.
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State Volleyball: Helena ends Flathead's season

BOZEMAN — In a loaded Class AA state tournament field, the margin between celebrating a state title and an agonizing bus ride home is eyelash-thin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

State Volleyball: Upset-minded Bravettes fall in close match with Billings Senior

BOZEMAN — Billings Senior is the unquestioned king of Class AA volleyball.
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State Volleyball: Upstart Columbia Falls rolls into semis

BOZEMAN — Columbia Falls pulled off a remarkable third-set comeback to upset Billings Central, then avenged a six-day-old loss to Corvallis to roll undefeated through the first day of action at the Class A State Volleyball Tournament on Thursday.
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Something Special: Local athlete's incredible story keeps getting better

“She knows all of it,” her mother said.
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State Volleyball Preview: Flathead, Whitefish, Columbia Falls tip today

BOZEMAN — Three local teams are just days away from a state championship as the All-Class state volleyball tournaments get underway this morning at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
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Class A football: Whitefish aces first playoff test; Bulldogs advance to state semis

WHITEFISH — Running off the field after its first offensive possession stalled, a shout came, clear and decisive, from the Whitefish offense.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Class AA football: Braves not satisfied just getting in to playoffs; face Helena Capital Friday

The Flathead Braves have a boatload of playoff experience, maybe more than any other team in the state.
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Class AA volleyball: Knights end Glacier's season in play-in match

Glacier had four set points in the second and another in the third.
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Class AA volleyball: Finally on track, Glacier opens postseason tonight

It’s hard to pinpoint just what clicked for Glacier volleyball after a miserable first two months of the season.
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Class AA Volleyball: Flathead clips Big Sky in last regular season match

Flathead’s seven-member senior class made an ‘emotional adjustment’ after dropping back-to-back sets on Saturday afternoon, rallying to beat Missoula Big Sky in their final home match, 25-13, 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 15-9.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Class AA Football: Run-happy Braves look scary good taking down Sentinel

Unlike the rest of Kalispell, when Josh McCracken opened his eyes Friday morning, he liked what he saw.
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AA Football: Flathead not fazed by two straight losses, faces Sentinel tonight in regular season finale

It would not be difficult to make the case that the sky is falling on the Flathead football team.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Boys soccer: Glacier faces stiff test to open state tournament

BILLINGS — Less than six months ago, a trio of Glacier boys soccer players were celebrating a state championship at Amend Park.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Volleyball roundup: Glacier sweeps Hellgate in playoff preview; Whitefish, Polson net wins

Even after losing seven of eight conference matches to start the season, Glacier coach Christy Harkins saw promise in her team.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cross Country: Glacier's Hill sets state record, Vals win team title

GREAT FALLS — When you win the state championship as a freshman, it takes something special to turn heads the following year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Boys basketball: Gustafson tabbed to lead Flathead basketball

The Flathead Braves did not have to look far for their next boys basketball coach.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Boys soccer: Wright boots Glacier to state soccer tournament in penalties

Ben Wright gets nervous in penalty kicks.
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7B football: Bigfork thumps Troy, heads back to playoffs

BIGFORK — Troy superstar Sean Opland entered Friday’s game at Bigfork with a chance to make the state playoffs for the first time in his career.
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Featured: Trojan workhorse Sean Opland is Troy's modest football monster

TROY — It’s dark and quiet in a tiny, blue-collar town in a faraway corner of northwest Montana.
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District 7B football: Troy gets one final shot at district title

BIGFORK – One point is all that has separated Sean Opland and Troy from the Class B playoffs each of the last two years.
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Boys basketball: Flathead narrows coaching search to Epperly, Gustafson, Schroeder

With the start of practice less than a month away, Flathead moved one step closer to naming a boys basketball coach Tuesday afternoon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Class A soccer playoffs: Laurel girls stop Columbia Falls' season short, again

COLUMBIA FALLS — Last fall, Laurel and Columbia Falls met on the Wildkats home turf to decide the Class A state girls championship.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Class AA football: Flathead rally falls short against Helena Capital

Facing a prove-it game and with a chance validate their revelation of a season, the Flathead Braves fought yard-for-yard in a wildly entertaining battle with one of the state’s best teams.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

AA Football: Major challenges await Flathead Braves in final three weeks

There have been almost nothing but good vibes in and around the Flathead football program this fall.
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Volleyball: Flathead wins eighth straight, beats Hellgate in four sets

Missoula Hellgate star Hannah Lasche put down two straight kills to get her team one point away from winning a second set on the road at Flathead on Tuesday night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Volleyball: Whitefish cruises past Pirates in first "home" match of season

Whitefish found another gear after a sluggish start and cruised to a 25-23, 25-13, 25-13 sweep of Polson Saturday afternoon at Glacier High School.
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Class AA football: Flathead bullies Bulldogs, 38-10, on homecoming

It was a play the Braves were expecting, so Tucker Cronk wasn’t worried.
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Crosstown volleyball: Flathead wins final three sets to complete season sweep

The band was rocking, the student section was at full throat and the Glacier Wolfpack — desperately in need of a season-turning win — pulled off a dramatic first-set comeback on its home court to jump ahead of its crosstown rivals.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Class AA: Football's fun again at Flathead as homecoming arrives

The newly mustachioed head coach of the Flathead Braves was peeved at his team near the end of Wednesday’s practice.
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Volleyball: Divergent seasons set to collide in crosstown volleyball

Coming off back-to-back undefeated conference seasons, Glacier volleyball isn’t used to being the underdog.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

AA football: Flathead runs over Hellgate, picks up 4th win

MISSOULA — Josh McCracken was held to 26 yards rushing last week at Bozeman.
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AA Football: Flathead looking for bounce back performance at Hellgate

Flathead football coach Kyle Samson insists last week’s 23-0 blanking at Bozeman was not as one-sided as it seemed.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Friends with the enemy: Flathead, Glacier soccer rivals build friendship off the pitch

Flathead’s Carter Warnell spent 80 straight minutes chasing star Glacier striker Colton Becker around the pitch during the schools’ first crosstown match, a grueling, rain-soaked, foul-filled 2-2 draw on September 3.
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Columbia Falls sweeps Whitefish in soccer

COLUMBIA FALLS — The goals came quickly for O’Brien Byrd’s squad Saturday afternoon.
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AA football: Braves stalled in Bozeman

BOZEMAN — For the first time all night, the Braves offense had found its footing.
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AA football: Ridgway, Flathead defense face huge test at Bozeman

Jacob Ridgway stands out on the practice field.
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Boys basketball: Febach steps down as Flathead coach

After 12 seasons as the boys basketball coach at Flathead High School, Fred Febach has stepped down.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

AA football: Resurgent Flathead bombards Big Sky, improves to 3-1

It’s been a long time since the Flathead football program looked like this.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

AA football: Senior tackle Wright leads Flathead into home opener

What did Flathead offensive line coach Jesse McFarland think the first time he saw 160-pound Anthony Wright?
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

AA football: Soggy 2nd half dooms Braves at Helena

HELENA — The second half kickoff brought with it change in the weather.
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Boys Soccer: Wolfpack outlasts Spartans

With nearly all of a four-goal lead frittered away, Glacier goalkeeper Ryker McIntyre stared down a streaking Missoula Sentinel forward barreling in with the equalizer on his foot.
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Smoke clears just in time for Glacier football opener

Mother nature must be a football fan.
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AA football: Flathead crushes CMR

GREAT FALLS — Second-year coach Kyle Samson thought before the season that his Flathead Braves might be able to sneak up on some teams.
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Smoke alters prep football schedules on opening weekend

Poor air quality throughout the Flathead Valley wreaked havoc on the prep football schedule Friday night.
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Golf: Whitefish's Walp, Schulz win host meet

WHITEFISH — Whitefish senior Coral Schulz opened her defense of the Class A state championship with a win at the Whitefish Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
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Golf: Libby's Johnston ends U.S. Amateur on a high note

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Ryggs Johnston’s run at the U.S. Amateur Championship came to an end Wednesday morning despite a seven-stroke improvement in his second round.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO